Function, Role, and Clinical Application of MicroRNAs in Vascular Aging.

abstract：Purpose:Ischemic ocular disorders may be treated by hypervolemic hemodilution. The presumed therapeutic benefit is based on a volume effect and improved rheological factors. The aim was to investigate the acute effect of intravenous hydroxyethyl starch on retrobulbar hemodynamics in patients with nonarteritic anterior ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bienert M,Plange N,Remky A,Arend KO,Kuerten D

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), which has biomechanical performance similar to that of human cancellous bone, is used widely as a spinal implant material. However, its bioinertness and hydrophobic surface properties result in poor osseointegration. This study applies a novel modification method, arc ion plating (AIP), th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsou HK,Chi MH,Hung YW,Chung CJ,He JL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the world is stepping into the aging society, rehabilitation robots play a more and more important role in terms of both rehabilitation treatment and nursing of the patients with neurological diseases. Benefiting from the abundant contents of movement information, electroencephalography (EEG) has become a promis...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang J,Wei J,Wang B,Hong J,Wang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abnormal expression of ABCA1 and ABCG1 in the placenta can elicit lipid metabolism disorder and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, whether it is associated with preterm delivery remains unclear. Our present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between abnormal expression of ABCA1 or ABCG1 and preterm de...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cheng-Mao X,Yan L,Li L,Hua J,Xiao-Ju W,Jie-Wen Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity, the antioxidant activity, and the pharmacological activity on the gastrointestinal tract of rodents of the ethanolic extract (TFEE) from the bark of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. & Zucc. (Combretaceae) and of its aqueous (TFAqF), hydroalcoholic (TFHAF), and hexanic (TFHEXF) partition fractions have be...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nunes PH,Martins Mdo C,Oliveira Rde C,Chaves MH,Sousa EA,Leite JR,Véras LM,Almeida FR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently antiangiogenic therapy with bevacizumab has shown a high but transient efficacy in glioblastoma (GBM). Indeed, GBM is one of the most angiogenic human tumors and endothelial proliferation is a hallmark of the disease. We therefore hypothesized that tumor cells may participate in endothelial prolifer...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El Hallani S,Colin C,El Houfi Y,Idbaih A,Boisselier B,Marie Y,Ravassard P,Labussière M,Mokhtari K,Thomas JL,Delattre JY,Eichmann A,Sanson M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of the study was to determine the effect of different muscle length and visual feedback information (VFI) on accuracy of isometric contraction of elbow flexors in men after an ischemic stroke (IS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Maximum voluntary muscle contraction force (MVMCF) and accurate determinate musc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Juodzbaliene V,Darbutas T,Skurvydas A,Brazaitis M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of enzymes in biotechnological process has expanded considerably in recent years. In food and related industry, major importance was being attached to the use of enzymes in upgrading quality, increasing yields of extractive processes, product stabilization, and improvement of flavor and byproduct utilizati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oumer OJ,Abate D

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. We examined the role of miR-20b in development of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, especially in T cell proliferation and activation. Materials and Methods. Using qRT-PCR, we assessed expression levels of miR-20b and its target genes in cultured cells and patient samples and examined the proliferation of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xin Y,Cai H,Lu T,Zhang Y,Yang Y,Cui Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the process of care for disorders of sex development (DSD), clinical decisions should focus on the long-term quality of life (QOL). We sought to investigate the QOL of patients with DSD in China. DESIGN:Case-control study was carried out. PATIENTS:90 patients of DSD participated in the study. Finally, 87...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang C,Tian Q

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：Purpose:We evaluated the efficacies of the adaptive steepest descent projection onto convex sets (ASD-POCS), simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART), filtered back projection (FBP), and maximum likelihood expectation maximization (MLEM) total variation minimization iterative algorithms for reducing expos...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gomi T,Koibuchi Y

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta which leads to dysfunction of cerebral pathways critical for the control of movements. The diagnosis of PD is based on motor symptoms, such as bradykinesia, akinesia, muscular...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ciurleo R,Di Lorenzo G,Bramanti P,Marino S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies report that the OPG is an important candidate gene in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. This study aimed to detect the potential association of OPG gene polymorphisms with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. We recruited 928 subjects containing 463 with primary postmenopausal osteoporosis and 465 hea...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang F,Cao Y,Li F,Shan J,Wen T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical endodontics, preoperative estimation of root canal curvature is crucial regarding the prevention of iatrogenic errors. Reproduction of the two-dimensional radiographic images causes certain proximal view curvatures not seen. Therefore, the present study is aimed at investigating the degree of root canal cu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Faraj BM

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global health concern, and the recent literature reports that a single mild TBI can result in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). It has been suggested that CTE may lead to death by suicide, raising important prevention, treatment, and policy implications. Thus, we conducted a sys...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wortzel HS,Shura RD,Brenner LA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play a key role in immunity. In this review, we consider the traditional notion of macrophage plasticity, data that do not fit into existing concepts, and a hypothesis for existence of a new switch macrophage phenotype. Depending on the microenvironment, macrophages can reprogram their phenotype toward the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Malyshev I,Malyshev Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of transcriptome expression level is a complex process involving multiple-level interactions among molecules such as protein coding RNA (mRNA), long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), and microRNA (miRNA), which are essential for the transcriptome stability and maintenance and regulation of body homeostasis. The a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu C,Zhang YH,Deng Q,Li Y,Huang T,Zhou S,Cai YD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted drug delivery using folate receptors is one of the most interesting chemotherapeutic research areas over the past few years. A novel folate targeted copolymer was synthesized using dextran stearate coupled to folic acid. FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy were used to confirm successful conjugation. Micelles prepared...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Varshosaz J,Hassanzadeh F,Sadeghi-Aliabadi H,Firozian F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant positive effects, particularly on psychological state in patients who completed the follow-up pulmonary rehabilitation programs, are indicated by a large number of studies. Yet, a remarkable proportion of selected patients drop out from these programs. In this study, we investigated existing differences on...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tselebis A,Kosmas E,Bratis D,Pachi A,Ilias I,Harikiopoulou M,Theodorakopoulou E,Velentzas K,Dumitru S,Moussas G,Siafakas N,Tzanakis N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the coadministration among the three nematode predatory fungi, Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium thaumasium, and Arthrobotrys robusta, in the biological control of cattle gastrointestinal nematodiasis in comparison with the use of the fungus D. flagrans alone. Five groups consisting of eight Gi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luns FD,Assis RCL,Silva LPC,Ferraz CM,Braga FR,de Araújo JV

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed anatomic variations in the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) and compared them to anatomic variations in these muscles in humans (Homo sapiens). We have macroscopically dissected these muscles in six adult Pan troglodytes, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Potau JM,Arias-Martorell J,Bello-Hellegouarch G,Casado A,Pastor JF,de Paz F,Diogo R

更新日期：2018-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaerobic batch test (45 days at 37°C) was performed to describe the effect of thermal pretreatment at moderate temperatures (60, 80, and 100°C) over durations of 10 and 20 minutes on the enhancement of biogas production using hotel food waste from city of Jaipur, India. The results showed that the total cumulativ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gandhi P,Paritosh K,Pareek N,Mathur S,Lizasoain J,Gronauer A,Bauer A,Vivekanand V

更新日期：2018-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hepatic fibrosis is usually associated with chronic liver diseases caused by infection, drugs, metabolic disorders, or autoimmune imbalances. Effective clinical therapies are still lacking. Autophagy is a cellular process that degrades damaged o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song Y,Zhao Y,Wang F,Tao L,Xiao J,Yang C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After pancreatoduodenectomy, complication rates are up to 40%. To predict the risk of developing postoperative pancreatic fistula or severe complications, various factors were evaluated. 110 consecutive patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy at our institute between January 2012 and September 2014 with complete CT ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Schröder FF,de Graaff F,Bouman DE,Brusse-Keizer M,Slump KH,Klaase JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and progressive disease, a key feature of which is pulmonary vascular remodeling. Growth factors, cytokines, and lipid mediators are involved in this remodeling process. Recent reports suggest that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) play important ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu G,Li X,Li Y,Tang X,Xu J,Li R,Hao P,Sun Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper-limb movement analysis is important to monitor objectively rehabilitation interventions, contributing to improving the overall treatments outcomes. Simple, fast, easy-to-use, and applicable methods are required to allow routinely functional evaluation of patients with different pathologies and clinical condition...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Caimmi M,Guanziroli E,Malosio M,Pedrocchi N,Vicentini F,Molinari Tosatti L,Molteni F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The epidemiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Chinese outpatients is yet to be clarified. Objectives. To investigate population-based prevalence and clinical features of AD in Chinese outpatients. Methods. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatients with eczema or dermatitis from 39 te...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Li LF,Zhao DY,Shen YW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among uterine structural abnormalities, myomas and adenomyosis represent two distinct, though frequently coexistent entities, with a remarkable prevalence in women of reproductive age. Various mechanisms have been proposed to explain the impact of each of them on reproductive outcome. In respect to myomas, current evi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vlahos NF,Theodoridis TD,Partsinevelos GA

更新日期：2017-01-01 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