Avian stanniocalcin-2 is expres ...
The glycoprotein hormone stanniocalcin (STC) has originally been described in the teleost kidney. Since then, STC homologs have been identified in v ...
Reduced Thrombin Generation and ...
Purpose The objective of our study was to identify changes in the coagulation and serum concentration of soluble P-selectin (sP-sel) after i.v. bolu ...
Aggravation of diabetic nephrop ...
Objective To clarify whether the induction of Thy-1.1 nephritis aggravates diabetic nephropathy in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat ...
Perinephric hematoma: semi-auto ...
Background: To evaluate feasibility and reproducibility of quantification of perinephric hematoma volume on multidetector-row CT (MDCT). Methods: P ...
Intraductal papillary mucinous ...
Objective: To correlate the CT and MR images with pathologic findings on intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) complicated with intraduct ...
1. Umehara A, Kawakami Y, Araki ...
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical value of magnetic resonance whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (WBDWI) in the staging of uterine cervical carci ...
ACTH-independent macronodular a ...
disease. Most cases being ACTH-dependent. ACTHindependent Cushing’s syndrome (AICS) is an even rarer condition (15%–20%). In more than 95% cases, th ...
Portal biliopathy: a multitechn ...
Portal biliopathy (PB) is a disorder characterized by biliary ductal and gallbladder wall abnormalities seen in patients with extrahepatic portal ve ...
Crohn’s disease activity: quant ...
Objectives: To determine whether quantitative parameters from contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination (CE-US) of the bowel wall correlate with endo ...
Patients’ preferences about fol ...
Purpose: To evaluate patients’ preferences regarding follow-up of medium size polyps detected at screening CT colonography (CTC). Methods and mater ...
Mild hyperhomocysteinemia, C677 ...
The role of hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for diabetic long-term complications has not been sufficiently evaluated in prospective studies, c ...
Diazoxide inhibits aortic endot ...
Endothelial cell (EC) survival is critical in the maintenance of endothelial function as well as in the regulation of angiogenesis and vessel integr ...
Insulin resistance, low-grade i ...
To assess the relationships between insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation in subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who do not have c ...
Comparative validity of the WHO ...
A simple tool consisting of two questions for screening depressive symptoms has been shown to be useful in primary care settings, but its validity i ...
The metabolic syndrome influenc ...
We hypothesize that type 2 diabetic patients with different phenotypes may show different response to incretin-based therapies. Therefore, we tested ...
G6PD deficiency-induced hemolys ...
A 59-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted at diagnosis of type1 diabetes with ketoacidosis. During the normalization of blood glucose with ins ...
Transaminase levels in the uppe ...
Incident diabetes and the worsening of diabetes have recently been linked to hepatic steatosis. Aim of our study was to determine whether oral hypog ...
A psychological support program ...
We aimed to test the effects of a psychological support program on the psychological distress, mood, and quality of life of well-educated individual ...
Association between microalbumi ...
The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation of urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) with the incidence of coronary heart disease ...
The prevalence and characterist ...
Few studies were performed to evaluate the prevalence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and the difference of chronic complications bet ...
Extended endoscopic transphenoi ...
Purpose Removal of tuberculum sella (TS) meningiomas is traditionally performed through transcranial approaches. Wide use of the endoscope in transphe ...
3D-FIESTA MR images are useful ...
The endoscopic expanded endonasal approach (EEA) has been reported in literature as a useful tool to treat sellar, parasellar, suprasellar, and cliv ...
Evidence for the genesis of WHO ...
As the natural course of WHO grade II glioma (G2G) during their initial silent period is unknown, the G2G genesis and their “date of birth” are a ma ...
Feasibility of intraoperative m ...
Objective To establish the validity and utility of motorevoked potential (MEPs) monitoring for skull base tumor resection, we explored the relations ...
Pre-existing chiasma syndromes ...
Background It is not known whether following transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas the vision of patients with preoperative chiasma syndrom ...