Development of a novel method for visualizing restricted diffusion using subtraction of apparent diffusion coefficient values.

abstract：:Isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) continue to be first line anti‑tuberculosis (TB) drugs. However, the use of these drugs is associated with hepatotoxicity. Nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) plays a crucial role in regulating immunity and inflammation. It has been reported that pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), an inhibi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： He X,Song Y,Wang L,Xu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavopiridol (FP) exerts antitumoral effects by triggering tumor cell cycle arrest and cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cell lines. The potent antitumor activity of FP is through its inhibition of cyclin‑dependent kinases; however, this may not be the only mechanism of action. The present study aimed to investigate...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang S,Wang K,Wang H,Han J,Sun H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein-1 (SATB1) has been reported to be overexpressed in numerous human tumors. The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation and clinical significance between the expression of SATB1 and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) in human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Samples from 7...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chu SH,Ma YB,Feng DF,Li ZQ,Jiang PC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During orthodontic treatment, mechanical force is applied to the teeth, and following a series of complex metabolism changes, the position of the teeth in the alveolar bone change. This process is closely associated with primitive bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), which may differentiate into osteoblasts precursor ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu H,Yu W,Liu Y,Yuan X,Yuan R,Guo Q

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a minimally invasive method that provides protection by reducing injury to the heart, kidneys, brain and other tissues or organs. RIPC may improve the outcome in patients undergoing surgery. Although the role of RIPC has been studied, the results remain controversial. It is di...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dong W,Yu P,Zhang T,Zhu C,Qi J,Liang J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) is a persistent infection of the prostate characterized by poor quality of life mainly due to frequent relapse episodes caused by incomplete eradication of causative pathogens. Aggressive antibacterial therapy is required to attenuate the severe symptoms of CBP and to achieve a perm...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Perletti G,Skerk V,Magri V,Markotic A,Mazzoli S,Parnham MJ,Wagenlehner FM,Naber KG

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit the expression of target protein-coding genes, most often at the post-transcriptional level. miRNAs are often found to be misregulated in human cancer and they can act as potent oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. In this study, we found that a germline mutati...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shang H,Wang T,Shang F,Huang KM,Li YQ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of microRNA‑206 (miR‑206) is aberrantly induced in steroid‑induced avascular necrosis of femoral head (SANFH). Therefore, investigating the function of miR‑206 in SANFH and uncovering the functional mechanism associated with the condition will promote the understanding and treatment of the disease. The ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Z,Jin A,Yan D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is an effective therapy for ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of the brain, small intestine, testes and liver. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of HBO therapy remain undetermined. In the current study, the hypothesis that preconditioning rats with HBO pro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kang N,Hai Y,Liang F,Gao CJ,Liu XH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveal melanoma (UM) is characterized by high metastasis and poor prognosis. A more improved understanding of the metastatic mechanism in UM cells is essential for the design of molecular therapy. Grb2‑associated binder 2 (Gab2) has been reported to serve important roles in the progression of various types of human can...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen M,Li Y,Sun X,Zhang B,Li W,Wang S,Zhu X,Li F,Shi L

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gabapentin (GBP) and pregabalin (PGB) exert antinociceptive effects on chronic nociceptive responses with neuropathic or inflammatory conditions. Furthermore, it is considered that GBP and PGB exhibit anti‑inflammatory effects by modulating the substance P (SP)‑mediated neurokinin‑1 receptor (NK1R; a SP receptor) resp...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yamaguchi K,Kumakura S,Someya A,Iseki M,Inada E,Nagaoka I

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicella‑zoster virus (VZV), a ubiquitous human α‑herpesvirus, is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles. In the present study, we investigated the antiviral activity of a 70% ethanol extract of Lysimachia mauritiana (LME) against VZV. LME strongly interfered with the replication of both laboratory and clinic...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Bae S,Song YJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The von Hippel‑Lindau (VHL) gene is a tumor suppressor gene, which is widely expressed in the kidney, lung, breast, eye, ovary and cervix. Mutations of the VHL gene are able to induce VHL disease and tumorigenesis. However, it has yet to be evaluated whether the VHL gene is expressed in the human endometrium. The obje...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu YY,Zhu WJ,Xie BG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is a common malignancy worldwide and there is an urgent requirement to develop effective treatment strategies. In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has become a new method of effectively treating tumors. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell technology combines the precise targeting specificity of monocl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou Y,Wen P,Li M,Li Y,Li XA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress leads to dysfunction in pancreatic cells, causing a reduction in insulin secretion following exposure to glucose. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) may be activated by exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stress. TLR4 may mediate the initiation of inflammatory and immune defense responses; however, the impo...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Ge QM,Bian F,Dong Y,Huang CM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from early stage embryos. It remains unclear whether inhibiting the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway using dickkopf Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor 1 (DKK1) impacts on the differentiation potential of mouse ESCs in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, i...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ou L,Fang L,Tang H,Qiao H,Zhang X,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The zinc-fingers and homeoboxes protein 1 (ZHX1) consists of 873 amino acid residues, is localized in the cell nucleus and appears to act as a transcriptional repressor. Previous studies have shown that ZHX1 interacts with nuclear factor Y subunit α (NF-YA), DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) 3B and ZHX2, all of which are ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang J,Liu D,Liang X,Gao L,Yue X,Yang Y,Ma C,Liu J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N‑terminal truncated peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor‑γ coactivator‑1α (NT‑PGC‑1α) is an alternative splice variant of PGC‑1α. NT‑PGC‑1α exhibits stronger anti‑obesity effects in adipose tissue than PGC‑1α; however, NT‑PGC‑1α has not yet been investigated in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs). The present s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Z,Hua J,Cai W,Zhan Q,Lai W,Zeng Q,Ren H,Xu D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the metastasis suppressor gene KISS-1 in osteosarcoma cells during apoptosis and autophagy was evaluated. MG-63 osteosarcoma cells were transfected with either KISS-1 overexpression or KISS-1 knockdown expression vector in vitro, and compared with cell lines transfected with empty vector. After 12, 2...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yin Y,Tang L,Shi L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of liraglutide on glucolipotoxicity‑induced liver cell apoptosis and the underlying mechanisms in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats. The results revealed that liraglutide significantly decreased the body weight, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia of ZDF rat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo J,Li C,Yang C,Li B,Wei J,Lin Y,Ye P,Hu G,Li J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the second most common disease of the male reproductive system. Berberine is a quaternary ammonium salt that is extracted from plants. The aim of the current study was to explore the antitumor activity of berberine in prostate cancer cells and identify the underlying mechanism of its effects. PC3 hu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu W,Du S,Wang J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell division cycle 42 (CDC42), which is a member of the Rho GTPase family, has been reported to regulate the metastasis of various human cancer cells; however, the role of CDC42 in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of CDC42 on the proliferation, migration and inva...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Du DS,Yang XZ,Wang Q,Dai WJ,Kuai WX,Liu YL,Chu D,Tang XJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy with a low survival rate. Curcumin, which is a multi-targeted anticancer agent, has been shown to exert anti‑oxidant, anti‑inflammatory, anti‑mutagenic and anti‑carcinogenic activities. Naringenin is extracted from citrus fruits and exerts anti‑mutagenic and a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi D,Xu Y,Du X,Chen X,Zhang X,Lou J,Li M,Zhuo J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages can be polarized into the inflammatory M1 lineage or the immunomodulatory M2 lineage, depending on the differential tissue microenvironment signaling, specific pathogens or cytokine stimulation. Tumor necrosis factor α‑induced protein 8‑like protein 2 (TIPE2) has been demonstrated to negatively regulate in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang Y,Li Q,Zhang Y,Gao Y,Jiang L,Chen Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic exposure results in the vascular dysfunction and reduction of vasomotor responses and thus disrupts or reduces blood flow in the resistance arteries. Connexin (Cx)-mediated gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) serves a critical role in the regulation of vasomotor tone and the synchronized contract...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu H,Li XZ,Peng M,Ji W,Zhao L,Li L,Zhang L,Si JQ,Ma KT

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in newborns and adults is a disease that can lead to right heart failure and result in a shorter lifespan. PH was induced by maintaining pregnant rats in a hypoxic chamber for 4 h twice a day, from days 7‑21 of pregnancy. Hypoxia was confirmed by a decrease in the partial pressure of oxygen...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ding H,Luo Y,Hu K,Huang H,Liu P,Xiong M,Zhu L,Yi J,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage cholesterol efflux is important in maintaining cellular lipid homeostasis and preventing the formation of lipid‑laden foam cells. Although radioactive [3H]‑cholesterol is widely used as a tracer in cholesterol efflux assays, the lengthy and labor‑intensive assay procedure, and the radioactivity disposal pro...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song W,Wang W,Wang Y,Dou L,Chen L,Yan X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00