Mechanisms shaping the role of ERK1/2 in cellular senescence (Review).

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：:Galectin‑3, a galactoside‑binding protein, is highly expressed in carotid plaques and plays an important role in the atherosclerotic lesions. The phenotype transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells is the basic pathological change of atherosclerosis. This study investigated the effects of exogenous galectin‑3 on ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian L,Chen K,Cao J,Han Z,Wang Y,Gao L,Fan Y,Wang C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been reported that kidney stones are a significant and independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. However, the prevalence of CKD in patients following successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has yet to be eluci...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Maeda S,Naganuma T,Takemoto Y,Shoji T,Okamura M,Nakatani T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) have an important role in liver fibrosis. Epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is promoted by the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, is involved in the activation of HSCs. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been reported to be involved in the progression of liver fibrosis. A previous...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu F,Zheng Y,Hong W,Chen B,Dong P,Zheng J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of taurine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑induced liver injury and its mechanisms. Male rats were randomly divided into three groups: Normal saline, LPS model and taurine treatment. Experimental animals were treated with saline or taurine (dissolved in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Y,Li F,Zhang L,Wu J,Wang Y,Yu H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moscatilin is a bibenzyl derivative extracted from the Dendrobium aurantiacum var. denneanum, which has traditionally been used as an immunomodulatory treatment in China. The present study was designed to determine whether moscatilin is a pro‑apoptotic agent in pancreatic cancer, and to elucidate the underlying mechan...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang L,Fang Y,Xu XF,Jin DY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have reported structural and functional abnormalities in multiple brain regions of classical trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) patients. Differences in spontaneous neuronal activity between CTN patients and healthy subjects, however, remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate alterations i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen Y,Xiang CQ,Liu WF,Jiang N,Zhu PW,Ye L,Li B,Lin Q,Min YL,Su T,He LC,Shao Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrest‑specific 5 (GAS5) is a known tumor suppressor which negatively regulates cell survival and malignancy in several cancer cell types. The present study aimed to establish the correlation between GAS5 and unc‑51 like autophagy activating kinase (ULK)1/2, two key regulators of autophagy initiation in breast ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li G,Qian L,Tang X,Chen Y,Zhao Z,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimal hyperplasia appears to differ after implanting a drug-eluting stent (DES) with a biodegradable or a permanent polymer. The aim of the present study was to compare biodegradable with permanent polymer DES, since the available data are limited. One hundred patients with de novo coronary artery stenosis were incl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tian F,Chen Y,Liu C,Jin Q,Chen L,Sun Z,Liu H,Guo J,Gai L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the optic atrophy 1 gene (OPA1) are associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy and 20% of patients demonstrate extra-ocular manifestations. In addition to these autosomal dominant cases, only a few syndromic cases have been reported thus far with compound heterozygous OPA1 mutations, suggestive of e...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lee J,Jung SC,Hong YB,Yoo JH,Koo H,Lee JH,Hong HD,Kim SB,Chung KW,Choi BO

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD)-mediated polyethylenimine (PEI) transfection in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in vitro and rat retinas in vivo. An enhanced green fluorescent protein plasmid (pEGFP) was...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wan C,Qian J,Li F,Li H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenosides are responsible for diverse pharmacological properties ascribed to ginseng, a plant used in traditional medicine. Ginsenosides are classified into three categories: Protopanaxadiol, protopanaxatriol (PPT) and oleanolic acid. As an aglycone of PPT-type ginsenosides, PPT exists in two stereoisomeric forms, ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Oh SJ,Kim K,Lim CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Vacquinol‑1 (Vacq), a quinolone derivative, has recently been reported to display potent antitumor effects in glioblastomas by inducing cellular massive vacuolization and cell death. However, whether Vacq induces cytotoxicities in other types of cancers, and the potential underlying mechanism, remain to be investigate...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun SL,Li X,Su N,Chen S,Gao X,Zhang G,Piao H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has become an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the blood glucose mechanism involved remains unclear. In this study, 60 male Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats were randomly divided into 6 groups (each with 10 rats): the GB1/2 gro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li J,Wang Y,Zhou Y,Liu J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes that catalyze the removal of acetyl from lysine residues in histones and other proteins, which results in gene transcriptional repression and subsequent changes in signaling events. HDACs inhibitors (HDACIs) have been used to reverse the aberrant epigenetic changes associated w...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han RF,Li K,Yang ZS,Chen ZG,Yang WC

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Endometriosis is an enigmatic condition with an unknown etiology and a poorly understood pathogenesis. It is considered to appear from the interplay of many genetic and environmental factors, affecting up to 10% of women and represents a major cause of pain and infertility. The familial association of endometriosis, a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Albertsen HM,Matalliotaki C,Matalliotakis M,Zervou MI,Matalliotakis I,Spandidos DA,Chettier R,Ward K,Goulielmos GN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of electrical stimulation (ES) on cell activity, cell cycle and apoptosis in injured rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells induced by cyclic mechanical stretching (CMS). The present study also investigated whether the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway is involved in this process. ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hu M,Hong L,He S,Huang G,Cheng Y,Chen Q

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver-intestine cadherin (LI-cadherin), a novel member of the cadherin family, has been associated with the ability of a tumor to acquire an aggressive phenotype in several types of cancer. However, the exact function of LI-cadherin in the process of tumor invasion and metastasis remains predominantly unknown. To expl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu Q,Shen W,Zhou H,Dong W,Gao D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been shown to be involved in the development of cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of circRNA SMARCA5 (cSMARCA5) in human cervical cancer. In the present study, cSMARCA5 expression was upregulated in cervical cancer tissues and cell lines. Furthermore, the pr...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang P,Qi B,Yao H,Zhang L,Li Y,Li Q

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Subsequently to the publication of the above article, the authors have realized that the bar charts shown for Fig. 3A and B, as they appeared in the paper, were the same as the bar charts shown for Fig. 4B and D. Fig. 3, as it should have appeared, is shown below. All the authors agree to this Corrigendum. Note that t...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang L,Dai F,Chen G,Wang Y,Liu S,Zhang L,Xian S,Yuan M,Yang D,Zheng Y,Deng Z,Cheng Y,Yang X

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:Severe invasive aspergillosis infection occurs when human immune function is impaired. The interaction between Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) conidia and type II lung epithelial cells serves an important role in disease progression. The present study compared the proteomes of A549 human lung epithelial cells wit...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang X,He D,Gao S,Wei Y,Wang L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify candidate microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in the progression of renal fibrosis. Dataset GSE42716 of miRNAs extracted from kidneys from mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), and mice without UUO was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The Limma packa...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xin G,Zhou G,Zhang X,Wang W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to examine the status and clinical significance of cluster of differentiation (CD) 19+CD24highCD38high regulatory B cells (Bregs), serum interleukin (IL)‑10, serum transforming growth factor (TGF)‑β and IL‑10 receptor (IL‑10R) expression in peripheral blood from patients with systemic lupus ery...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang T,Li Z,Li X,Chen L,Zhao H,Jiang C,Song L

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:SC1, an immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecule, is expressed in embryonic tissues and plays an important role in development through its cell adhesive activity. SC1 is also found in a variety of tumors and its expression is associated with a poor prognosis. The expressional patterns of SC1 were examined in ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Adachi K,Hagimori K,Kato H,Fukuda K,Kikuta M,Tsukamoto Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common type of pediatric liver malignancy, which predominantly occurs in young children (aged <5 years), and continues to be a therapeutic challenge in terms of metastasis and drug resistance. As a new pattern of tumor blood supply, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a channel structure lined...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang F,Zhang CM,Li S,Wang KK,Guo BB,Fu Y,Liu LY,Zhang Y,Jiang HY,Wu CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00