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Is baseline Perineural Invasion Associated with Shorter Time to Progression in Men with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Active Surveillance : Results from the REDEEM Study?
[ "We evaluated the association of perineural invasion with disease progression in men with prostate cancer on active surveillance. We retrospectively analyzed the records of 302 men on active surveillance for low risk prostate cancer (T1c-T2a), Gleason 6 or less, 3 or fewer positive cores, 50% or less of any core in...
[ "Published prospective trials have questioned the role of post-lumpectomy radiotherapy in older women with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive (ER The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was queried from 1998 to 2011 for patients age ≥ 70 years receiving breast-conserving surgery for T1, ER Ove...
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Do wnt blockers inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer stem cells?
[ "Previous study has confirmed that the occurrence of Wnt pathway activation is associated with risk of non-small-cell lung cancer recurrence. However, whether the pharmacologic blocking of the Wnt signaling pathway could provide therapeutic possibility remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to evaluate t...
[ "What mechanism is involved in regulating the autophagy of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), and does it participate in the pathogenesis of endometriosis?" ]
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Does carcinogenic Liver Fluke secrete Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Cholangiocytes to Adopt a Tumorigenic Phenotype?
[ "Throughout Asia, there is an unprecedented link between cholangiocarcinoma and infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. Multiple processes, including chronic inflammation and secretion of parasite proteins into the biliary epithelium, drive infection toward cancer. Until now, the mechanism and effect...
[ "Which is the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) related to several angiogenesis regulators such as VEGF-A (Vascular endothelial growth factor-A) and TSP-1 (Thrombospondin-1) in endometrial cancer?" ]
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Does dichotomous `` Good Outcome '' indicate Mobility More Than Cognitive or Social Quality of Life?
[ "Worthwhile interventions for intracerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage generally hinge on whether they improve the odds of good outcome. Although good outcome is correlated with mobility, correlations with other domains of health-related quality of life, such as cognitive function and social functioning,...
[ "The exact link between the process engaged in during Motivational Interviewing based interventions, such as Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), and outcome is yet to be fully understood. This preliminary study examined Client Language during MET and outcome. A modified Motivational Interviewing Skills Code Ver...
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Does loss of Bace1 in mice alter the severity of caerulein induced pancreatitis?
[ "Beta-site alpha-amyloid protein cleaving enzyme1 (BACE1) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Additional to its moderate expression in the brain, high levels of BACE1 mRNA were found in the pancreas. Murine Bace1 has been immunohistochemicaly detected at the apical pole of acinar cells with...
[ "Does high mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) regulate inflammatory reactions in a rat model of experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO)?" ]
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Is non-extracorporeal circulation for coronary artery bypass graft surgery more beneficial than extracorporeal circulation?
[ "The objective of this study was to compare coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with non-extracorporeal vs. extracorporeal circulation. The study outcomes included operative time, number of graft vessels, pulmonary infection rates, and systemic inflammatory markers. 96 patients received selective CABG, eith...
[ "Statins are an essential component of the therapeutic approach of patients with atherosclerotic disease. Statin use is also associated with improved peri-operative and long-term outcomes in these patients. We aimed to define the role of statin treatment in patients undergoing percutaneous revascularization procedu...
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Does white Matter Damage relate to Oxygen Saturation in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia Without Silent Cerebral Infarcts?
[ "Sickle cell anemia is associated with compromised oxygen-carrying capability of hemoglobin and a high incidence of overt and silent stroke. However, in children with no evidence of cerebral infarction, there are changes in brain morphometry relative to healthy controls, which may be related to chronic anemia and o...
[ "Early diagnosis of Acute Osteomyelitis (OM) and Septic Arthritis (SA) is of vital importance to avoid devastating complications. There is no single laboratory marker which is sensitive and specific in diagnosing these infections accurately. Total Count, ESR and CRP are not specific as they can also be elevated in ...
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Does neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio be Associated with Impaired Interferon-Gamma Release to Phytohemagglutinin?
[ "The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in several pathologic conditions. The majority of indeterminate interferon (IFN)-γ release assays were due to inadequate IFN-γ response to the phytohemagglutinin. We sought to study the value of NLR to predict an indeterminate resu...
[ "Short-term OE (oleoyl-estrone) treatment causes significant decreases in rat weight mainly due to adipose tissue loss. The aim of this work was to determine if OE treatment affects the expression of genes that regulate lipid metabolism in white adipose tissue. Gene expression in adipose tissue from female treated ...
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Does intravitreal inhibition of complement C5a reduce choroidal neovascularization in mice?
[ "To investigate the influence of complement component C5a inhibition on laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in mice using a C5a specific L-aptamer. In C57BL/6 J mice CNV was induced by argon-laser, C5a-inhibitor (NOX-D20) was intravitreally injected in three concentrations: 0.3, 3.0, and 30 mg/ml. The ...
[ "Anti-VEGF-A antibody (Ab) (e.g., bevacizumab, ranibizumab) is widely used as a treatment against retinal angiogenesis and edema. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether intravitreal anti-VEGF Ab injection modulates inflammatory cells in retinal angiogenesis. To investigate whether intravitreal bevacizuma...
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Is brain tumor a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein that directs maternal mRNA clearance during the Drosophila maternal-to-zygotic transition?
[ "Brain tumor (BRAT) is a Drosophila member of the TRIM-NHL protein family. This family is conserved among metazoans and its members function as post-transcriptional regulators. BRAT was thought to be recruited to mRNAs indirectly through interaction with the RNA-binding protein Pumilio (PUM). However, it has recent...
[ "How does haploinsufficiency of the paternal-effect gene Dnmt3L affect DNA methylation establishment and stability in the male germline?" ]
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Does improvement of Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells Isolation lead to Identification of Three Phenotypically Distinct Cell Subpopulations?
[ "Strategies to promote intervertebral disc (IVD) regeneration have been hindered by the lack of knowledge of IVD fundamental cellular/molecular components. One of the key points to be addressed is the characterization of nucleus pulposus (NP) cell population(s). This study establishes an improved method for bovine ...
[ "To study the expression profile and role of microRNA miR-34a in Leukemia stem cells (LSC) and during its metastasis. We examined upon the enforced expression of miR-34a in TIM3 positive leukemia stem cells and study the impact of leukemia stem cells and its metastasis. Samples were collected from acute myeloid leu...
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Does carotid intima-media thickness measurement promise to improve cardiovascular risk evaluation in head and neck cancer patients?
[ "Radiation-treated head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are at high risk for developing radiation vasculopathy, as evidenced by an increased stroke risk. The benefits of screening and assessing the cardiovascular (CV) risk of HNC patients using carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) ultrasound are not known. Our obje...
[ "Albuminuria has been proven to be associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Such an association has been found not only in subjects with diabetes and hypertension, but also in the general population. It could therefore be expected that especially subjects with higher albuminuria levels may benefit fr...
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Does gCKR polymorphism influence liver fat content in patients with type 2 diabetes?
[ "It has recently been shown that an allele in the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) gene was associated with increased liver fat content in obese children. In this study, we set out to determine whether GCKR rs1260326 polymorphism was associated with liver fat content in patients with type 2 diabetes. Three hun...
[ "The plasma protein growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) is important to the inflammatory process and involved in the development of diabetic renal and vascular complications. Recently, Gas6 protein also represents a novel independent risk factor of type 2 diabetes. We further investigated the association of c.843+7G>A ...
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Are most partial domains in proteins alignment and annotation artifacts?
[ "Protein domains are commonly used to assess the functional roles and evolutionary relationships of proteins and protein families. Here, we use the Pfam protein family database to examine a set of candidate partial domains. Pfam protein domains are often thought of as evolutionarily indivisible, structurally compac...
[ "False occurrences of functional motifs in protein sequences can be considered as random events due solely to the sequence composition of a proteome. Here we use a numerical approach to investigate the random appearance of functional motifs with the aim of addressing biological questions such as: How are organisms ...
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Does anacetrapib lower LDL by increasing ApoB clearance in mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects?
[ "Individuals treated with the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor anacetrapib exhibit a reduction in both LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) in response to monotherapy or combination therapy with a statin. It is not clear how anacetrapib exerts these effects; therefore, the goal of this stu...
[ "The newly identified liver- and fat-derived hormone, betatrophin, has recently been linked to insulin resistance and pancreatic beta cell growth in mice. These preclinical findings have suggested betatrophin as a potential candidate for novel glucose-lowering treatment concepts involving beta cell regeneration. Ho...
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Is adequate enteral protein intake inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children : a multicenter , prospective , cohort study?
[ "The impact of protein intake on outcomes in pediatric critical illness is unclear. We examined the association between protein intake and 60-d mortality in mechanically ventilated children. In a prospective, multicenter, cohort study that included 59 pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) from 15 countries, we enr...
[ "Treating hyperglycaemia in hospitalized patients has proven to be beneficial, particularly in those with obstructive vascular disease. In a cohort of patients undergoing resection for oesophageal carcinoma (a group of patients with severe surgical stress but a low prevalence of vascular disease), we investigated w...
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Does systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome predict Severity of Stroke and Outcome?
[ "This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) at admission and its correlation with clinical and radiological severity of stroke and outcome. Two hundred consecutive stroke patients within 48 hours of ictus were prospectively included, and their clinical deta...
[ "To identify the independent variables associated with death within 4 days after the first sepsis-induced organ dysfunction. In this prospective observational study, severe sepsis and septic shock patients were classified into 3 groups: Group 1, survivors; Group 2, late non-survivors; and Group 3, early non-survivo...
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Do lipid-based nutrient supplements affect efavirenz but lower plasma nevirapine concentrations in Ethiopian adult HIV patients?
[ "Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) are increasingly used in HIV programmes in resource-limited settings. However, the possible effects of LNSs on the plasma concentrations of antiretroviral drugs have not been assessed. Here, we aimed to assess the effects of LNSs on plasma efavirenz and nevirapine trough con...
[ "To determine the prevalence of anemia (serum hemoglobin <10 g/dL) and assess zidovudine use and toxicity in HIV-positive pregnant women in India. From 2002 through 2006, 24,105 pregnant women in Pune were screened for HIV and anemia. As part of an infant prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) trial, en...
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Are paraoxonase ( PON1 ) polymorphisms Q192R and L55M associated with human longevity : A meta-analysis?
[ "Genetic mutations in the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) encoding gene have been considered to affect mortality and of these the functional promoter region polymorphisms Q192R and L55M are among the most widely studied. The aim of this study was to determine whether the Q192R and L55M polymorphisms of PON1 can increase susce...
[ "Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia is a rare lipid disorder with a frequency of 1-5 in 5000. It is characterized by the accumulation of triglyceride rich lipoproteins and patients are at increased risk of developping atherosclerosis. Type III HLP is strongly associated with the homozygous presence of the ε2 allele of t...
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Does deficiency of MMP17/MT4-MMP proteolytic activity predispose to aortic aneurysm in mice?
[ "Aortic dissection or rupture resulting from aneurysm causes 1% to 2% of deaths in developed countries. These disorders are associated with mutations in genes that affect vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation and contractility or extracellular matrix composition and assembly. However, as many as 75% of patien...
[ "Vascular endothelial inflammation, including the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), is a key event in vascular diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying the regulation of ICAM-1 are largely unknown. To investigate the mechanisms on the regulation of ICAM-1 by NOP2/Sun domain family, membe...
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Does heparin enhance uptake of platelet factor 4/heparin complexes by monocytes and macrophages?
[ "Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an iatrogenic complication of heparin therapy caused by antibodies to a self-antigen, platelet factor (4) and heparin. The reasons why antibodies form to PF4/heparin, but not to PF4 bound to other cellular glycosaminoglycans are poorly understood. To investigate difference...
[ "Recent results have indicated that polyphosphate, released by activated platelets, can function as a procoagulant to modulate the proteolytic activity of serine proteases of the blood clotting cascade. To determine whether polyphosphate is involved in inducing signal transduction in cellular and animal models. The...
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Does clinician-delivered contingency management increase engagement and attendance in drug and alcohol treatment?
[ "This study examined the impact of a low-cost contingency management (CM) delivered by program clinicians on treatment attendance and utilization for patients enrolled in outpatient psychosocial substance abuse treatment. The study used a pre-posttest design to compare substance abuse patients who received Reinforc...
[ "The aim of this study was to determine how the treatment needs and outcomes of polysubstance-using patients entering opioid-substitution treatment (OST) may be affected if the patient had a parent with substance-use problems. This prospective observational study examined outcomes of 255 patients (97% male) enterin...
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Does high Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-11 indicate Poor Prognosis in Human Cholangiocarcinoma?
[ "Cholangiocarcinoma (CHCA) is serious public health problem in Thailand, especially in the northeastern and northern regions. CHCA is known as one of the most aggressive malignant tumors associated with local invasion and a high rate of metastasis. A crucial step in the invasion process is the proteolytic degradati...
[ "Which is the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) related to several angiogenesis regulators such as VEGF-A (Vascular endothelial growth factor-A) and TSP-1 (Thrombospondin-1) in endometrial cancer?" ]
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Do comparative proteomics and global genome-wide expression data implicate role of ARMC8 in lung cancer?
[ "Cancer loci comprise heterogeneous cell populations with diverse cellular secretions. Therefore, disseminating cancer-specific or cancer-associated protein antigens from tissue lysates could only be marginally correct, if otherwise not validated against precise standards. In this study, 2DE proteomic profiles were...
[ "The small molecule Halofuginone (HF) is a potent regulator of extracellular matrix (ECM ) gene expression and is unique in its therapeutic potential. While the basis for HF effects is unknown, inhibition of TGFβ signaling and activation of the amino acid restriction response (AAR) have been linked to HF transcript...
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Does reduction of Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Interactions by Acetylcholine protect Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells From Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury?
[ "We explored the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria Ca(2+) cross talk involving voltage-dependent anion channel-1 (VDAC1)/glucose-regulated protein 75/inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor 1 complex and mitofusin 2 in endothelial cells during hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R), and investigated the protective...
[ "Intimal hyperplasia (IH) is a clinical concern leading to failure of up to 50% of vein grafts and 10% of arterial grafts after 10 years with no known current treatment. Recent studies have shown that hypoxia differentially regulates proliferation of vein derived smooth muscle cells (V-SMC) compared to artery deriv...
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Does sleep influence the intracerebral EEG pattern of focal cortical dysplasia?
[ "Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is able to generate an intrinsic pathological EEG activity characterized by a continuous or near-continuous spiking. Different patterns of discharge were described. We examined quantitatively the distribution of the intracerebral FCD patterns in relation to sleep in order to investig...
[ "Spreading depolarizations, characterized by large propagating, slow potential changes, have been demonstrated with electrocorticography in patients with cerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Whereas spreading depolarizations are harmless under normal conditions in animals, they cause or augment damage in the is...
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Does autophagy protect renal tubular cells against ischemia / reperfusion injury in a time-dependent manner?
[ "Autophagy is a dynamic catabolic process that maintains cellular homeostasis. Whether it plays a role in promoting cell survival or cell death in the process of renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) remains controversial, partly because renal autophagy is usually examined at a certain time point. Therefore, monitoring ...
[ "Human cellular repressor of E1A-stimulated genes (CREG) is a secreted glycoprotein that regulates tissue and cell homeostasis and has been shown to antagonize heart fibrosis, which indicates a potential protective effect of CREG against cardiomyocyte chronic damage. However, little is known about the role of CREG ...
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Does chronic-leptin attenuate Cisplatin cytotoxicity in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line?
[ "Large-scale epidemiological studies support a correlation between obesity and breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Circulating leptin levels are increased in obese and it has been suggested to play a significant role in mammary tumor formation and progression. Moreover, regulation of oxidative stress is another ...
[ "PA-MSHA, a genetically engineered Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) strain, is currently under investigation as a new anti-cancer drug. It can induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in different human cancer cells, including hormone receptor negative breast cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanism of tumor lethal...
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Does the Precision of Pulmonary Artery Catheter Bolus Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurements vary With the Clinical Situation?
[ "To investigate the effects of ventilatory mode, injectate temperature, and clinical situation on the precision of cardiac output measurements. Randomized, prospective observational study. Single university hospital. Forty patients undergoing planned cardiac surgery, receiving a pulmonary artery catheter according ...
[ "To evaluate the correlations between severity of illness scoring systems and biochemical markers of physiologic stress. Tertiary care pediatric ICU in a university hospital. A prospective, clinical study. Twelve patients aged 2 to 120 months (four patients aged less than 12 months) with varying diagnoses including...
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Is plasma heat shock protein 27 increased in renal dysfunction and habitual smoking in a Japanese general population?
[ "Heat shock proteins (HSPs) work as \"chaperones\" to affect protein folding of newly synthesized or denatured proteins. HSP 27 plays an important role in coronary artery disease or renal disease as the result of oxidative stress. Although habitual smoking is well known to induce oxidative stress, there is no epide...
[ "Whether the burden of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) accumulation, a marker of oxidative stress, is affected by dialysis modality remains unclear. We compared the serum levels of AOPP in patients on haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and tested the hypothesis that a...
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Is occupancy by key transcription factors a more accurate predictor of enhancer activity than histone modifications or chromatin accessibility?
[ "Regulated gene expression controls organismal development, and variation in regulatory patterns has been implicated in complex traits. Thus accurate prediction of enhancers is important for further understanding of these processes. Genome-wide measurement of epigenetic features, such as histone modifications and o...
[ "The precise nature of how cell type specific chromatin structures at enhancer sites affect gene expression is largely unknown. Here we identified cell type specific enhancers coupled with gene expression in two different types of breast epithelial cells, HMEC (normal breast epithelial cells) and MDAMB231 (triple n...
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Does automated nutrient screening system enable high-throughput optimisation of microalgae production conditions?
[ "Microalgae provide an excellent platform for the production of high-value-products and are increasingly being recognised as a promising production system for biomass, animal feeds and renewable fuels. Here, we describe an automated screen, to enable high-throughput optimisation of 12 nutrients for microalgae produ...
[ "Fermentation by filamentous fungi in Erlenmeyer flasks is a favoured method for comparing different fermentation conditions. However, significant inter-flask variation often occurs when using Erlenmeyer flasks, which makes the comparison of fermentation product levels less reliable. We have investigated the use of...
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Does a modified Glenn shunt reduce right ventricular stroke work during left ventricular assist device therapy?
[ "Right ventricular (RV) failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement and remains hard to predict. We hypothesized that partial surgical exclusion of the RV with a modified Glenn shunt during LVAD treatment would reduce RV stroke work. An LVAD was implante...
[ "Mechanical circulatory support, with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is used in an increasing number of children for treatment of advanced heart failure as bridge-to-transplant. To date no data are available and no studies have defined the role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for h...
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Does twice cutting method reduce tibial cutting error in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?
[ "Bone cutting error can be one of the causes of malalignment in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The amount of cutting error in total knee arthroplasty has been reported. However, none have investigated cutting error in UKA. The purpose of this study was to reveal the amount of cutting error in UKA when op...
[ "Unicompartmental replacement can be an alternative to tibial osteotomy in younger, active patients with unicompartmental knee disease. In unicompartmental replacement, the other compartments and knee ligaments are largely untouched. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the knee kinematics after unicompartmental rep...
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Does preventive methylene blue treatment preserve cognition in mice expressing full-length pro-aggregant human Tau?
[ "Neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) composed of Tau are hallmarks of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. Transgenic mice expressing full-length pro-aggregant human Tau (2N4R Tau-ΔK280, termed Tau(ΔK)) or its repeat domain (TauRD-ΔK280, TauRD(ΔK)) develop a progressive Tau pathology with missorting, phosphorylation, ...
[ "Deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) in blood vessel walls as cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is observed in the majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. Inhibition of the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) pathway has recently been suggested to play a role in reducing parenchymal Aβ deposition. However, products of the 5-LOX p...
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Are pragmatic characteristics of patient-reported outcome measures important for use in clinical practice?
[ "Measures for assessing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that may have initially been developed for research are increasingly being recommended for use in clinical practice as well. Although psychometric rigor is essential, this article focuses on pragmatic characteristics of PROs that may enhance uptake into clini...
[ "Uncertainty about the applicability of controlled trial findings is an increasing concern for clinicians and policy decision makers. This study aimed to determine whether information reported in studies included in systematic reviews was adequate enough to assess their applicability. We used the databases of four ...
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Does clipping of tumour resection margins allow accurate target volume delineation in head and neck cancer adjuvant radiation therapy?
[ "Accurate tumour bed localisation is a key requirement for adjuvant radiotherapy. A new procedure is described for head and neck cancer treatment that improves tumour bed localisation using titanium clips. Following complete local excision of the primary tumour, the tumour bed was marked with titanium clips. Preope...
[ "Laparoscopic or robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is often performed via a transperitoneal approach for prostate cancer, in contrast to open retropubic radical prostatectomy. Theoretically transgressing the peritoneum may introduce small bowel loops into the pelvis, increasing the risk of small bow...
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Does boredom proneness predict quality of life in outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders?
[ "There is increasing recognition of the clinical significance of boredom associated with functional impairments in schizophrenia. Previous work has highlighted the importance of motivational deficits more broadly, although no study has yet explored the unique effects of boredom on community outcomes. This study aim...
[ "For adults with schizophrenia, comorbidity is common and contributes to impairment. Thus, there has been an increasing effort to identify and treat comorbid symptoms. This report extends that work by examining comorbidity in children and young adolescents with childhood-onset schizophrenia. Eighty-two children, ag...
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Do frequency steps and compositions determine properties of nee- dling sensation during electroacupuncture?
[ "To investigate the relationship of electro-parameters and the electroacupuncture sensation (EAS), which is thought to be an important factor for optimal treatment. The frequency steps and compositions of three frequently used electrical stimulations were set when the switch of the electroacupuncture apparatus was ...
[ " Electrical neurostimulation has traditionally been limited to the use of charge-balanced waveforms. Charge-imbalanced and monophasic waveforms are not used to deliver clinical therapy, because it is believed that these stimulation paradigms may generate noxious electrochemical species that cause tissue damage. I...
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Does aNXA1 silencing increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to low-concentration arsenic trioxide treatment by inhibiting ERK MAPK activation?
[ "Arsenic trioxide (ATO), an antitumor agent, is widely used for treating acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), in which it induces apoptosis. In most solid tumors, ATO disturbs the cell cycle instead of inducing apoptosis. We aimed to determine the exact mechanism underlying the different response of APL to ATO compa...
[ "Recent population studies suggest that the use of metformin is associated with reduced incidence and improved prognosis of certain cancers. In the current study, we assessed the effect of metformin on esophagus cancer cells using two cell lines (Eca-109 and TE-1 cells). We found that metformin inhibited growth and...
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Does topical dexamethasone-cyclodextrin nanoparticle eye drop for non-infectious Uveitic macular oedema and vitritis - a pilot study?
[ "To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1.5% dexamethasone nanoparticle (DexNP) drops in eyes with non-infectious uveitic macular oedema and vitritis. In a prospective pilot study, DexNP drops were administered four times a day for 4 weeks followed by drops tapering over a period of another 4 weeks. Follow-up time ...
[ "The purpose of this study is to report a case of diabetic macular edema that resolved after systemic bevacizumab. This is an observational case report of a patient with diabetic macular edema. After initiation of systemic bevacizumab for a central nervous system glioblastoma, the diabetic macular edema resolved." ...
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Does temporal-component analysis of diastolic electrograms in ventricular tachycardia differentiate nonvulnerable regions of the circuit?
[ "Successful activation mapping of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is dependent on the identification of a region of diastolic conduction by use of point-by-point sequential mapping. It is important to identify the site of transition from diastolic conduction to systolic activation of healthy myocardium (exit site) and...
[ "Radiofrequency applications to the posteroseptal region can ablate the atrioventricular accessory pathway residing in this area. In conjunction with the adjacent anatomic structures, however, ablative lesions which do not effectively ablate the accessory pathway could markedly alter retrograde atrial activation se...
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Does post-operative plasma osteopontin predict distant metastasis in human colorectal cancer?
[ "The overall prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients is unsatisfactory due to cancer metastasis after operation. This study aims to investigate the clinical significance of plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels as minimally invasive, predictive, and surrogate biomarkers for prognosis of CRC patients. This randomize...
[ "The axon guidance cues netrin-1 is a secreted protein overexpressed in many different cancer tissues. To determine whether plasma netrin-1 can be used as a diagnostic biomarker of human cancer. A total of 300 cancer plasma samples from breast, renal, prostate, liver, meningioma, pituitary adenoma, glioblastoma, lu...
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Are not all gleason pattern 4 prostate cancers created equal : A study of latent prostatic carcinomas in a cystoprostatectomy and autopsy series?
[ "The Gleason grading system represents the cornerstone of the management of prostate cancer. Gleason grade 4 (G4) is a heterogeneous set of architectural patterns, each of which may reflect a distinct prognostic value. We determined the prevalence of the various G4 architectural patterns and intraductal carcinoma (...
[ "Incidental prostate cancer (IPC) has a substantially variable clinical course which cannot be predicted by conventional histopathologic examination of transurethral resection specimens of the prostate (TURP chips). Therefore, efforts should be directed towards defining the natural history of individual IPC. Recent...
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Are serum IL-33 levels increased in patients with psoriasis?
[ "Interleukin (IL)-33 is a recently identified cytokine, which is a member of the IL-1 family and binds to a heterodimeric receptor comprising ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) and IL-1 receptor accessory protein. Serum levels of IL-33 have been reported to be upregulated in various T helper (Th)1/Th17-mediated ...
[ "Are levels of circulating angiogenic cells (CACs) affected by the presence of endometriosis?" ]
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Does gene expression profiling reveal potential prognostic biomarkers associated with the progression of heart failure?
[ "Heart failure (HF) is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Here, we identify biologically relevant transcripts that are significantly altered in the early phase of myocardial infarction and are associated with the development of post-myocardial infarction HF. We collected periph...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does pharmacotherapy with 17β-estradiol and progesterone prevent development of mouse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis?
[ "Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS) show disease remission in the third trimester concomitant with high circulating levels of sex steroids. Rodent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an accepted model for MS. Previous studies have shown that monotherapy with estrogens or progesterone exert b...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does high Expression of GRP78 promote Invasion and Metastases in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
[ "Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has a poor prognosis due to its high frequency of metastasis and invasion. Recent studies have suggested glucose-regulated protein 78KD (GRP78) may play important roles in progression and development of malignant tumors. However, the mechanisms of invasion and metastasis o...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Are patients with single ventricle physiology undergoing noncardiac surgery at high risk for adverse events?
[ "Patients with single ventricle physiology are at increased anesthetic risk when undergoing noncardiac surgery. To review the outcomes of anesthetics for patients with single ventricle physiology undergoing noncardiac surgery. This study is a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent a palliative pro...
[ "Prolonged length of stay in intensive care units after congenital heart disease surgery is associated with poor outcome, places a considerable burden on the financial resources of hospitals, and is an organizational challenge as well. This research discusses the impact of perioperative factors on prolonged stay in...
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Is the histone deacetylase sirtuin 2 a new player in the regulation of platelet function?
[ "Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play a key role in signaling in many cell types. However, little is known about the participation of HDACs, particularly sirtuins (SIRTs), in platelet reactivity. To investigate the role of HDACs in platelets, we examined the effects of SIRT inhibition on platelet function and protein ...
[ "Jumonji (jmj) is the prototypical member of the jmj domain-containing protein family. It regulates the expression of several genes, in particular genes involved in cardiac cell growth in the embryonic heart. The function of jmj in the mature or developed heart, however, is unclear. We propose that JMJ domain 2A fa...
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Are escherichia coli isolates from patients with bacteremic urinary tract infection genetically distinct from those derived from sepsis following prostate transrectal biopsy?
[ "Transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy is a very common procedure that is generally considered relatively safe. However, severe sepsis can occur after TRUS prostate biopsies, with Escherichia coli being the predominant causative agent. A common perception is that the bacteria that cause post-TRUS pro...
[ "This study was intended to delineate the association between digestive tract malignancies and bacteraemia due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus. We reviewed the medical records and microbiological results of patients with bacteraemia due to Streptococcus bovis during the period 2000-2012. Speci...
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Do exosomes from dental pulp stem cells rescue human dopaminergic neurons from 6-hydroxy-dopamine-induced apoptosis?
[ "Stem cells derived from the dental pulp of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) have unique neurogenic properties that could be potentially exploited for therapeutic use. The importance of paracrine SHED signaling for neuro-regeneration has been recognized, but the exact mechanisms behind these effects are pre...
[ "Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is a component of honey bee propolis that can induce expression of haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Because HO-1 induction has been suggested to protect dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, we examined the effect of CAPE in experimental models of dopaminergic neurodegeneration....
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Do virologically suppressed patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders display the same pattern of immune activation?
[ "Inversion of the CD4:CD8 ratio is a marker of immune activation and age-associated disease. We measured the CD4:CD8 ratio as a marker of cognitive impairment in HIV-infected patients and explored differences according to clinical severity. Post hoc analysis of data from two prospective cohorts of HIV-infected pati...
[ "Sleep disorders are common in patients with HIV/AIDS, and can lead to poor quality of life. Although many studies have investigated the aetiology of these disorders, it is still unclear whether impaired sleep quality is associated with HIV itself, social problems, or side effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART). M...
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Is oxidative DNA damage involved in cigarette smoke-induced lung injury in rats?
[ "Reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by exogenous toxicants are suggested to be involved in carcinogenesis by oxidative modification of DNA. 8-Hydroxyl-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) has been considered as a reliable biomarker for oxidative DNA damage both in vivo and in vitro studies. But the effect of smoking on oxi...
[ "Essentials Epithelial cell apoptosis is critical in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Protein S, a circulating anticoagulant, inhibited apoptosis of lung epithelial cells. Overexpression of protein S in lung cells reduced bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Intranasal therapy with exogenous prot...
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Is aLCAM a Novel Cytoplasmic Membrane Protein in TNF-α Stimulated Invasive Cholangiocarcinoma Cells?
[ "Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), or bile duct cancer, is incurable with a high mortality rate due to a lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment. Identifying cytoplasmic membrane proteins of invasive CCA that facilitate cancer progression would contribute toward the development of novel tumor markers and effective ...
[ "Is chloride channel-3 (ClC-3) involved in regulating the biological behavior of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs)?" ]
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Is intrathoracic anastomotic leakage after gastroesophageal cancer resection associated with increased risk of recurrence?
[ "Intrathoracic anastomotic leakage after intended curative resection for cancer in the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction has a negative impact on long-term survival. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an anastomotic leakage was associated with an increased recurrence rate. This nationwide study i...
[ "Chylothorax after transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening postoperative complication. It has been reported that preventive thoracic duct ligation can reduce the incidence of postoperative chylothorax after esophagectomy for cancer. In this prospective series, we evalu...
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Do microvascular free tissue transfer in acute and secondary burn reconstruction?
[ "The mainstay of operative treatment in burns is split skin grafting with free tissue transfer being indicated in a minority of cases. However, free tissue transfer faces a number of challenges in the burns patient. These include; overall cardiovascular and respiratory stability of the patient, availability of suit...
[ "Vermilion irregularities are common secondary deformities after cleft lip repair, regressed or resected hemangiomas, trauma and tumor surgeries. Vermilion deficiency attracts considerable attention and detracts from an otherwise excellent lip repair. Minor and moderate vermilion defects can be corrected with upper...
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Is high DHEAS/free testosterone ratio related to better metabolic parameters in women with PCOS?
[ "To demonstrate the effects of DHEAS/free testosterone (DHEAS/FT) ratio on metabolic parameters in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The data of 91 women with PCOS and 66 women in the control group were collected retrospectively. DHEAS/FT of the control group was higher than that of PCOS grou...
[ "Relaxin-3 was found to play a role in appetite regulation, increasing food intake and body weight. The current study aimed to investigate the relation of relaxin-3 to metabolic syndrome and its component traits in women. The study was conducted on 300 female subjects, 150 healthy control and 150 metabolic syndrome...
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Does pHLPP2 Downregulation contribute to Lung Carcinogenesis Following B [ a ] P/B [ a ] PDE Exposure?
[ "The carcinogenic capacity of B[a]P/B[a]PDE is supported by epidemiologic studies. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for B[a]P/B[a]PDE-caused lung cancer have not been well investigated. We evaluated here the role of novel target PHLPP2 in lung inflammation and carcinogenesis upon B[a]P/B[a]PDE exposure...
[ "In biliary atresia (BA), epithelial-mesenchymal hepatic progenitor cells (HPC) expressing the stem/progenitor cell marker PROMININ-1 (PROM1) undergo expansion and subsequent transdifferentiation into collagen-producing myofibroblasts within regions of evolving biliary fibrosis under the regulation of Transforming ...
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Does pharmacologic Inhibition of JAK1/JAK2 Signaling reduce Experimental Murine Acute GVHD While Preserving GVT Effects?
[ "Immune-mediated graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effects can occur after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but GVT is tightly linked to its main complication, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Strategies aimed at modulating GVHD, while maintaining the GVT effect, are needed to improve the cure rat...
[ "Intimal hyperplasia (IH) is a clinical concern leading to failure of up to 50% of vein grafts and 10% of arterial grafts after 10 years with no known current treatment. Recent studies have shown that hypoxia differentially regulates proliferation of vein derived smooth muscle cells (V-SMC) compared to artery deriv...
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Are vegetable dishes , dairy products and fruits key items mediating adequate dietary intake for Japanese adults with spinal cord injury?
[ "This is a cross-sectional study. The objective of this study was to ascertain the essential items mediating adequate dietary intake based on the Japanese Food Guide in common among the transtheoretical model (TTM), self-efficacy (SE) and outcome expectancy (OE). Members of the organization Spinal Injuries Japan. W...
[ "What are the associations between the dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients and semen parameters in young men?" ]
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Is radiotherapy Alone Associated with Improved Outcomes Over Surgery in the Management of Solitary Plasmacytoma?
[ "A moderate dose of radiation is the recommended treatment for solitary plasmacytoma (SP), but there is controversy over the role of surgery. Our study aimed at comparing different treatment modalities in the management of SP. Data from 38 consecutive patients with solitary plasmacytoma, including 16 with bone plas...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Is increases in physical activity as important as smoking cessation for reduction in total mortality in elderly men : 12 years of follow-up of the Oslo II study?
[ "Physical activity (PA) at leisure by the elderly, and its relationship to cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV mortality, with and without competing risk, has been scarcely described. We determined the relationships between PA, smoking and 12-year CV, non-CV and all-cause mortality in elderly Oslo men screened for CV di...
[ "Most cohort studies have found depressive symptoms to be associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, but follow-up times have often been short and study populations small. To describe associations between stronger symptoms of depression and the risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD)...
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Does systems Genetics Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Study reveal Novel Associations Between Key Biological Processes and Coronary Artery Disease?
[ "Genome-wide association studies have identified multiple genetic variants affecting the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, individually these explain only a small fraction of the heritability of CAD and for most, the causal biological mechanisms remain unclear. We sought to obtain further insights int...
[ "The aim of the present study was to examine the characteristics of patients referred to occupational therapists (OTs), physiotherapists (PTs) and social workers (SWs) at a rehabilitation unit in a hospital specializing in rheumatology, and the rehabilitation needs that clinicians and patients agreed should be addr...
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Does microRNA-19a regulate lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial cell apoptosis through modulation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 expression?
[ "MicroRNAs, small non-encoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally modulate expression of their target genes, have been implicated as critical regulatory molecules in endothelial cells. In the present study, we found that overexpression of miR-19a protects endothelial cells from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apopto...
[ "Tumor response to immunotherapy is the consequence of a concerted crosstalk between cytokines and effector cells. Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is one of the common cytokines coordinating tumor immune response and the associated biological consequences. Although the role of IFNγ in the modulation of tumor immunity has b...
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Do imidazoline receptor antagonists idazoxan and efaroxan enhance locomotor functions in rats?
[ "Discovered in 1984, imidazoline receptors (I1, I2, I3) are located centrally and peripherally being involved in various physiologic and pathophysiologic processes in the body. Experimental and clinical investigations have suggested the interrelations between imidazoline, adrenergic, dopaminergic, glutamatergic and...
[ "Monoamine transporter inhibitor antidepressants have anxiolytic efficacy in man. However, preclinical data poorly reflect this, either because (1) few studies assess chronic antidepressant treatment in animal models, (2) antidepressants are anxiogenic after acute treatment; and (3) animal models of anxiety are ins...
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Is metabolic syndrome associated with better prognosis in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma?
[ "Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with several cancers, but it is not clear whether MS affects the prognosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of MS in TSCC. Clinical data from 252 patients with TSCC who were initially treated at the Sun Yat-sen Univers...
[ "To determine the clinical significance of human papillomavirus subclinical infection in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in Japan. Over a 9-year period, a retrospective case comparison study of the pathology database was conducted at the University of Tokyo to identify samples of oropharyngeal s...
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Does tourniquet use during ankle surgery lead to increased postoperative opioid use?
[ "Ankle surgery is often done using a tourniquet. Ischemia/reperfusion injury caused by the tourniquet may increase postoperative pain. The study objective was to investigate the amount of opioids given to patients after ankle surgery with and without tourniquet. We did a cohort study based on data from patient's re...
[ "We evaluated the efficacy of intraarticular sufentanil in the prevention of postoperative pain after day-case arthroscopic procedures. Sixty patients were randomly assigned to receive either intraarticular sufentanil, 5 or 10 microg, and saline IV, or intraarticular saline and sufentanil 5 microg IV (control). All...
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Does mfn2 affect Embryo Development via Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Apoptosis?
[ "Growth factors, energy sources, and mitochondrial function strongly affect embryo growth and development in vitro. The biological role and prospective significance of the mitofusin gene Mfn2 in the development of preimplantation embryos remain poorly understood. Our goal is to profile the role of Mfn2 in mouse emb...
[ "Which is the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) related to several angiogenesis regulators such as VEGF-A (Vascular endothelial growth factor-A) and TSP-1 (Thrombospondin-1) in endometrial cancer?" ]
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Is the chemokine CXCL13 elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neurosyphilis?
[ "The chemokine CXCL13 has been discussed as a diagnostic parameter with high specificity for Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) and as a marker of disease activity. Neurosyphilis and LNB share similar characteristics. We investigated retrospectively CXCL13 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with neurosyph...
[ "The receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator (uPAR) promotes invasion by neoplastic or inflammatory cells by focusing proteolysis of urokinase to the cell surface. In pathologic conditions, soluble forms of the receptor (suPAR) are released, and activate cell receptors to promote chemotaxis. In the CNS, suPAR ...
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Are wA29 '' we all one '' compassionate cities `` a global community joined for care ''?
[ "The NewHealth Foundation, a Spanish non-for-profit organisation, is leading the project Compassionate Cities. \"We are all one\". The project aims to involve citizens in creating communities of care to help people at the end of life phase. To design and develop a practical model to engage communities in the proces...
[ "Health at Every Size The HAES Women who participated in the HAES" ]
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Does hesperetin induce the Apoptosis of Gastric Cancer Cells via Activating Mitochondrial Pathway by Increasing Reactive Oxygen Species?
[ "Hesperetin, has been shown to exert biological activities on various types of human cancers. However, few related studies on gastric cancer are available. In this study, we sought to investigate the effect of hesperetin on gastric cancer and clarify its specific mechanism. Cell Counting Kit-8, 2',7'-dichlorofluore...
[ "Recent studies showed that Isoquercetin (Iso), a novel extracts of plants and fruits could protect neuronal cells from neurotoxicity and neuro-inflammation. However, its role in acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) have not been elucidated. In the present study, we investigated whether Iso could prevent Tunicamycin (TU...
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Do high prevalence of CDH23 mutations in patients with congenital high-frequency sporadic or recessively inherited hearing loss?
[ "Mutations in CDH23 are responsible for Usher syndrome 1D and recessive non-syndromic hearing loss. In this study, we revealed the prevalence of CDH23 mutations among patients with specific clinical characteristics. After excluding patients with GJB2 mutations and mitochondrial m.1555A > G and m.3243A > G mutations...
[ "The TMEM70 gene defect was recently identified as a novel cause of autosomal recessive ATP synthase deficiency. Most of the 28 patients with TMEM70 disorder reported to date display a distinctive phenotype characterised by neonatal onset of severe muscular hypotonia hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, facial dysmorphism,...
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Do hair concentrations of antiretrovirals predict viral suppression in HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding Ugandan women?
[ "Hair concentrations are a noninvasive measure of cumulative antiretroviral exposure and the strongest predictor of viral suppression in large cohorts of nonpregnant patients. We examined hair concentrations of antiretrovirals in relation to virologic outcomes in pregnant and breastfeeding women for the first time....
[ "The risk of clinically significant depressive symptoms increases during perimenopause. With highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART), more human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women survive to transition through menopause. In a cross-sectional analysis, we evaluated the association of menopausal stage...
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Does a default normal chest CT structured reporting field for coronary calcifications cause excessive false-negative reporting?
[ "The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of coronary atherosclerosis reporting before and after the implementation of a structured reporting chest CT template. A noncardiac, noncontrast chest CT structured reporting template was developed and mandated for department-wide use at a large academic center. Th...
[ "To review the ability of an abbreviated, high-risk, screening, breast MRI protocol to detect cancer and save resources. High-risk screening breast MR images were reviewed, from both an abbreviated protocol and a full diagnostic protocol. Differences in cancer detection, scanner utilization, interpretation times, a...
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Do mR imaging findings of ovarian torsion correlate with pathological hemorrhagic infarction?
[ "The aim of this study was to clarify the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), of hemorrhagic infarction of ovarian torsion. Twelve patients presenting surgically confirmed ovarian masses with torsion were independently evaluated by two radiologists about the followi...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does central pulse pressure predict BP reduction after renal denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension?
[ "Enhanced vascular ageing is associated with elevated central pulse pressure (cPP), an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events. Although antihypertensive treatment strategies are effective, high residual CV risk remains indicative of advanced and largely irreversible vascular damage. Renal denervation (...
[ "Isolated systolic hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of and to evaluate the effectiveness of currently available medications in the treatment of uncontrolled isolated systolic hypertension. We randomly selected a total of 585 p...
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Does hIV-1 Infection accelerate Age According to the Epigenetic Clock?
[ "Infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) is associated with clinical symptoms of accelerated aging, as evidenced by the increased incidence and diversity of age-related illnesses at relatively young ages and supporting findings of organ and cellular pathologic analyses. But it has been difficult to...
[ "Renal inflammation contributes to the pathophysiology of hypertension. CD161a We aimed to phenotype CD161a Studies used young SHR and WKY (Wistar-Kyoto) rats. Splenocytes and bone marrow cells were exposed to nicotine ex vivo, and nicotine was infused in vivo. Blood pressures, kidney, serum, and urine were obtaine...
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Does estetrol prevent and suppresses mammary tumors induced by DMBA in a rat model?
[ "Estetrol (E4) is a pregnancy-specific estrogenic steroid hormone produced by the human fetal liver in both male and female fetuses. During pregnancy, E4 plasma values increase exponentially until parturition and decrease thereafter. The synthesis of E4 in the liver of a newborn ceases during the first weeks after ...
[ "c-kit is expressed in various cell types during development and it has been linked to the promotion of cellular migration, proliferation and/or survival of melanoblasts, hematopoietic progenitors and primordial germ cells. Several reports have proposed a role for the c-kit gene on carcinogenesis. Gain-of-function ...
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Is thymic stromal lymphopoietin activation of basophils in patients with allergic asthma IL-3 dependent?
[ "Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) released after antigenic stimulation of allergic asthmatic airways is a key initiator of type 2 inflammation. Basophils are important effectors of allergic inflammation in the airways. Murine basophils have been shown to respond to TSLP independently of IL-3 by increasing functi...
[ "Eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal diseases are frequently associated with extraintestinal features, including bronchopulmonary manifestations. The factors predisposing to bronchial hyperresponsiveness in eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal diseases are unknown. To elucidate the mechanistic link between eos...
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Does prostaglandin E2 inhibit mast cell-dependent bronchoconstriction in human small airways through the E prostanoid subtype 2 receptor?
[ "Inhaled prostaglandin (PG) E2 might inhibit asthmatic responses, but the mechanisms involved remain undefined. We sought to characterize the direct and indirect effects of PGE2 on human small airways with particular reference to the receptors mediating the responses. Contraction and relaxation were studied in isol...
[ "Hyperresponsiveness to histamine is a key feature of a variety of pathological conditions, including bronchial asthma, food allergy, colitis ulcerosa, and topical allergic disorders. Cells isolated from hyperresponsive individuals do not display exaggerated histamine responses ex vivo and thus the molecular mechan...
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Do skin dendritic cells induce follicular helper T cells and protective humoral immune responses?
[ "The contribution of individual subsets of dendritic cells (DCs) to generation of adaptive immunity is central to understanding immune homeostasis and protective immune responses. We sought to define functions for steady-state skin DCs. We present an approach in which we restrict antigen presentation to individual ...
[ "Environmental conditions (eg, latitude) play a critical role in the susceptibility and severity of many autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of immune regulatory processes induced in the skin by moderate ultraviolet B (UVB) ...
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Does the Selective Sirtuin 1 Activator SRT2104 reduce Endotoxin-Induced Cytokine Release and Coagulation Activation in Humans?
[ "Sirtuin 1 influences gene expression and other cellular functions through deacetylation of histone and nonhistone proteins. We here sought to determine the effects of a small molecule sirtuin 1 activator, SRT2104, on inflammation and coagulation induced by lipopolysaccharide in humans. A randomized, double-blind, ...
[ "Short-term OE (oleoyl-estrone) treatment causes significant decreases in rat weight mainly due to adipose tissue loss. The aim of this work was to determine if OE treatment affects the expression of genes that regulate lipid metabolism in white adipose tissue. Gene expression in adipose tissue from female treated ...
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Does ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction enhance the therapeutic effect of intracoronary transplantation of bone marrow stem cells on myocardial infarction?
[ "The combination of intracoronary transplantation and ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction may promote effective and accurate delivery of bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) into the infarct zone. To test this hypothesis in this study we examined the effectiveness of ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction in...
[ "This study explored the novel strategy of hypoxic preconditioning of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells before transplantation into the infarcted heart to promote their survival and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation after myocardial ischemia. Mesenchymal stem cells from green fluoresce...
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Do human keratin 8 variants promote mouse acetaminophen hepatotoxicity coupled with c-jun amino-terminal kinase activation and protein adduct formation?
[ "Keratins 8 and 18 (K8/K18) are the intermediate filaments proteins of simple-type digestive epithelia and provide important cytoprotective function. K8/K18 variants predispose humans to chronic liver disease progression and poor outcomes in acute acetaminophen (APAP)-related liver failure. Given that K8 G62C and R...
[ "Acetaminophen (APAP) is a widely used analgesic and antipyretic drug that is safe at therapeutic doses but which can precipitate liver injury at high doses. We have previously found that the antirheumatic drug leflunomide is a potent inhibitor of APAP toxicity in cultured human hepatocytes, protecting them from mi...
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Does implementation of a standardized postanesthesia care handoff increase information transfer without increasing handoff duration?
[ "In the transition of a patient from the operating room (OR) to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), it was hypothesized that (1) standardizing the members of sending and receiving teams and (2) requiring a structured handoff process would increase the overall amount of patient information transferred in the OR-to-...
[ "To improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families. In March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of pa...
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Does cellular immunotherapy as maintenance therapy prolong the survival of the patients with small cell lung cancer?
[ "Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) relapses rapidly after the initial response to chemotherapy and shows drug-resistance. This study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of cellular immunotherapy (CIT) with autologous natural killer (NK), γδT, and cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells as maintenance therapy for SCL...
[ "approximately 40% of primary lung carcinoma patients who die within 1 month after a complete resection have residual tumor in regional or distant organs, emphasizing the importance of postoperative adjuvant therapy. In this study, the effectiveness of transfer factor (TF) and nocardia rubra-cell wall skeleton (N-C...
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Does family accommodation mediate the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children?
[ "The link between child anxiety and maternal anxiety has been well established but the factors underlying this association are not well understood. One potential factor is family accommodation, which describes ways in which parents change their behaviour to help a child avoid or alleviate anxiety. Family accommodat...
[ "Postnatal Depression has demonstrated long-term consequences on child cognitive and emotional development, however, the link between maternal and child pathology has not been clearly identified. This study examined whether maternal bonding to the infant and young child is impaired by maternal depressive symptoms. ...
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Is antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and obstruction related to caveolin-1 expression in airway smooth muscle in a guinea pig asthma model?
[ "Caveolin-1 is a fundamental signalling scaffold protein involved in contraction; however, the role of caveolin-1 in airway responsiveness remains unclear. We evaluated the relationship between caveolin-1 expression in airway smooth muscle (ASM) and antigen-induced airway responsiveness and obstruction in a guinea ...
[ "Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is a leading cause of occupational asthma. Although considerable controversy remains regarding its pathogenesis, TDI-induced asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by airway remodeling caused, at least in part, by an excess of extracellular matrix deposition in th...
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Does low-cost workflow improvement reduce gastrointestinal block use 17 % by altering classic histotechnology testing?
[ "Gastrointestinal (GI) biopsy specimens were previously limited to four per cassette to facilitate established internal technical work practices and histotechnology best practice guidelines. We evaluated the workflow of these biopsy specimens. We implemented three specific changes: (1) up to 10 GI biopsy specimens ...
[ "This report describes the favorable results of mutual reporting of process and outcome of care for major resections of the colon and rectum, one of six focal points for the Center for Medicare Services studies seeking to broadly reduce death and complications and enhance consistency of care. A group of 66 surgical...
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Do flow cytometric identification of immunophenotypically aberrant T-cell clusters on skin shave biopsy specimens from patients with mycosis fungoides?
[ "To assess the ability of flow cytometry (FC) to detect putative neoplastic T-cell subsets on skin shave biopsy (SSB) specimens from patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) and to study the immunophenotype of skin-infiltrating tumor cells in MF. SSB specimens from patients with suspected MF were bisected and submitted...
[ "Specific differentiation of leukemia cutis (LC) from nonleukemic dermatoses is crucial to ensure proper treatment for the disease. Because of the exceptionally variable histologic features of LC and the frequent nonleukemic dermatoses in leukemia patients, identification of leukemic cells that infiltrate skin lesi...
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Is a specific KRAS codon 13 mutation an independent predictor for colorectal cancer metachronous distant metastases?
[ "In colorectal cancer, there are significant differences between synchronous and metachronous distant metastases. However in recent studies, synchronous and metachronous metastases were always lumped together, neglecting their clinical and molecular differences. The mechanism of the latency of metachronous metastas...
[ "Increased expression of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) in tumor tissue has been detected in various cancer forms. However, the clinical relevance of pIgR in colon cancer hepatic metastasis remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of pIgR in patients with colon carcinoma...
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Is a Long Non-coding RNA Activated by Transforming Growth Factor-β an Independent Prognostic Marker of Gastric Cancer?
[ "A recent study reported that long non-coding RNA activated by TGF-β (lncRNA-ATB) induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/miR-200s/ZEB axis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Herein, we focused on the clinical significance of lncRNA-ATB in gastric cancer (GC) patie...
[ "Short-term OE (oleoyl-estrone) treatment causes significant decreases in rat weight mainly due to adipose tissue loss. The aim of this work was to determine if OE treatment affects the expression of genes that regulate lipid metabolism in white adipose tissue. Gene expression in adipose tissue from female treated ...
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Is lymphatic Invasion an Independent Adverse Prognostic Factor in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastasis?
[ "For a selection of patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), liver resection is a curative option. In order to predict long-term survival, clinicopathologic risk scores have been developed, but little is known about histologic factors and their prognostic value for disease-free and overall survival. The ob...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does african flora have the potential to fight multidrug resistance of cancer?
[ "Continuous efforts from scientists of diverse fields are necessary not only to better understand the mechanism by which multidrug-resistant (MDR) cancer cells occur, but also to boost the discovery of new cytotoxic compounds to fight MDR phenotypes. The present review reports on the contribution of African flora i...
[ "Estimates suggest that the drug discovery and development processes take between 10 and 15 years, with costs ranging between US$500 million and $2 billion. A growing number of bacteria have become resistant to approved antimicrobials. For example, the Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii has become mult...
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Does constipation prophylaxis reduce length of stay in elderly hospitalized heart failure patients with home laxative use?
[ "Elderly, hospitalized patients suffer disproportionately from constipation; however, little data suggest that constipation prophylaxis reduces length of stay (LOS). We performed a retrospective analysis of elderly patients admitted to our hospital with congestive heart failure (CHF) to determine the effects of con...
[ "Stress-related mucosal damage is an erosive process of the gastric lining resulting from abnormally high physiologic demands. To avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with significant bleeding from the damage, prophylaxis with an acid suppression medication is given. This is especially common in stroke vict...
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Does gli1 promote transforming growth factor-beta1- and epidermal growth factor-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells?
[ "The Hedgehog signaling pathway and its key target effector Gli1 are linked closely to the development of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in many cancers. The definite function of Gli1 in regulating the EMT of pancreatic cancer (PC), however, is still unclear. At the cell and tissue levels, we invest...
[ "Fetal hepatic stem/progenitor cells, called hepatoblasts, play central roles in liver organogenesis; however, molecular mechanisms regulating proliferation and terminal differentiation of such cells have not been completely elucidated. Bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) is essential for the development of stem c...
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Is existential security a necessary condition for continued breastfeeding despite severe initial difficulties : a lifeworld hermeneutical study?
[ "The majority of new mothers in Sweden initiate breastfeeding and many experience initial difficulties. This experience is an important cause of early breastfeeding cessation. To increase understanding, there is a need to explore the lived experiences of the decision to continue or cease breastfeeding. The aim of t...
[ "To assess and understand the barriers faced by Vietnamese marital immigrant women who do not regularly undergo cervical screenings in Southeast Taiwan. Studies have shown a low uptake rate of preventive medical services among immigrants. As immigrant women may not be aware of the healthcare delivery system in thei...
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Does polymorphism at 19q13.41 Predicts breast Cancer Survival Specifically after Endocrine Therapy?
[ "Although most patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer benefit from endocrine therapies, a significant proportion do not. Our aim was to identify inherited genetic variations that might predict survival among patients receiving adjuvant endocrine therapies. We performed a meta-analysis of two ge...
[ "To determine whether cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E1 receptor (EP We retrospectively reviewed the records of 116 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent surgery between 2008 and 2011 at our hospital. Expression of COX-2 and EP Factors associated with poor overall survival (OS) were...
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Does insulin protect H9c2 rat cardiomyoblast cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced injury through upregulation of microRNA-210?
[ "Insulin protects cardiomyocytes from reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced apoptosis after ischemic/reperfusion injury, but the mechanism is not clear. This study investigated the protective mechanism of insulin in preventing cardiomyocyte apoptosis from ROS injury. Rat cardiomyoblast H9c2 cells were treated with ...
[ "Apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells is a type of endothelial damage that is associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins (G proteins), including the alpha 12 subunit of G protein (Gα12), have been found to modulate cellular proliferati...
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