High-level antimicrobial efficacy of representative Mediterranean natural plant extracts against oral microorganisms.

abstract：:This prospective randomized study is to evaluate the locoregional failure and its impact on survival by comparing involved field radiotherapy (IFRT) with elective nodal irradiation (ENI) in combination with concurrent chemotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. It appears that higher dose could be de...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen M,Bao Y,Ma HL,Hu X,Wang J,Wang Y,Peng F,Zhou QC,Xie CH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia (SMB) is the most perilous situation as compared to other types of S. maltophilia infection. The present study aimed to investigate the clinical features, distribution, drug resistance, and predictors of survival of SMB in a tertiary-care hospital of China. Methods. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen Y,Suo J,Du M,Chen L,Liu Y,Wang L,Liang Z

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The kaya business is known to pose significant health-related risks to female migrants. This study sought to explore the health-related concerns of female head porters in the Mallam Atta market, Accra, Ghana. Methods:A qualitative study was conducted in which twenty female head porters at the Mallam Atta ma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nyarko SH,Tahiru AM

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:During a spaceflight, astronauts need to live in a spacecraft on orbit for a long time, and the relationship between humans and microorganisms in the closed environment of space is not the same as on the ground. The dynamic study of microorganisms in confined space shows that with the extension of the isolation time, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen Y,Wu B,Zhang C,Fan Z,Chen Y,Xin B,Xie Q

更新日期：2020-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The regiospecific distribution of fatty acids (FAs) and composition of triglyceride (TAG) molecular species of fishes were analyzed and calculated by pancreatic lipase (PL) hydrolysis and Visual Basic (VB) program. DHA was preferentially located at sn-2 position in TAG molecule, whereas EPA was almost equally distribu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang H,Shen Y,Zhang Y,Li L,Wang X

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Many studies, comparing the health associated risks of electronic cigarettes with conventional cigarettes focus mainly on the common chemical compounds found between them. Aim:Review chemical compounds found exclusively in electronic cigarettes and describe their toxic effects, focusing on electronic-cigare...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Armendáriz-Castillo I,Guerrero S,Vera-Guapi A,Cevallos-Vilatuña T,García-Cárdenas JM,Guevara-Ramírez P,López-Cortés A,Pérez-Villa A,Yumiceba V,Zambrano AK,Leone PE,Paz-Y-Miño C

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/5879089.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： BioMed Research International .

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Otitis media (OM) is a common inflammatory disease of the middle ear cavity and mainly occurs in children. As a critical regulator of inflammation response, the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway has been found to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. The aim of this study was to ex...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang X,Zhang Q,Lu H,Wang C,Xia L

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency anemia has been a widespread disease. As an effective and stable iron supplement, the physiochemical properties of the polysaccharide iron complex have been widely studied. In this study, we characterized a novel polysaccharide-iron(III) complex extracted in an edible fungal species Auricularia auricul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu T,Liu T,Liu H,Fan H,Chen B,Wang D,Zhang Y,Sun F

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichoderma spp. are important biocontrol filamentous fungi and have tremendous potential in soil bioremediation. In our previous studies, a C2H2 type transcription factor coding gene (thmea1) was cloned from a biocontrol agent T. harzianum Th-33; the encoded sequence of thmea1 contained 3 conserved C2H2 domains with ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mei J,Wang L,Jiang X,Wu B,Li M

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempted to find novel age-related macular degeneration (AMD) related genes based on 36 known AMD genes. The well-known shortest path algorithm, Dijkstra's algorithm, was applied to find the shortest path connecting each pair of known AMD related genes in protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. The gene...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang J,Jiang M,Yuan F,Feng KY,Cai YD,Xu X,Chen L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an emerging body of evidence that chemoresistance and minimal residual disease result from selective resistance of a cell subpopulation from the original tumor that is molecularly and phenotypically distinct. These cells are called "cancer stem cells" (CSCs). In this review, we analyze the potential targeting...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paldino E,Tesori V,Casalbore P,Gasbarrini A,Puglisi MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the impact of SPARC on female sexual function. METHODS:151 women with a mean age of 60 ± 11.90 and SUI had a complete urodynamic investigation and underwent SPARC operation. 98 women completed the validated female sexual function index questionnaire (FSFI) at baseline and 94 women at follow-up. A minim...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Al-Ali BM,Shamloul R,Hutterer GC,Puchwein E,Pummer K,Avian A,Primus G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/INTRODUCTION:Determining the prevalence of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications and all-cause mortality in older chronic complex patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We carried out a multicenter retrospective study and included a randomized sample of 932 CCP people. We assessed the prevalence of diabetes acco...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Clua-Espuny JL,González-Henares MA,Queralt-Tomas MLL,Campo-Tamayo W,Muria-Subirats E,Panisello-Tafalla A,Lucas-Noll J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a metabolic hormone with multiple beneficial effects on lipid and glucose homeostasis. Previous study demonstrated that FGF21 might be one of the Sp1 target genes. However, the transcriptional role of Sp1 on FGF21 in adipose tissue and liver has not been reported. In this study, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen S,Li H,Zhang J,Jiang S,Zhang M,Xu Y,Dong K,Yang Y,Fang Q,Jia W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use hydrophobic poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) to encapsulate hydrophilic ofloxacin to form drug loading microspheres. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and polylysine (Pls) were used as internal phase additives to see their influences on the drug loading and releasing. Double emulsion (water-in-oil-in-water) solvent extr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu G,Chen L,Li H,Deng CL,Chen XF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classic assay for a large population biomass is time-consuming, labor intensive, and chemically expensive. This paper would find out a rapid assay for predicting biomass digestibility from biomass structural features without hydrolysis. We examined the 62 representative corn stover accessions that displayed a dive...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gao L,Chen S,Zhang D

更新日期：2018-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There has been a decline in emphasis of the value of physical examination in heart failure (HF) with increased reliance on cardiac imaging. We aim to study the clinical and prognostic significance of positive hepatojugular reflux (HJR) on discharge in patients hospitalized with HF. Methods. Using the ESCAP...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Omar HR,Guglin M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the frequencies of allergic symptoms and rate of upper respiratory infections during the past year in the general population, kitchen workers (KW) and health care workers (HCW). METHODS:The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) was used to inquire retrospectively about ast...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bilge U,Unluoglu I,Son N,Keskin A,Korkut Y,Unalacak M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis and is a leading cause of coronary artery lesions (CALs) in childhood. Our previous study has shown higher levels of serum Resistin in KD patients with coronary aneurysm. This study aimed at examining the association of Resistin with inflammatory cytokine express...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gao F,Si F,Feng S,Yi Q,Liu R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obesity is a known risk factor for metabolic syndrome. However, little is known about pathological changes in the small intestine associated with chronic obesity. This study investigated cellular and subcellular level changes in the small intestine of obese mice. In this study, a mouse model of obesity was est...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nakadate K,Motojima K,Hirakawa T,Tanaka-Nakadate S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular aging, a specific type of organic aging, is related to age-dependent changes in the vasculature, including atherosclerotic plaques, arterial stiffness, fibrosis, and increased intimal thickening. Vascular aging could influence the threshold, process, and severity of various cardiovascular diseases, thus makin...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin X,Zhan JK,Wang YJ,Tan P,Chen YY,Deng HQ,Liu YS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal thyroid dysfunction in early pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy complications and neurocognitive deficiencies in the developing fetus. Currently, some researchers demonstrated that body mass index (BMI) is associated with thyroid function in nonpregnant population. Hence, the Ameri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Han C,Li C,Mao J,Wang W,Xie X,Zhou W,Li C,Xu B,Bi L,Meng T,Du J,Zhang S,Gao Z,Zhang X,Yang L,Fan C,Teng W,Shan Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyaluronic acid (HA), a macropolysaccharidic component of the extracellular matrix, is common to most species and it is found in many sites of the human body, including skin and soft tissue. Not only does HA play a variety of roles in physiologic and in pathologic events, but it also has been extensively employed in c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saturnino C,Sinicropi MS,Parisi OI,Iacopetta D,Popolo A,Marzocco S,Autore G,Caruso A,Cappello AR,Longo P,Puoci F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has a wide variety of physiological functions in the kidney. Besides the regulatory effects in intrarenal haemodynamics and glomerular microcirculation, in vivo studies reported the diuretic and natriuretic effects of NO. However, opposite results showing the stimulatory effect of NO on Na+ reabsorpt...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Satoh N,Nakamura M,Suzuki A,Tsukada H,Horita S,Suzuki M,Moriya K,Seki G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substitution rates strongly depend on their nucleotide context. One of the most studied examples is the excess of C > T mutations in the CG context in various groups of organisms, including vertebrates. Studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying this mutation regularity have provided insights into evolution, mutag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Medvedeva SA,Panchin AY,Alexeevski AV,Spirin SA,Panchin YV

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main aim was to analyse the associations between several physical fitness variables and bone parameters in a sample of elderly people. 129 participants (94 females and 35 males, 76.2 ± 5.4 y) from the EXERNET cohort of Zaragoza (Spain) were included in the study. Physical fitness was assessed using the Senior Fitn...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Moradell A,Gómez-Cabello A,Gómez-Bruton A,Muniz-Pardos B,Puyalto JM,Matute-Llorente A,Gónzalez-Agüero A,Ara I,Casajús JA,Vicente-Rodríguez G

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To analyse the short-term adverse effects (AEs) of propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) and their relevant factors, as well as the relationship between child growth and propranolol. Methods:A total of 506 patients with confirmed or suspected IHs were enrolled, and a total of 439 cases ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li X,Yang K,Li H,Huo R

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bitterness is an important taste sensation for chickens, which provides useful sensory information for acquisition and selection of diet, and warns them against ingestion of potentially harmful and noxious substances in nature. Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) mediate the recognition of bitter compounds belonging to a fa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Su Y,Jie H,Zhu Q,Zhao X,Wang Y,Yin H,Kumar Mishra S,Li D

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide and incidence is expected to rise as the population ages, but no effective therapies exist despite decades of research and more than 20 known disease markers. Research has shown that Alzheimer's disease's missing heritability remains extensive with an estimated ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ebbert MT,Ridge PG,Kauwe JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00