Potential Role of Carvedilol in the Cardiac Immune Response Induced by Experimental Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study mainly aimed to explore the association between brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among flood survivors in China. METHODS:Individuals who experienced the 1998 Dongting Lake flood in Southeast Huarong, China, were enrolled in this...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dai W,Kaminga AC,Wu X,Wen SW,Tan H,Yan J,Deng J,Lai Z,Liu A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germacrone, a natural 10-membered monocyclic sesquiterpene with three double bonds and a ketone, was isolated from the roots of traditional Chinese medicine Saussurea costus (SC). The pharmacological value and intrinsic mechanism of germacrone in the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are still unc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang R,Hao J,Guo K,Liu W,Yao F,Wu Q,Liu C,Wang Q,Yang X

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a common feature of aging and is related to coronary artery disease. Although abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) plays fundamental roles in coronary artery disease, the relationship between abdominal VAT and AVC is not fully understood. Methods. We investigated 259 ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oikawa M,Owada T,Yamauchi H,Misaka T,Machii H,Yamaki T,Sugimoto K,Kunii H,Nakazato K,Suzuki H,Saitoh S,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Prior studies have demonstrated that conventional and emerging CV risk factors are associated with worsening arterial stiffness among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis. The present cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the etiology of ESRD and arterial stiffness amon...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El Ghoul B,Daaboul Y,Korjian S,El Alam A,Mansour A,Hariri E,Samad S,Salameh P,Dahdah G,Blacher J,Safar ME,Aoun Bahous S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Over the past decade, image quality in low-dose computed tomography has been greatly improved by various compressive sensing- (CS-) based reconstruction methods. However, these methods have some disadvantages including high computational cost and slow convergence rate. Many different speed-up t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang HM,Hsiao IT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of patulin with human serum albumin (HSA) was studied in vitro under normal physiological conditions. The study was performed using fluorescence, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), circular dichroism (CD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and molecular modeling techniques. The quenching mechanism...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yuqin L,Guirong Y,Zhen Y,Caihong L,Baoxiu J,Jiao C,Yurong G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Endemic areas of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) in Salta, Argentina, present some overlap zones with the geographical distribution of Chagas disease, with mixed infection cases being often detected. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of Leishmania sp. infection and potenti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hoyos CL,Cajal SP,Juarez M,Marco JD,Alberti D'Amato AM,Cayo M,Torrejón I,Cimino RO,Diosque P,Krolewiecki AJ,Nasser JR,Gil JF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being identified as a high risk cohort for psychosis, there has been relatively little research on the clinical presentation and assessment of Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD) in childhood. The current study aimed to develop a measure of childhood SPD (Melbourne Assessment of Schizotypy in Kids (MASK)) a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jones HP,Testa RR,Ross N,Seal ML,Pantelis C,Tonge B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) are an attractive cell source for therapeutic applicability in diverse fields for the repair and regeneration of damaged or malfunctioning tissues and organs. There is a growing number of cell therapies using stem cells due to their characteristics of modulation of immune syste...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Paula AC,Sáfar GA,Góes AM,Bemquerer MP,Ribeiro MA,Stumpf HO

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Circular RNA (circRNA) is a noncoding RNA that forms a closed-loop structure, and its abnormal expression may cause disease. We aimed to find potential network for circRNA-related competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) in atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods:The circRNA, miRNA, and mRNA expression profiles in the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu T,Zhang G,Wang Y,Rao M,Zhang Y,Guo A,Wang M

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate the contribution of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in the prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with central nervous system (CNS) anomalies but normal chromosomal karyotype. A total of 46 fetuses with CNS anomalies with or without other ultrasound anomalies but normal karyotypes ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun L,Wu Q,Jiang SW,Yan Y,Wang X,Zhang J,Liu Y,Yao L,Ma Y,Wang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed inoculation with bacterial consortium was found to increase legume yield, providing a higher growth than the standard nitrogen treatment methods. Alfalfa plants were inoculated by mono- and binary compositions of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Their physiological and biochemical properties were estimated. Inocul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Karaushu EV,Lazebnaya IV,Kravzova TR,Vorobey NA,Lazebny OE,Kiriziy DA,Olkhovich OP,Taran NY,Kots SY,Popova AA,Omarova E,Koksharova OA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chinese medicinal fern Blechnum orientale (Linn) was separately collected from polluted and unpolluted sites to determine whether it could accumulate hazardous pollutants or not. Metal concentrations (Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, Cr, As, and Hg) both in the fronds and roots and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu XM,Kuang YW,Xi D,Li J,Wang FG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is of great importance to prepare multifunctional scaffolds combining good mechanical strength, bioactivity, and drug delivery ability for bone tissue engineering. In this study, nanosized mesoporous bioglass/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) composite-coated calcium silicate scaffolds, named NMBG-PLGA/CS, were success...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shi M,Zhai D,Zhao L,Wu C,Chang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

abstract：:Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis in children, and renal involvement (HSP nephritis, HSPN) is a severe manifestation. HSPN is histologically classified by the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children (ISKDC) based on mesangial hypercellularity and the extent of glomerular c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim J,Choi SE,Lee KH,Jeong HJ,Shin JI,Lim BJ

更新日期：2019-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oxidative stress is an important factor during age-related cataract formation. Apoptosis and autophagy induced by oxidative stress have been reported as key factors in age-related cataract. In our research, we investigated the role of let-7c-3p in the regulation of autophagy and apoptosis during the formatio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li T,Huang Y,Zhou W,Yan Q

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of this work was to study advantages of numerical methods used for the creation of continuous time Markov chain models (CTMC) of voltage gating of gap junction (GJ) channels composed of connexin protein. This task was accomplished by describing gating of GJs using the formalism of the stochastic autom...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Snipas M,Pranevicius H,Pranevicius M,Pranevicius O,Paulauskas N,Bukauskas FF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recovery of walking outdoors after hip fracture is important for equal participation in the community. The causes of poor recovery are not fully understood. This study investigates recovery of walking outdoors and associated determinants after hip fracture. METHODS:A prospective follow-up study, among clinical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Salpakoski A,Törmäkangas T,Edgren J,Sihvonen S,Pekkonen M,Heinonen A,Pesola M,Kallinen M,Rantanen T,Sipilä S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence shows that microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the regulation of various biological and pathologic processes in human cancers and the aberrant expression of miRNAs contributes to the tumor development. In this study, our findings indicate that miR-451 is significantly overexpressed in pancreat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guo R,Gu J,Zhang Z,Wang Y,Gu C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vocal tract morphology is an important factor in voice production. Its analysis has potential implications for educational matters as well as medical issues like voice therapy. The knowledge of the complex adjustments in the spatial geometry of the vocal tract during phonation is still limited. For a major part, this ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Poznyakovskiy AA,Mainka A,Platzek I,Mürbe D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rising global incidence of obesity cannot be fully explained within the context of traditional risk factors such as an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, aging, or genetics. Adipose tissue is an endocrine as well as a metabolic organ that may be susceptible to disruption by environmental estrogenic chemicals. Si...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Doke M,Avecilla V,Felty Q

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Second-line antituberculosis drugs (SLDs) are used for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Prolonged delays before confirming MDR-TB with drug susceptibility testing (DST) could result in transmission of drug-resistant strains and inappropriate use of SLDs, thereby increasing the risk of ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen Y,Yuan Z,Shen X,Wu J,Wu Z,Xu B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic granulation of activated sludge was successfully achieved in a full-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) with 50,000 m(3) d(-1) for treating a town's wastewater. After operation for 337 days, in this full-scale SBR, aerobic granules with an average SVI30 of 47.1 mL g(-1), diameter of 0.5 mm, and settling veloc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li J,Ding LB,Cai A,Huang GX,Horn H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. The treatment choice for advanced stage of lung cancer may depend on histotype, performance status (PS), age, and comorbidities. In the present study, we focused on the effect of metronomic vinorelbine treatment in elderly patients with advanced unresectab...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： D'Ascanio M,Pezzuto A,Fiorentino C,Sposato B,Bruno P,Grieco A,Mancini R,Ricci A

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite good safety records, vaccines given to young children can cause adverse events. We investigated the reported adverse events following immunization (AEFI) of vaccines given to children of less than seven years of age during the first ten years (1998 to 2008) in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. We worked with the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cunha MP,Dórea JG,Marques RC,Leão RS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin αIIbβ3 plays a crucial role in the process of platelet aggregation. Three integrin αIIbβ3 antagonists (abciximab, eptifibatide, and tirofiban) have been approved by FDA for clinical use. Unfortunately, they all showed severe side effects such as thrombocytopenia and bleeding risk. Thus, researches on the deve...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding X,Liu TD,Xie ZL,Zhao Q,Cao Y,Liu XD,Wang CH,Gamariel RR,Ming X,Li ZY,Kong Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic multifactorial autoimmune disorder. The interactions between diverse environmental and genetic factors lead to the onset of this complex autoimmune disorder. Serum levels of vitamin D (VD) are involved in the regulation of various immune responses. Vitamin D is a key signaling m...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Aslam MM,John P,Bhatti A,Jahangir S,Kamboh MI

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:For the induction of robust humoral and cellular immune responses, a strong rationale exists to use vaccine-adjuvant combinations possessing both immune modulatory and enhanced delivery capabilities. Herein, we evaluated the combination of 2 different adjuvants, a TLR9 agonist, composed of synthetic oligodeoxynucleoti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： McCluskie MJ,Weeratna RD,Evans DM,Makinen S,Drane D,Davis HL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00