Tzu Chi Medical Journal

vol.33-3

Interleukin‑10: A double‑edged sword in breast cancer

Chun‑Ming Chang^a,b, Ho Yin Pekkle Lam^b,c, Hao‑Jen Hsu^c,d*, Shinn‑Jong Jiang^c*

^aDepartment of General Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, dDepartment of Life Sciences, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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The molecular etiology and treatment of glucocorticoid‑induced osteoporosis

Cheng‑Huan Peng^a,b,c†, Wen‑Ying Lin^a†, Kuang‑Ting Yeh^a,c, Ing‑Ho Chen^a,c, Wen‑Tien Wu^a,b,c, Ming‑Der Lin^b,d*

^aDepartment of Orthopedics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan; ^bInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; ^cSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; dDepartment of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

^†Both authors contributed equally to this work.

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Current advances of targeting epigenetic modifications in neuroendocrine prostate cancer

Wen-Chi Cheng^a, Hung-Jung Wang^b,c*

^aSDGs Teaching and Research Headquarters, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDoctoral Degree Program in Translational Medicine, Tzu Chi University and Academia Sinica, Hualien, Taiwan

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Sudden onset of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) is momentous marker

Himani Tiwari Chaturvedi^a*, Chandrashekher Chaturvedi^b

^aDepartment of Oral Pathology, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, ^bDepartment of General Surgery, Care Multispecialty Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

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Stroke and diets – A review

Chin‑Lon Lin^a,b*

^aDepartment of Cardiology, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Current treatment concepts for osteochondral lesions of the talus

Chen‑Chie Wang^a,b, Kai‑Chiang Yang^c, Ing‑Ho Chen^b,d*

^aDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cSchool of Dental Technology, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Orthopedics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien,

Taiwan

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Dual targeting of TAM receptors Tyro3, Axl, and MerTK: Role in tumors and the tumor immune microenvironment

Kai‑Hung Wang^a, Dah‑Ching Ding^b*

^aDepartment of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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The perspectives of interleukin‑10 in the pathogenesis and therapeutics of multiple myeloma

Cheng‑Der Liu^a,†, Chun‑Chun Chang^b,†, Wei‑Han Huang^a,c,d*

^aInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan

†Both authors contributed equally to this work.

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Anxiolytic effect of minocycline in posttraumatic stress disorder model of Syrian hamsters

Panini Shrikant Patankar, Shirish Joshi*, Abhishek Mane, P. S. Manjesh, Dhananjay Kokate

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Evaluation of the effect of shift cycle time on chest compression quality during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Farhad Heydari, Kourosh Eghdami*, Majid Zamani, Keihan Golshani, Babak Masoumi

Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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Detection rate of breast malignancy of needle localization biopsy of breast microcalcification

Kian‑Hwee Chong^a, Kuo‑Feng Huang^b,c, Hsiu‑Wen Kuo^d, I‑Shiang Tzeng^e, Jia‑Hui Chen^a,c,f*

^aDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^bDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^cSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Radiology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^eDepartment of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei,

Taiwan,^fInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Surgical management of abdominal tuberculosis: A prospective single‑center study

Mithun Barot^a, Vipul D. Yagnik^b*, Kirankumar Patel^a, Sushil Dawka^c

^aDepartment of Surgery, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India, ^bDepartment Surgical Gastroenterology, Nishtha Surgical Hospital and Research Centre, Patan, Gujarat, India, ^cDepartment of Surgery, SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius

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Evaluating the benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy after extensive lymph node dissection for gastric cancer: a single‑institute retrospective study

Yu‑Nong Wang^a, Shou‑Yi Chang^b, Jing‑Min Hwang^a,c, You‑Kang Chang^a,c, Woei‑Yau Kao^b,d, Hsiang‑Lin Wan^b, I‑Shiang Tzeng^e, Chao‑Chuan Wu^f,g*

^aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Oncology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^eDepartment of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^fDepartment of General Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^gDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Test‑retest reliability of subjective visual vertical measurements with lateral head tilt in virtual reality goggles

Chia‑Han Wang^a, Ariel A. Winnick^b,c, Yu‑Hung Ko^d, Zheyu Wang^e, Tzu‑Pu Chang^f,g*

^aDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, ^bSoroka University Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben‑Gurion University of the Negev, Beer‑Sheva, Israel, ^cSchool of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, ^dDepartment of Research, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, ^eDivision of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, ^fDepartment of Neurology, Neuro‑Medical Scientific Center, Taichung Tzu

Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, ^gDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Role of social capital and self‑efficacy as determinants of stress in pregnancy

Hajar Pasha^a, Mahbobeh Faramarzi^b*, Mohammad Chehrazi^c, Maria Esfandyari^d, Shiva Shafierizi^d

^aInfertility and Reproductive nHealth Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, ^bSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, ^cDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, ^dStudent ResearchCommittee, Department of Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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Research trends in trabecular bone score: A bibliometric review from 2008 to 2019

Malcolm Koo^a,b*, Tzyy‑Ling Chuang^c,d, Yuh‑Feng Wang^c,d

^aGraduate Institute of Long‑term Care, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,^cDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan, ^dSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Recurrent Tolosa–Hunt syndrome

Phyo‑Wai Thua#, Yu‑Ming Chena, Weng-Ming Liua,b*

^aDepartment of Neurology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDoctoral Degree Program in Translational Medicine, Tzu Chi University and Academia Sinica, Hualien, Taiwan

#Author has two names -Phyo‑Wai Thu @ Jun‑Ming Zhao

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