The tumor suppressor DAP-kinase links cell adhesion and cytoskeleton reorganization to cell death regulation.

abstract：:Autologous adipose stromal vascular fractions (SVFs) containing adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) are currently being used in clinical settings for various orthopedic applications for human patients. Due to its potential capability of regenerating cartilage, bone, and tendons, autologous adipose SVFs are being ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Pak J,Lee JH,Park KS,Park M,Kang LW,Lee SH

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) genotype is a major risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inheritance of apoE4 is also associated with impairments in olfactory function in early stages of AD. In this project we examined the effects of the three common isoforms of human apoE (apoE2, ap...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Hussain A,Luong M,Pooley A,Nathan BP

更新日期：2013-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-dimensional molecular model of the transmembrane domain of the 5-HT(1A) receptor (5-HT(1A)R) is presented in the context of a general strategy for modeling the macromolecular structure of a guanine nucleotide binding, regulatory protein coupled receptor (GPCR). The model of the 5-HT(1A)R rests on the definitio...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Pardo L,Batlle M,Duñach M,Weinstein H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The envelope gene of Moloney murine leukemia virus (Mo-MLV) and its various functional domains have been studied extensively but not as much in terms of their biological effects on cell growth. In this study, we report the biological characterization of a truncated Mo-MLV envelope gene, LN11, which is devoid of a sign...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen H,Chung SW,Wong PM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy and targeted therapies have made important strides in cancer treatment yet they often fail and new therapies are still needed. Here, we employed a phenotypic screen to identify and analyze the mechanism of action of novel small molecules that interfere with critical pathways involved in tumor ce...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Ghosh SK,Ganta A,Spanjaard RA

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression and metastasis of solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), have been related to the behavior of a small subpopulation of cancer stem cells. Here, we have established a highly malignant HNSCC cell line, SASVO3, from primary tumors using three sequential rounds of xenotransp...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen CY,Chiou SH,Huang CY,Jan CI,Lin SC,Tsai ML,Lo JF

更新日期：2009-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among a variety of inflammatory mediators, visfatin is a proinflammatory adipocytokine associated with inflammatory reactions in obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic inflammatory disease, and autoimmune disease. However, the biological role of visfatin in secretion of major mucins in human airway epithelial ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Song SY,Jung EC,Bae CH,Choi YS,Kim YD

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify novel genes associated with apoptosis in glioma cells, we treated T98G glioma cells with okadaic acid (OA). Differential display using 15 random primers was performed on RNA extracted from these cells. Upregulated bands were excised from polyacrylamide gels and cloned. Northern blots were used to confirm R...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chin LS,Singh SK,Wang Q,Murray SF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NKG2D, an activating immunoreceptor, is primarily restricted to NK cells and CD8(+) T cells. The existence of an atypical cytotoxic CD4(+)NKG2D(+) T cell population has also been found in patients with autoimmune dysfunctions. Nonetheless, contradictory evidence has categorized this population with a regulat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Garcia-Chagollan M,Jave-Suarez LF,Haramati J,Bueno-Topete MR,Aguilar-Lemarroy A,Estrada-Chavez C,Bastidas-Ramirez BE,Pereira-Suarez AL,Del Toro-Arreola S

更新日期：2015-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are sub-cellular organelles that produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). As suggested over 70 years ago by Otto Warburg and recently confirmed with molecular techniques, alterations in respiratory activity and in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) appear to be common featur...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Czarnecka AM,Czarnecki JS,Kukwa W,Cappello F,Scińska A,Kukwa A

更新日期：2010-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of cells and organs to heat shock is associated with numerous changes in various cellular metabolic parameters and overexpression of proteins collectively known as heat shock proteins (HSP). In this communication we review the cell-signaling events that are altered in response to heat shock as they relate to ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Gong Kiang J,Tsokos GC

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：:Protein kinases play pivotal roles in the development of the nervous system. They are involved in almost every stage of neuronal development, from initial proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells to pathfinding of neurites and formation of synapses. Activation of protein kinases is also critical for neuro...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Lin SD,Fann MJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detailed mechanism of how lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) suppresses endothelium-dependent vasodilatation is unclear at present. We investigated the effects of LPC on endothelial intracellular calcium (EC [Ca(2+)](i)) signaling and vascular tone simultaneously using a new technique we developed. Fura-2-labeled rat a...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Huang TY,Chen HI,Liu CY,Jen CJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many solid tumor types, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are important components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Moreover, TAMs infiltration is strongly associated with poor survival in solid tumor patients. In this review, we describe the origins of TAMs and their polarization state dictated by the TME. W...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen Y,Song Y,Du W,Gong L,Chang H,Zou Z

更新日期：2019-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of TGF beta1 polymorphisms and atrial fibrillation (AF) in essential hypertensive (EH) subjects remains unknown. Methods EH subjects with AF (EH+AF+) and sinus rhythm (EH+AF-) were enrolled. The polymorphisms of +869 T --> C at codon 10 and + 915 G --> C at codon 25, were genotyped. The clini...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Wang Y,Hou X,Li Y

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be associated with various disorders. Among these, coronavirus infection may cause life-threatening severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In this review, we present animal models and techniques for the study of ARDS, and discuss the roles and possible mechanisms of va...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen HI,Kao SJ,Wang D,Lee RP,Su CF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased lipid accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction within skeletal muscle have been shown to be strongly associated with insulin resistance. However, the role of mitofusion-2 (MFN2), a key factor in mitochondrial function and energy metabolism, in skeletal muscle lipid intermediate accumulation remai...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Zhang X,Wang C,Song G,Gan K,Kong D,Nie Q,Ren L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While virus-like particles (VLPs) containing subgenomic replicons, which can transduce replicons into target cells efficiently for studying viral replication and vectors of gene therapy and vaccine, have been established for several flaviviruses, none has been reported for the four serotypes of dengue virus, the causa...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Lai CY,Hu HP,King CC,Wang WK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent transcriptome analyses have revealed that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are broadly expressed in mammalian cells and abundant in the CNS, with tissue and cell type-specific expression patterns. Moreover, ncRNAs have been found to intricately and dynamically regulate various signaling pathways in neurodegeneration. As...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Wu YY,Kuo HC

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Purinergic P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), an ATP-gated cation channel, is unique among all other family members because of its ability to respond to various stimuli and to modulate pro-inflammatory signaling. The activation of P2X7R in immune cells is absolutely required for mature interleukin -1beta (IL-1beta) and IL-18 prod...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Mishra A

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Over the past few years, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are recognized as key regulators of gene expression at chromatin, transcriptional and posttranscriptional level with pivotal roles in various biological and pathological processes, including cancer. Hypoxia, a common feature of the tumor microenvironment, profoun...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Kuo TC,Kung HJ,Shih JW

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) - induced injury has been described as one of the main factors that contribute to the observed morbidity and mortality in a variety of clinical entities, including myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, cardiac arrest and trauma. An imbalance between oxygen demand and supply, within the...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Tasoulis MK,Douzinas EE

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidics has become an important tool in diagnosing many diseases, including neurological and genetic disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that irreversibly and progressively destroys memory, language ability, and thinking skills. Commonly, detection of AD is expensive and complex. F...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Devadhasan JP,Kim S,An J

更新日期：2011-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to investigate the effects and action mechanisms of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on steroidogenesis in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells (ZG). ZG cells were incubated with DHEA in the presence or absence of angiotensin II (AngII), a high concentration of potassium, 8-Br-cAMP, forskolin, 25-OH-c...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chang LL,Wun WS,Wang PS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agents which block T cell K(+) currents can prohibit both proliferative and effector cell functions in T cells activated by mitogens or phorbol esters. This study examined the effects of some of these blocking agents on the immune responsiveness of guinea pig myelin basic protein (GPMBP)-reactive Lewis rat T lymphocyt...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Judge SI,Yeh JZ,Mannie MD,Pope Seifert L,Paterson PY

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan over the past two decades and liver cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in Taiwan with a trend of increase in incidence. Therapeutic options and efficacy for liver cancer have been limited and the 5-year survival rate is less than 7% in the Unite States...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chuu JJ,Liu JM,Tsou MH,Huang CL,Chen CP,Wang HS,Chen CT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Permanent functional deficit in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) is in part due to severe neural cell death. Therefore, cell replacement using stem cells and neural progenitors that give rise to neurons and glia is thought to be a potent strategy to promote tissue repair after SCI. Many studies have shown that s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Tzeng SF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable number of animal studies on the effects of dopaminergic agents on alcohol intake behavior have been performed. Acute alcohol administration in rats induces dopamine release in the caudate nucleus and in the nucleus accumbens, an effect related among others to reinforcement. It has been repeatedly sugges...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Walter H,Ramskogler K,Semler B,Lesch OM,Platz W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00