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European Journal of Medical Research

Ausgabe 1/2022

Inhalt (317 Artikel)

Open Access Case report

Nanopore sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid of three patients with cryptococcal meningitis

Ke Jin, Xiaojuan Wang, Lingzhi Qin, Yazhen Jia, Keke Zhou, Yusu Jiang, Milan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Mengge Zhang, Weifeng Ma, Lin Jia, Yongshi Teng, Shuhua Dai, Wei li

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Potential therapeutic options for COVID-19: an update on current evidence

Zahra Niknam, Ameneh Jafari, Ali Golchin, Fahima Danesh Pouya, Mohadeseh Nemati, Mostafa Rezaei-Tavirani, Yousef Rasmi

Open Access Research

Breakage of intramedullary femoral nailing or femoral plating: how to prevent implant failure

Henrik C. Bäcker, Mark Heyland, Chia H. Wu, Carsten Perka, Ulrich Stöckle, Karl F. Braun

Open Access Case report

Intraosseous ganglion cyst mimicking chondrosarcoma on MRI: a case report

Eun Hye Seo, Yu Sung Yoon, Jang Gyu Cha, Hee Kyung Kim

Open Access Research

High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among HIV-positive individuals in Yunnan, China

Wei Tu, Yu-Ye Li, Yi-Qun Kuang, Rong-Hui Xie, Xing-Qi Dong, Dan Zhang, Yan-Ling Ma, Wan-Yue Zhang, Lin Lu

Open Access Research

Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy in children: a retrospective study

Xiamei Zhuang, Ke Jin, Xiaoming Li, Junwei Li

Open Access Research

Incidence and risk factors of in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients from southern China

Mingrui Li, Jingyuan Hou, Xiaodong Gu, Ruiqiang Weng, Zhixiong Zhong, Sudong Liu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

CT-based radiomic nomogram for predicting the severity of patients with COVID-19

Hengfeng Shi, Zhihua Xu, Guohua Cheng, Hongli Ji, Linyang He, Juan Zhu, Hanjin Hu, Zongyu Xie, Weiqun Ao, Jian Wang

Open Access Research

Gene–gene interaction of AhRwith and within the Wntcascade affects susceptibility to lung cancer

Albert Rosenberger, Nils Muttray, Rayjean J. Hung, David C. Christiani, Neil E. Caporaso, Geoffrey Liu, Stig E. Bojesen, Loic Le Marchand, Demetrios Albanes, Melinda C. Aldrich, Adonina Tardon, Guillermo Fernández-Tardón, Gad Rennert, John K. Field, Michael P. A. Davies, Triantafillos Liloglou, Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Philip Lazarus, Bernadette Wendel, Aage Haugen, Shanbeh Zienolddiny, Stephen Lam, Matthew B. Schabath, Angeline S. Andrew, Eric J. Duell, Susanne M. Arnold, Gary E. Goodman, Chu Chen, Jennifer A. Doherty, Fiona Taylor, Angela Cox, Penella J. Woll, Angela Risch, Thomas R. Muley, Mikael Johansson, Paul Brennan, Maria Teresa Landi, Sanjay S. Shete, Christopher I. Amos, Heike Bickeböller

Open Access Research

Factors associated to neurocognitive impairment in older adults living with HIV

Júlia Gutierrez-San-Juan, Itziar Arrieta-Aldea, Isabel Arnau-Barrés, Greta García-Escobar, Elisabet Lerma-Chipirraz, Paula Pérez-García, Agustin Marcos, Fabiola Blasco-Hernando, Alicia Gonzalez-Mena, Esperanza Cañas, Hernando Knobel, Robert Güerri-Fernández

Open Access Research

Confirmation value of Western blotting in detecting anti-treponema pallidum specific antibodies with suspicious results

Siqi Xu, Hongsheng Li, Xiaoyan Wu, Jianwei Guo, Jiaoli Zhang, Xuqi Hu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The outcome of using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in critically ill COVID-19 patients’: a retrospective, multi-centric cohort study

Mohammadreza Salehi, Mahdi Barkhori Mehni, Mohammadmehdi Akbarian, Samrand Fattah Ghazi, Nasim Khajavi Rad, Omid Moradi Moghaddam, SaeedReza Jamali Moghaddam, Masoumeh Hosseinzadeh Emam, Sayed Hamidreza Abtahi, Maryam Moradi, Fereshteh Ghiasvand

Open Access Case report

Successful ECMO-assisted open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with delayed amniotic fluid embolism

Yafen Wu, Jin Luo, Tao Chen, Hong Zhan, Jinfa Liu, Junxing Chen, Shouping Wang

Open Access Research

The prevalence of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nader Salari, Mohammad Mahdi Karami, Shadi Bokaee, Maryam Chaleshgar, Shamarina Shohaimi, Hakimeh Akbari, Masoud Mohammadi

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Repurposing the drug, ivermectin, in COVID-19: toxicological points of view

Farshad M. Shirazi, Roya Mirzaei, Samaneh Nakhaee, Amir Nejatian, Shokouh Ghafari, Omid Mehrpour

Open Access Case report

Two case reports of chorea-acanthocytosis and review of literature

Shuangfeng Huang, Junliang Zhang, Manli Tao, Yaodong Lv, Luyao Xu, Zhigang Liang

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Immunogenicity of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammad-Mehdi Mehrabi Nejad, Fatemeh Moosaie, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Abdolkarim Haji Ghadery, Mahya Shabani, Mohammadreza Tabary, Armin Aryannejad, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Nima Rezaei

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Major coagulation disorders and parameters in COVID-19 patients

Azadeh Teimury, Mahshid Taheri Khameneh, Elahe Mahmoodi Khaledi

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Polymorphisms and mutations of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 genes are associated with COVID-19: a systematic review

Jingwei Li, Yali Wang, Yong Liu, Ziqu Zhang, Yuyun Zhai, Yan Dai, Zijian Wu, Xiang Nie, Lunfei Du

Open Access Research

Prophetic values of lung ultrasound score on post-extubation distress in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Ran Wang, Benquan Qi, Xiaohua Zhang, Liang Meng, Xiaofei Wu

Open Access Research

Low-dose radiation treatment for painful plantar enthesophyte: a highly effective therapy with little side effects

Freddy Djiepmo, Bálint Tamaskovics, Edwin Bölke, Matthias Peiper, Jan Haussmann, Judith Neuwahl, Danny Jazmati, Kitti Maas, Livia Schmidt, Roman Gelzhäuser, Christoph Schleich, Stefanie Corradini, Klaus Orth, Martijn van Griensven, Amir Rezazadeh, Kimia Karimi, Wilfried Budach, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access Case report

Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis for complex comminuted bone fractures in the Fraser’s type II floating knee: a case report

Chuangang Peng, Guangkai Ren, Minghan Dou, Baoming Yuan, Dankai Wu

Open Access Case report

An unusual cause of failure in Zenith Alpha Abdominal endograft

Raffaella N. Berchiolli, Michele Marconi, Irene Bargellini, Giulia Bertagna, Daniele Adami, Davide M. Mocellin, Roberto Cioni, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi

Open Access Research

Development and application of “Special defibrillator for teaching and training”

Liping Xing, Shujing Wu, Xuemei Zhong, Zhisheng Duan, Fengzhen Wang, Zhiyou Liu, Liang Nie, Hongying Xie

Open Access Case report

Enthesopathy of the bicipital tuberosity of the radius treated under intraoperative computed tomography

Ryosuke Ikeguchi, Takashi Noguchi, Maki Ando, Koichi Yoshimoto, Daichi Sakamoto, Shuichi Matsuda

Open Access Research

Early infant feeding and allergic respiratory diseases in Ibb city, Yemen

Jamil M. A. S. Obaid, Waheed A. M. Ali, Antar F. A. M. Al-badani, Zakaria M. Damag, Tariq A. Aziz, Yosef M. Al-Ansi, Khawla A. Sadek

Open Access Research

Factors influencing hospital stay duration for patients with mild ischemic colitis: a retrospective study

Haosu Huang, Hanyue Wang, Zhenpu Long, Meng Wang, Junjie Ding, Jie Peng

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis in patients with a long-term history of mental disorders

Hai-Yang Wang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Jinming Han, Huakun Liu, Zhong-Rui Yan, Zhanhua Liang

Open Access Research

Factors associated with post-operative delirium in hip fracture patients: what should we care

Dequn Kong, Weihua Luo, Zhijun Zhu, Sixin Sun, Jian Zhu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Pre-endoscopy SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy during COVID-19 pandemic: the care must go on

M. Casper, M. C. Reichert, J. Rissland, S. Smola, F. Lammert, M. Krawczyk

Open Access Case report

Mind the gap: IgG4-related disease mimicking infectious cerebral mass lesions

Andrea De Maria, Chiara Sepulcri, Stefania Tutino, Federica Briano, Federica Toscanini, Pietro Fiaschi, Gianluigi Zona, Gabriele Gaggero, Matteo Bassetti

Open Access Research

Identification of differentially expressed genes and signaling pathways with Candida infection by bioinformatics analysis

Guo-Dong Zhu, Li-Min Xie, Jian-Wen Su, Xun-Jie Cao, Xin Yin, Ya-Ping Li, Yuan-Mei Gao, Xu-Guang Guo

Open Access Case report

Acute rhabdomyolysis in hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia patient undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: case report and literature review

Yuzhu Li, Yilei Hong, Yingying Shen, Qi Liu, Ying Chen, Keding Shao, Yiping Shen, Baodong Ye, Dijiong Wu

Open Access Research

The prevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis B in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghobad Moradi, Marzieh Soheili, Roya Rashti, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Elham Nouri, Farima Zakaryaei, Elnaz Ezzati Amini, Sheno Baiezeedi, Sanaz Ahmadi, Yousef Moradi

Open Access Case report

First isolation and identification of Cystobasidium calyptogenae from the oral samples of an elderly patient presenting with angular cheilitis

Alexandria Sonia Karajacob, Joanne Pei En Goh, Thomas George Kallarakkal, Sun Tee Tay

Open Access Case report

Neurosyphilis with a rare magnetic resonance imaging pattern confirmed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a case report

Chang Liu, Yu Zhang, Yi Li, Hui Bu, Ruoxue Liu, Yingxiao Ji, Junying He, Kun Hong

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

A case of primary COVID-19 pneumonia: plausible airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Nathan Dumont-Leblond, Caroline Duchaine, Marc Veillette, Visal Pen, Marco Bergevin

Open Access Research

Serum levels of vitamin D, retinol, zinc, and CRP in relation to obesity among children and adolescents

Yan Zou, Ronghua Zhang, Lichun Huang, Dong Zhao, Danting Su, Jia Meng, Yueqiang Fang

Open Access Case report

The first case report of multiple thoracic vertebrae fractures caused by a low-voltage electric shock

Jan Žatecký, Matúš Peteja, Wladyslaw Bartosz Gawel, Milan Lerch

Open Access Case report

Are anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase 65-kDa isoform antibodies related to diabetes or brain tumor?

Buajieerguli Maimaiti, Salamaitiguli Mijiti, Huaiyu Sun, Yinyin Xie, Ting Jiang, Qian Meng, Hongmei Meng

Open Access Correction

Correction to: An unusual cause of failure in Zenith Alpha Abdominal endograft

Rafaella N. Berchiolli, Michele Marconi, Irene Bargellini, Giulia Bertagna, Daniele Adami, Davide M. Mocellin, Roberto Cioni, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi

Open Access Research

HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partner: a survey among women in Tehran, Iran

Zahra Pashaei, Fatemeh Oskouie, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Shima Haghani

Open Access Case report

Mesenchymal stromal cells from a progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia patient show altered osteogenic differentiation

Lia Pulsatelli, Cristina Manferdini, Elena Gabusi, Erminia Mariani, Francesco Ursini, Jacopo Ciaffi, Riccardo Meliconi, Gina Lisignoli

Open Access Research

Acupuncture for allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Min He, Weishan Qin, Zongshi Qin, Changqing Zhao

Open Access Research

CircCRIM1 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression via the miR-34c-5p/FOSL1 axis

Weifeng He, Xiangqi Zhou, Yini Mao, YangJie Wu, Xiyang Tang, Sijia Yan, Sanyuan Tang

Open Access Review

5-ASA induced interstitial nephritis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review

James G. Moss, Christopher M. Parry, Richard C. L. Holt, Stephen J. McWilliam

Open Access Research

Differential gene expression of ABCG2, SLC22A12, IL-1β, and ALPK1 in peripheral blood leukocytes of primary gout patients with hyperuricemia and their comorbidities: a case–control study

Paniagua-Díaz Natsuko, Sanchez-Chapul Laura, Clavijo-Cornejo Denise, Ventura-Ríos Lucio, Aguilar-Salinas Carlos, Sanchez-Muñoz Fausto, López-Macay Ambar

Open Access Case report

Severe immune thrombocytopenia following diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccination in a 36-year-old Caucasian woman: a case report

Onno Küster, Jörg Schmohl, Jochen Greiner, Maximilian Andreas Storz

Open Access Research

Pharmacological agents for the prevention of colistin-induced nephrotoxicity

Mahtabalsadat Mirjalili, Ehsan Mirzaei, Afsaneh Vazin

Open Access Case report

Precocious puberty related to Leydig cell testicular tumor: the diagnostic imaging keys

Téodor Grand, Anne-Laure Hermann, Maxime Gérard, Emmanuel Arama, Linda Ouerd, Nada Garrouche, Laurence Rocher

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Peak value of serum KL-6 may be useful for predicting poor prognosis of severe COVID-19 patients

Shuhei Maruyama, Yasushi Nakamori, Hitoshi Nakano, Keiko Tsuyumu, Shuji Kanayama, Hiromu Iwamura, Daiki Wada, Tomoyuki Yoshihara, Fukuki Saito, Kazuhisa Yoshiya, Yasuyuki Kuwagata

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Zinc supplementation and COVID-19 mortality: a meta-analysis

Seyed-Amir Tabatabaeizadeh

Open Access Research

Migraine among students of a medical college in western China: a cross-sectional study

Haodi Yang, Shengxiong Pu, Yang Lu, Wenxiu Luo, Jiayu Zhao, Enzhuo Liu, Jiaming Yang, Xinya Luo, Xinyi Tang, Cheng Zeng, Jie Chen, Jiaming Luo

Open Access Review

Ischemic stroke and intestinal flora: an insight into brain–gut axis

Wenjie Hu, Xiangyi Kong, Hui Wang, Yunqing Li, Yimin Luo

Open Access Research

Bridging treatment prior to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: radioembolization or transarterial chemoembolization?

Tamás Benkö, Julia König, Jens M. Theysohn, Clemens Schotten, Fuat H. Saner, Jürgen Treckmann, Sonia Radunz

Open Access Review

A “cell-free treatment” for tendon injuries: adipose stem cell-derived exosomes

Kexin Lyu, Tianzhu Liu, Yixuan Chen, Jingwei Lu, Li Jiang, Xueli Liu, Xinyue Liu, Yujie Li, Sen Li

Open Access Research

Effect of storage temperature and time on erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Qi-Lei Hu, Zuo-Jie Li, Li Lin, Liang Zhang, Yin-Jiang Lv, Li-Feng Wu, Mei-Yun Chen

Open Access Research

Inhibitors of IFN gene stimulators (STING) improve intestinal ischemia–reperfusion-induced acute lung injury by activating AMPK signaling

Mei Yang, Yu-Xia Ma, Ying Zhi, Hai-Bin Wang, Li Zhao, Peng-Sheng Wang, Jie-Ting Niu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Acute cardiac side effects after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: a case series

Noemi F. Freise, Milena Kivel, Olaf Grebe, Christian Meyer, Bahram Wafaisade, Matthias Peiper, Tobias Zeus, Jan Schmidt, Judith Neuwahl, Danny Jazmati, Tom Luedde, Edwin Bölke, Torsten Feldt, Björn Erik Ole Jensen, Johannes Bode, Verena Keitel, Jan Haussmann, Balint Tamaskovics, Wilfried Budach, Johannes C. Fischer, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Marion Schneider, Peter Arne Gerber, Alessia Pedoto, Dieter Häussinger, Martijn van Griensven, Amir Rezazadeh, Yechan Flaig, Julian Kirchner, Gerald Antoch, Hubert Schelzig, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access COVID-19 Review

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence around the world: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Mobin Azami, Yousef Moradi, Asra Moradkhani, Abbas Aghaei

Open Access Case report

Pediatric lumbar disc herniation: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Yi Wang, Yan Xu, Guogang Tian, Guogang Dai

Open Access Research

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein as a better predictor of post-thrombolytic functional outcome in patients with previous antiplatelet therapy

Tan Li, Qiannan Yu, Yiqing Wang, Xiuying Cai, Yan Kong, Hongru Zhao, Shanshan Diao, Yiren Qin, Qi Fang

Open Access Research

Misdiagnosis of COVID-19 infection before molecular confirmation in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq

Hemn Muhammed Mustafa, Darya Saeed Abdulateef, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman

Open Access Research

The relationship between prostatic microvessel density and different concentrations of oestrogen/androgen in Sprague-Dawley rats

Bo Wang, Di Pan, Yong Ban, Zhaolin Sun, Ye Tian, Guangheng Luo

Open Access Research

Influencing factors of obesity in community patients with deficit schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study

Na Yong, Jiyang Pan, Xuehua Li, Ling Yu, Xin Hou

Open Access Research

Consideration of specific key points improves outcome of decompression treatment in patients with endocrine orbitopathy: pre-/post-OP comparison and biomechanical simulation

Matthias Krause, Michael-Tobias Neuhaus, Ina Sterker, Alexander K. Bartella, Annika Schönfeld, Bernd Lethaus, Rüdiger Zimmerer, Evgeny Gladilin

Open Access Research

Mechanistic insight of the potential of geraniol against Alzheimer’s disease

Ying Liu, Shujing Zhou, Xufeng Huang, Hafiz Muzzammel Rehman

Open Access Review

The effect of probiotics on the clinical status of adult patients with atopic dermatitis: a systematic review

Camila Stofella Sodré, Mayra Stambovsky Vieira, Juliany Lima Estefan, Cristiane Moraes, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira

Open Access Research

Changing trends in clinical research literature on PubMed database from 1991 to 2020

Xiyi Zhao, Hao Jiang, Jianyun Yin, Hongchao Liu, Ruifang Zhu, Shencong Mei, Chang-tai Zhu

Open Access Research

Changes in the BTK/NF-κB signaling pathway and related cytokines in different stages of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Huimin Qiao, Zhuofeng Mao, Wei Wang, Xin Chen, Suhuan Wang, Haolong Fan, Tianyi Zhao, Huiqing Hou, Mei Dong

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Who is pausing immunosuppressive medication for COVID-19 vaccination? Results of an exploratory observational trial

Dominik Schröder, Stephanie Heinemann, Gloria Heesen, Frank Klawonn, Marie Mikuteit, Jacqueline Niewolik, Sandra Steffens, Georg Behrens, Alexandra Jablonka, Frank Müller

Open Access Research

Clinical significance of pancreatic calcifications: a 15-year single-center observational study

Wei Wang, Li Chai, Naiyi Zhu, Qingrou Wang, Yiran Zhou, Weimin Chai

Open Access Research

Clinical experience and treatment strategy of leiomyosarcoma originating from the renal vein

Qais Baheen, Hai Bi, Kai Wang, Min Lu, Hongxian Zhang, Lulin Ma

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Initial viral cycle threshold values in patients with COVID-19 and their clinical significance

Salma AlBahrani, Mohammed Alghamdi, Nawaf Zakary, Arulanantham Zechariah Jebakumar, Samirah Jamaan AlZahrani, Mohamed Hany ElGezery, Khaled Omar Abdallah, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq

Open Access Research

Morphological characteristics of the surgical neck region in the proximal humerus at different ages

Jialiang Guo, Yali Zhou, Meishuang Shang, Wei Chen, Zhiyong Hou, Yingze Zhang, Weichong Dong

Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note to: Analysis of risk factors related to the re-fracture of adjacent vertebral body after PKP

Shen-Yun Fang, Ji-Lin Dai, Ji-Kang Min, Wei-Li Zhang

Open Access Research

Biopsies of osseous jaw lesions using 3D-printed surgical guides: a clinical study

Lukas Postl, Thomas Mücke, Stefan Hunger, Sabina Noreen Wuersching, Svenia Holberg, Oliver Bissinger, Rainer Burgkart, Michael Malek, Stefan Krennmair

Open Access Research

CDK6 is upregulated and may be a potential therapeutic target in enzalutamide-resistant castration-resistant prostate cancer

Xi Chen, Yechen Wu, Xinan Wang, Chengdang Xu, Licheng Wang, Jingang Jian, Denglong Wu, Gang Wu

Open Access Research

Systemic immune inflammation index and system inflammation response index are potential biomarkers of atrial fibrillation among the patients presenting with ischemic stroke

Kai-bin Lin, Feng-hua Fan, Ming-qi Cai, Yin Yu, Chuan-liang Fu, Lu-yue Ding, Yu-dong Sun, Jia-wen Sun, Yong-wang Shi, Zhi-feng Dong, Min-Jie Yuan, Shuai Li, Yan-peng Wang, Kan-kai Chen, Ji-ni Zhu, Xin-wei Guo, Xue Zhang, Yu-wu Zhao, Jing-bo Li, Dong Huang

Open Access Research

A phase Ib dose-escalation study of troriluzole (BHV-4157), an oral glutamatergic signaling modulator, in combination with nivolumab in patients with advanced solid tumors

Ann W. Silk, Biren Saraiya, Roman Groisberg, Nancy Chan, Kristen Spencer, Eugenia Girda, Weichung Shih, Marisa Palmeri, Tracie Saunders, Robert M. Berman, Vlad Coric, Suzie Chen, Andrew Zloza, Joshua Vieth, Janice M. Mehnert, Jyoti Malhotra

Open Access Research

Evaluation of l-arginine supplement on the growth rate, biofilm formation, and antibiotic susceptibility in Streptococcus mutans

Samaneh Vaziriamjad, Mobina Solgi, Farideh Kamarehei, Fatemeh Nouri, Mohammad Taheri

Open Access Research

Atherogenic index of plasma is an independent predictor of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

Sahar Samimi, Sahar Rajabzadeh, Soghra Rabizadeh, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Pooria Nakhaei, Foroogh Alborzi Avanaki, Alireza Esteghamati

Open Access Research

Pathologic examination of the placenta and its benefits in treatment plan or follow-up of patients: a cross-sectional study

Setareh Akhavan, Sedigheh Borna, Alireza Abdollahi, Mamak Shariat, Narges Zamani

Open Access Research

Association between sensitivity to thyroid hormone indices and the risk of osteoarthritis: an NHANES study

Shuai Chen, Xiaohe Sun, Guowei Zhou, Jie Jin, Zhiwei Li

Open Access Research

EXTL3 could serve as a potential biomarker of prognosis and immunotherapy for prostate cancer and its potential mechanisms

Pingan Chang, Shenglan Chen, Xiumei Chang, Jiaxi Zhu, Qingsheng Tang, Limin Ma

Open Access Review

The focus clinical research in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Yinghui Song, Mengting Cai, Yuhang Li, Sulai Liu

Open Access Research

Effects of furosemide and tadalafil in both conventional and nanoforms against adenine-induced chronic renal failure in rats

Moustafa Mahmoud Hamdy, Mahran S. Abdel-Rahman, Dalia M. Badary, Mahmoud S. Sabra

Open Access Research

BMSC-derived exosomes protect against kidney injury through regulating klotho in 5/6 nephrectomy rats

Feng Wan, Ru-chun Yang, Yue-wen Tang, Xuan-li Tang, Tian Ye, Jie Zheng, Hua-qin Zhang, Yi Lin

Open Access Research

A plastic and reconstructive surgery landscape assessment of Malawi: a scoping review of Malawian literature

Chifundo Msokera, Meredith Xepoleas, Zachary J. Collier, Priyanka Naidu, William Magee III

Open Access Research

Association of multidrug resistance behavior of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa to pigment coloration

Ashish Kothari, Shyam Kishor Kumar, Vanya Singh, Prashant Kumar, Karanvir Kaushal, Atul Pandey, Neeraj Jain, Balram Ji Omar

Open Access Research

MiR-199a/b-3p inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion through targeting PAK4 and BCAR3

Junjie Hou, Xuguang Mi, Ning Liu, Xiaonan Li, Xiao-nan Li, Ying Yang, Xiaodan Lu, Yanqiu Fang, Ning-Yi Jin

Open Access Research

Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yongpu Yang, Yuyan Chen, Yilin Hu, Ying Feng, Qinsheng Mao, Wanjiang Xue

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical characteristics, socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 were associated with delayed surgery in children with hypospadias: a retrospective study of 4439 cases in a single center

Gaochen Bai, Feng Liang, Tianxin Zhao, Fuming Deng, Kai Fu, Xiong Chen, Zhongmin Li, Liyu Zhang, Wei Jia, Wen Fu, Guochang Liu

Open Access Research

Unusually high incidence of polyomavirus JC infection in the higher grade of colorectal cancer tissues in Taiwan

Chuan-Yin Fang, San-Yuan Chen, Bo-Xiu Hsiao, Hsin-Yi Huang, Yi-Ju Chen, Chun-Liang Tung, Chiung-Yao Fang

Open Access Research

Preadmission assessment of extended length of hospital stay with RFECV-ETC and hospital-specific data

Chinedu I. Ossai, David Rankin, Nilmini Wickramasinghe

Open Access Research

A retrospective study of estrogen in the pretreatment for medical management of early pregnancy loss and the inference from intrauterine adhesion

Chaoxia Cao, Qin Zhou, Zhuoying Hu, Chunmei Shu, Mingju Chen, Xiujun Yang

Open Access Research

Post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis: long-term follow-up after self-expandable metallic stents placement and development of a prediction score—the Restenosis Score

Fuqi Li, Sen Tian, Haidong Huang, Wei Zhang, Yi Huang, Ning Wu, Qin Wang, Xiangqi Wang, Yuchao Dong, Chong Bai

Open Access Research

Factors associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with septic shock

Wei-Dong Ge, Feng-Zhi Li, Bang-Chuan Hu, Li-Hong Wang, Ding-Yuan Ren

Open Access Research

CircWDR26 regulates endometrial carcinoma progression via miR-212-3p-mediated typing genes MSH2

Tao-Xiang Lei, De-Jian He, Jian Cao, Wang-Gui Lv

Open Access Research

Evidence for the circulating microRNA hsa-let-7d-3p as a potential new biomarker for sepsis in human subjects

Zhaorui Zhang, Hailun Luo, Chunsun Li, Zhixin Liang

Open Access Research

The number of risk factors increases the recurrence events in ischemic stroke

Cep Juli, Henhen Heryaman, Arnengsih, Eng-Tat Ang, Irma Ruslina Defi, Uni Gamayani, Nur Atik

Open Access Research

Correlation between albuminuria and interstitial injury marker reductions associated with SGLT2 inhibitor treatment in diabetic patients with renal dysfunction

Saeko Sato, Kaori Takayanagi, Taisuke Shimizu, Koichi Kanozawa, Takatsugu Iwashita, Hajime Hasegawa

Open Access Research

The association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes

Juan Du, Yan Ma, Hongmei Lang, Changquan Huang, Xingping Zhang

Open Access Review

The role and mechanism of TXNDC5 in diseases

Xueling Wang, Haoran Li, Xiaotian Chang

Open Access Research

Noonan syndrome with RAF1 gene mutations in a newborn with cerebral haemorrhage

Junwei Lan, Tianbao Zeng, Sheng Liu, Juhong Lan, Lijun Qian

Open Access Research

IgG subclass deposition in diabetic nephropathy

Xuanli Tang, Feng Wan, Qin Zhu, Tian Ye, Xue Jiang, Haichun Yang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Prone position reduces the risk of patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 progressing to severe or even critical cases: a retrospective study

Chuan-cai Xu, Jia-li Xu, Xiao-fei Wang, Shen Meng, Sheng Ye, Xiao-miao Tang, Wei Lei

Open Access Review

ARDS associated acute brain injury: from the lung to the brain

Mairi Ziaka, Aristomenis Exadaktylos

Open Access Research

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients at a tertiary hospital in Tehran, Iran, 2018–2019

Mohammad Qodrati, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Alireza Abdollahi, Omid Dadras

Open Access Research

IL-1β promotes A7r5 and HASMC migration and invasion via the p38-MAPK/Angpt-2 pathway

Anyu Xu, Jingchun Pei, Yunhong Yang, Baotong Hua, Jing Wang

Open Access Research

The association between serum lipid levels and histological type of breast cancer

Xinru Wang, Yajie Wang, Miaomiao Wang, Xin Chen, Wenjing Cui, Xiao Chen

Open Access Research

Analysis of gene expression profiles in two spinal cord injury models

Haifeng Yuan, Bi Zhang, Junchi Ma, Yufei Zhang, Yifan Tuo, Xusheng Li

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Association between sex and outcomes in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer receiving combination chemoimmunotherapy as a first-line therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

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