Goetz, Juergen Baier, Clemens Vitzethum, Georg Grifka, Joachim Maderbacher, Guenther Springorum, Hans-Robert
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Background Chronic lateral ankle instability is a relatively frequent consequence after acute ankle sprain. In case of unsuccessful conservative treatment, surgical therapy is recommended to prevent osteoarthritis of the ankle joint. To date, different surgical methods have evolved. Yet, it remains unclear which approach reveals the best results. W...
Xu, Jie Song, Yuning Zhou, Bodong Yuan, Shuai Gao, Song
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Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) is overexpressed in tumor tissues of several malignancies, including pancreatic cancer. Because of its role in tumor progression, IGFBP2 has been investigated as a tumor biomarker. However, little is known about its utility in pancreatic cancer. Plasma IGFBP2 levels were determined using enzyme-...
Shen, Bing Luo, Feng Yuan, Nan Yin, Jiaming Chai, Yalin Sun, Lijie Zhang, Lin Luo, Congjuan
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Objectives The management of patients undergoing bilateral nephrectomy for renal cancer presents significant challenges, particularly in addressing hypotension, anemia, and tumor recurrence during hemodialysis. Case presentation A patient diagnosed with renal clear cell carcinoma in 2009 was followed until his demise in June 2022, with detailed doc...
Sayir, Tugba Nur Tuncer, Bilge Erkilic, Ezgi
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Objectives Studies have shown that there are differences in clinical evaluation parameters and difficult intubation rates among different ethnic populations. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of upper airway clinical and ultrasonographic measurement methods in Turkish population. Methods Our study is a single-center, prospective, obse...
Dellino, Miriam D’Amato, Antonio Battista, Gaia Cormio, Gennaro Vimercati, Antonella Loizzi, Vera Laganà, Antonio Simone Damiani, Gianluca Raffaello Favilli, Alessandro Gerli, Sandro
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Despite evidence indicating a decrease in ovarian reserve among BRCA patients, this factor seems to not impact their spontaneous fertility negatively.
Ran, Xiong Zhou, Shaoquan Li, Kang Qiu, Shijun Xu, Yikai Xu, Min Yang, Ruimeng
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Yue, Lin Wang, Yue Wang, Cuiying Niu, Shu Dong, Xihong Guan, Yaqing Chen, Shuchun
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Background Empagliflozin has been shown in clinical studies to lower the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Using proteomics, the current study aims to determine whether empagliflozin reduces aortic alterations in obese mice and to investigate its molecular mechanism of action. Methods We constructed obese mice and then treated them with empagl...
Bao, Mengmeng Wu, Anshi
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Background This study leverages the GSE4386 dataset, obtained from atrial tissue samples post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, to investigate the impact of anesthetic agents (sevoflurane and propofol) on gene expression and immune cell infiltration. Methods Hierarchical clustering and box plots were employed for dataset preprocessing, h...
An, Keun-Ok Lee, Kwang-Jin
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There is limited evidence regarding the effect of circuit-type low-intensity resistance exercise on physical fitness and blood parameters in breast cancer survivors (BCSs). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of low-intensity circuit resistance exercise on changes in physical fitness and blood parameters in BCSs. A total of 16 BCS...
Dou, Ruigang Liu, Rongfeng Su, Peng Yu, Xiaohui Xu, Yanzhao
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Gap junction protein beta 3 (GJB3) has been reported as a tumor suppressor in most tumors. However, its role in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of GJB3 in the prognosis and tumor microenvironment of LUAD patients. The data used in this study were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas, Gen...
