Whole Body Vibration Retards Progression of Atherosclerosis via Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.

abstract：Background:Statins are commonly used in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Studies have shown that the rate of statin use is low among patients with coronary artery disease. In this study, we aimed to investigate the reasons for poor patient compliance with statin treatment. Methods:A total of 504 pa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ozkan B,Örsçelik Ö,Uyar H,Ballı M,Güçer E,Aslan O,Temel G,Çelik A,Türkay Özcan İ

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The regiospecific characteristics of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in triacylglycerol (TAG) significantly affect the physicochemical and physiological properties of marine fish oils. In this study, the TAG molecular species composition and positional distributions of fatty acids were investigated in three ma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang H,Zhao H,Zhang Y,Shen Y,Su H,Jin J,Jin Q,Wang X

更新日期：2018-07-10 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：:Blood pressure is the most important, modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Lifestyle factors and also workload are the main, potential risk factors for the development of hypertension. This study focused on the early detection of unknown hypertension by screening employees in the hotel and restaurant in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Seibt R,Hunger B,Stieler L,Stoll R,Kreuzfeld S

更新日期：2018-04-08 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：:Patients aged from 40 to 60 with displaced fractures of the femoral neck (Garden III or IV) who received fixation with three cannulated screws from January 2005 to December 2012 were evaluated retrospectively for the development of nonunion. Plasma HbA1C, a marker for long-term plasma glucose level, anti-T2DM medicati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu XZ,Zheng XY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The NOCTURNIN gene links nutrient absorption and metabolism to the circadian clock. Shift workers are at a heightened risk of overweight and of developing obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study investigates the diurnal variation of NOCTURNIN in healthy volunteers and its expression levels in rotational sh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bracci M,Copertaro A,Ciarapica V,Barbaresi M,Esposito S,Albanesi A,Valentino M,Ledda C,Rapisarda V,Santarelli L

更新日期：2019-07-31 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：:Postprandial metabolic response depends on the meals' components and can be different in normal weight and obese people. However, there are some discrepancies between various reports. The aim of this study was to determine the metabolic response after intake of standardised meals with various fat and carbohydrate cont...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Adamska E,Ostrowska L,Gościk J,Waszczeniuk M,Krętowski A,Górska M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the sequential combined 585 nm PDL and the 1064 nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser (PDL/Nd:YAG) in the treatment of surgical scars and to evaluate the short-term effects by in vivo confocal microscopy (RCM) and the long-term effects by clinical assessme...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vas K,Gaál M,Varga E,Kovács R,Bende B,Kocsis A,Kemény L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slaughterhouse work involves a high degree of repetitive and forceful upper limb movements and thus implies an elevated risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. High intensity strength training effectively rehabilitates musculoskeletal disorders among sedentary employees, but less is known about the effect amon...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sundstrup E,Jakobsen MD,Jay K,Brandt M,Andersen LL

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：:Objective. To evaluate the association of -174G/C IL-6 polymorphism with failure in therapeutic response to methotrexate (MTX) or leflunomide (LEF). This prospective, observational cohort included 96 Mexican-Mestizo patients with moderate or severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), initiating MTX or LEF, genotyped for IL-6 -...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ruiz-Padilla AJ,Gamez-Nava JI,Saldaña-Cruz AM,Murillo-Vazquez JD,Vazquez-Villegas ML,Zavaleta-Muñiz SA,Martín-Márquez BT,Ponce-Guarneros JM,Rodriguez Jimenez NA,Flores-Chavez A,Sandoval-Garcia F,Vasquez-Jimenez JC,Cardona-Muñoz E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the diagnostic value of subjective memory complaints (SMCs) assessed with a single item in a large cross-sectional cohort consisting of families with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) participating in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN). METHODS:The baseline sample of 18...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Laske C,Sohrabi HR,Jasielec MS,Müller S,Koehler NK,Gräber S,Förster S,Drzezga A,Mueller-Sarnowski F,Danek A,Jucker M,Bateman RJ,Buckles V,Saykin AJ,Martins RN,Morris JC,Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Dian

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a pilot study using a prototype telerehabilitation system (Ghostman). Ghostman is a visual augmentation system designed to allow a physical therapist and patient to inhabit each other's viewpoint in an augmented real-world environment. This allows the therapist to deliver instruction remotely and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chinthammit W,Merritt T,Pedersen S,Williams A,Visentin D,Rowe R,Furness T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residual neuromuscular block (NMB) after general anesthesia has been associated with pulmonary dysfunction and hypoxia, which are both associated with postoperative delirium (POD). We evaluated the effects of sugammadex on POD in elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery. METHODS:Medical records o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oh CS,Rhee KY,Yoon TG,Woo NS,Hong SW,Kim SH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases (AD) represent a broad spectrum of chronic conditions that may afflict specific target organs or multiple systems with a significant burden on quality of life. These conditions have common mechanisms including genetic and epigenetics factors, gender disparity, environmental triggers, pathophysiolog...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Amaya-Amaya J,Montoya-Sánchez L,Rojas-Villarraga A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichoderma spp. are important biocontrol filamentous fungi, which are widely used for their adaptability, broad antimicrobial spectrum, and various antagonistic mechanisms. In our previous studies, we cloned thga1 gene encoding GαI protein from Trichoderma harzianum Th-33. Its knockout mutant showed that the growth r...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun Q,Jiang X,Pang L,Wang L,Li M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective cohort study aims to describe characteristics of patients with MRONJ, to identify factors associated with MRONJ development, and to examine variables associated with favourable outcome. Totally 32 patients were followed and observed: 21 females and 11 males, in the age range 35-84 in the period from...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Petrovic M,Jelovac DB,Antic S,Antunovic M,Lukic N,Sabani M,Mudrak J,Jezdic Z,Pucar A,Stefanovic A,Kuzmanovic C,Nikolic D,Konstantinovic V

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this study was to examine whether oral propranolol has any effect on neurodevelopment outcomes in young children with problematic infantile hemangiomas (IHs). Methods:Thirty-six children with a diagnosis of problematic IH who were treated with oral propranolol were compared with 34 healthy childr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang C,Wang Q,Xiang B,Chen S,Xiong F,Ji Y

更新日期：2018-02-25 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：:The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between physical activity as assessed by accelerometers and cognitive development across the human age ranges (from children and adolescents to adults). Additionally, this study seeks to explore whether physical activity contributes to cognitive development via m...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao G,Quan M,Su L,Zhang H,Zhang J,Zhang J,Fang H,Cao ZB,Zhu Z,Niu Z,Wang R,Chen P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, cardiovascular disease, also known as loop circulatory system diseases or disorders, is one of the serious diseases including heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, hypertension, hypotension, and thrombosis. Human pregnane X receptor, PXR, plays a crucial role in exogenous and endobio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen KB,Chen HY,Chen KC,Chen CY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratinases are proteolytic enzymes predominantly active when keratin substrates are available that attack disulfide bridges in the keratin to convert them from complex to simplified forms. Keratinases are essential in preparation of animal nutrients, protein supplements, leather manufacture, textile processing, deter...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gopinath SC,Anbu P,Lakshmipriya T,Tang TH,Chen Y,Hashim U,Ruslinda AR,Arshad MK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aimed to explore the cardiovascular effects induced by freeze-dried juice from Syzygium jambolanum (Lam.) DC fruits (JSJ). JSJ presented high polyphenol content and steroids. HPLC analysis revealed that 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic and caffeic acid were present in higher amounts in the JSJ extract. In rat, JSJ induc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Assis KS,Araújo IGA,de Azevedo FLAA,Maciel PMP,Machado Calzerra NT,da Silva TAF,Assis VL,de Vasconcelos AP,Santos CAG,Meireles BRLA,Cordeiro AMTM,Araújo DAM,Ribeiro TP,Medeiros IA

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence has indicated that high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is usually accompanied by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) deposited in the liver. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of quercetin on high-fat diet-induced ox-LDL accumulation in the liver and t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Gao C,Yao P,Gong Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in genes encoding isocitrate dehydrogenase isoforms 1 (IDH1) and 2 (IDH2) have been associated with good prognosis for patients with brain neoplasias and have been commonly found together with mutated TP53 gene. To determine the prevalence of IDH1, IDH2, and TP53 mutations and their impact on overall surviva...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Stancheva G,Goranova T,Laleva M,Kamenova M,Mitkova A,Velinov N,Poptodorov G,Mitev V,Kaneva R,Gabrovsky N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to expanding applications of positron emission tomography (PET) there is a demand for developing new techniques to introduce fluorine-18 (t 1/2 = 109.8 min). Considering that most novel PET tracers are sensitive biomolecules and that direct introduction of fluorine-18 often needs harsh conditions, the insertion of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kettenbach K,Schieferstein H,Ross TL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) technology has been widely used in the therapy of refractory infertility. Previous studies showed that acupuncture can effectively increase the clinical pregnancy rate of IVF-ET. However, the molecular mechanism is unknown. Materials and Methods:In this st...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cheng J,Jin X,Shen J,Mu Y,Li Q,Xia L,Gao Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical flaps are frequently affected by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) are closely associated with myocardial I/R injury. This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of applying SDF-1α to counteract CaSR activation-mediated I/R ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song L,Gao LN,Wang J,Thapa S,Li Y,Zhong XB,Zhao HW,Xiang XR,Zhang FG,Ji P

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00