Background and Objectives: This meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy of polydioxanone (PDO) suture, a non-surgical treatment for knee osteoarthritis, with intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections.Materials and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using major databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Ko
Tomoko Miyakubo, Ryo Mukai, Kosuke Nakamura, Hidetaka Matsumoto, Hideo Akiyama Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, JapanCorrespondence: Ryo MukaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, JapanTel +81 27 220 8338Fax
Salivary microRNAs (miRNAs) have been recently revealed as the next generation of non-invasive biomarkers for the diagnostics of diverse diseases.However, their short and highly homologous sequences make their quantification by RT-qPCR technique highly heterogeneous and study dependent, thus limiting their implementation for clinical applications.I