Volume 11, Issue 11

Global reach, higher impact

Volume 11 (11); 2014

Research Paper

Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery is Superior to Vaginal Reconstruction in the Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Young-Han Park, Seong Cheon Yang, Sung Taek Park, Sung Ho Park, Hong Bae Kim
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1082-1088. doi:10.7150/ijms.9027
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AKR1C3 Overexpression Mediates Methotrexate Resistance in Choriocarcinoma Cells
Jing Zhao, Yang Xiang, Changji Xiao, Peng Guo, Dan Wang, Ying Liu, Yun Shen
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1089-1097. doi:10.7150/ijms.9239
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Comparison the Prognostic Value of Galectin-3 and Serum Markers of Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Turnover in Patients with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
Yi-Yao Chang, Aaron Chen, Xue-Ming Wu, Tse-Pin Hsu, Li-Yu Daisy Liu, Yenh-Hsein Chen, Yen-Wen Wu, Hung-Ju Lin, Ron-Bin Hsu, Chi-Ming Lee, Shoei-Shen Wang, Men-Tzung Lo, Ming-Fong Chen, Yen-Hung Lin
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1098-1106. doi:10.7150/ijms.8083
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Levocarnitine Protects H9c2 Rat Cardiomyocytes from H₂O₂-induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Apoptosis
Cui-Ying Mao, Hai-Bin Lu, Ning Kong, Jia-Yu Li, Miao Liu, Chun-Yan Yang, Ping Yang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1107-1115. doi:10.7150/ijms.9153
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Cultured Human Periosteal-Derived Cells Have Inducible Adipogenic Activity and Can Also Differentiate Into Osteoblasts in a Perioxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Mediated Fashion
Young-Sool Hah, Hyun-Ho Joo, Young-Hoon Kang, Bong-Wook Park, Sun-Chul Hwang, Jong-Woo Kim, Iel-Yong Sung, Gyu-Jin Rho, Dong Kyun Woo, June-Ho Byun
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1116-1128. doi:10.7150/ijms.9611
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In vitro Protease Inhibition and Cytotoxicity of Aspergillus fumigatus Biomolecules Secreted under Long-Term Aerated Conditions
Valentina S. Arsic Arsenijevic, Marina G. Pekmezovic, Katarina M. Rajkovic, Berislav P. Vekic, Aleksandra M. Barac, Suzana Tasic-Otasevic, Ljubica Dj. Petkovic
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1133-1139. doi:10.7150/ijms.8325
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P Wave Dispersion and QT Dispersion in Adult Turkish Migrants with Familial Mediterranean Fever Living in Germany
Arnd Giese, Ahmet Örnek, Mustafa Kurucay, Kaffer Kara, Helmut Wittkowski, Faekah Gohar, Bjoern A. Menge, Wolfgang E. Schmidt, Christoph Zeidler
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1140-1146. doi:10.7150/ijms.9444
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Impact of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in IL-4, IL-4R Genes and Systemic Concentration of IL-4 on the Incidence of Glioma in Iraqi Patients
Haidar A. Shamran, Subah J. Hamza, Nahi Y. Yaseen, Ahmad A. Al-Juboory, Dennis D Taub, Robert L. Price, Mitzi Nagarkatti, Prakash S. Nagarkatti, Udai P. Singh
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1147-1153. doi:10.7150/ijms.9412
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Chlorophytum borivilianum Root Extract Maintains near Normal Blood Glucose, Insulin and Lipid Profile Levels and Prevents Oxidative Stress in the Pancreas of Streptozotocin-Induced Adult Male Diabetic Rats
Nelli Giribabu, Kilari Eswar Kumar, Somesula Swapna Rekha, Sekaran Muniandy, Naguib Salleh
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1172-1184. doi:10.7150/ijms.9056
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Short Research Communication

Relationship between European Mitochondrial Haplogroups and Chronic Renal Allograft Rejection in Patients with Kidney Transplant
María Angeles JIMÉNEZ-SOUSA, Eduardo TAMAYO, María GUZMÁN-FULGENCIO, Amanda FERNÁNDEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, María HEREDIA-RODRIGUEZ, Mónica GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Jesús F BERMEJO-MARTIN, Daniel PINEDA-TENOR, Patricia RUIZ-GRANADO, Elisa ALVAREZ-FUENTE, Esther GÓMEZ-SANCHEZ, José I GÓMEZ-HERRERAS, Salvador RESINO
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1129-1132. doi:10.7150/ijms.9487
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Heterogeneity of Osteosarcoma Cell Lines Led to Variable Responses in Reprogramming
Pei Feng Choong, Hui Xin Teh, Hoon Koon Teoh, Han Kiat Ong, Kong Bung Choo, Shigeki Sugii, Soon Keng Cheong, Tunku Kamarul
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1154-1160. doi:10.7150/ijms.8281
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Oxidative Stress-Induced Premature Senescence in Wharton's Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Kong Bung Choo, Lihui Tai, K.Shri Hymavathee, Chee Yin Wong, Phan Nguyen Nhi Nguyen, Chiu-Jung Huang, Soon Keng Cheong, Tunku Kamarul
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1201-1207. doi:10.7150/ijms.8356
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Review

Coronary Artery Spasm: Review and Update
Ming-Jui Hung, Patrick Hu, Ming-Yow Hung
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1161-1171. doi:10.7150/ijms.9623
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Risk Factors Contributing to Type 2 Diabetes and Recent Advances in the Treatment and Prevention
Yanling Wu, Yanping Ding, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Wen Zhang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 11(11): 1185-1200. doi:10.7150/ijms.10001
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