Effectiveness and Safety of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment in Patients with Refractory Congestive Heart Failure due to Chronic Cardiorenal Syndrome.

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantitatively measure changes in cerebral perfusion in select regions of interest in the brain during urinary urgency in women with overactive bladder (OAB) using arterial spin labeling (ASL). METHODS:Twelve women with OAB and 10 controls underwent bladder filling and rated urinary urgency (scale 0-10). AS...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Arya NG,Weissbart SJ,Xu S,Bhavsar R,Rao H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crude ethanolic extract from aerial parts of Pothomorphe umbellata L. (Piperaceae) and fractions obtained by partitions sequentially among water-methanol, methylene chloride, and ethyl acetate, as well as the major constituent, 4-nerolidylcatechol, were, respectively, evaluated and evidenced for antioxidant and cy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lopes AP,Bagatela BS,Rosa PC,Nanayakkara DN,Tavares Carvalho JC,Maistro EL,Bastos JK,Perazzo FF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages, especially their activation state, are closely related to the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Classically activated macrophages (M1) are proinflammatory effectors, while alternatively activated macrophages (M2) exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 has renoprotective roles th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang X,Zhou M,Guo Y,Song Z,Liu B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artery calcification is a well-recognized predictor of late atherosclerotic complications. In the intima media, calcification starts with apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the release of calcifying matrix vesicles with diameter of 0.5-15 μm that can be observed microscopically. In complicated plaqu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chistiakov DA,Myasoedova VA,Melnichenko AA,Grechko AV,Orekhov AN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. The aim of the study is to detect the prevalence and the characteristics of infraorbital canal and Haller's cells on panoramic radiography of edentulous patients. Methods. The study group comprised 291 panoramic radiographs of edentulous patients. Radiographs were interpreted for the visibility and charact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yesilova E,Bayrakdar IS

更新日期：2018-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils comprise the first line of innate immune defense during a host-pathogen interaction. They attack microorganisms directly through three different methods, of which, phagocytosis and degranulation have been known and well-studied for decades. The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is the thir...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alasmari SZ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pebisut is a biological adhesive composed of naturally occurring carbohydrates combined with zinc oxide (ZnO) initially used as a coadjutant for healing of anastomoses. Likewise some works demonstrated that carbohydrate complexes exerts anti-inflammatory activity and it is widely known that ZnO modulate inflammation. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Moreno-Eutimio MA,Nieto-Velázquez NG,Espinosa-Monroy L,Torres-Ramos Y,Montoya-Estrada A,Cueto J,Hicks JJ,Acosta-Altamirano G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The future development of shrimp farming needs to improve its ecoefficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate water quality, flows, and nitrogen balance and production parameters on a farm with interconnected pond design to improve the efficiency of the semi-intensive culture of Litopenaeus vannamei ponds. Th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Barraza-Guardado RH,Arreola-Lizárraga JA,Miranda-Baeza A,Juárez-García M,Juvera-Hoyos A,Casillas-Hernández R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 is a zoonotic pathogen. Previous studies have shown that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have great potential in promoting health and resisting pathogenic infections; however, relatively little research has been done on the Pediococcus genus of LAB. This study is aimed at explori...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tan K,Deng D,Ma X,Cui Y,Tian Z

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of the volumes of acute cerebral infarct in the magnetic resonance imaging harbors prognostic values. However, semiautomatic method of segmentation is time-consuming and with high interrater variability. Using diffusion weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient map from patients with acute infa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai JZ,Peng SJ,Chen YW,Wang KW,Wu HK,Lin YY,Lee YY,Chen CJ,Lin HJ,Smith EE,Yeh PS,Hsin YL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphenolic compounds are plant nutraceuticals showing a huge structural diversity, including chlorogenic acids, hydrolyzable tannins, and flavonoids (flavonols, flavanones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, and flavones). Most of them occur as glycosylated derivatives in plants and foods. In order to become...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Marín L,Miguélez EM,Villar CJ,Lombó F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence indicates that immune-related biomarkers play an important role in tumor processes. This study investigates immune-related gene expression and its prognostic value in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). A cohort of 493 samples of patients with LUSC was collected and analyzed from data generated by th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yan Y,Zhang M,Xu S,Xu S

更新日期：2020-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Two field isolates of Rhizoctonia solani were isolated from infected paddy plants in Malaysia. These isolates were verified via ITS-rDNA analysis that yielded ~720 bp products of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS4 region, respectively. The sequenced products showed insertion and substitution incidences which may result in strain dive...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nadarajah K,Omar NS,Rosli MM,Shin Tze O

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To detect the responsiveness and predictive ability of the Chinese version Action Research Arm Test (C-ARAT) in participants within the first 3 months after cerebral infarction. Methods:Ninety-seven individuals (75 men, mean age 59.87 ± 10.94 years) with a first cerebral infarction were enrolled in this study....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao JL,Zhang T,Xu ZQ,Ding MH,Leng Y,Bian RH,Mao YR,Huang DF

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammation in dental pulp cells (DPCs) initiated by Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) results in dental pulp necrosis. So far, whether there is a common system regulating inflammation response and tissue regeneration remains unknown. miR-146a is closely related to inflammation. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFG...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Shu S,Cheung GS,Wei X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins (MCs) are hepatotoxins harmful for animal and human health. The most toxic type between them is MC-LR whose presence has been investigated in different reservoirs all around the world. In this work microcystins were monitored in spring and summer in water and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of two Sar...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Baralla E,Varoni MV,Sedda T,Pasciu V,Floris A,Demontis MP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiparametric MRI of the prostate combines high-resolution anatomic imaging with functional imaging of alterations in normal tissue caused by neoplastic transformation for the identification and characterization of in situ prostate cancer. Lesion detection relies on a systematic approach to the analysis of both anat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Margolis DJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the fifth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common cancer in women, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with standard chemotherapy and radiation being minimally effective in prolonging survival. Virus hepatitis, particularly HBV and HCV infection is th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Z,Jin W,Jin H,Wang X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional phagocytic cells, such as dendritic cells, are mainly responsible for phagocytosis, antigen presentation, and cytokine secretion, which induce subsequent activation of T cell-mediated immunity. Thus, strategies that deliver antigens and stimulatory signals to the cells have significant implications for va...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kojima N,Ishii M,Kawauchi Y,Takagi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolomics in maternal-fetal medicine is still an "embryonic" science. However, there is already an increasing interest in metabolome of normal and complicated pregnancies, and neonatal outcomes. Tissues used for metabolomics interrogations of pregnant women, fetuses and newborns are amniotic fluid, blood, plasma, c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fanos V,Atzori L,Makarenko K,Melis GB,Ferrazzi E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide and its reactive derivatives (NO x ) is well known in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, which is an inflammatory disease while NO x seems to be important in coordinating inflammatory response. The...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Niedziela N,Adamczyk-Sowa M,Niedziela JT,Mazur B,Kluczewska E,Sowa P,Gąsior M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of occupational exposure limit values (OELs) are based on avoiding of sensory irritation of the eyes and the upper respiratory tract. In order to investigate the chemosensory effect range of a chemical, odor and sensory irritation thresholds (lateralization thresholds, LTs) can be assessed. Humidity aff...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Monsé C,Sucker K,Hoffmeyer F,Jettkant B,Berresheim H,Bünger J,Brüning T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmia is a disease that is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the heart rate or rhythm. It is the major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although several antiarrhythmic drugs have been used in clinic for decades, their application is often limited by their adverse effects. As a result, natu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li J,Hu D,Song X,Han T,Gao Y,Xing Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Comparison of single-level open and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (O-TLIF and MI-TLIF) of a single surgeon and presentation of his MI-TLIF learning curve in a retrospective observational cohort study. Methods:27 MI-TLIF and 31 O-TLIF patients, performed between 03/01/2013 and 03...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kovari VZ,Kuti A,Konya K,Szel I,Szekely AK,Szalay K

更新日期：2020-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of 3 months of aromatase inhibition together with progestin add-back on ovarian endometrioma size. This prospective cohort study was performed at University Medical Center (UC San Diego). Women trying to conceive were excluded. After informed consent, all women were t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Agarwal SK,Foster WG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi causes a cardiac infection characterized by an inflammatory imbalance that could become the inciting factor of the illness. To this end, we evaluated the role of carvedilol, a beta-blocker with potential immunomodulatory properties, on the immune response in C57BL/6 mice infected with VL-10 strain of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Horta AL,Leite AL,Paula Costa G,Figueiredo VP,Talvani A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. This study was aimed at analyzing the expressions of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNTA) treated human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) in vitro. Methods. We used RNA sequencing to characterize the lncRNAs and mRNAs transcriptome in the control and BoNTA treated group, in conjunction wi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Miao YY,Liu J,Zhu J,Tao YL,Zhang JA,Luo D,Zhou BR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hypertension and hypervolemia relationship was proven among renal disease, although it is not known in normal population. Present study determines the fluid distribution defects in relation to blood pressure. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In a population-based survey in Turkey demographics, height, weight, blood pre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hür E,Özişik M,Ural C,Yildiz G,Mağden K,Köse SB,Köktürk F,Büyükuysal Ç,Yildirim I,Süleymanlar G,Ateş K,Duman S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that sumoylation is a posttranslational modification involved in regulation of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway, which plays a critical role in renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, the role of sumoylation in the regulation of TGF-β signaling in DN is...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhou X,Gao C,Huang W,Yang M,Chen G,Jiang L,Gou F,Feng H,Ai N,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tantalum rod implantation with vascularized iliac grafting has been reported to be an effective method for the treatment of young patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) to avert the need for total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, there have been unsatisfactory success rates for end-stage ONFH. The auth...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao D,Liu B,Wang B,Yang L,Xie H,Huang S,Zhang Y,Wei X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00