GHK Peptide as a Natural Modulator of Multiple Cellular Pathways in Skin RegenerationBioMed Research International - Tập 2015 - Trang 1-7 - 2015
Loren Pickart, Jessica Michelle Vasquez-Soltero, Anna Margolina
GHK (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine) is present in human plasma, saliva, and urine but declines with age. It is proposed that GHK functions as a complex with copper 2+ which accelerates wound healing and skin repair. GHK stimulates both synthesis and breakdown of collagen and glycosaminoglycans and modulates the activity of both metalloproteinases and their inhibitors. It stimulates collagen, ...... hiện toàn bộ
The ECM-Cell Interaction of Cartilage Extracellular Matrix on ChondrocytesBioMed Research International - Tập 2014 - Trang 1-8 - 2014
Yue Gao, Shuyun Liu, Jingxiang Huang, Weimin Guo, Jifeng Chen, Li Zhang, Bin Zhao, Jiang Peng, Aiyuan Wang, Yu Wang, Wenjing Xu, Shibi Lu, Mei Yuan, Mingjie Wang
Cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) is composed primarily of the network type II collagen (COLII) and an interlocking mesh of fibrous proteins and proteoglycans (PGs), hyaluronic acid (HA), and chondroitin sulfate (CS). Articular cartilage ECM plays a crucial role in regulating chondrocyte metabolism and functions, such as organized cytoskeleton through integrin-mediated signaling via cel...... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of the Performance of Females as Light Infantry SoldiersBioMed Research International - Tập 2014 - Trang 1-7 - 2014
Aharon S. Finestone, Charles Milgrom, Ran Yanovich, Rachael A. Evans, Naama Constantini, Daniel S. Moran
A few countries permit women to serve in combat roles, but their long term performance in these positions has not been reported. The incidences of overuse injuries and attrition of 85 male and 235 female recruits in a light infantry brigade was followed in a three-year prospective study. Females were shorter (162 cm, CI 161–163 cm) than males (174 cm, CI 173–176), had more body fat (18.9 k...... hiện toàn bộ
What Is Recent in Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy?BioMed Research International - Tập 2013 - Trang 1-14 - 2013
Elena Niccolai, Domenico Prisco, Mario Milco D’Elios, Amedeo Amedei
Pancreatic cancer (PC) represents an unresolved therapeutic challenge, due to the poor prognosis and the reduced response to currently available treatments. Pancreatic cancer is the most lethal type of digestive cancers, with a median survival of 4–6 months. Only a small proportion of PC patients is curative by surgical resection, whilst standard chemotherapy for patients in advanced disea...... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of Adult Male Circumcision on Premature Ejaculation: Results from a Prospective Study in ChinaBioMed Research International - Tập 2015 - Trang 1-7 - 2015
Jingjing Gao, Chuan Xu, Jingjing Zhang, Chaozhao Liang, Puyu Su, Zhen Peng, Kai Shi, Dongdong Tang, Pan Gao, Zhaoxiang Lu, Jishuang Liu, Lei Xia, Jiajia Yang, Zongyao Hao, Jun Zhou, Xiansheng Zhang
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of adult male circumcision on premature ejaculation (PE). Therefore, between December 2009 and March 2014, a total of 575 circumcised men and 623 uncircumcised men (control group) were evaluated. Detailed evaluations (including circumcision and control groups) on PE were conducted before circumcision and at the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-mont...... hiện toàn bộ
On the Feasibility of Utilizing Allogeneic Bone Blocks for Atrophic Maxillary AugmentationBioMed Research International - Tập 2014 - Trang 1-12 - 2014
Alberto Monje, Michael A. Pikos, Hsun‐Liang Chan, Fernando Suárez, Jordi Gargallo‐Albiol, Federico Hernández‐Alfaro, Pablo Galindo‐Moreno, Hom‐Lay Wang
Purpose. This systematic review was aimed at assessing the feasibility by means of survival rate, histologic analysis, and causes of failure of allogeneic block grafts for augmenting the atrophic maxilla.Material and Methods. A literature search was conducted by one reviewer in several databases. Articles were included in this systemati...... hiện toàn bộ
The Measurement of Maximal (Anaerobic) Power Output on a Cycle Ergometer: A Critical ReviewBioMed Research International - Tập 2013 - Trang 1-40 - 2013
Tarak Driss, Henry Vandewalle
The interests and limits of the different methods and protocols of maximal (anaerobic) power () assessment are reviewed: single all-out testsversusforce-velocity tests, isokinetic ergometersversusfriction-loaded ergometers, measure of during the acceleration phase or at peak velocity. The effects of training, athletic practice, diet and...... hiện toàn bộ
Using the Sadakane Compressed Suffix Tree to Solve the All-Pairs Suffix-Prefix ProblemBioMed Research International - Tập 2014 - Trang 1-11 - 2014
Maan Haj Rachid, Qutaibah M. Malluhi, Mohamed Abouelhoda
The all-pairs suffix-prefix matching problem is a basic problem in string processing. It has an application in the de novo genome assembly task, which is one of the major bioinformatics problems. Due to the large size of the input data, it is crucial to use fast and space efficient solutions. In this paper, we present a space-economical solution to this problem using the generalized Sadaka...... hiện toàn bộ
A Practical and Scalable Tool to Find Overlaps between SequencesBioMed Research International - Tập 2015 - Trang 1-12 - 2015
Maan Haj Rachid, Qutaibah M. Malluhi
The evolution of the next generation sequencing technology increases the demand for efficient solutions, in terms of space and time, for several bioinformatics problems. This paper presents a practical and easy-to-implement solution for one of these problems, namely, the all-pairs suffix-prefix problem, using a compact prefix tree. The paper demonstrates an efficient construction of this t...... hiện toàn bộ