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Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the significance of serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Dec 1 2016 28243042

Type 2 gastric neuroendocrine tumor: report of one case.

In this article we reported a female patient with type 2 gastric neuroendocrine tumor (NET). The patient developed upper abdominal pain, acid reflux, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting without obvious cause 16 years ago. Later, a tumor was found in her stomach. Two years ago, a solid mass was found at the pancreatic head. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy showed positive result. Puncture biopsy show...

Nov 30 2016 28138653
A methodology for automated CPA extraction using liver biopsy image analysis and machine learning techniques.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Collagen proportional area (CPA) extraction in liver biopsy images provides the degree of fibrosis expansion in liver tissue...

Nov 29 2016 28254091
Robot-assisted mechanical therapy attenuates stroke-induced limb skeletal muscle injury.

The efficacy and optimization of poststroke physical therapy paradigms is challenged in part by a lack of objective tools available to researchers for...

Nov 28 2016 27895105
A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Prophylactic Manuka Honey for the Reduction of Chemoradiation Therapy-Induced Esophagitis During the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Results of NRG Oncology RTOG 1012.

PURPOSE: Randomized trials have shown that honey is effective for the prevention of radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patients. Beca...

Nov 23 2016 28244415
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTRACTS FROM POIR (FABACEAE) ROOT BARKS.

BACKGROUND: Poir. belonging to Fabacae familly is used as medicinal plant in Burkina Faso's folk medicine. Roots of are used to treat ulcer, stomach...

Nov 23 2016 28480397
INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF MANGIFERIN ON PYLORI-INDUCED INFLAMMATION IN HUMAN GASTRIC CARCINOMA AGS CELLS.

BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is a serious health issue caused by and claims more lives in developing and undeveloped countries. Hence, the need for a n...

Nov 23 2016 28480404
Automatic 3D liver segmentation based on deep learning and globally optimized surface evolution.

The detection and delineation of the liver from abdominal 3D computed tomography (CT) images are fundamental tasks in computer-assisted liver surgery ...

Nov 23 2016 27880735
A case of rapid amelioration of hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis treated by interferon-free directly acting antivirals for HCV in the absence of immunosuppressant.

Mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome, which is a systemic vasculitis characterized by the immune complex deposition in small- and medium-sized arteries and...

Nov 21 2016 28509128
Apoptosis of rat hepatic stellate cells induced by diallyl trisulfide and proteomics profiling in vitro.

Diallyl trisulfide (DATS), a major garlic derivative, inhibits cell proliferation and triggers apoptosis in a variety of cancer cell lines. However, t...

Nov 18 2016 28177695
Safety assessment in rats and dogs of Acoustic Cluster Therapy, a novel concept for ultrasound mediated, targeted drug delivery.

Acoustic Cluster Therapy (ACT) represents a novel concept for targeted drug delivery. Ultrasound is applied to activate intravenously administered fre...

Nov 17 2016 28097007
Independent test of a model to predict severe acute esophagitis.

PURPOSE: Treatment planning factors are known to affect the risk of severe acute esophagitis during thoracic radiation therapy. We tested a previously...

Nov 16 2016 28740914
TNM-O: ontology support for staging of malignant tumours.

BACKGROUND: Objectives of this work are to (1) present an ontological framework for the TNM classification system, (2) exemplify this framework by an ...

Nov 14 2016 27842575
Development of chronic hepatitis B infection in a hepatitis B vaccine responder.

The Hepatitis B vaccine is highly effective for the prevention of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. We report the development of chronic HBV infection (Gen...

Nov 12 2016 28266264
Emergent laparotomy and temporary abdominal closure for the cirrhotic patient.

BACKGROUND: Temporary abdominal closure (TAC) may be performed for cirrhotic patients undergoing emergent laparotomy. The effects of cirrhosis on phys...

Nov 11 2016 28457316
Fatty acid composition and mechanisms of the protective effects of myrtle berry seed aqueous extract in alcohol-induced peptic ulcer in rat.

This study aimed to investigate the antiulcer and antioxidant activities of myrtle berry seed aqueous extract (MBSAE) in a peptic ulcer model induced ...

Nov 10 2016 28134570
Analysis of Important Gene Ontology Terms and Biological Pathways Related to Pancreatic Cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is a serious disease that results in more than thirty thousand deaths around the world per year. To design effective treatments, man...

Nov 9 2016 27957501
Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: current status and future directions.

In recent years, laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) has been gaining a favorable position in the field of pancreatic surgery. However, its role ...

Nov 4 2016 27815783
Association of Osteoprotegerin with Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children.

BACKGROUND: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily. Reduced OPG levels are related to obesity, insulin resistance,...

Nov 1 2016 28203453
The Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Directly Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in Liver Transplanted Patients: Is It Real?

INTRODUCTION: Since directly acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) were introduced, conflicting data emerged about the ris...

Oct 30 2016 28070200
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