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Biomedicines, Volume 11, Issue 1

2023 January - 233 articles

Cover Story: Viral respiratory infections are the most prevalent type of infectious diseases in humans and constitute one of the most common causes of contact with medical care. In predisposed patients, common upper and lower respiratory tract infections of viral etiology may be complicated by adverse cardiovascular events/conditions, such as myocardial ischemia or pulmonary embolism. The pathophysiology of arterial ischemic and venous thromboembolic complications in this clinical setting is multifaceted and partially overlapping, with the contribution of inflammation, abnormal blood rheology, platelet activation, and paracrine signaling, to name but a few. View this paper
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Articles (233)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,045 Views
17 Pages

Subcortical Structures in Demented Schizophrenia Patients: A Comparative Study

  • Juan Rivas,
  • Santiago Gutierrez-Gomez,
  • Juliana Villanueva-Congote,
  • Jose Libreros,
  • Joan Albert Camprodon and
  • María Trujillo

There are few studies on dementia and schizophrenia in older patients looking for structural differences. This paper aims to describe relation between cognitive performance and brain volumes in older schizophrenia patients. Twenty schizophrenic outpa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,193 Views
11 Pages

Artemisia annua L. Extracts Irreversibly Inhibit the Activity of CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 Enzymes

  • Martin Kondža,
  • Marta Mandić,
  • Ivona Ivančić,
  • Sanda Vladimir-Knežević and
  • Ivica Brizić

Artemisia annua L. has long been known for its medicinal properties and isolation of ingredients whose derivatives are used for therapeutic purposes. The CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 enzymes belong to a large family of cytochrome P450 enzymes. These enzymes are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,612 Views
15 Pages

Hepatoprotective Efficacy of Cycloastragenol Alleviated the Progression of Liver Fibrosis in Carbon-Tetrachloride-Treated Mice

  • Theerut Luangmonkong,
  • Pittaya Puphancharoensuk,
  • Varisara Tongsongsang,
  • Peter Olinga and
  • Warisara Parichatikanond

The continuous death of hepatocytes induced by various etiologies leads to an aberrant tissue healing process and promotes the progression of liver fibrosis and ultimately chronic liver diseases. To date, effective treatments to delay this harmful pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,452 Views
20 Pages

Targeting Features of Curaxin CBL0137 on Hematological Malignancies In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Timur I. Fetisov,
  • Anna A. Borunova,
  • Alina S. Antipova,
  • Elena E. Antoshina,
  • Lubov S. Trukhanova,
  • Tatyana G. Gorkova,
  • Svetlana N. Zuevskaya,
  • Alexei Maslov,
  • Katerina Gurova and
  • Kirill I. Kirsanov
  • + 4 authors

The anticancer activity of Curaxin CBL0137, a DNA-binding small molecule with chromatin remodulating effect, has been demonstrated in different cancers. Herein, a comparative evaluation of CBL0137 activity was performed in respect to acute myeloid le...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
7,966 Views
19 Pages

IGF2: A Role in Metastasis and Tumor Evasion from Immune Surveillance?

  • Antonino Belfiore,
  • Rosaria Valentina Rapicavoli,
  • Rosario Le Moli,
  • Rosamaria Lappano,
  • Andrea Morrione,
  • Ernestina Marianna De Francesco and
  • Veronica Vella

Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) is upregulated in both childhood and adult malignancies. Its overexpression is associated with resistance to chemotherapy and worse prognosis. However, our understanding of its physiological and pathological role i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,722 Views
15 Pages

Neuroprotective Effects of Licochalcone D in Oxidative-Stress-Induced Primitive Neural Stem Cells from Parkinson’s Disease Patient-Derived iPSCs

  • Minyoung Oh,
  • Juhyeon Nam,
  • Areum Baek,
  • Ji-Hye Seo,
  • Jung-Il Chae,
  • Seo-Young Lee,
  • Sun-Ku Chung,
  • Byoung Chul Park,
  • Sung Goo Park and
  • Young-Joo Jeon
  • + 1 author

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Although the etiology of PD is still unclear, the death of dopaminergic neurons duri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,183 Views
16 Pages

Network-Based Assessment of Minimal Change Disease Identifies Glomerular Response to IL-7 and IL-12 Pathways Activation as Innovative Treatment Target

  • Øystein Eikrem,
  • Bjørnar Lillefosse,
  • Nicolas Delaleu,
  • Philipp Strauss,
  • Tarig Osman,
  • Bjørn Egil Vikse,
  • Hanna Debiec,
  • Pierre Ronco,
  • Miroslav Sekulic and
  • Hans-Peter Marti
  • + 3 authors

Background: Minimal change disease (MCD), a major cause of nephrotic syndrome, is usually treated by corticosteroid administration. MCD unresponsiveness to therapy and recurrences are nonetheless frequently observed, particularly in adults. To explor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,282 Views
18 Pages

Potential Protective Effect of Dengue NS1 Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Dengue and Zika Virus Infections

  • Rochanawan Sootichote,
  • Wilarat Puangmanee,
  • Surachet Benjathummarak,
  • Siriporn Kowaboot,
  • Atsushi Yamanaka,
  • Korbporn Boonnak,
  • Sumate Ampawong,
  • Supawat Chatchen,
  • Pongrama Ramasoota and
  • Pannamthip Pitaksajjakul

Due to the lack of an effective therapeutic treatment to flavivirus, dengue virus (DENV) nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) has been considered to develop a vaccine owing to its lack of a role in antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). However, both NS1 and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,228 Views
13 Pages

Expression of E4 Protein and HPV Major Capsid Protein (L1) as A Novel Combination in Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions

  • Marcin Przybylski,
  • Dominik Pruski,
  • Sonja Millert-Kalińska,
  • Monika Krzyżaniak,
  • Mateusz de Mezer,
  • Magdalena Frydrychowicz,
  • Robert Jach and
  • Jakub Żurawski

We aim to describe the relationship between the immunohistochemical expression patterns of HPV E4 markers and the presence of HPV major capsid protein (L1) in cervical tissues obtained by biopsy of patients with abnormal liquid-based cytology (LBC) r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
8,178 Views
18 Pages

An Overview of Potential Natural Photosensitizers in Cancer Photodynamic Therapy

  • Bushra Aziz,
  • Iffat Aziz,
  • Ahmat Khurshid,
  • Ehsan Raoufi,
  • Fahime Nasr Esfahani,
  • Zahra Jalilian,
  • M. R. Mozafari,
  • Elham Taghavi and
  • Masroor Ikram

Cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide. There are several different types of cancer recognized thus far, which can be treated by different approaches including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a combination thereof. However, these...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,418 Views
16 Pages

Acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most severe stroke subtype, with a high risk of death, dependence, and dementia. Knowledge about the clinical profile and early outcomes of ICH patients with lobar versus deep subcortical brain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,040 Views
19 Pages

Noradrenergic Modulation of Learned and Innate Behaviors in Dopamine Transporter Knockout Rats by Guanfacine

  • Anna Volnova,
  • Natalia Kurzina,
  • Anastasia Belskaya,
  • Arina Gromova,
  • Arseniy Pelevin,
  • Maria Ptukha,
  • Zoia Fesenko,
  • Alla Ignashchenkova and
  • Raul R. Gainetdinov

Investigation of the precise mechanisms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other dopamine-associated conditions is crucial for the development of new treatment approaches. In this study, we assessed the effects of repeated and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,306 Views
16 Pages

Resveratrol and Its Role in the Management of B-Cell Malignancies—A Recent Update

  • Dhruv Sanjay Gupta,
  • Vaishnavi Gadi,
  • Ginpreet Kaur,
  • Meena Chintamaneni,
  • Hardeep Singh Tuli,
  • Seema Ramniwas and
  • Gautam Sethi

The growing incidence of B cell malignancies globally has prompted research on the pharmacological properties of phytoconstituents in cancer management. Resveratrol, a polyphenolic stilbenoid widely found in nature, has been explored for its anti-inf...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,646 Views
18 Pages

Early Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm Rupture: A Not So-Late Complication. Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

  • Eleonora Mezzetti,
  • Aniello Maiese,
  • Federica Spina,
  • Fabio Del Duca,
  • Alessandra De Matteis,
  • Marco Di Paolo,
  • Raffaele La Russa,
  • Emanuela Turillazzi and
  • Vittorio Fineschi

Background and Objectives: Saphenous vein graft (SVG) is a cardiac surgical practice used to create a cardiac bypass in cases of coronary artery obstruction. It consists of a surgical procedure that involves the creation of an aorto-coronary communic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,167 Views
11 Pages

Antiparasitic Activity of Fluorophenyl-Substituted Pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

  • Ibrahim S. Al Nasr,
  • Waleed S. Koko,
  • Tariq A. Khan,
  • Rainer Schobert and
  • Bernhard Biersack

A series of fourteen pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole compounds was prepared by straightforward heterocyclic chemistry and oxidation methods. The new pyrimidobenzimidazole derivative 2a with a 3-fluorophenyl substituent was identified as a new antiparasi...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,459 Views
7 Pages

Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy Reverses Detrusor Hypoactivity in a Chronic Kidney Patient

  • Henrique Rodrigues Scherer Coelho,
  • Silvia Cordeiro das Neves,
  • Jovino Nogueira da Silva Menezes,
  • Andréia Conceição Milan Brochado Antoniolli-Silva and
  • Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira

Detrusor hypoactivity (DH) is characterized by low detrusor pressure or a short contraction associated with low urinary flow. This condition can progress to chronic renal failure (CRF) and result in the need for dialysis. The present case report demo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
79 Citations
7,341 Views
18 Pages

Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle-Loaded Liposome-Based Nanoarchitectonics for Cancer Management: In Vitro Drug Release Analysis

  • Priyanka Jayachandran,
  • Suganya Ilango,
  • Vivekananthan Suseela,
  • Ramalingam Nirmaladevi,
  • Mohammed Rafi Shaik,
  • Mujeeb Khan,
  • Merajuddin Khan and
  • Baji Shaik

Silver nanoparticles act as antitumor agents because of their antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing properties. The present study aims to develop silver nanoparticle-loaded liposomes for the effective management of cancer. Silver nanoparticle-enca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,487 Views
11 Pages

The Regional Burden and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Knee Osteoarthritis in Kazakhstan 2014–2020

  • Gulnur Zhakhina,
  • Arnur Gusmanov,
  • Yesbolat Sakko,
  • Sauran Yerdessov,
  • Yuliya Semenova,
  • Dina Saginova,
  • Arman Batpen and
  • Abduzhappar Gaipov

A Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study reported that 9.6 million years lived with disability (YLDs) were lost due to hip and knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in 2017. Although the GBD study presents the disease burden at the global level, there is no inform...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,577 Views
15 Pages

Biofilms on Indwelling Artificial Urinary Sphincter Devices Harbor Complex Microbe–Metabolite Interaction Networks and Reconstitute Differentially In Vitro by Material Type

  • Glenn T. Werneburg,
  • Daniel Hettel,
  • Ava Adler,
  • Sromona D. Mukherjee,
  • Scott D. Lundy,
  • Kenneth W. Angermeier,
  • Hadley M. Wood,
  • Bradley C. Gill,
  • Sandip P. Vasavada and
  • Aaron W. Miller
  • + 3 authors

The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is an effective treatment option for incontinence due to intrinsic sphincteric deficiency in the context of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, or stress urinary incontinence following radical prostatect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
12,302 Views
21 Pages

The Biology of Lysosomes: From Order to Disorder

  • Olga Amaral,
  • Mariana Martins,
  • Ana Rita Oliveira,
  • Ana Joana Duarte,
  • Inês Mondragão-Rodrigues and
  • M. Fátima Macedo

Since its discovery in 1955, the understanding of the lysosome has continuously increased. Once considered a mere waste removal system, the lysosome is now recognised as a highly crucial cellular component for signalling and energy metabolism. This n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,408 Views
19 Pages

TGF-Beta Modulates the Integrity of the Blood Brain Barrier In Vitro, and Is Associated with Metabolic Alterations in Pericytes

  • Leonie Schumacher,
  • Rédouane Slimani,
  • Laimdota Zizmare,
  • Jakob Ehlers,
  • Felix Kleine Borgmann,
  • Julia C. Fitzgerald,
  • Petra Fallier-Becker,
  • Anja Beckmann,
  • Alexander Grißmer and
  • Ulrike Naumann
  • + 5 authors

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a selectively permeable boundary that separates the circulating blood from the extracellular fluid of the brain and is an essential component for brain homeostasis. In glioblastoma (GBM), the BBB of peritumoral...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,933 Views
6 Pages

Longitudinal Measurement of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein Levels in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Pilot Study

  • Daisaku Morimoto,
  • Yosuke Washio,
  • Kei Tamai,
  • Takeshi Sato,
  • Tomoka Okamura,
  • Hirokazu Watanabe,
  • Yu Fukushima,
  • Junko Yoshimoto,
  • Misao Kageyama and
  • Hirokazu Tsukahara
  • + 1 author

Histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) has been reported to inhibit signaling leading to the release of high mobility group box 1 protein, a damage-associated molecular pattern. The present study aimed to determine the longitudinal change in HRG levels in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,163 Views
12 Pages

Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Wall: Changes during Vascular Calcification

  • Jinwen Zhou,
  • Manasa Reddy Gummi,
  • Anna Greco,
  • Milen Babic,
  • Jaqueline Herrmann,
  • Farid I. Kandil,
  • Markus van der Giet,
  • Markus Tölle and
  • Mirjam Schuchardt

Medial vascular calcification (MAC) is characterized by the deposition of hydroxyapatite (HAP) in the medial layer of the vessel wall, leading to disruption of vessel integrity and vascular stiffness. Because currently no direct therapeutic intervent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,481 Views
19 Pages

Inflammatory Cytokine-Induced HIF-1 Activation Promotes Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Endometrial Epithelial Cells

  • Yoshiko Hashimoto,
  • Tomoko Tsuzuki-Nakao,
  • Naoko Kida,
  • Yoshiyuki Matsuo,
  • Tetsuo Maruyama,
  • Hidetaka Okada and
  • Kiichi Hirota

The endometrium undergoes repeated proliferation and shedding during the menstrual cycle. Significant changes to this environment include fluctuations in the partial pressure of oxygen, exposure to a high-cytokine environment associated with intraute...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,961 Views
11 Pages

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the age-related decline in a-series gangliosides (especially GM1), shown to be a factor in the brain-related etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), also pertains to the peripheral nervous system...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
11,686 Views
27 Pages

Exploring the Use of Cold Atmospheric Plasma to Overcome Drug Resistance in Cancer

  • Dzohara Murillo,
  • Carmen Huergo,
  • Borja Gallego,
  • René Rodríguez and
  • Juan Tornín

Drug resistance is a major problem in cancer treatment, as it limits the effectiveness of pharmacological agents and can lead to disease progression. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a technology that uses ionized gas (plasma) to generate reactive ox...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,186 Views
16 Pages

Clinical and Personal Predictors of Helmet-CPAP Use and Failure in Patients Firstly Admitted to Regular Medical Wards with COVID-19-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (hCPAP-f Study)

  • Francesco Cei,
  • Ludia Chiarugi,
  • Simona Brancati,
  • Silvia Dolenti,
  • Maria Silvia Montini,
  • Matteo Rosselli,
  • Mario Filippelli,
  • Chiara Ciacci,
  • Irene Sellerio and
  • Roberto Tarquini
  • + 12 authors

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 is substantially different from ARDS caused by other diseases and its treatment is dissimilar and challenging. As many studies showed conflicting results regarding the use of Non-invasive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,331 Views
18 Pages

The Vastus Lateralis Muscle Interstitium Proteome Changes after an Acute Nociception in Patients with Fibromyalgia Compared to Healthy Subjects—A Microdialysis Study

  • Bijar Ghafouri,
  • Daria Matikhan,
  • Nikolaos Christidis,
  • Malin Ernberg,
  • Eva Kosek,
  • Kaisa Mannerkorpi,
  • Björn Gerdle and
  • Karin Wåhlén

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex disorder and a clinical challenge to diagnose and treat. Microdialysis is a valuable tool that has been used to investigate the interstitial proteins and metabolites of muscle in patients with fibromyalgia. The implanta...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,928 Views
14 Pages

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is because it is still unknown why indolent prostate cancer becomes an aggressive one, though many risk factors for this type of cancer have been suggested. Currently...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,590 Views
14 Pages

Current Approaches in Surgical and Immunotherapy-Based Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Tumor Thrombus

  • Marina M. Tabbara,
  • Javier González,
  • Melanie Martucci and
  • Gaetano Ciancio

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 2–3% of all malignant disease in adults, with 30% of RCC diagnosed at locally advanced or metastatic stages of disease. A form of locally advanced disease is the tumor thrombus (TT), which commonly grows...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,166 Views
13 Pages

Single-Cell Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells from Patients with Colorectal Cancer Captured with a Dielectrophoresis-Based Micropore System

  • Masatoshi Nomura,
  • Yuichiro Miyake,
  • Akira Inoue,
  • Yuhki Yokoyama,
  • Nanaka Noda,
  • Shihori Kouda,
  • Tsuyoshi Hata,
  • Takayuki Ogino,
  • Norikatsu Miyoshi and
  • Hirofumi Yamamoto
  • + 5 authors

This study aimed to analyze circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We designed a dielectrophoresis-based micropore system and tested its cell capture with HT29 colon cancer cells. Then, blood samples were drawn fro...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,086 Views
14 Pages

Multiplex Proteomic Evaluation in Inborn Errors with Deregulated IgE Response

  • Enrico Scala,
  • Stefania Madonna,
  • Daniele Castiglia,
  • Alessandro Scala,
  • Elisabetta Caprini and
  • Roberto Paganelli

(1) Background: Atopic dermatitis constitutes one of the most common inflammatory skin manifestations of the pediatric population. The onset of many inborn errors occurs early in life with an AD–like picture associated with a deregulated IgE re...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,630 Views
24 Pages

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition usually induced by the initial mechanical insult that can lead to permanent motor and sensory deficits. At present, researchers are investigating potential therapeutic strategies to ameliorate the n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,136 Views
18 Pages

Comparing the Biology of Young versus Old Age Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer through Gene and Protein Expression Analyses

  • Alaa Siddig,
  • Wan Faiziah Wan Abdul Rahman,
  • Siti Norasikin Mohd Nafi,
  • Sarina Sulong,
  • Maya Mazuwin Yahya,
  • Tengku Ahmad Damitri Al-Astani Tengku Din,
  • Rozaimi Razali and
  • Kamarul Imran Musa

Background: Breast cancer developed at a young age (≤45 years) is hypothesized to have unique biology; however, findings in this field are controversial. Methods: We compared the whole transcriptomic profile of young vs. old-age breast cancer usin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,133 Views
18 Pages

New Nitric Oxide-Releasing Compounds as Promising Anti-Bladder Cancer Drugs

  • María Varela,
  • Miriam López,
  • Mariana Ingold,
  • Diego Alem,
  • Valentina Perini,
  • Karen Perelmuter,
  • Mariela Bollati-Fogolín,
  • Gloria V. López and
  • Paola Hernández

Bladder cancer is a worldwide problem and improved therapies are urgently needed. In the search for newer strong antitumor compounds, herein, we present the study of three nitric oxide-releasing compounds and evaluate them as possible therapies for t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,189 Views
24 Pages

Timeline of Developmental Defects Generated upon Genetic Inhibition of the Retinoic Acid Receptor Signaling Pathway

  • Marius Teletin,
  • Manuel Mark,
  • Olivia Wendling,
  • Nadège Vernet,
  • Betty Féret,
  • Muriel Klopfenstein,
  • Yann Herault and
  • Norbert B. Ghyselinck

It has been established for almost 30 years that the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) signalling pathway plays essential roles in the morphogenesis of a large variety of organs and systems. Here, we used a temporally controlled genetic ablation procedure...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,750 Views
18 Pages

Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Currently, drug resistance is the main obstacle in cancer treatments with the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance yet to be fully understood. Osteopontin (OPN) is a member of the integr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,709 Views
13 Pages

Esterification of p-Coumaric Acid Improves the Control over Melanoma Cell Growth

  • Joana I. Carmo-Martins,
  • Michelangelo B. Gonzatti,
  • Marina T. Varela,
  • Maria Eduarda P. Sousa,
  • Lucas V. S. Costa,
  • Elaine Guadelupe Rodrigues,
  • João Paulo S. Fernandes and
  • Alexandre C. Keller

Previous studies reported that p-coumaric acid modulates melanoma growth. Because the esterification of p-coumaric acid (p-CA) enhanced its activity as an antimelanogenic agent, we aimed to determine the antitumor potential of two derivatives, the et...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,301 Views
15 Pages

Our recent study observed the combined beneficial effects of postbiotic butyrate on active vitamin D3-orchestrated innate immunity to Salmonella Colitis. There is increasing interest in the role of acyl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) on colitis and innat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,791 Views
15 Pages

Deep Learning to Classify AL versus ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis MR Images

  • Philippe Germain,
  • Armine Vardazaryan,
  • Aissam Labani,
  • Nicolas Padoy,
  • Catherine Roy and
  • Soraya El Ghannudi

The aim of this work was to compare the classification of cardiac MR-images of AL versus ATTR amyloidosis by neural networks and by experienced human readers. Cine-MR images and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images of 120 patients were studied (7...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,362 Views
12 Pages

The Inflammatory Gene PYCARD of the Entorhinal Cortex as an Early Diagnostic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Wenjia Liu,
  • Sophia Chen,
  • Xin Rao,
  • Yisong Yang,
  • Xiaodong Chen and
  • Liyang Yu

The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is increasing year by year, which brings great challenges to human health. However, the pathogenesis of AD is still unclear, and it lacks early diagnostic targets. The entorhinal cortex (EC) is a key br...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,704 Views
9 Pages

Effects of Transient Administration of the NMDA Receptor Antagonist MK-801 in Drosophila melanogaster Activity, Sleep, and Negative Geotaxis

  • Thiago C. Moulin,
  • Tijana Stojanovic,
  • Rasika P. Rajesh,
  • Tirusha Pareek,
  • Laura Donzelli,
  • Michael J. Williams and
  • Helgi B. Schiöth

MK-801, also called dizocilpine, is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist widely used in animal research to model schizophrenia-like phenotypes. Although its effects in rodents are well characterised, little is known about the outcomes o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,914 Views
13 Pages

It has been recently demonstrated that atomic force microscopy (AFM) allows for the rather precise identification of malignancy in bladder and cervical cells. Furthermore, an example of human colorectal epithelial cells imaged in AFM Ringing mode has...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
8,385 Views
14 Pages

Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: From Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Other Cancers

  • Satoshi Muto,
  • Akio Enta,
  • Yoshiyuki Maruya,
  • Sho Inomata,
  • Hikaru Yamaguchi,
  • Hayato Mine,
  • Hironori Takagi,
  • Yuki Ozaki,
  • Masayuki Watanabe and
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • + 11 authors

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The standard of care for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver-gene mutations is a combination of an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody and chemotherapy, or an anti-PD-1/...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,474 Views
21 Pages

Inflammatory processes and cancer stem cells (CSCs) are increasingly recognized as factors in the development of tumors. Emerging evidence indicates that CSCs are associated with cancer properties such as metastasis, treatment resistance, and disease...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,955 Views
19 Pages

The betanodavirus B2 protein targets mitochondria and triggers mitochondrion-mediated cell death signaling in lung cancer cells; however, its molecular mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we observed that B2 triggers hydrogen peroxide/Nrf2-invo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,830 Views
16 Pages

Sesamin Attenuates VEGFA-Induced Angiogenesis via Inhibition of Src and FAK Signaling in Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Model and Human Endothelial EA.hy926 Cells

  • Tanyaporn Keratibumrungpong,
  • Warunee Srisuthtayanont,
  • Orawan Wanachewin,
  • Jeerawan Klangjorhor,
  • Thanyaluck Phitak,
  • Peraphan Pothacharoen,
  • Thuzar Hla Shwe and
  • Prachya Kongtawelert

Sesamin, a major phytochemical in sesame seeds and oil, has been reported to have effects on physiological and pathological angiogenesis in several studies. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms of sesamin’s effect on angiogenesis are not und...

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  • Open Access
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The Need for Glaucoma Management in Glaucoma Patients with Concurrent Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Population-Based Cohort Study

  • Chia-Yi Lee,
  • Hsiang-Wen Chien,
  • Jing-Yang Huang,
  • Chieh-Hung Yen,
  • Hung-Chi Chen,
  • Yih-Shiou Hwang,
  • Chao-Kai Chang and
  • Shun-Fa Yang

We try to evaluate glaucoma management numbers in patients with both glaucoma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan. A retrospective cohort study was conducted and patients with glau...

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  • Open Access
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22 Pages

Computer-Aided Early Melanoma Brain-Tumor Detection Using Deep-Learning Approach

  • Rimsha Asad,
  • Saif ur Rehman,
  • Azhar Imran,
  • Jianqiang Li,
  • Abdullah Almuhaimeed and
  • Abdulkareem Alzahrani

Brain tumors affect the normal functioning of the brain and if not treated in time these cancerous cells may affect the other tissues, blood vessels, and nerves surrounding these cells. Today, a large population worldwide is affected by the precariou...

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  • Open Access
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11 Pages

Preterm infants are often treated with caffeine as a respiratory stimulant. However, follow-up data shows caffeine may also have neuroprotective potential. There are several theories as to how caffeine might protect the brain, but none have been prov...

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