Suppression of E-cadherin mediates gallotannin induced apoptosis in Hep G2 hepatocelluar carcinoma cells.

abstract：:Biochemical and biophysical processes that take place in muscle under relaxed and stressed conditions depend on the abundance and activity of gene products of metabolic and structural pathways. In livestock at post-mortem, these muscle properties determine aspects of meat quality and are measurable. The conversion of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ponsuksili S,Murani E,Trakooljul N,Schwerin M,Wimmers K

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can cause morbidity and mortality in neonates. Vascular remodeling, characterized by proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs), is an essential process for postnatal DA closure. Notch signaling is an important mediator of vascular remodelling but its role in DA is unkonwn...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu JR,Yeh JL,Liou SF,Dai ZK,Wu BN,Hsu JH

更新日期：2016-07-18 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：:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are closely correlated with tumor occurrence, invasion, and metastasis. However, factors affecting the biological functions of TAMs in colorectal cancer (CRC) are incompletely understood. Here, we found that Wnt5a was mainly expressed on TAMs of tumor stroma but not on CRC cells. Su...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu Q,Song J,Pan Y,Shi D,Yang C,Wang S,Xiong B

更新日期：2020-02-04 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：:MiR-216a-5p has opposite effects on tumorigenesis and progression in the context of different tumors, acting as either a tumor suppressor or an oncogene. However, the expression and function of miR-216a-5p in pancreatic cancer (PC) is not well characterized. In this study, we found miR-216a-5p was significantly downre...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang J,Gao S,Zhang Y,Yi H,Xu M,Xu J,Liu H,Ding Z,He H,Wang H,Hao Z,Sun L,Liu Y,Wei F

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a major signaling molecule which functions downstream of integrins or in conjunction with mitogenic signaling pathways. FAK is overexpressed and/or activated in many types of human tumors, in which it promotes cell adhesion, survival, migration and invasion. In addition to FAK's ability ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Dwyer SF,Gao L,Gelman IH

更新日期：2015-02-17 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：:The effects of hormonal and dietary stimuli on hepatic glucose and lipid homeostasis include regulation of gene expression. Berberine, an effective compound in certain Chinese medicinal herbs, has been reported to lower plasma glucose and lipid levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic patients. We hypothesized that...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ge Y,Zhang Y,Li R,Chen W,Li Y,Chen G

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：:Objective: Recent studies demonstrate circulating serum spexin levels are reduced in obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and may play a role in glucose metabolism. The mechanism underlying is not known. In this study, we explore whether spexin has a role in insulin resistance and hepatic glucose metabo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Gu L,Ding X,Wang Y,Gu M,Zhang J,Yan S,Li N,Song Z,Yin J,Lu L,Peng Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST), responsible for the sulfation of a variety of secretory and membrane proteins, has been identified and characterized in submandibular salivary glands (William et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997; 338: 90-96). In the present study we demonstrate the sulfation of a salivary secretory...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kasinathan C,Gandhi N,Ramaprasad P,Sundaram P,Ramasubbu N

更新日期：2007-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Basigin is a highly glycosylated transmembrane protein that is expressed in a broad range of tissues and is involved in a number of physiological and pathological processes. However, the in vivo role of basigin remains unknown. To better understand the physiological and pathological functions of basigin in vivo, we ge...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao H,Teng Y,Sun Q,Xu J,Chen YT,Hou N,Cheng X,Yang X,Chen ZN

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent specialized antigen-presenting cells as now known, which play a crucial role in initiating and amplifying both the innate and adaptive immune responses. Immunologically, the motilities and T cell activation capabilities of DCs are closely related to the resulting immune respon...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang WZ,Hu WH,Wang Y,Chen J,Hu ZQ,Zhou J,Liu L,Qiu W,Tang FZ,Zhang SC,Ouyang Y,Ye YN,Xu GQ,Long JH,Zeng Z

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:When pathogenic stresses are recognized by innate immune cells, inflammasomes are assembled and caspase-1 is activated, resulting in the conversion of pro-IL-18 into mature IL-18. Because natural killer (NK) cells express IL-18 receptors, IL-18 may play roles in immune functions of NK cells. In the present study, we e...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Senju H,Kumagai A,Nakamura Y,Yamaguchi H,Nakatomi K,Fukami S,Shiraishi K,Harada Y,Nakamura M,Okamura H,Tanaka Y,Mukae H

更新日期：2018-03-09 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：: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：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is considered the most common type of primary malignant bone tumor, which has an urgent need for more effective treatment. Recently, chitinase 3 like 1 (Chi3L1) expression has been found in a variety of cancer cells. However it is not known whether Chi3L1 regulates the STAT3 pathway in OS cells. Here...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Park KR,Yun HM,Hong JT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding PDX1 (pancreatic duodenum homeobox 1), the main transcription factor regulating the glucose-dependent transactivation of the insulin promoter in pancreatic beta-cells, clusters with two closely related homeobox genes (Gsh1 and Cdx2/3), all of them belonging to the ParaHox gene family. The ParaHox gen...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Rosanas-Urgell A,Garcia-Fernàndez J,Marfany G

更新日期：2008-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidences suggest that innate immunity is involved in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, but the liable innate immune receptors have not been completely elucidated. Here, we explored the role of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)2, a member of the cytosolic NOD-like recep...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu H,Wei X,Kong L,Liu X,Cheng L,Yan S,Zhang X,Chen L

更新日期：2015-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens have developed strategies to modify Dendritic Cells (DCs) phenotypes and impair their functions in order to create a safer environment for their survival. DCs responses to helminths and their derivatives vary among different studies. Here we show that excretory/secretory products of the cestode Taenia crassi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Terrazas CA,Sánchez-Muñoz F,Mejía-Domínguez AM,Amezcua-Guerra LM,Terrazas LI,Bojalil R,Gómez-García L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation (IR) is a well-known carcinogen, however the mechanism of radiation induced thymic lymphoma is not well known. Moreover, an easy and effective method to protect mice from radiation induced thymic lymphoma is still unknown. Hydrogen, or H(2), is seldom regarded as an important agent in medical usage,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhao L,Zhou C,Zhang J,Gao F,Li B,Chuai Y,Liu C,Cai J

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a basic task in high-throughput gene expression profiling studies to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two phenotypes. But the weakly differential expression signals between two phenotypes are hardly detectable with limited sample sizes. To solve this problem, many researchers tried to combi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Cai H,Li X,Li J,Liang Q,Zheng W,Guan Q,Guo Z,Wang X

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are found abundant at sites of acupoints. Nerve cells share perivascular localization with mast cells. Acupuncture (mechanical stimuli) can activate mast cells to release adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which can activate nerve cells and modulates pain-processing pathways in response to acupuncture. In this pa...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao W,Yang H,Yin N,Ding G

更新日期：2014-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The evading apoptosis of tumor cells may result in chemotherapy resistance. Therefore, investigating what molecular events contribute to drug-induced apoptosis, and how tumors evade apoptotic death, provides a paradigm to explain the relationship between cancer genetics and treatment sensitivity. In this study, we foc...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ji Y,Shen J,Li M,Zhu X,Wang Y,Ding J,Jiang S,Chen L,Wei W

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) acts by scavenging reactive oxygen species to protect neuronal cells against oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases. The present study was designed to examine whether CoQ10 was capable of protecting astrocytes from reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated damage. For this purpose, ultraviole...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jing L,He MT,Chang Y,Mehta SL,He QP,Zhang JZ,Li PA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces the disruption of the blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) which leads to infiltration of blood cells, an inflammatory response, and neuronal cell death, resulting spinal cord secondary damage. Retinoic acid (RA) has a neuroprotective effect in both ischemic brain injury and SCI, however t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhou Y,Zhang H,Zheng B,Ye L,Zhu S,Johnson NR,Wang Z,Wei X,Chen D,Cao G,Fu X,Li X,Xu HZ,Xiao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell density has profound impacts on the cell culture practices of human pluripotent stem cells. The regulation of cell growth, cell death, pluripotency and differentiation converge at high density, but it is largely unknown how different regulatory mechanisms act at this stage. We use a chemically defined medium to s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu W,Ren Z,Lu K,Song C,Cheung ECW,Zhou Z,Chen G

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 4 (Dpysl4) is a known regulator of hippocampal neuron development. Here, we report that Dpysl4 is involved in growth regulation, polarization and differentiation of dental epithelial cells during tooth germ morphogenesis. A reduction in Dpysl4 gene expression in the tooth germ produ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yasukawa M,Ishida K,Yuge Y,Hanaoka M,Minami Y,Ogawa M,Sasaki T,Saito M,Tsuji T

更新日期：2013-04-26 00:00:00