Reno-protection of Urine-derived Stem Cells in A Chronic Kidney Disease Rat Model Induced by Renal Ischemia and Nephrotoxicity.

abstract：:We collected clinical data from 308 prostate cancer (PCa) patients to investigate the clinical characteristics and independent risk factors of bone metastasis (BM) and to establish a prediction model for BM of PCa and determine the necessity of bone scans. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed based on a...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen S,Wang L,Qian K,Jiang W,Deng H,Zhou Q,Wang G,Liu X,Wu CL,Xiao Y,Wang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family members exert their function via specific type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors and intracellular Smad transcription factors, including the common mediator Smad4. The dual effects of TGF-beta signaling on tumor initiation and progression are cell-specifi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang G,Yang X

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical evidence suggests that there exists a strong correlation between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and abnormal development of the nervous system. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elusive. In this study, recombinant lentiviral vectors coding for ZIKV structural proteins and truncations (prM-Env, M-En...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu J,Li Q,Li X,Qiu Z,Li A,Liang W,Chen H,Cai X,Chen X,Duan X,Li J,Wu W,Xu M,Mao Y,Chen H,Li J,Gu W,Li H

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unfolded protein response, autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis regulate tumor cell fate and have become novel signaling targets for the development of cancer therapeutic drugs. Curcumin has been used to treat several different cancers, including ovarian cancer, in clinical t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Qu W,Xiao J,Zhang H,Chen Q,Wang Z,Shi H,Gong L,Chen J,Liu Y,Cao R,Lv J

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is the fifth common cause of death in woman worldwide. The tripartite motif-containing (TRIM) proteins consist of more than 70 known protein members. Studies have showed that TRIM proteins are involved in cancer and play important roles in cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion and metastasis. R...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang Y,Zhou Z,Wang X,Zhang X,Chen Y,Bai J,Di W

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Odor-detection in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae involves large families of diverse proteins, including multiple odorant binding proteins (AgOBPs) and olfactory receptors (AgORs). The receptors AgOR1 and AgOR2, as well as the binding protein AgOBP1, have been implicated in the recognition of human host odors. ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Schymura D,Forstner M,Schultze A,Kröber T,Swevers L,Iatrou K,Krieger J

更新日期：2010-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variant T329S in flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) impairs trimethylamine (TMA) metabolism in birds. The TMA metabolism that under complex genetic and dietary regulation, closely linked to cardiovascular disease risk. We determined whether the genetic defects in TMA metabolism may change other metabolic...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang J,Long C,Zhang H,Zhang Y,Wang H,Yue H,Wang X,Wu S,Qi G

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A LIM-homeobox gene, AmphiLim1/5, from the Florida amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) encodes a protein that phylogenetic analysis positions at the base of a clade comprising vertebrate Lim1 and Lim5. Amphioxus AmphiLim1/5 is expressed in domains that are a composite of those of vertebrate Lim1 and Lim5, which evident...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Langeland JA,Holland LZ,Chastain RA,Holland ND

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genuine racial differences in prostate cancer (PCa) biology have been considered among the potential reasons to explain PCa disparities. There is no animal model to represent all aspects of human PCa and, more specifically, to be used for PCa disparity research. The lack of a spontaneously transformed in vitro cell-ba...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Koochekpour S,Willard SS,Shourideh M,Ali S,Liu C,Azabdaftari G,Saleem M,Attwood K

更新日期：2014-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cause of death in women throughout the world. Although microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified as novel regulators in carcinogenesis, there are still abundant hidden treasure needed to be excavated. In the present study, we found that miR-519d expression was remarkably decreased i...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chu C,Liu X,Bai X,Zhao T,Wang M,Xu R,Li M,Hu Y,Li W,Yang L,Qin Y,Yang M,Yan C,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To compare the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) between patients with and without chronic osteomyelitis (COM), both in humans and in mice, and to explore risk factors in COM patients who developed T2DM. Methods: One hundred seven patients with COM and 114 patients without COM were consecutively enrolled and ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang Y,Wang J,Deng Z,Jin J,Jiang H,Meng J,Xu H,Zhao J,Sun G,Qian H

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF-I and IGF-II, are essential for regulating cell growth, differentiation and metastasis of a broad range of malignancies. The IGF-I/II actions are mediated through the IGF receptor type 1 (IGF-1R) and the insulin receptor (IR), which are overexpressed in multiple types of tum...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen Z,Liu J,Chu D,Shan Y,Ma G,Zhang H,Zhang XD,Wang P,Chen Q,Deng C,Chen W,Dimitrov DS,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:By introduction of Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and cMyc, human adult somatic cells can be reprogrammed into embryonic stem cell capable of pluripotent differentiation. In several lines of human endometrial polyp- and cervical polyp-mesenchymal stem cells (EPMSCs and CPMSC), we showed introduction of the four transcription factor...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ding DC,Chu TY,Liu HW

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:The incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been rising over the past several decades. Despite various therapeutic regimens and modern diagnostic techniques are developed, NSCLC still have an extremely poor prognosis due to drug resistance. Therefore, it is critical to find a novel pr...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lu J,Zhan Y,Feng J,Luo J,Fan S

更新日期：2018-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hox genes are organized as clusters and specify regional identity along the anteroposterior body axis by sequential expression at a specific time and region during embryogenesis. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the sequential spatio-temporal, collinear expression pattern of Hox genes are not fully understoo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Min H,Lee JY,Kim MH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent breakthrough showing that direct trans-differentiation of chondrocytes into bone cells commonly occurs during endochondral bone formation in the growth plate, articular cartilage, and mandibular condylar cartilage suggests that chondrogenesis and osteogenesis are likely one continuous biological process inste...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jing Y,Jing J,Wang K,Chan K,Harris SE,Hinton RJ,Feng JQ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-matrix interactions play critical roles in cell adhesion, tissue remodeling and cancer metastasis. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) is a collagen receptor belonging to receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. It is a powerful regulator of collagen deposition in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Although the oligome...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li T,Liu J,Cai H,Wang B,Feng Y,Liu J

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus (DENV) causes the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease of humans worldwide. Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are involved in virus infection by regulating various steps of viral-host interaction. However, the distinct role of GSLs during DENV infection remains unclear. In this study, we used mouse melano...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang K,Wang J,Sun T,Bian G,Pan W,Feng T,Wang P,Li Y,Dai J

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown etiology. In some cases, typically developing children regress into clinical symptoms of autism, a condition known as regressive autism. Protein kinases are essential for G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated signal transduction, and are involved in neuronal functions...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ji L,Chauhan A,Chauhan V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are transcribed from genome but not translated into proteins. Many ncRNAs are key regulators of plants growth and development, metabolism and stress tolerance. In order to make the web-based ncRNA resources for plant science research be more easily accessible and understandable, we made a comp...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liao P,Li S,Cui X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to find a blood host and to select appropriate oviposition sites female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes rely on olfactory cues which are sensed by olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) located within morphologically different sensilla hairs. While the sharp type trichoid sensilla are most abundant and intensely studi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Schultze A,Breer H,Krieger J

更新日期：2014-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a tumor subtype with aggressive behavior and poor clinical outcome for lacking effective therapies. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been suggested to have tumor-initiating properties, but it remains unclear whether their presence contributes to the increased aggressiveness...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang F,Cao L,Sun Z,Jin J,Fang H,Zhang W,Guan X

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global infection, and is seriously threatening human life, especially cancer patients. Thus, we sought to determine the clinical roles of ACE2 (the cell entry receptor of SARS-CoV-2) in ccRCC (clear cell renal cell carcinoma). TCGA, ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang W,Li L,Zhang K,Ma K,Xie H,Gong Y,Zhou J,Gong K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation (IR) is a well-known carcinogen, however the mechanism of radiation induced thymic lymphoma is not well known. Moreover, an easy and effective method to protect mice from radiation induced thymic lymphoma is still unknown. Hydrogen, or H(2), is seldom regarded as an important agent in medical usage,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhao L,Zhou C,Zhang J,Gao F,Li B,Chuai Y,Liu C,Cai J

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a group of enveloped, single-stranded positive genomic RNA viruses and some of them are known to cause severe respiratory diseases in human, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the ongoing coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). One key el...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yang N,Shen HM

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal injury (TI) with septic complications continues to be a serious clinical problem. One of the main concerns in such patients is immunosuppression related to functional derangements in intestinal CD4+ T lymphocytes. Extensive previous studies in thermal injury/septic patients and animal models of thermal injury/...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fazal N,Al-Ghoul WM

更新日期：2007-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) and fused in sarcoma (FUS) are two highly conserved ribonucleoproteins. Pathogenic mutations of the TDP-43 or the FUS gene are all linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons. To better understand the correlation of A...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang C,Xia PY,Zhou H

更新日期：2010-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA-370 (miR-370) has been observed to act as a tumor suppressor through the targeting of different proteins in a variety of tumors. Our previous study indicated that miR-370 was able to target forkhead box protein M1 (FOXM1) to inhibit cell growth and metastasis in human osteosarcoma cells. In this study, we rep...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang W,Duan N,Zhang Q,Song T,Li Z,Zhang C,Chen X,Wang K

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is a complicated, multistep process that is responsible for over 90% of cancer-related death. Metastatic disease or the movement of cancer cells from one site to another requires dramatic remodeling of the cytoskeleton. The regulation of cancer cell migration is determined not only by biochemical factors in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li X,Wang J

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the effect and mechanism of type 2 voltage-gated chloride channel (ClC-2) on myelin development of newborn rats' cerebral white matter with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In this study, GDM model was induced in late pregnant rat model. The alteration of ClC-2 expression in various ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： He F,Peng Y,Yang Z,Ge Z,Tian Y,Ma T,Li H

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00