Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510044
Curcumin-Induced Apoptosis in the Repair of Photodamaged Skin
Madalene CY Heng
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 20, 2017
Ultraviolet light-induced damage to the DNA resulting in double-stranded triggers the DNA Damage Response (DDR). This results in Cell Cycle Arrest (CCA) and Nucleotide Excision and Repair (NER) of the photo-damaged DNA. These processes are regulated by a family of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase family....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510024
Loss of Organic Reserve as a Detector of Frailty in Elderly Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy
Maria-José Molina-Garrido, Carmen Guillén-Ponce and Alfonso Muriel
Article Type: Protocol Study | First Published: March 09, 2017
This study aims to identify the presence of frailty in elderly cancer patients by analysing their functional reserve. In order to do so, a prospective study of oncological patients over the age of 70 years, assessed on an outpatient basis at the Hospital Virgen de la Luz of Cuenca has been conducted, and data regarding functional reserve at various levels in the body have been collected....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510023
Bluetongue in Morocco 2004 to 2015: An Overview
Lhor Youssef, Kyriaki Nomikou, Khayli Mounir, Bouslikhane Mohammed, Fassi Fihri Ouafaa and El Harrak Mehdi
Article Type: Overview | First Published: February 18, 2017
Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious, arthropod borne viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants. BT is a notifiable disease of huge socio-economic concern and of major importance in the international trade of animals and animal products. Due to the segmented nature of genome, there is existence of high diversity in BT virus serotypes too as a consequence of genetic reassortments....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410102
Treatment of Chronic Ovarian Vein Thrombosis
Huma Farid
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 06, 2017
Ovarian vein thrombosis is a rare condition, occurring most commonly in the postpartum or postoperative period, but has also been identified in cases of malignancy and infection. This report describes a case of chronic ovarian vein thrombosis that most likely developed postoperatively in a patient who was subsequently found to have a malignancy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5726/1510051
A Pediatric Case of NMOSD with Positive Seroconversion of AQP4-ab after 5 Years and Subsequent Diagnosis of SLE
Aisha Bushra, Osman Farooq, Svetlana P Eckert, Caila B Vaughn, Rabheh Abdul Aziz and Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 18, 2017
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that is distinct from multiple sclerosis and is primarily characterized by recurrent episodes of optic neuritis (ON) and/or longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM). The presence of aquaporin antibodies (AQP4-ab) in the serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a highly specific biomarker for diagnosis, although repeated testing may be necessary to confirm its presence....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510023
Help-Seeking in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Complaints
Pakzad S, Bourque P, Tahir L, Bhalla D, French C, Savoie V and Sepehry AA
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 03, 2017
Evidence shows that subjective memory complaints (SMCs) could represent an important therapeutic period for people at risk for sustaining future cognitive decline, but current knowledge on the behaviour profile of the SMCs is scarce. Thus, to better understand the SMCs' help-seeking behaviour from health care professionals, a cross-sectional study using a correlational and comparative model was implemented....