Sulforaphane suppresses polyinosinic‑polycytidylic acid‑stimulated release of cytokines, chemokines and MMPs by human corneal fibroblasts.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and cognitive impairment in post‑stroke depression (PSD) rats and to explore the mechanism(s) involved in the process of cognitive impairment. A rat model of focal ce...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang ZH,Wu LN,Song JG,Li WQ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, for which the risk factor was unknown, was previously identified in North Guangdong, China. In the present study, a total of 736 local residents were surveyed regarding their lifetime risk factors for HCV infection. Serum anti‑HCV antibodies and HCV RNA were examined ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shao X,Luo Q,Cai Q,Zhang F,Zhu J,Liu Y,Zhao Z,Gao Z,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer types worldwide. The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) protein is a member of the STAT transcription factor family. Oncogenesis, invasion, and metastasis of HCC are associated with activation of STAT3. However, whether aberrant ex...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang X,Xin W,Zhang H,Zhang F,Gao M,Yuan L,Xu X,Hu X,Zhao M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac fibrosis is one of the pathological characteristics of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM). Matrine treatment has proven to be effective in cases of organ fibrosis and cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, the anti-fibrosis-associated cardioprotective effects of matrine on DbCM were investigated. Rats with...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Cui L,Guan G,Wang J,Qiu C,Yang T,Guo Y,Liu Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells present in the bloodstream, which originate from tumor sites, and are ultimately responsible for metastasis or relapse in several types of cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, only a few studies have investigated these extremely rare cells in esophageal squamous...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang Y,Li J,Wang L,Meng P,Zhao J,Han P,Xia J,Xu J,Wang L,Shen F,Zheng A,Zhou F,Fan R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spliceosome, the large RNA‑protein molecular complex, is crucial for pre‑mRNA splicing. Several antitumor drugs have been found to tightly bind to the components of the spliceosome and mutations in the spliceosome have been reported in several types of cancer. However, the involvement of the spliceosome in pancrea...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ma J,Zhang Z,Wang J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Crohn's disease (CD), clinical symptoms correspond poorly to inflammatory disease activity. Biomarkers, which reflect the level of intestinal inflammation are considered to enable effective monitoring of disease activity. The present study evaluated the role of serum pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a marker of disease activi...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Xu X,Xia L,Xi X,Liu B,Yang M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariin is a type of flavonoid derived from the Chinese herbal plant Epimedium sagittatum Maxim. Mounting evidence has confirmed the beneficial effects of icariin in neurological diseases, including spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of icariin in SCI ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jia G,Zhang Y,Li W,Dai H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of surgical repair of extensive muscle tissue defects are still of primary concern, leaving patients with residual cosmetic and functional impairments. Therefore, skeletal muscle tissue engineering attempts to grow functional neo‑tissue from human stem cells to promote tissue regeneration and support defec...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mueller CE,Birk R,Kramer B,Wenzel A,Sommer JU,Hörmann K,Stern-Straeter J,Weilbach C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylglyoxal (MGO)-induced carbonyl stress and pro-inflammatory responses have been suggested to contribute to endothelial dysfunction. Curcumin (Cur), a polyphenolic compound from Curcuma longa L., may protect endothelial cells against carbonyl stress-induced damage by trapping dicarbonyl compounds such as MGO. Howe...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun YP,Gu JF,Tan XB,Wang CF,Jia XB,Feng L,Liu JP

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the long non‑coding RNA (lncRNA) growth arrest‑specific transcript 5 (GAS5) on proliferation, apoptosis and the inflammatory response of osteoarthritic chondrocytes (OACs) and its associated mechanism of action. Primary chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage tis...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ji Q,Qiao X,Liu Y,Wang D,Yan J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overexpression and hypersecretion of mucus is a hallmark of several chronic pulmonary inflammatory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and cystic fibrosis. Mucin 5ac (MUC5AC) is a major component of airway mucus. Annexin II (ANXII) has been reported to be expressed in various c...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu R,Li Q,Zhou X,Perelman JM,Kolosov VP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High glucose (HG) in peritoneal dialysates has been demonstrated to induce extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis by peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs) and to contribute to peritoneal fibrosis during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). In the present study, we investigated the effects of pioglitazone, a p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhou G,Su X,Ma J,Wang L,Li D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are upregulated or downregulated in retinoblastoma (RB), and that this phenomenon is associated with the modulation of various malignant behaviours during RB occurrence and development. Therefore, the mechanisms that associate deregulated miRNAs with RB initia...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun Z,Zhang A,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxemia and hypercarbia resulting from a lack of surfactant is considered to be the primary mechanism underlying neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS). Surfactant replacement therapy may mitigate the symptoms of the disease by decreasing the surface tension of alveoli and facilitating inflation. However, sur...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Mei H,Zhang Y,Liu C,Zhang Y,Liu C,Song D,Xin C,Wang J,Josephs-Spaulding J,Zhu Y,Tang F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overexpression and hypersecretion of mucus is a hallmark of chronic pulmonary inflammatory disease. Mucin5AC (MUC5AC) is a major component of airway gel‑forming mucin. Members of the Unc13 (Munc13) protein family act as important activators of granule exocytosis from various types of mammalian cells. The present s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu R,Zhou J,Zhou XD,Li Q,Perelman JM,Kolosov VP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular mechanism of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) primary tumor development through the identification of key genes using bioinformatics approaches. Using the GSE53819 microarray dataset, acquired from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, differentially expresse...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： An F,Zhang Z,Xia M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a minimally invasive method that provides protection by reducing injury to the heart, kidneys, brain and other tissues or organs. RIPC may improve the outcome in patients undergoing surgery. Although the role of RIPC has been studied, the results remain controversial. It is di...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Dong W,Yu P,Zhang T,Zhu C,Qi J,Liang J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to serve a crucial role in renal diseases; however, their role in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear. In the present study, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected from both patients with IgAN and healthy controls. A microarray analys...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zuo N,Li Y,Liu N,Wang L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer (BCa) is the most common tumor of the urinary system. Chronic inflammation in the papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (PUNLMP)may contribute to carcinogenesis, including that of BCa, via poorly understood mechanisms. In this study, we show that the lymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR) is u...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shen M,Duan X,Zhou P,Zhou W,Wu X,Xu S,Chen Y,Tao Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease and its underlying pathogenesis is still not fully understood. Therapeutic interventions are currently limited and restricted to the treatment of symptoms rather than targeting the mechanisms underlying the disease. Vascular remodeling is a hallmark of psoriasis;...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yan HX,Wang Y,Yang XN,Fu LX,Tang DM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In gastric carcinoma, the nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) signaling pathway is highly active, and the constitutive activation of NF‑κB prompts malignant cell proliferation. MicroRNAs are considered to be important mediators in the regulation of the NF‑κB signaling pathway. The present study predominantly focussed on the eff...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang F,Wang H,Jiang Z,Hu A,Chu L,Sun Y,Han J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) has been previously demonstrated to be associated with the regulation of cell proliferation; however, the exact mechanisms underlying this effect remain unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the regulatory mechanism of HBx on the cycle progression of primary renal tubular ep...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Han W,Luo M,He M,Zhu Y,Zhong Y,Ding H,Hu G,Liu L,Chen Q,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer has become a serious disease in the past decade. It has the second highest mortality rate among the four most common cancer types, leading to ~700,000 mortalities annually. Previous studies have attempted to elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms of gastric cancer. The present study aimed to obt...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qi W,Sun L,Liu N,Zhao S,Lv J,Qiu W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is caused by mutation of the tumor suppressor genes, tuberous sclerosis complex 1 (TSC1) or 2 (TSC2). The aim of the present study was to compare the frequency and types of TSC1 and TSC2 mutations in American, British, Polish and Taiwanese populations. A meta‑analysis of 380 TS patients was per...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jóźwiak J,Sontowska I,Płoski R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to gain greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on DNA methylation and its chemopreventative action in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a genome‑wide methylation and mRNA expression screen was performed in the CAL‑27 cell line with and without EGC...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen LL,Han WF,Geng Y,Su JS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic brain damage remains the major cause of death and disability worldwide. Bone mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation has been identified to serve important roles in cerebral infarction due to its multi‑directional differentiation and proliferative ability. However, the function of miR‑705 combined with B...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ji M,Wang W,Li S,Hu W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to establish an integrated network of DNA methylation and RNA expression in an ovalbumin (OVA)‑induced asthma model, and to investigate the epigenetically‑regulated genes involved in asthma development. Genome‑wide CpG‑DNA methylation profiling was conducted through the use of a methyl...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Kim JS,Shin IS,Shin NR,Nam JY,Kim C

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Ectomesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs) represent a type of adult stem cells derived from the cranial neural crest. These cells are capable of self‑renewal and have the potential for multidirectional differentiation. Tissue transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is a ubiquitously expressed member of the transglutaminase family of C...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shi W,Que Y,Lv D,Bi S,Xu Z,Wang D,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00