5' and 3' UTR thymidylate synthase polymorphisms modulate the risk of colorectal cancer independently of the intake of methyl group donors.

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in newborns and adults is a disease that can lead to right heart failure and result in a shorter lifespan. PH was induced by maintaining pregnant rats in a hypoxic chamber for 4 h twice a day, from days 7‑21 of pregnancy. Hypoxia was confirmed by a decrease in the partial pressure of oxygen...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding H,Luo Y,Hu K,Huang H,Liu P,Xiong M,Zhu L,Yi J,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate functional networks underlying brain‑activity alterations in patients with acute unilateral open globe injury (OGI) and associations with their clinical features using the voxel‑wise degree centrality (DC) method. In total, 18 patients with acute OGI (16 males and 2 females), and...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang H,Chen T,Ye L,Yang QC,Wei R,Zhang Y,Jiang N,Shao Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosamine is a possible cause of vascular endothelial injury in the initial stages of atherosclerosis, through endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress resulting in fatty streaks in the vascular wall. Quercetin is an anti‑diabetic and cardiovascular protective agent that has previously been demonstrated to reduce ER stress...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cai X,Bao L,Ding Y,Dai X,Zhang Z,Li Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the rising abuse of ketamine usage in recent years, ketamine‑induced urinary tract syndrome has received increasing attention. The present study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying ketamine‑associated cystitis in a mouse model. Female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into two groups: One g...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shen CH,Wang ST,Wang SC,Lin SM,Lin LC,Dai YC,Liu YW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydrocostuslactone is a sesquiterpene lactone derived from Saussurea lappa, a plant used in traditional herbal medicines. The anti-proliferative activity of dehydrocostuslactone was investigated in human breast cancer (MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-453 and SK-BR-3) and ovarian cancer (SK-OV-3 and OVCAR3) cell lines using the m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Choi EJ,Kim GH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribavirin (RBV)-induced anemia is a serious side effect of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus RBV therapy which is the standard care most effective for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the present study, we investigated the association of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) genotypes with RBV-induced hem...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Nishimura T,Osaki R,Shioya M,Imaeda H,Aomatsu T,Takeuchi T,Okumura Y,Fujiyama Y,Andoh A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is highly prevalent worldwide, and the outcome of HNSCC is still difficult to predict due to the lack of appropriate prognostic markers. In the present study, a prognostic model based on a miRNA panel was established to better predict the survival of HNSCC patients. miRNA ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu L,Wu Y,Feng M,Xue X,Fan Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is involved in the regulation of inflammation‑associated genes. NF-κB forms dimers which bind with sequences referred to as NF-κB sites (9-11 bp). A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 9 (ADAMTS9) is a type of proteoglycanase, which proteolytically cleaves ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Altuntas A,Halacli SO,Cakmak O,Erden G,Akyol S,Ugurcu V,Hirohata S,Demircan K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a member of the cysteine protease family, cathepsin S (CTSS) serves an important role in diseases such as cancer, arthritis and atherosclerosis. Nevertheless, its role in renal fibrosis is unknown. In the present study, the effects of CTSS on renal fibrosis in mild (group M) and severe (group S) hydronephrosis were...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yao X,Cheng F,Yu W,Rao T,Li W,Zhao S,Zhou X,Ning J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poor prognosis of non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is related to epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT). Recent studies demonstrated that non‑coding RNA activated by DNA damage (NORAD) displays a carcinogenic effect and targets microRNA (miR)‑422a, which may be involved in tumor cell migration and invasion. The...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen Z,Che Q,Xie C

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-cadherin, β-catenin and N‑cadherin serve key roles in the epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) that leads to human lens epithelial cell (LEC) transdifferentiation and subsequent cataract formation. The present study aimed to investigate the role of E‑cadherin in LEC transdifferentiation. SRA01/04 human LECs we...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang L,Jiang J,Guo Q,Yang H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe invasive aspergillosis infection occurs when human immune function is impaired. The interaction between Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) conidia and type II lung epithelial cells serves an important role in disease progression. The present study compared the proteomes of A549 human lung epithelial cells wit...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,He D,Gao S,Wei Y,Wang L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia accounts for ~1.3 million mortalities in children per year worldwide. MicroRNAs are implicated in several diseases, including cancer and pneumonia; however, the role of let7f‑5p in pneumonia is not completely understood. In the present study, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to establish an in vitro pneumon...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu L,Song Q,Ouyang Z,Zhang X,Zhang C

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to investigate the biological effect on T24 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) of transfection with brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor-1 (BAI-1). The recombinant plasmid pReceiver-M61-BAI-1 was transfected into human superficial bladder tumor cells (T24) and H...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian DW,Hu HL,Sun Y,Tang Y,Lei MD,Liu LW,Han RF,Wu CL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was the first hematological malignancy to be associated with a specific genetic lesion. The Philadelphia translocation, producing a BCR‑ABL hybrid oncogene, is the most common mechanism of CML development. However, in the present study, b3a2, b2a2 and ela2 fusion junctions of the breakpo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou JB,Zhang T,Wang BF,Gao HZ,Xu X

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor among children and young people and is associated with poor prognosis. Punicalagin is an antioxidant ellagitannin found in pomegranate juice with known antiproliferation and anti‑angiogenesis properties. However, the antitumor effect of punicalagin on osteos...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang T,Zhang X,Wang H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) is the most common birth defect in children. To investigate the mechanisms of DS, the present study analyzed the bisulfite‑sequencing (seq) data GSE42144, which was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus. GSE42144 included DNA methylation data of three DS samples and three control samples, and ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang J,Zhou W,Liu Y,Li N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Krüppel‑like factor 2 (KLF2) on the differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to endothelial cells (ECs) induced by shear stress, and to investigate the corresponding mechanisms. Cultured rat late EPCs were exposed to shear stress (12 dyn/cm2) for differe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chu HR,Sun YC,Gao Y,Guan XM,Yan H,Cui XD,Zhang XY,Li X,Li H,Cheng M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrantly expressed microRNAs (miRs) are implicated in the regulation of osteosarcoma (OS) onset and development. Therefore, key miRs in OS must be identified to develop promising and effective therapeutic targets for patients with OS. In the present study, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou G,Jiang H,Ma L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine the expression of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/70S6K signaling pathway in pathological scar fibroblasts and the effects of resveratrol (Res) intervention. The mTOR and 70S6K in pathological scar and normal skin fibroblasts were detected by immunofluorescence following treatm...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tang ZM,Zhai XX,Ding JC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is a devastating disease, the pathogenesis of which remains to be elucidated. The present study aimed to determine the molecular mechanism of IA and to identify potential therapeutic targets using bioinformatics analysis. The GSE54083 dataset, which includes data from patients with ruptured ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wei L,Wang Q,Zhang Y,Yang C,Guan H,Chen Y,Sun Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one of the earliest discovered long non‑coding (lnc)RNAs, lncRNA H19 imprinted maternally expressed transcript (H19) participates in regulating ischemic stroke. The present study aimed to investigate the combined roles of lncRNA H19, microRNA (miR)‑29b, silent mating‑type information regulation 2 homolog 1 (SIRT1) ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu J,Wang C,Meng F,Xu P

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) inhibitor, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), on high‑mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) expression in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The COPD model was developed by administering lipopolysaccharid...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang CM,Jiang M,Wang HJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 has marked efficacy in treating metastatic colorectal cancer patients. In the present study, we explored the therapeutic potential of combined in vivo treatment in the human colon cancer cell lines COL-1, KM12C and KM20C with consecutive oral S-1 and leucovorin (LV) in 2-week therapeutic ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tsukioka S,Uchida J,Tsujimoto H,Nakagawa F,Sugimoto Y,Oka T,Kiniwa M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer types worldwide. The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) protein is a member of the STAT transcription factor family. Oncogenesis, invasion, and metastasis of HCC are associated with activation of STAT3. However, whether aberrant ex...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Xin W,Zhang H,Zhang F,Gao M,Yuan L,Xu X,Hu X,Zhao M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most important causes of end‑stage renal disease. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) is a saponin isolated from Astragalus membranaceus, which possesses various pharmacological activities. AS‑IV prevents podocyte apoptosis and ameliorates renal injury in DN; however, few studies have focu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yao XM,Liu YJ,Wang YM,Wang H,Zhu BB,Liang YP,Yao WG,Yu H,Wang NS,Zhang XM,Peng W

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the role and underlying molecular mechanism of microRNA‑663b (miR‑663b) in the tumorigenesis of bladder cancer. The miR‑663b expression in human bladder cancer tissues and cell lines was measured determined reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. TargetScan was ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Song B,Kong G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life‑threatening disease induced by the excessive proliferation and reduced apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Formononetin (FMN) is a natural isoflavone with numerous cardioprotective properties, which can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cai C,Xiang Y,Wu Y,Zhu N,Zhao H,Xu J,Lin W,Zeng C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to determine whether the activation of TRESK in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) by the TRESK gene recombinant adenovirus vector inhibits the capsaicin-evoked substance P (SP) release using a radioimmunoassay. TRESK is an outwardly rectifying K+ current...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou J,Yao SL,Yang CX,Zhong JY,Wang HB,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary cause of breast cancer‑associated mortality is the formation of distant metastasis. During the metastatic process, single tumor cells dissolve from the primary tumor site and undergo various changes in cell adhesion and motility properties. The tumor cells invade the blood stream and travel to different si...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Andergassen U,Schlenk K,Jeschke U,Sommer H,Kölbl A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00