Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental pulmonary fibrosis by activating TGF-β1.

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus poses a major threat towards global heath due to a lack of effective treatment. Fluoxetine hydrochloride, a selective 5‑hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitor, is the most commonly used antidepressant in clinical therapy; however, the potential molecular mechanisms of fluoxetine in diabetes remain unkn...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang H,Cao Q,Xiong X,Zhao P,Shen D,Zhang Y,Zhang N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical events involved in the upregulation of selected glucose‑responsive genes by 3‑O‑methyl‑D‑glucose (3‑MG) remain to be elucidated. The present study mainly aimed to re‑evaluate the possible role of 3‑MG phosphorylation in the upregulation of the thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) and liver pyruvate ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Svoboda M,Tastenoy M,Zhang Y,Gillet C,Rasschaert J,Malaisse WJ,Sener A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is a devastating disease, the pathogenesis of which remains to be elucidated. The present study aimed to determine the molecular mechanism of IA and to identify potential therapeutic targets using bioinformatics analysis. The GSE54083 dataset, which includes data from patients with ruptured ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wei L,Wang Q,Zhang Y,Yang C,Guan H,Chen Y,Sun Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y‑box binding protein‑1 (YB‑1) has been identified as an oncoprotein in various malignancies. The aim of this study was to investigate the biological role of YB‑1 and its association with epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) in colorectal cancer (CRC). The expression of YB‑1 and three EMT‑related proteins (E‑cad...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yan XB,Zhu QC,Chen HQ,Peng JY,Chao HL,Du HX,Wang ZG,Jin ZM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical stress produced by orthodontic forces is a factor in the remodeling of periodontal ligaments (PDLs) and alveolar bone. It has been reported that the expression of a number of cytokines associated with osteoclastogenesis is upregulated when compressive forces act on osteoblasts and PDL cells. The present stu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hayakawa T,Yoshimura Y,Kikuiri T,Matsuno M,Hasegawa T,Fukushima K,Shibata K,Deyama Y,Suzuki K,Iida J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix are the predominant pathological characteristics of cardiac fibrosis. As the largest member of the nucleotide‑binding domain and leucine‑rich repeat (NLR) family, NLRC5 has been shown to be pivotal in the development of hep...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou H,Yu X,Zhou G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors initially performed reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction to determine the expression profile of KDM5A in ovarian cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissue. Compared with adjacent normal tissue, it was identified that KDM5A was highly expressed in ovarian cancer tissues. Moreover, hu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Feng T,Wang Y,Lang Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cooperation and communication between different cell signaling transduction pathways are considered critical in the development of various types of cancer as well as drug resistance. There is evidence of crosstalk between the G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), the newly discovered estrogen receptor (ER), and t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ruan SQ,Wang SW,Wang ZH,Zhang SZ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll‑like receptor 3 (TLR3) can react with double stranded RNA and is involved in the inflammatory response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Also, oxidative stress has been reported to be involved in RSV infection. However, the correlation between oxidative stress and TLR3 activation during RSV infectio...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang MM,Lu M,Zhang CL,Wu X,Chen JX,Lv WW,Sun T,Qiu H,Huang SH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spliceosome, the large RNA‑protein molecular complex, is crucial for pre‑mRNA splicing. Several antitumor drugs have been found to tightly bind to the components of the spliceosome and mutations in the spliceosome have been reported in several types of cancer. However, the involvement of the spliceosome in pancrea...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma J,Zhang Z,Wang J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and predictive biomarkers of combination docetaxel-trastuzumab in a neoadjuvant setting by means of a phase II trial. Women with histologically-confirmed advanced invasive breast cancer whose tumours overexpressed HER-2 received 4 cycles of docetaxel (70 mg/m2 every...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kurosumi M,Tabei T,Sano M,Honma K,Yanagita Y,Yamamoto N,Inoue K,Sato N,Kimura M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radix Dipsaci total saponins (RTS) are primary active components of Radix Dipsaci, which is administered orally for the treatment of osteoporosis according to Chinese Medicine. RTS have also been shown to reduce the risk of bone fractures in rats. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying their action rema...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Niu YB,Kong XH,Li YH,Fan L,Pan YL,Li CR,Wu XL,Lu TL,Mei QB

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria meningitidis is the pathogen of epidemic encephalomyelitis and is responsible for permanent damage to the brain and nervous system. In the present study, the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-6p-1/neisseria surface protein A (NspA) was constructed and the immune protective effect was investigated with the p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ying S,He J,Yu M,Zhang Y,Deng S,Zhang L,Xie M,Hu S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to elucidate the expression levels and the proliferative effect of flotillin-1, an integral membrane protein encoded by the FLOT1 gene, in human clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Flotillin has been implicated in other types of cancer, but the role of flotillin in RCC has not been es...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Li J,Song Y,Chen F,Pei Y,Yao F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/β-catenin signaling dysregulation is involved in tumorigenesis. Furthermore, epigenetic modification of the Dickkopf (DKK) family (DKK1‑4) has been shown to be important in the regulation of Wnt signaling. However, the functions and mechanism of DKK2 in the development and progression of prostate cancer remain unc...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu W,Pang K,Zhou ZG,Chen YF,Mo T,Li M,Liu CB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Derivatives of caffeoylquinic acid (CQA) have been studied and reported as potent bioactive molecules possessing various health benefits including antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory activities. In the present study, the protective effect of 3,5‑dicaffeoyl‑epi‑quinic acid (DCEQA) isolated from Atriplex gmelinii on UVB‑i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Oh JH,Karadeniz F,Lee JI,Seo Y,Kong CS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophilic asthma (NA) is characterized by neutrophil‑mediated inflammation and the presence of Th17 cells. However, the mechanisms underlying Th17 cell responses in NA remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of interleukin (IL)‑7 on Th17 cell responses in NA. A NA mouse model was sen...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,Zhang M,Jiang M,Nong G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of neurotrophic factor support has been shown to contribute to the development of the central nervous system. Glial cell line‑derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a potent neurotrophic factor, is closely associated with apoptosis and exerts neuroprotective effects on numerous populations of cells. However, the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui W,Zhang Y,Lu D,Ren M,Yuan G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent stem cells derived from a developmental stage of pre‑implanted embryos. The present study investigated the effect of female sex steroid hormones on the characteristics of human ES cells by using a feeder‑free culture protocol. In a feeder‑free condition without sex hormones, h...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jeon SY,Hwang KA,Kim CW,Jeung EB,Choi KC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout is a type of serious arthritis that is caused by hyperuricemia. Celery is an umbelliferous plant that was shown to exhibit anti‑inflammatory activity in rodent. The present study aimed to investigate the effects and potential preliminary mechanisms of celery seed aqueous extract (CSAE) and celery seed oil extract...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li S,Li L,Yan H,Jiang X,Hu W,Han N,Wang D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most frequent malignant primary bone tumor arising from primitive bone‑forming mesenchymal cells in children and adolescents. The dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been reported in OS, and these aberrantly expressed miRNAs are involved in the initiation and progression of OS. The aim of ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang X,Cui Y,Yang F,Sun C,Gao X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have indicated that the human endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene Glu298Asp polymorphism is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) susceptibility, however, their conclusions are inconsistent. The present meta‑analysis aimed to evaluate the precise result by searching the PubMed databas...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian GX,Zeng XT,Wang XB,Zhang L,Zhang W,Wei WL

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Numerous mechanisms and factors have been implicated in liver damage; however, the involvement of autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress during early‑stage liver injury remains to be fully elucidated. The present study was conducted to determine the expression of autophagy and ER‑stress‑associated proteins in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi T,Song W,Xu R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human keratinocytes are located in the outermost skin layer and thus particularly vulnerable to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation exposure. Previous studies have focused on the cellular and molecular perspectives of UVB-induced keratinocyte damage. In the present study, it was demonstrated that pretreatment with the phyto...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cha HJ,Lee GT,Lee KS,Lee KK,Hong JT,Lee NK,Kim SY,Lee BM,An IS,Hahn HJ,Ahn KJ,Lee SJ,An S,Bae S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ezrin is involved in maintaining cell structure and cell motility. Expression levels of the ezrin gene correlate with numerous human malignancies. The aim of this study was to explore the role of ezrin in tumor progression and the prognostic evaluation of colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRA). The levels of ezrin protein in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lin LJ,Chen LT

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the factors that affect polymerase chain reaction using sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) and to establish an optimized PCR-SSP method for detecting multiple gene polymorphisms simultaneously. The amplification system parameters, including the concentrations of Mg2+, dNTPs, pfu Taq...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang R,Zhang JH,Yuan GY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor glutamate receptor 2 (GluR2) subunit in epileptiform discharge hippocampal neurons. Hippocampal neurons were harvested from neonatal Sprague‑Dawley rats aged <24 h and ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Bu W,Zhao WQ,Li WL,Dong CZ,Zhang Z,Li QJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of co‑culturing bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) cultured with hepatitis B virus (HBV)‑infected lymphocytes in vitro. BM‑MSCs and lymphocytes from Brown Norway rats were obtained from the bone marrow and spleen, respectively. Rats were divided...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zheng WP,Zhang BY,Shen ZY,Yin ML,Cao Y,Song HL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast with mature brain‑derived neurotrophic factor (mBDNF), proBDNF induces cell apoptosis. However, the function of proBDNF in oligodendrocytes remains unclear. In the present study, the OLN‑93 oligodendroglia cell line was utilized as an in vitro model to analyse the functions of proBDNF in oligodendroglia. p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu S,Guo W,Zhou H,Tang L,Feng S,Zhong JH,Zhou XF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00