National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82170032 and 81970032)
To the Editor:Lung cancer,one of the most common types of tumor,is also the leading cause of cancer death,accounting for an estimated 1.8 million deaths worldwide.Early recognition of lung cancer is critical.It has be...
Science and Technology Program for Basic Research in Shenzhen(Nos.JCYJ20190809095811254,JCYJ20200109140412476)
To the Editor:The risk factors for the development of radiographic axial spondyloarthritis(SpA)are still uncertain.Previous studies found that a high concentration of serum uric acid(SUA)leads to deposition of monosod...
supported by a grant from the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province(No.2016A020215136)。
Background:Since the diagnostic value of aldosterone to renin ratio(ARR)calculated by plasma renin concentration(PRC)or plasma renin activity(PRA)is still inconclusive,we conducted a meta-analysis by systematically re...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81971192)。
Background: The antioxidant effects of bilirubin in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have recently gained much attention from the research community. However, results from these studies have been conflicting. This meta-analy...
Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females. Genetic polymorphisms might have a role in carcinogencsis. The aim of this study was to determine whether C to T base substitution within Taq...
Background Epidural lidocaine can be used when regional anesthesia needs to be established quickly, but the effect of co-administering epidural fentanyl on the minimum local analgesic concentration (MLAC) of lidocai...
Background Calcium and phosphorus metabolic disturbance are common in dialysis patients and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, maintaining the balance of calcium and phosphate metabolism and...
Background The airway inflammation could be assessed by some noninvasive approaches. To investigate the value of eosinophil counts in induced sputum and fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) for th...
To the Editor: Hypertension and coronary heart disease are commonly seen in the elderly population. Thepathophysiology of their development is closely related to the mechanism of hemostasis and thrombosis, where the ...
Background Lidocaine and ropivacaine are often combined in clinical practice to obtain a rapid onset and a prolonged duration of action. However, the systemic toxicity of their mixture at different concentrations is u...