Duration of Raynaud's phenomenon is negatively correlated with serum levels of interleukin 10 (IL-10), soluble receptor of interleukin 2 (sIL2R), and sFas in systemic sclerosis patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to increase in Japan, but the clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with HCC have not been well described. The aim of this study was to determine the frequencies and utilities of elevated a-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (...

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

authors： Taura N,Ichikawa T,Miyaaki H,Ozawa E,Tsutsumi T,Tsuruta S,Kato Y,Goto T,Kinoshita N,Fukushima M,Kato H,Ohata K,Ohba K,Masuda J,Hamasaki K,Yatsuhashi H,Nakao K

更新日期：2013-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumour in childhood. The "two hit" theory, formulated by Knudson in 1971 to explain the variegated clinical expression of the disease, led to the discovery of the so called tumour suppressor genes and the identification of the Rb1 as the pr...

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

authors： Mastrangelo D,De Francesco S,Di Leonardo A,Lentini L,Hadjistilianou T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder leading to copper overload, mainly in the liver and brain, due to mutations in the ATP7B gene. About 10% of heterozygous carriers of ATP7B gene mutations have decreased serum ceruloplasmin, posing diagnostic difficulties. CASE REPORT:We report a four-...

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

authors： Sundaresan S,Eapen CE,Shaji RV,Chandy M,Kurian G,Chandy G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptin plays an important role in controlling satiety and maintaining energy balance. Acromegaly is characterized by decreased fat, which increases after the disease is cured. Our objective was to investigate serum leptin in acromegaly in terms of disease activity, body fat content, insulin and glucose level...

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

authors： Bolanowski M,Milewicz A,Bidzińska B,Jedrzejuk D,Daroszewski J,Mikulski E

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent frozen section and paraffin section histology of the surgical resection margins during pancreaticoduodenectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Frozen section and routine paraffin section histopath...

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

authors： Dikmen K,Kerem M,Bostanci H,Sare M,Ekinci O

更新日期：2018-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals infected with non-tuberculous mycobacteria may elicit false-positive reactions on tuberculin skin testing. The QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) assay utilizes tuberculin and M. avium antigens and, therefore, may be more specific for latent tuberculosis infection. The objective of this study was to investigat...

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

authors： Shah SS,McGowan JP,Klein RS,Converse PJ,Blum S,Gourevitch MN

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possibility of functional tethered cord syndrome (TCS) should be considered when adolescent patients present with unexplained lumbar, buttock, and leg symptoms. Symptoms progress if untreated. Success depends on early diagnosis, the complete untethering of the spinal cord, and rehabilitation. A rare case...

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

authors： Kabayel DD,Ozdemir F,Unlu E,Bilgili N,Murat S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND It has been reported that overt and mild thyroid dysfunctions are associated with insulin resistance (IR). We performed this retrospective study to evaluate the relationships between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels within the reference range and IR. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 447 outpatients w...

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

authors： Zhu P,Liu X,Mao X

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine plus vasopressin (NE+VAS) and dopamine in patients with sepsis and heart failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database, v1.4. Adults aged >18 years in a...

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

authors： Zhou D,Zhu B,Jiang J,Zhou G,Zhou S

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and type of ECG changes in patients with leptospirosis regardless of clinical evidence of cardiac involvement. MATERIAL/METHODS:A total of 97 patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis treated at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases ...

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

authors： Škerk V,Markotić A,Puljiz I,Kuzman I,Čeljuska Tošev E,Habuš J,Turk N,Begovac J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system with possible involvement of vascular dysregulation secondary to endothelial dysfunction caused by destruction of the vessel wall. Vascular dysregulation leads to excessive vasoconstriction or insufficient vasodilatat...

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

authors： Jankowska-Lech I,Terelak-Borys B,Grabska-Liberek I,Palasik W,Bik W,Wolińska-Witort E

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to establish an easy, safe, and cost-saving intestinal anastomotic method. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2014 and February 2016, a total of 150 patients with gastric cancer who underwent surgery in the Department of General Surgery of Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital wer...

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

authors： Yao L,Li C,Zhu X,Shao Y,Meng S,Shi L,Wang H

更新日期：2016-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Predictive values of admission blood glucose for early hematoma expansion in patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) remain controversial. Blend sign is a novel image predictor for early hematoma growth that suggests presence of active bleeding. We investigated the association between hyperglycemia and ...

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

authors： Zhang F,Li H,Qian J,Tao C,Zheng J,You C,Yang M

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is regarded as the criterion standard for gallstone therapy, but post-cholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is a common complication. This study aimed to analyze and identify differences in gut microbiome in PCS patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study involved 8 PCS patients (RS...

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

authors： Kang Z,Lu M,Jiang M,Zhou D,Huang H

更新日期：2019-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to investigate the ability of microbubbles (MBs) targeting interleukin-18 (IL-18) to detect plaques in a rabbit atherosclerotic plaque model. MATERIAL AND METHODS A rabbit atherosclerotic plaque model was established. The locations of the atherosclerotic plaques were verified by...

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

authors： Jiang ZZ,Liu XT,Ma CY,He C,Li XY,Hou CL,Cheng ZS,Xia GY

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The relationship between thyroid hormones and body anthropometric measures in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with normal thyroid function is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between thyroid hormones and body composition in euthyroid T2DM patients in men and women....

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

authors： Chen L,Zhang M,Xiang S,Jiang X,Gu H,Sha Q,Qu M,Xu T

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs which play a crucial role in diverse biological processes and could contribute to cancer development and progression. MiR-200bc/429 have been found to be aberrantly expressed in osteosarcoma (OS). However, the features of miR-200bc/429 in the tumorigenesis and pr...

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

authors： Li X,Jiang H,Xiao L,Wang S,Zheng J

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Previous studies demonstrated that puerarin has therapeutic effects on cardiac hypertrophy. This study aimed to explore whether the effect of puerarin on attenuating cardiac hypertrophy is related to regulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) and the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signal pathway. MATERIAL AND...

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

authors： Zhang X,Liu Y,Han Q

更新日期：2016-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The establishment of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach and duodenum is associated with gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric cancer. Application of suitable methods, including molecular techniques, for an accurate detection of H. pylori can lead to the administration of appropriate drugs and successful ther...

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

authors： Tajbakhsh S,Samarbaf-Zadeh AR,Moosavian M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CD95 gene plays a key role in regulating cell growth and tumor genesis. To date, several publications have focused on the CD95 rs1800682A/G site polymorphism and various types of tumors in Asians; however, this association is still controversial and obscure. Therefore, a meta-analysis combined with all p...

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

authors： Jin C,Wu X,Gu Y,Yuan F,Ye Q,Dai F,Zhu L,Mi Y

更新日期：2015-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is commonly believed in medicine that using heat will increase the distensability and flexibility of soft tissue. If true, increased flexibility would be a positive factor to reduce injuries in sports. However, cold should have the opposite effect and is often used to treat sports injuries. This study was...

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

authors： Petrofsky JS,Laymon M,Lee H

更新日期：2013-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The impact of hypertensive (HTN) donor grafts on the prognosis of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) patient is not known, and an applicable risk scoring system for SLKT patient survival is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of donor HTN on patient survival of SLKT recipients and...

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

authors： Zhu Z,Huang S,Zhao Q,Tang Y,Zhang Z,Wang L,Ju W,Guo Z,He X

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Competing risk analysis determines the probability of survival and considers competing events. This retrospective study aimed to undertake a competing risk analysis of prognosis in patients with esophageal carcinoma between 2006-2015 using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) dat...

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

authors： Yu Z,Yang J,Gao L,Huang Q,Zi H,Li X

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Dysglycemia (pre-diabetes or diabetes) in young adults has increased rapidly. However, the risk scores for detecting dysglycemia in oil field staff and workers in China are limited. This study developed a risk score for the early identification of dysglycemia based on epidemiological and health examination ...

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

authors： Tian X,Liu Y,Han Y,Shi J,Zhu T

更新日期：2017-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the expression of CD35 and CD64 from white blood cells (neutrophil, monocytes, and lymphocytes) and acute infectious diseases in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS The blood samples were collected from 104 children with infections (42 viral infecti...

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

authors： Lu L,Jin X,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is a kind of non-coding RNA with transcripts more than 200 bp in length. LncRNA can interact with the miRNA as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to regulate the expression of target genes, which play a significant role in the initiation and progression of tumors. In this study, we explore...

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

authors： Li F,Huang C,Li Q,Wu X

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraarticular exudate, observed in the knee joint a few weeks after a traumatic incident, is one of post-traumatic complications. Evacuation of the exudate prevents damage of the articular cartilage by the fluid possessing potent proteolytic properties. In view of the lack of data concerning the role of the...

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

authors： Rość D,Powierza W,Zastawna E,Drewniak W,Michalski A,Kotschy M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article evaluates the effectiveness of a workable long-term program to provide social support for TBI patients, based on the "Academy of Life" concept. Disability after TBI causes numerous disruptions of normal life, which affect the patient, the family, and society. The patient needs the particular kin...

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

authors： Bulinski L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The currently-available standardized music tests are not suitable for administration to young children and children with special needs because they are complicated and require verbal instructions and verbal responses. A test that was named the Non-Verbal Measurement of the Musical Responsiveness of Children,...

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

authors： Matsuyama K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Increasing evidence indicates that oxidative stress is an important risk factor contributing to the development of cataract. Moreover, the enhancement of the antioxidant defense system may be beneficial to prevent or delay the cataractogenesis. The ter...

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

authors： Qin L,Tao Y,Wang L,Chen H,Liu Y,Huang YF

更新日期：2016-09-08 00:00:00