Different muscarinc receptors are involved in the proliferation of murine mammary adenocarcinoma cell lines.

abstract：:In recent studies, we and others have demonstrated that bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) promotes vascularization, inhibits hypoxic cell death of cancer cells and may be involved in tumor angiogenesis. The activation of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represents a ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Raida M,Heymann AC,Günther C,Niederwieser D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maspin, identified as a 42 kDa unique tumor suppressive serine protease inhibitor (serpin), has multifaceted biological functions by interacting with various target molecules under physiological and pathological conditions including oxidative stress. However, the type of post-translational modification that confers th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nawata S,Shi HY,Sugino N,Zhang M

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Hypercholesterolemia is one of primary risk factors of cardiovascular disease, together with metabolic syndrome, hypertension and diabetes. Although progress has been made, the search for novel methods of preventing and treating dyslipidemia is ongoing and current therapies for cardiovascular disease induce various si...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sima P,Vannucci L,Vetvicka V

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phospholipase A (PLA)2 family is the most complex gene family of phospholipases and plays a crucial role in a number of physiological activities. However, the phylogenetic background of the PLA2 gene family and the amino acid residues of the PLA2G7 gene following positive selection gene remain undetermined. In thi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang Q,Wu Y,Qin C,He W,Wei X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium is an essential trace element and has shown chemopreventive or therapeutic activities on human solid cancers; however, whether it has anticancer effects on leukemia has not yet been elucidated. The present study was designed to determine the role of selenium on HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. We fou...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu S,Bao Y,Ma D,Zi Y,Yang C,Yang M,Xing M,Yang W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although efavirenz (EFV) is efficacious as an antiretroviral therapy when combined with other antiretroviral drugs, it may cause adverse clinical effects, including skin and mucosal eruptions, central nervous system complications, hepatotoxicity, renal failure and pulmonary complications. The present study investigate...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Dong Q,Oh JE,Yi JK,Kim RH,Shin KH,Mitsuyasu R,Park NH,Kang MK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell sheet technology is a novel tissue engineering technology that has been rapidly developed in recent years. As a novel technology, cell sheet technology is expected to become one of the preferred methods for cell transplantation. The present study investigated the biological effects of rutin on the formation of pe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao B,Zhang Y,Xiong Y,Xu X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circulating concentrations of triglycerides, high density lipoprotein (HDL)‑cholesterol, and low density lipoprotein (LDL)‑cholesterol have a substantial genetic component, and the heritability of early‑onset dyslipidemia might be expected to be higher compared with late‑onset forms. In the present study, exome‑wi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamada Y,Kato K,Oguri M,Horibe H,Fujimaki T,Yasukochi Y,Takeuchi I,Sakuma J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of lens epithelial cells (LECs) is the major pathological mechanism in anterior subcapsular cataract (ASC) and posterior capsule opacification (PCO), which are important causes of visual impairment. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathway has been reported to play...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen X,Ye S,Xiao W,Wang W,Luo L,Liu Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The colonic crypt contains highly proliferative cells in its base and differentiated cells on its luminal surface. Carcinogenesis significantly affects this orderly cellular distribution. The aims of this study were: i) to examine the expression of apoptosis-related proteins along the crypt-lumen axis during 1, 2-dime...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Avivi-Green C,Madar Z,Schwartz B

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension impairs the morphological and functional integrity of circulation. Previous research has shown that the loss of endothelial cells (ECs) is a common event in many cardiovascular diseases. p120 catenin (p120ctn) plays an important role in the regulation of inflammatory responses in ECs. However, the functio...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Zou C,Yang S,Fu J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nail-Patella syndrome, or osteo-onychodysplasia, is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by nail dysplasia, absent or hypoplastic patellae, iliac horns and nephropathy. Previous studies have demonstrated linkage of the Nail-Patella locus with polymorphic markers on human chromosome 9q34. Recently, point mutati...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Seri M,Melchionda S,Dreyer S,Marini M,Carella M,Cusano R,Piemontese MR,Caroli F,Silengo M,Zelante L,Romeo G,Ravazzolo R,Gasparini P,Lee B

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether feeding pregnant female mice with different fats affects lipid exchange and activity of the splenic lymphoid system in offspring exposed to low doses of carcinogen. Female mice were fed diets with either 7% or 15% corn oil or olive oil. The 4-week-old offspring of these mice were transferred to a ch...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zusman I,Ben-Hur H,Budovsky A,Geva D,Gurevich P,Tendler Y,Lavee S,Stark A,Madar Z

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering represents a promising method for generating chondrogenic grafts for reconstructive surgery. In cultured chondrocytes, the dedifferentiation of cells seems unavoidable for multiplication. Stem cells, however, displaying unlimited self-renewal and the capacity to differentiate towards chondrocytes, m...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Goessler UR,Bieback K,Bugert P,Heller T,Sadick H,Hörmann K,Riedel F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated the antioxidant effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE). The generation of free radicals and the ensuing apoptosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of epilepsy; therefore, in the present study, we examined the effects of GSPE on cognitive impairment and neuronal damag...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhen J,Qu Z,Fang H,Fu L,Wu Y,Wang H,Zang H,Wang W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the effects of erlotinib on mouse tear function and corneal epithelial tissue structure were investigated. Throughout the 3 weeks of treatment, no notable differences were observed in the body, eye or lacrimal gland weights of the control and experimental mice. However, in the experimental group,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang QC,Bao J,Li C,Tan G,Wu AH,Ye L,Ye LH,Zhou Q,Shao Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are involved in all stages of the progression of human atherosclerosis (AS). MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are non‑coding, small RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post‑transcriptional level through translational repression or messenger RNA (mRNA) decay. Recently, a variety of ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yu X,Li Z

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a highly efficient method, referred to as optimized ultrafiltration (OUF), was developed. This method is effective for exosome purification and also facilitates clinical work involving substantial urinary exosome isolation. In the OUF method, 0.22‑µm filters along with a dialysis membrane with a ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： He L,Zhu D,Wang J,Wu X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of studies on scar formation have mainly focused on the dermis and little is known of the involvement of the epidermis. Previous research has demonstrated that the scar tissue-derived keratinocytes are different from normal cells at both the genetic and cell biological levels; however, the mechanisms resp...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang S,Sun Y,Geng Z,Ma K,Sun X,Fu X

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ouabain, an inhibitor of the Na+/K+-ATPase, has been reported to affect the secretory activity of the adrenal cortex, and especially of zona glomerulosa (ZG). However, conflicting results were obtained, depending on the experimental condition used since ouabain appears to interact with angiotensin-II (Ang-II) and its ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Neri G,De Toni R,Tortorella C,Rebuffat P,Bova S,Cargnelli G,Petrelli L,Spinazzi R,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioplasty is a principal treatment for occlusive vascular disease but 30-50% of patients show a restenosis of the vessel. There is no clinical effective therapy for this disease. It has been demonstrated, in animal models, that various drugs such as NO-donor, plasminogen inhibitor tranexamic acid and MMP (matrix met...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Indolfi C,Stabile E,Perrino C,Chiariello M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a key coordinator of gene programs in metabolism and energy homeostasis in mammals. The aim of this study was to determine whether PGC-1α is involved in the transcriptional regulation of retinal neovascularization in oxygen-induced retinopathy (OI...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang L,Jiang J,Xia X

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:The kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling axis plays an important role in regulating oxidative stress in ischemic cardiomyocytes. Targeting Keap1 in order to promote Nrf2 activation is considered a potential method for protecting cardiomyocytes against...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun X,Zuo H,Liu C,Yang Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common age-associated neurodegenerative disorder. To date, stem cell transplantation therapy has been developed to replace lost or damaged neural cells in PD patients, in whom dopaminergic neuron cells are lost. Here, we show that CD44+ human amniotic fluid cells (HuAFCs) can be induced t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu T,Guo L,Liu Z,Huang Y,Cheng W

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory genes serve a crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammation‑associated tumors. However, as recent studies have mainly focused on the effects of single inflammatory genes on colorectal cancer (CRC), but not on the global interactions between genes, the underlying mechanisms between inflammatory genes and...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jiang H,Dong L,Gong F,Gu Y,Zhang H,Fan D,Sun Z

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective drugs and strategies for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (2‑DM) are urgently required. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the mechanism underlying microRNA (miR)‑6835‑3p regulation of adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) expression and the miR‑6835‑3p/AdipoR1 signaling pathway in pancreatic islet ce...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang H,Jiang L,Li Z,Wang W,Hao C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blocker is useful for a variety of purposes and is effective for preventing hepatitis elicited by different inducers, suggesting its possible clinical application for treating hepatitis. The alpha1-subunit of the dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type calcium channel is a target of calcium channel blocker. F...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Okamoto T,Jeong SY,Takahashi Y,Baughman KW,Ogata K,Goto J,Kanazawa I

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypsinogen/trypsin is one of the major serine proteases and is produced by pancreatic acinar cells. Tumor-associated trypsinogen (TAT) has been reported to be produced by several cancer cell lines. The biological roles and activation mechanisms of both TAT and pancreatic acinar trypsinogen (PAT) have not been elucida...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Uchima Y,Sawada T,Nishihara T,Umekawa T,Ohira M,Ishikawa T,Nishino H,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00