General anaesthesia for laparascopic adrenalectomy.

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the chronic systemic and local toxicity of a copper intrauterine device in a rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cu-IUD fragments were inserted into the uterine horns of female Wistar rats for 26 weeks (equivalent 15.42-17.33 years in humans). We tested copper at 20, 40, an...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Zhao X,Liu Q,Sun H,Hu Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The correlation between serum concentration of neuron specific enolase (NSE), S100B, and the prognosis of patients with acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) remains controversial. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with confirmed diagnosis of ASCI were recruited for this study from February 2015 to January 2017...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Du W,Li H,Sun J,Xia Y,Zhu R,Zhang X,Tian R

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bax activation and intracellular redistribution as well as its prognostic significance during steroid-induced apoptosis of leukemic cells in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remain a matter of controversy. The purpose of this study was to assess time-resolved changes in Bax activation and its int...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Urasiński T,Urasińska E,Grabarek J,Fydryk J,Domagała W

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The in vitro interactions of esophageal smooth muscle cells (SMCs) with synthetic absorbable polymers were tested and artificial muscle tissues harvested from subcutaneous implantation were examined. MATERIAL/METHODS:Esophageal tissue samples from adult and fetal (25-day gestational age) rabbits were cut in...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Korkmaz M,Yakut T,Narci A,Güvenç BH,Güilten T,Yağmurca M,Yiğit B,Bilir A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon-gamma release assays have not been validated in active TB among pregnant women. Therefore, the objective of this retrospective study was to estimate the diagnostic value of T-SPOT.TB in active TB among pregnant women. MATERIAL/METHODS:Between May 2012 and May 2015, 26 consecutive pregnant women w...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Chen Q,Guo X,Wang X,Wang M

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) and inflammation are associated with increased risk of complications in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, the relationship between IR and the important proinflammatory interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is unclear in CKD patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Bi X,Ai H,Wu Q,Fan Q,Ding F,Hu C,Ding W

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with sarcopenia in elderly residents in three nursing homes in Suzhou City, East China including the association with nutrition and physical exercise. MATERIAL AND METHODS Elderly residents (n=316) from three nursing homes included 112 men and 204 women...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Yang LJ,Wu GH,Yang YL,Wu YH,Zhang L,Wang MH,Mo LY,Xue G,Wang CZ,Weng XF

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure are treated with ventricular shunts. Multiple head CT is used to assess shunt malfunction and changes in ventricular size (volume). Because of the naturally high contrast of the head structures in CT imaging, a low-dose protocol for hydrocephali...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Rybka K,Staniszewska AM,Biegański T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Liver cancer is one of the most common malignancies around the world and one of the major causes of cancer related mortality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anticancer effect of the natural compound psilostachyin-A on 5-fluorouracil-resistant human liver carcinoma cells and its effects on a...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Liu J,Liu Y,Liu Y,Huang L,Wang G,Wang J,Xu X,Shi C,Huang J

更新日期：2019-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Writing and reading 'Discussion' sections in medical articles require a procedure as exact and structured as that involved in raising questions, choosing materials and methods and producing results for a health research study. The medical article as a whole can be considered an exercise in modern argumentation and its...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Jenicek M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND We scrutinized the feasibility of apoptosis induction in blood cancer cells by means of low-intensity ultrasound and the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (Velcade). MATERIAL AND METHODS Human leukemic monocyte lymphoma U937 cells were subjected to ultrasound in the presence of bortezomib and the echo contras...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Saliev T,Feril LB Jr,Ogawa K,Watanabe A,Begimbetova D,Molkenov A,Alimbetov D,Tachibana K

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The white-white tears (meniscus lesion completely in the avascular zone) are without blood supply and theoretically cannot heal. Basal research has demonstrated that menisci are unquestionably important in load bearing, load redistribution, shock absorption, joint lubrication and the stabilization of the knee joint. I...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Wei LC,Gao SG,Xu M,Jiang W,Tian J,Lei GH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is suggested that perinatal supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) especially; eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids prevent schizophrenia in the adult. I propose that schizophrenia could be a low-grade systemic inflammatory disease with its origins in the perinatal period, probabl...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Das UN

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:So far the treatment of chronic hepatitis B has been based on the use of numerous agents, particularly interferon alpha which proved the most effective. Attempts are made to introduce new therapeutic methods (antiviral agents--nucleoside analogues, immunotherapy--anti HBV vaccine, gene therapy) in order to obtain high...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Lebensztejn DM,Kaczmarski M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the presence of HPV DNA in cervical tissues and lymph nodes in patients who have uterine cervical neoplasms with lymphatic metastases and who underwent surgery for invasive cervical cancer and pelvic lymphadenectomy, to establish the utility of HPV type and viral load in ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Chen P,Zhang W,Yang D,Zhang W,Gao S

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND There are few triage methods based on patient age and extent of burn. However, in case of mass casualties, age might be hard to define. Burn segregation in mass-casualty accidents requires an easy, fast, and effective method. Triage in burns should also segregate casualties requiring treatment in burn cente...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Surowiecka-Pastewka A,Witkowski W,Kawecki M

更新日期：2018-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that sensory nerves and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) affect caerulein-induced pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to examine the role of capsaicin-sensitive nerves and the impact of CGRP administration on necrotizing pancreatitis induced by ischemia/reperfusion. MAT...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Dembiński A,Warzecha Z,Ceranowicz P,Jaworek J,Sendur R,Knafel A,Dembiński M,Bilski J,Pawlik WW,Tomaszewska R,Stachura J,Konturek SJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomeres are located at each end of eukaryotic chromosomes. Their functional role is genomic stability maintenance. The protective role of telomeres depends on various factors, including number of nucleotides repeats, telomere-binding proteins, and telomerase activity. Organ transplantation is the preferred replaceme...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Kłoda K,Domański L,Mierzecki A

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although tuberculosis is very common in the Indian sub-continent, tuberculous panophthalmitis has not been reported from this region so far. We report a case of a young girl with tuberculous panophthalmitis. CASE REPORT:A 12-year-old female child presented with painless progressive loss of vision in the rig...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Chawla R,Garg S,Venkatesh P,Kashyap S,Tewari HK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor-β1 is a member of a large class of polypeptides that regulate the proliferation, differentiation, and carcinogenesis of epithelial cells. The rs1800470 polymorphism influences transforming growth factor-β1 expression and has been associated with lung cancer susceptibility. However,...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Fan H,Yu H,Deng H,Chen X

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal failure in cirrhotic patients is a severe complication and endotoxemia might be involved. We investigated the effect of endotoxin on renal function of cirrhotic rats and the potential protective role of N-acetylcysteine (NAC). MATERIAL/METHODS:Hepatic cirrhosis was generated in a rat model by carbon t...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Liu JJ,Wang JY,Zhang C,Nilsson A,Duan RD

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of prosthetic material and framework design on the stress within dental implants and peripheral bone using finite element analysis (FEA). MATERIAL AND METHODS A mandibular implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis with different prosthetic materials [cob...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Arinc H

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation contributes to the development and recurrence of ventricular arrhythmias. However, the electrophysiological changes in ventricular myocytes in sleep deprivation are still unknown. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Sleep deprivation was induced by modified multiple platform technique. Fifty rats were as...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Fang Z,Ren YP,Lu CY,Li Y,Xu Q,Peng L,Fan YY

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Not all patients with spinal cord compression due to cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) have clinical symptoms and signs. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the imaging findings in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with CSM with mild to moderate cervical spinal cord compression. MAT...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Cao JM,Zhang JT,Yang DL,Yang YP,Xia HH,Yang L

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in perinatal medicine have required an extensive knowledge of fetal aorto-iliac measurements. The present study was performed to compile reference data for dimensions of the abdominal aorta at varying gestational ages. MATERIAL/METHODS:Using the methods of anatomical dissection, digital-image analy...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Szpinda M,Szpinda A,Woźniak A,Mila-Kierzenkowska C,Kosiński A,Grzybiak M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The relationship between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. This study investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and MetS components and prevalence. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed 10 037 subjects (3076 MetS and 6961 non-MetS) in a community-based cohor...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Kim SK,Hong SH,Chung JH,Cho KB

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the microbiota community structure, assess differences in intestinal bacterial types, and identify metagenomic biomarkers for disparate stages of colorectal cancer formation. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 160 individuals were recruited: 61 cases with non-tumor colon we...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Xu K,Jiang B

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate plasma IL-17 level and the expression of Th17 cell transcription factor RORγt in the pathogenesis of Behçet's Disease (BD). MATERIAL/METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 73 patients with BD (45 patients were in active stage), 20 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 12 multiple sclerosi...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Hamzaoui K,Bouali E,Ghorbel I,Khanfir M,Houman H,Hamzaoui A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the relative expression level of miR-30d-5p, miR-23a-3p, and miR-146a-5p, and to comprehensively assess the diagnostic and predictive possibilities of these miRNAs. Their expression changes have not yet been sufficiently investigated during acute myocardial infarction. T...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Bukauskas T,Mickus R,Cereskevicius D,Macas A

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a general airway disease, is featured by progressive and chronic immunoreaction in the lung. Increasing evidences have showed that cigarette smoking is the main reason in the COPD progression, and human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell (HPMEC) apoptosis ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Bi H,Wang G,Li Z,Zhou L,Zhang M,Ye J,Wang Z

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00