Effects on the ipsilateral testis during progression of experimental varicocele in rat.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Semipermeability to fluid transport is one of the principal attributes of a tissue like articular cartilage. Consequently, this characteristic can be exploited in attempts to understand the functional roles of the biological layer of Surface Active Phospholipids (SAPL) which form on its surfaces. A previous ...

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

authors： Chen Y,Crawford RW,Oloyede A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With a prevalence of about 1:500 to 1:1,000, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) often causes renal failure, with many serious complications. However, there is no Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapy available. MATERIAL/METHODS:MiR-199a-5p level in ADPKD patient samples, rat ...

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

authors： Sun L,Zhu J,Wu M,Sun H,Zhou C,Fu L,Xu C,Mei C

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to screen common and low-frequency variants of nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA)-associated genes, and to construct a database for NOA-associated single nucleotide variants (SNVs). MATERIAL AND METHODS Next-generation sequencing of 466 NOA-associated genes was performed in 34 patients with N...

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

authors： Liu X,Xi Q,Li L,Wang Q,Jiang Y,Zhang H,Liu R,Wang R

更新日期：2019-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to life-threatening complications worldwide. Immunomodulation signals the response to virus clearance. The immune-suppressive molecule human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) has been shown to function in inhibiting both innate and adaptive immune responses. The obj...

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

authors： Ding SX,Ma JB,Hu YR,Hu AR,Shen Q,Gao GS

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Albuminuria has been associated with cardiovascular events, but whether such an association can be explained by endothelial dysfunction is not fully understood. In this study, we examined the relationship between the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and biomarkers of endothelial function in patients...

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

authors： Huang MJ,Wei RB,Zhao J,Su TY,Li QP,Yang X,Chen XM

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) increases platelet activation and has been reported as an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in the general population and is believed to be associa...

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

authors： Gunbatar H,Sertogullarindan B,Ekin S,Akdag S,Arisoy A,Sayhan H

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent chemotherapeutic agent used to treat colon cancer. Despite impressive initial clinical responses, drug resistance has dramatically compromised the effectiveness of DOX. However, the underlying mechanisms of chemotherapeutic resistance in colon cancer remain poorly understood. M...

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

authors： Wang H,Deng Z,Chen X,Cai J,Ma T,Zhong Q,Li R,Li L,Li T

更新日期：2019-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This population study aimed to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics and outcome of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in Lu'an City, China between January 22, 2020 and February 18, 2020 identified from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention (CISDCP). MATERIAL AND ...

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

authors： Jiang Z,Sun J,Li X,Lyu Y

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to decrease the massive problem of cataract-related blindness and visual disability in rural areas of Yemen and reach more visually impaired and blind people to provide them with an improved standard of visual rehabilitation. MATERIAL/METHODS:From January 1999 to June 2006, 181,123 patients...

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

authors： Bamashmus MA,Al-Barrag AO

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the relevance of apelin and insulin resistance (IR) with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to assess the possible therapeutic effect of the combined therapy of drospirenone-ethinylestradiol (DRSP-EE) combined with metformin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Sixty-three PCOS pat...

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

authors： Sun X,Wu X,Zhou Y,Yu X,Zhang W

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our study is aimed to 1) clarify the vitamin D status in Uygur and Kazak ethnic populations and 2) elucidate the relationship between 14 SNPs (in 5 vitamin D-related genes) and vitamin D deficiency in these 2 ethnic populations. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A multistage-cluster sampling survey was carried out for r...

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

authors： Xu X,Mao J,Zhang M,Liu H,Li H,Lei H,Han L,Gao M

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small bowel obstruction cased by paracecal hernia is rare, and the condition is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We herein report a case of paracecal hernia that was successfully diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic surgery. CASE REPORT:A 74-year-old man admitted our hospital. His previous medical h...

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

authors： Hirokawa T,Hayakawa T,Tanaka M,Okada Y,Sawai H,Takeyama H,Manabe T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is increasingly used worldwide, but comparisons of perioperative, functional, and oncologic outcomes among RARP, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), and open radical prostatectomy (ORP) remain inconsistent. MATERIAL AND METHODS Systematic literature searches...

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

authors： Du Y,Long Q,Guan B,Mu L,Tian J,Jiang Y,Bai X,Wu D

更新日期：2018-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND In previous studies, higher expression of PREX1 (PtdIns (3,4,5)P3-dependent Rac exchanger 1) has been detected in some subsets of breast cancer, and activation of PREX1 has been associated with tumor progression in vivo. However, an association between PREX1 and breast cancer prognosis has not been examined...

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

authors： Zhong Y,Zhang J,Zhou Y,Mao F,Lin Y,Xu Y,Guan J,Shen S,Pan B,Wang C,Peng L,Huang X,Li Y,Cao X,Sun Q

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The number of works on investigation of crush syndrome (CS) pathogenesis, of organs and enzymatic systems at traumatic toxicosis is rather limited. While the clinical current of trauma and the lethality prognosis depend on a degree of violations in them. Such investigations are necessary for opportune diag...

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

authors： Hayrapetyan HL,Khachatryan HF,Mardanyan SS,Kevorkian GA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial infection caused by M. Tuberculosis. Studies of antibody response in TB have focussed mainly on their usefulness as a diagnostic serological tool, with little attention given to analysis of antibodies at the isotype and subclass level in relation to disease pathogenes...

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

authors： Gupta S,Shende N,Bhatia AS,Kumar S,Harinath BC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 33 (USP33) is a deubiquitinase that balances the ubiquitin status of proteins. It has been reported to act as a tumor suppressor in colorectal cancer and lung cancer. However, the expression pattern and clinical significance of USP33 have not been investigated in gastric adenoca...

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

authors： Chen Y,Pang X,Ji L,Sun Y,Ji Y

更新日期：2018-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of combination lamivudine (LAM) and adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) versus entecavir (ETV) monotherapy for naïve HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. MATERIAL/METHODS:Fifty enrolled patients with CHB were evenly divided into 2 groups: a group treated wi...

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

authors： Du QW,Ding JG,Sun QF,Hong L,Cai FJ,Zhou QQ,Wu YH,Fu RQ

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND We assessed the relationship between body mass index and results of rehabilitation in stroke patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was carried out at the Clinical Rehabilitation Ward with Early Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at the Clinical Hospital. The examinations were performed 3 times. Based on in...

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

authors： Leszczak J,Czenczek-Lewandowska E,Przysada G,Baran J,Weres A,Wyszyńska J,Mazur A,Kwolek A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin rubdown using a dry towel to scrub the whole body is a traditional procedure. Because massage therapy is effective in improving cellular immunity, skin rubdown may also have the similar effects. MATERIAL/METHODS:Sixteen bedridden old patients, who had suffered a cerebral stroke, were studied. Skin rubd...

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

authors： Iwama H,Akama Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) is a key enzyme in one-carbon cell metabolism, including in liver cancer. However, the associations between SHMT2 expression at the gene and protein level and prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate ...

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

authors： Ji L,Tang Y,Pang X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myelodysplastic syndromes are clonal disorders of stem cells, characterized by heterogeneous clinical presentation. Hematopoiesis is ineffective, characterized by abnormal differentiation, maturation and survival of hematopoietic cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The examinations were conducted in the Hematology ...

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

authors： Ziółko E,Kwiatkowska-Pamuła A,Adamczyk T,Walecki J,Muc-Wierzgoń M

更新日期：2014-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are significantly associated. A comparison of clinical significance of fecal HBV DNA and serum HBV DNA has not yet been reported. MATERIAL AND METHODS Stool and serum samples were co...

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

authors： Zheng JS,Chen MM,Yang HF,Zhou XT,Liu YY,Li JB

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study assessed the incidence of pathologic gastroesophageal reflux in children with obstructive bronchitis and analyzed the correlation of pHmetric parameters with the incidence of obstructive bronchitis according to age groups. MATERIAL/METHODS:109 children aged from 4 months to 17 years with the histo...

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

authors： Zielińska I,Czerwionka-Szaflarska M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to reveal the mechanism of hemolysis-induced acute pancreatitis and to evaluate the role of heme and heme oxygenase activity in inducing pancreatic inflammation in an experimental hemolysis model. MATERIAL/METHODS:Hemolytic anemia was induced in rats by intraperitoneal injection of 60 mg/kg acet...

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

authors： Saruç M,Yuceyar H,Turkel N,Ozutemiz O,Tuzcuoglu I,Ayhan S,Yuce G,Coker I,Huseyino A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Diabetes is a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Resveratrol (RESV) is a natural compound with anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cardio protective effects of RESV in a diabetic rat model with coronary heart disease. MATERIAL AND METHO...

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

authors： Huo X,Zhang T,Meng Q,Li C,You B

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-frequency oscillations (ripples) are proposed to be involved in memory consolidation. Ripple oscillations persist in the absence of chemical synaptic transmission and inhibitors of gapjunctions were shown to block high-frequency oscillations in hippocampal slices. In this study we investigated the effec...

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

authors： Hosseinzadeh H,Asl MN,Parvardeh S,Tagi Mansouri SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive drinking of alcohol is becoming a worldwide problem, and people have recognized that there exists a close relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and alcohol consumption. However, there are many inconsistencies between experimental and clinical studies on alcohol consumption and kidney damage. The ...

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

authors： Fan Z,Yun J,Yu S,Yang Q,Song L

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to explore the effects of different tidal volume (VT) ventilation on paraquat-induced acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) in piglets. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We developed ALI/ARDS models in piglets by intraperitoneal injection of paraquat (PQ). The pigl...

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

authors： Lan C,Wang J,Li L,Li H,Li L,Su Q,Che L,Liu L,Di M

更新日期：2015-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The CEUS findings of 102 patients with hyperechoic liver lesions identified by 2-dimensional ultrasound in the Affilia...

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

authors： Liu J,Wang D,Li H,Li H,Zhou T,Zhao S,Ding Z

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00