757,625 results match your criteria Biomarkers [Journal]
J Crohns Colitis 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Radiology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Background: Crohns disease (CD) is a chronic inflammation in the gut that often progresses to fibrosis. Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE) is an important diagnostic tool in evaluating CD. We aimed to assess the prevalence of inflammation and stricturing disease in patients with long-term CD and investigate associations with clinical factors. Read More
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
The eighth editions of the primary tumor, lymph node and metastasis classifications for breast cancer issued by the American Joint Commission of Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control were revised in 2017. The major change made by the American Joint Commission of Cancer is to incorporate biological factors such as estrogen and progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, histological grade and multigene prognostic assays, into the staging system. Tumor biomarkers and low recurrence scores confirmed by multigene prognostic assays change the staging. Read More
J Crohns Colitis 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Genetics, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute - Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
Background And Aims: The study investigates the practical utility of whole blood gene expression profiling to diagnose inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs).
Methods: The discovery cohorts included 102 and 51 pediatric IBD patients and controls, and 95 and 46 adult IBD patients and controls, respectively. The replication cohorts included 447 and 76 pediatric IBD patients and controls, and 271 and 108 adult IBD patients and controls, respectively. Read More
Phys Med Biol 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medical Physics, Madison, Wisconsin, UNITED STATES.
Longitudinal assessment of quantitative imaging biomarkers (QIBs) requires a comprehensive quality control (QC) program to minimize bias and variance in measurement results. In addition, the availability of data analysis software from multiple vendors emphasizes the need for a means of quantitatively comparing the computed QIB measures produced by the applications. The purpose of this work is to describe a digital reference object (DRO) that has been developed for the evaluation of arterial spin-labeling (ASL) measurement results. Read More
PLoS One 2018 12;13(12):e0209026. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, United States of America.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening genetic disease and is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Several current therapies aim at improving availability and/or function of the mutant CFTR proteins. The combination therapeutic lumacaftor/ivacaftor (Orkambi, luma/iva) partially corrects folding and potentiates CFTR function impaired by the F508del mutation. Read More
PLoS One 2018 12;13(12):e0207885. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Departments of Pharmacology and Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America.
Two thirds of all persons with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women. Identification of sex-based molecular mechanisms underpinning the female-based prevalence of AD would advance development of therapeutic targets during the prodromal AD phase when prevention or delay in progression is most likely to be effective. This 3-year brain imaging study examines the impact of the menopausal transition on Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarker changes [brain β-amyloid load via 11C-PiB PET, and neurodegeneration via 18F-FDG PET and structural MRI] and cognitive performance in midlife. Read More
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Dec 12;12(12):e0006977. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Background: The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle infection. Small animal models that support the development of adult parasites have not been identified.
Methodology/principal Findings: We hypothesized that highly immunodeficient NSG mice would support the survival and maturation of O. Read More
Nurs Res 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Professor of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH PhD Student, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Professor, Kent State University, Kent, OH Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Assistant Professor, Chief Diversity Officer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Although many of the proposed mediating processes of self-management interventions are operationally defined as cognitive processes (e.g., acquiring and using information, self-efficacy, motivation, decision-making), little is known about their underlying brain mechanisms. Read More
Nurs Res 2019 Jan/Feb;68(1):48-56
Jenna K. Rieder, BA, is Research Assistant, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, NY. Lorie S. Goshin, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor; and D.R. Gina Sissoko, BA, is Research Assistant, Hunter College, The City University of New York, NY. Olena Kleshchova, MS, is Research Assistant, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, NY. Mariann R. Weierich, PhD, is Associate Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, NY.
Background: Community criminal justice supervised mothers are an underserved population who experience high rates of psychological distress and unique parenting challenges, but little is known about physiological stress system function in this population.
Objective: We tested the salivary biomarkers of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function as predictors of subjective maternal stress.
Method: We recruited 23 mothers (age: M = 35. Read More
Pain 2018 Oct 17. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States.
Although self-report pain ratings are the gold standard in clinical pain assessment, they are inherently subjective in nature and significantly influenced by multidimensional contextual variables. Although objective biomarkers for pain could substantially aid pain diagnosis and development of novel therapies, reliable markers for clinical pain have been elusive. In this study, individualized physical maneuvers were used to exacerbate clinical pain in patients with chronic low back pain (N = 53), thereby experimentally producing lower and higher pain states. Read More
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Purpose Of Review: To provide an update of the literature on the use of new biomarkers of rejection in kidney transplant recipients.
Recent Findings: The kidney allograft biopsy is currently considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of rejection. However, the kidney biopsy is invasive and could be indeterminate. Read More
Arq Gastroenterol 2018 Jul-Sep;55(3):314-320
Hospital Português, Unidade de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Acute kidney injury is a common complication of cirrhosis, occurring in up to 20% of patients hospitalized with cirrhosis. This field is rapidly changing, with significant advances in classification, biomarkers and therapy over the last few years. On the behalf of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology, a panel of experts in Hepatology and Nephrology reviewed published evidence to integrate findings and develop the recommendations presented in this manuscript. Read More
J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S1135-S1140
Department of General Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing 100026, China.
Background: The exact molecular mechanism of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still unknown, and the prognosis of ESCC has not been significantly improved.
Objective: To understand the molecular mechanism of ESCC, differential modules (DMs) and key genes were identified through conducting analysis on the differential co-expression network (DCN) based on the gene expression profiles of ESCC and protein-protein interaction (PPI) data.
Materials And Methods: First, gene expression profiles of ESCC and PPI data recruiting and preprocessing were conducted; then, a DCN was constructed based on the gene co-expression and gene differential expression in ESCC; in the following, candidate DMs were mined from DCN through a systemic module searching strategy, and significance analysis was performed on candidate DMs to identify DMs; moreover, significant genes contained in the DMs were analyzed to identify the underlying biomarkers for ESCC. Read More
J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S1063-S1069
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Al Menoufia, Egypt.
Background: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) proteins mediate major alterations of tumor microenvironment including generation of immunosuppressive microenvironment and tumor hypoxia, respectively. These alterations play a crucial role in carcinogenesis and tumor progression.
Aims: The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between the expression of PD-L1 and HIF-1α proteins and the clinicopathologic variables in endometrial carcinoma. Read More
J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S1057-S1062
Department of Internal Medicine of TCM, Zhonglu Hospital, Shandong University of TCM, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Objective: The objective of this paper was to investigate differential pathways in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS) based on pathway network analysis.
Materials And Methods: To achieve this goal, first, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between SALS and normal controls were identified, and a target network was defined as DEGs correlated interactions from the search tool for the retrieval of interacting genes/proteins (STRING). Second, topological centrality analysis was conducted on the target network to identify hub genes and hub network. Read More
J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S998-S1003
Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
Objective: The objective of this paper was to identify the disrupted pathways associated with colon cancer at a network level based on protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and pathway analysis.
Materials And Methods: First of all, the Affymetrix microarray data of colon cancer, human PPIs relationships, and human pathways existed in the database were recruited and preprocessed. Second, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between colon cancer and normal controls were identified. Read More
J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S969-S974
Department of Ultrasound, Linzi District People's Hospital, Zibo 255 400, Shandong Province, China.
Purpose: The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has dramatically increased over the past two decades. This study aimed to investigate the disparity of gene expression between PTC and normal tissues.
Materials And Methods: Gene chip data of E-GEOD-33630 and E-GEOD-60542 were acquired and downloaded from European Bioinformatics Institute Part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory website. Read More
Neural Regen Res 2019 Mar;14(3):491-500
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências; Laboratório de Histofisiologia Comparada, Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
It is widely known that maternal physical exercise is able to induce beneficial improvements in offspring cognition; however, the effects of paternal exercise have not been explored in detail. The present study was designed to evaluate the impact of paternal physical exercise on memory and learning, neuroplasticity and DNA methylation levels in the hippocampus of male offspring. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: sedentary or exercised fathers. Read More
Neural Regen Res 2019 Mar;14(3):413-424
Regenerative Bioscience Center; Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major contributor of long-term disability and a leading cause of death worldwide. A series of secondary injury cascades can contribute to cell death, tissue loss, and ultimately to the development of functional impairments. However, there are currently no effective therapeutic interventions that improve brain outcomes following TBI. Read More
Neural Regen Res 2019 Mar;14(3):387-390
MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, UK.
Neurodegenerative disorders are often associated with cellular dysfunction caused by underlying protein-misfolding signalling. Numerous neuropathologies are diagnosed at late stage symptomatic changes which occur in response to these molecular malfunctions and treatment is often too late or restricted only to the slowing of further cell death. Important new strategies to identify early biomarkers with predictive value to intervene with disease progression at stages where cell dysfunction has not progressed irreversibly is of paramount importance. Read More
Neural Regen Res 2019 Mar;14(3):373-386
Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and neuronal damage. Environmental and genetic factors are associated with the risk of developing MS, but the exact cause still remains unidentified. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), vitamin D, and smoking are among the most well-established environmental risk factors in MS. Read More
Hum Pathol 2018 Dec 7;82:39-45. Epub 2018 Jul 7.
Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address:
Undifferentiated malignancies (UMs) encompass a diverse set of aggressive tumors that pose not only a diagnostic challenge but also a challenge for clinical management. Most tumors in this category are currently treated empirically with nonspecific chemotherapeutic agents that yield extremely poor clinical response. Given that UMs are inherently genetically unstable neoplasms with the potential for immune dysregulation and increased neoantigen production, they are likely to be particularly amenable to immune checkpoint inhibitors, which target programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, to promote T-cell antitumor activity. Read More
Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Pharmaceutics, ITS College of Pharmacy, NH-34, Ghaziabad-201206. India.
Aim And Background: The rationale of this study is that, treatment of asthmatic Guinea pig with combined administration of Montelukast sodium and green tea extract (GTE) as a single capsule will mitigate the inflammatory injury in the airways and weaken the asthmatic response. Recent patents for the treatment of asthma researched a polyphenolic alternatives for antiasthmatic combination therapy, especially for those patients who remains unresponsive or poorly responsive for current asthma therapy (US7232585B2). Synergistic activity of green tea polyphenols and therapeutic, prophylatic agents are also reported in some recent patents (US20120172423A1, US20150320696A1). Read More
Curr Drug Targets 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad. Iran.
Statins are 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors that may play an important role in the evolution of cancers, due to their effects on cancer cell metabolism. Statins effect several potential pathways, including: cell proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis and metastasis. The number of trials assessing the putative clinical benefits of statins in cancer is increasing. Read More
Pharmacogenomics 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Pancreatic carcinoma is usually diagnosed late when treatment options are limited and is considered a chemo-resistant malignancy. However, early stage, good performance status and specific patient subgroup are thought to have a more favorable prognosis. Search for novel molecular biomarkers, which could predict treatment resistance, represents a major opportunity, but also a challenge in further research. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1901:243-253
Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)s are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are essential for serological diagnosis of RA.ACPAs are not specific for a single citrullinated target; in fact, several citrullinated ACPA target proteins have been described. As a consequence, ACPAs are primarily detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, where several citrullinated peptides are used as target antigens. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1901:229-237
Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Antibodies to Ro52/Ro60 (SSA) and La (SSB) are strongly associated to the autoimmune disease primary Sjögren's syndrome and are important in the serologic diagnosis of the disease. Several methods for detection of these antibodies exist such as indirect immunofluorescence, commercial western blot kits, in-house assays, and numerous commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Dependent on the type of assay, sensitivity and specificity may vary notably. Read More
Pathol Oncol Res 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District Wuhan City, No. 1, Zhifang Culture Avenue, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430200, People's Republic of China.
Thyroid cancer (TC) is the one of the most common endocrine malignancy. However, currently there are no specific and sensitive biomarkers for predicting the prognosis for TC. In this study, we for the first time showed MIR22HG was down-regulated in thyroid cancer by analyzing public datasets, including TCGA, GSE29265, GSE33630, and GSE55091. Read More
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018 ;995:97-116
Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
In the past few years, our improved understanding of the pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has led to remarkable advances in the development of novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases. This chapter summarizes the available clinical data with immune-based therapeutic modalities in AML and MDS, focusing on monoclonal antibodies, T cell engager antibodies, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, and checkpoint blockade via blockade of PD-1/PD-L1 or CTLA4. Numerous clinical trials are currently ongoing in patients with AML and MDS, both in the frontline and relapsed refractory setting. Read More
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018 ;995:1-41
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Tumor exists as a complex network of structures with an ability to evolve and evade the host immune surveillance mechanism. The immune milieu which includes macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, neutrophils, mast cells, B cells, and T cells are found in the core, the invasive margin, or the adjacent stromal or lymphoid component of the tumor. The immune infiltrate is heterogeneous and varies within a patient and between patients of the same tumor histology. Read More
Ann Surg Oncol 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1897:107-114
Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a physiologically essential fluid produced by the brain that is involved in protecting the brain and in the exchange of nutrients and waste products. CSF has long been utilized to confirm clinical suspicion of various infectious and inflammatory disorders, such as meningitis and multiple sclerosis. However, there has been increasing interest in collecting CSF in order to study the clinical significance of additional biomarkers. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1897:89-97
Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Blood is a widely used biospecimen in the field of biobanking, secondary to the ease with which it is collected along with the wide variety of analytes obtained from it for analysis. It carries the potential to further the search for biomarkers in countless diseases; therefore, the standardization and optimization of blood collection procedures is of importance in assuring reproducibility of results. Here, we briefly review procedures for the procurement, storage, and use of blood and its fractions for biobanking purposes. Read More
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
The response of antioxidant enzymes to oxidative environmental stress was determined in 5th instar nymphs of Aiolopus thalassinus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) collected from sites with different level of pollution with heavy metals, PO, and SO. The high polluted site induced higher DNA damage to individuals compared to the control site. The highest values of tail length (TL), tail moment (TM), and percent of DNA in tail (TDNA) were found in the gut of 5th instar nymphs from a high polluted site. Read More
Clin Oral Investig 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
Objective: To identify salivary metabolite biomarkers to differentiate patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral epithelial dysplasia (OSCC/OED) from those with persistent suspicious oral mucosal lesions (PSOML).
Subjects And Methods: Whole unstimulated saliva samples were collected from age-, sex-, and race-matched patients who had a lesion in the oral cavity and for whom open biopsies were performed. The patients included OSCC (n = 6), OED (n = 10), and PSOML (n = 32). Read More
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Serum tumor markers (STMs) play a critical role in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of both seminomatous and nonseminomatous testicular germ cell neoplasms. Levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), especially those measured after orchiectomy, also have implications for patient prognosis. Given that testicular germ cell tumors represent the most common solid tumor in men aged 20-34, radiologists must have familiarity with the clinical utilization and implications of these STMs. Read More
Virusdisease 2018 Dec 1;29(4):468-477. Epub 2018 Sep 1.
1Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Department, National Institute of Immunohaematology, 13th floor, New Multi-storeyed Bldg, KEM Hospital Campus, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 India.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection often lead to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is mostly detected in advanced stage. Hence, its early detection is of paramount importance using a biomarker having sensitivity and specificity both. The present study highlights differentially expressed host proteins in response to HBV/HCV infection at different stages. Read More
J Immunol Res 2018 12;2018:1061780. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
"Victor Babes" Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 281 Mihai Bravu, 030303 Bucharest, Romania.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common tumour of the oral cavity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is a multifactorial condition, both genetic and environmental factors being involved in its development and progression. Its pathogenesis is not fully elucidated, but a pivotal role has been attributed to inflammation, strong evidence supporting the association between chronic inflammation and carcinogenesis. Read More
Biomed Res Int 2018 14;2018:4232794. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
Department of Pharmacy, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430021, Hubei, China.
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is the most severe manifestation of peripheral artery disease, which is common but rarely diagnosed. Noninvasive biomarkers are urgently required to assist in the diagnosis of CLI. Accumulating evidence indicates that miRNAs play an important role in the development of various diseases. Read More
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2018 13;2018:2518676. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Bogomoletz Str. 4, Kyiv 01024, Ukraine.
The effects of CFAS (50 and 500 g/kg) supplementation, in a normal physiological state and after restraint stress exposure, on prooxidant/antioxidant balance in rat tissues were explored and compared with the effects of the known exogenous antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Oxidative stress biomarkers (ROS, O·, HO, and lipid peroxidation) and indices of antioxidant status (MnSOD, catalase, GPx, GST, -GCL, GR activities, and GSH level) were measured in the brain and the heart. In addition, protein expression of Nrf2 in the nuclear and cytosol fractions as well as the protein level of antiradical enzyme MnSOD and GSH-related enzymes -GCLC, GPx, and GSTP as downstream targets of Nrf2 was evaluated by western blot analysis. Read More
Dis Markers 2018 21;2018:8309015. Epub 2018 Oct 21.
College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to play an important role in the development and outcomes for multiple human cancers. Their role as a prognostic biomarker in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. This meta-analysis aims to clarify the role of various miRNAs in the survival of NSCLC patients. Read More
Dis Markers 2018 14;2018:2318386. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) and semaphorin 4D (Sema4D) are molecules which regulate immune responses as well as bone remodeling process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of Sema3A and Sema4D and to investigate their clinical significance in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The serum levels of Sema3A and Sema4D were measured in 130 patients with RA and 65 sex- and age-matched healthy individuals. Read More
Front Genet 2018 27;9:570. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Accumulating evidence from small-scale studies has suggested that allele-specific expression (ASE) plays an important role in tumor initiation and progression. However, little is known about genome-wide ASE in tumors. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of ASE in individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) on a genome-wide scale. Read More
Front Immunol 2018 27;9:2689. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
Double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges (DBPCFCs) remain the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergy; however, challenges require significant time and resources and place the patient at an increased risk for severe allergic adverse events. There have been continued efforts to identify alternative diagnostic methods to replace or minimize the need for oral food challenges (OFCs) in the diagnosis of food allergy. Data was extracted for all IRB-approved, Stanford-initiated clinical protocols involving standardized screening OFCs to a cumulative dose of 500 mg protein to any of 11 food allergens in participants with elevated skin prick test (SPT) and/or specific IgE (sIgE) values to the challenged food across 7 sites. Read More
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018 27;9:696. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
This review serves to evaluate the screening and diagnostic strategies for gestational diabetes and overt diabetes in pregnancy. We focus on the different early screening and diagnostic approaches in first trimester including fasting plasma glucose, random plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, hemoglobin A1c, risk prediction models and biomarkers. Early screening for gestational diabetes is currently not recommended since the potential benefits and harms of early detection and subsequent treatment need to be further evaluated in randomized controlled trials. Read More
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018 27;9:687. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Nutrigenomics and Fish Growth Endocrinology, Institute of Aquaculture Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), Castellón, Spain.
The Gh/Prl/Sl family has evolved differentially through evolution, resulting in varying relationships between the somatotropic axis and growth rates within and across fish species. This is due to a wide range of endogenous and exogenous factors that make this association variable throughout season and life cycle, and the present minireview aims to better define the nutritional and environmental regulation of the endocrine growth cascade over precisely defined groups of fishes, focusing on Mediterranean farmed fishes. As a result, circulating Gh and Igf-i are revitalized as reliable growth markers, with a close association with growth rates of gilthead sea bream juveniles with deficiency signs in both macro- or micro-nutrients. Read More
Front Neurol 2018 27;9:1009. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Neurology, Public Health and Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Neurology, Milan, Italy.
Headache disorders are common in children and adolescents. Most of the studies on non-pharmacological treatments have however been carried out on adults. In this review we provide information on recent studies examining non-pharmacological approaches for managing headache in children and adolescents. Read More
Front Neurol 2018 27;9:992. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
The diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) in research and clinical practice has largely relied on clinical history, which can be subjective in nature. Clinical signs are often subtle, overlap with other conditions, and are not formally included as part of diagnostic workup. The characterization of clinical signs and biomarkers is needed for better diagnosis and classification of patients and to monitor treatment response. Read More
Front Aging Neurosci 2018 27;10:394. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Brain relies on glucose and oxygen metabolisms to generate biochemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for supporting electrophysiological activities and neural signaling under resting or working state. Aging is associated with declined mitochondrial functionality and decreased cerebral energy metabolism, and thus, is a major risk factor in developing neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is an unmet need in the development of novel neuroimaging tools and sensitive biomarkers for detecting abnormal energy metabolism and impaired mitochondrial function, especially in an early stage of the neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
Cancer Manag Res 2018 21;10:6097-6108. Epub 2018 Nov 21.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China,
Background: Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors. Despite advances in lung cancer therapies, prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer is still unfavorable. The aim of this study was to identify the prognostic value of key genes in lung tumorigenesis. Read More