Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 is Associated with Renal Function and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

abstract：:Chrysactinia mexicana A. Gray (Asteraceae) and Turnera diffusa Willd (Turneraceae) are employed in traditional medicine as aphrodisiacs; however, there is no scientific evidence supporting the prosexual properties of C. mexicana. The aim of this study was to determine whether an aqueous extract of C. mexicana (Cm) sti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Estrada-Reyes R,Ferreyra-Cruz OA,Jiménez-Rubio G,Hernández-Hernández OT,Martínez-Mota L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioadhesive superporous hydrogel composite (SPHC) particles were developed for an intestinal delivery of metoprolol succinate and characterized for density, porosity, swelling, morphology, and bioadhesion studies. Chitosan and HPMC were used as bioadhesive and release retardant polymers, respectively. A 3(2) full fact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chavda H,Modhia I,Mehta A,Patel R,Patel C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphorylation is one of the most widespread regulatory mechanisms in eukaryotes. Over the past decade, phosphorylation site prediction has emerged as an important problem in the field of bioinformatics. Here, we report a new method, termed Random Forest-based Phosphosite predictor 2.0 (RF-Phos 2.0), to predi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ismail HD,Jones A,Kim JH,Newman RH,Kc DB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) has been proven to be effective and safe in treating pediatric Crohn's disease (CD). EEN induces pediatric CD remission possibly through three pathways: (1) direct anti-inflammatory effects, (2) improved epithelial barrier function, and (3) modulation of the gut microbiota. Recent stu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gong D,Yu X,Wang L,Kong L,Gong X,Dong Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation (RAR) is relevant for treating patients affected by nervous system injuries (e.g., stroke and spinal cord injury). The accurate estimation of the joint angles of the patient limbs in RAR is critical to assess the patient improvement. The economical prevalent method to estimate the patient...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cortés C,de Los Reyes-Guzmán A,Scorza D,Bertelsen Á,Carrasco E,Gil-Agudo Á,Ruiz-Salguero O,Flórez J

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：:Viral infections result in millions of deaths in the world today. A thorough analysis of virus-host interactomes may reveal insights into viral infection and pathogenic strategies. In this study, we presented a landscape of virus-host interactomes based on protein domain interaction. Compared to the analysis at protei...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zheng LL,Li C,Ping J,Zhou Y,Li Y,Hao P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has a wide variety of physiological functions in the kidney. Besides the regulatory effects in intrarenal haemodynamics and glomerular microcirculation, in vivo studies reported the diuretic and natriuretic effects of NO. However, opposite results showing the stimulatory effect of NO on Na+ reabsorpt...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Satoh N,Nakamura M,Suzuki A,Tsukada H,Horita S,Suzuki M,Moriya K,Seki G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a Bacillus megaterium-coated diet on growth performance, digestive enzymes, and intestinal microbial diversity in Songpu mirror carp (Cyprinus specularis Songpu). The fish were manually fed two diets (a control diet and a B. megaterium-coated diet) three times ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luo L,Xu Q,Xu W,Li J,Wang C,Wang L,Zhao Z

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the mechanisms by which andrographolide inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation and metastasis, we employed the gastric cell line SGC7901 to investigate the anticancer effects of andrographolide. The cell survival ratio, cell migration and invasion, cell cycle, apoptosis, and matrix metalloproteinase act...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dai L,Wang G,Pan W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:It is sometimes difficult to obtain complete/partial response of large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) nodules by trans-arterial chemoembolization/embolization (TACE/TAE). The aim is retrospective investigation of tumor response of large HCC nodules (>7 cm) treated by the new TACE technique, repeated alternate...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Irie T,Takahashi N,Kamoshida T,Kashimura J,Ariga H

更新日期：2020-01-19 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：:Ultrasonography has been widely employed to estimate the morphological changes of muscle during contraction. To further investigate the motion pattern of quadriceps during isometric knee extensions, we studied the relative motion pattern between femur and quadriceps under ultrasonography. An interesting observation is...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang S,Huang W,Zeng Y,Shi W,Diao X,Wei X,Ling S

更新日期：2018-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging process causes a number of changes in the skin, including oxidative stress and dyschromia. The kojic acid (KA) is iron chelator employed in treatment of skin aging, and inhibits tyrosinase, promotes depigmentation. Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, such as liquid crystalline systems (LCSs), can mod...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gonçalez ML,Corrêa MA,Chorilli M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term application and extensive use of synthetic insecticides have resulted in accumulating their residues in food, milk, water, and soil and cause adverse health effects to human and ecosystems. Therefore, application of natural insecticides in agriculture and public health sectors has been increased as alternati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mossa AH,Mohafrash SMM,Chandrasekaran N

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the effects of arteriovenous thrombolysis combined with mechanical thrombectomy on clinical efficacy, neurological function, and the changes of nerve injury markers of acute cerebral infarct (ACI) patients. Methods:A total of 143 cases with ACI admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to June 2...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding T,Tang L,Hu B,Yuan J,Li X,Wen J

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound tomography (UST) image segmentation is fundamental in breast density estimation, medicine response analysis, and anatomical change quantification. Existing methods are time consuming and require massive manual interaction. To address these issues, an automatic algorithm based on GrabCut (AUGC) is proposed i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu S,Yu S,Zhuang L,Wei X,Sak M,Duric N,Hu J,Xie Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial reconstruction is to estimate a person's face model from the skull. It can be applied in many fields such as forensic medicine, archaeology, and face animation. Craniofacial reconstruction is based on the relationship between the skull and the face to reconstruct the facial appearance from the skull. Howe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wen Y,Mingquan Z,Pengyue L,Guohua G,Xiaoning L,Kang L

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:(i) Purpose. The fluid challenge (FC) is a well-established test of preload reserve. Only limited data exist in regard to the FC efficacy based on infusion time. Slow administration may be associated with lack of effect based on fluid redistribution and external conditions changes. On the contrary, fast administration...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pouska J,Tegl V,Astapenko D,Cerny V,Lehmann C,Benes J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by systemic end-organ damage. We investigated the involvement of IRF5, TLR-7, MECP2, STAT4, and TNFSF4 genes and TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-12, IL-6, and IL-10 cytokines in SLE pathogenesis and in organ damage in Jordanian patients. Blood was collected from 51 patients a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Uzrail AH,Assaf AM,Abdalla SS

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the expression of macrophage inflammatory protein-3 alpha (MIP-3α) and cystatin A in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and their association with clinical characteristics and prognosis. Primary tumor specimens from 114 NPC patients and associated clinical follow-up data were collected, and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tang M,Ou N,Li C,Lu A,Li J,Ma L,Zhong W,Gao J,Zheng Y,Cai Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ablative therapies have been utilized with increasing frequency for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus with and without dysplasia. Multiple modalities are available for topical ablation of the esophagus, but radiofrequency ablation (RFA) remains the most commonly used. There have been significant advances in techniq...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tuttle R,Nurkin SJ,Hochwald SN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor (PPAR) gene family members exhibit distinct patterns of distribution in tissues and differ in functions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the evolutionary impacts on diversity functions of PPAR members and the regulatory differences on gene expression patterns. 63...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhou T,Yan X,Wang G,Liu H,Gan X,Zhang T,Wang J,Li L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical cords as a source of stem cells are of increasing interest for cell therapies as they present little ethical consideration and are reported to contain immune privileged cells which may be suitable for allogeneic based therapies. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) sourced from several different cord regions, inclu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mennan C,Wright K,Bhattacharjee A,Balain B,Richardson J,Roberts S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aldosterone, which plays a significant role for the regulation of blood pressure. Excess aldosterone can cause the dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and lead to hypertension. Therefore, research and development of CYP...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luo G,Lu F,Qiao L,Chen X,Li G,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific hypertension syndrome and is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be abnormally expressed in many diseases, including preeclampsia. The present study is aimed at identifying t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Z,Wang P,Zhang L,Huang C,Gao J,Li Y,Yang B

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a number of human disorders, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, frailty, and infections. Since an association between vitamin D and migraine has also been recently speculated, we performed an electronic search on Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science using the key...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lippi G,Cervellin G,Mattiuzzi C

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：:Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, assessing the risk of its occurrence is a crucial step in predicting serious cardiac events. Identifying heart disease risk factors and tracking their progression is a preliminary step in heart disease risk assessment. A large number of studies have rep...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jonnagaddala J,Liaw ST,Ray P,Kumar M,Dai HJ,Hsu CY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microgravity influences cell differentiation by modifying the morphogenetic field in which stem cells are embedded. Preliminary data showed indeed that stem cells are committed to selective differentiation when exposed to real or simulated microgravity. Our study provides evidence that a similar event occurs when canc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pisanu ME,Noto A,De Vitis C,Masiello MG,Coluccia P,Proietti S,Giovagnoli MR,Ricci A,Giarnieri E,Cucina A,Ciliberto G,Bizzarri M,Mancini R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00