Bayesian Estimation of the True Prevalence and of the Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity of Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Finnish Pig Serum Samples.

abstract：:Purpose. Atherosclerosis is a diseased condition of blood vessel. It causes partial blockage in lumen of vessel and affects hemodynamic of localized flowing blood. Complex geometries like region of bifurcation also affects hemodynamic to a larger extent. Complexity further increases in presence of stenoses at region o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bit A,Ghagare D,Rizvanov AA,Chattopadhyay H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study applies the environmental Kuznets curve to test the relationship between the regional economic growth and the different types of agricultural nonpoint source pollution loads in the Ningxia Yellow River irrigation area by using the Johnes export coefficient method. Results show that the pollution load genera...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mao C,Zhai N,Yang J,Feng Y,Cao Y,Han X,Ren G,Yang G,Meng QX

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlation of parametrized image texture features (ITF) analyses conducted in different regions of interest (ROIs) overcomes limitations and reliably reflects image quality. The aim of this study is to propose a nonparametrical method and classify the quality of a magnetic resonance (MR) image that has undergone cont...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Obuchowicz R,Piórkowski A,Urbanik A,Strzelecki M

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we wanted to investigate predictive value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the diagnosis of brucellosis. Thirty-two brucellosis patients diagnosed with positive serum agglutination test and thirty-two randomized healthy subjects were enrolled in this study retrospectivel...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Olt S,Ergenç H,Açıkgöz SB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) have increasing prevalence in the elderly population. The aim of this study was to compare the comorbidities of these procedures between <70 y/o and ≥70 y/o patients. Materials and Methods. In our retrospective study over a period of 2.5 years, 40...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Joukhadar R,Wöckel A,Herr D,Paulus V,Radosa J,Hamza A,Solomayer E,Baum S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylase is an industrially important enzyme and applied in many industrial processes such as saccharification of starchy materials, food, pharmaceutical, detergent, and textile industries. This research work deals with the optimization of fermentation conditions for α-amylase production from thermophilic bacterial str...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Simair AA,Qureshi AS,Khushk I,Ali CH,Lashari S,Bhutto MA,Mangrio GS,Lu C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis plays a decisive role in the growth and spread of cancer and angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) is in the spotlight of studies for its unique role in modulating angiogenesis. The aim of this study was to introduce a computational simulation approach to screen aptamers with high binding ability for Ang2. We carried out...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hu WP,Kumar JV,Huang CJ,Chen WY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring disease among women worldwide. The early stage of breast cancer identification is the key challenge in cancer control and prevention procedures. Although gene expression profiling helps to understand the molecular mechanism of diseases or disorder in the living system, ge...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abdullah Al-Dhabi N,Srigopalram S,Ilavenil S,Kim YO,Agastian P,Baaru R,Balamurugan K,Choi KC,Valan Arasu M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fever in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be caused by infection or flare-up of the disease. This study aimed to determine whether the ratio of the level of erythrocyte-bound C4d to that of complement receptor 1 (C4d/CR1) can serve as a useful biomarker in the differentiation between infection and flare...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen CH,Tai SB,Chen HC,Yang DH,Peng MY,Lin YF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a Bacillus megaterium-coated diet on growth performance, digestive enzymes, and intestinal microbial diversity in Songpu mirror carp (Cyprinus specularis Songpu). The fish were manually fed two diets (a control diet and a B. megaterium-coated diet) three times ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luo L,Xu Q,Xu W,Li J,Wang C,Wang L,Zhao Z

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of FDG uptake in the physiologic and malignant nasopharynx were investigated in the paper which was correlated with either pathologic findings or clinical follow-up. Three patients had pathologically established nasopharyngeal malignancy. In the 3 nasopharyngeal malignancies, 2 had diffusely and ex...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma C,Zou R,Huo Y,Chen S,Wang S,Wu S,Ye Z,Wu Z,Fang F,Wang H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diethylnitrosamine (DEN) induces hepatocarcinogenesis, increasing mitotic hepatocytes and leading to chronic inflammation. In addition, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is also characterized by a proinflammatory state and by requiring insulin exogenous treatment. Given the association of diabetes, insulin treatment, an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Arboatti AS,Lambertucci F,Sedlmeier MG,Pisani G,Monti J,Álvarez ML,Francés DEA,Ronco MT,Carnovale CE

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the synovial membrane that results in the destruction of bone and cartilage in affected joints. Tocilizumab is a biological agent and an anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-6-mediated inflammatory processes in RA patients...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yanagida M,Kawasaki M,Fujishiro M,Miura M,Ikeda K,Nozawa K,Kaneko H,Morimoto S,Takasaki Y,Ogawa H,Takamori K,Sekigawa I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrins, a family of laminin-related proteins, were originally identified as axonal guidance molecules. Subsequently, netrins were found to modulate various biological processes including morphogenesis, tumorogenesis, adhesion, and, recently, angiogenesis. In human placenta, the most vascularized organ, the presence o...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dakouane-Giudicelli M,Alfaidy N,de Mazancourt P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is an uncommon disease and little is known about the molecular alterations of its development and evolution to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) is the catalytic subunit of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PCR2). It is a histone methyltransferas...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Souza Fernandez T,Fonseca Alvarenga T,Almeida Antônio de Kós E,Lamim Lovatel V,Tavares RC,da Costa ES,de Souza Fernandez C,Abdelhay E

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancement in the gene delivery system have resulted in clinical successes in gene therapy for patients with several genetic diseases, such as immunodeficiency diseases, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) blindness, thalassemia, and many more. Among various delivery systems, liposomal mediated gene delivery route ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kundu SK,Sharma AR,Lee SS,Sharma G,Doss CG,Yagihara S,Kim DY,Nam JS,Chakraborty C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2020/4671349.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dhahri H,Rahmany I,Mahmood A,Al Maghayreh E,Elkilani W

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioadhesive superporous hydrogel composite (SPHC) particles were developed for an intestinal delivery of metoprolol succinate and characterized for density, porosity, swelling, morphology, and bioadhesion studies. Chitosan and HPMC were used as bioadhesive and release retardant polymers, respectively. A 3(2) full fact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chavda H,Modhia I,Mehta A,Patel R,Patel C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apc-mutated Pirc rats, spontaneously developing intestinal tumours, are resistant to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine- (DMH-) induced colon apoptosis. To understand this phenomenon, we analyzed the expression of genotoxic stress-related genes Mgmt, Gsta1, and Gstp1 in the colon of wt and Pirc rats in basal conditions and 24 h af...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Femia AP,Luceri C,Lodovici M,Crucitta S,Caderni G

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Spinocerebellar ataxia-3 (SCA3) is the most common dominant inherited ataxia worldwide and is caused by an unstable CAG trinucleotide expansion mutation within the ATXN3 gene, resulting in an expanded polyglutamine tract within the ATXN3 protein. Many in vitro studies have examined the role of autophagy in neurodegene...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ou Z,Luo M,Niu X,Chen Y,Xie Y,He W,Song B,Xian Y,Fan D,OuYang S,Sun X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burdens globally. However, few studies have focused on TB in young children, a vulnerable population, where lack of early diagnosis results in poor outcomes. METHODS:Young children (≤ 5 years) with suspected TB were prospectively enrolled at a tertiary hospital...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jain SK,Ordonez A,Kinikar A,Gupte N,Thakar M,Mave V,Jubulis J,Dharmshale S,Desai S,Hatolkar S,Kagal A,Lalvani A,Gupta A,Bharadwaj R

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：Background:In addition to the widely known effect of vitamin D3 (vitD3) on the skeleton, its role in the regulation of the immune response was also confirmed. Aim:The assessment of biochemical and densitometric markers of calcium-phosphate metabolism in the groups of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Niedziela N,Pierzchała K,Zalejska-Fiolka J,Niedziela JT,Romuk E,Torbus-Paluszczak M,Adamczyk-Sowa M

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The AT-hook transcription factor, AKNA, is a nuclear protein that affects a few physiological and pathological processes including cancer. Here, we investigated the role of AKNA in gastric cancer (GC). By using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot assays, AKNA was found deregulat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang G,Sun D,Li W,Xin Y

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with X-HIGM syndrome fail to express functional CD40 ligand; consequently they cannot mount effective protective antibody responses against pathogenic bacteria. We evaluated, compared, and characterized the humoral immune response of wild type (WT) and C57-CD40L deficient (C57-CD40L(-/-)) mice infected wit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lopez-Saucedo C,Bernal-Reynaga R,Zayas-Jahuey J,Galindo-Gomez S,Shibayama M,Garcia-Galvez C,Estrada-Parra S,Estrada-Garcia T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of multitargeting drugs is an emerging trend in cancer research. To promote further development and clinical application of multitargeting drugs, this research was performed. MTT assay and flow cytometry of Annexin V/propidium iodide staining were used to confirm the proapoptotic efficacy of a novel co...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zheng H,Liang G,Chen Y,Lin S,Liu W,Fang Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：Background:Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is generally regarded as a rare inflammatory disease, which results in a diffuse thickening of the dura mater. We retrospectively collected data from patients with HP. Methods:A total of 16 patients with HP were included in our study. The clinical features, laboratory evalu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bi Z,Shang K,Cao J,Su Z,Bu B,Xu S,Liu C

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The regiospecific characteristics of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in triacylglycerol (TAG) significantly affect the physicochemical and physiological properties of marine fish oils. In this study, the TAG molecular species composition and positional distributions of fatty acids were investigated in three ma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang H,Zhao H,Zhang Y,Shen Y,Su H,Jin J,Jin Q,Wang X

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00