Quality of life in patients with meningiomas: the true meaning of "benign" [0.03%]
脑膜瘤患者的生存质量：“良性”一词的真正含义
Charlotte Schiestel,Denita Ryan
Charlotte Schiestel
Health-related quality of life (QOL) is a complex subject that requires assessment of patients' perceptions about their lives after surgery or illness in addition to the perceptions of surgeons about outcomes and radiographic findings. Pati...
Joao Pedras-Vasconcelos,Montserrat Puig,Daniela Verthelyi
Joao Pedras-Vasconcelos
Far from being an immune-inert site, the cells of the CNS, including microglia, astrocytes and neurons, express an abundance of innate immune receptors, including toll like receptors (TLR), which recognize conserved structural motifs in pat...
The "Miracle" fetus: an excellent model for apoptotic cell-induced immune tolerance? [0.03%]
“奇迹”的胎儿？一种出色的凋亡细胞诱导免疫耐受模型？
Erwei Sun
Erwei Sun
For several decades, people have wondered why pregnant mothers do not reject fetuses bearing allogeneic paternal antigens. Several hypotheses have been proposed, including a physical barrier between fetus and mother, immaturity of fetal ant...
Edgardo Somigliana,Paola Vigano,Giussy Barbara et al.
Edgardo Somigliana et al.
Endometriosis-associated pain represents a challenge for both the patient and the health care provider since it is often difficult to design treatment strategies resulting in improvement of the symptoms. The association between endometriosi...
Role of cytokines in the endometrial-peritoneal cross-talk and development of endometriosis [0.03%]
细胞因子在子宫内膜-腹膜交叉信号传导和子宫内膜病发病机制中的作用
Cleophas M Kyama,Attila Mihalyi,Peter Simsa et al.
Cleophas M Kyama et al.
A clear picture of the dynamic relationship between the endometrium and peritoneum is emerging as both tissues may participate in the spontaneous development of endometriosis. Various adhesion molecules, pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemo...
Hakan Cakmak,Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli,Umit Ali Kayisli et al.
Hakan Cakmak et al.
Endocrine and immune systems are among the most essential regulators of endometrial physiology, and immune-endocrine interactions are likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Endometriosis is an inflammatory, estrogen-dep...
Insights into endometriosis-associated endometrial dysfunctions: a review [0.03%]
子宫内膜异位症相关子宫内膜功能障碍的研究进展综述
Patrick Kibangou Bondza,Rodolphe Maheux,Ali Akoum
Patrick Kibangou Bondza
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus cavity. This disease, afflicting women during their reproductive age, is mainly associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Sampson's theory whi...
Molecular biological determinants of meningioma progression and aggressive behavior [0.03%]
脑膜瘤进展和恶性行为的分子生物学决定因素
Adrienne C Scheck,William Hendricks
Adrienne C Scheck
Meningiomas are the most commonly reported brain tumor in the United States. Though these tumors are often surgically curable, even World Health Organization (WHO) grade 1 meningiomas can recur. The variability seen in the clinical behavior...
Advances in microsurgery and assisted reproduction for management of male infertility [0.03%]
微外科和辅助生殖技术在男性不育治疗中的应用进展
Dan B French,Edmund Sabanegh
Dan B French
Microsurgical techniques are often used for reconstruction of the male genital tract in order to restore fertility. Advances in technology have led to improved outcomes for patients and men previously felt to be incapable of fathering child...
Fabio Firmbach Pasqualotto,Edson Borges Jr,Eleonora Bedin Pasqualotto
Fabio Firmbach Pasqualotto
While the idea of freezing human male gametes has been experimented since the late 1700's, it was not until 50 years ago that human sperm were frozen, and later thawed in such a way that they could fertilize an egg and initiate development....