January 2019   Volume 83   Issue 1

EDITORIALS

• The role of brain natriuretic peptide during strenuous endurance exercise and appetite regulation
  Giancarlo Condello, Chih-Yen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 1-2.     Full Text [PDF]
• Do healthy pregnant women need iron supplementation?
  Wen-Ling Lee, Chang-Ching Yeh, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 3-4.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES

• Measles re-emerges and recommendation of vaccination
  Hui-Lan Chen, Ren-Bin Tang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 5-7.     Full Text [PDF]
• Non-coding RNA and lung cancer progression
  Afeez Adekunle Ishola, Anita Silas La’ah, Hung Dinh Le, Viet Quoc Nguyen, Yi-Ping Yang, Shih-Jie Chou, Hsiao-Yun Tai, Chian-Shiu Chien, Mong-Lien Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 8-14.     Full Text [PDF]

MINI REVIEW

• CircularRNA as novel biomarkers in liver diseases
  Yueh Chien, Ping-Hsing Tsai, Ying-Hsiu Lai, Kai-Hsi Lu, Chao-Yu Liu, Heng-Fu Lin, Chi-Shuan Huang, Wai-Wah Wu, Chien-Ying Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 15-17.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Highly effective treatment response and well tolerability by all oral direct acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C patients post organ transplantation
  Sih-Hsien Wu, Che-Chuan Loong, Chi-Jen Chu, Chien-Wei Su, Chung-Chi Lin, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Chinsu Liu, Shou-Dong Lee, Yuan-Jen Wang, Fa-Yauh Lee, Niang-Cheng Lin, Cheng-Yen Chen, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 18-24.     Full Text [PDF]
• MiR-25 exerts cardioprotective effect in a rat model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by targeting high-mobility group box 1
  Qifang Liu, Bo Song, Min Xu, Yaping An, Yidong Zhao, Feng Yue
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 25-31.     Full Text [PDF]
• A high-dose rapamycin treatment alleviates hepatopulmonary syndrome in cirrhotic rats
  Ching-Chih Chang, Chiao-Lin Chuang, I-Fang Hsin, Shao-Jung Hsu, Hui-Chun Huang, Fa-Yauh Lee, Shou-Dong Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 32-40.     Full Text [PDF]
• Screening key genes and microRNAs in sepsis by RNA-sequencing
  Yanjun Qin, Xuan Guo, Yueqing Yu, Shimin Dong, Yan Yan, Xiaohua Bian, Caiyan Zhao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 41-47.     Full Text [PDF]
• Impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation and body weight change on N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide variation in 100-km ultramarathon runners
  Li-Hua Li, Wei-Fong Kao, Yu-Hui Chiu, Sen-Kuang Hou, Chen Meng, Chorng-Kuang How
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 48-54.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effect of mirabegron on erectile function in sexually active men with bothersome overactive bladder symptoms
  Tsung-Hsien Wu, Yuan-Chi Shen, Wei-Chia Lee, Hung-Jen Wang, Yao-Chi Chuang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 55-59.     Full Text [PDF]
• The expression of Th9 and Th22 cells in rats with cerebral palsy after hUC-MSC transplantation
  Xia Niu, Xiaoyan Xu, Zhihua Luo, De Wu, Jiulai Tang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 60-66.     Full Text [PDF]
• Phenotypic and microRNA characterization of the neglected CD24⁺ cell population in MCF-7 breast cancer 3-dimensional spheroid culture
  Lily Boo, Swee Keong Yeap, Norlaily Mohd Ali, Wan Yong Ho, Huynh Ky, Dilan Amila Satharasinghe, Woan Charn Liew, Sheau Wei Tan, Mong-Lien Wang, Soon Keng Cheong, Han Kiat Ong
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 67-76.     Full Text [PDF]
• Naja atra venom-spit ophthalmia in Taiwan: An epidemiological survey from 1990 to 2016
  Tsung-Han Tsai, Chun-Chi Lin, Yan-Chiao Mao, Chia-Lien Hung, Yi-Chiang Yang, Chen-Chang Yang, Mei-Jy Jeng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 77-83.     Full Text [PDF]
• Evaluation of treatment results and prognostic factors of uterine sarcoma: A single-center experience
  Mozhdeh Momtahan, Fatemeh Emami, Fatemeh Sari Aslani, Mojgan Akbarzadeh-Jahromi
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 84-88.     Full Text [PDF]
• Dynamic analysis of variations in postoperative pain trajectories over time in patients receiving epidural analgesia using latent curve models
  Ming-Ying Lee, Wen-Kuei Chang, Hsiang-Ling Wu, Shih-Pin Lin, Mei-Yung Tsou, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 89-94.     Full Text [PDF]
• Barriers to health care services in migrants and potential strategies to improve accessibility: A qualitative analysis
  Ai Seon Kuan, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Wui-Chiang Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 95-101.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• The mortality and blood transfusion
  Wen-Hsun Chang, Na-Rong Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 102.     Full Text [PDF]
• Reply to "The mortality and blood transfusion"
  Wen-Kuei Chang, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Shih-Pin Lin, Hsiang-Ling Wu, Min-Ya Chan, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83: 103.     Full Text [PDF]