Electroacupuncture Improves Intestinal Dysfunction in Septic Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

abstract：:Cells of the immune system are highly sensitive to altered gravity, and the monocyte as well as the macrophage function is proven to be impaired under microgravity conditions. In our study, we investigated the surface expression of ICAM-1 protein and expression of ICAM-1 mRNA in cells of the monocyte/macrophage system...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paulsen K,Tauber S,Dumrese C,Bradacs G,Simmet DM,Gölz N,Hauschild S,Raig C,Engeli S,Gutewort A,Hürlimann E,Biskup J,Unverdorben F,Rieder G,Hofmänner D,Mutschler L,Krammer S,Buttron I,Philpot C,Huge A,Lier H,Barz

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is the principal risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The hallmarks of AD are accumulation of the amyloid-β peptide 1-42 (Aβ42) and abnormal hyperphosphorylation of Tau (p-Tau) protein in different areas of the brain and, more recently reported, in the visual cortex. Recently, Aβ42 peptid...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hernández-Zimbrón LF,Perez-Hernández M,Torres-Romero A,Gorostieta-Salas E,Gonzalez-Salinas R,Gulias-Cañizo R,Quiroz-Mercado H,Zenteno E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:We investigated the proportion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and their subsets in patients with rheumatic diseases and clarified the association between these cells and the patient clinical data. Methods:Patients with rheumatic diseases and healthy controls were recruited. The clinical chara...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu J,Chen S,Wu L,Wang R,Zheng S,Zhao D,Wang X,Li J

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptophan (Trp) plays an essential role in pig behavior and growth performances. However, little is known about Trp's effects on tight junction barrier and intestinal health in weaned pigs. In the present study, twenty-four (24) weaned pigs were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments with 8 piglets/treatmen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tossou MC,Liu H,Bai M,Chen S,Cai Y,Duraipandiyan V,Liu H,Adebowale TO,Al-Dhabi NA,Long L,Tarique H,Oso AO,Liu G,Yin Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To estimate the prevalence of craniofacial anomalies among Iraqi people and its association with other congenital malformations. Methods:A hospital-based cohort study. It was conducted in Iraq, Fallujah city from Jan 2019-April 2019. The pediatric age group below 16 years attending the consultation clinic. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Farhan TM,Al-Abdely BA,Abdullateef AN,Jubair AS

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper placental development and function are central to the health of both the mother and the fetus during pregnancy. A critical component of healthy placental function is the proper development of its vascular network. Poor vascularization of the placenta can lead to fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, and in so...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pereira RD,De Long NE,Wang RC,Yazdi FT,Holloway AC,Raha S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to ascertain whether cytokines in the aqueous humor can predict macular edema (ME) in diabetic patients following uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Undiluted aqueous humor samples were obtained from 136 consecutive type 2 diabetic patients who underwent cataract surgery. The concentra...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dong N,Xu B,Wang B,Chu L,Tang X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is one of the most prevalent immune mediated skin diseases worldwide. Despite the large prevalence in both men and women, the pathogenesis of this disease has not yet been fully clarified. Nowadays, it is believed that psoriasis is most likely a T helper Th1/Th17 induced inflammatory disease. Stressful life ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ceovic R,Mance M,Bukvic Mokos Z,Svetec M,Kostovic K,Stulhofer Buzina D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(124)Iodine ((124)I) with its 4.2 d half-life is particularly attractive for in vivo detection and quantification of longer-term biological and physiological processes; the long half-life of (124)I is especially suited for prolonged time in vivo studies of high molecular weight compounds uptake. Numerous small molecul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cascini GL,Niccoli Asabella A,Notaristefano A,Restuccia A,Ferrari C,Rubini D,Altini C,Rubini G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preclinical treatment of polytraumatized patients crystalloids are preferentially used. To avoid metabolic acidosis, metabolizable anions like lactate or acetate are used to replace chloride in these solutions. We here studied the effects of malated Ringer's in resuscitation of both shock severities in comparison t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Keitel J,Hussmann B,Lendemans S,de Groot H,Rohrig R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in muscle protein turnover of the unaffected side of stroke patients could contribute to physical disability. We investigated whether hypercatabolic activity occurred in unaffected arm muscle and whether supplemented essential amino acids (EAAs) could limit muscle hypercatabolism (MH). Thirty-eight dysphag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Aquilani R,Boselli M,D'Antona G,Baiardi P,Boschi F,Viglio S,Iadarola P,Pasini E,Barbieri A,Dossena M,Bongiorno AI,Verri M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HPV genotypes have distinct distributions among various ethnic populations worldwide. In December 2013, 237 and 159 cervical samples were collected from Hani and Han ethnic women, respectively, in Mojiang, a rural county in southern Yunnan. The overall HPV infection rate (21.1%) among the Hani women was significantly ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Baloch Z,Yue L,Yuan T,Feng Y,Tai W,Liu Y,Wang B,Li X,Liu L,Zhang AM,Wu X,Xia X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals show an altered hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation due to a reduced capacity to vasoconstrict the venous and arterial vessels below the level of the lesion. Exercise training was found to enhance circulating catecholamines and to improve cardiac preload and venous ton...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Milia R,Roberto S,Marongiu E,Olla S,Sanna I,Angius L,Bassareo P,Pinna M,Tocco F,Concu A,Crisafulli A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic lethality (SL) is a novel strategy for anticancer therapies, whereby mutations of two genes will kill a cell but mutation of a single gene will not. Therefore, a cancer-specific mutation combined with a drug-induced mutation, if they have SL interactions, will selectively kill cancer cells. While numerous SL...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li XJ,Mishra SK,Wu M,Zhang F,Zheng J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The use of modern family planning methods among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) is of public health importance in Ethiopia. Nationally, modern family planning method use remains as low as 35%. Understanding factors associated with the use of modern family planning methods may help to improve maternal...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mulatu T,Sintayehu Y,Dessie Y,Deressa M

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study aortic murine smooth muscle cell (SMC) antigen presentation capacity was evaluated using the Eα-GFP/Y-Ae system to visualize antigen uptake through a GFP tag and tracking of Eα peptide/MHCII presentation using the Y-Ae Ab. Stimulation with IFN-γ (100 ng/mL) for 72 h caused a significant (P < 0.01)...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Maddaluno M,MacRitchie N,Grassia G,Ialenti A,Butcher JP,Garside P,Brewer JM,Maffia P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of hematopoietic stem cell release, migration, and homing from the bone marrow (BM) and of the mobilization pathway involves a complex interaction among adhesion molecules, cytokines, proteolytic enzymes, stromal cells, and hematopoietic cells. The identification of new mechanisms that regulate the traffick...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alvarez P,Carrillo E,Vélez C,Hita-Contreras F,Martínez-Amat A,Rodríguez-Serrano F,Boulaiz H,Ortiz R,Melguizo C,Prados J,Aránega A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The sensitivity and specificity of biomarkers used for predicting peripheral neuropathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and nephritis (SLE-LN) remain unsatisfactory. This study aimed to determine the autoantibodies levels in SLE-LN patients with peripheral neuropathy. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Su YJ,Huang CR,Chang WN,Tsai NW,Kung CT,Lin WC,Huang CC,Su CM,Cheng BC,Chang YT,Lu CH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WNT proteins are involved in embryonic development, sex determination, stem cell recruitment, angiogenesis, and cancer. They take part in morphological changes in the endometrium during development, regulate processes of endometrial proliferation and differentiation. This review presents current knowledge about implic...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kiewisz J,Wasniewski T,Kmiec Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Several lines of evidence indicate that amyloid β (Aβ), particularly Aβ oligomers (AβOs), plays a causative role in Alzheimer's disease. However, the mechanisms underlying the action of an anti-AβO antibody to clarify the toxic action of AβOs remain elusive. Here, we showed that the anti-AβO antibody (monoclonal 72D9)...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Matsubara E,Takamura A,Okamoto Y,Oono H,Nakata T,Wakasaya Y,Kawarabayashi T,Shoji M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photosystem II photochemistry and phycobiliprotein (PBP) genes of red algae Kappaphycus alvarezii, raw material of κ -carrageenan used in food and pharmaceutical industries, were analyzed in this study. Minimum saturating irradiance (I k) of this algal species was less than 115 μmol m(-2) s(-1). Its actual PSII effici...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guan X,Wang J,Zhu J,Yao C,Liu J,Qin S,Jiang P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Thermographic assessment of temperature distribution within the examined tissues allows a quick, noncontact, noninvasive measurement of their temperature. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of digital infrared imaging in monitoring experimental inflammation of pleura (PL), lower lip (LL), and l...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Całkosiński I,Dobrzyński M,Rosińczuk J,Dudek K,Chrószcz A,Fita K,Dymarek R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chrysactinia mexicana A. Gray (Asteraceae) and Turnera diffusa Willd (Turneraceae) are employed in traditional medicine as aphrodisiacs; however, there is no scientific evidence supporting the prosexual properties of C. mexicana. The aim of this study was to determine whether an aqueous extract of C. mexicana (Cm) sti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Estrada-Reyes R,Ferreyra-Cruz OA,Jiménez-Rubio G,Hernández-Hernández OT,Martínez-Mota L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An FDA-regulated, prescription medical food (Fosteum; 27 mg natural genistein, 200 IU cholecalciferol, 20 mg citrated zinc bisglycinate (4 mg elemental zinc) per capsule) and an over-the-counter (OTC) supplement (Citracal Plus Bone Density Builder; 27 mg synthetic genistein, 600 mg elemental calcium (calcium citrate),...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bitto A,Burnett BP,Polito F,Russo S,D'Anna R,Pillai L,Squadrito F,Altavilla D,Levy RM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) can aid in improving diagnostic level; however, the main problem currently faced by CAD is that it cannot obtain sufficient labeled samples. To solve this problem, in this study, we adopt a generative adversarial network (GAN) approach and design a semisupervised learning algorith...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zheng G,Han G,Soomro NQ,Ma L,Zhang F,Zhao Y,Zhao X,Zhou C

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are important soil components as both decomposers and plant symbionts and play a major role in ecological and biogeochemical processes. However, little is known about the richness and structure of fungal communities. DNA sequencing technologies allow for the direct estimation of microbial community diversity, av...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu P,Wang XH,Li JG,Qin W,Xiao CZ,Zhao X,Jiang HX,Sui JK,Sa RB,Wang WY,Liu XL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the interaction of 3T3 Swiss albino mouse fibroblasts with polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) and investigate cellular behaviour in terms of viability/cytotoxicity, cell cycle, NPs uptake, MAP kinase (ERK1/2), and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activation. After incubation of NPs with cell culture media, western blot...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rosso F,Marino G,Grimaldi A,Cafiero G,Chiellini E,Chiellini F,Barbarisi M,Barbarisi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The kaya business is known to pose significant health-related risks to female migrants. This study sought to explore the health-related concerns of female head porters in the Mallam Atta market, Accra, Ghana. Methods:A qualitative study was conducted in which twenty female head porters at the Mallam Atta ma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nyarko SH,Tahiru AM

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage macromolecules and cellular components in nearly all kinds of cells and often generate toxic intracellular byproducts. In this work, aldehyde generation derived from the Escherichia coli membrane oxidation as well as membrane fatty acid profiles, protein oxidation, and bacterial re...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pradenas GA,Díaz-Vásquez WA,Pérez-Donoso JM,Vásquez CC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00