Antiviral therapy with non-selective beta-blockers: preliminary experimental and clinical corroboration.

abstract：:A new approach to antiviral therapy is proposed, taking advantage of the recently investigated innervation of immune tissues by the sympathetic nervous system, which establishes a functional connection between the nervous and the immune system, where the sympathetic nervous system exerts a varying tonic inhibitory inf...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Peuschel KE

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is usually based on measuring serum-creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels; however such measurements are still poor in identifying renal injuries at initial stages. These standard matrices are not enough to monitor the outcome and progression of AKI. The prognosis pre...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Singh V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are small vesicles that are released by almost every cell type and play a crucial role in many physiological and pathological processes associated with different diseases. Specifically, they promote angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of some diseases. According to previous research, the proteins of exosomes tak...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Tong Y,Zhou YL,Wang YX,Zhao PQ,Wang ZY

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes of the CD8 phenotype play an important role in controlling viral burden in HIV-1 infection. Cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes (CTL) can kill HIV-infected cells and in addition, are able to secrete a soluble factor that inhibits HIV replication. In most cases, HIV-infected individuals experience an unexplained C...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mercure L,Wainberg MA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the movement disorders seen in psychiatric patients are determined, in large part, by the dynamic balance of dopamine and acetylcholine in the basal ganglia. Gamma aminobutyric acid has effects on various neurotransmitters in the brain including dopamine and acetylcholine and is therefore relevant to a discuss...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Menza M

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a new hypothesis claiming that natriuresis of fasting is not only caused by diminished insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia with the subsequent reduction of renal sodium retention but it can also be attributed to the function of the leptin-NPY system. Each element of this concept has been substantiate...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sulyok E,Tulassay T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This hypothesized reflex relates the vertical direction of gaze to the amount of tension exerted by the ciliary muscle. Based on simple observations the following is assumed. When looking downwards a tendency for closer focusing (near searching) exists even without a specific visual stimulus, whereas looking up favors...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Blumenthal EZ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients with diabetes has been expected around 300 million by 2025 and 366 million by 2030 by WHO. On the other hand, diabetic wounds as one of the common complications of diabetes represent major health challenges. Recently, wound care biological products have been proposed for treatment of chronic wou...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Larijani B,Ghahari A,Warnock GL,Aghayan HR,Goodarzi P,Falahzadeh K,Arjmand B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CoV-19 infection appears to be unusual among patients with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, although they are considered a fragile population. We think that this in part due to the peculiar immune condition that leads to the destruction of the Beta cells. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Tatti P,Tonolo G,Zanfardino A,Iafusco D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypterphosphorylation of tau proteins is a well-established step in the expression of the pathological features in Alzheimer's disease (AD). While a primary event that links aluminum and AD, the so-called 'aluminum hypotheses', is far from being demonstrated, however, the metal ion could be an important etiologica...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zatta PF

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defect (NTD) is more common among spontaneously aborted fetuses than in infants born in the third trimester, but there is no direct evidence that NTD-affected conceptuses, presenting at these two different gestational ages, are components of a single disease process. Evidence for homology is here presented...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Machin GA

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CML, a myeloproliferative clonal disorder of myeloid stem cells, is characterized by the consistent presence of a bcr-c-abl fusion gene which is formed as a result of a translocation of the c-abl gene from chromosome 9 to downstream of the bcr gene on chromosome 22 (ph'). Current approaches to the treatment of CML are...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Nadkarni KS,Datar RH,Rao SG

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is a recently identified cell surface receptor that is expressed mainly on monocytes and neutrophils, and plays an important role as an amplifier of inflammatory response in acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. Recent studies suggested that TREM-1 contrib...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kim TH,Choi SJ,Lee YH,Song GG,Ji JD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a histologically benign tumor composed of stroma and vessels. The vascular component of the lesion is prone to bleeding and responsible for its clinical "malignancy". Some nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are resistant to surgical therapy because of extensive growth and occasionally bone des...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Krstulja M,Car A,Bonifacić D,Braut T,Kujundzić M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2019, an emerging outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that first reported from Wuhan, China. The first manifestations of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 was flu-like symptoms, while other type of manifestations, especially gastrointestinal manifestations were...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Nejadghaderi SA,Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E,Asadzadeh Aghdaei H

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The water proton spin lattice relaxation time of normal and tumorous tissues of human and radiosensitivity yield a linear relationship. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Akber SF

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothesis is presented describing the operation of mammalian brains on the basis of rapid percussion chemical reactions and shock waves generated by such reactions. It is shown that the products of these are various chemical compounds identified as present in the brain. The manner in which the brain deals with vari...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Robertson DS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the recent hypothesis that hair loss might be a manifestation of metabolic abnormalities particularly hyperglicemia. It has been reported various environmental risk factors affecting hair loss. There is growing evidence on the relationship between prediabetes and worse metabolic profile. However, there are few stud...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cakir E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary but increasing evidence suggests that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Tourette's syndrome (TS), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) may be comorbid. In the present article, we hypothesize that ADHD, TS, and RLS may be part of a spectrum, and that iron deficiency contributes to the pathophysio...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cortese S,Lecendreux M,Bernardina BD,Mouren MC,Sbarbati A,Konofal E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The universal 24-hour circadian clock has a profound impact on many daily biological processes. Disturbance of circadian rhythms has been implicated in the etiologies of many chronic illnesses, including cancer; with correlations most profoundly found among hormone-related breast and prostate cancers. Given the fact t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhu Y,Zheng T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine serum albumin and human serum transferrin modified by the water soluble carbodiimides N-ethyl-N'-(3-dimethyl propylamino) carbodiimide (CDI) or N-ethyl-N'-(3-trimethyl propylammonium) carbodiimide (Me+CDI) to yield N-acylurea proteins bind pBR322 DNA reversibly showing electrostatic and non-electrostatic compon...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ariatti M,Hawtrey AO

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reluctance of physicians to get involved with child abuse can be attributed to the problem of role conflict. Physicians derive their social authority from the Aesculapian tradition. This form of social authority is fragile and easily subverted, yet of utmost importance if physicians are to retain their effectivene...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Thong YH

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Special feet connected to a prosthesis, prosthetic sports feet, enable athletes with a lower limb amputation to run. The selection of a prosthetic sports feet is usually based on body weight and preferred sports performance. The selection of a prosthetic sport feet is also based on clinicians who likely have...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Poonsiri J,van Putten SWE,Ausma AT,Geertzen JHB,Dijkstra PU,Dekker R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of focal distribution of atherosclerotic lesions has received much attention for many years. Current theories focus on mechanical factors such as low endothelial shear stress as an initiating factor for atherosclerosis formation. However, some evidences revealed that it could not be initiator of endotheli...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mehdizadeh A,Norouzpour A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is suggested that the Persian Gulf Syndrome (PGS) is caused by beef allergy. In the first symptomless phase, as a result of an energetic US Army immunizing program, using sera with adjuvants to produce detectable antibody levels, the subjects not only developed immunity to the targeted substances, but also became s...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hollander DH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis B infection leads to various profound pathological processes in liver metabolism. Some biochemical alterations detectable by blood analysis are currently used for a preliminary evaluation of the infection. Based on existing data we present here evidence that non-protein amino acid L-homoserine is a patho...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gazarian KG,Gening LV,Gazarian TG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of pathogenesis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is unknown. In a study of 200 PD patients and 200 age- and sex-matched controls, Strang noted a marked and statistically significant higher incidence of ulcers (diagnosed by X-ray or surgery) in the PD patients compared to the controls (14% to 4%). T...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Altschuler E

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diseases of the skeletal system are difficult to accurately diagnose. Changes in the chemical structure of collagen significantly modify the structure of collagen in bone. The ratio of collagen hydration to hydroxylation reflects specific features of the collagen structure. The hypothesis proposes to use this ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Papatheofanis FJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neandertals were an anatomically distinct hominoid species inhabiting a vast geographical area ranging from Portugal to western Siberia and from northern Europe to the Middle East. The species became extinct 28,000 years ago, coinciding with the arrival of anatomically modern humans (AMHs) in Europe 40,000 years ago. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Wolff H,Greenwood AD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is the most severe form of illness within the spectrum of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Liver disease, usually consisting of mild serum transaminase elevation, occurs in almost 50% of patients with HG. While multiple risk factors have been proposed, the etiology and underlying mechanism...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Outlaw WM,Ibdah JA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00