Creating Well-Being: Increased Creativity and proNGF Decrease following Quadrato Motor Training.

abstract：Objective:We identified differentially expressed microRNAs (DEMs) between esophageal carcinoma (ESCA) tissues and normal esophageal tissues. We then constructed a novel three-miRNA signature to predict the prognosis of ESCA patients using bioinformatics analysis. Materials and Methods. We combined two microarray profil...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu K,Zhang C,Zhang C,Dai D

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection via a target-capture, C-probe ligation, and RAM assay in a single-blind comparison to clinical samples that had been tested with FDA-cleared tests for up to 4 different vascular disease-related SNPs. In the RAM assay circulizable linear probes (C- or padlock ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Smith JH,Cui M,Zhang DY,Beals TP,Ye F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) on the frequency of pneumonia with an experimental study, thirteen Sprague-Dawley rats were included. Eight out of thirteen animals were randomly assigned to receive 10 ml of benzalkonium chloride 0.2% (megacolon group) and five animals received 10 ml NaCl 0.9%...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Papakrivou E,Makris D,Manoulakas E,Mitroudi M,Tepetes K,Papazoglou K,Zakynthinos E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study explored the therapeutic efficacy of standard triple therapy combined with sucralfate suspension gel as well as the mechanisms of action in mouse models of H. pylori infection. Materials and Methods:C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into 5 groups: NC (natural control), HP (H. pylori infection),...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Teng G,Liu Y,Wu T,Wang W,Wang H,Hu F

更新日期：2020-08-31 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：:Epithelial Cl(-) secretion plays important roles in water secretion preventing bacterial/viral infection and regulation of body fluid. We previously suggested that quercetin would be a useful compound for maintaining epithelial Cl(-) secretion at a moderate level irrespective of cAMP-induced stimulation. However, we n...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun H,Niisato N,Nishio K,Hamilton KL,Marunaka Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destruction of extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the basic steps of tumor invasion and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 9, a kind of zinc-ion-dependent endopeptidase, can degrade almost all protein components in the ECM, destroy the histological barrier of tumor cell invasion, and play a key role in tumor...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wen J,Yin P,Li L,Kang G,Ning G,Cao Y,Gao F,Su Y,Wu Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to identify certain genes related to response to infliximab (IFX) and biomarkers to predict the IFX effect for Japanese Crohn's disease (CD) patients by performing an association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in candidate genes in the interleukin- (IL-) 17 signaling pathway with re...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Urabe S,Isomoto H,Ishida T,Maeda K,Inamine T,Kondo S,Higuchi N,Sato K,Uehara R,Yajima H,Machida H,Chen CC,Fukuda Y,Takeshima F,Nakao K,Tsukamoto K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to assess the change in intraocular pressure after a road trip, in eyes with different levels of filling with gas tamponade. Five rabbit eyes were subject to pars plana vitrectomy and gas tamponade (filling percentage: 25%, 50%, and 100% of nonexpansile SF6, 100% saline solution, and 100% room...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fromow-Guerra J,Solís-Vivanco A,Velez-Montoya R,Perez-Reguera A,Quiroz-Mercado H,Meza-de Regil A,Papa-Oliva G,Morales-Cantón V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are an abundant cell source and provide an easy way to harvest mesenchymal stem cells, which are the focus of considerable attention in regenerative medicine. Electric fields (EF) play roles in many biological events and have been reported to promote cell proliferation, migration, an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jin M,Zhang Y,Bian Y,Qi R,Gao X

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaemia with an estimated prevalence of 35-75% among pregnant women is a major cause of maternal deaths in Nigeria. objective: To determine the prevalence of anaemia, associated sociodemographic factors and red cell morphological pattern among pregnant women during booking at the University Teaching Hospital...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Olatunbosun OA,Abasiattai AM,Bassey EA,James RS,Ibanga G,Morgan A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioadhesive nasal dosage forms are an attractive method for overcoming rapid mucociliary clearance transport in the nose and for delivering the drug directly to brain. The present study was designed to formulate chondroitin sulphate (CS) and chitosan (CH) nasal inserts employing zolmitriptan, an antimigraine drug. The...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kaur K,Kaur G

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Arthritogenic alphaviruses, including Ross River virus (RRV), Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Sindbis virus (SINV), Mayaro virus (MAYV), O'nyong-nyong virus (ONNV), and Barmah Forest virus (BFV), cause incapacitating and long lasting articular disease/myalgia. Outbreaks of viral arthritis and the global distribution of the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Assunção-Miranda I,Cruz-Oliveira C,Da Poian AT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were no systematic researches about autophagy-related long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) signatures to predict the survival of patients with colon adenocarcinoma. It was necessary to set up corresponding autophagy-related lncRNA signatures. The expression profiles of lncRNAs which contained 480 colon adenocarcinoma sam...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhou W,Zhang S,Li HB,Cai Z,Tang S,Chen LX,Lang JY,Chen Z,Chen XL

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichoderma spp. are important biocontrol filamentous fungi, which are widely used for their adaptability, broad antimicrobial spectrum, and various antagonistic mechanisms. In our previous studies, we cloned thga1 gene encoding GαI protein from Trichoderma harzianum Th-33. Its knockout mutant showed that the growth r...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun Q,Jiang X,Pang L,Wang L,Li M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung illness encountered in patients with rheumatic diseases bears clinical significance in terms of increased morbidity and mortality as well as potential challenges placed on patient care. Although our understanding of natural history of this important illness is still limited, epidemiologic knowledge has been accum...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ha YJ,Lee YJ,Kang EH

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cases of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) have been reported for decades in southeastern Romania, there are few published data. We retrospectively studied 339 patients, diagnosed with MSF at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" between 2000 and 2011, in order to raise awarenes...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pitigoi D,Olaru ID,Badescu D,Rafila A,Arama V,Hristea A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is defined as a disease characterized by persistent, progressive airflow limitation. Recent studies have underlined that COPD is correlated to many systemic manifestations, probably due to an underlying pattern of systemic inflammation. In COPD fractional exhaled Nitric Oxi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Malerba M,Radaeli A,Olivini A,Damiani G,Ragnoli B,Montuschi P,Ricciardolo FL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is associated with reduced mortality and morbidity. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective intervention for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Unfortunately, women are less likely to engage in, or sustain, regular physical activity. Objectives were to (1) describe women's guid...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Arthur HM,Blanchard C,Gunn E,Kodis J,Walker S,Toner B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a dual energy imaging method to improve the accuracy of electron density measurement with a cone-beam CT (CBCT) device. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The imaging system is the XVI CBCT system on Elekta Synergy linac. Projection data were acquired with the high and low energy X-ray, respectively, to set up a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Men K,Dai JR,Li MH,Chen XY,Zhang K,Tian Y,Huang P,Xu YJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study quantified the relative absolute PSCA level in relation to the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) level in the peripheral blood of 478 hormone-naive prostate cancer (PC) patients who underwent radical prostatectomy from 2005 to 2012 and evaluated its prognostic significance as a risk factor for...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim SH,Park WS,Lee SJ,Choi MK,Yeon SM,Joo JN,Ko A,Lee ES,Joung JY,Seo HK,Chung J,Lee KH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the human central nervous system (CNS). Neurotropic demyelinating strain of MHV (MHV-A59 or its isogenic recombinant strain RSA59) induces MS-like disease in mice mediated by microglia, along with a small population of T cells. The mechanism of demyel...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kishore A,Kanaujia A,Nag S,Rostami AM,Kenyon LC,Shindler KS,Das Sarma J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is little data available on HBV infection and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in Vietnam. Objective:This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of HBV infection and the current situation of MTCT in Haiphong, Vietnam. Methods:A transversal survey of 1721 pregnant women followed by an observati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khue PM,Thuy Linh NT,Vinh VH,Dung LV,Nguyen Van B

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:Concordance between transient elastography (TE) and ultrasonography (US) in assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and concurrent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been rarely studied. This study aimed to evaluate the individual and combined performances of TE...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang GL,Zhao QY,Lin CS,Hu ZX,Zhang T,Gao ZL

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of polyglutamine diseases dates back approximately 20 years to the discovery of a polyglutamine repeat in the androgen receptor of SBMA followed by the identification of similar expansion mutations in Huntington's disease, SCA1, DRPLA, and the other spinocerebellar ataxias. This common molecular feature of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Weber JJ,Sowa AS,Binder T,Hübener J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer/testis antigens (CTAs) are ideal targets for cancer immunotherapy in virtue of their restricted expression profile in normal tissues. However, CTA-targeted immunotherapy has been rather disappointing clinical setting for CTAs are downregulated by cytosine-phosphate-guanosine (CpG) methylation in their...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun JZ,Gao L,Gao L,Wang W,Du N,Yang J,Wan L,Liu F,Wang LL,Yu L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to assess the effect and possible underlying mechanism of Anacardium occidentale leaves extract on male sexual behaviors in stress-exposed rats. Male Wistar rats were orally given A. occidentale extract at doses of 25, 100, and 200 mg/kg BW before 12-hour-immobilization exposure for 14 days. Se...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wattanathorn J,Prabsattroo T,Somsapt P,Sritragool O,Thukham-Mee W,Muchimapura S

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to establish inspection routines for individual intraocular lenses (IOLs), their surfaces have to be measured separately. Currently available measurement devices lack this functionality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new topography measurement device based on wavefront analysis for measuri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kannengießer M,Langenbucher A,Janunts E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the quantity, subtype, and progression of atherosclerosis by cardiac computed tomography (CT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in patients with stable (SAP) and unstable angina pectoris or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (UAP/n-STEMI). METHODS:Forty patients with SAP and 20 with UAP/n-ST...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dalager MG,Bøttcher M,Thygesen J,Andersen G,Bøtker HE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00