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MRI of trunk muscles and motor and respiratory function in patients with myot...
Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to... -
Acupuncture protects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via suppres...
Abstract Background Acupuncture treatment possesses the neuroprotection potential to attenuate cerebral ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has... -
Changes of the glutathione redox system during the weaning transition in pigl...
Abstract Background Weaning is known to result in barrier dysfunction and villus atrophy in the immediate post-weaning phase, and the magnitude of these responses is... -
Epithelial and interstitial Notch1 activity contributes to the myofibroblasti...
Abstract Background Notch1 signalling is a stem-cell-related pathway that is essential for embryonic development, tissue regeneration and organogenesis. However, the role of... -
Cytokine pre-activation of cryopreserved xenogeneic-free human mesenchymal st...
Abstract Background Human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) represent a promising therapeutic strategy for ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and acute respiratory... -
Evaluating inter-rater reliability of indicators to assess performance of med...
Abstract Background To build capacity in medicines management, the Uganda Ministry of Health introduced a nationwide supervision, performance assessment and recognition strategy... -
Involvement of Hdac3-mediated inhibition of microRNA cluster 17-92 in broncho...
Abstract Background The incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease of newborns, has been paradoxically rising despite medical advances. Histone... -
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance demonstration of the spectrum of morphologi...
Abstract Background Although it is known that Anderson-Fabry Disease (AFD) can mimic the morphologic manifestations of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) on echocardiography,... -
High reflectivity air-bridge subwavelength grating reflector and Fabry-Perot ...
We present a novel air-bridge subwavelength grating reflector with very high reflectivity be used as a top mirror in a VCSEL structure. We explain the design method, model the... -
C-reactive protein mediates the association between leisure-time physical act...
Abstract Background Although previous studies have reported the benefits of physical activity (PA) to lung function in middle-aged and older adults, the biological mechanisms... -
Impact of 8-week linoleic acid intake in soy oil on Lp-PLA2 activity in healt...
Abstract Background No intervention follow-up study has examined the association between plasma n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase... -
Efficacy of acupuncture for treatment of intermittent claudication in patient...
Abstract Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a common condition secondary to degenerative changes. Acupuncture may be effective for treating DLSS. However,... -
Different levels of cardiometabolic indicators in multiple vs. singleton chil...
Abstract Background We aimed to compare cardiometabolic indicators in singletons and multiples at age 7 and explore the birthweight mediation effect. Methods We studied 5431... -
Cohort comparison study of cardiac disease and atherosclerotic burden in type...
Abstract Background Whole body cardiovascular MR (WB CVMR) combines whole body angiography and cardiac MR assessment. It is accepted that there is a high disease burden in...
