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Open AccessTargeted metabolomics profiling in pregnancy associated with vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency is common in pregnancy, however, its effects has not been fully elucidated. Here, we conducted targeted metabolomics profiling to study the relationship.
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Open AccessPeriodontitis is associated with the increased levels of visfatin: a meta-analysis
Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease associated with systemic factors. Visfatin is a pleiotropic adipokine that exerts metabolic and immune functions. Studies have shown visfatin played roles in the ...
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Prognostic factors for adult-onset Still disease: a retrospective analysis of 90 patients in China
Adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) is a systemic auto-inflammatory disorder that can be divided into monocyclic, polycyclic and chronic arthritis subtypes based on the clinical course. Since the prognoses of the...
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Open AccessInvestigation of optimal gestational weight gain based on the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes for Chinese women: a prospective cohort study
To investigate recommendations for appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) of Chinese females.
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Open AccessOral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem rheumatic disease. Orofacial manifestations are commonly in SSc but maybe usually ignored and overshadowed by other systemic complications. Multiple comparative studie...
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Open AccessEffects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and infant complications
The potential effects of pre-pregnancy body mass (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on pregnancy outcomes remain unclear. Thus, we investigated socio-demographic characteristics that affect pre-pregnancy ...
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Open AccessNew insights into different adipokines in linking the pathophysiology of obesity and psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, hyper-proliferative immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. The results of epidemiological investigations have shown that psoriasis affects around 2% of the general populat...
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Neutrophil extracellular traps may contribute to interstitial lung disease associated with anti-MDA5 autoantibody positive dermatomyositis
In dermatomyositis (DM), anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) autoantibody (autoAb) marks a subtype with low grade or absent muscle inflammation but frequent and rapidly progressive interstit...
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Open AccessAssociation of circulating leptin and adiponectin with periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aimed to assess the difference in serum levels of leptin and adiponectin in patients with periodontitis and in periodontally healthy individuals and evaluate the changes in circulating leptin and ad...
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Open AccessMesenchymal stem cells modified with angiopoietin-1 gene promote wound healing
Treatment of chronic skin wounds is difficult and largely ineffective. Little improvement has been shown in promoting the healing of these wounds in the past few decades. Innovative treatments to enhance chron...
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Open AccessPrevalence of obesity and overweight among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a survey in Zhejiang Province, China
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often comorbid with psychiatric and developmental disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Chinese children w...
