In this task, you are given a passage which has a question and the context. You have to generate an answer to the question based on the information present in the context.

Q: Context: To investigate whether preconditioning with high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) could reduce myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury.', 'Infarct size, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were assessed. HMGB1 preconditioning reduced significantly the infarct size induced by I/R. The LDH, CK, TNF-α and IL-6 levels were significantly decreased by HMGB1 preconditioning compared to those in the I/R group.\Question: Does preconditioning with high mobility group box 1 protein protect against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury?

A: The present study suggested that preconditioning with HMGB1 could induce HMGB1 tolerance and protect against myocardial I/R injury.
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Q: Context: The characteristic ease of use, rapid time to result, and low cost of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) promote their widespread use at the point-of-care for malaria detection and surveillance. However, in many settings, the success of malaria elimination campaigns depends on point-of-care diagnostics with greater sensitivity than currently available RDTs. To address this need, a sample preparation method was developed to deliver more biomarkers onto a malaria RDT by concentrating the biomarker from blood sample volumes that are too large to be directly applied to a lateral flow strip.', 'In this design, Ni-NTA-functionalized magnetic beads captured the Plasmodium falciparum biomarker HRPII from a P. falciparum D6 culture spiked blood sample. This transfer of magnetic beads to the RDT was facilitated by an inexpensive 3D-printed apparatus that aligned the sample tube with the sample deposition pad and a magnet beneath the RDT. Biomarkers were released from the bead surface onto the lateral flow strip using imidazole-spiked running buffer. Kinetics of HRPII binding to the Ni-NTA beads as a function of blood sample volume were explored prior to determining the effect of the proposed method on the limit of detection of Paracheck RDTs.', 'More than 80\xa0% of HRPII biomarkers were extracted from blood sample volumes ranging from 25 to 250\xa0µL. The time required to reach 80\xa0% binding ranged from 5 to 60\xa0min, depending on sample volume. Using 250\xa0μL of blood and a 30-min biomarker binding time, the limit of detection of the Paracheck Pf RDT brand was improved by 21-fold, resulting in a limit of detection below 1 parasite/μL.\Question: Does direct transfer of HRPII-magnetic bead complexes to malaria rapid diagnostic tests significantly improve test sensitivity?

A: This approach has the sensitivity and simplicity required to assist in malaria elimination campaigns in settings with limited access to clinical and laboratory resources.
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Q: Context: To use quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to test whether mediobasal hypothalamic (MBH) gliosis is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in humans.', 'Sixty-seven participants underwent a fasting blood draw and MRI. Cases with radiologic evidence of MBH gliosis (N\u2009=\u200922) were identified as the upper tertile of left MBH T2 relaxation time and were compared to controls (N\u2009=\u200923) from the lowest tertile. In a separate postmortem study, brain slices (N\u2009=\u200910) through the MBH were imaged by MRI and stained for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).', 'In all participants, longer T2 relaxation time in the left MBH was associated with higher BMI (P\u2009=\u20090.01). Compared with controls, cases had longer T2 relaxation times in the right MBH (P\u2009<\u20090.05), as well as higher BMI (P\u2009<\u20090.05), fasting insulin concentrations (P\u2009<\u20090.01), and HOMA-IR values (P\u2009<\u20090.01), adjusted for sex and age. Elevations in insulin and HOMA-IR were also independent of BMI. In the postmortem study, GFAP staining intensity was positively associated with MBH T2 relaxation time (P\u2009<\u20090.05), validating an MRI-based method for the detection of MBH gliosis in humans.\Question: Is radiologic evidence that hypothalamic gliosis associated with obesity and insulin resistance in humans?

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These findings link hypothalamic gliosis to insulin resistance in humans and suggest that the link is independent of the level of adiposity.
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