Hypoxia in utero increases the risk of pulmonary hypertension in rat offspring and is associated with vasopressin type‑2 receptor upregulation.

abstract：:GLI family zinc finger 3 (Gli3), as the upstream transcriptional activator of hedgehog signaling, has previously been demonstrated to participate in the process of liver fibrosis. The present study aimed to investigate the potential functions of microRNA (miR)‑200a and Gli3 in the progression of liver fibrosis. The ex...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Li L,Ran J,Li L,Chen G,Zhang S,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate whether the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is activated in invasive breast cancer. The expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑mTOR at ser2448 were detected, as well as the expression levels of its downstream signaling molecules: Eukaryotic translation ini...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma BL,Shan MH,Sun G,Ren GH,Dong C,Yao X,Zhou M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. However, there is a current lack of effective therapies available. As the resident macrophages of the brain, microglia can monitor the microenvironment and initiate immune responses. In response to various brain injuries, such as ische...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jiang CT,Wu WF,Deng YH,Ge JW

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deafness and hearing loss may have functional, economic, social and emotional impacts on humans, including the ability of an individual to communicate with others, feelings of isolation and frustration, and health sector costs. The World Health Organization reported that there are 32 million children worldwide with he...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Z,Chen QD,Zhao LP,Ma J,Zhang TS,Pang JX,Li YF,Wang MF,Wang AP,Tang L,Li LJ,He WJ,Gu H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritoneal fibrosis is a serious complication in patients with chronic renal failure on dialysis maintenance. Studies have shown that patients on long‑term PD have chronic inflammation. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) induced by inflammation is a major cause of perito...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi S,Zhang Y,Wen W,Zhao Y,Sun L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness. Previous studies have indicated that the oxidative stress‑induced apoptosis of trabecular meshwork cells (TMCs) may serve a key role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma, and that micro RNA(miR)‑17‑5p may be involved in this process. However, the specific mechanisms requi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Li Z,Bai J,Song W,Zhang F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4) is a secreted protein predominantly expressed in liver and adipose tissues, and has been identified as an adipokine. Angptl4 is the target gene of peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptors, which are widely used as lipid‑lowering and anti‑diabetic drugs, and previous studies hav...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang Y,Liu LM,Wei L,Ye WW,Meng XY,Chen F,Xiao Q,Chen JY,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocyte apoptosis and oxidative stress key critical roles in the process of doxorubicin (DOX)‑induced cardiotoxicity. However, how apoptosis and oxidative stress arise in DOX‑induced heart injury remains largely unknown. Cathepsin B (CTSB) is a typical lysosomal cysteine protease that is associated with apoptosis, inf...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu C,Cai Z,Hu T,Yao Q,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify potential key genes associated with the progression and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between CRC and normal samples were screened by integrated analysis of gene expression profile datasets, including the Gene Expression Omnibus...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu C,Chen F,Jiang J,Zhang H,Zhou M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scarring is the inevitable consequence of wound repair, which may cause significant physical and mental pain to patients when excessive. Bone morphogenetic protein‑7 (BMP‑7) has been proved to inhibit TGF‑β‑induced fibrosis in various tissues including dermal papilla cells. However, the effect of BMP‑7 on hypertrophic...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo J,Lin Q,Shao Y,Rong L,Zhang D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor (GCT) is an aggressive type of bone tumor consisting of multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells. Imatinib is a selective inhibitor for certain type III tyrosine kinase receptor family members with a variety of beneficial effects. The purpose of the present study was to determine the therapeutic pot...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liao Y,Lv G,Wang B,Kuang L,Wang X

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of β‑amyloid protein (Aβ) is considered a key step in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the regulation of its production is an important therapeutic strategy. It was hypothesized in the present study that Nogo‑A may be involved in AD and may regulate the generation of Aβ. Nogo‑A is known ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xie QQ,Feng X,Huang YΥ,Fang N,Yi H,Wang ZJ,Cao QΥ,Lou GF,Pan JP,Hu Y,Li FC,Zheng Q,Xiao F

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer‑associated mortality, and metastatic breast cancer is responsible for 90% of patient mortalities. Given that JWA represses the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of a number of other human tumor cells, including melanoma, esophageal, hepatocellular and gastric ca...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu L,Cheng L,Yang F,Pei B,Liu X,Zhou J,Zhu Y,Wang S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomas are one of the most common and most aggressive types of central nervous system tumor. Angiogenesis is an important basis for the growth of solid tumors, including gliomas, which is regulated by microRNAs (miRNAs). However, the mechanism remains unclear. Recently, it was demonstrated that miR‑24 was upregulated...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dai D,Huang W,Lu Q,Chen H,Liu J,Hong B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with respiratory overlap syndrome (OS), defined as concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, may exhibit an increased blood concentration of ingested drugs. This poor elimination of drugs is primarily attributed to downregulated gene expression of the drug‑metabol...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu H,Shao H,Wu Q,Sun X,Li L,Li K,Li X,Li Y,Zhang Q,Wu J,Chen H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation in mice. However, the mechanism underlying exposure to PM2.5 and subsequent and adverse effects remains to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of PM2.5 by different levels on a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu Y,Feng GZ,Du Q,Jin XX,Du XR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and predictive biomarkers of combination docetaxel-trastuzumab in a neoadjuvant setting by means of a phase II trial. Women with histologically-confirmed advanced invasive breast cancer whose tumours overexpressed HER-2 received 4 cycles of docetaxel (70 mg/m2 every...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kurosumi M,Tabei T,Sano M,Honma K,Yanagita Y,Yamamoto N,Inoue K,Sato N,Kimura M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:Our previous study demonstrated that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs) were capable of differentiation into germ cells in vitro. To assess this potential in vivo, HUMSCs were microinjected into the lumen of seminiferous tubules of immunocompetent mice, which were treated with busulfan to destroy end...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen H,Tang QL,Wu XY,Xie LC,Lin LM,Ho GY,Ma L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway exhibits an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. Excessive expression of TGF-β activates Smad4, leading to the upregulation of downstream metastasis-associated genes. Thus, the inhibition of the TGF-β/Smad4 signaling pathway may be a novel strateg...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen F,Zhuang M,Peng J,Wang X,Huang T,Li S,Lin M,Lin H,Xu Y,Li J,Chen Z,Huang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection induces not only chronic liver disease, but also extrahepatic manifestations such as thyroid disease and oral cancer. Thyroid dysfunction is also a complication known to be associated with interferon (IFN) therapy for HCV infection. We report on a 69-year-old Japanese man who develope...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Nagao Y,Hiromatsu Y,Nakashima T,Sata M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors initially performed reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction to determine the expression profile of KDM5A in ovarian cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissue. Compared with adjacent normal tissue, it was identified that KDM5A was highly expressed in ovarian cancer tissues. Moreover, hu...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Feng T,Wang Y,Lang Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement factor H‑related 3 (CFHR3) belongs to the human factor H protein family and is associated with various human diseases, including nephropathy, age‑related macular degeneration and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. However, to the best of our knowledge, the role of CFHR3 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) re...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu H,Zhang L,Wang P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveal melanoma (UM) represents the most frequent primary tumor of the eye. Despite the development of new drugs and screening programs, the prognosis of patients with UM remains poor and no effective prognostic biomarkers are yet able to identify high‑risk patients. Therefore, in the present study, microRNA (miRNA or ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Falzone L,Romano GL,Salemi R,Bucolo C,Tomasello B,Lupo G,Anfuso CD,Spandidos DA,Libra M,Candido S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of microRNA‑206 (miR‑206) is aberrantly induced in steroid‑induced avascular necrosis of femoral head (SANFH). Therefore, investigating the function of miR‑206 in SANFH and uncovering the functional mechanism associated with the condition will promote the understanding and treatment of the disease. The ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Z,Jin A,Yan D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyper-responsiveness of plasma cortisol to vasopressin has been reported in patients with ACTH-independent bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH) and in certain cases of Cushing's adenomas with overexpression of V1a receptors in the adrenal gland. We previously reported a high prevalence of the ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Suzuki S,Uchida D,Koide H,Suyama K,Tanaka T,Noguchi Y,Saito Y,Tatsuno I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study characterizes the effects of resveratrol (Res) on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. ARPE-19 cells were treated with CoCl2, a hypoxia mimetic agent. CoCl2 treatment increased protein levels of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and CXC-che...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Seong H,Ryu J,Jeong JY,Chung IY,Han YS,Hwang SH,Park JM,Kang SS,Seo SW

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daikenchuto (TU‑100) is a traditional Japanese medicine that is widely used to treat intestinal symptoms. The mechanisms underlying it effects on the circulating levels of adrenomedullin (ADM) are of interest. In addition, the effect of TU‑100 in the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) in humans remains to be elucidated...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kominato K,Yamasaki H,Mitsuyama K,Takedatsu H,Yoshioka S,Kuwaki K,Kobayashi T,Yamauchi R,Fukunaga S,Tsuruta O,Torimura T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection has symptoms similar to those of anti‑phospholipid syndrome (APS). Antibodies against B19V‑VP1 unique region (VP1u) exhibit activity similar to that of anti‑phospholipid antibodies (aPLs) by inducing vascular endothelial cell adhesion factors and APS‑like syndrome. Previous studie...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Su CC,Hsu TC,Hsiao CH,Chiu CC,Tzang BS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00