• Exploration of Medicine

    eISSN: 2692-3106
    EiC: Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD
    Frequency: Bimonthly
    APC: No Article Processing Charge before January 31, 2025
    Publishing Model: Open Access
    Peer Review Model: Single Blind
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    Mechanistic insights on anticancer drugs with specific biological targets and signalling pathways
    Complex enzyme interactions play a role in the spread of cancer, a process fueled by unregulated cell proliferation. DNA topoisomerases, which are important for fixing DNA topological problems, have [...] Read more.
    Mohsina Patwekar ... Rohit Sharma
    Published: September 15, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:637–663
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00166
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    Original Article
    Body mass, blood pressure, and cognitive functioning among octogenarians and centenarians
    Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the association among body mass, blood pressure (BP), and cognitive functioning for octogenarians and centenarians. Methods: A total of 300 par [...] Read more.
    Peter Martin ... Leonard W. Poon
    Published: September 15, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:625–636
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00165
    This article belongs to the special issue Determinants of Exceptional Longevity
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    Comparison of eating habits and gut microbiota of preschool children with obesity
    Aim: Childhood obesity is a global health concern that affects the daily life of children. It has a complex pathogenesis that involves genetic and nutritional factors among others. Moreover, the  [...] Read more.
    Shymaa M. Al-Jabri ... Awatif A. Al-Judaibi
    Published: September 04, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:612–24
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00164
    This article belongs to the special issue The Role of Gut Microbiota and its Metabolites in Gastrointestinal Diseases
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    Unveiling the role of artificial intelligence for wound assessment and wound healing prediction
    Wound healing is a very dynamic and complex process as it involves the patient, wound-level parameters, as well as biological, environmental, and socioeconomic factors. Its process includes hemostas [...] Read more.
    Dinh T. P. Le, Tuan D. Pham
    Published: August 31, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:589–611
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00163
    This article belongs to the special issue Advances in Wound Healing
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    Autophagy and diabetes
    The current literature findings on autophagy’s beneficial and detrimental roles in diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetes-related comorbidities were reviewed. The effects of oral hypoglycaemic medici [...] Read more.
    Milan Obradovic ... Esma R. Isenovic
    Published: August 31, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:576–588
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00162
    This article belongs to the special issue Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Autophagy in Human Diseases
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    An overview of current advances and pharmaceutical uses of 3D and 4D printing
    The development of patient-specific prosthetics, medication administration, the manufacture of tissues and organs, and surgical planning have all benefited significantly from the use of three-dimens [...] Read more.
    Pankaj Sharma, Vinay Jain
    Published: August 31, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:560–575
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00161
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploration of 3D and 4D Printing in the Biomedical and Personalized Medicine Fields: Merits and Challenges
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    Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite extensive studies, the heterogeneity of the risk factors as well as different disease mechanisms complicate the goals towa [...] Read more.
    Noel C. Salvoza ... Natalia Rosso
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:51–74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00005
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    The potential anti-cancer effects of melatonin on breast cancer
    Melatonin is the primary hormone of the pineal gland that is secreted at night. It regulates many physiological functions, including the sleep-wake cycle, gonadal activity, free radical scavenging,  [...] Read more.
    Naba Kumar Das, Saptadip Samanta
    Published: February 25, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:112–127
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00078
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    Type 2 diabetes and cancer: problems and suggestions for best patient management
    Diabetes and cancer are widespread worldwide and the number of subjects presenting both diseases increased over the years. The management of cancer patients having diabetes represents a challenge not only because of the complexity [...] Read more.
    Agostino Milluzzo ... Laura Sciacca
    Published: August 31, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:184–204
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00013
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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    Understanding cardiac systolic performance beyond left ventricular ejection fraction
    Left ventricular ejection fraction is the critical parameter used for heart failure classification, decision making and assessing prognosis. It is defined as a volumetric ratio and is essentially a composite of arterial and ventri [...] Read more.
    Elena-Laura Antohi, Ovidiu Chioncel
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:75–84
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00006
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    Perspectives of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease research: a personal point of view
    Rational government of patient fluxes from primary care to hepatology clinic is a priority of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) research. Estimating pre-test probability of disease, risk of fibrosis progression, and exclusi [...] Read more.
    Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:85–107
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00007
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and portal hypertension
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a substantial and growing problem worldwide and has become the second most common indication for liver transplantation as it may progress to cirrhosis and develop complications from port [...] Read more.
    Marvin Ryou ... Gyorgy Baffy
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:149–169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00011
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Perspective
    Reactive oxygen species may influence on the crossroads of stemness, senescence, and carcinogenesis in a cell via the roles of APRO family proteins
    Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) may cause oxidative stress which is involved in aging and in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. Whereas unregulated levels of the ROS may be harmful, regulated basal level of ROS is [...] Read more.
    Yuka Ikeda ... Satoru Matsuda
    Published: October 31, 2021 Explor Med. 2021;2:443–454
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2021.00062
    This article belongs to the special issue Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Pathophysiological Conditions
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    A budding concept with certain microbiota, anti-proliferative family proteins, and engram theory for the innovative treatment of colon cancer
    Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial chronic disease. Patients with IBD have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer which has become a major health concern. IBD might exer [...] Read more.
    Yuka Ikeda ... Satoru Matsuda
    Published: October 27, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:468–478
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00108
    This article belongs to the special issue The Role of Gut Microbiota and its Metabolites in Gastrointestinal Diseases
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin
    The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was [...] Read more.
    Carlo Acierno ... Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
    Published: October 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:287–306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00019
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite extensive studies, the heterogeneity of the risk factors as well as different disease mechanisms complicate the goals towa [...] Read more.
    Noel C. Salvoza ... Natalia Rosso
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:51–74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00005
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Original Article
    Cannabis use in cancer patients: acute and sustained associations with pain, cognition, and quality of life
    Aim: Given the myriad of negative sequalae associated with cancer and its treatment, the palliative use of cannabis by cancer patients is increasingly of special interest. This research sought to e [...] Read more.
    Gregory Giordano ... Angela D. Bryan
    Published: April 26, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:254–271
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00138
    This article belongs to the special issue Beyond Weed: Clinical Applications of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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    Angiotensin-(1-7) and Mas receptor in the brain
    The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a key regulator of blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis. Besides its importance as regulator of the cardiovascular function, the RAS has also been associated to the modulation of higher  [...] Read more.
    Natalia L. Rukavina Mikusic ... Mariela M. Gironacci
    Published: June 30, 2021 Explor Med. 2021;2:268–293
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2021.00046
    This article belongs to the special issue Angiotensins—A Century of Progress
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin
    The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was [...] Read more.
    Carlo Acierno ... Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
    Published: October 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:287–306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00019
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
    View:4549
    Download:210
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    PNPLA3 gene and kidney disease
    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a disease regularly seen in clinical practice. At present, CKD is described as a change of kidney structure and/or function and it is classified in relation to cause, values of glomerular filtration [...] Read more.
    Alessandro Mantovani, Chiara Zusi
    Published: February 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:42–50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00004
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    Perspectives of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease research: a personal point of view
    Rational government of patient fluxes from primary care to hepatology clinic is a priority of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) research. Estimating pre-test probability of disease, risk of fibrosis progression, and exclusi [...] Read more.
    Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:85–107
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00007
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
    View:4777
    Download:117
    Open Access
    Review
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and portal hypertension
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a substantial and growing problem worldwide and has become the second most common indication for liver transplantation as it may progress to cirrhosis and develop complications from port [...] Read more.
    Marvin Ryou ... Gyorgy Baffy
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:149–169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00011
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
    Open Access
    Meta-Analysis
    Hyperuricemia—a serious complication among patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Aim: Hyperuricemia as a putative risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression remains controversial and debatable. This systematic review aims to explore the prevalence of hyperuricem [...] Read more.
    Ishfaq Rashid ... Gautam Sahu
    Published: June 23, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:249–259
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00089
    This article belongs to the special issue Disease Diagnosis, Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutic Strategies in Kidney Injury and Fibrosis
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    Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite extensive studies, the heterogeneity of the risk factors as well as different disease mechanisms complicate the goals towa [...] Read more.
    Noel C. Salvoza ... Natalia Rosso
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:51–74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00005
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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