X-ray induced adenomas in rodents.

abstract：:Chemo- and radio-resistant cancer cells within solid tumors undermine the effectiveness of these approaches to achieving oncolysis. These resistant cells and clusters of cells typically thrive at low oxygen tensions and are reliant on anaerobic metabolic pathways that churn out lactate. This hypoxic state is one that ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Payne AG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The various neurotransmitter systems postulated to be involved in the pathogenesis of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome(GTS) are described with special reference to the endogenous opioid system(EOS). Malfunction of the opioid system is proposed as the underlying disturbance in this disease causing secondary dysfunction o...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gillman MA,Sandyk R

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a known fact that individuals who engaged in delinquent behavior in childhood are more probable to carry on similar behavior in adulthood. If the factors that lead children to involve in delinquency are defined, the risk of dragging children into crime can be detected before they are involved in crime and delinq...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ucuz I,Ciçek AU,Ari A,Ozcan OO,Aybüke Sari S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells, the initial step of reverse cholesterol transport, is assumed to be the most relevant step with respect to atherosclerosis. As one of the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC) family members, ABCG1 plays a critical role in the process of cholesterol efflux. It has been r...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ni ZL,Zhao SP,Wu Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the recent hypothesis that hair loss might be a manifestation of metabolic abnormalities particularly hyperglicemia. It has been reported various environmental risk factors affecting hair loss. There is growing evidence on the relationship between prediabetes and worse metabolic profile. However, there are few stud...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cakir E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite important advances in understanding its pathophysiology, therapy for septic shock remains largely symptomatic and supportive. Aiming to elevate the systemic arterial blood pressure by using vasoconstrictor manoeuvers are preferred without paying much attention to the ischaemia produced at the peripheral tissue...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Iskit AB,Guc MO

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) is a common ailment characterized by necrosis of bone trabecular and bone marrow. It's mainly caused by the destruction of the blood supply in the femoral head and high rate of morbidity and disability is involved. Many methods have been tried including conservative treatm...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Xu M,Peng D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a major public health problem, which occurs in epidemic proportions. Our understanding of the systems of the brain related to energy balance has increased over the last decade. As a result, drugs most commonly used today in the management of obesity have their primary effect in modulating the balance betwee...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rosmond R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This novel, iso-osmo-resistive theory offers electro-resistivity of food components as a new dimension for digestion. Firstly, fats, carbohydrates and proteins differ markedly in their resistivity, which offers a way to monitor them, especially when digestive enzymes cause consistent and distinctive changes. Secondly ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sutton JA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Silicone may, like any other adjuvant, induce an inflammatory reaction and diseases. There is no data about its use in renal transplant recipients. Increased immunogenicity of silicon may manifest by activation of both the innate and the adaptive immune system cells what promotes a chronic pro-inflammatory response. D...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Basic-Jukic N,Ratkovic M,Radunovic D,Kastelan Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which blast pressure waves cause mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are an open question. Possibilities include acceleration of the head, direct passage of the blast wave via the cranium, and propagation of the blast wave to the brain via a thoracic mechanism. The hypothesis that the blas...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Courtney AC,Courtney MW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretion of ovarian hormones directly into the peritoneal cavity has been repeatedly demonstrated for 25 years, but the consequences of this pathway of secretion have not been fully considered. Circumstantial evidence suggests the following hypotheses: (1) Hormones enter the endometrial cavity through the tubes and i...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Foster EA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present paper is to give a schematic illustration of the basic humoral mechanisms of sodium, calcium and glucose homeostasis regulation. These can be compared to a lever system that maintains a dynamic equilibrium. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Tolekova A,Popov B

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a recently discovered multimeric inflammatory mediator that is structurally linked to short pentraxins, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component. PTX3 is produced by a variety of tissues and cells, including vascular endothelial cells and macrophages. Because of its ext...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Parlak A,Iyisoy A,Aydogan U,Cakir E,Saglam K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to search for periodical fluctuations in daily occurrence of gout attacks during the synodic lunar cycle. 126 gout attacks were recorded between 1972 and 1994 at known calendar dates. The synodic plexogram, displaying the number of attacks for each day of the cycle, was processed by cosinor regression. A p...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mikulecký M,Rovenský J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What causes cancer? To date, this question is left with no answer. The scientific community keeps defining cancer as a proliferation of cells in an uncontrolled and uncontrollable manner. The hypothesis developed here through an understanding of the cancer cell's behaviour led to its re-definition, providing answers t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Majerus MA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the reports made about dogs detecting cancer on the basis of odour, our hypothesis is that the volatile organic compounds produced by tumours, and detected by dogs, are products of MHC genes. Two lines of evidences support this hypothesis: (1) human body odour is genetically determined by MHC. These antigen mole...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Balseiro SC,Correia HR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl's nodes (SNs) are common abnormalities in the human spine, which represent herniation of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc into the adjacent cartilaginous endplate of the vertebra. However, the principle mechanism of SNs is still not fully understood. And the relationship of SNs in the spine and ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhang N,Li FC,Huang YJ,Teng C,Chen WS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no secret that despite the rapid development of new methods of cancer therapy, we still are not able to completely destroy the tumor. Every time we attack the tumor, the tumor neutralizes our attempts. Carcinogenesis can be presented as a tree whose branches are different pro-tumor mechanisms and whose trunk ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Malyshev IY,Kuznetsova LV,Mardente S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The materno-fetal relationship is governed by critical levels of progesterone (P) and prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha). The 'see-saw' in concentration of these molecules maintain and terminate pregnancy in placental mammals. Apart from the enhancement or suppression of uterine contractility by PGF2 alpha and P resp...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Pearson RD

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fibrosis and emphysema are in many ways on opposite ends of the pulmonary parenchymal disease spectrum, they seem to share common pathomechanistic steps. This is illustrated by the coexistence of both entities in lungs of individuals with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Macroproteins elastin and co...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Janssen R,de Brouwer B,von der Thüsen JH,Wouters EFM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is reviewed supporting a hypothesis of an anticarcinogenic effect of magnesium. Animal studies reported increased cancer in rodents maintained on magnesium deficient diets and a preventive effect for rodents fed excess levels of magnesium. Epidemiologic evidence is presented that magnesium levels in water, fo...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Blondell JM

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium is a naturally occurring alkali metal, which living organisms ingest from dietary sources and which is also present in trace amounts in the human body. In much higher concentrations, lithium is effective as a medication for mania and mood swings including manic depressive disorders. Many studies have shown tha...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Demling JH,Eglau MC,Autenrieth T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a complex and heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown etiology but very likely resulting from both genetic and environmental factors. Recent estimates suggest that it affects 1 in 100-150 individuals in the US. Oxidative stress, inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction have all been suggested ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Maher P

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Mental retardation is a progressive condition in Down syndrome: intelligence starts to decline linearly within the first year. This phenomenon could be related to the overproduction of a toxic compound, hydrogen sulfide. Indeed, a gene located on chromosome 21 controls the production of cystathionine-β-synthase, an en...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kamoun PP

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysbiosis is a prominent feature of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, the efficacy of using antibiotics aiming at the aberrant gut microflora for IBD treatment are either unsuccessful or not persistent. In contrast, long-term oral vancomycin has been proved effective in controlling both the bile duct and gut...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Du W,Han W,Dong J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal neuralgia is a painful condition that causes great discomfort. Although this disease has been known for more than 1000years, there is still no consensus on its underlying mechanism or treatment. Many hypotheses have been reported to explain the cause and nature of trigeminal neuralgia. These include theorie...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Peker S,Sirin A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a model which puts together three key elements of cancer theory: the analogies between embryogenesis and carcinogenesis, the role played in both processes by morphogens and related pathways, and the recently emerged paradigm of cancer stem cells. The model is called Epigenetic Tracking. Originally...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Fontana A,Wróbel B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00