Abstract：
:Immunology has many effects on atherogenesis. In addition to their usual action risk factors for atherosclerosis have an immunomodulating effect and immunomodulation may be a new treatment of atherosclerosis.
journal_name
Med Hypothesesjournal_title
Medical hypothesesauthors
Clerc Gdoi
10.1016/0306-9877(91)90159-vsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
24-6issue
1eissn
0306-9877issn
1532-2777pii
0306-9877(91)90159-Vjournal_volume
36pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease of the immature retina and is the leading global cause of blindness in children. Two postnatal phases of the disease are distinguished, the first phase is thought to be caused by hyperoxia. One of the most relevant ROP risk factor in routine clinical practice is blood tran...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109541
更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is well documented that depressed patients, as a result of their illness, often experience some difficulties with their memory. This hypothesis suggests a vice-versa; that it is a gradual impairment and ultimate failure of specific memory systems that may underpin the onset and continuation of a depressive illness....
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2007.01.046
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is suggested that apart from aflatoxins, plant medicinal preparations containing active compounds imperatorin, dictamine, marmesin and heraclenin may be responsible for some human cancers in Nigeria and perhaps other parts of Africa. Therefore, in this paper, a hypothesis is put forward that these compounds or thei...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(83)90096-8
更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Purpura fulminans is a life threatening complication of many septic states, most notably meningococcaemia. It can also occur due to congenital deficiency of anticoagulant proteins. The pathophysiology of purpura fulminans is complex and not fully understood, but involves abnormalities of coagulation pathways, damage t...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2007.11.011
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common neuropsychiatric complication of liver disease affecting about 20-30% patients with cirrhosis. HE may only affect quality of life (e.g. impairments in attention; coordination; driving ability), but in some patients this progresses to coma and death; defining mortality in those w...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2006.12.061
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The two-stage initiation-progression model of cancer is widely accepted. Initiation appears to result most often from accumulation of damage to the DNA expressed as multiple mutations in the phenotype. Unsymmetrical chromosome segregation during mitosis of normal or mutated cells produces aneuploid cells and also cont...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.018
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Narcolepsy is a disorder characterized by the sudden urge to sleep. The biochemical etiology of this disorder is believed to be due to dopamine abnormalities. Since the precursor of dopamine is L-tyrosine, the administration of this amino acid may prove beneficial in the treatment of narcolepsy. Preliminary research a...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(90)90141-z
更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Dependence on benzodiazepines (BZDs) or Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopicline and zaleplon) is a common clinical phenomenon. Traditional detoxification of BZDs dependence includes tapering used dose gradually and using equivalent doses of long-acting BZDs as substitutes. This kind of regimen tends to take a long time (up to 4w...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2014.03.032
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a previous paper we predicted that health effects of dietary fats in humans would require half a century or more to be understood, instead of the decade or so predicted during 1956 by an Editorial in The Lancet. It would seem that our prediction may have been optimistic since it has now been reported that trans uns...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(92)90194-h
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The exact contribution of the sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylases to longevity in metazoans is, at present, not completely understood but nonetheless regarded as significant. Despite the rapidly accreting evidence solidifying the role of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase activity in longevity-promot...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2005.08.032
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgery for intractable affective illnesses has generated considerable controversy over the last century. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has revolutionized neurosurgical practice, especially in the field of advanced Parkinson's disease and, more recently, in selected medical-refractory cases of obsessive-compulsive diso...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2005.07.036
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The hypothesis is proposed that: 1. Aflatoxin B1 and polycyclic hydrocarbon carcinogens bind to the regions of DNA to which steroid hormones bind and cause the deletion of genes in these regions. 2. The deletion of these genes may be responsible for a reduced number of ribosomes bound to the endoplasmic reticulum. 3. ...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(77)90063-9
更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIMS:To investigate the role of urinary BK polyoma virus (BKPyV) in the pathophysiology and prognosis of patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC). METHODS:Urine samples were collected from 15 patients with PBS/IC and 8 control patients (with urolithiasis, overactive bladder and benign pros...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2014.06.004
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Primary angle closure glaucoma has been called the most common form of glaucoma in the world, and the leading cause of bilateral blindness. Pupillary block is felt to be the main mechanism of outflow obstruction in this condition. Recent advances in morphologic assessment of angle closure, specifically by means of ult...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2006.11.025
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the regular practice of mindfulness meditation is associated with increased physiological levels of melatonin. Melatonin may be related to a variety of biologic functions important in maintaining health and preventing disease, including breast and prostate ca...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(95)90299-6
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The available epidemiological data for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) support an infectious etiology and lead us to propose a new hypothesis. We examined older epidemiological data concerning categories of the population with increased incidence (aged people, people living in rural areas, farmers, breeders), more...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.070
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cameron and Pauling have reported large survival increases in terminal cancer patients treated with Vitamin C. Their trials, which have been criticised because not based on random, double-blind principles, are reviewed here using a broad inductive method that relies on diverse data of varying quality. Conclusions are ...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0306-9877(82)90089-5
更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aetiology of multiple sclerosis suggests that its occurrence depends on a combination of factors, including viral infection in early childhood, genotype and an initiating event within the central nervous system. The resulting damage may be caused by events initiated by free radicals. Free radicals themselves may c...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0306-9877(97)90196-1
更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Being born in the winter and spring significantly increases one's risk for developing schizophrenia. This birth seasonality may account for as many as 10% of all cases of schizophrenia. Maternal third trimester infections or vitamin D deficiencies are hypothesized to be the most likely cause and can account for many o...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2011.02.019
更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pro PSA, the precursor of PSA, is an inactive 244-amino acid protein secreted by prostatic cells. Pro PSA, a distinct molecular form of free PSA in serum, includes native as well as several truncated forms. Clinical studies have recently provided evidence that pro PSA is associated with prostate cancer (PCa). The trun...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2004.06.006
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although frequently disseminated to other anatomical sites, neuroblastoma (NB) is rarely reported as involving the central nervous system (CNS), which may reflect insufficient research in poorly controlled systemic disease. Here we demonstrate the involvement of the CNS in patients with NB over 18 months of age at dia...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109479
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, degenerative disorder of multifactorial aetiology, characterized by loss of articular cartilage and periarticular bone remodelling. Goals of managing OA include controlling pain, maintaining and improving function and health-related quality of life, and limiting functional impairment....
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2007.01.084
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The prevalence of autism has increased dramatically over the last 60 years, and the cause of this increase is unclear. In this paradigm-shift paper, I propose an explanatory paradigm for the cause of autism and its increased prevalence in the general population. I also discuss how social and historical contexts may ha...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110456
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Using order parameters from field theory, the paper rationalizes the statistics of myeloid and erythroid leukemias more satisfactorily than the random mutation hypothesis. Adapted to B- and plasma cell lineages, the same arguments conceptualize the statistics of related malignancies congruently to clinical findings. ...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1054/mehy.2001.1364
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases like myocardial infarction, complex congenital heart disease, and subsequent heart failure are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in tissue engineering arise to address the lack of available tissues and organs for transplantation because cells alone are not capable of r...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.065
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that may be marked by abdominal pain, bloating, fullness, indigestion, belching, constipation and/or diarrhea. IBS symptoms can result from malabsorption of fructose. Fructose is a monosaccharide found naturally in small quantities in fruits and some vegetables, and in muc...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2015.05.019
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Timely recanalization of infarct related artery along with effective myocardial cell reperfusion represents a major challenge in the management of STEMI. The reperfusion of coronary arteries can induce further cardiomyocyte death by generating oxidative stress, which itself can mediate myocardial damage through a numb...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2017.03.010
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:I have previously assumed that stem tumour cells are 'para-embryonal cells' (PECs) poor or missing in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. PECs might induce adjoining differentiated hyperplastic cells to also express tumoral phenotype and properties, thus transforming them into 'differentiated para-embryon...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0306-9877(98)90213-4
更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) had usually been reported to improve the symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease. Previous studies showed that neurons in the PPTg involved in the control of the sympathetic outflow to the kidneys. Our recent studies using transneuronal labeling ...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2011.09.022
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and oligodendrocyte degeneration and white matter damage play a critical role in the pathogenesis of AD. FGF/FGF receptor signaling have been implicated in diverse cellular processes including cell apoptosis, survival, adhesion, migration, different...
journal_title：Medical hypotheses
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mehy.2012.12.008
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
