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Quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in polycystic ovary syndrome
(2009)
Background: Inadequate reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is associated with biased estimates of treatment effects. The reporting quality of RCTs involving patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is ...
Efficacy of Interferon A-2b Monotherapy in B-Thalassemics with Chronic Hepatitis C
(2015)
Background & Aims: Monotherapy with standard or pegylated interferon (PegIFN) remains the first-line treatment for HCV infection in patients with thalassemia major (beta TM), although its long-term impact is still unknown. ...
Differential expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha in non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer
(2012)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor in small cell lung cancer and subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer and examine ...
Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Mimics Prospective 5-Year Study and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
(2015)
Background and Purpose-Shortening door-to-needle time may lead to inadvertent intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) administration in stroke mimics (SMs). We sought to determine the safety of IVT in SMs using prospective, ...
Infliximab and Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Dosage Regimens
(2008)
Background: Because of its long-term effectiveness in clinical practice, methotrexate (MTX) is currently the preferred disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, ...
Assessment of Oxidative Stress in Septic and Obese Patients Using Markers of Oxidation-reduction Potential
(2015)
Background/ Aim: The novel static (sORP) and capacity (cORP) oxidation-reduction potential markers were examined for assessing oxidative stress in plasma of patients with sepsis. Moreover, the possible effect of obesity-induced ...
Association of anti-CCP positivity and carriage of TNFRII susceptibility variant with anti-TNF-alpha response in rheumatoid arthritis
(2011)
Objective. To investigate the possible influence of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), TNF receptor I (TNFRI) and TNF receptor II (TNFRII) gene polymorphisms on anti-TNF treatment responsiveness, stratified by autoantibody ...
No adverse effects of statins on muscle function and health-related parameters in the elderly: An exercise study
(2013)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a repeated bout of eccentric exercise on health-related parameters and muscle performance on subjects undergoing atorvastatin therapy. Twenty-eight elderly men ...
Dose Escalation of Amifostine for Radioprotection During Pelvic Accelerated Radiotherapy
(2013)
Objectives: Experimental data suggest a dose-dependent efficacy of amifostine so that the low overall doses used in clinical trials may have masked the full potential of the drug. In this study, we report our experience ...