Akt regulation of Aven contributes to the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents.

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic pulmonary disease that is characterized by formation of scar tissue in lungs. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is considered an important cytokine in the pathogenesis of this disease. Hence, the antifibrotic effect of an inhibitor of the TGF-β type I receptor, namely, SB ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Koh RY,Lim CL,Uhal BD,Abdullah M,Vidyadaran S,Ho CC,Seow HF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic constipation (CC) is a highly prevalent heterogeneous disorder. Although CC is not known to be associated with the development of serious disease or with excess mortality, it considerably reduces the patients quality of life. In addition, it represents an economic burden to patients and society. The majority o...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： El-Salhy M,Svensen R,Hatlebakk JG,Gilja OH,Hausken T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll‑like receptor 3 (TLR3) can react with double stranded RNA and is involved in the inflammatory response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Also, oxidative stress has been reported to be involved in RSV infection. However, the correlation between oxidative stress and TLR3 activation during RSV infectio...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang MM,Lu M,Zhang CL,Wu X,Chen JX,Lv WW,Sun T,Qiu H,Huang SH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the protective effect of diethylcarbamazine in inhibiting nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation in isoproterenol‑induced acute myocardial infarction (AMI) rats through the poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) pathway. Male albino Wistar rats were injected subcutaneously with isoproterenol (100 ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jia G,Zao M,Liu X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoniazid (INH) is a drug extensively used as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for human tuberculosis (TB). INH is metabolized by the enzymatic activity of N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2). Human NAT2, encoded by a highly polymorphic gene, is involved in the biotransformation of xenobiotics, including drugs and certai...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Díaz-Molina R,Cornejo-Bravo JM,Ramos-Ibarra MA,Estrada-Guzmán JD,Morales-Arango O,Reyes-Báez R,Robinson-Navarro OM,Soria-Rodríguez CG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and patients occasionally develop local recurrence or distant metastasis soon after curative resection. Reports of new therapeutic strategies for lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) are extremely rare, while selective anti...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Masuda R,Kijima H,Imamura N,Aruga N,Nakamura Y,Masuda D,Takeichi H,Kato N,Nakagawa T,Tanaka M,Inokuchi S,Iwazaki M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Flavopiridol (FP) exerts antitumoral effects by triggering tumor cell cycle arrest and cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cell lines. The potent antitumor activity of FP is through its inhibition of cyclin‑dependent kinases; however, this may not be the only mechanism of action. The present study aimed to investigate...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang S,Wang K,Wang H,Han J,Sun H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the role of microRNA (miR)‑146a in a diabetic nephropathy (DN) model, and its molecular mechanism. DN mice were given intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin (55 mg/kg/day) for 5 consecutive days as an in vivo DN model. The HK‑2 human kidney cell line were exposed to 45% D‑glucose a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wan RJ,Li YH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumor therapies based on anti-inflammatory effects have been considered in cancer treatment. Survival, proliferation and, resultantly, invasion and metastasis of tumor cells are regulated by local inflammatory mediators. Primary inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), are targets for anticanc...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dexheimer GM,Becker Delving LKO,de Oliveira HS,Biolchi V,Goettert MI,Pozzobon A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medicinal fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes exhibits a variety of pharmacological effects, including antidepressive effects. The chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)‑induced rat model has served an important role in studies involving antidepressants screening. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antide...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu C,Wang J,Xu S,An S,Tang S,He J,Liu Y,Lee RJ,Wang D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 4‑anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4‑ALK) fusion is almost mutually exclusive to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or K‑RAS mutation in non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and it is extremely rare for patients to exhibit both mutations. The present study reported ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu CW,Cai XY,Shao Y,Li Y,Shi MW,Zhang LY,Wang L,Zhang YP,Wang LP,Tian YW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) belongs to the dual-specificity protein phosphatase family, which is hypothesized to regulate cell cycle progression in tumor cells. However, whether CDKN3 is a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer remains to be elucidated. The present in vitro study aimed to inves...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Deng M,Wang J,Chen Y,Zhang L,Xie G,Liu Q,Zhang T,Yuan P,Liu D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism underlying the effects of minocycline on diabetic retinopathy‑associated cellular apoptosis. A total of 40 Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were used as a diabetic retinopathy model following injection with streptozotocin. Among the 34 rats in which the diabetes model was s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu Y,Chen Y,Wu Q,Jia L,Du X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has demonstrated that complement activation is required for ischemia‑reperfusion injury (IRI)‑induced hepatic damage, and cobra venom factor (CVF) can deplete the complement components. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect and intrinsic mechanism of CVF pretreatment on IRI‑ind...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang B,Xu H,Li J,Gao HM,Xing YH,Lin Z,Li HJ,Wang YQ,Cao SH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a novel monoclonal antibody (MAb) specific for icariin (ICA) was prepared and characterized. A hybridoma‑secreting MAb against icariin was produced by fusing splenocytes immunized with an ICA‑bovine serum albumin conjugate with a hypoxanthine‑aminopterin‑thymidine‑sensitive mouse myeloma SP2/0 ce...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cheng J,Zhang Y,Liu S,Qu B,Zhang M,Liu X,Zhao Y,Qu H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells present in the bloodstream, which originate from tumor sites, and are ultimately responsible for metastasis or relapse in several types of cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, only a few studies have investigated these extremely rare cells in esophageal squamous...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Li J,Wang L,Meng P,Zhao J,Han P,Xia J,Xu J,Wang L,Shen F,Zheng A,Zhou F,Fan R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HS-1-associated protein X-1 (Hax-1) has been suggested to be expressed in various rodent and human tissues. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that Hax‑1 exerts an anti‑apoptotic effect in neurological diseases. Furthermore, it has also been reported that Hax‑1 interacts with various apoptosis‑associated proteins,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui L,He WJ,Xu F,Jiang L,Lv ML,Huang H,Xu JP,Wu Y,Zhong HB,Zhang SY,Chen LF,Shen CL,Yao G,Li L,Li M,Zeng SM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overexpression and hypersecretion of mucus is a hallmark of several chronic pulmonary inflammatory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and cystic fibrosis. Mucin 5ac (MUC5AC) is a major component of airway mucus. Annexin II (ANXII) has been reported to be expressed in various c...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu R,Li Q,Zhou X,Perelman JM,Kolosov VP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver-intestine cadherin (LI-cadherin), a novel member of the cadherin family, has been associated with the ability of a tumor to acquire an aggressive phenotype in several types of cancer. However, the exact function of LI-cadherin in the process of tumor invasion and metastasis remains predominantly unknown. To expl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu Q,Shen W,Zhou H,Dong W,Gao D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triptolide is known to exert anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities; however, its impact on intestinal fibrosis has not been previously examined. Based on our previous studies of the suppressive activity of triptolide on human colonic subepithelial myofibroblasts and the therapeutic efficacy of triptolide i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tao Q,Wang B,Zheng Y,Li G,Ren J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA (lnc)TCF7 has been reported to promote the self‑renewal of human cancer stem cells, and enhance the aggressiveness of human non‑small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma cells. However, the effect of lncTCF7 on colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis and progression is currently unclear. In...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jin FS,Wang HM,Song XY

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a highly aggressive neoplasm, which is associated with asbestos exposure. The dysregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway plays an important role in cell proliferation, survival and motility in various cancers. In this study, we analyzed the activation status and underl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Suzuki Y,Murakami H,Kawaguchi K,Tanigushi T,Fujii M,Shinjo K,Kondo Y,Osada H,Shimokata K,Horio Y,Hasegawa Y,Hida T,Sekido Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). We previously showed that gene polymorphisms associated with MI differed among individuals with different lipid profiles. We also showed that rs6929846 of BTN2A1 and rs2569512 of ILF3 were significantly associated with MI in Japanese individuals....

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yoshida T,Kato K,Oguri M,Horibe H,Kawamiya T,Yokoi K,Fujimaki T,Watanabe S,Satoh K,Aoyagi Y,Tanaka M,Yoshida H,Shinkai S,Nozawa Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant brain tumor of the adult central nervous system and is associated with poor prognosis. The present study aimed to identify the hub genes in GBM in order to improve the current understanding of the underlying mechanism of GBM. The RNA‑seq data were download...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen X,Pan Y,Yan M,Bao G,Sun X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage cholesterol efflux is important in maintaining cellular lipid homeostasis and preventing the formation of lipid‑laden foam cells. Although radioactive [3H]‑cholesterol is widely used as a tracer in cholesterol efflux assays, the lengthy and labor‑intensive assay procedure, and the radioactivity disposal pro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song W,Wang W,Wang Y,Dou L,Chen L,Yan X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that treatment with Tribulus terrestris (TT) extracts (120 mg/kg) promoted the muscle weight gain and performance of rats undergoing high intensity exercise. The present study was designed to explore the mechanisms underlying the effect of treatment with TT extracts and the involvement ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu Y,Yang H,Wang X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression and tumor stem cells are thought to be important factors in the cross-resistance of cancer cells. There have been no studies on whether diallyl trisulfide (DATS) can reverse drug resistance in human osteosarcoma cells. In the present study, we demonstrated that DATS down-regulated ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Liu W,Zhao K,Zhang Y,Li X,Yang Q,Li Z,Li J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The splicing factor is important in cancer development, modulation numerous tumor suppressors and oncogenes, and regulation of multiple signaling pathways. Splicing factor 2/alternative splicing factor (SF2/ASF) is a proto‑oncogene, which has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao Y,Zhu T,Zhang X,Wang Q,Zhang J,Ji W,Ma Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) continue to be first line anti‑tuberculosis (TB) drugs. However, the use of these drugs is associated with hepatotoxicity. Nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) plays a crucial role in regulating immunity and inflammation. It has been reported that pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), an inhibi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： He X,Song Y,Wang L,Xu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00