Objective—MicroRNAs play a role in atherosclerosis-related diseases, such as
cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease. However, the effect of miR-146a, miR-149, miR …

Background Ovarian carcinoma is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide among
gynecological malignancies, and the majority of cases are related with recurrence and …

Ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal cancer among all gynecological malignancies due to
recurrence through chemoresistance. The aim of the present study was to identify new …

Traumatic arteriovenous fistulas following carotid artery injuries are rare. Treatment of
carotid artery-to-jugular vein fistula requires direct closure of the fistula or occlusion of the …

Objectives Recent studies have shown that there may be an interaction between duty cycle
and other factors related to the quality of chest compression. Duty cycle represents the …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of P2Y receptor activation on
proliferation of human pancreatic duct epithelial cells. Methods Proliferation was measured …

Background: Thymidylate synthase (TS) plays an important role in the conversion of dUMP
to dTMP. Polymorphisms of the TS gene affect the expression of the gene, which in turn may …

Purpose At present, information regarding periodontal disease in geriatric patients is scarce.
The purpose of this study was to quantify the periodontal pathogens present in the saliva of …

PURPOSE: The number of geriatric patients transferred from long-term care hospitals to
emergency department (ED) is increasing because the number of long-term care hospitals …

Objective Current guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation recommend chest
compressions (CC) during 50% of the duty cycle (DC) in part because of the ease with which …