Vol. 47, Iss 8 | Medicina

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Comparison of C-reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Neringa Vagulienė,
Marius Žemaitis,
Skaidrius Miliauskas,
Daiva Urbonienė,
Brigita and
Raimundas Sakalauskas

Medicina2011, 47(8), 421;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080059

5 September 2011

Objective. The aim of this study was to establish C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in serum of patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and evaluate the associations of CRP levels with clinicopathological characterist...

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A Primary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Central Nervous System in a 51-year-old Woman: a Case Report and Literature Review

Virginija Ašmonienė,
Daina Skiriutė,
Inga Gudinavičienė,
Šarūnas Tamašauskas,
Kęstutis Skauminas,
Vytenis Pranas Deltuva and
Arimantas Tamašauskas

Medicina2011, 47(8), 440;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080060

5 September 2011

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are a group of rare, aggressive, and highly malignant embryonal tumors of unknown etiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is a term for a group of small round cell tumors thought to be derived from...

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Venomous Snakebites

Dalia Adukauskienė,
Eglė Varanauskienė and
Agnė Adukauskaitė

Medicina2011, 47(8), 461;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080061

5 September 2011

More than 5 million people are bitten by venomous snakes annually and more than 100 000 of them die. In Europe, one person dies due to envenomation every 3 years. There is only one venomous snake species in Lithuania – the common adder (Vipera berus)...

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Binding of Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors to Human Heat Shock Protein 90 and Their Clinical Application

Vilma Petrikaitė and
Daumantas Matulis

Medicina2011, 47(8), 413;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080062

5 September 2011

This review describes the recent progress in the field of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor design. Hsp90 is a heat shock protein with a molecular weight of approximately 90 kDa. Hsp90 is considered a good anticancer target because its inhibiti...

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Assessment of Reliability in Isokinetic Testing Among Adolescent Basketball Players

Humberto M. Carvalho,
Manuel J. Coelho E Silva,
Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque,
Rui S. Gonçalves,
Renaat M. Philippaerts and
Robert M. Malina

Medicina2011, 47(8), 446;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080063

5 September 2011

Background. The reproducibility of day-to-day testing of isokinetic concentric and eccentric muscular actions among adolescent basketball players aged 14 to 16 years and relationships of mean within-subject variation in two isokinetic testing session...

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An Open-Label Multicenter Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Study of Recombinant Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in the Prevention of Neutropenic Complications in Breast Cancer Patients

Audrius Sveikata,
Sigita Liutkauskienė,
Elona Juozaitytė,
Dainius Characiejus,
Laimutė Tamošaitytė and
Kastytis Šeštakauskas

Medicina2011, 47(8), 428;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080064

5 September 2011

The primary objective of this open-label, two chemotherapy arm, phase 4 study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of newly developed recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rG-CSF) used to prevent neutropenia-related complications in p...

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Risk Factors for Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in a high Helicobacter pylori Prevalence Area

Laimas Jonaitis,
Darius Kriukas,
Gediminas Kiudelis and
Limas Kupčinskas

Medicina2011, 47(8), 434;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080065

5 September 2011

Objective. To establish the prevalence and risk factors of erosive esophagitis (EE) and Barrett’s esophagus (BE) among patients routinely referred for upper endoscopy. Material and Methods. A total of 4032 consecutive patients referred to a regional...

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Growth Factors, Their Receptors, Neuropeptide-Containing Innervation, and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Proximal and Distal Ends of the Esophagus in Children With Esophageal Atresia

Māra Pilmane,
Linda Ozoliņa,
Zane Ābola,
Aigars Pētersons,
Vjačeslavs Popkovs,
Anita Dabužinskienė and
Jānis Vētra

Medicina2011, 47(8), 453;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080066

5 September 2011

Objective. The pathogenesis of esophageal atresia (EA) remains unknown despite a relatively high incidence of this anomaly in population affecting 1 newborn per 3000 live births. The aim of this study was to examine the relative occurrence of growth...

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Medicina, Volume 47, Issue 8

Articles (8)

Comparison of C-reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A Primary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Central Nervous System in a 51-year-old Woman: a Case Report and Literature Review

Venomous Snakebites

Binding of Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors to Human Heat Shock Protein 90 and Their Clinical Application

Assessment of Reliability in Isokinetic Testing Among Adolescent Basketball Players

An Open-Label Multicenter Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Study of Recombinant Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in the Prevention of Neutropenic Complications in Breast Cancer Patients

Risk Factors for Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in a high Helicobacter pylori Prevalence Area

Growth Factors, Their Receptors, Neuropeptide-Containing Innervation, and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Proximal and Distal Ends of the Esophagus in Children With Esophageal Atresia