B19, a novel monocarbonyl analogue of curcumin, induces human ovarian cancer cell apoptosis via activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress and the autophagy signaling pathway.

abstract：:Sirtuins are highly conserved NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases and/or ADP-ribosyltransferases that can extend the lifespan of several lower model organisms including yeast, worms and flies. The seven mammalian sirtuins, SIRT1 to SIRT7, have emerged as key metabolic sensors that directly link environmental signals t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li X,Kazgan N

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Peripheral nerve injury is a complex condition with a variety of signs and symptoms such as numbness, tingling, jabbing, throbbing, burning or sharp pain. Peripheral nerves are fragile in nature and can easily get damaged due to acute compression or trauma which may lead to the sensory and motor functions deficits and...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hussain G,Wang J,Rasul A,Anwar H,Qasim M,Zafar S,Aziz N,Razzaq A,Hussain R,de Aguilar JG,Sun T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are complicated metabolic diseases that affect multiple organs and are characterized by hyperglycaemia. Currently, stable and effective treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are not available. Therefore, the mechanisms leading to obesity and diabetes and more effectiv...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang X,Liu G,Guo J,Su Z

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the first clinical trials on Bioartificial Livers (BALs) loaded with a proliferative human hepatocyte cell source have started. There are two cell lines that are currently in an advanced state of BAL development; HepaRG and HepG2/C3A. In this study we aimed to compare both cell lines on applicability in BALs...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： van Wenum M,Adam AA,Hakvoort TB,Hendriks EJ,Shevchenko V,van Gulik TM,Chamuleau RA,Hoekstra R

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical evidence suggests that there exists a strong correlation between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and abnormal development of the nervous system. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elusive. In this study, recombinant lentiviral vectors coding for ZIKV structural proteins and truncations (prM-Env, M-En...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu J,Li Q,Li X,Qiu Z,Li A,Liang W,Chen H,Cai X,Chen X,Duan X,Li J,Wu W,Xu M,Mao Y,Chen H,Li J,Gu W,Li H

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial lining hyperplasia, which involves abnormal growth of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). This study aimed to investigate the function and molecular mechanism of peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PADI4) in FLSs isolated from RA patients (RA-FLSs). FLSs were isol...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fan L,Zong M,Gong R,He D,Li N,Sun LS,Ye Q,Yu S

更新日期：2017-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasorin (VASN) is a type I transmembrane protein that plays important roles in tumor development and vasculogenesis. In this paper, we showed that VASN could be a key mediator of communication between tumor cells and endothelial cells. We confirmed for the first time that HepG2-derived VASN can be transferred to human...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang A,Dong J,Li S,Wang C,Ding H,Li H,Su X,Ge X,Sun L,Bai C,Shen X,Fang T,Li J,Shao N

更新日期：2015-06-11 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：:Evodiamine has therapeutic potential against cancers. This study was designed to investigate whether combination therapy with gemcitabine and evodiamine enhanced antitumor efficacy in pancreatic cancer. In vitro application of the combination therapy triggered significantly higher frequency of pancreatic cancer cells ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wei WT,Chen H,Wang ZH,Ni ZL,Liu HB,Tong HF,Guo HC,Liu DL,Lin SZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a tumor subtype with aggressive behavior and poor clinical outcome for lacking effective therapies. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been suggested to have tumor-initiating properties, but it remains unclear whether their presence contributes to the increased aggressiveness...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang F,Cao L,Sun Z,Jin J,Fang H,Zhang W,Guan X

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Perturbation in lipid homeostasis is one of the major bottlenecks in metabolic diseases, especially Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which has emerged as a leading global cause of chronic liver disease. The bile acids (BAs) and their derivatives exert a variety of metabolic effects through complex and intert...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kumari A,Pal Pathak D,Asthana S

更新日期：2020-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate the DNA damage and its cellular response in blood samples from both mother and the umbilical cord of pregnancies complicated by hyperglycemia. METHODS:A total of 144 subjects were divided into 4 groups: normoglycemia (ND; 46 cases), mild gestational hyperglycemia (MGH; 30 cases), gestational diab...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Moreli JB,Santos JH,Lorenzon-Ojea AR,Corrêa-Silva S,Fortunato RS,Rocha CR,Rudge MV,Damasceno DC,Bevilacqua E,Calderon IM

更新日期：2016-02-12 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：:Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are transcribed from genome but not translated into proteins. Many ncRNAs are key regulators of plants growth and development, metabolism and stress tolerance. In order to make the web-based ncRNA resources for plant science research be more easily accessible and understandable, we made a comp...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liao P,Li S,Cui X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-05-22 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：: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：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type is intrinsic resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In this study, we assessed whether the combination of bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) and icotinib could surmount primary EGFR-TKI resistance in NSCLC cells and inves...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiang M,Jiang HG,Shu Y,Chen YJ,Jin J,Zhu YM,Li MY,Wu JN,Li J

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is an emerging pathway in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Myeloid differentiation protein-2 (MD2) contributes to ligand recognition and activation of TLRs in response to exogenous microbial insults or endogenous agents. We hypothesized that blocking MD2 using a specific inhibitor...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Rajamanickam V,Yan T,Xu S,Hui J,Xu X,Ren L,Liu Z,Liang G,Wang O,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background & aims: VEGFR-3 has been shown of great significance in lymph node metastasis and some malignancies, however, its expression in tumors and impact on outcome of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) remains unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the role of VEGFR-3 positive tumors for prognosis of iCC...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Sha M,Jeong S,Chen XS,Tong Y,Cao J,Sun HY,Xia L,Xu N,Wang X,Han LZ,Xi ZF,Zhang JJ,Kong XN,Xia Q

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsaicin is the major pungent ingredient in red peppers which is world widely consumed. Except its potent pain relieving efficacy as reported, capsaicin also exerted its antitumor activity in several tumor models. Here, we reported that capsaicin had a profound anti-proliferative effect on human colon cancer cells vi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jin J,Lin G,Huang H,Xu D,Yu H,Ma X,Zhu L,Ma D,Jiang H

更新日期：2014-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Many organisms in extremely cold environments such as the Antarctic Pole have evolved antifreeze molecules to prevent ice formation. There are four types of antifreeze proteins (AFPs). Type-IV antifreeze proteins (AFP4s) are present also in certain temperate and even tropical fish, which has raised a question as to wh...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiao Q,Xia JH,Zhang XJ,Li Z,Wang Y,Zhou L,Gui JF

更新日期：2014-06-24 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：: Objectives: Skeletal development is a complex process. Little is known about the different response of limb or spine growth plate chondrocytes (LGP or SGP) to the estrogen level and the role of estrogen receptor (ER) during postnatal stage. Methods...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Shi S,Zheng S,Li XF,Liu ZD

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel triple cell neurovascular unit (NVU) model co-culturing with neurons, brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) and astrocytes was established in this study for investigating the cerebral diseases and screening the candidates of therapeutic drug. We have first performed the cell identification and morpholo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xue Q,Liu Y,Qi H,Ma Q,Xu L,Chen W,Chen G,Xu X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF-I and IGF-II, are essential for regulating cell growth, differentiation and metastasis of a broad range of malignancies. The IGF-I/II actions are mediated through the IGF receptor type 1 (IGF-1R) and the insulin receptor (IR), which are overexpressed in multiple types of tum...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen Z,Liu J,Chu D,Shan Y,Ma G,Zhang H,Zhang XD,Wang P,Chen Q,Deng C,Chen W,Dimitrov DS,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Span 80 (sorbitan monooleate) vesicles behaved differently from conventional phospholipid vesicles (liposomes) because the former had a more fluid interface. After doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) was encapsulated into the Span 80 vesicle (loading efficiency: 63 %), DOX-loaded Span 80 vesicles (DVs) were thereafter add...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hayashi K,Tatsui T,Shimanouchi T,Umakoshi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though gallotannin was known to have anti-oxidant and antitumor activity, the underlying antitumor mechanism of gallotannin still remains unclear. Thus, in the present study, antitumor mechanism of gallotannin was elucidated in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Gallotannin significantly exerted cytotoxicity against Hep ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Han HJ,Kwon HY,Sohn EJ,Ko H,Kim B,Jung K,Lew JH,Kim SH

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymosin alpha 1 (Tα1) has immunomodulatory and anti-tumor effects in patients and has been commercialized in worldwide. An innovative technique is therefore impending to achieve high-yield expression and purification of Tα1 to meet the increasing requirements for clinical applications. Tα1 can enhance T cells, dendri...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li W,Song L,Wu S,Xue X,Zhang L,He L,Han W,Wang Q,Ling R,Zhang W,Yan Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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