HIV risk perception among HIV negative or status-unknown men who have sex with men in China.

abstract：:Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is suggested to have a role in the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the mechanism remains unclear. Autophagy is an important mediator of many pathological responses. This study aims to investigate the relationship between UCP2 and hepatoma cells aut...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lou J,Wang Y,Wang X,Jiang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is a major clinical problem affecting foals up to 3 months of age. The aim of this study was to identify enteric microorganisms involved in monoinfections and coinfections and the associated virulence factors in healthy and diarrheic foals. Diarrheic (D) (n = 56) and nondiarrheic (ND) foals (n = 60) up to thr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Olivo G,Lucas TM,Borges AS,Silva RO,Lobato FC,Siqueira AK,da Silva Leite D,Brandão PE,Gregori F,de Oliveira-Filho JP,Takai S,Ribeiro MG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel prognostic markers are needed so newly diagnosed breast cancer patients do not undergo any unnecessary therapy. Various microarray gene expression datasets based studies have generated gene signatures to predict the prognosis outcomes, while ignoring the large amount of information contained in establi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saini A,Hou J,Zhou W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is glucose-dependent insulinotropic hormone secreted from enteroendocrine L cells. Its long-acting analogue, exendin-4, is equipotent to GLP-1 and is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, exendin-4 has effects on the central and peripheral nervous system. In this study, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yamamoto K,Amako M,Yamamoto Y,Tsuchihara T,Nukada H,Yoshihara Y,Arino H,Fujita M,Uenoyama M,Tachibana S,Nemoto K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a crucial role in varieties of biological processes. This study is aimed at investigating meniscal degeneration-specific lncRNAs and mRNAs and their related networks in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods:The dataset GSE98918, which included 24 meniscus samples and related ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao J,Su Y,Jiao J,Wang Z,Fang X,He X,Zhang X,Liu Z,Xu X

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. To explore the effects of curcumin on phosphate carrier (PiC) and its role in protection against doxorubicin induced myocyte toxicity. Methods. Using H9c2 cell line, the cardiotoxic effect of doxorubicin and its mitigation by curcumin were studied. H9c2 cells were cultured with doxorubicin and/or curcumin at vari...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Junkun L,Erfu C,Tony H,Xin L,Sudeep KC,Mingliang Z,Yanqin W,XiangQian Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a premature elevation of serum progesterone level, the day of hCG administration in patients under controlled ovarian stimulation during IVF procedure, on human endometrial receptivity is still debated. In the present study, we investigated the endometrial gene expression profile shifts during the prerec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Haouzi D,Bissonnette L,Gala A,Assou S,Entezami F,Perrochia H,Dechaud H,Hugues JN,Hamamah S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a controversial relationship between HLA-A2 and Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been suggested a modifier effect on the risk that depends on genetic loadings. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate this relationship and to reveal genes associated with both concepts the HLA-A gene and AD. Consequently,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cifuentes RA,Murillo-Rojas J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blocking glioma cell invasion has been challenging due to cancer cells that can swiftly switch their migration mode, and agents that can block more than one migration mode are sought after. We found that small molecule 2-(1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (ITE), an endogenous aryl hydrocarb...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhao L,Shu Q,Sun H,Ma Y,Kang D,Zhao Y,Lu J,Gong P,Yang F,Wan F

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) oil (NO) was assayed against forty-eight isolates of Escherichia coli by standardised disc diffusion test and microdilution test. By molecular biology characterization, fourteen isolates resulted in diarrheagenic E. coli with sixteen primer pairs that specifically amplify unique seque...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Del Serrone P,Toniolo C,Nicoletti M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease that has an adverse impact on most orthopedic surgeries, and its prevalence has gradually increased in recent years. We aim to investigate the influence of DM on comorbidities and complications of patients undergoing primary total lower extremity arthroplasty. Meth...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Qin W,Huang X,Yang H,Shen M

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Both strict blood pressure (BP) control and improvements in BP profile such as BP variability are important for suppression of renal deterioration and cardiovascular complication in hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the present study, we examined the beneficial effects of the single pill-based combinat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Azushima K,Uneda K,Tamura K,Wakui H,Ohsawa M,Kobayashi R,Dejima T,Kanaoka T,Maeda A,Toya Y,Umemura S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic changes have major role in the normal development and programming of gene expression. Aberrant methylation results in carcinogenesis. The primary objective of our study is to determine whether primary tumor tissue and cultured tumor cells in 2D and 3D tissue culture systems have the same methylation signatu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Şükrüoğlu Erdoğan Ö,Kılıç Erciyas S,Bilir A,Buğra Tunçer Ş,Akdeniz Ödemiş D,Kurul S,Karanlık H,Cabıoğlu N,Yazıcı H

更新日期：2019-01-17 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：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/1907906.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gong R,Ren S,Chen M,Wang Y,Zhang G,Shi L,Zhang C,Su R,Li Y

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. To date, chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of CRC patients. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major hurdles in chemotherapy for CRC, and the underlying mechanisms need to be explored. Studies have dem...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yuan S,Tao F,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Sun X,Wu D

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is an antitumor drug used in the treatment of a wide variety of malignancies. However, its primary dose-limiting side effect is kidney injury, which is a major clinical concern. To help understand mechanisms involved in the development of kidney injury, cisplatin rodent model has been developed. Given the co...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Perše M,Večerić-Haler Ž

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the effects of arteriovenous thrombolysis combined with mechanical thrombectomy on clinical efficacy, neurological function, and the changes of nerve injury markers of acute cerebral infarct (ACI) patients. Methods:A total of 143 cases with ACI admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to June 2...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding T,Tang L,Hu B,Yuan J,Li X,Wen J

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The mechanism of inflammatory reaction after intracerebral hemorrhage remains unclear, which to some extent restrains the therapeutic development of hemorrhagic stroke. The present study attempts to verify whether NLRP6 plays an important role in inflammatory reaction after intracerebral hemorrhage and ident...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nie H,Hu Y,Guo W,Wang W,Yang Q,Dong Q,Tang Y,Li Q,Tang Z

更新日期：2020-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone integrity abnormality and imbalance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts are known to result in metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis. Silymarin-rich milk thistle extract (MTE) and its component silibinin enhanced alkaline phosphatase activity of osteoblasts but reduced ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim JL,Kim YH,Kang MK,Gong JH,Han SJ,Kang YH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalases are widely used in many scientific areas. A catalase gene (Kat) from Geobacillus sp. CHB1 encoding a monofunctional catalase was cloned and recombinant expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli), which was the first time to clone and express this type of catalase of genus Geobacillus strains as far as we know. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jia X,Chen J,Lin C,Lin X

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease, which manifests as a succession of outbreaks. OLP was associated with salivary oxidative stress. Randomized, double blind, parallel-group study was performed. The sample consisted of 55 clinically and histopathologically diagnosed OLP patients. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tvarijonaviciute A,Aznar-Cayuela C,Rubio CP,Tecles F,Ceron JJ,López-Jornet P

更新日期：2018-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely reported that miR-381 is dysregulated in various tumors. However, the specific role of miR-381 in respiratory infections has not been reported. To probe this role, A549 cells were pretreated with 1 μg/mL LPS for 24 h. The level of miR-381 was detected using RT-qPCR. The expression of proinflammatory cytok...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu Z,Dong D,Chen X,Huang H,Wen S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of applied suction during microkeratome-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure on peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness as well as macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thickness. METHODS:89 patients (124 eyes) with established myopia ra...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zivkovic M,Jaksic V,Giarmoukakis A,Grentzelos M,Zlatanovic M,Zlatanovic G,Miljkovic A,Jovanovic S,Stamenkovic M,Kymionis G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a computational method to identify NAD- and FAD-binding sites in proteins. First, we extracted from the Protein Data Bank structures of proteins that bind to at least one of these ligands. NAD-/FAD-binding residue templates were then constructed by identifying binding residues through the ligand-binding d...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lu CH,Yu CS,Lin YF,Chen JY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although expression of miR-200s is aberrant in liver fibrosis, its role in liver fibrogenesis still remains unknown. Here, we investigated the role of miR-200c in the activation of human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and induction of liver fibrosis. METHODS:We engineered human HSCs (LX2 cell line) to stably...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma T,Cai X,Wang Z,Huang L,Wang C,Jiang S,Hua Y,Liu Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals show an altered hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation due to a reduced capacity to vasoconstrict the venous and arterial vessels below the level of the lesion. Exercise training was found to enhance circulating catecholamines and to improve cardiac preload and venous ton...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Milia R,Roberto S,Marongiu E,Olla S,Sanna I,Angius L,Bassareo P,Pinna M,Tocco F,Concu A,Crisafulli A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal pregnancy is a very rare form of ectopic pregnancy, associated with high morbidity and mortality for both fetus and mother. It is, and often, seen in poor resource nations, where early diagnosis is often a major challenge due to poor prenatal care and lack of medical resources. An advanced abdominal pregnanc...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dabiri T,Marroquin GA,Bendek B,Agamasu E,Mikhail M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents data of long-term open prospective study. 312 male clean-up workers, who participated in elimination of the Chernobyl disaster consequences in 1986-87, were observed and examined in Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry. The average age of patients was 57,0 ± 6,8 years. All patients were diagno...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Krasnov V,Kryukov V,Samedova E,Emelianova I,Ryzhova I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00