Obesity and the related metabolic abnormalities are associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Malfunctioning of retinoid X receptor (RXR) α due to phosphorylation by Ras/MAPK also plays a critical role in liver carcinogenesis. In the present study, we examined the effects of acyclic retinoid (ACR), which targets RXRα, on the development of diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induce...

Background and Objectives:Sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) have a considerably lower optimal minimal stent area (MSA) threshold compared to bare metal stents (BMSs). In the SIRIUS IVUS sub study, the absolute optimal stent expansion (OSE) of SESs was described as ≥5.0 mm. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the OSE on long-term outcomes following SES implantation using absolu...

A range of Agilent J&W GC columns were found applicable for the analysis of oxygenated compounds in hydrocarbons. Published by OUP. Development of heart-cutting multidimensional gas chromatography coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry for silicon speciation at trace levels in gasoline samples Journal of Chromatography A, 1264, 80-86 (2012) Fabien Chainet et al. Tags DB-5ms UI, DB-1701, 78...

BACKGROUND Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a burning or sore mouth in the absence of changes in the oral mucosa. It is often difficult to diagnose and treat. Numerous theories of the etiology have been suggested, including contact allergy. OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical utility of patch testing in patients with BMS. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients diagnosed w...

INTRODUCTION Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by an oral burning sensation in the absence of any organic disorders of the oral cavity. Although the cause of BMS is not known, a complex association of biological and psychological factors has been identified, suggesting the existence of a multifactorial etiology. MATERIAL AND METHOD A PubMed/Medline search was used to identify arti...

The purpose of this study was to apply high-wattage pulsed irradiation of linearly polarized near-infrared light to the stellate ganglion area for burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and to assess the efficacy of the stellate ganglion area irradiation (SGR) on BMS using differential time-/frequency-domain parameters (D parameters). Three patients with BMS received high-wattage pulsed SGR; the response...

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MSJ JOURNAL Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects young adults during the most productive period of life. 1 The disease course is highly heterogeneous and includes a subgroup of patients who show little or no disease progression and minimal disability decades after the clinical onset, the so-called benign MS (BMS). 2 In a 1996 consensus meeting, BMS was defined as a 'disease in whi...