Gender-Specific effects of L-arginine supplementation on bone mineral density and trabecular bone volume in Sprague-Dawley rats; stereological study.

Background: L-arginine (Arg) is a semi-essential amino acid that can be used as a key mediator for the release of growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1), and other growth factors. In this study, we comprehensively evaluated the effect of Arg intake on bone growth and associated markers.

Methods: The study involved 24 Sprague-Dawley rats (12 males, 12 females) divided into two groups (Age = 24 days).

The role of F-FDG PET/MRI in assessing pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the use of F-2-[F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) PET/MRI (Positron emission tomography-computed tomography) in predicting the pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with breast cancer (BC) compared to the use of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) alone.

Methods: We searched numerous databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Science Direct, using curated keywords. The variance of each study was determined using the binomial distribution, and STATA version 14 was used to analyze the data by performing random-effect models.

Hemoglobin A levels and 1-year mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

In this study, we investigated whether different levels of hemoglobin A (HbA) are associated with different short-term and 1-year mortality rates among diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Clinical events including in-hospital, 1-month and 1-year mortality were compared between three groups based on HbA levels of patients (I: ≤5.6%, II: 5.