30 articles in this issue
Jan Borys, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Bozena Antonowicz, Adam Kretowski, Jaroslaw Sidun, Emilia Domel, Jan Ryszard Dabrowski, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Katarzyna Morawska and Anna Zalewska
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of titanium bone fixations on mitochondrial activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, glutathione metabolism, and selected markers of oxidative/nitrosative stress in the periosteum-like tissue of p... see more
Biagio Cangiano, Paolo Duminuco, Valeria Vezzoli, Fabiana Guizzardi, Iacopo Chiodini, Giovanni Corona, Mario Maggi, Luca Persani and Marco Bonomi
Multiple metabolic and inflammatory mechanisms are considered the determinants of acquired functional isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) in males, whereas classic IHH is a rare congenital condition with a strong genetic background. Since we rece... see more
Sophie Bockel, Alexandre Escande, Isabelle Dumas, Elena Manea, Philippe Morice, Sebastien Gouy, Eric Deutsch, Christine Haie-Meder and Cyrus Chargari
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Hyun Soo Kim, Nhayoung Hong, Myungjoon Kim, Sang Gab Yoon, Hyeong Won Yu, Hyoun-Joong Kong, Su-Jin Kim, Young Jun Chai, Hyung Jin Choi, June Young Choi, Kyu Eun Lee, Sungwan Kim and Hee Chan Kim
Rossella Attini, Benedetta Montersino, Filomena Leone, Fosca Minelli, Federica Fassio, Maura Maria Rossetti, Loredana Colla, Bianca Masturzo, Antonella Barreca, Guido Menato and Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
Pregnancy is increasingly reported in chronic kidney disease (CKD), reflecting higher awareness, improvements in materno-foetal care, and a more flexible attitude towards “allowing” pregnancy in the advanced stages of CKD. Success is not devoi... see more
Shu-Yi Chen, Jai-Wen Liu, Yu-Hsun Wang, Jing-Yang Huang, Shiuan-Chih Chen, Shun-Fa Yang and Po-Hui Wang
Amany Tawfik, Riyaz Mohamed, Nehal M. Elsherbiny, Margaret M. DeAngelis, Manuela Bartoli and Mohamed Al-Shabrawey
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common cause of blindness in people under the age of 65. Unfortunately, the current screening process for DR restricts the population that can be evaluated and the disease goes undetected until irreversible damage occ... see more
Benjamin M. Segal
Autoreactive CD4+ T cells, which target antigens in central nervous system (CNS) myelin, are widely believed to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in concert with other immune effectors. This theory is supported by data fr... see more
Katelyn E. Uithoven, Joshua R. Smith, Jose R. Medina-Inojosa, Ray W. Squires, Erik H. Van Iterson and Thomas P. Olson
Matteo Pirro, Luis E. Simental-Mendía, Vanessa Bianconi, Gerald F. Watts, Maciej Banach and Amirhossein Sahebkar
Katherine S. Brown, Mahendra S. Rao and Heather L. Brown
Newborn stem cell banking began with the establishment of cord blood banks more than 25 years ago. Over the course of nearly three decades, there has been considerable evolution in the clinical application of stem cells isolated from newborn tissues. The ... see more
Youngmi Kim, So Yeong Park, Harry Jung, You Sun Noh, Jae Jun Lee and Ji Young Hong
Yu-Huei Huang, Chang-Fu Kuo, Lu-Hsiang Huang and Mei-Yun Hsieh
Psoriasis is considered to result from the interaction of genetic factors and environmental exposure. The evidence for familial aggregation in psoriasis has been reported but population-based studies related to the magnitude of genetic contribution to pso... see more
Alejandra Oralia Orozco Guillén, Ricardo Ivan Velazquez Silva, Bernardo Moguel González, Yubia Amaya Guell, Pamela Garciadiego Fossas, Iris Guadalupe Custodio Gómez, Osvaldo Miranda Araujo, Virgilia Soto Abraham, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli and Magdalena Madero
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a risk factor in pregnancy; the differential diagnosis between CKD and preeclampsia (PE) may be of pivotal importance for pregnancy management and for early treatment of CKD. Acknowledging this co... see more
Do Kyung Kim, Joo Yong Lee, Kwang Joon Kim, Namki Hong, Jong Won Kim, Yoon Soo Hah, Kyo Chul Koo, Jae Heon Kim and Kang Su Cho
Caterina Fumagalli, Chiara Catania, Alberto Ranghiero, Carlo Bosi, Giuseppe Viale, Filippo de Marinis, Massimo Barberis and Elena Guerini-Rocco
Joon-Hyop Lee, Jiyoung Ahn, Won Seo Park, Eun Kyung Choe, Eunyoung Kim, Rumi Shin, Seung Chul Heo, Sohee Jung, Kwangsoo Kim, Young Jun Chai and Heejoon Chae
Shang-Hung Lin, Ji-Chen Ho, Sung-Chou Li, Jia-Feng Chen, Chang-Chun Hsiao and Chih-Hung Lee
In psoriatic arthritis (PsA), progressive bone destruction is mediated by monocyte-derived osteoclasts. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate many pathophysiological processes; however, their function in PsA patient monocytes has not been examined. This study aims ... see more
Mihiretu M. Kebede, Cora Schuett and Claudia R. Pischke
Elisa Dama, Valentina Melocchi, Tommaso Colangelo, Roberto Cuttano and Fabrizio Bianchi
Recent advances in radiological imaging and genomic analysis are profoundly changing the way to manage lung cancer patients. Screening programs which couple lung cancer risk prediction models and low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) recently showed their e... see more
Antonio Martinez-Millana, María Argente-Pla, Bernardo Valdivieso Martinez, Vicente Traver Salcedo and Juan Francisco Merino-Torres
Jin-Soo Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Dong Ha Park, Suhyun Seok, Tae Kwang Kim, Hye Seon Lee and Ji Eun Kim
Van Anh T. Nguyen, Ngoc Quynh H. Nguyen, Thu Hong Khuat, Phuong Thao T. Nguyen, Thu Trang Do, Xuan Thai Vu, Kien Tran, Manh Tung Ho, Hong Kong T. Nguyen, Thu Trang Vuong and Quan Hoang Vuong
Protecting the rights of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersex, and queers (LGBTIQ) population requires, first and foremost, a proper understanding of their sexual orientation and gender identity. This study highlights a severe misunderstan... see more
Hyoung Woo Chang, Hee Jung Kim, Jae Suk Yoo, Dong Jin Kim and Kwang Ree Cho
Marcel Kraemer, Marcin Krawczyk, Fozia Noor, Frank Grünhage, Frank Lammert and Jochen G. Schneider
Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a multifunction protein. While membrane-bound VAP-1 is an adhesion protein, soluble VAP-1 catalyzes the deamination of primary amines through its semicarbazide-sensitive amino oxidase (SSAO) activity. VAP-1 supports ... see more
Mei-Yin Lai, Jen-Fu Hsu, Shih-Ming Chu, I-Hsyuan Wu, Hsuan-Rong Huang, Ming-Chou Chiang, Ren-Huei Fu and Ming-Horng Tsai
Rosalinda Madonna, Carmela Rita Balistreri, Salvatore De Rosa, Saverio Muscoli, Stefano Selvaggio, Giancarlo Selvaggio, Péter Ferdinandy and Raffaele De Caterina
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) are the main cause of mortality in industrialized countries. Although it is well known that there is a difference in the risk of these diseases in women... see more
Yun Jeong Chae, Han Bum Joe, Juyeon Oh, Eunyoung Lee and In Kyong Yi
Tae Gun Shin, Youn-Jung Kim, Seung Mok Ryoo, Sung Yeon Hwang, Ik Joon Jo, Sung Phil Chung, Sung-Hyuk Choi, Gil Joon Suh and Won Young Kim
Sara Torretta, Claudio Guastella, Paola Marchisio, Tal Marom, Samantha Bosis, Tullio Ibba, Lorenzo Drago and Lorenzo Pignataro
Sinonasal-related orbital infections (SROIs) are typically pediatric diseases that occur in 3–4% of children with acute rhinosinusitis. They are characterised by various clinical manifestations, such as peri-orbital and orbital cellulitis or orbital and s... see more