In Vitro Protective Effects of Lycium barbarum Berries Cultivated in Umbria (Italy) on Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.

abstract：Objective:To analyse the short-term adverse effects (AEs) of propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) and their relevant factors, as well as the relationship between child growth and propranolol. Methods:A total of 506 patients with confirmed or suspected IHs were enrolled, and a total of 439 cases ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li X,Yang K,Li H,Huo R

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:An increased number of survivors have emerged from the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic. Post-Ebola Syndrome (PES) is a group of physical and psychological symptoms affecting EVD survivors. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PES among EVD survivors in Montserrado County, Lib...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wilson HW,Amo-Addae M,Kenu E,Ilesanmi OS,Ameme DK,Sackey SO

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:VEGF-NO axis uncoupling is an important pathogenesis for DN. Reduced β2GPI could play a part in VEGF signaling pathway and has a protective effect on diabetic vascular disease. This study investigates the effect of reduced β2GPI on glomerular mesangial cells VEGF-NO axis uncoupling induced by high glucose. Compared to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saijun Z,Xin L,Jie W,Shumin X,Shuaihui L,Pei Y

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of endotamponade agents has gained a major role in the management of macular complications of high myopia. Myopic foveoschisis and macular hole are the main macular complication of pathologic myopia, this growing condition that is a main cause of visual loss, especially in patients at a younger age. We discuss...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Valldeperas X,Lorenzo-Carrero J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of kidney disease-associated monoclonal immunoglobulin and plasma cell malignancies is remarkably broad and encompasses nearly all nephropathologic entities. Multiple myeloma with kidney impairment at presentation is a medical emergency since the recovery of kidney function is associated with survival ben...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mussap M,Merlini G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered a public health problem, assuming epidemic proportions worldwide. In this context, the preponderance of CKD prevalence in male over age-matched female patients is of note. In the present study, we investigated the impact of the gender on the development of experimental CKD in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fanelli C,Dellê H,Cavaglieri RC,Dominguez WV,Noronha IL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebral emboli may occur in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and intracranial aneurysm surgery. Although embolic signs (ES) have been reported in SAH, their origin remains unclear. The aim of this study was to report the detection of ES during routine TCD monitoring in patients with aneurysmal SAH. METHODS:...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paschoal FM Jr,de Almeida Lins Ronconi K,de Lima Oliveira M,Nogueira Rde C,Paschoal EH,Teixeira MJ,Figueiredo EG,Bor-Seng-Shu E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The survival rates of in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) are reportedly low at night, but the difference between the survival rates of cardiac origin and noncardiac origin IHCAs occurring at night remains unclear. Methods. Outcomes of IHCAs during different shifts (night, day, and evening) were compared a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Syue YJ,Huang JB,Cheng FJ,Kung CT,Li CJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proper methylation status of histones is essential for appropriate cell lineage and organogenesis. EZH2, a methyltransferase catalyzing H3K27me3, has been abundantly studied in human and mouse embryonic development. The pig is an increasing important animal model for molecular study and pharmaceutical research. Ho...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tan B,Hong L,Qiao J,Zhou J,Xing P,Yan G,Zheng E,Cai G,Huang S,Wu Z,Gu T

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of HCC tumorigenesis is very complicated and HBV-encoded X protein (HBx) has been reported to play the most important role in this process. Activation of downstream signal path...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hung CM,Huang WC,Pan HL,Chien PH,Lin CW,Chen LC,Chien YF,Lin CC,Leow KH,Chen WS,Chen JY,Ho CY,Hou PS,Chen YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the effects of team-sport training, for sedentary men with lifestyle diseases, with fitness training in a pragmatic set-up in a community health centre (CHC). Thirty-two men in the fitness group (FiG) and 36 men in the team-sport group (TsG) completed the training and trained for 60-90 min, two tim...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Møller TK,Nielsen TT,Andersen R,Lundager I,Hansen HF,Ottesen L,Krustrup P,Randers MB

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Suppressor of cytokine signaling 7 (SOCS7) is a member of the SOCS family and is known to interact with phospholipase Cγ-1 (PLCγ-1), a key downstream mediator of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/C-MET axis. Here, we report our observations of the effect of knocking down SOCS7 gene on the behaviour of breast c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sasi W,Ye L,Jiang WG,Sharma AK,Mokbel K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Adenocarcinoma, the most commonly diagnosed histologic type of lung cancer, is associated with smoking. Cigarette smoke promotes inflammation on the airways, which might be mediated by Th17 cells. This inflammatory environment may contribute to tumor developm...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Islas-Vazquez L,Prado-Garcia H,Aguilar-Cazares D,Meneses-Flores M,Galicia-Velasco M,Romero-Garcia S,Camacho-Mendoza C,Lopez-Gonzalez JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies pertaining to trans fatty acids (TFA), which have been implicated in development of chronic diseases, are more relevant in developing countries where nutrition transition is changing traditional habits and practices. Measuring TFA is an arduous task because of the need for fat biopsies. This study identifies a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abraham RA,Bahl VK,Parshad R,Seenu V,Roy A,Golandaz S,Dorairaj P,Ramakrishnan L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and diabetes are among the most common diseases in western societies. Epidemiological studies have shown that diabetic patients have a significantly higher risk of developing a number of different types of cancers and that individuals with comorbidity (cancer and diabetes/prediabetes) have a poorer prognosis re...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Haass NK,Nassif N,McGowan EM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to comparatively evaluate the fracture strength and mode of root canal treated teeth restored with resin composites with and without posts. The lingual cusps of root canal treated first upper premolars (n = 10/group) were removed down to cervical enamel and restored with the following: group A...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gaintantzopoulou MD,Farmakis ET,Eliades GC

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. High HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) values are negatively correlated with cardiovascular diseases. This review analyses the effect of the supplementation with various Mediterranean diet products (artichoke, bergamot, and olive oil) and Asian diet products (red yeast rice) on the HDL-C value in dyslipidemic subjec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rondanelli M,Giacosa A,Morazzoni P,Guido D,Grassi M,Morandi G,Bologna C,Riva A,Allegrini P,Perna S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound tomography (UST) image segmentation is fundamental in breast density estimation, medicine response analysis, and anatomical change quantification. Existing methods are time consuming and require massive manual interaction. To address these issues, an automatic algorithm based on GrabCut (AUGC) is proposed i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu S,Yu S,Zhuang L,Wei X,Sak M,Duric N,Hu J,Xie Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified poly(aspartic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) interpenetrating polymer network (KPAsp/PVA IPN) hydrogel for drug controlled release was synthesized by a simple one-step method in aqueous system using poly(aspartic acid) grafting 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH-550) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as materials. The h...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lu J,Li Y,Hu D,Chen X,Liu Y,Wang L,Zhao Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TNFSF4 and ANKRD55 genes have been shown to be associated with several autoimmune diseases, although whether these genes are susceptibility genes for dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM) has, to date, not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the potential association...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li L,Chen S,Wen X,Wang Q,Lv G,Li J,Yang F,Zhang F,Li Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in surgical outcomes between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and between patients with high serum calcium and those with normal blood calcium, as well as to explore the epidemiological trend of PHPT in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu Q,Liu K,Ma D,Xie C,Wu Y,Dai W,Jiang H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases, caused by mutations in different components of sarcolemma, extracellular matrix, or enzymes. Inflammation and innate or adaptive immune response activation are prominent features of MDs. Various therapies under development are directed toward rescuing t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Farini A,Sitzia C,Erratico S,Meregalli M,Torrente Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:The value of hepatocyte regeneration in predicting the outcomes of hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is not fully assessed. The present study was aimed at establishing a novel scoring system to predict patients' outcomes within 3 months by applying serological indicators ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Sun M,Yang X,Gao L,Weng M,Yang D,Li H,Zhou X,Li J,Qin S,Zhou D,Wu X,Tang S,Zeng W

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is a common complication for radiotherapy of esophageal cancer and is associated with the low dose irradiated lung volume. This study aims to reduce the mean lung dose (MLD) and the relative lung volume at 20 Gy (V 20) and at low dose region using various designs of the fan-shaped complete b...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chang CH,Mok GS,Shueng PW,Yeh HP,Shiau AC,Tien HJ,Lin CT,Wu TH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines studies of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and discusses the role of RFA in treatment of early-stage NSCLC. RFA is usually performed under local anesthesia with computed tomography guidance. RFA-associated mortality, while being rare, can result from pulmonary ev...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hiraki T,Gobara H,Iguchi T,Fujiwara H,Matsui Y,Kanazawa S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress shielding and micromotion are two major issues which determine the success of newly designed cementless femoral stems. The correlation of experimental validation with finite element analysis (FEA) is commonly used to evaluate the stress distribution and fixation stability of the stem within the femoral canal. T...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Baharuddin MY,Salleh ShH,Hamedi M,Zulkifly AH,Lee MH,Mohd Noor A,Harris AR,Abdul Majid N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prelacteal feed (feeding any other substance before first breastfeeding) appears to be common despite its harmful effects. By definition a child provided with prelacteal feed (PLF) is not exclusively breastfed and PLF has many implications for the success and early initiation of breastfeeding. Objectives. To...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El-Gilany AH,Abdel-Hady DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of common risk factors suggests that there is a relationship between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, possibly via dyslipidemia and inflammation. We investigated the relationships among the lipid profile, the inflammation marker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), bone turnover ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jeong TD,Lee W,Choi SE,Kim JS,Kim HK,Bae SJ,Chun S,Min WK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have proven to be successful agents in inducing synthetic lethality in several malignancies. Several PARP inhibitors have reached clinical trial testing for treatment in different cancers, and, recently, Olaparib (AZD2281) has gained both United States Food and Drug Admini...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Murata S,Zhang C,Finch N,Zhang K,Campo L,Breuer EK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the microshear bond strength (μSBS) of self-adhesive resin (SA) cement on leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic using silane or universal adhesive. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ceramic blocks were etched with 9.5% hydrofluoric acid and divided into three groups (n = 16): (1) negative control (NC) without tre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee Y,Kim JH,Woo JS,Yi YA,Hwang JY,Seo DG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00