MicroRNA-18a upregulates autophagy and ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene expression in HCT116 colon cancer cells.

abstract：:The proliferation and differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) is central to cardiac fibrosis. Betulinic acid (BA) is an active compound isolated from the bark of the birch tree Betula spp. (Betulaceae) and has been shown to attenuate hepatic fibrosis. However, the effect of BA on the high glucose‑induced fibrosis...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang L,Chen FX,Zang ST,Yang QF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 8 (TNFAIP8) has been associated with the tumorigenicity of various types of cancer, however, the expression of TNFAIP8 and its function in gastric cancer remain to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study examined the expression and biological function of TNFAIP8 in gas...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li Y,Jing C,Chen Y,Wang J,Zhou M,Liu X,Sun D,Mu L,Li L,Guo X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a common phenomenon in podocyte impairment, which leads to the irreversible progression of chronic kidney diseases, such as diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Previous research has indicated that peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor γ (PPARγ) coactivator‑1α (PGC‑1α)...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang L,Liu J,Zhou F,Wang W,Chen N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced β2 glycoprotein I (β2GPI) has been demonstrated to exhibit a beneficial effect in diabetic atherosclerosis and retinal neovascularization. However, the effect of reduced β2GPI on vascular disorders in diabetic mellitus (DM) remains to be elucidated. The present study established a high glucose‑induced injury m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang JY,Ma J,Yu P,Tang GJ,Li CJ,Yu DM,Zhang QM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common fatty liver disease in developed countries, in which fat accumulation in the liver is induced by non‑alcoholic factors. The present study was conducted to identify NAFLD‑associated long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs), mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs). The microarray ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu H,Song X,Ling Y,Zhou J,Tao Z,Shen Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is characterized by invasion and migration. DNA methylation of CpG islands in tumor suppressor genes is considered to be an epigenetic mechanism underlying cancer development. Epigenetic silencing of a gene may be reversed by drugs, including genistein. The present study aimed to determine the effect of g...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhu J,Ren J,Tang L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify key genes and signaling pathways associated with the pathogenesis of juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSA). The gene expression profile dataset GSE58667, including data from 15 human whole blood samples collected from 11 patients with JSA and four healthy controls, was analyzed ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Z,Han Y,Zhang Z,Jia C,Zhao Q,Song W,Chen T,Zhang Y,Wang X

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Astragaloside is a saponin widely used in traditional Chinese medicine and has been reported to be a potent multidrug resistance (MDR) reversal agent. The present study investigated the role of astragaloside Ⅳ (ASIV) in the regulation of P-glycoprotein (P-gp, encoded by the mdr1 gene) and its effect on the reversal of...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang PP,Xu DJ,Huang C,Wang WP,Xu WK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dbl-family guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are important activators of Rho GTPases, which are significantly associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis. The catalytic ability of the Dbl-family GEFs to activate Rho GTPases depends on their Dbl-homology domain followed by a pleckstrin-homology domain. In the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang H,Li Y,Wang Y,Han ZG,Cai B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide, although the molecular mechanisms of this disease are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs) and the epigenetic modification...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li G,Ji Y,Liu C,Li J,Zhou Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We wish to retract our article entitled 'Clinical, pathological and genetic characteristics of autosomal dominant inherited dynamin 2 centronuclear myopathy' published in Molecular Medicine Reports 13: 4273-4278, 2016. The article was submitted by the first author, Xinhong Liu, without the prior knowledge of the corre...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Wu H,Gong J,Wang T,Yan C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac fibrosis is considered an important pathological mechanism in the progression of cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Astragaloside IV (AsIV) is a major active ingredient in Astragalus membranaceus. In a preliminary experiment, it was demonstrated that this naturally occurring substance exhibited cardioprotec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dai H,Jia G,Lu M,Liang C,Wang Y,Wang H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy is commonly used to treat thoracic malignancies, but often causes severe lung injury. Currently there are no effective protective strategies against radiation-induced lung injury (RILI). This study aimed to evaluate the ability of an angiogenesis antagonist, Endostar, against RILI, and the underlying mech...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang K,Yang S,Zhu Y,Mo A,Zhang D,Liu L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipocytes have been demonstrated to promote the progression of various tumors through modulation of cancer cell metabolism. However, their role in lung cancer progression remains undetermined. In the present study, adipocytes and lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were cultured in a Transwell co‑culture system. Cancer ce...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li FF,Zhang H,Li JJ,Cao YN,Dong X,Gao C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral hypoperfusion is a common feature of vascular dementia and has recently been recognized to contribute to the progression of cognitive decline. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Bushen Huoxue decoction (BHD), a two‑herb Chinese Medicine, on cognitive impairment in a rat model of cerebral hy...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ye S,Gu Y,Xu Y,Fan W,Wang X,Chen S,Cai S,Lv S,Tong Y,Cai J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eurycoma (E.) longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) is a widely applied medicine that has been reported to boost serum testosterone and increase muscle mass. However, its actual biological targets and effects on an in vitro level remain poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of a stan...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Khurshid Ahmed NA,Lim SK,Pandian GN,Sugiyama H,Lee CY,Khoo BY,Chan KL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoinjury, or injury caused by extremely low temperatures, can occur in corneal endothelial cells (CECs) and lead to visual impairment. However, the mechanism of cryoinjury in CECs is not clear. The Stk11‑p53 signaling pathway regulates the proliferation and division of cells. Activity of the Stk11‑p53 signaling path...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao S,Fei X,Liu T,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor protein LKB1 is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a critical role in cell proliferation, and its inactivation has been linked to tumorigenesis in various cancer types. Current understanding of the LKB1 function is largely restricted to results from experiments on LKB1‑deficient cancer cells, wh...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liang X,Wang P,Gao Q,Tao X

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly identified C1q/tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related protein-6 (CTRP6) is a highly conserved paralog of adiponectin with modulatory effects on metabolism and inflammation. However, the role of CTRP6 in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to explore the p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li Y,Sun J,Gu L,Gao X

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Dickkopf-related protein 3 (DKK3) on osteogenic differentiation of rat dental follicle cells (DFCs). A PCR array analysis of Wnt pathway activation in DFCs identified genes dysregulated by mineral induction. Among them, DKK3expression levels were decreased, and furt...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,Du Y,Ling J,Li W,Liao Y,Wei X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylate is widely used to produce animal models of tinnitus in mice and/or rats. The side effects on auditory function, including hearing loss and tinnitus, are considered the results of the auditory nerve dysfunction. A recent study indicated that chronic treatment with salicylate for several weeks reduces compres...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui W,Wang H,Cheng Y,Ma X,Lei Y,Ruan X,Shi L,Lv M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariside II is a flavonoid extracted from Epimedium that has antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects icariside II on diabetic cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Icariside II treatment improved body weight, heart/body weigh...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang L,Peng C,Xia J,Zhang W,Tian L,Tian Y,Yang X,Cao Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate changes at the transcript level that are associated with spontaneous astrocytoma progression, and further, to discover novel targets for glioma diagnosis and therapy. GSE4290 microarray data downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus were used to identify the differentially expresse...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hu G,Wei B,Wang L,Wang L,Kong D,Jin Y,Sun Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report aimed to evaluate the results of screen mutations of the fibrillin (FBN) 1 gene and analyze the symptoms in one Chinese patient clinically diagnosed with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Clinical data were collected and FBN1 gene sequencing was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted from the blood sample of the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang M,Zhou Y,Peng Y,Jin L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) on the expression of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT)3A/3B and suppressors of cytokine signaling‑1 (SOCS‑1), as well as promoter CpG island methylation of the SOCS‑1 gene. Stable hepatocyte cell lines expressing the HBx gene (p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fu X,Song X,Li Y,Tan D,Liu G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage polarization serves an important role in immune regulation that is regulated by T‑cell immunoglobulin‑mucin‑3 (Tim‑3). The objective of the present study was to explore the role of 1,25‑dihydroxy‑vitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] in macrophage polarization. Plasmid transfection techniques were applied to prepare RAW...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liang S,Cai J,Li Y,Yang R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumour and the second leading cause of cancer‑related death in children and adolescents. Microwave ablation has an excellent therapeutic effect on bone tumours by instantaneously increasing the temperature in the tumour; however, there is a risk of damaging the surroundin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Wang M,Lin Z,Yao M,Wang W,Cheng S,Li B,Zhang Y,Yin Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, a group of cases with persisting haemocytopenia were separated from those with idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance due to the optimal response of these patients to immunosuppression therapy and due to the detection of autoantibodies in the bone marrow of haemopoietic cells. This condi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Liu H,Li L,Wang H,Li Y,Wang Y,Ding K,Hao S,Shao Y,Li L,Song J,Wang G,Shao Z,Fu R

更新日期：2019-11-01 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