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Effect of serum from overfatigue rats on JNK/c-Jun/HO-1 pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells and the intervening effect of Tongxinluo (通心络) superfine powder
To cultivate human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in the serum of overfatigue rats with the intervention of Tongxinluo (通心络) superfine powder (TXLSP). By examining the variation of the activity of J...
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Clinical study on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis of Shen (肾)-Sui (髓) insufficiency syndrome type by electroacupuncture
To study the clinical effificacy of electroacupuncture (EA) on treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA) of Shen (肾)-Sui (髓) insuffificiency (SSI) syndrome type.
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Percutaneous Release, Open Surgery, or Corticosteroid Injection, Which Is the Best Treatment Method for Trigger Digits?
Percutaneous A1 pulley release surgery for trigger digit (finger or thumb) has gained popularity in recent decades. Although many studies have reported the failure rate and complications of percutaneous releas...
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Andrographolide as an Anti-H1N1 drug and the mechanism related to retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors signaling pathway
To observe the anti-virus effects of andrographolide (AD) on the retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) signaling pathway when immunological cells were infected with H1N1.
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Pro-angiogenic activity of notoginsenoside R1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro and in a chemical-induced blood vessel loss model of zebrafish in vivo
This study aimed at investigating whether notoginsenoside R1 (R1), a unique saponin found in Panax notoginseng could promote angiogenic activity on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and elucidate th...
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Common variants on 17q25 and gene–gene interactions conferring risk of schizophrenia in Han Chinese population and regulating gene expressions in human brain
Recently, two genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of schizophrenia (SCZ) in Han Chinese identified several susceptibility loci. Replication efforts aiming to validate the GWAS findings were made and focuse...
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The LIM protein AJUBA promotes colorectal cancer cell survival through suppression of JAK1/STAT1/IFIT2 network
The LIM protein AJUBA is a scaffold protein participating in the regulation of cell adhesion, mitosis, DNA damage, cell differentiation, proliferation, migration and gene transcription. However, its roles in t...
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Synergistic effects of Chuanxiong-Chishao herb-pair on promoting angiogenesis at network pharmacological and pharmacodynamic levels
To investigate the synergistic effects of Chuanxiong-Chishao herb-pair (CCHP) on promoting angiogenesis in silico and in vivo.
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Open AccessTRAF6 regulates EGF-induced cell transformation and cSCC malignant phenotype through CD147/EGFR
TRAF6, a well-known adapter molecule, plays pivotal role in TLR/IL-1R associated signaling pathway. Although TRAF6 has been shown to have oncogenic activity in various malignant tumors, the details remain uncl...
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Open AccessSafety and fertility outcomes after the conservative treatment of endometrioid borderline ovarian tumours
Because of the rarity of endometrioid borderline ovarian tumours (EBOTs), there is a paucity of data concerning the natural history and prognosis of this condition. Thus, the objective of our study was to esta...
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Open AccessApplication of Ventana immunocytochemical analysis on ThinPrep cytology slides for detection of ALK rearrangement in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer
Ventana ALK (D5F3) screening of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement in tissue specimens has been approved by US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to select treatment for non–small-cell lung ca...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of theta and gamma electroacupuncture for post-stroke patients on working memory and electrophysiology: study protocol for a double-center, randomized, patient- and assessor-blinded, sham-controlled, parallel, clinical trial
Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine have suggested that electroacupuncture (EA) could improve post-stroke cognitive impairment, based on the clinical evidence. This study protocol is aimed ...
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Open AccessPhenotype and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in general population in China: a nationally cross-sectional study
This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the phenotype and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in the general population in China. We analyzed spirometry-confirmed ...
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Open AccessDetection of an anti-angina therapeutic module in the effective population treated by a multi-target drug Danhong injection: a randomized trial
It’s a challenge for detecting the therapeutic targets of a polypharmacological drug from variations in the responsed networks in the differentiated populations with complex diseases, as stable coronary heart ...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of Elian Granules in treating chronic atrophic gastritis: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial
Multifocal atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia are considered to be important links in the gastric precancerous cascade. However, there are no specific drugs for these conditions. Although many studie...
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Open AccessLangerhans cell histiocytosis in adolescent patients: a single-centre retrospective study
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a myeloid dendritic cell disorder frequently affecting children more than adults. The presentation of LCH varies with age, however, the clinical characteristics and genet...
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Open AccessNovel models by machine learning to predict prognosis of breast cancer brain metastases
Breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM) are the most fatal, with limited survival in all breast cancer distant metastases. These patients are deemed to be incurable. Thus, survival time is their foremost concern...
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Open AccessComparison of two diagnostic strategies for patients with stable chest pain suggestive of chronic coronary syndrome: rationale and design of the double-blind, pragmatic, randomized and controlled OPERATE Trial
To achieve potential financial savings and avoid exposing the patients to unnecessary risk, an optimal diagnostic strategy to identify low risk individual who may derive minimal benefit from further cardiac im...
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Open AccessMacrophage CARD9 mediates cardiac injury following myocardial infarction through regulation of lipocalin 2 expression
Immune cell infiltration in response to myocyte death regulates extracellular matrix remodeling and scar formation after myocardial infarction (MI). Caspase-recruitment domain family member 9 (CARD9) acts as a...
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Open AccessClinical features, genomic profiling, and outcomes of adult patients with unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare highly heterogeneous histiocytosis, which can be divided into single system and multiple system disease according to site of involvement. There is a paucity of stu...