Gray Matter Atrophy within the Default Mode Network of Fibromyalgia: A Meta-Analysis of Voxel-Based Morphometry Studies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Promoting participation in sport organizations may be a population strategy for preventing falls in older people. In this study, we examined whether participation in sport organizations is associated with fewer falls in older people even after adjusting for multiple individual and environmental factors. METH...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hayashi T,Kondo K,Suzuki K,Yamada M,Matsumoto D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death is the main cause of mortality in patients affected by chronic heart failure (CHF) and with history of myocardial infarction. No study yet investigated the intra-QT phase spectral coherence as a possible tool in stratifying the arrhythmic susceptibility in patients at risk of sudden cardiac death ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Piccirillo G,Moscucci F,Persi A,Di Barba D,Pappadà MA,Rossi P,Quaglione R,Nguyen BL,Barillà F,Casenghi M,Magrì D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are an abundant cell source and provide an easy way to harvest mesenchymal stem cells, which are the focus of considerable attention in regenerative medicine. Electric fields (EF) play roles in many biological events and have been reported to promote cell proliferation, migration, an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jin M,Zhang Y,Bian Y,Qi R,Gao X

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Adiponectin (APN) is an adipokine secreted from adipose tissue and exhibits biological functions such as microcirculation-regulating, hearing-protective, and antiapoptotic. However, the effect of APN on the apoptosis of spiral arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) under hypoxic conditions in vitro is not clear. We used ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xiao J,Zhang Y,Zhang W,Zhang L,Li L,Si J,Li X,Ma K

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system (CNS) disease resulting from a targeted autoimmune-mediated attack on myelin proteins in the CNS. The release of Th1 inflammatory mediators in the CNS activates macrophages, antibodies, and microglia resulting in myelin damage and the induction of neuropathic pain (N...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu W,Acosta C,MacNeil B,Cortes C,Intrater H,Gong Y,Namaka M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a few species of the large Astragalus genus, widely used for medicinal purposes, have been thoroughly studied for phytochemical composition. The aim of our research was to investigate the rarely studied species A. glycyphyllos L. and A. cicer L. for the distribution of mineral elements and phytochemicals in whole...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Butkutė B,Dagilytė A,Benetis R,Padarauskas A,Cesevičienė J,Olšauskaitė V,Lemežienė N

更新日期：2018-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The phytochemical substances, coumarin derivatives, have demonstrated antiresorptive bone effects by suppressing osteoclast differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Recently, we have identified 5'-hydroxy auraptene (5'-HA), a coumarin derivative isolated from Lotus lalambensis Schweinf, as a novel stimulator for osteobla...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abdallah BM,Ali EM,Elsawy H,Badr GM,Abdel-Moneim AM,Alzahrani AM

更新日期：2019-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acids (C6-C18) found in human amniotic fluid, colostrum, and maternal milk reduce behavioral indicators of experimental anxiety in adult Wistar rats. Unknown, however, is whether the anxiolytic-like effects of fatty acids provide a natural mechanism against anxiety in young offspring. The present study assessed ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bernal-Morales B,Cueto-Escobedo J,Guillén-Ruiz G,Rodríguez-Landa JF,Contreras CM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the mechanisms by which andrographolide inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation and metastasis, we employed the gastric cell line SGC7901 to investigate the anticancer effects of andrographolide. The cell survival ratio, cell migration and invasion, cell cycle, apoptosis, and matrix metalloproteinase act...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dai L,Wang G,Pan W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the mechanism underlying the improving effect of zinc on fertility in obese rats using proteomics. The effects of three different doses of ZnSO4 on spermatogenesis and hormone levels were studied. Testicular spermatogenesis was observed by HE staining. Serum estrogen and testosterone levels wer...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma J,Han R,Li Y,Cui T,Wang S

更新日期：2020-05-04 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：:Since 2001 the Istituto Superiore di Sanità established a quality assurance programme for molecular genetic testing that covers four pathologies: Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Beta Thalassemia (BT), Fragile X Syndrome (FX), and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC). Since 2009 this activity is an institutional activity an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Censi F,Tosto F,Floridia G,Marra M,Salvatore M,Baffico AM,Grasso M,Melis MA,Pelo E,Radice P,Ravani A,Rosatelli C,Resta N,Russo S,Seia M,Varesco L,Falbo V,Taruscio D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To protect against the environmental pollution, the present research was undertaken to enumerate the Bacterial Technologies (BTs) on the restoration of polluted urban rivers, that is, Fenghu-Song Yang River (FSR) and Xuxi River (XXR). Experimental research accounted for the physiochemical parameters (pH; temperature; ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hashim S,Yuebo X,Ahmad F,Arslan C,Saifullah M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolomics is the sophisticated and high-throughput technology based on the entire set of metabolites which is known as the connector between genotypes and phenotypes. For any phenotypic changes, potential metabolite (biomarker) identification is very important because it provides diagnostic as well as prognostic ma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kumar N,Hoque MA,Shahjaman M,Islam SM,Mollah MN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing consumption of tobacco and alcohol has led to a steady increase in the incidence of head and neck cancers in Asia. The drawbacks associated with the existing chemotherapeutic and surgical interventions have necessitated the development of a safer alternative for therapy of head and neck cancers. In this stu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mohan A,Narayanan S,Sethuraman S,Krishnan UM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloodstream infections are a major concern because of high levels of antibiotic consumption and of the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. Bacteraemia is identified in a small percentage of patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis. Biomarkers are widely used in clinical practice and they are useful fo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Henriquez-Camacho C,Losa J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, closely related to smoking, are major lung diseases affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The generated gas mixture of smoking is proved to contain about 4,500 components such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, oxidants, fine particulate matter, and aldeh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hou W,Hu S,Li C,Ma H,Wang Q,Meng G,Guo T,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Influenza virus mainly causes acute respiratory infections in humans. However, the diagnosis of influenza is not accurate based on clinical evidence, as the symptoms of flu are similar to other respiratory virus. The lateral-flow assay is a rapid method to detect influenza virus. But the effectiveness of the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Han MY,Xie TA,Li JX,Chen HJ,Yang XH,Guo XG

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have several potential biological applications as well as excellent biocompatibility. AuNPs with surface modification using polyethylene glycol (PEG-AuNPs) can facilitate easy conjugation with various biological molecules of interest. To examine the anticancer bioactivity of PEG-AuNPs, we in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang YC,Yang YC,Yang KC,Shieh HR,Wang TY,Hwu Y,Chen YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research investigated the protective role of Leea macrophylla extract on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in rats. Different fractions of Leea macrophylla (Roxb.) crude extract were subjected to analysis for antioxidative effects. Rats were randomly divided into four groups as normal control, hepatic control, and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Akhter S,Rahman MA,Aklima J,Hasan MR,Chowdhury JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and exist as an important cause of pulmonary infections in humans. Pulmonary involvement is the most common disease manifestation of NTM and the incidence of NTM is growing in North America. Susceptibility to NTM infection is incompletely understood; ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mirsaeidi M,Farshidpour M,Allen MB,Ebrahimi G,Falkinham JO

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein structure prediction (PSP) is computationally a very challenging problem. The challenge largely comes from the fact that the energy function that needs to be minimised in order to obtain the native structure of a given protein is not clearly known. A high resolution 20 × 20 energy model could better capture th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rashid MA,Newton MA,Hoque MT,Sattar A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To retrospectively investigate computed tomographic (CT) quantitative analysis of ground-glass opacity (GGO) volume percentage and morphologic features of resected lung adenocarcinomas according to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status and subtypes. Methods:Amplification refractory mutation...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang H,Guo H,Wang Z,Shan B,Lin J

更新日期：2019-03-06 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：:Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women worldwide. The search for novel compounds with antitumor activity, with less adverse effects and higher efficacy, and the development of methods to evaluate their toxicity is an area of intense research. In this study we implemented the preparation and culture of br...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Carranza-Torres IE,Guzmán-Delgado NE,Coronado-Martínez C,Bañuelos-García JI,Viveros-Valdez E,Morán-Martínez J,Carranza-Rosales P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of chemokine receptor CXCR3 with M2 macrophage infiltration, various clinicopathological features, and prognosis in patients diagnosed with gastric cancer (GC). Methods:Expression of CXCR3 protein and M2 macrophage was evaluated in 156 GC patients and correspond...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen F,Yuan J,Yan H,Liu H,Yin S

更新日期：2019-05-21 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：:Destruction of extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the basic steps of tumor invasion and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 9, a kind of zinc-ion-dependent endopeptidase, can degrade almost all protein components in the ECM, destroy the histological barrier of tumor cell invasion, and play a key role in tumor...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wen J,Yin P,Li L,Kang G,Ning G,Cao Y,Gao F,Su Y,Wu Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-04-15 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：Objective:The objective was to study the risk and protective factors involved in retinal vascular development of preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity. Methods:Between 2000 and 2017, 185 preterm infants were included in the protocol for retinopathy of prematurity. Risk factors associated with speed of retina...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Solans Pérez de Larraya AM,Ortega Molina JM,Uberos Fernández J,González Ramírez AR,García Serrano JL

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00