Contribution of psychological factors in dropping out from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation programs.

abstract：:The aim of our study was to monitor serum levels of two miRNAs (miR-21 and miR-141) and three KLKs (hK3/PSA, hK11, and hK13) before and 1, 5, and 30 days after radical prostatectomy, in order to characterize their fluctuations after surgery. 38 patients with prostate cancer were included. miR-21 and miR-141 were quant...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Egidi MG,Cochetti G,Serva MR,Guelfi G,Zampini D,Mechelli L,Mearini E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose of Review:Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional technique for analgesia of the anterolateral abdominal wall. This review highlights the nomenclature system and recent advances in TAP block techniques and proposes directions for future research. Recent Findings:Ultrasound guidance is now conside...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai HC,Yoshida T,Chuang TY,Yang SF,Chang CC,Yao HY,Tai YT,Lin JA,Chen KY

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Over the past decade, image quality in low-dose computed tomography has been greatly improved by various compressive sensing- (CS-) based reconstruction methods. However, these methods have some disadvantages including high computational cost and slow convergence rate. Many different speed-up t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang HM,Hsiao IT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate white matter (WM) abnormalities in neocortical epilepsy, we extract supratentorial WM parameters from raw tensor magnetic resonance images (MRI) with automated region-of-interest (ROI) registrations. Sixteen patients having neocortical seizures with secondarily generalised convulsions and 16 age-matched...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Peng SJ,Harnod T,Tsai JZ,Huang CC,Ker MD,Chiou JC,Chiueh H,Wu CY,Hsin YL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therapy has been applied to a wide range of diseases with excessive immune response, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), owing to its powerful immunosuppression and its ability to repair tissue lesions. Different sources of MSCs show different therapeutic properties. Engineering m...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kang J,Zhang L,Luo X,Ma X,Wang G,Yang Y,Yan Y,Qian H,Zhang X,Xu W,Mao F

更新日期：2018-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency anemia has been a widespread disease. As an effective and stable iron supplement, the physiochemical properties of the polysaccharide iron complex have been widely studied. In this study, we characterized a novel polysaccharide-iron(III) complex extracted in an edible fungal species Auricularia auricul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu T,Liu T,Liu H,Fan H,Chen B,Wang D,Zhang Y,Sun F

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of enzymes in biotechnological process has expanded considerably in recent years. In food and related industry, major importance was being attached to the use of enzymes in upgrading quality, increasing yields of extractive processes, product stabilization, and improvement of flavor and byproduct utilizati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Oumer OJ,Abate D

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 40% of patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) require mechanical ventilation. An accurate prediction of successful extubation in patients is a key clinical problem in ICU due to the fact that the successful extubation is highly associated with prolonged ICU stay. The prolonged ICU sta...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tu CS,Chang CH,Chang SC,Lee CS,Chang CT

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), known as the prediabetes stage, is usually induced by habits of life or environmental factors. Established IGT animal models are mostly conducted with chemical compounds such as streptozocin or genetic modification. However, the occasion of exposure to these factors in daily life is s...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guan Y,Cheng Y,Yin Y,Duan J,Wei G,Weng Y,Guo C,Zhu Y,Wang Y,Xi M,Wen A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Reduced baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has been reported in patients with acute cardiovascular events. We tested the hypothesis that BRS varies in different subtypes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and that BRS is a predictor of clinical outcomes. Methods:We examined autonomic parameters in 34 patients with AI...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai WC,Lin HC,Lai YR,Hsu CW,Huang CC,Wang HC,Su CM,Su YJ,Lin WC,Cheng BC,Chang WN,Lu CH,Tsai NW

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sophora davidii (Franch.) Kom. ex Pavol is an important medicinal plant and a feeding scrub with ecological value. The effects of different gamma irradiation doses (20-140 Kr) on seed germination and seedling morphology were investigated in S. davidii, and intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to identi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang P,Zhang Y,Zhao L,Mo B,Luo T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) involving skin is one of the most frequent complications of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), usually diagnosed based on clinical manifestations. So far, skin biopsy with histopathological evaluation is the only method to confirm the diag...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kaminska-Winciorek G,Czerw T,Kruzel T,Giebel S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to analyze differences in necrotic changes between cortical and cancellous bone in resection margins after segmental mandibulectomy for advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis. METHODS:Anteroposterior bone specimens from eleven patients who underwent segmental mandibulectomy with simultaneou...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Akashi M,Hashikawa K,Wanifuchi S,Kusumoto J,Shigeoka M,Furudoi S,Terashi H,Komori T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has a wide variety of physiological functions in the kidney. Besides the regulatory effects in intrarenal haemodynamics and glomerular microcirculation, in vivo studies reported the diuretic and natriuretic effects of NO. However, opposite results showing the stimulatory effect of NO on Na+ reabsorpt...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Satoh N,Nakamura M,Suzuki A,Tsukada H,Horita S,Suzuki M,Moriya K,Seki G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin, which widely exists in all vertebrates and in some invertebrates, is possibly a precursor of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). However, AMPs in the hemoglobin of invertebrates have been rarely investigated. This study is the first to report the full-length cDNA, prokaryotic expression, and antimicrobial activ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Niu R,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:DNA Primase Subunit 1 (PRIM1) is crucial for cancer development and progression. However, there remains a lack of comprehension concerning the clinical implication of PRIM1 in HCC. Here, aberrant expression of PRIM1 was identified in HCC according to available databases. The prognostic value of PRIM1 in patients prese...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Y,Li L,Liu R,Zeng C

更新日期：2020-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2001 the Istituto Superiore di Sanità established a quality assurance programme for molecular genetic testing that covers four pathologies: Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Beta Thalassemia (BT), Fragile X Syndrome (FX), and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC). Since 2009 this activity is an institutional activity an...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Censi F,Tosto F,Floridia G,Marra M,Salvatore M,Baffico AM,Grasso M,Melis MA,Pelo E,Radice P,Ravani A,Rosatelli C,Resta N,Russo S,Seia M,Varesco L,Falbo V,Taruscio D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A delayed time to pregnancy was recently reported for women who had a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) to remove cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or 3. The objective of the current study was to determine if treatment of CIN with LEEP is associated with decreased levels of anti-M...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sklavos MM,Spracklen CN,Saftlas AF,Pinto LA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipases are water-soluble enzymes that act on insoluble substrates and catalyze the hydrolysis of long-chain triglycerides. Lipases play a vital role in the food, detergent, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. In the past, fungal lipases gained significant attention in the industries due to their substrate specif...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gopinath SC,Anbu P,Lakshmipriya T,Hilda A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. Duodenal atresia (DA) routinely has been corrected by laparotomy and duodenoduodenostomy with excellent long-term results. We revisited the patients with DA treated in the last 12 years (2004-2016) comparing the open and the minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach. Methods. We divided our cohort of patie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chiarenza SF,Bucci V,Conighi ML,Zolpi E,Costa L,Fasoli L,Bleve C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crude ethanolic extract from aerial parts of Pothomorphe umbellata L. (Piperaceae) and fractions obtained by partitions sequentially among water-methanol, methylene chloride, and ethyl acetate, as well as the major constituent, 4-nerolidylcatechol, were, respectively, evaluated and evidenced for antioxidant and cy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lopes AP,Bagatela BS,Rosa PC,Nanayakkara DN,Tavares Carvalho JC,Maistro EL,Bastos JK,Perazzo FF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal physiological loads from muscles experienced by the spine are largely unknown due to a lack of data. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of varying muscle directions on the outcomes predicted from finite element models of human lumbar spine. A nonlinear finite element model of L3-L5 was empl...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhu R,Niu WX,Wang ZP,Pei XL,He B,Zeng ZL,Cheng LM

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2017/7268308.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin JA,Blanco R,Shibata Y,Nakamoto T,Lin KH

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) effects on unresponsive thin (<7 mm) endometrium in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). We included thirty-seven subjects who had thin unresponsive endometrium on the day of triggering ovulation. These patients also failed ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kunicki M,Łukaszuk K,Woclawek-Potocka I,Liss J,Kulwikowska P,Szczyptańska J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As a newly discovered lncRNA, bladder cancer-associated transcript 1 (BLACAT1) has been reported to correlate with poor clinical outcomes in several different cancers. This study aimed to evaluate its generalized predictive value for cancer prognosis. Materials and Methods:We thoroughly searched PubMed, Emb...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lu H,Liu H,Yang X,Ye T,Lv P,Wu X,Ye Z

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:POZ/BTB domains are widespread modules detected in a variety of different biological contexts. Here, we report a biophysical characterization of the POZ/BTB of KCTD6, a protein that is involved in the turnover of the muscle small ankyrin-1 isoform 5 and, in combination with KCTD11, in the ubiquitination and degradatio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pirone L,Esposito C,Correale S,Graziano G,Di Gaetano S,Vitagliano L,Pedone E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To create a predictive score for the discrimination between benign and malignant parotid tumors using elastographic parameters and to compare its sensitivity and specificity with standard ultrasound. METHODS:A total of 124 patients with parotid gland lesions for whom surgery was planned were examined using convent...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Heřman J,Sedláčková Z,Vachutka J,Fürst T,Salzman R,Vomáčka J,Heřman M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Its long-term prognosis strongly depends on a timely and optimized antibiotic treatment. Therefore, identification of the causative pathogen is crucial and currently based on blood cultures followed by chara...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Maneg D,Sponsel J,Müller I,Lohr B,Penders J,Madlener K,Hunfeld KP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information and communications technology (ICT) could support ambient assisted living (AAL) based interventions to provide support to informal caregivers of people with dementia, especially when they need to cope with their feelings of overburden or isolation. An e-learning platform (understAID application) was tested...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Núñez-Naveira L,Alonso-Búa B,de Labra C,Gregersen R,Maibom K,Mojs E,Krawczyk-Wasielewska A,Millán-Calenti JC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00