Role of ROCK expression in gallbladder smooth muscle contraction.

abstract：:Skin can be infected by many types of microorganisms, most commonly by gram‑positive strains of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus spp. Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections, particularly that of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a challenge in clinical practice. Ozone therapy ha...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song M,Zeng Q,Xiang Y,Gao L,Huang J,Huang J,Wu K,Lu J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality rate of ovarian cancer is the highest of all gynecological malignancies. Telmisartan is a commonly used clinical angiotensin receptor blocker, which has antihypertensive, anti‑inflammatory and antithrombotic effects. In the present study, it was investigated whether telmisartan could exert anticancer eff...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Pu Z,Zhu M,Kong F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of astragalosides (ASTs) on angiogenesis, as well as the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) following myocardial infarction (MI). MI was induced in rats by ligation of the left coronary artery. Twenty...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu JM,Zhang XB,Jiang W,Wang HD,Zhang YN

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aloperine (Alo), as a quinolizidine alkaloid extracted from S. alopecuroide, has the positive activities of anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, antitumor and anti-viral. However, the role and mechanism of Alo in breast cancer have not been studied yet. In the present study, Alo markedly inhibited the proliferation and...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian D,Li Y,Li X,Tian Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a serious issue in the geriatric population due to its association with high mortality rates in the elderly. The increase in mortality in the elderly correlates with inflammation. We have previously demonstrated that the inflammatory response is exacerbated in a rodent endotoxemia model of sepsis in aged rat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lufrano M,Jacob A,Zhou M,Wang P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a novel group of non‑coding RNAs that are associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis. At present, the diagnostic efficacy of lncRNAs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear. The present study aimed to identify lncRNAs that may be used as potential biomarkers for IBD. The m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang S,Hou Y,Chen W,Wang J,Xie W,Zhang X,Zeng L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have investigated the changes of Th1- and Th2-type cytokines in pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. In this study, the gene expression of interleukins and the balance of Th1- and Th2-type cytokines in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of PE patients and controls were investigated. A total of 20 ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Duan Q,Lv W,Wang L,Gong Z,Wang Q,Song H,Wang H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory responses are vital in lung injury diseases, particularly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) has been shown to exhibit anti‑inflammatory effects in vivo in our previous studies. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying th...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song Z,Zhao X,Liu M,Jin H,Cui Y,Hou M,Gao Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing a thorough understanding of experimental methods of hepatic differentiation in hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) should expand the knowledge of hepatocyte induction in vitro and may help to develop cell transplantation therapies for the clinical usage of HPCs in liver diseases. A previous induction method eff...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hui H,Ma W,Cui J,Gong M,Wang Y,Zhang Y,He T,Bi Y,He Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have indicated that interleukin (IL)‑1β has an important role in the development of allergic diseases. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the upstream pathway underlying IL‑1β production in an experimental model of allergy. BALB/c mice (female, 6‑8 weeks old) were sensitized to recombin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Nouri HR,Karkhah A,Mohammadzadeh I,Sankian M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are involved in diverse biological processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Results from the MTT assay revealed that BMP-2 significantly inhibited the proliferation of MDA-MB‑231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The flo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen A,Wang D,Liu X,He S,Yu Z,Wang J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to implement whole transcriptome massively parallel sequencing (RNASeq) and copy number analysis to investigate the molecular biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Samples from 16 patients with PDAC were collected by ultrasound‑guided biopsy or from surgical specimens for...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Di Marco M,Astolfi A,Grassi E,Vecchiarelli S,Macchini M,Indio V,Casadei R,Ricci C,D'Ambra M,Taffurelli G,Serra C,Ercolani G,Santini D,D'Errico A,Pinna AD,Minni F,Durante S,Martella LR,Biasco G

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of traditional chemoradiotherapies for pancreatic cancer remains limited, and no effective targeted therapies or screening tests are currently available. Therefore more individualized drug screening is warranted for the clinical treatment of pancreatic cancer. A patient‑derived xenograft (PDX) model of pa...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guan Z,Lan H,Chen X,Jiang X,Wang X,Jin K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCL6ZF is a novel transcript of BCL6, which lacks the first two zinc fingers of BCL6. It has been established that BCL6 acts as a sequence‑specific transcriptional repressor, however, the functions of BCL6ZF remain undefined. By generating stably overexpressed BCL6 and BCL6ZF in NCI‑H1299 lung cancer cells, it was fou...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fu X,Hao Y,Mao Y,Qian Y,Qian Z,Li T,He D,Xiao X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor among children and young people and is associated with poor prognosis. Punicalagin is an antioxidant ellagitannin found in pomegranate juice with known antiproliferation and anti‑angiogenesis properties. However, the antitumor effect of punicalagin on osteos...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang T,Zhang X,Wang H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the publication of the above article, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that a pair of the data panels shown in Fig. 4 contained overlapping data. After having consulted their original data, the authors realized that a total of three panels featured in Figs. 4 and 6 had been erroneously sel...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu F,Wu H,Zhang K,Lv P,Zheng L,Zhao J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection has been shown to stimulate autophagy. We have demonstrated that the inhibition of phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTORC) signaling pathway could affect the autophagic reaction induced by CVB3 infection in our previous study. H...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chang H,Tian L,Chen J,Tang A,Li C,Li Z,Yang Z

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is one of the main features of atherosclerosis accelerated by hyperglycemia. Our previous studies found that farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPPS, EC 2.5.1.10), an essential enzyme in the mevalonate pathway, was upregulated in aorta media from diabetic mice al...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen GP,Zhang XQ,Wu T,Han J,Ye D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been reported that kidney stones are a significant and independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. However, the prevalence of CKD in patients following successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has yet to be eluci...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Maeda S,Naganuma T,Takemoto Y,Shoji T,Okamura M,Nakatani T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the combination of certain serological markers (Forns' index; FI), FibroScan® and acoustic radiation force impulse elastography (ARFI) in the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B, and to explore the impact of inflammatory activity and steatosis on th...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dong DR,Hao MN,Li C,Peng Z,Liu X,Wang GP,Ma AL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, oncolytic viruses have attracted increasing interest due to their potent antitumor effects. Luteolin, a natural product, has additionally been observed to exhibit various pharmacological antitumor activities. Previously, a novel dual‑targeting oncolytic adenovirus, complement decay‑accelerating factor...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xiao B,Qin Y,Ying C,Ma B,Wang B,Long F,Wang R,Fang L,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the most common types of malignancy worldwide. Recently, neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become an important treatment strategy for CRC. However, treatment frequently fails due to the development of chemoresistance, which is a major obstacle for positive prognosis. However, the underl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ju T,Jin H,Ying R,Xie Q,Zhou C,Gao D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of erythropoietin (EPO) against acute myocardial injury and its underlying mechanisms. Mice (n=146) were randomly divided in a double‑blind manner into four groups, sham, Rocephin, EPO and sepsis, and mortality was observed on the seventh day after cecal l...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,Dong S,Qin Y,Bian X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy), known as hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), is an independent risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. Hcy, even at a low concentration, can promote free radical formation and increase oxidative stress, leading to neuronal death, which may be an important mechanism underlying the patho...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian X,Gong L,Jin A,Wang Y,Zhou X,Tan Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with lipid metabolism and energy balance are implicated in the weight loss response caused by nutritional interventions. Diet‑induced weight loss is also associated with differential global DNA methylation. DNA methylation has been proposed as a predictive biomarker for weigh...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Pirini F,Rodriguez-Torres S,Ayandibu BG,Orera-Clemente M,Gonzalez-de la Vega A,Lawson F,Thorpe RJ Jr,Sidransky D,Guerrero-Preston R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence has suggested that intermedin (IMD), a novel member of the calcitonin gene‑related peptide (CGRP) family, has a wide range of cardioprotective effects. The present study investigated the effects of long‑term administration of IMD on cardiac function and sympathetic neural remodeling in heart failure ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu B,Xu H,Cao H,Liu X,Qin C,Zhao Y,Han X,Li H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, is an attractive novel target for anticancer therapy. The present study investigated the expression of survivin during the early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and associated hepatitis, and attempted to elucidat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mamori S,Matsushima M,Matsuura T,Tajiri H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence suggests that altered expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is involved in cancer progression. However, the role of miR-125a-5p in gastric carcinogenesis remains unknown. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the expression of miR-125a-5p was significantly decreased in >80% of gastric cancer t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu Y,Huang Z,Liu Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) poses a high risk to older men and it is the second most common type of male malignant tumor in western developed countries. Additionally, there is a lack of effective therapies for PCa at advanced stages. Novel treatment strategies such as adenovirus‑mediated gene therapy and virotherapy involve...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cai Z,Lv H,Cao W,Zhou C,Liu Q,Li H,Zhou F

更新日期：2017-11-01 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