Evolutionary dynamics of rDNA clusters in chromosomes of five clam species belonging to the family Veneridae (Mollusca, Bivalvia).

abstract：Purpose:We evaluated the efficacies of the adaptive steepest descent projection onto convex sets (ASD-POCS), simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART), filtered back projection (FBP), and maximum likelihood expectation maximization (MLEM) total variation minimization iterative algorithms for reducing expos...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gomi T,Koibuchi Y

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the iontophoretic delivery of lidocaine hydrochloride through porcine skin and to compare the effects of modulated alternating and direct current iontophoresis. Continuous and modulated iontophoresis was applied for one hour and two hours (0-1 h and 4-5th h) using a 1% w/...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bhatia G,Banga AK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCC) remains one of the most difficult tumors to stage and treat. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic efficiency of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) in evaluating the resectability of HCC. A...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang H,Zhu J,Ke F,Weng M,Wu X,Li M,Quan Z,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Gong W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and rates of diagnosis of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) have been increasing in recent years as findings from basic research and the examination of clinical databases reveal information about the clinical course, etiology, and prognosis of this complex disease. The prevalence of metabolic comorbiditie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li X,Gao P,Niu J

更新日期：2019-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this population-based cohort study was to explore postoperative renal outcomes of patients receiving pyelolithotomy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Data were retrieved from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. During the period from Jan 1, 1998, to Dec 31, 2012, there were 254...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen FT,Liu FC,Cheng CW,Lin JR,Yu HP

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Sciatic nerve crush injury in rat animal model is one of the most common experimental models used in regenerative research. However, the availability of transgenic mouse for nerve regeneration studies is constantly increasing and, therefore, the shift from rat model to mouse model is, in some cases, necessary. Moreove...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jager SB,Ronchi G,Vaegter CB,Geuna S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of Cystatin C (Cys-C) in tumorigenesis and progression of prostate cancer (PCa), we retrospectively collected the clinical information from the records of 492 benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), 48 prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and 173 PCa patients, whose disease was newly diagnosed a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang F,Li D,Di Y,Zhang Y,Zang Y,Ren J,Yan L,Zhou Z,Liu H,Xu Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Anion gap (AG) has been proved to be associated with prognosis of many cardiovascular diseases. This study is aimed at exploring the association of AG with inhospital all-cause mortality and adverse clinical outcomes in coronary care unit (CCU) patients. Method:All data of this study was extracted from Medi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun T,Cai C,Shen H,Yang J,Guo Q,Zhang J,Zhang B,Ding Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A Mycobacterium bovis knockout in p27-p55 operon was tested as an antituberculosis experimental vaccine in animal models. The mutant MbΔp27-p55 was significantly more attenuated in nude mice than its parental strain but more virulent than BCG Pasteur. Challenge experiments in mice and guinea pigs using M. bovis or M. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bianco MV,Clark S,Blanco FC,Garbaccio S,García E,Cataldi AA,Williams A,Bigi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and the most common histologic subtype is lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Due to the significant mortality and morbidity rates among patients with LUAD, the identification of novel biomarkers to guide diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy is urgent. Guanosine...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Z,Wang J,Mao J,Li F,Chen W,Wang W

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to assess the prevalence of hospitalization for endometriosis in the general population in France and in each French region and to describe temporal trends, rehospitalization rates, and prevalence of the different types of endometriosis. The analyses were carried out on French hospital discharge data and cove...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： von Theobald P,Cottenet J,Iacobelli S,Quantin C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RAW264.7 is a macrophage strain derived from mice tumour and shows a significant ability in antigen uptake. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is one of the most commonly used methods in gene studies and requires suitable reference genes to normalize and quantitate the expression of gene of interest with sensitivity...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bao Z,Huang Y,Chen J,Wang Z,Qian J,Xu J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The 13 million nurses worldwide constitute most of the global healthcare workforce and are uniquely positioned to engage with others to address disparities in healthcare to achieve the goal of better health for all. A new vision for nurses involves active participation and collaboration with international colleagues a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Premji SS,Hatfield J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the predictive factors that affect short term and long term postoperative drift in intermittent exotropia after bilateral lateral rectus recession and to evaluate its effect on surgical outcome. METHODS:Retrospective review of 203 patients with diagnosis of intermittent exotropia, who had surgical...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yam JC,Chong GS,Wu PK,Wong US,Chan CW,Ko ST

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Synovitis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of arthritis, which is closely related to the joint swell and pain of patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on synovitis and its underlying mechanisms. Destabilization of the med...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ouyang J,Zhang B,Kuang L,Yang P,Du X,Qi H,Su N,Jin M,Yang J,Xie Y,Tan Q,Chen H,Chen S,Jiang W,Liu M,Luo X,He M,Ni Z,Chen L

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Existing literature suggests that an association exists between coronary artery disease (CAD) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but few researchers have explored whether CTS is a risk for CAD. Materials and Methods:This large case-control study explored the association between CTS and CAD, using health insu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chang YC,Chiang JH,Lay IS,Lee YC

更新日期：2019-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Some degree of external root resorption is a frequent, unpredictable, and unavoidable consequence of orthodontic tooth movement mediated by odontoclasts/cementoclasts originating from circulating precursor cells in the periodontal ligament. Its pathogenesis involves mechanical forces initiating complex interactions be...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Feller L,Khammissa RA,Thomadakis G,Fourie J,Lemmer J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells have been proposed as a promising therapy for treating stroke. While several studies have demonstrated the therapeutic benefits of stem cells, the exact mechanism remains elusive. Molecular imaging provides the possibility of the visual representation of biological processes at the cellular and molecular le...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chao F,Shen Y,Zhang H,Tian M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of fluorescent dyes and the advances in the optical systems for in vivo imaging have stimulated an increasing interest in developing new methodologies to study and quantify the biodistribution of labeled agents. However, despite these great achievements, we are facing significant challenges in determi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Munisso MC,Yamaoka T

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/4370258.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yaradua SS,Alzahrani DA,Albokhary EJ,Abba A,Bello A

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It is challenging and inspiring for us to achieve high spatiotemporal resolutions in dynamic cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this paper, we introduce two novel models and algorithms to reconstruct dynamic cardiac MRI data from under-sampled k - t space data. In contrast to classical low-rank and sparse mo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xiu X,Kong L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes (T1D), a chronic autoimmune disease, is often preceded by a preclinical phase of islet autoimmunity (IA) where the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed and circulating autoantibodies can be detected. The goal of this study was to demonstrate methods for identifying exposures that ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Frederiksen BN,Kroehl M,Barón A,Lamb MM,Crume TL,Sontag MK,Rewers M,Norris JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:In literature, it is well documented that migration is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes in many countries over the world. But in Turkey, health care providers and obstetricians had to face the effects of migration for the first time after civil war in Syria. Hence, this situation motivated us to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Col Madendag I,Eraslan Sahin M,Madendag Y,Sahin E,Demir MB,Ozdemir F,Acmaz G,Muderris II

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A diffusion theory-based, all-physical ab initio protein folding simulation is described and applied. The model is based upon the drift and diffusion of protein substructures relative to one another in the multiple energy fields present. Without templates or statistical inputs, the simulations were run at physiologic ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kang Y,Fortmann CM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was the synthesis of folic acid- (FA-) targeted polymeric micelles of Synperonic PE/F 127-cholesteryl hemisuccinate (PF127-Chol) for specific delivery of docetaxel (DTX). Targeted or nontargeted micelles loaded with DTX were prepared via dialysis method. The effects of processing variables ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Varshosaz J,Taymouri S,Hassanzadeh F,Javanmard SH,Rostami M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative 5-fluorouracil- (5-FU-) based chemoradiotherapy is a standard treatment for locally advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the effect of 5-FU-based chemoradiotherapy on CRC is limited due to the development of chemoradiation resistance (CRR), and the molecular mechanisms underlying this resistance are...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xiong W,Ai YQ,Li YF,Ye Q,Chen ZT,Qin JY,Liu QY,Wang H,Ju YH,Li WH,Li YF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this report was to explore the clinical presentation, radiological features, treatment methods, and outcome of micro-AVMs presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage. METHODS:The clinical data, radiological features, treatment, and follow-up results for a consecutive series of 13 cases with micro-AVMs w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hong JF,Song YF,Liu HB,Liu Z,Wang SS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar bone resorption is one of the most important facts in denture construction. Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) causes alveolar bone resorption, and morphologic measurements are the most frequent methods to identify bone resorption in periodontal studies. This study has aimed at evaluating the effect of Andrographo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Al Batran R,Al-Bayaty FH,Al-Obaidi MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00