ParaHox genes in pancreatic cell cultures: effects on the insulin promoter regulation.

abstract：:Growth factors are currently evaluated as therapeutics in stroke and neurodegeneration. Besides direct neurotrophic effects, they promote proliferation, survival, and differentiation of both transplanted and endogenous neural precursor cells (NPCs). In the current study, we investigated whether NPCs expressing Vascula...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Maurer MH,Thomas C,Bürgers HF,Kuschinsky W

更新日期：2007-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling pathway plays important roles in many biological processes, including cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, as well as cancer initiation and progression. SMAD4, which serves as the central mediator of TGF-β signaling, is specifically inactivated in over half...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhao M,Mishra L,Deng CX

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:MiR-216a-5p has opposite effects on tumorigenesis and progression in the context of different tumors, acting as either a tumor suppressor or an oncogene. However, the expression and function of miR-216a-5p in pancreatic cancer (PC) is not well characterized. In this study, we found miR-216a-5p was significantly downre...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang J,Gao S,Zhang Y,Yi H,Xu M,Xu J,Liu H,Ding Z,He H,Wang H,Hao Z,Sun L,Liu Y,Wei F

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Xylitol is found in low content as a natural constituent of many fruits and vegetables. It is a five-carbon sugar polyol and has been used as a food additive and sweetening agent to replace sucrose, especially for non-insulin dependent diabetics. It has multiple beneficial health effects, such as the prevention of d...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen X,Jiang ZH,Chen S,Qin W

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance. However, the complete molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, zebrafish were fed a long-term high-fat diet to induce type 2 diabetes, which resulted in a higher body weight, body mass index, more lipid vacuoles in liver, increased insulin tra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Meng XH,Chen B,Zhang JP

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is an emerging pathway in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Myeloid differentiation protein-2 (MD2) contributes to ligand recognition and activation of TLRs in response to exogenous microbial insults or endogenous agents. We hypothesized that blocking MD2 using a specific inhibitor...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Rajamanickam V,Yan T,Xu S,Hui J,Xu X,Ren L,Liu Z,Liang G,Wang O,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminal loop region of primary miRNA transcripts is an important determinant controlling miRNA function in human, animals and plants. However, the effects of polymorphisms in loop region of miRNA precusors on phenotypic variation have not been reported, especially on agronomic traits in rice. From rice japonica v...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang C,Ye J,Tang W,Liu Z,Zhu C,Wang M,Wan J

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major protein phosphatase with important cell functions. Known and utilized as a potent inhibitor of PP2A, microcystin-LR (MCLR) targets PP2A as a core element that affects numerous cellular mechanisms. But apart from direct inhibition, the exact effect of MCLR on PP2A in cell is lar...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li T,Huang P,Liang J,Fu W,Guo Z,Xu L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) occurs with the highest frequency in China, especially in the high-risk Northern Chinese. Recent studies have reported that SLC22A3 is significantly downregulated in non-tumor (NT) esophageal tissues from familial ESCC patients compared with those from sporadic ESCC. However, ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiong JX,Wang YS,Sheng J,Xiang D,Huang TX,Tan BB,Zeng CM,Li HH,Yang J,Meltzer SJ,Mori Y,Qin YR,Guan XY,Fu L

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:β2-Adrenoceptor (β2-AR) agonists promote muscle growth. The aim of this study was to elucidate some effects of the selective β2-adrenoceptor agonist clenbuterol (CLB) on myoblast proliferation. We found that CLB induces cell cycle arrest in C2C12 myoblasts. This effect is partly due to the enhanced stability of p27, r...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen M,Liu C,Wang M,Wang H,Zhang K,Zheng Y,Yu Z,Li X,Guo W,Li N,Meng Q

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is the fifth common cause of death in woman worldwide. The tripartite motif-containing (TRIM) proteins consist of more than 70 known protein members. Studies have showed that TRIM proteins are involved in cancer and play important roles in cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion and metastasis. R...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang Y,Zhou Z,Wang X,Zhang X,Chen Y,Bai J,Di W

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal injury (TI) with septic complications continues to be a serious clinical problem. One of the main concerns in such patients is immunosuppression related to functional derangements in intestinal CD4+ T lymphocytes. Extensive previous studies in thermal injury/septic patients and animal models of thermal injury/...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fazal N,Al-Ghoul WM

更新日期：2007-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Recent studies demonstrate circulating serum spexin levels are reduced in obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and may play a role in glucose metabolism. The mechanism underlying is not known. In this study, we explore whether spexin has a role in insulin resistance and hepatic glucose metabo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Gu L,Ding X,Wang Y,Gu M,Zhang J,Yan S,Li N,Song Z,Yin J,Lu L,Peng Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant progressions in treatment modalities over the last decade, either cancer incidence or mortality is continuously on the rise throughout the world. Current anticancer agents display limited efficacy, accompanied by severe side effects. In order to improve therapeutic outcomes in patients with cancer,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang M,Jiang S,Zhou L,Yu F,Ding H,Li P,Zhou M,Wang K

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Span 80 (sorbitan monooleate) vesicles behaved differently from conventional phospholipid vesicles (liposomes) because the former had a more fluid interface. After doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) was encapsulated into the Span 80 vesicle (loading efficiency: 63 %), DOX-loaded Span 80 vesicles (DVs) were thereafter add...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hayashi K,Tatsui T,Shimanouchi T,Umakoshi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basigin is a highly glycosylated transmembrane protein that is expressed in a broad range of tissues and is involved in a number of physiological and pathological processes. However, the in vivo role of basigin remains unknown. To better understand the physiological and pathological functions of basigin in vivo, we ge...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao H,Teng Y,Sun Q,Xu J,Chen YT,Hou N,Cheng X,Yang X,Chen ZN

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hormonal and dietary stimuli on hepatic glucose and lipid homeostasis include regulation of gene expression. Berberine, an effective compound in certain Chinese medicinal herbs, has been reported to lower plasma glucose and lipid levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic patients. We hypothesized that...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ge Y,Zhang Y,Li R,Chen W,Li Y,Chen G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though gallotannin was known to have anti-oxidant and antitumor activity, the underlying antitumor mechanism of gallotannin still remains unclear. Thus, in the present study, antitumor mechanism of gallotannin was elucidated in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Gallotannin significantly exerted cytotoxicity against Hep ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Han HJ,Kwon HY,Sohn EJ,Ko H,Kim B,Jung K,Lew JH,Kim SH

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Foxp3⁺ regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) usually act as an immune suppressor and correlate with poorer survival in malignancies. This study aims to investigate the distribution and characterization of Foxp3(+) subset in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and tumor tissues from extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (ENK...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Peng RJ,Huang ZF,Zhang YL,Yuan ZY,Xia Y,Jiang WQ,Zeng YX,Li J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly heterogeneous disease, which makes the prognostic prediction challenging. Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death, can be induced by sorafenib. However, the prognostic value of ferroptosis-related genes in HCC remains to be further elucidated. In this stud...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liang JY,Wang DS,Lin HC,Chen XX,Yang H,Zheng Y,Li YH

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial lining hyperplasia, which involves abnormal growth of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). This study aimed to investigate the function and molecular mechanism of peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PADI4) in FLSs isolated from RA patients (RA-FLSs). FLSs were isol...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fan L,Zong M,Gong R,He D,Li N,Sun LS,Ye Q,Yu S

更新日期：2017-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial function is of particular importance in brain because of its high demand for energy (ATP) and efficient removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We developed rat mitochondrion-neuron focused microarray (rMNChip) and integrated bioinformatics tools for rapid identification of differential pathways in bra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Su YA,Zhang Q,Su DM,Tang MX

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can cause morbidity and mortality in neonates. Vascular remodeling, characterized by proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs), is an essential process for postnatal DA closure. Notch signaling is an important mediator of vascular remodelling but its role in DA is unkonwn...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu JR,Yeh JL,Liou SF,Dai ZK,Wu BN,Hsu JH

更新日期：2016-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to evaluate the bioavailability of heme iron added to biscuit filling. It comprised two stages: first, the development of the heme iron enriched biscuit filling; second, the evaluation of the bioavailability of the mineral in fattening piglets. Two groups were selected randomly and fed: ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Quintero-Gutiérrez AG,González-Rosendo G,Sánchez-Muñoz J,Polo-Pozo J,Rodríguez-Jerez JJ

更新日期：2008-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and circulating tumour cell (CTC) status are associated with poor prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of the present study is to determine whether the combination of CONUT and CTC (CONUT-CTC) could better predict the prognosis of CRC p...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang C,Wei C,Wang S,Han S,Shi D,Zhang C,Lin X,Dou R,Xiong B

更新日期：2019-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The monitoring and management of blood glucose concentration are standard practices in critical settings as hyperglycaemia has been shown close association with poorer outcomes. Several meta-analyses have revealed that intensive glucose control has no benefit in decreasing short-term mortality among critic...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao RQ,Ren C,Wu GS,Zhu YB,Xia ZF,Yao YM

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen XXIV (Col24α1) is a recently discovered fibrillar collagen. It is known that mouse Col24α1 is predominantly expressed in the forming skeleton of the mouse embryo, as well as in the trabecular bone and periosteum of the newborn mouse. However, the role and mechanism of Col24α1 in osteoblast differentiation and...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang W,Olson D,Liang G,Franceschi RT,Li C,Wang B,Wang SS,Yang S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type is intrinsic resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In this study, we assessed whether the combination of bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) and icotinib could surmount primary EGFR-TKI resistance in NSCLC cells and inves...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiang M,Jiang HG,Shu Y,Chen YJ,Jin J,Zhu YM,Li MY,Wu JN,Li J

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid tumors consist of various types of stromal cells in addition to cancer cells. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a major component of the tumor stroma and play an essential role in tumor progression and metastasis in a variety of malignancies, including gastric cancer. However, the effects of CAFs on gastr...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xu G,Zhang B,Ye J,Cao S,Shi J,Zhao Y,Wang Y,Sang J,Yao Y,Guan W,Tao J,Feng M,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) acts by scavenging reactive oxygen species to protect neuronal cells against oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases. The present study was designed to examine whether CoQ10 was capable of protecting astrocytes from reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated damage. For this purpose, ultraviole...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jing L,He MT,Chang Y,Mehta SL,He QP,Zhang JZ,Li PA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00