Adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels and cardiomyopathies (Review).

abstract：:BP‑1‑102, a novel inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), exhibits significant antitumor effects in several malignancies in vitro and in vivo. However, its role in gastric cancer (GC) remains to be elucidated. In the present study, the effect and potential molecular mechanisms of BP‑10...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang X,Tang J,Wu M,Chen S,Xu Z,Wang H,Wang H,Yu X,Li Z,Teng L

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:In recent years hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has demonstrated vasculoprotective effects against cell death, which suggests its promising therapeutic potential for numerous types of disease. Additionally, a protective effect of exogenous H2S in HG‑induced injuries in HUVECs was demonstrated, suggesting a potential protective...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lin J,Li X,Lin Y,Huang Z,Wu W

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling transduction pathway has been implicated in multiple physiological processes. It is not clear whether the ERK1/2 pathway participates in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this study was to provide novel insights into the mechanisms of how the am...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xiao B,Han F,Wang HT,Shi YX

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of acute lung injury (ALI) during sepsis almost doubles the mortality rate of patients. The efficacy of current treatment strategies is low as treatment is usually initiated following the onset of symptoms. Inflammation is one of the main mechanisms of autoimmune disorders and is a common feature of se...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li T,Zhang J,Feng J,Li Q,Wu L,Ye Q,Sun J,Lin Y,Zhang M,Huang R,Cheng J,Cao Y,Xiang G,Zhang J,Wu Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high risk of developing colorectal carcinoma (CRC), from ulcerative colitis (UC), is well known. Macrophages are widely distributed immune cells that have an indispensable role in UC, as well as in CRC. However, little is currently known about the dynamic changes that occur in macrophage and M1/M2 macrophage subpo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang W,Li X,Zheng D,Zhang D,Peng X,Zhang X,Ai F,Wang X,Ma J,Xiong W,Li G,Zhou Y,Shen S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity worldwide, after coronary artery disease and stroke. As endogenous regulators of gene expression, microRNAs (miRs) are implicated in the development and progression of various diseases, including types of cancer, autoimmune diseas...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi Y,Xu X,Luan P,Kou W,Li M,Yu Q,Zhuang J,Xu Y,Peng W,Jian W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the profile of differentially expressed circular RNAs (circRNAs) in infertile patients treated with acupuncture and moxibustion and verify the role of acupuncture and moxibustion in altering endometrial receptivity (ER). High‑throughput RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shen J,Chen L,Cheng J,Jin X,Mu Y,Li Q,Xia L,Gao Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is involved in the pathogenesis of esophageal cancer. miRNA (miR)‑542‑3p is a tumor suppressor in multiple types of cancer. However, whether and how miR‑542‑3p contributes to the progression of esophageal cancer remains unknown, and this is the aim of the present study. In the curre...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun J,Deng Y,Shi J,Yang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ZIC genes comprise a family of transcriptional factors associated with neural tube defects (NTDs) in mice and with holoprosencephaly in humans. An allelic variant of ZIC2, a CAC repeat within the first exon, was reported in association with an increased risk of non-syndromic NTDs in patients with a Hispanic ethnic...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Costa-Lima MA,Meneses HN,El-Jaick KB,Amorim MR,Castilla EE,Orioli IM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) infections, caused by multidrug‑resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR MTB), remain a significant public health concern worldwide. The regulatory mechanisms underlying the emergence of MDR MTB strains remain to be fully elucidated, and further investigation is required in order to develop better s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ren N,Gao G,Sun Y,Zhang L,Wang H,Hua W,Wan K,Li X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is a growth factor that is involved in the development and progression of various types of cancer. However, the epigenetic regulation of the expression of BMP2 and the association between BMP2 expression and drug resistance in breast cancer remains to be elucidated. The present stud...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Du M,Su XM,Zhang T,Xing YJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although imatinib is effective in chronic myeloid leukemia treatment, imatinib resistance due to the T315I mutation and/or other mutations is a challenge to be overcome. However, how DNA mutation occurs, particularly the T315I mutation, remains unclear. In the current study, the mutagenesis of BCR‑ABL was analyzed via...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dong Y,Gao X,Zhao Y,Wei M,Xu L,Yang G,Liu L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer has become a serious disease in the past decade. It has the second highest mortality rate among the four most common cancer types, leading to ~700,000 mortalities annually. Previous studies have attempted to elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms of gastric cancer. The present study aimed to obt...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qi W,Sun L,Liu N,Zhao S,Lv J,Qiu W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life‑threatening disease induced by the excessive proliferation and reduced apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Formononetin (FMN) is a natural isoflavone with numerous cardioprotective properties, which can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cai C,Xiang Y,Wu Y,Zhu N,Zhao H,Xu J,Lin W,Zeng C

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Partial splenic embolization (PSE) or splenectomy is widely performed to increase platelet counts for interferon (IFN) therapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of splenectomy and subsequent IFN therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis (LC). The present...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Inagaki Y,Sugimoto K,Shiraki K,Tameda M,Kusagawa S,Nojiri K,Ogura S,Yamamoto N,Takei Y,Ito M,Mizuno S,Usui M,Sakurai H,Isaji S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate whether the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is activated in invasive breast cancer. The expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑mTOR at ser2448 were detected, as well as the expression levels of its downstream signaling molecules: Eukaryotic translation ini...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma BL,Shan MH,Sun G,Ren GH,Dong C,Yao X,Zhou M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipocytes have been demonstrated to promote the progression of various tumors through modulation of cancer cell metabolism. However, their role in lung cancer progression remains undetermined. In the present study, adipocytes and lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were cultured in a Transwell co‑culture system. Cancer ce...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li FF,Zhang H,Li JJ,Cao YN,Dong X,Gao C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has become an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the blood glucose mechanism involved remains unclear. In this study, 60 male Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats were randomly divided into 6 groups (each with 10 rats): the GB1/2 gro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Wang Y,Zhou Y,Liu J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite increasing evidence to suggest that microRNA (miR)-146a and miR-181b are involved in the regulation of immune responses and tumor progression, their roles in silicosis remain to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study examined the roles of miR‑146a and miR‑181b in inflammatory responses, and their ef...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Wang F,Lan Y,Zhou D,Ren X,Zhao L,Zhang Q

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is an important neglected zoonotic disease, and the pathogens responsible are Brucellae. In order to evaluate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a DNA vaccine encoding Brucella BvrR, the recombinant plasmid pCDNA‑BvrR was constructed by inserting the BvrR gene fragment into a pCDNA3.0 vector. Th...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen B,Liu B,Zhao Z,Wang G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects of 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) in various tumor cell types have been widely investigated. The underlying mechanisms were suggested to include cell cycle arrest, cell signaling inhibition and downregulation of the androgen receptor. The present study demonstrated that DI...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li F,Xu Y,Chen C,Chen SM,Xiao BK,Tao ZZ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone has an important role in the progression of renal fibrosis. In the present study, the concentration of aldosterone and klotho (KL) in the serum of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were analyzed. A negative correlation was observed between aldosterone and KL, suggesting that KL may serve a protect...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lai L,Cheng P,Yan M,Gu Y,Xue J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major aim of the present study was to explore the effects of cullin 4B (CUL4B) on the proliferation and invasion of human gastric cancer cells. Gastric tumor tissues and paired adjacent non‑tumor tissues were obtained from 21 gastric cancer patients, and gastric cancer cell lines (AGS, MGC‑803, KATO‑III, MKN‑45, S...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： He F,Cheng XM,Gu WL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circling mice is a mutant model of spontaneous deafness exhibiting degenerated spiral ganglion cells in the cochlea and loss of organ of Corti. The balance between glycinergic inhibition and glutamatergic excitation in the lateral superior olive (LSO) is essential for the detection of interaural level differences. Lon...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yoo YB,Maskey D,Kim MJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a polygenic disease, of which the cause remains to be elucidated. It has been suggested that SRY-related HMG-box 9 (SOX9) is fundamental for the correct development of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes; however, not the development of neurons. There are currently no reports regarding SOX...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mi J,Chen D,Wu M,Wang W,Gao H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have reported that lutein may exert its biological activities, including anti‑inflammation, anti‑oxidase and anti‑apoptosis, through effects on reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, lutein may prevent the damaging activities of ROS in cells. The current study investigated the effect of lutein against sever...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tan D,Yu X,Chen M,Chen J,Xu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells are critically important for the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The present study aimed to investigate the abundance of B cell activating factor (BAFF), which belongs to the tumor necrosis factor superfamily, in the peripheral blood of patients with IgAN. The different forms of BAFF in peripheral bloo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zheng N,Fan J,Wang B,Wang D,Feng P,Yang Q,Yu X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) modulates various biological processes. Although previous studies have described the effects of LIF on adipocyte differentiation, the role of LIF receptor (LIFR) on adipocyte differentiation remains unclear. Using reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR), LIFR expression was de...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang T,Yan R,Xu X,Yu H,Wu J,Yang Y,Li W

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00