Volume 21, 2015 (552) - Page: 9  

Arkadiusz Lubas, Robert Ryczek, Grzegorz Kade, Stanisław Niemczyk

Department of Internal Diseases, Nephrology and Dialysis, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1089-1096  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892630

Keywords: Cardio-Renal Syndrome - urine, Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use, Chronic Disease, Heart Function Tests, Kidney - physiopathology, Linear Models, Perfusion, ROC Curve, Stroke Volume, Systole

Published: 2015-04-17,      Viewed (5633), Downloaded (1574), Related (8), Cited (2)

Mustafa Erkan, Salih Gencoglan, Leyla Akguc, Esin Ozatalay, Emine Cigil Fettahoglu

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1083-1088  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893372

Keywords: Bipolar Disorder - psychology, Adult, Adolescent, Case-Control Studies, Demography, Psychopathology, Surveys and Questionnaires

Published: 2015-04-16,      Viewed (5067), Downloaded (1993), Related (1), Cited (3)

Yusong Zhang, Xiaolong Shui, Xin Lian, Gang Wang

Department of Orthopedic, Xinhui People’s Hospital of Southern Medical University, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1078-1082  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892875

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Calcium-Binding Proteins - blood, DNA-Binding Proteins - blood, Nerve Tissue Proteins - blood, Osteoarthritis, Knee - radiography, Severity of Illness Index, Synovial Fluid - metabolism

Published: 2015-04-15,      Viewed (4727), Downloaded (801), Related (31), Cited (4)

Chao Wang, Zhaowei Teng, Yun Zhu, Allan Z. Zhao, Chunhua Sun

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1072-1077  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.894058

Keywords: Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics, Adult, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - virology, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Hepatitis B virus - genetics, Liver Neoplasms - virology, Publication Bias, Risk Factors, Sequence Deletion - genetics

Published: 2015-04-14,      Viewed (5665), Downloaded (1170), Related (21), Cited (9)

Irmina Jankowska- Lech, Barbara Terelak-Borys, Iwona Grabska- Liberek, Witold Palasik, Wojciech Bik, Ewa Wolińska-Witort

Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1066-1071  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.890899

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Adult, Endothelin-1 - blood, Multiple Sclerosis - blood, Vascular Diseases - blood, young adult

Published: 2015-04-13,      Viewed (6202), Downloaded (993), Related (24), Cited (3)

Xiang-Hu He, Qing-wen Li, Yan-Lin Wang, Zong-Ze Zhang, Jian-Juan Ke, Xue-Tao Yan, Kai Chen

Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1057-1065  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893924

Keywords: Alanine Transaminase - blood, Animals, Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood, Heme Oxygenase-1 - therapeutic use, Interleukin-6 - blood, Intestines - pathology, Liver - pathology, Lung - pathology, Malondialdehyde - metabolism, NF-kappa B - metabolism, Organ Size, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Recombinant Fusion Proteins - therapeutic use, Reperfusion Injury - therapy, Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism, Transduction, Genetic, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - blood

Published: 2015-04-12,      Viewed (6634), Downloaded (881), Related (19), Cited (9)

Xuejiao Li, Yukun Liu, Rui Zhang, Jianping Tan, Libin Chen, Yinglin Liu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1051-1056  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892898

Keywords: Abortion, Habitual - genetics, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 - genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics, Pregnancy, Publication Bias, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-04-11,      Viewed (6270), Downloaded (2226), Related (15), Cited (7)

Krzysztof Oleś, Jacek Składzień, Wojciech Szczepański, Krzysztof Okoń, Joanna Leszczyńska, Emilia Bojanowska, Krzysztof Bartuś, Joanna Mika

Department of Otolaryngology, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1043-1050  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893043

Keywords: Diagnosis, Differential, Immunoglobulin G - metabolism, Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology, Orbital Neoplasms - pathology, Plasma Cells - pathology, Syndecan-1 - metabolism

Published: 2015-04-10,      Viewed (5004), Downloaded (1129), Related (9), Cited (2)

Zhenjun Liu, Zhonghua Xiong, Jiayu Wu, Fang Wang

Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1038-1042  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893095

Keywords: Bandages, Adult, Hernia, Inguinal - therapy, Pain Measurement, Surgical Wound Infection - therapy, Time Factors, Wound Healing

Published: 2015-04-09,      Viewed (5260), Downloaded (1545), Related (11), Cited (1)

Baoge Liu, Zheng Zeng, Tom Van Hoof, Jean Pierre Kalala, Zhenyu Liu, Bingxuan Wu

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1031-1037  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892712

Keywords: Cadaver, Biomechanical Phenomena, Cervical Vertebrae - surgery, Diskectomy, Fluoroscopy, Range of Motion, Articular, Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Rotation, Spinal Fusion, Tissue Scaffolds - chemistry, Total Disc Replacement

Published: 2015-04-08,      Viewed (5636), Downloaded (1525), Related (26), Cited (7)

İhsan Ateş, Mustafa Altay, Mustafa Kaplan, Nihal Ozkayar, Güvenc Toprak, M. Erdem Alagüney, Adem Özkara

Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1022-1030  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892684

Keywords: Demography, carotid intima-media thickness, Heart Ventricles - pathology, Masked Hypertension - epidemiology, Multivariate Analysis, Organ Size, Organ Specificity, Prevalence, Regression Analysis, Socioeconomic Factors, Turkey - epidemiology

Published: 2015-04-08,      Viewed (5761), Downloaded (761), Related (15), Cited (5)

Saurabh S. Thosar, Sylvanna L. Bielko, Chad C. Wiggins, James E. Klaunig, Kieren J. Mather, Janet P. Wallace

Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1015-1021  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893192

Keywords: Antioxidants - pharmacology, Adult, Ascorbic Acid - pharmacology, Demography, Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology, Femoral Artery - physiopathology, Posture, Regional Blood Flow - drug effects, Vasodilation - drug effects

Published: 2015-04-07,      Viewed (6127), Downloaded (1434), Related (14), Cited (8)

Andrzej Prystupa, Maria Szpetnar, Anna Boguszewska-Czubara, Andrzej Grzybowski, Jarosław Sak, Wojciech Załuska

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1008-1014  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892312

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Amino Acids - metabolism, Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - enzymology, Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 - blood, Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 - blood

Published: 2015-04-07,      Viewed (5318), Downloaded (1216), Related (9), Cited (9)

Yang Hong, Chao Shang, Yi-xue Xue, Yun-hui Liu

Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1002-1007  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893754

Keywords: Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology, Apoptosis - genetics, Astrocytoma - pathology, Brain Neoplasms - pathology, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation - genetics, Cell Survival - genetics, Cisplatin - pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm - genetics, Glioblastoma - pathology, Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 - genetics, RNA Interference, RNA, Messenger - metabolism, RNA, Neoplasm - metabolism, Up-Regulation

Published: 2015-04-06,      Viewed (5544), Downloaded (996), Related (29), Cited (13)

Wen Hu, Xin-Bo Ai, Yi-Miao Zhu, Tie-Mei Han, Bo Shen, Wen-Sheng Pan

Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital Binjiang Campus, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:992-1001  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892697

Keywords: Biopsy, Adult, Demography, Epithelium - pathology, Follow-Up Studies, Stomach Neoplasms - therapy

Published: 2015-04-05,      Viewed (6534), Downloaded (1264), Related (22), Cited (1)

Shimei Ding, Wei Qu, Shuangsuo Dang, Xuan Xie, Jing Xu, Yuhuan Wang, Aiyu Jing, Chunhong Zhang, Junhong Wang

Department of Endocrinology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:987-991  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892611

Keywords: DNA-Binding Proteins - blood, Calcium-Binding Proteins - blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications, Logistic Models, Nerve Tissue Proteins - blood, Peripheral Arterial Disease - complications

Published: 2015-04-04,      Viewed (6044), Downloaded (1236), Related (17), Cited (10)

Fu-Tao Zhao, Yun Zhou, Yong-Xing Zhou, Qun Yang, Le Song, Xiao-Jing Jiang, Zhan-Sheng Jia

State Key Discipline and Center for Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital Affiliated to the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:980-986  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892125

Keywords: Binding, Competitive, 5' Untranslated Regions, Hep G2 cells, Hepacivirus - metabolism, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Molecular Weight, Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational, Protein Binding, RNA, Viral - metabolism, RNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism

Published: 2015-04-03,      Viewed (5676), Downloaded (817), Related (12), Cited (4)

Iwona Bojar, Mariusz Gujski, Dorota Raczkiewicz, Robert Łyszcz, Jakub Owoc, Irena Walecka

Department of Health Problems of Aging, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:970-979  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892831

Keywords: Atherosclerosis - genetics, Estradiol - blood, Estrogen Receptor alpha - genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Homozygote, Lipids - blood, Polymorphism, Genetic, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Postmenopause - genetics, Risk Factors, Waist-Hip Ratio

Published: 2015-04-03,      Viewed (6125), Downloaded (1121), Related (38), Cited (5)

Jing Yuan, Song Li, YeYe Xu, Lin Cong

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:964-969  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892786

Keywords: Base Sequence, Amino Acid Substitution, Collagen Type I - genetics, DNA - genetics, DNA Mutational Analysis, Extracellular Matrix Proteins - genetics, genetic testing, Genotype, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Missense, Osteogenesis Imperfecta - genetics, Pedigree, Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis, Silent Mutation

Published: 2015-04-02,      Viewed (4121), Downloaded (945), Related (8)

Rafik Bourayou, Eloïse Giabicani, Monique Pouillot, Sylvie Brailly-Tabard, Raja Brauner

Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild and Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:955-963  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893139

Keywords: Puberty - physiology, Puberty, Precocious - diagnosis

Published: 2015-04-02,      Viewed (5605), Downloaded (5833), Related (5), Cited (3)

Sanrong Wang, Lin Chen, Lei Zhang, Chunxia Huang, Yun Xiu, Feifei Wang, Chunni Zhou, Yanmin Luo, Qian Xiao, Yong Tang

Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:945-954  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893935

Keywords: Animals, Aging - physiology, Capillaries - physiology, Cerebral Cortex - blood supply, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Memory - physiology, Organ Size, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reaction Time, Spatial Learning - physiology, Time Factors

Published: 2015-04-01,      Viewed (5649), Downloaded (1273), Related (10), Cited (12)

Sadullah Kaya, Senem Yiğit Özer, Özkan Adigüzel, Hasan Oruçoğlu, Yalçın Değer, Emin Caner Tümen, İbrahim Uysal

Department of Endodontics, Dental Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:937-944  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892741

Keywords: Filtration - methods, Dental Stress Analysis - methods, Coloring Agents - chemistry, Resin Cements - pharmacology

Published: 2015-03-31,      Viewed (5049), Downloaded (972), Related (5), Cited (3)

Jun Zhang, Jingxue Ma, Nalei Zhou, Bin Zhang, Jianbin An

Department of Ophthalmology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:929-936  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892056

Keywords: Incidence, Diabetic Retinopathy - drug therapy, Insulin - therapeutic use, Macular Edema - epidemiology, Observational Studies as Topic, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-30,      Viewed (5762), Downloaded (1635), Related (11), Cited (6)

Yiyang Li, Cong Hu, Yanyan Fan, Huixia Wang, Hongmei Xu

Department of Gynecology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:921-928  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892276

Keywords: Amides - therapeutic use, Adult, Analgesia, Epidural, Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use, Bupivacaine - therapeutic use, Drug Therapy, Combination, Fentanyl - therapeutic use, Labor Pain - drug therapy, Nerve Block, Odds Ratio, Pregnancy, Publication Bias, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-29,      Viewed (5655), Downloaded (1968), Related (16), Cited (6)

Mei Dong, Piyong Yang, Fang Hua

Department of Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Zoucheng, Zoucheng, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:915-920  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893872

Keywords: Adult, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - pathology, Endometriosis - pathology, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, HEK293 Cells, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 - metabolism

Published: 2015-03-28,      Viewed (5400), Downloaded (1374), Related (22), Cited (16)

Bulent Mese, Orhan Bozoglan, Serdal Elveren, Erdinc Eroglu, Mustafa Gul, Ahmet Celik, Harun Ciralik, Halil Ibrahim Yildirimdemir, Alptekin Yasim

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:909-914  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893098

Keywords: C-Reactive Protein - metabolism, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Leukocytes - pathology, Linezolid - therapeutic use, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - physiology, Polytetrafluoroethylene - adverse effects, Prealbumin - metabolism, Prosthesis-Related Infections - prevention & control, Rats, Wistar, Teicoplanin - therapeutic use, Vancomycin - therapeutic use

Published: 2015-03-27,      Viewed (6669), Downloaded (1230), Related (34), Cited (2)

Mahdi Garelnabi, Abdelmoneim Younis

Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, USA

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:902-908  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892668

Keywords: Anticoagulants - pharmacology, Adult, Aryldialkylphosphatase - metabolism, Enzyme Assays - methods, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Hemolysis - drug effects, Reproducibility of Results, Statistics, Nonparametric

Published: 2015-03-27,      Viewed (6445), Downloaded (2096), Related (17), Cited (3)

Gui-yan Yi, Jun-xia Li, Jian Zhang, Li-li Niu, Cai-yun Zhang

Department of Cardiology, Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:895-901  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893736

Keywords: Clinical Trials as Topic, Chronic Disease, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure - physiopathology, Hydrazones - therapeutic use, Pyridazines - therapeutic use, Stroke Volume

Published: 2015-03-26,      Viewed (5553), Downloaded (2018), Related (14), Cited (4)

Xia Peng, Jiayun Xu, Pengpeng Wang, Jinjin Zhou, Hong Guo

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

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:890-894  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892972

Keywords: Genetic Association Studies, Diabetic Nephropathies - genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Interleukin-10 - genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-25,      Viewed (6345), Downloaded (1129), Related (32), Cited (6)

Denghua Pan, Kanglai Wei, Yanxin Ling, Shitao Su, Meilin Zhu, Gang Chen

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

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:882-889  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892807

Keywords: Disease-Free Survival, Ki-67 Antigen - metabolism, Prognosis, Publication Bias, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - metabolism

Published: 2015-03-25,      Viewed (6064), Downloaded (1730), Related (29), Cited (14)

Jianwei Ruan, Xiaokang Gong, Jinsong Kong, Haibao Wang, Xin Zheng, Tao Chen

Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Municpal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:875-881  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893310

Keywords: Bone Remodeling, Biomarkers - metabolism, Dietary Supplements, Folic Acid - therapeutic use, Fractures, Bone - physiopathology, Osteoporotic Fractures - physiopathology, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Risk Factors, Vitamin B 12 - therapeutic use, Vitamin B 6 - therapeutic use

Published: 2015-03-24,      Viewed (6959), Downloaded (2690), Related (22), Cited (4)

Betul Cevik, Volkan Solmaz, Durdane Aksoy, Oytun Erbas

Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:869-874  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892932

Keywords: Action Potentials - drug effects, Acetates - therapeutic use, Animals, Brain - pathology, Electroencephalography, Malondialdehyde - metabolism, Pentylenetetrazole, Quinolines - therapeutic use, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Seizures - physiopathology, Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism, Time Factors

Published: 2015-03-24,      Viewed (6005), Downloaded (1272), Related (14), Cited (14)

Shu-xia Li, Yun-yong Liu, Quan-bao Wang

Department of Endocrinology, Chinese Medicine Hospital in Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:861-868  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.894023

Keywords: Epilepsy - genetics, Drug Resistance - genetics, European Continental Ancestry Group, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, P-Glycoproteins - genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics, Publication Bias

Published: 2015-03-23,      Viewed (5844), Downloaded (1020), Related (23), Cited (8)

Jingchao Zhang, Yan Lang, Longhui Guo, Xiaodong Song, Liliang Shu, Gang Su, Hai Liu, Jing Xu

Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:855-860  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893021

Keywords: Coronary Artery Bypass, Hospitalization, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-23,      Viewed (5328), Downloaded (1179), Related (15), Cited (5)

Chao Li, Guojun Wei, Qun Gu, Qiang Wang, Shuqin Tao, Liang Xu

Department of Orthopaedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:845-854  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893144

Keywords: Blotting, Western, Antigens, CD - metabolism, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Disease Models, Animal, Femur - pathology, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Vectors - metabolism, Lentivirus - metabolism, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - pathology, Osteoporosis - pathology, Ovariectomy, Plasmids - metabolism, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Telomerase - metabolism, Transfection

Published: 2015-03-22,      Viewed (7024), Downloaded (1408), Related (48), Cited (6)

Yun Zhou, Juwu Chen, Guohui Yang

Department of Emergency Center, First Affilated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:840-844  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892409

Keywords: C-Reactive Protein - metabolism, Aged, 80 and over, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Chemokines, CC - blood, Osteoarthritis, Knee - radiography, Synovial Fluid - metabolism

Published: 2015-03-21,      Viewed (5437), Downloaded (820), Related (32), Cited (6)

Abdullah K. Alotaibi, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Noha S. Daher, Everett Lohman, Michael Laymon, Hasan M. Syed

Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:833-839  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891229

Keywords: Fasciitis, Plantar - therapy, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Heel - physiopathology, Pain - physiopathology, Time Factors

Published: 2015-03-20,      Viewed (5258), Downloaded (3161), Related (11), Cited (2)

Iwona Grabska-Liberek, Katarzyna Skonieczna, Marzena Olesińska, Barbara Terelak-Borys, Jarosław Kocięcki, Mariusz Sikora, Agnieszka Jamrozy-Witkowska, Piotr Tesla, Barbara Czarnocka

Department of Ophthalmology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:828-832  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893349

Keywords: Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Antibodies - blood, Chaperonin 60 - immunology, Demography, Glaucoma - immunology, Poland

Published: 2015-03-19,      Viewed (4731), Downloaded (741), Related (19), Cited (4)

Wei Gao, Yi Ren, Guang Xiao Cui

Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:821-827  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892620

Keywords: Anesthesia, Epidural - adverse effects, Adult, Anesthesia, Spinal - adverse effects, Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use, Back Pain - etiology, Dexamethasone - therapeutic use, Fentanyl - therapeutic use, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects, Incidence, Lidocaine, Needles, Pain Measurement

Published: 2015-03-18,      Viewed (5591), Downloaded (1221), Related (13), Cited (4)

Cagatay Calikoglu, Hikmet Aytekin, Osman Akgül, Mehmet Hüseyin Akgül, Ahmet Ferruh Gezen, Feyzullah Akyuz, Murteza Cakir

Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:813-820  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893887

Keywords: Edema - pathology, Brain Injuries - prevention & control, Animals, Inflammation - pathology, Pregabalin - therapeutic use, Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Published: 2015-03-18,      Viewed (5947), Downloaded (1555), Related (20), Cited (2)

Mei He, Sue Yu, Lemin Wang, Hanjing Lv, Zhongmin Qiu

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

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:806-812  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892769

Keywords: Activities of Daily Living, Disease Progression, Dyspnea - pathology, Exercise, Lung - pathology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Walking

Published: 2015-03-18,      Viewed (7281), Downloaded (3457), Related (29), Cited (8)

Amin J. Saleh, Guan-Xiu Tang, Sally M. Hadi, Liao Yan, Ming-Hua Chen, Kai-Ming Duan, Jianbin Tong, Wen Ouyang

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

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:798-805  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893359

Keywords: Cognition Disorders - physiopathology, Cognition, Digestive System Surgical Procedures - adverse effects, Follow-Up Studies, Postoperative Care, Postoperative Complications - etiology, Preoperative Care, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-17,      Viewed (5652), Downloaded (1854), Related (9), Cited (10)

Maciej Matłok, Michał Pędziwiatr, Piotr Major, Stanisław Kłęk, Piotr Budzyński, Piotr Małczak

2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University – Medical College, Cracow, Poland

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:791-797  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893297

Keywords: Adult, Adolescent, Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects, Demography, Obesity - surgery, Patient Discharge, Postoperative Complications - etiology, Recovery of Function, young adult

Published: 2015-03-17,      Viewed (5748), Downloaded (2037), Related (10), Cited (17)

Xianzhou Li, Chaoliang Lv, Tingzhen Yan

Department of Spine Surgery, Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jining, Shangdong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:782-790  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892593

Keywords: Hospitalization, Blood Loss, Surgical, Length of Stay, operative time, Pedicle Screws - adverse effects, Postoperative Care, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Published: 2015-03-16,      Viewed (6981), Downloaded (1132), Related (37), Cited (5)

Lan Liao, Jun Wang, Shaobo Ouyang, Peng Zhang, Jiaolong Wang, Meng Zhang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:776-781  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892508

Keywords: Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology, Case-Control Studies, Cell Line, Tumor, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, MicroRNAs - metabolism, Mouth Neoplasms - pathology, Multivariate Analysis, Prognosis, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Published: 2015-03-16,      Viewed (6355), Downloaded (1459), Related (25), Cited (5)

Xiujuan Wu, Xiaofeng Zhu, Mingjun Xie

Department of General Surgery, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:769-775  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892743

Keywords: Breast Neoplasms - etiology, Cadmium - adverse effects, Diet - adverse effects, Observational Studies as Topic, Publication Bias, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-15,      Viewed (6132), Downloaded (991), Related (10), Cited (4)

Haitao Lu, Tong Zhang, Mei Wen, Li Sun

Department of Neurorehabilitation, Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:761-768  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892337

Keywords: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - genetics, Amino Acid Substitution - genetics, Adult, Follow-Up Studies, Memory, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics, Stroke - physiopathology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - adverse effects

Published: 2015-03-14,      Viewed (5948), Downloaded (1463), Related (13), Cited (5)

Daye Cheng, Bin Liang, Yunhui Li

Department of Transfusion, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:755-760  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892386

Keywords: Biomarkers, Tumor - blood, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Galectin 3 - blood, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, ROC Curve, Stomach Neoplasms - pathology

Published: 2015-03-13,      Viewed (6272), Downloaded (1085), Related (38), Cited (12)

Lijuan Yuan, Xiaoping Chen, Liren Qian, Jianliang Shen, Jianming Cai

Department of Hematology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:749-754  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891338

Keywords: Cytokines - secretion, Animals, Gastrointestinal Tract - pathology, Graft vs Host Disease - immunology, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hydrogen - therapeutic use, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Leukocyte Count, Liver - pathology, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Skin - pathology, Sodium Chloride - therapeutic use, Transplantation, Homologous

Published: 2015-03-12,      Viewed (6452), Downloaded (973), Related (15), Cited (6)

Su-yi Li, Jie-yu Ye, En-yu Liang, Li-xia Zhou, Mo Yang

Laboratory of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:740-748  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892835

Keywords: Case-Control Studies, Age Factors, Ethnic Groups - genetics, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) - genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - genetics, Publication Bias, Risk Factors

Published: 2015-03-12,      Viewed (6125), Downloaded (1384), Related (22), Cited (13)