abstract：BACKGROUND:Quercetin is a major flavonoid in various plants. It possesses the multiple pharmacological actions like vascular integrity and regulatory action of the blood-brain barrier. AIMS:The present study is focused on evaluating the role of solid lipid nanoparticle of quercetin in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Rishitha N,Muthuraman A

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of excess fluoride in the environment poses serious health risks to plants, animals, and humans. This endangers human health, affects organism growth and development, and negatively impacts the food chain, thereby affecting ecological balance. In recent years, numerous studies focused on the molecular mec...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zuo H,Chen L,Kong M,Qiu L,Lü P,Wu P,Yang Y,Chen K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) on inflammatory responses in obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) mouse model and its potential mechanisms. METHODS:Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal, model, LXA4, and LXA4/Boc-2 groups (n = 8). Mice in LXA4 group were intraperitone...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Guo YP,Jiang HK,Jiang H,Tian HY,Li L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thrombin is a serine proteinase that is not only involved in coagulation cascade, but also mediates a number of biological responses relevant to tissues repair, and induces bronchoconstriction. TGF-β plays a pivotal role in airway remodeling due to its effects on airway smooth muscle proliferation and extracellula...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Yao ZH,Xie HJ,Yuan YL,Huo YT,Cao J,Lai WY,Cai RJ,Cheng YX

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that the time of day at which food is consumed dramatically influences clinically-relevant cardiometabolic parameters (e.g., adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and cardiac function). Meal feeding benefits may be the result of daily periods of feeding and/or fasting, highlighting the need for improv...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Brewer RA,Collins HE,Berry RD,Brahma MK,Tirado BA,Peliciari-Garcia RA,Stanley HL,Wende AR,Taegtmeyer H,Rajasekaran NS,Darley-Usmar V,Zhang J,Frank SJ,Chatham JC,Young ME

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to systematically compare the diagnostic accuracy of IGRAs performed for extrasanguinous body fluids with that performed for blood in the diagnosis of TB. MAIN METHODS:Multiple English and Chinese databases were searched up to November 2017. Studies that complied with t...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Wen A,Qu XH,Zhang KN,Leng EL,Ren Y,Wu XM

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Right ventricular failure (RVF) varies significantly from the more common left ventricular failure (LVF). This study was undertaken to determine potential molecular pathways that are important in human right ventricular (RV) function and may mediate RVF. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed mRNA of human non-failing...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Williams JL,Cavus O,Loccoh EC,Adelman S,Daugherty JC,Smith SA,Canan B,Janssen PML,Koenig S,Kline CF,Mohler PJ,Bradley EA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of hypoxic cell-sensitizer Sanazole (SAN) -directed targeting of cytotoxic drug Berberine (BBN) and Iron-oxide nanoparticle (NP) complexes, to solid tumor in Swiss albino mice. MAIN METHODS:NP-BBN-SAN complexes were characterized by FTIR, XRD, TEM and Nano-size analyzer. This c...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Sreeja S,Krishnan Nair CK

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several off-label studies have shown that acamprosate can provide some clinical benefits in youth with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), an autism spectrum disorder caused by loss of function of the highly conserved FMR1 gene. This study investigated the ability of acamprosate to rescue cellular, molecular and behavioral ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Hutson RL,Thompson RL,Bantel AP,Tessier CR

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological diseases are becoming increasingly prominent worldwide due to rapidly aging populations, which greatly contributes to increasing healthcare costs. The development of neuroprotective drugs has so far proven exceptionally difficult due to the blood-brain barrier. One novel approach to address this challenge...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Crowe TP,Greenlee MHW,Kanthasamy AG,Hsu WH

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Vitamin C and vitamin E supplementations and their beneficial effects on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been subjected to countless controversial data. Hence, our aim is to investigate the hepatic molecular mechanisms of any diabetic predisposing risk of the chronic administration of different doses of vitami...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ali MA,Eid RMHM,Hanafi MY

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adverse effects of prenatal nicotine and alcohol exposure on human reproductive outcomes are a major scientific and public health concern. In the United States, substantial percentage of women (20-25%) of childbearing age currently smoke cigarettes and consume alcohol, and only a small percentage of these individu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Bhattacharya D,Majrashi M,Ramesh S,Govindarajulu M,Bloemer J,Fujihashi A,Crump BR,Hightower H,Bhattacharya S,Moore T,Suppiramaniam V,Dhanasekaran M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the potential gastroprotective effect and underlying mechanisms of coptisine free base (CFB, 8-hydroxy-7, 8-dihydrocoptisine), berberine and lansoprazole against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:CFB (10, 20 and 40mg/kg), berbe...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Luo C,Chen H,Wang Y,Lin G,Li C,Tan L,Su Z,Lai X,Xie J,Zeng H

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most prevalent neuromuscular disease worldwide. It is a lethal and progressive neurodegenerative disease, principally affecting motor neurons; patient clinical characteristics are muscle weakness, dysphagia and respiratory failure. The mean age is related to family history (4...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Recabarren-Leiva D,Alarcón M

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which the glucose level in blood exceeds beyond the normal level. Persistent hyperglycemia leads to diabetes late complication and obviously account for a large number of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Numerous therapeutic options are available for the treatment of diab...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Marya,Khan H,Nabavi SM,Habtemariam S

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity leads to various changes in the body. Among them, the existing inflammatory process may lead to an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cause oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, in turn, can trigger mitochondrial changes, which is called mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, excess nu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： de Mello AH,Costa AB,Engel JDG,Rezin GT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several experimental studies have demonstrated that removal of the spleen accelerates liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. While the mechanism of splenectomy promotes liver regeneration by the improvement of the formation of tight junction and the establishment of hepatocyte polarity is still unknown. MA...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Liu G,Xie C,Fang Y,Qian K,Liu Q,Liu G,Cao Z,Du H,Fu J,Xu X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Lipid soluble vitamin E plays a role in several physiological mechanisms, however, the mechanism of this action is controversial. We investigated how tocopherol (α-tocopherol acid succinate) influences the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors (COXi) in the smooth muscles. MAIN METHODS:The contractility of the sam...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kothencz A,Hajagos-Tóth J,Csányi A,Gáspár R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke extract (CSE) affects the expression of non-neuronal components of cholinergic system in bronchial epithelial cells and, as PEBP1/Raf-mediated MAPK1/2 and ERK1/2 pathway, promotes inflammation and oxidative stress. AIMS:We studied whether Acetylcholine (ACh) is involved in the mechanism of c...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Albano GD,Bonanno A,Moscato M,Anzalone G,Di Sano C,Riccobono L,Wenzel SE,Profita M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Years of researches have demonstrated that the imbalance of Th17 and Tregs contribute to the thyroid autoimmunity and the severity of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). The underlying mechanism comprises inherent genetic predisposition, abnormality of Th17 and Treg related biological molecules, and gut microbiota diso...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Shao S,Yu X,Shen L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Oxidative stress and inflammatory response are major factors causing several tissue injuries in intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R). Agmatine has been reported to attenuate I/R injury of various organs. The present study aims to analyze the possible protective effects of agmatine on intestinal I/R injury in ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Turan I,Ozacmak HS,Ozacmak VH,Barut F,Araslı M

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) was reported to be involved in the progress of various cancers, however, its effect in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unknown. The goal of the present study is to investigate the function role of lncRNA PCAT-1 in colorectal cancer. MAIN METHODS:The expression of lncRNA PCAT-1 in ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Qiao L,Liu X,Tang Y,Zhao Z,Zhang J,Feng Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ethanol is one of the most widely used recreational drugs in the world. At high concentrations, it can induce carotid artery vasoconstriction. Hyperthermia potentiates its effects resulting in carotid artery vasoconstriction at any concentration. The aim of this study is to investigate the interaction between ethan...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Mustafa S,Ismael HN

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is an essential cellular mechanism which plays "housekeeping" role in normal physiological processes including removing of long lived, aggregated and misfolded proteins, clearing damaged organelles, growth regulation and aging. Autophagy is also involved in a variety of biological functions like development,...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ravanan P,Srikumar IF,Talwar P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of our investigative work has been to determine whether there can be therapeutic roles in the administration of sildenafil citrate, heparin and several neuropeptides on an animal model where gastric ulcers were induced with acetic acid, and to compare their efficacy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The animals ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kalayci M,Kocdor MA,Kuloglu T,Sahin İ,Sarac M,Aksoy A,Yardim M,Dalkilic S,Gursu O,Aydin S,Akkoc RF,Ugras M,Artas G,Ozercan İH,Ugur K,Aydin S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical reports suggest that EGFR-mutated lung cancer usually respond significantly towards small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Same studies also report the eventual development of acquired resistance within a median time interval of 9 to 14months. One of the major mechanisms involved in this acquired resistan...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Singh PK,Silakari O

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study is aimed at evaluating the chemosensitization and apoptotic effect of aglycone rich extracts of dietary phytoestrogens (derived from soybean and flaxseed) on estrogen receptor positive, MCF-7 and estrogen receptor negative, MDA-MB-231 cells. The extracts show potent activity on both the cell lines, hence,...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Dutta S,Kharkar PS,Sahu NU,Khanna A

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this work was to examine the antitumor effects and mechanisms of M4IDP, a zoledronic acid derivative, on human colorectal cancer (CRC) HCT116 cells. MAIN METHODS:The effects of M4IDP on proliferation, cell cycle and ROS production were determined by CCK-8 and flow cytometry assays. Annexin-V-FITC/PI, H...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Peng Y,Qiu L,Xu D,Zhang L,Yu H,Ding Y,Deng L,Lin J

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The action of oestrogen has traditionally been attributed to the activation of nuclear receptors (ERα and ERβ). A third receptor, the G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor (GPER), has been described as mediator of the rapid action of oestrogen. Based on the possible protective role of oestrogen in the cardiovascular...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Peixoto P,Aires RD,Lemos VS,Bissoli NS,Santos RLD

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Extensive evidence supports a role for voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) and TRPV1 receptors in pain transmission and modulation. We investigated the profile of analgesic interaction between Phα1β toxin (a VGCC blocker) and SB366791 (selective TRPV1 antagonist) in a model of acute pain induced by capsaicin. Ch...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Palhares MR,Silva JF,Rezende MJS,Santos DC,Silva-Junior CA,Borges MH,Ferreira J,Gomez MV,Castro-Junior CJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate how Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells (P-MSCs) would adapt themselves and survive under hypoxic conditions which are prevalent in most injury sites. MAIN METHODS:P-MSCs were isolated from term placenta and characterised under normoxia and hypoxia (2-2.5% O2). Cells were examined for morphology and s...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Mathew SA,Chandravanshi B,Bhonde R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study is to determine whether Nkx2.5 transfection of transplanted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improves the efficacy of treatment of adriamycin-induced heart failure in a rat model. MAIN METHODS:Nkx2.5 was transfected in MSCs by lentiviral vector transduction. The expressions of Nkx2....

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Deng B,Wang JX,Hu XX,Duan P,Wang L,Li Y,Zhu QL

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Prior work suggests that ischemic preconditioning increases the level of CD39 in the heart and contributes to cardiac protection. Therefore, we examined if targeted cardiac expression of CD39 protects against myocardial injury. MAIN METHODS:Mice with cardiac-specific expression of human CD39 (αMHC/hCD39-Tg) were ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Smith SB,Xu Z,Novitskaya T,Zhang B,Chepurko E,Pu XA,Wheeler DG,Ziolo M,Gumina RJ

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To characterize the effects of a calorie matched high-fat diet (HFD) on spontaneous physical activity (SPA), body weight, inflammatory status and expression of genes related to energy homeostasis in hypothalamus of mice. MAIN METHODS:C57Bl/6 mice (n=5 per group) were fed a control diet (16.5% calories from fat) -...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Moretto TL,Benfato ID,de Carvalho FP,Barthichoto M,Le Sueur-Maluf L,de Oliveira CAM

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigated the effect of voluntary motor effort during a low-intensity (30% maximal voluntary contraction [MVC]) muscle exercise training program on increasing muscle strength. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighteen young and healthy individuals were randomly assigned to one of three groups: high mental effor...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Jiang CH,Ranganathan VK,Siemionow V,Yue GH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether the expression of nerve growth factor precursor (proNGF) changes during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and whether neutralizing interleukin-6 (IL-6) during CPB has cardiac benefits. MAIN METHODS:Thirty patients undergoing CPB were recruited and their serum proNGF and troponin-I (TNI) were det...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Cheng C,Xu JM,Yu T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells have potential to develop into numerous cell types, thus they are good cell source for tissue engineering. As an external physical signal, material stiffness is capable of regulating stem cell fate. Biomaterial stiffness is an important parameter in tissue engineering. We summarize main measurements of mate...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Lv H,Wang H,Zhang Z,Yang W,Liu W,Li Y,Li L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Irisin, the adipomyokine, released mainly by exercised muscles, participate in the browning of adipose tissue and contribute to the restriction of insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus 2 development. Because of the limited reports describing the effect of irisin on inflammation and immunocompetent cells activati...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Mazur-Bialy AI

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Various investigations have demonstrated the protective capacity of general anesthetics as neuroprotective agents. The effects of propofol against ischemia are known to reside in its antioxidant properties and its GABAergic activity. Other aromatic alcohols have also been reported as able to protect neurons agains...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Delgado-Marín L,Sánchez-Borzone M,García DA

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Splenectomy is sometimes required in bone fracture patients. The present study aims to investigate the effect of splenectomy on fracture healing in rats. MAIN METHODS:Rats underwent osteotomy were subjected to splenectomy. The effects of splenectomy were evaluated at day 0, 3, 15 and 30 post-fracture. Double immu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Xiao W,Hu Z,Li T,Li J

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00