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QuantiFERON ®-TB Gold test conversion in a psoriatic patient with pleural tuberculosis one year after adalimumab treatment
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Tzu-Hung Huang, Yu-Ching Wei, Cheng-Che E. Lan (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - December 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Eugenosedin-A improves glucose metabolism and inhibits MAPKs expression in streptozotocin/nicotinamide-induced diabetic rats
This study examined the effects of eugenosedin-A (Eu-A) in a streptozotocin (STZ)/nicotinamide-induced rat model of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Six-week-old Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: (1) RD group, normal rats fed a regular diet (RD), (2) DM group, T2DM rats fed a high-fat diet, and (3) Eu-A group, T2DM rats fed a high fat diet plus oral Eu-A (5 mg/kg/day). After 30 days, the DM group had higher body weight, higher blood glucose and lower insulin levels than the RD group. The DM group also had increased protein expression of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) in liver and skeletal mus...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - November 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Effect of sevoflurane on the ATPase activity of hippocampal neurons in a rat model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway
Publication date: Available online 14 November 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Tie-Jun Liu, Jin-Cun Zhang, Xiao-Zeng Gao, Zhi-Bin Tan, Jian-Jun Wang, Pan-Pan Zhang, Ai-Bin Cheng, Shu-Bo Zhang We aim to investigate the effects of sevoflurane on the ATPase activity of the hippocampal neurons in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) via the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway. Sixty rats were assigned into the normal, model and sevoflurane groups (n = 20, the latter two groups were established as focal cerebral IRI model...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - November 15, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Comparison of miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy and flexible ureterorenoscopy for moderate size renal stones in elderly patients
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Faruk Ozgor, Fatih Yanaral, Metin Savun, Harun Ozdemir, Ufuk Caglar, Omer Sarilar Life expectancy has become longer, thus the number of elderly people who require treatment for nephrolithiasis has increased. We aimed to analyze the efficacy of flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) and miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPNL) in the management of 10–30 mm renal stones in patients aged >60 years. In prospective non-randomized series, the data of patients who underwent f-URS or mPNL for kidney s...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - November 10, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

An analysis of the risk factors of preeclampsia and prediction based on combined biochemical indexes
This study aims to investigate the risk factors and the joint biochemical indicators predictive value for preeclampsia. Related factors and biochemical indicators were investigated in 558 patients with preeclampsia and 435 normal pregnant women. Multiplicity analysis was performed by logistic regression. The predictive value of the biochemical index and joint biochemical indicators for predicting the incidence of pregnant women preeclampsia were analyzed by ROC curve. A progestation BMI of >24 kg/m2 (OR = 5.412, 95% CI: 1.169–9.447), hypertension history (OR = 7.487, 95% CI: 2.541–11.247) and advanced age (...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - November 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Application of six multiplex PCR's among 200 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the detection of 20 drug resistance encoding genes
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Nandagopal Murugan, Jambulingam Malathi, K Lily Therese, Hajib NarahariRao Madhavan Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a menacing opportunistic, nosocomial pathogen; become a growing concern as conventional antimicrobial therapy is now futile against it. Multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa (MDRPA) has distinctive resistance mechanisms such as production of β-lactamases, repression of porin genes and over-expression of efflux pumps. The focus of this study is to standardize and application of multiplex...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - November 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Immune profiling of human prostate epithelial cells determined by expression of p38/TRAF-6/ERK MAP kinases pathways
Publication date: Available online 26 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Yosra Bouraoui, Mongia Achour, Mar Royuela, Ridha Oueslati The aim of the present work was to study the immune profiling of prostate epithelial cells by the expression of ASK-1/p38 and Raf-1/ERK MAP Kinases signaling pathways mediated by TRAF-6. Immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses for TRAF-6, ASK-1, MEK-6, p38, Raf-1, MEK-1, ERK-1, ERK-2 and PSA were carried out in 5 samples of normal prostate gland, 24 samples of BPH and 19 samples of PC. Immunoreaction to TRAF-6 was found in the cytoplasm of epit...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

miR-17-92 ameliorates renal ischemia reperfusion injury
Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Turun Song, Mianzhi Chen, Zhengsheng Rao, Yang Qiu, Jinpeng Liu, Yamei Jiang, Zhongli Huang, Xianding Wang, Tao Lin There is limited information on the role of miR-17-92 in renal tubular pathophysiology. Therefore, the present study was performed to determine whether miR-17-92 plays a role in ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)-induced acute kidney injury. We originally demonstrated that miR-17-92 is up-regulated following IRI in vivo. To explore the roles of miR-17-92 in the IRI process, we first gener...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

The diagnosis of microorganism involved in infective endocarditis (IE) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR: A systematic review
Publication date: Available online 24 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Reza Faraji, Mostafa Behjati-Ardakani, Seyed Mohammad Moshtaghioun, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh, Mohammadhossien Soltani, Mahmood Emami, Hengameh Zandi, Ali Dehghani Firoozabadi, Mahmood Kazeminasab, Nastaran Ahmadi, Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi Broad-range bacterial rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequencing may be identified as the etiology of infective endocarditis (IE) from surgically removed valve tissue; therefore, we reviewed the value of molecular tes...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Beau's lines in nails: An indicator of recent Docetaxel and 5-FU use
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Neng-Sheng Chu, I-Chen Wu, Li-Tzong Chen, Yi-Ying Chin (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

To use the brief psychiatric rating scale to detect disorganized speech in schizophrenia: Findings from the REAP-AP study
Publication date: Available online 20 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Yong Chon Park, Shigenobu Kanba, Mian-Yoon Chong, Adarsh Tripathi, Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Ajit Avasthi, Sandeep Grover, Kok Yoon Chee, Andi J. Tanra, Marigarita M. Maramis, Shu-yu Yang, Norman Sartorius, Chay-Hoon Tan, Naotaka Shinfuku, Seon-Cheol Park Our study aimed to assess the psychometric validity of the conceptual disorganization item and other items of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) for detecting disorganized speech in patients with schizophrenia. We included 357 schizophreni...
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

A new technique for adult hypospadias repair: A combination of TIPU and Mathieu techniques
Publication date: Available online 7 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Murat Zor, Hasret Topac, Onder Ors (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 8, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Endometriosis, an unusual case of rectal mass with bloody stool and bowel habit changes
Publication date: Available online 6 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Yi-Hsun Chen, Wen-Chieh Fan, Yu-Ching Wei, Yu-Chung Su (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 7, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Microarray expression profile analysis of long non-coding RNAs in thoracic aortic aneurysm
In conclusions, our study showed differential expression profiles of lncRNAs in TAA and revealed the interaction between certain lncRNAs and coding genes. These data provides insights into new biomarker and therapeutic targets for TAA. (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 7, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research

Unrelated umbilical cord stem cell transplantation in an eleven-month-old male infant with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Publication date: Available online 3 October 2017 Source:The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Author(s): Chih-Yu Chen, Yee-Hsuan Chiou, Hung-Wen Su, Yu-Hsiang Chang (Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences)
Source: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - October 4, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research