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Clinical characteristics of 42 SARS patients and their treatment of integrative Chinese and western medicine
Objective: To understand the clinical manifestation of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and explore its effective treatment with integrative Chinese and western medicine (ICWM).Methods: The data of patie...
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Analysis of Brucella cellular fatty acids
To acquire data of Brucella cellular fatty acids (CFAs) and probe into the possibility of utilizing CFAs information in ty** Brucella, 19 reference strains were subjected to CFAs study. After all strains wer...
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Therapeutic evaluation on complex interventions of integrative medicine and the potential role of data mining
It is a common view that the integration of Chinese medicine (CM) and modern Western medicine is an efficient way to facilitate the development of CM. Integrative medicine is a kind of complex interventions. S...
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Clinical evaluation of Soothing Gan (肝) and invigorating Pi (脾) acupuncture treatment on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
To explore the effect of Soothing Gan (肝) and invigorating Pi (脾) (SGIP) acupuncture treatment on the clinical symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome ...
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Open AccessGlycemic control among patients in China with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving oral drugs or injectables
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly among Chinese adults, and limited data are available on T2DM management and the status of glycemic control in China. We assessed the effi...
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Tale of Two Cities Revisited — New York and Shanghai
In the 1970s, with the advent of biochemical multichannel screening in the United States and other western countries, the clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) changed from a symptomatic ...
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Development of Anxiety-Like Behavior via Hippocampal IGF-2 Signaling in the Offspring of Parental Morphine Exposure: Effect of Enriched Environment
Opioid addiction is a major social, economic, and medical problem worldwide. Long-term adverse consequences of chronic opiate exposure not only involve the individuals themselves but also their offspring. Adol...
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Open AccessFolate intake, serum folate levels, and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
Studies have reported inconsistent results concerning the existence of associations of folate intake and serum folate levels with prostate cancer risk. This study sought to summarise the evidence regarding the...
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Open AccessThe impact of the cumulative dose of cisplatin during concurrent chemoradiotherapy on the clinical outcomes of patients with advanced-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma in an era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy
The impact of cumulative dose of cisplatin on clinical outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients who received intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) was evaluated.
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Open AccessWith or without reirradiation in advanced local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case–control study
The study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcome in patients with advanced local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with or without reirradiation.
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Interferon-γ alters the immune-related miRNA expression of microvesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells
Increasing studies have demonstrated that interferon gamma (IFN-γ), which serves as a critical inflammatory cytokine, is essential to induce the immunosuppressive effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Howe...
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Qualitative analysis of a sulfur-fumigated Chinese herbal medicine by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and high-resolution time of flight mass spectrometry using colorized fuzzy difference data processing
To investigate the chemical transformation of volatile compounds in sulfur-fumigated Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
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Open AccessThe association between the baseline bone resorption marker CTX and incident dysglycemia after 4 years
Bone is an endocrine organ involved in modulating glucose homeostasis. The role of the bone formation marker osteocalcin (OCN) in predicting diabetes was reported, but with conflicting results. No study has ex...
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Open AccessConcurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without cetuximab for stage II to IVb nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case–control study
This study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcome and toxicities in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with/without adding cetu...
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Open AccessRuxolitinib/nilotinib cotreatment inhibits leukemia-propagating cells in Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL
As one of the major treatment obstacles in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL), relapse of Ph+ALL may result from the persistence of leukemia-propagating cells (LPCs). Research ...
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Open AccessRectally administered indomethacin to prevent post-ESWL-pancreatitis (RIPEP): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Pancreatic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (P-ESWL) is the first-line therapy for large pancreatic duct stones. Although it is a highly effective and safe procedure for the fragmentation of pancreatic st...
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Enhanced Response of Acute Monocytic Leukemia Cells to Low-dose Cytarabine by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
Low-dose cytarabine combined with differentiating or DNA hypomethylating agents, such as vitamin D compounds, is a potential regimen to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who are unfit for high-intens...
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Open AccessFIBP knockdown attenuates growth and enhances chemotherapy in colorectal cancer via regulating GSK3β-related pathways
Colorectal cancer stem cells (CSCs), characterized by self-renewal ability and high expression of proliferative genes, contribute to the chemoresistance of colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to identify the mol...
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Open AccessCurrent trends in optimal medical therapy after PCI and its influence on clinical outcomes in China
Limited data were available on the current trends in optimal medical therapy (OMT) after PCI and its influence on clinical outcomes in China. We aimed to evaluate the utilization and impact of OMT on the main ...
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Physiological clearance of amyloid-beta by the kidney and its therapeutic potential for Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is a pivotal event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and its clearance from the brain is impaired in sporadic AD. Previous studies suggest that approxima...
