Phytoremediation potential of Maná-Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) for the deleterious effects of methylmercury on the reproductive system of rats.

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：Introduction:The aim of the study was to analyze which variables influenced the completion of a cold loop hysteroscopic myomectomy in a one-step procedure in a large cohort of patients. Materials and Methods:A retrospective cohort study of 1434 cold loop resectoscopic myomectomies consecutively performed. The study po...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mazzon I,Favilli A,Grasso M,Horvath S,Bini V,Di Renzo GC,Gerli S

更新日期：2018-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work in preservation of female fertility as well as new information on the nature of spermatogonial stem cells has prompted an investigation into the possibility of an effective clinical-grade procedure for the cryopreservation of testicular cells and/or tissue. Clinical-grade reagents, validated equipment, and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pacchiarotti J,Ramos T,Howerton K,Greilach S,Zaragoza K,Olmstead M,Izadyar F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remote organ impairments are frequent and increase patient morbidity and mortality after lower limb ischemia-reperfusion (IR). We challenged the hypothesis that lower limb IR might also impair lung, renal, and liver mitochondrial respiration. Two-hour tourniquet-induced ischemia was performed on both hindlimbs, follow...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mansour Z,Charles AL,Kindo M,Pottecher J,Chamaraux-Tran TN,Lejay A,Zoll J,Mazzucotelli JP,Geny B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in muscle protein turnover of the unaffected side of stroke patients could contribute to physical disability. We investigated whether hypercatabolic activity occurred in unaffected arm muscle and whether supplemented essential amino acids (EAAs) could limit muscle hypercatabolism (MH). Thirty-eight dysphag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Aquilani R,Boselli M,D'Antona G,Baiardi P,Boschi F,Viglio S,Iadarola P,Pasini E,Barbieri A,Dossena M,Bongiorno AI,Verri M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in developed countries and, despite the improvements achieved in its treatment options, remains as one of the main causes of cancer-related death. In this review, we first focus on colorectal carcinogenesis and on the genetic and epigenetic alterations involved...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lizarbe MA,Calle-Espinosa J,Fernández-Lizarbe E,Fernández-Lizarbe S,Robles MÁ,Olmo N,Turnay J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective nonrandomized controlled study was conducted to explore the association between ocular dominance and degree of myopia in patients with anisometropia and to investigate the character of visual evoked potential (VEP) in high anisometropias. 1771 young myopia cases including 790 anisometropias were recruite...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Q,Wu Y,Liu W,Gao L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) is a promising approach to detect early cartilage degeneration. However, there is no consensus on which cartilage component contributes to the tissue's qMRI signal properties. T1, T1ρ, and T2⁎ maps of cartilage samples (n = 8) were generated on a clinical 3.0-T MRI system...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Thüring J,Linka K,Itskov M,Knobe M,Hitpaß L,Kuhl C,Truhn D,Nebelung S

更新日期：2018-05-15 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：:Majority of gram negative pathogenic bacteria are responsible for extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) production, which show resistance to some newer generation of antibiotics. The study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of ESBL and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Pseudomonas isolates collected during 201...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ahmad M,Hassan M,Khalid A,Tariq I,Asad MH,Samad A,Mahmood Q,Murtaza G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:The NF-κB pathway has been implicated in the genetic aetiology of psoriatic disease. However, since most patients with arthritis have psoriasis, discerning the genetic contributions to both aspects of psoriatic disease is not easy. Our aim was to study the association of common polymorphisms in gene...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Coto-Segura P,Coto E,González-Lara L,Alonso B,Gómez J,Cuesta-Llavona E,Queiro R

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost forty years ago, it was first hypothesized that an increased dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from fish fat could exert protective effects against several pathologies. Decades of intense preclinical investigation have supported this hypothesis in a variety of model systems. Several c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Weylandt KH,Serini S,Chen YQ,Su HM,Lim K,Cittadini A,Calviello G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. This meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of teriparatide in fracture healing and clinical function improvement of the osteoporotic patients. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane databases for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials comparing teriparatide to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lou S,Lv H,Wang G,Zhang L,Li M,Li Z,Zhang L,Tang P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the world is stepping into the aging society, rehabilitation robots play a more and more important role in terms of both rehabilitation treatment and nursing of the patients with neurological diseases. Benefiting from the abundant contents of movement information, electroencephalography (EEG) has become a promis...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang J,Wei J,Wang B,Hong J,Wang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease characterized by articular cartilage degeneration and secondary hyperosteogenesis. Genetic factors are associated with the occurrence of OA. While several studies have shown that the matrix metalloproteinase-1- (MMP-1-) 1607 1G/2G (rs1799750) polymorphism may be relate...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu J,Wang G,Peng Z

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows that membrane-associated cytoskeletal protein structures and the erythrocyte morphology undergo profound changes during hypoxia. Hypoxia also intensified oxidative processes in the lipid phase of the bilayer of red blood cell membranes. Sodium nitroprusside impaired the morphology of red blood cells a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Revin VV,Gromova NV,Revina ES,Prosnikova KV,Revina NV,Bochkareva SS,Stepushkina OG,Grunyushkin IP,Tairova MR,Incina VI

更新日期：2019-12-07 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：:5-Florouracil (5-FU) is the basic agent used in the treatment of gastric cancer. Capecitabine, a prodrug of 5-FU, displays increased antitumor efficacy compared with 5-FU in the clinic. 5'-Deoxy-5-fluorouracil (5'-DFUR), the metabolite of capecitabine, is converted to 5-FU by the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase (TP), w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu Y,Xu L,Fan Y,Li C,Zhang Y,Zheng H,Hou K,Qu X,Liu Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the influence of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions on the risk of developing asbestosis. The study comprised 262 cases with asbestosis and 265 controls with no asbestos-related disease previously studied for MnSOD, ECSOD, CAT, GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1, and iNOS polymorphisms. Data on cumul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Franko A,Dolžan V,Arnerić N,Dodič-Fikfak M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Though there are several prognostic models, there is no protein-related prognostic model. The aim of this study is to identify possible prognostic-related proteins in bladder urothelial carcinoma and to try to predict the prognosis of bladder urothelial carcinoma based on these proteins. Methods:Profile dat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luo Q,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Human plasma is an aqueous solution that has to abide by chemical rules such as the principle of electrical neutrality and the constancy of the ionic product for water. These rules define the acid-base balance in the human body. According to the electroneutrality principle, plasma has to be electrically neutral and th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Adeva-Andany MM,Carneiro-Freire N,Donapetry-García C,Rañal-Muíño E,López-Pereiro Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of obstruction on renal function are the consequence of many factors that profoundly alter all components of glomerular function. Besides the acute effects on glomerular filtration rate and tubule function, a chronic obstruction induces tubular and interstitial injury that results from the activation of di...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lucarelli G,Mancini V,Galleggiante V,Rutigliano M,Vavallo A,Battaglia M,Ditonno P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objective. Although minimally invasive surgical treatment of acute epidural hematoma attracts increasing attention, no generalized indications for the surgery have been adopted. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of minimally invasive surgery in acute epidural hematoma with various hematoma volume...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains a major complication of liver resection, transplantation, and hemorrhagic shock. Although the mechanisms that contribute to hepatic I/R are complex and diverse involving the interaction of cell injury in hepatocytes, immune cells, and endothelium, mitochondrial dysfunction is ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Go KL,Lee S,Zendejas I,Behrns KE,Kim JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have shown its revolutionary power in seeking the influenced loci on complex diseases genetically. Thousands of replicated loci for common traits are helpful in diseases risk assessment. However it is still difficult to elucidate the variations in these loci that dire...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ma LX,Wang YJ,Wang JF,Li X,Hao P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is generally regarded as a rare inflammatory disease, which results in a diffuse thickening of the dura mater. We retrospectively collected data from patients with HP. Methods:A total of 16 patients with HP were included in our study. The clinical features, laboratory evalu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bi Z,Shang K,Cao J,Su Z,Bu B,Xu S,Liu C

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida krusei is osmotolerant yeast used for the production of glycerol. Addition of osmolyte such as NaCl into culture medium can increase the production of glycerol from glucose, but osmolytes may burden the glycerol separation. A coencapsulation method was suggested to create local extracellular hyperosmotic stres...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen G,Yao S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is one of the malignant tumors that seriously threaten women's health. The mechanism of development needs to be deeply studied. In recent years, lncRNA has been identified as one of the important factors affecting the malignant progression of tumors. In this study, we illustrated the important mechanis...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hu T,Zhang Q,Gao L

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse the circadian behavioural responses of mice carrying a functional knockout of the Per3 gene (Per3(-/-)) to different light : dark (L : D) cycles. Male adult wild-type (WT) and Per3(-/-) mice were kept under 12-hour light : 12-hour dark conditions (12L : 12D) and then transferred to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pereira DS,van der Veen DR,Gonçalves BS,Tufik S,von Schantz M,Archer SN,Pedrazzoli M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Fractures are common among all types of paediatric injuries, with differences in incidence over time. Here, we present the epidemiologic features of traumatic fractures in a population of youth ≤ 18 years of age who were admitted to our university-affiliated hospitals from 2002 to 2010. Methods:We retrospectiv...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang H,Feng C,Liu H,Liu J,Ou L,Yu H,Xiang L

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00