American Journal of Internal Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2018

  • The Expression and Prognostic Value of NOX4 in Gastric Cancer

    Lu Qiao, Ning Xie, Yuru Bai, Bin Qin, Baicang Zou, Yongquan Shi, Yan Chen, Na Liu, Jinhai Wang

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2018
    Pages: 144-151
    Received: Aug. 01, 2018
    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2018
    Published: Oct. 12, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajim.20180606.11
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    Abstract: Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide which threaten the health of human. A lot of work has been done in tumor pathogenesis in recent years, while modest progress in diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer have been made. Methods: Multiple databases including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene E... Show More
  • Abnormal Weight Among University Students in the Kingdom of Bahrain (2018): Prevalence, Factors, Predictions, and Recommendations

    Nizar Jaoua, Alexander Woodman, Majeed Amini

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2018
    Pages: 152-160
    Received: Aug. 23, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 07, 2018
    Published: Oct. 12, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajim.20180606.12
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    Abstract: Over the past two decades, the Kingdom of Bahrain has seen an increase in weight in a growing number of people. Experts in the field determined that it is due to a lack of exercise and poor dietary habits. The problem has reached extremely high records of obesity; 37% for females and 30% for males. The statistics were based on a cross-sectional stu... Show More
  • Saxagliptin Attenuates Diabetic Nephropathy with Suppressing Oxidative Stress by Inhibiting AGEs-RAGE Axis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

    Ye Feng, Chengjiang Li, Yuehuan Liu, Long Zhang, Zhe Zhang

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2018
    Pages: 161-169
    Received: Sep. 16, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 11, 2018
    Published: Nov. 05, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajim.20180606.13
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    Abstract: As a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used in diabetes mellitus (DM) therapy, saxagliptin (Saxa) has been reported an additional protective benefit of diabetic nephropathy (DN), which might be independent of its glucose-lowering effect. However, the mechanism is not fully understood. In this study, STZ-induced DM rat model received a placeb... Show More
  • Prediction of Post-Tuberculosis Lung Function Impairment

    Eric Walter Pefura-Yone, Adamou Dodo Balkissou, Amadou Djenabou, Virginie Poka-Mayap, Boniface Moifo, Marie-Chantal Madjoumessi, Brenda Tanyi, Christopher Kuaban, André Pascal Kengne

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2018
    Pages: 170-181
    Received: Dec. 09, 2018
    Accepted: Dec. 25, 2018
    Published: Jan. 18, 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajim.20180606.14
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    Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to establish prediction equations for post-tuberculosis residual lung function in patients successfully treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Methods: This study took place at the Yaounde Jamot Hospital of Yaounde (YJH) and used data from three cross-sectional studies conducted from January to July 2015 (7 m... Show More