Cryptococcal meningitis initially presenting with eye symptoms in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the possibility of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) surviving and differentiating into hepatocyte-like cells in partially hepatectomized model rats. MSCs were isolated from human umbilical cord and cultured with collagenase digestion. Cell surface markers we...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Chen Z,Kuang Q,Lao XJ,Yang J,Huang W,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on the metabolic and biological pathways of cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ T lymphocytes were investigated. A total of 150 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and 50 healthy individuals who were admitted to hospital for physical examination duri...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Ma Y,Zhao W,Shi C,Wang N,Fan T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common cancer types worldwide. Previous studies have indicated that TOR signaling pathway regulator (TIPRL) is involved in the progression of NSCLC. However, the underlying mechanisms of the role of TIPRL in regulating NSCLC metastasis have remained largely elusive...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Xu X,Zhu H,Yang M,Zheng E,Zhou Y,Ni J,Li R,Yang Z,He T,Zhao G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the influence of intrathecal injection with dexmedetomidine on the behavioral ability and analgesic effects of rat models with chronic neuropathic pain. It also discusses the role that the expression of protein kinase C (PKC) in the spinal dorsal horn plays in the analgesic mechanism of...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li X,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmembrane protein 174 (TMEM174) is a type III transmembrane protein with no clear signal peptide. The N and C terminals are located inside the cell. Our previous study demonstrated high expression of TMEM174 in the kidney and its potential involvement in renal cancer based on its capacity to stimulate cell prolife...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Hu F,Meng Y,Gou L,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury (ACIR) rat model was used to investigate the effect of spermine on oxidative stress and apoptosis. Sixty healthy and clean male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: The sham-operated group (n=12), the model group (n=12) and the experiment group (n=36). The...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Du H,Ming X,Zhou S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) function as pacemaker cells in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and therefore, serve an important role in regulating GI motility. The effects of a species of plum (Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc.) on cultured ICC cluster-induced pacemaker potentials in the mouse small intestine were inves...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lee SW,Kim SJ,Kim H,Yang D,Kim HJ,Kim BJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes may affect myocardial fibrosis through oxidative stress. Trimetazidine (TMZ) is an anti-anginal agent. The present study aimed to determine the modulatory effect of TMZ on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and to evaluate the potential of TMZ to improve diasto...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhao Y,Li S,Quan E,Zhang H,Wu Y,Luo Y,Peng L,Wang J,Zhu J,Liu J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal ischemia reperfusion (IR) is a major cause of acute kidney injury with no effective treatment. Chrysin is an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer agent. However, the effect of chrysin on renal IR injury remains unknown. In this study, sham operation, IR and IR+chrysin group mice were treated with or w...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Xu M,Shi H,Liu D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ameloblastoma is a locally invasive benign odontogenic tumor with a high rate of recurrence in the long term. The authors conducted a retrospective study of patients with mandibular ameloblastoma in order to evaluate recurrent ameloblastoma management. The study included data from 31 patients over a period of 10 years...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Infante-Cossio P,Prats-Golczer V,Gonzalez-Perez LM,Belmonte-Caro R,Martinez-DE-Fuentes R,Torres-Carranza E,Gacto-Sanchez P,Gomez-Cia T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody (AMA-M2) is specific to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but can also be found in certain patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Effective methods of differentiating between PBC and AIH are required, as their clinical course and management are different. Titers of AMA-M2 were analyzed...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Tomizawa M,Shinozaki F,Fugo K,Motoyoshi Y,Sugiyama T,Yamamoto S,Kishimoto T,Ishige N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data exist concerning the long-term (≥5 year) survival rates of patients with stage IIIB and IV non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) receiving chemotherapy. We aimed to determine the long-term results of cisplatin plus third-generation (vinorelbine or gemcitabine) cytotoxic chemotherapy in patients with local...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Ozkaya S,Findik S,Dirican A,Atici AG

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine whether chlorogenic acid (CA) is able to modulate cadmium (Cd)-induced oxidative brain damage. Cd-treated rats displayed numerous pathological effects, including the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, elevated lipid peroxidation, the depletion of enzymatic and non-enzymat...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Hao ML,Pan N,Zhang QH,Wang XH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently no available cure or universally effective treatment for dry eye (DE). The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) combined with artificial tears in treating DE. Patients diagnosed with DE were referred for therapy with TES com...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Cai MM,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the tumoricidal effect of metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) induced by pterostilbene (PTER) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The SMMC-7721 hepatoma cell line was treated with PTER. Following treatment, the mRNA transcript abundance of MTA1 was measured using quantitative polyme...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Qian YY,Liu ZS,Pan DY,Li K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) ultrasound imaging and its potential value in the characterization of cervical cancer. ARFI ultrasound imaging of the uterine cervix was performed in 58 patients with cervical cancer prior to surgery. The diagnosis of cerv...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Su Y,DU L,Wu Y,Zhang J,Zhang X,Jia X,Cai Y,Li Y,Zhao J,Liu Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism underlying the effects of different doses of agmatine in rats with chronic epilepsy. To generate chronic epilepsy models, rats pretreated with different doses of agmatine (20, 40 and 80 mg/kg) were intraperitoneally injected with pentylenetetrazole (35 mg/k...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Xu H,Ou F,Wang P,Naren M,Tu D,Zheng R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity, characterized by gestational hypertension, proteinuria, systemic endothelial cell activation and an exaggerated inflammatory response. The precise cause of preeclampsia is not currently known; however, it is widely accepted that the patho...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Liu X,Dai LI,Zhou R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is becoming a global health problem due to its increasing prevalence and potential adverse effects, including cardiovascular diseases and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the association between SCH and NAFLD remains controversial. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been re...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhang L,Wu K,Bo T,Zhou L,Gao L,Zhou X,Chen W

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the roles of matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP-14) in corneal inflammatory lymphangiogenesis. The expression of MMP-14 in vivo was detected by immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot assays, under vario...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Du HT,Liu P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent causes of joint disease. However, the pathological mechanisms of OA have remained to be completely elucidated, and further investigation into the underlying mechanisms of OA development and the identification of novel therapeutic targets are urgently required. In the pr...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Gao X,Sun Y,Li X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphodiesterase (PDE)3-5 are expressed in cardiac tissue and play critical roles in the pathogenesis of heart failure and atrial fibrillation. PDE inhibitors are widely used in the clinic, but their effects on the electrical activity of the heart are not well understood. The aim of the present study was to examine t...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lin YK,Cheng CC,Huang JH,Chen YA,Lu YY,Chen YC,Chen SA,Chen YJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FRMD7 mutations are associated with X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus (ICN); however, the underlying mechanisms whereby mutations of FRMD7 lead to ICN remain unclear. In a previous study, the first FRMD7 splice variant (FRMD7-S) was cloned and identified, and FRMD7-S was hypothesized to play a significant role ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li Y,Pu J,Zhang B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the practicability and clinical value of applying laparotomy biliary lithotomy forceps to laparoscopic bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for the surgical treatment of incarcerated calculi. A total of 63 patients were diagnosed with cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. The pre...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Jiang H,Wang SY,Jin XL,Jin JC,Gu HB,Zhang FM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a type of systemic inflammatory response syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. Skeletal muscle dysfunction is one of the major complications of sepsis that may also influence the outcome of sepsis. The aim of the present study was to explore and identify potential mechanisms and therapeutic targets of ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yang F,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the expression of microRNA (miRNA or miR)-145 in hypertrophic scars at the tissue and cellular levels, and to investigate its biological functions and mechanism of action. A total of 36 patients who were diagnosed with hypertrophic scar were included in the present study. Reverse t...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang S,Li C,Yu Y,Qiao J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of parecoxib sodium for acute postoperative pain. PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCO, Springer, Ovid and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases were searched from January 1999 to January 2013 to comprehe...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wei W,Zhao T,Li Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwannomas are benign encapsulated tumors arising from Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Between 25 and 45% of schwannomas occur in the head and neck region. Schwannomas of the larynx are extremely rare with an incidence of 0.1-1.5% in all benign laryngeal tumors. Laryngeal schwannomas usually occur in ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang B,Dong P,Shen B,Xu H,Zheng J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide P7 specifically binds with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to inhibit the proliferation and invasion of numerous types of cancer cell. However, this effect has remained to be demonstrated in ovarian cancer-derived cell lines. In the present study, the protein P7 was used treat bFGF-stimulated SKOV3 epith...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Chen Q,Yang Z,Chen X,Shu L,Qu W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common in elderly patients. Senegenin, an active component of extracts from Polygala tenuifolia root, a traditional Chinese medicine, has neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects. However, the mechanism underlying the effects of senegenin against postoperative cogniti...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yu L,Sun L,Chen S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00