HSP70 inhibits high glucose-induced Smad3 activation and attenuates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of peritoneal mesothelial cells.

abstract：:Gli proteins are key transcription factors of the Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway, which is associated with tumorigenesis and drug resistance. However, the role of the HH signaling pathway in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) remains unclear. Studies have demonstrated that in some tumors, homeobox protein NANOG (NANOG),...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao H,Li N,Pang Y,Zhao J,Wu X

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) have significantly improved the local control rate; however, distant metastasis remains a principal cause of mortality. Previous studies have demonstrated that the expression levels of amyloid β precursor protein (APP) are increased in NPC. The present study ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu J,Ying Y,Xiong G,Lai L,Wang Q,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is a common risk factor for renal failure. Expression of endothelin‑1 (ET‑1) and its receptor ETA were also reported to be involved in the development of acute and chronic renal disease. The present study was designed to investigate the association between inflammation and ET‑1/ETA exp...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Niu J,Wu J,Li X,Zhang F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moscatilin is a bibenzyl derivative extracted from the Dendrobium aurantiacum var. denneanum, which has traditionally been used as an immunomodulatory treatment in China. The present study was designed to determine whether moscatilin is a pro‑apoptotic agent in pancreatic cancer, and to elucidate the underlying mechan...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang L,Fang Y,Xu XF,Jin DY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit the expression of target protein-coding genes, most often at the post-transcriptional level. miRNAs are often found to be misregulated in human cancer and they can act as potent oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. In this study, we found that a germline mutati...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shang H,Wang T,Shang F,Huang KM,Li YQ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miR)-185, which has been reported to be abnormally expressed in some types of cancer, exerts significant effects on the proliferation, apoptosis, drug resistance and metastasis of cancer cells. The present study aimed to explore the effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of miR‑185 upregulation on the a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fan L,Tan B,Li Y,Zhao Q,Yuan H,Liu Y,Wang D,Zhang Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor glutamate receptor 2 (GluR2) subunit in epileptiform discharge hippocampal neurons. Hippocampal neurons were harvested from neonatal Sprague‑Dawley rats aged <24 h and ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Bu W,Zhao WQ,Li WL,Dong CZ,Zhang Z,Li QJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral corneal infection is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Polyinosinic‑polycytidylic acid, or poly(I:C), is similar to viral double‑stranded RNA in structure and has been implicated in the release of a variety of cytokines, chemokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) by corneal fibroblasts. Sul...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu P,Liu Y,Zheng H,Zheng X,Yang X,Zhao X,Chen L,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophilic asthma (NA) is characterized by neutrophil‑mediated inflammation and the presence of Th17 cells. However, the mechanisms underlying Th17 cell responses in NA remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of interleukin (IL)‑7 on Th17 cell responses in NA. A NA mouse model was sen...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,Zhang M,Jiang M,Nong G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloids are benign fibrous overgrowths that occur as a result of abnormal wound healing following cutaneous injury. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) are short non‑coding RNAs that serve critical roles in numerous important biological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. However, their role in k...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jian X,Qu L,Wang Y,Zou Q,Zhao Q,Chen S,Gao X,Chen H,He C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the intracellular localization of Cpn0425 in Chlamydophila pneumoniae-infected cells. The recombinant plasmid pGEX-6p/Cpn0425 was transformed into E.coli Bl21 cells to express the fusion protein. Following purification with glutathione S-transfer...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu L,You X,Chen L,Zeng Y,Tang S,Yu M,Wu Y,Xhen X

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a polygenic disease, of which the cause remains to be elucidated. It has been suggested that SRY-related HMG-box 9 (SOX9) is fundamental for the correct development of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes; however, not the development of neurons. There are currently no reports regarding SOX...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mi J,Chen D,Wu M,Wang W,Gao H

更新日期：2014-05-01 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 discuss and evaluate the diagnostic performances and incremental clinical values of combined computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) and single photon myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the detection of functionally relevant coronary stenoses (FRCS). In total, 54 patients underwe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li JM,Shi RF,Zhang LR,Li T,Dong Z

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymorphism within the 3'-UTR 8473T↷C of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene, which plays a role in gastrointestinal cancer development, has been associated with susceptibility to malignant disease. Here, we report on the interaction between the COX-2 3'-UTR T↷C polymorphism and gastric cancer development. DNA from 1...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shibata T,Arisawa T,Tahara T,Hirata I,Nakano H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydrocostuslactone is a sesquiterpene lactone derived from Saussurea lappa, a plant used in traditional herbal medicines. The anti-proliferative activity of dehydrocostuslactone was investigated in human breast cancer (MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-453 and SK-BR-3) and ovarian cancer (SK-OV-3 and OVCAR3) cell lines using the m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Choi EJ,Kim GH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coptidis rhizoma (Coptis) and its alkaloids exert various pharmacological functions in cells and tissues; however, the oral absorption of these alkaloids requires further elucidation. The present study aimed to examine the mechanism underlying the poor absorption of alkaloids, including berberine (BER), coptisine (COP...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui HM,Zhang QY,Wang JL,Chen JL,Zhang YL,Tong XL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major outer surface membrane component of Gram-negative bacteria, is one of the main etiological factors in the pathogenesis of several lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The respiratory epithelium and the macrophages comprise the dynamic interface between the o...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Yin S,Chen Y,Wu Y,Zheng W,Dong H,Bai Y,Qin Y,Li J,Feng S,Zhao P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1), which is expressed in the serum of patients with sepsis, on vascular endothelial permeability. Sera from patients with sepsis were used to treat endothelial cells (ECs), and the effect on endothelial permeability was...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zheng YJ,Xu WP,Ding G,Gao YH,Wang HR,Pan SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy (LFH) are major causes of degenerative spinal disorders. Comparative and proteomic analysis was used to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in IDD and LFH discs compared with normal discs. Subsequent gene ontology term enrichment an...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu C,Yang M,Liu L,Zhang Y,Zhu Q,Huang C,Wang H,Zhang Y,Li H,Li C,Huang B,Feng C,Zhou Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariin is a type of flavonoid derived from the Chinese herbal plant Epimedium sagittatum Maxim. Mounting evidence has confirmed the beneficial effects of icariin in neurological diseases, including spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of icariin in SCI ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jia G,Zhang Y,Li W,Dai H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects of 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) in various tumor cell types have been widely investigated. The underlying mechanisms were suggested to include cell cycle arrest, cell signaling inhibition and downregulation of the androgen receptor. The present study demonstrated that DI...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li F,Xu Y,Chen C,Chen SM,Xiao BK,Tao ZZ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubeimoside-1 (TBMS1), a triterpenoid saponin isolated from the tuber of Bolbostemma paniculatum (Maxim) Franquet, serves an universal suppressive role in multiple cancer types, including lung cancer. However, the mechanism involved in non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells by which TBMS1 elicits its antitumor effec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi H,Bi H,Sun X,Dong H,Jiang Y,Mu H,Liu G,Kong W,Gao R,Su J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimycin A (AMA) is an inhibitor of the electron transport chain in mitochondria. In this study, we investigated the anti-apoptotic effects of pan-caspase inhibitor (Z-VAD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) or catalase on AMA-induced HeLa cell death in relation to the cell cycle. Treatment with Z-VAD, SOD or catalase rescu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han YH,Kim SH,Kim SZ,Park WH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer survivors after radiotherapy may suffer a variety of bone‑related adverse side effects, including radioactive osteoporosis and fractures. Localized irradiation is a common treatment modality for malignancies. Recently, a series of reactions and injuries called indirect effects (remote changes in bone when other...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun R,Zhu G,Wang J,Tong L,Zhai J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with skull base chordomas have a poor prognosis, and the role of the protein expression of brachyury in chordomas remains to be fully elucidated. The present study used immunohistochemistry to analyze 57 cases of skull base chordoma, and analyzed the clinical data of the patients. The results demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang K,Tian K,Wang L,Wu Z,Ren C,Hao S,Feng J,Li J,Wan H,Jia G,Zhang L,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic periodontitis is the most common periodontal disease and is characterized by progressive degeneration of periodontal tissue. Periodontal‑specific pathogens can induce the expression of various inflammatory cytokines in periodontal ligament cells and their secretion into peripheral blood. These inflammatory cyt...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang F,Guan M,Wei L,Yan H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the etiology of intervertebral disc degeneration is poorly understood, one approach to prevent this process may be to inhibit apoptosis. In the current study, the anti‑apoptotic effects of carboxymethylated chitosan (CMCS) in nucleus pulposus (NP) cells were investigated with the aim to enhance disc cell surv...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： He B,Tao H,Liu S,Wei A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spliceosome, the large RNA‑protein molecular complex, is crucial for pre‑mRNA splicing. Several antitumor drugs have been found to tightly bind to the components of the spliceosome and mutations in the spliceosome have been reported in several types of cancer. However, the involvement of the spliceosome in pancrea...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma J,Zhang Z,Wang J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the preconditioning effect and underlying mechanisms of cobalt-protoporphyrin (CoPP) in a mouse model of liver ischemia‑reperfusion (I/R) injury. Mice were divided into five groups: Sham‑operated (control), I/R, I/R + CoPP, I/R + CoPP and zinc‑protoporphyrin (ZnPP) and I...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Wu B,Teng D,Sun X,Li J,Li J,Zhang G,Cai J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00