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Research into europium complexes as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents (Review)

Guocan Han, Yangwei Deng, Jihong Sun, Jun Ling, Zhiquan Shen
Pages: 1561-1566
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Role of basophils in rheumatoid arthritis (Review)

Pei Tang, Qiuhua Chen, Qiaofen Lan, Yanwen Chen, Haijuan Yang, Ning An, Haiyan Xiao, Huafeng Liu, Ping Wu, Tong Xie, Qingjun Pan
Pages: 1567-1571
Published online on: 24 February 2015

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Association between preeclampsia and the CXC chemokine family (Review)

Xijing Liu, Li Dai, Rong Zhou
Pages: 1572-1576
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)

Peng Gao, Xi Gao, Tairan Fu, Dan Xu, Qingping Wen
Pages: 1577-1581
Published online on: 12 March 2015

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Therapeutic potential of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects (Review)

Ferah Armutcu, Sumeyya Akyol, Seyfettin Ustunsoy, Fatime Filiz Turan
Pages: 1582-1588
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Efficacy of different irrigation solutions on the early debridement of open fracture in rats

Qian Cheng, Xiao‑Fei Zhang, Dong‑Hua Di, Guo‑Yang Zhao, Xue‑Wen Cui
Pages: 1589-1592
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Protective effect of probiotics in the treatment of infantile eczema

Rong‑Jun Lin, Li‑Hua Qiu, Ren-Zheng Guan, Su‑Juan Hu, Ying‑Ying Liu, Guang‑Jun Wang
Pages: 1593-1596
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Increased glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase expression indicates higher survival rates in male patients with hepatitis B virus-accociated hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis

Shuang Liu, Pengfei Zhu, Ling Zhang, Zhuo Li, Quanjun Lv, Sujun Zheng, Yang Wang, Fengmin Lu
Pages: 1597-1604
Published online on: 24 February 2015

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Potential role of recombinant adeno‑associated virus human thioredoxin‑PR39 in cell and vascular protection against hypoxia

Xi‑Yun Ruan, Ying‑Chun Liang, Bin Du, You‑Ting Lin, Yu‑Dong Guo, Jing Zhao, Shan Li, Ji‑Feng Li, Qin‑Jian Sun, Yi‑Feng Du
Pages: 1605-1610
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Association between follicular fluid levels of HMGB1 protein and outcomes in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles

Saijiao Li, Tailang Yin, Wei Li, Jing Yang, Wangming Xu, Danni Zhou
Pages: 1611-1616
Published online on: 18 March 2015

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microRNA-425-5p is upregulated in human gastric cancer and contributes to invasion and metastasis in vitro and in vivo

Zhuoqi Zhang, Yong Li, Liqiao Fan, Qun Zhao, Bibo Tan, Zhong Li, Aimin Zang
Pages: 1617-1622
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Therapeutic efficacy of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in patients with type 2 diabetes

Li‑Xue Guan, Hui Guan, Hai‑Bo Li, Cui‑Ai Ren, Lin Liu, Jin‑Jin Chu, Long‑Jun Dai
Pages: 1623-1630
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Batroxobin protects against spinal cord injury in rats by promoting the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor to reduce apoptosis

Hui Yu, Bin Lin, Yongzhi He, Wenbin Zhang, Yang Xu
Pages: 1631-1638
Published online on: 17 March 2015

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Novel heterozygous mutation c.4282G>T in the SCN5A gene in a family with Brugada syndrome

Jian‑Fang Zhu, Li‑Li Du, Yuan Tian, Yi‑Mei Du, Ling Zhang, Tao Zhou, Li Tian
Pages: 1639-1645
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Prediction of a sustained viral response in chronic hepatitis C patients who undergo induction therapy with double filtration plasmapheresis plus interferon-β/ribavirin

Toru Ishikawa, Satoshi Abe, Yuichi Kojima, Tomoe Sano, Akito Iwanaga, Kei‑Ichi Seki, Terasu Honma, Toshiaki Yoshida, Mihoko Yamazaki, Takehito Sakai, Kazuyuki Tasaki, Yasushi Suzuki
Pages: 1646-1650
Published online on: 10 March 2015

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Ulinastatin enhances the therapeutic effect of intraperitoneal lavage on severe acute pancreatitis in rats

Cong Feng, Xuan Su, Li Chen, Xuan Zhou, Bei Li, Li‑Li Wang, Fa‑Qin Lv, Tan‑Shi Li
Pages: 1651-1655
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Percutaneous coronary intervention strategies and prognosis for graft lesions following coronary artery bypass grafting

Yin Liu, Xiujun Zhou, Hua Jiang, Mingdong Gao, Lin Wang, Yutian Shi, Jing Gao
Pages: 1656-1664
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Effect of baicalein on the expression of SATB1 in human breast cancer cells

Xiao‑Yan Gao, Xing‑Huan Xue, Yi‑Nan Ma, Shu‑Qun Zhang
Pages: 1665-1669
Published online on: 03 March 2015

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Neuroprotective effects of Gymnema sylvestre on streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in rats

Amal Jamil Fatani, Salim Salih Al‑Rejaie, Hatem Mustafa Abuohashish, Abdullah Al‑Assaf, Mihir Yogeshkumar Parmar, Mohammad Shamsul Ola, Mohammed Mahboobuddin Ahmed
Pages: 1670-1678
Published online on: 20 February 2015

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Effects of anesthesia on conventional and speckle tracking echocardiographic parameters in a mouse model of pressure overload

Guan Wang, Le Zhang, Anne Manyande, Ming Cao, Wei He, Xiaofen Wu, Jinli Wang, Cuntai Zhang
Pages: 1679-1687
Published online on: 03 March 2015

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A preliminary investigation of EZSCAN™ screening for impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes in a patient population

Xiaolu Chen, Lizhu Chen, Rongjing Ding, Qiuting Shi, Yuanyuan Zhang, Dayi Hu
Pages: 1688-1694
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Neuroprotective effect of interleukin-6 in a rat model of cerebral ischemia

Qilin Feng, Yi Wang, Yingda Yang
Pages: 1695-1701
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Antihypertensive treatment improves left ventricular diastolic function in patients with chronic kidney disease

Ku‑Lin Li, Ru‑Xing Wang, Min Dai, Juan Lu, Jing Xue, Xiang‑Jun Yang
Pages: 1702-1708
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Cidan inhibits liver cancer cell growth by reducing COX‑2 and VEGF expression and cell cycle arrest Corrigendum in /etm/10/4/1609

Nan Li, Donghai Zheng, Jie Xue, Weixing Guo, Jie Shi, Juxian Sun, Chongde Lu, Weida Zheng, Mengchao Wu, Shuqun Cheng
Pages: 1709-1718
Published online on: 13 March 2015

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Intra‑tumor heterogeneity of BRAF V600E mutation in lung adenocarcinomas

Tsutomu Tatematsu, Hidefumi Sasaki, Shigeki Shimizu, Yu Hikosaka, Katsuhiro Okuda, Hiroshi Haneda, Satoru Moriyama, Motoki Yano, Yoshitaka Fujii
Pages: 1719-1722
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Complete recovery from paraneoplastic anti-NMDAR encephalitis associated with a small ovarian teratoma following a laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy: A case report

Kenji Imai, Takeshi Fukuda, Takuma Wada, Masaru Kawanishi, Makoto Yamauchi, Yasunori Hashiguchi, Tomoyuki Ichimura, Tomoyo Yasui, Toshiyuki Sumi
Pages: 1723-1726
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Unregulated long non‑coding RNA‑AK058003 promotes the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of breast cancer by regulating the expression levels of the γ‑synuclein gene

Kai He, Peilin Wang
Pages: 1727-1732
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Study of the association between CD28/CTLA-4 expression and disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Lei Zhang, Hui Liang, Hui Guan, Hualin Liu
Pages: 1733-1738
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Anti‑inflammatory effect of 1,25‑dihydroxyvitamin D3 is associated with crosstalk between signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 and the vitamin D receptor in human monocytes

Mengxue Yang, Bo Yang, Hua Gan, Xianwen Li, Jie Xu, Jie Yu, Lin Gao, Fengping Li
Pages: 1739-1744
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Cardioprotective effect of remote preconditioning of trauma and remote ischemia preconditioning in a rat model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Qing Chai, Jin Liu, Yang Hu
Pages: 1745-1750
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Cloning, expression and identification of an isoform of human stromal cell derived factor-1α

Yin‑Ku Liang, Wei Ping, Liu‑Jiao Bian
Pages: 1751-1756
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Ligustrazine reduces blood-brain barrier permeability in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion

Feng Tan, Wenjun Fu, Nanfang Cheng, Di Meng, Yong Gu
Pages: 1757-1762
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Case Report

Analysis of the clinical and molecular characteristics of a child with achondroplasia: A case report

Jingfang Liu, Xulei Tang, Jianguo Cheng, Liting Wang, Xiaomei Yang, Yan Wang
Pages: 1763-1767
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Neuroprotective effect of paeoniflorin on H2O2-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells by modulation of reactive oxygen species and the inflammatory response

Peng Li, Zhaohui Li
Pages: 1768-1772
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Fructus Corni extract-induced neuritogenesis in PC12 cells is associated with the suppression of stromal interaction molecule 1 expression and inhibition of Ca2+ influx

Xushi Wang, Jiaqi Liu, Na Jin, Dan Xu, Junyu Wang, Yongming Han, Nina Yin
Pages: 1773-1779
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Effect of Polycalcium, a mixture of Polycan and calcium lactate‑gluconate in a 1:9 weight ratio, on rats with surgery‑induced osteoarthritis

Jae‑Suk Choi, Hyun‑Soo Shin, Ki Young Kim, Sae Kwang Ku, In Soon Choi, Joo Wan Kim
Pages: 1780-1790
Published online on: 04 March 2015

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Antiproliferative effect of the methanol extract from the roots of Petasites japonicus on Hep3B hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo

Hyun Jung Kim, Song Yi Park, Hye Min Lee, Dong Ik Seo, Young‑Min Kim
Pages: 1791-1796
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Article

Reductions in calcitonin gene-related peptide may be associated with the impairment of the contralateral testis in unilateral cryptorchidism

Baoping Zhu, Qing Liu, Li Lin, Xinmin Zheng
Pages: 1797-1800
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Hypoxia‑inducible factor‑1α antagonizes the hypoxia‑mediated osteoblast cell viability reduction by inhibiting apoptosis

Guicun Xu, Mingming Xue, Haiyan Wang, Chun Xiang
Pages: 1801-1806
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Article

Chest wall tumors: Diagnosis, treatment and reconstruction

Guo‑Qiang Lin, Ying‑Qiu Li, Ling‑Jin Huang, Fan‑Yan Luo, Hai‑He Jiang, Wan‑Jun Luo
Pages: 1807-1812
Published online on: 13 March 2015

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Article

Effect of the non-specific matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor Doxycycline on endometriotic implants in an experimental rat model

Umit Goktolga, Sabri Cavkaytar, Sadiman Kiykac Altinbas, Omer Lutfi Tapisiz, Anil Tapisiz, Ozlem Erdem
Pages: 1813-1818
Published online on: 19 February 2015

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Humulus japonicus extract exhibits antioxidative and anti‑aging effects via modulation of the AMPK‑SIRT1 pathway

Bokyung Sung, Ji Won Chung, Ha Ram Bae, Jae Sue Choi, Cheol Min Kim, Nam Deuk Kim
Pages: 1819-1826
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Article

Metabolic regulation of magnolol on the nuclear receptor, liver X receptor

Na Xie, Chunyang Hu, Anran Guo, Hao Liang, Pengcheng Du, Guotian Yin
Pages: 1827-1830
Published online on: 17 February 2015

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Association of BDNF and BCHE with Alzheimer's disease: Meta‑analysis based on 56 genetic case‑control studies of 12,563 cases and 12,622 controls

Huihui Ji, Dongjun Dai, Yunliang Wang, Danjie Jiang, Xingyu Zhou, Peipei Lin, Xiaosui Ji, Jinfeng Li, Yuzheng Zhang, Honglei Yin, Rongrong Chen, Lina Zhang, Mingqing Xu, Shiwei Duan, Qinwen Wang
Pages: 1831-1840
Published online on: 03 March 2015

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Article

Association between coffee consumption and serum lipid profile

Efsun Karabudak, Duygu Türközü, Eda Köksal
Pages: 1841-1846
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Effects of recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone on 131I therapy for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer

Yiling Guo, Yingnan Zhang, Zuowei Chen, Zhenfu Xin
Pages: 1847-1850
Published online on: 03 March 2015

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Article

Afatinib inhibits proliferation and invasion and promotes apoptosis of the T24 bladder cancer cell line

Yunhua Tang, Xiangyang Zhang, Fan Qi, Mingfeng Chen, Yuan Li, Longfei Liu, Wei He, Zhuo Li, Xiongbing Zu
Pages: 1851-1856
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Article

Limitations of Gram staining for the diagnosis of infections following total hip or knee arthroplasty

Zhengxiao Ouyang, Zanjing Zhai, An Qin, Haowei Li, Xuqiang Liu, Xinhua Qu, Kerong Dai
Pages: 1857-1864
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Protocatechuic acid benefits proliferation and phenotypic maintenance of rabbit articular chondrocytes: An in vitro study

Like Luo, Qingjun Wei, Lei Liu, Xiao Lin, Cuiwu Lin, Li Zheng, Jinmin Zhao
Pages: 1865-1870
Published online on: 02 March 2015

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Article

Clinical analysis of a patient with a benign lesion of the pharynx misdiagnosed as functional thyroid cancer metastasis

Renfei Wang, Jian Tan, Guizhi Zhang, Qiang Jia
Pages: 1871-1874
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Clinical potential of resistin as a novel prognostic biomarker for cellulitis

Ayse Erturk, Medine Cumhur Cure, Erkan Cure, Aysel Kurt, Aysegul Copur Cicek, Suleyman Yuce
Pages: 1875-1880
Published online on: 24 February 2015

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Small interfering RNA-induced inhibition of epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 suppresses the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2021.10408

Jie Xie, Pengfei Lei, Yihe Hu
Pages: 1881-1886
Published online on: 20 February 2015

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Therapeutic efficacy of chlorogenic acid on cadmium-induced oxidative neuropathy in a murine model

Mao‑Lin Hao, Ning Pan, Qing‑Hua Zhang, Xiao‑Hong Wang
Pages: 1887-1894
Published online on: 17 March 2015

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Clinical characteristics of a group of patients with multiple myeloma who had two different λ light chains by immunofixation electrophoresis: A retrospective study from a single center

Guangzhong Yang, Chuanying Geng, Wenming Chen
Pages: 1895-1900
Published online on: 13 March 2015

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Plasma concentrations of adrenomedullin and natriuretic peptides in patients with essential hypertension

Wei Hu, Pang‑Hu Zhou, Xiao‑Bin Zhang, Chang‑Geng Xu, Wei Wang
Pages: 1901-1908
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Correlation of ghrelin and growth hormone secretagogue receptor expression with clinical features in human pituitary adenomas

Junwen Wang, Songbo Guo, Lin Han, Mingbo Fang, Lei Wang, Jörg W. Bartsch, Jun Li
Pages: 1909-1914
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Methylene blue treatment for cytokine release syndrome-associated vasoplegia following a renal transplant with rATG infusion: A case report and literature review

John T. Denny, Andrew T. Burr, Fred Balzer, James T. Tse, Julia E. Denny, Darrick Chyu
Pages: 1915-1920
Published online on: 12 March 2015

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Molecular and immunohistochemical effects of metformin in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Tamer Ahmed Ismail, Mohamed Mohamed Soliman, Mohamed Abdo Nassan
Pages: 1921-1930
Published online on: 13 March 2015

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Fahr's disease in two siblings in a family: A case report

Hong Wang, Bei Shao, Liuqing Wang, Qiang Ye
Pages: 1931-1933
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Treatment with incomplete Freund's adjuvant and Listeria monocytogenes delays diabetes via an interleukin‑17‑secretion‑independent pathway

Hai‑Ping Wang, Zhi‑Gao He
Pages: 1934-1938
Published online on: 03 March 2015

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Detection of MMP-9 and TIMP-3 mRNA expression in the villi of patients undergoing early spontaneous abortion: A report of 30 cases

Guangli Jiang, Yuxia Qi
Pages: 1939-1943
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Severe airflow obstruction in a patient with ulcerative colitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis: A case report

Shijima Taguchi, Junichi Furuta, Gen Ohara, Katsunori Kagohashi, Hiroaki Satoh
Pages: 1944-1946
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Recurrent pulmonary synovial sarcoma effectively treated with amrubicin: A case report

Hiroaki Satoh, Norio Takayashiki, Toshihiro Shiozawa, Kunihiko Miyazaki, Gen Ohara, Katsunori Kagohashi, Koichi Kurishima, Shintaro Sugita, Tomoyuki Aoyama, Tadashi Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Hizawa
Pages: 1947-1949
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A novel method of combining Periodic Acid Schiff staining with Wright-Giemsa staining to identify the pathogens Penicillium marneffei, Histoplasma capsulatum, Mucor and Leishmania donovani in bone marrow smears

Lingyan Qin, Ligang Zhao, Chunyan Tan, Xu Chen, Zheng Yang, Wuning Mo
Pages: 1950-1954
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Effects of cyclic tension stress on the apoptosis of osteoclasts in vitro

Fengbo Li, Xiaolei Sun, Bin Zhao, Jianxiong Ma, Yang  Zhang, Shuang Li, Yanjun Li, Xinlong Ma
Pages: 1955-1961
Published online on: 09 March 2015

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Glioma localization and excision using direct electrical stimulation for language mapping during awake surgery

Tiandong Li, Hongmin Bai, Guoliang Wang, Weimin Wang, Jian Lin, Han Gao, Limin Wang, Lihui Xia, Xuemin Xie
Pages: 1962-1966
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Long-term effects of ovariectomy on the properties of bone in goats

Zhifeng Yu, Gang Wang, Tingting Tang, Lingjie Fu, Xiaowei Yu, Zhenan Zhu, Kerong Dai
Pages: 1967-1973
Published online on: 19 February 2015

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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and musculoskeletal injuries in professional football players

Myosotis Massidda, Laura Corrias, Valeria Bachis, Paolo Cugia, Francesco Piras, Marco Scorcu, Carla M. Calò
Pages: 1974-1978
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Effect of osteopontin on the mRNA expression of ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5 in chondrocytes from patients with knee osteoarthritis

Shu‑Guang Gao, Chao Zeng, Yang Song, Jian Tian, Chao Cheng, Tuo Yang, Hui Li, Fang‑Jie Zhang, Guang‑Hua Lei
Pages: 1979-1983
Published online on: 24 February 2015

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B7 homolog 3 aggravates brain injury in a murine model of Streptococcus pneumoniae‑induced meningitis

Xuqin Chen, Yanping Wang, Zhedong Wang, Ruhong Yan, Jie Liu, Xiangying Meng, Yan Li, Jianghuai Wang, Jian Wang
Pages: 1984-1990
Published online on: 05 March 2015

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Exploration of orbital and orbital soft-tissue volume changes with gender and body parameters using magnetic resonance imaging

Mustafa Fatih Erkoç, Bilge Öztoprak, Cesur Gümüş, Aylin Okur
Pages: 1991-1997
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase activation mediates the leptin-induced attenuation of cognitive impairment in a streptozotocin-induced rat model

Bin Zhu, Ri‑Yue Jiang, Chun Yang, Ning Liu
Pages: 1998-2002
Published online on: 25 February 2015

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Prognostic evaluation of preoperative serum C-reactive protein concentration in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer

Yaping Lu, Sen Huang, Ping Li, Bingyu Chen, Weiling Liu, Zhiqing Chen, Fubo Yin
Pages: 2003-2007
Published online on: 12 March 2015

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Effects of angiotensin II on transient receptor potential melastatin 7 channel function in cardiac fibroblasts

Yanli Zhou, Xin Yi, Teng Wang, Mingjiang Li
Pages: 2008-2012
Published online on: 16 March 2015

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Application of substrate utilization patterns and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to characterize the oral bacterial community of healthy subjects and patients with periodontitis

Yi‑Jian Ding, Chao‑Rong Ge, Huai‑Ying Yao
Pages: 2013-2017
Published online on: 11 March 2015

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Effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on heart failure outcomes in patients with and without diabetes: A systematic review and meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials

Duaa Abdullah Bafail, Noura Hamdi Alhalees
Article Number: 84
Published online on: 28 January 2026

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Exploring the protective mechanisms and therapeutic potential of carnosic acid against acute respiratory distress syndrome through molecular docking, molecular dynamics and experimental verification

Quan Li, Lili Ding, Haijun Sun, Weichao Ding, Mengmeng Wang, Zhaorui Sun, Congxue Ma
Article Number: 83
Published online on: 28 January 2026

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Exploring the roots of schizophrenia: Current research and future directions (Review)

Shuang Lv, Chunxia Luo
Article Number: 82
Published online on: 28 January 2026

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[Corrigendum] miR‑146a‑5p protects against renal injury in MRL/lpr mice via improvement of the Treg/Th17 imbalance by targeting the TRAF6/NF‑κB axis

Jiajia Teng, Feng Yang, Xiaoling Li
Article Number: 81
Published online on: 28 January 2026

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[Retracted] MicroRNA‑24‑3p inhibition prevents cell growth of vascular smooth muscle cells by targeting Bcl‑2‑like protein 11

Huanxin Zhang, Shizhen Xue, Yi Feng, Jun Shen, Jixian Zhao
Article Number: 80
Published online on: 26 January 2026

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Efficacy and safety of unilateral biportal endoscopy vs. percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar approach in lumbar disc herniation: A meta‑analysis​

Yuhao Gao, Fangzheng He, Ji Wen, Shilei Qin, Pengfei Han, Yunfeng Xu
Article Number: 79
Published online on: 23 January 2026

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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration coexisting with pulmonary cryptococcosis: A case report and literature review

Dan Cheng, Yue Wang, Jun Li, Dan Yu, Yunyun Wang, Jinbo Fan, Jiankun Wang, Liqun He
Article Number: 78
Published online on: 23 January 2026

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Tumor‑associated macrophages suppress estrogen receptor‑β expression in triple‑negative breast cancer through the PI3K/AKT pathway

Qiulei Zhang, Di Guo, Gaoran Xu, Rong Xie, Yuqing Deng, Peng Fu, Jinnan Wan
Article Number: 77
Published online on: 21 January 2026

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Development of a diagnostic model for esophageal achalasia assessed by esophageal high‑resolution manometry using artificial intelligence

Maiko Tabuchi, Yasuhiko Nakao, Hitomi Minami, Hiroko Inomata, Junya Shiota, Taro Akashi, Keiichi Hashiguchi, Moto Kitayama, Kayoko Matsushima, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Yuko Akazawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki
Article Number: 76
Published online on: 21 January 2026

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Use of metagenomic next‑generation sequencing to diagnose Tropheryma whipplei infection‑related pneumonia: A case report

Yutu Luo, Haibing Ding, Jiahua Pan, Guangyang Xu
Article Number: 75
Published online on: 21 January 2026

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Effect of rivaroxaban on DNA damage in an ischemia-reperfusion model: Evaluation of 8‑OHdG levels

Ceren Sayarer, Abidin Cenk Erdal, Tuğra Gençpinar, Özlem Gürsoy Doruk, Tuncay Küme
Article Number: 74
Published online on: 21 January 2026

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[Corrigendum] Hepatoprotective activity of chrysin is mediated through TNF‑α in chemically‑induced acute liver damage: An in vivo study and molecular modeling 

Anca Hermenean, Teodora Mariasiu, Inmaculada Navarro-González, Josefina Vegara-Meseguer, Eftimie Miuțescu, Sandipan Chakraborty, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez
Article Number: 73
Published online on: 21 January 2026

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[Retracted] Gambogic acid suppresses colon cancer cell activity in vitro

Zailong Zhou, Jian Ma
Article Number: 72
Published online on: 19 January 2026

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Identification of a novel KISS1R (GPR54) gene variant (c.505+2T>G) in a patient with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: A case report and literature review

Burak Menekse, Enes Ucgul, Abdullatif Bakir, Sema Hepsen, Ilknur Ozturk Unsal, Muhammed Kizilgul, Takako Araki, Erman Cakal
Article Number: 71
Published online on: 16 January 2026

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Postoperative hypofractionated intensity-modulated proton therapy to control recurrent paraganglioma at the jugular foramen: A case report and literature review

Wei Wang, Yingxia Yuan, Jiwei Bai, Yue Zou, Dongxue Zhou, Jun Zhao, Shuyan Zhang, Zishen Wang, Jie Wang, Jingjing Kong, Lu Yang, Masashi Mizumoto, Hideyuki Sakurai, Shosei Shimizu
Article Number: 70
Published online on: 16 January 2026

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Serum antithrombin III level predicts acute kidney injury in patients with traumatic brain injury

Ruoran Wang, Min He, Jianguo Xu
Article Number: 69
Published online on: 16 January 2026

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[Retracted] β‑asarone relieves chronic unpredictable mild stress induced depression by regulating the extracellular signal‑regulated kinase signaling pathway

Haiying Dong, Weiliang Cong, Xiwen Guo, Yuhua Wang, Shengju Tong, Qiang Li, Chengchong Li
Article Number: 68
Published online on: 12 January 2026

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Rare co‑occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors and leiomyomas: A case report and review of the literature

Yu Zhang, Xiaoqiong Shi, Wenfu Xie, Meilin He, Shan Zhang, Xue Peng, Hao Lei, Xulei Li, Haiying Liu, Qiao Shu, Fangyuan Zou, Mingyong Wei
Article Number: 67
Published online on: 09 January 2026

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No increased risk of hepatic enzyme abnormalities with non‑peptidic thrombopoietin receptor agonists in immune thrombocytopenia: A meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials

Nan Shen, Rang Wu, Tiantian Lu, Song Liu, Yazhou Jiang, Jingjing Yan, Tao Ning, Chang Dong, Jianqin Li, Suyue Zhu
Article Number: 66
Published online on: 09 January 2026

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Submucosal colonic fecalith mimicking a submucosal malignant tumor at the anastomotic site after colon cancer: A case report

Motoaki Yuhi, Masatsugu Hiraki, Shin Takesue, Mariko Hashiguchi, Megumi Nishiyama, Yoshiaki Egashira, Tatsuya Manabe, Hirokazu Noshiro
Article Number: 65
Published online on: 08 January 2026

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Clinical characteristics of acute primary angle closure following COVID‑19 during the Omicron outbreak in China

Jianhui Zhang, Yingying Xue, Liu Zhang, Yuhong Wang, Shancheng Si
Article Number: 64
Published online on: 09 January 2026

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[Retracted] Aberrant expression and mechanism of miR‑130b‑3p/phosphatase and tensin homolog in nephroblastoma in children

Yifeng Hu, Jingtie Yan
Article Number: 63
Published online on: 05 January 2026

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Novel variants in STAG2 and PKD1 associate with multiple congenital malformations and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a Chinese family: A case report and literature review

Qi Yang, Qiang Zhang, Sheng Yi, Xunzhao Zhou, Yiyan Ruan, Shujie Zhang, Shang Yi, Qinle Zhang, Zailng Qin, Jingsi Luo
Article Number: 62
Published online on: 30 December 2025

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Sagittal sinus thrombosis in pregnancy: A case report

Zaheera Saadia, Misbah Ilyas, Jayd Saud Althwiny, Fai Alaqel, Alanoud Abdullah Alsufayri, Lujain Husain Almutairi
Article Number: 100
Published online on: 05 February 2026

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Elevated PGE2 and COX‑2 expression in villous adenoma: Implications for electrolyte depletion syndrome

Shiki Fujino, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Katsuki Danno, Takashi Takeda, Masaya Higashiguchi, Kozo Noguchi, Takefumi Hirao, Aya Ito, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Yoshio Oka
Article Number: 99
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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Wogonin as a potential therapeutic agent for psoriasis: Core target identification and validation

Yu Lu, Xiaomei Zhou, Yiyu Guo, Fengrui Zhang, Jirong Wang, Jinhong Ge, Yan Xiao, Dengke Yang
Article Number: 98
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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[Expression of Concern] Glibenclamide exacerbates adriamycin‑induced cardiotoxicity by activating oxidative stress‑induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats

Meng-Lin Liu, Meng-Long Wang, Jing-Jun Lv, Jie Wei, Jun Wan
Article Number: 97
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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Key role of the autonomic nervous system in breast cancer (Review)

Min Wu, Zhiwu Zhang, Lu Zhou, Shiqi Liu, Qing Chen, Cui Guo, Shasha Zhao, Xuedan Chen
Article Number: 96
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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Senescent hepatic stellate cells drive inflammation and disease progression in MASH (Review)

Zhiqi Han, Yiran She, Di Wu, Nuo Zhang, Zheyuan Liu, Zhongyuan Wang, Xiaoying Zhou, Shuo Li
Article Number: 95
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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PUM2 knockdown regulates the expression and alternative splicing of genes associated with myocardial fibrosis in H9C2 cells

Zilong Zhang, Hangyu Zhou, Diliyaer Adili, Wei Zhu, Yong Liu, Wenzheng Zhou, Zhao Wang, Jie Li
Article Number: 94
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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A novel human papillomavirus‑induced ‘doughnut wart’ lesion treated with 5‑aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy: A case report

Ke Li, Yitao Qian, Wenjing Zha, Lei Shi
Article Number: 93
Published online on: 04 February 2026

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Comprehensive diagnosis and individualized treatment of multiple primary lung cancer: A case report

Guoxiong Zeng, Yunyan Zhou, Wang Wan, Biao Deng, Chunyuan Chen, Zhu Liang
Article Number: 92
Published online on: 03 February 2026

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Pathophysiological mechanisms of fatigue and multidisciplinary management strategies (Review)

Hong Zhou, Wenwen Yu, Jiaming Lei, Runzhi Chang, Yingjia Cheng, Guorui Wang, Li Lin
Article Number: 91
Published online on: 03 February 2026

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A rare upstream regulatory region mutation in APC presenting as classical familial adenomatous polyposis: A case report and literature review

Chi-Han Yang, Yen-Cheng Chen, Tsung-Kun Chang, Wei-Chih Su, Ching-Wen Huang, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Jaw-Yuan Wang
Article Number: 90
Published online on: 02 February 2026

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[Retracted] lncRNA MIAT promote cell invasion and migration in esophageal cancer

Weiguo Zhang, Qiang Chen, Caipeng Lei
Article Number: 89
Published online on: 02 February 2026

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Mitochondria‑driven ferroptosis in intervertebral disc degeneration: A novel target in age‑related spinal diseases (Review)

Yang Hou, Xiaolei Yang, Duorun Qiu, Lei Liu, Jiangang Shi, Yongfei Guo
Article Number: 88
Published online on: 02 February 2026

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Preoperative treatment with thyroid artery embolization in a patient with a giant retrosternal goiter causing severe tracheal compression: A case report

Jingxian Li, Fang Wang, Yuanshu Du, Yonghui Wang
Article Number: 87
Published online on: 02 February 2026

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Gastric wall thickening and gastric outlet obstruction due to peritoneal metastasis in breast cancer: A case report

Bin He, Lin Ling Li, Ting Yu, Yu Tan, Ling Zhang
Article Number: 86
Published online on: 29 January 2026

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Myrrh ameliorates endometriosis by enhancing ER stress‑related apoptotic cell death

Bo-Sung Kim, Minkyoung Cho, Jung Ho Han, Jung-Sook Jin, Sung-Jin Bae, Yunju Jo, Dongryeol Ryu, Yerim Joo, Seon Beom Kim, Jongkil Joo, Inhye Kim, Ki-Tae Ha
Article Number: 85
Published online on: 29 January 2026

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