abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore decreased proliferation ability and differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) of osteoporosis rat. METHODS:MSCs were obtained from osteoporosis rat, and proliferation potency and impaired osteogenic differentiation potential were determined. RESULTS:The result showed a significan...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Wang Q,Zhao B,Li C,Rong JS,Tao SQ,Tao TZ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the protective effect of omeprazole on gastric mucosal of cirrhotic portal hypertension rats. METHODS:All rats were randomly divided into normal control group, cirrhosis and treatment group. Thioacetamide was used to establish rat model of cirrhotic portal hypertension. The necrotic tissue of gast...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Gao W,Li HY,Wang LX,Hao LJ,Gao JL,Zheng RJ,Cai CJ,Si YL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To induce pluripotent stem (IPS) cells from fibrocytes that are separated from liver cancer patients. METHODS:The fibrocytes were reprogrammed to IPS cells by lentiviral vector, stained and identified by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:The IPS cells were successfully established from fibrocytes after infectio...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Zhang DM,Li JJ,Yan P,Hu JT

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression and significance of MMP-3 in synovium of knee joint at different stage in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. METHODS:Knee synovial tissue were collected in 90 OA patients (the OA group). Patients in the OA group was divided into 3 subgroups: grade I subgroup (n=30), grade II subgroup...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen JJ,Huang JF,Du WX,Tong PJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the distribution of Duffy blood group genotypes in Balouch population as a major ethnic group that living in a sub-tropical area in south East of Iran. METHODS:In this study, the Duffy blood group FY phenotypes were determined using indirect anti-globulin technique and also genotype by PCR-RFLP ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Miri-Moghaddam E,Bameri Z,Mohamadi M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old Asian Indian female presented with productive cough since the past one month and low grade fever since the past two weeks. She was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and treated with antitubercular drugs. Subsequently, delayed cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid grew Burkholderia pseudomallei (B....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Naha K,Shastry BA,Saravu K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the Leishmania species in infected sand flies by Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis. METHODS:Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis targeting the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA as the genetic marker was used to identify and distinguish Leishmania species i...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Aghaei AA,Rassi Y,Sharifi I,Vatandoost H,Mollaie H,Oshaghi MA,Abai M,Rafizadeh S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen, identify, and compare the serum biomarkers between anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ADUB) and ovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ODUB) in Lizu females. METHODS:The subjects included 128 ADUB patients, 63 ODUB patients, and 93 controls. The serum and supernate of the subjects' men...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Bao S,Yang SY,Li ZR,Wen GB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and intensity of infection and the risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis in pre-school and school aged children in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. METHODS:Urine filtration technique using polycarbonate membrane filters was employed to process uri...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Amuta EU,Houmsou RS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differential expression of microRNA (miRNA) in colon between ulcerative colitis (UC) and ulcerative colitis related colorectal cancer (UCRCC). METHODS:An UC mouse model was built by dextran sodium sulfate, and an UCRCC mouse model by dextran sodium sulfate and 1,2-diformylhydrazine. RNAs w...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Tan YG,Zhang YF,Guo CJ,Yang M,Chen MY

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine resistance status of Culex species to different class of insecticides and assess the major anti-mosquito strategies employed by urban households and their possible effects on malaria acquisition. METHODS:Structured questionnaires were randomly administered to obtain information on demographic ch...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kudom AA,Mensah BA,Nunoo J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate resistance and safety of HHPG-19K in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients. METHODS:A total of 30 cases were selected and randomly divided into 5 groups: three HHPG-19K groups of different dosage (60 μg/kg/day, 100 μg/kg/day, 200 μg/kg/day), positive control group (Filgrastim, namely G-...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Yan B,Zhang W,Lu F,Chen ZL,Han BH,Jiang LY

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the cytoprotective and antidiabetic activities as well as phytochemical composition of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera belonging to the Arecaceae Family. METHODS:The phytochemical screening of inflorescence was done to determine the major constituents present in Cocos nucifera inflore...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Renjith RS,Chikku AM,Rajamohan T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen for Escherichia coli (E. coli) resistant to tetracycline, followed by identification of tet efflux genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, detection of tetracycline residues in chicken livers and kidneys were conducted using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mas...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： S N AB,B M AM,A S AA,A E E,I Y M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of aqueous extract of Gmelina arborea bark on normoglycemic levels and streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes in rats. METHODS:After single administration of the aqueous extract, plasma glucose level was determined up to 6 h. In subacute study, the aqueous extract was administered for 28 ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kulkarni YA,Veeranjaneyulu A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of B-ultrasound on the evaluation of the effects of traditional Chinese medicine compound of Radix astragali, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Angelica sinensis, and TCM + praziquantel on liver fibrosis in rabbits with schistosomiasis. METHODS:The hepatic fibrosis model in rabbits with schistosom...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Liang XL,Yuan JY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of environmental parameters of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Rudan county of Iran. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted during the mosquito breeding season from February 2010 to October 2011. The anopheline larvae were collected...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Soleimani-Ahmadi M,Vatandoost H,Hanafi-Bojd AA,Zare M,Safari R,Mojahedi A,Poorahmad-Garbandi F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the contribution of total phenolic content (TPC) in glycation inhibitory activity of common tropical medicinal food and spices with potential antioxidative properties. METHODS:In vitro glucose-bovine serum albumin (BSA) assay was used. Ethanolic extracts of ten common household condiments/herbs ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ramkissoon JS,Mahomoodally MF,Ahmed N,Subratty AH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) young leaves by in vivo as well as in vitro assays. METHODS:In vitro study included estimation of total phenolic, total flavonol, total flavonoid and total antioxidant power (FRAP assay). In addition, in vivo study was ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Jaiswal D,Rai PK,Mehta S,Chatterji S,Shukla S,Rai DK,Sharma G,Sharma B,Khair S,Watal G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the biocompatibility and neovascularization of the PLGA nanospheres wrapped with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which can improve bladder acellular matrix graft (BAMG) with local continuous release of VEGF. METHODS:A total of 18 rabbit model (length of stenosis: 3 cm) with anterior ureth...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Wang JH,Xu YM,Fu Q,Song LJ,Li C,Zhang Q,Xie MK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of ischemic precondition to protect ischemia-reperfusion injury and reduce IL-6 expression in the rats liver transplantation. METHODS:The rat portal vein infusion of autologous liver transplantation model were used. The rats were divided into ischemic preconditioning rats liver tran...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Cui LZ,Wang B,Chen LY,Zhou J

更新日期：2013-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the curative effect of the 132 KD protein isolated from the seeds of Peganum harmala (P. harmala) L. against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) induced oxidative stress in rats. METHODS:Animals were post treated intraperitoneally with 132 KD isolated protein at doses of 4 and 8 mg/kg body weight and b...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Soliman AM,Abu-El-Zahab HS,Alswiai GA

更新日期：2013-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the phytochemical composition and in vitro antioxidant properties of aqueous extract of Aerva lanata (A. lanata) stem. METHODS:During the preliminary phytochemical analysis, the aqueous extract of A. lanata was screened for the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, phenolic compounds, oil and fats,...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kumar G,Karthik L,Rao KV

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between IL-1β, IL-1Ra gene polymorphism and the occurrence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) infertility. METHODS:A total of 59 PCOS infertility cases visiting the reproductive center of our hospital from Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2012 and 56 healthy women were selected. ELISA method wa...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Xia YH,Yao L,Zhang ZX

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the larvicidal and pupicidal activity of Euphorbia hirta (E. hirta) leaf extract and Bacillus sphaericus (B. sphaericus) against the malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi). METHODS:The larvicidal and pupicidal activity was assayed against An. stephensi at various concentrations rangi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Panneerselvam C,Murugan K,Kovendan K,Kumar PM,Subramaniam J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate ultrastructural changes in pulmonary tissue of a rat model of pulmonary fibrosis following treatment with compound Carapax trionycis (C. trionycis; Biejia in Chinese) formula. METHODS:Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=15): compound C. trionycis formula hi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ren J,Wang LX,Ji XC,Zhou JY,Zhang MY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the in vitro antioxidant and antiproliferative activity of rhizome extracts of Rhodiola imbricata (R. imbricata) in HT-29 human colon cancer cell line. METHODS:The successively extracted rhizome of R. imbricata using various solvents was analyzed for their total phenolics, tannins and flavonoi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Senthilkumar R,Parimelazhagan T,Chaurasia OP,Srivastava RB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of rs3811047 in IL-1 F7 gene and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility among the Han population in central plains of China. METHODS:A total of 276 RA patients admitted to our hospital from December 2009 to December 2011 together with ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Shi LP,He Y,Liu ZD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective role of Cardiospermum halicacabum (C. halicacabum) leaf extract on glycoprotein metabolism in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. METHODS:Diabetes was induced in male albino Wistar rats by intraperitonial administration of STZ. The C. halicacabum leaf extract (CHE) was a...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Veeramani C,Al-Numair KS,Alsaif MA,Chandramohan G,Al-Numair NS,Pugalendi KV

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate efficiency of HAART in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. METHODS:A longitudinal study was conducted on 1 300 women attending the antenatal service at Saint Camille Medical Centre from September 2010 to July 2011. The HIV status of mothers was determined by rapid tests and ELISA....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Linguissi LS,Bisseye C,Sagna T,Nagalo BM,Ouermi D,Djigma FW,Pignatelli S,Sia JD,Pietra V,Moret R,Nikiema JB,Simpore J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate capacity of Hyptis suaveolens (H. suaveolens) methanol extract as an antioxidant to protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced oxidative stress, hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar rats and cytoprotective effect of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) induced cell death in HepG(2) cell line. ME...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ghaffari H,Ghassam BJ,Prakash HS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of pulmonary sequestration infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM): Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium abscessus. Chest computed tomography showed pneumonic consolidation in the right lower lobe, which received a systemic blood supply from the descending aorta in both patients. Video-ass...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Koh WJ,Hong G,Kim K,Ahn S,Han J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of malaria helminth co-infections and their contribution for aneamia in febrile patients attending Azzezo health center, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS:A cross section study was conducted among febrile patients attending Azezo health center from February-March 30, 2011. Convenie...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Alemu A,Shiferaw Y,Ambachew A,Hamid H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of ethanolic extract of Lagenaria siceraria fruit (ELSF) on fat amassment and serum TNF- α in high-fat diet-induced obese rats. METHODS:The high fat diet induced obese rats were orally treated with orlistat (50 mg/kg) and ELSF (100, 200, 300 mg/kg/day) to the respective treatment g...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Nadeem S,Dhore P,Quazi M,Pawar S,Raj N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To detect neurovascular compression-induced structural abnormalities of trigeminal nerves (TGN) by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). METHODS:The affected ipsilateral TGN (iTGN) and unaffected contralateral TGN (cTGN) of 20 trifacial neuralgia (TN) patients as well as the bilateral TGN of 10 normal controls (nT...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen J,Guo ZY,Liang QZ,Liao HY,Su WR,Chen CX,Fu SX,Han XJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigation the chemopreventive potential of Fumaria indica (F. indica) extract (FIE) on N-nitrosodiethylamine and CCl(4)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar rats. METHODS:The experimental animals were divided into six groups (n=6). Hepatocellular carcinoma was induced by single intraperitoneal injec...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Hussain T,Siddiqui HH,Fareed S,Vijayakumar M,Rao CV

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycosis fungoides is a common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, which is usually characterized by chronic, indolence progression, with absence of typical symptoms in early stage, metastasis to lymph nodes, bone marrow and visceral organs in later stage and ultimately progression to systemic lymphoma. It can result in seconda...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Liu YQ,Zhu WY,Shu YQ,Gu YH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clone the virB12 gene in pET28a expression vector for production of recombinant protein to be used as antigenic component for future serological test development. METHODS:Brucella melitensis (B. melitensis) 16M strain was cultured and bacterial DNA was extracted by Bioneer AccuPrep® Genomic DNA Extraction...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Mirkalantari S,Amirmozafari N,Kazemi B,Irajian G

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficiency of β-galactosidase gene transfer into rat kidney with ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction via different injection routes. METHODS:A total of 25 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups. Four groups received a mixture of optison microbubbles (0.2 mL) and lacz plasm...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen JX,Ma Q,Wu H,Zhou A,Chen X,Peng YM,Liu FY,Cheng MC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation of lipid ratios and individual lipid indexes of patients with type 2 diabetes with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)). METHODS:Samples were collected from 128 type 2 diabetic patients (aged 19-90 years; male 72, female 56). The sera were analyzed for HbA(1c), total cholesterol (TC), t...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Yan Z,Liu Y,Huang H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00