Expression of Toll-Like Receptors (TLR2 and TLR4) in the Eyes of Mice with Disseminated Acanthamoebiasis.

abstract：:This study evaluated the potential relationship between exosomal miRNAs and clinical symptoms in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Forty-eight newly diagnosed myeloma patients and sixteen normal donors were enrolled in the study. The results showed that the relative expression levels of let-7c-5p, let-7d-5p, miR-14...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang ZY,Li YC,Geng CY,Wang HJ,Chen WM

更新日期：2019-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of selective inducible nitric oxide synthase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on cartilage regeneration. The study involved 27 Wistar rats that were divided into five groups. On Day 1, both knees of 3 rats were resected and placed in a formalin so...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gokay NS,Yilmaz I,Komur B,Demiroz AS,Gokce A,Dervisoglu S,Gokay BV

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Immunomodulatory agents have been proposed as therapeutic candidates to improve outcomes in sepsis. Transferon™, a dialyzable leukocyte extract (DLE), has been supported in Mexico as an immunomodulatory adjuvant in anti-infectious therapy. Here we present a retrospective study describing the experience of a referral p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Castrejón Vázquez MI,Reséndiz-Albor AA,Ynga-Durand MA,Arciniega Martínez IM,Orellana-Villazon VI,García López CA,Laue Noguera ML,Vargas Camaño ME

更新日期：2019-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Cordyceps militaris (CM) grown on germinated soybeans (GSC) in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) model was studied. To demonstrate the preventive effect of GSC extract in a dextran-sodium-sulfate- (DSS-) induced acute colitis mouse model, GSC was administered 2 days before DSS coadministration. GSC si...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park DK,Park HJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study introduced a combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and echocardiography methodology to simulate blood flow in the single right ventricle (SRV) and normal ventricles to study the intraventricular flow. Derived from echocardiographic image loops, CFD-based three-dimensional (3D) flow models of normal su...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen LJ,Tong ZR,Wang Q,Zhang YQ,Liu JL

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objective. Although minimally invasive surgical treatment of acute epidural hematoma attracts increasing attention, no generalized indications for the surgery have been adopted. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of minimally invasive surgery in acute epidural hematoma with various hematoma volume...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid is safe and effective in the management of osteoarthritis, but its use in the treatment of tendon disorders has received less attention. The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on this topic, evaluating experimental and clinical trials. A search of English...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abate M,Schiavone C,Salini V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of "de novo" overactive bladder (OAB) after sling surgeries and Burch procedure and to analyze the effect of the preoperative bladder volume on the incidence of this condition. Methods. This prospective trial included 290 female patients with stress urinary incont...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ciećwież S,Chełstowski K,Brodowska A,Ptak M,Kotlęga D,Starczewski A

更新日期：2019-02-12 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：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) has become one of the leading causes of death and functional impairment in the world. Hyperglycemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It was speculated that miRNAs in peripheral blood were a primary parameter in discriminating CHD. The biological characteristi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jiang Y,Liu N,Xue B,Hou J,Lin C,Ren J,Liu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:India is highly endemic to malaria with prevalence of all five species of human malaria parasites of Plasmodium genus. India is set for malaria elimination by 2030. Since cases of mixed Plasmodium species infections remain usually undetected but cause huge disease burden, in order to understand the distributional prev...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Singh US,Siwal N,Pande V,Das A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:The value of hepatocyte regeneration in predicting the outcomes of hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is not fully assessed. The present study was aimed at establishing a novel scoring system to predict patients' outcomes within 3 months by applying serological indicators ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Sun M,Yang X,Gao L,Weng M,Yang D,Li H,Zhou X,Li J,Qin S,Zhou D,Wu X,Tang S,Zeng W

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of IFN-τ on endometritis using a mouse model of S. aureus-induced endometritis and to elucidate the mechanism of action underlying these effects. In the present study, the effect of IFN-τ on S. aureus growth was monitored by turbidimeter at 600...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Z,Guo Y,Liu Y,Li C,Guo M,Deng G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective nonrandomized controlled study was conducted to explore the association between ocular dominance and degree of myopia in patients with anisometropia and to investigate the character of visual evoked potential (VEP) in high anisometropias. 1771 young myopia cases including 790 anisometropias were recruite...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Q,Wu Y,Liu W,Gao L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:We compared the prostate cancer (PCa) detection rates of targeted biopsy (TB) and saturation biopsy (SB) in patients with previous negative biopsy and the accuracy of TB and SB stratified by different serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Materials and Methods:Overall 185 patients were enrolled. In t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chang CH,Chiu HC,Lin WC,Ho TL,Chang H,Chang YH,Huang CP,Wu HC,Yang CR,Hsieh PF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although expression of miR-200s is aberrant in liver fibrosis, its role in liver fibrogenesis still remains unknown. Here, we investigated the role of miR-200c in the activation of human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and induction of liver fibrosis. METHODS:We engineered human HSCs (LX2 cell line) to stably...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma T,Cai X,Wang Z,Huang L,Wang C,Jiang S,Hua Y,Liu Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of polishing methods on the bonding effectiveness and durability of different resin cements to dentin. The dentin surfaces were either treated with a fine-grit diamond bur (polishing A) or further polished by polishing disks (polishing B), and then they were bond...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ren L,Li M,Pan Y,Meng X

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of endotamponade agents has gained a major role in the management of macular complications of high myopia. Myopic foveoschisis and macular hole are the main macular complication of pathologic myopia, this growing condition that is a main cause of visual loss, especially in patients at a younger age. We discuss...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Valldeperas X,Lorenzo-Carrero J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To investigate the effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on visceral hypersensitivity compared with Bifidobacterium longum. Methods:Mice visceral hypersensitivity was induced by Trichinella spiralis. After 8 weeks, they were divided into three groups (controls, Bifidobacterium longum, and fecal microbiota tra...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bai T,Zhang L,Wang H,Qian W,Song J,Hou X

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), a marker of vascular inflammation, is associated with cardiovascular disease. This prospective study of an inception cohort aimed to investigate whether the level of Lp-PLA2 is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Södergren A,Karp K,Bengtsson C,Möller B,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Wållberg-Jonsson S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Neuroimaging studies revealed the functional reorganization or the structural changes during stroke recovery. However, previous studies did not combine the functional and structural information and the results might be affected by heterogeneous lesion. This study aimed to investigate functional activation-inf...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu Z,Cheng L,Yang GY,Tong S,Sun J,Miao F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ayurvedic and traditional medical practitioners of Sri Lanka use the decoction of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera L. (IC) variety aurantiaca for the treatment of menorrhagia. The progestogenic effect of the ethyl acetate soluble proanthocyanidins (EASPA) of the IC in female rats at a dose of 3.5 mg/kg bod...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ekanayake CP,Thammitiyagodage MG,Padumadasa S,Seneviratne B,Padumadasa C,Abeysekera AM

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There has been a decline in emphasis of the value of physical examination in heart failure (HF) with increased reliance on cardiac imaging. We aim to study the clinical and prognostic significance of positive hepatojugular reflux (HJR) on discharge in patients hospitalized with HF. Methods. Using the ESCAP...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Omar HR,Guglin M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although both nonfunctional paraganglioma of the bladder (NPB) and urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) are subtypes of bladder tumors, they are entirely different entities with distinct tissue origins and anatomical locations. However, NPB is frequently misdiagnosed as UCB chiefly due to the similariti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Male M,Ye T,Tao J,Chen ZQ,Peng E

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted drug delivery using folate receptors is one of the most interesting chemotherapeutic research areas over the past few years. A novel folate targeted copolymer was synthesized using dextran stearate coupled to folic acid. FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy were used to confirm successful conjugation. Micelles prepared...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Varshosaz J,Hassanzadeh F,Sadeghi-Aliabadi H,Firozian F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose melphalan (200 mg/m(2)) as conditioning regimen followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) rescue has been established as a standard treatment for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) younger than 65 years of age. However, the role of ASCT in elderly patients older than 65 years remains controver...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ozaki S,Shimizu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term chronic intermittent exposure to altitude hypoxia is a labor phenomenon requiring further research. Using a rat model, we examined whether this type of exposure differed from chronic exposure in terms of pulmonary artery remodeling and other features. Rats were subjected to chronic hypoxia (CH, n = 9) and lo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Brito J,Siques P,Arribas SM,López de Pablo AL,González MC,Naveas N,Arriaza K,Flores K,León-Velarde F,Pulido R,Ordenes S,López MR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the different signaling molecules released during reactive gliosis occurring in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the astrocyte-derived S100B protein plays a key role in neuroinflammation, one of the hallmarks of the disease. The use of pharmacological tools targeting S100B may be crucial to embank its effects and some ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cirillo C,Capoccia E,Iuvone T,Cuomo R,Sarnelli G,Steardo L,Esposito G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00