Mechanical tumor microenvironment and transduction: cytoskeleton mediates cancer cell invasion and metastasis.

abstract：:Despite significant progressions in treatment modalities over the last decade, either cancer incidence or mortality is continuously on the rise throughout the world. Current anticancer agents display limited efficacy, accompanied by severe side effects. In order to improve therapeutic outcomes in patients with cancer,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang M,Jiang S,Zhou L,Yu F,Ding H,Li P,Zhou M,Wang K

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of wild type p53 tumor suppressive function and oncogenic gain-of-function of p53 mutants have been showing important implications in tumorigenesis. The p53(N236S) (p53(N239S) in human, p53S) mutation has been shown to lose wild type p53 function by yeast assay. However, its gain of function is still not clea...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jia S,Zhao L,Tang W,Luo Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type is intrinsic resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In this study, we assessed whether the combination of bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) and icotinib could surmount primary EGFR-TKI resistance in NSCLC cells and inves...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xiang M,Jiang HG,Shu Y,Chen YJ,Jin J,Zhu YM,Li MY,Wu JN,Li J

更新日期：2020-03-05 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：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：:Recent studies have reported that cancer stem cells (CSCs) could be isolated from solid cancer cell lines, in which the purity of CSCs was higher than that from tumor tissues. Separation of CSCs from leukemic cell lines was rarely reported. In this study, CD34(+)CD38(-)stem-like cell subsets in human KG-1a leukemic ce...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang L,Yang S,He YJ,Shao HY,Wang L,Chen H,Gao YJ,Qing FX,Chen XC,Zhao LY,Tan S

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Versican, a ubiquitous component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), accumulates both in tumor stroma and cancer cells and is highly regulated by various cytokines. The aberrant expression of versican and its isoforms is known to modulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration, all of which are features of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang Z,Zhang J,Miao L,Liu K,Yang S,Pan C,Jiao B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition in plants and animals. At present there is relatively little information regarding the role of miRNAs in the response to drought stress in maize. In this study, ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Sheng L,Chai W,Gong X,Zhou L,Cai R,Li X,Zhao Y,Jiang H,Cheng B

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial lining hyperplasia, which involves abnormal growth of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). This study aimed to investigate the function and molecular mechanism of peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PADI4) in FLSs isolated from RA patients (RA-FLSs). FLSs were isol...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Fan L,Zong M,Gong R,He D,Li N,Sun LS,Ye Q,Yu S

更新日期：2017-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth factors are currently evaluated as therapeutics in stroke and neurodegeneration. Besides direct neurotrophic effects, they promote proliferation, survival, and differentiation of both transplanted and endogenous neural precursor cells (NPCs). In the current study, we investigated whether NPCs expressing Vascula...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Maurer MH,Thomas C,Bürgers HF,Kuschinsky W

更新日期：2007-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling axis plays important roles in cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation, the molecular mechanism underlying how the FGF elicits these diverse regulatory signals is not well understood. By using the Frs2α null mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) in conjunction ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lin X,Zhang Y,Liu L,McKeehan WL,Shen Y,Song S,Wang F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the promoter methylation status of RECK gene and mRNA expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:We analyzed RECK methylation by MSP, and RECK mRNA by real-time PCR in 74 HCC. The liver cell lines (7721, Chang and Hep-G2) were treated with 5-Aza-CdR and TSA. RESULTS:REC...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang C,Ling Y,Zhang C,Xu Y,Gao L,Li R,Zhu J,Fan L,Wei L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β2-Adrenoceptor (β2-AR) agonists promote muscle growth. The aim of this study was to elucidate some effects of the selective β2-adrenoceptor agonist clenbuterol (CLB) on myoblast proliferation. We found that CLB induces cell cycle arrest in C2C12 myoblasts. This effect is partly due to the enhanced stability of p27, r...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen M,Liu C,Wang M,Wang H,Zhang K,Zheng Y,Yu Z,Li X,Guo W,Li N,Meng Q

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST), responsible for the sulfation of a variety of secretory and membrane proteins, has been identified and characterized in submandibular salivary glands (William et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997; 338: 90-96). In the present study we demonstrate the sulfation of a salivary secretory...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Kasinathan C,Gandhi N,Ramaprasad P,Sundaram P,Ramasubbu N

更新日期：2007-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is considered the most common type of primary malignant bone tumor, which has an urgent need for more effective treatment. Recently, chitinase 3 like 1 (Chi3L1) expression has been found in a variety of cancer cells. However it is not known whether Chi3L1 regulates the STAT3 pathway in OS cells. Here...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Park KR,Yun HM,Hong JT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomere dysfunction is closely associated with human diseases such as cancer and ageing. Inappropriate changes in telomere length and/or structure result in telomere dysfunction. Telomeres have been considered to be transcriptionally silent, but it was recently demonstrated that mammalian telomeres are transcribed in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang C,Zhao L,Lu S

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 4 (Dpysl4) is a known regulator of hippocampal neuron development. Here, we report that Dpysl4 is involved in growth regulation, polarization and differentiation of dental epithelial cells during tooth germ morphogenesis. A reduction in Dpysl4 gene expression in the tooth germ produ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yasukawa M,Ishida K,Yuge Y,Hanaoka M,Minami Y,Ogawa M,Sasaki T,Saito M,Tsuji T

更新日期：2013-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a common inflammatory factor, which involves in various non-specific pathological processes of inflammation. It has been found that increased endothelial permeability accompanied with high expression of IL-8 at site of injured endothelium and atherosclerotic plaque at early stages, suggesting t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yu H,Huang X,Ma Y,Gao M,Wang O,Gao T,Shen Y,Liu X

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hormonal and dietary stimuli on hepatic glucose and lipid homeostasis include regulation of gene expression. Berberine, an effective compound in certain Chinese medicinal herbs, has been reported to lower plasma glucose and lipid levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic patients. We hypothesized that...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ge Y,Zhang Y,Li R,Chen W,Li Y,Chen G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is present in mammalian follicular fluid and plays an important role in regulating steroidogenesis in follicular cells. In this study, we report the effect of melatonin on steroidogenesis in the theca interna (TI) in small bovine follicles and theca cells (TCs) cultured in vitro. Treatment with melatonin sig...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang X,Meng K,He Y,Wang H,Zhang Y,Quan F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one of the most ominous malignancies, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage, owing to its aggressive invasion and metastatic spread. Emerging evidence has demonstrated that Rictor, as a unique component of the mTORC2, plays a role in cell migration, as it is dysregulated in var...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Dong X,Feng M,Yang H,Liu H,Guo H,Gao X,Liu Y,Liu R,Zhang N,Chen R,Kong R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirtuins are highly conserved NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases and/or ADP-ribosyltransferases that can extend the lifespan of several lower model organisms including yeast, worms and flies. The seven mammalian sirtuins, SIRT1 to SIRT7, have emerged as key metabolic sensors that directly link environmental signals t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li X,Kazgan N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) can lead to irreversible central nervous system (CNS) damage. However, the pathogenesis of the developmental brain disorders caused by CH has not been completely elucidated. ARPC5 and CRMP2 are closely associated with neurite outgrowth in brain development. Thus, the aim of the present s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu CR,Miao J,Zhang YL,Liu YM,Yu BG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralization-front theory is historically rooted in mineralization research fields for many decades. This theory is widely used to describe mineralization events in both osteogenesis and dentinogenesis. However, this model does not provide enough evidence to explain how minerals are propagated from the pulp-end ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li C,Jing Y,Wang K,Ren Y,Liu X,Wang X,Wang Z,Zhao H,Feng JQ

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:When pathogenic stresses are recognized by innate immune cells, inflammasomes are assembled and caspase-1 is activated, resulting in the conversion of pro-IL-18 into mature IL-18. Because natural killer (NK) cells express IL-18 receptors, IL-18 may play roles in immune functions of NK cells. In the present study, we e...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Senju H,Kumagai A,Nakamura Y,Yamaguchi H,Nakatomi K,Fukami S,Shiraishi K,Harada Y,Nakamura M,Okamura H,Tanaka Y,Mukae H

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance. However, the complete molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, zebrafish were fed a long-term high-fat diet to induce type 2 diabetes, which resulted in a higher body weight, body mass index, more lipid vacuoles in liver, increased insulin tra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Meng XH,Chen B,Zhang JP

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key process in EGFR-TKI resistance but the detailed mechanism is largely unknown. We aim to evaluate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGR-1R) in EMT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used IL-6 to induce EMT in EGFR-TKI s...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zheng X,Lu G,Yao Y,Gu W

更新日期：2019-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cells produce sperm and eggs for reproduction and fertility. The Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer), a protandrous marine fish, undergoes male-female sex reversal and thus offers an excellent model to study the role of germ cells in sex differentiation and sex reversal. Here we report the cloning and expression of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Xu H,Lim M,Dwarakanath M,Hong Y

更新日期：2014-02-06 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：:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are closely correlated with tumor occurrence, invasion, and metastasis. However, factors affecting the biological functions of TAMs in colorectal cancer (CRC) are incompletely understood. Here, we found that Wnt5a was mainly expressed on TAMs of tumor stroma but not on CRC cells. Su...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu Q,Song J,Pan Y,Shi D,Yang C,Wang S,Xiong B

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00