Crocin inhibits obesity via AMPK-dependent inhibition of adipocyte differentiation and promotion of lipolysis.

abstract：:Hepatitis B induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major public health problem worldwide. Although several antiviral drugs have been approved for hepatitis B, they cause significant dose-dependent side-effects (interferon-alpha) and drug resistance (lamivudine, etc.). Safe and potent new anti-HBV drugs are urgen...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Wang Y,Kokudo N,Fang D,Tang W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newcastle disease virus (NDV), an avain paramyxovirus, has been assigned to the genus Avulavirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. It causes Newcastle disease (ND) that is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting poultry and most species of birds. The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein of NDV has m...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun C,Wen H,Chen Y,Chu F,Lin B,Ren G,Song Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, men who have sex with men (MSM) have become a population at high risk ofHIV infection in China, and more investigations of and intervention programs targeting this hidden population are urgently needed. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of HIV-positive individuals, HIV-related knowledg...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Tao X,Gai R,Zhang X,Zhang N,Zheng W,Xu A,Li S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pericardial effusion is one of the severe complications in advanced lung cancer patients, seriously affecting the patient's cardiopulmonary function and even life. Pericardial drainage and instillation of anti-neoplastic drugs in the pericardial cavity seems to offer the best chance of controlling pericardia...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun T,Zhang Y,Shen Y,Hu K,Zuo M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is an acute febrile illness resulting from infection by a flavivirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. It is characterized by bleeding manifestations and a plasma leak syndrome. Hepatic involvement in the form of elevation in transaminases is common. However, acute hepatic failure is uncommon. It is not known ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Agarwal MP,Giri S,Sharma V,Roy U,Gharsangi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an insidious, lethal asbestos-related cancer that is poorly responsive to current treatments. Specific and sensitive biomarkers providing early MM diagnosis in exposed subjects, who are at high-risk of developing it, are sorely needed. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, non-coding, small...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Micolucci L,Rippo MR,Olivieri F,Procopio AD

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A research project involving sheets of retinal pigment epithelium constructed from iPS cells derived from patients with age-related maculopathy is one step closer to being approved for clinical trials by the Japanese Government. Now is the time to make therapies using iPS cells clinically available. ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Song P,Inagaki Y,Sugawara Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present observational study aimed to clarify the relationship between the tip position of an indwelling venous catheter and the subcutaneous edema using ultrasonography images. Data were obtained before catheter removal in a medical ward of a university hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Two hundred peripheral intravenous ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Murayama R,Takahashi T,Tanabe H,Yabunaka K,Oe M,Oya M,Uchida M,Komiyama C,Sanada H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in mul...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Tian Z,Yang X

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether radioactive iodine treatment of Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy will increase pregnancy loss and affect fetal development is still a matter of concern. From May 2005 to December 2015, 2,276 childbearing-age women with GD received iodine-131 treatment in our departments and were retrospectively enrolled i...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Guan L,Chen G,Zhang J,Wang L

更新日期：2016-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is an important opportunistic infection of HIV/AIDS. However, very little is known about antibody seropositivities to HHV8 lytic and latent antigens among HIV-infected patients in China. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted to explore HHV8 serostatus among 316 HIV-infected patien...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang TJ,He N,Ding YY,Jiang QW,Wood C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are common and generally harmless, but persistent infections can bring health problems like cancer and genital warts. For the uninfected group, HPV vaccines provide safe and effective protection, but they're type-restricted and expensive. For those infected, so far there have been...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Lin J,Chen L,Qiu X,Zhang N,Guo Q,Wang Y,Wang M,Gober HJ,Li D,Wang L

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of FL118, a novel camptothecin analogue, on migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms of those effects. A 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and a plate clone formation assay we...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Yang Z,Ji L,Jiang G,Liu R,Liu Z,Yang Y,Ma Q,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2013, a Japanese newspaper reported that 4,173 children were unidentified or missing in Japan. The article concluded that child abuse was a matter of national concern. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's welfare system in regard to child abuse, it would seem that a weakness exists with r...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Takahashi K,Kanda H,Sugaya N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete loss of function in the WRN: RecQ3 DNA/RNA helicase gene causes Werner Syndrome (WS). WS patients with genetic instability manifest an early onset of age-related diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and malignancy as well as early death. In 1,420 patients, WS was reported ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Goto M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvant therapy after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited. Here, we evaluated the effects of postoperative sorafenib on recurrence and survival in HCC patients. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were analyzed as the main endpoint, recurrence rate, and mortality rate were analyzed as sec...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhang W,Zhao G,Wei K,Zhang Q,Ma W,Song T,Wu Q,Zhang T,Kong D,Li Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is an extension of the previous enhancement of dissolution properties of repaglinide using liquisolid compacts. The development and validation of a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for the determination of repaglinide concentration in rabbit plasma for pharmacokinetic studies is described....

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： El-Houssieny BM,Wahman L,Arafa NM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis aimed to review the regeneration rate of future liver remnant (FLR) and perioperative outcomes after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) and two-stage hepatectomy (TSH). A web search was performed in "MEDLINE", "EMBASE", and "SCIENCE DIRECT" databases ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Sun Z,Tang W,Sakamoto Y,Hasegawa K,Kokudo N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to explore the remission of insulin resistance after bariatric surgery to discover the mechanism of diabetes remission excluding dietary factors. A retrospective case control study was conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes, who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic gastri...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zhu Y,Sun Z,Du Y,Xu G,Gong K,Zhu B,Zhang N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the feasibility of using a nanoparticle immunoassay for clinical therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of docetaxel concentrations, a sensitive and simple method of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was established to measure the docetaxel concentration in human plasma and the results ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Geng C,Li P,Chen X,Yuan G,Guo N,Liu H,Zhang R,Guo R

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the muscarinic receptor subtype(s) mediating pulmonary circulatory vasodilator responses to acetylcholine (ACh) is limited. The aim of this study was to pharmacologically characterize the muscarinic receptors associated with ACh-induced pulmonary vasodilation in a pulmonary hypertension model. Vasodi...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Orii R,Sugawara Y,Sawamura S,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As is similar to glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), the Yangjing Capsule (YC) extract could also lead to proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) by stimulating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway; however, the regulatory effect of YC extract on the expression ...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Jin B,Cai B,Sun D,Zhang X,Cui Y,Deng W,Gao C

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental factors during fetal life program the health outcomes regarding many diseases in future life. This idea has been supported by worldwide epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Three questions should be answered. (i) Does a common underlying cause of ordinary pa...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Basovich SN

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MLS128 is an anti-carbohydrate monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds three or two consecutive Tn-antigens. MLS128 bound 110-210 kDa glycoproteins (GPs) and inhibited the growth of LS180 and HT29 colon and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. One possible mechanism of MLS128's inhibition of growth may be via insulin-like growth f...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Zamri N,Masuda N,Oura F,Yajima Y,Nakada H,Fujita-Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been hypothesized that subjective well-being (SWB) is determined by a combination of individual characteristics, social environment, and physical environment. However, few studies have simultaneously examined the relationships of the social and physical attributes of a neighborhood with SWB. Accordingly, the pr...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Weaver SR,Fu H,Jia Y,Li J

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world, leading to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays, and inc...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Tang Q,Song P,Li J,Kong F,Sun L,Xu L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering has been one of the most promising strategies for the regeneration of impaired tissue. Application of three-dimensional porous scaffolds has greatly improved the outcome of tissue engineering in many categories. Cell seeding is one of the key issues in tissue regeneration. It depends not only on the...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Dai W,Dong J,Chen G,Uemura T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 2-day seminar in 2 consecutive years respectively for community health professionals. We prepared the child-rearing support manual (CRSM) and conducted a seminar program to improve skills to provide mental assessments and postnatal care support for mothers and their famili...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Kamibeppu K,Furuta M,Yamashita H,Sugishita K,Suzumiya H,Yoshida K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation, is a severe threat to human health. Pegylated interferon α (INF-α) and ribavirin based therapy was once the standard therapy for HCV infection. However, it is suboptimal in efficacy and poorly tolerated in some patient...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Gao J,Ju C

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious injury of the central nervous system and up until now there is no evident effective treatment for SCI. Axonal regeneration is the only way to restore functions after serious SCI that interrupt the long tracts mediating motor and sensory function. The hurdles for axonal regeneratio...

journal_title：Bioscience trends

authors： Cui X,Chen L,Ren Y,Ji Y,Liu W,Liu J,Yan Q,Cheng L,Sun YE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00