Assessment of respiration-induced motion and its impact on treatment outcome for lung cancer.

abstract：:We have analyzed anatomic variations in the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) and compared them to anatomic variations in these muscles in humans (Homo sapiens). We have macroscopically dissected these muscles in six adult Pan troglodytes, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Potau JM,Arias-Martorell J,Bello-Hellegouarch G,Casado A,Pastor JF,de Paz F,Diogo R

更新日期：2018-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:With the development of nanotechnology, nanocarriers have been increasingly used for curative drug/gene delivery. Various nanocarriers are being introduced and assessed, such as polymer nanoparticles, liposomes, and micelles. As a novel theranostic system, nanocarriers hold great promise for ultrasound molecular imagi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhou QL,Chen ZY,Wang YX,Yang F,Lin Y,Liao YY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new fungus Cladosporium oxysporum GQ-3 producing extracellular xylanase was isolated from decaying agricultural waste and identified based on the morphology and comparison of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA gene sequence. C. oxysporum produced maximum xylanase activity of 55.92 U/mL with wheat bran as a subst...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guan GQ,Zhao PX,Zhao J,Wang MJ,Huo SH,Cui FJ,Jiang JX

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal immunity consists of innate and adaptive immune responses which can be influenced by systemic immunity. Despite having been the subject of intensive studies, it is not fully elucidated what exactly occurs after HIV contact with the female genital tract mucosa. The sexual route is the main route of HIV transmis...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Reis Machado J,da Silva MV,Cavellani CL,dos Reis MA,Monteiro ML,Teixeira Vde P,Miranda Corrêa RR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia is the presence of low muscle mass and low muscle function. The aim of this study was to establish cutoffs for low muscle mass using three published methods and to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. METHODS:Gender specific cutoffs levels were identified for low muscle mass...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu S,Appleton S,Adams R,Chapman I,Wittert G,Visvanathan T,Visvanathan R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite good safety records, vaccines given to young children can cause adverse events. We investigated the reported adverse events following immunization (AEFI) of vaccines given to children of less than seven years of age during the first ten years (1998 to 2008) in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. We worked with the ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cunha MP,Dórea JG,Marques RC,Leão RS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of HCC tumorigenesis is very complicated and HBV-encoded X protein (HBx) has been reported to play the most important role in this process. Activation of downstream signal path...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hung CM,Huang WC,Pan HL,Chien PH,Lin CW,Chen LC,Chien YF,Lin CC,Leow KH,Chen WS,Chen JY,Ho CY,Hou PS,Chen YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rising global incidence of obesity cannot be fully explained within the context of traditional risk factors such as an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, aging, or genetics. Adipose tissue is an endocrine as well as a metabolic organ that may be susceptible to disruption by environmental estrogenic chemicals. Si...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Doke M,Avecilla V,Felty Q

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol has recently been used as a supplemental treatment for several neurological and nonneurological diseases. It is not known whether resveratrol has neuroprotective effect on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To assess the effect of resveratrol on the disease, we tested this agent on an ALS model of SOD1(G...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song L,Chen L,Zhang X,Li J,Le W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thiopurine drugs are metabolized via S-methylation and catalyzed by thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT). Patients with very low TPMT activity are at high risk of fatal bone marrow toxicity when standard doses of thiopurine drugs are administered. TPMT genotyping can predict TPMT activity and is not affec...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim S,Lee HW,Lee W,Chun S,Min WK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Obesity has become a global epidemic due to an increase in the number of obese individuals worldwide. There is little research in the field of obesity genetics in Pakistan. The aim of the current study was to analyze the association of common variants in Fat Mass and Obesity associated (FTO) gene w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shabana,Hasnain S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori colonization of gastric mucosa causes pain of unknown etiology in about 15-20% of infected subjects. The aim of the present work was to determine the level of expression of enzymes involved in the synthesis of melatonin in gastric mucosa of asymptomatic and symptomatic H. pylori infected patients. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chojnacki C,Popławski T,Blasiak J,Chojnacki J,Reiter RJ,Klupinska G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:(1) To evaluate a new acquisition protocol of (18)F-choline (FCH) PET/CT for prostate cancer patients (PC), (2) to review acquisition (18)F-choline PET/CT methodology, and (3) to propose a standardized acquisition protocol on FCH PET/CT in PC patients. MATERIALS:100 consecutive PC patients (mean age 70.5 years...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chondrogiannis S,Marzola MC,Grassetto G,Maffione AM,Rampin L,Veronese E,Massaro A,Rubello D

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:With the recent advancement in the field of ocular therapy, drug delivery approaches have been elevated to a new concept in terms of nonionic surfactant vesicles (NSVs), that is, the ability to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient in a staggered profile. However the major drawbacks of the conventional drug deliv...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sahoo RK,Biswas N,Guha A,Sahoo N,Kuotsu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of Zataria multiflora on bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis is shown in vivo and in vitro. We compare the effectiveness of Zataria multiflora cream and oral metronidazole pill on results of treatment for vaginal infections including Trichomonas and bacterial vaginosis; these infections occur simultan...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Abdali K,Jahed L,Amooee S,Zarshenas M,Tabatabaee H,Bekhradi R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The study aimed to compare the accuracy of different methods of data acquisition and data reconstruction and to assess their usefulness for 3D printing of tooth replicas. Methods:3-dimensional models of molar and canine teeth obtain utilizing CBCT examination with different protocols, and optical scanning w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kulczyk T,Rychlik M,Lorkiewicz-Muszyńska D,Abreu-Głowacka M,Czajka-Jakubowska A,Przystańska A

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To further understand the potential expression relationships of miRNAs in miRNA gene clusters and gene families, a global analysis was performed in 4 paired tumor (breast cancer) and adjacent normal tissue samples using deep sequencing datasets. The compositions of miRNA gene clusters and families are not random, and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Guo L,Yang S,Zhao Y,Zhang H,Wu Q,Chen F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the similarities and differences between the variety of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) formulations, preparation, and uses to try to determine the best responses for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A comparison of the outcomes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Milants C,Bruyère O,Kaux JF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of halo-substituted mixed ester/amide-based analogues 4a-l have been prepared as jack bean urease inhibitor, which showed good to excellent inhibition of enzyme activity. The role of halo-substituted benzoyl moieties and alkyl substituted anilines in urease inhibitory kinetics was also investigated. The alkyl...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rashid M,Rafique H,Roshan S,Shamas S,Iqbal Z,Ashraf Z,Abbas Q,Hassan M,Qureshi ZUR,Asad MHHB

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter treatment of children with congenital heart disease such as coarctation of the aorta and pulmonary artery stenosis currently involves the use of metal stents. While these provide good short term results, there are long term complications with their use. Children outgrow metal stents, obligating them to f...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alexy RD,Levi DS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any bioassay to test new chemically synthesized larvicides or phytolarvicides against Culicidae and more harmful mosquito species, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which specifically transmit dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya viral fevers as well as Zika virus, or Anopheles gambiae, a vector for malaria and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fontana JD,Ferreira RL,Zuccolotto T,de Borba Dallagassa C,Wielewski LP,Chalcoski BMS,da Silva MAN,Richardi VS,Golart J,de Melo Rodovalho C

更新日期：2020-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare, indolent B-cell lymphoma. Clinically, chromosome 6q deletion (6q del) including loss of the B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 gene (BLIMP-1) is reported to be associated with poor prognosis. However, it remains unclear how the underlying biological mechan...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sekiguchi N,Nomoto J,Nagata A,Kiyota M,Fukuda I,Yamada K,Takezako N,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia-3 (SCA3) is the most common dominant inherited ataxia worldwide and is caused by an unstable CAG trinucleotide expansion mutation within the ATXN3 gene, resulting in an expanded polyglutamine tract within the ATXN3 protein. Many in vitro studies have examined the role of autophagy in neurodegene...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ou Z,Luo M,Niu X,Chen Y,Xie Y,He W,Song B,Xian Y,Fan D,OuYang S,Sun X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As emerging tick born rickettsial diseases caused by A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis have become a serious threat to human and animal health throughout the world. In particular, in China, an unusual transmission of nosocomial cases of human granulocytic anaplasmosis occurred in Anh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang L,Liu H,Xu B,Zhang Z,Jin Y,Li W,Lu Q,Li L,Chang L,Zhang X,Fan D,Cao M,Bao M,Zhang Y,Guan Z,Cheng X,Tian L,Wang S,Yu H,Yu Q,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Tang X,Yin J,Lao S,Wu B,Li J,Li W,Xu Q,Shi Y,Huan

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Biomaterial research for soft tissue augmentation is an increasing topic in aesthetic medicine. Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers are widely used for their low invasiveness and easy application to correct aesthetic defects or traumatic injuries. Some complications as acute or chronic inflammation can occur in pati...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cannella V,Altomare R,Leonardi V,Russotto L,Di Bella S,Mira F,Guercio A

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoexponential model is widely used in quantitative biomedical imaging. Notable applications include apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) imaging and pharmacokinetics. The application of ADC imaging to the detection of malignant tissue has in turn prompted several studies concerning optimal experiment design for ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alipoor M,Maier SE,Gu IY,Mehnert A,Kahl F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Objective. Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are closely interconnected conditions both leading to high cardiovascular risk. Inactivity is frequent and physical activity programs remain difficult in these patients. We investigated the acute feasibility of two neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) modalit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Vivodtzev I,Maffiuletti NA,Borel AL,Grangier A,Wuyam B,Tamisier R,Pépin JL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Big data bioinformatics aims at drawing biological conclusions from huge and complex biological datasets. Added value from the analysis of big data, however, is only possible if the data is accompanied by accurate metadata annotation. Particularly in high-throughput experiments intelligent approaches are needed to kee...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Friedrich A,Kenar E,Kohlbacher O,Nahnsen S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00