Expression of the alpha1D subunit of the L-type voltage gated calcium channel in human liver.

abstract：:Tree shrews, one of the closest relatives of primates, have attracted increasing attention as a model of human diseases, particularly for viral infections. As the first line of defense against microbial pathogens, the innate immune system is crucial in tree shrews. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is important in the pathophysiol...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Han Y,Sun X,Kuang D,Tong P,Lu C,Wang W,Li N,Chen Y,Wang X,Dai J,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exendin-4 (ex-4) is a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist which exerts beneficial effects on glycemic control and promotes cell viability. In the present study, we investigated the anti-apoptotic effects of ex-4, as well as the potential mechanisms responsible for these effects in rat bone ma...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： He J,Wang C,Sun Y,Lu B,Cui J,Dong N,Zhang M,Liu Y,Yu B

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:During the development of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, infiltration by multiple leukocyte types is commonly observed at the site of inflammation. These cells are chemotactically recruited via activated integrins expressed on their cell surfaces. However, the detailed mechanism of integrin activation has not b...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ohkuro M,Hishinuma I

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:A variety of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be significantly be involved in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation, which is an essential process for the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. The objective of the present study was to explore the role of microRNA-155 (miR-155) in th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang J,Zhao F,Yu X,Lu X,Zheng G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors regulating the expression of genes involved in lipid and glucose metabolism. Three different PPARs; alpha (PPARA), gamma (PPARG) and delta (PPARD) have been characterized and they are distinguished from each other by tissue distribution and cell...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Skogsberg J,Kannisto K,Roshani L,Gagne E,Hamsten A,Larsson C,Ehrenborg E

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is abundantly clear that tumor-derived parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) are central contributors in promoting osteolytic process of breast carcinoma bone metastasis. Forcusing on this molecular basis, the study was undertak...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zheng X,Kang W,Liu H,Guo S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New drugs are continuously being developed for the treatment of patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Thymoquinone is one of the drugs that exhibits anticancer characteristics based on in vivo and in vitro models. This study further investigates the effects of thymoquinone on human gene expression us...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Motaghed M,Al-Hassan FM,Hamid SS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a critical role in fibroblasts by stimulating the production of collagen and supports cell renewal through the interaction between keratinocytes and fibroblasts. It is well known that the contractile activity of fibroblasts is required for the remodeling of the extracellular matrix ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim D,Kim SY,Mun SK,Rhee S,Kim BJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S100A4, one of the tandemly arranged S100 genes at chromosome 1q21, has been suggested to play a functional role in cell motility and invasiveness of tumor cell growth. We investigated the expression of S100A4 and the in vitro invasiveness of 4 human bile duct adenocarcinoma cell lines by the Matrigel assay. S100A4 wa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katayama N,Murao S,Ajiki T,Kitazawa S,Onoyama H,Kuroda Y,Maeda S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microarray analysis of an animal model with experimental sepsis induced by caecal ligation and puncture revealed that the level of microRNA‑195 (miR‑195) was upregulated. However, to the best of our knowledge, the role of miR‑195 in sepsis remains unknown. The present study investigated the effect of miR‑195 on apop...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yuan T,Zhang L,Yao S,Deng SY,Liu JQ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is available that exendin-4 (EX4), a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist acutely stimulates hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the rat. EX4 is a potent insulinotropic agent, which is currently under clinical trial for treatment of type 2 diabetes. Since diabetes is known to affect adren...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malendowicz LK,Neri G,Nussdorfer GG,Nowak KW,Zyterska A,Ziolkowska A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis is the main cause of tooth or tissue loss. Human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs), which have high proliferative, self‑renewal and multi‑differentiation abilities, are vital for the restoration of periodontitis‑induced injuries. The anti‑inflammatory and anti‑apoptotic agent, tetramethylpyrazine...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Duan Y,An W,Wu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most prevalent birth defect in humans worldwide, is still a leading non‑infectious cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence demonstrates that genetic risk factors play a key role in the pathogenesis of CHD, and more than 50 genes have been linked to various types...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pan Y,Geng R,Zhou N,Zheng GF,Zhao H,Wang J,Zhao CM,Qiu XB,Yang YQ,Liu XY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triticum aestivum sprout-derived polysaccharide (TASP) has anti-diabetic properties, but no information is available in regards to its protective effect against ethanol-induced hepatic injury. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism behind the protective role of TASP against ethanol-induced liver injury in vivo....

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nepali S,Ki HH,Lee JH,Cha JY,Lee YM,Kim DK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats exposed from 7 weeks after birth and for the ensuing 3 to 7 months to a diet depleted in long-chain polyunsaturated omega3 fatty acids were recently proposed as a new animal model for the metabolic syndrome. The present study aimed mainly at investigating whether, in this new model, the perturbation of the fatty ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Portois L,Hacquebard M,Malaisse WJ,Carpentier YA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manumycin was reported to have inhibitory effect on farnesyltransferase by competing with the farnesyl pyrophosphate substrate. It exhibited different antiproliferative activity in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells, primary cultured human cardiac muscle cells and human liver cells (CLC). HepG2 cells overexpre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhou JM,Zhu XF,Pan QC,Liao DF,Li ZM,Liu ZC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frizzled-1 (FZD1), FZD2, FZD3, FZD4, FZD5, FZD6, FZD7, FZD8, FZD9 and FZD10 are seven-transmembrane-type WNT receptors with extracellular Frizzled (Fz) domain. ROR1, ROR2 and MUSK are receptor-type tyrosine kinases with extracellular Fz domain, while MFRP is type II transmembrane protein with extracellular Fz domain. ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh M,Katoh M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the anti-obesity effects of boiled tuna extract in C57BL/6N mice with obesity induced by a high-fat diet (HFD). We determined the anti-obesity effects of boiled tuna extract (100, 200, or 400 mg/kg) on the progression of HFD-induced obesity for 10 weeks. The mice were divided into ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim Y,Kwon MJ,Choi JW,Lee MK,Kim C,Jung J,Aprianita H,Nam H,Nam TJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Elevated anxiety symptoms have been reported to be present in many patients with diabetes mellitus. The underlying mechanisms by which diabetes mellitus influences behavior remain to be determined. We assessed feeding and anxiety behaviors in spontaneously diabetic Ins2Akita mice. We measured blood glucose, body weigh...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Asakawa A,Toyoshima M,Inoue K,Koizumi A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal gap junction communication (GJC) has been associated with carcinogenesis. We investigated the role of endothelial cell GJC and connexin 43 (Cx43), the main gap junction protein in these cells, during tumour cell extravasation. GJC was determined by the ability of cells to transfer Lucifer yellow, to neighbour...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cai J,Jiang WG,Mansel RE

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:We analyzed a series of ovarian carcinomas from patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) to determine the relationship between microsatellite alteration and prognosis. Patients with tumors that had lost alleles at loci 3p14-21, 12qter, or 17p13.3 showed significantly reduced ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nakayama S,Nakayama K,Takebayashi Y,Hata K,Fujiwaki R,Fukumoto M,Miyazaki K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty liver is one of the local morphological manifestations of metabolic syndrome and is frequently associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is also common in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hyperinsulinemia is an independent risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular mortality. The aim of this ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Enjoji M,Kotoh K,Kato M,Higuchi N,Kohjima M,Nakashima M,Nakamuta M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For tumor progression, a cascade of linked sequential biological events is essential. We tried to test whether biological therapy can modulate specific biological phenotypes and increase the anti-tumor effect when combined with chemotherapy. Five human gastric cancer cell lines (YCC-1, YCC-2, YCC-3, YCC-7, AGS) were u...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Rha SY,Noh SH,Kim TS,Yoo NC,Roh JK,Min JS,Kim BS

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have recently been linked to new treatment strategies for gastric cancer due to the critical role which they play as the 'heartbeat' of cancer. In the present study, we explored the effects of quercetin, an anti-inflammatory and antiviral compound, on gastric CSCs (GCSCs). We noted that quercet...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shen X,Si Y,Wang Z,Wang J,Guo Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported comparative genomics analyses on FGF3, FGF4, FGF6, FGF7, FGF8, FGF10, FGF11, FGF17, FGF18, FGF19, FGF20, FGF22 and FGF23 genes. Here, we performed comparative genomics analyses on FGF1, FGF2, FGF5, FGF9, FGF12, FGF13, FGF14, FGF16 and FGF21 genes, and further characterized the FGF16 gene. C...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh Y,Katoh M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous molecules released by dying cells [i.e., damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)] after trauma and severe blood loss can activate pattern recognition receptors, leading to a cascade of inflammatory responses and organ injury. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a transcription factor for mit...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chaung WW,Wu R,Ji Y,Dong W,Wang P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00