Rapamycin promotes osteogenesis under inflammatory conditions.

abstract：:The endogenously activated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial fibroblasts (RSFs) are likely to be the key to curing the disease. RSFs express Toll‑like receptors (TLRs) rendering them prone to activation by exogenous and endogenous TLR ligands, resulting in the production of chemokines and cytokines Germline deletion ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi C,Wang Y,Zhuang G,Qi Z,Li Y,Yin P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isorhamnetin (ISH) is a flavonoid primarily obtained from the fruit of Hippophae rhamnoides L., which possesses anti‑inflammatory properties. However, the effect of ISH on the expression of inflammatory mediators in response to interleukin (IL)‑1β stimulation has not been elucidated. The present study investigated the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Wu R,Qin X,Liu D,Lin F,Feng Q

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:CD44 is closely linked to breast cancer progression; however, the regulatory functions of microRNAs (miRs) in breast cancer have yet to be fully elucidated. In order to investigate the regulation of CD44 by miRs in breast cancer, the present study isolated CD44+ and CD44- breast cancer cells by flow cytometry, reveali...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang Z,Chen D,Nie J,Zhou S,Wang J,Tang Q,Yang X

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate whether brain death (BD) induces the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), and reveal the possible association with BD‑induced liver cell apoptosis. A total of 30 healthy adult male Sprague‑Dawley rats were randomized into three group...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lan J,Zhong Z,Wang Y,Xiong Y,Ye Q

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) belongs to the dual-specificity protein phosphatase family, which is hypothesized to regulate cell cycle progression in tumor cells. However, whether CDKN3 is a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer remains to be elucidated. The present in vitro study aimed to inves...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Deng M,Wang J,Chen Y,Zhang L,Xie G,Liu Q,Zhang T,Yuan P,Liu D

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Soy sauce is a traditional fermented seasoning of Japan and is available throughout the world. The two main raw ingredients of soy sauce are soybean and wheat, both of which are established food allergens. The present study examined the degradation and removal of soybean allergens in soy sauce by immunoblotting with a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Magishi N,Yuikawa N,Kobayashi M,Taniuchi S

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Integrin‑linked kinase (ILK) is overexpressed in ovarian cancer (OC), and ILK gene silencing results in apoptosis in OC cells. In the present study, the mechanism by which ILK induces apoptosis was explored from the perspective of microRNA (miRNA) expression. Alterations in the global miRNA expression profile were det...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yuan D,Zhao Y,Wang Y,Che J,Tan W,Jin Y,Wang F,Li P,Fu S,Liu Q,Zhu W

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Paeonol (Pae) is an herbal extract that has attracted extensive attention for its anti‑cancer effects demonstrated by a number of studies, which have predominantly demonstrated inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. The influence of Pae on cancer cell metastasis has been less widely reported. The...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lyu ZK,Li CL,Jin Y,Liu YZ,Zhang X,Zhang F,Ning LN,Liang ES,Ma M,Gao W,Zhang MX,Liu DS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of the current study was to investigate the antitumor effects of ferruginol in OVCAR‑3 human ovary cancer cells. The effects of ferruginol on cell apoptosis, cell migration and cell cycle phase distribution were also evaluated. Cell cytotoxicity induced by ferruginol was determined by an MTT assay, whi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xiong WD,Gong J,Xing C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-kDa lipoprotein (P19) is both cell wall-associated and secreted and is a candidate virulence factor that could cause the apoptosis of human macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis. P19 induces TLR2 activation, resulting in the upregulation of death receptors and ligands, followed by...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li M,Wu Z,Niu W,Wan Y,Zhang L,Shi G,Xi X

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase‑1 (HO‑1), as an inducible and cytoprotective enzyme, has a protective effect against cellular oxidative stress. In the present study, cholesterol was used to induce lipid overload and increase reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to oxidative stress in EA.hy926 cells. In the present study, western blo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jin X,Xu Z,Fan R,Wang C,Ji W,Ma Y,Cai W,Zhang Y,Yang N,Zou S,Zhou X,Li Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant DNA methylation is the most common type of epigenetic alteration and is associated with many types of cancer. Although previous studies have provided a few novel DNA methylation markers in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), specific DNA methylation patterns and comparisons of the aberrant alterations in methylat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun N,Zhang J,Zhang C,Shi Y,Zhao B,Jiao A,Chen B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactate is an important metabolite in cellular metabolism and fluctuates in certain disease conditions including cancer and immune diseases. It was hypothesized that a decrease in lactate would modulate the inflammatory response elicited by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in macrophages. When RAW 264.7 macrophages were trea...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song YJ,Kim A,Kim GT,Yu HY,Lee ES,Park MJ,Kim YJ,Shim SM,Park TS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoimmune regulator (Aire) protein is a transcriptional activator that is essential in central immune tolerance, as it regulates the ectopic expression of many tissue‑restricted antigens in medullary thymic epithelial cells. Aire expression has also been described in hematopoietic cells, such as monocytes/macroph...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li H,Li D,Sun J,Li Y,Yang W,Li Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) has been previously demonstrated to be associated with the regulation of cell proliferation; however, the exact mechanisms underlying this effect remain unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the regulatory mechanism of HBx on the cycle progression of primary renal tubular ep...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han W,Luo M,He M,Zhu Y,Zhong Y,Ding H,Hu G,Liu L,Chen Q,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been found to play a decisive role in cancer recurrence, metastasis, and chemo‑, radio‑ and immuno‑resistance. Understanding the mechanism of CSC self‑renewal and proliferation may help overcome the limitations of clinical treatment. The microenvironment of tumor growth consists of a lack...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Q,Han Z,Zhu Y,Chen J,Li W

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of nano-microcapsule-basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) combined with hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) on the random skin flap survival of rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were used to establish the McFarlane flap model and subsequently, all model rats were randomly...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen GJ,Chen YH,Yang XQ,Li ZJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are a potential cell source for the development of therapeutic products. Recent studies have shown that the transplantation of MSCs to damaged organs, including the heart, liver and kidneys, results in the restoration of the damaged tissues. However, the mechanisms underlying this rege...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cho KA,Ju SY,Ryu KH,Woo SY

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNA 21 (miRNA‑21) promotes the development of cardiac fibrosis, hypertrophy and heart failure. However, whether it can be used as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure remains unclear. The current study assessed circulating miRNA‑21 as a viable indicator for diagnosis and prognosis of heart...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang J,Xing Q,Zhou X,Li J,Li Y,Zhang L,Zhou Q,Tang B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms comprise of daily oscillations in a variety of biological processes and are regulated by an endogenous clock. Disruption of these rhythms has been associated with cancer progression, and understanding natural oscillations in cellular growth control, tumor suppression and cancer treatment, may reveal ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Couto P,Miranda D,Vieira R,Vilhena A,De Marco L,Bastos-Rodrigues L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrosis (HF), one of the leading global health problems, is defined as aberrant and excess production of extracellular matrix components. The pathogenesis of HF is complex and poorly understood. Long non‑coding RNAs (LncRNAs) can interact with microRNAs (miRNAs) as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to regula...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang H,Wu F,Jiang N,Gao J,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariin is a type of flavonoid derived from the Chinese herbal plant Epimedium sagittatum Maxim. Mounting evidence has confirmed the beneficial effects of icariin in neurological diseases, including spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of icariin in SCI ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jia G,Zhang Y,Li W,Dai H

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Diabetes mellitus is known to cause kidney impairment; however, the mechanism remains elusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), an important protein in endoplasmic reticulum stress‑mediated mesangial cell apoptosis in hyperglycemia. Mesangial cells were cultured in ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： He D,Li J,Zhao J,Fei J,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00