Association of a common variant in TCF7L2 gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Persian population.

abstract：:Arginase activity was measured in serum and biopsy from healthy individuals and colorectal cancer patients. Arginase activity in tumor samples (87 +/- 7.7 U/g tissue) was significantly higher than in controls (40.7 +/- 3.3 U/g tissue). However, serum arginase activity did not show any significant change in both groups...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： del Ara RM,González-Polo RA,Caro A,del Amo E,Palomo L,Hernández E,Soler G,Fuentes JM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T helper (Th) 17 cells have a critical role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and basic leucine zipper transcription factor, ATF-like (BATF) is a newly identified transcriptional factor regulating the differentiation of Th17 cells. However, its precise role in patients with chronic hepa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Wang LY,Fan YC,Zhao J,Ji XF,Wang K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, Th17 cell-associated responses have received growing attention; however, the role of IL-22 (a cytokines also produced by Th17 cells) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has not been widely explored. In this study, we analyze the frequencies of IL-22-positive CD4+/CD8+ T cells in periphe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Qin WZ,Chen LL,Pan HF,Leng RX,Zhai ZM,Wang C,Li RJ,Wang S,Wang HP,Ye DQ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate potency and safety of 14-day bismuth-furazolidone quadruple regimens and to compare efficacies of five proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for the initial eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), 175 eligible patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to 14-day quadruple regimens consisting of bismuth (...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Chen L,He J,Wang L,Ge Q,Chu H,Chen Y,Chen X,Long Y,Deng Y,He H,Li A,Chen S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a very common head and neck cancer in southern china. Despite advances in surgical and chemotherapeutic approaches, its prognosis is still not promising. Hedgehog signaling pathway was reported to be involved in a number of cancers including head and neck. However, it remains unclear ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Yue Y,Zhong W,Pei G,Xiao B,Zhang G,Jiang F,Zhang J,Chen C,Yang P,Dang H,Chang H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare disorder, characterized by the development of multiple vascular thrombosis over a short period of time, in patients with persistently detectable antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs). The vascular occlusions predominantly affect small vessels. The overall mortality ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Tinti MG,Carnevale V,Inglese M,Molinaro F,Bernal M,Migliore A,De Cata A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the clinical significance of antibodies to the ribosomal P proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus. It appears that liver disease due to the lupus process and not attributable to viral infection, alcohol or drugs is associated with anti-ribosomal P. In addition, there is a strong relationship to ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Reichlin M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombin generation potential is an in vitro measure for the capacity of an individual to generate thrombin and recognized as a reflection of a hypo- or hypercoagulable status. Measurement of the in vivo thrombin activity, however, may be of clinical significance. We evaluated a new assay for in vivo thrombin acti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Königsbrügge O,Koder S,Riedl J,Panzer S,Pabinger I,Ay C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the expression of cyclin G1, cyclin G2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines and its significance. The protein expression of cyclin G1, cyclin G2 in NPC cell lines of different differentiation degree (HNE2, CNE1) was detected by indirect immunofluorescence. The mRNA expression of cyclin G1, cycli...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Ye XX,Liu CB,Chen JY,Tao BH,Zhi-Yi C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exosome-derived long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as novel biomarkers are widely investigated in various cancers, yet results remain controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to clarify the diagnostic and prognostic value of exosome-derived lncRNAs in cancer. METHODS:PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CNKI, a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Mu H,Zhang S,Yao Z,Liu Y,Lin K,Zhao Z,Zhu Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide, especially in Western societies. Its aggressive nature and poor prognosis increase the need for identifying new and more accurate diagnostic and prognostic tools. We studied 41 patients who had undergone radical surgical resection for PC, investigate...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Tsiaousidou A,Tsaroucha AK,Lambropoulou M,Pitiakoudis M,Polychronidis A,Chatzitheoklitos E,Romanidis K,Simopoulos C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib mesylate represents the first of a new generation of molecularly targeted therapies engineered to disrupt signal transduction pathways. It is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with relatively selective activity against the Abelson (ABL) proto-oncogene, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, and c-KIT receptor. De...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Peggs K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Longitudinal studies have improved current diagnostics and management of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) patients by liver biopsy and therapeutic intervention, yet the deficiency of biomarker spectrum for dissecting subtypes largely hinders the symptomatic treatment. We originally enriched serum from ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Yang H,Li Q,Zhang L,Zhu M,Niu J,Xue F,Yang L,Qu Q,Lao Y,Ding Z,Xiao C,Wang K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common bacterium in sepsis and pneumonia involving gram-positive bacteria. Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a cell wall component of gram-positive bacteria. It is a potent inducer of inflammatory mediators in human dendritic cells, human pulmonary epithelial cells, and murine ma...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Wu BQ,Luo JM,Wang YH,Shi YF,Liu H,Ba JH,Zhang TT

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The background of this article is as follows: Few data are available about the persistence of serum-specific IgG antibodies to L. infantum after acute VL. The objective of this article is to evaluate the persistence of antibodies against L. infantum in patients healed from acute VL, and the kinetic of the same antibod...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Mansueto P,Pepe I,Seidita A,Scozzari F,Vitale G,Arcoleo F,Elvira I,Cillari E,Rini GB,Napoli N,Di Rosa S,Mansueto S,Di Fede G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predominance of the effector mechanisms by CD4 + T cells is a characteristic of inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The CD40/CD40L costimulatory pathway contributes to these pathogenic mechanisms by promoting autoantibody production and inflammation. Aberrant expression of CD40 and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Román-Fernández IV,García-Chagollán M,Cerpa-Cruz S,Jave-Suárez LF,Palafox-Sánchez CA,García-Arellano S,Sánchez-Zuno GA,Muñoz-Valle JF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomere shortening occurs with human aging in many organs and tissues and is accelerated by rapid cell turnover and oxidative injury. To clarify the clinical importance of telomere shortening in colonic mucosa in ulcerative colitis (UC), we measured average telomere length using quantitative real-time PCR in non-neop...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Tahara T,Shibata T,Okubo M,Kawamura T,Sumi K,Ishizuka T,Nakamura M,Nagasaka M,Nakagawa Y,Ohmiya N,Arisawa T,Hirata I

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been linked with tumor invasion and metastasis. However, the role of VEGF expression in osteosarcoma remains controversial. By searching the PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar databases, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the pathological and prognostic significance ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Han G,Wang Y,Bi W,Jia J,Wang W,Xu M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that cell and gene transplantation in the infarcted myocardium may improve heart function. The aim of the study was to investigate the mechanism involved in improving heart function following the co-injection of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in a r...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Wang B,Ma X,Zhao L,Zhou X,Ma Y,Sun H,Yang Y,Chen B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and increased susceptibility to infections, autoimmunity and malignancies. This study was performed to analyze the Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) polymorphisms in Iranian patients with CVID. Thirty-five ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Aghamohammadi A,Foroughi F,Rezaei N,Dianat S,Solgi G,Amirzargar AA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) therapy brought new hopes for treating rheumatic diseases but also increased the risk of infection, including mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb). Conventional screening tools, such as tuberculin skin test (TST), lack sensitivity or specificity. Recently, T-SPOT.TB has been introduce...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Xie X,Chen JW,Li F,Tian J,Gao JS,Zhang D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a useful procedure for differential diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) and for identification of granulomatous lung diseases. We investigated a panel of biomarkers from BAL fluid of ILD patients to evaluate their utility in differentiating ILDs. Bronchoscopy with BAL was per...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： d'Alessandro M,Carleo A,Cameli P,Bergantini L,Perrone A,Vietri L,Lanzarone N,Vagaggini C,Sestini P,Bargagli E

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet transplantation has remained an effective therapy for type 1 diabetes since 2000. Its widespread use has been prohibited by the shortage of suitable donors. It is critical to explore an applicable alternative for β-cell replacement. This study was performed to generate insulin-producing cells (IPCs) f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Guo XR,Wang XL,Li MC,Yuan YH,Chen Y,Zou DD,Bian LJ,Li DS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotyping techniques are often highly technical, costly, or need improvements in sensitivity and specificity. These limitations indicate the need of novel methods for HCV genotyping. The present study aimed to develop a novel genotyping method combining high-resolution melting (HRM) an...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Wu D,Fu X,Wen Y,Liu B,Deng Z,Dai L,Tan D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunophenotypic characterization of the leukemic cells has been widely used as a tool for diagnosis, classification and prognosis of leukaemia. A total of 192 Chinese patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry using a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Among the 192 patients enrol...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Tong H,Lu C,Zhang J,Liu Z,Ma Y

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased expression of progranulin (PGRN) has been reported in some hematological cancers, but limited information regarding its significance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is available. This study involved 60 subjects (40 de novo adult ALL patients and 20 controls). Serum PGRN level was measured by enzyme-lin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： El-Ghammaz AMS,Azzazi MO,Mostafa N,Hegab HM,Mahmoud AA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Thalassemia is a significant public health problem in Egypt. Infectious complications represent the second most common cause of mortality and the major cause of morbidity in β-thalassemia major (BTM). The increased susceptibility of these patients to infectious diseases has been attributed to the abnormalities of th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Elsayh KI,Mohammed WS,Zahran AM,Saad K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists (alpha1-blockers) are currently used as first-line drugs for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). However, cases of BPH are often encountered in which the efficacy of alpha1-blockers decreases and switching to surgical treatment is required. One factor responsible for th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Imamura T,Ishii K,Kanda H,Arase S,Yoshio Y,Hori Y,Soga N,Kise H,Arima K,Sugimura Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of the RHD gene in fetal cells obtained from amniotic fluid. We studied 65 samples of amniotic fluid, 11 from RhD-negative mothers sensitized with anti-D alloantibodies. The fetal origin of the DNA was confirmed with the analysis of 1 VNTR locus and 3 STR loci in DN...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Cotorruelo C,Biondi C,García Borrás S,Di Mónaco R,Racca A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was initiated to examine whether the concentration of CO in the breath is elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Twenty-three clinically stable patients with IBD in the outpatient clinic (11 with Crohn's disease, 12 with ulcerative colitis), who are non-smokers and non-passive sm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Nitta H,Kinoyama M,Teramoto F,Watanabe A,Koga H,Haruma K,Akagi R,Ueda H

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00