Three sporadic cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in China and their clinical analysis.

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasound (US) elastography in differentiating between benign and malignant peripheral lung lesions (PLLs). This retrospective study included 91 consecutive patients with 91 PLLs. Conventional US, strain elastography (SE), acoustic radiation force i...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wei H,Lu Y,Ji Q,Zhou H,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) protein has been associated with cisplatin resistance. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between ERCC1 protein levels and the therapeutic effect of individualized therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 190 ad...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Gao Z,Han B,Shen J,Gu A,Qi D,Huang J,Shi C,Xiong L,Zhao Y,Jiang L,Wang H,Chen Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compound Astragalus and Salvia miltiorrhiza extract (CASE) is a Chinese herbal formula consisting of astragalosides, astragalus polysaccharide and salvianolic acids extracted from Astragalus membranaceus and Salvia miltiorhiza. Previous studies by our group have demonstrated that CASE effectively suppresses diethylini...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wu C,Kan H,Hu M,Liu X,Boye A,Jiang Y,Wu J,Wang J,Yang X,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH) is a mainly bilateral complication of steroid therapy that involves extensive necrosis, and frequently occurs in young and middle-aged individuals, with a high disability rate. Autophagy is an intracellular lysosomal degradation process occurring in numero...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li X,Li YS,Li LJ,Xie X,Yang Y,Deng ZH,Zeng C,Lei GH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary synovial sarcoma is a rare but aggressive disease. The present study describes the case of a 68-year-old female with pulmonary synovial sarcoma. The patient was mistakenly treated for small cell lung cancer due to false-positive staining for synaptophysin and cluster of differentiation 56. Despite severe mye...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Satoh H,Takayashiki N,Shiozawa T,Miyazaki K,Ohara G,Kagohashi K,Kurishima K,Sugita S,Aoyama T,Hasegawa T,Hizawa N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide; however, endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation has been proposed as a promising treatment strategy for EPC. High levels of tumor necrosis factor-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) have been reported in AMI, a...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Sheng Z,Ju C,Li B,Chen Z,Pan X,Yan G,He Y,Yao Y,Ma G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of paraquat (PQ) on interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in macrophages were investigated. Different concentrations of PQ were added to mouse macrophage RAW264.7 for culture. According to different concentrations of PQ, mice were divided into micro concentration (0.01 mmol/l), low concentra...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Huang J,Ning N,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is caused by various factors, and Glabridin may have protective effects on the cardiovascular system. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Glabridin on atherosclerosis and evaluate whether Glabridin attenuates arteriosclerosis and endothelial permeability by suppressing the m...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang G,Sun G,Wang Y,Yu P,Wang X,Zhou B,Zhu H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge of the expected time-to-positivity (TTP) of blood cultures by major pathogens is essential both clinically and economically. To this end, we conducted the present two-year study in our Institution, aiming to assess the TTP of all the major microorganisms including Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aerugino...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Moustos E,Staphylaki D,Christidou A,Spandidos DA,Neonakis IK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Femoral shaft fracture is one of the most common types of fracture encountered in the clinic. For certain complex femoral shaft fractures, the traditional intramedullary nail may not provide sufficient stability. Therefore, novel intramedullary nail systems are required. The femur 3D model and the internal fixation mo...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Cui Y,Xing W,Pan Z,Kong Z,Sun L,Sun L,Cheng X,Liu C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present meta-analysis was to systematically assess the efficacy of the various treatments available for moderate to severe psoriasis. PubMed and Embase databases were systematically searched to select relevant studies up to February 2015. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were u...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Geng W,Zhao J,Fu J,Zhang H,Qiao S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miR)-199b-5p has been reported to have a critical role in various types of malignancy. However, the exact function miR-199b-5p in renal cancer remains to be fully elucidated. The present study aimed to detect the expression levels of miR-199b-5p in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tissues and RCC cell lines, and i...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lai Y,Quan J,Lin C,Li H,Hu J,Chen P,Xu J,Guan X,Xu W,Lai Y,Ni L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Rb1 (GRb1), which is one of the main ingredients derived from Panax ginseng, has been widely used to treat various gastrointestinal disorders. The present study aimed to determine whether GRb1 was able to prevent intestinal mucosal barrier damage in rats following peritoneal air exposure for 3 h. GRb1 (5, ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhou F,Zhang P,Chen X,Yan J,Yao J,Yu Z,Chen X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed the effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on the pregnancy outcomes of women of advanced age using a back-propagation (BP) artificial neural network. We conducted a retrospective analysis on postpartum and hospital delivery data from 1,015 women of ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lin J,Fu Y,Han Q,Yan J,Chen R,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to explore the effects and mechanisms of insulin on mitochondrial oxidative stress in septic acute kidney injury (AKI). Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided randomly into four groups: Control group, sham surgery group, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) group, and CLP plus insulin grou...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Chen GD,Zhang JL,Chen YT,Zhang JX,Wang T,Zeng QY

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that vitamin B6 suppresses tumorigenesis in the colon of mice and exerts an anti-inflammatory effect through the inhibition of NF-κB activation. As these effects resemble the pharmacological properties of thiazolidinedione (TZD), a synthetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yanaka N,Kanda M,Toya K,Suehiro H,Kato N

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thrombocytosis has been reported in a variety of cancer types, the standard of thrombocytosis in gastric cancer (GC) and the association between thrombocytosis and the clinicopathological features of patients with GC remain unclear. In the present study, 1,763 GC patients were retrospectively filtered by preo...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Hu C,Chen R,Chen W,Pang W,Xue X,Zhu G,Shen X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression and role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3 (PI3KC3) in the peripheral blood in patients with hypertension. A total of 28 patients with primary hypertension and 20 healthy control subjects were inc...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Liu H,Yang J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy in the liver, which is a global health problem. The present study aimed to observe the apoptotic effects of berbamine on SMMC-7721 cell lines and to investigate the effects of berbamine on induction of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. The human HCC SMMC-7721 cells...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Cao Y,Cao J,Yu B,Wang S,Liu L,Tao L,Sun W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present case report describes a case of infantile myofibromatosis (IM) with a pseudo-ulcerated plaque on the right side of the back of a fetus, detected in the 38th week of gestation using prenatal ultrasound. The fetus was examined weekly by ultrasound to measure the size of the mass. At birth, the scarlet mass w...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhang F,Cheng D,Wu M,Ge L,Ma X

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of telomerase is involved in carcinogenesis in most types of cancers. However, the prognostic value of telomerase activity (TA) in patients with gastric carcinoma (GC) remains controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relationship between TA and the clinical outcome of GC. A meta-analysis of...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lü MH,Deng JQ,Cao YL,Fang DC,Zhang Y,Yang SM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of an occluded culprit artery or collaterals in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is relatively common; however, limited data are available regarding their clinical significance. The aim of the current study was to determine the clinical characteristics of occluded culprit arteries a...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Hwang HJ,Park CB,Cho JM,Jin ES,Sohn IS,Kim DH,Kim CJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine how Endostar inhibits tumor angiogenesis and increases radiation sensitivity when combined with radiotherapy. In vitro studies were conducted to analyze the expression levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1α) and basic fibroblas...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wu Y,Zheng Y,Shen Z,Ge W,Xie Y,Li C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese herbal extracts are being used increasingly to treat osteoarthritis (OA) in recent years. Baicalin (BA) is an active component of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extracts and protects chondrocytes against damage. The aim of the present study was to examine the mechanism of action of BA on chondrocytes from mous...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang P,Zhu P,Liu R,Meng Q,Li S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the role of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in drug-induced early cognitive impairment and the underlying mechanism concerning microRNA (miR)-30b. A mouse model of cognitive impairment was established by intraperitoneal injection of scopolamine (2 mg/kg body weight) for...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li X,Gao Y,Meng Z,Zhang C,Qi Q

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 4/C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12 (CXCR4/CXCL12) axis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. However, the mechanisms governing this remain to be determined. The current study demonstrated that human lung fibroblasts (HLFs) exhibit high CXCL12 expression and al...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li F,Xu X,Geng J,Wan X,Dai H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated prognostic evaluation of child patients with viral encephalitis through ambulatory electroencephalogram (AEEG) and regular electroencephalogram (REEG). A total of 94 child patients who were clinically diagnosed with viral encephalitis in Yantaishan Hospital of Yantai from May 2010 to July 2014,...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lin Y,Zhang G,Wang Y,Chai J,Jiang X,Li C,Xu H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study by our group showed that a 44-amino-acid fragment of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) facilitated corneal epithelial wound healing. In the present study this fragment was shortened to obtain peptides of 18, 20 and 29 amino acids in length, and their promoting effects on the healing of full-thi...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Tsai SH,Tsao LP,Chang SH,Ho TC,Tung KY,Wu AC,Tsao YP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ropivacaine at different concentrations on intrapartum fever, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in parturient with epidural labor analgesia were compared to provide reference for the rational selection of anesthetics in clinic. Medical records of 198 cases of primi-paras admitted to t...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhou X,Li J,Deng S,Xu Z,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the function of microRNA-146b on myocardial infarction and the mechanism. An MTT assay, Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) apoptosis assay, ELISA kits, western blot analysis and a caspase-3/8 activity assay were used to measure cell growth, vascular apoptosis inflammatory f...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhao L,Yang XR,Han X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00