Effect of hypercholesterolemia on myocardial function in New Zealand white rabbits.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dioscin, a typical steroid saponin, is isolated from Dioscorea nipponica Makino and Dioscorea zingiberensis Wright. It has estrogenic activity and many studies have also reported that dioscorea plants have an effect in preventing and treating osteoporosis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their e...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Zhang C,Peng J,Wu S,Jin Y,Xia F,Wang C,Liu K,Sun H,Liu M

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is an important microenvironmental factor that induces cancer metastasis. Hypoxia/hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) regulates many important steps of the metastatic processes, especially epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) that is one of the crucial mechanisms to cause early stage of tumor metastasis. T...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Tsai YP,Wu KJ

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxin shock is characterized by systemic hypotension, hyporeactiveness to vasoconstrictors and acute lung edema. A nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) has been shown to be effective in reversing acute lung injury. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of NOS blockade b...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Wang D,Wei J,Hsu K,Jau J,Lieu MW,Chao TJ,Chen HI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of cells of the human monocyte/macrophage lineage to host HIV-1 replication while resisting cell death is believed to significantly contribute to their ability to serve as a reservoir for viral replication in the host. Although macrophages are generally resistant to apoptosis, interruption of anti-apoptoti...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Zhang M,Li X,Pang X,Ding L,Wood O,Clouse KA,Hewlett I,Dayton AI

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to high prevalence and mortality and the lack of effective therapies, prostate cancer is one of the most crucial health problems in men. Drug resistance aggravates the situation, not only in human prostate cancer but also in other cancers. In this study, we report for the first time that cardiac glycosides (e.g. o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Huang DM,Guh JH,Huang YT,Chueh SC,Wang HP,Teng CM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LncRNA Gas5 is known to be a key control element during growth, differentiation and development in mammalian species. However, the role and function of Gas5 in growth plate chondrocytes has not been determined. METHODS:The overexpression and knockdown models of Gas5 and miR-21 in cells and animals were cons...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Liu X,She Y,Wu H,Zhong D,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Promoting post-stroke neurogenesis has long been proposed to be a therapeutic strategy for the enhancement of functional recovery after cerebral ischemic stroke. Despite numerous approaches have been widely reported the proliferation or differentiation of the neurogenic population therapeutic strategies by t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Sheu JR,Hsieh CY,Jayakumar T,Lin GY,Lee HN,Huang SW,Yang CH

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) rapidly undergoes autophosphorylation on its Tyr-397 which consequently serves as a binding site for the Src homology 2 domains of the Src family protein kinases and several other intracellular signaling molecules. In this study, we have ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chang LC,Huang CH,Cheng CH,Chen BH,Chen HC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine was shown to inhibit norepinephrine (NE) release from sympathetic nerve endings. The purpose of this study was to examine whether endogenous adenosine restrains NE and epinephrine release from the adrenal medulla. The effects of an adenosine receptor antagonist, 1,3-dipropyl-8-(p-sulfophenyl) xanthine (DPSPX...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Tseng CJ,Chan JY,Lo WC,Jan CR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation may lead to endothelial dysfunction, which manifests as an impaired coronary reactivity. Impairment in coronary flow reserve (CFR), preceding the clinical symptoms of coronary artery disease, can be measured noninvasively by positron emission tomography. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an oxidative enzym...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Mäkelä R,Laaksonen R,Janatuinen T,Vesalainen R,Nuutila P,Jaakkola O,Knuuti J,Lehtimäki T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma has become an important public health issue and approximately 300 million people have suffered from the disease worldwide. Nowadays, the use of acupuncture in asthma is increasing. This study intended to systematically analyze and compare the gene expression profiles between the asthmatic and acupunct...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Yin LM,Jiang GH,Wang Y,Wang Y,Liu YY,Jin WR,Xu YD,Zhang QH,Yang YQ

更新日期：2009-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a putative anti-stress agent and stress is associated with the secretion of catecholamine from the adrenal gland, but the effects of DHEA on catecholamine secretion are not fully understood. Using bovine chromaffin cells, we found that DHEA inhibited catecholamine secretion and cytosol...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Liu PS,Wang PY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin II (Ang II) signaling occurs via two major receptors which activate non-receptor tyrosin kinases that then interact with protein tyrosin-phosphatases (PTPs) to regulate cell function. SHP-2 is one such important PTP that also functions as an adaptor to promote downstream signaling pathway. Its ro...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Calò LA,Bordin L,Davis PA,Pagnin E,Dal Maso L,Rossi GP,Pessina AC,Clari G

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous study demonstrated the improvement of cardiac function was proportional to the number of cells implanted. Therefore, increasing cell survival in the infarcted myocardium might contribute to the improvement of the functional benefit of cell transplantation. METHODS AND RESULTS:MSCs were treated with...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Guo J,Lin G,Bao C,Hu Z,Chu H,Hu M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are the major intracellular source and target sites of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are continually generated as by-products of aerobic metabolism in animal and human cells. It has been demonstrated that mitochondrial respiratory function declines with age in various human tissues and that a defecti...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Lee HC,Wei YH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signaling pathways leading to extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation by N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) or platelet activating factor (PAF) in human neutrophils were examined. Previously, we found that changes of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) stimulated by...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen LW,Lin MW,Hsu CM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zerumbone, a sesquiterpene compound isolated from subtropical ginger, Zingiber zerumbet Smith, has been documented to exert antitumoral and anti- inflammatory activities. In this study, we demonstrate that zerumbone induces apoptosis in human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM8401) cells and investigate the apopto...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Weng HY,Hsu MJ,Wang CC,Chen BC,Hong CY,Chen MC,Chiu WT,Lin CH

更新日期：2012-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The ARFP/F protein is synthesized from the +1 reading frame of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein gene. The function of this protein remains unknown. To study the function of the HCV ARFP/F protein, we have conducted the yeast two-hybrid screening experiment to identify cellular proteins that may interact with t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Ma HC,Lin TW,Li H,Iguchi-Ariga SM,Ariga H,Chuang YL,Ou JH,Lo SY

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by degeneration of lower motor neurons. We have assayed deletions in two candidate genes, the survival motor neuron (SMN) and neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein (NAIP) genes, in 108 samples, of which 46 were from SMA patients, and 62 wer...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Haider MZ,Moosa A,Dalal H,Habib Y,Reynold L

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue virus (DENV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, is at present the most widespread causative agent of a human viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Despite the increasing incidence of this pathogen, there are no antiviral drugs or vaccines currently available for treatment or prevention. In a pre...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Mazzucco MB,Talarico LB,Vatansever S,Carro AC,Fascio ML,D'Accorso NB,García CC,Damonte EB

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori bacteria colonize human gastric mucosa, cause chronic inflammation, peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. Colonization is mediated by H. pylori adhesins, which preferentially bind mucin 5 (MUC5AC) and Lewis (Le) determinants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of H. pylori an...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Gonciarz W,Walencka M,Moran AP,Hinc K,Obuchowski M,Chmiela M

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase D (PLD) is a phosphodiesterase that catalyses hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine to produce phosphatidic acid and choline. In the presence of ethanol, PLD also catalyses the formation of phosphatidylethanol, which is a unique characteristic of this enzyme. Muscarinic receptor-induced changes in the activi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Mamoon AM,Smith J,Baker RC,Farley JM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila eye development is a progressive process including cell fate determination, pattern formation, and rhabdomere morphogenesis. During eye development, a dramatic change in cell shape, which involves turning and extension of the photoreceptor apical surface, occurs in the early pupal stages. It is known that a...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Fan SS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis causes significant levels of morbidity and mortality in many geographical regions of the world. The disease is caused by infections with parasitic blood flukes known as schistosomes. The control of schistosomiasis over the last several decades has been centered on the mass drug administration (MDA) of ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Molehin AJ

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde transport of Wheat germ agglutinin conjugated to Horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) was used in labeling vagal neurons projecting to the stomach from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve (DMNV) in Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in the experimental rats by intraperitone...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Odekunle A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SPE B) induces apoptosis, its fate is unknown. Using confocal time-course microscopy at 37 degrees C, we detected green fluorescence 20 min after adding FITC-SPE B. Orange fluorescence, an indication of co-localization of SPE B with lysosomes which were labeled with a red fluo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chang CW,Tsai WH,Chuang WJ,Lin YS,Wu JJ,Liu CC,Tsai PJ,Lin MT

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to elucidate the mechanism of intra-arterial propofol-induced vascular permeability change resulting in tissue edema. The mechanism of propofol-induced hyperpermeability was examined in a rat femoral artery injection model. Vascular permeability was determined by measuring the Evans bl...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen YS,Chen KH,Liu CC,Lee CT,Yang CH,Chuang KC,Lin CR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of ovarian function, as in menopause or after ovariectomy (OVX), is closely associated with obesity and white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammation. Estrogen replacement protects against postmenopausal obesity but increases the risks of carcinogenesis. In the present study, we investigated the effects of lo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Shen HH,Yang CY,Kung CW,Chen SY,Wu HM,Cheng PY,Lam KK,Lee YM

更新日期：2019-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is one of the most invaliding and preventable diseases in the United States. Growing evidence suggests that there are sex differences in obesity in human and experimental animals. However, the specific mechanisms of this disease are unknown. Consequently, there is any particular treatment according to the sex/...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Fitzgerald SJ,Janorkar AV,Barnes A,Maranon RO

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) has been considered a determinant of cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), some CCD patients were free of RUNX2 mutations. CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (Cebpb) is a key factor of Runx2 expression and our previous study has reported two CCD signs including ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Huang B,Takahashi K,Jennings EA,Pumtang-On P,Kiso H,Togo Y,Saito K,Sugai M,Akira S,Shimizu A,Bessho K

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00