Atherosclerosis

D-Aspartate amends reproductive performance of aged roosters by changing gene expression and testicular histology.

Male broiler breeders (n=32) of 55 weeks of age were administered four different doses of capsulated...

Can We Train Machine Learning Methods to Outperform the High-dimensional Propensity Score Algorithm?

The use of retrospective health care claims datasets is frequently criticized for the lack of comple...

Automatic Calcium Scoring in Low-Dose Chest CT Using Deep Neural Networks With Dilated Convolutions.

Heavy smokers undergoing screening with low-dose chest CT are affected by cardiovascular disease as ...

Expert curation for building network-based dynamical models: a case study on atherosclerotic plaque formation.

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The role of vitamin D in the human body with a special emphasis on dental issues: Literature review.

The aim of the study was to review the current literature on the role of vitamin D in dentistry. The...

[The gender features of disorders of composition of lipids of blood serum in patients with chronic pathology of kidneys.].

The purpose of the study was to investigate gender features of abnormalities of blood serum lipid co...

Effect of Cholesterol-loaded Cyclodextrin on Membrane and Acrosome Status of Hariana Bull Sperm during Cryopreservation.

BACKGROUND: The membrane and acrosomal integrity of sperm play a vital role in fertilization process...

Circulating Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Levels and Lumbar Bone Mineral Density in Korean Women.

BACKGROUND: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is expressed in adipose tissue, macrophages, ...

[Role of high mobility group protein B1 in 
IL-1α-induced endothelial cell senescence].

To explore the effect of interleukin-1α (IL-1α) on the senescence of human umbilical vein endothelia...

Endothelin-1 activation in pediatric patients undergoing surgical coarctation of the aorta repair.

AIM: To determine endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentration before and after surgical coarctectomy and evalu...

[Perioperative stroke effectively treated by an acute stroke team including anesthesia department: a case report].

Perioperative stroke is cerebral infarction occurring in the perioperative period. The incidence of ...

An in vitro study on oocyte and follicles of transplanted ovaries treated with vascular endothelial growth factor.

OBJECTIVE: Retrieval of high quality follicles and oocytes from transplanted ovaries is essential fo...

The role of Lp-PLA and biochemistry parameters as potential biomarkers of coronary artery disease in Asian South-Indians: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Li...

[Ulinastatin attenuates hyper-permeability of vascular endothelialium cells induced by serum from patients with sepsis].

Objective To study the effect of ulinastatin (UTI) on the hyper-permeability of human umbilical vein...

Metabolic acidosis of chronic kidney disease and subclinical cardiovascular disease markers: Friend or foe?

The effect of chronic metabolic acidosis (MA) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the setting of chro...

[A Case of Infectious Pseudoaneurysm That Developed after Surgery for Local Recurrence of Rectal Cancer].

In February 2011, a male patient in his 60's underwent a low anterior resection and lateral lymph no...

Artificial neural network for prediction of in-hospital mortality after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Arterial stiffness and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in chronic kidney disease patients.

OBJECTIVE: Arterial stiffness refers to arterial wall rigidity, particularly developing in central v...

[Rat endothelial progenitor cells labeled with Molday ION EverGreen and MRI study].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of labeling endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) with a nov...

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae).

Abnormal multiplication of oral bacteria causes dental caries and dental plaque. These diseases cont...

Comparison of Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Intravitreal Diclofenac in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema: a 6-month Follow-up.

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of intravitreal diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inf...