Induction of apoptosis by S-allylmercapto-L-cysteine, a biotransformed garlic derivative, on a human gastric cancer cell line.

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：:Many viruses have been investigated for their oncolytic properties and potential use as therapeutic agents for cancer treatment. Most of these replication-competent viruses are human pathogens. We investigated the oncolytic properties of an animal virus which is non pathogenic for both its natural host and humans. Bov...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Smyth M,Symonds A,Brazinova S,Martin J

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：:An early insulin regimen ameliorates glucotoxicity but also lipotoxicity in type 2 diabetes; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. In the present study, we investigated the role of mitochondria in lipid regulation following early insulin administration in insulin-resistant skeletal muscle cells. Male C57B...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tang W,Tang S,Wang H,Ge Z,Zhu D,Bi Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rac1, an intracellular signal transducer, regulates a variety of cell functions, including the organization of the cytoskeleton, cell migration, and invasion. Overexpression of Rac1 has been reported in several human cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, we evaluate...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen QY,Xu LQ,Jiao DM,Yao QH,Wang YY,Hu HZ,Wu YQ,Song J,Yan J,Wu LJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, is widely used as an anticancer drug. Recently, TSA has been shown to exert a protective effect on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Forkhead box O3a (FoxO3a), a unique FoxO family member, has been shown to atten...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Guo Y,Li Z,Shi C,Li J,Yao M,Chen X

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Magnetic beads coated with an anionic polymer, poly(methyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydrate) [poly(MVE-MA)], were used in a method to capture human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). The beads were incubated with either HIV-1-infected cell culture medium or plasma from HIV-1 infecte...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sakudo A,Ikuta K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine (BBR) is a botanical alkaloid that has been reported to have effects in cardiovascular diseases; however, the mechanisms involved are not yet fully understood. In the present study, the protective effects of BBR were evaluated, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were investigated. The effects of a combi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chi L,Peng L,Pan N,Hu X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the head and neck is the sixth leading cause of cancer in the world, and the third most common neoplasia in developing countries. More than 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCHN). Approximately half of the patients afflicted die within 5 years of diagnosis and survival rates for...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： McLaughlin PJ,Levin RJ,Zagon IS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gastric cancer SNU 484 cells express mutant p16, which migrates slower than the wild-type p16. We constructed an expression vector containing human p16 cDNA to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of exogenous p16 expression on SNU 484 cell proliferation and to explore the potential use of p16 in cancer gene therapy. ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jeong YW,Kim KS,Oh JY,Park JC,Baek WK,Suh SI,Suh MH,Lee JC,Cho JW

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to examine the protective effect of caveolin‑1 (Cav‑1) in the penehyclidine hydrochloride (PHC)‑based inhibition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑induced acute lung injury (ALI) in vivo and in vitro, in addition to the potential underlying mechanisms. In vivo, an ALI rat model was establish...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu X,Kong Q,Xia Z,Zhan L,Duan W,Song X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ectromelia virus (ECTV) is a mouse specific Orthopoxvirus that causes lethal infection in some mouse strains. ECTV infection of these mouse strains has been used as a valuable model for understanding the interplay between Orthopoxvirus species and their hosts, including variola virus in humans. Although poxviruses...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cheng W,Jia H,Wang X,He X,Jin Q,Cao J,Jing Z

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of a cDNA that encodes a putative protein of 94 amino acids and expected molecular weight of 10.7 kDa, the C-terminal half of which is identical to that of PEP19, a small, brain-specific protein involved in Ca++/calmodulin signaling. The novel rat-specific protein, tentatively named long P...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sala A,Scaturro M,Proia P,Schiera G,Balistreri E,Aflalo-Rattenbach R,Créau N,Di Liegro I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma is one of the most radioresistant tumors. Exposure of cells to ionizing radiation leads to formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are associated with radiation-induced cytotoxicity. ROS scavengers, therefore, are one of the important factors in protecting cells against ROS injury during ionizing ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee HC,Kim DW,Jung KY,Park IC,Park MJ,Kim MS,Woo SH,Rhee CH,Yoo H,Lee SH,Hong SI

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelium (AE) is the main protective barrier between the host and external environmental factors causing asthma. Allergens or pathogens induce AE dysfunction, including epithelial permeability alteration, trans‑epithelial electrical resistance (TEER) reduction, upregulation of inflammatory mediators and d...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang R,Tan M,Xu J,Zhao X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue tumors (lipomas) frequently develop in patients with heterozygous germ line phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) mutations. simvastatin has been demonstrated to exhibit antitumor effects, and so the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of simvastatin on the growth of human PTEN haploinsuf...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kässner F,Sauer T,Penke M,Richter S,Landgraf K,Körner A,Kiess W,Händel N,Garten A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of at least two distinct alpha 1,2fucosyltransferases has been postulated for many years, and recently confirmed in humans with the cloning of the human and rabbit secretor type alpha 1,2fucosyltransferase. We now describe the cloning and analysis of PFUT2, the pig secretor type alpha 1,2fucosyltransfera...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cohney S,Mouhtouris E,McKenzie IF,Sandrin MS

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been reported, but their transduction efficiencies are too low to be used as intracellular carriers for therapeutic purposes. We conducted a comprehensive search to find novel CPPs using an in vitro virus (IVV) library, which presented random peptides consisting of 15 ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kamide K,Nakakubo H,Uno S,Fukamizu A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laminarin, found in marine brown algae, is used as a carbohydrate reserve for phytoplankton; however, it is also used in traditional Chinese medicine, and has been shown to have several biological activities, including anticancer activities. In this study, we examined the mechanisms through which laminarin from Lamina...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Park HK,Kim IH,Kim J,Nam TJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine (KTM) is an anesthetic drug with several advantages, including the elevation of cardiac output and blood pressure. However, KTM may also induce the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. Notably, p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) has previously been studied for its role in neuronal injury. Therefore, ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Guo XQ,Cao YL,Zhao L,Zhang X,Yan ZR,Chen WM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia that develops in chronic hepatitis is associated with cytokine expression in the brain. Treatment of mice with concanavalin A (12.5 mg/kg, i.v.) elevated the plasma alanine aminotransferase activity at 8.5 h after treatment. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta mRNA expression was ind...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Okamoto T,Okabe S

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:A female patient (64 years of age; body mass index, 26) had a markedly and relatively low low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) level (97 mg/dl) despite high serum total cholesterol (TC) (331 mg/dl) and triacylglyceride levels (307 mg/dl). Since the expected LDL-C was 222 mg/dl, there was a significant differenc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee JH,Park JH,Lee SH,Kim JR,Cho KH

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:The thymus is the primary site for T-cell lympho-poiesis. Its function includes the maturation and selection of antigen specific T cells and selective release of these cells to the periphery. These highly complex processes require precise parenchymal organization and compartmentation where a plethora of signalling pat...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Mignini F,Sabbatini M,Mattioli L,Cosenza M,Artico M,Cavallotti C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular defects of TNFRSF1A was investigated in members of a family presenting with typical phenotypes of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) and in patients with the autoimmune disorders, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Genomic DNA from the members o...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Horiuchi T,Tsukamoto H,Mitoma H,Miyagawa H,Tamimoto Y,Yoshizawa S,Harada M,Hayashi K,Hashimura C,Oribe M,Okamura S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intralesional injection of bleomycin‑A5 (BLE‑A5) is a novel treatment for nasal polyps. Our previous study clarified that BLE‑A5 could induce nasal polyp‑derived fibroblast (NPDF) apoptosis in nasal polyps. However, the detailed mechanisms are still unclear. The present study aimed to determine the effects of BLE‑A5 o...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu F,Ma Y,Wang J,Ou H,Dang H,Zheng Y,Tian P,Zou H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ezrin is a key protein in membrane-cytoskeleton interaction. Expression of ezrin in actin-rich cell surfaces may play a role in the modulation of cell shape and adhesion. The aim of this study was to detect ezrin, actin and cytoskeleton and to explore their relationship in the apoptosis of esophageal epithelial cells ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shen ZY,Xu LY,Li EM,Li JT,Chen MH,Shen J,Zeng Y

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00