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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Sugawara-Narutaki A,Kamiya Ydoi
10.3390/ijms21093276subject
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2020-05-06 00:00:00issue
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1422-0067pii
ijms21093276journal_volume
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社论abstract::Omics approaches for investigating biological systems were introduced in the mid-1990s and quickly consolidated to become a fundamental pillar of modern biology. The idea of measuring the whole complement of genes, transcripts, proteins, and metabolites has since become widespread and routinely adopted in the pursuit ...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms21238987
更新日期:2020-11-26 00:00:00
abstract::When cellular reducing enzymes fail to shield the cell from increased amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress arises. The redox state is misbalanced, DNA and proteins are damaged and cellular transcription networks are activated. This condition can lead to the initiation and/or to the progression of...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms131013104
更新日期:2012-10-12 00:00:00
abstract::Chalcones are precursors of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. Both flavonoids and chalcones are intensively investigated because of a large spectrum of their biological activities. Among others, anticancer and antiangiogenic effects account for the research interest of these substances. Because of an essential role in...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms19010027
更新日期:2017-12-22 00:00:00
abstract::Winter turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.) is a large-scale winter-only oil crop cultivated in Northwest China. However, its cold-resistant molecular mechanism remains inadequate. Studying the cold adaptation mechanisms of winter turnip rape based on the proteomic technique of isobaric tags for relative and absolute quanti...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms19113346
更新日期:2018-10-26 00:00:00
abstract::Endocrine therapy is a key treatment strategy to control or eradicate hormone-responsive breast cancer. However, resistance to endocrine therapy leads to breast cancer relapse. The recent extension of adjuvant tamoxifen treatment up to 10 years actualizes the need for identifying biological markers that may be used to...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms161024243
更新日期:2015-10-14 00:00:00
abstract::Graphene oxide (GO) is a bidimensional novel material that exhibits high biocompatibility and angiogenic properties, mostly related to the intracellular formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this work, we set up an experimental methodology for the fabrication of GO@peptide hybrids by the immobilization, via i...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21155571
更新日期:2020-08-04 00:00:00
abstract::The exposure of living organisms to environmental stress triggers defensive responses resulting in the activation of protective processes. Whenever the exposure occurs at low doses, defensive effects overwhelm the adverse effects of the exposure; this adaptive situation is referred to as "hormesis". Environmental, phy...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms21197053
更新日期:2020-09-25 00:00:00
abstract::Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is established as the combination of central obesity and different metabolic disturbances, such as insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. This cluster of factors affects approximately 10%-50% of adults worldwide and the prevalence has been increasing in epidemic proportions over t...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms17111877
更新日期:2016-11-10 00:00:00
abstract::Notwithstanding the widespread use and promising clinical value of chemotherapy, the pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and mechanism of mitoxantrone remains unclear. To promote the clinical value in the treatment of human diseases and the exploration of potential subtle effects of mitoxantrone, zebrafish embryos were empl...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms19113516
更新日期:2018-11-08 00:00:00
abstract::Buckwheat is an important functional food material with high nutritional value. However, it is still a difficult task for the taxonomy studies of wild buckwheat that are only based on morphology. In order to demonstrate the most efficient DNA barcode in the phylogenetic research of buckwheat, promote the investigation...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms20143455
更新日期:2019-07-14 00:00:00
abstract::Molecular etiology of thyroid cancers has been widely studied, and several molecular alterations have been identified mainly associated with follicular and papillary histotypes. However, the molecular bases of the complex pathogenesis of thyroid carcinomas remain poorly understood. HOX genes regulate normal embryonic ...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms141121727
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Body size is one of the most important attributes of a species, but the basic question of why and how each species reaches a different "right size" is still largely unknown. Herein, three phylogenetically closely related catfishes from Sisoridae, including one extraordinarily large-sized Bagarius yarrelli and two aver...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms20040944
更新日期:2019-02-21 00:00:00
abstract::Emotional and cognitive information processing represent higher-order brain functions. They require coordinated interaction of specialized brain areas via a complex spatial and temporal equilibrium among neuronal cell-autonomous, circuitry, and network mechanisms. The delicate balance can be corrupted by stressful exp...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms21207455
更新日期:2020-10-09 00:00:00
abstract::Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been well established as an important extracellular ligand of autocrine signaling, intercellular communication, and neurotransmission with numerous physiological and pathophysiological roles. In addition to the classical exocytosis, non-vesicular mechanisms of cellular ATP release have...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms19030808
更新日期:2018-03-11 00:00:00
abstract::Compared to other mammalian species, porcine oocytes and embryos are characterized by large amounts of lipids stored mainly in the form of droplets in the cytoplasm. The amount and the morphology of lipid droplets (LD) change throughout the preimplantation development, however, relatively little is known about express...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21186488
更新日期:2020-09-05 00:00:00
abstract::Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly form of liver malignancy with limited treatment options. Amplification and/or overexpression of c-MYC is one of the most frequent genetic events in human HCC. The mammalian target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) is a major functional axis regulating various aspects of cellula...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21228467
更新日期:2020-11-11 00:00:00
abstract::RNA isolated from fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues is widely used in biomedical research and molecular pathology for diagnosis. In the present study, we have set-up a method based on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to investigate the effects of different fixatives on RNA. By the application of the pre...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21207540
更新日期:2020-10-13 00:00:00
abstract::tRNA and some other non-coding RNA genes are transcribed by RNA polymerase III (pol III), due to the presence of intragenic promoter, consisting of boxes A and B spaced by 30-40 bp. Such pol III promoters, called type 2, are also intrinsic to Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs). The contribution of 5'-flanking sequenc...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21103706
更新日期:2020-05-25 00:00:00
abstract::Human cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1)-mediated biotransformation of endobiotics and xenobiotics plays an important role in the progression of human breast cancer. In this study, we investigated the effects of WY-14643, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) agonist, on CYP1B1 expression and the related me...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms20235928
更新日期:2019-11-25 00:00:00
abstract::Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common tumor subtype of thyroid cancer. However, not all PTCs are responsive to current surgical and radioiodine treatment. The well-established clinical prognostic factors include tumor size, lymph node/distal metastasis, and extrathyroidal invasion. The RET/PTC-RAS-BRAF lin...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms18030636
更新日期:2017-03-15 00:00:00
abstract::Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the result of maladaptive fibrocalcific processes leading to a progressive thickening and stiffening of aortic valve (AV) leaflets. CAVD is the most common cause of aortic stenosis (AS). At present, there is no effective pharmacotherapy in reducing CAVD progression; when CAVD be...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21238917
更新日期:2020-11-24 00:00:00
abstract::Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. The different treatments available for neuroblastoma are challenged by high rates of resistance, recurrence, and progression, most notably in advanced cases and highly malignant tumors. Therefore, the development of more targeted therapies, which ...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21186792
更新日期:2020-09-16 00:00:00
abstract::A large percentage of primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) contain neuropeptides such as tachykinins or calcitonin gene-related peptide. Neuropeptides released from the central terminals of primary afferents sensitize the secondary nociceptive neurons in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC), but als...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21082938
更新日期:2020-04-22 00:00:00
abstract::Obesity is a serious health challenge worldwide and is associated with various comorbidities, including dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Developing effective strategies to prevent obesity is therefore of paramount importance. One potential strategy to reduce obesity is to consume calcium, whi...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms20123072
更新日期:2019-06-23 00:00:00
abstract::Oxidative cellular damage caused by free radicals is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of various diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as to aging. The transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Kelch-like ECH-associated protein1 (Keap1) sign...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3390/ijms19010026
更新日期:2017-12-22 00:00:00
abstract::Ile-Ala-Val-Pro-Gly-Glu-Val-Ala (IAVPGEVA), Ile-Ala-Val-Pro-Thr-Gly-Val-Ala (IAVPTGVA) and Leu-Pro-Tyr-Pro (LPYP), three peptides deriving from soy glycinin hydrolysis, are known to regulate cholesterol metabolism in human hepatic HepG2 cells. We have recently demonstrated that the mechanism of action involves the act...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms161126029
更新日期:2015-11-16 00:00:00
abstract::We previously reported that oral formulations containing indomethacin nanoparticles (IND-NPs) showed high bioavailability, and, consequently, improved therapeutic effects and reduced injury to the small intestine. However, the pathway for the transintestinal penetration of nanoparticles remained unclear. Thus, in this...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms20030476
更新日期:2019-01-22 00:00:00
abstract::Ly-6/uPAR or three-finger proteins (TFPs) contain a disulfide-stabilized β-structural core and three protruding loops (fingers). In mammals, TFPs have been found in epithelium and the nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and immune systems. Here, using heteronuclear NMR, we determined the three-dimensional (3D) structure...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms21197280
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Civilization diseases associated with memory disorders are important health problems occurring due to a prolonged life span. The manuscript shows the results of an in vivo study targeting the emergence of two drug candidates with anti-amnestic properties. The preceding quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSA...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms18122511
更新日期:2017-11-24 00:00:00
abstract::Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) carrying the D842V activating mutation in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) gene are a very rare subgroup of GIST (about 10%) known to be resistant to conventional tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and to show an indolent behavior. In this study, we perfo...
journal_title:International journal of molecular sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3390/ijms19030732
更新日期:2018-03-04 00:00:00