Genetic polymorphisms of ORAI1 and chronic kidney disease in Taiwanese population.

abstract：:The aim of this study is to assess the change in intraocular pressure after a road trip, in eyes with different levels of filling with gas tamponade. Five rabbit eyes were subject to pars plana vitrectomy and gas tamponade (filling percentage: 25%, 50%, and 100% of nonexpansile SF6, 100% saline solution, and 100% room...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fromow-Guerra J,Solís-Vivanco A,Velez-Montoya R,Perez-Reguera A,Quiroz-Mercado H,Meza-de Regil A,Papa-Oliva G,Morales-Cantón V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neural dysfunction is triggered by cellular and molecular events that provoke neurotoxicity and neural death. Currently, neurodegenerative diseases are increasingly common, and available treatments are focused on relieving symptoms. Based on the above, in this review we describe the participation of vitexin in the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lima LKF,Pereira SKS,Junior RDSS,Santos FPDS,Nascimento AS,Feitosa CM,Figuerêdo JS,Cavalcante ADN,Araújo ECDC,Rai M

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitic glaucoma (UG) typically is associated with very high intraocular pressure (IOP) and more intense optic nerve damage than other glaucoma types. This secondary glaucoma requires an early diagnosis and adequate management of both uveitis and glaucoma. It is mandatory to identify the mechanisms of IOP elevation th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Muñoz-Negrete FJ,Moreno-Montañés J,Hernández-Martínez P,Rebolleda G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The aim of this study is to assess the awareness of biomedical waste management in dental students of various dental colleges of Nepal. Methodology:A structured pretested questionnaire was used among 434 (323 males and 111 females) undergraduate dental students of five different dental colleges of Nepal. First par...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Singh T,Ghimire TR,Agrawal SK

更新日期：2018-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat protein 1 (NLRP1) is a pivotal factor in the inflammatory process. However, the role of NLRP1 in breast cancer pathogenesis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the expression and function of NLRP1 in breast cancer. We found tha...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wei Y,Huang H,Qiu Z,Li H,Tan J,Ren G,Wang X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As the important components in polycomb repressive complexes 1 (PRC1) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), Chromobox (CBX) family members are involved in epigenetic regulatory function, transcriptional repression, and other cellular metabolisms. Increasing studies have indicated significant associations betw...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen ZY,Sun SX,Zhu SX,Bu J

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present paper was to review the most important mechanisms explaining the possible association of vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular diseases, focusing on recent experimental and clinical data. Low vitamin D levels favor atherosclerosis enabling vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, format...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mozos I,Marginean O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) technology has been widely used in the therapy of refractory infertility. Previous studies showed that acupuncture can effectively increase the clinical pregnancy rate of IVF-ET. However, the molecular mechanism is unknown. Materials and Methods:In this st...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cheng J,Jin X,Shen J,Mu Y,Li Q,Xia L,Gao Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There is minimal research of upper extremity joint dynamics during pediatric wheelchair mobility despite the large number of children using manual wheelchairs. Special concern arises with the pediatric population, particularly in regard to the longer duration of wheelchair use, joint integrity, participation and commu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Slavens BA,Schnorenberg AJ,Aurit CM,Graf A,Krzak JJ,Reiners K,Vogel LC,Harris GF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a human skin malignant tumor with high invasion and poor prognosis. The limited understanding of genomic alterations in melanomas in China impedes the diagnosis and therapeutic strategy selection. We conducted comprehensive genomic profiling of melanomas from 39 primary and metastatic formalin-fixed paraff...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Luo Y,Zhang Z,Liu J,Li L,Xu X,Yao X,Dai Z,Wang X,Yang S,Wu H,Bu J,Wu Y,Xiang T,Li X

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) of 1-step self-etch adhesives (1-SEAs) and 2-step self-etch adhesives (2-SEAs) to pulp chamber dentin immediately after bleaching with 2 types of common bleaching techniques. Pulp chamber dentin of bovine teeth was bleached using 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Haruyama A,Kameyama A,Kato J,Takemoto S,Oda Y,Kawada E,Takahashi T,Furusawa M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylase is an industrially important enzyme and applied in many industrial processes such as saccharification of starchy materials, food, pharmaceutical, detergent, and textile industries. This research work deals with the optimization of fermentation conditions for α-amylase production from thermophilic bacterial str...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Simair AA,Qureshi AS,Khushk I,Ali CH,Lashari S,Bhutto MA,Mangrio GS,Lu C

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:This research investigated the protective role of Leea macrophylla extract on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in rats. Different fractions of Leea macrophylla (Roxb.) crude extract were subjected to analysis for antioxidative effects. Rats were randomly divided into four groups as normal control, hepatic control, and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Akhter S,Rahman MA,Aklima J,Hasan MR,Chowdhury JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism impairment. MicroRNAs are implicated in the development of heart failure. However, the mitochondria enriched microRNA during heart failure remains elusive. Here, we generated a pressure overload-induced early and late stage heart fai...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Song C,Zhou X,Han X,Li J,Wang Z,Shang H,Liu Y,Cao H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the dynamic motions and peptidyl transferase activity seem to be embedded in the rRNAs, the ribosome contains more than 50 ribosomal proteins (r-proteins), whose functions remain largely elusive. Also, the precise forms of some of these r-proteins, as being part of the ribosome, are not structurally solved du...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chang KC,Wen JD,Yang LW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Identification of potential molecular targets of acute myocardial infarction is crucial to our comprehensive understanding of the disease mechanism. However, studies of gene coexpression analysis via jointing multiple microarray data of acute myocardial infarction still remain restricted. Methods:Microarray...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li Y,He XN,Li C,Gong L,Liu M

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute leukemias are the most frequent childhood malignancies worldwide and remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality of relapsed patients. While remarkable progress has been made in characterizing genetic aberrations that may control these hematological disorders, it has also become clear that abnormalities in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dorantes-Acosta E,Vadillo E,Contreras-Quiroz A,Balandrán JC,Arriaga-Pizano L,Purizaca J,Huerta-Yepez S,Jiménez E,Aguilera W,Medina-Sanson A,Mayani H,Pelayo R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood compatibility of metallocene polyethylene (mPE) was investigated after modifying the surface using hydrochloric acid. Contact angle of the mPE exposed to HCl poses a decrease in its value which indicates increasing wettability and better blood compatibility. Surface of mPE analyzed by using FTIR revealed no sign...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jaganathan SK,Mohandas H,Sivakumar G,Kasi P,Sudheer T,Avineri Veetil S,Murugesan S,Supriyanto E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic bone disorder is usually caused by abnormalities of minerals and hormones metabolism. Recently, it has been proved by several studies that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in local bone tissue is directly involved in bone metabolism. Activation of skeletal RAS plays an important role in bone metabolic diso...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gebru Y,Diao TY,Pan H,Mukwaya E,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chosen aspects of examinations of inorganic gunshot particles by means of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry technique are presented. The research methodology of particles was worked out, which included a precise and repeatable procedure of the automatic detection and identification ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Brożek-Mucha Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HPV genotypes have distinct distributions among various ethnic populations worldwide. In December 2013, 237 and 159 cervical samples were collected from Hani and Han ethnic women, respectively, in Mojiang, a rural county in southern Yunnan. The overall HPV infection rate (21.1%) among the Hani women was significantly ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Baloch Z,Yue L,Yuan T,Feng Y,Tai W,Liu Y,Wang B,Li X,Liu L,Zhang AM,Wu X,Xia X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of unlicensed food and herbal supplements to enhance sexual functions is drastically increasing. This phenomenon, combined with the availability of these products over the Internet, represents a challenge from a clinical and a public health perspective. METHODS:A comprehensive multilingual assessm...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Corazza O,Martinotti G,Santacroce R,Chillemi E,Di Giannantonio M,Schifano F,Cellek S

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Taiwan. CD44, one of the well-known tumor markers, plays an essential role in tumor cell differentiation, invasion, and metastasis. We investigated the CD44 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with environmental risk factors related to H...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chou YE,Hsieh MJ,Chiou HL,Lee HL,Yang SF,Chen TY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. The aim of the study is to detect the prevalence and the characteristics of infraorbital canal and Haller's cells on panoramic radiography of edentulous patients. Methods. The study group comprised 291 panoramic radiographs of edentulous patients. Radiographs were interpreted for the visibility and charact...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yesilova E,Bayrakdar IS

更新日期：2018-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. Osteopontin (OPN) is overexpressed in breast cancers, while its clinical and prognostic significance remained unclear. This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of OPN, especially its splice variants, in breast cancers. Methods. Data were extracted from eligible studies concerning the OPN and OPN-c e...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hao C,Wang Z,Gu Y,Jiang WG,Cheng S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade gliomas are the main cause of death in children with brain tumours. Despite recent advances in cancer therapy, their prognosis remains poor and the treatment is still challenging. To date, surgery followed by radiotherapy and temozolomide is the standard therapy. However, increasing knowledge of glioma biol...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rizzo D,Ruggiero A,Martini M,Rizzo V,Maurizi P,Riccardi R

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:In the process of care for disorders of sex development (DSD), clinical decisions should focus on the long-term quality of life (QOL). We sought to investigate the QOL of patients with DSD in China. DESIGN:Case-control study was carried out. PATIENTS:90 patients of DSD participated in the study. Finally, 87...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang C,Tian Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00