Corrigendum to "The Epidemiology of Hip Fracture among Subjects with Pyogenic Liver Abscess (PLA): A Nationwide Population-Based Study".

abstract：Introduction:The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) considerably increases the mortality rate in polytrauma victims. Undoubtedly, early identification of patients at risk is crucial for timely implementation of preventive strategies in order to improve their prognosis. Therefore, we aimed to investigate if serum ne...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Negrin LL,Hahn R,Heinz T,Hajdu S

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies have demonstrated that diabetes-induced oxidative stress alters homeostasis of retinal nerve growth factor (NGF) resulting in accumulation of its precursor, proNGF, at the expense of NGF which plays a critical role in preserving neuronal and retinal function. This imbalance coincided with retinal ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mysona BA,Matragoon S,Stephens M,Mohamed IN,Farooq A,Bartasis ML,Fouda AY,Shanab AY,Espinosa-Heidmann DG,El-Remessy AB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is an uncommon disease and little is known about the molecular alterations of its development and evolution to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) is the catalytic subunit of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PCR2). It is a histone methyltransferas...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Souza Fernandez T,Fonseca Alvarenga T,Almeida Antônio de Kós E,Lamim Lovatel V,Tavares RC,da Costa ES,de Souza Fernandez C,Abdelhay E

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipids have been widely used as main constituents in various drug delivery systems, such as liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, and lipid-based lyotropic liquid crystals. Among them, lipid-based lyotropic liquid crystals have highly ordered, thermodynamically stable internal nanostruct...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen Y,Ma P,Gui S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine whether dexmedetomidine improves acute liver injury in a rat model. Twenty-eight male Wistar albino rats weighing 300-350 g were allocated randomly to four groups. In group 1, normal saline (NS) was injected into the lungs and rats were allowed to breathe spontaneously. In group 2,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sen V,Güzel A,Şen HS,Ece A,Uluca U,Söker S,Doğan E,Kaplan İ,Deveci E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both strict blood pressure (BP) control and improvements in BP profile such as BP variability are important for suppression of renal deterioration and cardiovascular complication in hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the present study, we examined the beneficial effects of the single pill-based combinat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Azushima K,Uneda K,Tamura K,Wakui H,Ohsawa M,Kobayashi R,Dejima T,Kanaoka T,Maeda A,Toya Y,Umemura S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impairment of wound healing in diabetic patients is an important clinical problem affecting millions of patients worldwide. Various clinical and basic science studies show that stem cell therapy, as a regenerative medical therapy, can be a good solution. In this paper, we begin with an introduction of the cellular...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang M,Sheng L,Zhang TR,Li Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyherbal formulation containing Allium sativum L., Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb., Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb., and Amomum compactum Sol ex. Maton has been used for hypertension treatment empirically. Our previous study showed its blood pressure-lowering effect on a rat model of hypertension. However, toxicit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sholikhah EN,Mustofa M,Nugrahaningsih DAA,Yuliani FS,Purwono S,Sugiyono S,Widyarini S,Ngatidjan N,Jumina J,Santosa D,Koketsu M

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Previous studies have investigated the association between the use of bisphosphonates and the development of breast cancer, which presented controversial results. Thus, this meta-analysis was conducted to summarize the current evidence of the association of bisphosphonate use with breast cancer risk. Method...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Peng R,Liang X,Zhang G,Yao Y,Chen Z,Pan X,Wang J,Liu G

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of polyglutamine diseases dates back approximately 20 years to the discovery of a polyglutamine repeat in the androgen receptor of SBMA followed by the identification of similar expansion mutations in Huntington's disease, SCA1, DRPLA, and the other spinocerebellar ataxias. This common molecular feature of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Weber JJ,Sowa AS,Binder T,Hübener J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than one-third of the world's population is infected with one or more helminthic parasites. Helminth infections are prevalent throughout tropical and subtropical regions where malaria pathogens are transmitted. Malaria is the most widespread and deadliest parasitic disease. The severity of the disease is strongly...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Salazar-Castañon VH,Legorreta-Herrera M,Rodriguez-Sosa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on the ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) reporter gene has been used to trace stem cells. However, whether FTH1 expression is affected by stem cell differentiation or whether cell differentiation is affected by reporter gene expression remains unclear. Here, we explore the relationsh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mu T,Qin Y,Liu B,He X,Liao Y,Sun J,Qiu J,Li X,Zhong Y,Cai J

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure for primary hyperhidrosis. This study aims to evaluate long-term results and patients' quality of life and investigate potential variables responsible for compensatory sweating after one-stage bilateral single-port ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ibrahim M,Menna C,Andreetti C,Ciccone AM,D'Andrilli A,Maurizi G,Pomes LM,Cassiano F,Venuta F,Rendina EA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal expression of neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (NET1) has been authenticated in many human cancers, including lung cancer. We have previously reported that NET1 functioned as an oncogene and promoted human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) growth and migration. However, the correlation between NET1 a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding S,Huang H,Xu Y,Shen L,Zhong C,Zheng S

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle mass and strength progressively decrease with age, which results in a condition known as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia would lead to physical disability, poor quality of life, and death. Therefore, much is expected of an effective intervention for sarcopenia. Epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory evidence suggest an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wagatsuma A,Sakuma K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) oil (NO) was assayed against forty-eight isolates of Escherichia coli by standardised disc diffusion test and microdilution test. By molecular biology characterization, fourteen isolates resulted in diarrheagenic E. coli with sixteen primer pairs that specifically amplify unique seque...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Del Serrone P,Toniolo C,Nicoletti M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHO reported that adherence among patients with chronic diseases averages only 50% in developed countries. This is recognized as a significant public health issue, since medication nonadherence leads to poor health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Improving medication adherence is, therefore, crucial and revea...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lam WY,Fresco P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The framework of graph theory provides useful tools for investigating the neural substrates of neuropsychiatric disorders. Graph description measures may be useful as predictor variables in classification procedures. Here, we consider several centrality measures as predictor features in a classification algorithm to i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： dos Santos Siqueira A,Biazoli Junior CE,Comfort WE,Rohde LA,Sato JR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. Our objective is to develop a computerized scheme for liver tumor segmentation in MR images. Materials and Methods. Our proposed scheme consists of four main stages. Firstly, the region of interest (ROI) image which contains the liver tumor region in the T1-weighted MR image series was extracted by using se...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Le TN,Bao PT,Huynh HT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Besides the host-related factors, such as immune response and genetic background, the parasite, strain, and occurrences of reinfection episodes, may influence disease outcome. Our results demonstrate that both the primary infection and the reinfection with the C...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Reis Machado J,Silva MV,Borges DC,da Silva CA,Ramirez LE,dos Reis MA,Castellano LR,Rodrigues V,Rodrigues DB

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of anaesthetic drugs in the treatment of oral aphthosis is one of the pharmaceutical possibilities that a doctor can use for the most painful forms. Normally, Lidocaine or Diclofenac is used to treat this disease, but they can be used for a very limited time and so they are of little practical use. In this stu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gasparini G,Saponaro G,Gasparini D,Foresta E,Azzuni C,Adduci A,Boniello R,Moro A,De Angelis P,Di Nardo F,Damato G,Doneddu P,Todaro M,Garagiola U,Pelo S

更新日期：2018-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Sciatic nerve crush injury in rat animal model is one of the most common experimental models used in regenerative research. However, the availability of transgenic mouse for nerve regeneration studies is constantly increasing and, therefore, the shift from rat model to mouse model is, in some cases, necessary. Moreove...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jager SB,Ronchi G,Vaegter CB,Geuna S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium phosphate cement (CPC) has good release efficiency and has therefore been used as a drug delivery system for postoperative infection. The release profile of CPC has mainly been evaluated by in vitro studies, which are carried out by immersing test specimens in a relatively large amount of solvent. However, it ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Uchida K,Sugo K,Nakajima T,Nakawaki M,Takano S,Nagura N,Takaso M,Urabe K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite good safety records, vaccines given to young children can cause adverse events. We investigated the reported adverse events following immunization (AEFI) of vaccines given to children of less than seven years of age during the first ten years (1998 to 2008) in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. We worked with the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cunha MP,Dórea JG,Marques RC,Leão RS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, even in the absence of other traditional factors. Emerging evidence in experimental animal and human models has emphasized a central role for two main mechanisms of age-related cardiovascular disease: oxidative stress and inflammation. Excess reactive oxygen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu J,Xia S,Kalionis B,Wan W,Sun T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural medical plant is considered as a good source of tyrosinase inhibitors. Red vine leaf extract (RVLE) can be applied to a wide variety of medical disciplines, such as treatments for chronic venous insufficiency over many decades. This study investigated the tyrosinase inhibitory activity of RVLE containing galli...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin YS,Chen HJ,Huang JP,Lee PC,Tsai CR,Hsu TF,Huang WY

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-associated bacteria provide important services to host plants. Environmental factors such as cultivar type and pedoclimatic conditions contribute to shape their diversity. However, whether these environmental factors may influence the plant growth promoting (PGP) potential of the root-associated bacteria is not ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Marasco R,Rolli E,Fusi M,Cherif A,Abou-Hadid A,El-Bahairy U,Borin S,Sorlini C,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell implantation has been utilized for the repair of spinal cord injury; however, it shows unsatisfactory performance in repairing large scale lesion of an organ. We hypothesized that dental follicle cells (DFCs), which possess multipotential capability, could reconstruct spinal cord defect (SCD) in combination ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li X,Yang C,Li L,Xiong J,Xie L,Yang B,Yu M,Feng L,Jiang Z,Guo W,Tian W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been repeatedly reported as a significant prognostic factor in advanced cancer patients. We explored whether changes in NLR may predict outcome of advanced cancer patients enrolled into phase 1 trials and treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. Patients and Me...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Moschetta M,Uccello M,Kasenda B,Mak G,McClelland A,Boussios S,Forster M,Arkenau HT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study included 30 patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 30 test subjects without RA (control group). The objective of the study was to examine both groups for the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and morphological changes of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). All individuals were exam...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Witulski S,Vogl TJ,Rehart S,Ottl P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00