MetaRNA-Seq: An Interactive Tool to Browse and Annotate Metadata from RNA-Seq Studies.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine if altered levels of selected trace elements manifest themselves during chronic depression. To identify elements strongly associated with chronic depression, relationships between the elemental contents of hair and nails and the interelement correlations were checked. Inductively...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Błażewicz A,Liao KY,Liao HH,Niziński P,Komsta Ł,Momčilović B,Jabłońska-Czapla M,Michalski R,Prystupa A,Sak JJ,Kocjan R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper presents the final results of a cross-sectional study started in 2010. It compares the perceived efficacy of different types of tobacco health warning (texts versus shocking pictures) to quit or reduce tobacco use. METHODS:The study conducted between 2010 and 2012 in Italy enrolled adults smoke...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mannocci A,Colamesta V,Conti V,Cattaruzza MS,Paone G,Cafolla M,Saulle R,Bulzomì V,Antici D,Cuccurullo P,Boccia A,La Torre G,Terzano C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost sharing between beneficiaries and government is critical to attain universal health coverage. The government of Ethiopia introduced social health insurance to improve access to quality health services. Hence, HCP are the ultimate frontline service provider; their WTP for health insurance could influence...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mekonne A,Seifu B,Hailu C,Atomsa A

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently published evidence has raised concerns about worse late mortality and increasing need for reintervention after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. We undertook this study to assess the impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on survival and freedom from reintervention at 10 years. From Januar...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Raja SG,Husain M,Popescu FL,Chudasama D,Daley S,Amrani M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Novel and more effective treatment strategies against multiple myeloma (MM) have significantly prolonged patients' survival and raised interest in the depth of response and its association with clinical outcome. Minimal residual disease (MRD) has emerged as one of the most relevant prognostic factors in MM and should ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fulciniti M,Munshi NC,Martinez-Lopez J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To evaluate the performance of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for estimating residual tumor size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Methods:The institutional review board approved this study. This prospective stu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Barra FR,Sobrinho AB,Barra RR,Magalhães MT,Aguiar LR,de Albuquerque GFL,Costa RP,Farage L,Pratesi R

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel prognostic markers are needed so newly diagnosed breast cancer patients do not undergo any unnecessary therapy. Various microarray gene expression datasets based studies have generated gene signatures to predict the prognosis outcomes, while ignoring the large amount of information contained in establi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saini A,Hou J,Zhou W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer with the highest incidence worldwide. HNSCC is often diagnosed at advanced stages, incurring significant high mortality and morbidity. The use of saliva, as a noninvasive tool for the diagnosis of cancer, has recently increased. Salivary mic...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Salazar-Ruales C,Arguello JV,López-Cortés A,Cabrera-Andrade A,García-Cárdenas JM,Guevara-Ramírez P,Peralta P,Leone PE,Paz-Y-Miño C

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein and plays an important role in mitochondrial ATP production and biogenesis. High expression levels of LETM1 have been correlated with numerous human malignancies. This study explored the clinicopathological sign...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen L,Yang Y,Liu S,Piao L,Zhang Y,Lin Z,Li Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer, a malignant neoplasm that occurs in the colorectal mucosa, is one of the most common types of gastrointestinal cancer. Colorectal cancer has been studied extensively, but the molecular mechanisms of this malignancy have not been characterized. This study identified and verified core genes associated...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu H,Ma Y,Zhang J,Gu J,Jing X,Lu S,Fu S,Huo J

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The epidemiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Chinese outpatients is yet to be clarified. Objectives. To investigate population-based prevalence and clinical features of AD in Chinese outpatients. Methods. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatients with eczema or dermatitis from 39 te...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Li LF,Zhao DY,Shen YW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Mycobacterium bovis knockout in p27-p55 operon was tested as an antituberculosis experimental vaccine in animal models. The mutant MbΔp27-p55 was significantly more attenuated in nude mice than its parental strain but more virulent than BCG Pasteur. Challenge experiments in mice and guinea pigs using M. bovis or M. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bianco MV,Clark S,Blanco FC,Garbaccio S,García E,Cataldi AA,Williams A,Bigi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical cords as a source of stem cells are of increasing interest for cell therapies as they present little ethical consideration and are reported to contain immune privileged cells which may be suitable for allogeneic based therapies. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) sourced from several different cord regions, inclu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mennan C,Wright K,Bhattacharjee A,Balain B,Richardson J,Roberts S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purslane, a fleshy herbaceous plant, plays a pivotal role in various preventive and therapeutic purposes. To date, no report has documented the consequence of salt stress on metabolite accumulation in purslane. Herein, we proposed an insight into the metabolic and physiological traits of purslane under saline stress e...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zaman S,Bilal M,Du H,Che S

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. This meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of teriparatide in fracture healing and clinical function improvement of the osteoporotic patients. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane databases for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials comparing teriparatide to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lou S,Lv H,Wang G,Zhang L,Li M,Li Z,Zhang L,Tang P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive results of MitraClip in terms of improvement in clinical and left ventricular parameters have been described in detail. However, long-term effects on secondary pulmonary hypertension were not investigated in a larger patient cohort to date. 70 patients with severe mitral regurgitation, additional pulmonary hy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hünlich M,Lubos E,Beuthner BE,Puls M,Bleckmann A,Beißbarth T,Tichelbäcker T,Rudolph V,Baldus S,Schäfer U,Treede H,Von Bardeleben RS,Blankenberg S,Schillinger W

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To compare the results of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) with or without Haglund's deformity. Methods. Between September 2014 and May 2015, all patients who underwent ESWT were retrospectively enrolled in this study. A total of 67 patients were available f...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu Z,Yao W,Chen S,Li Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether blood transfusions affect overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients without hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A total of 181 patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: 68 patients in the tran...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fan L,Fu D,Zhang J,Huang H,Wang Q,Ye Y,Xie Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryology of normal web space creation and the genetics of syndactyly in humans and experimental animals are well described in the literature. In this review, the author offers a 3-step pathway of pathogenesis for syndactyly. The first step is initiated either by the overactivation of the WNT canonical pathway or the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Al-Qattan MM

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Parents' birth weight acts as a predictor for the descendant birth weight, with the correlation more strongly transmitted through maternal line. The present research aims to study the correlation between the child's low or increased birth weight, the mother's birth weight, and maternal conditi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Costa e Silva LI,Gomes FM,Valente MH,Escobar AM,Brentani AV,Grisi SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dentin-cement-prosthesis complex restored with either all-porcelain, cured resin-composite, or cast base metal alloy and cemented with either of the different resin cements was trimmed into a mini-dumbbell shape for tensile testing. The fractured surfaces and characterization of the dentin-cement interface of bonded...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Piemjai M,Nakabayashi N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypolactasia, or intestinal lactase deficiency, affects more than half of the world population. Currently, xylose quantification in urine after gaxilose oral administration for the noninvasive diagnosis of hypolactasia is performed with the hand-operated nonautomatable phloroglucinol reaction. This work demonstrates t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sánchez-Moreno I,Monsalve-Hernando C,Godino A,Illa L,Gaspar MJ,Muñoz GM,Díaz A,Martín JL,García-Junceda E,Fernández-Mayoralas A,Hermida C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beyond hemostasis and thrombosis, an increasing number of studies indicate that platelets play an integral role in intercellular communication, mediating inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Our knowledge about how platelets modulate inflammatory and immunity has greatly improved in recent years. In this revi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yun SH,Sim EH,Goh RY,Park JI,Han JY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important part of heart failure (HF) treatment. The aim of this paper was to evaluate if thoracic fluid content (TFC) measured by impedance cardiography (ICG) is a useful parameter for predicting the outcome of CR. METHODS:Fifty HF patients underwent clinical and noninvasive haemo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gielerak G,Krzesiński P,Piotrowicz E,Piotrowicz R

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

abstract：:Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various research studies conducted for drinking water quality status of different areas of Pakistan by taking into account the physicochemical pro...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Daud MK,Nafees M,Ali S,Rizwan M,Bajwa RA,Shakoor MB,Arshad MU,Chatha SAS,Deeba F,Murad W,Malook I,Zhu SJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2015/108458.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： International BR

更新日期：2017-01-01 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