Para-phenylenediamine-induces apoptosis via a pathway dependent on PTK-Ras-Raf-JNK activation but independent of the PI3K/Akt pathway in NRK-52E cells.

abstract：:Ardisia tinctoria (AT) is a plant of the Myrsinaceae family. No studies on its anti-inflammatory effects have yet been reported. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of AT. A non-cytotoxic methanol extract of AT inhibited the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), le...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim HS,Park JW,Kwon OK,Kim JH,Oh SR,Lee HK,Bach TT,Quang BH,Ahn KS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-crystallin B2 (CRYBB2) knockout mice exhibit morphological and functional abnormalities in the ovary. Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene transcription and translation, and epigenetic modification of genomic DNA. The present study investigated the role of lncRNAs in mediating the effects of CRYBB2 in the re...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Gao Q,Ren H,Chen M,Niu Z,Tao H,Jia Y,Zhang J,Li W

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S100 calcium binding protein A16 (S100A16) is the most recent member of the S100 calcium-binding protein family. The function of S100A16 has been associated with various types of cancer; however, its role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unknown. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ou S,Liao Y,Shi J,Tang J,Ye Y,Wu F,Wang W,Fei J,Xie F,Bai L

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:Heart damage induced by chlorpromazine (CPZ) toxicity is associated with changes in the expression of various enzymes and proteins. This study aimed to investigate CPZ‑induced alterations in cardiac E-cadherin and caveolin-1 (cav-1) after CPZ administration. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: a co...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang QY,Li XF,Liu SP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one type of adult stem cells (ASCs), human dental pulp stem cells (HDPSCs) have several properties, including high proliferation rate, self‑renewal capability, and multi‑lineage differentiation. However, the apoptotic mechanism underlying the development of dental pulp cells remains unclear. In the present study, a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qian H,Huang Q,Chen YX,Liu Q,Fang JX,Ye MW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be involved in various human diseases. They may have uses in diagnosis and as therapeutic targets, thus the discovery of novel miRNAs has the potential to provide clinical tools or shed light on novel mechanisms. In the current study, miR‑107 was revealed to be downregulated in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ruan J,Liu X,Xiong X,Zhang C,Li J,Zheng H,Huang C,Shi Q,Weng Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence indicates that cyclin dependent kinases regulatory subunit 2 (CKS2) serves an essential role in the regulation of multiple cellular processes in diverse human cancer types. The present study investigated the contribution of CKS2 to breast cancer (BC) progression. In the present study, CKS2 expression ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang N,Wu Z,Hong H,Wang X,Yang F,Li H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to provide an abundant source of specimen and to reveal the correlation between the overexpression of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor isoform uPAR (D1D2) and hepatic cell malignant transformation, the optimal liver cell culture method was selected from three cell culture methods to culture and separa...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou Y,Lǚ X,Li S,Zhan L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) may lead to inhibition of their self‑renewing ability and tumorigenic potential, as well as increasing their sensitivity to treatment. The critical role of long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in numerous biological processes has been revealed. However, the involvement of ln...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li H,Li H,Hao Y,Jiao Y,Li Z,Yue H,Xu Z,Wang S,Cao Y,Zhao J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have suggested that interleukin 11 (IL-11) has roles in human gastric, prostate and bone cancer and endometrial carcinoma. Hence, we evaluated the expression of IL-11 in bladder cancer and the correlation of IL-11 levels and clinico-pathological features. The expression of IL-11 in primary human bladd...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu D,Tao J,Ding J,Qu P,Lu Q,Zhang W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin, which is an extract from a traditional Chinese medicine, has previously been demonstrated to exhibit an anti‑atherosclerotic effect, which is closely associated with an increase in cholesterol efflux. However, it is unclear as to whether the increased effect is mediated by heme oxygenase (HO)‑1. Macrophages ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhong Y,Feng J,Fan Z,Li J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hypoxia can be observed in the heart under physiological or pathophysiological states, including embryonic development or cyanotic congenital heart disease. The aim of the present study was to examine gene expression profiles of chronically hypoxic myocardium and to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms by...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu F,Gao F,He S,Xiao Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariside II (ICAII) is a bioflavonoid compound which has demonstrated anti‑oxidative, anti‑inflammatory and anti‑apoptotic biological activities. However, to the best of our knowledge, whether ICAII can alleviate myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury (MIRI) remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to de...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guan BF,Dai XF,Huang QB,Zhao D,Shi JL,Chen C,Zhu Y,Ai F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis and therapy of hypertrophic scars (HS) have not yet been established. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential effect of naringenin on HS and its underlying mechanisms. The mouse model of HS was prepared by a mechanical stretch device and then treated with naringenin at various co...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shan S,Zhang Y,Wu M,Yi B,Wang J,Li Q

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is involved in the regulation of inflammation‑associated genes. NF-κB forms dimers which bind with sequences referred to as NF-κB sites (9-11 bp). A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 9 (ADAMTS9) is a type of proteoglycanase, which proteolytically cleaves ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Altuntas A,Halacli SO,Cakmak O,Erden G,Akyol S,Ugurcu V,Hirohata S,Demircan K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the genotype-phenotype correlation in Chinese familial and sporadic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, specific exons of the myosin binding protein-c gene (MYBPC3) were screened in six families with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM; FHCM) and in 20 patients with sporadic HCM (SHCM) from the Anhui Province reg...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang AL,Kong DH,Chen DX,Wan J,Yu YX

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the serum of patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) on endothelial cells and to examine the protective effect and the possible mechanism of Klotho. A total of three types of mixed serum from 15 patients with SHPT scheduled for parathyroidectomy,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen C,Mao H,Yu X,Sun B,Zeng M,Zhao X,Qian J,Liu J,Xing C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumour and the second leading cause of cancer‑related death in children and adolescents. Microwave ablation has an excellent therapeutic effect on bone tumours by instantaneously increasing the temperature in the tumour; however, there is a risk of damaging the surroundin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Wang M,Lin Z,Yao M,Wang W,Cheng S,Li B,Zhang Y,Yin Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of SET nuclear proto‑oncogene (SET) is commonly associated with cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. In the present study, a eukaryotic SET expression plasmid (pEGFP‑N1‑SET) was constructed and transiently transfected into 293T human embryonic kidney cells. Transfection led to expression of the SET onc...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Y,He PC,Liu YF,Qi J,Zhang M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paeonol (Pae) is an herbal extract that has attracted extensive attention for its anti‑cancer effects demonstrated by a number of studies, which have predominantly demonstrated inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. The influence of Pae on cancer cell metastasis has been less widely reported. The...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lyu ZK,Li CL,Jin Y,Liu YZ,Zhang X,Zhang F,Ning LN,Liang ES,Ma M,Gao W,Zhang MX,Liu DS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is a primary pathological event in the development of atherosclerosis (AS), and the presence of homocysteine (Hcy) acts as an independent risk factor for AS. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Phosphatase and tensin homologue on chromosome 10 (P...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma SC,Zhang HP,Jiao Y,Wang YH,Zhang H,Yang XL,Yang AN,Jiang YD

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is thought to involve the interaction of numerous genes. Identification of these genes and proteins which regulate liver carcinogenesis is critical for the exploration of novel targeted therapies. Yes‑associated protein (YAP) and large tumor suppressor 1 (LATS1) are a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang C,Zhu ZM,Liu CL,He XJ,Zhang HY,Dong JH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a challenge for dentists to save dental pulp in patients with pulp disease without resorting to root canal therapy. Formation of tertiary dentin to maintain pulp vitality is a key odontoblast response to dental pulp injury. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the most potent angiogenic and vasculogenic ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang J,Liu X,Yu W,Zhang Y,Shi C,Ni S,Liu Q,Li X,Sun Y,Zheng C,Sun H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dysregulation of renin-angiotensin system-signaling is a contributing factor to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We studied the progression of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced arterial wall atherosclerosis after its induction. Atherosclerosis was accelerated in ApoE (-/-) C57B6 mice by ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cha J,Ivanov V,Ivanova S,Kalinovsky T,Rath M,Niedzwiecki A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Senescence is a result of cellular stress and is a potential mechanism for regulating cancer. As a member of the mitogen‑activated protein kinase family, ERK1/2 (extracellular signal‑regulated protein kinase) has an important role in delivering extracellular signals to the nucleus, and these signals regulate the cell ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zou J,Lei T,Guo P,Yu J,Xu Q,Luo Y,Ke R,Huang D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer has become a disease with one of the highest incidence rates worldwide, and liver metastasis threatens the prognosis of colorectal cancer. MicroRNA (miR)‑200 and miR‑141 have been confirmed to be aberrantly expressed in colorectal cancer, however, whether miR‑200 and miR‑141 are involved in the progr...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding M,Zhang T,Li S,Zhang Y,Qiu Y,Zhang B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a cancer suppressor gene and an important negative regulator in the phosphatidylinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/ mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway can promote cancer cell survival, proli...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu S,Xu ZL,Sun L,Liu Y,Li CC,Li HM,Zhang W,Li CJ,Qin W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have reported that lutein may exert its biological activities, including anti‑inflammation, anti‑oxidase and anti‑apoptosis, through effects on reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, lutein may prevent the damaging activities of ROS in cells. The current study investigated the effect of lutein against sever...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tan D,Yu X,Chen M,Chen J,Xu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases have become one of the major public health problems in many countries. The downregulation of MYBL2 was found in H9c2 and native cardiomyocytes cells after hypoxia treatment. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of MYB proto‑oncogene like 2 (MYBL2) on H9c2 injury induced by hypoxia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shao M,Ren Z,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00