Induction of tumor cell apoptosis by taurine Schiff base copper complex is associated with the inhibition of proteasomal activity.

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：: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：:Metformin, a widely prescribed antidiabetic drug, has previously been shown to lower the risk of certain types of cancer, including that of breast cancer, and to improve prognosis. Its anticancer effects, which are mediated by the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), have become notable. The Sonic hedgeh...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fan C,Wang Y,Liu Z,Sun Y,Wang X,Wei G,Wei J

更新日期：2015-07-01 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 or miRs) play an important role in the tumorigenesis and progression of breast cancer. However, the function of miR‑28‑5p in breast cancer migration has yet to be determined. In the present study, Human MicroRNA Expression Database (HMED) analysis revealed that the expression level of miR‑28‑5p was s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ma L,Zhang Y,Hu F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an atherogenic and prothrombotic molecule formed by the covalent binding of the highly polymorphic apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] to apoprotein B-100 of LDL. High Lp(a) concentrations are a recognized genetic risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and have been shown to be related with a fa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Peros E,Geroldi D,D'Angelo A,Falcone C,Montagna L,Carabela M,Emanuele E

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Chronic inflammation is associated with the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications, and palmitate has been nominated as a candidate for the molecular link between these disorders. Recently, a crucial role of ceramide in inflammation and metabolic diseases has been reported. Therefore, in this study...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim MH,Ahn HK,Lee EJ,Kim SJ,Kim YR,Park JW,Park WJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic glucose production is promoted by forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) under conditions of insulin resistance. The overactivity of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) partly causes increased liver fat deposits and metabolic dysfunction in obese rodents by decreasing mitochondrial function. The aim of the present study was t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen CC,Lee TY,Kwok CF,Hsu YP,Shih KC,Lin YJ,Ho LT

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the effects of therapy with adiponectin (APN) gene-modified adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in rats and the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. ADSCs were successfully isolated from the rats and characterized. ADSCs were effectivel...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Luo L,Zheng W,Lian G,Chen H,Li L,Xu C,Xie L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary fat is an important factor involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It remains unclear how n-3 and n-6 fatty acids modulate intestinal inflammation. In this study, we investigated the effects of n-3 and n-6 fatty acid-rich diets on trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced enteritis...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Andoh A,Tsujikawa T,Ishizuka I,Araki Y,Sasaki M,Koyama S,Fujiyama Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) in alleviating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A rat puncture IDD model was constructed, and the rats were randomly divided into six groups: Control; IDD (model); IDD+PBS [containing 1010 adeno‑associated virus ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tan Y,Yao X,Dai Z,Wang Y,Lv G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosiglitazone has been found to have anti-atherogenic effects and to increase serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. However, in vivo studies investigating the regulation of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) by rosigli...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li C,Tu Y,Liu TR,Guo ZG,Xie D,Zhong JK,Fan YZ,Lai WY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was previously shown that total saponins extracted from Aralia taibaiensis (sAT) have potent antioxidant activities for treating diabetes mellitus and attenuate d-galactose-induced aging. Since diabetes mellitus and aging are closely associated with cardiac dysfunction, particularly ischemic heart disease, sAT may ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yan J,Duan J,Wu X,Guo C,Yin Y,Zhu Y,Hu T,Wei G,Wen A,Xi M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unknown. It has been suggested that luminal factors such as the microflora, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), food antigens and so on play important roles in the disease progression. Many reports have revealed alterations in the SCFA and organic acid concentr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Araki Y,Andoh A,Fujiyama Y,Itoh A,Bamba T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of a nutrient mixture (NM) consisting of ascorbic acid, quercetin, naringenin, hesperetin, tea catechins, lysine, proline, arginine and N-acetylcysteine on experimental in vivo and in vitro inflammation triggered by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). BALB/c mice (n=36) were administered NM...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ivanov V,Cha J,Ivanova S,Kalinovsky T,Roomi MW,Rath M,Niedzwiecki A

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:We examined the P16 expression by immunohistochemical stain and detected the methylation by methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) in 48 primary oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) tissues. The results showed that 20/48 (41.7%) of cancerous tissues had CpG methylation around the promoter region, but 8/48 ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang MJ,Yeh KT,Shih HC,Wang YF,Lin TH,Chang JY,Shih MC,Chang JG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inducible heat shock protein 70 (HSP70; also known as HSPA1 or HSP72) is implicated in cancer. As a stress‑inducible heat shock protein, HSP70 is highly expressed in a variety of cancers and correlates with metastasis, chemotherapy resistance and tumor prognosis. The present study demonstrated that suppression of HSP7...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sheng L,Tang T,Liu Y,Ma Y,Wang Z,Tao H,Zhang Y,Qi Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Reperfusion injury (RI) remains an important limitation of myocardial revascularization. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the intracoronary injection of adiponectin on RI and cardiomyocyte death in a porcine myocardial infarction model. Acute infarction in 14 Polish domestic pigs was induc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Dębiński M,Buszman PP,Milewski K,Wojakowski W,Jackiewicz W,Pająk J,Szurlej D,Fryc-Stanek J,Wiernek S,Jelonek M,Spurlock ME,Martin J,Bochenek A,Buszman PE

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been studied in a number of diseases. However, the roles of circRNAs in hypoxic‑ischemic brain damage (HIBD) remains unknown. In the present study, high throughput sequencing was used to profile altered circRNAs in HIBD rats. A total of 66 circRNAs were identified to be differentially exp...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jiang L,Li H,Fan Z,Zhao R,Xia Z

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen presenting cells, especially the antigen presenting dendritic cells (DC) in the tissue, regulate the magnitude of antigen-specific immune response. A role of impaired and narrowly focused specific immune response has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus and hepatiti...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Abe M,Kajino K,Akbar SM,Yamamura K,Onji M,Hino O

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been shown to function as a key regulator of cell death or survival in neuronal cells. Previous studies indicate that the biphasic activation of NF-κB occurs following experimental neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, the comprehensive u...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang H,Zhang D,Li H,Yan H,Zhang Z,Zhou C,Chen Q,Ye Z,Hang C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the major lipid-carrier protein in the brain, and several studies provided evidence that ApoE epsilon4 allele can be considered a genetic risk factor for vascular diseases. Findings indicate that Alzheimer disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) may have common risk factors and/or pathogene...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Folin M,Baiguera S,Conconi MT,Di Liddo R,De Carlo E,Parnigotto PP,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are interested in the possibility of a new prostate cancer therapy that would control tumor malignancy via induction of terminal cell differentiation. We previously reported that 12-O-tetra-decanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induces differentiation into cells with characteristics of microglia and decreases the malign...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Suzuki T,Shimizu T,Satoh K,Sugibayashi R,Takeda K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor-mediated gene delivery is an attractive method for gene transfer in vitro and shows promise for in vivo gene therapy applications. In the current study, we have selected the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene to explore the feasibility of receptor-mediated gene transfer into human hepatocellular carcinoma Hep...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Junbo H,Li Q,Zaide W,Yunde H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine kinase that has been implicated as a positive mediator of apoptosis. However, little is known about the involvement of DAPK in the apoptosis associated with several pathological states, except for cancer. Here, DAPK-mutant mice were...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yukawa K,Hoshino K,Kishino M,Mune M,Shirasawa N,Kimura A,Tsubota Y,Owada-Makabe K,Tanaka T,Ichinose M,Maeda M,Takeda K,Akira S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of the murine Ret gene has only been partially studied, specifically cis-acting promoter elements and related transcription factors, although in vivo experiments have shown the ability of Ret 5' flanking sequences to drive expression of transgenic reporter genes. This work describes the characterization of ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zordan P,Ravazzolo R,Bocciardi R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease with or without joint involvement. In this disease, the thickened epidermis and impaired barrier are associated with altered calcium gradients. Calcium and vitamin D are known to play important roles in keratinocyte differentiation and bone metabolism. Intracellular calcium is...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cubillos S,Norgauer J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00