Decision Support Systems in Prostate Cancer Treatment: An Overview.

abstract：Background:BMPER has been reported to be associated with the biological behavior of a few malignant tumors, but the mechanism is still unclear. We aimed to detect BMPER expression in ovarian epithelial tumor tissues and its effects on their biological behaviors, as well as to elucidate the possible mechanism. Methods:...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xi Y,Nie X,Wang J,Gao L,Lin B

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need to scientifically validate the claim that wild species of medicinal plants are more potent than the cultivated plants. Thus, this study evaluated the phytochemical and antioxidant properties of wild and cultivated Alepidea amatymbica. Acetone, methanol, and water extracts of the rhizome of wild and cul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mangoale RM,Afolayan AJ

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronal decompensation is a common complication in Lenke 1 or 2 AIS patients after selective thoracic fusion (STF). However, the majority who developed immediately postoperative coronal decompensation experienced improvement and the related factors are not fully understood. The aim of this retrospective study was to i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jiang H,Shao W,Xu E,Ji Z,Lin T,Meng Y,Ma J,Wang C,Gao R,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients often develop bone metastases (BM), and the overall survival for these patients is usually perishing. However, a model with high accuracy for predicting the survival of NSCLC with BM is still lacking. Here, we aimed to establish a model based on artificial intelligence for p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang Z,Hu C,Chi C,Jiang Z,Tong Y,Zhao C

更新日期：2020-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied a metabolomic approach to monitor the modifications occurring in goat vitreous humor (VH) metabolite composition at different times (0, 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours) after death. The (1)H-NMR analysis of the VH samples was performed for the simultaneous determination of several metabolites (i.e., the metabolite ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rosa MF,Scano P,Noto A,Nioi M,Sanna R,Paribello F,De-Giorgio F,Locci E,d'Aloja E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Parents' birth weight acts as a predictor for the descendant birth weight, with the correlation more strongly transmitted through maternal line. The present research aims to study the correlation between the child's low or increased birth weight, the mother's birth weight, and maternal conditi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Costa e Silva LI,Gomes FM,Valente MH,Escobar AM,Brentani AV,Grisi SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic neuropathy. It may be provoked by metabolic and/or vascular factors, and depending on duration of disease, various layers of nerve may be affected. Our aim was to investigate influence of diabetes on the epineurial, perineurial, and endoneurial conn...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kundalić B,Ugrenović S,Jovanović I,Stefanović N,Petrović V,Kundalić J,Stojanović V,Živković V,Antić V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. For development of individualized treatment on a routine basis, transfer of patients' tumor tissue in a xenograft model (i.e., generation of patient-derived xenografts (PDX)) is desirable for molecular, biochemical, or functional analyses. Drawbacks are dissatisfactory tumor take rates, the necessity of fa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gock M,Kühn F,Mullins CS,Krohn M,Prall F,Klar E,Linnebacher M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexico has one of the highest incidences of childhood leukemia worldwide and significantly higher mortality rates for this disease compared with other countries. One possible cause is the high prevalence of gene rearrangements associated with the etiology or with a poor prognosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leuke...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bekker-Méndez VC,Miranda-Peralta E,Núñez-Enríquez JC,Olarte-Carrillo I,Guerra-Castillo FX,Pompa-Mera EN,Ocaña-Mondragón A,Rangel-López A,Bernáldez-Ríos R,Medina-Sanson A,Jiménez-Hernández E,Amador-Sánchez R,Peñaloza-González JG,

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gravity is crucial for spatial perception, postural equilibrium, and movement generation. The vestibular apparatus is the main sensory system involved in monitoring gravity. Hair cells in the vestibular maculae respond to gravitoinertial forces, but they cannot distinguish between linear accelerations and changes of h...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lacquaniti F,Bosco G,Gravano S,Indovina I,La Scaleia B,Maffei V,Zago M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and exist as an important cause of pulmonary infections in humans. Pulmonary involvement is the most common disease manifestation of NTM and the incidence of NTM is growing in North America. Susceptibility to NTM infection is incompletely understood; ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mirsaeidi M,Farshidpour M,Allen MB,Ebrahimi G,Falkinham JO

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) is a frequent contaminant of animal feeds, but its effects on fish have not yet been investigated extensively. In order to fill this gap a feeding trial with juvenile carp was conducted. Three groups of fish were fed feeds contaminated with ZEN at three concentrations (low: 332 μg kg(-1...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pietsch C,Junge R,Burkhardt-Holm P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed union and nonunion are common complications in atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) despite having good fracture fixation. Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is a successfully proven method for enhancing fracture healing of the long bone fracture and nonunion and should be used in AFFs. This study aimed to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kulachote N,Sa-ngasoongsong P,Sirisreetreerux N,Chanplakorn P,Fuangfa P,Suphachatwong C,Wajanavisit W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:So far, there is no report regarding the micro-Raman vibrational fingerprint of the bonds between 10-methacryloyloxy-decyl dihydrogen phosphate (10-MDP) and zirconia ceramics. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the Raman vibrational peaks related to the bonds of 10-MDP with zirconia, as well as the influence ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： De-Paula DM,Loguercio AD,Reis A,Frota NM,Melo R,Yoshihara K,Feitosa VP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the changes in the plasma Aβ, oxidative stress/antioxidants, and membrane bound enzymes in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease (AD) transgenic mice (Tg2576) after dietary supplementation of Omani figs fruits for 15 months along with spatial memory and learning test. AD Tg mice on con...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Subash S,Essa MM,Al-Asmi A,Al-Adawi S,Vaishnav R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic bone disorder is usually caused by abnormalities of minerals and hormones metabolism. Recently, it has been proved by several studies that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in local bone tissue is directly involved in bone metabolism. Activation of skeletal RAS plays an important role in bone metabolic diso...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gebru Y,Diao TY,Pan H,Mukwaya E,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：Background:Doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1) has been universally identified as a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker and is found to be overexpressed in many types of cancers including breast cancer. However, there is little data regarding the functional role of DCLK1 in breast cancer metastasis. In the present study, we s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu H,Wen T,Zhou Y,Fan X,Du T,Gao T,Li L,Liu J,Yang L,Yao J,Ge Y,An G

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has several functions in the central nervous system, where it contributes to brain development and its functionality through affecting neuronal survival and activity and also modulating neurotransmitter levels. This neurotrophin is also found in the serum, but its origin and pe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Türck P,Frizzo ME

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) of 1-step self-etch adhesives (1-SEAs) and 2-step self-etch adhesives (2-SEAs) to pulp chamber dentin immediately after bleaching with 2 types of common bleaching techniques. Pulp chamber dentin of bovine teeth was bleached using 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Haruyama A,Kameyama A,Kato J,Takemoto S,Oda Y,Kawada E,Takahashi T,Furusawa M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The epidemiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Chinese outpatients is yet to be clarified. Objectives. To investigate population-based prevalence and clinical features of AD in Chinese outpatients. Methods. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatients with eczema or dermatitis from 39 te...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Li LF,Zhao DY,Shen YW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, new prognostic indexes (PIs) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which include clinical, biological, and genetic variables, have been validated, highlighting the MD Anderson Cancer Center prognostic index (MDACC PI), the CLL-international prognostic index (CLL-IPI), and the Barcelona-Brno biomarke...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Muñoz-Novas C,Poza-Santaella M,González-Gascón Y Marín I,Hernández-Sánchez M,Rodríguez-Vicente AE,Infante MS,Heras C,Foncillas MÁ,Marín K,Hernández-Rivas JM,Hernández JÁ

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with smoking and alcohol drinking. Tobacco smoking exposes smokers to a series of carcinogenic chemicals. Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP450s), such as CYP1A1, CYP1B1, and CYP2D6, usually metabolize carcinogens to their inactive derivatives, but they occasionally...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khlifi R,Messaoud O,Rebai A,Hamza-Chaffai A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess glutamine/glutamate (Glx) and lactate (Lac) metabolism using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRS) in order to differentiate between adrenal gland nodules and masses (adenomas, pheochromocytomas, carcinomas, and metastases). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Institutional review board approval...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Goldman SM,Nunes TF,Melo HJ,Dalavia C,Szejnfeld D,Kater C,Andreoni C,Szejnfeld J,Ajzen SA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The distinction between right-sided and left-sided colon adenocarcinoma has recently received considerable. This study aims to identify key MicroRNA (miRNA) and mRNAs in right-sided colon adenocarcinoma (RSCOAD) and left-sided colon adenocarcinoma (LSCOAD) by TCGA integration analysis. Methods:The miRNA and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang L,Li L,Ma J,Yang S,Zou C,Yu X

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate HIV risk perception and its associated factors among Chinese MSM. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among MSM with an HIV negative or unknown status in Beijing, China, between 2011 and 2012. A questionnaire interview was conducted and a blood sample was collected for HIV and syphilis ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fan W,Yin L,Qian HZ,Li D,Shao Y,Vermund SH,Ruan Y,Zhang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the rapid progression of cancer pharmacotherapy, the high drug resistance of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) makes it one of the most lethal malignancies. Therefore, there are high expectations associated with experimental therapies, such as electrochemotherapy (ECT). This technique involves the applica...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Michel O,Kulbacka J,Saczko J,Mączyńska J,Błasiak P,Rossowska J,Rzechonek A

更新日期：2018-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is important to understand its epidemiology, human adaptation, clinical phenotypes, and drug resistance. This study aimed to characterize MTBC clinical isolates circulating in a predominantly pastoralist area in Ethiopia, a country where tubercul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Belay M,Ameni G,Bjune G,Couvin D,Rastogi N,Abebe F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to dioxins, such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), is reported to affect the autoimmune system and increase the risk of autoimmune disease. Generally, dioxin exerts its toxicity via aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune disease, and its pathoge...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： She C,Wang J,Tang N,Liu Z,Xu L,Liu B

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Tc-99m DTPA) renal dynamic scintigraphy is a widely used imaging technique that evaluates renal function of patients with extrarenal abnormalities, but its clinical value in potentially offering us information on proliferation of liposarcoma has not yet been ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Li M,Dai S,Li Y

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00