The dual role of autophagy in chondrocyte responses in the pathogenesis of articular cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis.

abstract：:Periplaneta americana extracts (PAEs) play a crucial role in skin wound healing. However, their molecular effects and signaling pathways in regenerating tissues and cells are not clear. In this study, we refined the PAE from Periplaneta americana to investigate the mechanisms underlying skin wound healing. The human k...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Song Q,Xie Y,Gou Q,Guo X,Yao Q,Gou X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), or congenital intestinal aganglionosis, is a common hereditary disorder causing intestinal obstruction, thereby showing considerable phenotypic variation in conjunction with complex inheritance. Moreover, phenotypic assessment of the disease has been complicated since a subset of the obser...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pusch CM,Sasiadek MM,Blin N

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is now considered a chronic inflammatory disease, and glucosamine has the potential to exhibit an anti-inflammatory action. Thus, we investigated the effect of glucosamine on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced endothelial cell activation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) wer...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ju Y,Hua J,Sakamoto K,Ogawa H,Nagaoka I

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a major pathogenic factor in patients with cardiovascular diseases, and endothelial dysfunction (ED) plays a primary role in its occurrence and development. Simvastatin is a lipid‑lowering drug, which is commonly used to prevent or treat risk factors of cardiovascular diseases with a significant ant...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： He Z,Du X,Wu Y,Hua L,Wan L,Yan N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7) in cervical cancer tissues, the effect of BMP7 on the proliferation, migration and epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cervical cancer HeLa cells and the possible mechanism involved. Immunohistochemistry was us...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun R,Guan H,Liu W,Liang J,Wang F,Li C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric liver tumor. While much progress has been made in the treatment of the disease, very little is known about the moleculer events underlying the pathogenesis of this disease. We sought to investigate a series of hepatoblastomas for alterations in gene expression patterns with emphasis ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gray SG,Hartmann W,Eriksson T,Ekstrom C,Holm S,Kytola S,von Schweinitz D,Pietsch T,Larsson C,Kogner P,Sandstedt B,Ekstrom TJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:Human CD46 was identified as a complement regulator and was later shown to be a measles virus receptor. The ubiquitous distribution profile of CD46 accounted for systemic measles infection and general protection of host tissue/organs from autologous complement. A similar ubiquitous distribution was observed for swine ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Seya T,Nomura M,Murakami Y,Begum NA,Matsumoto M,Nagasawa S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in bronchial diameter is designated as bronchoconstriction (BC) and impedes the flow of air through the airway. Asthma is characterized by inflammation of the airways, reversible BC and nonspecific hyperreactivity. These last two symptoms are dependent on airway smooth muscle. Stimuli that trigger contracti...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sommer B,Flores-Soto E,Gonzalez-Avila G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

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：:There is much interest in precise functions of amino acids on mammalian growth and development. Some of amino acids play important roles in the control of gene expression by controlling the initiation phase of mRNA translation. The signal induced by leucine or arginine may stimulate cell growth. On the other hand, the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Naomoto Y,Yamatsuji T,Shigemitsu K,Ban H,Nakajo T,Shirakawa Y,Motok T,Kobayashi M,Gunduz M,Tanaka N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O6-methylguanin-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is a DNA repair enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O6-methylguanine to itself. Alkylation of DNA at the O6 position of guanine is the first step by alkylating agents in inducing DNA mutations in an organism. When MGMT and the mismatch repair (MMR) system are impaired,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kohya N,Kitajima Y,Kitahara K,Miyazaki K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus is constantly rising worldwide, and diabetic retinopathy (DR) has become the most frequent cause of postnatal blindness. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play a central role during DR development. Thus, inhibiting the effects of VEGF may hamp...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ideno J,Mizukami H,Kakehashi A,Saito Y,Okada T,Urabe M,Kume A,Kuroki M,Kawakami M,Ishibashi S,Ozawa K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common, fatal and frequently recurrent disease. Changes in the activity of different coagulation factors serve as a pathophysiological basis for the recurrent risk of VTE. Systems biology approaches provide a better understanding of the pathological mechanisms responsible for recurren...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xie R,Li L,Chen L,Li W,Chen B,Jiang J,Huang H,Li Y,He Y,Lv J,He W

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is mainly due to the drug resistance of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents. It has been reported that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is an essential factor involved in the epigenetic mechanisms of drug resistance, which provides a novel potentia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Luo W,Yu Y,Wang R,He D,Wang C,Zeng X,Chen X,Tan X,Huang T,Wu X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased expression of sialyl-Lewisx (SLex) epitope on the surface of tumor cells has been known for decades. However, genetic manipulation of the expression of SLex and the role of SLex in cancer cell proliferation remains to be fully elucidated. The present study suggested that the monoclonal antibody of SLex (...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li D,Sun H,Bai G,Wang W,Liu M,Bao Z,Li J,Liu H

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation and remodeling play a role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and nuclear factor of activated T cells-1 (NFAT-1) participate in inflammation and remodeling in a number of diseases. As a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, 4-chloro-DL-phenylalanine (PCPA) ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bai Y,Li ZX,Wang HL,Lian GC,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observations and our high-density oligonucleotide microarray results demonstrated increased expression of proinflammatory chemokines after SARS-CoV infection. Here, we investigated the influence of SARS-CoV infection on CXCL8 (interleukin 8) and CXCL10 (interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10) in human intestin...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cinatl J Jr,Michaelis M,Morgenstern B,Doerr HW

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most peptidic growth factors (GFs) that act as mitogens for different cell types bind to tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) and trigger complex intracellular signal transduction pathways finally leading to cell proliferation. Among the early events induced by GFs, cytosolic calcium increase plays a key role, and in part...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Munaron L

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive expansion of the transit-amplifying (TA) cell compartment is a distinct morphological characteristic of psoriatic epidermal hyperplasia. In order to examine the activation of basal stem cells and how they replenish such an enlarged compartment of TA cells in psoriatic epidermis, we utilized a BrdU labeling m...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jia HY,Shi Y,Luo LF,Jiang G,Zhou Q,Xu SZ,Lei TC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease and is considered to be a causative factor of cryptogenic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate messenger RNA (mRNA). Recently, it was demonstrated that...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katsura A,Morishita A,Iwama H,Tani J,Sakamoto T,Tatsuta M,Toyota Y,Fujita K,Kato K,Maeda E,Nomura T,Miyoshi H,Yoneyama H,Himoto T,Fujiwara S,Kobara H,Mori H,Niki T,Ono M,Hirashima M,Masaki T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess effects of Celecoxib, selective cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, on matrix synthesis by chondrocytes under mechanical stress in vitro. Chondrocytes from 7-day-old rat articular cartilage were cultured. Cyclic mechanical stress (0.5 Hz, 7% elongation) was loaded using a Flexercell strain unit in the presenc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Iimoto S,Watanabe S,Takahashi T,Shimizu A,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation between angiogenesis and the differential expression of growth factors and their receptors when myocardial microvascular endothelial cells (MMVECs) were co-cultured with mast cell granules (MCGs) under hyperglycemic conditions. MMVECs and mast cells (MCs) w...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang Z,Zhang Q,Zhu W,Tao J,Wei M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerotic plaque growth requires angiogenesis, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is usually triggered by the rupture of unstable atherosclerotic plaques. Previous studies have identified typically circulating microRNA (miRNA/miR) profiles in patients with ACS. miRNAs serve important roles in the pathophysiology ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li S,Geng Q,Chen H,Zhang J,Cao C,Zhang F,Song J,Liu C,Liang W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes are major components of the adult neurogenic niche and play a crucial role in regulating neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Following brain injury, astrocytes become reactive and release high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), which plays a crucial role in the inflammatory process. However, alth...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li M,Sun L,Luo Y,Xie C,Pang Y,Li Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solute carrier family 26, member 3 (Slc26a3), also termed downregulated-in-adenoma (DRA) is a member of the Slc26 family of anion transporters and is mutated in congenital chloride diarrhea. Our previous study demonstrated that DRA deficiency is associated with severely reduced colonic HCO3‑ secretion, a loss of colon...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ding X,Li D,Li M,Tian D,Yu H,Yu Q

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of D-[3H]mannoheptulose by isolated pancreatic islets was recently proposed as a tool to assess the relative contribution of insulin-producing cells to the total mass of the islets. In the present study, the uptake of the tritiated heptose over 60 min incubation at 37 degrees C was about 21% lower in islets...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sener A,Ladriere L,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we aimed to explore the effect of environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs) on sexual differentiation in androgen receptor (AR)-/-, AR+/- and AR+/+ male mice. By using a Cre-loxP conditional knockout strategy, we generated AR knockout mice. By mating flox-AR female mice with AR-Cre male mice, the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu D,Shen L,Tao Y,Kuang Y,Cai L,Wang D,He M,Tong X,Zhou S,Sun J,Shi C,Wang C,Wu Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging studies have indicated that the dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) plays a vital role in the development and metastasis of tumors. However, the role of miR‑93‑5p in esophageal carcinoma (EC) has not been extensively reported. The present study thus focused on the role of miR‑93‑5p and its downstream ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cai Y,Ruan W,Ding J,Wei N,Wang J,Zhang H,Ma N,Weng G,Su WK,Lin Y,Zhu K

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that results in chronic arthralgia and functional disability of the affected joint. To date, there is no effective treatment available for this disease. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a type of intracellular stable RNA that can regulate the development and progression of OA. Howe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiao J,Wang R,Zhou W,Cai X,Ye Z

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00