Stem cell therapy for lower extremity diabetic ulcers: where do we stand?

abstract：Introduction:This study examines the utility of electroencephalography (EEG) in clinical decision making in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in regards to the prescription of antiseizure medications. Methods:Patients were grouped as having positive EEG (+) for epileptiform activity or negative EEG (-). These studi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rao R,Monlezun DJ,Kimbrough T,Burkett BJ,Samai A,Martin-Schild S

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E4 (Apo E4) is the major genetic risk factor in the causation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we utilize virtual screening of the world's largest traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) database and investigate potential compounds for the inhibition of ApoE4. We present the top three TCM candidate...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Huang HJ,Chen HY,Lee CC,Chen CY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New genomes are being sequenced at an increasingly rapid rate, far outpacing the rate at which manual gene annotation can be performed. Automated genome annotation is thus necessitated by this growth in genome projects; however, full-fledged annotation systems are usually home-grown and customized to a particular geno...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alioto T,Picardi E,Guigó R,Pesole G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSC) activated by curcumin (CUR) on PC12 cells induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+), a cell model of Parkinson's disease (PD). The supernatant of hUC-MSC and hUC-MSC activated by 5 ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jinfeng L,Yunliang W,Xinshan L,Yutong W,Shanshan W,Peng X,Xiaopeng Y,Zhixiu X,Qingshan L,Honglei Y,Xia C,Hongwei W,Bingzhen C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopia is the most common ocular abnormality. Its high and growing prevalence has contributed to a recent surge in surgical interest in the disorder, since retinal detachment in eyes with high myopia differs from that in emmetropic eyes or eyes with low myopia. The myopic eye, because of its specific anatomy, poses sp...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Semeraro F,Morescalchi F,Russo A,Romano MR,Costagliola C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated gene 11 (URG11), a new gene upregulated by hepatitis B virus X protein, is involved in the development and progression of several tumors, including liver, stomach, lung, and colon cancers. However, the role of URG11 in prostate cancer remains yet to be elucidated. By determined expression in human prostate...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pan B,Ye Y,Liu H,Zhen J,Zhou H,Li Y,Qu L,Wu Y,Zeng C,Zhong W

更新日期：2018-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccentric exercise is characterized by initial unfavorable effects such as subcellular muscle damage, pain, reduced fiber excitability, and initial muscle weakness. However, stretch combined with overload, as in eccentric contractions, is an effective stimulus for inducing physiological and neural adaptations to train...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hedayatpour N,Falla D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Surgical correction of mitral regurgitation (MR) can lead to postoperative low cardiac output state. We aimed to assess the acute hemodynamic changes after percutaneous MitraClip therapy (a unique model without influence of factors linked to surgical procedure) in patients with functional MR without the in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bednar F,Budesinsky T,Linkova H,Kocka V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to find out whether peripheral blood leukocyte adiponectin receptors 1 and 2 (AdipoR1, AdipoR2) protein expression patterns (flow cytometry) differ between the primary hypertension children (n = 57) and healthy controls (n = 19) and if their expression levels are related to selected clinical p...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gackowska L,Litwin M,Trojanek J,Eljaszewicz A,Kubiszewska I,Niemirska A,Wierzbicka A,Michalkiewicz J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of 3D-TMT, previously used only for dynamic testing, in a static cephalometric evaluation. Material and Method. A group of 40 patients (20 males and 20 females; mean age 14.2 ± 1.2 years; 12-18 years old) was included in the study. The measurements obtained by the 3D-T...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mummolo S,Nota A,Marchetti E,Padricelli G,Marzo G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) surgical approach has potential advantages over other approaches but is associated with some unique neurologic risks due to the proximity of the lumbosacral plexus. The present study analyzed complications following LLIF surgical approach using a novel single fl...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nunley P,Sandhu F,Frank K,Stone M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims to investigate the effects of the alcohol extract of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt (AC) on diabetic nephropathy (DN) mice. A total of 30 db/db (DN) mice were divided into 3 groups, which were treated with AC (300 mg/kg/day), metformin (180 mg/kg/day), or saline by gavage for 10 weeks. Ten db/m mice treated w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu S,Zhao H,Yang W,Amat R,Peng J,Li Y,Deng K,Mao X,Jiao Y

更新日期：2019-03-28 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：Background:Pakistan is a country with one of the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, and therefore, it is imperative to revisit the design of behaviour change interventions in the program. This study was designed to understand and assess the knowledge, awareness, perceptions, and health-seeking behaviour ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khan A,Shaikh BT,Baig MA

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell implantation has been utilized for the repair of spinal cord injury; however, it shows unsatisfactory performance in repairing large scale lesion of an organ. We hypothesized that dental follicle cells (DFCs), which possess multipotential capability, could reconstruct spinal cord defect (SCD) in combination ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li X,Yang C,Li L,Xiong J,Xie L,Yang B,Yu M,Feng L,Jiang Z,Guo W,Tian W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Design:From July 2016 to June 2018, 36 women with symptomatic early pregnancy around 4-8 weeks of gestation were recruited into the study. Among them, there were 16 women with viable intrauterine pregnancy (VIP), 9 women with spontaneous abortion (SA), and 11 women of EP. Serum exosomal miRNAs were extracted and measur...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sun J,Deng G,Ruan X,Chen S,Liao H,Liu X,Li J,Zhao G,Gao J

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered a public health problem, assuming epidemic proportions worldwide. In this context, the preponderance of CKD prevalence in male over age-matched female patients is of note. In the present study, we investigated the impact of the gender on the development of experimental CKD in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fanelli C,Dellê H,Cavaglieri RC,Dominguez WV,Noronha IL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate definition and better understanding of the mechanisms of stroke are crucial as this will guide the effective care and therapy. In this paper, we review the previous basic and clinical researches on the causes or mechanisms of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases (ICVD) and interpret the correlation between embol...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yu YP,Tan L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aims of this study were to explore the characteristics of left ventricular (LV) functional changes in subjects with or without acute mountain sickness (AMS) and their associations with AMS incidence. Methods:A total of 589 healthy men were enrolled and took a trip from Chengdu (500 m, above sea level (a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ke J,Liu C,Yu S,Bian S,Zhang C,Yang J,Zhang J,Jin J,Rao R,Zeng Y,Huang L

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. (AB), a traditional East Asian medicine, exhibits protective effects against several inflammatory diseases. Our search for an inhibitor of IL-6-induced JAK2/STAT3 activation revealed that AB ethanolic extract (ABE) had a significant inhibitory effect on IL-6-induced STAT3 e...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jang HJ,Lee SJ,Lim HJ,Jung K,Lee S,Park CS,Lee SW,Rho MC

更新日期：2018-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has attracted wide attention. Studies have reported that ginsenoside Rb1 can improve human cognitive ability and glucose tolerance during the development of diabetes. The mechanism behind the improvement in cognitive ability and glucose toler...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang R,Jiang X,He X,Liang D,Sun S,Zhou G

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Biodex Biosway® Balance System and SWAY Balance® Mobile smartphone application (SBMA) are portable instruments that assess balance function with force plate and accelerometer technology, respectively. The validity of these indirect clinical measures of postural sway merits investigation. Purpose:The pur...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dewan BM,Roger James C,Kumar NA,Sawyer SF

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound tomography (UST) image segmentation is fundamental in breast density estimation, medicine response analysis, and anatomical change quantification. Existing methods are time consuming and require massive manual interaction. To address these issues, an automatic algorithm based on GrabCut (AUGC) is proposed i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu S,Yu S,Zhuang L,Wei X,Sak M,Duric N,Hu J,Xie Y

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：:Autophagic elements typically appear as spherical bodies. During their life they undergo a series of changes (e.g., fusion, degradation of content, and swelling) which influence their size in a way that may be characteristic for cell type, stage of maturation, or various experimentally manipulated parameters. A simple...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kovács AL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma of infiltrative nature is challenging for surgeons to achieve tumor-specific and maximal resection. Raman spectroscopy provides structural information on the targeted materials as vibrational shifts. We utilized Raman spectroscopy to distinguish invasive tumors from normal tissues. Spectra obtained from replica...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tanahashi K,Natsume A,Ohka F,Momota H,Kato A,Motomura K,Watabe N,Muraishi S,Nakahara H,Saito Y,Takeuchi I,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heteronemin is a bioactive marine sesterterpene isolated from the sponge Hyrtios sp. Previous reports have shown that heteronemin possesses anticancer activity. Here, heteronemin displayed cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell lines (A549, ACHN, and A498) and exhibited potent activity in A498 human renal c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu SY,Sung PJ,Chang YL,Pan SL,Teng CM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The sources of Reactive Oxidative Species (ROS) in the organism are the respiratory processes occurring in cells catalyzed by different enzymes. Operation of ROS is balanced by antioxidants, the compounds; although present in low concentrations, they significantly inhibit the degree of oxidation of particu...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kuciel-Lewandowska J,Gnus J,Pawlik-Sobecka L,Płaczkowska S,Kokot I,Kasperczak M,Paprocka-Borowicz M

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is 30-50% after surgery. PONV occurs frequently, especially after craniotomy. In this study, we investigated the preventive effects on PONV in a randomized study by comparing patients who had been administered fosaprepitant, a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antago...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tsutsumi YM,Kakuta N,Soga T,Kume K,Hamaguchi E,Tsutsumi R,Tanaka K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and physical fitness among preschool children. Methods:A total of 346 participants (201 boys and 145 girls) aged 3.5-5.5 years (M = 4.5 yr, SD = 0.47) from Shanghai, China, completed physical fitness assessments, including triceps ski...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fang H,Quan M,Zhou T,Sun S,Zhang J,Zhang H,Cao Z,Zhao G,Wang R,Chen P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00