Heat shock proteins at the crossroads between cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and physical fitness among preschool children. Methods:A total of 346 participants (201 boys and 145 girls) aged 3.5-5.5 years (M = 4.5 yr, SD = 0.47) from Shanghai, China, completed physical fitness assessments, including triceps ski...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fang H,Quan M,Zhou T,Sun S,Zhang J,Zhang H,Cao Z,Zhao G,Wang R,Chen P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uraemia and long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) can lead to fibrotic thickening of the peritoneal membrane, which may limit its dialytic function. Peritoneal fibrosis is associated with the appearance of myofibroblasts and expansion of extracellular matrix. The extent of contribution of resident peritoneal fibroblasts ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Witowski J,Kawka E,Rudolf A,Jörres A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetabular fractures involving predominantly the anterior column associated with a disruption of the quadrilateral surface can be treated with instrumentation implementing the stabilization of the quadrilateral surface. The recently introduced suprapectineal quadrilateral buttress plate is specifically designed to pre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Egli RJ,Keel MJB,Cullmann JL,Bastian JD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This study aims to (i) translate, culturally adapt, and preliminarily validate the arrhythmia-specific Umea22 (U22) questionnaire and (ii) assess the impact of radiofrequency (RF) ablation and medical treatment on the quality of life of patients with supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs). Methods:A total of 1...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Domeyer PR,Giannakidou SC,Kyriakou P,Katsari V,Antoniadis AP,Lagos IK,Fragakis N,Varaklioti A,Vassilikos VP

更新日期：2018-10-09 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：INTRODUCTION:Thiopurine drugs are metabolized via S-methylation and catalyzed by thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT). Patients with very low TPMT activity are at high risk of fatal bone marrow toxicity when standard doses of thiopurine drugs are administered. TPMT genotyping can predict TPMT activity and is not affec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim S,Lee HW,Lee W,Chun S,Min WK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long noncoding RNAs play an essential role in bladder cancer progression. The role of long noncoding RNA EGFR-AS1 in bladder cancer needs further study. We used clinical specimens to analyze the relationship between EGFR-AS1 and bladder cancer patients' characteristics. The functional experiments and mechanism studies...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang A,Jiang A,Gan X,Wang Z,Huang J,Dong K,Liu B,Wang L,Chen M

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe complication of and a leading cause of death due to Plasmodium falciparum infection. CM is likely the result of interrelated events, including mechanical obstruction due to parasite sequestration in the microvasculature, and upregulation of Th1 immune responses. In parallel, blood-bra...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guo J,Waknine-Grinberg JH,Mitchell AJ,Barenholz Y,Golenser J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study aims to compare the functional outcomes of nonunion humeral diaphyseal fractures following conservative treatment when managed surgically with either a plate or intramedullary (IM) nail fixation. Methods:This was a retrospective study of 56 patients with nonunion humeral fractures following conserva...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Micic I,Kholinne E,Kwak JM,Sun Y,Nanda A,Kim H,Koh KH,Jeon IH

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma susceptibility genes are mapped to a region on human chromosome 5q31-q33, which contains a cluster of proinflammatory cytokine genes such as interleukin-13 (IL-13), which is associated with asthma. This study investigated the allele frequencies of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (-1111C>T and 4257C>A...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Radhakrishnan AK,Raj VL,Tan LK,Liam CK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction is common in septic shock. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) measured by speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a useful marker of intrinsic left ventricular systolic function. However, the association between left ventricular GLS and outcome in septic patients i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hai PD,Binh NT,Hien NVQ,Hoang NH,Hoan VN,Son PN,Hoa LTV

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Any bioassay to test new chemically synthesized larvicides or phytolarvicides against Culicidae and more harmful mosquito species, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which specifically transmit dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya viral fevers as well as Zika virus, or Anopheles gambiae, a vector for malaria and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fontana JD,Ferreira RL,Zuccolotto T,de Borba Dallagassa C,Wielewski LP,Chalcoski BMS,da Silva MAN,Richardi VS,Golart J,de Melo Rodovalho C

更新日期：2020-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial resistance of fungi and bacteria is currently considered a major public health problem. Esters derived from cinnamic acid have a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties that include antimicrobial activity. In this study, a collection of structurally related 4-chlorocinnamic acid esters was prepared ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Silva RHN,Andrade ACM,Nóbrega DF,de Castro RD,Pessôa HLF,Rani N,de Sousa DP

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and risk factors of catheterization-related CI in the contemporary era, using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed consecutive 84 patients who underwent MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) after 2.81 ± 2.4 days...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Morita Y,Kato T,Okano M,Suu K,Kimura M,Minamino-Muta E,Nakane E,Izumi T,Miyamoto S,Haruna T,Ueyama K,Inoko M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents different applications, in various foodstuffs, by a novel electronic nose (EN) based on a mixed metal oxide sensors array composed of thin films as well as nanowires. The electronic nose used for this work has been done, starting from the commercial model EOS835 produced by SACMI Scarl. The SENSOR ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sberveglieri V,Carmona EN,Comini E,Ponzoni A,Zappa D,Pirrotta O,Pulvirenti A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Prior studies have demonstrated that conventional and emerging CV risk factors are associated with worsening arterial stiffness among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis. The present cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the etiology of ESRD and arterial stiffness amon...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El Ghoul B,Daaboul Y,Korjian S,El Alam A,Mansour A,Hariri E,Samad S,Salameh P,Dahdah G,Blacher J,Safar ME,Aoun Bahous S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Aspergillus niger strain to reduce organic and mineral pollution as well as the toxicity of two tannery wastewaters, the unhairing effluent (UE) and the final effluent (FE), taken from a local Tunisian tannery and under nonsterile conditions, was studied. Raw effluents show alkaline pH ≥11; thus experim...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Boujelben R,Ellouze M,Sayadi S

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied a metabolomic approach to monitor the modifications occurring in goat vitreous humor (VH) metabolite composition at different times (0, 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours) after death. The (1)H-NMR analysis of the VH samples was performed for the simultaneous determination of several metabolites (i.e., the metabolite ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rosa MF,Scano P,Noto A,Nioi M,Sanna R,Paribello F,De-Giorgio F,Locci E,d'Aloja E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. To explore the effects of curcumin on phosphate carrier (PiC) and its role in protection against doxorubicin induced myocyte toxicity. Methods. Using H9c2 cell line, the cardiotoxic effect of doxorubicin and its mitigation by curcumin were studied. H9c2 cells were cultured with doxorubicin and/or curcumin at vari...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Junkun L,Erfu C,Tony H,Xin L,Sudeep KC,Mingliang Z,Yanqin W,XiangQian Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three bioactive fractions, extracellular laccase (ex-LAC), crude endopolysaccharides (c-EPL), and a low molecular subfraction of secondary metabolites (ex-LMS), were isolated from the idiophasic cultures of the white rot fungus Cerrena unicolor. For the first time, we determined the antioxidant properties of these sam...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jaszek M,Osińska-Jaroszuk M,Janusz G,Matuszewska A,Stefaniuk D,Sulej J,Polak J,Ruminowicz M,Grzywnowicz K,Jarosz-Wilkołazka A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Central systolic blood pressure (CSBP) has prognostic significance and simplified devices for its estimation have been introduced recently. The aim of this study was to assess the achievement of the target CSBP in treated hypertensive patients. Subjects and Methods. One hundred patients with well-controlle...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bulas J,Potočárová M,Murín J,Kozlíková K,Luha J,Čaprnda M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is designed to determine potential target genes involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and provide possible underlying mechanisms of action. Several studies (GSE112790, GSE87630, and GSE56140) from the GEO database looking at molecular characteristics in HCC were screened and analyzed by GEO2R, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mu D,Qin F,Li B,Zhou Q

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a clinical rare peculiar disorder, mainly featured by respiratory infection, tympanitis, nasosinusitis, and male infertility. Previous study demonstrated it is an autosomal recessive disease and by 2017 almost 40 pathologic genes have been identified. Among them are the leucine-rich...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Luo H

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to its hydrophilicity, negative charge, small size, and labile degradation by endogenous nucleases, small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery must be achieved by a carrier system. In this study, cationic copolymers composed of low-molecular-weight polyethylenimine and polythiophenes were synthesized and evaluated a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： He P,Hagiwara K,Chong H,Yu HH,Ito Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has been recently evaluated for its ability to assess coronary plaque characteristics, including plaque composition. Identification of the relationship between plaque composition by CCTA and patient clinical presentations may provide insight into the pathophysiology of c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun Z,Xu L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Salinity is one of the major abiotic constraints that hinder health and quality of crops. Conversely, halotolerant plant growth-promoting rhizospheric (PGPR) bacteria are considered biologically safe for alleviating salinity stress. Results:We isolated halotolerant PGPR strains from the rhizospheric soil of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khan MA,Asaf S,Khan AL,Adhikari A,Jan R,Ali S,Imran M,Kim KM,Lee IJ

更新日期：2019-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cell culture within three-dimensional structures provides an improved culture system for various applications in basic research, pharmacological screening, and implantable or extracorporeal liver support. Biodegradable calcium-based scaffolds in such systems could enhance liver cell functionality by providing en...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Finoli A,Schmelzer E,Over P,Nettleship I,Gerlach JC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internally symmetric proteins are proteins that have a symmetrical structure in their monomeric single-chain form. Around 10-15% of the protein domains can be regarded as having some sort of internal symmetry. In this regard, we previously published SymD (symmetry detection), an algorithm that determines whether a giv...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jha A,Flurchick KM,Bikdash M,Kc DB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost forty years ago, it was first hypothesized that an increased dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from fish fat could exert protective effects against several pathologies. Decades of intense preclinical investigation have supported this hypothesis in a variety of model systems. Several c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Weylandt KH,Serini S,Chen YQ,Su HM,Lim K,Cittadini A,Calviello G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid and solid samples from two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) on Gran Canaria Island (Spain) have been tested for the presence of compounds with endocrine-disrupting properties. The selected degradation stages were sampled bimonthly from each WWTP over the 12-month period from July 2010 to July 2011. The analy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vega-Morales T,Sosa-Ferrera Z,Santana-Rodríguez JJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00