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Effective oral combination metronomic chemotherapy with low toxicity for the management of castration-resistant prostate cancer

Åsa Jellvert, Ingela Franck Lissbrant, Maliha Edgren, Elisabeth Övferholm, Karin Braide, Ann-Marie Ekelund Olvenmark, Jon Kindblom, Per Albertsson, Bo Lennernäs

Pages: 579-584 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Insulin-like growth factor receptor-1 expression predicts postoperative recurrence in adenocarcinoma of the lung

Makoto Nakagawa, Hidetaka Uramoto, Hidehiko Shimokawa, Takamitsu Onitsuka, Takeshi Hanagiri, Fumihiro Tanaka

Pages: 585-590 Published online on: 26 April 2011
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Significance of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 expression in stromal cells of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Shigeki Fujita, Eiichi Morii, Nur Rahadiani, Naoki Wada, Yumiko Hori, Jun-Ichiro Ikeda, Katsuyuki Aozasa

Pages: 591-594 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in metronomic chemotherapy using irinotecan and/or bevacizumab for colon carcinoma: study of their clinical significance

Hidetsugu Murakami, Yutaka Ogata, Yoshito Akagi, Nobuya Ishibashi, Kazuo Shirouzu

Pages: 595-600 Published online on: 08 April 2011
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Radiation-sensitizing effect of low-concentration docetaxel on human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell lines

Satoshi Tabuchi, Soji Ozawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Naoyuki Shigematsu, Atsushi Kubo, Masakazu Ueda, Yuko Kitagawa, Masaki Kitajima

Pages: 601-606 Published online on: 10 May 2011
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Correlation of Kupffer cell function and hepatocyte function in chronic viral hepatitis evaluated with superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy using technetium-99m-labelled galactosyl human serum albumin

Tatsuyuki Tonan, Kiminori Fujimoto, Aliya Qayyum, Sanae Azuma, Masatoshi Ishibashi, Takato Ueno, Noriyuki Ono, Junji Akiyoshi, Sunao Matsushita, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Takumi Kawaguchi, Michio Sata

Pages: 607-613 Published online on: 11 April 2011
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Self-monitoring urinary salt excretion in adults: A novel education program for restricting dietary salt intake

Kenichiro Yasutake, Kayoko Sawano, Shoko Yamaguchi, Hiroko Sakai, Hatsumi Amadera, Takuya Tsuchihashi

Pages: 615-618 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Bronchial reversibility with a short-acting β2-agonist predicts the FEV1 response to administration of a long-acting β2-agonist with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with bronchial asthma

Akihiko Ohwada, Kei Inami, Emi Onuma, Mariko  Matsumoto‑Yamazaki, Ryo Atsuta, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Pages: 619-623 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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1,5-anhydro-D-fructose: A natural antibiotic that inhibits the growth of gram-positive bacteria and microbial biofilm formation to prevent nosocomial infection

Xiaojie Meng, Ko-ichi Kawahara, Hiroaki Miyanohara, Yasushi Yoshimoto, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Satoshi Noma, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Yoko Morimoto, Takashi  Ito, Yoko Oyama, Narimasa Yoshinaga, Binita Shrestha, Binita Chandan, Kentaro  Mera, Ko-ichi Tada, Naoki Miura, Yoshiko Ono, Kazunori Takenouchi, Ryuichi  Maenosono, Tomoka Nagasato, Teruto Hashiguchi, Ikuro Maruyama

Pages: 625-628 Published online on: 01 April 2011
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Turmeric and curcumin suppress presenilin 1 protein expression in Jurkat cells

Hitomi Yoshida, Naoko Okumura, Yuri Nishimura, Yasuko Kitagishi, Satoru Matsuda

Pages: 629-632 Published online on: 01 April 2011
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Cell budding from pre-invasive tumors: Intrinsic precursor of invasive breast lesions?

Jin-Hong Gai, Peng-Tao Gong, Jian-Hua Li, Yan-Gao Man, Jin-Song Ni, Hongxi Ma, Fen-Yun Hao, Xi-Chen Zhang, Ying Liu

Pages: 633-639 Published online on: 07 April 2011
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Pattern of expression of CCN family members Cyr61, CTGF and NOV in human acute and chronic wounds

Uzma Minhas, Tracey A. Martin, Fiona Ruge, Keith G. Harding, Wen G. Jiang

Pages: 641-645 Published online on: 19 April 2011
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Prognostic significance of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Wen-Yong Wu, Jun Li, Zheng-Sheng Wu, Chang-Le Zhang, Xiang-Ling Meng, Peter E. Lobie

Pages: 647-653 Published online on: 11 April 2011
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Expression of cecropin B in Pichia pastoris and its bioactivity in vitro

Xiuqing Wang, Mingxing Zhu, Guimao Yang, Chunxia Su, Aijun Zhang, Ruibing Cao, Puyan Chen

Pages: 655-660 Published online on: 09 May 2011
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Endoscopic vs. conventional thyroidectomy for the treatment of benign thyroid tumors: A retrospective study of a 4-year experience

Feilin Cao, Bojian Xie, Binbin Cui, Dong Xu

Pages: 661-666 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Clinical implications and characteristics of factor forkhead box protein 3 in gastric cancer

ChangLi Jiang, WeiHua Wang, Wei Yan, YuHai Zhang, JiangTao Yang, Song Zhang, Cun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Han, JunZhi Wang, Ying-Qi Zhang

Pages: 667-673 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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New perspective for nutritional support of cancer patients: Enteral/parenteral nutrition

Gamze Akbulut

Pages: 675-684 Published online on: 01 April 2011
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Prognostic and predictive value of CEA and CYFRA 21-1 levels in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib or erlotinib

Minkyu Jung, Se Hyun Kim, Young Joo Lee, Soojung Hong, Young Ae Kang, Se Kyu Kim, Joon Chang, Sun Young Rha, Joo Hang Kim, Dae Joon Kim, Byoung Chul Cho

Pages: 685-693 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Sessile serrated adenoma shares similar genetic and epigenetic features with microsatellite unstable colon cancer in a location-dependent manner

Takafumi Maeda, Koichi Suzuki, Kazutomo Togashi, Mitsuhiro Nokubi, Masaaki Saito, Shingo Tsujinaka, Hidenori Kamiyama, Fumio Konishi

Pages: 695-700 Published online on: 05 April 2011
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A surprising diagnosis of pancreatitis with pseudocyst associated with sudden massive effusion

Emine Argüder, Demet Karnak, Oya Kayacan

Pages: 701-703 Published online on: 05 April 2011
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Identification of novel molecular markers for detection of gastric cancer cells in the peripheral blood circulation using genome-wide microarray analysis

Nobuyuki Matsumura, Hitoshi Zembutsu, Koji Yamaguchi, Kazuaki Sasaki, Tetsuhiro Tsuruma, Toshihiko Nishidate, Ryuichi Denno, Koichi Hirata

Pages: 705-713 Published online on: 08 April 2011
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Interleukin-28B polymorphisms are associated with an early viral response in patients receiving hepatitis C therapy

Rie Osaki, Takashi Nishimura, Takayuki Takeuchi, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Yoshiaki Okumura, Makoto Shioya, Tamio Nakahara, Shigeki Bamba, Shinobu Nakajo, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Akira Andoh

Pages: 715-718 Published online on: 07 April 2011
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Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor from soybeans enhances cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in human mesothelioma cells

Korehito Kashiwagi, Nantiga Virgona, Jin Yamada, Ayami Sato, Masako Ota, Takuya Yazawa, Tomohiro Yano

Pages: 719-724 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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γ-secretase inhibitor up-regulates vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Yu-Hui Zou, Yi-Qun Cao, Lai-Xing Wang, Yu-Hui Zhang, Zhi-Jian Yue, Jian-Min Liu

Pages: 725-729 Published online on: 19 April 2011
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Formoterol and cancer muscle wasting in rats: Effects on muscle force and total physical activity

Sílvia Busquets, Míriam Toledo, Sònia Sirisi, Marcel Orpí, Roberto Serpe, Joana  Coutinho, Raquel Martínez, Josep Μ. Argilés, Francisco J. López-Soriano

Pages: 731-735 Published online on: 28 April 2011
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Adoptive cellular therapy enhances the helper T cell response and reduces the number of regulatory T cells

Takeshi Ishikawa, Satoshi Kokura, Naoyuki Sakamoto, Tsuguhiro Matsumoto, Jun Funaki, Satoko Adachi, Tetsuya Okayama, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Osamu Handa, Tomohisa Takagi, Nobuaki Yagi, Takashi Ando, Kazuko Uno, Yuji Naito, Toshikazu Yoshikawa

Pages: 737-743 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Association of a polymorphism of BTN2A1 with dyslipidemia in East Asian populations

Tetsuo Fujimaki, Kimihiko Kato, Mitsutoshi Oguri, Tetsuro Yohida, Hideki Horibe, Kiyoshi Yokoi, Sachiro Watanabe, Kei Satoh, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Masashi Tanaka, Hiroto Yoshida, Shoji Shinkai, Yoshinori Nozawa, Dong-Jik Shin, Jong-Ho Lee, Yangsoo Jang, Yoshiji Yamada

Pages: 745-749 Published online on: 12 May 2011
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Study of DNA methylation patterns of imprinted genes in children born after assisted reproductive technologies reveals no imprinting errors: a pilot study

Hai-Yan Zheng, Xiao-Yun Shi, Le-Le Wang, Ya-Qin Wu, Shi-Ling Chen, Lin Zhang

Pages: 751-755 Published online on: 29 April 2011
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July-August 2011
Volume 2 Issue 4

Print ISSN: 1792-0981
Online ISSN: 1792-1015

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