Total saponins from Aralia taibaiensis protect against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through AMPK pathway.

abstract：:Phellinus linteus is a well-known Oriental medicinal fungus that has various biological activities, including immunomodulatory and anti-tumor activities, the mechanisms of which are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of mycelium extracts of P. linteus (MEPL) on the growth of human neu...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi YH,Huh MK,Ryu CH,Choi BT,Jeong YK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (ATO) can regulate many biological functions such as apoptosis and differentiation. We evaluated the effects of ATO on various cell types such as cervical cancer HeLa cells, pulmonary adenocarcinoma Calu-6 and A549 cells, calf pulmonary artery endothelial cells (CPAEC), human umbilical vein endothelia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Han YH,Moon HJ,You BR,Kim SZ,Kim SH,Park WH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports the identification of human sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)-interacting proteins in the brain using a phage display-based screening technology. Phage display is a system in which a foreign protein is displayed on the surface of a bacteriophage as a fusion protein with one of the coat prot...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gnanasekar M,Suleman FG,Ramaswamy K,Caldwell JD

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective therapeutic strategy for suppressing liver fibrosis development should improve the overall prognosis of patients with chronic liver diseases. Despite efforts to develop anti-fibrotic agents, no drugs have yet been approved as anti-fibrotic treatments for humans. An alternative strategy may be to employ a ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yoshiji H,Noguchi R,Ikenaka Y,Kaji K,Aihara Y,Shirai Y,Yoshii J,Yanase K,Fukui H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p107 protein, a member of the retinoblastoma family protein, suppresses growth promotion in cancer cells. We have already reported evidence that calpain, a calcium dependent protease is involved in the cleavage of p107 protein. We show here that p107 protein can also be a substrate for ubiquitination. A negative growt...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jang JS,Choi YH

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:After the publication of the above paper, the authors noted that the names of a couple of the authors listed on the paper were associated with the wrong affliation: Specifically, the eighth and ninth listed authors, Francesca Antonaros and Allison Piovesan, are located at DIMES at the University of Florence (fourth af...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Salvi A,Vezzoli M,Busatto S,Paolini L,Faranda T,Abeni E,Caracausi M,Antonaros F,Piovesan A,Locatelli C,Cocchi G,Alvisi G,De Petro G,Ricotta D,Bergese P,Radeghieri A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in the vessel, and inflammatory cytokines play an important role in the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis. A high level of free fatty acids (FFAs) produced in lipid metabolism disorders are known to participate in the formation of atherosclerosis through multiple...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu D,Liu J,Pang X,Wang S,Zhao J,Zhang X,Feng L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal balneotherapy with Comano's spa water (CW; Trentino, Italy) is used for psoriasis and other skin disorders but its mechanisms of action are mostly unknown. Previously, we showed that CW can interfere with the expression and secretion of various VEGF-A isoforms by cultured human psoriatic epidermal keratinocyte...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chiarini A,Dal Pra I,Pacchiana R,Zumiani G,Zanoni M,Armato U

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paeonol (2'-hydroxy-4'-methoxyacetophenone) is an active component isolated from the root of Paeonia Suffruticosa Andrews. We previously found that paeonol inhibited vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM‑1) expression, and thus may be useful for the prevention and treatment of rabbit atherosclerosis (AS); however, t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yuan X,Chen J,Dai M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), which was originally isolated from rat stomach. Ghrelin and GHS-R are also expressed in several peripheral tissues, including adrenal glands, and this prompted us to study ghrelin expression and ghrelin-binding site localization in th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tortorella C,Macchi C,Spinazzi R,Malendowicz LK,Trejter M,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:Musk has been traditionally used in East Asia to alleviate the symptoms of angina pectoris. However, it remains unclear as to whether muscone, the main active ingredient of musk, has any beneficial effects on persistent myocardial ischemia in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether muscone can im...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang X,Meng H,Chen P,Yang N,Lu X,Wang ZM,Gao W,Zhou N,Zhang M,Xu Z,Chen B,Tao Z,Wang L,Yang Z,Zhu T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most prevalent birth defect in humans worldwide, is still a leading non‑infectious cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence demonstrates that genetic risk factors play a key role in the pathogenesis of CHD, and more than 50 genes have been linked to various types...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pan Y,Geng R,Zhou N,Zheng GF,Zhao H,Wang J,Zhao CM,Qiu XB,Yang YQ,Liu XY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overconsumption of fats and sugars is a major cause of development of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The main objectives of the present study were to explore the pathways sustaining the interfering metabolic effects of excess fructose and fatty acids in hepatocytes, and to clarify the mechanisms through wh...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Grasselli E,Baldini F,Vecchione G,Oliveira PJ,Sardão VA,Voci A,Portincasa P,Vergani L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that the EVn-50 mixture of vitexins (lignan compounds) containing the purified vitexin (neolignan) compound, 6-hydroxy-4(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxymethyl‑7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthaldehyde, termed VB1, exhibits potent anticancer activity through the induction of apoptosis in s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu LH,Zhou YJ,Ding L,Zhang SZ,Sun J,Cao JG

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of chromosomal high mobility group I/Y consists of proteins involved in gene regulation and chromatin organization. A common feature of these proteins is the presence of multiple copies of DNA binding domains (DBD), the so-called AT-hooks. Bi- or tridendate interaction of two or three DBDs with appropriatel...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wisniewski JR,Schwanbeck R

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:A dietary deprivation in long-chain polyunsaturated omega3 fatty acids initiated in 7-week old normal rats provokes within 3 to 7 months the appearance of several features of the metabolic syndrome. Likewise, within 2 to 4-5 weeks exposure to a flaxseed oil-enriched diet, these anomalies are rapidly corrected. The pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hacquebard M,Portois L,Malaisse WJ,Carpentier YA

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：:Osteoblastic bone formation and osteoclastic bone resorption are in balance to maintain a constant, homeostatically controlled amount of bone. Excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts is involved in the pathogenesis of bone-related disorders. In the present study, we evaluated the i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim HS,Suh KS,Sul D,Kim BJ,Lee SK,Jung WW

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a naturally occurring redox co‑factor that functions as an essential nutrient and antioxidant, and has been reported to exert potent anti‑inflammatory effects. However, the therapeutic potential of PQQ for isoproterenol hydrochloride (Iso)‑induced cardiac hypertrophy has not yet been ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wen J,Shen J,Zhou Y,Zhao X,Dai Z,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a clustering of components, is closely associated with the development and prognosis of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a lysophospholipid with paracrine and autocrine effects, which is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, dyslipid...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen W,Lu H,Yang J,Xiang H,Peng H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell numbers are regulated by a balance between proliferation and apoptosis (programmed cell death). Recent evidence suggests that proteins regulating cell proliferation also mediate apoptosis. Therefore, cellular fate might be determined by cross talk between regulators of cell cycle progression and apoptosis. Previo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： An B,Johnson DE,Jin JR,Antoku K,Dou QP

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：:Peritoneal fibrosis is a major complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The present study tested the hypothesis that ADP-ribose polymerase-1 (PARP-1) may play a role in peritoneal epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis under high glucose conditions. High glucose (126 mmol/l)-induced pe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lei P,Jiang Z,Zhu H,Li X,Su N,Yu X

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma always calls for histological confirmation. In addition to the recognition of the classic aspects of the neoplasm, immunohistochemistry is determinant, in particular in the assessment of the size of the replicative compartment. Generally, the proliferation rate is indicativ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Quatresooz P,Pierard GE,Pierard-Franchimont C,Mosan Study Group of Pigmented Tumors.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00