The Genetics of Scleroderma
The importance of the genetic component in the pathogenesis of scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, has been strengthened in the past 2 years with st ...
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in t ...
Efficient antifibrotic therapies are not available for patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). This review summarizes the current preclinical and cl ...
Calprotectin, Calgranulin C, an ...
Background Since their discovery, S100 proteins have been associated with diverse diseases of inflammatory, degenerative, or malignant nature. Due t ...
Cross-Sectional Imaging Obtaine ...
Background Radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation (AFA) is commonly performed in patients with atrial fibrillation. It is imperative to develop ...
No association between the freq ...
Objective To study the non-temporary effects of successive walks in forested areas (shinrin-yoku) on hypertension prevalence and blood pressure leve ...
Questionnaire-based self-report ...
Nutrition plays an important role in human metabolism and health. However, it is unclear in how far self-reported nutrition intake reflects de facto ...
Intramuscular hemangioma associ ...
Deep soft -tissue hemangiomas may cause changes in adjacent bones. The exact mechanism leading to these changes remains unknown, and soft-tissue hem ...
Inhaled corticosteroids in chil ...
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of persistent asthma in children. Treatment with ICS ...
Association between toll-like r ...
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the induction and regulation of the innate immune system and adaptive immune responses. TLR10 g ...
Relevant factors influencing fl ...
The aim of this study was to discuss the influence of age, gender, obesity status, joint laxity, and the W-sitting habit on flatfoot in preschool-ag ...
Assessment of the coronary veno ...
Objective To investigate the feasibility of MRI for noninvasive assessment of the coronary sinus (CS) and the number and course of its major tributa ...
CT colonography and transient b ...
Objectives To determine the prevalence of transient bacteraemia after CT colonography (CTC). Methods Blood cultures were obtained at 5, 10 and 15 mi ...
The effect of somatostatin and ...
Background: The prophylactic use of somatostatin and its analogs has been suggested to lower the rate of pancreatic fistula. The aim of this review ...
Top-geoherbs of traditional Chi ...
Top-geoherbs used in China are always featured with high qualities, and they grow in specified areas with specific environment. Recently, researches ...
A multiple-center phase II stud ...
Background Docetaxel and oxaliplatin are active agents for advanced gastric cancer (GC). The combination of these two drugs in a triweekly schedule ...
The delta-shaped anastomosis in ...
Background We developed a new method of intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy, the delta-shaped anastomosis, in which only endoscopic linear staplers ar ...
Cor triatriatum repair to elimi ...
Development of atrial fi brillation is one of the primary indicators of cor triatriatum in adults. Here we describe a case of a patient suffering co ...
Intrathoracic rupture of an ext ...
Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is typically a slow-growing tumor with a prolonged clinical course. We describe a case of EMC that was com ...
Superficial keratectomy, PTK, a ...
Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual superficial keratectomy, phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK), and intraoper ...
Corneal intrastromal tissue mod ...
Purpose To determine whether central corneal thinning and flattening can be achieved by intrastromal photodisruption using a femtosecond (fs) laser. ...
Influence of fastigial nucleus ...
Electrical stimulation of the rostal cerebellar fastigial nucleus (FNS) has been proved to have neuroprotective effects, but it is not known whether ...
Transcatheter closure of perime ...
Results of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSD) transcatheter closure have been reported in the literature, mostly with the Amplatzer V ...
Innate immunity and remodelling
A wide variety of cardiac disease states can induce remodelling and lead to the functional consequence of heart failure. These complex disease state ...
Patellar shape can be a predisp ...
Purpose Predisposing factors to objective patellar instability include trochlear dysplasia, patella alta, patellar tilt and elevated tibial tuberosi ...
Reproducibility of subregional ...
High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of trabecular bone combined with quantitative image analysis represents a powerful technique to gai ...