BACKGROUND
Zonulin is a newly discovered protein that has an important role in the regulation of intestinal permeability. Our previous study showed that probiotics can decrease the rate of infectious… (More)
Our purpose was to determine if cytokines are produced systemically during acute pancreatitis. Proinflammatory cytokines are elevated during acute pancreatitis and have been implicated in the… (More)
Hypertension is a common disorder and the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature deaths worldwide. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in the European population have… (More)
Proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis (OA) by stimulating several mediators contributed to cartilage degradation. Aucubin, a… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Dengue is endemic in more than 100 countries, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, and the incidence has increased 30-fold in the past 50 years. The situation of dengue in China… (More)
BACKGROUND
Intraspinal hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is a rare and malignant extra-axial tumor with a strong tendency to recur and metastasize. There is a paucity in the literature of large case series of… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Coronary slow-flow phenomenon (CSFP) is an angiographic diagnosis characterised by a low rate of flow of contrast agent in the normal or near-normal epicardial coronary arteries. Many of… (More)
AIMS
Previous studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the association between elevated plasma Hcy levels and fracture risk. We investigated this association between homocysteine (Hcy)… (More)
The spine journal : official journal of the North…
2010
BACKGROUND CONTEXT
Recovery from spine surgery is usually accompanied with the development of epidural scar adhesions from the abnormal proliferation of fibroblast and extracellular matrix-related… (More)
SCOPE
In contrast to well-characterized PUFA levels in serum, little is known regarding their downstream metabolic products. However, many of these compounds are lipid mediators with prominent roles… (More)