The diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in differentiating small renal carcinoma and angiomyolipoma.

abstract：:Audiological characteristics were investigated in 81 ears of 53 infants with abnormal transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) and normal auditory brainstem response (ABR). The relationship between ABR and other hearing testing methods, including 40Hz auditory event-related potential (40Hz-AERP), auditory steady ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Huang L,Han D,Guo Y,Liu S,Cui X,Mo L,Qi B,Cai Z,Liu H,En H,Guo L

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in mul...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Tian Z,Yang X

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The emerging novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has swept across the world and become a global threat to public health. More than 200 countries and territories worldwide are suffering from this COVID-19 pandemic. Worryingly, no specific vaccine...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Dong X,Tian Z,Shen C,Zhao C

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Bu-Shen-Ning-Xin decoction (BSNXD), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to prevent and treat age-related diseases such as postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) for decades. This study sought to investigate the underlying mechanisms of BSNXD in terms of receptor activation of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL)-indu...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gui Y,Qiu X,Xu Y,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As is similar to glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), the Yangjing Capsule (YC) extract could also lead to proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) by stimulating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway; however, the regulatory effect of YC extract on the expression ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Jin B,Cai B,Sun D,Zhang X,Cui Y,Deng W,Gao C

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The present observational study aimed to clarify the relationship between the tip position of an indwelling venous catheter and the subcutaneous edema using ultrasonography images. Data were obtained before catheter removal in a medical ward of a university hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Two hundred peripheral intravenous ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Murayama R,Takahashi T,Tanabe H,Yabunaka K,Oe M,Oya M,Uchida M,Komiyama C,Sanada H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum albumin (HSA) is used as an important plasma volume expander in clinical practice. In the present study, HSA was N-terminally PEGylated and a PEGylated HAS (PEG-HSA) carrying one chain of PEG (20 kDa) per HSA molecule was obtained. The purity, secondary structure and hydrodynamic radius of the modified pro...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhao T,Yang Y,Zong A,Tan H,Song X,Meng S,Song C,Pang G,Wang F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major public health problem worldwide. Although several antiviral drugs have been approved for hepatitis B, they cause significant dose-dependent side-effects (interferon-alpha) and drug resistance (lamivudine, etc.). Safe and potent new anti-HBV drugs are urgen...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Wang Y,Kokudo N,Fang D,Tang W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete loss of function in the WRN: RecQ3 DNA/RNA helicase gene causes Werner Syndrome (WS). WS patients with genetic instability manifest an early onset of age-related diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and malignancy as well as early death. In 1,420 patients, WS was reported ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Goto M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) limits the overexpression of adhesion molecules and inhibits the PMN endothelial adhesion induced by the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFalpha. To understand the molecular events involved we investigated whether the inhibitory effect is determined by a direc...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Mazzone GL,Rigato I,Ostrow JD,Tiribelli C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the feasibility of using a nanoparticle immunoassay for clinical therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of docetaxel concentrations, a sensitive and simple method of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was established to measure the docetaxel concentration in human plasma and the results ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Geng C,Li P,Chen X,Yuan G,Guo N,Liu H,Zhang R,Guo R

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) has become a public health problem worldwide. Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is the most popular treatment for PMO at present, but the side effects, including increased risk of endometrial cancer and breast cancer, limit its clinical use. Therefore, finding a new medication with h...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wu S,Zhao F,Zhao J,Li H,Chen J,Xia Y,Wang J,Zhao B,Zhao S,Li N

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella), a pathogenic bacterium, is a major cause of foodborne diseases worldwide. Salmonella injects multiple virulence factors, called effectors, into cells and causes multiple rearrangements of cellular biological reactions that are important for Salmonella proliferation...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun X,Kawata K,Miki A,Wada Y,Nagahama M,Takaya A,Akimitsu N

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrated that miR-15a-5p was probably associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma, while the function of miR-15a-5p in OA (Osteoarthritis) still remains unknown. Here, we uncovered the potential role of miR-15a-5p on OA pathogenesis and confirmed its predicted target VEGFA (Vascular Endothelial...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chen H,Tian Y

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2013, a Japanese newspaper reported that 4,173 children were unidentified or missing in Japan. The article concluded that child abuse was a matter of national concern. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's welfare system in regard to child abuse, it would seem that a weakness exists with r...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Takahashi K,Kanda H,Sugaya N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an insidious, lethal asbestos-related cancer that is poorly responsive to current treatments. Specific and sensitive biomarkers providing early MM diagnosis in exposed subjects, who are at high-risk of developing it, are sorely needed. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, non-coding, small...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Micolucci L,Rippo MR,Olivieri F,Procopio AD

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of anesthesia with sevoflurane and with propofol on glucose utilization in rats were investigated. Sevoflurane significantly impairs glucose utilization whereas propofol does not. Both insulin secretion and sensitivity affect glucose utilization. Propofol is hydrophobic, and anesthesia with this agent is a...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Li X,Kitamura T,Kawamura G,Mori Y,Sato K,Araki Y,Sato R,Yamada Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On October 25, 2018, the National Health Commission of China issued the National Essential Medicines List (2018 edition) [NEML (2018)]. The NEML (2018) contains 685 drugs, which consist of 417 chemicals and biological products and 268 Chinese patent medicines. Compared to the 2012 version of the NEML, a total number o...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： He J,Tang M,Ye Z,Jiang X,Chen D,Song P,Jin C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise diagnosis is a key measurement for malaria control and elimination, traditional microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests cannot satisfy the requirements especially in the low transmission endemic areas or in the malaria elimination phase. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with high sensitivity and specificity can b...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yin J,Li M,Yan H,Zhou S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about medical students' choice of specialty can be helpful for planning health manpower. However, such information from medical students in Malaysian medical schools is lacking. We carried out a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among fourth- and fifth-year medical undergraduate students at Melaka-Manip...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chew YW,Rajakrishnan S,Low CA,Jayapalan PK,Sreeramareddy CT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of the VEGF165 gene on adhesion, migration, and proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from peripheral blood of rabbits. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from rabbits by density gradient centrifugation with Ficoll-Plaque Plus. EPCs were ch...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gu X,Miao X,Xu J,Cao J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to explore the remission of insulin resistance after bariatric surgery to discover the mechanism of diabetes remission excluding dietary factors. A retrospective case control study was conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes, who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic gastri...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhu Y,Sun Z,Du Y,Xu G,Gong K,Zhu B,Zhang N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial processes involved in radiation carcinogenesis have not been clearly elucidated. We isolated mouse mutant cells exhibiting plasticity in their mutation phenotypes. These mutant cells were originally isolated from an irradiated cell population as 6-thioguanine resistant (6TGR) mutants that were deficient in...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yamauchi M,Fukutsu K,Sakagami M,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalpol is a natural iridoid glycoside with diverse bioactivities that is found in abundance in Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. (Scrophulariaceae). The present study assessed whether catalpol treatment (5, 10, or 20 mg/kg for 14 days by intragastric administration (i.g.)) has an antidepressant-like effect on mice perfor...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wang J,Cui Y,Feng W,Zhang Y,Wang G,Wang X,Zhou G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We construct and validate a non-invasive clinical scoring model to predict mortality in HIV/TB patients at end stage of AIDS in China. There were 1,007 HIV/TB patients admitted to Beijing Ditan Hospital from August 2009 to January 2018 included in this study, who were randomly assigned to form derivation cohort and va...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang Z,Xu L,Pang X,Zeng Y,Hao Y,Wang Y,Wu L,Gao G,Yang D,Zhao H,Xiao J

更新日期：2019-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is increasingly recognized and utilized in the antenatal care field. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical application and compare test outcomes of two generations of currently used NIPT techniques for detecting fetal chromosome abnormalities in a high-risk prenata...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Du Y,Lin J,Lan L,Dong Y,Zhu J,Jiang W,Pan X,Lu Y,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In oocytes, many maternally supplied products are stored, and these products play important roles in cell cycle regulation and early development. Mos protein, which is coded on the c-mos gene, promotes oocyte maturation and is involved in MAP-kinase signaling pathway. In Xenopus, maternally supplied c-mos mRNA undergo...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Suzuki H,Tsukahara T,Inoue K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aster yomena (Kitam.) Honda has been widely used as a traditional herbal medicine for centuries to treat cough, asthma, insect bites, etc. Recent reports indicate that A. yomena possesses a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities; however, few experiments have described its anti-inflammatory properties. The presen...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Kang HJ,Jeong JS,Park NJ,Go GB,Kim SO,Park C,Kim BW,Hong SH,Choi YH

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign portal vein stenosis is a rare complication following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Because a direct surgical approach to the portal vein is difficult due to severe adhesions following pancreaticoduodenectomy, portal vein stent placement is considered a good treatment option. Herein, we report 3 cases of severe port...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sawai Y,Kokudo T,Sakamoto Y,Takao H,Kazami Y,Nishioka Y,Akamatsu N,Arita J,Kaneko J,Hasegawa K

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) can predict fluid responsiveness in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in either a supine or Trendelenburg position. Forty mechanically ventilated patients that exhibited IAH resultin...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Liu X,Fu Q,Mi W,Liu H,Zhang H,Wang P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00