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Open AccessPrognosis of incompletely resected small rectal neuroendocrine tumor using endoscope without additional treatment
In recent years, the incidence of rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NET)s has markedly increased due to the widespread use of screening colonoscopy. However, many patients are referred from local clinics after und...
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“What drives loyal fans of brand pages to take action? The effects of self-expansion and flow on loyal page fans’ sharing and creation activities”
Consumer-driven sharing and creation activities are valuable engagement activities as they help spread awareness and interaction for brands on social media. Loyal fans of brand pages are an important audience ...
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Open AccessEfficacy of a novel hemostatic adhesive powder in patients with upper gastrointestinal tumor bleeding
Gastrointestinal tumor bleeding remains a clinical challenge because it is difficult to treat with conventional endoscopic hemostatic options. Recently, an endoscopic hemostatic powder (UI-EWD) was developed a...
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Open AccessQuantitative analysis of colon perfusion pattern using indocyanine green (ICG) angiography in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate colon perfusion patterns using indocyanine green (ICG) angiography to find the most reliable predictive factor of anastomotic complications after laparoscopic colore...
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Endoscopic Enucleation Is Effective and Relatively Safe in Small Gastric Subepithelial Tumors Originating from Muscularis Propria
Gastric subepithelial tumors originating from muscularis propria (MP) are usually benign, but some have malignant potential.
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CEGP-003 Spray Has a Similar Hemostatic Effect to Epinephrine Injection in Cases of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Endoscopically applicable hemostatic agents have been demonstrated to have high initial hemostasis rates in cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
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Two new β-carboline alkaloids from the stems of Picrasma quassioides
Two new β-carboline alkaloids, 1-acetyl-4-methoxy-8-hydroxy-β-carboline (1) and 1-acetyl-4,8-dimethoxy-β-carboline (2), together with 10 known compounds; seven β-carboline alkaloids (3–9), two canthin-6-one alkal...
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Open AccessFoxp3+ regulatory T cells maintain the bone marrow microenvironment for B cell lymphopoiesis
Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) modulate the immune system and maintain self-tolerance, but whether they affect haematopoiesis or haematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-mediated reconstitution after transplantatio...
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Adipogenesis inhibitory effects of Limonium tetragonum in mouse bone marrow stromal D1 cells
Unbalanced differentiation of bone marrow cells into adipocytes rather than osteoblasts causes severe bone-related disorders, such as osteoporosis. Natural products that can act against unbalanced differentiat...
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A case of an iatrogenic esophageal perforation salvaged by anterograde–retrograde rendezvous approach and stenting
Esophageal self-expandable metal stent placement is an effective treatment for palliation of malignant dysphagia, which has a low insertion-related complication rate. However, stent-related perforation can be ...
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Open AccessSynthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Phenanthrenequinone-Carbon via π-π Interaction-Dependent Vapor Pressure for Rechargeable Batteries
The π-π interaction-dependent vapour pressure of phenanthrenequinone can be used to synthesize a phenanthrenequinone-confined ordered mesoporous carbon. Intimate contact between the insulating phenanthrenequin...
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Open AccessRestoration of angiogenic capacity of diabetes-insulted mesenchymal stem cells by oxytocin
Angiogenesis is the main therapeutic mechanism of cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases, but diabetes is reported to reduce the function and number of progenitor cells. Therefore, we studied the effect of s...
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Slow-binding inhibition of soybean lipoxygenase-1 by luteolin
Luteolin, isolated from the seeds of Perilla frutescens (perilla seeds), inhibited the peroxidation of linoleic acid catalyzed by soybean lipoxygenase-1 (EC 1.13.11.12, Type 1) with an IC50 of 5.0 M (1.43 μg/mL) ...
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Oxidation of rosmarinic acid catalyzed by mushroom tyrosinase
Rosmarinic acid isolated from the Perilla frutescens (L.) was found to possess mushroom tyrosinase (EC 1.14.18.1) inhibitory activities with an IC50 of 4.0 μM. However, rosmarinic acid was oxidized as a substrate...
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Mesotherapy for Treatment of Male-Type Alopecia
Male-type alopecia is called androgenic alopecia or bald hair and this type usually begins to show in the late 20s or 30s. The patients have thin and soft hair from the frontal to the vertex area of the head i...
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Mesotherapy for Facial Rejuvenation
There are many ways to treat skin aging. No matter what type of aging, the truth of skin aging is the combination of intrinsic skin aging and photoaging. The signs of aging are wrinkles (fine wrinkles, furrows...
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A peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor-γ ligand could regulate the expression of leptin receptor on human hepatic stellate cells
Leptin is a peptide known to play a profibrogenic role in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-γ ligands are suggested to have an anti-fibrogenic effect on HSCs. Sin...
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Effect of pressure overload and its recovery on the rat carotid artery: change of vascular reactivity and remodeling process
Compared to chronic hypertension, little is known about the pathophysiology of acute hypertension and its recovery. To characterize this, we investigated the functional and structural properties of the common ...
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Local delivery of green tea catechins inhibits neointimal formation in the rat carotid artery injury model
It has been shown that green tea catechins (GTC) suppress proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is a major constituent of GTC, selectively inhi...
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Digital Styling for Designers: Sketch Emulation in Computer Environment
The digitalization of product-styling tools for the early design-development stage has focused on using raster-type graphics S/Ws. These kinds of S/Ws enable designers freely to generate ideas, and enhance the...
