mRNA expression of glucocorticoid receptor and serological and virological markers of chronic hepatitis B.

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus‑1 (HIV‑1) infection severely damages the gut‑associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), the immune system and the gut barrier, which leads to accelerating the disease progression for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) may contribute to thi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu Y,Wang HW,Luo HY,Shu R,Liu J,Sun L,Han XF,Lin N,Wang TH,Zeng YJ,Wang KH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemic stroke (IS) is a disease presenting high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Understanding of the pathogenesis underlying IS may facilitate the development of effective clinical therapeutic strategies and improve the prevention of this disease, decreasing its occurrence rate. Epigenetic alterati...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wei Y,Sun Z,Wang Y,Xie Z,Xu S,Xu Y,Zhou X,Bi J,Zhu Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As well-known regulators of gene expression, microRNAs (miRNAs) are important not only in cell proliferation and differentiation, but also in tumorigenesis and organ development. It has been estimated that miRNAs may be responsible for regulating the expression of almost one third of the human genome. Simultaneously, ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kan Q,Ding S,Yang Y,Zhou X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are endogenous transcribed RNA molecules without protein-coding potential, ranging between 200 and 100,000 nt in length. LncRNAs regulate the expression of specific genes in several ways, including guiding chromatin-remodeling, and affecting splicing, transcription or translation. The mut...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li Y,Wang X

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac fibrosis is a deleterious effect of many cardiovascular diseases. Previous studies have shown that curcumin has exhibited protective effects on cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of curcumin on the activity of human cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and to elucidate the u...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fang G,Chen S,Huang Q,Chen L,Liao D

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) catalyzes the initial and rate‑limiting step in the degradation pathway of the essential amino acid tryptophan and is expressed by professional antigen presenting cells (APCs), epithelial cells, vascular endothelium and tumor cells. IDO‑mediated catabolic products, which are addition...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu H,Gong J,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is involved in the pathogenesis of esophageal cancer. miRNA (miR)‑542‑3p is a tumor suppressor in multiple types of cancer. However, whether and how miR‑542‑3p contributes to the progression of esophageal cancer remains unknown, and this is the aim of the present study. In the curre...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun J,Deng Y,Shi J,Yang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we demonstrated that 8-methoxypsoralen (methoxsalen), a potent human cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) inhibitor, strongly suppresses lung adenoma induction by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in female A/J mice. In the present study, we examined the inhibitory effects of methoxsalen on the ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Takeuchi H,Saoo K,Matsuda Y,Yokohira M,Yamakawa K,Zeng Y,Kuno T,Kamataki T,Imaida K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is caused by mutation of the tumor suppressor genes, tuberous sclerosis complex 1 (TSC1) or 2 (TSC2). The aim of the present study was to compare the frequency and types of TSC1 and TSC2 mutations in American, British, Polish and Taiwanese populations. A meta‑analysis of 380 TS patients was per...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jóźwiak J,Sontowska I,Płoski R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the association between chondrocytes and the extracellular matrix (ECM), and determine whether this contributes to osteoarthritis (OA). Chondrocyte hypertrophy was measured in articular cartilage samples from early-stage OA patients. In addition, rat chondrocytes were culture...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang S,Zhong Y,Li R,Wang W,Zeng L,Wang Z,Jia P,Wu R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal clinical detection of thalassemia involves gap‑PCR and reverse dot blot (RDB) analysis of fetal DNA acquired through invasive methods. The present study aimed to develop a non‑invasive prenatal diagnostic method for thalassemia based on next‑generation sequencing (NGS). A total of eight families with proband ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang X,Ye Y,Fan D,Lin S,Li M,Hou H,Zhang J,Yang X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is a rare form of dermatosis with autosomal recessive inheritance. The present study hypothesized that an extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) gene mutation forms the pathological basis of LP. The association between ECM1 mutation and LP; however, requires further investigation and was thus in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Gao D,Ma X,Lian P,Zhou S,Chen J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a connective tissue disease characterized by autoimmune inflammation, which leads to specific and nonspecific immune disorders with the formation of various autoantibodies by activated B cells. B‑cell‑activating factor (BAFF) is secreted by macrophages and activated T cells, and is resp...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ge F,Wang F,Yan X,Li Z,Wang X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat stress is demonstrated to have an effect on the function of the male testis, however, limited information has been reported on its effects on sperm maturation. In the present study, a comparative proteomic analysis was performed on the rat caput epididymal fluids responsible for sperm maturation, to identify key ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Liu F,Gao X,Liu X,Kong X,Wang H,Li J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various studies have investigated hepatic carcinoma cachexia, however, there is little published information regarding the effect of Chinese Medicine carcinoma cachexia. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of modified Chinese herbal compound jianpijiedu (MJPJD) on a mouse model of ascites‑induced...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun B,Luo H,Deng L,Zhang S,Chen Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) is the most frequent primary malignancy in the adult kidney. Most patients with advanced CCRCC have poor prognosis as CCRCC remains resistant to chemotherapy. The present study explored the possible mechanism underlying CCRCC resistance to chemotherapy and found that loss of PTE...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Zhu H,Zhang Y,Cui MH,Han LY,Jia ZH,Wang L,Teng H,Miao LN

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a crucial enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway, and serves an important role in biosynthesis and the redox balance. G6PD deficiency is a major cause of neonatal jaundice and acute hemolyticanemia, and recently, G6PD has been associated with diseases including inflam...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Zhang C,Wang Y,Li Y,Han Q,Yang H,Zhu Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and function of microRNA-497 (miR-497) has previously been reported in various types of human cancer; however, miR-497 has not previously been investigated in human osteosarcoma (OS). In the present study, the expression levels of miR‑497 were analyzed by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase ch...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Q,Wang H,Singh A,Shou F

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated gene 11 (URG11) represents a gene upregulated by hepatitis B virus X protein and is involved in the biological processes of multifarious tumors. The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects and regulatory mechanisms of URG11 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). URG11, Ras homolog family ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang G,Zhu F,Han G,Li Z,Yu Q,Li Z,Li J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of puerarin on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and the underlying mechanisms that regulate the metabolism of human parametrial ligament fibroblasts (HPLFs). HPLFs obtained from the pelvic tissue of patients with (n=10) or without (n=8) POP during hyster...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li Y,Hong L,Liu C,Min J,Hong S,Hu M,Zhao Y,Yang Q,Tang J,He S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of cardiomyocyte proliferation, the most promising approach to reverse myocardial attrition, has been gaining importance as a therapy for cardiovascular disease. Hypoxia and macrophages were previously independently reported to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation in mice. However, whether hypoxia promotes ca...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu B,Zhang HG,Zhu Y,Jiang YH,Luo GP,Tang FQ,Jian Z,Xiao YB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-delivery of a drug and a target gene has become a primary strategy in cancer therapy. Based on our previous study, a synthesized star‑shaped co‑polymer consisting of β‑cyclodextrin (CD) and a poly(L‑lysine) dendron (PLLD) was used to co-deliver docetaxel (DOC) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP‑9) small interf...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu T,Wu X,Wang Y,Hou X,Jiang G,Wu T,Xie H,Xie M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer (BCa) is the most common tumor of the urinary system. Chronic inflammation in the papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (PUNLMP)may contribute to carcinogenesis, including that of BCa, via poorly understood mechanisms. In this study, we show that the lymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR) is u...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shen M,Duan X,Zhou P,Zhou W,Wu X,Xu S,Chen Y,Tao Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruption of the intestinal mucosal barrier integrity is a pathogenic process in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) development, and is therefore considered a drug discovery target for IBD. The well‑known traditional Chinese formulation Qing Hua Chang Yin (QHCY) has been suggested as a potential therapeutic agent for t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fang W,Zhao P,Shen A,Liu L,Chen H,Chen Y,Peng J,Sferra TJ,Sankararaman S,Luo Y,Ke X

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) inhibit the expression of RAGE, α-smooth muscle actin and type I collagen in the T6 hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), indicating that RAGE is important for the activation of HSCs and the expression of collagen. The pres...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xia JR,Chen TT,Li WD,Lu FL,Liu J,Cai XG,Lu Q,Yang CP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and mononuclear macrophages in the pathogenic processes of experimental animals. To construct a chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) model, an artificially synthesized myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou X,Li X,Feng M,Zhang Q,Yang Z

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of cancer stem cells termed 'side population' (SP) cells has been identified in several types of solid tumor and is known to be responsible for the failure of chemotherapy and for cancer relapse. In the present study, the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell line SCC‑55 was used for analysis of the SP cel...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Y,Cui P,Chen J,Li W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrest‑specific 5 (GAS5) is a known tumor suppressor which negatively regulates cell survival and malignancy in several cancer cell types. The present study aimed to establish the correlation between GAS5 and unc‑51 like autophagy activating kinase (ULK)1/2, two key regulators of autophagy initiation in breast ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li G,Qian L,Tang X,Chen Y,Zhao Z,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a herbal medicine formula, Gan-fu-kang (GFK), on the treatment of liver fibrosis in rats and the mechanisms via which it exerts its effect. Liver fibrosis was induced in rats by subcutaneous injection of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) at 0.5 mg/kg body weight,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang C,Wang Y,Chen H,Yang G,Wang S,Jiang M,Cong L,Yuan L,Li H,Jia Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00