Aim: The study was designed to comparatively assess the degree of fibrinolytic response amongst malaria-positive pregnant women, and non-malaria positive subjects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methods: The study area covered University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harco...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230128
Background: Storage of whole blood is accompanied by biochemical and cellular changes that may alter soluble adhesion molecules. This study evaluated serum concentrations of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and P-selectin dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4400
Sickle cell disease is a systemic vasculopathy in which intravascular haemolysis, endothelial activation, leukocyte and platelet recruitment, and coagulation activation operate as a single self-reinforcing process now commonly described as thromboinflammation. Most of the mechani...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4399
Introduction: Chronic inflammation plays a key role in the development and progression of diabetic complications. Haematological inflammatory indices have emerged as reliable markers of systemic inflammation in diabetes. Aim/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the neutrophil...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2354