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First international conference of China on anatomical sciences
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Polymorphisms of four bone mineral density candidate genes in Chinese populations and comparison with other populations of different ethnicity
Studies on polymorphisms of candidate genes and their association with bone mineral density (BMD) have been reported in many populations, but few have been reported in Chinese populations. We investigated pol...
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Treatment of 234 cases of dementia due to cerebrovascular disease by acupoint injection
Objective To observe the effect of acupoint-injection on vascular dementia.Methods 1 ml of cytidine diphosphocholine was injected into Baihui (GV 20) and Fengchi (GB 20, bilateral) respectively. 234 patients wer...
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Open AccessThrombocytopenia in the experimental leptospirosis of guinea pig is not related to disseminated intravascular coagulation
Thrombocytopenia is commonly observed in severe leptospirosis. However, previous studies on coagulation alterations during leptospirosis resulted in inconsistent conclusions. Some findings showed that the prom...
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Attenuation of myocardial injury by postconditioning: role of hypoxia inducible factor-1α
Postconditioning (PostC) has regenerated interest as a mechanical intervention against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, but its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. This study tested the hypothesis that...
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The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease (KD) is associated with coronary artery injury. Studies have shown that the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) participates in the process of arterial repair. Data have been reported that the n...
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Preoperative serum retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection
Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance have been linked to increased risk of occurrence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) was clarified as a specifi...
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Follow-up results of children with melamine induced urolithiasis: a prospective observational cohort study
Melamine-contaminated milk powder was the cause of the 2008 outbreak of urolithiasis in young children and infants in China, but the prognosis of these children remains unknown. We hypothesized that urolithias...
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Open AccessComparative efficacy and safety of the fixed versus unfixed combination of latanoprost and timolol in Chinese patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
A noninferiority trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a single evening dose of fixed-combination latanoprost 50 μg/mL and timolol 0.5 mg/mL (Xalacom®; LTFC), in Chinese patients with primary open-angle...
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Analysis of the effectiveness of visual inspection with acetic acid/Lugol’s iodine in one-time and annual follow-up screening in rural China
Via a large population-based survey conducted in rural, southwestern China, we aim to evaluate the effect of visual inspection with acetic acid/Lugol’s iodine (VIA/VILI) on diagnosing cases of cervical cancer ...
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Open AccessPrimary intestinal lymphangiectasia diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy and treated by medium-chain triglycerides: a case report
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a disorder characterized by exudative enteropathy resulting from morphologic abnormalities of the intestinal lymphatics. Intestinal lymphangiectasia can be primary or sec...
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LY294002 enhances inhibitory effect of gemcitabine on proliferation of human pancreatic carcinoma PANC-1 cells
Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB, Akt) pathway plays a major role in proliferation and survival of many types of cells. The inhibitory effect of LY294002, widely applied as an inhibi...
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Significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide combined with serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in evaluation of elderly asthma
Bronchial asthma is a common chronic airway inflammatory disease. Asthma is associated with high mortality, especially in the elderly patients. Repeated exacerbations cause disease progression. Therefore, iden...
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Functional polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and survival in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy
To investigate the prognostic role of major matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene polymorphisms in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with chemoradiotherapy. Four hundre...
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Open AccessThe study of the Oxytropis kansuensis-induced apoptotic pathway in the cerebrum of SD rats
Locoweeds cause significant livestock poisoning and economic loss all over the world. Animals can develop locoism, a chronic neurological disease, after grazing on locoweeds. Oxytropis kansuensis is a variety of ...
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Decreased expression of myosin light chain MYL9 in stroma predicts malignant progression and poor biochemical recurrence-free survival in prostate cancer
The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of myosin light chain (MYL9) downregulation with tumor progression and prognosis in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). MYL9 protein expression in hu...
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Syndrome classification based on manifold ranking for viral hepatitis
Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation is the key of Chinese medicine. A feasible way of improving the clinical therapy effectiveness is needed to correctly differentiate the syndrome classi...
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Effect of TRPV1 channel on proliferation and apoptosis of airway smooth muscle cells of rats
Airway remodeling is an important pathological feature of asthma and the basis of severe asthma. Proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) is a major contributor to airway remodeling. As an important Ca
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Remission of rheumatoid arthritis and potential determinants: a national multi-center cross-sectional survey
The aim of this study is to investigate the remission rate of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China and identify its potential determinants. A multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2009 to Ja...
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Open AccessTranscutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for pediatric epilepsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Recently, clinical observations reported the potential benefit of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for pediatric epilepsy. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) is a newer non-invasive VNS, ma...
