Wroclaw Medical University

Original Article

Human cytomegalovirus promotes the activation of TGF-β1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by MMP-2 after endothelial mesenchymal transition

Gang Chen, Xiaomei Yang, Bangning Wang, Ziping Cheng, Ren Zhao

1441-1450

Original Article

CHA2DS2-VASc score and fibrinogen concentration in patients with atrial fibrillation

Karolina Semczuk-Kaczmarek, Anna E. Płatek, Anna Ryś, Jakub Adamowicz, Paweł Legosz, Marcin Kotkowski, Alicja Dudzik-Płocica, Dariusz Gorko, Filip M. Szymański, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

1451-1457

Original Article

Association of XPD Asp312Asn polymorphism and response to oxaliplatin-based first-line chemotherapy and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Zhuo Liu, Jiangyin Kong, Yuanyuan Kong, Feng Cai, Xiaocheng Xu, Jun Liu, Shihua Wang

1459-1468

Original Article

Differential diagnosis of leukoplakia versus lichen planus of the oral mucosa based on digital texture analysis in intraoral photography

Kamil Jurczyszyn, Marcin Kozakiewicz

1469-1476

Original Article

The effectiveness of whole-body cryotherapy and physical exercises on the psychological well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis: A comparative analysis

Malwina Pawik, Joanna Kowalska, Joanna Rymaszewska

1477-1483

Original Article

Silicon intake and plasma level and their relationships with systemic redox and inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Anna Prescha, Katarzyna Zabłocka-Słowińska, Sylwia Płaczkowska, Daiva Gorczyca, Anna Łuczak, Halina Grajeta

1485-1494

Original Article

Characteristics of aeromedical transport, both interhospital and directly from the scene of the incident, in patients with acute myocardial infarction or acute trauma between 2011–2016 in Poland: A case-control study

Arkadiusz Wejnarski, Piotr Leszczyński, Stanisław Świeżewski, Marcin Podgórski, Michał M. Farkowski, Maciej Sterliński, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Gotlib, Daniel Rabczenko, Robert Gałązkowski

1495-1505

Original Article

Detection rate of crossing vessels in pediatric hydronephrosis: Transperitoneal laparoscopy versus open lumbotomy

Marcin Polok, Dominika Borselle, Krystian Toczewski, Wojciech Apoznański, Dariusz Patkowski

1507-1511

Original Article

Could the super-pulsed CO2 laser be used for oral excisional biopsies?

Gianluca Tenore, Gaspare Palaia, Ahmed Mohsen, Simone Ambrogiano, Cira Rosaria Tiziana Di Gioia, Marzena Dominiak, Umberto Romeo

1513-1517

Original Article

The effect of esomeprazole vs famotidine on aspirin/clopidogrel dual therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention

Yuanhong Wu, Chao Chen, Ying Luo, Weiwei Yu, Shuwei Huang, Dongming Lin

1519-1524

Original Article

Resistant hypertension: Renal denervation or pharmacovigilance? Insights from a renal denervation screening program

Marcin Ojrzanowski, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Jan Zbigniew Peruga, Małgorzata Kurpesa, Łukasz Jankowski, Sonu Sahni, Michał Plewka

1525-1530

Original Article

Retrospective analysis of transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of simple ovarian cysts

Marta Kostrzewa, Agnieszka Zając, Jacek Radosław Wilczyński, Grzegorz Stachowiak

1531-1535

Original Article

Peripheral neurotoxic effects of cisplatin on rats and treatment with rutin

Hasan Yaşar, Alevtina Ersoy, Ferda Keskin Cimen, Renad Mammadov, Nezahat Kurt, Yusuf Kemal Arslan

1537-1543

Original Article

Quality of life and clinical outcomes in Polish patients with high activity rheumatoid arthritis treated with leflunomide (Arava®) in Therapeutic Program: A retrospective analysis of data from the PLUS study

Małgorzata Emilia Tłustochowicz, Bartłomiej Kisiel, Witold Tłustochowicz

1545-1553

Original Article

Prospective multicenter Polish Stress Echocardiography Registry (PolStress-Echopro) – the role in clinical practice

Zbigniew Tadeusz Gąsior, Bartosz Lasota, Beata Zaborska, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Piotr Gościniak, Marta Marcinkiewicz-Siemion, Barbara Brzezińska, Jolanta Rapacewicz, Jolanta Rzucidło-Resil, Tomasz Gąsior, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Edyta Płońska-Gościniak

1555-1560

Review Article

Fibronectin and its soluble EDA-FN isoform as biomarkers for inflammation and sepsis

Anna Lemańska-Perek, Barbara Adamik

1561-1567

Review Article

Neglecting regression to the mean continues to lead to unwarranted conclusions: Letter regarding “The magnitude of weight loss induced by metformin is independently associated with BMI at baseline in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: Post-hoc analysis from data of a phase IV open-labeled trial”

Bridget A. Hannon, Diana M. Thomas, Cynthia O. Siu, David B. Allison

1569-1570

Review Article

Adropin and irisin in arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease

Magdalena Maciorkowska, Dominika Musiałowska, Jolanta Małyszko

1571-1575

Review Article

Dietary support in insulin resistance: An overview of current scientific reports

Katarzyna Daria Gołąbek, Bożena Regulska-Ilow

1577-1585

Review Article

Down syndrome as a cause of abnormalities in the craniofacial region: A systematic literature review

Natalia Kaczorowska, Kamil Kaczorowski, Joanna Laskowska, Marcin Mikulewicz

1587-1592