Emerging urinary markers of renal injury in obstructive nephropathy.

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 aim of this study was to determine the capacity of biofilm formation of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) strains on abiotic and biotic surfaces. Ninety-one aEPEC strains, isolated from feces of children with diarrhea, were analyzed by the crystal violet (CV) assay on an abiotic surface after 24 h...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Culler HF,Mota CM,Abe CM,Elias WP,Sircili MP,Franzolin MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the isoform-specific effects of short-term hindlimb suspension (HS) on the Na,K-ATPase in rat soleus muscle. Rats were exposed to 24-72 h of HS and we analyzed the consequences on soleus muscle mass and contractile parameters; excitability and the resting membrane potential (RMP) of muscle fibers; ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kravtsova VV,Matchkov VV,Bouzinova EV,Vasiliev AN,Razgovorova IA,Heiny JA,Krivoi II

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) remains a leading cause of iatrogenic acute kidney injury, as the usage of contrast media for imaging and intravascular intervention keeps expanding. Diabetes is an important predisposing factor for CIN, particularly in patients with renal functional impairment. Renal hypoxia, combin...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Heyman SN,Rosenberger C,Rosen S,Khamaisi M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in genes encoding isocitrate dehydrogenase isoforms 1 (IDH1) and 2 (IDH2) have been associated with good prognosis for patients with brain neoplasias and have been commonly found together with mutated TP53 gene. To determine the prevalence of IDH1, IDH2, and TP53 mutations and their impact on overall surviva...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Stancheva G,Goranova T,Laleva M,Kamenova M,Mitkova A,Velinov N,Poptodorov G,Mitev V,Kaneva R,Gabrovsky N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological age (BA) equation is a prediction model that utilizes an algorithm to combine various biological markers of ageing. Different from traditional concepts, the BA equation does not emphasize the importance of a golden index but focuses on using indices of vital organs to represent the senescence of whole b...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jia L,Zhang W,Jia R,Zhang H,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tankyrase (TNKS) plays important roles in the malignancy of several cancers such as human lung tumor, breast cancer, and hepatocellular cancer. However, its exact functions and molecular mechanisms in ovarian cancer remain unclear. In this study, we found that TNKS was aberrantly overexpressed in human ovarian cancer ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang HY,Shen JX,Wang Y,Liu Y,Shen DY,Quan S

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their high incidence and mortality solid cancers are a major health problem worldwide. Although several new biomarkers and potential targets for therapy have been identified through biomolecular research in the last years, the effects on patients' outcome are still unsatisfactory. Increasing evidence indica...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lastraioli E,Lottini T,Bencini L,Bernini M,Arcangeli A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two field isolates of Rhizoctonia solani were isolated from infected paddy plants in Malaysia. These isolates were verified via ITS-rDNA analysis that yielded ~720 bp products of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS4 region, respectively. The sequenced products showed insertion and substitution incidences which may result in strain dive...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nadarajah K,Omar NS,Rosli MM,Shin Tze O

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Our aim was to verify the effects of prednisone related to gastrointestinal motility, intestinal histology, and mucosal mast cells in rats. Two-month-old male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to control group (vehicle) animals receiving saline 0.9% (n = 7) or treated orally with 0.625 mg/kg/day of prednisone (n = 7)...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： de Lima MB,Gama LA,Hauschildt AT,Dall'Agnol DJR,Corá LA,Americo MF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous effect of flexible wall and multiple stenoses on the flow and mass transfer of blood is investigated through numerical computation and simulations. The solution is obtained using the Marker and Cell technique on an axisymmetric model of Newtonian blood flow. The results compare favorably with physical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alsemiry RD,Sarifuddin,Mandal PK,Sayed HM,Amin N

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study introduced a combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and echocardiography methodology to simulate blood flow in the single right ventricle (SRV) and normal ventricles to study the intraventricular flow. Derived from echocardiographic image loops, CFD-based three-dimensional (3D) flow models of normal su...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen LJ,Tong ZR,Wang Q,Zhang YQ,Liu JL

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Pterygium is a relatively common eye disease that can display an aggressive clinical behaviour. To evaluate the in vitro effects of Curcuma longa on human pterygium-derived keratinocytes, specimens of pterygium from 20 patients undergoing pterygium surgical excision were collected. Pterygium explants were put into cul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sancilio S,Di Staso S,Sebastiani S,Centurione L,Di Girolamo N,Ciancaglini M,Di Pietro R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic neuropathy. It may be provoked by metabolic and/or vascular factors, and depending on duration of disease, various layers of nerve may be affected. Our aim was to investigate influence of diabetes on the epineurial, perineurial, and endoneurial conn...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kundalić B,Ugrenović S,Jovanović I,Stefanović N,Petrović V,Kundalić J,Stojanović V,Živković V,Antić V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that the vasopressinergic system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CKD on changes in vasopressin system expression in the kidney cortex in rats with nephrectomy. The study was performed on 4 groups of Sprague ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Czarzasta K,Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska A,Niemczyk L,Wrzesien R,Tkaczyk M,Puchalska L,Saracyn M,Zmudzki W,Niemczyk S

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating cell-free DNA has been recognized as an accurate marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, whereas the role of urine cell-free DNA (UCF DNA) has never been evaluated in this setting. It is known that normal apoptotic cells produce highly fragmented DNA while cancer cells release longer DNA. We thus veri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Casadio V,Calistri D,Salvi S,Gunelli R,Carretta E,Amadori D,Silvestrini R,Zoli W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T. reesei is an efficient cellulase producer and biomass degrader. To improve xylitol production in Trichoderma reesei strains by genetic engineering, two approaches were used in this study. First, the presumptive D-xylulokinase gene in T. reesei (xyiH), which has high homology to known fungi D-xylulokinase genes, was...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hong Y,Dashtban M,Kepka G,Chen S,Qin W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of nephrotic syndrome is complex and ranges from primary glomerulonephritis to secondary forms. Patients with nephrotic syndrome often need immunosuppressive treatment with its side effects and may progress to end stage renal disease. This review focuses on recent advances in the treatment of primary caus...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Königshausen E,Sellin L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is involved in the development of numerous illnesses, including ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) participates in the protective effects of ischemic postconditioning (IPostC). However, it remains unclear whether eNOS-mediated autophagy serves as a critical role in IPostC in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shao J,Miao C,Geng Z,Gu M,Wu Y,Li Q

更新日期：2019-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Txndc9 (thioredoxin domain containing protein 9) has been shown to be involved in mammalian mitosis; however, its function in mammalian oocyte meiosis remains unclear. In this study, we initially found that Txndc9 is expressed during meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes and higher expression of Txndc9 mRNA and protein ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma F,Hou L,Yang L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse obstetric outcomes, such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, gestational diabetes, and fetal growth restriction, are poorly predicted by maternal history and risk factors alone, especially in nulliparae. The ability to predict these outcomes from the first trimester would allow for the early initiation of prophyla...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kane SC,Costa Fda S,Brennecke S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in inflammatory bowel disease is controversial, as they have been implicated in disease aggravation. Different from other cyclooxygenase inhibitors, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) enhances the formation of anti-inflammatory and proresolution lipoxins derived from arachidon...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Köhnke T,Gomolka B,Bilal S,Zhou X,Sun Y,Rothe M,Baumgart DC,Weylandt KH

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The objective and quantitative analysis of longitudinal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images are significant for the treatment monitoring of brain disorders. Therefore, a computer aided analysis (CAA) method is introduced to extract a change-rate map (CRM) as a parametric image for quantifying the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zheng X,Wei W,Huang Q,Song S,Wan J,Huang G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed union and nonunion are common complications in atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) despite having good fracture fixation. Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is a successfully proven method for enhancing fracture healing of the long bone fracture and nonunion and should be used in AFFs. This study aimed to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kulachote N,Sa-ngasoongsong P,Sirisreetreerux N,Chanplakorn P,Fuangfa P,Suphachatwong C,Wajanavisit W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) has been proven to be effective and safe in treating pediatric Crohn's disease (CD). EEN induces pediatric CD remission possibly through three pathways: (1) direct anti-inflammatory effects, (2) improved epithelial barrier function, and (3) modulation of the gut microbiota. Recent stu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gong D,Yu X,Wang L,Kong L,Gong X,Dong Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the application of patient-specific instruments (PSI) for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) increases the cost of the surgical procedure, PSI may reduce operative time and improve implant alignment, which could reduce the number of revision surgeries. We report our experience with TKA using PSI techniques in 120 ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kwon OR,Kang KT,Son J,Choi YJ,Suh DS,Koh YG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure for primary hyperhidrosis. This study aims to evaluate long-term results and patients' quality of life and investigate potential variables responsible for compensatory sweating after one-stage bilateral single-port ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ibrahim M,Menna C,Andreetti C,Ciccone AM,D'Andrilli A,Maurizi G,Pomes LM,Cassiano F,Venuta F,Rendina EA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells acquire unique secretome compositions that contribute to tumor development and metastasis. The aim of our study was to elucidate the biological processes involved in cervical cancer, by performing a proteomic analysis of the secretome from the following informative cervical cell lines: SiHa (HPV16+), HeLa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kontostathi G,Zoidakis J,Makridakis M,Lygirou V,Mermelekas G,Papadopoulos T,Vougas K,Vlamis-Gardikas A,Drakakis P,Loutradis D,Vlahou A,Anagnou NP,Pappa KI

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00