Journal Articles
Editorial
[Editorial] Paediatric Virology: A new paediatric subspecialty? A proposal at the Workshop on Paediatric Virology, Athens, October 10, 2015
Ioannis N. Mammas, Anne Greenough, Maria Theodoridou, Demetrios A. Spandidos
Pages: 3-5 Published online on: 24 November 2015
Review
Current views and advances on Paediatric Virology: An update for paediatric trainees (Review)
Ioannis N. Mammas, Anne Greenough, Maria Theodoridou, Anna Kramvis, Iliana Christaki, Chryssie Koutsaftiki, Maria Koutsaki, Dimitra M. Portaliou, Georgia Kostagianni, Paraskevi Panagopoulou, George Sourvinos, Demetrios A. Spandidos
Pages: 6-14 Published online on: 24 November 2015
Review
Pediatric obesity: Causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment (Review)
Shumei Xu, Ying Xue
Pages: 15-20 Published online on: 11 November 2015
Review
Fluoro-edenite and carbon nanotubes: The health impact of ‘asbestos-like’ fibres (Review)
Edoardo Miozzi, Venerando Rapisarda, Andrea Marconi, Chiara Costa, Irene Polito, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Massimo Libra, Concettina Fenga
Pages: 21-27 Published online on: 25 November 2015
Article
Association of Notch3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and lacunar infarctions in patients
Ying Li, Nan Liu, Hui Chen, Yonghua Huang, Weiwei Zhang
Pages: 28-32 Published online on: 26 November 2015
Article
Effect of cold stress on immunity in rats
Guo‑Zhu Hu, Si‑Jun Yang, Wei‑Xu Hu, Zhu Wen, Dan He, Li‑Feng Zeng, Qin Xiang, Xiao‑Mu Wu, Wen‑Yun Zhou, Qing‑Xian Zhu
Pages: 33-42 Published online on: 11 November 2015
Article
Analysis of the clinical value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis before and after autologous liver transplantation
Yongde Qin, Xiaohong Li, Qizhou Zhang, Bin Xie, Xuewen Ji, Yubin Li, Amina Yiblayan, Hao Wen
Pages: 43-48 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Immunosuppressive agents versus steroids in the treatment of IgA nephropathy-induced proteinuria: A meta-analysis Corrigendum in /10.3892/etm.2019.7267
Yanli Liu, Jun Xiao, Xintian Shi, Guojun Hao, Qinkai Chen, Jing Zhou, Xin Wei
Pages: 49-56 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Asiatic acid inhibits left ventricular remodeling and improves cardiac function in a rat model of myocardial infarction
Lianying Huo, Wenbing Shi, Ling Chong, Jinlong Wang, Kai Zhang, Yufeng Li
Pages: 57-64 Published online on: 17 November 2015
Article
Laryngeal mask airway without muscle relaxant in femoral head replacement in elderly patients
Ming Kong, Beiping Li, Yunping Tian
Pages: 65-68 Published online on: 09 November 2015
Article
Pterygium concomitant with other ocular surface lesions: Clinical implications and pathogenetic links
Efstathios T. Detorakis, George Kymionis, Michael Tsatsos, Demetrios A. Spandidos
Pages: 69-72 Published online on: 13 November 2015
Article
Hepcidin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease regulated by the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway
Wei Chen, Xiaowei Wang, Li Huang, Bo Liu
Pages: 73-76 Published online on: 17 November 2015
Article
High-frequency ultrasound as an adjunct to neural electrophysiology: Evaluation and prognosis of Bell's palsy
Shuo Li, Rui‑Jun Guo, Xiao‑Ning Liang, Yue Wu, Wen Cao, Zhen‑Ping Zhang, Wei Zhao, Hai‑Dong Liang
Pages: 77-82 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Article
Early prediction of death in acute hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
Guofang Chen, Lei Ping, Shengkui Zhou, Weiwei Liu, Leijing Liu, Dongmei Zhang, Zaili Li, Yongfang Tian, Zhen Chen
Pages: 83-88 Published online on: 25 November 2015
Article
Ovarian hormones ameliorate memory impairment, cholinergic deficit, neuronal apoptosis and astrogliosis in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease
Zhiying Hu, Yang Yang, Keqiang Gao, John A. Rudd, Marong Fang
Pages: 89-97 Published online on: 13 November 2015
Case Report
Lung cancer in which the hypothesis of multi-step progression is confirmed by array-CGH results: A case report
Daniela Bettio, Anna Venci, Valentina Achille, Marco Alloisio, Armando Santoro
Pages: 98-100 Published online on: 16 November 2015
Article
Evaluation of the early response and mechanism of treatment of Parkinson's disease with L-dopa using 18F-fallypride micro-positron emission tomography scanning
Yi‑Hua Fa, Jian‑Qiang Ni, Xiao‑Jin Wu, Jia‑Qing Tan, Yi‑Wei Wu
Pages: 101-109 Published online on: 27 November 2015
Article
Effect of acute hypervolemic hemodilution of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on the EC50 of propofol at two clinical endpoints in patients
Yuhong Li, Yue Shan, Xuezheng Lin
Pages: 110-116 Published online on: 20 November 2015
Article
Evolution of entecavir-resistant hepatitis B virus during entecavir and adefovir dipivoxil combination therapy
Yang Wang, Shuang Liu, Yu Chen, Sujun Zheng, Li Zhou, Tsen Hua, Shaofei Sui, Fengmin Lu, Zhongping Duan
Pages: 117-123 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Effect of Chaihu-Shugan-San on the mRNA expression of the 5-HT1A receptor and cellular proliferation in the hippocampus of epileptic rats with depression
Ping Yang, Liang Li, Xue‑Jun Liu, Xiong Cai, Mei‑Zhen Sun, Jun‑Feng He, Guang Zeng, Hui‑Yong Huang
Pages: 124-130 Published online on: 13 November 2015
Article
The influence of genetic polymorphisms in TLR4 and TIRAP, and their expression levels in peripheral blood, on susceptibility to sepsis
Jianping Zhang, Jingping Yang, Xiyuan Xu, Liangshen Liang, Haixia Sun, Guohua Liu, Lihong Zhang, Yun Su
Pages: 131-139 Published online on: 19 November 2015
Article
Characteristic expression and significance of CCL19 in different tissue types in chronic rhinosinusitis
You Zou, Yan Wang, Shui‑Bin Wang, Yong‑Gang Kong, Yu Xu, Ze‑Zhang Tao, Shi‑Ming Chen
Pages: 140-146 Published online on: 26 November 2015
Article
Variations in oxidative stress markers in elite basketball players at the beginning and end of a season
Ypatios Spanidis, Nikolaos Goutzourelas, Dimitrios Stagos, Anastasios Mpesios, Alexandros Priftis, David Bar‑Or, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Aristides M. Tsatsakis, George Leon, Demetrios Kouretas
Pages: 147-153 Published online on: 04 November 2015
Article
Clinical significance of plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide and cardiac troponin T in patients with sepsis
Jifeng Wang, Wenli Ji, Zhengqin Xu, Tao Pan
Pages: 154-156 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Association between postoperative thromboembolism prophylaxis and complications following urological surgery
Maria Angela Cerruto, Carolina D'Εlia, Marco Piccoli, Giovanni Cacciamani, Davide De Marchi, Paolo Corsi, Vincenzo De Marco, Stefano Cavalleri, Walter Artibani
Pages: 157-163 Published online on: 09 November 2015
Article
Bioavailability and safety study of resveratrol 500 mg tablets in healthy male and female volunteers
Christakis Sergides, Marinela Chirilă, Luigi Silvestro, Daphne Pitta, Andreas Pittas
Pages: 164-170 Published online on: 25 November 2015
Article
Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting the expression of interleukin-17A
Chunfeng Yi, Changjiang Zhang, Xiaorong Hu, Yuanhong Li, Hong Jiang, Weipan Xu, Jiajia Lu, Yuanxi Liao, Ruisong Ma, Xuefei Li, Jichun Wang
Pages: 171-176 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Article
Hydrogen-rich saline attenuates steroid-associated femoral head necrosis through inhibition of oxidative stress in a rabbit model
Sheng‑Li Huang, Jian Jiao, Hong‑Wei Yan
Pages: 177-182 Published online on: 19 November 2015
Article
Effects of a combination of puerarin, baicalin and berberine on the expression of proliferator-activated receptor-γ and insulin receptor in a rat model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Weihan Zhao, Lijuan Liu, Yunliang Wang, Tangyou Mao, Junxiang Li
Pages: 183-190 Published online on: 09 November 2015
Article
Fat-1 gene inhibits human oral squamous carcinoma cell proliferation through downregulation of β-catenin signaling pathways
Daibang Nie, Zuozhao Wang, Ying Zhang, Daxin Pang, Hongsheng Ouyang, Li Li
Pages: 191-196 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Case Report
Atypical skin reaction in a patient treated with gefitinib for advanced lung cancer: A case report and review of the literature
Anna Ferrazzi, Irene Russo, Giulia Pasello, Mauro Alaibac
Pages: 197-200 Published online on: 19 November 2015
Case Report
Clinicopathological observation of primary lung enteric adenocarcinoma and its response to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature
Li Lin, Chun‑Wei Xu, Bo Zhang, Rong‑Rui Liu, Fei‑Jiao Ge, Chuan‑Hua Zhao, Ru Jia, Quan‑Hong Qin, Jelena Stojsic, Yan Wang, Jian‑Ming Xu
Pages: 201-207 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Case Report
Esophageal mucosa exfoliation induced by oxalic acid poisoning: A case report
Jieru Wang, Baotian Kan, Xiangdong Jian, Xiaopeng Wu, Guancai Yu, Jing Sun
Pages: 208-212 Published online on: 17 November 2015
Article
Suppression of SIPA‑1 expression may reduce bladder cancer invasion and metastasis via the downregulation of E‑cadherin and ZO‑1 Corrigendum in /10.3892/etm.2022.11622
Ping Zhang, Xinghuan Wang
Pages: 213-217 Published online on: 24 November 2015
Case Report
Kimura's disease of the right cheek: A case report
Guangming Luo, Feifei Gu, Tianlin Liu, Yuanliang Huang
Pages: 218-220 Published online on: 27 November 2015
Article
siRNA-mediated downregulation of GluN2B in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex attenuates mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in a rat model of pain associated with bone cancer
Yongguang Xu, Gongming Wang, Xuli Zou, Zaiqi Yang, Qin Wang, Hao Feng, Mengyuan Zhang
Pages: 221-229 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Apigenin protects against bleomycin‑induced lung fibrosis in rats
Ling Chen, Wei Zhao
Pages: 230-234 Published online on: 20 November 2015
Case Report
Infantile Pompe disease: A case report and review of the Chinese literature
Yun Liu, Yang Yang, Beibei Wang, Lizhi Wu, Honglu Liang, Qing Kan, Zhaolan Cao, Youyan Zhao, Xiaoyu Zhou
Pages: 235-238 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Case Report
Treatment of choroid metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy: A case report
Kenichi Makabe, Koichi Kurishima, Toshihiro Shiozawa, Kunihiko Miyazaki, Gen Ohara, Katsunori Kagohashi, Hiroaki Satoh, Nobuyuki Hizawa
Pages: 239-242 Published online on: 25 November 2015
Article
Effect of rikkunshi-to treatment on chemotherapy-induced appetite loss in patients with lung cancer: A prospective study
Takako Oteki, Asuka Ishikawa, Yoshie Sasaki, Gen Ohara, Katsunori Kagohashi, Koichi Kurishima, Hiroaki Satoh
Pages: 243-246 Published online on: 27 November 2015
Article
Effect of the topical application of calcipotriol on the expression levels of zinc finger protein A20 and nuclear factor‑κB in the skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris
Ya‑Juan Tang, Ru‑Zhi Zhang, Xiao‑Ming Liu, Chun‑Xing Xu, Sai Cheng, Qi Liu
Pages: 247-250 Published online on: 24 November 2015
Article
Role of soluble programmed death-1 (sPD-1) and sPD-ligand 1 in patients with cystic echinococcosis
Yanhua Li, Yunfeng Xiao, Mingquan Su, Rong Zhang, Jianbing Ding, Xiaoke Hao, Yueyun Ma
Pages: 251-256 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Article
Protective effects of SIRT1 in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy via the inhibition of IL-17 expression
Shulin Liu, Yu Lin, Xin Liu
Pages: 257-262 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Article
Paeoniflorin attenuates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury via anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic pathways
Ye Tao, Zhihong Wen, Yingqian Song, Hui Wang
Pages: 263-268 Published online on: 27 November 2015
Article
Association of antibiotic resistance with SHV-12 extended-spectrum β-lactamase in Enterobacter cloacae
Jun Liu, Guo‑Ming Li, Li‑Yao Lin, Xia‑Lei Wu, Shao‑Long Huang, Yong Zhou, Zu‑Guo Zhao
Pages: 269-276 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Article
Protocatechuic aldehyde inhibits TNF-α-induced fibronectin expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells via a c-Jun N-terminal kinase dependent pathway
Yue‑Feng Tong, Yong Liu, Zhi‑Xing Hu, Zhe‑Cheng Li, Agula A
Pages: 277-282 Published online on: 25 November 2015
Article
Clinical observation of the application of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for the treatment of diabetic foot gangrene
Shi‑Min Xu, Ting Liang
Pages: 283-288 Published online on: 24 November 2015
Article
Upper gastrointestinal safety and tolerability of oral alendronate: A meta-analysis
Manru Zhou, Yayuan Zheng, Jin Li, Jingkai Wu, Weiming Xu, Liao Cui, Weimin Yao, Yuyu Liu
Pages: 289-296 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Article
Adrenergic stimulation alters the expression of inflammasome components and interleukins in primary human monocytes
Johann‑Philipp Horstmann, Ingo Marzi, Borna Relja
Pages: 297-302 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Article
Effects of rhein lysinate on D-galactose-induced aging mice
Yong‑Zhan Zhen, Ya‑Jun Lin, Kai‑Ji Li, Guang‑Ling Zhang, Yu‑Fang Zhao, Mei‑Mei Wang, Jing‑Bo Wei, Jie Wei, Gang Hu
Pages: 303-308 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Inhibitory effect of bone morphogenetic protein-2 on the proliferation of giant cell tumor of bone stromal cells in vitro
Baohua He, Guanping He, Xiaofei Zheng, Lihua Li, Mei Li, Hong Xia
Pages: 309-314 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Case Report
Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 limbic encephalitis: A case report and literature review
Jingyao Liu, Min Li, Guibo Li, Chunkui Zhou, Rensheng Zhang
Pages: 315-317 Published online on: 13 November 2015
Article
Effects of preserving different veins on flow-through flap survival: An experimental study
Jian Song, Zonghuan Li, Aixi Yu
Pages: 318-324 Published online on: 16 November 2015
Case Report
Endoscopic biopsy of a B-cell lymphoma involving the entire ventricular system: A case report
Jia‑Zhen Qin, Yue‑Kui Wu, Zhi‑Jun Yang, Jun Lv, Yuan‑Yuan Dang, Hong‑Tian Zhang, Yi‑Wu Dai
Pages: 325-327 Published online on: 12 November 2015
Article
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI serves as a predictor of HIFU treatment outcome for uterine fibroids with hyperintensity in T2-weighted images
Wen‑Peng Zhao, Jin‑Yun Chen, Wen‑Zhi Chen
Pages: 328-334 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Case Report
Recurrent sialoliths after excision of the bilateral submandibular glands for sialolithiasis treatment: A case report
Xiaoxia Ying, Jianan Kang, Fuyin Zhang, Hui Dong
Pages: 335-337 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Article
Combination of deep sea water and Sesamum indicum leaf extract prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity through AMPK activation in visceral adipose tissue
Haidan Yuan, Sunghyun Chung, Qianqian Ma, Li Ye, Guangchun Piao
Pages: 338-344 Published online on: 10 November 2015
Case Report
Pyogenic granuloma in a patient with psoriasis successfully treated by 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy: A case report
Juan Liu, Bing‑Rong Zhou, Fei Yi, Hong‑Jin Wu, Jia‑An Zhang, Dan Luo
Pages: 345-347 Published online on: 27 November 2015
Article
Palliation double stenting for malignant biliary and duodenal obstruction
Liang Zhao, Haitao Xu, Yubao Zhang
Pages: 348-352 Published online on: 18 November 2015
Article
Schisandra chinensis and Rhodiola rosea exert an anti-stress effect on the HPA axis and reduce hypothalamic c-Fos expression in rats subjected to repeated stress
Nan Xia, Jie Li, Hongwei Wang, Jian Wang, Yangtian Wang
Pages: 353-359 Published online on: 19 November 2015
Article