Volume 62 (No.2), September 2017

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Pages 207-420

Editorial Board

1. Hysteroscopy in the treatment of uterine cesarean section scar diverticulum: A systematic review.
Pages 230-239
Authors: Anna Abacjew-Chmylko, Dariusz G. Wydra, Hanna Olszewska

2. Methods to evaluate arterial structure and function in children – State-of-the art knowledge.
Pages 280-294
Authors: Piotr Skrzypczyk, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska

3. Ischaemic preconditioning – Current knowledge and potential future applications after 30 years of experience.
Pages 307-316
Authors: Karolina Stokfisz, Anna Ledakowicz-Polak, Maciej Zagorski, Marzenna Zielinska

4. Impact of exaggerated blood pressure response in normotensive individuals on future hypertension and prognosis: Systematic review according to PRISMA guideline.
Pages 317-329
Authors: Karsten Keller, Kathrin Stelzer, Mir Abolfazl Ostad, Felix Post

5. Bacterial infections and hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis–prophylaxis and treatment.
Pages 345-356
Authors: Damian Piotrowski, Anna Boroń-Kaczmarska

6. Thrombocytopenia associated with TAVI—The summary of possible causes.
Pages 378-382
Authors: Maciej Mitrosz, Malgorzata Chlabicz, Katarzyna Hapaniuk, Karol A. Kaminski, Bozena Sobkowicz, Jaroslaw Piszcz, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Wlodzimierz J. Musial, Tomasz Hirnle, Agnieszka M. Tycinska

7. The human microbiome.
Pages 414-420
Author: Hubert E. Blum

Original Research Articles

8. A novel germline TP53 mutation p.Pro190Arg detected in a patient with lung and bilateral breast cancers.
Pages 207-210
Authors: Małgorzata Krześniak, Dorota Butkiewicz, Jadwiga Rachtan, Iwona Matuszczyk, Ewa Grzybowska, Marek Rusin

9. Salivary protective factors in patients suffering from decompensated type 2 diabetes.
Pages 211-215
Authors: Marcin Chorzewski, Karolina Orywal, Teresa Sierpinska, Maria Golebiewska

10. Genetic alterations within TLR genes in development of Toxoplasma gondii infection among Polish pregnant women.
Pages 216-222
Authors: Wioletta Wujcicka, Jan Wilczyński, Dorota Nowakowska

11. The fact not to ignore: Mean blood pressure is the main predictor of increased arterial stiffness in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases.
Pages 223-229
Authors: Alma Čypienė, Jolanta Dadonienė, Dalia Miltinienė, Egidija Rinkūnienė, Rita Rugienė, Sigita Stropuvienė, Jolita Badarienė, Aleksandras Laucevičius

12. Spatial QRS-T angle in patients with newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Pages 240-245
Authors: Paweł Kiciński, Todd Schlegel, Andrzej Dybała, Maciej Zakrzewski, Sylwia Przybylska-Kuć, Wojciech Myśliński, Jerzy Mosiewicz, Stanisław Głuszek, Andrzej Jaroszyński

13. Tangeretin alters neuronal apoptosis and ameliorates the severity of seizures in experimental epilepsy-induced rats by modulating apoptotic protein expressions, regulating matrix metalloproteinases, and activating the PI3K/Akt cell survival pathway.
Pages 246-253
Authors: Xiao-qian Guo, Yu-ling Cao, Fang Hao, Zhong-rui Yan, Mei-ling Wang, Xue-wu Liu

14. Different manifestations of pulmonary embolism in younger compared to older patients: Clinical presentation, prediction rules and long-term outcomes.
Pages 254-258
Authors: Izabela E. Kiluk, Agnieszka Krajewska, Urszula Kosacka, Agnieszka Tycińska, Robert Milewski, Włodzimierz Musiał, Bożena Sobkowicz

15. A device for testing the durability and exploitation reliability of dental prostheses.
Pages 259-265
Author: Marek Jałbrzykowski

16. Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells is impaired by bone morphogenetic protein 7.
Pages 266-272
Authors: Paweena Wongwitwichot, Jasadee Kaewsrichan

17. Treatment of refractory epilepsy patients with autologous mesenchymal stem cells reduces seizure frequency: An open label study.
Pages 273-279
Authors: Fedor Hlebokazov, Tatiana Dakukina, Svetlana Ihnatsenko, Svetlana Kosmacheva, Michael Potapnev, Antos Shakhbazau, Natalia Goncharova, Michael Makhrov, Pavel Korolevich, Nikolai Misyuk, Victoria Dakukina, Irina Shamruk, Elena Slobina, Sergei Marchuk

18. Effects of fine air particulates on gene expression in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Pages 295-301
Authors: Biao Yang, Xinming Li, Dongmei Chen, Chunling Xiao

19. Mulberry leaf extract decreases digestion and absorption of starch in healthy subjects—A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
Pages 302-306
Authors: Jan Józefczuk, Klaudia Malikowska, Aleksandra Glapa, Barbara Stawińska-Witoszyńska, Jan Krzysztof Nowak, Joanna Bajerska, Aleksandra Lisowska, Jarosław Walkowiak

20. Effects of γ-radiation on cell growth, cell cycle and promoter methylation of 22 cell cycle genes in the 1321NI astrocytoma cell line.
Pages 330-337
Authors: Yaman Alghamian, Ghalia Abou Alchamat, Hossam Murad, Ammar Madania

21. Pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with clinical severity of dry eye disease of patients with depression.
Pages 338-344
Authors: Małgorzata Mrugacz, Lucyna Ostrowska, Anna Bryl, Agata Szulc, Beata Zelazowska-Rutkowska, Grzegorz Mrugacz

22. CS-PEG decorated PLGA nano-prototype for delivery of bioactive compounds: A novel approach for induction of apoptosis in HepG2 cell line.
Pages 357-367
Authors: Ahmed A. Abd-Rabou, Hanaa H. Ahmed

23. Clinical usefulness of videocapillaroscopy and selected endothelial cell activation markers in people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by microangiopathy.
Pages 368-373
Authors: Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal, Wieslaw Zarzycki, Artur Dubicki, Diana Moskal, Bozena Kosztyła-Hojna, Anna Hryniewicz

24. Prior treatment with non anti-TB antibiotics, and the duration of symptoms have no effect on diagnostics of tuberculous meningitis.
Pages 374-377
Authors: Marcin Paciorek, Andrzej Pihowicz, Dominik Bursa, Joanna Schöntaler Humięcka, Justyna D. Kowalska, Mateusz Antosiewicz, Magda E. Thompson, Agata Skrzat-Wojdacz, Agnieszka Bednarska, Andrzej Horban

25. Serum chemerin in children with excess body weight may be associated with ongoing metabolic complications – A pilot study.
Pages 383-386
Authors: Marta Sledzińska, Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz, Michał Brzezinski, Katarzyna Kaźmierska, Tomasz Sledziński, Barbara Kamińska

26. Effectiveness and safety of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir±ribavirin in the treatment of HCV infection: The real-world HARVEST study.
Pages 387-392
Authors: Robert Flisiak, Mariusz Łucejko, Włodzimierz Mazur, Ewa Janczewska, Hanna Berak, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Iwona Mozer-Lisewska, Dorota Kozielewicz, Andrzej Gietka, Katarzyna Sikorska, Marta Wawrzynowicz-Syczewska, Krzysztof Nowak, Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Joanna Musialik, Krzysztof Simon, Aleksander Garlicki, Robert Pleśniak, Barbara Baka-Ćwierz, Iwona Olszok, Krystyna Augustyniak, Wojciech Stolarz, Jolanta Białkowska, Anna Badurek, Anna Piekarska

27. Clinical features of IgG4-related rhinosinusitis.
Pages 393-397
Authors: Machiko Hanaoka, Terumi Kammisawa, Satomi Koizumi, Sawako Kuruma, Kazuro Chiba, Masataka Kikuyama, Satoshi Shirakura, Taro Sugimoto, Tsunekazu Hishima

28. Improvements in self-curing composites.
Pages 398-404
Authors: Zbigniew Raszewski, Marek Jałbrzykowski

29. Systematic biobanking, novel imaging techniques, and advanced molecular analysis for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy: The Polish MOBIT project.
Pages 405-413
Authors: Jacek Niklinski, Adam Kretowski, Marcin Moniuszko, Joanna Reszec, Anna Michalska-Falkowska, Magdalena Niemira, Michal Ciborowski, Radoslaw Charkiewicz, Dorota Jurgilewicz, Miroslaw Kozlowski, Rodryg Ramlau, Cezary Piwkowski, Miroslaw Kwasniewski, Monika Kaczmarek, Andrzej Ciereszko, Tomasz Wasniewski, Robert Mroz, Wojciech Naumnik, Ewa Sierko, Magdalena Paczkowska, Joanna Kisluk, Anetta Sulewska, Adam Cybulski, Zenon Mariak, Boguslaw Kedra, Jacek Szamatowicz, Paweł Kurzawa, Lukasz Minarowski, Angelika Edyta Charkiewicz, Barbara Mroczko, Jolanta Malyszko, Christian Manegold, Lothar Pilz, Heike Allgayer, Mohammed L. Abba, Hartmut Juhl, Frauke Koch