Medical students' choice of specialty and factors determining their choice: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia.

abstract：:Cardiomyocyte nutrient deprivation is a common clinical event that mediates various cardiac ischemic processes and is associated with autophagy activation and cell survival or death. Luteolin-7-O-glucoside (LUTG) was one of the flavonoid glycosides isolated from Dracocephalum tanguticum. Previous research had showed t...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yao H,Zhou L,Tang L,Guan Y,Chen S,Zhang Y,Han X

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of the VEGF165 gene on adhesion, migration, and proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from peripheral blood of rabbits. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from rabbits by density gradient centrifugation with Ficoll-Plaque Plus. EPCs were ch...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gu X,Miao X,Xu J,Cao J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pericardial effusion is one of the severe complications in advanced lung cancer patients, seriously affecting the patient's cardiopulmonary function and even life. Pericardial drainage and instillation of anti-neoplastic drugs in the pericardial cavity seems to offer the best chance of controlling pericardia...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun T,Zhang Y,Shen Y,Hu K,Zuo M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave's syndrome) is an uncommon and challenging condition with significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment is indicated in the large majority of cases and different procedures have been described in this respect. We present the results of a mono-institutional evalua...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Pezzetta E,Kokudo T,Uldry E,Yamaguchi T,Kudo H,Ris HB,Christodoulou M,Vuilleumier H,Halkic N

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is increasingly recognized and utilized in the antenatal care field. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical application and compare test outcomes of two generations of currently used NIPT techniques for detecting fetal chromosome abnormalities in a high-risk prenata...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Du Y,Lin J,Lan L,Dong Y,Zhu J,Jiang W,Pan X,Lu Y,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum albumin (HSA) is used as an important plasma volume expander in clinical practice. In the present study, HSA was N-terminally PEGylated and a PEGylated HAS (PEG-HSA) carrying one chain of PEG (20 kDa) per HSA molecule was obtained. The purity, secondary structure and hydrodynamic radius of the modified pro...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhao T,Yang Y,Zong A,Tan H,Song X,Meng S,Song C,Pang G,Wang F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) has become a public health problem worldwide. Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is the most popular treatment for PMO at present, but the side effects, including increased risk of endometrial cancer and breast cancer, limit its clinical use. Therefore, finding a new medication with h...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wu S,Zhao F,Zhao J,Li H,Chen J,Xia Y,Wang J,Zhao B,Zhao S,Li N

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of FL118, a novel camptothecin analogue, on migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms of those effects. A 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and a plate clone formation assay we...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yang Z,Ji L,Jiang G,Liu R,Liu Z,Yang Y,Ma Q,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2013, a Japanese newspaper reported that 4,173 children were unidentified or missing in Japan. The article concluded that child abuse was a matter of national concern. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's welfare system in regard to child abuse, it would seem that a weakness exists with r...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Takahashi K,Kanda H,Sugaya N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On October 25, 2018, the National Health Commission of China issued the National Essential Medicines List (2018 edition) [NEML (2018)]. The NEML (2018) contains 685 drugs, which consist of 417 chemicals and biological products and 268 Chinese patent medicines. Compared to the 2012 version of the NEML, a total number o...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： He J,Tang M,Ye Z,Jiang X,Chen D,Song P,Jin C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been hypothesized that subjective well-being (SWB) is determined by a combination of individual characteristics, social environment, and physical environment. However, few studies have simultaneously examined the relationships of the social and physical attributes of a neighborhood with SWB. Accordingly, the pr...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Weaver SR,Fu H,Jia Y,Li J

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:MLS128 is an anti-carbohydrate monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds three or two consecutive Tn-antigens. MLS128 bound 110-210 kDa glycoproteins (GPs) and inhibited the growth of LS180 and HT29 colon and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. One possible mechanism of MLS128's inhibition of growth may be via insulin-like growth f...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zamri N,Masuda N,Oura F,Yajima Y,Nakada H,Fujita-Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) limits the overexpression of adhesion molecules and inhibits the PMN endothelial adhesion induced by the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFalpha. To understand the molecular events involved we investigated whether the inhibitory effect is determined by a direc...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Mazzone GL,Rigato I,Ostrow JD,Tiribelli C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bu-Shen-Ning-Xin decoction (BSNXD), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to prevent and treat age-related diseases such as postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) for decades. This study sought to investigate the underlying mechanisms of BSNXD in terms of receptor activation of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL)-indu...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gui Y,Qiu X,Xu Y,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalpol is a natural iridoid glycoside with diverse bioactivities that is found in abundance in Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. (Scrophulariaceae). The present study assessed whether catalpol treatment (5, 10, or 20 mg/kg for 14 days by intragastric administration (i.g.)) has an antidepressant-like effect on mice perfor...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wang J,Cui Y,Feng W,Zhang Y,Wang G,Wang X,Zhou G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality rate of fulminant hepatic failure was high until liver transplantation was presented as a potential therapy. We encountered a patient with hyperacute fulminant hepatic failure due to hepatitis B virus infection. Living donor liver transplantation was planned but abandoned because her brain edema progress...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Takemura N,Sugawara Y,Tamura S,Kakeno J,Matsui Y,Makuuchi M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As is similar to glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), the Yangjing Capsule (YC) extract could also lead to proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) by stimulating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway; however, the regulatory effect of YC extract on the expression ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Jin B,Cai B,Sun D,Zhang X,Cui Y,Deng W,Gao C

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to investigate the broad-spectrum antibacterial action of an alternative medicine, Shufeng Jiedu capsules (SFJDC). Antibacterial testing was performed to determine whether SFJDC had broad-spectrum antibacterial action in vitro, and testing was performed to verify whether SFJDC prevented death due to ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Bao Y,Gao Y,Cui X

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious injury of the central nervous system and up until now there is no evident effective treatment for SCI. Axonal regeneration is the only way to restore functions after serious SCI that interrupt the long tracts mediating motor and sensory function. The hurdles for axonal regeneratio...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Chen L,Ren Y,Ji Y,Liu W,Liu J,Yan Q,Cheng L,Sun YE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvant therapy after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited. Here, we evaluated the effects of postoperative sorafenib on recurrence and survival in HCC patients. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were analyzed as the main endpoint, recurrence rate, and mortality rate were analyzed as sec...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang W,Zhao G,Wei K,Zhang Q,Ma W,Song T,Wu Q,Zhang T,Kong D,Li Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation-based markers are considered prognostic indicators for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver resection. However, there is little information concerning whether they are useful for HCC patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). In this study, 1452 patients were enro...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Qin L,Li C,Xie F,Wang Z,Wen T

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in mul...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Tian Z,Yang X

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is designed to search for the serum cytokine biomarker for liver injury induced by Dioscorea bulbifera L., which is a traditionally used herbal medicine in China. Mice were orally given various doses of ethyl acetate extract (EF) isolated from D. bulbifera for 12 days. The activity of serum alanine/a...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sheng Y,Ma Y,Deng Z,Wang Z,Ji L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine (ATR), one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide, has caused a series of toxicological and environmental problems. This study sought to investigate the effects of ATR on the immune system of mice. Four-week-old female C57B l/6 mice were treated with 5, 25, and 125 mg/kg ATR for 28 days. On day 29, bloo...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhao S,Liu J,Zhao F,Liu W,Li N,Suo Q,Zhao J,Zhao L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major public health problem worldwide. Although several antiviral drugs have been approved for hepatitis B, they cause significant dose-dependent side-effects (interferon-alpha) and drug resistance (lamivudine, etc.). Safe and potent new anti-HBV drugs are urgen...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Wang Y,Kokudo N,Fang D,Tang W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation, is a severe threat to human health. Pegylated interferon α (INF-α) and ribavirin based therapy was once the standard therapy for HCV infection. However, it is suboptimal in efficacy and poorly tolerated in some patient...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Ju C

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether radioactive iodine treatment of Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy will increase pregnancy loss and affect fetal development is still a matter of concern. From May 2005 to December 2015, 2,276 childbearing-age women with GD received iodine-131 treatment in our departments and were retrospectively enrolled i...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Guan L,Chen G,Zhang J,Wang L

更新日期：2016-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We construct and validate a non-invasive clinical scoring model to predict mortality in HIV/TB patients at end stage of AIDS in China. There were 1,007 HIV/TB patients admitted to Beijing Ditan Hospital from August 2009 to January 2018 included in this study, who were randomly assigned to form derivation cohort and va...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang Z,Xu L,Pang X,Zeng Y,Hao Y,Wang Y,Wu L,Gao G,Yang D,Zhao H,Xiao J

更新日期：2019-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the muscarinic receptor subtype(s) mediating pulmonary circulatory vasodilator responses to acetylcholine (ACh) is limited. The aim of this study was to pharmacologically characterize the muscarinic receptors associated with ACh-induced pulmonary vasodilation in a pulmonary hypertension model. Vasodi...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Orii R,Sugawara Y,Sawamura S,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 2-day seminar in 2 consecutive years respectively for community health professionals. We prepared the child-rearing support manual (CRSM) and conducted a seminar program to improve skills to provide mental assessments and postnatal care support for mothers and their famili...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Kamibeppu K,Furuta M,Yamashita H,Sugishita K,Suzumiya H,Yoshida K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00