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Sleep complaints in early pregnancy. A cross-sectional study among women atte...
Abstract Background Sleep problems in late pregnancy are common, but sleep in early pregnancy is less well described. The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence and... -
Expression of interferon-regulated genes in juvenile dermatomyositis versus M...
Abstract Background Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a prominent interferon (IFN) signature, but the pathogenesis of JDM and the etiology of... -
Jasmonate-mediated defence responses, unlike salicylate-mediated responses, a...
Abstract Background Bois noir is an important disease of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), caused by phytoplasmas. An interesting, yet elusive aspect of the bois noir disease is â... -
Assessment of adverse events via a telephone consultation service for cancer ...
Abstract Background An increasing number of cancer patients are receiving ambulatory chemotherapy to improve their quality of life and reduce medical expenses. During outpatient... -
Microglial Stimulation of Glioblastoma Invasion Involves Epidermal Growth Fac...
Abstract Glioblastoma multiforme is a deadly cancer for which current treatment options are limited. The ability of glioblastoma tumor cells to infiltrate the surrounding brain... -
Heme oxygenase-1 promoter region (GT)n polymorphism associates with increased...
Abstract Background Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a critical cytoprotective enzyme that limits oxidative stress, inflammation, and cellular injury within the central nervous system... -
Circulating ESM-1 levels are correlated with the presence of coronary artery ...
Abstract Background Endothelial dysfunction is one of the most important early indicators of atherosclerosis in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Endothelial cell specific... -
Histopathological features of the proper gastric glands in FVB/N-background m...
Abstract Background Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a multiple ligand-activated transcription factor that has important roles in xenobiotic, physiological, or pathological... -
HIV induces expression of complement component C3 in astrocytes by NF-κB-depe...
Abstract Background Abnormal activation of the complement system contributes to some central nervous system diseases but the role of complement in HIV-associated neurocognitive... -
A proposed severity classification of borderline symptoms using the borderlin...
Abstract Background The Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23) is a well-established self-rating instrument to assess the severity of borderline typical psychopathology. However, a... -
Influence of micro- and macro-vascular disease and Tumor Necrosis Factor Rece...
Abstract Background Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face a high amputation rate. We investigated the relationship between the level of amputation and the presence of micro... -
Neuronal fate specification by the Dbx1 transcription factor is linked to the...
Abstract Background Dbx1 is a homeodomain transcription factor involved in neuronal fate specification belonging to a widely conserved family among bilaterians. In mammals, Dbx1... -
Cytotoxicity of replication-competent adenoviruses powered by an exogenous re...
Abstract Background Replication-competent adenoviruses (Ad) produced cytotoxic effects on infected tumors and have been examined for the clinical applicability. A biomarkers to... -
Mitochondrial genomes and comparative analyses of Culex camposi, Culex corona...
Abstract Background The Coronator Group currently encompasses six morphologically similar species (Culex camposi Dyar, Culex coronator Dyar and Knab, Culex covagarciai... -
Pain following cancer treatment: Guidelines for the clinical classification o...
Background: In addition to fatigue, pain is the most frequent persistent symptom in cancer survivors. Clear guidelines for both the diagnosis and treatment of pain in cancer... -
Paclitaxel-activated astrocytes produce mechanical allodynia in mice by relea...
Abstract Background Paclitaxel is a widely used and potent chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. However, patients receiving paclitaxel often develop an acute pain... -
Do fragments and glycosylated isoforms of alpha-1-antitrypsin in CSF mirror s...
Abstract Background Post-translational modifications (PTMs) generate a tremendous protein diversity from the ~ 20,000 protein-coding genes of the human genome. In chronic pain... -
Dafachronic acid and temperature regulate canonical dauer pathways during Nip...
Abstract Background While immune responses to the murine hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis have been investigated, signaling pathways regulating development of infectious... -
The preventive effect of resiniferatoxin on the development of cold hypersens...
Abstract Background Resiniferatoxin (RTX) is a potent analog of capsaicin and activates transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid type (TRPV) 1. In the current study, we... -
Concordance analysis of microarray studies identifies representative gene exp...
Abstract Background As the popularity of transcriptomic analysis has grown, the reported lack of concordance between different studies of the same condition has become a growing...
