Gene gun bombardment with DNA-coated golden particles enhanced the protective effect of a DNA vaccine based on thioredoxin glutathione reductase of Schistosoma japonicum.

abstract：Objective:To characterize and evaluate CT and MRI features of extremity soft tissue adult fibrosarcoma. Methods:CT and MRI images from 10 adult patients with pathologically proven fibrosarcomas were retrospectively analyzed with regard to tumor location, size, number, shape, margins, attenuation, signal intensity, and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang H,Nie P,Dong C,Li J,Huang Y,Hao D,Xu W

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease, which manifests as a succession of outbreaks. OLP was associated with salivary oxidative stress. Randomized, double blind, parallel-group study was performed. The sample consisted of 55 clinically and histopathologically diagnosed OLP patients. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tvarijonaviciute A,Aznar-Cayuela C,Rubio CP,Tecles F,Ceron JJ,López-Jornet P

更新日期：2018-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular recognition elements (MREs) can be short sequences of single-stranded DNA, RNA, small peptides, or antibody fragments. They can bind to user-defined targets with high affinity and specificity. There has been an increasing interest in the identification and application of nucleic acid molecular recognition el...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hong KL,Sooter LJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional connectivity has been correlated with a patient's level of consciousness and has been found to be altered in several neuropsychiatric disorders. Absence epilepsy patients, who experience a loss of consciousness, are assumed to suffer from alterations in thalamocortical networks; however, previous studies ha...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu CP,Zhang SW,Fang T,Manxiu M,Chencan Q,Huafu C,Zhu HW,Li YJ,Zuxiang L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to important and deleterious neuroinflammation, as evidenced by indicators such as edema, cytokine production, induction of nitric oxide synthase, and leukocyte infiltration. After TBI, cerebral vascular endothelial cells play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammation. In ou...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang KW,Wang HK,Chen HJ,Liliang PC,Liang CL,Tsai YD,Cho CL,Lu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Condyloma acuminatum, intraepithelial neoplasia, and squamous cell carcinoma are three relatively frequent vulvar lesions. Condyloma acuminatum is induced by low risk genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV). Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) and squamous cell carcinoma have different etiopathogenic pathways and a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Léonard B,Kridelka F,Delbecque K,Goffin F,Demoulin S,Doyen J,Delvenne P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic and histopathological findings detected in Sparus aurata experimentally infected with third-stage Anisakis larvae without intermediate host are evaluated and discussed. In six fish, live nematode larvae were introduced by gastroscopy into the stomach. The first observation by endoscope, 15 days after ch...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Marino F,Lanteri G,Passantino A,De Stefano C,Costa A,Gaglio G,Macrì F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii with worldwide distribution has received substantial medical and scientific attentions as it causes serious clinical and veterinary problems especially for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. Heat shock protein 40 (HSP40) plays a variety of essential roles in the pathogenesis of this proto...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li ZY,Lu J,Zhou DH,Chen J,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Previous studies have investigated the association between the use of bisphosphonates and the development of breast cancer, which presented controversial results. Thus, this meta-analysis was conducted to summarize the current evidence of the association of bisphosphonate use with breast cancer risk. Method...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Peng R,Liang X,Zhang G,Yao Y,Chen Z,Pan X,Wang J,Liu G

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) is a rare and severely malignant tumor occurring in infancy and early childhood, with the overall outcomes remain poor. Neither gene regulatory networks nor biomarkers to predict the prognostic outcomes have been elucidated in RTK. In this study, RNA sequencing data were obtained to ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Wu X,Li T,Cui M,Zhu L,Wang G,Guo F

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is an asymptomatic precursor stage of multiple myeloma (MM) characterized by clonal bone marrow plasma cells (BMPC) ≥ 10% and/or M protein level ≥ 30 g/L in the absence of end organ damage. It represents an intermediate stage between monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gao M,Yang G,Kong Y,Wu X,Shi J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important tasks of a living organism is to maintain its genetic integrity with respect to stress. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has a crucial role in sensing cellular homeostasis by controlling metabolism, proteostasis, and several signaling processes. ER stressors can induce autophagy-dependent survival;...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Holczer M,Márton M,Kurucz A,Bánhegyi G,Kapuy O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Materials and Methods:Various aqueous extracts were prepared from this plant and preadministered per os to albino mice 3 h before APAP administration, once daily for one week. Animals from the normal group were given only distilled water while those from negative control received only APAP 250 mg/kg. After treatment, m...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Galani BRT,Owona BA,Chuisseu DPD,Machewere E,Ngantchouko CBN,Moundipa PF

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is one of the world's major public health problems. Praziquantel is currently the only effective drug against schistosomiasis. As resistance of praziquantel has emerged in some endemic areas, development of new antischistosomal agents should be a high priority. In this study, a phage display peptide li...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song LJ,Li JH,Yin XR,Zhang W,Jin Y,Gao H,Wang J,Yu CX,Hua ZC

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the first most common neurodegenerative disease. Despite a large amount of research, the pathogenetic mechanism of AD has not yet been clarified. The two hallmarks of the pathology of AD are the extracellular senile plaques (SPs) of aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide and the accumulation ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ou JR,Tan MS,Xie AM,Yu JT,Tan L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The sensitivity and specificity of biomarkers used for predicting peripheral neuropathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and nephritis (SLE-LN) remain unsatisfactory. This study aimed to determine the autoantibodies levels in SLE-LN patients with peripheral neuropathy. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Su YJ,Huang CR,Chang WN,Tsai NW,Kung CT,Lin WC,Huang CC,Su CM,Cheng BC,Chang YT,Lu CH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human amniotic fluid and a mixture of eight fatty acids (FAT-M) identified in this maternal fluid (C12:0, lauric acid, 0.9 μ g%; C14:0, myristic acid, 6.9 μ g%; C16:0, palmitic acid, 35.3 μ g%; C16:1, palmitoleic acid, 16.4 μ g%; C18:0, stearic acid, 8.5 μ g%; C18:1 cis, oleic acid, 18.4 μ g%; C18:1 trans, elaidic aci...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rodríguez-Landa JF,García-Ríos RI,Cueto-Escobedo J,Bernal-Morales B,Contreras CM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This study aims to (i) translate, culturally adapt, and preliminarily validate the arrhythmia-specific Umea22 (U22) questionnaire and (ii) assess the impact of radiofrequency (RF) ablation and medical treatment on the quality of life of patients with supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs). Methods:A total of 1...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Domeyer PR,Giannakidou SC,Kyriakou P,Katsari V,Antoniadis AP,Lagos IK,Fragakis N,Varaklioti A,Vassilikos VP

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebral emboli may occur in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and intracranial aneurysm surgery. Although embolic signs (ES) have been reported in SAH, their origin remains unclear. The aim of this study was to report the detection of ES during routine TCD monitoring in patients with aneurysmal SAH. METHODS:...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Paschoal FM Jr,de Almeida Lins Ronconi K,de Lima Oliveira M,Nogueira Rde C,Paschoal EH,Teixeira MJ,Figueiredo EG,Bor-Seng-Shu E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of MTA from dentin by applying 37% hydrochloric acid (HCl) to reduce microhardness and push-out bond strength. Forty dentin slices were filled with WMTA and divided into two groups (n = 20). Ten slices remained untreated while others were exposed to either HCl or phosphate buffer saline (PBS) and all samples w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saghiri MA,Garcia-Godoy F,Gutmann JL,Sheibani N,Asatourian A,Lotfi M,Elyasi M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) is a frequent contaminant of animal feeds, but its effects on fish have not yet been investigated extensively. In order to fill this gap a feeding trial with juvenile carp was conducted. Three groups of fish were fed feeds contaminated with ZEN at three concentrations (low: 332 μg kg(-1...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Pietsch C,Junge R,Burkhardt-Holm P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), a marker of vascular inflammation, is associated with cardiovascular disease. This prospective study of an inception cohort aimed to investigate whether the level of Lp-PLA2 is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Södergren A,Karp K,Bengtsson C,Möller B,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Wållberg-Jonsson S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological age (BA) equation is a prediction model that utilizes an algorithm to combine various biological markers of ageing. Different from traditional concepts, the BA equation does not emphasize the importance of a golden index but focuses on using indices of vital organs to represent the senescence of whole b...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jia L,Zhang W,Jia R,Zhang H,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) could protect residual renal function is still controversial. To assess the effects of ACEIs and ARBs on the residual renal function and cardiovascular (CV) events in perito...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ding L,Yang J,Li L,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have extensively analyzed single SNP effects on a wide variety of common and complex diseases and found many genetic variants associated with diseases. However, there is still a large portion of the genetic variants left unexplained. This missing heritability problem might be due...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee S,Kim Y,Kwon MS,Park T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexico has one of the highest incidences of childhood leukemia worldwide and significantly higher mortality rates for this disease compared with other countries. One possible cause is the high prevalence of gene rearrangements associated with the etiology or with a poor prognosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leuke...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bekker-Méndez VC,Miranda-Peralta E,Núñez-Enríquez JC,Olarte-Carrillo I,Guerra-Castillo FX,Pompa-Mera EN,Ocaña-Mondragón A,Rangel-López A,Bernáldez-Ríos R,Medina-Sanson A,Jiménez-Hernández E,Amador-Sánchez R,Peñaloza-González JG,

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oxidative stress is an important factor during age-related cataract formation. Apoptosis and autophagy induced by oxidative stress have been reported as key factors in age-related cataract. In our research, we investigated the role of let-7c-3p in the regulation of autophagy and apoptosis during the formatio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li T,Huang Y,Zhou W,Yan Q

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary atresia (BA) is an orphan medical condition of the newborn, resulting in end-stage liver cirrhosis due to obliterative cholangiopathy of the extrahepatic bile duct. Although Kasai's hepatoportoenterostomy (KPE) is the well-established first-line therapy, little is known about its surgical complications. 153 pa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Madadi-Sanjani O,Carl N,Longerich T,Petersen C,Andruszkow JH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. The treatment choice for advanced stage of lung cancer may depend on histotype, performance status (PS), age, and comorbidities. In the present study, we focused on the effect of metronomic vinorelbine treatment in elderly patients with advanced unresectab...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： D'Ascanio M,Pezzuto A,Fiorentino C,Sposato B,Bruno P,Grieco A,Mancini R,Ricci A

更新日期：2018-08-27 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