Islet cell transplantation.

abstract：:Fibromyalgia (FM) is a prevalent disorder defined by the presence of chronic widespread pain in association with fatigue, sleep disturbances and cognitive dysfunction. Recent studies indicate that bipolar spectrum disorders frequently co-occur in individuals with FM. Furthermore, shared pathophysiological mechanisms a...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Bortolato B,Berk M,Maes M,McIntyre RS,Carvalho AF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells, as they develop in the thymus come to express antigen receptors. The specificity of these receptors cannot be predicted and must include many with potential anti-self reactivity. Those that encounter self-antigens, in association with self-MHC (major histocompatibility complex), with high affinity are inactiv...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Huang FP,MacPherson GG

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic complication is a leading cause of acquired blindness, end-stage renal failure, a variety of neuropathies and accelerated atherosclerosis. Chronic hyperglycemia is initially involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic micro- and macro-vascular complications via various metabolic derangements. High glucose increa...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Sato T,Iwaki M,Shimogaito N,Wu X,Yamagishi S,Takeuchi M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mood disorders and schizophrenia share a number of common properties, including: genetic susceptibility; differences in brain structure and drug based therapy. Some genetic loci may even confer susceptibility for bipolar mood disorder and schizophrenia, and some atypical antipsychotic drugs are used as mood stabilizer...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Harwood AJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, the antioxidant property of new synthesized azomethins has been investigated as theoretical and experimental. METHODS AND RESULTS:Density functional theory (DFT) was employed to investigate the Bond Dissociation Enthalpy (BDE), Mulliken Charges, NBO analysis, Ionization Potential (IP), Electr...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Shahab S,Sheikhi M,Filippovich L,Dikusar E,Pazniak A,Rouhani M,Kumar R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p66Shc is the only known proapoptotic member of the Shc protein family of molecular adaptors. Through its redox activity, p66Shc oxidates cytochrome-c, leading to increased ROS production and, eventually, to apoptosis. p66Shc has been implicated in the control of oxidative stress and life span in mammals. In this revi...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Pellegrini M,Baldari CT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photoreceptor cell death is a key pathology of retinal degeneration diseases. To date, the molecular mechanisms for this pathological process remain largely unclear. Junctional adhesion molecule-c (Jam-c) has been shown to play important roles in different biological events. However, its effect on retinal ne...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Li Y,Zhang F,Lu W,Li X

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and related neuropathies are a genetically highly heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders. CMT affects both the sensory and motor nerves, distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathies (dHMN) are phenotypically similar disorders involving only motor nerves, while Hereditary Sensory a...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Pareyson D,Saveri P,Piscosquito G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroviruses are common human pathogens involved in a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes ranging from mild or non-symptomatic illness to severe diseases with neurological and/or cardiac manifestation. Despite being responsible for significant morbidity and mortality especially in immunocompromised patients and infant...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Schönhofer-Merl S,Wessely R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to evaluate the preventive effects of hydroxycitric acid（HCA） for stone formation in the glyoxylate-induced mouse model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Male C57BL/6J mice were divided into a control group, glyoxylate(GOX) 100 mg/kg group, a GOX+HCA 100 mg/kg group, and a GOX+HCA 200 mg/kg group. Blood...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Liu X,Yuan P,Sun X,Chen Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by the clonal proliferation of malignant plasma B-lymphocytes and even as of today, it is an incurable disease. MM accounts for approximately 10% of all hematologic cancers. Its molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood, but the bone marrow microenvironment of tumor cells and g...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Kovacs Z,Guttman A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A framework was developed to provide an integrated view of mycobacterial growth and its regulation. The topics reviewed include the properties of cell cultures and their relation to properties of individual cells, cell sizes and macromolecular compositions, uptake of nutrients through the cell envelope, protein biosyn...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Cox RA,Cook GM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural multitude of nucleic acids serves basis for its multiple merits and applications. During structural transitions, significant to perform respective cellular functions, these DNA forms can vary from the single stranded to multi-stranded species. Hence, beyond the image of a monotonous DNA double-helix, there ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Kaushik M,Kaushik S,Bansal A,Saxena S,Kukreti S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver kinase B1 (LKB1)/5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling, a metabolic checkpoint, plays a neuro-protective role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Amyloid-β (Aβ) acts as a classical biomarker of AD. The aim of the present study was to explore whether berberine...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Cai ZY,Wang CL,Lu TT,Yang WM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic epigenetic alterations accompanying CD4+ T helper cell differentiation have been implicated in multiple autoimmune diseases. The bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) proteins are epigenetic regulators that recognize and bind to acetylated histones in chromatin and are targets for pharmacological inhi...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Hu X,Schewitz-Bowers LP,Lait PJP,Copland DA,Stimpson ML,Li JJ,Liu Y,Dick AD,Lee RWJ,Wei L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress and chronic hyperglycemia are two major side effects of type 2 diabetes affecting all cell types including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). As a cell therapy choice, understanding the behavior of MSCs will provide crucial information for efficient treatment. METHODS:Placental mesenchymal stem...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Roohi A,Nikougoftar M,Montazeri H,Navabi S,Shokri F,Ostad SN,Ghahremani MH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract: The study of genetic alterations in tumors and their precursor lesions is often hampered by the presence of a heterogeneous background of non-neoplastic elements such as stromal cells, inflammatory cells, and angiogenic elements. Microdissection involves the extraction of specific populations of cells under ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Maitra A,Wistuba II,Gazdar AF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variant 16189T>C in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains hotly debated in the past decade. If mutation 16189T>C indeed posed a risk to T2DM, as echoed by some recent studies, correlation between this mutation and disease should be observed when carrying out a systematical study...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Zhong L,Tang J,Kong QP,Sun C,Zhou WP,Yang M,Yao YG,Zhang YP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal mass is regulated by the coordinated action of bone forming osteoblasts and bone resorbing osteoclasts. Accelerated rates of bone resorption relative to bone formation lead to net bone loss and the development of osteoporosis, a devastating disease that predisposes the skeleton to fractures. Bone fractures ar...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Yamaguchi M,Vikulina T,Arbiser JL,Weitzmann MN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central Nervous System (CNS) tuberculosis is a serious, often fatal form of tuberculosis, predominantly affecting young children. HIV co-infection and drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are making the diagnosis and treatment of CNS tuberculosis more complicated. Current concepts about the pathogenesi...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Be NA,Kim KS,Bishai WR,Jain SK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein sumoylation is a well established regulatory mechanism to control many cellular processes such as chromatin structure dynamics, transcriptional regulation of gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation, cell transformation and carcinogenesis, autophagy and senescence. In the vertebrate visio...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Nie Q,Xie J,Gong X,Luo Z,Wang L,Liu F,Xiang JW,Xiao Y,Fu JL,Liu Y,Chen Z,Yang L,Chen H,Gan Y,Li DW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive energy metabolism measurements in brain tumors in vivo are now performed widely as molecular imaging by positron emission tomography. This capability has developed from a large number of basic and clinical science investigations that have cross fertilized one another. Apart from precise anatomical localiz...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Schaller BJ,Cornelius JF,Sandu N,Buchfelder M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a clinico-pathologic spectrum of conditions ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Although simple or bland steatosis follows a relatively benign clinical course, NASH can potentially progress to cirrhosis (approximately 10 to 15 percent) and ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Estep JM,Birerdinc A,Younossi Z

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) involves the direct application of antigen plus adjuvant to skin, taking advantage of the large numbers of Langerhans cells and other resident skin dendritic cells, that process antigen then migrate to draining lymph nodes where immune responses are initiated. We have used this form o...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Hickey DK,Bao S,Ikeda LT,Carey AJ,Beagley KW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic diseases of the airways, are characterized by symptoms such as inflammation of the lung tissue, mucus hypersecretion, constriction of the airways, and excessive fibrosis of airway tissue. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, a c...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Moore B,Murphy RF,Agrawal DK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgery and radiotherapy are highly efficient in local tumor control, distal metastases and tumor recurrence often limit therapeutic outcome. It is becoming progressively more evident that curative tumor therapy depends on the presence and maintenance of an intact immune system which has the capacity to elici...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Multhoff G,Pockley AG,Streffer C,Gaipl US

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate cytokine expression profile in aqueous humor and sera in patients with HLAB27 associated acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and idiopathic AAU. METHODS:Twenty patients with AAU and 17 controls were recruited from August 2012 to March 2013. Study subjects with uveitis were divided into two groups: 9 patie...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Chen W,Zhao B,Jiang R,Zhang R,Wang Y,Wu H,Gordon L,Chen L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In vertebrates, cilium is crucial for Hedgehog signaling transduction. Forkhead box transcriptional factor FoxF1 is reported to be associated with Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling in many cases. However, the role of FoxF1 in cilium remains unknown. Here, we showed an essential role of FoxF1 in the regulation o...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Huang L,Tjakra M,Luo D,Wen L,Lei D,Wang J,Yin T,Zhang X,Huang J,Wang Y,Wang G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in biomedical sciences, the prognosis of patients with brain tumors remains poor. Effective treatment is lacking for these central nervous system (CNS) cancers. Targeted immunotoxins are a new class of therapeutic approaches that have emerged for the treatment of human cancers. In this approach, tumor...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Puri S,Puri S,Mahapatra AK,Hussain E,Sarkar C,Sinha S,Joshi BH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies or prion related disorders are fatal and infectious neurodegenerative diseases characterized by extensive neuronal apoptosis and accumulation of a misfolded form of the cellular prion protein (PrP), denoted PrP(Sc). Although the mechanism of neurodegeneration and the involveme...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Castilla J,Hetz C,Soto C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00