OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of MRI- and CT-guided interventional therapies on uterine fibroids. METHODS A total of 280 patients with uterine fibroids who were treated in our hospital from August 2008 to February 2014 were selected and divided into a treatment group and a control group by random draw (n=140). The control group and the treatment group were subjected to CT- and MRI-guided i...

The morphology of the central pulmonary artery was studied by selective angiography in 21 previously unoperated patients (aged 11 days-21 years, median 4 years) with pulmonary atresia associated with various types of congenital heart disease. Angiographic findings were confirmed at operation in 10 patients. There was juxtaductal obstruction of the left pulmonary artery in two thirds of the pati...

BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the morphology of estradiol valerate (EV) induced polycystic ovary (PCO) to find a new treatment modality for improvement of PCO. METHODS The rats were divided into four groups. Group1, control; group 2, PCO group; group 3, PCO with HBOT group and group 4, normal ovary with HBOT. PCO was induced by a s...

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays a central role in normal lipid metabolism as the key enzyme involved in the hydrolysis of triglycerides present in chylomicrons and very low density lipoproteins. LPL is a member of a family of hydrolytic enzymes that include hepatic lipase and pancreatic lipase. Based on primary sequence homology of LPL to pancreatic lipase, Ser-132, Asp-156, and His-241 have bee...

BACKGROUND To explore the clinical characteristics of congenital cervical atresia. METHODS This retrospective analysis included 32 cases of congenital cervical atresia treated from March 1984 to September 2010. The anatomic location, ultrasonic features, surgical treatments, and outcomes were recorded. RESULTS Based on clinical characteristics observed during preoperative ultrasound and int...

LPL, lipoprotein lipase; TG, triglyceride; VLDL, very low density lipoproteins; HL, hepatic lipase; PL, pancreatic lipase; EL, endothelial lipase; HSPG, heparin sulfate proteoglycans; cld, combined lipase deficiency; fld, fatty liver dystrophy; LMF, lipase maturation factor; ANGPTL, angiopoietin-like; RAP, receptor-associated protein; APOA5, apolipoprotein A5; CHO, carbohydrate. Articles in Pre...

Oxidative stress is considered to be involved in pathogenesis of many disorders of the female genital tract. In this study, we explored the lipid peroxidation levels and antioxidant enzyme activities in women diagnosed with different forms of uterine diseases in order to evaluate the extent of oxidative stress in blood of such patients. Blood samples of healthy subjects and gynecological patien...

The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is an economically important penaeid species worldwide. Under farming conditions, the full ovarian maturation of L. generally depends on combination artificial ablation unilateral eyestalk and feeding high-quality natural diets, suggesting that nutrient accumulation to maturation. In this study, we aimed investigate gene expression related nutrition...