Enhanced cytotoxicity for colon 26 cells using doxorubicin-loaded sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) vesicles.

abstract：:Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 1A (SMC1A) has been implicated in the development of a variety of cancer types. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unknown. In this study, we found that phosphorylated SMC1A was highly expressed in HepG2 and Bel7402 cells when compared with other cancer ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang Y,Yi F,Wang L,Wang Z,Zhang N,Wang Z,Li Z,Song X,Wei S,Cao L

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variant T329S in flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) impairs trimethylamine (TMA) metabolism in birds. The TMA metabolism that under complex genetic and dietary regulation, closely linked to cardiovascular disease risk. We determined whether the genetic defects in TMA metabolism may change other metabolic...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang J,Long C,Zhang H,Zhang Y,Wang H,Yue H,Wang X,Wu S,Qi G

更新日期：2016-10-25 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：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by motor disorders and the destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. In addition to motor disability, many patients with PD present a spectrum of clinical symptoms, including cognitive decline, psychiatric alterations, loss of smell and bladder...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Pisa D,Alonso R,Carrasco L

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) mimetic peptides have been pursued as new therapeutic agents for the treatment of atherosclerosis, yet their precise mechanism responsible for atheroprotection remains unclear. Like apoA-I itself, most of these peptides are capable of stimulating cholesterol efflux from macrophages or foam ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Song X,Fischer P,Chen X,Burton C,Wang J

更新日期：2009-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is present in mammalian follicular fluid and plays an important role in regulating steroidogenesis in follicular cells. In this study, we report the effect of melatonin on steroidogenesis in the theca interna (TI) in small bovine follicles and theca cells (TCs) cultured in vitro. Treatment with melatonin sig...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang X,Meng K,He Y,Wang H,Zhang Y,Quan F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By introduction of Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and cMyc, human adult somatic cells can be reprogrammed into embryonic stem cell capable of pluripotent differentiation. In several lines of human endometrial polyp- and cervical polyp-mesenchymal stem cells (EPMSCs and CPMSC), we showed introduction of the four transcription factor...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ding DC,Chu TY,Liu HW

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance. However, the complete molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, zebrafish were fed a long-term high-fat diet to induce type 2 diabetes, which resulted in a higher body weight, body mass index, more lipid vacuoles in liver, increased insulin tra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Meng XH,Chen B,Zhang JP

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Wee1 kinase regulates the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint by phosphorylating and inactivating the mitotic cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1). Loss of Wee1 in many systems, including yeast and drosophila, leads to premature mitotic entry. However, the developmental role of Wee1 in mammals remains unclear. In this study, we es...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Tominaga Y,Li C,Wang RH,Deng CX

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oridonin (ORI) could inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis in various cancer cell lines. However, the mechanism is not fully understood. METHODS:Human prostate cancer (HPC) cells were cultured in vitro and cell viability was detected by the CCK-8 assay. The ultrastructure changes were observed unde...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li X,Li X,Wang J,Ye Z,Li JC

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Pork quality is an economically important trait and one of the main selection criteria for breeding in the swine industry. In this genome-wide association study (GWAS), 455 pigs from a porcine Large White × Minzhu intercross population were genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60K Beadchip, and phenotyped for intram...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Luo W,Cheng D,Chen S,Wang L,Li Y,Ma X,Song X,Liu X,Li W,Liang J,Yan H,Zhao K,Wang C,Wang L,Zhang L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels are known to be increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody to the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), reduces disease activity in RA, although its mechanisms of action remain unclear. Since IL-6 regulates cytokine production by CD4 T cells during activation,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Carbone G,Wilson A,Diehl SA,Bunn J,Cooper SM,Rincon M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is an autosomal dominant pigmentary genodermatosis characterized by the presence of patches of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmented macules distributed over the body, with most cases reported in Asia. DUH is a heterogeneous disease and a small portion of patients carry the A...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Cui H,Guo S,He H,Guo H,Zhang Y,Wang B

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Odor-detection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae involves large families of diverse proteins, including multiple odorant binding proteins (AgOBPs) and olfactory receptors (AgORs). The receptors AgOR1 and AgOR2, as well as the binding protein AgOBP1, have been implicated in the recognition of human host odors. ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Schymura D,Forstner M,Schultze A,Kröber T,Swevers L,Iatrou K,Krieger J

更新日期：2010-10-08 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

abstract：:Hox genes are organized as clusters and specify regional identity along the anteroposterior body axis by sequential expression at a specific time and region during embryogenesis. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the sequential spatio-temporal, collinear expression pattern of Hox genes are not fully understoo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Min H,Lee JY,Kim MH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 29.8 million people worldwide had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in 2015, and the number is projected to triple by 2050. In 2018, AD was the fifth leading cause of death in Americans with 65 years of age or older, but the progress of AD drug research is very limited. It is helpful to identify the k...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Guan R,Wen X,Liang Y,Xu D,He B,Feng X

更新日期：2019-08-06 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：:Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a group of enveloped, single-stranded positive genomic RNA viruses and some of them are known to cause severe respiratory diseases in human, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the ongoing coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). One key el...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang N,Shen HM

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial function is of particular importance in brain because of its high demand for energy (ATP) and efficient removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We developed rat mitochondrion-neuron focused microarray (rMNChip) and integrated bioinformatics tools for rapid identification of differential pathways in bra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Su YA,Zhang Q,Su DM,Tang MX

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The monitoring and management of blood glucose concentration are standard practices in critical settings as hyperglycaemia has been shown close association with poorer outcomes. Several meta-analyses have revealed that intensive glucose control has no benefit in decreasing short-term mortality among critic...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao RQ,Ren C,Wu GS,Zhu YB,Xia ZF,Yao YM

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomere dysfunction is closely associated with human diseases such as cancer and ageing. Inappropriate changes in telomere length and/or structure result in telomere dysfunction. Telomeres have been considered to be transcriptionally silent, but it was recently demonstrated that mammalian telomeres are transcribed in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang C,Zhao L,Lu S

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac metabolic remodeling is recognized as an important hallmark of heart failure (HF), while strategies that target energy metabolism have therapeutic potential in treating HF. Shen-Fu formula (S-F) is a standardized herbal preparation frequently used in clinical practice and is a promising combinatorial therapy f...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang Y,Zhang K,Jiang M,Ni J,Chen J,Li L,Deng J,Zhu Y,Mao J,Gao X,Fan G

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Vγ9Vδ2 (also termed Vγ2Vδ2) T cells, a major human peripheral blood γδ T cell subset, recognize microbial (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate and endogenous isopentenyl diphosphate in a TCR-dependent manner. The recognition does not require specific accessory cells, antigen uptake, antigen processing, or MHC ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu YL,Ding YP,Tanaka Y,Shen LW,Wei CH,Minato N,Zhang W

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition in plants and animals. At present there is relatively little information regarding the role of miRNAs in the response to drought stress in maize. In this study, ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Sheng L,Chai W,Gong X,Zhou L,Cai R,Li X,Zhao Y,Jiang H,Cheng B

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia is known to exacerbate neuronal death resulted from cerebral ischemia. The mechanisms are not fully understood. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulates cell growth, division and apoptosis. Recent studies suggest that activation of mTOR may mediate ischemic brain damage. The objective o...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hei C,Liu P,Yang X,Niu J,Li PA

更新日期：2017-07-07 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：:Collagen XXIV (Col24α1) is a recently discovered fibrillar collagen. It is known that mouse Col24α1 is predominantly expressed in the forming skeleton of the mouse embryo, as well as in the trabecular bone and periosteum of the newborn mouse. However, the role and mechanism of Col24α1 in osteoblast differentiation and...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang W,Olson D,Liang G,Franceschi RT,Li C,Wang B,Wang SS,Yang S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunit has long been considered a bimodal, GTP-hydrolyzing switch controlling the duration of signal transduction by seven-transmembrane domain (7TM) cell-surface receptors. In 1996, we and others identified a superfamily of "regulator of G-protein signaling" (RGS) proteins that acc...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Siderovski DP,Willard FS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00