Downregulation of miR-224-5p Promotes Migration and Proliferation in Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells.

abstract：:Three-dimensional (3D) liver tumor segmentation from Computed Tomography (CT) images is a prerequisite for computer-aided diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of liver cancer. Despite many years of research, 3D liver tumor segmentation remains a challenging task. In this paper, an efficient semiautomatic meth...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu W,Wu S,Zhou Z,Zhang R,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epilepsies are a heterogeneous group of neurological disorders and syndromes characterised by recurrent, involuntary, paroxysmal seizure activity, which is often associated with a clinicoelectrical correlate on the electroencephalogram. The diagnosis of epilepsy is usually made by a neurologist but can be difficul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fergus P,Hignett D,Hussain A,Al-Jumeily D,Abdel-Aziz K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) on the frequency of pneumonia with an experimental study, thirteen Sprague-Dawley rats were included. Eight out of thirteen animals were randomly assigned to receive 10 ml of benzalkonium chloride 0.2% (megacolon group) and five animals received 10 ml NaCl 0.9%...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Papakrivou E,Makris D,Manoulakas E,Mitroudi M,Tepetes K,Papazoglou K,Zakynthinos E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome can be caused by modification of diet by means of consumption of high carbohydrate and high fat diet such as fructose. AIMS:To develop a metabolic syndrome rat model by induction of fructose drinking water (FDW) in male Wistar rats. METHODS:Eighteen male Wistar rats were fed with FDW 20%...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mamikutty N,Thent ZC,Sapri SR,Sahruddin NN,Mohd Yusof MR,Haji Suhaimi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes-triggered apoptosis of Schwann cells (SC) contributes to the degradation of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DNP). In recent years, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) were applied to DPN repair and it was demonstrated that paracrine secretion played a key role in neuroprotection exerted by MSC. Erythropoietin (EPO) ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang S,Shi B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q192R and L55M polymorphism were considered to be associated with the development of multiple cancers. Nevertheless, the results of these researches were inconclusive and controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of all eligible case-control studies to assess the association between PON1 (Q192R and L55M) ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pan X,Huang L,Li M,Mo D,Liang Y,Liu Z,Huang Z,Huang L,Liu J,Zhu B

更新日期：2019-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We test the hypothesis that ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) technique increases the renoprotective effect of kidney-targeted transplantation of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) in diabetic nephropathy (DN) rats. Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin injection (60 mg/Kg, intraper...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Y,Ye C,Wang G,Gao Y,Tan K,Zhuo Z,Liu Z,Xia H,Yang D,Li P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flash-lamp pulsed-dye laser (FPDL) is a nonablative technology, typically used in vascular malformation therapy due to its specificity for hemoglobin. FPDL treatments were performed in a large group of patients with persistent and/or recalcitrant different dermatological lesions with cutaneous microvessel involvement....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nisticò S,Campolmi P,Moretti S,Del Duca E,Bruscino N,Conti R,Bassi A,Cannarozzo G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) are an attractive cell source for therapeutic applicability in diverse fields for the repair and regeneration of damaged or malfunctioning tissues and organs. There is a growing number of cell therapies using stem cells due to their characteristics of modulation of immune syste...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Paula AC,Sáfar GA,Góes AM,Bemquerer MP,Ribeiro MA,Stumpf HO

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common and fatal malignancies worldwide. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a critical role in tumor initiation, proliferation, and metastasis of gastric cancer. miR193b has been identified as a tumor suppressor in a variety of tumor types; however, its role in gastric cancer is yet to be d...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tian R,Jiang H,Shao L,Yu Y,Guo Q,Cao B,Guo S

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/5879089.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： BioMed Research International .

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:β-Defensin 118 (DEFB118) is a novel host defense peptide (HDP) identified in humans. To evaluate its potentials for future utilization, the DEFB118 gene was expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) and the recombinant protein was fully characterized. Methods:The DEFB118 protein was obtained by heterologous expr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin Q,Xie K,Chen D,Yu B,Mao X,Yu J,Luo J,Zheng P,Luo Y,Yan H,He J

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has attracted wide attention. Studies have reported that ginsenoside Rb1 can improve human cognitive ability and glucose tolerance during the development of diabetes. The mechanism behind the improvement in cognitive ability and glucose toler...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang R,Jiang X,He X,Liang D,Sun S,Zhou G

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of chemotherapeutic drug adriamycin (ADR) in cancer therapy is limited by its side effects like high toxicity and insolubility. Nanomedicine offers new hope for overcoming the shortcomings. But how to increase in vivo stability and to control intracellular drug release is a key issue for nano-based for...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen L,Chen F,Zhao M,Zhu X,Ke C,Yu J,Yan Z,Zhang F,Sun Y,Chen D,Jiang C,Zhao X,Gao Y,Guo S,Li W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the colistin has been thought to kill bacteria through membrane lysis. Here, we present an alternative mechanism that colistin induces rapid Paenibacillus polymyxa death through reactive oxygen species production. This significantly augments our understanding of the mechanism of colistin action, which is...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu Z,Zhu Y,Qin W,Yin J,Qiu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the predictive factors that affect short term and long term postoperative drift in intermittent exotropia after bilateral lateral rectus recession and to evaluate its effect on surgical outcome. METHODS:Retrospective review of 203 patients with diagnosis of intermittent exotropia, who had surgical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yam JC,Chong GS,Wu PK,Wong US,Chan CW,Ko ST

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To distinguish between normal (SV-HUC-1) and cancerous (TCCSUP) human urothelial cell lines using microelectrical impedance spectroscopy (μEIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two types of μEIS devices were designed and used in combination to measure the impedance of SV-HUC-1 and TCCSUP cells flowing through the channe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park Y,Kim HW,Yun J,Seo S,Park CJ,Lee JZ,Lee JH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To detect the responsiveness and predictive ability of the Chinese version Action Research Arm Test (C-ARAT) in participants within the first 3 months after cerebral infarction. Methods:Ninety-seven individuals (75 men, mean age 59.87 ± 10.94 years) with a first cerebral infarction were enrolled in this study....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao JL,Zhang T,Xu ZQ,Ding MH,Leng Y,Bian RH,Mao YR,Huang DF

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this article is to present a short review of noninvasive, nonpharmacological treatment methods used in somatic illnesses that fall under the umbrella of approach called behavioral medicine. Methods:The narrative review method was applied in the study. Science paper databases, including PubMed, ha...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Białkowska J,Juranek J,Wojtkiewicz J

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the sequential combined 585 nm PDL and the 1064 nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser (PDL/Nd:YAG) in the treatment of surgical scars and to evaluate the short-term effects by in vivo confocal microscopy (RCM) and the long-term effects by clinical assessme...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vas K,Gaál M,Varga E,Kovács R,Bende B,Kocsis A,Kemény L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this study was to investigate the potential mechanisms by which chronic unpredictable mild stress (CMS) might induce cardiovascular disease. Methods:Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats (weighing 180-250 g) were divided into the CMS group (CMS for 3 weeks) and control group (n = 10/group). Sucrose sol...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu Z,Liu H,Zeng ZH

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles gambiae is the major malaria vector in Africa. Examining the molecular basis of A. gambiae traits requires knowledge of both genetic variation and genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) map of wild A. gambiae populations from malaria-endemic areas. We sequenced the genomes of nine wild A. gambiae mosquitoes...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Afrane YA,Yan G,Li J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most devastating diseases that considerably cripple the global poultry industry. Because of its enormous socioeconomic importance and potential to rapidly spread to naïve birds in the vicinity, ND is included among the list of avian diseases that must be notified to the OIE immedia...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bello MB,Yusoff K,Ideris A,Hair-Bejo M,Peeters BPH,Omar AR

更新日期：2018-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The AT-hook transcription factor, AKNA, is a nuclear protein that affects a few physiological and pathological processes including cancer. Here, we investigated the role of AKNA in gastric cancer (GC). By using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot assays, AKNA was found deregulat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang G,Sun D,Li W,Xin Y

更新日期：2020-05-13 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：:Previous studies have linked systemic glucocorticoid use with intestinal perforation. However, the association between intestinal perforation and endogenous hypercortisolism has not been well described, with only 14 previously published case reports. In this study, we investigated if intestinal perforation occurred mo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shahidi M,Phillips RA,Chik CL

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Macleaya cordata extract is of great scientific and practical interest to researchers, due to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory responses within experimental animals. This study was designed to determine the diarrhea score and innate immunity of growing piglets after they had received Macleaya cordata extract su...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu G,Guan G,Fang J,Martínez Y,Chen S,Bin P,Duraipandiyan V,Gong T,Tossou MC,Al-Dhabi NA,Yin Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interplay between Aspergillus fumigatus and the host immune response in lung infection has been subject of studies over the last years due to its importance in immunocompromised patients. The multifactorial virulence factors of A. fumigatus are related to the fungus biological characteristics, for example, structu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sales-Campos H,Tonani L,Cardoso CR,Kress MR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines studies of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and discusses the role of RFA in treatment of early-stage NSCLC. RFA is usually performed under local anesthesia with computed tomography guidance. RFA-associated mortality, while being rare, can result from pulmonary ev...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hiraki T,Gobara H,Iguchi T,Fujiwara H,Matsui Y,Kanazawa S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00