Genetic Testing and Professional Responsibility: The Italian Experience.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the expression and correlations of liver X receptor alpha (LXRa) and its target gene sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) in placentas of preeclampsia (PE) and their significance in PE. METHODS:Pregnancies were divided into two groups, 60 cases (29 cases of mild and 31 cases of...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Jianhua L,Xueqin M,Jifen H

更新日期：2016-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy and portaazygous devascularization, we studied laparoscopic splenectomy and porto-azygos devascularization patients within the peri-operative period. Clinical data and curative effect are detailed alongside statistical analysis. The laparoscopic splene...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Fengyong W,Yuanshui S,Zhangbing,Yuewu W,Weihua Z,Jianfeng S,Qi W,Jinming L,Ji X,Zaiyuan Y

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine vasopressin can bind to high-affinity vasopressin V1a receptors in human leukocytes. This study aims to investigate the effects of arginine vasopressin on migration and chemotaxis of neutrophils and oxygen free radical release by human leukocytes. Neutrophils and monocytes were obtained from peripheral blood ...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Wiedermann FJ,Watzinger K,Stichlberger M,Joannidis M,Kaehler C,Lederer W

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of the study is to highlight difficulties faced by an inexperienced surgeon in approaching endorectal-ultrasound, trying to define when learning curve can be considered complete. A prospective analysis was conducted on endorectal-ultrasound performed for subperitoneal rectal adenocarcinoma staging in the period fr...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Surace A,Ferrarese A,Gentile V,Bindi M,Cumbo J,Solej M,Enrico S,Martino V

更新日期：2016-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoma is a benign tumour originating from mature adipose tissue. It can occur in any place in the body where adipose tissue is located. Intraosseous lipoma is a very rare bone tumour. The authors present an infrequent case involving intraosseous lipoma of the mandible in a 32-year old man and provide a review of case...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Waśkowska J,Wójcik S,Koszowski R,Drozdzowska B

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive subtype known for its extremely high drug resistance, progression, poor prognosis, and lack of clear therapeutic targets. Researchers are aiming to advance TNBC treatment worldwide. In the past 2-3 years, more positive results have emerged in the clinic...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Shen M,Pan H,Chen Y,Xu YH,Yang W,Wu Z

更新日期：2020-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional anaesthesia techniques in ophthalmology are usually utilized for day case surgery. During various procedures, profound akinesia of the eye and anaesthesia of the surgical site are required, both of which are achieved with retrobulbar block. Due to the anatomy of the eye, life-threatening complications are pos...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Kostadinov I,Hostnik A,Cvenkel B,Potočnik I

更新日期：2019-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The large epidemiological studies demonstrated that atrial fibrillation is correlated with high mortality and adverse events in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to determinate predictors of atrial fibrillation develop during the hospital period in patients with acute myocardial infa...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Vukmirović M,Bošković A,Tomašević Vukmirović I,Vujadinovic R,Fatić N,Bukumirić Z,Vukmirović F

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the value of individual and combined measurement of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. METHODS:A clinical case-control study was performed in which the levels of serum HE4 and CA-125 of subjects with malignant, borderline, benign o...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Zheng LE,Qu JY,He F

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Many factors contribute to successful nerve reconstruction. The correct technique of anastomosis is one of the key elements that determine the final result of a surgery. The aim of this study is to examine how useful an electromyography (EMG) can be as an objective intraoperative anastomosis assessment metho...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Czapla N,Bargiel P,Petriczko J,Kotrych D,Krajewski P,Prowans P

更新日期：2020-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The international plastination phenomenon has proved to be immensely popular with audiences world-wide. Never before has the human body been exposed to public gaze in such an accessible manner. The exhibitions have perplexed many, included anatomists, some of whom find the display of human bodies unethical. The object...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Bin P,Conti A,Buccelli C,Addeo G,Capasso E,Piras M

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:During radiotherapy treatment for cervical cancer, up to 84% of patients exhibit some form of acute radiation toxicity (ART). The primary aim of this clinical study is to determine the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, β-blockers and other risk factors such as the patient's anatomical character...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Radojevic MZ,Tomasevic A,Karapandzic VP,Milosavljevic N,Jankovic S,Folic M

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Garengeot's hernia (GH) is defined as the presence of the appendix inside a femoral hernia. It occurs in 0.9% of femoral hernias and is usually an incidental finding during surgery. Its treatment is controversial and the aim of this article is to review the diagnostic methods and surgical considerations. We report two...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Garcia-Amador C,De la Plaza R,Arteaga V,Lopez-Marcano A,Ramia J

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin- 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), involved in the regulations of various immune responses, inflammatory processes and hematopoiesis. In the present study, the expression levels of IL-1 and TNF-α were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Yuan J,Wang L,Lin Y,Chen J,Hu J

更新日期：2015-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To compare the clinical effectiveness of the two most commonly used LMWHs, dalteparin (DALT) and enoxaparin (ENOX), in thromboprophylaxis of elective total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR). Material and methods:To the prospective, randomized study were included 66 adult patients qualified to u...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Biławicz J,Lipa M,Wielgos M

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most dangerous cancers in humans is Melanoma. However, early detection of melanoma can help us to cure it completely. This paper presents a new efficient method to detect malignancy in melanoma via images. At first, the extra scales are eliminated by using edge detection and smoothing. Afterwards, the propo...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Razmjooy N,Sheykhahmad FR,Ghadimi N

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Not fully maturated immune system in preterm neonates may contribute to the increased susceptibility to infection. The levels of some cytokines can be useful in the prediction and diagnosis of sepsis in premature neonates. In the present study, we evaluated the potential predictive role of IFN-γ and IL-5 in cord and v...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Vucic J,Vucic M,Stankovic T,Stamenkovic H,Stankovic S,Zlatanovic D

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of miR-181a-5p in sepsis, and to further explore the molecular mechanism. RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with 1 μg/ml LPS for 4 hours. Firstly, qRT-PCR and ELISA was adopted to evaluate the expression of miR-181a-5p and p ro-inflammatory cytokines in RAW 264.7 macrophage...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Huang Z,Xu H

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an effective means for detecting cancer region through different types of medical image segmentation are presented and explained. We proposed a new method for cancer segmentation on the basis of fuzzy entropy with a level set (FELs) thresholding. The proposed method was successfully utilized to segment ...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Maolood IY,Al-Salhi YEA,Lu S

更新日期：2018-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the clinical value of serum α-L-fucosidase (AFU), 5'-nucleotidase (5'-NT) and alpha fetoprotein (AFP) as biomarkers for primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) diagnosis. METHODS:Thirty six primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) patients and 36 healthy controls were recruited in this study from February 20...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Junna Z,Gongde C,Jinying X,Xiu Z

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The term vein of Galen aneurysm is related to a group of different vascular anomalies, with one common distinction being the dilatation of the vein of Galen. It represents a rear vascular anomaly, whose incidence is yet unknown, although some authors suggest numbers around 1:25000 deliveries. It accounts for only 1% o...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Crnogorac S,Bozaric AV

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed that microRNAs regulate radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to investigate whether miR-101-3p is correlated with radiosensitivity of NSCLC. According to our results, miR-101-3p was downregulated in NSCLC tissues and cell lines. Moreover, miR-10...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Li Z,Qu Z,Wang Y,Qin M,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The chief aim of this study was to analyze secondary healthcare providers' efficiency, focusing on the efficiency analysis of Slovene general hospitals. We intended to present a complete picture of technical, allocative, and cost or economic efficiency of general hospitals. METHODS:We researched the aspects of effici...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Blatnik P,Bojnec Š,Tušak M

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Parkinson's disease (PD), a resting tremor of the thumb may affect the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) and influence hand functions. We investigated the relationship between FPL tendon thickness and hand function in PD patients and compared these characteristics with those in healthy controls. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Toktas H,Dundar U,Kusbeci ÖY,Ulasli AM,Toy O,Oruc S

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Elevation of serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level has been demonstrated as a risk factor for varying diseases, as well as a biomarker for predicting recovery after operation of lumber disc herniation. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between serum hs-CRP and sacroiliac (SI...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Liu TJ,Chang CC,Chen LC,Chu HY,Hsu CS,Chang ST

更新日期：2018-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA forkhead box D2 adjacent opposite strand RNA 1 (FOXD2-AS1) has emerged as a potential oncogene in several tumors. However, its biological function and potential regulatory mechanism in glioma have not been fully investigated to date. In the present study, RT-qPCR was conducted to detect the levels ...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Zhao J,Zeng XB,Zhang HY,Xiang JW,Liu YS

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An intact hepatic artery is the gateway to successful hepato-biliary surgery. Introduction of laproscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has stimulated a renewed interest in the anatomy of hepatic artery. In this case report we have highlighted importance of variations of right hepatic artery in terms of origin and course We pr...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Martino V,Ferrarese A,Bindi M,Marola S,Gentile V,Rivelli M,Ferrara Y,Enrico S,Berti S,Solej M

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal carotid artery (ICA) supraclinoid segment aneurysms extending into the sellar region and leading to pituitary dysfunction are a rare occurrence. To date, long-term follow up of pituitary function 2 years post-treatment has never been reported. Herein, we present a case of pituitary dysfunction due to an unrup...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Qi M,Ye M,Li M,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the effects of 16-week-training on rest metabolic rate, aerobic power, and body fat, and the post-exercise effects upon rest oxygen uptake and respiratory exchange ratio in overweight middle-aged females. Twenty nine overweight women (BMI 29.9 ± 1.2 kg*m-2) participated in training (3 days a week). The sub...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Sawczyn S,Mishchenko V,Moska W,Sawczyn M,Jagiełło M,Kuehne T,Kostrzewa-Nowak D,Nowak R,Cięszczyk P

更新日期：2015-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of PET/CT for metastatic lymph nodes in cervical cancer patients. Methods:Searching in the databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar about non-invasive modalities for detecting lymph nodes metastases during...

journal_title：Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

authors： Ruan J,Zhang Y,Ren H

更新日期：2018-09-22 00:00:00