Triticum aestivum sprout-derived polysaccharide exerts hepatoprotective effects against ethanol-induced liver damage by enhancing the antioxidant system in mice.

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with metastatic bladder cancer (BCa) is poor, and has not been improved by current treatment methods. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the pathology of various tumors, including bladder cancer. However, the role of zinc finger E‑box‑binding homeobox 1‑antisense 1 (ZEB1‑AS1) in B...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao X,Wang D,Ding Y,Zhou J,Liu G,Ji Z

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The colonic crypt contains highly proliferative cells in its base and differentiated cells on its luminal surface. Carcinogenesis significantly affects this orderly cellular distribution. The aims of this study were: i) to examine the expression of apoptosis-related proteins along the crypt-lumen axis during 1, 2-dime...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Avivi-Green C,Madar Z,Schwartz B

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baicalin, extracted and purified from the Chinese medicinal plant, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Huang qin in Chinese), exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity against asthma. However, it remains unknown whether baicalin inhibits the activity of CC chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) and its ligands, which are crucial fo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu J,Wei Y,Luo Q,Xu F,Zhao Z,Zhang H,Lu L,Sun J,Liu F,Du X,Li M,Wei K,Dong J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non‑small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is a life‑threatening malignancy. The level of the cell growth regulator mitogen‑activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 3 (MAP4K3) has been shown to be correlated with a high risk of NSCLC recurrence and poor recurrence‑free survival rate. The present study examined the eff...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhou Y,Hong T,Tong L,Liu W,Yang X,Luo J,Wang F,Li J,Yan L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine (BBR) is a botanical alkaloid that has been reported to have effects in cardiovascular diseases; however, the mechanisms involved are not yet fully understood. In the present study, the protective effects of BBR were evaluated, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were investigated. The effects of a combi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chi L,Peng L,Pan N,Hu X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) participates in cancer invasion and metastasis by decreasing the expression of E-cadherin. However, the molecular mechanisms through which COX-2 regulates E-cadherin expression and function have not yet been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible molecular mech...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen Z,Liu M,Liu X,Huang S,Li L,Song B,Li H,Ren Q,Hu Z,Zhou Y,Qiao L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are interested in the possibility of a new prostate cancer therapy that would control tumor malignancy via induction of terminal cell differentiation. We previously reported that 12-O-tetra-decanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induces differentiation into cells with characteristics of microglia and decreases the malign...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Suzuki T,Shimizu T,Satoh K,Sugibayashi R,Takeda K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) transcription is dependent on the interaction of host-cell transcription factors with cis-regulatory DNA elements within the viral long terminal repeat (LTR). Much attention has focused on the series of sequence elements upstream of the transcriptional initiation site in the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Al-Harthi L,Roebuck KA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gaseous biological mediator, which regulates, among others, the oxidative balance of cells under normal physiological conditions, as well as in various diseases. Several previous studies have reported that H2S attenuates inflammatory mediator production. In this study, we invest...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Rios EC,Szczesny B,Soriano FG,Olah G,Szabo C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteine (Cys) is known to exert various effects, such as antioxidant, antipancreatitic and antidiabetic effects. However, the effects of Cys on longitudinal bone growth have not been elucidate to date. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Cys on bone growth. Growth-plate thickness and bon...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Moon PD,Kim MH,Oh HA,Nam SY,Han NR,Jeong HJ,Kim HM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) play an important role in the tumorigenesis and progression of breast cancer. However, the function of miR‑28‑5p in breast cancer migration has yet to be determined. In the present study, Human MicroRNA Expression Database (HMED) analysis revealed that the expression level of miR‑28‑5p was s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ma L,Zhang Y,Hu F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn trauma is a clinical condition accompanied by muscle wasting that severely impedes rehabilitation in burn survivors. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) is uniformly expressed in myoskeletal mitochondria and its expression has been found to increase in other clinical syndromes that, like burn trauma, are as...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Cao H,Astrakas LG,Mintzopoulos D,Mindrinos MN,Schulz J 3rd,Tompkins RG,Rahme LG,Tzika AA

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:As hyperprolactinemia is observed in patients with bromocriptine‑resistant prolactinoma, prolactin (PRL) has been implicated in the development of bromocriptine resistance. Since PRL primarily mediates cell survival and drug resistance via the Janus kinase‑2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A (...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiao Z,Liang J,Deng Q,Song C,Yang X,Liu Z,Shao Z,Zhang K,Wang X,Li Z

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:Exposure to solar ultraviolet B (UV-B) is a known causative factor for many skin complications such as wrinkles, black spots, shedding and inflammation. Within the wavelengths 280‑320 nm, UV-B can penetrate to the epidermal level. This investigation aimed to test whether extracts from the tropical abalone [Haliotis as...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kuanpradit C,Jaisin Y,Jungudomjaroen S,Akter Mitu S,Puttikamonkul S,Sobhon P,Cummins SF

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to healthy intervertebral discs (IVDs), degenerate IVDs become vascularized. Here, we determined the role of an angiogenesis promoter, angiopoietin (Ang)-2, in the pathology of IVD degeneration (IDD). We evaluated degree of IDD using the Pfirrmann grading system. We used quantitative real-time polymerase c...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang K,Kang L,Liu W,Song Y,Wu X,Zhang Y,Hua W,Zhao K,Li S,Tu J,Luo R,Yang C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The miR-200 family was recently identified as a suppressor of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The loss or gain of miR-200 family members is associated with cancer invasion. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in the majority of anaplastic thyroid cancers (ATCs). The activation of EGFR...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang Z,Liu ZB,Ren WM,Ye XG,Zhang YY

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of blocking the Rho kinase pathway on non-perfused regions and angiogenesis in the retina of rats using a rat model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) by observing the sequential expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), hypoxia-inducible factor...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang H,Chen X

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) relies on the use of cultured cells. However, the biosynthetic profile of cultured chondrocytes is shown to be altered during in vitro expansion. The purpose of this study therefore, was to examine the cellular phenotype of chondrocytes cultured for ACI and to determine the ap...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zheng MH,King E,Kirilak Y,Huang L,Papadimitriou JM,Wood DJ,Xu J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described that two different murine mammary adenocarcinoma cell lines, LM3 and LM2 constitutively expressed muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAchR). We here demonstrate, by competitive binding experiments with the tritiated muscarinic antagonist quinuclidinyl benzilate that M2 subtype predominates in both tumor ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Español AJ,Sales ME

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiological agent of chronic hepatitis C is the hepatitis C virus. The hepatitis C virus is spread by parenteral transmission of body fluids, primarily blood or blood products. In 1989, after more than a decade of research, HCV was isolated and characterised. The hepatitis C viral genome is a positive-sense, sing...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fanning LJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermittent low‑dose injections of parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been reported to exert bone anabolic effects and to promote fracture healing. As an important proangiogenic cytokine, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is secreted by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and osteoblasts, and serves a cruc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ding Q,Sun P,Zhou H,Wan B,Yin J,Huang Y,Li Q,Yin G,Fan J

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Inflammatory response has been shown to play a critical role in brain damage after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, which is tightly regulated by the Toll-like receptor (TLR)4/nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway; therefore, suppression of TLR4/NF-κB signaling has become a prom...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lan L,Tao J,Chen A,Xie G,Huang J,Lin J,Peng J,Chen L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical situations with release of proteinases from blood cells or tissues into the circulation may result in a marked decrease of blood proteinase inhibitor content which in turn may result in a capillary leak syndrome, shock and even in exitus letalis. Replenishment of blood proteinase inhibitors is of benefit in s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Langner J,Thiem M,Bohning V

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects about 5% of the elderly population in the western world. It has been reported that PAD is associated with elevated plasma levels of the inflammatory markers. The goal of this review is to describe which proinflammatory molecules may play a role in PAD development, C-reactive p...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Signorelli SS,Mazzarino MC,Spandidos DA,Malaponte G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00