You are currently viewing a new version of our website. To view the old version click .

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 5

March-1 2021 - 256 articles

Cover Story: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) results from a peripheral platelet destruction and an inappropriate bone marrow production. Recent advances have highlighted the multiple pathways involved in ITP pathogenesis such as antibody-dependent cell phagocytosis, complement dependent cytotoxicity, CD8 T cell mediated cytotoxicity, platelet desialylation and insufficient production of thrombopoietin. New upcoming therapies which specifically target one or multiple mechanisms involved in ITP, such as Syk inhibitors, IgG Fc receptor (FcγR) inhibitors, complement inhibitors and neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blockers are about to deeply modify the management of ITP, currently based on corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulins, thrombopoietin receptor agonists, immunosuppressants and splenectomy. View this paper
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (256)

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,665 Views
8 Pages

The Biochemical Diagnosis of Acromegaly

  • Amit Akirov,
  • Hiba Masri-Iraqi,
  • Idit Dotan and
  • Ilan Shimon

9 March 2021

Background: The diagnosis of acromegaly still poses a clinical challenge, and prolonged diagnostic delay is common. The most important assays for the biochemical diagnosis and management of acromegaly are growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,754 Views
18 Pages

Association of Genetic Polymorphisms in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Pathways with Glaucoma Risk and Phenotype

  • Makedonka Atanasovska Velkovska,
  • Katja Goričar,
  • Tanja Blagus,
  • Vita Dolžan and
  • Barbara Cvenkel

9 March 2021

Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation are involved in the pathogenesis and progression of glaucoma. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of selected single-nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammation and oxidative stress genes on the risk of glaucoma, th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,465 Views
26 Pages

9 March 2021

Genetic cardiomyopathies represent a wide spectrum of inherited diseases and constitute an important cause of morbidity and mortality among young people, which can manifest with heart failure, arrhythmias, and/or sudden cardiac death. Multiple underl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,737 Views
9 Pages

Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Polynucleotide Sodium Compared to Sodium Hyaluronate and Crosslinked Sodium Hyaluronate in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Ji Yeong Kim,
  • Yoo Na Kim,
  • Yu Jung Lee,
  • Sung Eun Sim,
  • Yu Ri Ko,
  • Jin Woo Shim,
  • Ku Sang Lee,
  • Mina Joo and
  • Hue Jung Park

9 March 2021

Degenerative arthritis of the knee joint has become a major social problem worldwide due to population aging. There are several treatment options for knee osteoarthritis, and the intraarticular injection of sodium hyaluronate is commonly selected by...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,120 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of the Clinical and Epidemiological Meaning of Screening Test for SARS-CoV-2: Considerations in the Chronic Kidney Disease Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Francesca Martino,
  • Gianpaolo Amici,
  • Stefano Grandesso,
  • Rosella Ferraro Mortellaro,
  • Antonina Lo Cicero and
  • Giacomo Novara

9 March 2021

The COronaVIrus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is an emerging reality in nephrology. In a continuously changing scenario, we need to assess our patients’ additional risk in terms of attending hemodialysis treatments, follow-up peritoneal dialysis, an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,364 Views
12 Pages

9 March 2021

Bisphosphonates are first-line therapy for osteoporosis, with alendronate, risedronate, and zoledronate as the main treatments used globally. After one year of therapy, bisphosphonates are retained in bone for extended periods with extended anti-frac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,698 Views
13 Pages

MCP-1 Predicts Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Persistent Inflammation

  • Luis M. Blanco-Colio,
  • Nerea Méndez-Barbero,
  • Ana María Pello Lázaro,
  • Álvaro Aceña,
  • Nieves Tarín,
  • Carmen Cristóbal,
  • Juan Martínez-Milla,
  • Óscar González-Lorenzo,
  • José Luis Martín-Ventura and
  • Ana Huelmos
  • + 9 authors

9 March 2021

Clinical data indicate that patients with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels higher than 2 mg per liter suffer from persistent inflammation, which is associated with high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We determined whether a panel of biomarkers...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,605 Views
24 Pages

Efficacy of Surgery for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Factors

  • Gianpaolo Marte,
  • Andrea Tufo,
  • Francesca Steccanella,
  • Ester Marra,
  • Piera Federico,
  • Angelica Petrillo and
  • Pietro Maida

9 March 2021

Background: In the last 10 years, the management of patients with gastric cancer liver metastases (GCLM) has changed from chemotherapy alone, towards a multidisciplinary treatment with liver surgery playing a leading role. The aim of this systematic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,765 Views
12 Pages

Partial Lipodystrophy and LMNA p.R545H Variant

  • Silvia Magno,
  • Giovanni Ceccarini,
  • Andrea Barison,
  • Iacopo Fabiani,
  • Alessandro Giacomina,
  • Donatella Gilio,
  • Caterina Pelosini,
  • Anna Rubegni,
  • Michele Emdin and
  • Gian Luca Gatti
  • + 3 authors

9 March 2021

Laminopathies are disorders caused by LMNA gene mutations, which selectively affect different tissues and organ systems, and present with heterogeneous clinical and pathological traits. The molecular mechanisms behind these clinical differences and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,001 Views
13 Pages

Acute Management Should Be Optimized in Patients with Less Specific Stroke Symptoms: Findings from a Retrospective Observational Study

  • Simona Halúsková,
  • Roman Herzig,
  • Dagmar Krajíčková,
  • Abduljabar Hamza,
  • Antonín Krajina,
  • Vendelín Chovanec,
  • Miroslav Lojík,
  • Jan Raupach,
  • Ondřej Renc and
  • Libor Šimůnek
  • + 3 authors

9 March 2021

Anterior circulation stroke (ACS) is associated with typical symptoms, while posterior circulation stroke (PCS) may cause a wide spectrum of less specific symptoms. We aim to assess the correlation between the initial presentation of acute ischemic s...

of 26

Get Alerted

Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.

XFacebookLinkedIn
J. Clin. Med. - ISSN 2077-0383