Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Card ...
Despite recent studies suggesting that the heart has instrinsic mechanisms of self-regeneration following myocardial infarction, it cannot regenerat ...
A short overview of vitamin C a ...
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an essential water-soluble nutrient that primarily exerts its effect on a host defense mechanisms and immune homeostasis ...
The effect of a leukodepletion ...
The preparation of thrombocyte concentrates with filtration before storage (in-line) makes it possible to avoid the presence of mononuclear cells in ...
Diameter of the ductus arterios ...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is the most prevalent cardiovascular defect and is more often seen in females; premature babies are at increased risk. ...
State of HPV16 integration in L ...
Cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in Lithuania is one of the biggest in the European Union. The main risk factor of cervical cancer is human pa ...
Prognostic factors for positive ...
Laparoscopic splenectomy is considered as a second step treatment for ITP patients. The purpose of this study was to determine efficiency of laparosc ...
Duraplasty or not? An evidence- ...
dural opening with and without additional intradural maneuvers. Therefore, the current review analyzed the available literature regarding this topic ...
Posterior fossa decompression a ...
deformity of the hindbrain. The posterior fossa and cerebellum are small in CII. The cerebellar atrophy is associated with cognitive and motor defic ...
Soft tissue sarcomas and centra ...
Objects We aim to evaluate the characteristics of pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who developed soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) a ...
MGMT promoter gene methylation ...
Purpose Promoter methylation of the O6-methylguanine- DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is widely recognized as an important predictive factor in th ...
Serum prealbumin (transthyretin ...
Low serum protein and albumin are considered to significantly associate with malnutrition, impaired functional status, poor outcome, and mortality. ...
A rare case of reversible acqui ...
Lymphatic filariasis is a major health problem in India with a large number of patients tending to be asymptomatic. In the Southeast and South Asian ...
Acquired resistance to rechalle ...
Background Rats that recovered from mild proximal tubule (PT) injury without renal dysfunction by subtoxic insult, developed partial resistance to s ...
Morphological and functional an ...
Renal dysplasia associated with urinary tract obstruction comprises two distinct phenotypes, i.e., multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) and obstruct ...
Population pharmacokinetics of ...
Background The aim of the present study was to estimate the population pharmacokinetic parameters of mizoribine in adult recipients of renal transpl ...
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing ade ...
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing adenocarcinoma is known for its rapid progression and poor prognosis, and chemotherapy regimens are yet to be sta ...
Asymptomatic curable pancreatic ...
Recent studies have reported that pancreatic ductal carcinomas are frequently found during the followup of pancreatic cysts distinct from carcinoma; ...
Resectable gallbladder cancer p ...
A 79-year-old female was transferred to our hospital because of suspicion that her acute pancreatitis was caused by stone impaction in the common bi ...
The Clivus: Anatomy, Normal Var ...
T he clivus is one of the most central parts of the skull base. As diseases of the clivus evade clinical evaluation imaging plays a pivotal role in ...
Conservative restoration of sev ...
The aim of this finite element method (FEM) study was to test two different restorative techniques used for construction of severely damaged endodon ...
Cytogenetic damage induced by m ...
The aim of the present study was to comparatively evaluate DNA damage and cellular death in cells exposed to various commercially available mouthrin ...
Oral health of Chinese people w ...
The aim was to study oral health status, salivary function, and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Chinese people with S ...
Poor coronary collateral vessel ...
Background The development of coronary collaterals is crucial to survival through acute ischemia. Mild to moderate loss of renal function has been s ...
Optimized guidance of percutane ...
Background Percutaneous edge-to-edge repair with the MitraClip device has been shown to allow effective treatment of mitral regurgitation. It is mai ...
The Persistent Challenge of Lup ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus has long been considered the prototypic autoimmune disease. Although the etiology remains enigmatic, there has been vig ...