Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) has a complex pathogenesis with an increasing prevalence and is one of the most intractable clinical challenges in the field of reproductive medicine. Quercetin (QCT) is an effective active ingredient extracted from Semen Cuscutae and Herba Taxilli used in traditional Chinese medicine for tonifyng the kidneys and promoting fetal restoration. Although QCT helps improve adverse pregnancy outcomes, the specific mechanism remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFull-length lower limb x-rays are used to diagnose and plan surgical procedures, such as Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO). Due to the size limitation of digital radiography (DR), panoramic x-ray images cannot be obtained in a single exposure, necessitating multiple exposures and image stitching. In favor of manually constructing full-length x-ray images, we propose a new feature-based automated method for stitching together x-ray images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cancer/testis antigen (CTA) is a class of antigen molecules expressed only in the germinal epithelium of testis and some tumor tissues. As an important CTA molecule, the expression of F-box protein 39 (FBXO39) in breast cancer (BC) and its clinical significance remain unclear. The objective of this study is to explore the value of FBXO39 in the diagnosis, efficacy monitoring, and prognostic evaluation of BC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: An association between catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) 158G/A polymorphism and endometriosis/adenomyosis susceptibility has been reported in the previous studies, but the results were inconsistent. This study was conducted to explore this association in the Chinese population using meta-analysis.
Materials And Methods: PubMed, Springer Link, Ovid, Chinese Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Chinese Biology Medicine were searched for all relevant studies published up to December 2015.
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncoprotein (HPV E6/E7) detection in the early screening of cervical cancer. Methods This prospective study evaluated all patients with suspected cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) as identified by the presence of at least one positive indicator from a ThinPrep cytologic test (TCT) and/or a Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) HPV DNA test. The levels of E6/E7 oncoproteins were determined using Western blot analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
May 2017
Objective: To investigate the importance of breastfeeding in preterm infants with various gestational ages.
Methods: A total of 639 preterm infants with a gestational age of 28-36 weeks were enrolled, and according to the feeding pattern, they were divided into exclusive breastfeeding group (n=237) and formula milk feeding group (fed with liquid milk for preterm infants; n=402). These two feeding patterns were compared in terms of their effects on weight gain, laboratory markers including albumin (Alb) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), incidence rate of feeding intolerance, and incidence rates of complications including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
World J Gastroenterol
April 2017
Aim: To investigate the incidence and mortality rates of upper gastrointestinal cancer (UGIC) in Hebei Province, China, and to identify high-risk populations to improve UGIC prevention and control.
Methods: Data for UGIC patients were collected from 21 population-based cancer registries covering 15.25% of the population in Hebei Province.
Armadillo repeat-containing protein 8 (ARMc8) is a key factor in regulating cell migration, proliferation, tissue maintenance, and tumorigenesis. However, its role in bladder cancer remains unknown. Thus, in this study we sought to investigate the effect of ARMc8 on the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progress in bladder cancer cells induced by transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the diagnostic value of clinical manifestation, laboratory examination and imaging changes for pyogenic spondylitis and to summarize the clinical characteristics of patients with pyogenic spondylitis.
Methods: The clinical data, of 20 patients with pyogenic spondylitis were diagnosed by histopathological examination from March 2012 to March 2015, were retrospectively analyzed. There were 9 males and 11 females, aged from 43 to 72 years old with an average of 58.
We aimed to evaluate the association of IL-6 gene polymorphisms at positions of -174 and -572 and predisposition of endometrial adenocarcinoma (EAC) in a Chinese population. EAC patients have remarkably higher frequency of IL-6 -174 CC genotype [odds ratio (OR) =1.56, 95 % confidence interval (CI) =1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
February 2016
Objective: To investigate the value of abdominal ultrasound in diagnosing neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and its significance in evaluating the disease severity.
Methods: The clinical data of 84 neonates who were diagnosed with NEC between July 2013 and January 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. According to the modified Bell-NEC staging criteria, these neonates were divided into a suspected NEC group (n=44) and a confirmed NEC group (n=40); according to clinical prognosis, they were divided into a medical treatment and full recovery group (n=58) and a surgery/death group (n=26).
The tumorigenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been widely studied. HBV envelope proteins are important for the structure and life cycle of HBV, and these proteins are useful for judging the natural disease course and guiding treatment. Truncated and mutated preS/S are produced by integrated viral sequences that are defective for replication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAt present the study of relation between microstructure, texture and performance of CC 5083 aluminium alloy after cold tolling and recrystallization processes is still finitude. So that the use of the CC 5083 aluminium alloy be influenced. Be cased into electrical furnace, hot up with unlimited speed followed the furnace hot up to different temperature and annealed 2h respectively, and be cased into salt-beth furnace, hot up quickly to different temperature and annealed 30 min respectively for CC 5083 and CC 5182 aluminum alloy after cold roling with 91.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study was designed to investigate the chemical constituents and bioactivities of the roots of Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore whether routine biopsies at the high incidence spot of esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer are justified in endoscopic screening.
Methods: This was a multicenter population-based study conducted in eight high-risk areas in China. A total of 37396 participants underwent endoscopic examination.
Background: For muscle invasive bladder cancer, radical cystectomy is the most effective treatment now and urinary diversion is often necessary. The use of intestinal tissue for urinary diversion is frequently associated with complications. In this study, we aimed to make a tissue-engineered conduit (TEC) using bladder epithelial cells and bladder acellular matrix (BAM) for urinary diversion in rabbits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProlonged treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with nucleoside analogues (NAs) almost invariably engenders viral resistance, and sequential NAs monotherapy can promote multi-drug resistance. This study aimed to investigate the molecular characteristics and the mutation profile of multi-drug resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV). The complete genome of HBV isolated from a multi-drug refractory patient was amplified and cloned, and 22 clones were selected for sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNat Genet
July 2010
Objective: To investigate the association of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Nrf2 promoter region with the susceptibility to risk of vitiligo.
Methods: Samples of peripheral blood were collected from 300 vitiligo patients and 300 healthy persons. The genotypes of -686A/G, -684G/A, and -650C/A were detected by direct-sequencing.