Volume 21, 2015 (552) - Page: 11  

Wanke Lei, Yun-e Liu, Yuzhu Zheng, Lin Qu

Department of Stomatology, People’s Hospital of Mianzhu, Mianzhu, Sichuan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:383-389  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893412

Keywords: Algorithms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - metabolism, Cell Separation, Computational Biology, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Homeodomain Proteins - metabolism, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Mouth Neoplasms - metabolism, Oligonucleotides, Antisense - chemistry, Transcription Factors - metabolism, Up-Regulation

Published: 2015-02-02,      Viewed (5709), Downloaded (1309), Related (30), Cited (15)

Lin Li, Kai Wang, Xilin Sun, Kezheng Wang, Yingying Sun, Guangfeng Zhang, Baozhong Shen

Department of Radiology, Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:376-382  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892534

Keywords: Antigens, CD - metabolism, Adult, Antigens, CD31 - metabolism, Biological Markers - metabolism, Breast Neoplasms - pathology, Contrast Media - chemistry, Ki-67 Antigen - metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods, Neovascularization, Pathologic - pathology, Permeability, Prognosis, Receptors, Cell Surface - metabolism

Published: 2015-02-01,      Viewed (6390), Downloaded (2828), Related (22), Cited (30)

Hua Guo, Xian-Xian Zhao, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Wei Chen, Jie Zhang

Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical Medical College, Second Military Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:371-375  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893077

Keywords: Apolipoproteins - genetics, Alleles, Case-Control Studies, Cholesterol, HDL - metabolism, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease - genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Lipocalins - genetics, Mutation, Myocardial Infarction - genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic, Promoter Regions, Genetic

Published: 2015-01-31,      Viewed (5518), Downloaded (755), Related (12), Cited (4)

Yan Liu, Ruizhi Hou, Ruofeng Yin, Weitian Yin

Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:363-370  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892160

Keywords: Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 - chemistry, Biological Markers - blood, Case-Control Studies, Disease Progression, Knee - pathology, Knee Joint - pathology, Osteoarthritis, Knee - radiography, Synovial Fluid - chemistry

Published: 2015-01-30,      Viewed (6389), Downloaded (1338), Related (36), Cited (11)

Lu Ma, Yinghe Gao, Guanglei Chen, Junhua Gong, Dan Yang, Yongxin Xie, Mingcui Wang, Hong Chen, Minghui Song

Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:356-362  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892085

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Biopsy, Creatinine - urine, Cytokine Receptor gp130 - metabolism, Hematuria - urine, Interleukin-6 - urine, Kidney Diseases - urine, Kidney Glomerulus - pathology, Proteinuria - urine, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - urine

Published: 2015-01-30,      Viewed (5793), Downloaded (756), Related (13), Cited (4)

Thiago Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira, Aline Teixeira Amorim, Izadora Souza Rezende, Maysa Santos Barbosa, Hellen Braga Martins, Anne Karoline Pereira Brito, Ewerton Ferraz Andrade, Gleisy Kelly Neves Gonçalves, Guilherme Barreto Campos, Robson Amaro Augusto Silva, Jorge Timenetsky, Lucas Miranda Marques

Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:345-355  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892528

Keywords: Biological Markers - metabolism, Animals, C-Reactive Protein - chemistry, Calcitonin - blood, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Gene Expression Profiling, Inflammation - microbiology, Interleukin-6 - blood, Leukocyte Count, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Protein Precursors - blood, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sepsis - physiopathology, Staphylococcal Infections - physiopathology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - blood

Published: 2015-01-29,      Viewed (6580), Downloaded (1645), Related (24), Cited (4)

Rafał Nikodem Wlazeł, Jarosław Kasprzak, Marek Paradowski

Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Biochemistry, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:338-344  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892033

Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome - diagnosis, Biological Markers - metabolism, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Creatine Kinase, MB Form - chemistry, Isoenzymes - chemistry, Myocardium - pathology, Myoglobin - chemistry, Necrosis - pathology, Reproducibility of Results, Time Factors, Troponin T - chemistry

Published: 2015-01-28,      Viewed (5932), Downloaded (891), Related (14), Cited (1)

Tomasz Ząbkowski, Piotr Piasecki, Henryk Zieliński, Andrzej Wieczorek, Krzysztof Brzozowski, Piotr Zięcina

Department of Urology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:333-337  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892112

Keywords: Angiography, Aneurysm, False, Catheterization, Embolization, Therapeutic - methods, Hematocrit, Hematuria - therapy, Hemorrhage - therapy, Lithotripsy - methods, Nephrons - surgery, Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods, Renal Artery - pathology, Urinary Tract - pathology

Published: 2015-01-28,      Viewed (6404), Downloaded (1496), Related (21), Cited (7)

Mei Luo, Huihui Ji, Xiaohui Zhou, Jie Liang, Ting Zou

1st Department of Cadres Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:326-332  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893226

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, China, DNA Primers, Electrophoresis, Capillary, Homocysteine - chemistry, Homozygote, Life Style, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) - genetics, Mild Cognitive Impairment - genetics, Odds Ratio, Polymorphism, Genetic

Published: 2015-01-27,      Viewed (5898), Downloaded (1046), Related (15), Cited (2)

Zhichao Fu, Dongsheng Chen, Huihua Cheng, Fengmei Wang

Department of Radiology, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:318-325  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893265

Keywords: Anoxia, Animals, Carcinoma - metabolism, Disease Progression, Hela Cells, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit - metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Oligonucleotides - chemistry, RNA, Small Interfering - metabolism, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 - metabolism, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - metabolism, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - metabolism, X-Rays

Published: 2015-01-27,      Viewed (7175), Downloaded (2255), Related (31), Cited (11)

Yuqing Chen, Kewen Cheng, Xin Zhou

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:310-317  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892080

Keywords: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Algorithms, Air Pressure, Equipment Design, Oxygen - chemistry, Positive-Pressure Respiration - methods, Respiration, Respiration, Artificial - methods, Ventilators, Mechanical

Published: 2015-01-26,      Viewed (6248), Downloaded (1648), Related (12), Cited (2)

Michał Pyda, Bogdan Koczy, Wojciech Widuchowski, Małgorzata Widuchowska, Tomasz Stołtny, Michał Mielnik, Jacek Hermanson

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, District Trauma and Orthopaedic Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:304-309  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891031

Keywords: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - methods, Adult, Body Mass Index, Femur Head - surgery, Femur Head Necrosis - surgery, Hip Prosthesis, Osteonecrosis - surgery

Published: 2015-01-25,      Viewed (6677), Downloaded (2301), Related (29), Cited (4)

Samet Özer, Resul Yılmaz, Ergün Sönmezgöz, Erhan Karaaslan, Semanur Taşkın, İlknur Bütün, Osman Demir

Department of Pediatrics, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:298-303  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892289

Keywords: Biological Markers - blood, Adolescent, Blood Platelets - cytology, C-Reactive Protein - chemistry, Child, Cytoskeletal Proteins - genetics, Erythrocytes - cytology, Familial Mediterranean Fever - genetics, Inflammation - blood, Lymphocyte Count, Lymphocytes - cytology, Mutation, Neutrophils - cytology, Platelet Count, ROC Curve

Published: 2015-01-23,      Viewed (6751), Downloaded (2334), Related (6), Cited (23)

Nana Duan, Jiegang Zhao, Zhuanzhen Li, Pingshuan Dong, Shaoxin Wang, Yuwei Zhao, Liping Wang, Hongyun Wang

Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:292-297  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892446

Keywords: Contrast Media - adverse effects, Coronary Angiography - adverse effects, Fluid Therapy, Furosemide - therapeutic use, Kidney Diseases - prevention & control, Odds Ratio, percutaneous coronary intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Renal Dialysis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sodium Chloride - chemistry, Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors - therapeutic use

Published: 2015-01-23,      Viewed (6135), Downloaded (1627), Related (15), Cited (8)

Jie Ma, Min Huang, Li Wang, Wei Ye, Yan Tong, Hanmin Wang

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei Xinhua Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:283-291  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892035

Keywords: Adult, Adolescent, Child, Ethnic Groups, Obesity - ethnology, Observational Study as Topic, Risk Factors, Thyroid Neoplasms - ethnology, young adult

Published: 2015-01-22,      Viewed (6496), Downloaded (2171), Related (24), Cited (19)

Christian Meyer, Paulo Carvalho, Christoph Brinkmeyer, Malte Kelm, Ricardo Couceiro, Jens Mühlsteff

Department of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:276-282  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892147

Keywords: Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis, Algorithms, Death, Sudden - prevention & control, Defibrillators, Implantable, Equipment Design, Hemodynamics, Miniaturization, Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods, Neurons - pathology, Prevalence, Prostheses and Implants, Syncope - therapy

Published: 2015-01-22,      Viewed (5830), Downloaded (1899), Related (11), Cited (6)

Ying Jiang, Longling Li, Bin Liu, Yanhong Zhang, Qian Chen, Changqing Li

Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:268-275  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891407

Keywords: Central Nervous System - pathology, Brain Ischemia - pathology, Animals, Cytokines - metabolism, Gene Silencing, Inflammation - pathology, Microscopy, Fluorescence, PPAR gamma - metabolism, RNA, Small Interfering - metabolism, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reperfusion Injury - pathology, Up-Regulation, Vagus Nerve - metabolism, vagus nerve stimulation

Published: 2015-01-21,      Viewed (5845), Downloaded (1609), Related (17), Cited (13)

Qiang Li, Xiaolong Zhu, Chao Feng, Min Fang, Xueyuan Liu

Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:262-267  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892525

Keywords: ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters - metabolism, Cohort Studies, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Hypertension - pathology, Ischemic Attack, Transient - therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multivariate Analysis, Predictive Value of Tests, Recurrence, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-01-21,      Viewed (5228), Downloaded (1398), Related (11), Cited (5)

Barbora Matejovičová, Jozef Trandžík, Janka Schlarmannová, Mária Boledovičová, Miloš Velemínský

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:254-261  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892068

Keywords: Alcohol Drinking, Adult, Marijuana Smoking, Slovakia - epidemiology, Smoking, Students, Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology, Universities, young adult

Published: 2015-01-20,      Viewed (5417), Downloaded (1388), Related (10), Cited (4)

Krzysztof Woźniak, Dagmara Piątkowska, Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Jadwiga Buczkowska-Radlińska

Department of Orthodontics, Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:246-253  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893111

Keywords: Electromyography - methods, Electrodes, Child, Masseter Muscle - pathology, Masticatory Muscles - pathology, Muscle Contraction, Muscles - pathology, Orthodontic Appliances, Sex Factors, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Published: 2015-01-20,      Viewed (6197), Downloaded (2015), Related (8), Cited (4)

Peng-Ju Yu, Wei-Guan Chen, Quan-Lin Feng, Wei Chen, Man-Jie Jiang, Ze-Qing Li

Department of Otolaryngology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:239-245  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893084

Keywords: Alleles, Alcohol Drinking, Case-Control Studies, China, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1 - genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Haplotypes, Laryngeal Neoplasms - genetics, Mutation, Polymorphism, Genetic, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Risk Factors, Smoking - adverse effects

Published: 2015-01-19,      Viewed (6200), Downloaded (1242), Related (21), Cited (13)

Pingping Li, Tangmeng Qiu, Chao Qin

Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:231-238  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892253

Keywords: Brain Ischemia - metabolism, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Case-Control Studies, Cerebrovascular Disorders - metabolism, Europe, Models, Genetic, NADPH Oxidase - physiology, Odds Ratio, Polymorphism, Genetic

Published: 2015-01-19,      Viewed (6853), Downloaded (897), Related (8), Cited (10)

Dalong Xie, Chao Shang, Hui Zhang, Yan Guo, Xiaojie Tong

Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:225-230  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893232

Keywords: Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - metabolism, 3' Untranslated Regions, China, Computational Biology, Down-Regulation, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 - metabolism, Up-Regulation, Urinary Bladder - pathology, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology

Published: 2015-01-18,      Viewed (6659), Downloaded (1104), Related (16), Cited (19)

Aslıhan Candevir Ulu, Behice Kurtaran, Ayse Seza Inal, Süheyla Kömür, Filiz Kibar, Hatice Yapıcı Çiçekdemir, Seval Bozkurt, Derya Gürel, Fatma Kılıç, Akgün Yaman, Hasan Salih Zeki Aksu, Yeşim Taşova

Department of Infectious Diseases, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:219-224  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892516

Keywords: Adult, Adolescent, Aged, 80 and over, Automation, Carbapenems - chemistry, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross Infection - microbiology, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Klebsiella Infections - microbiology, Klebsiella pneumoniae - drug effects, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors, Software, young adult

Published: 2015-01-17,      Viewed (7203), Downloaded (2600), Related (19), Cited (21)

Wen-Bin Ou

Out-Patient Department, Air Force General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:213-218  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892919

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Alleles, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Leukemia - genetics, Odds Ratio, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 - genetics, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-01-16,      Viewed (6372), Downloaded (877), Related (14), Cited (2)

Xuelei Wang, Jiling Wen, Rongbing Li, Guangming Qiu, Lan Zhou, Xiaofei Wen

Department of Urology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:205-212  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891193

Keywords: Cell Line, Tumor, Algorithms, Computational Biology, Disease Progression, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Genes, Neoplasm, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Phenotype, Prognosis, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant - genetics

Published: 2015-01-16,      Viewed (5664), Downloaded (1277), Related (17), Cited (7)

George B. Stefano, Richard M. Kream

Neuroscience Research Institute, State University of New York at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY, USA

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:201-204  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893207

Keywords: Computational Biology - methods, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Genome, Human, Individualized Medicine - methods, Models, Economic, Mutation, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis - methods, Polymorphism, Genetic, Risk Factors, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Signal Transduction

Published: 2015-01-15,      Viewed (16144), Downloaded (3101), Related (9), Cited (5)

Lijun Sun, Jiaqi Zhu, Ming Wu, Haipeng Sun, Chenchen Zhou, Lili Fu, Chenggang Xu, Changlin Mei

Division of Nephrology, Nephrology Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:195-200  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892141

Keywords: Cell Line, Animals, Cell Movement - genetics, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57 - metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Heterozygote, Kidney - metabolism, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant - metabolism, Rats, Up-Regulation

Published: 2015-01-15,      Viewed (6671), Downloaded (1450), Related (24), Cited (7)

Ewa Misterska, Roman Jankowski, Jakub Głowacki, Milud Shadi, Michał Walczak, Maciej Głowacki

Department of Social Sciences, Higher School of Safety in Poznań, Poznań, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:181-194  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891045

Keywords: Adult, Adaptation, Psychological, Anxiety - diagnosis, Chronic Pain - diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multivariate Analysis, Neck Pain - diagnosis, Pain, Pain Measurement, preoperative period, Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Social Class, Sports, X-Rays

Published: 2015-01-14,      Viewed (6219), Downloaded (1255), Related (19), Cited (5)

Damian Kawecki, Beata Morawiec, Pierre Monney, Cyril Pellaton, Celina Wojciechowska, Joanna Jojko, Marcin Basiak, Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Stephane Fournier, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Juerg Schwitter, Olivier Muller

2nd Department of Cardiology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:171-180  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892296

Keywords: Cardiology - methods, Adult, Acute Coronary Syndrome - pathology, Cell Differentiation, Coronary Angiography - methods, Coronary Vessels - pathology, Electrocardiography - methods, Gadolinium - chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods, Myocarditis - pathology, Myocardium - pathology, Prospective Studies, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - pathology, Troponin - metabolism, young adult

Published: 2015-01-14,      Viewed (6676), Downloaded (1273), Related (17), Cited (5)

Xue-Liang Jiang, Hua-Hong Wang, Hui-Fei Cui

Department of Gastroenterology, Chinese PLA General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:163-170  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891400

Keywords: Adult, Adolescent, Blood Sedimentation - drug effects, C-Reactive Protein - chemistry, Colitis, Ulcerative - drug therapy, Defecation - drug effects, Drug Therapy, Combination - methods, Intestinal Mucosa - drug effects, Mesalamine - administration & dosage, Prospective Studies, Remission Induction, Severity of Illness Index, Silicates - administration & dosage, Single-Blind Method, young adult

Published: 2015-01-13,      Viewed (6479), Downloaded (1938), Related (25), Cited (3)

Elżbieta Łuczyńska, Sylwia Heinze-Paluchowska, Paweł Blecharz, Barbara Jereczek-Fossa, Giuseppe Petralia, Massimo Bellomi, Andrzej Stelmach

Department of Radiology, Center of Oncology, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:153-162  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891401

Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging - methods, Biopsy, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology, Neoplasm Staging - methods, Perfusion, Permeability, Prospective Studies, Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood, Prostatectomy, Prostatic Neoplasms - radiography, Severity of Illness Index, Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods

Published: 2015-01-13,      Viewed (6374), Downloaded (943), Related (17), Cited (3)

Hong Qin, Cancan Wang, Yongyuan Jiang, Xiaoli Zhang, Yao Zhang, Zhihua Ruan

Department of Oncology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:144-152  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892405

Keywords: Carcinoma - pathology, Brain Neoplasms - surgery, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery, Craniotomy, Lung Neoplasms - surgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neoplasm Metastasis, Observational Study as Topic, Prognosis, Radiosurgery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Published: 2015-01-12,      Viewed (7017), Downloaded (2051), Related (35), Cited (8)

Anthony R. Mawson, Ike Eriator, Sridhar Karre

Behavioral and Environmental Health Unit, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:133-143  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891043

Keywords: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - adverse effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects, Antifungal Agents - adverse effects, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte - metabolism, Cholestasis - physiopathology, Epidermis - metabolism, Hypervitaminosis A - metabolism, Keratinocytes - cytology, Liver - metabolism, Retinoids - chemistry, Skin - drug effects, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - etiology, Vitamin A - chemistry

Published: 2015-01-12,      Viewed (6321), Downloaded (6271), Related (6), Cited (10)

Ewa Sawicka, Orest Szczygielski, Klaudia Żak, Paweł Pęczkowski, Elżbieta Michalak, Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska

Clinic of Surgery of Children and Adolescents, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:123-132  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891279

Keywords: Catecholamines - urine, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Progression, Infant, Newborn, Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods, Melanins - chemistry, Melanosis - urine, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Neurocutaneous Syndromes - urine, Nevus, Pigmented - urine

Published: 2015-01-11,      Viewed (7530), Downloaded (1783), Related (21), Cited (6)

Jian Yin, Peng Hou, Zhiqiang Wu, Yanxiao Nie

Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated to General Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:118-122  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892081

Keywords: Adult, Adipokines - metabolism, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - chemistry, Biological Markers - blood, Body Mass Index, C-Reactive Protein - metabolism, Case-Control Studies, Colitis, Ulcerative - blood, Crohn Disease - blood, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cytokines - blood, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, GPI-Linked Proteins - blood, Gene Expression Regulation, Lectins - blood, Logistic Models

Published: 2015-01-10,      Viewed (7234), Downloaded (1298), Related (19), Cited (15)

Włodzimierz Płotek, Joanna Pielok, Marcin Cybulski, Regina Samborska

Department of Teaching Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:105-117  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892372

Keywords: Body Temperature, Anxiety - diagnosis, Affect, C-Reactive Protein - chemistry, Coronary Artery Bypass - psychology, Coronary Disease - surgery, Emotions, Extracorporeal Circulation - psychology, Leukocyte Count, perioperative period, Postoperative Period, Quality of Life, Severity of Illness Index

Published: 2015-01-09,      Viewed (7334), Downloaded (1075), Related (20), Cited (3)

Ruu-Fen Tzang, Albert C. Yang, Heng-Liang Yeh, Mu-En Liu, Shih-Jen Tsai

Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:100-104  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891086

Keywords: Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cognition - physiology, Cognition Disorders - complications, Depression - complications, Loneliness, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Taiwan

Published: 2015-01-09,      Viewed (8575), Downloaded (1812), Related (31), Cited (4)

Zhang-Yan Zhou, Fei Li, Shao-Ping Cheng, Hui Huang, Bi-Wen Peng, Jing Wang, Chang-Mao Liu, Cheng Xing, Ya-Ling Sun, Najeeb Bsoul, Hui Pan, Cun-Jian Yi, Rong-Hua Liu, Guang-Jun Zhong

Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:94-99  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891382

Keywords: Cyclic GMP - metabolism, Animals, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood, Electric Stimulation, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Erectile Dysfunction - therapy, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 - metabolism, Methyltestosterone - blood, RNA, Messenger - metabolism, RNA, Small Interfering - metabolism, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods, Signal Transduction, Testosterone - blood

Published: 2015-01-08,      Viewed (5296), Downloaded (830), Related (9)

Run Liu, Pengcheng Liu, Hexi Shu, Jinpeng Gong, Qi Sun, Jiezhou Wu, Xiaoyang Nie, Yong Yang, Ming Cai

Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:90-93  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893048

Keywords: Aged, 80 and over, Adult, Cerebrovascular Disorders - physiopathology, Electric Stimulation, Neural Pathways - physiopathology, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology, Reflex - physiology, Skin Tests, Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology

Published: 2015-01-08,      Viewed (6111), Downloaded (1705), Related (6), Cited (4)

Yanmei Lu, Juan Sun, Xianhui Zhou, Qinquan Sun, Shuai Sun, Baopeng Tang

Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:82-89  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892156

Keywords: Animals, Action Potentials, Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology, Atrial Remodeling, Catheter Ablation - methods, Disease Models, Animal, Dogs, Electrophysiology, Nerve Net, Pericardium - metabolism, Pulmonary Veins - physiology, Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology, Vagus Nerve - physiology, vagus nerve stimulation

Published: 2015-01-07,      Viewed (7432), Downloaded (1174), Related (35), Cited (2)

Wojciech Rokicki, Małgorzata Żaba, Dorota Wyględowska-Promieńska, Adam Kabiesz, Edyta Reichman-Warmusz, Marlena Brzozowa, Wojciech Majewski, Romuald Wojnicz

Ophthalmology Clinic and Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:76-81  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891177

Keywords: Disease Progression, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Glaucoma, Open-Angle - metabolism, Iris - enzymology, Manometry, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II - metabolism, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III - metabolism, Phenotype, Pilot Projects, Predictive Value of Tests, Tyrosine - chemistry, Up-Regulation

Published: 2015-01-07,      Viewed (5925), Downloaded (882), Related (33), Cited (3)

Ayfer Dayi, Ferihan Cetin, Ali Riza Sisman, Ilkay Aksu, Aysegul Tas, Sevil Gönenc, Nazan Uysal

Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:69-75  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893159

Keywords: Cognition Disorders - drug therapy, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - metabolism, Anxiety, Animals, Hippocampus - metabolism, Hypothalamus - drug effects, Learning - drug effects, Maze Learning, Memory - drug effects, Oxytocin - therapeutic use, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - metabolism

Published: 2015-01-06,      Viewed (6687), Downloaded (1695), Related (13), Cited (8)

Martina Cizmarikova, Ludmila Podracka, Lucia Klimcakova, Viera Habalova, Andrej Boor, Jan Mojzis, Ladislav Mirossay

Department of Pharmacology , P.J. Safarik University, Faculty of Medicine, Kosice, Slovakia

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:59-68  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891366

Keywords: Child, Alleles, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental - genetics, Haplotypes, Nephrotic Syndrome - genetics, P-Glycoproteins - genetics, Pharmacogenetics, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Prednisone - therapeutic use, Remission Induction, Slovakia, Steroids - therapeutic use

Published: 2015-01-06,      Viewed (6287), Downloaded (1250), Related (10), Cited (12)

Xin Wang, Jun-Mei Xu, Fan Zhou, Liang He, Yu-Long Cui, Zhi-Jian Li

Department of Anesthesiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:52-58  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892224

Keywords: Amides - administration & dosage, Adult, Anesthesia, Epidural - methods, Anesthesia, Spinal - methods, Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects, Blood Pressure, Cesarean Section - methods, Hemodynamics, Hypotension - etiology, Nerve Block, Pregnancy, Supine Position - physiology, Uterus - blood supply

Published: 2015-01-05,      Viewed (6075), Downloaded (2815), Related (29), Cited (2)

Xinjuan Xu, Xiaohui Liang, Guangmei Hu, Junshi Zhang, Hong Lei

Department of Hypertension, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:44-51  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891213

Keywords: China - ethnology, Adult, Ethnic Groups, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Glucuronidase - genetics, Haplotypes, Kidney - metabolism, Kidney Function Tests, Mutation, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Published: 2015-01-05,      Viewed (5846), Downloaded (974), Related (13), Cited (1)

Krzysztof M. Kochanek, Lech K. Śliwa, Klaudia Puchacz, Adam Piłka

Department of Experimental Audiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:36-43  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891365

Keywords: Acoustic Stimulation - methods, Acoustic Impedance Tests - standards, Adult, Audiometry - methods, Audiometry, Pure-Tone, Auditory Threshold - physiology, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Tests, Mass Screening, Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous - physiology, Reproducibility of Results, signal-to-noise ratio, young adult

Published: 2015-01-04,      Viewed (6266), Downloaded (1320), Related (23), Cited (2)

Jian-Guo Wu, He-Zheng Zhou, Yu-Xin Zhao, Yan-Feng Li, Wei He

Department of Biomedical Engineering, He University, Shenyang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:32-35  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891322

Keywords: Contact Lenses, Animals, Cornea - physiology, Elasticity, Equipment Design, Fundus Oculi, Hemorrhage, Intravitreal Injections - methods, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Syringes, Viscosity

Published: 2015-01-03,      Viewed (5417), Downloaded (738), Related (9)

Yu Liu, Zhengang Yu, Defeng Hua, Yan Chen, Shiliang Zheng, Leqiang Wang

Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical College, Weifang, Shandong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:27-31  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891297

Keywords: Body Mass Index, Anthropometry, Case-Control Studies, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, healthy volunteers, Hepcidins - blood, Multivariate Analysis, Peptides - chemistry, Polysomnography, Regression Analysis, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - blood

Published: 2015-01-02,      Viewed (7190), Downloaded (1082), Related (40), Cited (1)

Kamil Serkan Agacayak, Belgin Gulsun, Mahmut Koparal, Yusuf Atalay, Orhan Aksoy, Ozkan Adiguzel

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:18-26  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891371

Keywords: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods, Adult, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Maxillary Sinus - radiography, Mouth - physiology, Nasal Cavity - physiology, Questionnaires, Respiration, Software, young adult

Published: 2015-01-02,      Viewed (5520), Downloaded (1548), Related (11), Cited (6)