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Periostin involved in the activated hepatic stellate cells-induced progressio...
Abstract Background Incomplete thermal ablation may induce invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we investigated whether activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs)... -
Person-centredness in the care of older adults: a systematic review of questi...
Abstract Background Person-centredness is promoted as a central feature of the long-term care of older adults. Measures are needed to assist researchers, service planners and... -
Design, synthesis and biological activity of hydroxybenzoic acid ester conjug...
Abstract We prepared 16 novel hydroxybenzoic acid ester conjugates of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) and investigated their biological activity. Most of the synthesized... -
Measurement of plasma norepinephrine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol: method de...
Abstract Objective Norepinephrine (NE), a sympathetic neurotransmitter, is often measured in plasma as an index of sympathetic activity. To better understand NE dynamics, it is... -
Effect of methanol extract of Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix in high-fat diet-in...
Abstract Background The dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix (SR), is one of the most popular medicinal herbs in Asian countries such as China and... -
Activin and TGFβ use diverging mitogenic signaling in advanced colon cancer
Abstract Background Understanding cell signaling pathways that contribute to metastatic colon cancer is critical to risk stratification in the era of personalized therapeutics.... -
Synthesis and insecticidal activity of diacylhydrazine derivatives containing...
Abstract Background The diacylhydrazine derivatives have attracted considerable attention in recently years due to their simple structure, low toxicity, and high insecticidal... -
Lagovirus europeus GI.2 (rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2) infection in cap...
Abstract Background Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV, Lagovirus europeus GI.1) induces a contagious and highly lethal hemorrhagic disease in rabbits. In 2010 a new... -
A specific synbiotic-containing amino acid-based formula in dietary managemen...
Here we report follow-up data from a double-blind, randomized, controlled multicenter trial, which investigated fecal microbiota changes with a new amino acid-based formula... -
The use of Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae) in diarrhea and constipation in...
Abstract Background Euphorbia hirta (Linn) family Euphorbiaceae has been used in indigenous system of medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. This study was... -
Beyond the two compartments Petri-dish: optimising growth promotion and induc...
Abstract Background Bacterial volatiles promote plant growth and elicit immunity responses in plants grown in two-compartment Petri dishes. Due to the limitations of bacterial... -
IDAAPM: integrated database of ADMET and adverse effects of predictive modeli...
Abstract Background The disposition of a pharmaceutical compound within an organism, i.e. its Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity (ADMET) properties and... -
Attenuation of neuroinflammation reverses Adriamycin-induced cognitive impair...
Abstract Numerous clinical studies have established the debilitating neurocognitive side effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer, often referred as chemobrain.... -
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Team-based learning (TBL) is gradually being integrated into Chinese medical education. This study reports its current application status in Chinese medical schools, as well as... -
Focusing light with orbital angular momentum by circular array antenna
We experimentally demonstrated focusing of light with orbital angular momentum (OAM) using an 8-element circular array of linear antennas. A spiral phase plate was used to... -
Transcriptional and physiological analyses of Fe deficiency response in maize...
Abstract Background Under limited iron (Fe) availability maize, a Strategy II plant, improves Fe acquisition through the release of phytosiderophores (PS) into the rhizosphere... -
The cotton GhWIN2 gene activates the cuticle biosynthesis pathway and influen...
Abstract Background Metabolic pathways are interconnected and yet relatively independent. Genes involved in metabolic modules are required for the modules to run. Study of the... -
Regulation of platelet-activating factor-mediated interleukin-6 promoter acti...
Abstract Background An underlying state of inflammation is thought to be an important cause of cardiovascular disease. Among cells involved in the early steps of... -
Young adult non-smokers’ exposure to real-world tobacco marketing: results of...
Abstract Background The aims of this pilot study were to assess and characterize non-current smoking young adults’ exposure to tobacco marketing through an ecological momentary... -
Absolute quantification of terpenes in conifer-derived essential oils and the...
Abstract A simple, robust, and precise method for the absolute quantification of the terpenes α-pinene, camphene, β-pinene, 3-carene, limonene, bornyl acetate, β-caryophyllene,...
