abstract：:Newcastle disease virus (NDV), an avain paramyxovirus, has been assigned to the genus Avulavirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It causes Newcastle disease (ND) that is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting poultry and most species of birds. The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein of NDV has m...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun C,Wen H,Chen Y,Chu F,Lin B,Ren G,Song Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The effects of anesthesia with sevoflurane and with propofol on glucose utilization in rats were investigated. Sevoflurane significantly impairs glucose utilization whereas propofol does not. Both insulin secretion and sensitivity affect glucose utilization. Propofol is hydrophobic, and anesthesia with this agent is a...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Li X,Kitamura T,Kawamura G,Mori Y,Sato K,Araki Y,Sato R,Yamada Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granzyme 3 (Gr3) is known as a tryptase-type member of the granzyme family and exists in the granules of immunocompetent cells. Granule proteases including granzymes, are transported into the cytoplasm of tumor cells or virus-infected cells by perforin function, degrade cytoplasmic or nuclear proteins and subsequently...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Hirata Y,Inagaki H,Shimizu T,Kawada T

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：: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：: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：:A research project involving sheets of retinal pigment epithelium constructed from iPS cells derived from patients with age-related maculopathy is one step closer to being approved for clinical trials by the Japanese Government. Now is the time to make therapies using iPS cells clinically available. ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Song P,Inagaki Y,Sugawara Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) can predict fluid responsiveness in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in either a supine or Trendelenburg position. Forty mechanically ventilated patients that exhibited IAH resultin...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Liu X,Fu Q,Mi W,Liu H,Zhang H,Wang P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental factors during fetal life program the health outcomes regarding many diseases in future life. This idea has been supported by worldwide epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Three questions should be answered. (i) Does a common underlying cause of ordinary pa...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Basovich SN

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is an important opportunistic infection of HIV/AIDS. However, very little is known about antibody seropositivities to HHV8 lytic and latent antigens among HIV-infected patients in China. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted to explore HHV8 serostatus among 316 HIV-infected patien...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang TJ,He N,Ding YY,Jiang QW,Wood C

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:The dominant-negative inhibition of KCNJ2-encoded inward rectifier potassium channels (Kir2) is currently considered the best approach to biological pacemakers. We hypothesized that inhibition of the inward rectifier potassium current (IK1) in ventricular myocytes by RNA interference (RNAi) would convert ventricular m...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Hu B,Zhu XL,Fan QX,Li HX,Zou CW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified the prevalence of depression and quality of life (QOL) of Japanese children with childhood cancer after discharge using the Birleson Depression Self-rating Scale for Children (DSRS-C) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Subjects were 118 caregivers who raised children ages 2-18 with chi...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Wakimizu R,Hiraga N,Furuya K,Fukushima T,Tsuchida M,Koike K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Once-daily tacrolimus (denoted here simply as OD) is a recently developed extended release drug formulation. The purpose of the present study was to pharmacokinetically evaluate tacrolimus exposure and determine the feasibility of its de novo use in liver transplant recipients in the perioperative period. This was an ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sugawara Y,Miyata Y,Kaneko J,Tamura S,Aoki T,Sakamoto Y,Hasegawa K,Yamashiki N,Kokudo N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about medical students' choice of specialty can be helpful for planning health manpower. However, such information from medical students in Malaysian medical schools is lacking. We carried out a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among fourth- and fifth-year medical undergraduate students at Melaka-Manip...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chew YW,Rajakrishnan S,Low CA,Jayapalan PK,Sreeramareddy CT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is an acute febrile illness resulting from infection by a flavivirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. It is characterized by bleeding manifestations and a plasma leak syndrome. Hepatic involvement in the form of elevation in transaminases is common. However, acute hepatic failure is uncommon. It is not known ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Agarwal MP,Giri S,Sharma V,Roy U,Gharsangi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal mortality ratio in Laos in 2005 was 660 per 100,000 lives birth which was the third highest in Asia-Pacific Region. The objective was to determine the availability and use of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) in provincial and district hospitals in Borikhamxay, Khammouane, and Savannakhet provinces using UN...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Douangphachanh X,Ali M,Outavong P,Alongkon P,Sing M,Chushi K

更新日期：2010-12-01 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 initial processes involved in radiation carcinogenesis have not been clearly elucidated. We isolated mouse mutant cells exhibiting plasticity in their mutation phenotypes. These mutant cells were originally isolated from an irradiated cell population as 6-thioguanine resistant (6TGR) mutants that were deficient in...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yamauchi M,Fukutsu K,Sakagami M,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all malignant diseases, several clinical and histopathological tests are established as standard methods for diagnosis. Alternative diagnostic quantitative methods are still lacking or conflicting in cancer of the cervix. Although DNA analysis was one of the earliest applications in flow cytometry and the DNA conte...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Chhavi,Saxena M,Negi MP,Singh S,Singh PK,Singh U,Bhatt ML

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:This study is an extension of the previous enhancement of dissolution properties of repaglinide using liquisolid compacts. The development and validation of a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for the determination of repaglinide concentration in rabbit plasma for pharmacokinetic studies is described....

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： El-Houssieny BM,Wahman L,Arafa NM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering has been one of the most promising strategies for the regeneration of impaired tissue. Application of three-dimensional porous scaffolds has greatly improved the outcome of tissue engineering in many categories. Cell seeding is one of the key issues in tissue regeneration. It depends not only on the...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Dai W,Dong J,Chen G,Uemura T

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:In oocytes, many maternally supplied products are stored, and these products play important roles in cell cycle regulation and early development. Mos protein, which is coded on the c-mos gene, promotes oocyte maturation and is involved in MAP-kinase signaling pathway. In Xenopus, maternally supplied c-mos mRNA undergo...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Suzuki H,Tsukahara T,Inoue K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of endoluminal ultrasonography (EUS) and spiral computerized tomography (SCT) in preoperative local staging of rectal carcinoma. EUS and SCT were performed prior to surgery in 78 patients with rectal carcinoma. After radical surgery, the preoperative findings were compa...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Ju H,Xu D,Li D,Chen G,Shao G

更新日期：2009-04-01 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

abstract：:Audiological characteristics were investigated in 81 ears of 53 infants with abnormal transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) and normal auditory brainstem response (ABR). The relationship between ABR and other hearing testing methods, including 40Hz auditory event-related potential (40Hz-AERP), auditory steady ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Huang L,Han D,Guo Y,Liu S,Cui X,Mo L,Qi B,Cai Z,Liu H,En H,Guo L

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete loss of function in the WRN: RecQ3 DNA/RNA helicase gene causes Werner Syndrome (WS). WS patients with genetic instability manifest an early onset of age-related diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and malignancy as well as early death. In 1,420 patients, WS was reported ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Goto M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, men who have sex with men (MSM) have become a population at high risk ofHIV infection in China, and more investigations of and intervention programs targeting this hidden population are urgently needed. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of HIV-positive individuals, HIV-related knowledg...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Tao X,Gai R,Zhang X,Zhang N,Zheng W,Xu A,Li S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, a cost-containment policy has been implemented with health care system reform. Increasing medical expenses are inevitable due to aging of the population, health transitions, and expanded and advanced medical services. Policies such as the introduction of regressive reimbursement for inpatient services as par...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Idezuki Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 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