Bleomycin A5 suppresses Drp1‑mediated mitochondrial fission and induces apoptosis in human nasal polyp‑derived fibroblasts.

abstract：:We have studied an age-related impairment in angiogenesis and evaluated the effect of overexpressing VEGF in this situation. Polyvinyl alcohol sponges were implanted subcutaneously into aged (24-month), adult (12-month), and young (2-month) rats. Blood vessel ingrowth and proliferative activity in the sponges were ass...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang H,Keiser JA,Olszewski B,Rosebury W,Robertson A,Kovesdi I,Gordon D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant methylation of promoter CpG islands is known to be responsible for the alteration and silencing of genes in cancer. The data presented here describes that the CpG methylations of ERalpha and ERbeta are found in breast cancer tissues, and methylation exerts a considerable effect on gene silencing, investigated...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim SJ,Kim TW,Lee SY,Park SJ,Kim HS,Chung KW,Lee ES,Kang HS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic alterations occurring in various chromosomes have been described in many human tumors. The DCC gene was originally identified in colorectal cancer and was reported as a tumor suppressor gene that might be related to tumor metastasis. We investigated 10 cell lines and 15 fresh tumors of childhood rhabdomyosarco...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Choi SH,Kong XT,Taki T,Tsuchida Y,Kawaguchi H,Kato H,Hanada R,Look AT,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maspin, identified as a 42 kDa unique tumor suppressive serine protease inhibitor (serpin), has multifaceted biological functions by interacting with various target molecules under physiological and pathological conditions including oxidative stress. However, the type of post-translational modification that confers th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nawata S,Shi HY,Sugino N,Zhang M

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of lens epithelial cells (LECs) is the major pathological mechanism in anterior subcapsular cataract (ASC) and posterior capsule opacification (PCO), which are important causes of visual impairment. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathway has been reported to play...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen X,Ye S,Xiao W,Wang W,Luo L,Liu Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelium (AE) is the main protective barrier between the host and external environmental factors causing asthma. Allergens or pathogens induce AE dysfunction, including epithelial permeability alteration, trans‑epithelial electrical resistance (TEER) reduction, upregulation of inflammatory mediators and d...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang R,Tan M,Xu J,Zhao X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apelin, the endogenous ligand of APJ which is a member of G protein-coupled receptors, has been shown to be expressed in a variety of tissues in vivo and to exert significant biological effects. Studies have indicated that the apelin/APJ system is involved in the regulation of a variety of physiological functions and ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhou Q,Cao J,Chen L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemic injury results from severe impairment of the coronary blood supply and may lead to metabolic and ultrastructural changes, thereby causing irreversible damage. MicroRNA (miR)‑20b‑5p has been demonstrated to be involved in malignancies of the breast, colorectum, stomach, blood and oropharynx. The pre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liang ZG,Yao H,Xie RS,Gong CL,Tian Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solute carrier family 26, member 3 (Slc26a3), also termed downregulated-in-adenoma (DRA) is a member of the Slc26 family of anion transporters and is mutated in congenital chloride diarrhea. Our previous study demonstrated that DRA deficiency is associated with severely reduced colonic HCO3‑ secretion, a loss of colon...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ding X,Li D,Li M,Tian D,Yu H,Yu Q

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro effect of lactoperoxidase with or without its substrates (hydrogen peroxide, thiocyanate) on the growth of 4 different black pigmented anaerobe (BPA) strains associated with the development and progress of periodontal diseases: Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277, Prevotella i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fadel M,Courtois P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tree shrews, one of the closest relatives of primates, have attracted increasing attention as a model of human diseases, particularly for viral infections. As the first line of defense against microbial pathogens, the innate immune system is crucial in tree shrews. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is important in the pathophysiol...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Han Y,Sun X,Kuang D,Tong P,Lu C,Wang W,Li N,Chen Y,Wang X,Dai J,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-allergic activity of the 50% methanol extract of Citrus unshiu powder (MEC) was examined. Fifty percent methanol extract of MEC powder showed potent inhibitory activity against histamine release from basophils of patients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis to ceder pollen. To examine this anti-allergic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kobayashi S,Tanabe S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a type of chronic mammary inflammation with unclear etiology. Currently systematic corticosteroids and methitrexate are considered as the main drugs for GLM treatment, but a high toxicity and risk of recurrence greatly limit their application. It is therefore an urgent requireme...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang Z,Wang N,Liu X,Wang Q,Xu B,Liu P,Zhu H,Chen J,Situ H,Lin Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ectromelia virus (ECTV) is a mouse specific Orthopoxvirus that causes lethal infection in some mouse strains. ECTV infection of these mouse strains has been used as a valuable model for understanding the interplay between Orthopoxvirus species and their hosts, including variola virus in humans. Although poxviruses...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Cheng W,Jia H,Wang X,He X,Jin Q,Cao J,Jing Z

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:p57 (Kip2) belongs to the Cip/Kip family and is one of the universal negative regulators of the cell cycle. In this study, we investigated the p57 expression of various types of thyroid neoplasm. p57 overexpression was observed in only 4.2% of normal thyroid tissues. In follicular adenoma and minimally invasive follic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ito Y,Yoshida H,Nakano K,Kobayashi K,Yokozawa T,Hirai K,Matsuzuka F,Matsuura N,Kuma K,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is considered to be an organ-specific autoimmune disease. However, the pathogenesis of GO is incompletely understood at the present time. To clarify the immunological differences between newly diagnosed GO and Graves' disease (GD) without ophthalmopathy or healthy controls (HC), we examined...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xia N,Zhou S,Liang Y,Xiao C,Shen H,Pan H,Deng H,Wang N,Li QQ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction is the leading cause of cardiovascular‑related mortality and chronic heart failure worldwide. As regards treatment, the reperfusion of ischemic tissue generates irreversible damage to the myocardium, which is termed 'cardiac ischemia‑reperfusion (IR) injury'. Due to the large number of mito...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Marin W,Marin D,Ao X,Liu Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under harmful environmental conditions, stress granules (SGs), macromolecular aggregates that are associated with cell survival and death, are produced in the eukaryotic cytoplasm. However, whether and how microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) modulate SG formation induced by acute ischemic stroke has not been investigated. In the ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Si W,Ye S,Ren Z,Liu X,Wu Z,Li Y,Zhou J,Zhang S,Li Y,Deng R,Chen D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common type of cancer that is usually associated with poor prognosis. In this study, we examined the in vitro and in vivo mechanisms of the traditional Vietnamese herb Zanthoxylum avicennae on the inhibition of HA22T human hepatocellular carcinoma cell ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Dung TD,Chang HC,Binh TV,Lee MR,Tsai CH,Tsai FJ,Kuo WW,Chen LM,Huang CY

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Transporters such as P-glycoprotein (MDR1), multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1), lung resistance-related protein (LRP) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) are associated with multidrug resistance in various carcinoma cell lines. The expression of these molecules has been also characterized in human normal ti...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Takebayashi Y,Nakayama K,Fujioka T,Kanzaki A,Mutho M,Uchida T,Miyazaki K,Ito M,Fukumoto M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer cells. There are quantitative and qualitative changes in expression of gangliosides observed in tumors of a neuroectodermal origin such as neuroblastoma, melanoma and astrocytoma. The presence of large amounts of GD2 ganglioside on neuroblastoma cells, as compare...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Horwacik I,Czaplicki D,Talarek K,Kowalczyk A,Bolesta E,Kozbor D,Rokita H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether or not nutritionally-regulated foreign gene expression in vivo is achievable was examined in mouse liver after in vivo gene transfer by electroporation (EP). Electric pulses were applied to a left liver lobe immediately after injection of a luciferase reporter gene driven by the liver-type phosphoenolpyruvate ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Muramatsu T,Ito N,Tamaoki N,Oda H,Park HM

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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：:Metformin, a widely prescribed antidiabetic drug, has previously been shown to lower the risk of certain types of cancer, including that of breast cancer, and to improve prognosis. Its anticancer effects, which are mediated by the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), have become notable. The Sonic hedgeh...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fan C,Wang Y,Liu Z,Sun Y,Wang X,Wei G,Wei J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloom syndrome (BS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by small body size, photosensitivity, immunodeficiency and a high predisposition to various types of cancer. BLM was identified as the causative gene for BS. The BLM protein is homologous to DNA helicase and has two basic amino acid clusters in its C-termina...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hayakawa S,Kaneko H,Fukao T,Kasahara K,Matsumoto T,Furuichi Y,Kondo N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression during tumorigenesis. The downregulation of microRNA-9 (miR-9) has been reported in ovarian serous carcinoma (OSC), indicating a role for miR-9 in this type of cancer. In this study, we investigated the biological significance of miR-9 in OSC in vitro. Usi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tang H,Yao L,Tao X,Yu Y,Chen M,Zhang R,Xu C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00