Bilateral acute retinal necrosis associated with neuroinfection in patient after renal transplantation.

abstract：:BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to guide the early clinical treatment strategies by assessing the recovery of abnormal coagulation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients during induction therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed in 112 newly-diagnosed patients with AP...

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

authors： Song YH,Qiao C,Xiao LC,Zhang R,Lu H-

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the passive stiffness of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius (MG and LG), Achilles tendon (AT), and plantar fascia (PF) at different ankle and knee positions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Stiffness was assessed using a portable hand-held device (MyotonPRO). In 30 healthy partici...

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

authors： Huang J,Qin K,Tang C,Zhu Y,Klein CS,Zhang Z,Liu C

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article discusses the value of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary infections. Lung infection caused by pathogens is an important cause of death. Traditional methods to treat lung infection involved empirical antibiotic therapy. Thin-slice CT scanning i...

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

authors： Nie Y,Li C,Zhang J,Wang H,Han P,Lv X,Xu X,Guo M

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was carried out to compile normative data for dimensions of the common iliac arteries at varying gestational ages. MATERIAL/METHODS:We used anatomical dissection, digital-image analysis (system of Leica QWin Pro 16) and statistical analysis (Student T test, one-way ANOVA, post-hoc RIR Tuke...

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

authors： Szpinda M,Szpinda A,Woźniak A,Daroszewski M,Mila-Kierzenkowska C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Several studies have indicated that interleukin (IL)-1β-511 C/T polymorphism may contribute to individual susceptibility to gastric cancer, but the results vary among regions and races. No relevant meta-analysis has been conducted in a Chinese population. Therefore, we performed the current meta-analysis to...

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

authors： Chen B,Luo MX,Zhou X,Lv Y,Su GQ

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is currently the best approach for complex cases of choledocholithiasis or the cases of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) failure. Nevertheless, there is no clear consensus on the optimal duct closure method after LCBDE. The purpose of th...

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

authors： Qin A,Wu J,Qiao Z,Zhai M,Lu Y,Huang B,Jiang X,Lu X

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The present study aimed to investigate the clinical relevance of fragile histidine triad protein (FHIT) in patients with bladder cancer (BC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Three independent BC microarray studies were collected and reanalyzed. The expression of FHIT was evaluated between BC samples and normal bladder...

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

authors： Liu XP,Yin XH,Yan XH,Zeng XT,Wang XH

更新日期：2018-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Emotional state can be affected by different training loads. The aim of this study was to explore the changes of rat emotional state, as well as the mRNA and protein expressions of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95), and kinesin family member 17 (KIF-17) in the hippoca...

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

authors： Ren H,Yu X,Yu L,Zhang Y,Xie H,Shi N,Chen L

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes impairs the healing process and induces apoptosis of fibroblasts, which are thought to be involved in this process. We investigated the possible mechanisms involved in AGEs-induced apoptosis of human dermal fibroblasts. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined the expression of apoptosis-related pro...

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

authors： Dai J,Chen H,Chai Y

更新日期：2019-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies indicate that regular consumption of red wine reduces the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. This effect is attributed in part to the antioxidant properties of polyphenolic compounds. The purpose of our study was to examine the antioxidant potential of selected wines under in ...

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

authors： Jamroz A,Bełtowski J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an active compound of oxidized low-density lipoprotein that serves as an endogenous TLR4 ligand. Ligand activation of TLR4 activates nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) and the transcription of NF-κB-regulated inflammatory cytokines, which are involved in the development of atherosc...

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

authors： Zhou ZB,Yang B,Li X,Liu H,Lei G

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peroxidases are widely distributed and have been isolated from many higher-order plants, animal tissues, yeast and microorganisms. During measurements of peroxidase activities in samples of human plasma, we noticed the presence of a compound in the plasma which was interfering with the peroxidase assay. In t...

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

authors： Padiglia A,Medda R,Longu S,Pedersen JZ,Floris G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal exposure to tobacco can have significant effects on infants. The objective was to investigate whether maternal smoking affects the size of the thymus. MATERIAL/METHODS:A group of 50 pregnant women who smoked throughout pregnancy and a control group of 92 non-smoking pregnant women were studied. The...

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

authors： Zeyrek D,Ozturk E,Ozturk A,Cakmak A

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment option for patients with refractory heart failure. However, many patients do not respond to therapy. Although it has been thought that there was no relation between response to CRT and baseline ejection fraction (EF), the response rate of pati...

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

authors： Agacdiken Agir A,Celikyurt U,Sahin T,Yılmaz I,Karauzum K,Bozyel S,Ural D,Vural A

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine receptors control neural signals that modulates behavior. Dopamine plays an important role in normal attention; that is the reason for studying the genes of the dopaminergic system, mainly in connection with disorders of attention. DRD4 influences the postsynaptic action of dopamine and is implicated in many ...

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

authors： Ptácek R,Kuzelová H,Stefano GB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

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 Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) has a high mortality rate and is a common malignant tumor of women, seriously impairing health. Chemoresistance is one of the major causes of poor prognosis. Therefore, analyzing the molecular mechanism of paclitaxel resistance has great significance. MATERIAL AND METHODS We ...

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

authors： Shi C,Wang M

更新日期：2018-12-06 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:There is increasing evidence that complications related to diabetes are associated with increased oxidative stress. Curcumin, an active principle of turmeric, has several biological properties, including antioxidant activity. The protective effect of curcumin and turmeric on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced oxid...

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

authors： Suryanarayana P,Satyanarayana A,Balakrishna N,Kumar PU,Reddy GB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most prominent theory describes the Crohn's Syndrome as a dysregulated, inappropriate immune response to otherwise innocuous bowel flora in a genetically susceptible host. The autoimmune theory assumes that a specific infectious agent does not exist. Data from mouse models, impairment of the mucosal epithelial bar...

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

authors： Chamberlin WM,Naser SA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Although tendinopathy is common, its underlying pathogenesis is poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the possible pathogenesis of tendinopathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, a total of 24 rats were randomly and evenly divided into a control (CON) group and a strenuous treadmill running (...

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

authors： Xu SY,Li SF,Ni GX

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of factors related to obesity is very important for an early diagnosis of susceptibility to obesity and, accordingly, its prevention. The objective of the current study was to search for specific obesity-related factors in serum, as they can be measured non-invasively. MATERIAL/METHODS:Ma...

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

authors： Zhao D,Wang SR,Ma WW,Liu LJ,Sun CH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to use gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify the chemical constituents of volatile oil extracted by steam distillation from Cichorium glandulosum Boiss et Huet (CG), a traditional Uyghur medicine, and to investigate its effects on carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced hepat...

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

authors： Qin DM,Wang XB,Zou N,Han C,Xu J

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) globally. The aims of this study were to further systematically clarify the potential association of rs833061 (-460 C>T) and rs1570360 (-1154 G>A), two SNPs of VEGF, with the risk of cSCC and the progn...

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

authors： Nie XJ,Liu WM,Zhang L

更新日期：2016-10-12 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:This study aimed to evaluate the role of biomarkers in the pathophysiological process induced by a Staphylococcus aureus strain obtained in a hospital environment. For this, we intraperitoneally inoculated groups of male BALB/c mice with S. aureus, using a clinical isolate (CI) of S. aureus. MATERIAL/METHOD...

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

authors： de Oliveira TH,Amorin AT,Rezende IS,Santos Barbosa M,Martins HB,Brito AK,Andrade EF,Gonçalves GK,Campos GB,Silva RA,Timenetsky J,Marques LM

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sex differences in epidemiological, clinical and pathological characteristics of colorectal cancer have been under intensive investigation for the last three decades. Given that most of the sex-related differences reported were also age-related, this study sought to determine the potential effect of a sex-ag...

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

authors： Purim O,Gordon N,Brenner B

更新日期：2013-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between early atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using laboratory, functional, and morphological markers of atherosclerosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the present prospective single-center study, 96 patients with IBD (58 patients with ul...

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

authors： Üstün Y,Kilincalp S,Çoban Ş,Coşkun Y,Yüksel İ,Ongun A,Soykan İ,Bektaş M,Törüner M,Çetinkaya H,Örmeci N

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate potential morphological alterations of gray and white matter in patients with optic neuritis (ON) and their relationship with behavioral performance, using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). MATERIAL/METHODS:Twelve (4 males, 8 females) patients with ON and 12 (4 males, 8...

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

authors： Huang X,Zhang Q,Hu PH,Zhong YL,Zhang Y,Wei R,Xu TT,Shao Y,Oculopathy fMRI study group.

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00