Alejandro Marquez‐Lara, Sreeharsha V. Nandyala, Sriram Sankaranarayanan, Mohamed Noureldin et al.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE: A national population-based database was analyzed to characterize the risks of postoperative complications and mortality associated with the patient's body mass index (BMI) after lumbar spinal surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Obesity has been asso...
Md. Anisur Rahman Mazumder, Parichat Hongsprabhas
Genistein is a phytoestrogen with diverse biological activities. It is a potent antioxidant and antibrowning agent in in vivo and in vitro. Genistein acts as a preventative and therapeutic effects for cancers, postmenopausal syndrome, osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases in animals and humans. G...
Marcella Canton, Irina Neverova, Roberta Menabò, Jennifer E. Van Eyk et al.
Although the contribution of reactive oxygen species to myocardial ischemia is well recognized, the possible intracellular targets, especially at the level of myofibrillar proteins (MP), are not yet fully characterized. To assess the maximal extent of oxidative degradation of proteins, isolated rat ...
Edward R. Savolaine, Jyoti Pandya, Samuel H. Greenblatt, Steven R. Conover
The anatomy of the lumbar epidural space was demonstrated in 40 patients by computed tomography (CT) examinations performed after epidural injection of noninonic radiographic contrast material into the sacral caudal canal via percutaneous catheter. Radiologic evaluation of the epidural space was per...
Carmen Tamayo, Mary Richardson, Suzanne Diamond, Inga Skoda
The herbal mixtures, Essiac and Flor-Essence, are sold as nutritional supplements and used by patients to treat chronic conditions, particularly cancer. Evidence of anticancer activity for the herbal teas is limited to anecdotal reports recorded for some 40 years in Canada. Individual case reports s...
Chan Shik Shim, Sang‐Ho Lee, Ho-Dong Shin, Han Sug Kang et al.
In Brief Study Design. A retrospective study. Objectives. To evaluate and compare clinical and radiologic outcomes of the CHARITÉ and ProDisc. Summary of Background Data. There is no clinical report comparing CHARITÉ and ProDisc. Methods. Among a total of 61 patients who underwent total disc replace...
Casey L. Korecki, Jeffrey J. MacLean, James C. Iatridis
STUDY DESIGN: A bovine intervertebral disc organ culture model was used to study the effect of dynamic compression magnitude on mechanical behavior and measurement of biosynthesis rate, cell viability, and mRNA expression. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of loading m...
Leo X. Liu, Peter F. Weller
Many different infections with protozoan and helminthic parasites are common global health problems. Several protozoa are responsible for opportunistic infections in patients with AIDS. The newly developed drug, albendazole, has a strong activity against many nematode and cestode parasites. In the c...
Kevin A. Gillespie, James P. Dickey
STUDY DESIGN: Porcine lumbar spine specimens were cyclically loaded in flexion and extension with a pure moment. The resistance to flexion and extension of the individual spinal elements was quantified using a sequential resection procedure. OBJECTIVE: To determine the biomechanical contribution of ...
Md Asiful Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Sayeda Sadia Alam, Przemysław Kotyla et al.
BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease where chronic inflammation and tissue or organ damage is observed. Due to various suspected causes, inadequate levels of vitamin D (a steroid hormone with immunomodulatory effects) has been reported in patients with SLE, ...
Caroline N. Demers, John Antoniou, Fackson Mwale
In Brief Study Design. The contents of DNA, proteoglycan, type II collagen, and denatured type II collagen in the bovine coccygeal intervertebral discs were examined in situ in relation to disc level, age, and tissue region. Objective. To determine whether bovine coccygeal discs are a suitable model...
Md. Sahab Uddin, Md. Tanvir Kabir
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder characterized by pathological aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and tau protein; both of these are toxic to neurons. Currently, natural products are regarded as an alternative approach to discover novel multipotent drugs ...
Daniel Roth, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Rubhana Raqib, Evana Akhtar et al.
BACKGROUND: Antenatal vitamin D status may be associated with the risk of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes; however, the benefits of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy remain unknown. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial to evaluate the effect of hi...
Md. A. Rahman, Nilufar Nahar, A. Jabbar Mian, M Mosihuzzaman
Md. Zahirul Islam, Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman, Christel Lamberg‐Allardt
The present cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the vitamin D status in three groups of women in Bangladesh by using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25-OHD), alkaline phosphatase (S-ALP), calcium (S-Ca) and phosphate (S-P). Sampling was undertaken at three locations in the city of Dhaka, Ban...