Caffeine induces sustained apoptosis of human gastric cancer cells by activating the caspase‑9/caspase‑3 signalling pathway.

abstract：:One of the major reasons for failure after total joint arthroplasty is aseptic loosening of the implant. At articulating surfaces, defined as the interface between implant and surrounding bone cement, wear particles can be generated and released into the periprosthetic tissue, resulting in inflammation and osteolysis....

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jonitz-Heincke A,Lochner K,Schulze C,Pohle D,Pustlauk W,Hansmann D,Bader R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia accounts for ~1.3 million mortalities in children per year worldwide. MicroRNAs are implicated in several diseases, including cancer and pneumonia; however, the role of let7f‑5p in pneumonia is not completely understood. In the present study, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to establish an in vitro pneumon...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu L,Song Q,Ouyang Z,Zhang X,Zhang C

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression and tumor stem cells are thought to be important factors in the cross-resistance of cancer cells. There have been no studies on whether diallyl trisulfide (DATS) can reverse drug resistance in human osteosarcoma cells. In the present study, we demonstrated that DATS down-regulated ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Liu W,Zhao K,Zhang Y,Li X,Yang Q,Li Z,Li J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the long non‑coding RNA (lncRNA) growth arrest‑specific transcript 5 (GAS5) on proliferation, apoptosis and the inflammatory response of osteoarthritic chondrocytes (OACs) and its associated mechanism of action. Primary chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage tis...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ji Q,Qiao X,Liu Y,Wang D,Yan J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LEOPARD syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder primarily caused by mutations in the PTPN11, RAF1 and BRAF genes. Characteristic features include lentigines, craniofacial dysmorphism, myocardium or valve abnormalities, eletrocardiographic conduction defects and deafness. LS, neurofibromatosis type 1,...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang J,Shen J,Cheng R,Ni C,Liang J,Li M,Yao Z

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the role of microRNA-21 (miR-21) and microRNA-24 (miR-24) in the pathological processes that follow cerebral ischemic injury and examined the potential use of miR-21 and -24 in stroke diagnostics as sensitive plasma biomarkers. An oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) model was constructed using mou...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou J,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 30 years, the 5-year-survival rate of patients with osteosarcoma has not improved as a result of the low prevalence and large tumor heterogeneity. Therefore, the development of novel drugs for the treatment of osteosarcoma is urgently required. The present study aimed to identify potential novel drugs for ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zou Y,Yang J,Jiang D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of neurological disorder that results from brain cell death; however, not all brain regions are simultaneously affected to the same extent. Despite single biomarkers for AD having been determined on a genome‑wide scale, the differential co‑expression in gene pairs betwe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu L,Qian S,Wei S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine the protective effects and mechanism of sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) velvet antler polypeptides (VAPs) against MPP+ exposure in the SH‑SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line. MPP+ cytotoxicity and the protective effects of VAPs on the SH‑SY5Y cells were determined using an...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xin JL,Zhang Y,Li Y,Zhang LZ,Lin Y,Zheng LW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medicinal fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes exhibits a variety of pharmacological effects, including antidepressive effects. The chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)‑induced rat model has served an important role in studies involving antidepressants screening. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antide...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu C,Wang J,Xu S,An S,Tang S,He J,Liu Y,Lee RJ,Wang D

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has become the most common cause of low‑back pain, and it imposes a heavy burden on patients with IDD and society. The effects of long non‑coding RNAs on the proliferation and development of IDD have attracted increasing attention. The present study aimed to investigate the role ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mi D,Cai C,Zhou B,Liu X,Ma P,Shen S,Lu W,Huang W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of Brachyury on epithelial-mesenchymal transitions and chemosensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In 115 archived NSCLC tissue samples, the expression of Brachyury was observed to be significantly higher than that in adjacent normal lung tis...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu K,Liu B,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：: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：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer amongst males worldwide. In the current study, microarray datasets GSE3325 and GSE6919 from the Gene Expression Omnibus database were screened to identify candidate genes that are associated with the progression of PCa. A total of 273 differentially expressed gene...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li S,Hou J,Xu W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of a variety of biological processes and their dysregulation is closely related to cancer formation and progression. Therefore, examination of aberrantly expressed miRNAs in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) may provide important clues for the diagnosis and treatment of pa...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Q,Lv L,Li Y,Ji H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though standard treatment options are available for prostate cancer patients, prostate cancer is still a leading cause of death in many Western countries due to drug resistance and recurrence. Immune checkpoint blockade therapy has been proved to be very effective in some melanoma patients, which might dependent ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou J,Yang T,Liu L,Lu B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cell (HIBEC) lines in vitro. HIBECs were stimulated with IL-6 at concentrations of 0, 10, 20, 50 and 100 µg/l for 24 h. A wound healing and Transwell as...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang GX,Cao LP,Kang PC,Zhong XY,Lin TY,Cui YF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate distinct metabolic features of meningiomas to distinguish them from other brain lesions using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The study was performed on 17 meningiomas, 24 high-grade gliomas and 9 metastases. Elevated signal intensity at 3.8 ppm observed in low ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kousi E,Tsougos I,Fountas K,Theodorou K,Tsolaki E,Fezoulidis I,Kapsalaki E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) regulates T-cell activation and Th1/Th2 cytokine production and is involved in the immune response against Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. To detect the association of the CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to HBV infection a hospital-based case-contro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen M,Chang Y,Tang F,Xie QH,Li J,Yang H,He XX,Lin JS

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：: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：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are upregulated or downregulated in retinoblastoma (RB), and that this phenomenon is associated with the modulation of various malignant behaviours during RB occurrence and development. Therefore, the mechanisms that associate deregulated miRNAs with RB initia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun Z,Zhang A,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by an aggressive phenotype and reduced survival. The aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in the carcinogenesis of TNBC and to identify novel target molecules for therapy. The differentially expressed...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Peng C,Ma W,Xia W,Zheng W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the pathological mechanisms associated with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury following resuscitation. The present study aimed to determine whether erythropoietin (EPO) improves post‑resuscitation myocardial dysfunction and how it affects the renin‑angiotensi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou H,Huang J,Zhu L,Cao Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the preconditioning effect and underlying mechanisms of cobalt-protoporphyrin (CoPP) in a mouse model of liver ischemia‑reperfusion (I/R) injury. Mice were divided into five groups: Sham‑operated (control), I/R, I/R + CoPP, I/R + CoPP and zinc‑protoporphyrin (ZnPP) and I...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Wu B,Teng D,Sun X,Li J,Li J,Zhang G,Cai J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of cancer stem cells termed 'side population' (SP) cells has been identified in several types of solid tumor and is known to be responsible for the failure of chemotherapy and for cancer relapse. In the present study, the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell line SCC‑55 was used for analysis of the SP cel...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Y,Cui P,Chen J,Li W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor‑related apoptosis‑inducing ligand (TRAIL) is toxic against transformed tumor cells. Cornification is the terminal differentiation of keratinocytes and a specific form of programmed cell death caused by TRAIL that occurs in keratinocytes. Apoptosis can also be triggered when TRAIL induces expressi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim SW,Park SY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00