College of Medicine: Recent submissions
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OHVIRA syndrome
( Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd , 2019 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Sorting Out the Myths from the Facts: Commentary on Yasemen Adali et al. (2018) article " The Relationship Between Histopathologic Findings and Body Mass Index in Sleeve Gastrectomy Materials "
( Springer New York LLC , 2019 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Nociceptor subtypes and their incidence in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRGs): focussing on C-polymodal nociceptors, A?-nociceptors, moderate pressure receptors and their receptive field depths
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article Review)A recent study with Ca++-sensitive-dyes in neurons in whole DRGs (Table 5) found that much lower percentages of nociceptors were polymodal-nociceptors (PMNs) (Emery et al., 2016), than the 50–80% values in many ... -
Protein expression profiling identifies key proteins and pathways involved in growth inhibitory effects exerted by guggulsterone in human colorectal cancer cells
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading killer cancer worldwide and one of the most common malignancies with increasing incidences of mortality. Guggulsterone (GS) is a plant sterol used for treatment of various ailments such ... -
Acute psychosis and concurrent rhabdomyolysis unveiling diagnosis of hypothyroidism
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)Neuropsychiatric and muscular symptoms can develop as part of hypothyroidism. However, frank psychosis or rhabdomyolysis due to hypothyroidism are uncommon and have been reported rarely as the first presenting features of ... -
Giant paratubal serous cystadenoma in an adolescent female: Case report and literature review.
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Paraovarian/paratubal cysts constitute 5-20% of all adnexal lesions and typically originate from the paramesonephric or Müllerian duct. The primary epithelial tumors arising from paraovarian cysts account for 25% of the ... -
Using YouTube to Learn Anatomy: Perspectives of Jordanian Medical Students
( hindawi , 2020 , Article)The study is aimed at exploring the popularity, impact, and usefulness of using YouTube in learning anatomy as perceived by Jordanian medical students studying at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Methods. The ... -
Activation of pruritogenic TGR5, MRGPRA3, and MRGPRC11 on colon-innervating afferents induces visceral hypersensitivity
( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2019 , Article)Itch induces scratching that removes irritants from the skin, whereas pain initiates withdrawal or avoidance of tissue damage. While pain arises from both the skin and viscera, we investigated whether pruritogenic irritant ... -
The purification and identification of human blood serum proteins with affinity to the antitumor active RL2 lactaptin using magnetic microparticles
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)The cytopoxic effect of RL2 lactaptin (the recombinant analog of proteolytic fragment of human kappa‐casein) toward tumor cells in vitro and in vivo presents it as a novel promising antitumor drug. The binding of any drug ... -
Meta-analysis of intracavitary electrocardiogram guidance for peripherally inserted central catheter placement
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article Review)Background: Recently, intracavitary electrocardiogram technology has been applied to peripherally inserted central catheter placement and demonstrates many potential advantages. However, the tip positioning accuracy of ... -
High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance 6 years after hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)Objective To investigate the prevalence and associated cardiovascular risk factors 6 years after hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy (HFDP) in Cape Town, South Africa. Research design and methods Data were collected ... -
Co‑prevalence of human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in healthy blood donors from diverse nationalities in Qatar
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Background: Infections by both human oncoviruses, human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are very common in the adult human population and are associated with various malignancies. While HPV is ... -
Neuropathic itch
( NLM (Medline) , 2019 , Article)Neuropathic itch is clinically important but has received much less attention as compared to neuropathic pain. In the past decade, itch-specific pathways have been characterized on a cellular and molecular level, but their ... -
Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage in the subset of patients with negative sputum/smear and mycobacterial culture and a suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Background: The diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with negative sputum/smear for tuberculous bacilli has been well studied. However, its value in the subset of patients with both negative sputum/smear ... -
Liraglutide treatment improves the coronary microcirculation in insulin resistant Zucker obese rats on a high salt diet.
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Obesity, hypertension and prediabetes contribute greatly to coronary artery disease, heart failure and vascular events, and are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developed societies. Salt sensitivity exacerbates ... -
A landscape of genomic alterations at the root of a near-untreatable tuberculosis epidemic.
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Atypical Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are widespread in South Africa and have acquired resistance to up to 13 drugs on multiple occasions. It is puzzling that these strains have retained fitness and ... -
Mutagenesis-Based Characterization and Improvement of a Novel Inclusion Body Tag
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)Whereas, bacterial inclusion bodies (IBs) for long were regarded as undesirable aggregates emerging during recombinant protein production, they currently receive attention as promising nanoparticulate biomaterials with ... -
Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Mycobacterium kansasii Subtypes Provide New Insights Into Their Pathogenicity and Taxonomy
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)Mycobacterium kansasii is an important opportunistic pathogen of humans and has a close phylogenetic relationship with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Seven subtypes (I–VII) have been identified using molecular biology ... -
Letter to editor/comment
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2019 , Other)[No abstract available] -
Giant parathyroid adenoma: A case report and review of the literature
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article Review)Background: Giant parathyroid adenoma is a rare type of parathyroid adenoma defined as weighing > 3.5 g. They present as primary hyperparathyroidism but with more elevated laboratory findings and more severe clinical ...