Lipopolysaccharide regulates MMP-9 expression through TLR4/NF-κB signaling in human arterial smooth muscle cells.

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：:Deafness and hearing loss may have functional, economic, social and emotional impacts on humans, including the ability of an individual to communicate with others, feelings of isolation and frustration, and health sector costs. The World Health Organization reported that there are 32 million children worldwide with he...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Z,Chen QD,Zhao LP,Ma J,Zhang TS,Pang JX,Li YF,Wang MF,Wang AP,Tang L,Li LJ,He WJ,Gu H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoflurane is a commonly used inhaled anesthetic, which induces apoptosis of SH‑SY5Y cells in a dose‑ and time‑dependent manner; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The authors of the present study hypothesized that a mutation in β‑amyloid precursor protein (APP), which is a gene associated with familia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Song S,Wang Q,Yuan T,He J

更新日期：2016-12-01 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 tumorigenesis and maintenance of a cancer cells is dependent upon the collaboration of multiple signaling pathways. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and β-catenin are at the center of multiple cancer-associated signaling pathways; therefore, simultaneously targeting STAT3 and β-catenin ma...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang XH,Liu MN,Huang P,Xu J,Liu AY,Chen J,Lv CQ,Xu RL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin‑linked kinase (ILK) is overexpressed in ovarian cancer (OC), and ILK gene silencing results in apoptosis in OC cells. In the present study, the mechanism by which ILK induces apoptosis was explored from the perspective of microRNA (miRNA) expression. Alterations in the global miRNA expression profile were det...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yuan D,Zhao Y,Wang Y,Che J,Tan W,Jin Y,Wang F,Li P,Fu S,Liu Q,Zhu W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension affects one billion people worldwide and is an independent risk factor for death after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and medical treatment of hypertension among 1,301 ACS patients enrolled into the Chinese registry of acute coronary events (CRACE) trial...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lin Y,Pan W,Ning S,Song X,Jin Z,Lv S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic brain damage remains the major cause of death and disability worldwide. Bone mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation has been identified to serve important roles in cerebral infarction due to its multi‑directional differentiation and proliferative ability. However, the function of miR‑705 combined with B...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ji M,Wang W,Li S,Hu W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are upregulated or downregulated in retinoblastoma (RB), and that this phenomenon is associated with the modulation of various malignant behaviours during RB occurrence and development. Therefore, the mechanisms that associate deregulated miRNAs with RB initia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun Z,Zhang A,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) in the pathogenesis of lung injury induced by trauma‑hemorrhagic shock (THS), and to examine the pulmonary protective effects of BTK inhibition. Male Sprague‑Dawley rats were divided into four groups (n=12/group): i) A Sham group, which ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Zhang J,Han W,Wang Y,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Zhou D,Xiang L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenously activated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial fibroblasts (RSFs) are likely to be the key to curing the disease. RSFs express Toll‑like receptors (TLRs) rendering them prone to activation by exogenous and endogenous TLR ligands, resulting in the production of chemokines and cytokines Germline deletion ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi C,Wang Y,Zhuang G,Qi Z,Li Y,Yin P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to reveal the underlying mechanism of angiotensin II (AngII)‑induced cardiac remodeling and to identify potential therapeutic targets for prevention. Rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) were cultured with 10 nM AngII for 12 h, and CFs without AngII were used as the control. Following RNA isolation fr...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shu J,Liu Z,Jin L,Wang H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CXC195 exhibits strong protective effects against neuronal apoptosis by exerting antioxidant activity. However, the pharmacological function of CXC195 in cancer remains to be elucidated. The present study demonstrated that CXC195 exhibited significant cytotoxic effects, and induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in H...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen XL,Fu JP,Shi J,Wan P,Cao H,Tang ZM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome based on insulin resistance (IR) and hypertension is a risk factor for advanced liver disease and cardiovascular disease in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The present study investigated the effects of severe hypertension induced by a high‑salt (HS) diet and antihypertensive thera...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kozono M,Uto H,Ibusuki R,Arima S,Oda K,Taguchi H,Sasaki F,Nasu Y,Hashimoto S,Setoyama H,Kanmura S,Numata M,Tsubouchi H,Ido A

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:The present study was designed to elucidate the expression levels and the proliferative effect of flotillin-1, an integral membrane protein encoded by the FLOT1 gene, in human clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Flotillin has been implicated in other types of cancer, but the role of flotillin in RCC has not been es...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Li J,Song Y,Chen F,Pei Y,Yao F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are proposed to be responsible for tumor recurrence, metastasis and the high mortality rate of cancer patients. Isolation and identification of CSCs is crucial for basic and preclinical studies. However, as there are currently no universal markers for the isolation and identification of CSCs i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang L,Guo H,Lin C,Yang L,Wang X

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (Dox)-induced cardiotoxicity has been a well‑known phenomenon to clinicians and scientists for decades. It has been confirmed that Dox‑dependent cardiotoxicity is accompanied by cardiac cellular senescence. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Dox cardiotoxicity remains to be fully elucidated. Long...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xie Z,Xia W,Hou M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine how implanted bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) encourage peripheral nerve regeneration, the present study investigated the interaction of BMSCs and Schwann cells (SCs) using an indirect in vitro co‑culture model. SCs and BMSCs were obtained from adult Sprague‑Dawley rats. The passaged BMSCs were C...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou LN,Cui XJ,Su KX,Wang XH,Guo JH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study a rat model of oval cell‑mediated liver regeneration was constructed to examine the molecular mechanisms of matrine in oval cell‑mediated liver regeneration and the effects of matrine on hepatic function and the expression of OV6 protein and recombination signal sequence‑binding protein Jκ (RBP‑Jκ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang ZY,Wang L,Hou YX,Wang XB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional appliances correct dental malocclusion, partly by exerting an indirect mechanical stimulus on the condylar cartilage, initiating novel bone formation in the condyle. Angiopoietin is involved in the angiogenesis associated with novel bone formation. This study aimed to determine the expression of angiopoieti...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jing Z,Gu Z,Feng J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify differentially expressed genes and biological processes associated with periodontitis. In this study, the most significant 200 differentially expressed genes associated with periodontitis were identified using integrated analysis of multiple microarray data in combination w...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo X,Wang Y,Wang C,Chen J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the role of arginase (Arg) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In vitro, human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMCs) were cultured under hypoxic conditions with, or without, the Arg inhibitor, S‑(2‑boronoethyl)‑l‑cysteine (BEC), for 48 h, following which the prolifer...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang W,Sun B,Song X,Zheng Y,Wang L,Wang T,Liu S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to detect class Ⅰ, II and III integrons using multiplex PCR, and to analyze the role that these integrons play in mediating multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (SA). The sensitivity of SA to 20 types of antibiotics was examined using the K-B method. A...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ren C,Zhao Y,Shen Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to explore the radio-sensitization of the SHG44 glioma cell line by Aidi injection and the possible mechanisms involved. The growth curve, cloning efficiency and divisional index of the SHG44 cell line were observed. The inhibition ratio was determined by MTT assay, the change in the cell cycle...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu XT,Song Y,Qin S,Wang LL,Zhou JY

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy), known as hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), is an independent risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. Hcy, even at a low concentration, can promote free radical formation and increase oxidative stress, leading to neuronal death, which may be an important mechanism underlying the patho...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian X,Gong L,Jin A,Wang Y,Zhou X,Tan Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCL6ZF is a novel transcript of BCL6, which lacks the first two zinc fingers of BCL6. It has been established that BCL6 acts as a sequence‑specific transcriptional repressor, however, the functions of BCL6ZF remain undefined. By generating stably overexpressed BCL6 and BCL6ZF in NCI‑H1299 lung cancer cells, it was fou...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fu X,Hao Y,Mao Y,Qian Y,Qian Z,Li T,He D,Xiao X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral infarction is a cerebrovascular disease caused by local brain ischemic necrosis or softening, which is associated with diabetes, obesity, hypertension and rheumatic heart arrhythmia. Previous studies have indicated that aspirin is a potential oral anticoagulant in the treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke. Ho...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Shen B,Sun D,Cui X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early diagnosis of acute rejection is crucial for graft survival after kidney transplantation. The interferon-γ (IFNγ)-CXCR3-chemokine-dependent inflammatory loop plays a pivotal role in the recruitment of T lymphocytes during acute rejection. Previously published studies have typically focused on the CXCR3 recept...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang H,Xu X,Yao C,Cai M,Qian Y,Wang X,Shi B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effects of camel milk on hepatic pathogenicity induced by experimental infection with Escherichia (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in Wistar rats. The rats were divided into six groups: The control and camel milk groups received water and ca...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Soliman MM,Hassan MY,Mostafa SA,Ali HA,Saleh OM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00