Migration of mesothelioma cells correlates with histotype-specific synthesis of extracellular matrix.

abstract：:ABCA3 is a surfactant lipid transporter in the limiting membrane of lamellar bodies in alveolar type II cells. Mutations in the ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 3 (ABCA3) gene cause respiratory distress syndrome in newborns, and chronic interstitial lung disease in children and adults. ABCA3 belongs t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Frixel S,Lotz-Havla AS,Kern S,Kaltenborn E,Wittmann T,Gersting SW,Muntau AC,Zarbock R,Griese M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has been suggested to be a putative tumor promoter gene, and autocrine of TNF-α expression has been found in colon cancer and ovarian cancer. As the role of autocrine TNF-α in human gallbladder cancer has not yet been elucidated, the present study examined the expression of TNF-α in gal...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhu G,Du Q,Wang X,Tang N,She F,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motility is a requirement for a number of biological processes, including embryonic development, neuronal development, immune responses, cancer progression and wound healing. Specific to wound healing is the migration of endothelial cells, fibroblasts and other key cellular players into the wound space. Aberrations in...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bosanquet DC,Ye L,Harding KG,Jiang WG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reineckia carnea has been used to treat several diseases in folk remedies. RCE-4 has been isolated from several plants of the family Liliaceae, but its biological activity has not yet been reported. In the present study, we found that RCE-4 exhibited potent cytotoxicity to the teste...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang G,Huang W,He H,Fu X,Wang J,Zou K,Chen J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), a multifunctional member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, superfamily, has powerful osteoinductive effects and causes cell cycle arrest in a variety of transformed cell lines. We have observed BMP-2-induced inhibition of cell proliferation in an androgen-dependent hum...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tomari K,Kumagai T,Shimizu T,Takeda K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The underground parts of Nardostachys chinensis (N. chinensis), which belongs the genus Valerianaceae, have been used as sedative and analgesic agents in traditional Korean medicine for centuries. The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are serine/threonine kinases involved in the regulation of various cellular ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ju SM,Kang JG,Pae HO,Lee GS,Kim WS,Lyu YS,Jeon BH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WNT5A, WNT5B, WNT11, FZD3, FZD6, VANGL1, VANGL2, DVL1, DVL2, DVL3, PRICKLE1, PRICKLE2, ANKRD6, NKD1, NKD2, DAAM1, DAAM2, CELSR1, CELSR2, CELSR3, ROR1 and ROR2 are planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling molecules implicated in the regulation of cellular polarity, convergent extension, and invasion. FAT1, FAT2, FAT3 and F...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh Y,Katoh M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether in vivo gene transfer causes leptin-antagonistic effects on food intake, animal body weight and fat tissue weight, the R128Q mutated-leptin gene, an R to Q substitution at position 128 of mouse leptin, was transferred into mouse liver and leg muscle by electroporation and hydrodynamics-based gen...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiang L,Murai A,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection is caused by compromised host immunity, but the precise underlying mechanism remains unclear. Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) triggers antiviral immunity by inducing interferon-β (IFN-β) production following viral infection. To investigate the role of the RIG-I-IFN-β si...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao G,An B,Zhou H,Wang H,Xu Y,Xiang X,Dong Z,An F,Yu D,Wang W,Bao S,Xie Q

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is highly malignant and poorly differentiated, resulting in a high frequency of local recurrence and distant metastases. Sox2 (Sry‑box2), an important factor in embryonic development and cell differentiation, has been shown to associate with malignant phenotypes and epithelial‑mes...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu X,Qiao B,Zhao T,Hu F,Lam AK,Tao Q

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral cancer is a serious disease caused by environmental factors and/or susceptible genes. In the present study, in order to identify useful genetic biomarkers for cancer prediction and prevention, and for personalized treatment, we detected somatic mutations in 5 pairs of oral cancer tissues and blood samples using w...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yi Y,Tian Z,Ju H,Ren G,Hu J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA-2) is the major autoantigen that contributes to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). IA-2-deficient (IA-2-/-) mice showed impaired insulin secretion after intraperitoneal injection of glucose as well as elevated glucose level in a glucose tolerance test. Despite the fact that ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nakajima K,Wu G,Takeyama N,Sakudo A,Sugiura K,Yukawa M,Onodera T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by aberrant tau protein hyperphosphorylation, which eventually leads to the formation of neurofibrillary tangles. Hyperphosphorylated tau protein is considered as a vital factor in the development of AD and is highly associated with cognitiv...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shen XY,Luo T,Li S,Ting OY,He F,Xu J,Wang HQ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of patients suffering from glioblastoma [also referred to as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)] is dismal despite multimodal therapy. Chemotherapy with temozolomide may suppress tumor growth for a certain period of time (a few months); however, invariable tumor recurrence suggests that glioblastoma initiatin...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cheng ZX,Yin WB,Wang ZY

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a vital role in mediating ischemic reperfusion damage in brain. In this study, we evaluated whether melatonin inhibits ER stress in cultured neurons exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and in rats subjected to transient focal cerebral ischemia. Sprague-Dawley rats we...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lin YW,Chen TY,Hung CY,Tai SH,Huang SY,Chang CC,Hung HY,Lee EJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is among the most common causes of mortality in intensive care units. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies have suggested that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) attenuate pulmonary edema and inflammatory factors, but the mechanisms of the effects of MSCs on pulmonary vascular function remain unknown...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gao P,Yang X,Mungur L,Kampo S,Wen Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on osteoclastic bone resorption in vitro. This study was undertaken to determine whether the inhibitory action of zinc on osteoclastogenesis is related to receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL), which plays a pivotal role in differentiation from pre-osteoclasts ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamaguchi M,Uchiyama S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor‑α‑mediated (TNF‑α) epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with distant metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer with poor prognosis. Although traditional herbal medicines have long been used to treat colorectal cancer, the incidence and mortality in patients with colorectal ca...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee K,Cho SG,Choi YK,Choi YJ,Lee GR,Jeon CY,Ko SG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-operative pulmonary complications such as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are strongly associated with morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy. Post-operative administration of sivelestat sodium hydrate (sivelestat), a sele...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamaguchi K,Sugasawa Y,Takeuchi K,Kugimiya T,Kumakura S,Iwanuma Y,Kajiyama Y,Tsurumaru M,Nagaoka I,Inada E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that 5 copies of the hypoxia response element (HRE) can conditionally regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression under hypoxic/ischemic conditions in mice. In the present study, we investigated the controlled expression of neurotrophin-3 (...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang J,Shi Q,Chen X,Yang P,Qi C,Zhang J,Lu H,Liu J,Jiao Q,Zhao L,Zhao B,Zheng P,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are an independent factor predicting cardiovascular events. Visfatin plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various metabolic disorders. In this study, we examined the effects of visfatin on the apoptosis of EPCs and the mechanisms underlying these effects. Cultured EPCs pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun L,Chen S,Gao H,Ren L,Song G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Claudins (CLDNs) constitute the major transmembrane proteins of tight junctions. It may be hypothesized that changes in or loss of expression of tight junctional proteins such as CLDNs can lead to cellular disorientation and detachment, which is commonly seen in neoplasia. Recent studies have suggested that claudin-1 ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Morohashi S,Kusumi T,Sato F,Odagiri H,Chiba H,Yoshihara S,Hakamada K,Sasaki M,Kijima H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the chemoprotective effects of recombinant Pyropia yezoensis (P. yezoensis) protein 1 (PYP1) were examined in acetaminophen (APAP)-treated Chang liver cells. The analysis of P. yezoensis revealed the presence of both mature and immature variants of PYP1. PYP1s, designated as PYP1 (15 kDa), PYP1-A...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi YH,Kim EY,Mikami K,Nam TJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adaptive response of skeletal muscle fibres depends on a variety of biological factors including loading conditions and neuromuscular activity. An extreme type of atrophy-inducing change in contractile activity is represented by the physical disconnection between the motor nerve and its respective fibre unit. Sinc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Donoghue P,Ribaric S,Moran B,Cebasek V,Erzen I,Ohlendieck K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malocclusion caused by abnormal jaw development or muscle overuse during mastication results in abnormal mechanical stress to the tissues surrounding the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Excessive mechanical stress against soft and hard tissues around the TMJ is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, inc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yokota S,Chosa N,Kyakumoto S,Kimura H,Ibi M,Kamo M,Satoh K,Ishisaki A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is a condition characterized by unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences associated with a number of diseases or injuries affecting the sensory system through various mechanisms. In this study, we focused on the impact of chronic neuropathic pain on the microglial state and hippocampal neurogenesi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tyrtyshnaia A,Manzhulo I,Kipryushina Y,Ermolenko E

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently a candidate gene for hereditary hemo-chromatosis, HFE, was identified. The finding raises the possibility for genetic testing to provide earlier detection and more complete genotypic evaluation of hemochromatosis affected individuals. We determined the frequency of the HFE polymorphisms, C282Y and H63D, in a ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Marshall DS,Linfert DR,Tsongalis GJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common disease with high morbidity and mortality. Recovery from ARF is dependent on the replacement of necrotic tubular cells with functional tubular epithelium. Recent advancement in developmental biology led to the discovery of immature mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in bone marrow and ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Herrera MB,Bussolati B,Bruno S,Fonsato V,Romanazzi GM,Camussi G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is an oncogenic retrovirus. It can cause adult T cell leukemia (ATL) and other diseases. The HTLV-1 basic leucine zipper (bZIP) factor (HBZ), which is encoded by the minus-strand of the provirus, is expressed in all cases of ATL and involved in T cell proliferation. However,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ma Y,Zhang B,Wang D,Qian L,Song X,Wang X,Yang C,Zhao G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion of monocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) plays a crucial role in the initiation of atherosclerosis. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are two important molecules involved in the adhesion of monocytes to HUVECs. Previous studies...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang Y,Cao J,Fan Y,Xie Y,Xu Z,Yin Z,Gao L,Wang C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00