Biotechnological and agronomic potential of endophytic pink-pigmented methylotrophic Methylobacterium spp.

abstract：:Stability and mobility in functional motor activities depend on a precise regulation of phasic and tonic muscular activity that is carried out automatically, without conscious awareness. The sensorimotor control of posture involves a complex integration of multisensory inputs that results in a final motor adjustment p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rinalduzzi S,Trompetto C,Marinelli L,Alibardi A,Missori P,Fattapposta F,Pierelli F,Currà A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphine is considered a highly potent analgesic agent used to relieve suffering of patients with cancer. Several in vitro and in vivo studies showed that morphine also modulates angiogenesis and regulates tumour cell growth. Unfortunately, the results obtained by these studies are still contradictory. In order to bet...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bimonte S,Barbieri A,Rea D,Palma G,Luciano A,Cuomo A,Arra C,Izzo F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To detect the responsiveness and predictive ability of the Chinese version Action Research Arm Test (C-ARAT) in participants within the first 3 months after cerebral infarction. Methods:Ninety-seven individuals (75 men, mean age 59.87 ± 10.94 years) with a first cerebral infarction were enrolled in this study....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao JL,Zhang T,Xu ZQ,Ding MH,Leng Y,Bian RH,Mao YR,Huang DF

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal pregnancy is a very rare form of ectopic pregnancy, associated with high morbidity and mortality for both fetus and mother. It is, and often, seen in poor resource nations, where early diagnosis is often a major challenge due to poor prenatal care and lack of medical resources. An advanced abdominal pregnanc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dabiri T,Marroquin GA,Bendek B,Agamasu E,Mikhail M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

abstract：Background:Haemonchus contortus, the causative agent of Haemonchosis, is the most economically important parasite in small ruminant production. Control with chemotherapy has not been successful due to rapid emergence of drug-resistant strains. There is a continuous search for alternative leads particularly from plants....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zenebe S,Feyera T,Assefa S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of selective inducible nitric oxide synthase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on cartilage regeneration. The study involved 27 Wistar rats that were divided into five groups. On Day 1, both knees of 3 rats were resected and placed in a formalin so...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gokay NS,Yilmaz I,Komur B,Demiroz AS,Gokce A,Dervisoglu S,Gokay BV

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for a significant proportion of liver cancer, which has become the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. To investigate the potential mechanisms of invasion and progression of HCC, bioinformatics analysis and validation by qRT-PCR were performed. We fou...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu S,Yao X,Zhang D,Sheng J,Wen X,Wang Q,Chen G,Li Z,Du Z,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is an asymptomatic precursor stage of multiple myeloma (MM) characterized by clonal bone marrow plasma cells (BMPC) ≥ 10% and/or M protein level ≥ 30 g/L in the absence of end organ damage. It represents an intermediate stage between monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gao M,Yang G,Kong Y,Wu X,Shi J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2009 pandemic, international health authorities recommended monitoring severe and complicated cases of respiratory disease, that is, severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We evaluated the proportion of SARI/ARDS cases and deaths due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pariani E,Martinelli M,Canuti M,Jazaeri Farsani SM,Oude Munnink BB,Deijs M,Tanzi E,Zanetti A,van der Hoek L,Amendola A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was the synthesis of folic acid- (FA-) targeted polymeric micelles of Synperonic PE/F 127-cholesteryl hemisuccinate (PF127-Chol) for specific delivery of docetaxel (DTX). Targeted or nontargeted micelles loaded with DTX were prepared via dialysis method. The effects of processing variables ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Varshosaz J,Taymouri S,Hassanzadeh F,Javanmard SH,Rostami M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of two foot placements (normal or posterior placement) and three arm positions (hands on the thighs, arms crossed over chest, and augmented arm position with elbow extended) on the five times sit-to-stand (FTSTS) test times of individuals with chronic stroke. DESIGN:Cross-sectional...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kwong PW,Ng SS,Chung RC,Ng GY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigellosis is a global human health problem and the incidence is highest among children. In the present work, main Shigella virulence genes was examined by PCR and compared to symptoms of pediatric shigellosis. Thirty Shigella isolates were identified from an etiologic study at which 1,339 children ranging 0-10 years...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： da Cruz CB,de Souza MC,Serra PT,Santos I,Balieiro A,Pieri FA,Nogueira PA,Orlandi PP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The sensitivity and specificity of biomarkers used for predicting peripheral neuropathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and nephritis (SLE-LN) remain unsatisfactory. This study aimed to determine the autoantibodies levels in SLE-LN patients with peripheral neuropathy. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Su YJ,Huang CR,Chang WN,Tsai NW,Kung CT,Lin WC,Huang CC,Su CM,Cheng BC,Chang YT,Lu CH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium phosphate cement (CPC) has good release efficiency and has therefore been used as a drug delivery system for postoperative infection. The release profile of CPC has mainly been evaluated by in vitro studies, which are carried out by immersing test specimens in a relatively large amount of solvent. However, it ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Uchida K,Sugo K,Nakajima T,Nakawaki M,Takano S,Nagura N,Takaso M,Urabe K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In preclinical treatment of polytraumatized patients crystalloids are preferentially used. To avoid metabolic acidosis, metabolizable anions like lactate or acetate are used to replace chloride in these solutions. We here studied the effects of malated Ringer's in resuscitation of both shock severities in comparison t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Keitel J,Hussmann B,Lendemans S,de Groot H,Rohrig R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is an antitumor drug used in the treatment of a wide variety of malignancies. However, its primary dose-limiting side effect is kidney injury, which is a major clinical concern. To help understand mechanisms involved in the development of kidney injury, cisplatin rodent model has been developed. Given the co...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Perše M,Večerić-Haler Ž

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the different signaling molecules released during reactive gliosis occurring in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the astrocyte-derived S100B protein plays a key role in neuroinflammation, one of the hallmarks of the disease. The use of pharmacological tools targeting S100B may be crucial to embank its effects and some ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cirillo C,Capoccia E,Iuvone T,Cuomo R,Sarnelli G,Steardo L,Esposito G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of RNA-binding proteins is one of the most challenging problems in computation biology. Although some studies have investigated this problem, the accuracy of prediction is still not sufficient. In this study, a highly accurate method was developed to predict RNA-binding proteins from amino acid sequence...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma X,Guo J,Sun X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of polishing methods on the bonding effectiveness and durability of different resin cements to dentin. The dentin surfaces were either treated with a fine-grit diamond bur (polishing A) or further polished by polishing disks (polishing B), and then they were bond...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ren L,Li M,Pan Y,Meng X

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The myostatin (MSTN) is a known negative growth regulator of skeletal muscle. The mutated myostatin showed a double-muscular phenotype having a positive significance for the farmed animals. Consequently, adequate information is not available in the teleosts, including farmed rohu carp, Labeo rohita. In the absence of ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rasal KD,Chakrapani V,Patra SK,Mohapatra SD,Nayak S,Jena S,Sundaray JK,Jayasankar P,Barman HK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone tissue is continuously remodeled through the concerted actions of bone cells, which include bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts, whereas osteocytes act as mechanosensors and orchestrators of the bone remodeling process. This process is under the control of local (e.g., growth factors ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Florencio-Silva R,Sasso GR,Sasso-Cerri E,Simões MJ,Cerri PS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the pachymetry distribution of central cornea and morphologic changes in subclinical keratoconus with normal biomechanics and determine their potential benefit for the screening of very early keratoconus. Methods:This retrospective comparative study was performed in 33 clinically unaffected eyes...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song P,Yang K,Li P,Liu Y,Liang D,Ren S,Zeng Q

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity, the antioxidant activity, and the pharmacological activity on the gastrointestinal tract of rodents of the ethanolic extract (TFEE) from the bark of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. & Zucc. (Combretaceae) and of its aqueous (TFAqF), hydroalcoholic (TFHAF), and hexanic (TFHEXF) partition fractions have be...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nunes PH,Martins Mdo C,Oliveira Rde C,Chaves MH,Sousa EA,Leite JR,Véras LM,Almeida FR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate whether preventive administration of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) can reduce the occurrence and development of traumatic granuloma (TG) following type IV-VI cordectomy. Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the status of postoperative granulomas in 37 patients who underwent type IV-VI cordectom...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jin X,Niu Y,Gu W,Wang J

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii with worldwide distribution has received substantial medical and scientific attentions as it causes serious clinical and veterinary problems especially for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. Heat shock protein 40 (HSP40) plays a variety of essential roles in the pathogenesis of this proto...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li ZY,Lu J,Zhou DH,Chen J,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phytochemical substances, coumarin derivatives, have demonstrated antiresorptive bone effects by suppressing osteoclast differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Recently, we have identified 5'-hydroxy auraptene (5'-HA), a coumarin derivative isolated from Lotus lalambensis Schweinf, as a novel stimulator for osteobla...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abdallah BM,Ali EM,Elsawy H,Badr GM,Abdel-Moneim AM,Alzahrani AM

更新日期：2019-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare professionals undergo high levels of occupational stress as a result of their working conditions. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop a model that focuses on healthcare professionals so as to analyze the influence that job demands, control, social support, and recognition have on the likelihood that a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： García-Herrero S,Lopez-Garcia JR,Herrera S,Fontaneda I,Báscones SM,Mariscal MA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) has become one of the leading causes of death and functional impairment in the world. Hyperglycemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It was speculated that miRNAs in peripheral blood were a primary parameter in discriminating CHD. The biological characteristi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jiang Y,Liu N,Xue B,Hou J,Lin C,Ren J,Liu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00