4.1N suppresses hypoxia-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in epithelial ovarian cancer cells.

abstract：:Connexin 43 (Cx43) is the main gap junction protein in astrocytes and exerts the same effects on growth inhibition in astrocytoma and glioma as microRNA-146a (miR-146a) in glioma. β2-adrenergic receptor (AR) signaling modulates Cx43 expression in myocytes via components downstream of protein kinase A (PKA) and exchang...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Khaksarian M,Mostafavi H,Soleimani M,Karimian SM,Ghahremani MH,Joghataee MT,Khorashadizadeh M,Aligholi H,Attari F,Hassanzadeh G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present was to evaluate the effects of DNA methylation and histone acetylation on 2,3,7,8‑tetrachlorodibenzo‑p‑dioxin (TCDD)‑induced cleft palate in fetal mice. Pregnant mice (n=10) were randomly divided into two groups: i) TCDD group, mice were treated with 28 µg/kg TCDD on gestation day (GD) 10 by ora...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yuan X,Qiu L,Pu Y,Liu C,Zhang X,Wang C,Pu W,Fu Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of microRNA (miR)‑15a‑3p on the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of lens epithelial cells and its potential mechanism, in order to further elucidate the pathogenesis of age‑related cataracts (ARCs). The HLE‑B3 human lens epithelial cell line was transfected with miR‑15a‑...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu SJ,Wang WT,Zhang FL,Yu YH,Yu HJ,Liang Y,Li N,Li YB

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females and the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding cassette E1 (ABCE1) gene is a member of the ATP‑binding cassette (ABC) family. Studies in lung cancer have shown that overexpression of ABCE1 in tumor cells promotes growth and inhibits apoptosis. However, little...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang B,Zhou H,Lang X,Liu Z

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe invasive aspergillosis infection occurs when human immune function is impaired. The interaction between Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) conidia and type II lung epithelial cells serves an important role in disease progression. The present study compared the proteomes of A549 human lung epithelial cells wit...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,He D,Gao S,Wei Y,Wang L

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:The tumorigenesis and maintenance of a cancer cells is dependent upon the collaboration of multiple signaling pathways. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and β-catenin are at the center of multiple cancer-associated signaling pathways; therefore, simultaneously targeting STAT3 and β-catenin ma...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang XH,Liu MN,Huang P,Xu J,Liu AY,Chen J,Lv CQ,Xu RL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension (PHT) is one of the most severe consequences of liver cirrhosis. Carvedilol is a first‑line pharmacological treatment of PHT. However, the antifibrogenic effects of carvedilol on liver cirrhosis and the intrinsic mechanisms underlying these effects have not been thoroughly investigated. The present...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ling L,Li G,Wang G,Meng D,Li Z,Zhang C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, it was demonstrated that the protein level of the apoptosis inhibitor Aven is regulated by the Akt signaling pathway, evidenced by the observation that Aven levels were significantly increased in MCF7 constitutively active (CA)‑Akt cells and significantly inhibited following treatment with LY2940...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han KY,Hwang JW,Bae GU,Kim SN,Kim YK

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Isoflurane is a commonly used inhaled anesthetic, which induces apoptosis of SH‑SY5Y cells in a dose‑ and time‑dependent manner; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The authors of the present study hypothesized that a mutation in β‑amyloid precursor protein (APP), which is a gene associated with familia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Song S,Wang Q,Yuan T,He J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical in the induction of the immune response in tumor development. TLR7 has previously been demonstrated to be associated with the development of pancreatic cancer, and the release of cytokines and chemokines from other types of cancer cell; however, the specific expression induced b...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang F,Jin R,Zou BB,Li L,Cheng FW,Luo X,Geng X,Zhang SQ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The β1‑adrenergic receptor (AR) is the primary β‑AR subtype in the heart and is the target of metoprolol (Met), which is commonly used to treat angina and hypertension. Previous studies have revealed a positive correlation between the methylation levels of the adrenoreceptor β1 gene (Adrb1) promoter in the myocardium ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang Y,Liu XL,Wen J,Huang LH,Lu Y,Miao RJ,Liu X,Li Y,Xing XW,Yuan H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) possess powerful expansion and multi‑differentiation potential, properties that place them at the forefront of the field of tissue engineering and stem cell‑based therapy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the differentiation of human HFSCs (hHFSCs) into cells of an endot...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu ZC,Zhang Q,Li H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are involved in the progression of atherosclerosis by releasing pro-inflammatory cytokines. High levels of interleukin (IL)-18 are associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes and atherosclerosis. The present study aimed to investigate the association between IL-18, and high and fluctuating glu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang C,Bi Y,Jin G,Gan H,Yu L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is considered to be the main reason for chemoresistance, metastasis and the ultimate failure of treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there are a few chemical agents that may inhibit CSCs. The present study identified that 4,4'‑bond secalonic acid D (4,4'‑SAD),...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Cheng MM,Li YP,Lin SF,Zheng QH,Liu QY

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that type II cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKG II) inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced phosphorylation/activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Since human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) has a similar molecular struc...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhu M,Yao X,Wu M,Qian H,Wu Y,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal clinical detection of thalassemia involves gap‑PCR and reverse dot blot (RDB) analysis of fetal DNA acquired through invasive methods. The present study aimed to develop a non‑invasive prenatal diagnostic method for thalassemia based on next‑generation sequencing (NGS). A total of eight families with proband ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang X,Ye Y,Fan D,Lin S,Li M,Hou H,Zhang J,Yang X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (OPM) is a common type of osteoporosis in females. It is a systemic, chronic bone disease that presents as microstructure degradation of osseous tissue, decreased bone mineral density and increased osteopsathyrosis caused by hypoovarianism and reduced estrogen levels in the body following m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qiu J,Huang G,Na N,Chen L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells from apical papilla (SCAP) possess clear osteo‑/odontogenic differentiation capabilities, and are regarded as the major cellular source for root dentin development. Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serve pivotal roles in the modulation of tooth development an...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang W,Zhang X,Ling J,Wei X,Jian Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease of autoimmune origin characterized by fibrosis of the skin and visceral organs, and peripheral circulatory disturbance. α2‑antiplasmin (α2AP) is the major circulating inhibitor of plasmin and is a key regulator of fibrinolysis. It has been demonstrated that the e...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Niwa H,Kanno Y,Shu E,Seishima M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) have important biological properties and the potential for application in numerous clinical fields, including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and myocardial repair. There are two types of MSCs in the placenta, amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) and chorion mesenchy...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li F,Xu Y,Xu X,Xu B,Zhao J,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The von Hippel‑Lindau (VHL) gene is a tumor suppressor gene, which is widely expressed in the kidney, lung, breast, eye, ovary and cervix. Mutations of the VHL gene are able to induce VHL disease and tumorigenesis. However, it has yet to be evaluated whether the VHL gene is expressed in the human endometrium. The obje...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu YY,Zhu WJ,Xie BG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Korean bamboo salt (BS) is known to have therapeutic effects in the treatment of diseases, including viral disease, dental plaque, diabetes, circulatory organ disorders, cancer and inflammatory disorders. However, the effect of BS on immune functions remains to be elucidated. The present study was designed to determin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim NR,Nam SY,Ryu KJ,Kim HM,Jeong HJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Ginsenosides exhibit various neuroprotective effects against oxidative stress. However, which ginsenoside provides optimal effects for the treatment of neurological disorders as a potent antioxidant remains to be elucidated. Therefore, the present study investigated and compared the neuroprotective effects of the Rb1,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ye J,Yao JP,Wang X,Zheng M,Li P,He C,Wan JB,Yao X,Su H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are important stress hormones, which are used as a concomitant medication during malignant tumor chemotherapy. Clinical and preclinical studies have linked GCs to melanoma growth and progression. However, the effects and mechanism of action of GCs on the adhesion and survival of melanoma cells ar...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang GX,Qi MF,Li XL,Tang F,Zhu L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report aimed to evaluate the results of screen mutations of the fibrillin (FBN) 1 gene and analyze the symptoms in one Chinese patient clinically diagnosed with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Clinical data were collected and FBN1 gene sequencing was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted from the blood sample of the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang M,Zhou Y,Peng Y,Jin L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be isolated from umbilical cords and induced to differentiate into multiple cell types in vitro, represent an ideal source for cell and gene therapy. MSCs are typically expanded in culture prior to their therapeutic application. However, similar to other types of stem cell, MSC...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Gu Y,Li T,Ding Y,Sun L,Tu T,Zhu W,Hu J,Sun X

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been demonstrated that phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and cleaved caspase-3 serve critical roles in the apoptosis of cardiac myocytes following ischemia/reperfusion injury. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the predominant catechin component of green tea, has been reported to have potentia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zeng X,Tan X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00