Molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of alphavirus-induced arthritis.

abstract：:A number of statistical methods for detecting gene-gene interactions have been developed in genetic association studies with binary traits. However, many phenotype measures are intrinsically quantitative and categorizing continuous traits may not always be straightforward and meaningful. Association of gene-gene inter...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yee J,Kwon MS,Jin S,Park T,Park M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Haemonchus contortus, the causative agent of Haemonchosis, is the most economically important parasite in small ruminant production. Control with chemotherapy has not been successful due to rapid emergence of drug-resistant strains. There is a continuous search for alternative leads particularly from plants....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zenebe S,Feyera T,Assefa S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To improve the efficacy of regenerative treatment for gingival recessions, the autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) combined with coronally advanced flap (CAF) have been investigated. However, few studies systematically assess the complementary effect of APCs in periodontal regeneration. The present study...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li R,Liu Y,Xu T,Zhao H,Hou J,Wu Y,Zhang D

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia-induced autophagy and muscle wasting occur in several environmental and pathological conditions. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of the hypoxia-mimetic agent CoCl2 on autophagy and muscle atrophy are still unclear. METHODS:C2C12 myotubes were exposed to increasing concentrat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen R,Jiang T,She Y,Xu J,Li C,Zhou S,Shen H,Shi H,Liu S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. AS patients also display a high prevalence of features clustered under the name of metabolic syndrome (MeS). Anti-TNF- α therapy was found to be effecti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Genre F,López-Mejías R,Miranda-Filloy JA,Ubilla B,Carnero-López B,Blanco R,Pina T,González-Juanatey C,Llorca J,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Butyrate produced by the intestinal microbiota is essential for proper functioning of the intestinal immune system. Total dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) is associated with numerous adverse effects, including severe microbial dysbiosis and loss of important butyrate producers. We hypothesised that a lack of bu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jirsova Z,Heczkova M,Dankova H,Malinska H,Videnska P,Vespalcova H,Micenkova L,Bartonova L,Sticova E,Lodererova A,Prefertusová L,Sekerkova A,Hradecky J,Cahova M

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Engineering three-dimensional (3D) vascularized constructs remains a challenge due to the inability to form rich microvessel networks. In this study we engineered a prevascularized 3D cell sheet construct for tissue regeneration using human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and human umbilical vein en...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ren L,Ma D,Liu B,Li J,Chen J,Yang D,Gao P

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Cystic change in metastatic lymph nodes of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a diagnostic challenge for fine needle aspiration (FNA) because of the scant cellularity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement of thyroglobulin in fine needle aspirate (Tg-FNA) for detecting metastatic PTC in patients with...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang Y,Zhao H,Wang YX,Wang MJ,Zhang ZH,Zhang L,Zhang B,Ahuja AT,Zhou CW,Jiang YX,Guo HQ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years, studies have demonstrated morphological changes in the brain of fibromyalgia (FMS). We aimed to conduct a coordinate-based meta-analytic research through systemic review on voxel-based morphometry (VBM) imaging results to identify consistent gray matter (GM) difference between FMS patients and healthy ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin C,Lee SH,Weng HH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is known to have unique metabolic features such as Warburg effect. Current cancer therapy has moved forward from cytotoxic treatment to personalized, targeted therapies, with some that could lead to specific metabolic changes, potentially monitored by imaging methods. In this paper we addressed the important as...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lin G,Chung YL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer, a malignant neoplasm that occurs in the colorectal mucosa, is one of the most common types of gastrointestinal cancer. Colorectal cancer has been studied extensively, but the molecular mechanisms of this malignancy have not been characterized. This study identified and verified core genes associated...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu H,Ma Y,Zhang J,Gu J,Jing X,Lu S,Fu S,Huo J

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Increased metal ion levels following total hip arthroplasty (THA) with metal-on-metal bearings are a highly debated topic. Local soft tissue reactions with chronic pain and systemic side effects such as neuropathy are described. The aim of the current study was to determine the serum metal ion concentratio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Maurer-Ertl W,Pranckh-Matzke D,Friesenbichler J,Bratschitsch G,Holzer LA,Maier M,Leithner A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcapsules with entrapped cells hold great promise for repairing bone defects. Unfortunately, the osteoinductivity of microcapsules has been restricted by many factors, among which the deficiency of functional proteins is a significant priority. We potentiated the osteoinductivity of microencapsulated cells via cot...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shen Y,Qiao H,Fan Q,Zhang S,Tang T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the histopathological differences after varicocele repair in testicular tissue in males with nonobstructive azoospermia. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2014, 45 men with complete azoospermia and palpable varicocele, presenting with primary infertility of at least 1 year, undergoing varicocele repair a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ustuner M,Yilmaz H,Yavuz U,Ciftci S,Saribacak A,Aynur BS,Yasar H,Culha MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating neurological disorder. Patients with aneurysmal SAH develop secondary complications that are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Aside from secondary neurological injuries, SAH has been associated with nonneurologic medical complications, such as neurocardiogenic...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen S,Li Q,Wu H,Krafft PR,Wang Z,Zhang JH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the posttreatment tumor control and auditory function of vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients after CyberKnife (CK) and analyzed the possible prognostic factors of hearing loss. METHODS:We retrospectively studied 117 VS patients, with Gardner-Robertson (GR) classification grades I to IV, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsai JT,Lin JW,Lin CM,Chen YH,Ma HI,Jen YM,Chen YH,Ju DT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-associated bacteria provide important services to host plants. Environmental factors such as cultivar type and pedoclimatic conditions contribute to shape their diversity. However, whether these environmental factors may influence the plant growth promoting (PGP) potential of the root-associated bacteria is not ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Marasco R,Rolli E,Fusi M,Cherif A,Abou-Hadid A,El-Bahairy U,Borin S,Sorlini C,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding an optimal set of discriminative features is still a crucial but challenging task in biomedical science. The complexity of the task is intensified when any of the two scenarios arise: a highly dimensioned dataset and a small sample-sized dataset. The first scenario poses a big challenge to existing machine lea...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Segera D,Mbuthia M,Nyete A

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurately annotating biological functions of proteins is one of the key tasks in the postgenome era. Many machine learning based methods have been applied to predict functional annotations of proteins, but this task is rarely solved by deep learning techniques. Deep learning techniques recently have been successfully...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zou X,Wang G,Yu G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, even in the absence of other traditional factors. Emerging evidence in experimental animal and human models has emphasized a central role for two main mechanisms of age-related cardiovascular disease: oxidative stress and inflammation. Excess reactive oxygen...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu J,Xia S,Kalionis B,Wan W,Sun T

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：:Abnormal expression of neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (NET1) has been authenticated in many human cancers, including lung cancer. We have previously reported that NET1 functioned as an oncogene and promoted human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) growth and migration. However, the correlation between NET1 a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding S,Huang H,Xu Y,Shen L,Zhong C,Zheng S

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, an elevated preoperative absolute monocyte count (Pre-AMC) is reported to be a predictor of survival, but the clinical application of postoperative absolute monocyte count change (AMCc) remains unknown. The present study was designed to investigate the prognostic value of AMCc in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song Q,Wu JZ,Wang S

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prelacteal feed (feeding any other substance before first breastfeeding) appears to be common despite its harmful effects. By definition a child provided with prelacteal feed (PLF) is not exclusively breastfed and PLF has many implications for the success and early initiation of breastfeeding. Objectives. To...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： El-Gilany AH,Abdel-Hady DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaerobic batch test (45 days at 37°C) was performed to describe the effect of thermal pretreatment at moderate temperatures (60, 80, and 100°C) over durations of 10 and 20 minutes on the enhancement of biogas production using hotel food waste from city of Jaipur, India. The results showed that the total cumulativ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gandhi P,Paritosh K,Pareek N,Mathur S,Lizasoain J,Gronauer A,Bauer A,Vivekanand V

更新日期：2018-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the genes that were expressed in the healing bones around SLA-treated titanium orthodontic mini-implants in a beagle at early (1-week) and late (4-week) stages with RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq). Samples from sites of surgical defects were used as controls. Total RNA was extracted from the tiss...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nahm KY,Heo JS,Lee JH,Lee DY,Chung KR,Ahn HW,Kim SH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Osteopontin (OPN), a multifunctional glycoprotein secreted from a wide variety of cells after inflammatory stimulation, is well accepted to contribute to the development of allergic diseases. However, the influence of histamine H1 receptor antagonists (antihistamines) on OPN functions is not well understood....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Komatsuzaki T,Suzaki I,Hirano K,Kanai K,Asano K,Suzaki H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The aim of this research was to test, in an animal model, the nerve regeneration technique with a hypoallergenic acellular dermal matrix used to wrap the microsurgical neural suture. Materials and Methods:Two groups of rats received the cut of limb right median nerves. The regeneration technique considers...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Colonna MR,Fazio A,Costa AL,Galletti F,Lo Giudice R,Galletti B,Galletti C,Lo Giudice G,Dell'Aversana Orabona G,Papalia I,Ronchi G,Geuna S

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Copy number variants (CNVs) as detected by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) significantly contribute to the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study summarizes the results of 3.5 years of CMA testing by...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ho KS,Twede H,Vanzo R,Harward E,Hensel CH,Martin MM,Page S,Peiffer A,Mowery-Rushton P,Serrano M,Wassman ER

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00