Retrospective analysis to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of Bevacizumab in the treatment of recurrent malignant gliomas

There is no consensus therapy recommended for recurrent malignant gliomas (MGs). In 2009, Bevacizumab (BEV) was approved by the FDA as single-agent for recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). The aim of this retrospecti...

Authors: Arsela Prelaj, Sara Elena Rebuzzi, Maurizio Salvati, Silvia Pecorari, Chiara Pozzi, Carmela Fusto, Carla Ferrara, Silverio Tomao and Vincenzo Bianco

Common genetic variants in the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) gene in idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss: a case control study

A role for sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in determining the pregnancy outcome was evidenced by the rise in SHBG levels during pregnancy linked with favorable pregnancy, while reduction in SHBG levels and...

Authors: Mariam Dendana, Ramzi R. Finan, Mariam Al-Mutawa and Wassim Y. Almawi

The role of free endosomal epitopes in the mechanisms of amelioration and flares of rheumatoid arthritis-associated conditions: pregnancy and infective hepatitis

It is known that rheumatoid symptoms improve in pregnancy and in patients who develop infective jaundice. The mechanism of amelioration might involve the direct interaction of free endosomal self-epitopes that...

Authors: Innocenzo Caruso, Enzo Massimo Caruso, Salvatore Santandrea, Franco Montrone, Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini and Marco Cazzola

B-cell differentiation is pressuromodulated as determined by pressuromodulation mapping: Part I, cell differentiation

The episodic sub-episode block sums split-integrated weighted average-averaged gene overexpression tropy quotient (esebssiwaagoT_Q) is a measure of the 5′ → 3′ reading direction intergene distance tropy that needs...

Authors: Hemant Sarin

B-cell antibody class switchings are pressuromodulated events: Part II, gene recombination

The esebssiwaagoT_Q method is applicable for the of study cell gene recombination events as the esebssiwaagoT_Q is a measure of the intracellular pressure required to establish a horizontal reading frame for alignm...

Authors: Hemant Sarin

Recapitulation of the anti-Idiotype antibodies as vaccine candidate

The foreign antigen that enters into the body is detected by the immune system through antigen presenting cells leading to the production of antibodies. The use of anti-idiotype antibodies is a new way to exci...

Authors: Ahsan Naveed, Sajjad Ur Rahman, Muhammad Imran Arshad and Bilal Aslam

Treating multiple antiaging pathways improves health markers in open label clinical study

Research indicates that aging and health are affected by hundreds of biochemical pathways. Our hypothesis is that a multipath intervention strategy directed at multiple aging pathways may promote overall healt...

Authors: Bryant Villeponteau and Yvonne L. Still

A Solanum incanum extract (SR-T100) regresses vulvar condyloma acuminatum and induces distinct autophagic and apoptotic responses in different types of HPV-infected cells

The Solanum species have been used for the treatment of warts, tumor and cancer in folk medicine. The S. incanum extract is an important traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan since 1973. The purpose of the prese...

Authors: Yeong-Chang Chen, Meng-Ru Shen, Ai-Li Shiau, Hamm-Ming Sheu, Yu-Lin Liang and Keng-Fu Hsu

A practical prognostic lncRNA signature for lung squamous cell carcinoma

This study aimed to develop and assess a practical prognostic lncRNA signature for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (LUSC).

Authors: Xiaoshun Shi, Fuxi Huang, Xiaobing Le, Xiaoxiang Li, Kailing Huang, Baoxin Liu, Viola Yingjun Luo, Yanhui Liu, Zhuolin Wu, Allen Menglin Chen, Ying Liang and Jiexia Zhang

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is overexpressed in colorectal cancer onset

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is an essential regulator of glycolysis used as a housekeeping marker for gene/protein normalisation. Given the pivotal role of GAPDH in tumour metabolism, our ...

Authors: Míriam Tarrado-Castellarnau, Santiago Diaz-Moralli, Ibrahim H. Polat, Rebeca Sanz-Pamplona, Cristina Alenda, Víctor Moreno, Antoni Castells and Marta Cascante

Analytical validation of an mRNA-based urine test to predict the presence of high-grade prostate cancer

The challenge for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis is to improve the ability to distinguish indolent from aggressive PCa. Increased urinary levels of Distal-less Homeobox 1 (DLX1) and Homeobox C6 (HOXC6) mRNA have...

Authors: Daphne Hessels, Hans de Jong, Sander A. Jannink, Michael Carter, Manuel Krispin, Wim Van Criekinge, Leander Van Neste and Jack A. Schalken

Residual risk of transfusion-transmitted malaria infection in a malaria endemic sub-Saharan African setting

In Cameroon, as in many malaria endemic countries in Africa, blood donors are not routinely screened for Plasmodium infection that potentially could lead to severe malaria in some recipients. This study aimed at ...

Authors: Cécile Okalla Ebongue, Eveline Ngouadjeu Dongho, Gaétan Texier, Jean-Pierre Nda Mefo’o, Gerald Sume Etapelong, Lawrence Ayong and Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko

Total lymphocyte count in cancer patients with lymphopenia treated with intravenous vitamin C: Results of an observational study

Lymphopenia commonly occurs in cancer patients and predicts poor prognosis. It is caused by radio- and chemotherapy, with malnutrition and treatment-related oxidative stress playing key roles in its pathogenes...

Authors: Dolores Margarita Rodríguez, Mery Elizabeth Guerrero, Bárbara Marisol Maldonado, Claudia Vollbracht and Sandra Aracely Herrera

Job performance in chronic hepatitis C virus patients treated with pegylated interferon-α2b plus ribavirin: an observational study

The employment status of workers with chronic hepatitis C has important implications for society and labor market, for organizations and for the individuals and their economic, social and psychological status....

Authors: Giulia Malaguarnera, Gaetano Bertino, Carmela Greco, Caterina Gagliano, Massimo Motta, Giuseppe Chisari, Venerando Rapisarda, Giuseppe Nunnari, Michele Vecchio, Filippo Drago and Michele Malaguarnera

Cryoinjury-induced acute myocardial infarction model and ameroid constrictor-induced ischemic heart disease model in adult micro-mini pigs for preclinical studies

Coronary artery diseases (CAD) are the most commonly occurring disorders in the developed countries. Development of new therapeutics and their success in clinical studies require confirmation of therapeutic ef...

Authors: Akinori Hirano, Jun Fujita, Hideaki Kanazawa, Shinji Kawaguchi, Noriko Handa, Yoshitake Yamada, Shigeo Okuda, Shuji Hishikawa, Takumi Teratani, Satoshi Kunita, Shugo Tohyama, Tomohisa Seki, Ryota Tabei, Kazuaki Nakajima, Yoshikazu Kishino, Marina Okada…

Comparative in vitro cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbiological activities of two indigenous Venda medicinal plants

The Vhembe region of the Limpopo province has a rich tradition of medicinal plants use. Traditionally, boiled roots of Ziziphus mucronata are used in the treatment of boils, general swelling and other skin infect...

Authors: M. T. Sigidi, C. P. Anokwuru, T. Zininga, M. P. Tshisikhawe, A. Shonhai, I. D. I. Ramaite, A. N. Traoré and N. Potgieter

Thymosin beta 4 treatment improves left ventricular function after myocardial infarction and is related to Up-regulation of chitinase 3-like-1 in mice

Thymosin beta 4 is a promising agent in preclinical regenerative and cardioprotection research. After myocardial injury it improves cell survival, reduces inflammation and activates epicardial progenitor cells...

Authors: Christoffer Stark, Mikko Helenius, Pekka Taimen, Rasmus Kentala, Antti Saraste, Tero-Pekka Alastalo, Timo Savunen and Juha Koskenvuo

Prognostic value of morphologic and morphometric analyses in IgA nephropathy biopsies

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) exhibits a variable course ranging from a benign condition to progressive renal failure with a high proportion of patients undergoing end-stage renal disease in the long term. It is uncl...

Authors: Patrizia Viola, Lucia Centurione, Paolo Felaco, Giuseppe Lattanzio, Tommaso D’Antuono, Marcella Liberatore, Roberta Di Pietro, Franco Oreste Ranelletti, Mario Bonomini and Francesca Bianca Aiello

A novel clinical approach to evaluating changes in fat oxidation in healthy, overnight-fasted subjects

Obesity is characterized by impaired fat oxidation, and, therefore, the development of therapeutics designed to enhance fat oxidation for treating obesity is a growing focus in drug discovery. Evaluating such ...

Authors: Stephanie A. Parsons, Karen P. Jones, Fanchao Yi, Christopher P. Bock, Christopher J. Petucci, Stella K. Betancourt, Stephen J. Gardell and Steven R. Smith

Optimization of CFTR-mRNA transfection in human nasal epithelial cells

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening inherited disease in the Caucasian population. It is caused by genetic defects in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR), a cA...

Authors: Elena Fernández Fernández, Nadine Bangel-Ruland, Katja Tomczak and Wolf-Michael Weber

CD8⁺ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes strongly correlate with molecular subtype and clinico-pathological characteristics in breast cancer patients from Sudan

Breast Cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) occurs in a younger age group of patients and is more aggressive than in Europe and North America. Little is known about the presence of immune i...

Authors: Mahmoud Mohamed, Hina Sarwath, Nada Salih, Devendra Bansal, Prem Chandra, Nazik E. Husain, Lotfi Chouchane, Ali A. Sultan and Shahinaz Bedri

T-helper-1, T-helper-17, T-regulatory lymphocytes in hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 or impaired glucose tolerance: association with clinical and metabolic parameters in a case control study

Low-grade inflammation plays significant role in the development of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), but immune regulatory mechanisms involved in these processes are studied...

Authors: Irina V. Kologrivova, Tatiana E. Suslova, Olga A. Koshelskaya, Irina V. Vinnizkaya and Sergey V. Popov

Membrane cholesterol depletion reduces breast tumor cell migration by a mechanism that involves non-canonical Wnt signaling and IL-10 secretion

Migration and invasion are hallmarks of cancer cells that allow their dissemination to other tissues. Studying the cellular and molecular basis of cancer cell migration can help us to understand and control ca...

Authors: Fabiana Sélos Guerra, Luzia da Silva Sampaio, Sandra Konig, Martin Bonamino, Maria Isabel Doria Rossi, Manoel Luis Costa, Patricia Fernandes and Claudia Mermelstein

Translational Medicine Communications: the home for sound translational science

Authors: Francesco Marincola and Philip Dooner