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Med J Islam Repub Iran
September 2024
Master's Degree in Molecular Cell Microbiology.
Background: Inflammation plays a significant role in the development and progression of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, has shown some anti-inflammatory effects in patients with T2D. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of empagliflozin on some inflammatory markers in T2D.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Bursa, Turkey.
Background: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a genetic disorder that can cause kidney damage. Shear wave elastography (SWE), a non-invasive method, was used to evaluate the decrease in renal tissue elasticity as a predictive parameter for amyloidosis. This study aimed to examine the changes in renal elasticity in patients with FMF using the renal SWE measurement method.
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January 2025
Shoulder and Elbow Service, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida.
Background: The incidence of revision shoulder arthroplasty continues to rise, and infection is a common indication for revision surgery. Treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the shoulder remains a controversial topic, with the literature reporting varying methodologies, including the use of debridement and implant retention, single-stage and 2-stage surgeries, antibiotic spacers, and resection arthroplasty. Single-stage revision has been shown to have a low rate of recurrent infection, making it more favorable because it precludes the morbidity of a 2-stage operation.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, Clinic of Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives: To evaluate changes in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Method: Male patients who were admitted to our flu outpatient clinic with cough, fever, weakness, and bone and joint pain were evaluated. The acute phase reactants of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, ferritin, and fibrinogen were measured both at the time the patients first presented at the clinic and 1 month after recovery from COVID-19 infection.
Inflamm Bowel Dis
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Background: Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) exhibit abnormal amino acid (AA) metabolism. Taste receptors play a crucial role in the detection of intestinal AAs. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether UC patients exhibit abnormal expression of these receptors in the colon.
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