Evaluation of the Combined Application of AFP, AFP-L3%, and DCP for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Meta-analysis.

abstract：:Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) is a promising approach to detect early cartilage degeneration. However, there is no consensus on which cartilage component contributes to the tissue's qMRI signal properties. T1, T1ρ, and T2⁎ maps of cartilage samples (n = 8) were generated on a clinical 3.0-T MRI system...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Thüring J,Linka K,Itskov M,Knobe M,Hitpaß L,Kuhl C,Truhn D,Nebelung S

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the posttreatment tumor control and auditory function of vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients after CyberKnife (CK) and analyzed the possible prognostic factors of hearing loss. METHODS:We retrospectively studied 117 VS patients, with Gardner-Robertson (GR) classification grades I to IV, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai JT,Lin JW,Lin CM,Chen YH,Ma HI,Jen YM,Chen YH,Ju DT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most prevalent form of oral cancer. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and p53 are associated with a variety of human cancers, but their expression and interaction in OSCC have not been fully explored. In this study, we investigated the expression of iNOS and p53 in OSCC ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang L,Wang Y,Guo L,Wang L,Chen W,Shi B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-dependent plasticity as a result of reorganization of neural circuits is a fundamental characteristic of the central nervous system that occurs simultaneously in multiple sites. In this study, we established the effects of subthreshold transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the primary motor cortex regi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hajela N,Mummidisetty CK,Smith AC,Knikou M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung injury was the common and serious complication of sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by severe infections. Chinese medicine had unique advantages in attenuating inflammatory response, such as Zuojinfang (ZJF). ZJF was a classical compound herb formula composed of Coptidis Rhizoma and Euodiae...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yin J,Yu Z,Hou C,Peng Y,Xiao J,Jiang J

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Despite the fact that it is widely acknowledged that immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) rely on the presence of immune response to take their antitumor effect, little is known whether there is an influence exerted on the efficacy of ICIs based on patients' age. We performed a systematic review and meta-anal...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang L,Sun L,Yu J,Shan F,Zhang K,Pang X,Ma C,Zhang Y,Shen M,Ma S,Ruan S

更新日期：2019-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of microparticles based on biocompatible phytolipids [Softisan® 154 (SF) (hydrogenated palm oil) and super-refined sunseed oil (SO)] and polyethylene glycol- (PEG-) 4000 to improve intravaginal delivery of miconazole nitrate (MN) for effective treatment of vulvova...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kenechukwu FC,Attama AA,Ibezim EC,Nnamani PO,Umeyor CE,Uronnachi EM,Momoh MA,Akpa PA,Ozioko AC

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A Mycobacterium bovis knockout in p27-p55 operon was tested as an antituberculosis experimental vaccine in animal models. The mutant MbΔp27-p55 was significantly more attenuated in nude mice than its parental strain but more virulent than BCG Pasteur. Challenge experiments in mice and guinea pigs using M. bovis or M. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bianco MV,Clark S,Blanco FC,Garbaccio S,García E,Cataldi AA,Williams A,Bigi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After decades of intensive searching for antimicrobial compounds derived from actinobacteria, the frequency of isolation of new molecules has decreased. To cope with this concern, studies have focused on the exploitation of actinobacteria from unexplored environments and actinobacteria symbionts of plants and animals....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mendes TD,Borges WS,Rodrigues A,Solomon SE,Vieira PC,Duarte MC,Pagnocca FC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer treatment is undergoing a significant revolution from "one-size-fits-all" cytotoxic therapies to tailored approaches that precisely target molecular alterations. Precision strategies for drug development and patient stratification, based on the molecular features of tumors, are the next logical step in a long h...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Coyle KM,Boudreau JE,Marcato P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Overuse of antibiotics is a major driver for rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, particularly common in China. The close linkage between hospital revenue and sales of drugs has become the key incentive for overprescription of antibiotics. Since 2009, the Chinese government implemented a serie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Zhu Y,Liu X,Xu X,Fang W,Li X

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is important to understand its epidemiology, human adaptation, clinical phenotypes, and drug resistance. This study aimed to characterize MTBC clinical isolates circulating in a predominantly pastoralist area in Ethiopia, a country where tubercul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Belay M,Ameni G,Bjune G,Couvin D,Rastogi N,Abebe F

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Tracking individual-cell/object over time is important in understanding drug treatment effects on cancer cells and video surveillance. A fundamental problem of individual-cell/object tracking is to simultaneously address the cell/object appearance variations caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. In this paper, in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhong B,Pan S,Wang C,Wang T,Du J,Chen D,Cao L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this population-based cohort study was to explore postoperative renal outcomes of patients receiving pyelolithotomy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Data were retrieved from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. During the period from Jan 1, 1998, to Dec 31, 2012, there were 254...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen FT,Liu FC,Cheng CW,Lin JR,Yu HP

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of cochlear implantation for sensorineural hearing loss in patients with Waardenburg syndrome. Method. A retrospective chart review was performed on patients who underwent cochlear implantation at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Clinical classification, genet...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Koyama H,Kashio A,Sakata A,Tsutsumiuchi K,Matsumoto Y,Karino S,Kakigi A,Iwasaki S,Yamasoba T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) results in high mortality. This is partly because of early multiple organ dysfunction syndromes that are usually caused by systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Many studies have reported the beneficial effects of emodin against SAP with SIRS. However, the exact mechanism unde...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang GJ,Wang Y,Teng YS,Sun FL,Xiang H,Liu JJ,Xia SL,Zhang GX,Chen HL,Shang D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hepatic fibrosis is usually associated with chronic liver diseases caused by infection, drugs, metabolic disorders, or autoimmune imbalances. Effective clinical therapies are still lacking. Autophagy is a cellular process that degrades damaged o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song Y,Zhao Y,Wang F,Tao L,Xiao J,Yang C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important part of heart failure (HF) treatment. The aim of this paper was to evaluate if thoracic fluid content (TFC) measured by impedance cardiography (ICG) is a useful parameter for predicting the outcome of CR. METHODS:Fifty HF patients underwent clinical and noninvasive haemo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gielerak G,Krzesiński P,Piotrowicz E,Piotrowicz R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) hold tremendous potential for personalized cell-based therapy for skin regeneration. Aiming to establish human iPSCs as a potential cell source for skin tissue engineering, we expect to obtain an epidermal-like cell line with angiogenic and keratinogenic differentiation potential ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin W,Chen M,Hu C,Qin S,Chu C,Xiang L,Man Y,Qu Y

更新日期：2018-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is an acute, high fatal contagious disease induced by rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) with acute severe hepatic injury and causes huge economic loss worldwide. In order to develop an effective and reliable drug to treat this disease in clinic, a prescription formulated with bai...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Du H,Zhang S,He M,Ming K,Wang J,Yuan W,Qiao M,Wu Y,Wang D,Hu Y,Liu J

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Substitution rates strongly depend on their nucleotide context. One of the most studied examples is the excess of C > T mutations in the CG context in various groups of organisms, including vertebrates. Studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying this mutation regularity have provided insights into evolution, mutag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Medvedeva SA,Panchin AY,Alexeevski AV,Spirin SA,Panchin YV

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The achievement of successful biostimulation of active microbiomes for the cleanup of a polluted site is strictly dependent on the knowledge of the key microorganisms equipped with the relevant catabolic genes responsible for the degradation process. In this work, we present the characterization of the bacterial commu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Merlino G,Balloi A,Marzorati M,Mapelli F,Rizzi A,Lavazza D,de Ferra F,Carpani G,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently published evidence has raised concerns about worse late mortality and increasing need for reintervention after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. We undertook this study to assess the impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on survival and freedom from reintervention at 10 years. From Januar...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Raja SG,Husain M,Popescu FL,Chudasama D,Daley S,Amrani M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myricetin has been reported as a promising chemopreventive compound with multiple biofunctions. To evaluate its influence on gene expressions in genome-wide set and further investigate its anti-inflammatory property, the present study performed Gene Ontology and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) to describe the basic g...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li T,Zhu J,Deng F,Wu W,Zheng Z,Lv C,Li Y,Xiang W,Lu X,Qin S

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3'-end processing (3'P) of each viral long terminal repeat (LTR) during human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) integration is a vital step in the HIV life cycle. Blocking the 3'P using 3'P inhibitor has recently become an attractive strategy for HIV-1 therapeutic intervention. Recently, we have developed a no...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sakkhachornphop S,Thongkum W,Tayapiwatana C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The future development of shrimp farming needs to improve its ecoefficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate water quality, flows, and nitrogen balance and production parameters on a farm with interconnected pond design to improve the efficiency of the semi-intensive culture of Litopenaeus vannamei ponds. Th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Barraza-Guardado RH,Arreola-Lizárraga JA,Miranda-Baeza A,Juárez-García M,Juvera-Hoyos A,Casillas-Hernández R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. Duodenal atresia (DA) routinely has been corrected by laparotomy and duodenoduodenostomy with excellent long-term results. We revisited the patients with DA treated in the last 12 years (2004-2016) comparing the open and the minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach. Methods. We divided our cohort of patie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chiarenza SF,Bucci V,Conighi ML,Zolpi E,Costa L,Fasoli L,Bleve C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) have been explored as attractive mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) sources, but very few parallel comparative studies of these two cell types have been made. We designed a side-by-side comparative st...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hu L,Hu J,Zhao J,Liu J,Ouyang W,Yang C,Gong N,Du L,Khanal A,Chen L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was reported in psoriasis. NAFLD can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis. Transient elastography (TE) is a noninvasive liver fibrosis assessment. We evaluated the prevalence of significant liver...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pongpit J,Porntharukchareon S,Kaewduang P,Promson K,Stitchantrakul W,Petraksa S,Thakkinstian A,Kositchaiwat C,Rajatanavin N,Sobhonslidsuk A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00