Germacrone Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells.

abstract：Background:Studies of previous cohorts have demonstrated a controversial association between extreme body mass index (BMI) and complication rates following total hip arthroplasty (THA). The purpose of this study was to compare 30-day perioperative complications in underweight (BMI <18.50 kg/m2), normal-weight (BMI 18.5...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hung CY,Chang CH,Lin YC,Lee SH,Chen SY,Hsieh PH

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) is a rare and severely malignant tumor occurring in infancy and early childhood, with the overall outcomes remain poor. Neither gene regulatory networks nor biomarkers to predict the prognostic outcomes have been elucidated in RTK. In this study, RNA sequencing data were obtained to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Wu X,Li T,Cui M,Zhu L,Wang G,Guo F

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is the fourth most common cancer causing death in the United States. Early tumor recurrence is an important contributor to the dismal prognosis. The availability of an accurate prognostic biomarker for predicting disease recurrence following curative resection will be beneficial ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Osayi SN,Bloomston M,Schmidt CM,Ellison EC,Muscarella P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) technology has been widely used in the therapy of refractory infertility. Previous studies showed that acupuncture can effectively increase the clinical pregnancy rate of IVF-ET. However, the molecular mechanism is unknown. Materials and Methods:In this st...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cheng J,Jin X,Shen J,Mu Y,Li Q,Xia L,Gao Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity and diversity of eukaryotic organisms are a feat of nature's engineering. Pulling the strings of such an intricate machinery requires an even more masterful and crafty approach. Only the number and type of responses that they generate exceed the staggering proportions of environmental signals perceived ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bhattacharjee S,Renganaath K,Mehrotra R,Mehrotra S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicocele is associated with high levels of DNA damage in spermatozoa due to oxidative stress and elevated levels of sperm DNA fragmentation, which has been currently proposed to be an essential additional diagnostic test to be recommended for patients with clinical varicocele. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kadioglu TC,Aliyev E,Celtik M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with left ventricle (LV) volume overload (VO) remain in a compensated state for many years although severe dilation is present. The myocardial capacity to fulfill its energetic demand may delay decompensation. We performed a gene expression profile, a model of chronic VO in rat LV with severe aortic valve reg...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Roussel E,Drolet MC,Walsh-Wilkinson E,Dhahri W,Lachance D,Gascon S,Sarrhini O,Rousseau JA,Lecomte R,Couet J,Arsenault M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have an intrinsic property for homing towards tumor sites and can be used as tumor-tropic vectors for tumor therapy. But very limited studies investigated the antitumor properties of MSCs themselves. In this study we investigated the antiglioma properties of two easily accessible MS...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang C,Lei D,Ouyang W,Ren J,Li H,Hu J,Huang S

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：:Purpose of this paper is to analyze different species' proportion of nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) and susceptibility to clarithromycin of different species. 278 clinical NTM isolates were identified into species by using 16S rRNA, rpoB and hsp65. Then clarithromycin susceptibility testing against different speci...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nie W,Duan H,Huang H,Lu Y,Chu N

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:ELMO3 is a member of the engulfment and cell motility (ELMO) protein family, which plays a vital role in the process of chemotaxis and metastasis of tumor cells. However, remarkably little is known about the role of ELMO3 in cancer. The present study was conducted to investigate the function and role of ELMO3 in gastr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hu Y,Yu Q,Zhong Y,Shen W,Zhou X,Liu X,Xu M,Zhou N,Min W,Gao D

更新日期：2018-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that folic acid, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids are interlinked in the one carbon cycle and have implications for fetal programming. Our earlier studies demonstrate that an imbalance in maternal micronutrients influence long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and global methylation in r...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khot V,Kale A,Joshi A,Chavan-Gautam P,Joshi S

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：:Brain injury such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke is the major cause of long-term disabilities in many countries. The increasing rate of brain damaged victims and the heterogeneity of impairments decrease rehabilitation effectiveness and competence resulting in higher cost of rehabilitation treatment. On th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shapi'i A,Mat Zin NA,Elaklouk AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Prior studies have demonstrated that conventional and emerging CV risk factors are associated with worsening arterial stiffness among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis. The present cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the etiology of ESRD and arterial stiffness amon...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El Ghoul B,Daaboul Y,Korjian S,El Alam A,Mansour A,Hariri E,Samad S,Salameh P,Dahdah G,Blacher J,Safar ME,Aoun Bahous S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of the superoxide dismutase mimetic agent tempol in superoxide anion-induced pain and inflammation. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with tempol (10-100 mg/kg) 40 min before the intraplantar injection of a superoxide anion donor, potassium supe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bernardy CCF,Zarpelon AC,Pinho-Ribeiro FA,Calixto-Campos C,Carvalho TT,Fattori V,Borghi SM,Casagrande R,Verri WA Jr

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:According to the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia a new health management system has to be introduced in the nearest future. In this context arises the problem of structuring and classifying documents containing all the history of medical services provided. The present work introduces the instru...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khachidze M,Tsintsadze M,Archuadze M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Comparison of outcomes between RIRS with vacuum-assisted ureteral access sheath (V-UAS) and MPCNL in the treatment of renal stone. Materials and Methods:28 patients with 2-4 cm renal stone were treated using RIRS with 14/16 F V-UAS. The outcomes were compared to those who underwent MPCNL with 16 F Amplatz sh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lai D,He Y,Li X,Chen M,Zeng X

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:WalkinSense is a new device designed to monitor walking. The aim of this study was to measure the accuracy and repeatability of the gait analysis performed by the WalkinSense system. Descriptions of values recorded by WalkinSense depicting typical gait in adults are also presented. A bench experiment using the Trublu ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Castro MP,Meucci M,Soares DP,Fonseca P,Borgonovo-Santos M,Sousa F,Machado L,Vilas-Boas JP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Toll-Like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays an important role in immunity, tissue repair, and regeneration. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the association of TLR4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs4986790, rs4986791, rs11536858 (merged into rs10759931), rs1927911, and rs1927914 with increased diabe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Singh K,Singh VK,Agrawal NK,Gupta SK,Singh K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two fullerene derivatives (fullerenes 1 and 2), bearing a hydrophilic chain on the pyrrolidinic nitrogen, were developed with the aim to deliver anticancer agents to solid tumors. These two compounds showed a significantly different behaviour on human neoplastic cell lines in vitro in respect to healthy leukocytes. In...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pacor S,Grillo A,Đorđević L,Zorzet S,Lucafò M,Da Ros T,Prato M,Sava G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women's relative lack of decision-making power and their unequal access to employment, finances, education, basic health care, and other resources are considered to be the root causes of their ill-health and that of their children. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the interactive relation between women's e...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zaky HH,Armanious DM,Hussein MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous effect of flexible wall and multiple stenoses on the flow and mass transfer of blood is investigated through numerical computation and simulations. The solution is obtained using the Marker and Cell technique on an axisymmetric model of Newtonian blood flow. The results compare favorably with physical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alsemiry RD,Sarifuddin,Mandal PK,Sayed HM,Amin N

更新日期：2020-01-31 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 prediction of RNA-binding proteins is one of the most challenging problems in computation biology. Although some studies have investigated this problem, the accuracy of prediction is still not sufficient. In this study, a highly accurate method was developed to predict RNA-binding proteins from amino acid sequence...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma X,Guo J,Sun X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of HCC tumorigenesis is very complicated and HBV-encoded X protein (HBx) has been reported to play the most important role in this process. Activation of downstream signal path...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hung CM,Huang WC,Pan HL,Chien PH,Lin CW,Chen LC,Chien YF,Lin CC,Leow KH,Chen WS,Chen JY,Ho CY,Hou PS,Chen YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies suggested that migraine attack onset shows a circadian variation; however, there has not been an overview and synthesis of these findings. A PubMed search with keywords "migraine" AND "circadian" resulted in ten studies directly investigating this topic. Results of these studies mostly show that migrai...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Baksa D,Gecse K,Kumar S,Toth Z,Gal Z,Gonda X,Juhasz G

更新日期：2019-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The intra- and extracellular accumulation of misfolded and aggregated amyloid proteins is a common feature in several neurodegenerative diseases, which is thought to play a major role in disease severity and progression. The principal machineries maintaining proteostasis are the ubiquitin proteasomal and lysosomal aut...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Maiti P,Manna J,Veleri S,Frautschy S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00