HTLV-1 basic leucine zipper factor downregulates cyclin D1 expression via interactions with NF-κB.

abstract：:Biologic abnormalities in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) may perform a crucial role in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular disease. The principal aim of this study was to determine the effects of zipper-interacting protein kinase (ZIPK) on human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) stimulated by high glucose (HG...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ye Z,Wu W,He M,Leong M,Hu R,Li Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ezrin is a key protein in membrane-cytoskeleton interaction. Expression of ezrin in actin-rich cell surfaces may play a role in the modulation of cell shape and adhesion. The aim of this study was to detect ezrin, actin and cytoskeleton and to explore their relationship in the apoptosis of esophageal epithelial cells ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shen ZY,Xu LY,Li EM,Li JT,Chen MH,Shen J,Zeng Y

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis may limit the utility of cell-based therapies for articular cartilage disorders. We tested the hypothesis that chondrocyte apoptosis can be reduced by optimizing the conditions employed to expand chondrocyte numbers in culture. Chondrocyte apoptosis was examined in monolayer and suspension culture, in the pr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Takahashi T,Yamamoto H,Ogawa Y,Yoshida S,Kataoka S,Majumdar M,Morris E,Tripple SB

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocyte injury due to myocardial reperfusion injury plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction even after successful coronary revascularization. Identification of compounds that reduce reperfusion-associated myocyte death is important. Therefore, we developed an in vitro model of myocardia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gerö D,Módis K,Nagy N,Szoleczky P,Tóth ZD,Dormán G,Szabó C

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Idiopathic cardiomyopathy is reviewed from molecular standpoint. About a half of all patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy show intra-familial occurrence. In familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, nine gene abnormalities have been discovered in the sarcomere, i.e. the genes of beta cardiac myosin heavy chain, cardi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Takeda N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parathormone (PTH) production is controlled by calcium and vitamin D, which interact with the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and vitamin D receptor (VDR), respectively. All of these elements control calcium homeostasis, which is crucial for many physiological processes. Thus, impairment of the upstream component ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Grzela T,Chudzinski W,Lasiecka Z,Niderla J,Wilczynski G,Gornicka B,Wasiutynski A,Durlik M,Boszczyk A,Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha R,Dziunycz P,Milewski L,Lazarczyk M,Lazarczyk M,Nawrot I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistin is thought to cause insulin resistance and link obesity to type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, little is known about the effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on resistin gene expression in white adipose tissue (WAT). Resistin gene expression was determined by northern blot analysis in food-deprived mice after NPY a...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yuzuriha H,Inui A,Goto K,Asakawa A,Fujimiya M,Kasuga M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity increases mammary tumor development in Zucker rats following a single administration of the procarcinogen 7,12-dimenthylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). Fifty-day-old obese and lean female Zucker rats were orally gavaged with 65 mg/kg DMBA and sacrificed 139 days post DMBA treatment. At the end of the experiment, mam...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Whitehead TL,Holley AW,Korourian S,Shaaf S,Kieber-Emmons T,Hakkak R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regucalcin is a Ca2+-binding protein which plays a regulatory role in liver cell functions related to Ca2+. In this study we have cloned and characterized cDNA for regucalcin from human liver and human hepatoma cell line Hep G2 by screening and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The nucleotide sequences of the c...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Misawa H,Yamaguchi M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered D-glucose metabolism prevails in the soleus muscle of rats depleted in long-chain polyunsaturated omega3 fatty acids (omega3). In these animals, the prior intravenous injection of an omega3-rich medium-chain triglyceride:fish oil emulsion (omega3-FO rats), as compared to that of an omega3-poor medium-chain tri...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malaisse WJ,Portois L,Sener A,Carpentier YA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direction of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation is regulated by stimulation with various growth factors and cytokines. We recently established MSC lines, [transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-responsive SG‑2 cells, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-responsive SG‑3 cells, and TGF-β/BMP-non-responsive SG‑5 c...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Igarashi Y,Chosa N,Sawada S,Kondo H,Yaegashi T,Ishisaki A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium is an essential trace element and has shown chemopreventive or therapeutic activities on human solid cancers; however, whether it has anticancer effects on leukemia has not yet been elucidated. The present study was designed to determine the role of selenium on HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. We fou...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu S,Bao Y,Ma D,Zi Y,Yang C,Yang M,Xing M,Yang W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are a major cause of hearing loss. In this study, we performed a systematic mutational screening of the 12S rRNA, tRNA Ser(UCN), tRNA Lys and tRNA Leu(UUR) genes in 227 unrelated patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment for the first time in a Korean population. We found two...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bae JW,Lee KY,Choi SY,Lee SH,Park HJ,Kim UK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) is implicated in migration and invasion of metastatic tumors. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the effect of Trolox on metastatic cancer cells is not known. We found that a non-cytotoxic dose ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sung HJ,Kim Y,Kang H,Sull JW,Kim YS,Jang SW,Ko J

更新日期：2012-02-01 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

abstract：:When treating glaucoma, excessive scar tissue reactions reduce the postoperative survival rate of the filtering bleb. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that the proliferation, migration and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis of fibroblasts are important molecular mechanisms underlying scar formation. Recent evi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun L,Dong Y,Zhao J,Yin Y,Tong B,Zheng Y,Xin H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin (TRX), which is a stress-inducible protein with redox-active disulfide structures, has various biological activities by regulating DNA binding of transcription factors in cells. In Graves' disease that is among the common diseases of the thyroid, endogenous stresses that are induced by excess thyroid hormo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kihara M,Kontani K,Yamauchi A,Miyauchi A,Nakamura H,Yodoi J,Yokomise H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trastuzumab has efficacy to improve the effect of cytotoxic drugs, such as paclitaxel and anthracyclin, against HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Sodium butyrate (NaB), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, is known to have antitumoral properties. However, whether and how trastuzumab possesses the potential to syner...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen W,Wei F,Xu J,Wang Y,Chen L,Wang J,Guan X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 cytokine‑associated immunity may be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. Although interleukin 27 (IL‑27) has been reported as an initiator and suppressor of T‑helper 1 (Th1) and T‑helper 2 (Th2) responses, respectively, its effects on the development of asthma remain unclear. In the present study, m...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lu D,Lu J,Ji X,Ji Y,Zhang Z,Peng H,Sun F,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and TLR4 utilize adaptor proteins to activate mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK), resulting in the acute but transient inflammatory response aimed at the clearance of pathogens. In the present study, it was demonstrated that macrophage activation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or poly(I:C...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bian H,Li F,Wang W,Zhao Q,Gao S,Ma J,Li X,Ren W,Qin C,Qi J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of CD34+ cells was performed in bone marrow and G-CSF mobilised peripheral blood samples. We adopted three different protocols of analysis: the Milan/Mulhouse protocol, the ISHAGE guidelines for CD34+ cell determination and our own protocol based upon the use of PAINT-A-GATEPRO software analysis program....

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Venditti A,Buccisano F,Del Poeta G,Battaglia A,Tamburini A,Bruno A,Adorno G,Caravita T,Santinelli S,Del Moro B,Epiceno AM,Ballatore G,Amadori S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare bullous disease characterized by severe epidermal necrosis and sloughing. Soluble TNF-alpha(sTNF-alpha), soluble IL-6 (sIL-6) and their reactive soluble receptors (sTNF-Rp55 or-R1, sTNF-Rp75 or-R2, sIL-6R) were quantified in blister fluid and serum of 6 TEN patie...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Paquet P,Piérard GE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute Achilles tendon (AT) rupture is a common injury with a comparatively high complication rate. Presently, surgical treatments compete with nonoperative treatment modalities. The aim of this study was to elucidate the possible beneficial effects of short-term combinatory application of growth factors on tendon heal...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Konerding MA,Arlt F,Wellmann A,Li V,Li W

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-fidelity maintenance of genomic integrity in eukaryotes is ensured by cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. The checkpoint kinase, Chk2, has been implicated in both of these responses. In response to DNA damage, Chk2 is initially phosphorylated at Thr-68, which leads to its full activation. The fully activated C...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liang X,Reed E,Yu JJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyacetate esters of certain non-nutrient monosaccharides, such as L-glucose and 2-deoxy-D-glucose, were recently reported to display positive insulinotropic action and, hence, proposed as possible tools for stimulation of insulin release in non-insulin-dependent diabetes. In the present study, the secretory resp...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malaisse WJ,Kadiata MM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep deprivation (SD) is an epidemic phenomenon in modern countries, and its harmful effects are well known. SD acts as an aggravating factor in inflammatory bowel disease. Melatonin is a sleep-related neurohormone, also known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the gastrointestinal tract; however, t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Park YS,Chung SH,Lee SK,Kim JH,Kim JB,Kim TK,Kim DS,Baik HW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system participates in the local immune system of the lung. In this study, we investigated the secretion of complement components of the alternative pathway (C3 and factor B) in the alveolar type II epithelial cell line A549. The levels of C3 and factor B protein in the culture medium were determined by...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao YX,Andoh A,Shimada M,Takaya H,Hata K,Fujiyama Y,Bamda T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, the proliferation rate of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, which poorly expressed p21Waf1, was found to be regulated by p21Waf1 gene transfection using adenovirus vector. In the present study, in order to examine the effect of p21Waf1 gene therapy in esophageal cancer, we used gene...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tanaka Y,Fujii T,Yamana H,Kato S,Morimatsu M,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cell proliferation, protein tyrosine phosphorylation, phosphotyrosine kinase activity and bradykinin receptor activation in rat mesangial cells was investigated. We demonstrated that bradykinin (BK), through the B2 receptor, induced a dose-dependent inhibition of mesangial cell proliferation s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Alric C,Pecher C,Schanstra JP,Bascands JL,Girolami JP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00