Intra-abdominal adhesion formation is initiated by phospholipase A2.

abstract：:Howard Gardner identified five different kinds of creative activity among eminent creators, namely, solving a well-defined problem, putting forth a general conceptual scheme, creating a product that embodies ideas, stylized innovation of an art form, and a 'high-stakes' performance in the socio-political arena. In thi...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kantha SS

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most affected cognitive impairments in children who experienced heavy burdens of diarrhea is semantic fluency, the same impairment that is most affected in Alzheimer's dementia. These findings are leading us into provocative genetic studies that may elucidate the evolution of such genetic polymorphisms as t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Oriá RB,Costa CM,Lima AA,Patrick PD,Guerrant RL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has significantly expanded over the last two decades. The elucidation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) that converts angiotensin (Ang) II into Ang (1-7) led to the discovery of the cardio-protective axis of the RAS. In addition, novel components of the s...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Jha S,Speth RC,Macheroux P

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrosamines have been identified in vaginal secretions of women with trichomoniasis. Both nitrites and amines the elements for nitrosamine synthesis are produced by the abnormal-predominantly anaerobic-vaginal flora of patients with bacterial vaginosis/trichomoniasis. The final formation of nitrosamines could also de...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Pavić N

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that may be marked by abdominal pain, bloating, fullness, indigestion, belching, constipation and/or diarrhea. IBS symptoms can result from malabsorption of fructose. Fructose is a monosaccharide found naturally in small quantities in fruits and some vegetables, and in muc...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： DiNicolantonio JJ,Lucan SC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, which is now viewed as a disease of brain with pathogenesis not fully understood. The main diagnostic methods are examining the retinal nerve fiber layer through optical coherence tomography and investigating visual field defect, but these methods pres...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sun Y,Huang W,Li F,Li H,Wang L,Huang Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies confirm that dietary methionine restriction increases both mean and maximal lifespan in rats and mice, achieving "aging retardant" effects very similar to those of caloric restriction, including a suppression of mitochondrial superoxide generation. Although voluntary caloric restriction is never likely ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： McCarty MF,Barroso-Aranda J,Contreras F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipedal locomotion and fine motility of hand and larynx of humans introduced musculoskeletal adaptations, new pyramidal, corticostriatal, corticobulbar, nigrostriatal, and cerebellar pathways and expansions of prefrontal, cingular, parieto-temporal and occipital cortices with derived new brain capabilities. All select...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ghika J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning disability, attentional disorder and childhood major depression are frequent diagnoses in children with behavioral disturbances and impaired school performance. All three disorders are associated with right cerebral hemisphere dysfunction. Anatomical disturbance of right hemisphere function results in learnin...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Brumback RA,Staton RD

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-1, an established mediator of inflammation, is also a mediator of ovulation (a cyclic inflammatory-like process). We have shown that IL-1 beta induces the in vitro expression of genes believed to play important role in ovulation (IL-1 beta itself, its receptors, IL-1 beta receptor antagonist, glucose ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kol S,Kehat I,Adashi EY

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Operative risk prediction systems (logistic EuroSCORE I, EuroSCORE II and STS Score) are employed together with multidisciplinary discussion to contraindicate conventional surgery in patients with valvular heart disease and propose the employment of alternative transcatheter procedures. The EuroSCORE I has b...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Anselmi A,Ruggieri VG,Harmouche M,Mascle S,Auffret V,Le Breton H,Beneux X,Verhoye JP

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reluctance of physicians to get involved with child abuse can be attributed to the problem of role conflict. Physicians derive their social authority from the Aesculapian tradition. This form of social authority is fragile and easily subverted, yet of utmost importance if physicians are to retain their effectivene...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Thong YH

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex spinal reconstructive procedures are invariably associated with excessive intraoperative blood loss that significantly increases the risk of severe perioperative complications. In some cases, excessive hemorrhage is equivalent to estimated total blood volume. Unfortunately, widely exposed bony surfaces are not...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Block JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) refers to transneuronal degeneration of the corticopontocerebellar pathway, resulting in atrophy of cerebellum contralateral to supratentorial pathology. CCD is traditionally diagnosed on nuclear medicine studies. Our aim is to apply a biexponential diffusion model, composed of intr...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kohannim O,Huang JC,Hathout GM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-invasive assessment of chronic tissue hypoxia is difficult. Pulse oximetry only allows the peripheral oxygen saturation to be measured, while the detection of hyperlactataemia needs to take into account the fact that the accumulation of lactic acid may result from several causes other than prolonged tissue hyp...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Puri BK,Monro JA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) or "fogo selvagem" the epidemiological evidence shows that all the described outbreaks occur on the banks of rivers where there is mercury contamination from alluvium gold mining and deforestation. Pathophysiological evidence shows a similarity to pemphigus induced by sulphydryl (S...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Robledo MA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This hypothesis named Salerian Addictive Potential (SAP) suggests that the addictive potency of any substance may be calculated with an algebraic equation of A=E/T(max)xt(1/2), where A is the addictive potency, E represents the euphoric potency, T(max) is the time to reach peak plasma concentration, and t(1/2) is the ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Salerian AJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:Observations which show that urine output can vary with changes in the contour of the pulse cure, that it can even increase while the mean blood pressure falls during counterpulsation, that the well known hypertensive effect of a renal artery stenosis can also be produced by an aneurysm of the renal artery, cannot be ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gatzek WJ

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:So far, the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has not been clarified, nor has patient therapy been satisfactory. Although inheritance dominates the less frequent early-onset AD in young and middle-aged individuals, environmental and immunogenetic factors have been identified in the most frequently occurring lat...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Laumbacher B,Fellerhoff-Loesch B,Wank R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both human cell lines HL-60 and AML-193 exhibit a myeloblastic and promyelocytic morphology, respectively, but may be regarded as bipotent leukemic precursors. They can be triggered to differentiate to either granulocytes or monocytes upon retinoic acid (RA) or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (D3) addition, respectively. We h...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Camagna A,Testa U,Masciulli R,Barberi T,Samoggia P,Tritarelli E,Pustorino E,Cipollone L,Ciancio L,del Duca P,Dionisi S,del Vecchio LR,Misasi G,de Martinis C,Peschle C

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:Ligaments are generally viewed as passive structural elements. Virtually all treatments for torn ligaments are based upon a structural paradigm. However, there is considerable evidence to suggest that ligaments function as neural sensors to facilitate supportive reflex contractions of muscles. It is hypothesized that ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Brand RA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local-regional relapse is the main recurrence pattern of the carcinoma in gut, and leads to poor prognosis. With the development of the total mesorectal and complete mesocolic excision (TME/CME), the local relapse rate of colorectal cancer has significantly decreased. People attributed it to the improvement of lymphad...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Shen J,Xie D,Tong Y,Gong J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper compares two models of the sense of smell and demonstrates that the new model has advantages over the accepted model with implications for medical research. The accepted transduction model had an odourant or pheromone contacting an aqueous sensory lymph then movement through it to a receptor membrane beneat...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Nicholson B

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is one of the mostly seen neurological disease. It affects to nervous system and hinders people's vital activities. The majority of Parkinson's patients lose their ability to speak, write and balance. Many machine learning methods have been proposed to automatically diagnose Parkinson's disease usi...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Yaman O,Ertam F,Tuncer T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therapy has emerged as a potent therapeutic strategy to improve myocardial infarction. However MSCs therapy encounters a few obstacles regarding the poor viability of the transplanted cells. Therefore, it is important to explore a strategy to enhance post-transplanted MSC viability. To ov...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sharifi AM,Mottaghi S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mainstream researchers explain the etiology of SIDS with the cardiorespiratory paradigm. This has been the focus of intense study for many decades without providing consistent supporting data to link CNS findings to epidemiological risk factors or to the usual clinicopathological findings. Despite this, and the appare...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Goldwater PN

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00