The HIP gene encoding a heparin/heparan sulfate interacting protein is mutated in metastatic human colorectal cancer.

abstract：:Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). We previously showed that gene polymorphisms associated with MI differed among individuals with different lipid profiles. We further examined whether genetic variants that confer susceptibility to MI might differ among individuals with low or hig...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yoshida T,Kato K,Yokoi K,Oguri M,Watanabe S,Metoki N,Yoshida H,Satoh K,Aoyagi Y,Nozawa Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanosensitive (MS) neurons in the periodontal ligament (PDL) pass information to the trigeminal ganglion when excited by mechanical stimulation of the tooth. During occlusal tooth trauma of PDL tissues, MS neurons are injured, resulting in atrophic neurites and eventual degeneration of MS neurons. Nerve growth fact...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ohta M,Chosa N,Kyakumoto S,Yokota S,Okubo N,Nemoto A,Kamo M,Joh S,Satoh K,Ishisaki A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phellinus linteus is a well-known Oriental medicinal fungus that has various biological activities, including immunomodulatory and anti-tumor activities, the mechanisms of which are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of mycelium extracts of P. linteus (MEPL) on the growth of human neu...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi YH,Huh MK,Ryu CH,Choi BT,Jeong YK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen‑activated protein kinase‑activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) and its mediated inflammation are involved in various diseases, including spinal cord injury (SCI). Ultrashortwave (USW) radiation has previously been reported to exert a protective effect on SCI. In the present study, through a series of reverse transc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang N,Feng Z,Zhao W,Zhang Z,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococci (GBS) are the most common cause of pneumonia and sepsis during the neonatal period. However, the pathogenesis of invasive infection is poorly understood. We investigated the ability of GBS grown at 37 degrees C and 40 degrees C to adhere and invade human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) a...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Freitas Lione VO,Bittencourt Dos Santos MH,Ulisses Carvalho TM,Hirata R Jr,Mattos-Guaraldi AL,Arruda Mortara R,Nagao PE

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dietary deprivation in long-chain polyunsaturated omega3 fatty acids initiated in 7-week old normal rats provokes within 3 to 7 months the appearance of several features of the metabolic syndrome. Likewise, within 2 to 4-5 weeks exposure to a flaxseed oil-enriched diet, these anomalies are rapidly corrected. The pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

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

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn trauma is a clinical condition accompanied by muscle wasting that severely impedes rehabilitation in burn survivors. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) is uniformly expressed in myoskeletal mitochondria and its expression has been found to increase in other clinical syndromes that, like burn trauma, are as...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Cao H,Astrakas LG,Mintzopoulos D,Mindrinos MN,Schulz J 3rd,Tompkins RG,Rahme LG,Tzika AA

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Down syndrome (DS) patients, after the fourth decade of life, display some neurophatological features of the Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several hypotheses suggested that apoE4 protein, an AD risk factor, might promote amyloid formation by stabilizing an aggregated conformation of the beta amyloid protein (Abeta). This ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Folin M,Baiguera S,Conconi MT,Pati T,Grandi C,Parnigotto PP,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periplaneta americana extracts (PAEs) play a crucial role in skin wound healing. However, their molecular effects and signaling pathways in regenerating tissues and cells are not clear. In this study, we refined the PAE from Periplaneta americana to investigate the mechanisms underlying skin wound healing. The human k...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Song Q,Xie Y,Gou Q,Guo X,Yao Q,Gou X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dysregulation of microRNA‑939‑5p (miR‑939) is involved in the development of multiple types of human cancer. However, the expression and roles of miR‑939 in osteosarcoma (OS) have yet to be clarified. The expression level of miR‑939 in OS was measured using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain react...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao X,Li J,Yu D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The root of Cynanchum wilfordii (C. wilfordii) contains several biologically active compounds which have been used as traditional medicines in Asia. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of an ethanol root extract of C. wilfordii (CWE) on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-stimulated human aortic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Koo HJ,Sohn EH,Pyo S,Woo HG,Park DW,Ham YM,Jang SA,Park SY,Kang SC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radix Astragali (RA) is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and astragaloside IV (AS‑IV) is the most critical component of RA. Previous studies have demonstrated that AS‑IV exerts effects on the myocardium, nervous system and endocrine system, among others. In the present review article, data from studi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen T,Yang P,Jia Y

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of new osteoconductive bone substitute materials is expected in medicine. In this study, we attempted to produce new hydroxylapatite (HAP)/collagen (Col) composites using two HAP particles of different sizes and porcine type I collagen. The two HAP particles were either nano-sized (40 nm in average dia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hatakeyama W,Taira M,Chosa N,Kihara H,Ishisaki A,Kondo H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between pathophysiological effects and molecular features of anti-double-stranded (ds)DNA autoantibodies (Abs), we isolated anti-dsDNA Ab fragments by using the phage-display method. Fd ç and light-chain DNA were PCR amplified from peripheral blood lymphocytes of a patient with systemic lup...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Suzuki M,Katsube Y,Suzuki H,Takemura H,Sumida T

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fusion gene of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and green fluorescent protein (TK-GFP) was shown to be a versatile tool for examining the features of thymidine kinase/ganciclovir gene therapy in vitro. In this study, we used viral vectors carrying the fusion gene to characterize the aspects of this gene thera...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pasanen T,Hakkarainen T,Timonen P,Parkkinen J,Tenhunen A,Loimas S,Wahlfors J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic values of contrast‑enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with diffusion‑weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW‑MRI) in different subtypes of breast cancer (BC). CEUS and DW‑MRI were conducted in 232 patients with BC prior to surgical treatment. Patien...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu GF,Wang ZQ,Zhang SH,Li XF,Liu L,Miao YY,Yu SN

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：:Leptin is a 147-amino acid adipose tissue-secreted hormone, which acts via several subtypes of receptors, the main and better known variants of which are named Ob-Ra and Ob-Rb. Structure-activity relationship studies pointed out the importance of the N-terminal and C-terminal amino-acid sequences 22-115 and 116-166, r...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malendowicz LK,Gorska T,Tortorella C,Nowak M,Majchrzak M,Spinazzi R,Nussdorfer GG,Nowak KW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, a specific angiogenesis inhibitor, angiostatin, discovered in urine and serum of tumor-bearing mice, was reported to potently block tumor growth and metastasis in animal models. Detection of angiostatin and its precursor proteins in urine from cancer patients has not been reported. Now, we report the devel...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cao Y,Veitonmaki N,Keough K,Cheng H,Lee LS,Zurakowski D

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in the management of thyroid cancer, the survival rate of this tumor may still be improved. Therefore, the identification of biological and molecular features of indolent and aggressive disease would be critical to define clinically useful predictors of high-...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Leonardi GC,Candido S,Carbone M,Colaianni V,Garozzo SF,Cinà D,Libra M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cooperation of liver X receptors (LXRs) alpha and beta, and retinoic X receptor (RXR) modulate the expression of several genes involved in lipid metabolism in hepatocyte and macrophages. Using cDNA microarray technology, we have shown previously that several of these genes are also expressed in endothelial cells. ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Norata GD,Ongari M,Uboldi P,Pellegatta F,Catapano AL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) increases bone fragility and the risk of fractures, and impairs the healing procedure of bone defects in aged women. The stromal cell‑derived factor-1α (SDF-1α)/CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) axis helps to maintain the biological and physiological functions of bone marrow mesen...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu Q,Zhang X,Jiao Y,Liu X,Wang Y,Li SL,Zhang W,Chen FM,Ding Y,Jiang C,Jin Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered D-glucose metabolism prevails in the soleus muscle of rats depleted in long-chain polyunsaturated omega3 fatty acids (omega3). In these animals, the prior intravenous injection of an omega3-rich medium-chain triglyceride:fish oil emulsion (omega3-FO rats), as compared to that of an omega3-poor medium-chain tri...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malaisse WJ,Portois L,Sener A,Carpentier YA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As hyperprolactinemia is observed in patients with bromocriptine‑resistant prolactinoma, prolactin (PRL) has been implicated in the development of bromocriptine resistance. Since PRL primarily mediates cell survival and drug resistance via the Janus kinase‑2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A (...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiao Z,Liang J,Deng Q,Song C,Yang X,Liu Z,Shao Z,Zhang K,Wang X,Li Z

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiological agent of chronic hepatitis C is the hepatitis C virus. The hepatitis C virus is spread by parenteral transmission of body fluids, primarily blood or blood products. In 1989, after more than a decade of research, HCV was isolated and characterised. The hepatitis C viral genome is a positive-sense, sing...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fanning LJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of chromosomal high mobility group I/Y consists of proteins involved in gene regulation and chromatin organization. A common feature of these proteins is the presence of multiple copies of DNA binding domains (DBD), the so-called AT-hooks. Bi- or tridendate interaction of two or three DBDs with appropriatel...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wisniewski JR,Schwanbeck R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Akt1/protein kinase Bα (Akt1/PKBα) is a downstream mediator of the insulin signaling system. In this study we explored mechanism(s) for its role in burn injury. Akt1/PKBα in liver extracts from mice with burn injury fed with (2H7)-L-Leu was immunoprecipitated and isolated with SDS-PAGE. Two tryptic peptides, one in th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lu XM,Tompkins RG,Fischman AJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current therapy for glioma is suboptimal. The transfer of apoptosis genes to tumors constitutes one of the most promising strategies for cancer gene therapy. We have previously shown that massive apoptosis occurs when wild-type p53 or E2F-1 expression is induced in glioma. However, the mechanism of action and the effi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gomez-Manzano C,Fueyo J,Alameda F,Kyritsis AP,Yung WK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a hypotensive peptide, that derives from the proteolytic cleavage of pro(p)ADM and acts through two subtypes of receptors, called L1-receptor (L1-R) and calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR). CRLR may function as a calcitonin gene-related peptide or a selective ADM receptor depending on the ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Rebuffat P,Forneris ML,Aragona F,Ziolkowska A,Malendowicz LK,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00