abstract：:Aberrant glycosylation of cell surface glycoprotein due to specific alterations of glycosyltransferase activity is usually associated with invasion and metastasis of cancer, particularly of gastric carcinomas. Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (ppGalNAc-T2), which cata...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hua D,Shen L,Xu L,Jiang Z,Zhou Y,Yue A,Zou S,Cheng Z,Wu S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection is caused by compromised host immunity, but the precise underlying mechanism remains unclear. Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) triggers antiviral immunity by inducing interferon-β (IFN-β) production following viral infection. To investigate the role of the RIG-I-IFN-β si...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao G,An B,Zhou H,Wang H,Xu Y,Xiang X,Dong Z,An F,Yu D,Wang W,Bao S,Xie Q

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorectal malformations (ARMs) comprise a broad spectrum of anomalies, including anal atresia, congenital anal fistula and persistence of the cloaca. Research suggests that genetic factors play an important role in ARM development. However, few genetic variants have been identified....

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Draaken M,Prins W,Zeidler C,Hilger A,Mughal SS,Latus J,Boemers TM,Schmidt D,Schmiedeke E,Spychalski N,Bartels E,Nöthen MM,Reutter H,Ludwig M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in the management of thyroid cancer, the survival rate of this tumor may still be improved. Therefore, the identification of biological and molecular features of indolent and aggressive disease would be critical to define clinically useful predictors of high-...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Leonardi GC,Candido S,Carbone M,Colaianni V,Garozzo SF,Cinà D,Libra M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a cell population mobilized from bone marrow into the peripheral circulation and recruited into sites of vessel injury to participate in blood vessel formation in both physiological and pathological conditions. Due to the lack of unique surfac...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li DW,Liu ZQ,Wei J,Liu Y,Hu LS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that 5 copies of the hypoxia response element (HRE) can conditionally regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression under hypoxic/ischemic conditions in mice. In the present study, we investigated the controlled expression of neurotrophin-3 (...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang J,Shi Q,Chen X,Yang P,Qi C,Zhang J,Lu H,Liu J,Jiao Q,Zhao L,Zhao B,Zheng P,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone in teenagers and approximately 30% of patients develop lung metastasis, which is the leading cause of mortality. Recent studies suggest that the Ezrin protein is correlated with the metastatic potential of several malignant ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao H,Guo M,Zhao G,Ma Q,Ma B,Qiu X,Fan Q

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation plays a critical role in the development of vascular diseases. In the present study, we tested the efficacy and the mechanisms of action of gastrodin, a bioactive component of the Chinese herb Gastrodia elata Bl, in relation to platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhu L,Guan H,Cui C,Tian S,Yang D,Wang X,Zhang S,Wang L,Jiang H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of cells positive for cytokeratins or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in bone marrow aspirates (BMAs) has been used to indicate the presence of micrometastasis. The aim of this prospective study of prostate cancer patients was to determine the presence of prostate cells in blood and BMAs and to compare th...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Murray NP,Reyes E,Tapia P,Badinez L,Orellana N,Fuentealba C,Olivares R,Porcell J,Dueñas R

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:The basic helix loop helix (bHLH) transcription factor DEC2 is associated with the regulation of apoptosis, circadian rhythm and the response to hypoxia. However, the significance of DEC2 in pancreatic cancer remains unknown. Here, we showed for the first time that DEC2 inhibits the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sato F,Kawamura H,Wu Y,Sato H,Jin D,Bhawal UK,Kawamoto T,Fujimoto K,Noshiro M,Seino H,Morohashi S,Kato Y,Kijima H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is a novel apoptosis inhibitor. Its gene is related to the baculovirus gene, which is believed to play a crucial role in fetal development and in cancer. We attempted to determine the expression of survivin in both thyroid goiter and carcinoma tissues, and to evaluate its prognostic value in human thyroid dis...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen Z,Liu N,Zhu G,Dralle H,Hoang-Vu C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alopecia is known as a symptom of acute radiation, yet little is known concerning the mechanism of this phenomenon and the alteration of hair protein profiles. To examine this, 6-week-old male C57/BL6 mice were exposed to 6 Gy of X-ray irradiation, which caused acute alopecia. Their hair and skin were collected, and h...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nanashima N,Ito K,Ishikawa T,Nakano M,Nakamura T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal disease is characterized by inflammation and bone loss. The balance between inflammatory mediators and their counter-regulatory molecules may be fundamental for determining the outcome of the immune pathology of periodontal disease. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and vascular endothelial growth facto...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Matarese G,Isola G,Anastasi GP,Favaloro A,Milardi D,Vermiglio G,Vita G,Cordasco G,Cutroneo G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic beads coated with an anionic polymer, poly(methyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydrate) [poly(MVE-MA)], were used in a method to capture human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). The beads were incubated with either HIV-1-infected cell culture medium or plasma from HIV-1 infecte...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sakudo A,Ikuta K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi), the causative agent of scrub typhus, is an obligate intracellular pathogen. Recent studies have demonstrated the complete genome of O. tsutsugamushi. However, the route and detailed molecular mechanism for O. tsutsugamushi to get accessed into mammalian cells remains unclear....

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lin CC,Chou CH,Lin TC,Yang MC,Cho CL,Chang CH,Yu HS,Lai CH,Chen LK,Hong YR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous molecules released by dying cells [i.e., damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)] after trauma and severe blood loss can activate pattern recognition receptors, leading to a cascade of inflammatory responses and organ injury. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a transcription factor for mit...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chaung WW,Wu R,Ji Y,Dong W,Wang P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist FTY720 and FTY720-P have a wide variety of fundamental functions. Many studies have demonstrated that CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells engage in the maintenance of immunological self-tolerance by actively suppressing self-reactive lymphocytes. Although FTY720 has also re...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu Y,Jiang J,Xiao H,Wang X,Li Y,Gong Y,Huang Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Second generation n3-PUFA-depleted rats represent a good animal model of metabolic syndrome as they display several features of the disease such as liver steatosis, visceral obesity and insulin resistance. The goal of our study was to investigate the influence of n3-PUFA deficiency on hepatic glycerol metabolism. Aqua...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Portois L,Zhang Y,Ladrière L,Perret J,Louchami K,Gaspard N,Hupkens E,Bolaky N,Delforge V,Beauwens R,Malaisse WJ,Sener A,Carpentier YA,Delporte C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human interleukin-15 (hIL15) exerts anticancer effects through the activities of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells. However, its short half-life hinders its clinical application. Recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (rAAV2) is used for hIL15 gene transfer vectors, bec...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yiang GT,Chou PL,Tsai HF,Chen LA,Chang WJ,Yu YL,Wei CW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kallikrein-kinin system (KKS) is a complex multi-enzyme system which is composed of circulating and tissue kallikrein and kinin. It is well established that tissue kallikrein and kinin play crucial and diverse roles in cardiovascular and renal homeostasis. Recent data indicate t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xu X,Tu L,Jiang W,Feng W,Zhao CX,Wang DW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib is the therapeutic standard for newly diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In these patients, imatinib has been shown to induce an apoptotic response specifically in cells expressing the oncogenic fusion protein BCR-ABL. Previous studies in our lab revealed that imatinib-induced apoptosis i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu J,Xiao Y,Xiong HM,Li J,Huang B,Zhang HB,Feng DQ,Chen XM,Wang XZ

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Peritoneal fibrosis is a major complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The present study tested the hypothesis that ADP-ribose polymerase-1 (PARP-1) may play a role in peritoneal epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis under high glucose conditions. High glucose (126 mmol/l)-induced pe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lei P,Jiang Z,Zhu H,Li X,Su N,Yu X

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PU.1 is a key transcription factor for hematopoiesis and the reduction of this protein expression plays important roles in various hematological malignancies. To identify PU.1 downstream target genes, we recently reported dual microarray analyses, using PU.1 knockdown K562 (K562PU.1...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Iseki Y,Nakahara M,Kubo M,Obata F,Harigae H,Takahashi S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) is implicated in migration and invasion of metastatic tumors. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the effect of Trolox on metastatic cancer cells is not known. We found that a non-cytotoxic dose ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sung HJ,Kim Y,Kang H,Sull JW,Kim YS,Jang SW,Ko J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) requires ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), which can cause early graft injury. However, the detailed mechanism of I/R injury remains unknown. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a rate-limiting enzyme in heme catabolism and results in the production of iro...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Matsumi J,Morimatsu H,Matsusaki T,Kaku R,Shimizu H,Takahashi T,Yagi T,Matsumi M,Morita K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblastic bone formation and osteoclastic bone resorption are in balance to maintain a constant, homeostatically controlled amount of bone. Excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts is involved in the pathogenesis of bone-related disorders. In the present study, we evaluated the i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim HS,Suh KS,Sul D,Kim BJ,Lee SK,Jung WW

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Cell replacement and gene therapy using neural stem cells (NSCs) have been widely touted as a promising treatment for CNS diseases including brain tumors. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been used to explore mechanisms behind the lineage-specific differentiation of NSCs a...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Khan Z,Akhtar M,Ekström TJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trastuzumab has efficacy to improve the effect of cytotoxic drugs, such as paclitaxel and anthracyclin, against HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Sodium butyrate (NaB), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, is known to have antitumoral properties. However, whether and how trastuzumab possesses the potential to syner...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen W,Wei F,Xu J,Wang Y,Chen L,Wang J,Guan X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tight relationship has been revealed between cellular microRNAs (miRNAs) and the course of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication in human hepatoma cells. Although the detection of the antigenomic HCV RNA strand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) has provided evidence for viral replication in PBMCs, no repor...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Grek M,Piekarska A,Bartkowiak J,Fendler W,Kuydowicz J,Wroblewski P,Paradowski M,Sidorkiewicz M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common age-associated neurodegenerative disorder. To date, stem cell transplantation therapy has been developed to replace lost or damaged neural cells in PD patients, in whom dopaminergic neuron cells are lost. Here, we show that CD44+ human amniotic fluid cells (HuAFCs) can be induced t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu T,Guo L,Liu Z,Huang Y,Cheng W

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The various associations of motor and non-motor symptoms, the onset of motor complications, the cognitive disorder's appearance and other factors make Parkinson's disease (PD) a heterogeneous syndrome with multiple phenotypes. The necessity of discriminating between different forms of PD could have a role in understan...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Schillaci O,Chiaravalloti A,Pierantozzi M,Di Pietro B,Koch G,Bruni C,Stanzione P,Stefani A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rac1, an intracellular signal transducer, regulates a variety of cell functions, including the organization of the cytoskeleton, cell migration, and invasion. Overexpression of Rac1 has been reported in several human cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, we evaluate...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chen QY,Xu LQ,Jiao DM,Yao QH,Wang YY,Hu HZ,Wu YQ,Song J,Yan J,Wu LJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arl4D is a developmentally-regulated member of the ADP-ribosylation factor/ARF-like protein (ARF/Arl) family of Ras-related GTPases. Although Arl4 protein is reported to be expressed in adipose tissue, the function of Arl4D is unknown. To investigate the potential role of Arl4D in adipogenesis, we examined Arl4D expre...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yu J,Ka SO,Kwon KB,Lee SM,Park JW,Park BH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by areas of inflammation, demyelination and axonal damage. The etiology of MS is multifactorial with an interaction between genetic, environmental and geographical factors. The objective of this study was to review the physiopathology and the genetic polym...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kallaur AP,Kaimen-Maciel DR,Morimoto HK,Watanabe MA,Georgeto SM,Reiche EM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glypican-3 (GPC3), a membrane-bound heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is found to be overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the possible role of GPC3 in the development of HCC. In this study, RNA interference (RNAi) with a GPC3 small hairpin RNA (GPC3 shRNA) wa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ruan J,Liu F,Chen X,Zhao P,Su N,Xie G,Chen J,Zheng D,Luo R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we examined whether Acer okamotoanum (A. okamotoanum) sap decreased the serum alcohol and acetaldehyde levels after acute ethanol treatment in a rat model. Male rats were orally administered 25, 50 or 100% A. okamotoanum sap 30 min prior to oral challenge with 3 ml of ethanol (15 ml/kg of a 20% e...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yoo YM,Jung EM,Kang HY,Choi IG,Choi KC,Jeung EB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00