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Effects of pinitol isolated from soybeans on glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean patients with type II diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled study
To assess the effects of soybean-derived pinitol on glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean patients with type II diabetes mellitus.
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Promoter CpG hypermethylation and downregulation of XAF1 expression in human urogenital malignancies: implication for attenuated p53 response to apoptotic stresses
XIAP-associated factor 1 (XAF1) is a new candidate tumor suppressor, which has been known to exert proapoptotic effects by interfering with the caspase-inhibiting activity of XIAP. To explore the XAF1's candid...
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Opposite functions of HIF-α isoforms in VEGF induction by TGF-β1 under non-hypoxic conditions
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 has biphasic functions in prostate tumorigenesis, having a growth-inhibitory effect in the early stages, but in the late stages promoting tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. ...
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Risk factors for osteoporosis in long-term survivors of intracranial germ cell tumors
We measured bone mineral densities in 28 intracranial germ cell tumor long-term survivors. There was the high prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia, 25.0% and 42.9%, respectively, and three additional risk...
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Changing trend in bile microbiology and antibiotic susceptibilities: over 12 years of experience
Rapidly changing medical environments may have changed the microbiology of infected bile. The aim of our study was to identify the changing trends in microorganisms in biliary infections and examine their susc...
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p21-Activated kinase 4 promotes prostate cancer progression through CREB
Prostate cancer is initially androgen-dependent but, over time, usually develops hormone- and chemo-resistance. The present study investigated a role for p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4) in prostate cancer progre...
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Spontaneous resolution of acute T cell-mediated rejection in a renal transplant patient
This case report presents spontaneous resolution of acute rejection in a 66-year-old man who underwent a kidney transplant and developed acute rejection and pneumonia. Our main concern in this case was how to ...
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Retinal vessel structure measurement using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
To assess the reliability and validity of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) measurements of retinal vessel lumen diameters and wall thicknesses.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Negative Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid-β42 over Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) pathology is becoming increasingly important in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) because of its potential link to amyloid-related imaging abnormalities, a critical side effect observe...