Circ-100290 Positively Regulates Angiogenesis Induced by Conditioned Medium of Human Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through miR-449a/eNOS and miR-449a/VEGFA Axes.

abstract：:Mitochondrial function is of particular importance in brain because of its high demand for energy (ATP) and efficient removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We developed rat mitochondrion-neuron focused microarray (rMNChip) and integrated bioinformatics tools for rapid identification of differential pathways in bra...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Su YA,Zhang Q,Su DM,Tang MX

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic landscape of pancreatic cancer shows nearly ubiquitous mutations of K-RAS. However, oncogenic K-Ras(mt) alone is not sufficient to lead to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in either human or in genetically modified adult mouse models. Many stimulants, such as high fat diet, CCK, LPS, PGE2 and others...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Logsdon CD,Lu W

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) is a vasoactive molecule that is generated by vascular cells as a byproduct of heme catabolism and it plays an important physiological role in circulation system. In order to investigate whether exogenous CO can mediate the growth and proliferation of vascular cells, in this study, we used 250 par...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Li Y,Wang H,Yang B,Yang J,Ruan X,Yang Y,Wakeland EK,Li Q,Fang X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small synthetic compounds have been implicated in treatment of human cancers. We have synthesized a small compound, BPR1K0609S1 (hereafter, BP), which inhibits Aurora-A kinase. In the present study, we studied the mechanism of BP suppression of tumorigenesis induced by Aurora-A. Given our previous results that inactiv...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Shionome Y,Lin WH,Shiao HY,Hsieh HP,Hsu JT,Ouchi T

更新日期：2013-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb) is a well-known neurotoxicant and a risk factor for neurologic disorders. The blood brain barrier (BBB) plays an important role in the maintenance of optimal brain function. BBB is a target of Pb, and studies have shown that Pb induced barrier loss and decreased the expression of tight junction proteins, but...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Liu X,Su P,Meng S,Aschner M,Cao Y,Luo W,Zheng G,Liu M

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:During the immune response, neutrophils display localized mechanical events by interacting with their environment through the micro-vascular transit, trans-endothelial, and trans-epithelial migration. Nano-mechanical studies of human neutrophils on localized nano-domains could provide the essential information for und...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lee YJ,Patel D,Park S

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Recent studies demonstrate circulating serum spexin levels are reduced in obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and may play a role in glucose metabolism. The mechanism underlying is not known. In this study, we explore whether spexin has a role in insulin resistance and hepatic glucose metabo...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Gu L,Ding X,Wang Y,Gu M,Zhang J,Yan S,Li N,Song Z,Yin J,Lu L,Peng Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 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

abstract：:Peripheral nerve injury is a complex condition with a variety of signs and symptoms such as numbness, tingling, jabbing, throbbing, burning or sharp pain. Peripheral nerves are fragile in nature and can easily get damaged due to acute compression or trauma which may lead to the sensory and motor functions deficits and...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hussain G,Wang J,Rasul A,Anwar H,Qasim M,Zafar S,Aziz N,Razzaq A,Hussain R,de Aguilar JG,Sun T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious HCV carrying reporter genes have further applications in understanding the HCV life cycle including replication, viral assembly and release. In this study, a full-length 3039bp LacZ gene was inserted into the derivative of JFH1-AM120 to develop an additional reporter virus. The results showed that the recom...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang Q,Hagedorn C,Liu S

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard of care for patients who suffer from non-organ confined prostate cancer (CaP) is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ADT exploits the reliance of CaP cells on androgen receptor (AR) signaling throughout CaP progression from androgen-stimulated (AS) to castration-recurrent (CR) disease. AR is a member of t...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Heemers HV

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical and biophysical processes that take place in muscle under relaxed and stressed conditions depend on the abundance and activity of gene products of metabolic and structural pathways. In livestock at post-mortem, these muscle properties determine aspects of meat quality and are measurable. The conversion of ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Ponsuksili S,Murani E,Trakooljul N,Schwerin M,Wimmers K

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:As a systemic syndrome characterized by age-associated degenerative skeletal muscle atrophy, sarcopenia leads to a risk of adverse outcomes in the elderly. Age-related iron accumulation is found in the muscles of sarcopenia animal models and patients, but the role of iron in sarcopenia remains poorly understood. It ha...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Huang Y,Wu B,Shen D,Chen J,Yu Z,Chen C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is a malignant type of cancer with high prevalence and is one of the primary causes of cancer-related deaths. Oxaliplatin plays a significant role in the treatment of cancer, but the application of oxaliplatin is restricted due to its toxic side effects and drug resistance in clinical practice. Therefore,...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Cao P,Xia Y,He W,Zhang T,Hong L,Zheng P,Shen X,Liang G,Cui R,Zou P

更新日期：2019-06-04 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：:After spinal cord injury (SCI), the destruction of blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) is shown to accelerate gathering of noxious blood-derived components in the nervous system, leading to secondary neurodegenerative damages. SCI activates endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress), which is considered to evoke secondary ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Zheng B,Zhou Y,Zhang H,Yang G,Hong Z,Han D,Wang Q,He Z,Liu Y,Wu F,Zhang X,Tong S,Xu H,Xiao J

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aims: Dysfunction of the immune regulatory system plays a role in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis (AR). The underlying mechanism needs to be further investigated. Published data indicate that soluble CD83 (sCD83) has immune regulatory activities. This study aims to investigate the role of sCD83 in...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu YJ,Song YN,Geng XR,Ma F,Mo LH,Zhang XW,Liu DB,Liu ZG,Yang PC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Span 80 (sorbitan monooleate) vesicles behaved differently from conventional phospholipid vesicles (liposomes) because the former had a more fluid interface. After doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) was encapsulated into the Span 80 vesicle (loading efficiency: 63 %), DOX-loaded Span 80 vesicles (DVs) were thereafter add...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Hayashi K,Tatsui T,Shimanouchi T,Umakoshi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is no information regarding transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as a postoperative management after hepatic resection for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: Forty-two patients with pathological confirmation of HBV-associated ICC were en...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Jeong S,Zheng B,Wang J,Chi J,Tong Y,Xia L,Xu N,Zhang J,Kong X,Gu J,Xia Q

更新日期：2017-09-21 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：:The objective of this work was to evaluate the bioavailability of heme iron added to biscuit filling. It comprised two stages: first, the development of the heme iron enriched biscuit filling; second, the evaluation of the bioavailability of the mineral in fattening piglets. Two groups were selected randomly and fed: ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Quintero-Gutiérrez AG,González-Rosendo G,Sánchez-Muñoz J,Polo-Pozo J,Rodríguez-Jerez JJ

更新日期：2008-02-18 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：: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：: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：:In this paper, we use Stokes, Brinkman and Darcy equations to approximate the porous continuum media of ligament tissues respectively, simulate the flow field with FLUENT software, and study the shear stress on the cell surface due to the interstitial fluid flow. Since the Brinkman equation approaches Stokes equation ...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Yao W,Shen Z,Ding G

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverting activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) to less activation or quiescent status is a promising strategy for liver fibrosis. Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI) could suppress HSCs activation. Our previous study demonstrated a critical role of miRNAs in HSCs activation. Here, we explored the involvement of m...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Lu P,Yan M,He L,Li J,Ji Y,Ji J

更新日期：2019-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens have developed strategies to modify Dendritic Cells (DCs) phenotypes and impair their functions in order to create a safer environment for their survival. DCs responses to helminths and their derivatives vary among different studies. Here we show that excretory/secretory products of the cestode Taenia crassi...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Terrazas CA,Sánchez-Muñoz F,Mejía-Domínguez AM,Amezcua-Guerra LM,Terrazas LI,Bojalil R,Gómez-García L

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：:The terminal loop region of primary miRNA transcripts is an important determinant controlling miRNA function in human, animals and plants. However, the effects of polymorphisms in loop region of miRNA precusors on phenotypic variation have not been reported, especially on agronomic traits in rice. From rice japonica v...

journal_title：International journal of biological sciences

authors： Wang C,Ye J,Tang W,Liu Z,Zhu C,Wang M,Wan J

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00