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MicroRNA (miRNA) is an endogenous non-coding RNA species that either inhibits RNA translation or promotes degradation of target mRNAs. miRNAs often regulate cellular signaling by targeting multiple genes within the pathways. In the present study, using Gene Set Analysis, a useful bioinformatics tool to identify miRNAs with multiple target genes in the same pathways, we identified miR-185 as a k...

Sigma receptor antagonists diminish the effects of cocaine in behavioral assays, including conditioned place preference. Previous locomotor activity experiments in mice determined that the sigma receptor ligand YZ-185 (N-phenylpropyl-N'-(3-methoxyphenethyl)piperazine) enhanced cocaine-induced hyperactivity at a lower (0.1  μ mol/kg) dose and dose-dependently attenuated cocaine-induced hyperacti...

We compared the diagnostic sensitivities of 123I and 131I whole-body imaging in differentiated thyroid cancer. Methods: Twelve thyroidectomized patients (3 previously treated with 131I) were studied. After a period of thyroid hormone withdrawal, whole-body imaging was performed approximately 24 and 72–96 h after administration of 74 –185 MBq (2–5 mCi) 123I and 111–185 MBq (3–5 mCi) 131I, respec...

BACKGROUND Correction of low hemoglobin (Hb) levels is associated with improved survival and greater quality of life in dialysis patients, but frequent administration of erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) therapy is unsatisfactory for peritoneal dialysis patients. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess Hb stability in an unselected population of maintenance peritoneal dialysi...

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The chromogenic Limulus amoebocyte lysate test effectively detected 66 (100%) culture-proven gram-negative peritonitis cases among 185 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients with clinical evidence of infectious peritonitis.