Telmisartan prevents proliferation and promotes apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cells through upregulating PPARγ and downregulating MMP‑9 expression.

abstract：:The pathogenesis of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) remains to be entirely elucidated. The present study aimed to determine the association between phenotypic expression of the MTHFR gene and susceptibility to GO in patients with Graves' disease (GD). A prospective case‑controlled study was conducted with 122 patients wit...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lee JY,Kim NK,Cho YW,Lew H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRN-143 (miR‑143) has been previously reported to be downregulated in specific types of cancer, including colorectal, bladder, oral squamous cell, pituitary, cervical, nasopharyngeal, lymphoma and prostate cancer. In the present study, the effects of miR-143 on prostate cancer cell migration and invasion were exam...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu D,Huang P,Wang L,Zhou Y,Pan H,Qu P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia may induce apoptosis and autophagy to promote cardiomyocyte injury. The present study investigated the effect of berberine, a natural extract of Rhizoma Coptidis, on hypoxia‑induced autophagy and apoptosis in the H9c2 rat myocardial cell line. Expression levels of apoptosis and autophagy markers were upregulat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jia Z,Lin L,Huang S,Zhu Z,Huang W,Huang Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) is a leading cause of adult cancer mortality, and surgery is still the best available treatment strategy. However, PA can recur at any time and has limited prognosis. It is therefore necessary to explore novel serum biomarkers of PA to allow the early diagnosis of PA. Soluble a-prolifera...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han L,Zhang W,Song F,Guo Y,Guo K,Zhou W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the role of the c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase (JNK)/transforming growth factor‑β (TGF‑β)/Smad3 pathway in endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)‑mediated renal interstitial fibrosis, which would be beneficial for chronic kidney disease (CKD) therapy. In human renal biopsy tissue, the expression le...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Y,Shen P,Zhou Y,Tang L,Chai H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophilic airway inflammation in chronic lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is associated with T helper (Th)17 responses. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is the major negative modulator of Th17 function through the suppression of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding FM,Liao RM,Chen YQ,Xie GG,Zhang PY,Shao P,Zhang M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. Numerous patients are unable to be cured due to the development of resistance of the osteosarcoma cells to chemotherapeutic drugs. Therefore, reversion of drug resistance is urgently required for the treatment of osteosarcoma. Ar...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Feng T,Qiao G,Feng L,Qi W,Huang Y,Yao Y,Shen Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. However, there is a current lack of effective therapies available. As the resident macrophages of the brain, microglia can monitor the microenvironment and initiate immune responses. In response to various brain injuries, such as ische...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang CT,Wu WF,Deng YH,Ge JW

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common type of pediatric liver malignancy, which predominantly occurs in young children (aged <5 years), and continues to be a therapeutic challenge in terms of metastasis and drug resistance. As a new pattern of tumor blood supply, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a channel structure lined...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang F,Zhang CM,Li S,Wang KK,Guo BB,Fu Y,Liu LY,Zhang Y,Jiang HY,Wu CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral corneal infection is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Polyinosinic‑polycytidylic acid, or poly(I:C), is similar to viral double‑stranded RNA in structure and has been implicated in the release of a variety of cytokines, chemokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) by corneal fibroblasts. Sul...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu P,Liu Y,Zheng H,Zheng X,Yang X,Zhao X,Chen L,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation are the most common epigenetic modifications associated with the cell cycle and the inflammatory response. The present study aimed to investigate the role of 5‑hydroxymethyl‑cytosine (5‑hmC) and ten‑eleven translocation‑2 (TET2) in keratinocytes. Following TET2 knockdown, dot blo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Wang X,Liu N,Zhu K,Zhang S,Duan X,Huang Y,Jin Z,Jaypaul H,Wu Y,Chen H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer types, and chemotherapy plays an important role in treatment of HCC. However, long‑term treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs such as 5‑fluorouracil (5‑FU) often results in chemoresistance, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang C,Guo Y,Wang J,Min Z

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine how implanted bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) encourage peripheral nerve regeneration, the present study investigated the interaction of BMSCs and Schwann cells (SCs) using an indirect in vitro co‑culture model. SCs and BMSCs were obtained from adult Sprague‑Dawley rats. The passaged BMSCs were C...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou LN,Cui XJ,Su KX,Wang XH,Guo JH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective therapeutic strategy for suppressing liver fibrosis should improve the overall prognosis of patients with chronic liver diseases. Although enormous efforts are ongoing to develop anti-fibrotic agents, no drugs have yet been approved as anti-fibrotic agents for humans. Insulin resistance (IR) is reportedly...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yoshiji H,Noguchi R,Ikenaka Y,Kaji K,Aihara Y,Douhara A,Yamao J,Toyohara M,Mitoro A,Sawai M,Yoshida M,Morioka C,Fujimoto M,Uemura M,Fukui H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate differences in the expression of complement system genes, and serum levels of CH50, C3 and C4 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with myocardial infarction (AMI), stable angina pectoris (SA) and controls. A total of 100 patients with AMI, 100 with SA and 10...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yan W,Che L,Jiang J,Yang F,Duan Q,Song H,Liu X,Shen Y,Wang L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl‑CpG‑binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a transcriptional repressor that has been implicated in tumor onset and progression. Compared with normal and other tumorous tissue, MeCP2 is highly expressed in well‑differentiated adenocarcinoma and mucinous adenocarcinoma tissues, particularly at the invasion site of colorect...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song N,Li K,Wang Y,Chen Z,Shi L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) have an important role in liver fibrosis. Epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is promoted by the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, is involved in the activation of HSCs. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been reported to be involved in the progression of liver fibrosis. A previous...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu F,Zheng Y,Hong W,Chen B,Dong P,Zheng J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine adhesions (IUA) may be caused by endometrial stromal cell proliferation, increases in myofibroblasts or increases in extracellular matrix secretion. However, the specific mechanisms underlying the development of IUA have yet to be elucidated. The present study identified that angiotensin (Ang) II is capab...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shan T,Zhang L,Zhao C,Chen W,Zhang Y,Li G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to evaluate the silencing effect of artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs) against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) 1b (HCV1b) genotype core (C) and non-structural protein 4B (NS4B) genes. pDsRed-monomer-Core and pDsRed-monomer-NS4B plasmids, containing the target genes were constructed. A total of eight ar...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang XH,Xie YT,Jiang B,Tang MY,Ma T,Peng H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of microRNA (miR)‑149 in the cardiac differentiation of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro, MSCs were infected with a lentivirus overexpressing miR‑149 and the effect on cardiac differentiation was determined. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction results demonstrated...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu M,Xu L,Wang M,Guo T,Luo F,Su N,Yi S,Chen T

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a minimally invasive method that provides protection by reducing injury to the heart, kidneys, brain and other tissues or organs. RIPC may improve the outcome in patients undergoing surgery. Although the role of RIPC has been studied, the results remain controversial. It is di...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dong W,Yu P,Zhang T,Zhu C,Qi J,Liang J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous clinical epidemiology and laboratory studies have demonstrated a close association between inflammation or immunity and the occurrence of hypertension. Our group has previously shown that upon intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or zymosan (Zym) into pregnant rats, the offspring of the exper...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou J,Zhang X,Zhang H,Jia Y,Liu Y,Tang Y,Li X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non‑coding RNAs of ~22 nucleotides in length, which serve an important role in numerous diseases. Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease, which is the most common chronic disease among children. The role of miRNA (miR)‑16 in asthma is unclear. The objective of the present study was to e...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu B,Yao L,Liu C,Tang L,Xing T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings of previous studies have revealed that intestinal mucosal mast cells (IMMCs) are involved in small intestinal ischemia‑reperfusion injury (IIRI). However, time-course changes of mast cell counts and mast cell function in this process remain unclear. The present study aimed to observe the number of IMMCs and t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ge M,Gan X,Liu D,Zhang W,Gao W,Huang P,Hei Z

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma, which is the most common type of primary bone tumor in adolescents, is characterized by complex genetic alterations and frequent resistance to conventional treatments. MicroRNAs (miRs) have emerged as fundamental regulators in gene expression through their ability to silence gene expression at post-trans...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen R,Li X,He B,Hu W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraquat is a highly toxic pesticide, which often causes pulmonary interstitial fibrosis after poisoning, and there is no specific antidote. At present, limited studies have reported that tacrolimus, as an immunosuppressant, can inhibit pulmonary fibrosis, but the specific mechanism remains unknown. The aim of the pre...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ren Y,Jian X,Zhang Z,Ning Q,Kan B,Kong L

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major impediment to cancer therapy. MG‑132 has been identified to be effective against MDR in several types of cancer. However, the mechanism of MG‑132 in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas remains unknown. Based on our previous study, the present detected P‑gp and P‑gp expression i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma J,Lv Z,Liu X,Liu X,Xu W

更新日期：2018-08-01 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