Pioglitazone/microRNA‑141/FOXA2: A novel axis in pancreatic β‑cells proliferation and insulin secretion.

abstract：:Minimally invasive aesthetic and cosmetic procedures have increased in popularity. Injectable dermal fillers provide soft tissue augmentation, improve facial rejuvenation and wrinkles, and correct tissue defects. To investigate the use of adipose‑derived stem cells integrated with a hyaluronic acid based gel as a derm...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo J,Guo S,Wang Y,Yu Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemic injury is a major cause of death and long‑term disability worldwide that leads to neurological and behavioral deficits, and for which successful treatments are still lacking. Ras homolog family member A (RhoA) and Rho‑associated coiled‑coil containing protein kinase (ROCK) are associated with the gro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li L,Liu B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome based on insulin resistance (IR) and hypertension is a risk factor for advanced liver disease and cardiovascular disease in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The present study investigated the effects of severe hypertension induced by a high‑salt (HS) diet and antihypertensive thera...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kozono M,Uto H,Ibusuki R,Arima S,Oda K,Taguchi H,Sasaki F,Nasu Y,Hashimoto S,Setoyama H,Kanmura S,Numata M,Tsubouchi H,Ido A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy complications are associated with abnormal cytotrophoblast differentiation and invasion. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important mediator of oxidative ischemia/reperfusion stress in the placenta. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) have been demonstrated to counteract oxidative free radicals. The effects ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Ding Z,Yang Y,Mao B,Wang Y,Xu X

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress injury and cell death in alveolar epithelial cells may lead to abnormal repair, further resulting in acute and chronic pulmonary diseases. Substance P (SP) has multiple biological activities. The Sonic hedgehog (SHH) pathway is important in lung development and decreasing epithelial injury. To investi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu C,Yang L,Dang H,Fang F,Xu F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor which is found most commonly in adolescents and young adults. Local perfusion thermochemotherapy has long been proposed as an alternative strategy for the treatment of osteosarcoma. As a standard anticancer drug, paclitaxel plays a significant ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang T,Gong WH,Li XC,Zou CP,Jiang GJ,Li XH,Feng DP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify potential key genes associated with the progression and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between CRC and normal samples were screened by integrated analysis of gene expression profile datasets, including the Gene Expression Omnibus...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu C,Chen F,Jiang J,Zhang H,Zhou M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac fibrosis is a deleterious effect of many cardiovascular diseases. Previous studies have shown that curcumin has exhibited protective effects on cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of curcumin on the activity of human cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and to elucidate the u...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Fang G,Chen S,Huang Q,Chen L,Liao D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of bufadienolides on the A‑375 melanoma cell line, and to delineate the underlying mechanism. A Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay was used to determine the viability of the cells, and flow cytometry was used to evaluate apoptosis. Western blot analysis was used to...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li H,Cao X,Chen X,Yi X,Xia J,Chen J,Yang L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of TAAAA repeat allele length on the levels of serum sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The study included 91 females with PCOS and 99 healthy controls. Phenotypic hypera...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Baldani DP,Skrgatic L,Cerne JZ,Oguic SK,Gersak BM,Gersak K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dysregulation of renin-angiotensin system-signaling is a contributing factor to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We studied the progression of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced arterial wall atherosclerosis after its induction. Atherosclerosis was accelerated in ApoE (-/-) C57B6 mice by ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cha J,Ivanov V,Ivanova S,Kalinovsky T,Rath M,Niedzwiecki A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A disintegrin and metalloproteinases (ADAMs), a family of transmembrane glycoproteins, are expressed in numerous tissues and organs, and have been implicated in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. ADAM15 is unique among the ADAMs in having an Arg-Gly-Asp motif in its disintegrin domain. In the prese...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hou Y,Chu M,Cai Y,Lei J,Chen Y,Zhu R,Gong X,Ma X,Jin J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artemisinin, the active ingredient of the Chinese medicinal herb Artemisia annua L., and its derivatives (ARTs) are currently widely used as anti-malarial drugs around the world. In this study, we found that dihydroartemisinin (DHA), one of the main active metabolites of ARTs, inhibited the proliferation of human hepa...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu JJ,Yang Z,Lu DZ,Wo XD,Shi JJ,Lin TQ,Wang MM,Li Y,Tang LH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia‑inducible factor‑1α (HIF‑1α) is key in tumor progression and aggressiveness as it regulates a series of genes involved in angiogenesis and anaerobic metabolism. Previous studies have shown that the transcriptional levels of HIF‑1α may be downregulated by endostatin. However, the molecular mechanism by which en...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo L,Chen Y,He T,Qi F,Liu G,Fu Y,Rao C,Wang J,Luo Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artesunate is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin that is used in the treatment of patients with malaria. Artesunate has also been reported to exert immune‑regulatory, antitumor, hepatoprotective, anti‑inflammatory and smooth muscle relaxing functions. The present study aimed to investigate the putative protect...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu H,Wang B,Cui N,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) regulate several physiological and pathological processes, but their role in visceral lipid deposition has not been explored. In the present study, human preadipocytes from visceral fat tissue (HPA‑v) were induced to form adipocytes, and the circRNA expression profiles in HPA‑v and adipocytes ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun W,Sun X,Chu W,Yu S,Dong F,Xu G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) affect atherosclerosis by regulating the physiological and pathological processes of endothelial cells; however, the role of lncRNA WEE2 antisense RNA 1 (WEE2‑AS1) in arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) is not completely understood. The present study aimed to explore the function of lncRNA...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang B,Wang R,Lin Z,Ma J,Cui J,Wang M,Liu R,Wu W,Zhang C,Li W,Wang S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) is key in the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor microenvironment and metastatic niche formation. However, its effect on proliferation and clinical parameters in HCC require further elucidation. The present study aimed to investigate LOXL2 expression in HCC from in vitro and clinical asp...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu L,Zhang Y,Zhu Y,Cong Q,Xiang Y,Fu L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings of previous studies have revealed that intestinal mucosal mast cells (IMMCs) are involved in small intestinal ischemia‑reperfusion injury (IIRI). However, time-course changes of mast cell counts and mast cell function in this process remain unclear. The present study aimed to observe the number of IMMCs and t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ge M,Gan X,Liu D,Zhang W,Gao W,Huang P,Hei Z

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) serves an important role in intestinal mucosal damage and healing, and contributes to the pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the present study was to determine the association between TFF3 and microRNA‑7‑5p (miR‑7‑5p) in IBD. Tissue immunohistochemistry w...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo J,Sun M,Teng X,Xu L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by the selective and progressive death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra. Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation is important in the degeneration of DA neurons. The purinergic receptor subtype P2X7 recept...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang XH,Xie X,Luo XG,Shang H,He ZY

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumour and the second leading cause of cancer‑related death in children and adolescents. Microwave ablation has an excellent therapeutic effect on bone tumours by instantaneously increasing the temperature in the tumour; however, there is a risk of damaging the surroundin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen L,Wang M,Lin Z,Yao M,Wang W,Cheng S,Li B,Zhang Y,Yin Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-33, is a novel member of the IL-1 superfamily, and act as a dual-function molecule as a nuclear factor and cytokine. The expression of IL-33 can be detected in several tissues and cells in humans and in mice. In addition to the conventional secretion approach for cytokines, full-length IL-33 can also ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang F,Zhu P,Duan L,Yang L,Wang J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor (RAGE) has been demonstrated to be an important mediator of asthma pathogenesis. The soluble isoform of RAGE (sRAGE) acts as a 'decoy' to sequester RAGE ligands, and thus prevents their binding to the receptor. A number of reports have linked deficiency of sRAGE...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lyu Y,Zhao H,Ye Y,Liu L,Zhu S,Xia Y,Zou F,Cai S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and inflammation in a goat sterile pericarditis model and to assess the effect of atorvastatin, a cholesterol‑reducing drug, on AF. A total of 15 adult male goats were randomly divided into control, untreated pericarditis and ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Wang YT,Shan ZL,Guo HY,Guan Y,Yuan HT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction and impaired endothelial regenerative capacity are key contributors to the high incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Uremic toxins are associated with this pathogenesis. Previous studies have revealed that a uremic toxin, para‑cresol (p‑cresol), exe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Pan L,Ye X,Ding J,Zhou Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radix Polygalae is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used as a sedative and to improve memory for a number of years. The impact of Radix Polygalae in patients with Alzheimer's disease has been investigated. However the mechanisms underlying its effects remain unclear. In the current study, the toxicity of v...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao H,Wang ZC,Wang KF,Chen XY

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a life-threatening type of stroke. Previous studies have reported that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) may exert beneficial effects on the treatment of ICH. However, it remains unknown whether the neuroprotection exerted by BMSCs on ICH is due to the differentiation of BMSC...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cui C,Cui Y,Gao J,Li R,Jiang X,Tian Y,Wang K,Cui J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As well-known regulators of gene expression, microRNAs (miRNAs) are important not only in cell proliferation and differentiation, but also in tumorigenesis and organ development. It has been estimated that miRNAs may be responsible for regulating the expression of almost one third of the human genome. Simultaneously, ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kan Q,Ding S,Yang Y,Zhou X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00