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abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the histopathological differences after varicocele repair in testicular tissue in males with nonobstructive azoospermia. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2014, 45 men with complete azoospermia and palpable varicocele, presenting with primary infertility of at least 1 year, undergoing varicocele repair a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ustuner M,Yilmaz H,Yavuz U,Ciftci S,Saribacak A,Aynur BS,Yasar H,Culha MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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:Technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Tc-99m DTPA) renal dynamic scintigraphy is a widely used imaging technique that evaluates renal function of patients with extrarenal abnormalities, but its clinical value in potentially offering us information on proliferation of liposarcoma has not yet been ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Li M,Dai S,Li Y

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. (AB), a traditional East Asian medicine, exhibits protective effects against several inflammatory diseases. Our search for an inhibitor of IL-6-induced JAK2/STAT3 activation revealed that AB ethanolic extract (ABE) had a significant inhibitory effect on IL-6-induced STAT3 e...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jang HJ,Lee SJ,Lim HJ,Jung K,Lee S,Park CS,Lee SW,Rho MC

更新日期：2018-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) is an available tumor biomarker mainly for detecting ovarian cancer. However, it is unknown whether it can be a novel indicator for diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of serum HE4 as a novel biomarker for DKD in patients...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang M,Zhao B,Xie J,Liang Y,Yang Z

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the correlation between dynamic test results obtained on a stabilometric platform and the results achieved on the Y-balance test (Y-BT). Method:The study group consisted of 52 adolescent athletes, aged 14 to 17 years. Each participant was evaluated in the scope of th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sikora D,Pałac M,Myśliwiec A,Wolny T,Linek P

更新日期：2020-11-12 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：:The aim of our study was to monitor serum levels of two miRNAs (miR-21 and miR-141) and three KLKs (hK3/PSA, hK11, and hK13) before and 1, 5, and 30 days after radical prostatectomy, in order to characterize their fluctuations after surgery. 38 patients with prostate cancer were included. miR-21 and miR-141 were quant...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Egidi MG,Cochetti G,Serva MR,Guelfi G,Zampini D,Mechelli L,Mearini E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esthetic evaluation of cleft lip and palate rehabilitation outcomes may assist in the determination of new surgical interventions and aid in reevaluation of treatment protocols. Our objective was to compare esthetics assessments of the nasolabial region in children with a unilateral cleft lip and palate between health...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paiva TS,Andre M,Paiva WS,Mattos BS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Cordyceps militaris (CM) grown on germinated soybeans (GSC) in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) model was studied. To demonstrate the preventive effect of GSC extract in a dextran-sodium-sulfate- (DSS-) induced acute colitis mouse model, GSC was administered 2 days before DSS coadministration. GSC si...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park DK,Park HJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) is a common disease that occurs in premature infants. However, the mechanisms underlying the disease remain unclear. microRNAs (miRNAs) have been indicated to play a crucial role in the development of NRDS. In this study, we aimed to explore the regulatory mechanisms of mi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang YH,Chen AL,Yu RQ,Jia BB,Ye DN,Wang M,Mei YZ,Fang GD,Jiang SY,Zhou Q,Zhang B

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceramic materials show excellent esthetic behavior, along with an absence of hypersensitivity, making them a possible alternative implant material in dental surgery. However, their surface properties enable only limited osseointegration compared to titanium implants. Within this study, a novel surface coating techniqu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Markhoff J,Mick E,Mitrovic A,Pasold J,Wegner K,Bader R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study aortic murine smooth muscle cell (SMC) antigen presentation capacity was evaluated using the Eα-GFP/Y-Ae system to visualize antigen uptake through a GFP tag and tracking of Eα peptide/MHCII presentation using the Y-Ae Ab. Stimulation with IFN-γ (100 ng/mL) for 72 h caused a significant (P < 0.01)...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Maddaluno M,MacRitchie N,Grassia G,Ialenti A,Butcher JP,Garside P,Brewer JM,Maffia P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most developmental processes are under the control of small regulatory RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs). We hypothesize that different fetal developmental processes might be reflected by extracellular miRNAs in maternal plasma and may be utilized as biomarkers for the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of chromoso...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kamhieh-Milz J,Moftah RF,Bal G,Futschik M,Sterzer V,Khorramshahi O,Burow M,Thiel G,Stuke-Sontheimer A,Chaoui R,Kamhieh-Milz S,Salama A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for effective methods of myocardial cytoprotection against ischemia is the most significant issue in modern cardiology and cardiac surgery. Glucocorticoids are deemed very strong modulators of inflammatory response and thus can potentially protect heart muscle from postreperfusion injury and myocardial isch...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kuropka P,Dobrzyński M,Gamian A,Gostomska-Pampuch K,Kuryszko J,Całkosiński I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Urogenital schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in Tanzania. Control programs mostly target school-going children ignoring other vulnerable groups like women of child bearing age. Previous evidence has shown that women of reproductive age suffer greatest morbidities in endemic areas. This study so...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rite EE,Kapalata SN,Munisi DZ

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to perform a structural characterization and evaluate the in vitro safety profile and in vitro antioxidant activity of liquid crystalline systems (LCS) with and without retinyl palmitate (RP). LCS containing polyether functional siloxane (PFS) as a surfactant, silicon glycol copolymer (...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oliveira MB,do Prado AH,Bernegossi J,Sato CS,Lourenço Brunetti I,Scarpa MV,Leonardi GR,Friberg SE,Chorilli M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The aim of the present study was to determine the closeness of agreement between a self-reported and an objective measure of physical activity in low back pain patients and healthy controls. Beyond, influencing factors on overestimation were identified. Methods. 27 low back pain patients and 53 healthy c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Schaller A,Rudolf K,Dejonghe L,Grieben C,Froboese I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare within-subject blood pressure (BP) variabilities from different measurement techniques. Cuff pressures from three repeated BP measurements were obtained from 30 normotensive and 30 hypertensive subjects. Automatic BPs were determined from the pulses with normalised peak amplitude larger tha...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang F,Chen F,Zhu M,Chen A,Zheng D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current data are still inconclusive in terms of a genetic component involved in the susceptibility to renal cell carcinoma. Our aim was to evaluate 40 selected candidate polymorphisms for potential association with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) based on independent group of 167 patients and 200 healthy c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pośpiech E,Ligęza J,Wilk W,Gołas A,Jaszczyński J,Stelmach A,Ryś J,Blecharczyk A,Wojas-Pelc A,Jura J,Branicki W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis are major neurodegenerative diseases, which are characterized by the accumulation of abnormal pathogenic proteins due to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired autophagy, and pathogens, leading to neurodegeneration and behavioral deficits. Herein, we revie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tandon A,Singh SJ,Chaturvedi RK

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine whether different sleep stages, especially REM sleep, affect QT interval duration and variability in male patients without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Polysomnographic recordings of 30 patients were analyzed. Beat-to-beat QT interval variability was calculated using QTV index (...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Viigimae M,Karai D,Pirn P,Pilt K,Meigas K,Kaik J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi causes a cardiac infection characterized by an inflammatory imbalance that could become the inciting factor of the illness. To this end, we evaluated the role of carvedilol, a beta-blocker with potential immunomodulatory properties, on the immune response in C57BL/6 mice infected with VL-10 strain of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Horta AL,Leite AL,Paula Costa G,Figueiredo VP,Talvani A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After decades of intensive searching for antimicrobial compounds derived from actinobacteria, the frequency of isolation of new molecules has decreased. To cope with this concern, studies have focused on the exploitation of actinobacteria from unexplored environments and actinobacteria symbionts of plants and animals....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mendes TD,Borges WS,Rodrigues A,Solomon SE,Vieira PC,Duarte MC,Pagnocca FC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research was performed on male Wistar rats based on assumptions that new microelement preparations containing metal nanoparticles and their agglomerates had potential. Morphological and functional changes in tissues in the injection site and dynamics of chemical element metabolism (25 indicators) in body were asse...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sizova E,Miroshnikov S,Yausheva E,Polyakova V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocytes deformation is one of the exciting properties of erythrocytes. It is still under investigation by many of the researchers in different disciplines. The clinicians and researchers are still looking for a simple and efficient method to monitor and tracking the erythrocytes deformation. This research article...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Elblbesy MA

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureteroplasty using onlay grafts or flaps emerged as an innovative procedure for the management of proximal and midureteral strictures. Autologous grafts or flaps used commonly in ureteroplasty include the oral mucosae, bladder mucosae, ileal mucosae, and appendiceal mucosae. Oral mucosa grafts, especially buccal muco...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xiong S,Wang J,Zhu W,Yang K,Ding G,Li X,Eun DD

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Neighborhood destinations play important roles in daily activity levels of older adults. However, little is known about how specific destinations are associated with these activities and/or sedentary behaviors, especially in Asia. This study investigated how neighborhood destinations were associated with phy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park JH,Park JH,Song S,Lai TF,Liao Y

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidental gastrointestinal findings are commonly detected on MDCT exams performed for various medical indications. This review describes the radiological MDCT spectrum of appearances already present in the past literature and in today's experience of several gastrointestinal acute conditions such as abdominal hernia,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Di Grezia G,Gatta G,Rella R,Donatello D,Falco G,Grassi R,Grassi R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00