Growth inhibition and apoptosis-inducing effect on human cancer cells by RCE-4, a spirostanol saponin derivative from natural medicines.

abstract：:Celastrol, a natural biologically active compound isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F root extracts, has been shown to possess antitumor properties and therefore, is an interesting candidate for the development of novel chemotherapeutic cancer agents. In this study, we have demonstrated that Celastrol is a pot...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang L,Zhang Z,Zhang S,Ren J,Zhang R,Zeng H,Li Q,Wu G

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fruits, vegetables, spices and a variety of teas are suggested for the prevention of many diseases. They encompass active, non-nutritional ingredients called nutraceuticals which are defined as food products that provide health benefits. Many nutraceuticals have been tested to identify inhibitors of plasminogen activa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jankun J,Skotnicka M,Łysiak-Szydłowska W,Al-Senaidy A,Skrzypczak-Jankun E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated the antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of herbal traditional Chinese medicines, including the analomous fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis, the fresh juice of Scutellaria barbata and the warmed water extract of Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis on a series of human carcinoma cells. Here...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lau FY,Chui CH,Gambari R,Kok SH,Kan KL,Cheng GY,Wong RS,Teo IT,Cheng CH,Wan TS,Chan AS,Tang JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we have shown the antiproliferative activity of Gleditsia sinensis fruit extract (GSE) on various solid tumour and leukaemia cell lines as well as primary cultured bone marrow cells isolated from patients with acute and chronic myelogenous leukaemia. We further studied whether the growth inhibitory effect of ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chui CH,Tang JC,Lau FY,Teo IT,Yau MY,Wong RS,Cheng GY,Ho SK,Leung TW,Hui KS,Wong MM,Fatima S,Cheng CH,Cheung F,Tan WQ,Chow LM,Guo D,Chan AS

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Recently, naringin (NAR; 4',5,7-trihydroxyflavanone-7-rhamnoglucoside) has been shown to have cardioprotective properties. However, the specific mechanisms underlying its cardioprotective effects remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the cardioprotective effects of NAR and the possible underlying mole...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang H,Wu K,You Q,Huang R,Li S,Wu K

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Genetic alterations occurring in various chromosomes have been described in many human tumors. The DCC gene was originally identified in colorectal cancer and was reported as a tumor suppressor gene that might be related to tumor metastasis. We investigated 10 cell lines and 15 fresh tumors of childhood rhabdomyosarco...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi SH,Kong XT,Taki T,Tsuchida Y,Kawaguchi H,Kato H,Hanada R,Look AT,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:The molecular mechanisms mediating mercury‑induced neurotoxicity are not yet completely understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether the severity of MeHg‑ and HgCl2‑mediated cytotoxicity to SH‑SY5Y human dopaminergic neurons can be attenuated by regulating glutamate‑mediated signal‑transmission t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Engin AB,Engin ED,Golokhvast K,Spandidos DA,Tsatsakis AM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S100A4, one of the tandemly arranged S100 genes at chromosome 1q21, has been suggested to play a functional role in cell motility and invasiveness of tumor cell growth. We investigated the expression of S100A4 and the in vitro invasiveness of 4 human bile duct adenocarcinoma cell lines by the Matrigel assay. S100A4 wa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katayama N,Murao S,Ajiki T,Kitazawa S,Onoyama H,Kuroda Y,Maeda S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS), a malignant bone neoplasia in childhood, has poor prognosis if metastases appear in the lung. A novel therapeutic approach could consist in a gene therapeutic treatment of OS metastases. However, if promiscuous viral vectors are applied for the delivery of potentially toxic transgenes, their misdeli...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pollmann A,Kabisch H,Block A,Müller J,Hellwinkel OJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) and the expression of ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (ENTPD1; also known as CD39) and 5'-ectonucleotidase (NT5E; also known as CD73) on the Treg cell surface are increased during sepsis. In this study, to determine the factors leading to the high expressi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bao R,Shui X,Hou J,Li J,Deng X,Zhu X,Yang T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ARHGAP1, ARHGAP2, ARHGAP3, ARHGAP4, ARHGAP5, ARHGAP6, ARHGAP7 (DLC1), ARHGAP8, ARHGAP9, ARHGAP10, ARHGAP12, ARHGAP13 (SRGAP1), ARHGAP14 (SRGAP2), ARHGAP15, ARHGAP17 (RICH1), ARHGAP18, ARHGAP19, ARHGAP20, ARHGAP21, ARHGAP22, ARHGAP23, ARHGAP24, ARHGAP25, ARHGAP26, STARD13 (DLC2), HA-1, GMIP, PARG1, RACGAP1, PIK3R1, PIK...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh Y,Katoh M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is a novel apoptosis inhibitor. Its gene is related to the baculovirus gene, which is believed to play a crucial role in fetal development and in cancer. We attempted to determine the expression of survivin in both thyroid goiter and carcinoma tissues, and to evaluate its prognostic value in human thyroid dis...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen Z,Liu N,Zhu G,Dralle H,Hoang-Vu C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in males globally. Its progression imposes a heavy burden on patients; however, the expression profile of circular (circ)RNAs in BC progression remains unclear. This study explored changes in circRNA expression during BC progression by sequencing different...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li W,Li Y,Sun Z,Zhou J,Cao Y,Ma W,Xie K,Yan X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CDH1, a cell adhesion molecule, which plays a key role in maintaining the epithelial phenotype, is regarded as an invasion-suppressor gene in light of accumulating evidence from in vitro experiments and clinical observations. In an attempt to clarify the mechanism responsible for inactivation of this gene in carcinoma...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ling ZQ,Li P,Ge MH,Zhao X,Hu FJ,Fang XH,Dong ZM,Mao WM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of mycelial extract and culture filtrate of Cordyceps sphecocephala J201 on airway hyper-responsiveness, pulmonary immune cell infiltration, and Th2 cytokine expression in animal models of asthma. After Concanavalin A (Con A) activation of mouse primary spleen cells, the IL-4 and IL...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Heo JC,Nam SH,Nam DY,Kim JG,Lee KG,Yeo JH,Yoon CS,Park CH,Lee SH

更新日期：2010-09-01 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

abstract：:Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) are responsible for the pathogenesis of endometriosis (Ems), which is characterized by the presence of functional endometrial‑like tissues outside the uterine cavity. Abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in ESCs may be implicated in the ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang X,Ren R,Shao M,Lan J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib is the therapeutic standard for newly diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In these patients, imatinib has been shown to induce an apoptotic response specifically in cells expressing the oncogenic fusion protein BCR-ABL. Previous studies in our lab revealed that imatinib-induced apoptosis i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu J,Xiao Y,Xiong HM,Li J,Huang B,Zhang HB,Feng DQ,Chen XM,Wang XZ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentration levels of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction (AFP-L3) are useful tumor markers for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, a novel immunoassay using the electrochemiluminescence (ECLIA) was developed to ena...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shimizu A,Shiraki K,Ito T,Sugimoto K,Sakai T,Ohmori S,Murata K,Takase K,Tameda Y,Nakano T

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dideoxypetrosynol A, a polyacetylene from the sponge Petrosia sp., is known to exhibit significant selective cytotoxicity against several human tumor cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the possible mechanisms by which dideoxypetrosynol A exerts its anti-proliferative action in cultured human SK-MEL-2 sk...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi HJ,Bae SJ,Kim ND,Jung JH,Choi YH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) modified by CXC‑chemokine receptor type 3 (CXCR3) and heme oxygenase‑1 (HO‑1) genes can repair damaged intestinal epithelial cells in vitro, and the role of the p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase (p38‑MAPK) pathwa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yin M,Shen Z,Yang L,Zheng W,Song H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAI) induces accumulation of highly acetylated histones by inhibiting the activity of histone deacetylase and inhibits cell proliferation, induces differentiation, and promotes apoptosis. TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptosis in various human cancer cells, a pr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Inoue H,Shiraki K,Ohmori S,Sakai T,Deguchi M,Yamanaka T,Okano H,Nakano T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration has been proven to be a critical event in the development of varicosity. Variations in estrogen levels, a pathological event related to age and pregnancy, play a role in the pathogenesis of varicosity. Previous studies have reported a different response of...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang X,Jin Y,Zhou D,Xu G,Huang J,Shen L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell replacement and gene therapy using neural stem cells (NSCs) have been widely touted as a promising treatment for CNS diseases including brain tumors. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been used to explore mechanisms behind the lineage-specific differentiation of NSCs a...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Khan Z,Akhtar M,Ekström TJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Racemic fluoxetine is a widely used SSRI antidepressant compound having also anticonvulsant effect. In addition, it was shown that it blocked several types of voltage gated ion channels including neural and cardiac calcium channels. In the present study the effects of enantiomers of fluoxetine (R(-)-fluoxetine and S(+...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Magyar J,Rusznák Z,Harasztosi C,Körtvély A,Pacher P,Bányász T,Pankucsi C,Kovács L,Szûcs G,Nánási PP,Kecskeméti V

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cardiomyocytes may permanently lose their ability to proliferate after birth. Therefore, studying the proliferation and growth arrest of cardiomyocytes during the postnatal period may enhance the current understanding regarding this molecular mechanism. The present study identified the differentially express...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang R,Su C,Wang X,Fu Q,Gao X,Zhang C,Yang J,Yang X,Wei M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive lung neoplasm. To study the pathogenesis of SCLC, we investigated roles of ABCE1, a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily, in the development of small cell lung cancer. RNA interference was used to knock down ABCE1 expression in human small cell lung ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang B,Gao Y,Tian D,Zheng M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00