abstract：:Vacquinol‑1 (Vacq), a quinolone derivative, has recently been reported to display potent antitumor effects in glioblastomas by inducing cellular massive vacuolization and cell death. However, whether Vacq induces cytotoxicities in other types of cancers, and the potential underlying mechanism, remain to be investigate...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun SL,Li X,Su N,Chen S,Gao X,Zhang G,Piao H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated gene 11 (URG11) represents a gene upregulated by hepatitis B virus X protein and is involved in the biological processes of multifarious tumors. The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects and regulatory mechanisms of URG11 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). URG11, Ras homolog family ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang G,Zhu F,Han G,Li Z,Yu Q,Li Z,Li J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to screen all types of RNAs involved in the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). RNA‑sequencing data of PTC and normal samples were used for screening differentially expressed (DE) microRNAs (DE‑miRNAs), long non‑coding RNAs (DE‑lncRNAs) and genes (DEGs). Subsequently, lncRNA‑miRNA...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen S,Fan X,Gu H,Zhang L,Zhao W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overexpression and hypersecretion of mucus is a hallmark of chronic pulmonary inflammatory disease. Mucin5AC (MUC5AC) is a major component of airway gel‑forming mucin. Members of the Unc13 (Munc13) protein family act as important activators of granule exocytosis from various types of mammalian cells. The present s...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu R,Zhou J,Zhou XD,Li Q,Perelman JM,Kolosov VP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asparaginase like 1 (ASRGL1) protein belongs to the N‑terminal nucleophile group, cleaving the isoaspartyl‑dipeptides and L‑asparagine by adding water. It tends to be overexpressed in cancerous tumors including ovarian cancer and breast tumors. The present study assessed the potential ability of ASRGL1 as a molecular ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lv XF,Hong HQ,Liu L,Cui SH,Ren CC,Li HY,Zhang XA,Zhang LD,Wei TX,Liu JJ,Xing WY,Fu H,Yan SJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. It is known that the incidence of glaucoma is closely associated with inheritance. A large number of studies have suggested that genetic factors are involved in the occurrence and development of glaucoma, and even affect the drug sensitivity and prognos...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang HW,Sun P,Chen Y,Jiang LP,Wu HP,Zhang W,Gao F

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic muscle atrophy causes a reduction of skeletal muscle size and strength, which affects normal daily activities. However, pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) can retard the atrophy of type II fibers (ActRIIB) in denervated muscles. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine whether PEMFs can...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang J,Sun L,Fan X,Yin B,Kang Y,An S,Tang L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one type of adult stem cells (ASCs), human dental pulp stem cells (HDPSCs) have several properties, including high proliferation rate, self‑renewal capability, and multi‑lineage differentiation. However, the apoptotic mechanism underlying the development of dental pulp cells remains unclear. In the present study, a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qian H,Huang Q,Chen YX,Liu Q,Fang JX,Ye MW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report aimed to evaluate the results of screen mutations of the fibrillin (FBN) 1 gene and analyze the symptoms in one Chinese patient clinically diagnosed with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Clinical data were collected and FBN1 gene sequencing was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted from the blood sample of the...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhang M,Zhou Y,Peng Y,Jin L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection has been shown to stimulate autophagy. We have demonstrated that the inhibition of phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTORC) signaling pathway could affect the autophagic reaction induced by CVB3 infection in our previous study. H...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chang H,Tian L,Chen J,Tang A,Li C,Li Z,Yang Z

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in the southern provinces of China and Southeast Asia. It has been reported that microRNA‑122 (miR‑122) and tripartite motif‑containing protein 29 (TRIM29) serve important roles in many types of tumor. The present study aimed to evaluate the expression of miR‑122 and TRIM29, a...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang Y,Li Q,Guo L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is a rare form of dermatosis with autosomal recessive inheritance. The present study hypothesized that an extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) gene mutation forms the pathological basis of LP. The association between ECM1 mutation and LP; however, requires further investigation and was thus in...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Gao D,Ma X,Lian P,Zhou S,Chen J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of microRNA (miR)‑149 in the cardiac differentiation of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro, MSCs were infected with a lentivirus overexpressing miR‑149 and the effect on cardiac differentiation was determined. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction results demonstrated...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu M,Xu L,Wang M,Guo T,Luo F,Su N,Yi S,Chen T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a cause of disability. The present study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in traumatic SCI. Transcriptome data under accession no. GSE5296, including 96 chips, were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The raw data were normalized and differentially ex...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao SJ,Zhou W,Chen J,Luo YJ,Yin GY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minoxidil and finasteride have been approved to treat hair loss by the Food and Drug Administration. However, the further elucidation of treatments for hair loss, including those using Chinese herbal medicine, remains important clinically. BeauTop (BT) is a health food supplement which contains Ginseng radix, Astragal...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lee CY,Yang CY,Lin CC,Yu MC,Sheu SJ,Kuan YH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of liraglutide on glucolipotoxicity‑induced liver cell apoptosis and the underlying mechanisms in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats. The results revealed that liraglutide significantly decreased the body weight, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia of ZDF rat...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Guo J,Li C,Yang C,Li B,Wei J,Lin Y,Ye P,Hu G,Li J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the anticancer effect of sorafenib combined with silencing of activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and to assess the underlying molecular mechanisms. Huh‑7 HCC cell line was selected for the present study. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)‑...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Luo L,Cai L,Luo L,Tang Z,Meng X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and the second most common malignant tumor in children. Aberrant expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT‑1) and p53 are known to affect the occurrence and progression of malignant tumors. The aim of the present study was to investig...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yang W,Wang H,Ju H,Dou C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe respiratory disease characterized by the aggregation of extracellular matrix components and inflammation‑associated injury. Studies have suggested that long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNA) may serve a role in the pathophysiological processes of pulmonary fibrosis. However, the potential molecul...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Liu X,Gao S,Xu H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) serve crucial roles in the activation of the immune response, and imbalance in the activation or inhibition of DCs has been associated with an increased susceptibility to develop immune‑induced diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms of regulating immune‑induced diseases of DCs are not well u...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zheng Y,Zheng X,Li S,Zhang H,Liu M,Yang Q,Zhang M,Sun Y,Wu J,Yu B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saikosaponin‑d (SSd) the primary active component of triterpene saponin derived from Bupleurum falcatum L., possesses anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The present study aimed to examine the potential therapeutic effects of SSd on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)‑induced acute hepatocellular injury in the HL‑77...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lin L,Que R,Shen Y,Chen Y,Yan N,Li Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formononetin (Form), a phytoestrogen extracted from the roots of Astragalus membranaceus, is one of the fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine because of its protective effects against certain malignant tumors. However, its role in colon carcinoma cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms have not ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wang AL,Li Y,Zhao Q,Fan LQ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 60 breast cancer (BC) tissues and adjacent healthy tissues from patients who underwent surgery in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University were collected for analysis in the present study. Results from reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR) demonstrated that, compared with the adj...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu W,Wang W

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) are considered to be effective, post‑transcriptional regulators in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and promising treatment targets. However, the function of miR‑141 remains to be elucidated. In the present study, upregulation of miR‑141 was demonstrated in diabetic mice and elderly diabet...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Yu X,Zhong L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer‑associated mortality, and metastatic breast cancer is responsible for 90% of patient mortalities. Given that JWA represses the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of a number of other human tumor cells, including melanoma, esophageal, hepatocellular and gastric ca...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Xu L,Cheng L,Yang F,Pei B,Liu X,Zhou J,Zhu Y,Wang S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine (NE) can regulate natural killer (NK) cell activity, but the mechanism remains unclear. In the present study the roles of adrenergic receptors (ARs) in inhibiting NK92‑MI cells‑mediated cytotoxicity by NE were investigated. To examine the effect of NE on NK92‑MI cytotoxicity, a lactate dehydrogenase‑rel...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Sun Z,Hou D,Liu S,Fu W,Wang J,Liang Z

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pioglitazone (PIO) has been reported to be effective for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alogliptin (ALO) may have efficacy against NAFLD progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The present study examined the effectiveness of ALO in a rodent model of NAFLD and diabetes mellitus. KK‑A...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Tobita H,Sato S,Yazaki T,Mishiro T,Ishimura N,Ishihara S,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artesunate is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin that is used in the treatment of patients with malaria. Artesunate has also been reported to exert immune‑regulatory, antitumor, hepatoprotective, anti‑inflammatory and smooth muscle relaxing functions. The present study aimed to investigate the putative protect...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Lu H,Wang B,Cui N,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) has been extensively reported to exert neuroprotective effects on the central nervous system. Oxidative stress may contribute to the underlying mechanisms causing Alzheimer's disease (AD). The effect of NAC against oxidative stress injury was investigated in a cellular model of AD in the presen...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Wu W,Liu BH,Xie CL,Xia XD,Zhang YM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal osteoporosis (OPM) is a common type of osteoporosis in females. It is a systemic, chronic bone disease that presents as microstructure degradation of osseous tissue, decreased bone mineral density and increased osteopsathyrosis caused by hypoovarianism and reduced estrogen levels in the body following m...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Qiu J,Huang G,Na N,Chen L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA (lnc)TCF7 has been reported to promote the self‑renewal of human cancer stem cells, and enhance the aggressiveness of human non‑small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma cells. However, the effect of lncTCF7 on colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis and progression is currently unclear. In...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Jin FS,Wang HM,Song XY

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA), articular cartilage degeneration exhibits a significant role. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered to be an effective angiogenic factor and a crucial regulator of articular cartilage degeneration in the development of OA. Therefore, the present study ai...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Deng S,Zhou JL,Peng H,Fang HS,Liu F,Weng JQ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculin is a derivative of coumarin, which is also an active ingredient of ash bark, and has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti‑allergy and skin protective effects. The underlying mechanism and protective effects of esculin on cognitive impairment in experimental diabetic nephropathy (DN) was investigated in the p...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song Y,Wang X,Qin S,Zhou S,Li J,Gao Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is associated with the occurrence and development of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) through their participation in a number of critical biological processes. Therefore, an in‑depth investigation into miRNAs and their biological roles within ccRCC may provide useful insights...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhao H,Zhao H,Xia X,Liu X

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common age‑associated diseases that frequently leads to memory disorders, cognitive decline and dementia. Evidence suggests that nicergoline serves an important role in the apoptosis of hippocampal cells, memory recovery, cognitive function and neuronal survival. However, the sig...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zang G,Fang L,Chen L,Wang C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is characterized by invasion and migration. DNA methylation of CpG islands in tumor suppressor genes is considered to be an epigenetic mechanism underlying cancer development. Epigenetic silencing of a gene may be reversed by drugs, including genistein. The present study aimed to determine the effect of g...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Zhu J,Ren J,Tang L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cinobufacini is widely used in the treatment of advanced cancers. It has been previously reported that microRNA (miR)‑494 was upregulated in cinobufacini‑treated gastric cancer cells; however, the detailed role of miR‑494 in the anti‑tumor activity of cinobufacini is unclear. The present study aimed to clarify the fun...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Shen Z,Li Y,Zhao C,Wang F,Zhou R,Chen G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear progenitor cells are considered as one of the best candidates for hair cell regeneration, thus, the regulation of cochlear progenitor cell proliferation has become a focus in this field. Several genes expressed in the inner ear during postnatal development have been demonstrated to be involved in maintaining ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Song YL,Tian KY,Mi WJ,Ding ZJ,Qiu Y,Chen FQ,Zha DJ,Qiu JH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is correlated with podocyte epithelial-to---mesenchymal transition (EMT) in diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, the mechanisms underlying this process are not well defined. Site‑specific demethylation may sustain high expression levels of target genes. In the pr...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Ling L,Chen L,Zhang C,Gui S,Zhao H,Li Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subsequent to the publication of the above paper, the authors have realized that there were errors in Fig. 1 on page 902; essentially, the experimental data described as being 'Preterm' and 'Infected preterm' should have been labelled as 'Full‑term without labor' and 'Preterm', respectively. Note that these errors in ...

journal_title：Molecular medicine reports

authors： Chen J,Zheng D,Cui H,Liu S,Zhang L,Liu C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00