Identification of sex hormone binding globulin-interacting proteins in the brain using phage display screening.

abstract：:Although gender influences T-cell, macrophage and organ functions following trauma-hemorrhage and resuscitation (T-H), it remains unknown whether it also influences polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) activity under such conditions. To study this, proestrus female and male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent trauma-hemorrhage foll...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Toth B,Schwacha MG,Kuebler JF,Bland KI,Wang P,Chaudrya IH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated either extracellularly or intracellularly through ligand-receptor interactions, can function as signal transduction molecules to activate the chemotactic cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8) and the cell surface adhesion protein, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD54). Toget...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Roebuck KA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a number of years, seaweed has been used as a functional food in Asian countries, particularly in Korea, Japan and China. Pyropia yezoensis is a marine red alga that has potentially beneficial biological activities. In this study, we examined the mechanisms through which a Pyropia yezoensis peptide [PYP1 (1-20)] i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee MK,Kim IH,Choi YH,Choi JW,Kim YM,Nam TJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common tumors in children are infantile hemangiomas which could cause morbidity and severe complications. The development of novel alternative drugs to treat infantile hemangiomas is necessary, since Hemangeol is the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved drug for infantile hemangiomas. However, Hemang...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li H,Teng Y,Xu X,Liu J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent reports indicate an increasing incidence of patients with reflux esophagitis, its pathomechanism remains unclear. Cytokines and neutrophils, the latter of which produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), have been implicated in the formation of gastrointestinal diseases. This study investigated the roles o...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamaguchi T,Yoshida N,Tomatsuri N,Takayama R,Katada K,Takagi T,Ichikawa H,Naito Y,Okanoue T,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the biological activity of 20 essential oils (EOs) derived from herbal plants and citrus fruits. The in vitro anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activities of these oils were investigated, and the EO which was found to have the strongest activity of the 20 EOs examined,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Mitoshi M,Kuriyama I,Nakayama H,Miyazato H,Sugimoto K,Kobayashi Y,Jippo T,Kuramochi K,Yoshida H,Mizushina Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been frequently used in targeted therapy for lung cancer. However, the widespread use of gefitinib in targeted therapy for patients with lung cancer is hampered by its common skin toxicities. The present study aimed to investigate the mechan...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fang H,Wang Y,Xu L,Zhou S,Bai J,Wu Y,Qiao J,Jiang X,Zhu D,Ding Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of apoptosis is one of the mechanisms of chemotherapeutic agents against breast cancer. In addition, recent studies have shown that diets containing polyphenolic components possess anticancer activities either in vitro or in vivo by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. The aim of our study w...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ye W,Chang HL,Wang LS,Huang YW,Shu S,Sugimoto Y,Dowd MK,Wan PJ,Lin YC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is believed to be associated with the abnormal expression of inflammatory factors. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand‑dependent transcription factor, which can suppress the inflammatory response and attenuate experimental colitis. However, the detailed ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang Q,Yang K,Han B,Sheng B,Yin J,Pu A,Li L,Sun L,Yu M,Qiu Y,Xiao W,Yang H

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:17β-estradiol (17β-E2) is a steroid hormone that is known to exert effects on blood glucose homeostasis. The G protein‑coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) has been identified as a non-genomic estrogenic receptor, and is involved in numerous physiological processes, including cell survival, energy provision and metabolism...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang L,Zhao Y,Guo L

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Serum response factor (SRF) is a transcription factor that has important roles in tumor progression. However, its role in cervical cancer cell proliferation and invasion remains unclear. The present study revealed that SRF silencing constrained cervical cancer cell proliferation and invasion via controlling early grow...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ma L,Yu Y,Qu X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ACSL3 is a member of the long chain acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL) family that consists of 5 isozymes responsible for cellular fatty acid metabolism in various tissues in an isozyme-specific manner. Our previous studies have demonstrated that expression of ACSL3 mRNA and protein in liver was specifically increased after f...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu M,Cao A,Dong B,Liu J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safe, affordable and efficacious agents are urgently required for cancer prevention. Sesamin, a lipid‑soluble lignan from sesame (Sesamum indicum) displays anticancer activities through an unknown mechanism. In the present study, the anticancer activity of sesamin via cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) was investigated in lung c...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fang Q,Zhu Y,Wang Q,Song M,Gao G,Zhou Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the importance of three tumor markers, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris agglutinin A-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), for detecting and predicting the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). A total of 108 patients with in...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Beppu T,Sugimoto K,Shiraki K,Tameda M,Kusagawa S,Nojiri K,Tanaka J,Yamamoto N,Takei Y,Takaki H,Uraki J,Nakatsuka A,Yamakado K,Takeda K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of evidence have shown that preproglucagon-derived peptides affect steroid secretion from dispersed adrenocortical cells, and that streptozotocin (STZ)-induced experimental diabetes alters adrenocortical-cell function. Hence, we compared the effects of glucagon, glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and GLP-2 on ba...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malendowicz LK,Spinazzi R,Nussdorfer GG,Trejter M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the changes in global gene expression in the livers of H1/siRNAinsulin-CMV/hIDE transgenic (Tg) mice in response to the reduced bioavailability of insulin, total RNA extracted from the livers of 20-week-old Tg and non-Tg mice was converted to cDNA, labeled with biotin and hybridized to oligonucleotide ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jee S,Hwang D,Seo S,Kim Y,Kim C,Kim B,Shim S,Lee S,Sin J,Bae C,Lee B,Jang M,Kim M,Yim S,Jang I,Cho J,Chae K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to explore the potential of TREK‑TRAAK two‑pore domain potassium (K2P) channels in protecting human retinal pigment epithelium (hRPE) cells against oxidative stress. hRPE cells were obtained from donors, and then cell identification and detection of the expression levels of TREK‑TRAAK ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang H,Li H,Shi K,Wang L,Zhang X,Zhu X

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catamenial epilepsy is a common phenomenon in female epileptic patients that is, in part, influenced by the 17-β-estradiol level during the menstrual cycle, which modulates the strength of the epileptic seizures. However, the underlying mechanism(s) for catamenial epilepsy remains unknown. In the present study, the ef...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Huang Y,Liu X,Wang G,Wang X,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have recently been linked to new treatment strategies for gastric cancer due to the critical role which they play as the 'heartbeat' of cancer. In the present study, we explored the effects of quercetin, an anti-inflammatory and antiviral compound, on gastric CSCs (GCSCs). We noted that quercet...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shen X,Si Y,Wang Z,Wang J,Guo Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a vital role in mediating ischemic reperfusion damage in brain. In this study, we evaluated whether melatonin inhibits ER stress in cultured neurons exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and in rats subjected to transient focal cerebral ischemia. Sprague-Dawley rats we...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lin YW,Chen TY,Hung CY,Tai SH,Huang SY,Chang CC,Hung HY,Lee EJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p57 (Kip2) belongs to the Cip/Kip family and is one of the universal negative regulators of the cell cycle. In this study, we investigated the p57 expression of various types of thyroid neoplasm. p57 overexpression was observed in only 4.2% of normal thyroid tissues. In follicular adenoma and minimally invasive follic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ito Y,Yoshida H,Nakano K,Kobayashi K,Yokozawa T,Hirai K,Matsuzuka F,Matsuura N,Kuma K,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the expression and function of laminin and type IV collagen (COL-4) in the human endometrial epithelium throughout the menstrual cycle. Their expression was demonstrated by immunohistochemistry, while cytological analysis of the human endometrial epithelial cell line HHUA cultured on laminin- or COL-4-...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tanaka T,Wang C,Umesaki N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation on tyrosine residues are regulated by tyrosine kinases/phosphatases. The tyrosine phosphatase SH-PTP2 (PTP1D, PTP2C) interacts physically through its SH2 domain with phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In KB cells, an oral epidermoid carcinoma, high epiderm...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kamer AR,Hoghooghi SA,Liebow C

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have indicated that increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with a statistically significant reduction in the risk for cancers. The major bioactive agent in these vegetables is a class of sulfur-containing glycosides called glucosinolates. Isothiocyanates, derivatives of g...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jadhav U,Ezhilarasan R,Vaughn SF,Berhow MA,Mohanam S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common disease with high morbidity and mortality. Recovery from ARF is dependent on the replacement of necrotic tubular cells with functional tubular epithelium. Recent advancement in developmental biology led to the discovery of immature mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in bone marrow and ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Herrera MB,Bussolati B,Bruno S,Fonsato V,Romanazzi GM,Camussi G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare aggressive type of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Response to chemotherapy tends to be short and virtually all patients sooner or later relapse. The prognosis of relapsed patients is extremely poor. The tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is considered o...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pospisilova J,Vit O,Lorkova L,Klanova M,Zivny J,Klener P,Petrak J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p63, a recently identified member of the p53 gene family, plays an important role in human tissue functions. We examined the pattern of p63 expression in human esophageal squamous cell carcinomas including early-stage cancers, and its clinicopathological significance. Immunoreactivity for p63 was detected in 96.9% (63...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hara T,Kijima H,Yamamoto S,Kenmochi T,Kise Y,Tanaka H,Chino O,Shimada H,Takazawa K,Tanaka M,Inokuchi S,Makuuchi H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transcriptional control of mRNA trafficking and metabolism plays a critical role in the actualization and fine tuning of the genetic program of cells, both in development and in differentiated tissues. Cis-acting signals, responsible for post-transcriptional regulation, reside in the RNA message itself, usually i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Di Liegro CM,Schiera G,Di Liegro I

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00