Protective effects of ghrelin against oxidative stress, inducible nitric oxide synthase and inflammation in a mouse model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via the HMGB1 and TLR4/NF-κB pathway.

abstract：:While most cancer types are resistant to mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) inhibitor rapamycin, recent studies have identified mTORC2 as an important prospective therapeutic target for cancer. The present study assessed the effects of mTORC2 inhibitor PP242 on the proliferation and migration of bladder ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Z,Zhang G,Kong C,Gong D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study hypothesized that caffeic acid (3,4‑dihydroxycinnamic acid; CaA) may exert antidepressant‑like effects in rats with chronic unpredictable mild stress via epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation. The chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model was used to analyze the e...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hu J,Cao S,Zhang Z,Wang L,Wang D,Wu Q,Li L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid shear stress has been revealed to differentially regulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) distribution in vessels. eNOS, a key enzyme in controlling nitric oxide (NO) release, has a crucial role in mediating oxidative stress, and resveratrol (RSV)‑mediated eNOS also attenuates oxidative damage and suppr...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Z,Zhang J,Li B,Gao X,Liu Y,Mao W,Chen SL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in numerous cardiovascular diseases. Astragalus polysaccharide (APS), an important bioactive component extracted from the Chinese herb Astragalus membranaceus, has been widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The prese...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han R,Tang F,Lu M,Xu C,Hu J,Mei M,Wang H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess three characteristics critical to tissue regeneration; multipotency, low immunogenicity and an undifferentiated status, providing plasticity. However, increasing evidence has indicated that induction of an immune response in vivo can injure and reject MSC‑based tissues. Toll‑like ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang Y,Wang Y,Li L,Bao J,Chen F,Zhang L

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the expression and function of aquaporin (AQP)9 in the intestinal tract of acute liver injury rat models. A total of 20 Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: Normal control (NC) group and acute liver injury groups (24, 48 and 72 h). Acute liver injury rat mo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xiang T,Ge S,Wen J,Xie J,Yang L,Wu X,Cheng N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4) is a secreted protein predominantly expressed in liver and adipose tissues, and has been identified as an adipokine. Angptl4 is the target gene of peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptors, which are widely used as lipid‑lowering and anti‑diabetic drugs, and previous studies hav...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Y,Liu LM,Wei L,Ye WW,Meng XY,Chen F,Xiao Q,Chen JY,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to identify any association between bone morphogenetic protein‑7 (BMP‑7) and the expression of the transcriptional co‑repressor Ski‑related novel protein N (SnoN), in addition to alterations in tubulointerstitial fibrosis, during the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Str...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Y,Xiao Y,Li S,Shi L,Liu L,Zhang Y,Shi M,Guo B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is characterized by anti‑inflammatory, anti‑oxidative, antiviral, antifibrotic, anticoagulation and glucose regulatory functions. However, whether it is protective in diabetes mellitus‑associated cerebral infarction remains to be fully elucidated. In the present study, it was demonstrated for the first time, ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xia M,Ye Z,Shi Y,Zhou L,Hua Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticoagulant therapy is prescribed to millions of patients worldwide for the prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis. Evidence has indicated that edoxaban is a potential drug of oral anticoagulant in the acute treatment of venous thromboembolism. Hydrogen sulfide and homocysteine plasma concentration are indica...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song W,Ci H,Tian G,Zhang Y,Ge X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is the formation of new vessels starting from pre-existing vasculature. Tumour environment is characterized by 'aberrant angiogenesis', whose main features are tortuous and permeable blood vessels, heterogeneous both in their structure and in efficiency of perfusion and very different from normal vessels....

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Caporarello N,Lupo G,Olivieri M,Cristaldi M,Cambria MT,Salmeri M,Anfuso CD

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a herbal medicine formula, Gan-fu-kang (GFK), on the treatment of liver fibrosis in rats and the mechanisms via which it exerts its effect. Liver fibrosis was induced in rats by subcutaneous injection of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) at 0.5 mg/kg body weight,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang C,Wang Y,Chen H,Yang G,Wang S,Jiang M,Cong L,Yuan L,Li H,Jia Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OLIG1 is an oligodendrocyte (OL) transcription factor, which can contribute to the proliferation and differentiation of OLs, and the maturation of myelin. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of OLIG1 in neonatal Sprague Dawley rats with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), induced by hypoxia‑ischemia (HI). Ne...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cheng T,Xue X,Fu J

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible metabolic alterations in the frontal cortex and parietal white matter in patients with diabetic hypertension (DHT) using proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging. A total of 33 DHT patients and 30 healthy control subjects aged between 45 and 75 w...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cao Z,Ye BD,Shen ZW,Cheng XF,Yang ZX,Liu YY,Wu RH,Geng K,Xiao YY

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribavirin (RBV)-induced anemia is a serious side effect of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus RBV therapy which is the standard care most effective for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the present study, we investigated the association of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) genotypes with RBV-induced hem...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Nishimura T,Osaki R,Shioya M,Imaeda H,Aomatsu T,Takeuchi T,Okumura Y,Fujiyama Y,Andoh A

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a crucial enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway, and serves an important role in biosynthesis and the redox balance. G6PD deficiency is a major cause of neonatal jaundice and acute hemolyticanemia, and recently, G6PD has been associated with diseases including inflam...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Zhang C,Wang Y,Li Y,Han Q,Yang H,Zhu Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues are likely to exert cardioprotective effects via balancing the energy metabolism in cardiomyocytes following ischemic or hypoxic insults. The present study aimed to explore the protective effects and mechanism of exendin-4, a GLP-1 analogue, on cardiomyocyte glucose uptake usi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu K,Chang G,Ye L,Zhang P,Li Y,Zhang D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have noted benign thecoma‑fibroma tumors with positive F‑18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation mimicking malignant ovarian tumors following F‑18 FDG positron emission tomography (PET). The present study analyzed four cases with false‑positive F‑18 FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) diagnoses of thecom...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Seino H,Ono S,Miura H,Morohashi S,Wu Y,Tsushima F,Takai Y,Kijima H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is the common outcome of almost all cases of chronic liver disease. The hallmark of liver fibrosis is the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). microRNA‑34a (miR‑34a), which regulates a plethora of target proteins involved in the cell cycle, apoptosis, differentiation and cellular development, is...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li X,Chen Y,Wu S,He J,Lou L,Ye W,Wang J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) can differentiate into cardiac muscle‑like cells; however, it remains unknown whether CSCs may possess the ability to differentiate into pacemaker cells. The aim of the present study was to determine whether angiotensin II (Ang II) could promote the specialization of CSCs into pacemaker‑like ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xue C,Zhang J,Lv Z,Liu H,Huang C,Yang J,Wang T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family is involved in modulating gastrointestinal motility, sensitivity and inflammation. CRF signalling exerts an important role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), predominantly by activating CRF receptors. The aim of the present study was to investigate the function of CRF ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen H,Shi H,Liu Y,Ren X,He S,Chang X,Yin Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a cancer suppressor gene and an important negative regulator in the phosphatidylinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/ mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway can promote cancer cell survival, proli...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu S,Xu ZL,Sun L,Liu Y,Li CC,Li HM,Zhang W,Li CJ,Qin W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumor. Using current standard treatment regimens, the prognosis of patients with gliomas remains poor, which is predominantly due to the resistance of glioma cells to chemotherapy. The organ microenvironment has been implicated in the pathogenesis and survival of tumor...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lin Q,Liu Z,Ling F,Xu G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to gain greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on DNA methylation and its chemopreventative action in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a genome‑wide methylation and mRNA expression screen was performed in the CAL‑27 cell line with and without EGC...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen LL,Han WF,Geng Y,Su JS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through searching for anti‑neuroinflammatory metabolites from Nardostachys jatamansi extracts, nardostachin was revealed to exert anti‑neuroinflammatory effects against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑induced overproduction of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 in BV2 and rat primary microglial cells. Furthermore, nardostachi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim DC,Park JS,Yoon CS,Kim YC,Oh H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD), and cleft lip and palate (CLP) are currently the most common types of structural malformation in infants. Various methods have been used to identify the disease‑associated genes. However, targeted next‑generation sequencing (NGS) is not yet considered an option for routine use. Thus, th...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Bu H,Liu L,Hu S,Tan Z,Zhao T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of novel risk factors that are critical to the initiation of lung cancer will be key for its prevention. Recently, it has been reported that glycine dehydrogenase (GLDC) can drive the formation of lung cancer initiating cells. However, there have been no perspective studies on the association between ci...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wei HY,Feng R,Shao H,Feng B,Liu HQ,Men JL,Zou W

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) can lead to mRNA degradation or inhibit protein translation through directly binding to the 3'‑untranslational region (UTR) of their target mRNAs. Deregulation of miR‑10b has been reported to be associated with chondrosarcoma. However, the role of miR‑10b in chondrosarcoma cell migration and invasion,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Aili A,Chen Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00