Cholesterol Degradation and Production of Extracellular Cholesterol Oxidase from Bacillus pumilus W1 and Serratia marcescens W8.

abstract：:Sericin is a natural protein component of silks of silkworm and has potential utility in multiple areas such as pharmacological, cosmetics, and biotechnological industries. However, the understanding of its toxicological safety is still limited. This study evaluated the safety of water-extract sericin from silkworm (B...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Qin H,Zhang J,Yang H,Yao S,He L,Liang H,Wang Y,Chen H,Zhao P,Qin G

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between socioeconomic position (SEP) and population health is contextual. This study identifies the determinants of SEP producing health inequalities in the Latvian population. We also estimate the proportional contribution of different socioeconomic strata- (SES-) related determinants in Latvian heal...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Berķe-Berga A,Paul P,Valtonen H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) program's success depends on the likelihood of reducing drop-out rate and keeping patients remaining in the program. There have been neither comprehensive studies about variation among patients who have been experiencing MMT for long period nor prediction of MMT period i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dao ATM,Nguyen HTT,Nguyen LH

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between oxidative stress and miRNA changes in placenta as a potential mechanism involved in preeclampsia (PE) is not fully elucidated. We investigated the impact of oxidative stress on miRNAs and mRNA expression profiles of genes associated with PE in villous 3A first trimester trophoblast cells expos...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cross CE,Tolba MF,Rondelli CM,Xu M,Abdel-Rahman SZ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the dual-process model of assimilative-tenacity (TGP) and accommodative-flexibility (FGA), the study aims to identify trajectories of TGP and FGA over five time points within a 9-year period, explore the relationships between the trajectories of TGP and FGA, and explore if participants from distinct TGP and FGA ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Martinent G,Bailly N,Ferrand C,Gana K,Giraudeau C,Joulain M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in the study of the molecular mechanisms altered in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), the etiology is still enigmatic and the distinctions between diseases are not always entirely clear. We present an efficient computational method based on protein-protei...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nguyen TP,Caberlotto L,Morine MJ,Priami C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid and solid samples from two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) on Gran Canaria Island (Spain) have been tested for the presence of compounds with endocrine-disrupting properties. The selected degradation stages were sampled bimonthly from each WWTP over the 12-month period from July 2010 to July 2011. The analy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vega-Morales T,Sosa-Ferrera Z,Santana-Rodríguez JJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously found that the greatest salivation response in healthy human subjects is produced by facial vibrotactile stimulation of 89 Hz frequency with 1.9 μ m amplitude (89 Hz-S), as reported by Hiraba et al. (2012, 20011, and 2008). We assessed relationships between the blood flow to brain via functional near-inf...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hiraba H,Inoue M,Gora K,Sato T,Nishimura S,Yamaoka M,Kumakura A,Ono S,Wakasa H,Nakayama E,Abe K,Ueda K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To evaluate correlation between tomographic gradation of keratoconus (KC) and its corresponding air-puff induced biomechanical response. Methods. Corneal tomography and biomechanics were measured with Scheimpflug imaging in 44 normal and 92 KC corneas. Deformation waveform was also analyzed with Fourier serie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shetty R,Nuijts RM,Srivatsa P,Jayadev C,Pahuja N,Akkali MC,Sinha Roy A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. AS patients also display a high prevalence of features clustered under the name of metabolic syndrome (MeS). Anti-TNF- α therapy was found to be effecti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Genre F,López-Mejías R,Miranda-Filloy JA,Ubilla B,Carnero-López B,Blanco R,Pina T,González-Juanatey C,Llorca J,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A point mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) at nucleotide position 3243 A to G (mt.3243A>G) is involved in many common diseases, including maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis with stroke-like episodes (MELAS). However, the mutant level of mt.3243A>G ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rong E,Wang H,Hao S,Fu Y,Ma Y,Wang T

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an emerging body of evidence that chemoresistance and minimal residual disease result from selective resistance of a cell subpopulation from the original tumor that is molecularly and phenotypically distinct. These cells are called "cancer stem cells" (CSCs). In this review, we analyze the potential targeting...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paldino E,Tesori V,Casalbore P,Gasbarrini A,Puglisi MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Study the effect of quality control circle (QCC) in promoting the usage of rubber dams (RD) in root canal treatment of chronic pulpitis in primary teeth. Methods:Set up a quality control group to increase the amount of rubber dams used in the treatment of chronic pulpitis in primary teeth. Monthly monitoring...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jingxian F,Yang L,Qiong L,Hong Q,Hedi L,Jinglan Z,Fang L,Jing Y,Xiaoming W,Yingying S

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Diesel exhaust and its particles (DEP) have been under scrutiny for health effects in humans. In the development of these effects inflammation is regarded as a key process. Overall, in vitro studies report similar DEP-induced changes in markers of inflammation, including cytokines and chemokines, as studies in vivo. I...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Schwarze PE,Totlandsdal AI,Låg M,Refsnes M,Holme JA,Øvrevik J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachial plexus injury often involves traumatic root avulsion resulting in permanent paralysis of the innervated muscles. The lack of sufficient regeneration from spinal motoneurons to the peripheral nerve (PN) is considered to be one of the major causes of the unsatisfactory outcome of various surgical interventions ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Su H,Yuan Q,Qin D,Yang X,Wong WM,So KF,Wu W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding an optimal set of discriminative features is still a crucial but challenging task in biomedical science. The complexity of the task is intensified when any of the two scenarios arise: a highly dimensioned dataset and a small sample-sized dataset. The first scenario poses a big challenge to existing machine lea...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Segera D,Mbuthia M,Nyete A

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity remains a complex physiologic deviation, enabled and perpetuated by a variety of interplayers and pathways. Simplistic approaches, targeting either isolated end-effectors of more centrally placed interactors of these mechanisms, are continuously tried in an effort to comprehend and halt cascades with pote...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pateinakis P,Pyrpasopoulou A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza vaccination for health care personnel (HCP) is recommended particularly because it indirectly protects patients from contracting the disease. Vaccinating can therefore be interpreted as a prosocial act. However, HCP vaccination rates are often far too low to prevent nosocomial infections. Effective intervent...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Böhm R,Betsch C,Korn L,Holtmann C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Childhood malnutrition is major health concern in many low- and middle-income countries, including Vietnam. It was a major risk factor for child mortality and adult ill-health. Malnutrition could increase the risk of serious infections; conversely current diseases also had a negative impact on the growth of ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huynh G,Huynh QHN,Nguyen NHT,Do QT,Khanh Tran V

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), one of the most neglected tropical diseases, is placing a huge burden on Ethiopia. Despite the introduction of antileishmanial drugs, treatment outcomes across regions are variable due to drug resistance and other factors. Thus, understanding of VL treatment outcomes and its cont...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gidey K,Belay D,Hailu BY,Kassa TD,Niriayo YL

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and atherosclerosis are among the most common causes of mortality in both developed and developing countries. Experimental animal models of hypertension and atherosclerosis have become a valuable tool for providing information on etiology, pathophysiology, and complications of the disease and on the effic...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Leong XF,Ng CY,Jaarin K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction enzymes are the main defence system against foreign DNA, in charge of preserving genome integrity. Lactococcus raffinolactis BGTRK10-1 expresses LraI Type II restriction-modification enzyme, whose activity is similar to that shown for EcoRI; LraI methyltransferase protects DNA from EcoRI cleavage. The gene...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Miljkovic M,Malesevic M,Filipic B,Vukotic G,Kojic M

更新日期：2018-01-29 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：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a metabolic hormone with multiple beneficial effects on lipid and glucose homeostasis. Previous study demonstrated that FGF21 might be one of the Sp1 target genes. However, the transcriptional role of Sp1 on FGF21 in adipose tissue and liver has not been reported. In this study, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen S,Li H,Zhang J,Jiang S,Zhang M,Xu Y,Dong K,Yang Y,Fang Q,Jia W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify novel susceptibility genes and gene sets for obesity, we conducted a genomewide expression association analysis of obesity via integrating genomewide association study (GWAS) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) data. GWAS summary data of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was dri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Fan Q,Zhang F,Guo X,Liang X,Du Y,Li P,Wen Y,Hao J,Wang W,He A

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:External focus of attention (EFA) and internal focus of attention (IFA) represent commonly used strategies to instruct subjects during exercise. Several studies showed EFA to be more effective than IFA to improve motor performance and learning. To date the role of these strategies on motor performance during finger mo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rossettini G,Testa M,Vicentini M,Manganotti P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy, a lysosomal catabolic pathway for long-lived proteins and damaged organelles, is crucial for cell homeostasis, and survival under stressful conditions. During starvation, autophagy is induced in numerous organisms ranging from yeast to mammals, and promotes survival by supplying nutrients and energy. In the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kheloufi M,Boulanger CM,Durand F,Rautou PE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unipotent spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) can be transformed into ESC-like cells that exhibit pluripotency in vitro. However, except for mouse models, their characterization and their origins have remained controversies in other models including humans. This controversy has arisen primarily from the lack of the direc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lim JJ,Kim HJ,Kim KS,Hong JY,Lee DR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that the vasopressinergic system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CKD on changes in vasopressin system expression in the kidney cortex in rats with nephrectomy. The study was performed on 4 groups of Sprague ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Czarzasta K,Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska A,Niemczyk L,Wrzesien R,Tkaczyk M,Puchalska L,Saracyn M,Zmudzki W,Niemczyk S

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play a key role in immunity. In this review, we consider the traditional notion of macrophage plasticity, data that do not fit into existing concepts, and a hypothesis for existence of a new switch macrophage phenotype. Depending on the microenvironment, macrophages can reprogram their phenotype toward the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Malyshev I,Malyshev Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00