Functions of autophagy in pathological cardiac hypertrophy.

abstract：:Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are complicated metabolic diseases that affect multiple organs and are characterized by hyperglycaemia. Currently, stable and effective treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are not available. Therefore, the mechanisms leading to obesity and diabetes and more effectiv...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang X,Liu G,Guo J,Su Z

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is no information regarding transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as a postoperative management after hepatic resection for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: Forty-two patients with pathological confirmation of HBV-associated ICC were en...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jeong S,Zheng B,Wang J,Chi J,Tong Y,Xia L,Xu N,Zhang J,Kong X,Gu J,Xia Q

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a major signaling molecule which functions downstream of integrins or in conjunction with mitogenic signaling pathways. FAK is overexpressed and/or activated in many types of human tumors, in which it promotes cell adhesion, survival, migration and invasion. In addition to FAK's ability ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Dwyer SF,Gao L,Gelman IH

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Xylitol is found in low content as a natural constituent of many fruits and vegetables. It is a five-carbon sugar polyol and has been used as a food additive and sweetening agent to replace sucrose, especially for non-insulin dependent diabetics. It has multiple beneficial health effects, such as the prevention of d...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen X,Jiang ZH,Chen S,Qin W

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown etiology. In some cases, typically developing children regress into clinical symptoms of autism, a condition known as regressive autism. Protein kinases are essential for G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated signal transduction, and are involved in neuronal functions...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ji L,Chauhan A,Chauhan V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key process in EGFR-TKI resistance but the detailed mechanism is largely unknown. We aim to evaluate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGR-1R) in EMT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used IL-6 to induce EMT in EGFR-TKI s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zheng X,Lu G,Yao Y,Gu W

更新日期：2019-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical evidence suggests that there exists a strong correlation between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and abnormal development of the nervous system. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elusive. In this study, recombinant lentiviral vectors coding for ZIKV structural proteins and truncations (prM-Env, M-En...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu J,Li Q,Li X,Qiu Z,Li A,Liang W,Chen H,Cai X,Chen X,Duan X,Li J,Wu W,Xu M,Mao Y,Chen H,Li J,Gu W,Li H

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) is a critical component of the non-homologous end-joining pathway of DNA double-stranded break repair. DNA-PKcs has also been shown recently functioning in mitotic regulation. Here, we report that DNA-PKcs negatively regulates the stability of Cyclin B1 ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Shang ZF,Tan W,Liu XD,Yu L,Li B,Li M,Song M,Wang Y,Xiao BB,Zhong CG,Guan H,Zhou PK

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA interference has been described as a powerful genetic tool for gene functional analysis and a promising approach for pest management. However, RNAi efficiency varies significantly among insect species due to distinct RNAi machineries. Lepidopteran insects include a large number of pests as well as model insects, s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li Z,Zeng B,Ling L,Xu J,You L,Aslam AF,Tan A,Huang Y

更新日期：2015-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence has indicated that abnormal microRNAs (miRNAs) participated in carcinogenesis and tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Better understanding the association between miRNAs and HCC may contribute to discover novel therapeutic approaches for diagnosis and treatments. In the current study...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang L,Sun L,Wang Y,Yao B,Liu R,Chen T,Tu K,Liu Q,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to find a blood host and to select appropriate oviposition sites female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes rely on olfactory cues which are sensed by olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) located within morphologically different sensilla hairs. While the sharp type trichoid sensilla are most abundant and intensely studi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Schultze A,Breer H,Krieger J

更新日期：2014-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon salinity challenge, the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase (NKA) of fish kidney plays a crucial role in maintaining ion and water balance. Moreover, the FXYD protein family was found to be a regulator of NKA. Our preliminary results revealed that fxyd12 was highly expressed in the kidneys of the two closely related euryhaline med...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang WK,Kang CK,Hsu AD,Lin CH,Lee TH

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:The incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been rising over the past several decades. Despite various therapeutic regimens and modern diagnostic techniques are developed, NSCLC still have an extremely poor prognosis due to drug resistance. Therefore, it is critical to find a novel pr...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lu J,Zhan Y,Feng J,Luo J,Fan S

更新日期：2018-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) represents a debilitating complication following glucocorticoid (GC)-based therapy. Synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) can exert protective effect in the animal model of GC-induced ONFH by inducing cell proliferation and preventing cell apoptosis. Recent studies in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Guo SC,Tao SC,Yin WJ,Qi X,Sheng JG,Zhang CQ

更新日期：2016-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The cephalochordate amphioxus occupies a central place in evolutionary thoughts to the origin of Vertebrates. With a prototypical vertebrate-like body plan and a preduplicative genome, the friendly lancelet seems to be in morphological and genetic motionless since its separation from the major branch of evolution that...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Garcia-Fernàndez J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perturbation in lipid homeostasis is one of the major bottlenecks in metabolic diseases, especially Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which has emerged as a leading global cause of chronic liver disease. The bile acids (BAs) and their derivatives exert a variety of metabolic effects through complex and intert...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kumari A,Pal Pathak D,Asthana S

更新日期：2020-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Foxp3⁺ regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) usually act as an immune suppressor and correlate with poorer survival in malignancies. This study aims to investigate the distribution and characterization of Foxp3(+) subset in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and tumor tissues from extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (ENK...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Peng RJ,Huang ZF,Zhang YL,Yuan ZY,Xia Y,Jiang WQ,Zeng YX,Li J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralization-front theory is historically rooted in mineralization research fields for many decades. This theory is widely used to describe mineralization events in both osteogenesis and dentinogenesis. However, this model does not provide enough evidence to explain how minerals are propagated from the pulp-end ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li C,Jing Y,Wang K,Ren Y,Liu X,Wang X,Wang Z,Zhao H,Feng JQ

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Two assumptions underlie current models of the geographical ranges of perennial plant species: 1. current ranges are in equilibrium with the prevailing climate, and 2. changes are attributable to changes in macroclimatic factors, including tolerance of winter cold, the duration of the growing season, and water stress ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kramer K,Bijlsma RJ,Hickler T,Thuiller W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive inflammation induced by various risk factors is associated with the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Caffeine exerts potent anti-inflammatory effects as a clinical preventive medicine for BPD. Recently, NLRP3 inflammasome activation has been demonstrated to be essential for the pathogenesis o...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhao W,Ma L,Cai C,Gong X

更新日期：2019-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal injury (TI) with septic complications continues to be a serious clinical problem. One of the main concerns in such patients is immunosuppression related to functional derangements in intestinal CD4+ T lymphocytes. Extensive previous studies in thermal injury/septic patients and animal models of thermal injury/...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fazal N,Al-Ghoul WM

更新日期：2007-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac and skeletal muscle tissue engineering provides a smart approach to overcome problems associated with organ transplantation and cardiac tissue and also lays a platform for superior alternative approaches in muscle regeneration. The aim of the study was to demonstrate cryogel scaffold potential in the field of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Singh D,Nayak V,Kumar A

更新日期：2010-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb) is a well-known neurotoxicant and a risk factor for neurologic disorders. The blood brain barrier (BBB) plays an important role in the maintenance of optimal brain function. BBB is a target of Pb, and studies have shown that Pb induced barrier loss and decreased the expression of tight junction proteins, but...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu X,Su P,Meng S,Aschner M,Cao Y,Luo W,Zheng G,Liu M

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective and prospective studies show that lean mass or strength is positively associated with metabolic health. Mice deficient in myostatin, a growth factor that negatively regulates skeletal muscle mass, have increased muscle and body weights and are resistant to diet-induced obesity. Their leanness is often at...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Bond ND,Guo J,Hall KD,McPherron AC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to study the effect of diabetic hyperglycemia on astrocytes after forebrain ischemia. Streptozotocin (STZ)-injected hyperglycemic and vehicle-injected normoglycemic rats were subjected to 15 minutes of forebrain ischemia. The brains were harvested in sham-operated controls and in animal...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jing L,Mai L,Zhang JZ,Wang JG,Chang Y,Dong JD,Guo FY,Li PA

更新日期：2013-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To compare the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) between patients with and without chronic osteomyelitis (COM), both in humans and in mice, and to explore risk factors in COM patients who developed T2DM. Methods: One hundred seven patients with COM and 114 patients without COM were consecutively enrolled and ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang Y,Wang J,Deng Z,Jin J,Jiang H,Meng J,Xu H,Zhao J,Sun G,Qian H

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite years of research into bone formation, the mechanisms by which transcription factors specify growth plate development and trabecular bone formation remain unclear and the role of hypertrophic chondrocytes in trabeculae morphogenesis is controversial. To study the role of Core binding factor beta (Cbfβ) in post...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu M,Li YP,Zhu G,Lu Y,Wang Y,Jules J,McConnell M,Serra R,Shao JZ,Chen W

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation (IR) is a well-known carcinogen, however the mechanism of radiation induced thymic lymphoma is not well known. Moreover, an easy and effective method to protect mice from radiation induced thymic lymphoma is still unknown. Hydrogen, or H(2), is seldom regarded as an important agent in medical usage,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhao L,Zhou C,Zhang J,Gao F,Li B,Chuai Y,Liu C,Cai J

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels are known to be increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody to the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), reduces disease activity in RA, although its mechanisms of action remain unclear. Since IL-6 regulates cytokine production by CD4 T cells during activation,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Carbone G,Wilson A,Diehl SA,Bunn J,Cooper SM,Rincon M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth factors are currently evaluated as therapeutics in stroke and neurodegeneration. Besides direct neurotrophic effects, they promote proliferation, survival, and differentiation of both transplanted and endogenous neural precursor cells (NPCs). In the current study, we investigated whether NPCs expressing Vascula...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Maurer MH,Thomas C,Bürgers HF,Kuschinsky W

更新日期：2007-12-03 00:00:00