TGF-β1 secreted by M2 phenotype macrophages enhances the stemness and migration of glioma cells via the SMAD2/3 signalling pathway.

abstract：:We evaluated the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy by UFT using the primary tumor amputation-pulmonary metastasis model. When Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) primary tumors on the hind foot pad grew palpable, they were amputated on two different days. In experiment (A) (earlier amputation model), micrometastases were det...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Uchida J,Sato K,Okabe H,Saito H,Nakano K,Fujioka A,Takechi T,Takeda S,Unemi N,Fukushima M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral cancer is a serious disease caused by environmental factors and/or susceptible genes. In the present study, in order to identify useful genetic biomarkers for cancer prediction and prevention, and for personalized treatment, we detected somatic mutations in 5 pairs of oral cancer tissues and blood samples using w...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yi Y,Tian Z,Ju H,Ren G,Hu J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling axis plays an important role in regulating oxidative stress in ischemic cardiomyocytes. Targeting Keap1 in order to promote Nrf2 activation is considered a potential method for protecting cardiomyocytes against...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sun X,Zuo H,Liu C,Yang Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, myocardial infarction and diabetic heart disease, are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide, and may also induce multiple organ failure in their later stages, greatly reducing the long‑term survival of the patients. There are...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Shui X,Liang Z,Huang Z,Qi Y,He Y,Chen C,Luo H,Lei W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide (TMZ) is an alkylating agent commonly used as a first‑line treatment for high‑grade glioblastoma. However, TMZ has short half‑life and frequently induces tumor resistance, which can limit its therapeutic efficiency. In the present study, it was hypothesized that combined treatment with TMZ and acteoside h...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hwang TW,Kim DH,Kim DB,Jang TW,Kim GH,Moon M,Yoon KA,Choi DE,Park JH,Kim JJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 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

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：:The immunosuppressive effect of triptolide has been associated with suppression of T-cell activation. However, the immunosuppressive effects of triptolide on innate immunity in the epithelial barrier remain to be elucidated. Human beta-defensin (HBD)-2 is an inducible antimicrobial peptide and plays an important role ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jang BC,Lim KJ,Choi IH,Suh MH,Park JG,Mun KC,Bae JH,Shin DH,Suh SI

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo is an acquired and progressive disorder manifested by the selective destruction of melanocytes in the skin. An extremely high level of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in plasma as well as in lesional skin has been reported in vitiligo patients. High H2O2 level has been suggested to be responsible for the disappearan...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Song X,Xu A,Pan W,Wallin B,Kivlin R,Lu S,Cao C,Bi Z,Wan Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the major lipid-carrier protein in the brain, and several studies provided evidence that ApoE epsilon4 allele can be considered a genetic risk factor for vascular diseases. Findings indicate that Alzheimer disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) may have common risk factors and/or pathogene...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Folin M,Baiguera S,Conconi MT,Di Liddo R,De Carlo E,Parnigotto PP,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the mechanism of antitumor effects of buserelin, which is one of LH-RH agonists, on a hormone dependent breast cancer model, using 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced rat mammary cancer. Rats developing solid mammary tumors within 5-7 weeks following the DMBA administration were divided into gro...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Koibuchi Y,Sugamata N,Iino Y,Yokoe T,Andoh T,Maemura M,Takei H,Horiguchi J,Matsumoto H,Morishita Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) increases bone fragility and the risk of fractures, and impairs the healing procedure of bone defects in aged women. The stromal cell‑derived factor-1α (SDF-1α)/CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) axis helps to maintain the biological and physiological functions of bone marrow mesen...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu Q,Zhang X,Jiao Y,Liu X,Wang Y,Li SL,Zhang W,Chen FM,Ding Y,Jiang C,Jin Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular pathogenesis of osteosarcoma is very complicated and associated with chaotic abnormalities on many chromosomal arms. We analyzed 12 cases of osteosarcomas with comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to identify chromosomal imbalances, and detected highly frequent chromosomal alterations in chromosome 6q...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ohata N,Ito S,Yoshida A,Kunisada T,Numoto K,Jitsumori Y,Kanzaki H,Ozaki T,Shimizu K,Ouchida M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Dental pulp cells (DPCs), including dental pulp (DP) stem cells, play a role in dentine repair under certain conditions caused by bacterial infections associated with caries, tooth fracture and injury. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have also been shown to be involved in this process of repair. However, the mechanisms ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Akazawa Y,Hasegawa T,Yoshimura Y,Chosa N,Asakawa T,Ueda K,Sugimoto A,Kitamura T,Nakagawa H,Ishisaki A,Iwamoto T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soy sauce (Shoyu) is a traditional fermented seasoning of Japan and available throughout the world. Polysaccharides were obtained from dialysate of Shoyu, and these Shoyu polysaccharides (SPS) were examined for anti-allergic activity in vitro and in vivo. The SPS originated from partially-degraded polysaccharides of s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kobayashi M,Matsushita H,Yoshida K,Tsukiyama R,Sugimura T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy and adjuvant cisplatin (DDP) chemotherapy are standard approaches used in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, resistance to chemotherapy has recently become more common, resulting in the failure of this combination therapy for NPC. The aim of the present study was to assess the cellu...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang P,Liu H,Xia F,Zhang QW,Zhang YY,Zhao Q,Chao ZH,Jiang ZW,Jiang CC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current therapy for glioma is suboptimal. The transfer of apoptosis genes to tumors constitutes one of the most promising strategies for cancer gene therapy. We have previously shown that massive apoptosis occurs when wild-type p53 or E2F-1 expression is induced in glioma. However, the mechanism of action and the effi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gomez-Manzano C,Fueyo J,Alameda F,Kyritsis AP,Yung WK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide and there is an urgent need to identify effective pharmacological strategies to treat NAFLD. For this purpose, in the present study, we examined the the possible molecular mechanisms responsible for the effects of MgIG and the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xu Q,Wang J,Chen F,Lin K,Zhu M,Chen L,Zhou X,Li C,Zhu H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial membrane consists of fibroblasts and macrophages forming the synovial lining supported by vascularized subsynovium. Each of these components may specifically react to a particular stimulus. Thus, reactions of isolated synovial cells may not correspond to that of intact tissue. We characterized the production ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hyc A,Osiecka-Iwan A,Niderla-Bielinska J,Jankowska-Steifer E,Moskalewski S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs), a major public health problem worldwide, are the most common neoplasms of the head and neck. The most important prognostic indicator for patients with OSCC is metastasis to cervical lymph nodes or distant organs. Galectin-9 is correlated with cellular adhesion and aggregation in ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kasamatsu A,Uzawa K,Nakashima D,Koike H,Shiiba M,Bukawa H,Yokoe H,Tanzawa H

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Smoking has deleterious effects on osteoporosis and periodontitis both characterized by bone loss. Smoking also interferes with the protective effect that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has on bone loss. Our study investigated two mechanisms by which smoking may affect bone metabolism: nicotine-induced proliferatio...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kamer AR,El-Ghorab N,Marzec N,Margarone JE 3rd,Dziak R

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary tumor syndrome caused by mutations or deletions within the VHL tumor-suppressor gene, but VHL germline mutations in the Chinese have rarely been studied. To investigate the genetic profile of VHL mutations in the Chinese population, we evaluated the clinical characterist...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang Y,Zhou D,Liu J,Zhou P,Li X,Wang Z

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although various environmental factors, such as a high-salt diet, a smoking habit, excessive alcohol intake, and physical inactivity, influence the development of hypertension, genetic variation also contributes to an individual's susceptibility to this condition. The purpose of the present study was to identify gene ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamada Y,Kato K,Yoshida T,Yokoi K,Matsuo H,Watanabe S,Ichihara S,Metoki N,Yoshida H,Satoh K,Aoyagi Y,Yasunaga A,Park H,Tanaka M,Nozawa Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased skeletal muscle capillarization is considered to significantly contribute to the development of pulmonary cachexia syndrome (PCS) and progressive muscle wasting in several chronic inflammatory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unclear to which extent the concurrent prese...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Basic VT,Jacobsen A,Sirsjö A,Abdel-Halim SM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the above paper, the authors realize that an error inadvertently appeared in the funding section on p. 895. Where "This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Science Fund Project (grant no. 30960389 and 8176010097)" was written, the application number 8176010097 was featured incorr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li G,Zhou R,Zhao X,Liu R,Ye C

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are intercellular channels made of connexin proteins, mediating both electrical and biochemical signals between cells. The ability of gap junction proteins to regulate immune responses, cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis and carcinogenesis makes them attractive therapeutic targets for treating infl...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wong P,Laxton V,Srivastava S,Chan YW,Tse G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine (KTM) is an anesthetic drug with several advantages, including the elevation of cardiac output and blood pressure. However, KTM may also induce the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. Notably, p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) has previously been studied for its role in neuronal injury. Therefore, ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Guo XQ,Cao YL,Zhao L,Zhang X,Yan ZR,Chen WM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00