Wroclaw Medical University

Editorial

Lecanemab (Leqembi) is not the right drug for patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Markku Kurkinen

2023-09-07

Editorial

In a blink of an eye: Graphical abstracts in Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Marek Misiak, Donata Kurpas

2023-09-07

Review

Wnt signaling pathway and sclerostin in the development of atherosclerosis and vascular calcification

Piotr Kocełak, Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, Jerzy Chudek

2023-09-07

Original Article

Olfaction-associated quality of life: Polish adaptation and validation of a Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (QOD-PL) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Katarzyna Resler, Anna Oleszkiewicz, Marcin Frączek, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Anna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński, Thomas Hummel

2023-09-07

Original Article

Neoadjuvant camrelizumab and chemotherapy in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective, single-arm, open-label study

Jianping Wang, Jian Zhang, Jie Gao, Mengmeng Zhao, Zhenkai Ma

2023-09-07

Original Article

Comparison of primary stability of used and unused self-tapping and self-drilling orthodontic mini-implants

Baris Baser, Mehmet Birol Ozel

2023-09-07

Editorial

Recent advances in the study of the neurobiological mechanisms behind the effects of physical activity on mood, resilience and emotional disorders

Chong Chen, Shin Nakagawa

2023-09-04

Research Letter

A comparison of different symptomatic reflux esophagitis treatments: A real-world study

Francesco Di Mario, Pellegrino Crafa, Lorella Franzoni, Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, Michele Russo, Kryssia Isabel Rodriguez-Castro, Marilisa Franceschi, Nicola De Bortoli, Edoardo Savarino

2023-09-04

Original Article

LncRNA-LINC00472 suppresses the malignant progression of non-small cell lung cancer via modulation of the miRNA-1275/Homeobox A2 axis

Meichen Jiang, Xiangli Ye, Dongliang Shi, Qili Lin, Feijian Huang, Yong Li

2023-09-04

Original Article

Changes in the scar tissue structure after cesarean section as a result of manual therapy

Katarzyna Olszewska, Agnieszka Ptak, Agnieszka Rusak, Agnieszka Dębiec-Bąk, Małgorzata Stefańska

2023-09-04

Meta-analysis

Neostigmine for postoperative surgical urine retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Qingli Chen, Na Li, Yue Wu

2023-09-04

Original Article

Association between total cholesterol and all-cause mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures: A prospective cohort study with 339 patients

Kun Li, Wen-Wen Cao, Shao-Hua Chen, Bin-Fei Zhang, Yu-Min Zhang

2023-08-18

Original Article

An interpretable machine learning model to predict off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting-associated acute kidney injury

Zhihe Zeng, Xiao Tian, Lin Li, Yugang Diao, Tiezheng Zhang

2023-08-18

Original Article

In vitro effects of deferoxamine on antibiotic susceptibility in Gram-negative bacteria

Mehmet Erinmez, Yasemin Zer

2023-08-18

Original Article

Evaluation of the effects of hyperbaric on human attention functions based on eye movements recorded using an infrared camera

Michał Barski, Natalia Jermakow, Katarzyna Barska, Jacek Siewiera

2023-08-14

Review

At what point are we on the way to optimally treat multiple myeloma patients over 75 years of age in 2023?

Agata Tyczyńska, Jan Zaucha

2023-08-14

Original Article

The distance between the anterior and posterior edges of the fibula at a lateral internal rotation of 15° is associated with postoperative malreduction in patients with an ankle joint fracture combined with a lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury

Zhiqin Liu, Wentao Gao, Xiping Zhang, Weifeng Wang, Miduo Tan, Eryue Qiu, Anlie Cai

2023-08-14

Meta-analysis

A meta-analysis of the risk of osteoporotic fractures in inflammatory bowel disease

Liansheng Hao, Shengkai Mu, Junyan Yin, Jun Liu

2023-08-07

Review

Degenerative disease of the spine: How to relate clinical symptoms to radiological findings

Marek Sąsiadek, Jagoda Jacków-Nowicka

2023-08-07

Original Article

Circular RNA ANKIB1 alleviates hypoxia-induced cardiomyocyte injury by modulating miR-452-5p/SLC7A11 axis

Gang Li, Xiaolei Tang, Huaping Tang

2023-08-07

Original Article

Cytogenetic findings in Polish patients with suspected Fanconi anemia

Anna Repczyńska, Katarzyna Jułga, Andżelika Lorenc, Jolanta Skalska-Sadowska, Mariusz Wysocki, Agnieszka Zaucha-Prażmo, Katarzyna Drabko, Artur Bossowski, Bożena Dembowska-Bagińska, Jacek Wachowiak, Adam Buciński, Olga Haus

2023-08-04

Original Article

Association between clinical features and course of systemic sclerosis and serum interleukin-8, vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, and interferon alpha

Joanna Kosałka-Węgiel, Sabina Lichołai, Sylwia Dziedzina, Mamert Milewski, Piotr Kuszmiersz, Anna Korona, Mariusz Korkosz, Jolanta Gąsior, Aleksandra Matyja-Bednarczyk, Helena Kwiatkowska, Andżelika Siwiec-Koźlik, Wojciech Sydor, Joanna Wilańska, Lech Zaręba, Weronika Pociej-Marciak, Jerzy Dropiński, Marek Sanak, Jacek Musiał, Stanisława Bazan-Socha

2023-08-04

Original Article

Preoperative prognostic nutritional index associated with anastomotic leakage in colorectal cancer patients after surgery

Haotang Wei, Jialei Wang, Zhengkai Jiang, Yu Liu, Sheng Jiang, Bangli Hu

2023-08-04

Original Article

Gene expression profile of hiPSC-derived cells differentiated with growth factors, forskolin and conditioned medium from human adrenocortical cell line

Ewelina Stelcer, Karol Jopek, Małgorzata Blatkiewicz, Anna Olechnowicz, Kacper Kamiński, Marta Szyszka, Wiktoria Maria Suchorska, Marcin Ruciński

2023-08-04

Original Article

Tasquinimod enhances the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin by regulating the Nur77-Bcl-2 apoptotic pathway

Ying Lin, Ya-Qiong Liu, Ke-An Zhu, Meng-Qi Hu, Zhao Li, Xiao-Jia Min

2023-07-28

Original Article

Oridonin attenuates apoptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in IL-4-stimulated human bronchial epithelial cells in an in vitro pediatric asthma model

Weiwei Wang, Dan Ming

2023-07-24

Original Article

Serabelisib regulates GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis, apoptosis and migration of hepatoma cells via the PI3K/Akt/E-cadherin signaling pathway

Ming Li, Zhao Huang, Yuxiang Zhou

2023-07-24

Original Article

Transferrin receptor modulated by microRNA-497-5p suppresses cervical cancer cell malignant phenotypes

Xiangming Fang, Pei Hu, Ying Gao, Chuqiao Chen, Jianqing Xu

2023-07-24

Original Article

The long non-coding RNA BDNF-AS induces neuronal cell apoptosis by targeting miR-125b-5p in Alzheimer’s disease models

Haiyan Ren, Weibin Qiu, Benju Zhu, Qiang Li, Chen Peng, Xu Chen

2023-07-24

Meta-analysis

A meta-analysis of the efficacy of intra-arterial chemotherapy for the management of retinoblastoma patients

Guoxiao Yu, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Juan Li

2023-07-24

Original Article

miR-214-5p increases the radiosensitivity of cervical cancer by targeting ROCK1 expression

Junqin Zhang, Yaxing Li, Yanan Ren, Jie Li, Hua Han, Ping Yan

2023-07-24

Meta-analysis

The efficacy of glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Qiangyuan Tian, Xiangkong Song, Liqiang Wu, Hongyan Shi

2023-07-24

Original Article

Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy in diabetes mellitus patients: Proposition of a new scoring system based on electroneurography findings

Jakub Stępień, Żanna Pastuszak

2023-07-24

Original Article

Anxiety disorders and depression are associated with resistant hypertension

Handan Duman, Hakan Duman, Meltem Puşuroğlu, Ahmet Seyda Yılmaz

2023-06-30

Review

Use of salusin β for predicting atherosclerosis and components of the metabolic syndrome

Aleksandra Janecka, Joanna Stefanowicz

2023-06-30

Review

Long COVID and its cardiovascular consequences: What is known?

Justyna Aleksandra Składanek, Michał Leśkiewicz, Karolina Gumiężna, Piotr Baruś, Adam Piasecki, Dominika Klimczak-Tomaniak, Grażyna Sygitowicz, Janusz Kochman, Marcin Grabowski, Mariusz Tomaniak

2023-06-30

Original Article

Immune and allergenic effects of the microalga Coccomyxa sp. strain KJ in healthy humans: A pilot study

Satomi Asai, Kyoko Hayashi, Haruyo Atsumi, Mika Doi, Hidehumi Kakizoe, Kazuo Umezawa, Akihumi Hisada, Tsukasa Nozaki, Akiko Kanno, Satoko Komatsu, Hitoshi Kuno, Kentaro Wakamatsu, Toshio Kawahara, Yoshiro Yamamoto, Hayato Miyachi

2023-06-30

Meta-analysis

The association between hypoglycemia and mortality in sepsis and septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuping Shao, Feng Shao, Jie Zhou, Shunjin Fang, Jianfeng Zhu, Fangfang Li

2023-06-30

Original Article

Oligoclonal gammopathy: An analysis of 253 cases

Kajetan Karaszewski, Marcin Jasiński, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Anna Rodziewicz-Lurzyńska, Olga Ciepiela, Wiesław Wiktor Jędrzejczak

2023-06-21

Original Article

Evaluation of the parenchymal distribution of renal steatosis in chronic kidney disease using chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging

Hüseyin Aydın, Hasan Aydın, Adnan Karaibrahimoğlu, Baris Afsar

2023-06-21

Original Article

RNA sequencing reveals the transcriptomic landscape and alternative splicing events induced by LGALS1 silencing in non-small cell lung cancer

Hongyang Shi, Yonghong Zhang, Juan Liu, Yu Wang, Ping Fang

2023-06-21

Original Article

Diagnosis, management and knowledge of halitosis among Polish and Lebanese dentists: Questionnaire-based survey

Zuzanna Grzech-Leśniak, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, Marwan El Mobadder

2023-06-16

Original Article

The triglyceride glucose index predicts short-term mortality in non-diabetic patients with acute heart failure

Hongji Cheng, Weijun Huang, Xiaohui Huang, Wang Miao, Yuli Huang, Yunzhao Hu

2023-06-16

Original Article

The relationship between the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infections and ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression and polymorphisms

Esra Tug, Isil Fidan, Gulendam Bozdayi, Fatma Yildirim, Ozlem Guzel Tunccan, Zubeyde Lale, Dogan Akdogan

2023-06-16

Original Article

Low-level NLRP1 is associated with increased metastasis and risk of recurrence of non-melanoma skin cancer

Jianxiang Tan, Jinzhou Li, Yunquan Zeng

2023-06-06

Original Article

Effect of passive ankle movement in the sitting position on the symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency with long-term observation

Bartosz Radosław Wnuk, Damian Ziaja, Michał Buczek, Krzysztof Ziaja, Marcin Banyś

2023-06-01

Original Article

Efficacy of intravitreal injections of melphalan in the treatment of retinoblastoma vitreous seeding

Krzysztof Cieślik, Anna Rogowska, Małgorzata Danowska, Wojciech Hautz

2023-06-01

Meta-analysis

The role of neridronate in the management of osteoporosis: A meta-analysis

Qiaojie Chen, Pingping Shen, Bo Zhang, Yang Chen, Chunli Zhen

2023-05-30

Original Article

The self-perceived competency of dental students about contagious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on their career plans

Zehra Edebal, Salih Doğan

2023-05-30

Original Article

Upregulation of ITGB6 in primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Jian-Bo Lin, Yan-Xun Chen, Nan-Long Lin, Xu Li

2023-05-22

Meta-analysis

MDR3 rs2109505 and rs1202283 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: A meta-analysis

Haiyan Zhuo, Jinhai Fan, Lvfeng Yao, Liqing Zheng, Yihong Chai

2023-05-22

Original Article

Assessment of the risk factors determining the prognosis of major and minor limb amputations in patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Kürşat Tuğrul Okur, Fırat Ozan, Murat Kahraman, Muhammed Melez, Ömer Can Ünlü, İbrahim Altun

2023-05-22

Original Article

mTOR/ULK1 signaling axis mediated ultrashort wave regulation of autophagy to alleviate diabetic kidney disease

Yihong Yan, Shangkun Yu, Yongmei Fan

2023-05-16

Original Article

SARS-COV-2 infections in children: The role of fibrinogen in predicting diagnosis and severity: A retrospective cohort study

Gulsen Akkoc, Ayşe Ağbaş, Eralp Göksu, Sevde Beyaz, Funda Yıldız, Elvan Bayramoğlu, Canan Yolcu, Senem Ayça, Nurcihan Çalışkan Dolu, Kamil Şahin, Macit Koldaş, Murat Elevli

2023-05-16

Meta-analysis

Efficacy and safety of negative allosteric modulators of 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptors in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuxiao Chen, Jie Sun, Zhen Yang, Hongyan Bi

2023-05-11

Original Article

Development and validation of metabolic models for predicting survival and immune status of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Xueying Li, Mengli Gu, Qiying Hu, Yihui Weng, Xianlei Cai

2023-05-11

Meta-analysis

Evaluating the influence of health literacy and health-promoting COVID-19 protective behaviors on the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis

Lulu Yan, Chunmei Pu, Sanjay Rastogi, Rupshikha Choudhury, Magesh Kumar Shekar, Gitartha Talukdar

2023-05-11

Original Article

Face-like pareidolia images are more difficult to detect than real faces in children with autism spectrum disorder

Gülsüm Akdeniz

2023-05-11

Original Article

Real-world effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab induction therapy for ulcerative colitis: A prospective nationwide Polish observational study

Edyta Zagórowicz, Halina Cichoż-Lach, Maria Kopertowska-Majchrzak, Piotr Eder, Kamila Stawczyk-Eder, Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Hubert Zatorski, Anna Solarska-Półchłopek, Rafał Filip, Maria Janiak, Krzysztof Skrobot, Maria Kłopocka, Ariel Liebert, Aleksandra Kaczka, Krzysztof Wojciechowski, Szymon Drygała, Agata Michalak

2023-05-11

Review

Assessment and therapeutic management of acute asthma: The approaches of nursing staff in patient care

Dan Sun, Ping Sun, Zhengyan Wang

2023-05-04

Original Article

The value of mid-upper arm circumference for malnutrition screening in pediatric celiac disease

Didem Gülcü Taskin, Aysun Ata

2023-05-04

Original Article

Suicide attempts among children and adolescents admitted to a Polish Emergency Department: Analysis of epidemiology, circumstances and methods of 154 cases

Izabela Pilarska, Kinga Grabska, Jan Stachurski

2023-05-04

Original Article

Effects of heat shock protein 90 on complement activation in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury after pioglitazone preconditioning

Dongxiao Wang, Shitao He, Guoqiang Zhong, Jianjun Meng, Qi Bi, Ronghui Tu

2023-05-04

Original Article

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of brain tumor surgeries in Poland: A national database study

Dariusz Szarek, Grzegorz Miękisiak, Tomasz Szmuda, Justyna Fercho, Samuel Pettersson, Lech Kipiński

2023-04-24

Original Article

Pulmonary-specific quality of life and dyspnea among patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019: Evaluation of patient groups 1, 3 and 6 months after discharge

Betül Doğantekin, Başak Çakır Güney, Semiha Çelik Ekinci, Zeliha Serindağ, Nurgül Tükel, Sinem Akkaya Işık, Süleyman Kılıç, Mustafa Kaplan

2023-04-24

Original Article

Ginsenoside Rb3 reduces ox-LDL-induced injury in human aortic endothelial cells by regulating the miR-513a-5p/ZBTB20 axis

Hua Wang, Lin Liu, Huzhi Cai

2023-04-24

Review

Possible effect of natural light on emotion recognition and the prefrontal cortex: A scoping review of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy

Ryusei Nishi, Takamasa Fukumoto, Akihiro Asakawa

2023-04-24

Original Article

Regionalized analysis of gut barrier components in the small intestine of BALB/c mice following chronic immobilization stress

Fabiola Guzmán-Mejía, Marycarmen Godínez-Victoria, Ana Lilia García-Hernández, Jennifer Karume Gutierrez-Galicia, Daniel Efrain Molotla Torres, Maria Elisa Drago-Serrano

2023-04-24

Original Article

Does autologous fat grafting serve the need for reconstructive surgery in oral cancer patients? A prospective evaluation in cosmetic surgery patients

Feng Gao, Ran Huo, Fagang Wang, Renrong Lv, Feng Xue, Jian Zhang, Guangqi Xu, Jianhai Bi, Zhen Meng, Cong Fu

2023-04-19

Meta-analysis

Evaluating the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zeyu Bi, Ling Wang, Wei Wang

2023-04-19

Meta-analysis

Meta-analysis of outcomes related to the quality of life after orthodontic-surgical treatment

Xiangyu Li, Weiying Zheng, Xi Zhang, Yuwen Zhang

2023-04-19

Original Article

In vitro effect of beer, red and white wine on the morphology and surface roughness of human enamel

Radomir Barac, Jovanka Gašić, Jelena Popović, Marija Nikolić, Slavica Sunarić, Dušan Petković, Aleksandar Mitić, Nenad Stošić, Nina Burić

2023-04-19

Original Article

Employment of the Evolution RL sheath as a first-choice device shortens transvenous lead extraction time without affecting procedural safety and efficacy compared to its auxiliary use: Insights from the prospective multicenter EVO registry

Andrzej Przybylski, Dariusz Jagielski, Bruno Hrymniak, Marcin Michalak, Tomasz Wójcik, Paweł Syska, Tomasz Fabiszak, Jakub Rokicki, Barbara Małecka, Andrzej Ząbek, Krzysztof Kaczmarek, Lech Zaręba, Maciej Sterliński

2023-04-19

Review

Application and efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) in clinical practice: A systematic review

Mateusz Szmit, Rafał Krajewski, Jerzy Rudnicki, Siddarth Agrawal

2023-04-07

Original Article

Application of low-dose hydro-CT using SAFIRE in the evaluation of esophageal cancer

Milena Celmer, Krzysztof Międzybrodzki, Mateusz Patyk, Patryk Pozowski, Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz

2023-04-07

Meta-analysis

The impact of suction addition to simple water seal on the outcomes after pulmonary surgery: A meta-analysis

Qiongxiang Qiu, Yumin He, Wenjuan Li, Ximiao Ma, Xuehua Feng

2023-04-07

Original Article

Initial clinical, laboratory and radiological features of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients and their impact on the course of the disease

Mateusz Maligłówka, Łukasz Bułdak, Marcin Cyrnek, Marcin Hachuła, Michał Kosowski, Marcin Basiak, Witold Szkróbka, Joanna Bosowska, Maciej Cebula, Michał Holecki, Bogusław Okopień

2023-03-30

Original Article

Pan-cancer analysis of the oncogenic effects of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting protein-1 and validation on liver hepatocellular carcinoma

Tao Wang, Kun Su, Lianming Wang, Yanmei Shi, Yichun Niu, Yahao Zhou, Ayong Wang, Tao Wu

2023-03-30

Original Article

LncRNA SNHG12 promotes proliferation and migration of hepatic progenitor cells via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway

Ping Liu, Juanjuan Wang, Weixing Du, Lianhua Chen

2023-03-30

Original Article

Large unstained cell (LUC) count as a predictor of carotid artery occlusion

Tomasz Kamil Urbanowicz, Michał Rodzki, Michał Michalak, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Anna Witkowska, Beata Krasińska, Michał Bociański, Aleksandra Krasińska-Płachta, Agnieszka Cieśla, Sebastian Stefaniak, Marek Jemielity, Zbigniew Krasiński

2023-03-15

Review

Molecular features as promising biomarkers in ovarian cancer

Patrycja Aleksandra Bukłaho, Joanna Kiśluk, Natalia Wasilewska, Jacek Nikliński

2023-03-15

Review

The beneficial role of simple inflammatory blood indices in pediatric cardiology

Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Tomasz Kamil Urbanowicz, Marcin Michał Gładki, Waldemar Bobkowski, Dominika Zalas, Marek Jemielity

2023-03-15

Research-in-Progress

The use of a loose seton as a definitive surgical treatment for anorectal abscesses and complex anal fistulas

Cemalettin Durgun, Abidin Tüzün

2023-03-15

Review

The natural origins of cytostatic compounds used in rhabdomyosarcoma therapy

Damian Lewandowski, Anna Szewczyk, Justyna Radzka, Magda Dubińska-Magiera, Weronika Kazimierczak, Małgorzata Daczewska, Marta Migocka-Patrzałek

2023-03-15

Research-in-Progress

Indicators of integrated care for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease in ambulatory care

Elżbieta Szlenk-Czyczerska, Donata Kurpas

2023-03-15

Original Article

Decreased miR-127 promotes the occurrence of breast cancer via increasing the expression of SPP1

Guijiang Wei, Meiying Tan, Chunfang Wang, Lina Liang

2023-03-15

Original Article

Expression of micro-ribonucleic acids in thyroid nodules and serum to discriminate between follicular adenoma and cancer in patients with a fine needle aspiration biopsy classified as suspicious for follicular neoplasm: A preliminary study

Jarosław Szymon Świrta, Gracjan Wątor, Michał Seweryn, Przemysław Kapusta, Marcin Barczyński, Paweł Wołkow

2023-03-10

Original Article

Suicide among doctors in Turkey: Differences across gender, medical specialty and the method of suicide

Mesut Yıldız, Kerim Deniz Batun, Hakan Şahinoğlu, Muhammed Selim Eryılmaz, Bilge Özel, Beyzanur Ataoğlu, Seyhan Ergin Hıdıroğlu

2023-03-07

Review

Lead-related tricuspid regurgitation and ventricle dysfunction: Current management and future perspectives

Karolina Ewa Chodór-Rozwadowska, Magdalena Sawicka, Stanisław Morawski, Radosław Lenarczyk, Zbigniew Kalarus, Tomasz Kukulski

2023-03-07

Original Article

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with increased accumulation of advanced glycation end products in the skin in patients with type 1 diabetes: A preliminary study

Agnieszka Ewa Zawada, Dariusz Naskręt, Stanisław Piłaciński, Anna Adamska, Marian Grzymisławski, Piotr Eder, Agata Grzelka-Woźniak, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Agnieszka Dobrowolska

2023-03-07