abstract：:This paper describes a model which puts together three key elements of cancer theory: the analogies between embryogenesis and carcinogenesis, the role played in both processes by morphogens and related pathways, and the recently emerged paradigm of cancer stem cells. The model is called Epigenetic Tracking. Originally...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Fontana A,Wróbel B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental tissues contains stem cells or progenitors that have high proliferative capacity, are clonogenic in vitro and demonstrate the ability to differentiate to multiple type cells involving neurons, bone, cartilage, fat and smooth muscle. Numerous experiments have demonstrated that the multipotent stem cells are not ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Xin LZ,Govindasamy V,Musa S,Abu Kasim NH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TP53 (Tumor Protein 53, previously known as p53) is probably the best known of all tumor suppressor genes, and is mutated in nearly all (96%) high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGS-OvCa), which is the most common histopathological type of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Recently, TP53 is found to involve in regulating...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hu J,Liu Z,Wang X

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex and heterogeneous disease characterized by central obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, insulin resistance and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. In 2006, a neurotrophic hypothesis of the etiopathogenesis of MetS was launched. This hypothes...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hristova MG

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nutraceutical that has exploded onto the prescription pad in recent years is the fat soluble vitamin, vitamin D. This is due to an increasing medical interest in the utility of the vitamin in the treatment and prevention of an array of diseases and ailments. Despite the continued debate over the correct dose, form a...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Braithwaite MC,Kumar P,Tyagi C,Tomar LK,Choonara YE,Pillay V

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For some patients with radiculopathy a source of nerve root compression cannot be identified despite positive electromyography (EMG) evidence. This discrepancy hampers the effective clinical management for these individuals. Although it has been well-established that tissues in the cervical spine move in a three-dimen...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Jaumard NV,Udupa JK,Siegler S,Schuster JM,Hilibrand AS,Hirsch BE,Borthakur A,Winkelstein BA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geldanamycin, which is one of the most potent and effective hsp90 alpha inhibitor until date, is normally used to target breast cancer. Inhibition of hsp90 alpha leads to the degradation of client proteins involved in the initiation and progress of breast cancer pathogenesis. Hence, Geldanamycin has been wid...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mahanta S,Pilla S,Paul S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary reports have demonstrated that anterior nucleus thalamus high-frequency electrical stimulation (ANT-HFS) is an effective treatment for patients who suffer from medically refractory epilepsy. However, its extensive application has been hampered by the high cost and the unpredictable outcome before the opera...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Yan N,Chen N,Lu J,Wang Y,Wang W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal degeneration in the post-menopausal term leads to cognitive symptoms such as anxiety, difficulty in concentrating, overreacting to minor upsets, quickly becoming irritated and forgetfulness in approximately 70-80% of all women around the world. These symptoms, which result from microtubule damage in the axon ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Karamese M,Aksak S,Gundogdu OB,Unal B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemia is still one of the most confusing and enigmatic neurological disorders with least understood injuries. The EEG measures have been traditionally used to detect residual neural dysfunctions after cerebral ischemia although having several shortcomings, yielding controversial and inconsistent results. I...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Bhattacharya P,Pandey AK,Paul S,Patnaik R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In orthognathic surgery, many serious medical disputes and postsurgical dissatisfactions are not caused by the doctors' reasons, but due to the patients' psychological problems. These adverse events obsess not only surgeons, but also patients to a great extent. An effective method is expected to screen patients for or...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Yu D,Fang B,Wang F,Wang X,Zhang W,Dai J,Shen SG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Huachansu, a Chinese medicine that comes from dried toad venom from the skin glands of Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor or Bufo melanostictus Schneider, has been used in treatment of cancers. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Huachansu combined with chemotherapy for advanced gas...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Xie X,Huang X,Li J,Lv X,Huang J,Tang S,Sun Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The science of osteoimmunology, a relatively new field of research, reveals the important interactions between the immune system and skeletal system. Interactions occur between prostaglandin metabolism, inflammatory proteins and bone metabolism. Systemic as well as local sources of inflammation appear to be actively i...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： van Esch RW,Kool MM,van As S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a global public health challenge that imposes heavy burdens on communities and individuals. Metformin, the first-line medication for diabetes, has the superiority of reducing risk of macrovascular diseases, all-cause mortality and even possibly cancers. Recent observational studies, however, have demonstra...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Xu L,Huang Z,He X,Wan X,Fang D,Li Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is a severe insult with a high mortality rate, and emergent surgical evacuation is recommended in the vast majority of such cases. Generally, resolution of the hemorrhage requires weeks and months in patients treated conservatively. However, numerous cases of rapid spontaneous resolution...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Liu B,Zhuang Z,Luo J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inotropic treatment remains the cornerstone for cardiogenic shock, an emergency that requires immediate resuscitative therapy before shock irreversibly damages vital organs. Although the sympathomimetic drug dobutamine is the most widely-used inotropic drug worldwide, it has several side effects including sinus tachyc...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Roubille F,Lattuca B,Busseuil D,Leclercq F,Davy JM,Rhéaume E,Tardif JC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initiation and development of atherosclerosis has largely been attributed to irregular shear stress patterns and values, in the current literature. Abnormalities such as low shear stress, reversing and oscillatory shear force patterns, as well as temporal variations of shear stress are the most cited factors. However,...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Anssari-Benam A,Korakianitis T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvodynia (vulvar pain syndrome) is a chronic multifactorial disease affecting almost 13 million women in the USA and can lead to morbidity and a reduced quality of life. We hypothesize that an initial microbiological insult in the vagina causes modifications in the biological vaginal milieu and/or an alteration on t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ventolini G,Gygax SE,Adelson ME,Cool DR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The visualization of bioprosthesis leaflet morphology might help to better understand the underlying mechanism of dysfunction in degenerated aortic bioprosthesis. Because today such visualization of bioprosthesis leaflet morphology is intricate to impossible with other imaging techniques, we hypothesized that the proc...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ruggieri VG,Haigron P,Wang Q,Esneault S,Madeleine R,Heautot JF,Leguerrier A,Verhoye JP

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have the potential to provide a surrogate for "real-time biopsy" of tumor biological activity. Enumeration and molecular characterization of CTCs in pancreatic cancer could play an important role in diagnosis, predicting the risk for tumor recurrence, and providing novel target therapy b...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ren C,Chen H,Han C,Jin G,Wang D,Wang D,Tang D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to trauma. Symptoms include persistent reexperiencing, persistent avoidance, persistent numbing, and persistent hyperarousal. Subsequent to trauma exposure, the onset of symptoms of an acute stress reaction can typically dev...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Wallace J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was hypothesized decades ago that reduced levels of brain monoamines such as serotonin or norepinephrine form, at least in part, a pathophysiological basis for major depression. Consistent with this hypothesis, a conventional strategy used, with varying success, to treat major depression involves administering anti...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Fitzgerald PJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many published studies about the epigenetic effects of the prenatal and infant periods on health outcomes. However, there is very little knowledge regarding the effects of the intrapartum period (labor and birth) on health and epigenetic remodeling. Although the intrapartum period is relatively short compare...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Dahlen HG,Kennedy HP,Anderson CM,Bell AF,Clark A,Foureur M,Ohm JE,Shearman AM,Taylor JY,Wright ML,Downe S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer has a different prognosis between early (I and II) and advanced stage (III and IV). The mechanism of disease progression is unknown, but patients with advanced disease may have a higher propensity for seeding of the abdominal cavity early in the disease process than those with early stage. The...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Horvath LE,Werner T,Boucher K,Jones K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This hypothesis would help to elevate safety in nanogold-therapy of some cancers. It has no previous record in published media and there is no existing protocol for what is expressed in this paper. The hypothesis makes some experimental recommendations for future research at the interface of nanotechnology and biologi...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Bonjar LS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "small-for-size" syndrome and "post-hepatectomy liver failure" refers to the development of liver failure (hyperbilirubinemia, coagulopathy, encephalopathy and refractory ascites) resulting from the reduction of liver mass beyond a certain threshold. This complication is associated with a high mortality and is a m...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Asencio JM,Vaquero J,Olmedilla L,García Sabrido JL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Except for a few diseases of molecular mimicry such as rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in children, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy, the cause of autoimmune diseases is unknown. Most autoimmune diseases are remitting-relapsing and the pathophysiology of either the initial attack or subsequent r...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Eggers AE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent studies reveal that oxidative stress, much of it generated via induction/activation of NADPH oxidase, is a key mediator of a number of the pathogenic effects of chronic ethanol overconsumption. The highly reactive ethanol metabolite acetaldehyde is a key driver of this oxidative stress, and doubtless works in o...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： McCarty MF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a rapid loss of kidney function. The reasons and mechanism by which this occurs has not been clarified so far thus creating obstacles to management of this disease. Presently, the experimental research using the accepted renal ischemia reperfusion injury (I/R injury) model represented for ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hao JL,Li YF,Li RS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells are a small population of tumor cells that have many malignant features such as chemotherapy resistance, radiotherapy resistance, tumorigenicity and are responsible for tumor progression, disease recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, insight into the regulation of the biology of cancer stem cells is ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Lin S,Fu S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and oligodendrocyte degeneration and white matter damage play a critical role in the pathogenesis of AD. FGF/FGF receptor signaling have been implicated in diverse cellular processes including cell apoptosis, survival, adhesion, migration, different...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Li JS,Yao ZX

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a debilitating and relatively common complication of cataract surgery despite modern medical and surgical advances. The pathophysiology of this condition has largely been attributed to peptide mediators, such as transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ), epidermal growth factor (E...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Lewis AC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is characterized by the behavioral traits of impaired social cognition and communication, and repetitive and/or obsessive behavior and interests. Although there are many theories and speculations about the pathogenetic causes of autism, the disruption of the serotonerg...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sato K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience co-morbid illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and retinopathy. Sevelamer hydrochloride (Renagel®); a non-calcium phosphate binder reduces coronary artery and aortic calcification as compared to calcium containing phosphate binders and additionally effects i...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Draca N,Lazic R,Simic P,Dumic-Cule I,Luetic AT,Gabric N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have suggested that the brain renin angiotensin system (RAS) regulates cerebral flow, autonomic and hormonal systems, stress, innate immune response and behavior, being implicated in several brain disorders such as major depression, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. The angiotensin II receptor subtype 1 (AT...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： de Góis Queiroz AI,Medeiros CD,Ribeiro BM,de Lucena DF,Macêdo DS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury and organ failure after irradiation of late-responding tissues is a substantial problem in radiation oncology and a major threat after accidental or belligerent exposures. The mechanisms of injury may include death of clonogens, vascular injury, activation of cytokine networks, and/or chronic oxidative stress. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cohen SR,Cohen EP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no known cause. There are many clues to suggest an environmental trigger for the disease, including reports of conjugal couples and co-localized employees that developed sALS. On the island of Guam,a very high incidence of sALS occ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Stommel EW,Field NC,Caller TA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases are associated with neuronal inclusions, comprised of protein aggregates. In Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Lewy Body Disease (LBD) such lesions are distributed in a hierarchical retrograde transynaptic spatial pattern. This implies a retrograde transynaptic temporal propagation as well. There...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Royall DR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and underdiagnosed medical disorder. OSA is associated with the symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). These patients typically follow a sedentary lifestyle, and sedentary behavior is related to impaired fluid dynamics in the lower body, particularly the legs. In a su...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mirrakhimov AE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer death, yet it is mechanistically considered a very inefficient process suggesting the presence of some sort of (e.g. systemic) routes for fuelling the process. The pre-metastatic niche formation is described as one such metastasis promoting route. Now, the emerging potentials ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ghasemi R,Grassadonia A,Tinari N,Piccolo E,Natoli C,Tomao F,Iacobelli S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00