3,298 results match your criteria: "Research Center for Translational Medicine[Affiliation]"
Urol Int
October 2024
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Introduction: Benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) and lower urinary tract symptoms present challenges in aging men, often addressed through transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Despite technological advancements, bladder neck contracture (BNC) remains a concern. This study explores predictors, including comorbidities, influencing BNC after TURP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
August 2024
Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China. Electronic address:
The exploration of the complex mechanisms of cancer immunotherapy is rapidly evolving worldwide, and our focus is on the interaction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), particularly as it relates to the regulatory role of the gut microbiome. An important basis for the induction of immune responses in HCC is the presence of specific anti-tumor cells that can be activated and reinforced by ICIs, which is why the application of ICIs results in sustained tumor response rates in the majority of HCC patients. However, mechanisms of acquired resistance to immunotherapy in unresectable HCC result in no long-term benefit for some patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Mol Sci
May 2024
Research Center for Translational Medicine, Sirius University of Science and Technology, 354340 Sochi, Russia.
Vitamin B (cobalamin) is an essential nutrient for humans and animals. Metabolically active forms of B-methylcobalamin and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin are cofactors for the enzymes methionine synthase and mitochondrial methylmalonyl-CoA mutase. Malfunction of these enzymes due to a scarcity of vitamin B leads to disturbance of one-carbon metabolism and impaired mitochondrial function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Infect Dis
May 2024
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710068, China.
Background & Aims: Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a common hepatobiliary infection that has been shown to have an increasing incidence, with biliary surgery being identified as a trigger. Our aim was to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatments of PLA patients with and without a history of biliary surgery (BS).
Methods: The study included a total of 353 patients with PLA who received treatment at our hospital between January 2014 and February 2023.
Schizophr Res
September 2024
Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Dementia, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address:
Background: Schizophrenia (SZ) is characterized by disconnected cerebral networks. Recent studies have shown that functional connectivity between the cerebellar dorsal dentate nucleus (dDN) and cerebrum is correlated with psychotic symptoms, and processing speed in SZ patients. Dynamic effective connectivity (dEC) is a reliable indicator of brain functional status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSci Total Environ
July 2024
Research Center for Translational Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China. Electronic address:
The presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various everyday products has raised concerns about their potential impact on prostate health. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different types of PFAS on prostate health, including PFDeA, PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA. To assess the relationship between PFAS exposure and prostate injury, machine learning algorithms were employed to analyze prostate-specific antigen (PSA) metrics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain Res
September 2024
Research Center for Translational Medicine at East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200010, China; Shanghai Institute of Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address:
J Orthop Surg Res
May 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, No. 542, Sec 1, Chung-Shan Rd., Changhua, 500, Taiwan.
Genome Res
May 2024
Division of Oncogenomics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Estrogen Receptor 1 (ESR1; also known as ERα, encoded by gene) is the main driver and prime drug target in luminal breast cancer. ESR1 chromatin binding is extensively studied in cell lines and a limited number of human tumors, using consensi of peaks shared among samples. However, little is known about inter-tumor heterogeneity of ESR1 chromatin action, along with its biological implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Phys Med Rehabil
August 2024
Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), İstanbul, Turkey; Koç University Graduate School of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Neurology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi
March 2024
Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing 100044, China.
To retrospectively analyze the treatment status of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in newly diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in China. Data of chronic phase (CP) and accelerated phase (AP) CML patients diagnosed from January 2006 to December 2022 from 77 centers, ≥18 years old, and receiving initial imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib or flumatinib-therapy within 6 months after diagnosis in China with complete data were retrospectively interrogated. The choice of initial TKI, current TKI medications, treatment switch and reasons, treatment responses and outcomes as well as the variables associated with them were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Adv Res
May 2024
Research Center for Translational Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China; Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China. Electronic address:
Introduction: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have infiltrated countless everyday products, raising concerns about potential effects on human health, specifically on the cardiovascular system and the development of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC). However, our understanding of this relationship is still limited.
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of PFAS on AAC using machine learning algorithms.
Eur J Med Res
May 2024
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of a conditioned medium (CM) from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HuMSCs) cultivated in gelatin sponge (GS-HuMSCs-CM) on hair growth in a mouse model.
Methods: CM was collected from the HuMSCs cultivated in a monolayer or in a gelatin sponge. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) levels in CMs were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs).
IgG4 subclass antibodies represent the rarest subclass of IgG antibodies, comprising only 3-5% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream. These antibodies possess unique structural features, notably their ability to undergo a process known as fragment-antigen binding (Fab)-arm exchange, wherein they exchange half-molecules with other IgG4 antibodies. Functionally, IgG4 antibodies primarily block and exert immunomodulatory effects, particularly in the context of IgE isotype-mediated hypersensitivity reactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Cytol
September 2024
Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Introduction: The WHO System of Reporting Lung Cytopathology proposed a 5-tiered system in 2023. We report the risk of malignancies (ROMs) of bronchial washing/lavage and percutaneous fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. We also evaluated the change of ROMs when image correlation is required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Pharmacol
April 2024
The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Background: This study utilizes Hydrogen proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS) to investigate metabolite concentrations in the bilateral hippocampus of general paresis (GP) patients.
Methods: A total of 80 GP patients and 57 normal controls (NCs) were enrolled. Metabolite ratios in the bilateral hippocampus were measured using H-MRS.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in children. To ascertain the role of major genetic variants in the etiology of CP, we conducted exome sequencing on a large-scale cohort with clinical manifestations of CP. The study cohort comprised 505 girls and 1,073 boys.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Transl Med
April 2024
Bone Marrow Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital & Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No.79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, China.
Background: Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is widely applied to monitor measurable residual disease (MRD). However, there are limited studies on the feasibility of ddPCR-MRD monitoring after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), especially targeting multiple molecular markers simultaneously.
Methods: Our study collected samples from patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in complete remission after allo-HSCT between January 2018 and August 2021 to evaluate whether posttransplant ddPCR-MRD monitoring can identify patients at high risk of relapse.
Brain Behav
May 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives: The definition and assessment methods for subjective cognitive decline (SCD) vary among studies. We aimed to investigate which features or assessment methods of SCD best predict Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related structural atrophy patterns.
Methods: We assessed 104 individuals aged 55+ with memory complaints but normal cognitive screening.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett
July 2024
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, 06560, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address:
A series of novel 6-(substituted phenyl piperazine)-8-(4-substituted phenyl)-9-cyclopentyl purines, 10-51, were synthesized by a four-step synthesis, achieving an overall yield of about 43 %. The reaction conditions were effectively optimized, and the final products were obtained with high purity and yield in all synthesis steps. The synthesized nucleobases were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities on selected human cancer cell lines (HUH7 (liver), HCT116 (colon), and MCF7 (breast)) using the Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has suggested that certain types of the affective temperament, including depressive, cyclothymic, hyperthymic, irritable, and anxious, are subclinical manifestations and precursors of mental disorders. However, the neural mechanisms that underlie these temperaments are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to identify the brain regions associated with different affective temperaments.
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April 2024
Department of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Wall, a plant renowned for its ethno-medical properties, was investigated in this study for its antioxidant potential based on its wide therapeutic applications in traditional healthcare systems. The study aimed to assess the antioxidant potential of the plant extract/fractions and to predict the active phytochemicals using computational techniques. Five fractions were obtained from the crude methanolic extract of and six concentrations (25, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 μg/mL) were prepared for each fraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStem Cell Res Ther
April 2024
Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold a great promise for cell-based therapy in the field of regenerative medicine. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of human umbilical cord-derived MSCs (HUC-MSCs) in patients with aging frailty.
Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, participants diagnosed with aging frailty were randomly assigned to receive intravenous administrations of HUC-MSCs or placebo.
Biomed J
December 2024
Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences Division of Biotechnology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Hyperbaric Oxygen Medical Research Lab, Bone and Joint Research Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Centre for Stem Cell Research, M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address:
Background: Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive diffuse parenchymal lung disorder with a high mortality rate. Studies have indicated that injured lung tissues release various pro-inflammatory factors, and produce a large amount of nitric oxide. There is also accumulation of collagen and oxidative stress-induced injury, collectively leading to pulmonary fibrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Int
May 2024
Research Center for Translational Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China. Electronic address: