This report describes a case of successful endoscopic management of intragastric penetrated adjustable gastric band in a patient with morbid obesity. The favora
Objective: To explore the correlation between the Cdx2 expression and clinicopathologic features of patients with gastric carcinoma, and to evaluate the role of
The S-adenosylmethionine synthetase ( SAM synthetase) is responsible for in vivo synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine( SAM), which is a kind of biologically active
AIM: To explore the effect of hypobaric hypoxia on mitochondrial energy metabolism in rat liver.METHODS: Adult male Wistar rats were exposed to a hypobaric cham
AIM: To investigate the efficacy of angiotensin Ⅱ receptor antagonist on hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation in the patients with non-alcoholic steatohepa
A 46-year-old woman was diagnosed with palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) at the Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital in 2000, and was tr
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are known to be involved in a number of pathological processes including cancer, atherosclerosis, arthritis and neurodegenerati
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a recurrent disease involving cartilage mainly of the ear,nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchus.1 The typical manifestations of t