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Effectiveness of whey protein supplements on the serum levels of amino acid, ...
Abstract Background Consuming whey protein supplements, along with physiotherapy and psychotherapy, have been recognised in sports performance. Whey protein supplements (WPS) is... -
Immune responses upon Campylobacter jejuni infection of secondary abiotic mic...
Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni infections are of rising importance worldwide. Given that innate immune receptors including nucleotide-oligomerization-domain-2 (Nod2)... -
Use of wearable biometric monitoring devices to measure outcomes in randomize...
Abstract Background Wearable biometric monitoring devices (BMDs) have the potential to transform the conduct of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by shifting the collection of... -
Musashi2 promotes EGF-induced EMT in pancreatic cancer via ZEB1-ERK/MAPK sign...
Abstract Background Our previous study showed Musashi2 (MSI2) promoted chemotherapy resistance and pernicious biology of pancreatic cancer (PC) by down-regulating Numb and p53.... -
Prevalence of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and euthyroidism in thyroid ey...
Abstract Background Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disorder of the orbital retrobulbar tissue commonly associated with dysthyroid status. The most frequent condition is... -
YY-1224, a terpene trilactone-strengthened Ginkgo biloba, attenuates neurodeg...
Abstract Background Ginkgo biloba has been reported to possess free radical-scavenging antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory properties. In our pilot study, YY-1224, a... -
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... -
The human fetal adrenal produces cortisol but no detectable aldosterone throu...
Abstract Background Human fetal adrenal glands are highly active and, with the placenta, regulate circulating progesterone, estrogen and corticosteroids in the fetus. At birth... -
Efficacy and safety of rasagiline in Chinese patients with early Parkinson’s ...
Abstract Background Rasagiline is a monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor used for Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment, but its effectiveness on Chinese patients is unclear. This study... -
Effects of green tea extract on overweight and obese women with high levels o...
Abstract Background This study aims to examine the effects of green tea extract (GTE) supplement on overweight and obese women with high levels of low density... -
The extracellular vesicle of gut microbial Paenalcaligenes hominis is a risk ...
Abstract Background In a pilot study, we found that feces transplantation from elderly individuals to mice significantly caused cognitive impairment. Paenalcaligenes hominis and... -
Clinical and subclinical endometritis induced alterations in bovine endometri...
Abstract Background Clinical and subclinical endometritis are known to affect the fertility of dairy cows by inducing uterine inflammation. We hypothesized that clinical or... -
Effect of dose and dose rate on temporal γ-H2AX kinetics in mouse blood and s...
Abstract Background Cesium-137 (137Cs) is one of the major and most clinically relevant radionuclides of concern in a radiological dispersal device, “dirty bomb” scenario as... -
Carotid arterial wall inflammation in peripheral artery disease is augmented ...
Abstract Background Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at increased risk of secondary events, which is exaggerated in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.... -
Evaluation of salivary vasopressin as an acute stress biomarker in healthy do...
Abstract Background Stress is associated with various detrimental changes in physiological health that affect an animal’s quality of life. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal... -
Efficacy and safety of Ding-Kun-Dan for female infertility patients with pred...
Abstract Background Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) who have a predicted poor ovarian response (POR) present a challenge... -
Robust neuroinflammation and perivascular pathology in rTg-DI rats, a novel m...
Abstract Background Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common cerebral small vessel disease of the aged and a prominent comorbidity of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). CAA can... -
A randomized, 29-day, dose-ranging, efficacy and safety study of daprodustat,...
Abstract Background Daprodustat is a hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor currently being investigated as a treatment for anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD)... -
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... -
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...
