Puerarin restores the autophagic flux to alleviate cadmium‑induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in NRK‑52E cells.

abstract：:Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is a widely distributed membrane protein, which is found in glial cells, ependymocytes and capillary endothelial cells in the brain, and particularly in the choroid plexus. AQP4 is a key regulator of water metabolism, and changes in its expression following brain injury are associated with pathologi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang C,Chen J,Lu H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of rare and damaging variants in genes associated with platelet function in large‑vessel ischemic stroke (LVIS) remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of some of these variants to the genetic susceptibility to LVIS in Polish patients using a deep re‑sequencing of 54 selec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Janicki PK,Eyileten C,Ruiz-Velasco V,Pordzik J,Czlonkowska A,Kurkowska-Jastrzebska I,Sugino S,Imamura Kawasawa Y,Mirowska-Guzel D,Postula M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 has exhibited pleiotropic effects in the regulation of glomerulosclerosis progression through its four receptors. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of prostaglandin receptor EP4 on mesangial cell proliferation. In vivo, 5/6 nephrectomy was introduced into EP4+/‑ and wild‑type (WT) mice. C...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Cao Y,Pan T,Chen X,Wu J,Guo N,Wang B

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat stress is demonstrated to have an effect on the function of the male testis, however, limited information has been reported on its effects on sperm maturation. In the present study, a comparative proteomic analysis was performed on the rat caput epididymal fluids responsible for sperm maturation, to identify key ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Liu F,Gao X,Liu X,Kong X,Wang H,Li J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer types, and chemotherapy plays an important role in treatment of HCC. However, long‑term treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs such as 5‑fluorouracil (5‑FU) often results in chemoresistance, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang C,Guo Y,Wang J,Min Z

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (Dox)-induced cardiotoxicity has been a well‑known phenomenon to clinicians and scientists for decades. It has been confirmed that Dox‑dependent cardiotoxicity is accompanied by cardiac cellular senescence. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Dox cardiotoxicity remains to be fully elucidated. Long...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xie Z,Xia W,Hou M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic microglial activation endangers neuronal survival through the release of various pro-inflammatory and neurotoxic factors. As such, negative regulators of microglial activation have been considered as potential therapeutic candidates to reduce the risk of neurodegeneration associated with inflammation. Uncaria ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jung HY,Nam KN,Woo BC,Kim KP,Kim SO,Lee EH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 4‑anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4‑ALK) fusion is almost mutually exclusive to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or K‑RAS mutation in non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and it is extremely rare for patients to exhibit both mutations. The present study reported ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu CW,Cai XY,Shao Y,Li Y,Shi MW,Zhang LY,Wang L,Zhang YP,Wang LP,Tian YW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have confirmed that exposure to particulate matter with a diameter of ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5) is associated with inflammation. PM2.5 decreases cardiac cell viability and increases apoptosis through overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In the present study, the role of PM2.5 in ECs was investigated...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen S,Wu X,Hu J,Dai G,Rong A,Guo G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells, the most powerful type of antigen‑presenting cells, have the unique ability to induce primary immune responses. Connexin43 expression is upregulated to increase gap junctions when immune cells are exposed to inflammatory factors. The present study applied small‑interfering RNA (siRNA) to decrease conn...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu F,Yan H,Nie W,Zhu J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common type of pediatric liver malignancy, which predominantly occurs in young children (aged <5 years), and continues to be a therapeutic challenge in terms of metastasis and drug resistance. As a new pattern of tumor blood supply, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a channel structure lined...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang F,Zhang CM,Li S,Wang KK,Guo BB,Fu Y,Liu LY,Zhang Y,Jiang HY,Wu CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Korean bamboo salt (BS) is known to have therapeutic effects in the treatment of diseases, including viral disease, dental plaque, diabetes, circulatory organ disorders, cancer and inflammatory disorders. However, the effect of BS on immune functions remains to be elucidated. The present study was designed to determin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim NR,Nam SY,Ryu KJ,Kim HM,Jeong HJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to reveal the potential genes associated with the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) by analyzing microarray data using bioinformatics. Gene expression profiles of two regions of the intervertebral disc were compared between patients with IDD and controls. GSE70362 containin...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo W,Zhang B,Li Y,Duan HQ,Sun C,Xu YQ,Feng SQ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the pathological features and prognosis of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer, the clinical data of 892 breast cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed and divided into four subtypes according to hormone receptor expression in breast cancer tissue: Her-2 overexpression, luminal A, luminal B ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang GS,Zhu H,Bi SJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress serves important roles in cardiac injury during the process of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Y‑box protein 1 (YB1), a member of the highly conserved Y‑box protein family, is closely associated with inflammation and stress responses by regulating gene transcription, RNA splicing and mRNA translation. How...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang S,He F,Li Z,Hu Y,Huangfu N,Chen X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disease characterized by the presence of the BCR‑ABL1 fusion gene, a constitutively active, oncogenic tyrosine kinase that is responsible for the clinical features of CML. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as imatinib, have markedly altered the treatment of CML. Ho...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mehlig LM,Garve C,Tauer JT,Suttorp M,Bauer A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia‑inducible factor‑1α (HIF‑1α) is key in tumor progression and aggressiveness as it regulates a series of genes involved in angiogenesis and anaerobic metabolism. Previous studies have shown that the transcriptional levels of HIF‑1α may be downregulated by endostatin. However, the molecular mechanism by which en...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo L,Chen Y,He T,Qi F,Liu G,Fu Y,Rao C,Wang J,Luo Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroacupuncture (EA) has been documented as a form of therapy for chronic sinusitis (CRS). The present study aimed to assess the effects of EA combined with interleukin‑10 (IL‑10) overexpression on CRS in mice, and to investigate the associated mechanisms. A mouse model of CRS was established by the administration ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou L,Hong J,Wan Z,Lu X,Shao Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac fibrosis is considered an important pathological mechanism in the progression of cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Astragaloside IV (AsIV) is a major active ingredient in Astragalus membranaceus. In a preliminary experiment, it was demonstrated that this naturally occurring substance exhibited cardioprotec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dai H,Jia G,Lu M,Liang C,Wang Y,Wang H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and collagen type I (Col-1) serve a critical role in the development and progression of hypertrophic scarring (HS). The present study hypothesized that a post‑translational mechanism of microRNAs (miR) regulated the expression of TGF‑β1 and Col‑1 in HS fibroblasts (HSFBs). A coll...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xiao K,Luo X,Wang X,Gao Z

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:The β1‑adrenergic receptor (AR) is the primary β‑AR subtype in the heart and is the target of metoprolol (Met), which is commonly used to treat angina and hypertension. Previous studies have revealed a positive correlation between the methylation levels of the adrenoreceptor β1 gene (Adrb1) promoter in the myocardium ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Huang Y,Liu XL,Wen J,Huang LH,Lu Y,Miao RJ,Liu X,Li Y,Xing XW,Yuan H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with new agents require accurate histological subtyping at diagnosis to avoid the higher risk of an adverse response and to obtain the maximum therapeutic response. However, interobserver variability, tumor heterogeneity and the degree of different...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Hamamoto J,Soejima K,Yoda S,Naoki K,Nakayama S,Satomi R,Terai H,Ikemura S,Sato T,Yasuda H,Hayashi Y,Sakamoto M,Takebayashi T,Betsuyaku T

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Krüppel‑like factor 2 (KLF2) on the differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to endothelial cells (ECs) induced by shear stress, and to investigate the corresponding mechanisms. Cultured rat late EPCs were exposed to shear stress (12 dyn/cm2) for differe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chu HR,Sun YC,Gao Y,Guan XM,Yan H,Cui XD,Zhang XY,Li X,Li H,Cheng M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the association between apolipo-protein E (APOE) polymorphisms and insulin resistance and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with macroangiopathy, 60 patients with T2DM macroangiopathy were enrolled and divided into three groups: dryness-heat due to deficienc...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xie YQ,Wang H,Wu YP,Yin DH,Wang ZS,Huang YH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-engineered bone substitutes are frequently used to repair bone defects. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are a promising source of cells for repairing bone tissue, however, insufficient osteogenic potency remains the main obstacle for their application. The present study aimed to enhance the osteogenic potency...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Z,Zhang D,Hu Z,Cheng J,Zhuo C,Fang X,Xing Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis (AS) remains the leading cause for global cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, and a major cause of cardiopathy, myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular diseases. Macrophages serve a critical role in atherosclerotic plaque stabilization and rupture, and the selective removal of macroph...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhu YN,Fan WJ,Zhang C,Guo F,Li W,Wang YF,Jiang ZS,Qu SL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As demonstrated in previous studies, the phosphorylated form of 4E‑binding protein 1 (p‑4E‑BP1) may be a suitable tumor biomarker. The aim of the current study was to examine the expression status of p‑4E‑BP1 in colorectal cancer (CRC), in order to determine its clinical significance. The present study enrolled 89 pat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Miao Y,Chen L,Shi C,Fan R,Chen P,Liu H,Xia A,Qian H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The silent information regulator 2 related enzyme 2 (SIRT2) has been reported to have an important role in tumorigenesis. Although two distinct effects of SIRT2 have recently been revealed, which explain opposing expression patterns in different types of cancer, the specific function of SIRT2 in ovarian cancer remains...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Du Y,Wu J,Zhang H,Li S,Sun H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00