Natriuretic Response Is Highly Variable and Associated With 6-Month Survival

Serum Level of Soluble CD226 Receptor in Healthy Individuals is Highly Variable and Associated with Age

Highly Variable Immune-Response Proteins

Higher plasma fractalkine is associated with better 6-month outcome from ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fractalkine (CX3CL1) is a unique chemokine that is constitutively expressed on neurons where it serves as an adhesion molecule for lymphocytes and monocytes. CX3CL1 may also be cleaved from the surface of these cells and enter the circulation to act as a traditional chemokine. CX3CL1 could thus influence the inflammatory response after stroke. We hypothesized that patient...

SAMSN1 Is Highly Expressed and Associated with a Poor Survival in Glioblastoma Multiforme

OBJECTIVES To study the expression pattern and prognostic significance of SAMSN1 in glioma. METHODS Affymetrix and Arrystar gene microarray data in the setting of glioma was analyzed to preliminarily study the expression pattern of SAMSN1 in glioma tissues, and Hieratical clustering of gene microarray data was performed to filter out genes that have prognostic value in malignant glioma. Survi...

Is Sudden Hearing Loss Associated with Atherosclerosis?

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing-loss (SSNHL) patients constitute approximately 2–3% of referrals to ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics. Several predisposing factors have been proposed for this condition; one of which is vascular disorders and perfusion compromise. In this research the atherosclerotic changes and their known risk factors are studied in SSNHL patients.   Materials and ...