Gudas, Rimtautas Jurkonis, Rokas Smailys, Alfredas
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the reconstruction of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with 10 mm diameter BPTB (bone-patellar tendon-bone) autograft versus 8 mm HT (hamstring tendon) autografts, to compare the ability to restore pre-injury sports activities and reduce revision risk after these procedures. MATERIAL AND METHO...
Sun, Qian-Ru Zhang, Xiong Fang, Kun
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BACKGROUND Phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) participates in the etiology of various vascular diseases. It has been proved that microRNAs (miRNAs) serve as crucial regulators of functions of VSMCs. This study aimed to discover how miR-29b regulates the transformation of VSMCs phenotypes in mice. MATERIAL AND METHODS Primary ...
Królikowska, Aleksandra Sikorski, Łukasz Czamara, Andrzej Reichert, Paweł
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BACKGROUND We investigated whether the duration of postoperative physiotherapy supervision by a physiotherapist affects clinical outcome, speed, and agility in males 8 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). MATERIAL AND METHODS From a group of 248 patients 8 months after ACLR, we used strict exclusion criteria to identify 2 ...
Bekić, Sanja Šabanović, Šefket Šarlija, Nataša Bosnić, Zvonimir Volarić, Nikola Trtica, Ljiljana Majnarić
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Background Relationships between serum prolactin concentrations and various CV risk factors in older adults have rarely been assessed. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between serum prolactin concentrations and CV risk factors in older patients with multiple CV risk factors. Material/Methods This case-control study included 92...
Jiang, Yingsong Liu, Jiguo Zhou, Zemei Liu, Ke Liu, Chun
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Background We evaluated the nephroprotective effect of diosmetin in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic nephropathy (DN) mice. Material/Methods Diabetes was induced by injecting STZ (50 mg/kg) i.p. for 5 days. Biochemical parameters, such as fasting blood glucose, creatinine, BUN in the serum, and albumin in the urine, were determined in STZ-indu...
Xiao, Jingjie Zhang, Zhiping Zhang, Wei Wu, Lei Zhang, Liang Wang, Yang Li, Li Li, Xinzhi Ma, Ketao
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Background This article reports a method to obtain vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from the spiral modiolar artery (SMA) of guinea pigs and provides materials for related experimental studies. Material/Methods SMA was separated from the cochlea of guinea pigs, digested with trypsin (1.25 g/L) and allowed to adhere in a 35-mm culture dish. The m...
Zhu, Jing Zhao, Bangxia Xiong, Pingan Wang, Chaoyun Zhang, Juanjuan Tian, Xiaohua Huang, Yinghui
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BACKGROUND Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers and it is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. YAP can promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis, leading to loss of cell contact inhibition and promoting malignant cell transformation. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study we analyzed the effects of different cur...
Yang, Xiao-Jiang Sang, Hong-Xun Bai, Bo Ma, Xiang-Yu Xu, Chao Lei, Wei Zhang, Yang
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BACKGROUND The incidence of hip fracture is steadily increasing. We aimed to establish a creative approach to precisely estimate the risk of hip fracture by exploring the relationship between hip fracture and bone mineral density (BMD)/femur geometry. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixteen samples of cadaveric female proximal femora were randomly selected. E...
Li, Sitao Cai, Yao Shi, Congcong Liu, Mengxian Liu, Bingqing Lin, Lin Xiao, Xin Hao, Hu
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Background The aim of this study was to perform gene detection in 2 clinical cases of highly suspected ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) pediatric patients by first-generation sequencing technology in order to confirm the pathogenic genetic factors of their families and allow the families to undergo genetic counselling and prenatal diagn...
Xi, Jia-shui Wang, Yu-fen Long, Xin-xin Ma, Yan
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Background Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the perinatal period is a main cause of perinatal mortality and neurologic complications in neonates and children. Recent studies have focused on the neuroprotective effect of anesthetic drugs. The volatile anesthetic isoflurane has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in cerebral ischemia. Mangife...
