Antiepileptic Drug Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Are Vascular Neurologists Utilizing Electroencephalograms? An Observational Cohort Study.

abstract：:Interactions between proteins and drugs, which can lead to formation of stable drug-protein complexes, have important implications on several processes related to human health. These interactions can affect, for instance, free concentration, biological activity, and metabolism of the drugs in the blood stream. Here, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gorza FD,Pedro GC,Trescher TF,da Silva RJ,Silva JR,de Souza NC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalgae are a promising source of omega-3. The purpose of this study was to extract lipid with a relatively high content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from Nannochloropsis gaditana using subcritical water extraction (SWE). The effects of different temperatures (156.1-273.9°C), extraction times (6.6-23.4 minutes), ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ho BCH,Kamal SMM,Danquah MK,Harun R

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with clinical suspicion of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms and increased inflammatory parameters and may remain without diagnosis after routine diagnostic procedures. Both the nonspecificity of the radiopharmaceutical (18)F-FDG and the synergy of integrating funct...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Balink H,Bennink RJ,van Eck-Smit BL,Verberne HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHD, OMIM#135150) is a rare disease in clinic; it is characterized by skin fibrofolliculomas, pulmonary cysts with an increased risk of recurrent pneumothorax, renal cysts, and renal neoplasms. Previous studies have demonstrated that variants in folliculin (FLCN, NM_144997) are mainly responsi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Yang K,Wang X,Shi Z,Yang Y,Yuan Y,Guo T,Xiao X,Luo H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical chemokine receptors (ACKRs) are a subclass of G protein-coupled receptors characterized by promiscuity of ligand binding and an obvious inability to signal after ligand binding. Although some discoveries regarding this family in Homo sapiens and other species have been reported in some studies, the evolution ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pan L,Lv J,Zhang Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Trace elements and vitamins play a vital role in human body to perform its function properly. Thalassemic patients are at risk of micronutrient deficiency. This study estimated levels of vitamins A, C, E, B12, folic acid, total homocysteine (tHcy), and methylmalonic acid (MMA) along with trace elemen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sherief LM,Abd El-Salam SM,Kamal NM,El Safy O,Almalky MA,Azab SF,Morsy HM,Gharieb AF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exosomes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and may be potentially used as an alternative for cell therapy, for treating diabetic wounds, and aid in angiogenesis. This study, aimed to investigate whether exosomes originated from bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) preconditioned by deferoxamine (DFO-Exos)...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding J,Wang X,Chen B,Zhang J,Xu J

更新日期：2019-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study investigates the differences in the lateral profile and frontal appearance after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) and intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) procedures for the correction of mandibular prognathism. Methods:Sixty patients (30 SSRO and 30 IVRO) underwent mandibular setback s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen CM,Tseng YC,Ko EC,Chen MY,Chen KJ,Cheng JH

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. To confirm that physical activity program improves the symptoms of dementia and the most effective physical activity was selected to help establish exercise programs. Methods. Three databases, PubMed, Science Direct, and Willey online, were used to collect articles. The databases were published between Janu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee HS,Park SW,Park YJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:CD57 is normally found on NK-cells, but little is known about its expression in prostatic tissue. METHODS:We investigated CD57 expression by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarrays containing 3262 prostate cancers (PCa), lymph node metastases, and benign prostatic tissue. The results were compared wit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wangerin H,Kristiansen G,Schlomm T,Stephan C,Gunia S,Zimpfer A,Weichert W,Sauter G,Erbersdobler A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The use of blue light-emitting devices (smartphones, tablets, and laptops) at bedtime has negative effects on sleep due to light stimulation and/or problematic excessive use. We aimed to evaluate, among young medical students, if the perception of sleep disturbances due to bedtime use of these devices is c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jniene A,Errguig L,El Hangouche AJ,Rkain H,Aboudrar S,El Ftouh M,Dakka T

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Host jump can result in deadly pandemic events when avian influenza A viruses broaden their host specificity and become able to infect mammals, including humans. Haemagglutinin-the major capsid protein in influenza A viruses-is subjected to high rate mutations, of which several occur at its "head": the receptor-bindin...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Righetto I,Filippini F

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was proposed to investigate the toxicological and prophylactic potential of ethanolic extracts of Rosa damascena and Nymphaea alba and their mixture in albino mice. For toxicity study, three different doses of plant extracts were orally administrated to three groups of mice for 14 successive days. Bl...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Batool R,Kalsoom A,Akbar I,Arshad N,Jamil N

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at clarifying the mechanism and role of survivin in hypoxia-induced multidrug resistance (MDR) of laryngeal carcinoma cells. Human laryngeal cancer cells were incubated under hypoxia or normoxia. The expression of survivin was silenced by performing RNA interference. Additionally, by Western blot and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu D,Li DW,Xie J,Chen XW

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of picture archiving and communication systems (PACSs) thoroughly changes the way of medical informatics communication and management. However, as the scale of a hospital's operations increases, the large amount of digital images transferred in the network inevitably decreases system efficiency. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu YL,Shih CT,Chang YJ,Chang SJ,Wu J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:An increased number of survivors have emerged from the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic. Post-Ebola Syndrome (PES) is a group of physical and psychological symptoms affecting EVD survivors. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PES among EVD survivors in Montserrado County, Lib...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wilson HW,Amo-Addae M,Kenu E,Ilesanmi OS,Ameme DK,Sackey SO

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents data of long-term open prospective study. 312 male clean-up workers, who participated in elimination of the Chernobyl disaster consequences in 1986-87, were observed and examined in Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry. The average age of patients was 57,0 ± 6,8 years. All patients were diagno...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Krasnov V,Kryukov V,Samedova E,Emelianova I,Ryzhova I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to microgravity conditions causes cardiovascular deconditioning in astronauts during spaceflight. Until now, no specific drugs are available for countermeasure, since the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play key roles in various vascular function...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Y,Lau P,Pansky A,Kassack M,Hemmersbach R,Tobiasch E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate tumor structure in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) using histogram analyses of mean diffusivity (MD), determine potential treatment and corticosteroid-related effects on MD, and monitor changes in MD distributions over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS:DTI was performed on a 1.5T GE...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Steffen-Smith EA,Sarlls JE,Pierpaoli C,Shih JH,Bent RS,Walker L,Warren KE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent advancement in the field of ocular therapy, drug delivery approaches have been elevated to a new concept in terms of nonionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs), that is, the ability to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient in a staggered profile. However the major drawbacks of the conventional drug deliv...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sahoo RK,Biswas N,Guha A,Sahoo N,Kuotsu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to analyse perceptually and acoustically the voices of patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis (UVFP) and compare them to the voices of normal subjects. These voices were analysed perceptually with the GRBAS scale and acoustically using the following parameters: mean fundamental freque...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jesus LM,Martinez J,Hall A,Ferreira A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burdens globally. However, few studies have focused on TB in young children, a vulnerable population, where lack of early diagnosis results in poor outcomes. METHODS:Young children (≤ 5 years) with suspected TB were prospectively enrolled at a tertiary hospital...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jain SK,Ordonez A,Kinikar A,Gupte N,Thakar M,Mave V,Jubulis J,Dharmshale S,Desai S,Hatolkar S,Kagal A,Lalvani A,Gupta A,Bharadwaj R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the correlation between dynamic test results obtained on a stabilometric platform and the results achieved on the Y-balance test (Y-BT). Method:The study group consisted of 52 adolescent athletes, aged 14 to 17 years. Each participant was evaluated in the scope of th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sikora D,Pałac M,Myśliwiec A,Wolny T,Linek P

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Although considerable progress has been made in the management of patients with invasive fungal infections, Candida bloodstream infections are still widespread in hospital settings. Incidence rates vary geographically, often because of different patient populations. The aim of the present study was to describe the epi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Caggiano G,Coretti C,Bartolomeo N,Lovero G,De Giglio O,Montagna MT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, closely related to smoking, are major lung diseases affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The generated gas mixture of smoking is proved to contain about 4,500 components such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, oxidants, fine particulate matter, and aldeh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hou W,Hu S,Li C,Ma H,Wang Q,Meng G,Guo T,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have now widely reached the lucrative market of anticoagulation. While the marketing authorization holders claimed that no routine monitoring is required and that these compounds can be given at fixed doses, several evidences arisen from the literature tend to demonstrate the opposi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Douxfils J,Mani H,Minet V,Devalet B,Chatelain B,Dogné JM,Mullier F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased use of imaging modalities in the last years has led to a greater incidence in depicting abdominal incidental lesions. In particular, "incidentalomas" of the kidney are discovered in asymptomatic patients or patients who suffer from diseases not directly related to the kidneys. The aim of this paper is to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mazziotti S,Cicero G,D'Angelo T,Marino MA,Visalli C,Salamone I,Ascenti G,Blandino A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx layer (EGL) is known to occur during major surgery, but its degradation associated with minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) remains unclear. We investigated if serum biomarkers of EGL disruption were elevated during VATS lobectomy, and whether the urin...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang J,Wu A,Wu Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To explore the effects of depression on cardiac autonomic nerve function and related metabolic pathways, the heart rate variability (HRV) and urinary differential metabolites were detected on the college students with depression. Methods:12 female freshmen with depression were filtered by the Beck Depression I...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao S,Chi A,Yan J,Yao C

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a systematic review of the literature, to describe the different virtual reality (VR) interventions and interactive videogames applied to the lower extremity (LE) of stroke patients, and to analyse the results according to the most frequently used outcome measures. MATERIAL AND METHODS:An electron...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luque-Moreno C,Ferragut-Garcías A,Rodríguez-Blanco C,Heredia-Rizo AM,Oliva-Pascual-Vaca J,Kiper P,Oliva-Pascual-Vaca Á

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00