Mechanisms of restenosis after angioplasty and approach to therapy (Review).

abstract：:Fruits, vegetables, spices and a variety of teas are suggested for the prevention of many diseases. They encompass active, non-nutritional ingredients called nutraceuticals which are defined as food products that provide health benefits. Many nutraceuticals have been tested to identify inhibitors of plasminogen activa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jankun J,Skotnicka M,Łysiak-Szydłowska W,Al-Senaidy A,Skrzypczak-Jankun E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been shown to function as a key regulator of cell death or survival in neuronal cells. Previous studies indicate that the biphasic activation of NF-κB occurs following experimental neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, the comprehensive u...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang H,Zhang D,Li H,Yan H,Zhang Z,Zhou C,Chen Q,Ye Z,Hang C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, Korean hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), has been widely used for household and commercial purposes. Although the medicinal efficacy of hinoki cypress essential oil has been observed, that of the essential oil‑derived terpenes, which exhibit a mechanism that acts against lung inflammation, remains to be ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Raha S,Kim SM,Lee HJ,Lee SJ,Heo JD,Venkatarame Gowda Saralamma V,Ha SE,Kim EH,Mun SP,Kim GS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal balneotherapy with Comano's spa water (CW; Trentino, Italy) is used for psoriasis and other skin disorders but its mechanisms of action are mostly unknown. Previously, we showed that CW can interfere with the expression and secretion of various VEGF-A isoforms by cultured human psoriatic epidermal keratinocyte...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chiarini A,Dal Pra I,Pacchiana R,Zumiani G,Zanoni M,Armato U

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition of elements of the plasminogen activator system [urokinase (uPA), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)] plays an important role in human diseases. PAI-1 is overexpressed in obesity and diabetes, and the inhibition of this protein has been postulated to allevia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jankun J,Kondray V,Skrzypczak-Jankun E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 80% of short children are not deficient in endogenous growth hormone (GH) and termed idiopathic short stature (ISS). The causes of impaired growth in children with ISS are various. Short stature and low insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentration despite normal to high GH concentration suggest impaired GH...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Takahashi Y,Chihara K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although diabetes mellitus has been recognized as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), genetic factors for predisposition to CKD in individuals with diabetes mellitus remain elucidated. The purpose of the present study was to identify genetic variants that confer susceptibility to CKD among individuals with...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yoshida T,Kato K,Yokoi K,Watanabe S,Metoki N,Yoshida H,Satoh K,Aoyagi Y,Nishigaki Y,Suzuki T,Nozawa Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)2-angiotensin‑(Ang)-(1-7)-Mas axis in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis and the association between this axis and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK)/nuclear factor (NF-κB) signaling pathway in pancreatic ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yu X,Cui L,Hou F,Liu X,Wang Y,Wen Y,Chi C,Li C,Liu R,Yin C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Akt1/protein kinase Bα (Akt1/PKBα) is a downstream mediator of the insulin signaling system. In this study we explored mechanism(s) for its role in burn injury. Akt1/PKBα in liver extracts from mice with burn injury fed with (2H7)-L-Leu was immunoprecipitated and isolated with SDS-PAGE. Two tryptic peptides, one in th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lu XM,Tompkins RG,Fischman AJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is among the most common tumors in industrialized nations. However, little is known about the molecular events underlying its development. In the present study we used suppressive subtraction hybridization (SSH) in combination with laser-assisted microdissection in order to compare gene expression betw...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ko Y,Hahn T,Lu H,Ma ZL,Chen J,Rothe M,Florin A,Fronhoffs S,Albers P,Sachinidis A,Vetter H,Kaminski A,Behrens P,Wellmann A,Wernert N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The storage period of autologous blood of hemodialysis (HD) patients was investigated with focus on the red blood cell life span. Healthy subjects, HD patients administered recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) preparation at 4,500 units/week and at 9,000 units/week were classified into 3 groups, respectively. Blo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tsuchida K,Nakatani T,Sugimura K,Yoshimura R,Takemoto Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is an orange-yellow colored, lipophilic polyphenol substance derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa that is widely used in many countries. Curcumin has many reported functions, including antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory effects. Autophagy removes damaged organelles and protein aggregates in the cell. Howe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang JL,Wang JJ,Cai ZN,Xu CJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Many lines of evidence have shown that preproglucagon-derived peptides affect steroid secretion from dispersed adrenocortical cells, and that streptozotocin (STZ)-induced experimental diabetes alters adrenocortical-cell function. Hence, we compared the effects of glucagon, glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and GLP-2 on ba...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Malendowicz LK,Spinazzi R,Nussdorfer GG,Trejter M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:15-Deoxy-∆(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligand, has been reported to have antiproliferative activity in certain types of cancer. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of 15d-PGJ(2) on endometrial cancer cells, as well as the mechanism of action....

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li H,Narahara H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of the murine Ret gene has only been partially studied, specifically cis-acting promoter elements and related transcription factors, although in vivo experiments have shown the ability of Ret 5' flanking sequences to drive expression of transgenic reporter genes. This work describes the characterization of ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zordan P,Ravazzolo R,Bocciardi R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is mainly due to the drug resistance of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents. It has been reported that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is an essential factor involved in the epigenetic mechanisms of drug resistance, which provides a novel potentia...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Luo W,Yu Y,Wang R,He D,Wang C,Zeng X,Chen X,Tan X,Huang T,Wu X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms underlying entry of group B Streptococci (GBS) into human endothelial cells are not yet fully understood. This study is centered on the triggering of signaling cascade in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) during their interaction with different GBS serotypes/strains (type III: 803...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Santos GS,Lione VO,Costa E Silva Filho F,Nagao PE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal metastasis is the major problem in the management of prostate cancer (PCa). Even though the regulatory role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the control of tumor metastases has been well described in numerous types of cancer, the importance in bone metastasis of PCa remains largely unknown. In the present study, the ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Fu Q,Liu X,Liu Y,Yang J,Lv G,Dong S

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：:Cutaneous melanoma is very aggressive and results in high mortality rates for cancer patients. Determining molecular targets is important for developing novel therapies for cutaneous melanoma. Cell division cycle associated 8 (CDCA8) is a putative oncogene that is upregulated in multiple types of cancer. The present s...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ci C,Tang B,Lyu D,Liu W,Qiang D,Ji X,Qiu X,Chen L,Ding W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a highly efficient method, referred to as optimized ultrafiltration (OUF), was developed. This method is effective for exosome purification and also facilitates clinical work involving substantial urinary exosome isolation. In the OUF method, 0.22‑µm filters along with a dialysis membrane with a ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： He L,Zhu D,Wang J,Wu X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is abundantly clear that tumor-derived parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) are central contributors in promoting osteolytic process of breast carcinoma bone metastasis. Forcusing on this molecular basis, the study was undertak...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zheng X,Kang W,Liu H,Guo S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O6-methylguanin-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is a DNA repair enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O6-methylguanine to itself. Alkylation of DNA at the O6 position of guanine is the first step by alkylating agents in inducing DNA mutations in an organism. When MGMT and the mismatch repair (MMR) system are impaired,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kohya N,Kitajima Y,Kitahara K,Miyazaki K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to explore the anti-inflammatory effects of total alkaloids inRubus alceifolius Poir [corrected]. (TARAP) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and to investigate the possible molecular mechanisms. A rodent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) model was established by administration of a modified high-fa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao J,Zheng H,Liu Y,Lin J,Zhong X,Xu W,Hong Z,Peng J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SAM and SH3 domain‑containing 1 (SASH1) genes have been identified as the causal genes of dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH); these genes cause the pathological phenotypes of DUH, and SASH1 variants have been shown to regulate the abnormal pigmentation phenotype in human skin in various genodermatoses. H...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xu Z,Li Y,Wang D,Wu D,Wang J,Chen L,Deng Y,Zhang J,Wu Z,Wan X,Liu Q,Huang H,Hu P,Zeng J,Zhou D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase activity and hTERT mRNA expression are upregulated in colorectal cancer. Whether they are inherent in colorectal adenomas, premalignant lesions to cancer, however, remains to be elucidated. We examined telomerase activity by the fluorescence-based telomeric repeat amplification protocol method and analyzed ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kanamaru T,Tanaka K,Kotani J,Ueno K,Yamamoto M,Idei Y,Hisatomi H,Takeyama Y

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether generation of H2O2 is a critical event for the apoptotic pathway upstream of mitochondrial involvement and caspase-3 protease activation. Perylquinone photosensitizers such as Hypocrellin A (HA), Hypocrellin B (HB) and Hypericin (HY) induced activation of caspase-3 and apoptosis upon photoactivatio...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ali SM,Chee SK,Yuen GY,Olivo M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which involves the blood and bone marrow, is the most common type of cancer in children younger than 5 years of age. Previous studies have investigated the effects of centipedegrass extract (CGE), which is mainly composed of maysin and its derivatives, and have demonstrated that it ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Bai HW,Badaboina S,Park CH,Choi BY,Na YH,Chung BY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00