Coronary Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography Characteristics of High-Risk Plaque: Correlation with Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Moderate Coronary Stenosis.

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study investigated the expression of Bax/Bcl-2, TGF-β1 and type III collagen fiber in sternocleidomastoid of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT), and explored the possible mechanisms of fibrosis in sternocleidomastoid of CMT. MATERIAL AND METHODS The localization and expression of Bax, Bcl-2, TGF-β1,...

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

authors： Li D,Wang K,Zhang W,Wang J

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GP) is a novel regimen of induction chemotherapy (IC) for treating locoregional advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). This retrospective study aimed to compare the efficacy of GP and TP (paclitaxel plus cisplatin) regimens in tumor volume reduction after IC. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...

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

authors： Zheng L,Liao W,Xu P,Li B,Wen H,Zhang S

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the clinical efficacy of modular cementless stem and coated cementless long-stem prostheses in hip revision arthroplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-five patients with complete hip revision surgery data during January 2005 to March 2015 were selected from...

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

authors： Li H,Chen F,Wang Z,Chen Q

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumour in childhood. The "two hit" theory, formulated by Knudson in 1971 to explain the variegated clinical expression of the disease, led to the discovery of the so called tumour suppressor genes and the identification of the Rb1 as the pr...

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

authors： Mastrangelo D,De Francesco S,Di Leonardo A,Lentini L,Hadjistilianou T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Problematic bacteria in the community include enterobacteria which produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. As yet there is no description of the prevalence of these bacteria in persons in the community in the Czech Republic. Therefore the main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of ESBL-pos...

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

authors： Cekanová L,Kolár M,Chromá M,Sauer P,Sedlácková M,Koukalová D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Sepsis causes the highest mortality in non-cardiovascular intensive care units worldwide. Recent research has demonstrated that the late phase of sepsis, characterized as septic immunosuppression, is the central pathophysiological mechanism of immune dysfunction. Investigating the suppressive mechanism of i...

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

authors： Zhou Y,Xia Q,Wang X,Fu S

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Oxidative DNA damage is associated with male infertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oxidative DNA damage of sperm cells and blood leukocytes and to determine the levels of MDA and NO levels in seminal and blood plasma of idiopathic infertile men. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study enrolled 52 pa...

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

authors： Taken K,Alp HH,Eryilmaz R,Donmez MI,Demir M,Gunes M,Aslan R,Sekeroglu MR

更新日期：2016-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing, worldwide and also in Hungary. Timely diagnosis and early treatment could be aided by targeted screening. Recognizing this, the Hungarian Diabetes Association initiated a risk-stratified screening with the involvement of primary care physician...

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

authors： Winkler G,Hídvégi T,Vándorfi G,Balogh S,Jermendy G

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dynamic changes of cerebral metabolism and degree of trauma in rabbit models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) by using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H-MRS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-five Chinese rabbits were randomly divided into...

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

authors： Xiao Y,Fu Y,Zhou Y,Xia J,Wang L,Hu C

更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Pulsed radiofrequency of genicular nerves in the management of osteoarthritis related chronic knee pain has recently become a promising treatment. Ultrasonography has replaced fluoroscopic guidance in pain medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided genicular pulsed ra...

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

authors： Erdem Y,Sir E

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In their most recent study, the United Nations AIDS Program estimates that about 22 million people around the world have died from AIDS, and about 40 million more are currently infected with the HIV virus. About 83% of AIDS deaths and 71% of HIV infections have occurred in war-ravaged, poverty-stricken Sub-S...

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

authors： Clark PA,O'Brien K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to determine whether adenosine-induced ischemia exerts a delayed cardiac protective effect in patients with stable effort angina ischemic heart disease. MATERIAL/METHODS:The study group was comprised of 32 patients (men) with symptoms of stable effort angina, aged 38-65 years (Group 1), an...

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

authors： Gawor Z,Granosik A,Grabowicz W,Piotrowski G,Grycewicz T,Goch A,Markuszewski L,Goch JH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The correlation between serum concentration of neuron specific enolase (NSE), S100B, and the prognosis of patients with acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) remains controversial. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with confirmed diagnosis of ASCI were recruited for this study from February 2015 to January 2017...

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

authors： Du W,Li H,Sun J,Xia Y,Zhu R,Zhang X,Tian R

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arm wrestling has recently become one of the most popular sports among young people, mainly due to its simplicity and spectacularity. Yet, unfortunately it is also injury prone. The aim of the study was to perform a biomechanical analysis of the forces which act during arm wrestling, as well as to explain th...

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

authors： Kruczyński J,Jaszczur Nowicki J,Topoliński T,Srokowski G,Mańko G,Chantsoulis M,Frankowska M,Frankowski P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Transplantation with allogeneic cells has become a promising modality for cancer therapy, which can induce graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect. This study was aimed at assessing the safety, efficacy, and tissue type GVT (tGVT) response of transplantation with allogeneic skin tumors to treat chemically-induced s...

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

authors： Zhang Z,Sun H,Zhang J,Ge C,Dong S,Li Z,Li R,Chen X,Li M,Chen Y,Zou Y,Qian Z,Yang L,Yang J,Zhu Z,Liu Z,Song X

更新日期：2016-09-02 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：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is a common disease among people under the age of 20. To the best of our knowledge few studies have been carried out on LBP among school children in Turkey, and none of them studied the correlation between pain intensity and related variables with LBP. MATERIAL/METHODS:This cross-section...

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

authors： Akdag B,Cavlak U,Cimbiz A,Camdeviren H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Abdominal bleeding is a severe complication of duodenal fistula, but few studies have focused on this problem. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for intra-abdominal bleeding in patients with external duodenal fistula. MATERIAL AND METHODS From January 201...

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

authors： Yao Z,Ge Z,Xu X,Pu P,Ren X,Zhao Y,Qin C

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical use of fluoxetine and similar medications is often associated with appetite suppression and weight loss that may warrant drug discontinuation. It is unclear, however, if fluoxetine-induced consummatory suppression may be influenced by factors such as dietary status and if appetite suppressant effect...

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

authors： Prendergast MA,Yells DP,Balogh SE,Paige SR,Hendricks SE

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological disturbances are frequent in Crohn's disease (CD) patients. However, epidemiological studies of non-western CD populations are limited and may be confounded by genetic and disease-related influences. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for depression and symptoms...

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

authors： Brandi MT,Ribeiro MS,Chebli LA,Franco MB,Pinto AL,Gaburri PD,Zanini A,Chebli JM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to dynamically evaluate tooth movement, root resorption, and remodeling of alveolar bone using different forces to cause tooth movement in rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS 12-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were selected. Nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) coil springs (20 g, 50 g, and 100 g forc...

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

authors： Zhou J,Yang F,Xu X,Feng G,Chen J,Song J,Dai H

更新日期：2018-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR) training with motion-controlled console games can be incorporated into stroke rehabilitation programs. The use of a variety of gaming software can provide the patient with an opportunity to perform activities that are exciting, entertaining, and that may not be feasible in clinical envi...

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

authors： Lee MM,Lee KJ,Song CH

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of schizophrenia is complex and oligodendrocyte abnormality is an important component of the pathogenesis found in schizophrenia. This study was designed to evaluate the function of olig2 in cuprizone-induced schizophrenia-like symptoms in a mouse model, and to assess the related mechanisms...

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

authors： Liu H,Zhai J,Wang B,Fang M

更新日期：2017-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the correlation between the variability of the end-inspiratory and end-expiratory blood flow waveform and fluid responsiveness (FR) in traumatic shock patients who underwent mechanical ventilation by evaluating peripheral arterial blood flow parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS A coho...

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

authors： Zhang Q,Shi XR,Shan Y,Wan J,Ju X,Song X,Fan C,Lu X,Sun J,Duan L,Lin Z,Liu J

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:From a mathematical point of view, the genetic code is a surjective mapping between the set of the 64 possible three-base codons and the set of 21 elements composed of the 20 amino acids plus the Stop signal. Redundancy and degeneracy therefore follow. In analogy with the genetic code, non-power integer-number represe...

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

authors： Gonzalez DL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the per-operative process of shoulderjoint replacement, time-action analysis can be used. MATERIAL/METHODS:Forty procedures performed by 7 surgeons with different experience using 5 different prostheses and 3 different surgical approaches were analyzed. RESULTS:The surgical procedures showed a ...

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

authors： Minekus JP,Valstar ER,Rozing PM,de Voss MJ,Diercks RL,Willems WJ,Dankelman J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes mellitus. While lifestyle changes can reduce diabetes risk, it is unclear whether improved lifestyle can slow or reverse DN progression. This study evaluated whether an intensive lifestyle intervention (IL-I) targeting weight loss and...

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

authors： Dong L,Li J,Lian Y,Tang ZX,Zen Z,Yu P,Li Y

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Interferon alpha (IFNalpha) exerts its anti-proliferative effect on many human cancers. Among the 13 subtypes of human IFNalpha, IFNalpha-1 subtype has 2 variants, named IFNalpha-1a and IFNalpha-1b, that differ from each other in only 1 amino acid, at residue 114. However, the mechanism by which IFNalpha-1a...

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

authors： Xin XL,Zhang R,Yuan XM,Liu L

更新日期：2019-09-22 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:Transforming growth factor-β1 is a member of a large class of polypeptides that regulate the proliferation, differentiation, and carcinogenesis of epithelial cells. The rs1800470 polymorphism influences transforming growth factor-β1 expression and has been associated with lung cancer susceptibility. However,...

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

authors： Fan H,Yu H,Deng H,Chen X

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00