Metabolomic analysis as biomarker to study steroid hormone administration in sepsis.

abstract：:The goal in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head is to preserve, not replace, the femoral head. Although many methods have been proposed, none has proved completely satisfactory. Cellular mediators as a supplement to bone grafting and decompression is an attractive approach to this problem because it com...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Yuan B,Liu Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies implicate cellular immunological effector systems in the partial containment of virus replication during the early stages of HIV infection. Immunostimulatory therapeutic regimes designed to enhance virus clearance are therefore theoretically attractive, but are accompanied by the risk of concomitant a...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Wrightham MN,Cann AJ,Sewell HF

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to present a model for removing antidromically activated afferent input from cervically elicited neurogenic motor evoked potentials (nMEPs). nMEPs have recently been used clinically, purportedly for monitoring spinal cord motor function, during spine surgery. However, the nMEP response may...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rose RD

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2(ACE-2) receptors with approx. 0.8% congestion in conjunctival surface, leads to increase susceptibility of Covid-19 transmission through ocular surface. It has been observed that prophylactic measures such as goggle or face shield are unable to offer complete protection against ocul...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sahu DK,Pradhan D,Naik PK,Kar B,Ghosh G,Rath G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiac related mortality and morbidity in the developing countries due to poor diagnosis and lack of proper therapeutics. The definite reason of heart valve injury during RHD is poorly understood. Valvular endothelial cells play an important role in pathogenesis ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sarkar S,Chopra S,Rohit MK,Banerjee D,Chakraborti A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissimilarities in spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of water proton from one tumor to the other is due to the yield of hypoxic fraction in the tumor. The yield of higher relaxation time (T1) in the KHT tumor compared to the RIF-1 tumor as a function of growth is due to the hypoxic fraction of the tumor. The hypox...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Akber SF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We suggest that polymyalgia rheumatica with giant cell arteritis (PR-GCA) is an arachidonic acid metabolites mediated disease which can be diagnosed more accurately and monitored more precisely for therapeutic benefits by the serial determinations of the major urinary prostaglandin F, serum urinary lysozymes, serum ac...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Nalbandian RM,Henry RL,Williams GA,Fleischman JA,O'Donnell FE Jr,Reeser FH

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Teeth start as bi-layered epithelial soft tissue follicles within bony jaws. Follicles grow into teeth and erupt. Early third molar follicles are detectable 8-9 years (±9 months). Intra-oral dental arches of jaws have finite space accommodating formed crowns. The last teeth to erupt are third molars. When th...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Touyz LZ,Dent M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of epileptic patients suffer from refractory epilepsy, despite optimal treatment; thus these patients require new therapeutic approaches. Focal seizure activity is typically initiated in a fixed and localized region, which subsequently spreads to neighboring regions or more distant areas. At the initial...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhang L,Liang S,Zhang G,Kang X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of breast cancer in women has increased dramatically over the last decade. Epidemiological markers of this increased incidence include: endocrine related phenomena (early menarche, age of first parity and age of menopause); exposure of the breast to X-radiation; and a group of seemingly disparate factors...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Morris JJ,Seifter E

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are two deadly neuromuscular degenerative diseases of childhood. Knowledge on their pathophysiological mechanisms may direct us towards treatment or a cure. Although these diseases are caused by two totally different gene-mutations and cause ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Offringa-Hup A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine is one of the principal drugs of abuse. Although impressive advances have been made, unanswered questions remain concerning mechanism of toxicity and addiction. Discussion of action mode usually centers on receptor binding and enzyme inhibition, with limited attention to events at the molecular level. This rev...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kovacic P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease is an immune mediated disorder, the only one with a well-established origin, resulting from a permanent gluten intolerance. Although a gluten-free diet is currently the "safe" and appropriate therapy for celiac disease, this is not always an easy and simple option as "harmful" gluten may contaminate foo...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ivanovski PI,Ivanovski IP,Sedlarevic R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is increasingly admitted that Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two entities of inflammatory bowel disease, are initiated and reactivated by environmental factors in genetically susceptible hosts, and result from aberrant immune response to specific intestinal microbes, in the context of altered compositi...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Beaugerie L,Langholz E,Nyboe-Andersen N,Pigneur B,Sokol H,ECCO Epicom.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inverse association between maternal folate status and incidence of infants born with neural tube defects (NTD's) was recognized over twenty years ago and led the US health agencies in the early 1990s to recommend that women of childbearing age consume 400 microg of folic acid each day. The FDA followed by mandati...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rogers EJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The expression of consciousness and the site of memory storage within the brain are unknown despite over a century of intense empirical scrutiny. Recent anatomical studies show that human protoplasmic astrocytes form innumerable uniform polyhedral tessellating domains that are arranged three-dimensionally. T...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Robertson JM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a common cause of nephrotic disease in adults, and it is thought to be increasing in incidence. FSGS is often difficult to treat and even has a high propensity to relapse after transplant. Indeed, this suggests that there might be some circulating factor responsible for pro...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Altschuler EL

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst the parallels between drug and food craving are receiving increasing attention, the recently elucidated complex physiology of the hypothalamic appetite regulatory centres has been largely overlooked in the efforts to understand drug craving which is one of the most refractory and problematic aspects of drug and...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Reece AS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been the subject of many studies, but remains little understood. Previous work has shown that there is a correlation between the uncoupled spinal neuro-osseous growth and AIS. We believe that this uncoupled spinal neuro-osseous growth may also contribute to...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Yang Z,Xie Y,Li M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apparent association of laryngeal cancer with asbestos and possibly other occupational exposures can be accounted for by the hypothesis that chronic vocal abuse peculiar to certain working conditions will act as a promoting factor for active carcinogens found mainly in tobacco smoke. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chovil A

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, after having formed the hypothesis of the existence of a "Compensating Center" (cerebral?) that orders the increase in the function of one kidney in case of deterioration of its congener, we propose two mechanisms that may lead to the activation of this Center. The first may be the difference between th...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Collard M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have focused on the detrimental effects of malnourishment to the performance of the brain and peripheral nerves. Undernourished children and adults have been studied extensively to establish these consequences. Little attention has been given to the body habitus that affects optimum neurological performan...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Grantham J,Henneberg M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The favourable effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)- and doco-sahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich diets (marine fish, fish oil) on several risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well established. The present survey describes possible new indications for diets supplemented with long-chain n-3 fatty acids. During a stand...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Singer P,Richter-Heinrich E

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms release their antigens into the environment. Some antigens are volatile and may pass into the blood of other organisms during respiration. Fetal antigens enter the mother's bloodstream through the placenta. Foreign antigens in the blood can cause various chemical changes and may initiate an immune reaction. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rumyantsev SN,Grzeszczuk J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unacceptably high incidence of preterm labour is seen in the black and coloured communities of South Africa. This hypothesis proposes that sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase activity plays an important role in preterm labour. The impaired activity of the sodium pump leads to increased cytosolic calcium level...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Du Toit PJ,Theron JJ,Grobler AS,Steinmann CM,Van Papendorp DH

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased level of oxalates in urine and plasma can be attributed to endogenous overproduction, increased ingestion or excessive intestinal absorption. When a supersaturation status is reached, oxalates combine with calcium and crystallize to form 80% of the urinary stones. Several cardiovascular diseases such as coro...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Arafa A,Eshak ES,Iso H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six medical papyri document how Santorini's volcanic ash from the Bronze Age biphasic eruption, otherwise attested by material retrieved at the bottom of lakes at the edge of the Nile Delta, severely affected the health of the inhabitants of Egypt as well as their society as a whole. Treatments for burns caused by par...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Trevisanato SI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Dillon SP,Kurien BT,Maier-Moore JS,Wiley GB,Gaffney PM,Scofield RH

更新日期：2012-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperuricemia has been labeled both a risk factor and marker for cardiovascular pathology in addition to being associated with gout and kidney disease. Uric acid in vitro acts as a potent antioxidant capable of scavenging hydroxy radicals and peroxynitrite and reacting with nitric oxide. Some clinical studies have pro...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kirschbaum B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00