Volume 10, Issue 8

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Volume 10 (8); 2013

Research Paper

C-Reactive Protein and Serum Amyloid A Overexpression in Lung Tissues of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Case-Control Study
Jose Luis López-Campos, Carmen Calero, Belén Rojano, Marta López-Porras, Javier Sáenz-Coronilla, Ana I Blanco, Verónica Sánchez-López, Daniela Tobar, Ana Montes-Worboys, Elena Arellano
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 938-947. doi:10.7150/ijms.6152
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Down-Regulated CK8 Expression in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Zhen Sun, Hai-Qiang Wang, Zhi-Heng Liu, Le Chang, Yu-Fei Chen, Yong-Zhao Zhang, Wei-Lin Zhang, Yang Gao, Zhong-Yuan Wan, Lu Che, Xu Liu, Dino Samartzis, Zhuo-Jing Luo
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 948-956. doi:10.7150/ijms.5642
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Inhibition of HCV 5′-NTR and Core Expression by a Small Hairpin RNA Delivered by a Histone Gene Carrier, HPhA
Yanhua Ding, Hong Zhang, Yuxiang Li, Di Wu, Shumei He, Yang Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Feng Wang, Junqi Niu
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 957-964. doi:10.7150/ijms.5632
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Pneumothorax as an Adverse Drug Event: An Exploratory Aggregate Analysis of the US FDA AERS Database Including A Confounding By Indication Analysis Inspired by Cornfield's Condition
Manfred Hauben, Eric Y. Hung
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 965-973. doi:10.7150/ijms.5377
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Combination with Anthropometric Measurements and MQSGA to Assess Nutritional Status in Chinese Hemodialysis Population
Jie Chen, Hongquan Peng, Zhimin Yuan, Kun Zhang, Long Xiao, Jialian Huang, Jingfeng Wang, Hui Huang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 974-980. doi:10.7150/ijms.5811
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A Comprehensive Study Indicates PRSS1 Gene Is Significantly Associated with Pancreatitis
Jie Liu, Hong-xin Zhang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 981-987. doi:10.7150/ijms.6164
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Lack of Association of C-Met-N375S Sequence Variant with Lung Cancer Susceptibility and Prognosis
Jiunn-Min Shieh, Yen-An Tang, Tsung-Han Yang, Chih-Yi Chen, Han-Shui Hsu, Yi-Hung Carol Tan, Ravi Salgia, Yi-Ching Wang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 988-994. doi:10.7150/ijms.5944
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Overexpression of Integrin-linked Kinase Promotes Lung Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion via NF-κB-mediated Upregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
Mingjing Zhao, Ying Gao, Lingling Wang, Shuo Liu, Bing Han, Lie Ma, Yuan Ling, Shitao Mao, Xiaoge Wang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 995-1002. doi:10.7150/ijms.5963
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Potential Function of Granulysin, Other Related Effector Molecules and Lymphocyte Subsets in Patients with TB and HIV/TB Coinfection
Nada Pitabut, Shinsaku Sakurada, Takahiro Tanaka, Chutharut Ridruechai, Junko Tanuma, Takahiro Aoki, Pacharee Kantipong, Surachai Piyaworawong, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Panadda Dhepakson, Hideki Yanai, Norio Yamada, Shinichi Oka, Masaji Okada, Srisin Khusmith, Naoto Keicho
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1003-1014. doi:10.7150/ijms.6437
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Alanine Aminotransferase Elevation during Peginterferon Alpha-2a or Alpha-2b plus Ribavirin Treatment
Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Tatsuo Miyamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1015-1021. doi:10.7150/ijms.6402
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Clinical Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Wen-Chien Ting, Lu-Min Chen, Jiunn-Bey Pao, Ying-Pi Yang, Bang-Jau You, Ta-Yuan Chang, Yu-Hsuan Lan, Hong-Zin Lee, Bo-Ying Bao
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1022-1027. doi:10.7150/ijms.6686
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Hemoglobin A1c Can Identify More Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Profile in OGTT-Negative Chinese Population
Guicheng Peng, Maohuan Lin, Kun Zhang, Jie Chen, Yifang Wang, Yu Yang, Jingfeng Wang, Hui Huang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1028-1034. doi:10.7150/ijms.5905
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Establishment and Characterization of the Reversibly Immortalized Mouse Fetal Heart Progenitors
Mi Li, Yuan Chen, Yang Bi, Wei Jiang, Qing Luo, Yun He, Yuxi Su, Xing Liu, Jing Cui, Wenwen Zhang, Ruidong Li, Yuhan Kong, Jiye Zhang, Jinhua Wang, Hongyu Zhang, Wei Shui, Ningning Wu, Jing Zhu, Jie Tian, Qi-Jian Yi, Hue H. Luu, Rex C. Haydon, Tong-Chuan He, Gao-Hui Zhu
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1035-1046. doi:10.7150/ijms.6639
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Ureteral Obstruction Swine Model through Laparoscopy and Single Port for Training on Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Idoia Díaz-Güemes Martín-Portugués, Laura Hernández-Hurtado, Jesús Usón-Casaús, Miguel Angel Sánchez-Hurtado, Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1047-1052. doi:10.7150/ijms.6099
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FasL Expression on Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells Contributes to the Immune Privilege of Intervertebral Disc by Interacting with Immunocytes
Zhi-Heng Liu, Zhen Sun, Hai-Qiang Wang, Jun Ge, Ting-Shuai Jiang, Yu-Fei Chen, Ying Ma, Chen Wang, Sheng Hu, Dino Samartzis, Zhuo-Jing Luo
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1053-1060. doi:10.7150/ijms.6223
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Clinicopathologic Review of Ovarian Masses in Korean Premenarchal Girls
Eun Young Ki, Seung Won Byun, Yoon Jin Choi, Keun Ho Lee, Jong Sup Park, Sung Jong Lee, Soo Young Hur
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1061-1067. doi:10.7150/ijms.6216
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Single-Port Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Surgical Treatment of Tubal Pregnancy: Comparison with Multi-Port Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
Yong-Wook Kim, Byung-Joon Park, Tea-Eung Kim, Duck-Yeong Ro
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1073-1078. doi:10.7150/ijms.5994
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Short Research Communication

The Corrosion Resistance of Composite Arch Wire Laser-Welded By NiTi Shape Memory Alloy and Stainless Steel Wires with Cu Interlayer in Artificial Saliva with Protein
Chao Zhang, Xinhua Sun, Xu Hou, Hongmei Li, Daqian Sun
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013; 10(8): 1068-1072. doi:10.7150/ijms.5878
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