The kinase domain of death-associated protein kinase is inhibitory for tubulointerstitial fibrosis in chronic obstructive nephropathy.

abstract：:Prostate cancer is among the most common tumors in industrialized nations. However, little is known about the molecular events underlying its development. In the present study we used suppressive subtraction hybridization (SSH) in combination with laser-assisted microdissection in order to compare gene expression betw...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ko Y,Hahn T,Lu H,Ma ZL,Chen J,Rothe M,Florin A,Fronhoffs S,Albers P,Sachinidis A,Vetter H,Kaminski A,Behrens P,Wellmann A,Wernert N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular events leading to cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are poorly understood, although the family of protein kinase C (PKC) is already known to play crucial roles in this pathology. Hemoglobin (Hb) is one of the major causes of the cerebral vasospasm that follows SAH. In the present stud...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lefranc F,Lubicz B,Dewitte O

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromedin-U (NMU) is a brain-gut peptide, which has been previously found to stimulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the rat. Enucleation-induced adrenal regeneration in rats with contralateral adrenalectomy is a well-established model of adrenal growth, that not only depends on the compensatory ACTH hyperse...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Trejter M,Neri G,Rucinski M,Majchrzak M,Nussdorfer GG,Malendowicz LK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, high-resolution magic-angle spinning (HRMAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was applied to live Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) bacterial cells to determine the metabolome of this opportunistic Gram-negative human pathogen, and in particular, its response to the volatile aromatic low m...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Righi V,Constantinou C,Kesarwani M,Rahme LG,Tzika AA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the above paper, the authors realize that an error inadvertently appeared in the funding section on p. 895. Where "This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Science Fund Project (grant no. 30960389 and 8176010097)" was written, the application number 8176010097 was featured incorr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li G,Zhou R,Zhao X,Liu R,Ye C

更新日期：2018-08-27 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

abstract：:Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is the most common autosomal dominant disorder with characteristic lip pits and clefts of the lip and/or palate (CL/P). The interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6) has been recently identified as the gene mutated in patients with VWS. Here, we report two novel mutations of IRF6 in two u...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim Y,Park JY,Lee TJ,Yoo HW

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic cardiomyopathy is reviewed from molecular standpoint. About a half of all patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy show intra-familial occurrence. In familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, nine gene abnormalities have been discovered in the sarcomere, i.e. the genes of beta cardiac myosin heavy chain, cardi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Takeda N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtraumata often lead to articular cartilage lesions. Due to the bradytrophic character of hyaline cartilage, these lesions are hardly repaired by the organism. Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) was established for restoring isolated structural cartilage defects in knee joints. However, results are not alwa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Schubert T,Anders S,Neumann E,Schölmerich J,Hofstädter F,Grifka J,Müller-Ladner U,Libera J,Schedel J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, α2-adrenoceptors (α2-AR) agonists have been shown to have anti-nociceptive effects and thus may become a promising therapeutic strategy for neuropathic pain. tizanidine is a highly selective α2-AR agonist, but the effect mechanism of tizanidine in neuropathic pain remains largely unknown. The present study i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pei W,Zou Y,Wang W,Wei L,Zhao Y,Li L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression during tumorigenesis. The downregulation of microRNA-9 (miR-9) has been reported in ovarian serous carcinoma (OSC), indicating a role for miR-9 in this type of cancer. In this study, we investigated the biological significance of miR-9 in OSC in vitro. Usi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tang H,Yao L,Tao X,Yu Y,Chen M,Zhang R,Xu C

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Adiponectin (APN) exerts anti‑inflammatory effects in various cells. Uric acid (UA) induces inflammation in proximal renal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs). It remains unknown whether APN protects against UA‑induced inflammation. In the present study, human PTECs were incubated with 100 µg/ml soluble (S) UA in the pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang Q,Fu C,Zhang X,Zhang Z,Zou J,Xiao J,Ye Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is an industrial pollutant and carcinogenic metal. Most in vitro Cd toxicity studies have been carried out in various cell lines cultured in 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) containing medium. In this report, we compared the toxic effect of Cd (0-300 microM) on cell growth, total RNA, total proteins, and anti...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Latinwo LM,Badisa VL,Odewumi CO,Ikediobi CO,Badisa RB,Brooks-Walter A,Lambert AT,Nwoga J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to develop a tumor necrosis factor‑α (TNF‑α) B‑cell epitope/IL‑1β helper T lymphocyte epitope complex MAP vaccine for the alleviation of ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice. The B cell epitopes of murine TNF‑α (mTNF‑α) were predicted in silico and coupled with the universal interleukin 1β (IL‑1β) h...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun Y,Pan W,Zhang J,Cui Y,Wang H,Ru G,Chen L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidative flavonoids are used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases in humans. However, the precise mechanism for the anti-atherosclerotic actions of flavonoids remains to be elucidated. In the present study, to assess the mechanism for the action of antioxidative flavonoids on atherosclerosis, we investig...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sugaya K,Igarashi M,Kojima Y,Tsubata M,Nagaoka I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemic injury results from severe impairment of the coronary blood supply and may lead to metabolic and ultrastructural changes, thereby causing irreversible damage. MicroRNA (miR)‑20b‑5p has been demonstrated to be involved in malignancies of the breast, colorectum, stomach, blood and oropharynx. The pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liang ZG,Yao H,Xie RS,Gong CL,Tian Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between prostate cancer cells and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) is critical for survival and proliferation of metastatic cancer cells in the bone microenvironment. In order to study molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer bone metastasis, we established a novel heterotypic co-culture system, in whic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang J,Levenson AS,Satcher RL Jr

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-cancer and cancer-preventive effects of green tea and its main constituent (-)-epigallocatechin gallate [(-)-EGCG] are well documented by a variety of studies, including epidemiological, cell culture, animal, and clinical studies. While (-)-EGCG remains the most potent polyphenol in green tea, it is very unst...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Landis-Piwowar KR,Kuhn DJ,Wan SB,Chen D,Chan TH,Dou QP

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most frequent disabilities in industrialized countries. It has been demonstrated that hair cell loss in the auditory end organ may account for the majority of ear pathological conditions. Previous studies have indicated that histone deacetylases (HDACs) play an important...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wen LT,Wang J,Wang Y,Chen FQ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol is a commonly used drug for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Previous studies have reported that propofol is involved in the progression of numerous human cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms in HCC are yet to be elucidated. The prese...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Song F,Liu J,Feng Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Alopecia is known as a symptom of acute radiation, yet little is known concerning the mechanism of this phenomenon and the alteration of hair protein profiles. To examine this, 6-week-old male C57/BL6 mice were exposed to 6 Gy of X-ray irradiation, which caused acute alopecia. Their hair and skin were collected, and h...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nanashima N,Ito K,Ishikawa T,Nakano M,Nakamura T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUMSCs) were investigated for their potential to be induced to differentiate in vitro into neuron-like cells by monosialoteterahexosyl ganglioside (GM1). Mononuclear cells obtained from umbilical cords from women with full-term pregnancies whos...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nan C,Shi Y,Zhao Z,Ma S,Liu J,Yan D,Song G,Liu H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are a major cause of hearing loss. In this study, we performed a systematic mutational screening of the 12S rRNA, tRNA Ser(UCN), tRNA Lys and tRNA Leu(UUR) genes in 227 unrelated patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment for the first time in a Korean population. We found two...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bae JW,Lee KY,Choi SY,Lee SH,Park HJ,Kim UK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs in patients with components of metabolic syndrome such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). At present, the central pathophysiological problem in patients afflicted with NAFLD is insulin resistance. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of a dipeptidyl peptida...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nakamura K,Fukunishi S,Yokohama K,Ohama H,Tsuchimoto Y,Asai A,Tsuda Y,Higuchi K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastofibroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing degenerative pseudotumor that typically occurs in the subscapular region and has been considered a peculiar fibroblastic proliferation with accumulation of abnormal elastic fibers. Very little is known about the cytogenetic and molecular genetic changes in elastofibroma. I...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nishio JN,Iwasaki H,Ohjimi Y,Ishiguro M,Koga T,Isayama T,Naito M,Kikuchi M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to detect interleukin-17 (IL-17), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and forkhead/winged helix transcription factor p3 (Foxp3) protein and gene expression of the optic nerve and to further explore the role of T helper cell subsets such as Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg in the p...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tian AY,Zhang RW,Shi XG,Yu HM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyse the mechanisms of PAR-1 internalisation, we constructed several PAR-1 mutants and stably expressed them in CHO cells. Our study shows that the Ser(306)-->Ala mutation (S306A), which eliminates a potential site of phosphorylation by PKC in the third intracellular loop of PAR-1, did not change the rate of pho...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen X,Berrou J,Vigneau C,Delarue F,Rondeau E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

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