Combination of branched-chain amino acid and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor improves liver fibrosis progression in patients with cirrhosis.

abstract：:Cerebral ischemic injury is a major cause of death and long‑term disability worldwide that leads to neurological and behavioral deficits, and for which successful treatments are still lacking. Ras homolog family member A (RhoA) and Rho‑associated coiled‑coil containing protein kinase (ROCK) are associated with the gro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li L,Liu B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SRY-box 9 (SOX9) is an important transcription factor required for development, which has additionally been reported to be an independent prognostic indicator for the survival of patients with non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Accumulating evidence has indicated that dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) may cont...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lei Z,Shi H,Li W,Yu D,Shen F,Yu X,Lu D,Sun C,Liao K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality rate of ovarian cancer is the highest of all gynecological malignancies. Telmisartan is a commonly used clinical angiotensin receptor blocker, which has antihypertensive, anti‑inflammatory and antithrombotic effects. In the present study, it was investigated whether telmisartan could exert anticancer eff...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Pu Z,Zhu M,Kong F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puerarin has attracted increasing attention because of its beneficial effects on anti‑osteoporosis, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its actions on osteoblasts are not fully understood. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of puerarin on the cell viability and differentiation of mouse MC3T3‑E1 oste...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhan XQ,Zeng XW,Zhang YY,Feng Q,Zhao FM,Jiang ZQ,Sun C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Frey syndrome is not life-threatening, it is identified as the most serious and widely recognized sequela of parotidectomy and has significant potential negative social and psychological implications. Several studies have investigated whether AlloDerm® implants prevent Frey syndrome effectively and safely, ho...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zeng XT,Tang XJ,Wang XJ,Li MZ,Guo Y,Huang W,Niu YM,Leng WD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. To date, the molecular mechanisms underlying PCOS have remained to be fully elucidated. As recent studies have revealed a positive association between mitochondrial dysfunction and PCOS, current investi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding Y,Zhuo G,Zhang C,Leng J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human interferon α (IFN-α) and erythropoietin (EPO) have been used for a variety of purposes in clinical medicine. Human IFN-α has been used to treat several types of viral infection and cancer, as well as renal anemia, via stimulation of erythrocyte formation in the bone marrow. Transgenic cattle are excellent candid...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jung EM,An BS,Kim YK,Hwang I,Lee JY,Shin TY,Hyun SH,Hwang WS,Jeung EB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a leading killer of children worldwide with numerous differentially expressed genes reported to be associated with sepsis. Identifying core pathways in an individual is important for understanding septic mechanisms and for the future application of custom therapeutic decisions. Samples used in the study were...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li B,Zeng Q

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophilic airway inflammation in chronic lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is associated with T helper (Th)17 responses. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is the major negative modulator of Th17 function through the suppression of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding FM,Liao RM,Chen YQ,Xie GG,Zhang PY,Shao P,Zhang M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of Ferroportin (Fpn) was examined at different time points in rats following focal cerebral ischemia treated with or without the traditional Chinese medicine Naotaifang. Initially, rats were randomly divided into 2, 6, 12, 24 and 72 h groups following middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and the mRNA...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liao J,Xia X,Wang GZ,Shi YM,Ge JW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic constipation (CC) is a highly prevalent heterogeneous disorder. Although CC is not known to be associated with the development of serious disease or with excess mortality, it considerably reduces the patients quality of life. In addition, it represents an economic burden to patients and society. The majority o...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： El-Salhy M,Svensen R,Hatlebakk JG,Gilja OH,Hausken T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disease. Mutations in COL3A1 have been identified to underlie this disease; however, to the best of our knowledge, no COL3A1 mutations have been reported in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV patients with an ascending aortic aneurysm. In order to d...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Deng Y,Wei S,Hu S,Chen J,Tan Z,Yang Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of surgical repair of extensive muscle tissue defects are still of primary concern, leaving patients with residual cosmetic and functional impairments. Therefore, skeletal muscle tissue engineering attempts to grow functional neo‑tissue from human stem cells to promote tissue regeneration and support defec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mueller CE,Birk R,Kramer B,Wenzel A,Sommer JU,Hörmann K,Stern-Straeter J,Weilbach C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a novel monoclonal antibody (MAb) specific for icariin (ICA) was prepared and characterized. A hybridoma‑secreting MAb against icariin was produced by fusing splenocytes immunized with an ICA‑bovine serum albumin conjugate with a hypoxanthine‑aminopterin‑thymidine‑sensitive mouse myeloma SP2/0 ce...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cheng J,Zhang Y,Liu S,Qu B,Zhang M,Liu X,Zhao Y,Qu H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress leads to dysfunction in pancreatic cells, causing a reduction in insulin secretion following exposure to glucose. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) may be activated by exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stress. TLR4 may mediate the initiation of inflammatory and immune defense responses; however, the impo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Ge QM,Bian F,Dong Y,Huang CM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sonic hedgehog (SHH) morphogen regulates cell differentiation and controls a number of genes during renal morphogenesis. To date, the effects of SHH on fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) in embryonic kidney development remain unclear. In the present study, explants of BALB/c mouse embryonic kidney tissues were used ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen X,Hou XM,Fan YF,Jin YT,Wang YL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveal melanoma (UM) is characterized by high metastasis and poor prognosis. A more improved understanding of the metastatic mechanism in UM cells is essential for the design of molecular therapy. Grb2‑associated binder 2 (Gab2) has been reported to serve important roles in the progression of various types of human can...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen M,Li Y,Sun X,Zhang B,Li W,Wang S,Zhu X,Li F,Shi L

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer (TC) is a frequently occurring malignant tumor with a rising steadily incidence. microRNA (miRNA/miR)‑193a‑3p is an miRNA that is associated with tumors, playing a crucial role in the genesis and progression of various cancers. However, the expression levels of miR‑193a‑3p and its molecular mechanisms i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li XJ,Wen R,Wen DY,Lin P,Pan DH,Zhang LJ,He Y,Shi L,Qin YY,Lai YH,Lai JN,Yang JL,Lai QQ,Wang J,Ma J,Yang H,Pang YY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and patients occasionally develop local recurrence or distant metastasis soon after curative resection. Reports of new therapeutic strategies for lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) are extremely rare, while selective anti...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Masuda R,Kijima H,Imamura N,Aruga N,Nakamura Y,Masuda D,Takeichi H,Kato N,Nakagawa T,Tanaka M,Inokuchi S,Iwazaki M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease characterized by synovial inflammation. Fibroblast‑like synoviocytes (FLS) serve a vital role in the initiation and perpetuation of the immune response in patients with RA. The present study aimed to investigate the potential role of microRNA (miR)‑34a‑...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hou C,Wang D,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical allodynia, which develops in patients of diabetes mellitus as a neuropathic manifestation, remains without an effective treatment. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects and potential mechanisms underlying resveratrol (RES) in a rat model of streptozocin (STZ)‑induced diabetic mechanica...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui Y,Li Y,Ning J,Mi Y,Wang X,Qiu Z,Li L,Gou X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate whether the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is activated in invasive breast cancer. The expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑mTOR at ser2448 were detected, as well as the expression levels of its downstream signaling molecules: Eukaryotic translation ini...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma BL,Shan MH,Sun G,Ren GH,Dong C,Yao X,Zhou M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampelopsin (AMP), a plant flavonoid, has been reported to inhibit cell growth and/or induce apoptosis in various types of tumor. The aim of the present study was to assess the apoptosis-inducing activity of AMP in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells and the associated underlying mechanism. A549 cells were ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen XM,Xie XB,Zhao Q,Wang F,Bai Y,Yin JQ,Jiang H,Xie XL,Jia Q,Huang G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death globally. The aim of the present study was to find valuable microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) and target mRNAs in order to contribute to our understanding of the pathology of MI. miRNA and mRNA data were downloaded for differential expression analysis. Then, a reg...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang S,Cao N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratinocytes play an important role in the inflammatory response of the skin. UVB stimulates keratinocytes to secrete several cytokines. To our knowledge, there are no reports that have examined which layer or cell type is responsible for producing these cytokines. Thus, in this study we performed immunohistochemical...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hiromi N,Nakano H,Matsuzaki Y,Sawamura D,Hanada K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) alternate reading frame protein (ARFP or F protein) of the HCV 1b genotype is a double-frameshift product of the HCV core protein (Core). The discovery of HCV F protein challenges various biological functions attributed to Core. However, the specific characteristics of the host cellular imm...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu X,Yu X,Deng X,Yue M,Zhang J,Zhu D,Zhou Z,Zhai X,Xu K,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aloperine (Alo), as a quinolizidine alkaloid extracted from S. alopecuroide, has the positive activities of anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, antitumor and anti-viral. However, the role and mechanism of Alo in breast cancer have not been studied yet. In the present study, Alo markedly inhibited the proliferation and...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian D,Li Y,Li X,Tian Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) is the most frequent primary malignancy in the adult kidney. Most patients with advanced CCRCC have poor prognosis as CCRCC remains resistant to chemotherapy. The present study explored the possible mechanism underlying CCRCC resistance to chemotherapy and found that loss of PTE...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Zhu H,Zhang Y,Cui MH,Han LY,Jia ZH,Wang L,Teng H,Miao LN

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) is a type of epidermal growth factor‑like protein primarily distributed in the nervous and cardiovascular systems. When sepsis occurs, the incidence of cardiac dysfunction in myocardial injury is high and the mechanism is complicated. It directly causes myocardial cell damage, whilst also causing ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kang W,Cheng Y,Wang X,Zhou F,Zhou C,Wang L,Zhong L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) predict poor prognosis in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The aim of this study was to investigate the underlying causes of the aberrant accumulation of Tregs in RCC. pcDNA3.1-hCOX-2 and control pcDNA3.1 were transfected into the RCC cell line OS-RC-2. Under stimulation...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Feng G,Liu J,Rong R,Luo F,Guo L,Zhu T,Wang G,Chu Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00