Volume 21, Issue 15

open access Global reach, higher impact

Volume 21 (15); 2024

Research Papers

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Changes in Rectus Abdominis Muscles after High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy-a pilot study for Asians
Hao-Yun Liu, Caleb Yu, Yao-Ting Lee, Chia-Hung Chang, Tsen-Fang Tsai, Shyh-Jye Chen
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2862-2869. doi:10.7150/ijms.102954
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Co-inhibition of PGF and VEGFA enhances the effectiveness of immunotherapy in bladder cancer
Xianzhi Yang, Haoxiang Zheng, Jianxu Huang, Yujun Liu, Yingrui Li, Bingwen Zhang, Chu Sun, Yuqing Li, Jean Paul Thiery, Song Wu
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2870-2882. doi:10.7150/ijms.100957
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Zuojin Pill enhances gastrointestinal motility by modulating the pacemaker potentials in interstitial cells of Cajal through multiple signaling pathways
Jueun Lee, Seok Jae Ko, Na Ri Choi, Woo-Gyun Choi, Mujin Seo, Seung Hyeon Koo, Daehwa Jung, Min Jae Lee, Jong Hwan Lee, Jae-Woo Park, Byung Joo Kim
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2883-2896. doi:10.7150/ijms.103507
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The refractive accuracy between topographic keratometry and biometric keratometry for extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens implantation
Chia-Yi Lee, Shun-Fa Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Ie-Bin Lian, Jing-Yang Huang, Chao-Kai Chang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2912-2918. doi:10.7150/ijms.99907
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Predisposing factors for poor outcomes after intense pulsed light treatment for dry eye disease: A retrospective case-control study
Chia-Yi Lee, Shun-Fa Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Chao-Kai Chang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2919-2925. doi:10.7150/ijms.101341
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Surgical management of multiple rib fractures in polytrauma patients: semi-damage control surgery
Shuhuan Li, Chu Wang, Pan Hu, Tingmin Xu, Bo Chen, Feifei Jin, Diya Sun, Tianbing Wang, Wei Huang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2926-2933. doi:10.7150/ijms.102790
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Genetic variants of ADAM9 as potential predictors for biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients after receiving a radical prostatectomy
Yung-Wei Lin, Yu-Ching Wen, Chia- Yen Lin, Chi-Hao Hsiao, Kuo-Hao Ho, Hsiang-Ching Huang, Lun-Ching Chang, Shian-Shiang Wang, Shun-Fa Yang, Ming-Hsien Chien
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2934-2942. doi:10.7150/ijms.103179
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Overexpression of Glycosyltransferase 8 Domain Containing 1 Promotes Gastric Cancer Proliferation and Inhibits Apoptosis via Mediating PTPN6/JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Axis
Yingying Sun, Wuqian Zhang, Qunyou Cong, Yanli Ge, Junjie Zhang, Haiyang Wang, Zhe Wang, Zhirong Wang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2943-2958. doi:10.7150/ijms.102719
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Comparison of the Effects of Four Laser Wavelengths on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) in a Murine Model: An In Vivo Photobiomodulation Study
Mustafa Ayhan, Betul Gedik, Ekrem Emir Kalelioglu, Abdulsamet Kundakcioglu, Canan Kucukgergin, Cevat Tugrul Turgut, Humeyra KOCAELLI, Fatma Canan Alatli, Halim Issever, Evin Ademoglu, Mehmet YALTIRIK
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2959-2973. doi:10.7150/ijms.93224
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Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Early Treatment and Chronicity Outcomes in Acute Severe Hepatitis B
Dilara Turan Gökçe, Derya Arı, Melike Yakut, Burçak Kayhan, Emin Altıparmak, Adalet Altunsoy, Meral Akdoğan Kayhan
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2974-2980. doi:10.7150/ijms.101261
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Construction for the predictive model of quality of life in patients after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a cohort study
Yuwei Wu, Jinbao Wang, Xianghong Zhou, Wenjie Zhu, Xingyang Su, Bin Zeng, Shuyi Zhang, Xinyue Liu, Zilong Zhang, Yuming Jin, Jiakun Li, Yimao Sun, Linghui Deng, Lu Yang, Yige Bao, Zhenhua Liu, Qiang Wei, Shi Qiu
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2981-2991. doi:10.7150/ijms.100845
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Arbutin overcomes tumor immune tolerance by inhibiting tumor programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression
Ching-Han Liu, Jing-Ru Weng, Li-Hsien Wu, Rui-Yang Song, Ming-Der Huang, Xin-He Wu, Chia C. Wang, Che-Hsin Lee
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2992-3002. doi:10.7150/ijms.92419
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Predicting cervical insufficiency in twin pregnancies using ultrasound cervical measurements and elastography
Yi Huang, Qi Li, Weishe Zhang, Kuifang Shen, Jiahao Zhu, Hongtao Zeng, Xiuqing Lv, Jingrui Huang
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3010-3017. doi:10.7150/ijms.99444
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Comparative Efficacy of Tumor Microenvironment-responsive Nanotherapeutics Targeting PSD95/Discs-large/ZO-1 Binding Kinase in Different Histological Subgroups of Medulloblastoma
Qi Zhang, Chao Hu, Baoqing Qu, Cuiping Zhang, Longtao He
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3018-3033. doi:10.7150/ijms.97992
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Oxidative stress indexes as biomarkers of the severity in COVID-19 patients
Xin Liu, Ruohong Chen, Binghui Li, Jialiang Zhang, Peiting Liu, Bingchu Li, Fengfan Li, Weilin Zhang, Xing Lyu, Min Hu
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3034-3045. doi:10.7150/ijms.102879
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Jing Si Herbal Tea Modulates Macrophage Polarization and Inflammatory Signaling in LPS-Induced Inflammation
Meng-Jiun Wei, Kuo-Liang Huang, Hsiu-Fan Kang, Guan-Ting Liu, Chan-Yen Kuo, I-Shiang Tzeng, Po-Chun Hsieh, Chou-Chin Lan
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3046-3057. doi:10.7150/ijms.100720
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Forkhead box N1 is possibly a novel biomarker and prognostic indicator for patients with squamous cell lung carcinoma
Xi Wang, Caihua Zhang, Bao-Jun Duan, Jun Bai, Tian Li, Xu-Yuan Dong, En-Xiao Li
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3058-3068. doi:10.7150/ijms.104616
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SLC41A1 overexpression correlates with immune cell infiltration in HCC and promotes its malignant progression
Gang Chen, Zhipeng Du, Caijun Rao
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3069-3082. doi:10.7150/ijms.100155
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Review

Enhancement of Mitochondrial Homeostasis: A Novel Approach to Attenuate Hypoxic Myocardial Injury
Zhijiang Guo, Yingjie Tian, Jing Gao, Bei Zhou, XiuTeng Zhou, Xing Chang, Hao Zhou
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 2897-2911. doi:10.7150/ijms.103986
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Short Research Communication

Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Among Adults Hospitalized with Community-acquired Pneumonia
Preeta K. Kutty, Seema Jain, Maureen H. Diaz, Wesley H. Self, Derek Williams, Yuwei Zhu, Carlos G. Grijalva, Kathryn M. Edwards, Richard G. Wunderink, Jonas Winchell, Lauri A. Hicks
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2024; 21(15): 3003-3009. doi:10.7150/ijms.99233
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