HIV induced neuroendocrine alterations in AIDS patients as a co-factor of immune deficiency.

abstract：:Although all multicellular organisms undergo structural and functional deterioration with age, senescence is not a uniform process. Rather, each organism experiences a constellation of changes that reflect the heterogeneous effects of age on molecules, cells, organs and systems, an idiosyncratic pattern that we refer ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Walker LC,Herndon JG

更新日期：2010-06-01 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

authors： Money-Kyrle AF

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic individuals frequently suffer from skin pathologies, especially in their feet. Co-existing peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy exacerbate the capacity of these individuals to cope with infections, minor cuts and wounds, often leading to hard to treat and chronic ulcers. Copper has potent anti-fungal an...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Borkow G,Zatcoff RC,Gabbay J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotheses generally conform to paradigms which, over time, change, usually tardily, after they have become increasingly difficult to sustain under the impact of non-conforming evidence and alternative hypotheses, but more important, when they no longer are comfortably ensconced in the surrounding social-economic-poli...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kaellis E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer algorithms can only produce seemingly random or pseudorandom numbers whereas certain natural phenomena, such as the decay of radioactive particles, can be utilized to produce truly random numbers. In this study, the ability of humans to generate random numbers was tested in healthy adults. Subjects were simpl...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Persaud N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by loss of dopaminergic neuromelanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra. Peripheral melanin, found in skin and hair, and neuromelanin appear to have some characteristics in common and share the same precursor for their synthesis; therefore...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Jucevičiūtė N,Banaitytė I,Vaitkus A,Balnytė R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that combination of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) could be useful as the basis for targeted cancer therapy involving antibody-, polymer-, or gene-directed approaches. By circulating IAA in human body, the cells labeled with HRP could be selectively killed since cytoto...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kawano T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion protein, known as Prp(c), is a GPI-anchored membrane bound glycoprotein ubiquitously expressed in the body. To date, the precise nature of its physiological role remains a mystery. The prion protein's presence on neurons and immune effector cells suggests a dual neurological and immunological function. Some cons...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： McBride SM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common causes of hypercalcemia. Most cases result from sporadic benign monoclonal adenomas or hyperplasia. Increased body weight is consistently present in cohorts of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. It has been shown that fat mass is the major determinant of se...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cheng SP,Doherty GM,Chang YC,Liu CL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite all improvements in transplant medicine, renal transplant recipients have a high risk for cardiovascular mortality. A high prevalence of cardiovascular complications in renal transplant recipients (RTR) is explained by cardiovascular risk factors present before transplantation, in addition to the development o...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mikolasevic I,Racki S,Lukenda V,Pavletic-Persic M,Milic S,Orlic L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. Smoking is an inverse risk factor for Parkinson's disease, although the mechanism for this apparent neuroprotection is not definitively established. Smoking consistently upregulates nicotinic...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chapman MA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mandibular asymmetry (MA) is one of the most common craniofacial malformations. However, there is no optimal technique for this malformation nowadays. A novel technique for both children and adults with less disadvantages is a must. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a straight-chain polypeptide secreted by the parathyroid ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Wan Q,Li ZB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curvilinear distraction is currently under investigation to reconstruct curved maxillofacial bone defects. However, previous studies have revealed the discrepancy between the contour of the regenerated bone in the distraction gap and the curvilinear pathway of the transport disc. We hypothesize that the discrepancy is...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhou L,Shang H,Feng Z,Liu C,Ye W,Ma Q,Wu W,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-G is a nonclassical HLA immunotolerogenic molecule expressed in different human cell types. Successful embryo implantation is a consequence of information exchange between the uterus and the blastocyst. It is widely accepted that HLA-G expression by the fetus promotes the establishment of several mechanisms that, ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kaminski V,Ellwanger JH,Chies JAB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of local pathology has long served neurology admirably. Relevant models include self-organizing nonlinear brain dynamics, global workspace and dynamic core theories. However such models are inconsistent with certain clinical phenomena found in Charles Bonnet syndrome, disjunctive agnosia and schizophrenia,...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Globus GG,O'Carroll CP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common problems faced by aging men and can be associated with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms that affect quality of life by interfering with normal daily activities and sleep patterns. Despite the clinical importance of BPH, its pathogenesis is still poorl...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cho KS,Kim J,Choi YD,Kim JH,Hong SJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In literature, the cerebellum is given a substantial role in cognitive processes, in addition to traditional views on cerebellar function of regulating motor behaviour. The phenomenon of cerebellar damage causing impairments in memory and executive functioning was observed in various cerebellar disorders. Cerebellar c...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Wijnia JW,Goossensen A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristic insoluble, senile (neuritic) plaques found extracellularly in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) contain the fibrillar form of beta-amyloid (Abeta42). A substantial proportion of autopsied elderly brains have demonstrated DNA evidence of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infiltration...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kammerman EM,Neumann DM,Ball MJ,Lukiw W,Hill JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyol pathway consists of two enzymes aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH); the former is the first enzyme in the polyol pathway, that catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol, the latter is the second one, that converts sorbitol to fructose using by NAD(+) as a cofactor. We along with oth...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Amano S,Yamagishi S,Koda Y,Tsuneoka M,Soejima M,Okamoto T,Inagaki Y,Yamada K,Kimura H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is identified as the uniting principle linking the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and carcinoma. Elevated TNF-alpha initially increases, and then inhibits, the activity of a number of ke...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Holden RJ,Pakula IS,Mooney PA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type of treatment that most psychiatric disturbances receive at present is a mixture of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, following the principle that mental functions are the result of the activities of brain machinery subsequent to the interaction between individuals and their external environment. We now know ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Galzigna L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of tumor cells to differentiate in combination with their ability to express genes that are not expressed in normal tissues, may result in the emergence of new cell types in evolution. Tumors may play an evolutionary role by providing conditions (space and resources) for the expression of newly evolving ge...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kozlov AP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For reasons that are not known, the incidence of stomach cancer is declining in most countries. In contrast, cancer of the gastric remnant after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer disease seems to be increasing. "Stump cancer" has been claimed to be a separate disease entity and has recently been mentioned as an iat...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Domellöf L

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modern living standard has imposed upon society a situation of chronic sleep deprivation. This chronic loss of sleep affects women more than it does men. As a result, the postponement of pregnancy has become a common choice due to the priority given to social and domestic activities. For women, pregnancy represent...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Pires GN,Andersen ML,Giovenardi M,Tufik S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation integrates diverse mechanisms that are associated not only with pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, but also with physiological processes like reproduction i.e. oogenesis and embryogenesis as well as aging. In the curre...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Aller MA,Arias N,Fuentes-Julian S,Blazquez-Martinez A,Argudo S,Miguel MP,Arias JL,Arias J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconciling the early promising results of radiation therapy in the treatment of epilepsy with the recent theory concerning the role of nonsynaptic mechanisms in focal epileptogenesis, it is suggested that the potential of irradiation as an alternative to temporal lobe resection in intractable epilepsy should be re-ev...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Elomaa E

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many published studies about the epigenetic effects of the prenatal and infant periods on health outcomes. However, there is very little knowledge regarding the effects of the intrapartum period (labor and birth) on health and epigenetic remodeling. Although the intrapartum period is relatively short compare...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Dahlen HG,Kennedy HP,Anderson CM,Bell AF,Clark A,Foureur M,Ohm JE,Shearman AM,Taylor JY,Wright ML,Downe S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a presumptive mechanism for the development of changes in respiratory function due to chronic neck pain. The patient with neck pain presents a number of factors that could constitute a predisposition of leading to a respiratory dysfunction: (a) the decreased strength of deep neck flexors and exten...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kapreli E,Vourazanis E,Strimpakos N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Educational expansion in western countries has been achieved mainly by adding years to full-time education; however, this process has probably reduced efficiency. Sooner or later, efficiency must improve, with a greater educational attainment per year. Future societies will probably wish more people to study science t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Charlton BG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid produced by the malignant tumor is what keeps the malignancy going. Suppression or the removal of lactic acid is the prerequisite for any cancer treatment. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Niakan B

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00