abstract：:The present study describes the clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and treatments of a 22-year-old male patient diagnosed with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) associated with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) 7 months after a haploid hematopoietic stem cell trans...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yu J,Sun L,Lin W

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the ability of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to repair radiation-induced acute intestinal injury, and to elucidate the underlying repair mechanism. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to whole abdominal irradiation using a single medical linear a...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zheng K,Wu W,Yang S,Huang L,Chen J,Gong C,Fu Z,Lin R,Tan J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a novel class of transcripts, which are pervasively transcribed in the genome and a have greatly unknown biological function. Previous studies have identified that lncRNAs serve an important role in embryonic development. However, the function and mechanism of lncRNAs in the developm...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Gao L,Yin J,Wu W

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB), it is important to attenuate myocardium injury during the surgery. The present study aimed to observe the cardioprotection induced by sevoflurane induction and maintenance compared with propofol intravenous anesthesia, and to detect its potential ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Liu X,Liu X,Wang R,Luo H,Qin G,Wang LU,Ye Z,Guo Q,Wang E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to screen differentially co-expressed genes and the involved transcription factors (TFs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) in venous thromboembolism (VTE). Microarray data of GSE19151 were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus, including 70 patients with VTE and 63 healthy controls. Principal c...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Ming Z,Ding W,Yuan R,Jin J,Li X

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present investigation was to compare the effects of cyclic compression, perfusion, dexamethasone (DEX) and bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) on the proliferation and differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) in polyurethane scaffolds in a perfusion bioreactor. Polyurethane scaffolds...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Teng S,Liu C,Guenther D,Omar M,Neunaber C,Krettek C,Jagodzinski M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of feeder layers composed of various ratios of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and human foreskin fibroblasts (hFFs) on the growth of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). In addition, the secretion levels of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) by the feed...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yang H,Qiu Y,Zeng X,Ding Y,Zeng J,Lu K,Li D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is the primary constituent of Caulis Lonicerae, a Chinese herb used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The present study aimed to investigate whether CGA was able to inhibit the proliferation of the fibroblast-like synoviocyte cell line (RSC-364), stimulated by interleukin (IL)-6, t...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lou L,Zhou J,Liu Y,Wei YI,Zhao J,Deng J,Dong B,Zhu L,Wu A,Yang Y,Chai L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the role of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in drug-induced early cognitive impairment and the underlying mechanism concerning microRNA (miR)-30b. A mouse model of cognitive impairment was established by intraperitoneal injection of scopolamine (2 mg/kg body weight) for...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li X,Gao Y,Meng Z,Zhang C,Qi Q

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the accuracy of subtraction computed tomography angiography (CTA) for diagnosing intracranial aneurysms. A systematic literature search up to January 1, 2013 was performed in PubMed. Two independent reviewers selected 8 studies that compared subtraction CTA with digital...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Feng TY,Han XF,Lang R,Wang F,Wu Q

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have found the function of nitric oxide (NO) in cancer as a pro-neoplastic vs. an anti-neoplastic effector, but the role of NO in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on the biological behavior of the human hepatocellular c...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zhou L,Zhang H,Wu J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioids are commonly used in cancer pain management. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of endocrine dysfunction in patients with cancer pain treated with opioids. The study included 20 patients with cancer-associated pain. All data were obtained from malignant tumors diagnosed and followed up at th...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Merdin A,Merdin FA,Gündüz Ş,Bozcuk H,Coşkun HŞ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, with its usage reaching 30-50% in Western countries. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between insulin dosage (ID)/insulin usage time (IT) and coronary artery lesions in patients of type 2 diabetes with coronary heart disease. Based on th...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Luo XL,Yan QK,Wang Y,Fang H,Wang HY,Bai Y,Zeng CY,Wang XK

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of minocycline on the expression of selected transcriptional and translational profiles in the rat spinal cord following sciatic nerve (SNR) transection and microsurgical coaptation. The mRNA and protein expression levels of B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-as...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Keilhoff G,Lucas B,Uhde K,Fansa H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) induces the progression of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Astragalus membranaceus (AM) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been demonstrated to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, in addition to protecting and supporting the immune system. The pres...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Shan G,Zhou XJ,Xia Y,Qian HJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The congenital disorders of immune competence are known as primary immunodeficiencies (PID) and are mainly characterized by a pathological susceptibility to infection. These infections are mostly of time repetitive and drug resistant in nature. The number of infected infants has reached over 200 and is on the increase...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Jiang T,Li Z,Zhang Q

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an inflammatory condition caused by hepatic lipid accumulation that is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Although statins should be used with caution in liver diseases, they are increasingly investigated as a possible treatment for NAFLD. ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Alkhatatbeh MJ,Lincz LF,Thorne RF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate whether serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression levels were associated with the onset and progression of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A comprehensive meta-analysis of the scientific literature from numerous electronic databases was performed, in order to obtain published...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Deng X,Zhao F,Kang B,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the changes in mitotic reorientation and relative differential gene expression in rat prostate epithelial cells following long-term exposure to testosterone propionate (TP). Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups as follows: TP group, which received 3....

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Liu X,Cheng YI,Pan QI,Hu W,Xu LI,Meng X,Wu J,Xie C,Yan H,Sun Z

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan, a naturally derived polymer, has been shown to possess antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties; however, little is known about the effect of chitosan on the immune responses and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities in n...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Yeh MY,Shih YL,Chung HY,Chou J,Lu HF,Liu CH,Liu JY,Huang WW,Peng SF,Wu LY,Chung JG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticancer properties of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) are documented in the treatment of several types of cancer; however, there is no relevant evidence for its efficacy in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the present study, the therapeutic effects of EGCG in vitro were investigated, with parti...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Chen SJ,Yao XD,Peng BO,Xu YF,Wang GC,Huang J,Liu M,Zheng JH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular heart disease (VHD) is caused by either damage or defect in one of the four heart valves, aortic, mitral, tricuspid or pulmonary. Defects in these valves can be congenital or acquired. Age, gender, tobacco use, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and type II diabetes contribute to the risk of disease. VHD is ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zeng YI,Sun R,Li X,Liu M,Chen S,Zhang P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) gene have previously been associated with a predisposition to pituitary adenomas. However, to the best of our knowledge, mutations in AIP that relate specifically to sporadic non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) have yet to be reported. Therefo...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Hu Y,Yang J,Chang Y,Ma S,Qi J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic encephalopathy (SE) is a diffuse cerebral dysfunction resulting from a systemic inflammatory response, and is associated with an increased risk of mortality. The pathogenesis of SE is complex and multifactorial, but unregulated immune imbalance may be an important factor. The current retrospective study examine...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lu CX,Qiu T,Tong HS,Liu ZF,Su L,Cheng B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eyelid conditioning, including delay eyelid conditioning and trace eyelid conditioning, has been used extensively to study neural structures and mechanisms of learning and memory as a form of associative learning. In the present study, microcurrent electrical stimulation was used to stimulate the medial prefrontal cor...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zheng YJ,Dong YC,Zhu C,Zhao MS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a critical mediator of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mTOR signaling pathway, and mTOR activity is induced following heat shock. Thermotherapy is used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the role of mTOR in modulating thermosensitivity in HCC ha...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang QL,Liu BO,Li XJ,Hu KP,Zhao K,Ye XM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reported two cases of cystic meningioma. The clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and histological aspects of the lesion and the associated cyst were examined. The classification of cystic meningioma was also discussed. The present study focused on the formation, diagnosis a...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Wang P,Han S,Liu N,Yu C,Qi X,Zhu M,Zhang X,Wang LI,Yan C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocimum sanctum L. (OS) leaves have been shown to exert diverse potential benefits in a variety of stress conditions. The present study was conducted to elucidate the effects of the fixed oil extracted from OS leaves on the blood glucose levels and serum lipid profile of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In additio...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Suanarunsawat T,Anantasomboon G,Piewbang C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiofrequency ablation (RFA) lesion size is posited to be disproportionate to the total delivered energy, and temperature-time integration (TTI) may have a more critical effect on lesion size. The present study aimed to evaluate this hypothesis by determining the temperature threshold and temperature distribution...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Tseng H,Lin SE,Chang YL,Chen MH,Hung SH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels and the prognosis of patients with uterine fibroids following uterine artery embolization (UAE) treatment. A total of 70 patients with uterine fibroids...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Mu Y,He J,Yan R,Hu X,Liu H,Hao Z

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alleviation of brain injury is a key issue following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is hypothesized to be involved in the pathophysiological process of ischemia-reperfusion injury, and exerts a protective effect on neurons. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lin JY,Zhang MW,Wang JG,Li H,Wei HY,Liu R,Dai G,Liao XX

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is an acute event characterized by the worsening of a patient's respiratory symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, few studies have investigated the computed tomography (CT) manifestation of AECOPD. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Cheng T,Wan H,Cheng Q,Guo YI,Qian Y,Fan L,Feng Y,Song Y,Zhou M,Li Q,Shi G,Huang S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the case of a 63-year-old woman presenting with headache, dizziness and vomiting due to a an ovoid mass in the left pre-bulbar cistern, apparently arising from the lower clivus and the foramen magnum. The clinical history revealed the subtotal removal of a right cerebellar low-grade glioma ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Spallone A,Marchione P,DI Capua M,Belvisi D

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury during liver resection or transplantation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may increase the risk of metastasis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) activation has been observed to exert a protective effect against hepatic I/R injury. However, whethe...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Liu YI,Liu Z,Chen Y,Xu K,Dong J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the case of a 41-year-old woman admitted for anterograde memory loss, right facial grimacing and right arm posturing that had begun 1 month previously. Cranial magnetic resonance-diffusion weighted imaging and -fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging revealed a hyperintense signal in the left ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Liu J,Li M,Li G,Zhou C,Zhang R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The programmed death-1 (PD-1)/PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) signaling pathway is a negative regulatory mechanism that inhibits T cell proliferation and cytokine production. Soluble PD-1 (sPD-1) and soluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1), are also involved in regulation of the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. In the present study, the expression l...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Li Y,Xiao Y,Su M,Zhang R,Ding J,Hao X,Ma Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary lung enteric adenocarcinoma is a rare type of invasive lung carcinoma. Its morphology and immunohistochemistry are those of colorectal carcinoma, but there is no associated primary colorectal carcinoma. The present study describes the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with an irritating cough and a ma...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Lin LI,Xu CW,Zhang BO,Liu RR,Ge FJ,Zhao CH,Jia RU,Qin QH,Stojsic J,Wang Y,Xu JM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric or childhood obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and adolescents worldwide. Approximately 43 million individuals are obese, 21-24% children and adolescents are overweight, and 16-18% of individuals have abdominal obesity. The prevalence of obesity is highest among specific ethni...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Xu S,Xue Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease, with varying immunological and histopathological features. The CC chemokine ligand 19 (CCL19) can stimulate T cells and antigen-presenting cells into secondary lymphoid node formation, as observed in allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease and other inflam...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Zou Y,Wang Y,Wang SB,Kong YG,Xu YU,Tao ZZ,Chen SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to analyze the role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor (NF)-κB signal pathway on Hepcidin regulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A total of 60 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the control, NAFLD and intervention groups. Rats in the control group ...

journal_title：Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors： Chen W,Wang X,Huang LI,Liu BO

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00