Safety of Natural Insecticides: Toxic Effects on Experimental Animals.

abstract：:Previously, a novel technique was proposed to quantify the relationship between the muscle stiffness and its nonfatigue contraction intensity. The method extended the measured range of isometric contraction to 100% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) using an ultrasonic shear wave measurement setup. Yet, it has not be...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang CZ,Guo JY,Li TJ,Zhou Y,Shi W,Zheng YP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a remarkable interest in finding lipid inhibitors from natural products to replace synthetic compounds, and a variety of oriental medicinal herbs are reported to have biological activity with regard to lipid inhibition. Buginawa (Bugi) is a novel combined formula that contains twelve medicinal herbs wit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park YJ,Seo DW,Ju JY,Cha YY,An HJ

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presented the analysis of free-breathing lung tumor motion characteristics using GE 4DCT and Varian RPM systems. Tumor respiratory movement was found to be associated with GTV size, the superior-inferior tumor location in the lung, and the attachment degree to rigid structure (e.g., chest wall, vertebrae, o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Bao Y,Zhang L,Fan W,He H,Sun ZW,Hu X,Huang SM,Chen M,Deng XW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although disorders of the stomatognathic system are common, the mechanisms involved are unknown. Our objective was to study the changes in the masseter muscles after unilateral exodontia. Molar extraction was performed on Wistar rats (left side), and the animals were sacrificed after either 14 or 26 days. The masseter...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guerra Cde S,Carla Lara Pereira Y,Issa JP,Luiz KG,Guimarães EA,Gerlach RF,Iyomasa MM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feed efficiency (FE) is an important trait affecting costs in swine industry. Investigation on FE-related genes in different tissues is valuable for molecular breeding. Hypothalamus is a convergent and integrated centre for multiple nutrient-related signals. The present study identified 363 differentially expressed (D...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hou Y,Hu M,Zhou H,Li C,Li X,Liu X,Zhao Y,Zhao S

更新日期：2018-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and diabetes are among the most common diseases in western societies. Epidemiological studies have shown that diabetic patients have a significantly higher risk of developing a number of different types of cancers and that individuals with comorbidity (cancer and diabetes/prediabetes) have a poorer prognosis re...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Haass NK,Nassif N,McGowan EM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CA-125 has been a valuable marker for the follow-up of ovarian cancer patients but it is not sensitive enough to be used as diagnostic marker. We had already used secretomic methods to identify proteins differentially secreted by serous ovarian cancer cells compared to healthy ovarian cells. Here, we evaluated the sec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kramer M,Pierredon S,Ribaux P,Tille JC,Petignat P,Cohen M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long noncoding RNAs play an essential role in bladder cancer progression. The role of long noncoding RNA EGFR-AS1 in bladder cancer needs further study. We used clinical specimens to analyze the relationship between EGFR-AS1 and bladder cancer patients' characteristics. The functional experiments and mechanism studies...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang A,Jiang A,Gan X,Wang Z,Huang J,Dong K,Liu B,Wang L,Chen M

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalus is a common neurological condition that can have traumatic ramifications and can be lethal without treatment. Nowadays, during therapy radiologists have to spend a vast amount of time assessing the volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by manual segmentation on Computed Tomography (CT) images. Further, som...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Klimont M,Flieger M,Rzeszutek J,Stachera J,Zakrzewska A,Jończyk-Potoczna K

更新日期：2019-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a reliable isoproterenol induced heart dysfunction fetal rat model and understand the switches of contractile proteins, 45 pregnant rats were divided into 15 mg/kg-once, 15 mg/kg-twice, sham-operated once, sham-operated twice, and control groups. And 18 adult rats were divided into isoproterenol-treated a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li Y,Fang J,Hua Y,Wang C,Mu D,Zhou K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to anthropogenic activities the relative concentrations of cadmium and manganese have increased in the marine environment. Cephalopods are able to accumulate such metals and, as inhabitant of coastal waters, Octopus vulgaris is continuously exposed to anthropogenic activities. Since no study is available on the ef...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nicosia A,Salamone M,Mazzola S,Cuttitta A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detecting breast cancer at early stages can be challenging. Traditional mammography and tissue microarray that have been studied for early breast cancer detection and prediction have many drawbacks. Therefore, there is a need for more reliable diagnostic tools for early detection of breast cancer due to a number of fa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang F,Deng Y,Drabier R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of scanned images of 4 clinically used intraoral scanners (CS3600, i500, Trios3, Omnicam) when scanning the surface of full arch models with various kinds of orthodontic brackets in the presence of artificial saliva. Materials and Methods. Four study models were prepared; bo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song J,Kim M

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary aim of this study was to explore if classification, whether using the BI-RADS categories based on CEUS or conventional ultrasound, was conducive to the identification of benign and malignant category 3 or 4 small breast lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We evaluated 30 malignant and 77 benign small bre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang JX,Cai LS,Chen L,Dai JL,Song GH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:DHA supplementation was compared to nutrition education to increase DHA consumption from fish and DHA fortified foods. DESIGN:This two-part intervention included a randomized double-blind placebo controlled DHA supplementation arm and a nutrition education arm designed to increase intake of DHA from dietary ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Harris MA,Reece MS,McGregor JA,Wilson JW,Burke SM,Wheeler M,Anderson JE,Auld GW,French JI,Allen KG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the leading cause of lung cancer-associated death. Downregulated expression of E-cadherin followed by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is critical for metastasis initiation in lung cancer. BTBD7 plays essential roles in lung cancer metastasis, but the mechanisms remain unknown. This study aimed to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shu J,Wang L,Han F,Chen Y,Wang S,Luo F

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the metabolic mechanisms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) via an analysis of urine metabolites prior to and following exercise in a rat model. Methods. A rat model of CFS was established using restraint-stress, forced exercise, and crowded and noisy ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shao C,Ren Y,Wang Z,Kang C,Jiang H,Chi A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Splenectomy can improve liver function and survival in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and liver cirrhosis. We investigated the underlying mechanism in a mouse model of concanavalin A- (ConA-) induced liver fibrosis. Methods:We used ConA to induce immune liver fibrosis in BALB/c mice. Splenectomy w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Guo X,Jiao G,Luo L,Zhou L,Zhang J,Wang B

更新日期：2019-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) oil (NO) was assayed against forty-eight isolates of Escherichia coli by standardised disc diffusion test and microdilution test. By molecular biology characterization, fourteen isolates resulted in diarrheagenic E. coli with sixteen primer pairs that specifically amplify unique seque...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Del Serrone P,Toniolo C,Nicoletti M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological studies have shown an association between psoriasis and renal injury (RI), but the mechanism between RI and psoriasis was still unclear. This paper was designed to investigate the relationship and mechanism between psoriasis-like inflammation and renal injury in BALB/C mice. Mice were topically smeared im...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ren F,Zhang M,Zhang C,Sang H

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) has acquired a central role in the field of diagnosis and evaluation of breast cancer due to its high sensitivity; on the other hand, MRI has shown a variable specificity because of the wide overlap between the imaging features of benign and malignant lesions. Ther...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mazzei MA,Di Giacomo L,Fausto A,Gentili F,Mazzei FG,Volterrani L

更新日期：2018-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:MicroRNAs have recently been verified as useful diagnostic biomarkers in various diseases. In this study, we investigated whether miR-217 is a useful diagnostic biomarker and the possible pathological mechanism of miR-217 in this disease. Methods:Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), memb...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li J,Liu B,Xue H,Zhou QQ,Peng L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery diseases (CAD) and heart failure have high mortality rate in the world, although much progress has been made in this field in last two decades. There is still a clinical need for a novel diagnostic approach and a therapeutic strategy to decrease the incidence of CAD. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are highly conse...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nishiguchi T,Imanishi T,Akasaka T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Rapid bone defect filling with normal bone is a challenge in orthopaedics and dentistry. Strontium ranelate (SrRan) has been shown to in vitro decrease bone resorption and increase bone formation, and represents a potential agent with the capacity to accelerate bone defect filling. In this study, bone tibial defects o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zacchetti G,Dayer R,Rizzoli R,Ammann P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic changes have major role in the normal development and programming of gene expression. Aberrant methylation results in carcinogenesis. The primary objective of our study is to determine whether primary tumor tissue and cultured tumor cells in 2D and 3D tissue culture systems have the same methylation signatu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Şükrüoğlu Erdoğan Ö,Kılıç Erciyas S,Bilir A,Buğra Tunçer Ş,Akdeniz Ödemiş D,Kurul S,Karanlık H,Cabıoğlu N,Yazıcı H

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To investigate the potential association of a set of serum cytokines with the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods. A total of 201 patients who underwent coronary angiography for chest discomfort were enrolled. The concentrations of serum IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-9, and IL-17...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Min X,Lu M,Tu S,Wang X,Zhou C,Wang S,Pang S,Qian J,Ge Y,Guo Y,Xu D,Cao K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that Down syndrome (DS) is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. Intellectual disability is the foremost and most debilitating trait, which caused loss of cognitive abilities and the development of early onset Alzheimer's d...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu B,Zhang B,Zhou WB,Wang QW,Yuan P,Yang YQ,Kong J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue regeneration has become a promising treatment for craniomaxillofacial bone defects such as alveolar clefts. This study sought to assess the efficacy of lateral ramus cortical plate with buccal fat pad derived mesenchymal stem cells (BFSCs) in treatment of human alveolar cleft defects. Ten patients with unilater...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khojasteh A,Kheiri L,Behnia H,Tehranchi A,Nazeman P,Nadjmi N,Soleimani M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the expression of and the relationship between CD44V6, CDH11, and β-catenin. The expression of these cell adhesion molecules was detected in 90 osteosarcoma and 20 osteochondroma specimens using immunohistochemistry. Associations between these parameters and clinicopathological data were al...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Deng Z,Niu G,Cai L,Wei R,Zhao X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00