A 12-Week Assessment of the Treatment of White Spot Lesions with CPP-ACP Paste and/or Fluoride Varnish.

abstract：:We have reported that folic acid, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids are interlinked in the one carbon cycle and have implications for fetal programming. Our earlier studies demonstrate that an imbalance in maternal micronutrients influence long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and global methylation in r...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khot V,Kale A,Joshi A,Chavan-Gautam P,Joshi S

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Recent reports of retinal stem cells being present in several locations of the adult eye have sparked great hopes that they may be used to treat the millions of people worldwide who suffer from blindness as a result of retinal disease or injury. A population of proliferative cells derived from the ciliary body epithel...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Frøen R,Johnsen EO,Nicolaissen B,Facskó A,Petrovski G,Moe MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose melphalan (200 mg/m(2)) as conditioning regimen followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) rescue has been established as a standard treatment for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) younger than 65 years of age. However, the role of ASCT in elderly patients older than 65 years remains controver...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ozaki S,Shimizu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin VI (MVI) is a unique motor protein moving towards the minus end of actin filaments unlike other known myosins. Its important role has recently been postulated for striated muscle and myogenic cells. Since MVI functions through interactions of C-terminal globular tail (GT) domain with tissue specific partners, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Karolczak J,Sobczak M,Skowronek K,Rędowicz MJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of the immune system are highly sensitive to altered gravity, and the monocyte as well as the macrophage function is proven to be impaired under microgravity conditions. In our study, we investigated the surface expression of ICAM-1 protein and expression of ICAM-1 mRNA in cells of the monocyte/macrophage system...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paulsen K,Tauber S,Dumrese C,Bradacs G,Simmet DM,Gölz N,Hauschild S,Raig C,Engeli S,Gutewort A,Hürlimann E,Biskup J,Unverdorben F,Rieder G,Hofmänner D,Mutschler L,Krammer S,Buttron I,Philpot C,Huge A,Lier H,Barz

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taiwan has very high incidence and prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which easily progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The association between inflammation and CKD has been explored in several studies. ORAI1 functions as a pore-forming subunit of the store-operated calcium channels which are involve...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hwang DY,Chien SC,Hsu YW,Kao CC,Cheng SY,Lu HC,Wu MS,Chang JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of heavy metals would threaten the water and soil resources; phytoremediation can be potentially used to remediate metal contaminated sites. We constructed the Phragmites australis artificial floating wetlands outside the Qingcaosha Reservoir in the Yangtze Estuary. Water characteristic variables were me...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang X,Zhao F,Yu G,Song C,Geng Z,Zhuang P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting nanoparticles by conjugating various specific ligands has shown potential therapeutic efficacy in nanomedicine. However, poor penetration of antitumor drugs into solid tumors remains a major obstacle. Here, we describe a targeting strategy for antitumor drug delivery by conjugating a crosslinked multilamella...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu Y,Ji M,Wong MK,Joo KI,Wang P

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：:Excessive ethanol consumption is one of the main causes of liver fibrosis. However, direct effects of ethanol exposure on endothelial cells and their contribution to fibrogenesis and metastasis were not investigated. Therefore we analysed whether ethanol directly affects endothelial cells and if this plays a role duri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Raskopf E,Gonzalez Carmona MA,Van Cayzeele CJ,Strassburg C,Sauerbruch T,Schmitz V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2017/7268308.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin JA,Blanco R,Shibata Y,Nakamoto T,Lin KH

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper placental development and function are central to the health of both the mother and the fetus during pregnancy. A critical component of healthy placental function is the proper development of its vascular network. Poor vascularization of the placenta can lead to fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, and in so...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pereira RD,De Long NE,Wang RC,Yazdi FT,Holloway AC,Raha S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spectroscopic analysis of urine samples from laboratory animals can be used to predict the efficacy and side effects of drugs. This employs methods combining (1)H NMR spectroscopy with quantification of biomarkers or with multivariate data analysis. The most critical steps in data evaluation are analytical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Schreier C,Kremer W,Huber F,Neumann S,Pagel P,Lienemann K,Pestel S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the biobleaching potential of white rot fungus Cordyceps militaris MTCC3936 was investigated. For preliminary screening, decolorization properties of C. militaris were comparatively studied using whole cells in agar-based and liquid culture systems. Preliminary investigation in liquid culture sys...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kaur B,Kumar B,Garg N,Kaur N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xiaoxuming decoction (XXMD), a classic traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription, has been used as a therapeutic in the treatment of stroke in clinical practice for over 1200 years. However, the pharmacological mechanisms of XXMD have not yet been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to develop neuroprotect...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang S,Shen Y,Lu W,Yang Y,Wang H,Li L,Wu C,Du G

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) is mainly excreted by the kidney and plays a pivotal role in insulin resistance (IR). In our study, we evaluated the association between RBP4 and IR in hemodialysis subjects (HD). We also assessed how circulating RBP4 could be influenced by kidney transplant or different di...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Grosjean F,Esposito P,Maccarrone R,Libetta C,Dal Canton A,Rampino T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological age (BA) equation is a prediction model that utilizes an algorithm to combine various biological markers of ageing. Different from traditional concepts, the BA equation does not emphasize the importance of a golden index but focuses on using indices of vital organs to represent the senescence of whole b...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jia L,Zhang W,Jia R,Zhang H,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hosts' innate defense systems are upregulated by antimicrobial peptide elicitors (APEs). Our aim was to investigate the effects of hyperthermia, ultraviolet A rays (UVA), and ultraviolet C rays (UVC) as well as glucose and ascorbic acid (AA) on the regulation of human β-defensin 1 (DEFB1), cathelicidin (CAMP), and int...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cruz Díaz LA,Flores Miramontes MG,Chávez Hurtado P,Allen K,Gonzalez Ávila M,Prado Montes de Oca E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure induces a decrease in glucose type 4 transporter (GLUT4) expression on the adipocyte membrane, which may be related to premature births and low birth weight infants in women exposed to iAs at reproductive age. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of sodium arsenite (NaAsO2) ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gutiérrez-Torres DS,González-Horta C,Del Razo LM,Infante-Ramírez R,Ramos-Martínez E,Levario-Carrillo M,Sánchez-Ramírez B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antitumor potential of iminoflavones in in vitro and in vivo anticancer models. Preliminary screening in various cancer cell lines revealed four potential iminoflavones out of which IMF-8 was taken based on its activity against colon cancer cells. This was further confi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Prasad VG,Kawade S,Jayashree BS,Reddy ND,Francis A,Nayak PG,Kishore A,Nandakumar K,Rao CM,Shenoy RR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a significant clinical relevance of being associated with a shorter median time to relapse and death and does not respond to endocrine therapy or other available targeted agents. Increased aggressiveness of this tumor, as well as resistance to standard drug therapies, may be as...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Collina F,Di Bonito M,Li Bergolis V,De Laurentiis M,Vitagliano C,Cerrone M,Nuzzo F,Cantile M,Botti G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the progression of recovery in postural stability and physical functioning after patients received the minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (MTHA), we monitor the pain level, functional capacity, and postural stability before and after operation within one year. In total of 23 subjects in our study,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chang CJ,Lin NL,Lee MS,Chern JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalgae are a promising source of omega-3. The purpose of this study was to extract lipid with a relatively high content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from Nannochloropsis gaditana using subcritical water extraction (SWE). The effects of different temperatures (156.1-273.9°C), extraction times (6.6-23.4 minutes), ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ho BCH,Kamal SMM,Danquah MK,Harun R

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the capacity of biofilm formation of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) strains on abiotic and biotic surfaces. Ninety-one aEPEC strains, isolated from feces of children with diarrhea, were analyzed by the crystal violet (CV) assay on an abiotic surface after 24 h...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Culler HF,Mota CM,Abe CM,Elias WP,Sircili MP,Franzolin MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction is an important complicated disease in obesity. Exercise ameliorates obesity and the related cognitive dysfunction. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In this study, we investigated whether aerobic interval training (AIT) could attenuate high-fat-diet- (HFD-) associated cognitive...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shi Z,Li C,Yin Y,Yang Z,Xue H,Mu N,Wang Y,Liu M,Ma H

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on the ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) reporter gene has been used to trace stem cells. However, whether FTH1 expression is affected by stem cell differentiation or whether cell differentiation is affected by reporter gene expression remains unclear. Here, we explore the relationsh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mu T,Qin Y,Liu B,He X,Liao Y,Sun J,Qiu J,Li X,Zhong Y,Cai J

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated how the posture of the thumb while performing common pinch movements and the levels of pinch force applied by the thumb affect the arthrokinematics of the trapeziometacarpal joint in vivo. Fifteen subjects performed the pinch tasks at the distal phalange (DP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kuo LC,Lin CJ,Chen GP,Jou IM,Wang CK,Goryacheva IG,Dosaev MZ,Su FC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation has a key role in migraine pathophysiology. Vitamin D is an effective anti-inflammatory agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between migraine and two vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms (TaqI and FokI) and also the relationship between VDR polymorphisms and headache...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Motaghi M,Haghjooy Javanmard S,Haghdoost F,Tajadini M,Saadatnia M,Rafiee L,Zandifar A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The chromobox (CBX) proteins CBX2, CBX4, CBX6, CBX7, and CBX8, also known as Polycomb (Pc) proteins, are canonical components of the Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1). Abundant evidence indicates that abnormal expression of Pc proteins is associated with a variety of tumors, but their role in the pathogen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tan C,Bei C,Zhu X,Zhang Y,Qin L,Tan S

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00