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Slow-Reflow and Prognosis in Patients with High Parathyroid Hormone Levels Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
We aimed to evaluate the correlation among serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and slow-reflow during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial...
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Open AccessMini-dose methotrexate combined with methylprednisolone for the initial treatment of acute GVHD: a multicentre, randomized trial
There is an urgent unmet need for effective initial treatment for acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) adding to the standard first-line therapy with corticosteroids after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cel...
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Open AccessSalidroside protects RGC from pyroptosis in diabetes-induced retinopathy associated with NLRP3, NFEZL2 and NGKB1, revealed by network pharmacology analysis and experimental validation
To investigate the effect of salidroside (SAL) in protecting retinal ganglion cell (RGC) from pyroptosis and explore associated molecular network mechanism in diabetic retinapathy (DR) rats.
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Open AccessSelf- and interviewer-reported cognitive problems in relation to cognitive decline and dementia: results from two prospective studies
Little is known regarding the association of interviewer-reported cognitive problems (ICP) with age-related cognitive decline. We aimed to investigate the independent associations of ICP and the combined assoc...
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Open AccessLASS2 enhances chemosensitivity to cisplatin by inhibiting PP2A-mediated β-catenin dephosphorylation in a subset of stem-like bladder cancer cells
The benefits of first-line, cisplatin-based chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer are limited due to intrinsic or acquired resistance to cisplatin. Increasing evidence has revealed the implication of...
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Open AccessCortical structural changes of morphometric similarity network in early-onset schizophrenia correlate with specific transcriptional expression patterns
This study aimed to investigate the neuroanatomical subtypes among early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) patients by exploring the association between structural alterations and molecular mechanisms using a combined...
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Open AccessSafety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and effects of diet on AD16, a novel neuroinflammatory inhibitor for Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized phase 1 study
AD16 is a Class 1.1 new drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which has demonstrated potential benefits in AD by reducing neuroinflammation in preclinical studies. Herein, the pharmacokinetics (PK), saf...
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Correlation Between GDF11 Serum Levels, Severity of Coronary Artery Lesions, and the Prognosis of Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
We aimed to explore the correlation among serum GDF11, the severity of coronary artery lesions, and the prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A total of 367 patients we...
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Open AccessWorldwide productivity and research trend of publications concerning tumor immune microenvironment (TIME): a bibliometric study
As the complexity and diversity of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) are becoming better understood, burgeoning research has progressed in this field. However, there is a scarcity of literature specific...
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Open AccessIdentifying the causal effects of long-term exposure to PM2.5 and ground surface ozone on individual medical costs in China—evidence from a representative longitudinal nationwide cohort
There is little evidence on whether PM2.5 and ground surface ozone have consistent effects on increased individual medical costs, and there is a lack of evidence on causality in develo** countries.
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Open AccessSLIT2 promoter hypermethylation predicts disease progression in chronic myeloid leukemia
Aberrant DNA methylation plays a crucial role in the progression of myeloid neoplasms. Previously, our literature reported that slit guidance ligand 2 (SLIT2) promoter methylation was associated with disease prog...
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Open AccessAssociation of dynamic changes in serum levels of HBV DNA and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
We aimed to examine the risk of HCC associated with the long-term change patterns in HBV DNA levels.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Development and clinical deployment of a smartphone-based visual field deep learning system for glaucoma detection
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Open AccessYinQiSanHuang Jiedu decoction for the treatment of hepatitis B-related compensated liver cirrhosis: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial
Hepatitis B-related compensated liver cirrhosis is related to a higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, and antiviral therapy is the preferred method. As the pathological mechanisms of liver fibrosis are comp...
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Open AccessOne-year follow-up of chest CT findings in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Knowledge about the 1-year outcome of COVID-19 is limited. The aim of this study was to follow-up and evaluate lung abnormalities on serial computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with COVID-19 after hospit...
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Open AccessGestational diabetes mellitus is associated with the neonatal gut microbiota and metabolome
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disease that occurs in pregnant women and increases the risk for the development of diabetes. The relationship between GDM and meconium microbiota and metabol...
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Open AccessDietary fruit and vegetable intake, gut microbiota, and type 2 diabetes: results from two large human cohort studies
Little is known about the inter-relationship among fruit and vegetable intake, gut microbiota and metabolites, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in human prospective cohort study. The aim of the present study was to i...
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Open AccessDevelopment and clinical deployment of a smartphone-based visual field deep learning system for glaucoma detection
By 2040, ~100 million people will have glaucoma. To date, there are a lack of high-efficiency glaucoma diagnostic tools based on visual fields (VFs). Herein, we develop and evaluate the performance of ‘iGlauco...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of YinQiSanHuang-antiviral decoction in chronic hepatitis B: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a global public health problem. Antiviral therapy is the primary treatment. Studies have shown that a combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and conventional antivi...
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Open AccessSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use during early pregnancy and congenital malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of more than 9 million births
In 2005, the FDA cautioned that exposure to paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase the risk of cardiac malformations. Since then, the ...