Blood biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: myth or reality?

abstract：:Background. Surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures (PHF) in osteoporotic bone of elderly patients is challenging. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcome after percutaneous reduction and internal fixation of osteoporotic PHF in geriatric patients using the se...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bogner R,Ortmaier R,Moroder P,Karpik S,Wutte C,Lederer S,Auffarth A,Resch H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work we developed a MPN quantitative real-time PCR (MPN-qPCR) method for a fast and reliable detection and quantification of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in minimally processed vegetables. In order to validate the proposed technique, the results were compared with conventional MPN...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Russo P,Botticella G,Capozzi V,Massa S,Spano G,Beneduce L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To evaluate thiol/disulphide homeostasis as a new indicator of oxidative stress in AKI patients and to determine the effect of HD on antioxidant balance and oxidative stress through plasma thiols. Methods:This study was performed in patients aged between 12 months and 18 years prospectively who underwent hemodialy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ayar G,Sahin S,Yazici MU,Neselioglu S,Erel O,Bayrakcı US

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound tomography (UST) image segmentation is fundamental in breast density estimation, medicine response analysis, and anatomical change quantification. Existing methods are time consuming and require massive manual interaction. To address these issues, an automatic algorithm based on GrabCut (AUGC) is proposed i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu S,Yu S,Zhuang L,Wei X,Sak M,Duric N,Hu J,Xie Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of HCC tumorigenesis is very complicated and HBV-encoded X protein (HBx) has been reported to play the most important role in this process. Activation of downstream signal path...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hung CM,Huang WC,Pan HL,Chien PH,Lin CW,Chen LC,Chien YF,Lin CC,Leow KH,Chen WS,Chen JY,Ho CY,Hou PS,Chen YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. To evaluate the gut mucosa and blood-brain barrier (BBB) pharmacokinetic permeability properties of the plant N-alkylamide pellitorine. Methods. Pure pellitorine and an Anacyclus pyrethrum extract were used to investigate the permeation of pellitorine through (1) a Caco-2 cell monolayer, (2) the rat gut aft...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Veryser L,Bracke N,Wynendaele E,Joshi T,Tatke P,Taevernier L,De Spiegeleer B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (known as Ohtahara Syndrome) is one of the most severe and earliest forms of epilepsy, characterized by early seizures onset. It affects newborns and children between two and six years old. Among the genes that have been associated with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Al Mehdi K,Fouad B,Zouhair E,Boutaina B,Yassine N,Chaimaa AEC,Najat S,Hassan R,Rachida R,Abdelhamid B,Halima N

更新日期：2019-12-17 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:Cerebral white matter hyperintensity (WMH) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a potential for predicting cognitive impairment. Serum polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels are important for evaluating the extent of atherosclerosis. We investigated whether abnormal PUFA levels affected WMH grading and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Suwa M,Yamaguchi S,Komori T,Kajimoto S,Kino M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate the distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) C/D recombinant in Han and Tibet patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and then learn such strain's replication capacity in vivo. A total of 331 serum samples were collected from Han outpatients from Sichuan Province and Tibetan outpatients fro...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Du L,Liu M,Liu M,Zhou T,Cheng X,Liu C,Tang H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A standard protocol of dosimetric measurements is used by the organizations responsible for verifying that the doses delivered in radiation-therapy institutions are within authorized limits. This study evaluated a self-designed simple auditing phantom for use in verifying the dose of radiation therapy; the phantom des...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee JH,Chang LT,Shiau AC,Chen CW,Liao YJ,Li WJ,Lee MS,Hsu SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study explored the therapeutic efficacy of standard triple therapy combined with sucralfate suspension gel as well as the mechanisms of action in mouse models of H. pylori infection. Materials and Methods:C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into 5 groups: NC (natural control), HP (H. pylori infection),...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Teng G,Liu Y,Wu T,Wang W,Wang H,Hu F

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2017/8193821.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kawano S,Takaki A,Iwamuro M,Yasunaka T,Kono Y,Miura K,Inokuchi T,Kawahara Y,Umeda Y,Yagi T,Okada H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potent fibrinolytic enzyme-producing Bacillus cereus IND1 was isolated from the Indian food, rice. Solid-state fermentation was carried out using agroresidues for the production of fibrinolytic enzyme. Among the substrates, wheat bran supported more enzyme production and has been used for the optimized enzyme produc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vijayaraghavan P,Vincent SG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on the ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) reporter gene has been used to trace stem cells. However, whether FTH1 expression is affected by stem cell differentiation or whether cell differentiation is affected by reporter gene expression remains unclear. Here, we explore the relationsh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mu T,Qin Y,Liu B,He X,Liao Y,Sun J,Qiu J,Li X,Zhong Y,Cai J

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Ouabain, a cardiac glycoside found in plants, is primarily used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrhythmia because of its ability to inhibit Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase pump. Recently ouabain has been shown to exert anticancer effects but the underlying mechanism is not clear. Here, we explored the molecular me...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shin HK,Ryu BJ,Choi SW,Kim SH,Lee K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To compare the expression of G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) in the junctional zone and outer myometrium of the proliferative and secretory phases of women with and without adenomyosis. Methods:A total of 76 women were included in this study, 42 with adenomyosis (proliferative phase, n = 23; secre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li JJ,Duan H,Wang S,Sun FQ,Gan L,Tang YQ,Xu Q,Li TC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge on the genetic etiology of complex disorders largely results from the study of rare monogenic disorders. Often these common and rare diseases show phenotypic overlap, though monogenic diseases generally have a more extreme symptomatology. ABCC6, the gene responsible for pseudoxanthoma elasticum, an autos...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： De Vilder EY,Hosen MJ,Vanakker OM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The valorization of Crocus sativus L. by-products has become important given its interesting content of bioactive molecules. In the present study, aqueous tepal extract (ATE) studied eggplant seedling's growth and physiology under a plastic tunnel. ATE was foliage sprayed 3 times every 15 days, with various concentrat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khoulati A,Ouahhoud S,Mamri S,Meziane M,Choukri M,Asehraou A,Saalaoui E

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to microgravity conditions causes cardiovascular deconditioning in astronauts during spaceflight. Until now, no specific drugs are available for countermeasure, since the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play key roles in various vascular function...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Y,Lau P,Pansky A,Kassack M,Hemmersbach R,Tobiasch E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encapsulated tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), a major proinflammatory cytokine, into cholesteryl pullulan (CHP) to prepare TNF/CHP nanoparticles. In this report, we describe the immune-enhancing capability of the nanoparticles to act as a vaccine adjuvant. TNF/CHP nanoparticles showed excellent storage stability an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nagatomo D,Taniai M,Ariyasu H,Taniguchi M,Aga M,Ariyasu T,Ohta T,Fukuda S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aortic diameters, aortic distensibility, microalbuminuria, coronary artery disease which are all together related to vascular aging are investigated in this paper. METHODS:Eighty consecutive nondiabetic patients undergoing elective coronary angiography were enrolled into the study. Systolic and diastolic ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Özdemir B,Emül A,Özdemir L,Sağ S,Biçer M,Aydınlar A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In renal cell carcinoma, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) is a distinct subtype, whose clinical manifestations often lack specificity, and the molecular mechanisms of ChRCC tumorigenesis remain generally vague. The target of this study was to discover novel biomarkers involved in ChRCC by integrated bioinforma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang W,Xu Y,Zhang J,Wu J

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom that can influence quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients. The increase in survival times stresses for a better understanding of how CRF affects patients' QoL. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study with 148 randomly recruited prostate cancer pa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Charalambous A,Kouta C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-associated bacteria provide important services to host plants. Environmental factors such as cultivar type and pedoclimatic conditions contribute to shape their diversity. However, whether these environmental factors may influence the plant growth promoting (PGP) potential of the root-associated bacteria is not ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Marasco R,Rolli E,Fusi M,Cherif A,Abou-Hadid A,El-Bahairy U,Borin S,Sorlini C,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza virus contains two highly variable envelope glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). Here we show that, while HA evolution is much more complex than NA evolution, it still shows abrupt punctuation changes linked to punctuation changes of NA. HA exhibits proteinquakes, which resemble earthqua...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Phillips JC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chinese medicinal fern Blechnum orientale (Linn) was separately collected from polluted and unpolluted sites to determine whether it could accumulate hazardous pollutants or not. Metal concentrations (Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, Cr, As, and Hg) both in the fronds and roots and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu XM,Kuang YW,Xi D,Li J,Wang FG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence and spread of pandemic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus have drawn attention to make detailed study on their genomes. The pathogenicity of V. parahaemolyticus has been associated with thermostable-direct hemolysin (TDH) and/or TDH-related hemolysin (TRH). The present study evaluated characteristics of tdh ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bhowmik SK,Pazhani GP,Ramamurthy T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that many modifications occur with the increase of oxidative stress during storage in erythrocytes. In order to delay these negative changes, we evaluated whether the addition of substances likely to protect antioxidant capacity in stored blood would be useful. Therefore, we investigated the effec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huyut Z,Şekeroğlu MR,Balahoroğlu R,Karakoyun T,Çokluk E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer consists of two main subtypes: small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that are classified according to their physiological phenotypes. In this study, we have developed a network-based approach to identify molecular biomarkers that can distinguish SCLC from NSCLC. By identifyin...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Long F,Su JH,Liang B,Su LL,Jiang SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00