Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Double Banana Cages: Clinical Evaluations and Finite Element Model Analysis.

Study Design: Clinical and basic study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) using 2 banana-shaped cages leads to good clinical outcomes.

Methods: First, we conducted a clinical study to compare outcomes among patients who underwent TLIF using different types or numbers of cages.

Association of advanced glycation end-products levels with vascular events in postmenopausal women.

Aim: Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are a known factor that accelerates vascular complications. AGEs (e.g.

Intracerebroventricular administration of sulphated cholecystokinin octapeptide induces anxiety-like behaviour in goldfish.

Sulphated cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8s) is involved in feeding regulation as an anorexigenic neuropeptide in vertebrates. In rodents, i.c.

Cystic mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report.

Introduction: Pancreatic mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC) is a rare tumor. We report herein a case of pancreatic MANEC with cystic features.

Presentation Of Case: A 67-year-old woman presented with jaundice.

Placental extract ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) by exerting protective effects on endothelial cells.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of fatty liver disease that is defined by the presence of inflammation and fibrosis, ultimately leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Treatment with human placental extract (HPE) reportedly ameliorates the hepatic injury. We evaluated the effect of HPE treatment in a mouse model of NASH.