Long Non-Coding RNA BANCR Is Overexpressed in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy and Promotes Apoptosis of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.

abstract：MATERIAL AND METHODS:In 12 Wistar rats the gross and microscopic structure of haemolymph splenic nodes was assessed after splenectomy and the obtained results were compared with those in the control group. RESULTS:It was found that splenectomy leads to generalised morphological changes of the mentioned nodes, includin...

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

authors： Slusarczyk K,Marniok B,Rudnicki P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of 2 different esthetic post materials on the final color of direct-composite restorations by using a digital technique under in vivo conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included 22 pulpless incisor teeth treated with conventionally cemented zirconia ...

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

authors： Ayna B,Yılmaz BD,Izol BS,Ayna E,Tacir İH

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) remains a serious health problem. Centella asiatica formulations are used to treat central nervous system disorders. In the present study, asiaticoside, an extract of the plant Centella asiatica, was investigated in CIRI in vivo and vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS We ...

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

authors： Zhang C,Chen S,Zhang Z,Xu H,Zhang W,Xu D,Lin B,Mei Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a serious multisystem disorder of human gestation, affecting up to 10% of pregnant women worldwide, and results in maternal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the gene expression pattern and methylation status of the promoter of the WNT2 gene in placentas from pa...

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

authors： Liu Y,Ma Y

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NAA, marker of neurons integrity and viability, is one of the most important brain metabolites visible in 1H MRS. In most studies of schizophrenia, the decrease of NAA level was observed in the temporal, frontal lobes and in the thalamus. This finding was observed more often among chronic patients, what sugg...

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

authors： Szulc A,Galińska B,Tarasów E,Kubas B,Dzienis W,Konarzewska B,Poplawska R,Tomczak AA,Czernikiewicz A,Walecki J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to define risk factors for severe complications following anatomical liver resections. The study material consists of the first 50 patients (26 women, 24 men, at mean age 50.6 years) treated at 3rd Department of Surgery 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Medical University in Warsaw. The indications for...

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

authors： Szubert A,Sarzyński J,Biejat Z,Uryzek M,Grous A,Kowalik I,Polański JA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the expression and mechanisms of fibroblast growth factor 4 in polydactyly of the thumb induced by cytarabine. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rats were intraperitoneally injected with cytarabine at different gestation periods (12.5 days, 13.5 days, and 14.5 days) to establish a pol...

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

authors： Zhao X,Yang W,Li G,Dong H,Hou J,Cao Z,Guan D

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, metastatic melanoma of the skin has an aggressive course with high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, an increased understanding of the pathogenesis of metastatic melanoma has gained increasing attention, including the role of epigenetic modification and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA). This study aimed t...

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

authors： Wang LX,Wan C,Dong ZB,Wang BH,Liu HY,Li Y

更新日期：2019-04-20 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：:We surmise that opioid peptides, i.e., methionine enkephalin, first arose during evolution as modulators of cellular immune function given their immune actions and the presence of enkelytin, a potent antibacterial peptide, and its precursor proenkephalin in animals 500 million years divergent in evolution. Pain probab...

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

authors： Stefano GB,Fricchione G,Goumon Y,Esch T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis C in children is milder than in adults. Patients with tumors, because of immune deficits, seem to be at risk of rapid liver disease progression. Little is known about the course of HCV and dual HBV-HCV infections in such patients. MATERIAL/METHODS:The study assessed clinical courses of HCV a...

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

authors： Kołtan S,Wysocki M,Kołtan A,Swiatkiewicz V,Styczyński J,Debski R,Balcar-Boroń A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its comorbidities, including obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, are commonly associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GDLP) is one of the central bioactive components in Ganoderma lucidum with anti-inflammatory, ...

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

authors： Li HN,Zhao LL,Zhou DY,Chen DQ

更新日期：2020-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benzodiazepine binding sites distinct from the GABA-receptor-chloride-complex in the central nervous system have been recognized in many peripheral tissues, but their physiological role remains unexplained. Our study was undertaken to examine the effects of diazepam, clonazepam, and PK 11195, a peripheral be...

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

authors： Rajtar G,Zółkowska D,Kleinrok Z

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Senescence is a natural barrier for the body to resist the malignant transformation of its own cells. This work investigated the senescence characteristics of cancer cells in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human cervical cancer HeLa cells were treated with different concentrations of doxorubicin for 3 days, wi...

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

authors： Hu X,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The current research work aimed to explore the protective role of myricetin against cataractogenesis in humans, in terms of its anti-apoptotic potential. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human eye lens epithelial cells were exposed to oxidative stress by treating with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The levels of superoxide ...

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

authors： Yang Y,Xu X,Liu Q,Huang H,Huang X,Lv H

更新日期：2020-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Splenic injury is the leading cause of major bleeding after blunt abdominal trauma. We examined the clinical and radiological presentations, management, and outcome of blunt splenic injuries (BSI) in our institution. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study of BSI patients between 2011 and 2014 was conduc...

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

authors： Jabbour G,Al-Hassani A,El-Menyar A,Abdelrahman H,Peralta R,Ellabib M,Al-Jogol H,Asim M,Al-Thani H

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common interstitial lung disease and is usually associated with a poor prognosis. IPF patients have a significant impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQL), both in terms of physical and psychological functioning. A substantial number of dyspnea scale...

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

authors： Baddini Martinez JA,Martinez TY,Lovetro Galhardo FP,de Castro Pereira CA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the leading cause of blindness in diabetic patients. Recent studies showed that as important inflammatory mediators, high mobility group box 1 (HMGB-1) is associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and c...

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

authors： Zhao H,Zhang J,Yu J

更新日期：2015-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Levetiracetam (LEV) is an antiepileptic drug that promotes recovery of neurological function by alleviating inflammatory reactions. However, it is not known whether it can improve secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study was to determine whether LEV can reduce early...

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

authors： Xiong J,Zhou H,Lu D,Wang Z,Liu H,Sun Y,Xu J,Feng Y,Xing A

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The present research aimed to explore the risk factors for adverse cardiovascular events in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) combined with NAFLD. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included 325 AMI patients hospitalized in the Department of Cardiology. AMI patients underwent emergency thrombolys...

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

authors： Xia W,Yang N,Li Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the role of transcription factors in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene expression. Angiogenesis is a complex and multilevel process of new capillary formation on the basis of already existing blood vessels. Physiologically, it is a very strictly regulated process, which results in a...

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

authors： Jośko J,Mazurek M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND During total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in varus knee deformities, reduction osteotomy (RO) and medial soft tissue release are alternative techniques to aid in achieving deformity correction. In this study, we investigated the effect of RO compared to extensive medial soft tissue release (ER) on clinical outco...

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

authors： Zan P,Fan L,Liu K,Yang Y,Hu S,Li G

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Inositol is an essential nutrient for cell growth, survival and embryonic development. Myo-inositol is the predominant form in natural. To investigate the correlation between inositol metabolism and embryonic development, we assessed the metabolic characteristics of myo-inositol, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bi...

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

authors： Wang X,Yue H,Li S,Guo J,Guan Z,Qin J,Zhu Z,Niu B,Cui M,Wang J

更新日期：2020-02-17 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 Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is efficacious in the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF); however, because it is non-physiological, some patients are unresponsive. The present study used rate-adaptive atrioventricular delay (RAAVD) to track the physiological atrioventricular delay and investig...

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

authors： Zhao L,Zhao L,Pu L,Hua B,Wang Y,Li S,Li Q,Guo T

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Hesperidin (HPD) is a bioflavonoid found in citrus fruits. This study aimed to investigate the effects of HPD on cerebral morphology and cognitive behavior in sevoflurane anesthetized neonatal rats and the molecular mechanisms involved. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in...

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

authors： Huang H,Hu C,Xu L,Zhu X,Zhao L,Min J

更新日期：2020-04-16 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:To evaluate the pain, quality of life (QOL), and limb function of patients after en bloc resection of solitary metastatic bone cancer in the limbs. MATERIAL/METHODS:A total of 27 patients with solitary metastatic bone cancer in the limbs were recruited. All these patients underwent limb-salvage surgery with...

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

authors： Yang Q,Zhao B,Zhang Z,Dong Y,Pan Y,Du X

更新日期：2012-11-01 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:Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide derivative of naturally occurring pyrethrins from chrysanthemum flowers. Bifenthrin is considered relatively safe and therefore incorporated as the active ingredient in preparations sold over the counter for household use. Recent studies have raised concern th...

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

authors： Nandi A,Chandil D,Lechesal R,Pryor SC,McLaughlin A,Bonventre JA,Flynnx K,Weeks BS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00