Vitamin D receptor and its protective role in diabetic nephropathy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is fast-becoming a procedure of choice for elective revascularization in high-risk patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease. However, the role of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with acute coronary syndromes requiring emergency revascul...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Raja SG,Haider Z,Zaman H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the efficacy and safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) combined with fluoxetine, with HRT alone, in post-menopausal women suffering from depression. METHODS:A randomized, open-label, parallel trial was applied. HRT was administered to all patients for 2 cycles, with 14 days of estrogen ther...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Liu P,He FF,Bai WP,Yu Q,Shi W,Wu YY,He DJ,Xiao JH,Zheng Y,Liao QP

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and features of active human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and evaluate the diagnostic value of the HCMV using antigenemia assay, serum polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology test. METHODS:Twenty-one SLE children under...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Zhang C,Shen K,Jiang Z,He X

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most typical cardiac abnormality is conotruncal defects (CTDs) in patients with 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). HIRA (histone cell cycle regulator) gene, as one of the candidate genes located at the critical region of 22q11DS, was reported as possibly relevant to CTD in animal models. This study aimed...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Ju ZR,Wang HJ,Ma XJ,Ma D,Huang GY

更新日期：2016-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of noninvasive three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3D-CTA) in preoperative detection of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). METHODS:A prospective evaluation at a single institute over a 2-year period included 23 patients suspected of intracranial AVMs. All pat...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Wu J,Chen X,Shi Y,Chen S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occult stress urinary incontinence may lead to de novo stress urinary incontinence after pelvic floor repair surgery. A measurement of pudendal nerve terminal motor latency can reflect the integrity of the nerves. We aimed to explore the value of pudendal nerve terminal motor latency in the diagnosis of occu...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Zhu L,Hai N,Lang JH,Yu SY,Li B,Wong F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured knee ligaments. Even following ACL reconstruction, significant articular cartilage degeneration can be observed and most patients suffer from premature osteoarthritis. Articular cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis development afte...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Shi DL,Wang YB,Ai ZS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal surgical approach for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes and complications between the anterior and posterior approaches for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy. METHODS:A total of 1...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Zhai JL,Guo SG,Nie L,Hu JH

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of Q-switched alexandrite laser irradiation on dermal melanocytes of nevus of Ota. METHODS:Multiple biopsies were carried out on 4 patients with nevus of Ota before and after laser irradiation. Altogether 11 samples were examined under light microscope and 14 under transmission elec...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Lu Z,Chen J,Wang X,Fang L,Jiao S,Huang W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expressions of hypothalamic arginine vasopressin (AVP) mRNA, renal AVP V2 receptor mRNA, and AVP-dependent aquaporin-2 (AQP2) mRNA in rats with adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome. Effects of Chinese herb Astragalus membranaceus (AM) were also tested. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats with fou...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Ma J,Fan S,Chen J,Gu Y,Lin S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paraquat (PQ; 1, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-bipyridinium), a widely used herbicide that is structurally similar to the known dopaminergic neurotoxicant MPTP (1-methyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine), has been suggested as a potential etiologic factor for the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Aging is an accepte...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Li X,Yin J,Cheng CM,Sun JL,Li Z,Wu YL

更新日期：2005-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tenofovir disoproxil (TDF) is a promising salvage therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who failed regimens of other nucleoside analogues (NAs). In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of TDF monotherapy in Chinese CHB patients with genotypic resistance. METHODS...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Zhou J,Liu YY,Lian JS,Pan LF,Yang JL,Huang JR

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented with abdominal pain and oliguria, after one month of hospital treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed the calcification of bilateral superior segmental ureteral wall. Computed tomo...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Jiang DX,Liao Y,Bai YJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is the preferred method for curative treatment of localized prostate cancer, which could improve disease outcome and reduce normal tissue toxicity reaction. IGRT using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in combination with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) potent...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Li M,Li GF,Hou XY,Gao H,Xu YG,Zhao T

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical features, operative methods and postoperative management of the intra-axial tumors of medullocervical junction, and to make differential diagnosis for different subtypes. METHODS:Fifteen patients with intra-axial tumors of medullocervical junction were treated from August 1988 to Jun...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Xu Q,Bao W,Mao R,Pang L

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1979 we have treated 149 patients with duodenal ulcer by extended parietal cell vagotomy (EPCV). Electron microscopy of parietal cells from gastric body mucosa and gastric acid secretory test were carried out in 22 randomly selected patients before and after EPCV. It was shown that before EPCV the ultrastructure...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Li S,Chen P,An P,Liu C,Yuan S,Chen L

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis and accurate staging are important to improve the cure rate and prognosis for pancreatic cancer. This study was performed to develop an automatic and accurate imaging processing technique system, allowing this system to read computed tomography (CT) images correctly and make diagnosis of panc...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Liu SL,Li S,Guo YT,Zhou YP,Zhang ZD,Li S,Lu Y

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes from regional lymph nodes of patients with ovarian carcinoma were immortalized by fusing them with a nonsecreting cell line of murine myeloma (Sp2/0-Ag14). The fusion rate was 0-87.5%. By early cloning and recloning, a hybrid cell line, named HMD4, was established. It has stably secreted human IgG for more...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Cui H,Qian HN,Feng J,Fu TY,Wei P,Fu ZY

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether the expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), a marker for cholinergic neurons, and growth-associated protein (GAP-43), a marker for synaptogenesis, occurs differently following compression vs. decompression of spinal cord, and whether the reactions have any relationship with the tim...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Chen Q

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that cancer stem cells cause tumor recurrence based on their resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although the highly invasive nature of glioblastoma cells is also implicated in the failure of current therapies, it is not clear whether cancer stem cells are involved in i...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Yu SP,Yang XJ,Zhang B,Ming HL,Chen C,Ren BC,Liu ZF,Liu B

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate mice as experimental animals for Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) infection and investigate the pathogenesis of C. pneumoniae derived pneumonitis. METHODS:Icr mice were inoculated with the C. pneumoniae strain, CWL-029, either intranasally or intravenously. After a single dose inoculation, mi...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Shi Y,Yin J,Zhan H,Feng G,Zhang X,Su X,Song Y,Xia X,Zhou X,Shen P

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleostemin is essential for the proliferation and survival of stem and cancer cells, but it is unknown whether this newly identified molecule is involved in prostate cancer pathogenesis. METHODS:Total RNA and protein were extracted from prostate cancer tissues and PC-3, LNCap and DU145 cell lines. The nuc...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Liu RL,Zhang ZH,Zhao WM,Wang M,Qi SY,Li J,Zhang Y,Li SZ,Xu Y

更新日期：2008-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal angiomyolipoma is a type of benign tumor that occurs sporadically in addition to being associated with tuberous sclerosis. Preoperative embolization of large tumors is important to avoid excessive blood loss during surgery. We reported a patient with a 5505-g giant renal angiomyolipoma in a solitary kidney. The ...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Shen WH,Pan JH,Yan JN,Chen ZW,Zhou ZS,Lu GS,Li WB

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Personalized medicine becomes essential in lung cancer treatment, however lung-cancer-related gene expression profiles in Chinese patients remain unknown. In this study, the correlation of gene expression profiles and clinical characteristics in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was investigated. METHODS:S...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Yu D,Li J,Han Y,Liu S,Xiao N,Li Y,Sun X,Liu Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is always associated with abnormalities in renal microvascular perfusion (RMP). However, few imaging methods can simultaneously evaluate the degree of luminal stenosis and RMP. Thus, this study will aim to evaluate the feasibility of using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for a...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Ren JH,Ma N,Wang SY,Sun YJ,Zhang YW,Guo FJ,Li YJ,Li TH,Ai H,Zhang WD,Li P,Ma WH

更新日期：2019-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using magnetic resonance imaging, diagnosis of malignant meningioma from benign meningioma with atypical features is uncertain. We evaluated the value of lipid signal in differentiating intracranial meningiomas. METHODS:1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) using a point resolved spectroscopy (TR/TE 1000...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Qi ZG,Li YX,Wang Y,Geng DY,Li KC,Shen TZ,Chen XR

更新日期：2008-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phosphorous magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) has been successfully applied to study intracellular membrane compounds and high-energy phosphate metabolism. This study aimed to evaluate the capability of dynamic (31)P-MRS for assessing energy metabolism and mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle ...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Wu FY,Tu HJ,Qin B,Chen T,Xu HF,Qi J,Wang DH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether Angiotensin II (Ang II) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) used in combination could accelerate the process of fibrosis and whether Ang II play a role in exagerating hepatic fibrosis in rats. METHODS:Ang II was injected into the abdominal cavity of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats together with subc...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Zhou X,Li D,Li X,Lu H,Zhang W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender is one of the risk factors accounting for the high prevalence of adolescent myopia. Considerable research results have shown that myopia incidence of female is higher than that of male. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between ocular parameters and serum estrogen level and to investigate th...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Gong JF,Xie HL,Mao XJ,Zhu XB,Xie ZK,Yang HH,Gao Y,Jin XF,Pan Y,Zhou F

更新日期：2015-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize effects of the GP Ib alpha mutation (A156V) on its interaction with von Willebrand factor (vWf) under high fluid shear stress. METHODS:The residue A156 of GP Ib alpha was converted to a valine and the mutant expressed in CHO cells expressing wild-type GP Ib beta and GPIX. The transfected cell...

journal_title：Chinese medical journal

authors： Dong J,Li C,Schade AJ,Fredrickson BJ,Sun L,McIntire LV,López JA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00