Mammalian sirtuins and energy metabolism.

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：:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is identified as the most prevalent and abundant internal RNA modification, especially within eukaryotic mRNAs, which has attracted much attention in recent years since its importance for regulating gene expression and deciding cell fate. m6A modification is installed by RNA methyltransferases...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhu ZM,Huo FC,Pei DS

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, Bemisia tabaci Q (commonly known as biotype Q) has rapidly displaced B (commonly known as biotype B) in the past 6 years. The mechanisms underlying such phenomenon have been studied extensively in recent years; however, we have not come to a definitive conclusion yet. In the present study, the differences in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu B,Yan F,Chu D,Pan H,Jiao X,Xie W,Wu Q,Wang S,Xu B,Zhou X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aims: Dysfunction of the immune regulatory system plays a role in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis (AR). The underlying mechanism needs to be further investigated. Published data indicate that soluble CD83 (sCD83) has immune regulatory activities. This study aims to investigate the role of sCD83 in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu YJ,Song YN,Geng XR,Ma F,Mo LH,Zhang XW,Liu DB,Liu ZG,Yang PC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is no information regarding transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as a postoperative management after hepatic resection for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: Forty-two patients with pathological confirmation of HBV-associated ICC were en...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jeong S,Zheng B,Wang J,Chi J,Tong Y,Xia L,Xu N,Zhang J,Kong X,Gu J,Xia Q

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are found abundant at sites of acupoints. Nerve cells share perivascular localization with mast cells. Acupuncture (mechanical stimuli) can activate mast cells to release adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which can activate nerve cells and modulates pain-processing pathways in response to acupuncture. In this pa...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao W,Yang H,Yin N,Ding G

更新日期：2014-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast milk is a complex liquid rich in immunological components that affect the development of the infant's immune system. Exosomes are membranous vesicles of endocytic origin that are found in various body fluids and that can mediate intercellular communication. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a well-defined group of non-coding...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhou Q,Li M,Wang X,Li Q,Wang T,Zhu Q,Zhou X,Wang X,Gao X,Li X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite years of research into bone formation, the mechanisms by which transcription factors specify growth plate development and trabecular bone formation remain unclear and the role of hypertrophic chondrocytes in trabeculae morphogenesis is controversial. To study the role of Core binding factor beta (Cbfβ) in post...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu M,Li YP,Zhu G,Lu Y,Wang Y,Jules J,McConnell M,Serra R,Shao JZ,Chen W

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA-370 (miR-370) has been observed to act as a tumor suppressor through the targeting of different proteins in a variety of tumors. Our previous study indicated that miR-370 was able to target forkhead box protein M1 (FOXM1) to inhibit cell growth and metastasis in human osteosarcoma cells. In this study, we rep...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang W,Duan N,Zhang Q,Song T,Li Z,Zhang C,Chen X,Wang K

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Farrerol has been shown to have antioxidative potential via Nrf2 activation, which in turn is involved in the prevention of hepatotoxicity. The purpose of the current study was to explore the protective effect of farrerol against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity and its underlying mechanisms. Mice were used to eva...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang L,Wei W,Xiao Q,Yang H,Ci X

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus (DENV) causes the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease of humans worldwide. Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are involved in virus infection by regulating various steps of viral-host interaction. However, the distinct role of GSLs during DENV infection remains unclear. In this study, we used mouse melano...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang K,Wang J,Sun T,Bian G,Pan W,Feng T,Wang P,Li Y,Dai J

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic landscape of pancreatic cancer shows nearly ubiquitous mutations of K-RAS. However, oncogenic K-Ras(mt) alone is not sufficient to lead to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in either human or in genetically modified adult mouse models. Many stimulants, such as high fat diet, CCK, LPS, PGE2 and others...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Logsdon CD,Lu W

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic back pain is a global health problem affecting millions of people worldwide and carries significant economic and social morbidities. Intervertebral disc damage and degeneration is a major cause of back pain, characterised by histological and biochemical changes that have been well documented in animal models. ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wei A,Williams LA,Bhargav D,Shen B,Kishen T,Duffy N,Diwan AD

更新日期：2009-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-696 (miR-696) has been previously known as an exercise related miRNA, which has a profound role in fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis of skeletal muscle. However, its role in skeletal myoblast proliferation and differentiation is still unclear. In this study, we found that miR-696 expressed highly...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang H,Shi L,Liang T,Wang B,Wu W,Su G,Wei J,Li P,Huang R

更新日期：2017-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes mediate cell-cell crosstalk in cancer progression by transferring their molecular cargos, including long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). Metastasis‑associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) is a well-known lncRNA associated with cancer angiogenesis and metastasis. However, the presence of MALAT1 in exoso...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Qiu JJ,Lin XJ,Tang XY,Zheng TT,Lin YY,Hua KQ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor that is activated by many cytokines and growth factors and plays a key role in cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. STAT3 activation is detected virtually in all rodent models of liver injury and in human liver diseases....

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang H,Lafdil F,Kong X,Gao B

更新日期：2011-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) can lead to irreversible central nervous system (CNS) damage. However, the pathogenesis of the developmental brain disorders caused by CH has not been completely elucidated. ARPC5 and CRMP2 are closely associated with neurite outgrowth in brain development. Thus, the aim of the present s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu CR,Miao J,Zhang YL,Liu YM,Yu BG

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key process in EGFR-TKI resistance but the detailed mechanism is largely unknown. We aim to evaluate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGR-1R) in EMT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used IL-6 to induce EMT in EGFR-TKI s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zheng X,Lu G,Yao Y,Gu W

更新日期：2019-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unfolded protein response, autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis regulate tumor cell fate and have become novel signaling targets for the development of cancer therapeutic drugs. Curcumin has been used to treat several different cancers, including ovarian cancer, in clinical t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Qu W,Xiao J,Zhang H,Chen Q,Wang Z,Shi H,Gong L,Chen J,Liu Y,Cao R,Lv J

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer characterized by rapid invasion and metastasis. CD147 is known to be functioning in cell invasion. In this study, we showed that CD147 was translocated from the cell membrane to the mitochondria in advanced melanoma. Melanoma patients with CD147 localized to the mitochondr...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lu L,Zhang J,Gan P,Wu L,Zhang X,Peng C,Zhou J,Chen X,Su J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the immune response, neutrophils display localized mechanical events by interacting with their environment through the micro-vascular transit, trans-endothelial, and trans-epithelial migration. Nano-mechanical studies of human neutrophils on localized nano-domains could provide the essential information for und...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lee YJ,Patel D,Park S

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) is a critical component of the non-homologous end-joining pathway of DNA double-stranded break repair. DNA-PKcs has also been shown recently functioning in mitotic regulation. Here, we report that DNA-PKcs negatively regulates the stability of Cyclin B1 ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Shang ZF,Tan W,Liu XD,Yu L,Li B,Li M,Song M,Wang Y,Xiao BB,Zhong CG,Guan H,Zhou PK

更新日期：2015-07-14 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：:Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal diseases, characterized by early metastasis and high mortality. Subunits of the SWI/SNF complex have been identified in many studies as the regulators of tumor progression, but the role of SMARCAD1, one member of the SWI/SNF family, in pancreatic cancer has not been elu...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu F,Xia Z,Zhang M,Ding J,Feng Y,Wu J,Dong Y,Gao W,Han Z,Liu Y,Yao Y,Li D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: The High Mobility Group A1 (HMGA1) proteins, serving as a dynamic regulator of gene transcription and chromatin remodeling, play an influential part in the pathological process of a large number of cardiovascular diseases. However, the precise role of HMGA1 in sepsis induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) remains unintell...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Cai ZL,Shen B,Yuan Y,Liu C,Xie QW,Hu TT,Yao Q,Wu QQ,Tang QZ

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:The incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been rising over the past several decades. Despite various therapeutic regimens and modern diagnostic techniques are developed, NSCLC still have an extremely poor prognosis due to drug resistance. Therefore, it is critical to find a novel pr...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lu J,Zhan Y,Feng J,Luo J,Fan S

更新日期：2018-03-10 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：:Since extracellular vesicles (EVs) were discovered in 1983 in sheep reticulocytes samples, they have gradually attracted scientific attention and become a topic of great interest in the life sciences field. EVs are small membrane particles, released by virtually every cell that carries a variety of functional molecule...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Tian J,Casella G,Zhang Y,Rostami A,Li X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00