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Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Micro-CT Adopted for Evaluation of a Lipid-Lowering and Anticoagulant Herbal Epimedium-Derived Phytoestrogenic Extract for Prevention of Steroid-Associated Osteonecrosis
We developed an alternative steroid-associated osteonecrosis (ON) rabbit model using a combination of a single injection of low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and three subsequent injections of pulsed high-dose...
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Neuroprotection by mild hypothermia for temporary or permanent focal ischemia
The potential of hypothermic brain protection for ischemic stroke has been demonstrated under laboratory conditions. This article reviews our recent progression understanding the efficacy and specific characte...
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Infarct tolerance induced by repetitive cortical spreading depression is reproduced by prolonged intracerebral infusion of recombinant brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Molecular mechanisms in infarct tolerance, the consistently increased cerebral resistance to ischemic stroke within 12 days following repetitive cortical spreading depression (CSD), were analyzed by measuring ...
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The Effects of Triphenylethylene Antiestrogens on Parameters of Multistage Hepatocarcinogenesis in the Rat
Carcinogenesis is a multi-stage (1,2), multi-step (3,4), and multi-pathway (5) process. Certain chemicals may modulate this process at any step in a genetic and/or epigenetic manner. In animals, the stages of ...
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Co-Expression of BCL-2 and CD44S in Basal Layers of Human Ocular Surface Epithelia
The regulating mechanism of life and death of cells is a closely coordinated process of adaptation and survival. Selective and controlled cell death is a dominant force in renewing the tissue composition of co...
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Anti-MPO Antibody (Id) and Autoantibody to Purified Anti-MPO F(Ab)2 (Anti-Id)
Anti-F(ab)2 autoantibodies may have an immunoregulatory effect on anti-MPO antibodies and there is the possibility that common idiotype(s) may be shared in ANCA positive vasculitides.
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Evaluation of Early Detection and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
During 1972–1991, 1443 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were studied. Comparison between screening (n=522) and nonscreening (n=921) groups revealed higher small HCC percentage (49.4% vs. 12.4%), hi...
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Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: A summary of 33 years’ experience
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type (90-95%) of primary liver cancer (PLC), causes 100,000 deaths every year in China. However, based on various strategies aimed at controlling this neoplasm, ...
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Subclinical Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ten years ago, 3254 cases with primary liver cancer (PLC) in China were analyzed. The extremely high proportion of late stage patients with jaundice or ascites (52.6%), the extremely low series resection rate ...