An overview of potential therapeutic agents to treat COVID-19.

abstract：:Newcastle disease virus (NDV), an avain paramyxovirus, has been assigned to the genus Avulavirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It causes Newcastle disease (ND) that is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting poultry and most species of birds. The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein of NDV has m...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun C,Wen H,Chen Y,Chu F,Lin B,Ren G,Song Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum albumin (HSA) is used as an important plasma volume expander in clinical practice. In the present study, HSA was N-terminally PEGylated and a PEGylated HAS (PEG-HSA) carrying one chain of PEG (20 kDa) per HSA molecule was obtained. The purity, secondary structure and hydrodynamic radius of the modified pro...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhao T,Yang Y,Zong A,Tan H,Song X,Meng S,Song C,Pang G,Wang F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of anesthesia with sevoflurane and with propofol on glucose utilization in rats were investigated. Sevoflurane significantly impairs glucose utilization whereas propofol does not. Both insulin secretion and sensitivity affect glucose utilization. Propofol is hydrophobic, and anesthesia with this agent is a...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Li X,Kitamura T,Kawamura G,Mori Y,Sato K,Araki Y,Sato R,Yamada Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic around the world. With the explosive growth of confirmed cases, emergency medical supplies are facing global shortage, which restricts the treatment of seriously ill patients and protection of medical staff. Taking China, the United States, Australia, and Canada ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wang X,Wu W,Song P,He J

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is an acute febrile illness resulting from infection by a flavivirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. It is characterized by bleeding manifestations and a plasma leak syndrome. Hepatic involvement in the form of elevation in transaminases is common. However, acute hepatic failure is uncommon. It is not known ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Agarwal MP,Giri S,Sharma V,Roy U,Gharsangi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation-based markers are considered prognostic indicators for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver resection. However, there is little information concerning whether they are useful for HCC patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). In this study, 1452 patients were enro...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Qin L,Li C,Xie F,Wang Z,Wen T

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 2-day seminar in 2 consecutive years respectively for community health professionals. We prepared the child-rearing support manual (CRSM) and conducted a seminar program to improve skills to provide mental assessments and postnatal care support for mothers and their famili...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Kamibeppu K,Furuta M,Yamashita H,Sugishita K,Suzumiya H,Yoshida K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvant therapy after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited. Here, we evaluated the effects of postoperative sorafenib on recurrence and survival in HCC patients. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were analyzed as the main endpoint, recurrence rate, and mortality rate were analyzed as sec...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang W,Zhao G,Wei K,Zhang Q,Ma W,Song T,Wu Q,Zhang T,Kong D,Li Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major public health problem worldwide. Although several antiviral drugs have been approved for hepatitis B, they cause significant dose-dependent side-effects (interferon-alpha) and drug resistance (lamivudine, etc.). Safe and potent new anti-HBV drugs are urgen...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Wang Y,Kokudo N,Fang D,Tang W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella), a pathogenic bacterium, is a major cause of foodborne diseases worldwide. Salmonella injects multiple virulence factors, called effectors, into cells and causes multiple rearrangements of cellular biological reactions that are important for Salmonella proliferation...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun X,Kawata K,Miki A,Wada Y,Nagahama M,Takaya A,Akimitsu N

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, a cost-containment policy has been implemented with health care system reform. Increasing medical expenses are inevitable due to aging of the population, health transitions, and expanded and advanced medical services. Policies such as the introduction of regressive reimbursement for inpatient services as par...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Idezuki Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all malignant diseases, several clinical and histopathological tests are established as standard methods for diagnosis. Alternative diagnostic quantitative methods are still lacking or conflicting in cancer of the cervix. Although DNA analysis was one of the earliest applications in flow cytometry and the DNA conte...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chhavi,Saxena M,Negi MP,Singh S,Singh PK,Singh U,Bhatt ML

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has become a severe public health problem worldwide. Crocin, a natural product, has been reported to have a number of pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, antihypertensive, and cardioprotective action. The aims of the current study were to identify the benefici...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gu M,Luo L,Fang K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign portal vein stenosis is a rare complication following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Because a direct surgical approach to the portal vein is difficult due to severe adhesions following pancreaticoduodenectomy, portal vein stent placement is considered a good treatment option. Herein, we report 3 cases of severe port...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sawai Y,Kokudo T,Sakamoto Y,Takao H,Kazami Y,Nishioka Y,Akamatsu N,Arita J,Kaneko J,Hasegawa K

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete loss of function in the WRN: RecQ3 DNA/RNA helicase gene causes Werner Syndrome (WS). WS patients with genetic instability manifest an early onset of age-related diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and malignancy as well as early death. In 1,420 patients, WS was reported ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Goto M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of the VEGF165 gene on adhesion, migration, and proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from peripheral blood of rabbits. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from rabbits by density gradient centrifugation with Ficoll-Plaque Plus. EPCs were ch...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gu X,Miao X,Xu J,Cao J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2013, a Japanese newspaper reported that 4,173 children were unidentified or missing in Japan. The article concluded that child abuse was a matter of national concern. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's welfare system in regard to child abuse, it would seem that a weakness exists with r...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Takahashi K,Kanda H,Sugaya N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is an extension of the previous enhancement of dissolution properties of repaglinide using liquisolid compacts. The development and validation of a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for the determination of repaglinide concentration in rabbit plasma for pharmacokinetic studies is described....

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： El-Houssieny BM,Wahman L,Arafa NM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine (ATR), one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide, has caused a series of toxicological and environmental problems. This study sought to investigate the effects of ATR on the immune system of mice. Four-week-old female C57B l/6 mice were treated with 5, 25, and 125 mg/kg ATR for 28 days. On day 29, bloo...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhao S,Liu J,Zhao F,Liu W,Li N,Suo Q,Zhao J,Zhao L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are common and generally harmless, but persistent infections can bring health problems like cancer and genital warts. For the uninfected group, HPV vaccines provide safe and effective protection, but they're type-restricted and expensive. For those infected, so far there have been...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Lin J,Chen L,Qiu X,Zhang N,Guo Q,Wang Y,Wang M,Gober HJ,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:On October 25, 2018, the National Health Commission of China issued the National Essential Medicines List (2018 edition) [NEML (2018)]. The NEML (2018) contains 685 drugs, which consist of 417 chemicals and biological products and 268 Chinese patent medicines. Compared to the 2012 version of the NEML, a total number o...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： He J,Tang M,Ye Z,Jiang X,Chen D,Song P,Jin C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-stent restenosis is highly related to the deposition of inflammatory extracellular matrix and the migration of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells. The miR-17/TIMP-1/interleukin pathway regulates vascular matrix remodeling and plays an important role in the inflammatory reaction. This study identified miR-...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Jiang F,Zhang X,Lu YM,Li YG,Zhou X,Wang YS

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Audiological characteristics were investigated in 81 ears of 53 infants with abnormal transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) and normal auditory brainstem response (ABR). The relationship between ABR and other hearing testing methods, including 40Hz auditory event-related potential (40Hz-AERP), auditory steady ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Huang L,Han D,Guo Y,Liu S,Cui X,Mo L,Qi B,Cai Z,Liu H,En H,Guo L

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an insidious, lethal asbestos-related cancer that is poorly responsive to current treatments. Specific and sensitive biomarkers providing early MM diagnosis in exposed subjects, who are at high-risk of developing it, are sorely needed. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, non-coding, small...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Micolucci L,Rippo MR,Olivieri F,Procopio AD

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in differentiating small renal masses. A total of 102 small renal masses (≤ 3 cm) in 99 patients were examined using conventional ultrasound (CUS) and CEUS, and the findings were reviewed and evaluated in comparison to pathology. Sig...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chen L,Wang L,Diao X,Qian W,Fang L,Pang Y,Zhan J,Chen Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in mul...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Tian Z,Yang X

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first outbreak of human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus was identified in 2013, five seasonal outbreaks have occurred in China. The fifth outbreak started earlier than usual. A sudden increase in cases of human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus has been reported in China since Septe...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Shen Y,Lu H

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of FL118, a novel camptothecin analogue, on migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms of those effects. A 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and a plate clone formation assay we...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yang Z,Ji L,Jiang G,Liu R,Liu Z,Yang Y,Ma Q,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise diagnosis is a key measurement for malaria control and elimination, traditional microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests cannot satisfy the requirements especially in the low transmission endemic areas or in the malaria elimination phase. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with high sensitivity and specificity can b...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yin J,Li M,Yan H,Zhou S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether radioactive iodine treatment of Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy will increase pregnancy loss and affect fetal development is still a matter of concern. From May 2005 to December 2015, 2,276 childbearing-age women with GD received iodine-131 treatment in our departments and were retrospectively enrolled i...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Guan L,Chen G,Zhang J,Wang L

更新日期：2016-09-05 00:00:00