Effects of Bee Venom Injections at Acupoints on Neurologic Dysfunction Induced by Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Disorders in Canines: A Randomized, Controlled Prospective Study.

abstract：:Mitochondrial heat shock proteins, such as HSP60, are chaperones responsible for the folding, transport, and quality control of mitochondrial matrix proteins and are essential for maintaining life. Both prosurvival and proapoptotic roles have been proposed for HSP60, and HSP60 is reportedly involved in the initiation ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen TH,Liu SW,Chen MR,Cho KH,Chen TY,Chu PH,Kao YY,Hsu CH,Lin KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. The purpose of this study was to (i) determine the cervical microbial composition in different abortion samples and to (ii) investigate the correlation between spontaneous abortion and cervical microbes in Korean women. Methods. We collected cervical swabs from women who had never undergone abortion (N = 36...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Seo SS,Arokiyaraj S,Kim MK,Oh HY,Kwon M,Kong JS,Shin MK,Yu YL,Lee JK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a complex of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and affects millions of people around the world. Several species of plants are used by traditional communities for the treatment of this disease, among which is Carapa guianensis Aubl. (Meliaceae), popularly known as andiroba. The object...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oliveira IDSDS,Moragas Tellis CJ,Chagas MDSDS,Behrens MD,Calabrese KDS,Abreu-Silva AL,Almeida-Souza F

更新日期：2018-09-06 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：:A diffusion theory-based, all-physical ab initio protein folding simulation is described and applied. The model is based upon the drift and diffusion of protein substructures relative to one another in the multiple energy fields present. Without templates or statistical inputs, the simulations were run at physiologic ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kang Y,Fortmann CM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:This study aims to determine the changing in hip anatomy parameters with age and reveals the reason for the extorsion of lower extremity in the aged. Design:Retrospective study. Participants:One hundred and forty patients who had received imaging check of the femur and acetabulum between October 2013 and O...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yin Y,Zhang R,Jin L,Li S,Hou Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To report pilot data from a novel image analysis software "RetiView," to highlight clinically relevant information in RetCam images of infants with aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP). Methods. Twenty-three imaging sessions of consecutive infants of Asian Indian origin with clinically diag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jayadev C,Vinekar A,Mohanachandra P,Desai S,Suveer A,Mangalesh S,Bauer N,Shetty B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal immunity consists of innate and adaptive immune responses which can be influenced by systemic immunity. Despite having been the subject of intensive studies, it is not fully elucidated what exactly occurs after HIV contact with the female genital tract mucosa. The sexual route is the main route of HIV transmis...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Reis Machado J,da Silva MV,Cavellani CL,dos Reis MA,Monteiro ML,Teixeira Vde P,Miranda Corrêa RR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been repeatedly reported as a significant prognostic factor in advanced cancer patients. We explored whether changes in NLR may predict outcome of advanced cancer patients enrolled into phase 1 trials and treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. Patients and Me...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Moschetta M,Uccello M,Kasenda B,Mak G,McClelland A,Boussios S,Forster M,Arkenau HT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some degree of external root resorption is a frequent, unpredictable, and unavoidable consequence of orthodontic tooth movement mediated by odontoclasts/cementoclasts originating from circulating precursor cells in the periodontal ligament. Its pathogenesis involves mechanical forces initiating complex interactions be...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Feller L,Khammissa RA,Thomadakis G,Fourie J,Lemmer J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. This study was aimed at analyzing the expressions of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNTA) treated human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) in vitro. Methods. We used RNA sequencing to characterize the lncRNAs and mRNAs transcriptome in the control and BoNTA treated group, in conjunction wi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Miao YY,Liu J,Zhu J,Tao YL,Zhang JA,Luo D,Zhou BR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. To confirm that physical activity program improves the symptoms of dementia and the most effective physical activity was selected to help establish exercise programs. Methods. Three databases, PubMed, Science Direct, and Willey online, were used to collect articles. The databases were published between Janu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee HS,Park SW,Park YJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) using warmed and nonwarmed miriplatin for hepatocellular carcinoma. Eighty patients (117 nodules), treated between January 2010 and June 2013, were evaluated. Thirty-two and 85 nodules were treated with non...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yasui D,Murata S,Onozawa S,Mine T,Ueda T,Sugihara F,Kawamoto C,Uchida E,Kumita S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (PM-NASAH) is characterized by a benign course compared with aneurysmal SAH. While vasospasm (VS) after aneurysmal SAH is considered responsible for serious complications, VS post-PM-NASAH is not well documented. Our purpose was to characterize the inci...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Prat D,Goren O,Bruk B,Bakon M,Hadani M,Harnof S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia duodenalis, is often seen as an opportunistic pathogen and one of the major food and waterborne parasites. Some insights of Giardia infestation in a diarrhoea-prone population were investigated in the present study. Our primary goal was to understand the interaction of this parasite with other pathogens during...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mukherjee AK,Chowdhury P,Rajendran K,Nozaki T,Ganguly S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-sided deafness (SSD) induces cortical neural plastic changes according to duration of deafness. However, it is still unclear how the auditory cortical changes accompany the subcortical neural changes. The present study aimed to find the neural plastic changes in the cortical and subcortical auditory system foll...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim SY,Heo H,Kim DH,Kim HJ,Oh SH

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adiponectin gene polymorphisms rs10937273, rs1501299, rs182052, rs2241767, and rs266729 and environmental risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Hohhot. The study explored different models of gene-environment interactions, aimed at p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cui M,Gao Y,Zhao Y,Pang H,Chen L,Wang Z,Zhao L,Li M

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:ANGPTL7 is a member of the angiogenin-like protein family. Compared to other members, ANGPTL7 is the least known. Recent studies have explored the relationship between ANGPTL7 and multiple pathological processes and diseases. However, there is no research about ANGPTL7 in neonates. This study was designed to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xia X,Ren Z,Yan L,Zheng X,Yang H,Kang M,Yan H,Zhong Z,Xu F,Miao J,Wang J,Li Y,Wei W,Yang J

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic lethality (SL) is a novel strategy for anticancer therapies, whereby mutations of two genes will kill a cell but mutation of a single gene will not. Therefore, a cancer-specific mutation combined with a drug-induced mutation, if they have SL interactions, will selectively kill cancer cells. While numerous SL...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li XJ,Mishra SK,Wu M,Zhang F,Zheng J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective of Study:To investigate, using the FEM, the influence of different notching angles on a zirconium dioxide coping with the aim of establishing the optimal connection conditions with veneering ceramic. Materials and Methods:To calculate the stresses in the connection between zirconia coping and veneering ceram...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Śmielak B,Klimek L,Świniarski J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing (AS) is a major engine that drives proteome diversity in mammalian genomes and is a widespread cause of human hereditary diseases. More than 95% of genes in the human genome are alternatively spliced, and the most common type of AS is the cassette exon. Recent discoveries have demonstrated that th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cui Y,Cai M,Stanley HE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different animal models for peritoneal dialysis (PD) have been used in the past decades to develop PD fluids compatible with patient life and to identify markers of peritoneal fibrosis and inflammation. Only few of those studies have taken into account the importance of uraemia-induced alterations at both systemic and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ferrantelli E,Liappas G,Keuning ED,Vila Cuenca M,González-Mateo G,Verkaik M,López-Cabrera M,Beelen RH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of abdominal wall reconstruction surgery on tissue anatomy and to explore how flap surgery influences the patient's immune status. Methods:Experimental abdominal wall defects were created in 8 Sus scrofa (swine) animal models. The animals were divided into ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Popa F,Georgescu AV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a pilot study using a prototype telerehabilitation system (Ghostman). Ghostman is a visual augmentation system designed to allow a physical therapist and patient to inhabit each other's viewpoint in an augmented real-world environment. This allows the therapist to deliver instruction remotely and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chinthammit W,Merritt T,Pedersen S,Williams A,Visentin D,Rowe R,Furness T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The chronic recommendation of pediatric drugs could exhibit erosive and cariogenic problems. Objective. To evaluate the effects of different pediatric drugs on the color stability of various restorative materials. Methods. Five specimens (1 mm × 3 mm) were prepared and immersed in ten different pediatric d...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tüzüner T,Turgut S,Baygin O,Yilmaz N,Tuna EB,Ozen B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortierella sp. has been known to produce polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as GLA and AA under normal growth medium conditions. Similarly, under the stress condition, this fungus produces EPA and DHA in their mycelial biomass. Among the 67 soil samples screened from the Western Ghats of India, 11 Mortierella i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vadivelan G,Venkateswaran G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common neurological disorder in childhood and are a great stress for parents due to their dramatic clinical appearance. Using test for determination of homozygously recessive characteristics in humans (HRC test) we analyzed presence, distribution, and individual combination of 20 sel...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dimitrijevic S,Cvjeticanin S,Pusica A,Jekic B,Filipovic T,Nikolic D

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles gambiae is the major malaria vector in Africa. Examining the molecular basis of A. gambiae traits requires knowledge of both genetic variation and genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) map of wild A. gambiae populations from malaria-endemic areas. We sequenced the genomes of nine wild A. gambiae mosquitoes...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Afrane YA,Yan G,Li J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this report is to study the graft and patient survival in a large cohort of recipients with an analysis of factors that may affect the final outcomes. METHODS:Between March 1976 and March 2008, 1967 consecutive live-donor renal transplants were carried out. Various variables that may have an im...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ghoneim MA,Bakr MA,Refaie AF,Akl AI,Shokeir AA,Shehab El-Dein AB,Ammar HM,Ismail AM,Sheashaa HA,El-Baz MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is involved in the development of numerous illnesses, including ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) participates in the protective effects of ischemic postconditioning (IPostC). However, it remains unclear whether eNOS-mediated autophagy serves as a critical role in IPostC in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shao J,Miao C,Geng Z,Gu M,Wu Y,Li Q

更新日期：2019-02-10 00:00:00