The Role of Serine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal Type 13 (SPINK13) as a Clinicopathological and Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

abstract：:BACKGROUND Cryptorchidism is the most common developmental abnormality of the male reproductive system. If left untreated, it results with infertility and testicular cancer. According to current evidence, surgery is the mainstay of treatment, and hormonal therapy approaches are still under investigation. For the prote...

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

authors： Biçer Ş,Gürsul C,Sayar İ,Akman O,Çakarlı S,Aydın M

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate intracoronary nicorandil treatment on the no-reflow phenomenon (NRP) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and to compare nicorandil with sodium nitroprusside. MATERIAL AND METHODS Pati...

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

authors： Qi Q,Niu J,Chen T,Yin H,Wang T,Jiang Z

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The relationship between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. This study investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and MetS components and prevalence. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed 10 037 subjects (3076 MetS and 6961 non-MetS) in a community-based cohor...

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

authors： Kim SK,Hong SH,Chung JH,Cho KB

更新日期：2017-05-03 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:Children with hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure are treated with ventricular shunts. Multiple head CT is used to assess shunt malfunction and changes in ventricular size (volume). Because of the naturally high contrast of the head structures in CT imaging, a low-dose protocol for hydrocephali...

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

authors： Rybka K,Staniszewska AM,Biegański T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the prognostic value of HCV RNA detection in hepatic tissue for the response to treatment with interferon alfa (IFN) and ribavirin (RIB) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A group of 55 patients infected with HCV was examined before the commencement...

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

authors： Lakomy EA,Bielawski KP,Sikorska K,Stalke P,Michalska Z,Witczak-Malinowska K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported CD44 expression played an important role in the development and progression of tumor. The aim of study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CD44 gene were associated with risk of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), survival and occurrence rate of...

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

authors： Liu Y,Qing H,Su X,Wang C,Li Z,Liu S

更新日期：2015-09-10 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:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of MMR immunization and mercury from thimerosal-containing childhood vaccines on the prevalence of autism. MATERIAL/METHODS:Evaluations of the Biological Surveillance Summaries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department o...

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

authors： Geier DA,Geier MR

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haplotype analysis is hypothesized as having better power than individual SNPs in detecting the association between genotype and phenotype, but this approach has rarely been used in studies of the genetics of violent behavior in schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to further examine the role of the COMT...

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

authors： Gu Y,Yun L,Tian Y,Hu Z

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is reported to be more common in young men who are thin and tall. This retrospective study aimed to analyze the clinical and chest wall characteristics associated with PSP. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2008 to December 2017, the clinical and imaging data of 99 ...

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

authors： Huang H,Peng X,Zhang H,Li W,Wang C

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study investigated the effect of Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) on radiation-induced bystander effects (RIBE) in human bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) induced by irradiated A549 cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS A549 cells were irradiated with 2 Gy X-rays to obtain conditioned medium. BMSCs were incuba...

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

authors： Zhang L,Luo Y,Lu Z,He J,Wang L,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fiber supplements added to a caloric diet have additional effects on weight reduction in overweight subjects. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of various commercial fiber supplements (glucomannan, guar gum and alginate) on weight reduction in healthy overweight subjects. MATERIAL/METHODS:One ...

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

authors： Birketvedt GS,Shimshi M,Erling T,Florholmen J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is increasing worldwide. Currently, there is no effective treatment for PAD. Curcumin is an ingredient of turmeric that has antioxidant, anti-inflammation, and anticancer properties. In the present study we investigated the potential effect of curcumin in ...

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

authors： Liu Y,Chen L,Shen Y,Tan T,Xie N,Luo M,Li Z,Xie X

更新日期：2016-06-15 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：:Bacterial meningitis has a high mortality rate and can be challenging to diagnose and manage. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of diosmetin in a rat model of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis and to investigate the mechanism of action. Forty rats included a treatment group (n=30) that underwent intracisternal...

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

authors： Zhang Y,Jiang Y,Lu D

更新日期：2019-03-27 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 Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease of the joints that is common in older people worldwide. The characteristic features of osteoarthritis include cartilage degradation, synovitis, and remodelling of subchondral bone. The present study investigated the effect of 2-aminoquinoline on knee articula...

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

authors： He J,Zheng S

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Bone neoplasms are common in humans and have high lethality. Recently, great progress has been made in understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms, but little is known about the molecular and genetic networks involved. MATERIAL AND METHODS qRT-PCR assays were conducted to detect the expression levels of...

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

authors： Zhang T,Wan CY,Mei XL,Jia P,Wang MJ

更新日期：2018-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of environmental exposure is very important from different points of view especially for human health. In Iran, it is measured in some cities especially in high background areas such as Ramsar, but so far there is not any measurement in Isfahan. MATERIAL/METHODS:Measurements were performed using...

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

authors： Tavakoli MB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The measurement of various cytokines may provide different tools for evaluation of the immune system. The objective of this study was to assess the role of the Th1 cytokines (IL-2, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta in this phenomenon, and detection of Th1 cytokines in women with RSA. MATERIAL/METHODS:The contr...

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

authors： Rezaei A,Dabbagh A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concomitant incisional and parastomal hernias is a challenging condition. We used a hybrid technique of sublay and onlay to treat patients with this condition. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The clinical data of 32 consecutive patients treated from February 2008 to April 2014 for concomitant incisional and parastomal...

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

authors： Zhu X,Tian W,Li J,Sun P,Pei L,Wang S

更新日期：2015-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MALT lymphomas were classified for differential diagnostics of IgG4-dependent disease due to their exceptional predilection to intraorbital localization. Therefore, the goal of our studies was large retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with MALT lymphomas within the orbital tissues, since no such stu...

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

authors： Oleś K,Składzień J,Szczepański W,Okoń K,Leszczyńska J,Bojanowska E,Bartuś K,Mika J

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As women are the population most affected by multifactorial osteoporosis, research is focused on unraveling the underlying mechanism of osteoporosis induction in rats by combining ovariectomy (OVX) either with calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C and vitamin D2/D3 deficiency, or by administration of glucocorticoid...

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

authors： Heiss C,Govindarajan P,Schlewitz G,Hemdan NY,Schliefke N,Alt V,Thormann U,Lips KS,Wenisch S,Langheinrich AC,Zahner D,Schnettler R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND To explore the effect of hypoxic preconditioning on the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway and its effect on trophoblast cell viability and angiogenesis in preeclampsia (PE). MATERIAL AND METHODS Placental tissues from normal pregnant women and PE patients were collected to detect the expression levels of JAK and ...

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

authors： Xu C,Li X,Guo P,Wang J

更新日期：2017-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Gelsolin (GSN) is an actin-binding and PIP₂/Ca²⁺-regulated protein found in the cytoplasm and blood plasma. Hypogelsolinemia occurs in a wide range of traumatic injuries and inflammatory reactions. We hypothesize that blood GSN levels will be altered in patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) t...

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

authors： Wątek M,Wnorowska U,Wollny T,Durnaś B,Wolak P,Kościołek-Zgódka S,Pasiarski M,Góźdź S,Bucki R

更新日期：2019-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of semiquantitative analysis (SQA) of 99mTc-MIBI imaging in predicting early-stage cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in thyroid carcinoma (TC). MATERIAL AND METHODS TC patients (n =106) undergoing surgical resection and histopathological examination were e...

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

authors： Zhu XC,Zhou K,Xu SQ,Ma YB

更新日期：2017-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Septin9 is a member of GTP-binding protein family, and is used as a predictive diagnostic index. However, it has not been widely adopted due to inconsistent results reported in the literature. The present study was performed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of methylated Septin9 (mSEPT9) for colorectal ...

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

authors： Yan S,Liu Z,Yu S,Bao Y

更新日期：2016-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, post-operative renal failure is a fairly high risk. While comparing the differences in indicators of renal function associated with the use of three different types of LVAD, this retrospective study was designed to evaluate predictors and outcomes of ...

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

authors： Ma L,Fujino Y,Matsumiya G,Sawa Y,Mashimo T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Total Cavopulmonary Connection (TCPC), used for repair of patients with single ventricle physiology, creates a passive system of blood flow into the pulmonary circulation where enhanced energy efficiency may lead to improved long term patient outcomes. Previous numerical and in vitro studies using steady...

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

authors： DeGroff CG,Shandas R

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00