Torsional and Bending Properties of V Taper 2H, ProTaper NEXT, NRT, and One Shape.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been successful during the last few years. A key challenge is that the interpretation of the results is not straightforward, especially for transacting SNPs. Integration of transcriptome data into GWAS may provide clues elucidating the mechanisms by which a gen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jiang G,Chakraborty A,Wang Z,Boustani M,Liu Y,Skaar T,Li L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is important for normal development and maintenance of the skeleton. Hypovitaminosis D adversely affects calcium metabolism, osteoblastic activity, matrix ossification, bone remodeling and bone density. It is well known that Vit. D deficiency in the developing skeleton is related to rickets, while in adults ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Christodoulou S,Goula T,Ververidis A,Drosos G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose of Review:Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional technique for analgesia of the anterolateral abdominal wall. This review highlights the nomenclature system and recent advances in TAP block techniques and proposes directions for future research. Recent Findings:Ultrasound guidance is now conside...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai HC,Yoshida T,Chuang TY,Yang SF,Chang CC,Yao HY,Tai YT,Lin JA,Chen KY

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagic elements typically appear as spherical bodies. During their life they undergo a series of changes (e.g., fusion, degradation of content, and swelling) which influence their size in a way that may be characteristic for cell type, stage of maturation, or various experimentally manipulated parameters. A simple...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kovács AL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that sumoylation is a posttranslational modification involved in regulation of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway, which plays a critical role in renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, the role of sumoylation in the regulation of TGF-β signaling in DN is...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhou X,Gao C,Huang W,Yang M,Chen G,Jiang L,Gou F,Feng H,Ai N,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated whether the timing of maternal hypoxia during pregnancy influenced cardiac extracellular matrix accumulation in the adult offspring. Rats in different periods of pregnancy were assigned to maternal hypoxia or control groups. Maternal hypoxia from day 3 to 21 of pregnancy or day 9 to 21 of pregnancy increa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang L,Li M,Huang Z,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe stages of acute, colonic diverticulitis can progress into intestinal perforations with peritonitis. In such cases, urgent treatment is needed, and Hartmann's procedure is the standard treatment for cases with fecal peritonitis. Peritoneal lavage may be an alternative to resection for acute diverticulitis with p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hupfeld L,Burcharth J,Pommergaard HC,Rosenberg J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a common feature of aging and is related to coronary artery disease. Although abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) plays fundamental roles in coronary artery disease, the relationship between abdominal VAT and AVC is not fully understood. Methods. We investigated 259 ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oikawa M,Owada T,Yamauchi H,Misaka T,Machii H,Yamaki T,Sugimoto K,Kunii H,Nakazato K,Suzuki H,Saitoh S,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate multiple chemotherapeutic agent- and radiation-related genetic biomarkers in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients following fluoropyrimidine-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for response prediction. We initially selected 6 fluoropyrimidine metabolism-related genes (DPYD,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang MY,Wu CH,Huang CM,Chung FY,Huang CW,Tsai HL,Chen CF,Lin SR,Wang JY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare, indolent B-cell lymphoma. Clinically, chromosome 6q deletion (6q del) including loss of the B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 gene (BLIMP-1) is reported to be associated with poor prognosis. However, it remains unclear how the underlying biological mechan...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sekiguchi N,Nomoto J,Nagata A,Kiyota M,Fukuda I,Yamada K,Takezako N,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Compressive sensing (CS) offers compression of data below the Nyquist rate, making it an attractive solution in the field of medical imaging, and has been extensively used for ultrasound (US) compression and sparse recovery. In practice, CS offers a reduction in data sensing, transmission, and storage. Compressive sen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yousufi M,Amir M,Javed U,Tayyib M,Abdullah S,Ullah H,Qureshi IM,Alimgeer KS,Akram MW,Khan KB

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse obstetric outcomes, such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, gestational diabetes, and fetal growth restriction, are poorly predicted by maternal history and risk factors alone, especially in nulliparae. The ability to predict these outcomes from the first trimester would allow for the early initiation of prophyla...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kane SC,Costa Fda S,Brennecke S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipases are water-soluble enzymes that act on insoluble substrates and catalyze the hydrolysis of long-chain triglycerides. Lipases play a vital role in the food, detergent, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. In the past, fungal lipases gained significant attention in the industries due to their substrate specif...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gopinath SC,Anbu P,Lakshmipriya T,Hilda A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute heart failure (AHF) is associated with disturbances of the peripheral perfusion leading to the dysfunction of many organs. Consequently, an episode of AHF constitutes a "multiple organ failure" which may also affect the skeletal muscles. However, the abnormalities within skeletal muscles during AHF hav...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Węgrzynowska-Teodorczyk K,Siennicka A,Josiak K,Zymliński R,Kasztura M,Banasiak W,Ponikowski P,Woźniewski M

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2013/783690.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ebrahimi Nigjeh S,Yusoff FM,Alitheen NB,Pirozyan MR,Keong YS,Omar AR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer/testis antigens (CTAs) are ideal targets for cancer immunotherapy in virtue of their restricted expression profile in normal tissues. However, CTA-targeted immunotherapy has been rather disappointing clinical setting for CTAs are downregulated by cytosine-phosphate-guanosine (CpG) methylation in their...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun JZ,Gao L,Gao L,Wang W,Du N,Yang J,Wan L,Liu F,Wang LL,Yu L

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:Given its propensity to metastasize, and lack of effective therapies for most patients with advanced disease, early detection of melanoma is a clinical imperative. Different computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems have been proposed to increase the specificity and sensitivity of melanoma detection. Although s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jaworek-Korjakowska J,Kłeczek P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major metabolic disorders that is currently threatening the world. DM is seen associated with obesity and diabetic retinopathy (DR). In the present paper we tried to evaluate the relationship between the three aliments at the gene level and further performed the molecular docking t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rampogu S,Rampogu Lemuel M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) are capable of hydrolysing components of the extracellular matrix and weakening the fetal membranes which leads to eventual rupture, a key process of human parturition. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supracervical apposition and spontaneous...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chai M,Walker SP,Riley C,Rice GE,Permezel M,Lappas M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals show an altered hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation due to a reduced capacity to vasoconstrict the venous and arterial vessels below the level of the lesion. Exercise training was found to enhance circulating catecholamines and to improve cardiac preload and venous ton...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Milia R,Roberto S,Marongiu E,Olla S,Sanna I,Angius L,Bassareo P,Pinna M,Tocco F,Concu A,Crisafulli A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. Our aim is to identify prognostic biomarkers that contribute to the progression of early stage ccRCC and clarify the mechanism. Here, the mRNA microarray expression profile of ccRCC samples was obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Qiu X,Gu Y,Ni Y,Li Q

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCC) remains one of the most difficult tumors to stage and treat. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic efficiency of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) in evaluating the resectability of HCC. A...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang H,Zhu J,Ke F,Weng M,Wu X,Li M,Quan Z,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Gong W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To evaluate the role of short-term low-dose glucocorticoids in mild COVID-19 patients. Methods:We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional, single-center study in Kunming, China. A total of 33 mild COVID-19 cases were divided into two treatment groups (with and without glucocorticoids, methylprednisolone,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fu HY,Luo Y,Gao JP,Wang L,Li HJ,Li X,Xue L,Tang XQ,Li HW,Du YR

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the interaction of 3T3 Swiss albino mouse fibroblasts with polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) and investigate cellular behaviour in terms of viability/cytotoxicity, cell cycle, NPs uptake, MAP kinase (ERK1/2), and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activation. After incubation of NPs with cell culture media, western blot...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rosso F,Marino G,Grimaldi A,Cafiero G,Chiellini E,Chiellini F,Barbarisi M,Barbarisi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein and plays an important role in mitochondrial ATP production and biogenesis. High expression levels of LETM1 have been correlated with numerous human malignancies. This study explored the clinicopathological sign...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen L,Yang Y,Liu S,Piao L,Zhang Y,Lin Z,Li Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the clinical relevance of the levels of TNFα blockers and anti-drug antibodies (anti-drug Ab) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) treated with adalimumab (ADA), etanercept (ETA), or infliximab (INF) for a prolonged period of time. METHODS:Clinical characteristics...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Arstikyte I,Kapleryte G,Butrimiene I,Venalis A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study the association of the production of extracellular DNA (eDNA) in biofilms of clinical staphylococcal isolates from 60 patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and the clinical outcome were investigated. Data from a previous study on eDNA production determined in 24-hour biofilms of staph...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zatorska B,Arciola CR,Haffner N,Segagni Lusignani L,Presterl E,Diab-Elschahawi M

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2017/8193821.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kawano S,Takaki A,Iwamuro M,Yasunaka T,Kono Y,Miura K,Inokuchi T,Kawahara Y,Umeda Y,Yagi T,Okada H

更新日期：2017-01-01 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