abstract：:One of the most aggressive human malignancies, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC), has an extremely poor prognosis that may be explained by its genomic instability. We hypothesized that the very rapid cell turnover observed in ATC might accelerate telomere shortening and chromosomal instability associated with tumor c...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kammori M,Onoda N,Nakamura K,Izumiyama N,Ogisawa K,Kurabayashi R,Ogawa T,Kaminishi M,Poon SS,Takubo K

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of living cells to change in cell environment depends on the action of second messenger molecules. The two second messenger molecules cAMP and Ca2+ regulate a large number of eukaryotic cellular events. Calmodulin-stimulated cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE1) is one of the key enzymes involved in ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sharma RK,Das SB,Lakshmikuttyamma A,Selvakumar P,Shrivastav A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial increase in NADH production, arising from accelerated glycolysis, occurs in cardiac hypertrophy and this raises the question of how the NADH is oxidised. We have addressed this problem by reconstructing appropriate mitochondrial shuttles in vitro, using mitochondria from the left ventricles of both normo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Atlante A,Seccia TM,De Bari L,Marra E,Passarella S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In tissue engineering, the application of biofunctional compounds on biomaterials such as integrin binding RGD-peptides has gained growing interest. Anchorage-dependent cells like osteoblasts bind to these peptides thus ameliorating the integration of a synthetic implant. In case sterilized bone grafts are used as sub...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Magdolen U,Auernheimer J,Dahmen C,Schauwecker J,Gollwitzer H,Tübel J,Gradinger R,Kessler H,Schmitt M,Diehl P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymidine phosphorylase (TP), also known as platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF), has been implicated in bladder cancer angiogenesis and invasion. However, the molecular basis of its role in invasion remains unclear. We investigated the expression of TP and 10 invasion-related genes in bladder can...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Gotanda T,Haraguchi M,Tachiwada T,Shinkura R,Koriyama C,Akiba S,Kawahara M,Nishiyama K,Sumizawa T,Furukawa T,Mimata H,Nomura Y,Akiyama S,Nakagawa M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese medicinal herbs have been consumed for thousands of years for the purpose of healthy aging. Lycium barbarum is valued in Chinese culture for its benefits to anti-aging, vision, kidney and liver. Recent studies showed that extracts from L. barbarum possess biological activities including anti-aging, anti-tumor,...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yu MS,Ho YS,So KF,Yuen WH,Chang RC

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-fidelity maintenance of genomic integrity in eukaryotes is ensured by cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. The checkpoint kinase, Chk2, has been implicated in both of these responses. In response to DNA damage, Chk2 is initially phosphorylated at Thr-68, which leads to its full activation. The fully activated C...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liang X,Reed E,Yu JJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parathormone (PTH) production is controlled by calcium and vitamin D, which interact with the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and vitamin D receptor (VDR), respectively. All of these elements control calcium homeostasis, which is crucial for many physiological processes. Thus, impairment of the upstream component ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Grzela T,Chudzinski W,Lasiecka Z,Niderla J,Wilczynski G,Gornicka B,Wasiutynski A,Durlik M,Boszczyk A,Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha R,Dziunycz P,Milewski L,Lazarczyk M,Lazarczyk M,Nawrot I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between prostate cancer cells and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) is critical for survival and proliferation of metastatic cancer cells in the bone microenvironment. In order to study molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer bone metastasis, we established a novel heterotypic co-culture system, in whic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang J,Levenson AS,Satcher RL Jr

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) are important aspects of atherogenesis. Activated growth factor signaling in injured vessels subsequently promotes a number of intracellular events resulting in the phenotypic modulation of SMC. Here, we investigated the role of beta2-chimaerin, a n...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Maeda M,Kato S,Fukushima S,Kaneyuki U,Fujii T,Kazanietz MG,Oshima K,Shigemori M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a regulatory hormone widely expressed, along with its receptors, in organs and body tissues. ANP is well known to inhibit aldosterone secretion from mammalian adrenals, but its effect on glucocorticoid-hormone production is controversial. In vivo experiments showed that prolonged AN...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Raha D,Tortorella C,Neri G,Prasad A,Raza B,Raskar R,Dubey R,Sen NS,Macchi C,Malendowicz LK,Ahmad MF,Nussdorfer GG

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a member of the serpin super-family, forms a covalent complex with its target proteinases, such as tissue and urokinase plasminogen activators. Thus, PAI-1 controls the physiological and pathological proteolysis. An abnormal expression of PAI-1 has been observed in different ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Jankun J,Specht Z,Szkudlarek M,Greenfield R,Gaikwad B,Trifonov L,Vaugeois J,Aleem AM,Basrur V,Selman SH,Zavodszky MI,Skrzypczak-Jankun E

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Geranylgeranylacetone (GGA) has recently been reported to have a protective effect against ischemic, injurious and apoptotic stress in several tissues. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of GGA on colitis induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) in mice. Colitis was induced by intrarectal i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Ohkawara T,Nishihira J,Takeda H,Katsurada T,Kato K,Yoshiki T,Sugiyama T,Asaka M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering represents a promising method for generating chondrogenic grafts for reconstructive surgery. In cultured chondrocytes, the dedifferentiation of cells seems unavoidable for multiplication. Stem cells, however, displaying unlimited self-renewal and the capacity to differentiate towards chondrocytes, m...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Goessler UR,Bieback K,Bugert P,Heller T,Sadick H,Hörmann K,Riedel F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage repair by transplantation of autologous chondrocytes is an option when restoring functional joints. Control of chondrocyte function is thus required. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent anti-inflammatory cytokine affecting the expression of a wide range of immune mediators in hematopoietic and non-hematopoiet...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Radons J,Falk W,Schubert TE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) alpha, delta and gamma are nuclear transcription factors that control key genes involved in fatty acid metabolism and energy homeostasis. Little is known about PPAR activation in vivo and the existence of overlapping functions between PPARalpha, -delta and -gamma. As...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kannisto K,Chibalin A,Glinghammar B,Zierath JR,Hamsten A,Ehrenborg E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking has deleterious effects on osteoporosis and periodontitis both characterized by bone loss. Smoking also interferes with the protective effect that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has on bone loss. Our study investigated two mechanisms by which smoking may affect bone metabolism: nicotine-induced proliferatio...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kamer AR,El-Ghorab N,Marzec N,Margarone JE 3rd,Dziak R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether in vivo gene transfer causes leptin-antagonistic effects on food intake, animal body weight and fat tissue weight, the R128Q mutated-leptin gene, an R to Q substitution at position 128 of mouse leptin, was transferred into mouse liver and leg muscle by electroporation and hydrodynamics-based gen...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiang L,Murai A,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess effects of Celecoxib, selective cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, on matrix synthesis by chondrocytes under mechanical stress in vitro. Chondrocytes from 7-day-old rat articular cartilage were cultured. Cyclic mechanical stress (0.5 Hz, 7% elongation) was loaded using a Flexercell strain unit in the presenc...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Iimoto S,Watanabe S,Takahashi T,Shimizu A,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated the antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of herbal traditional Chinese medicines, including the analomous fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis, the fresh juice of Scutellaria barbata and the warmed water extract of Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis on a series of human carcinoma cells. Here...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lau FY,Chui CH,Gambari R,Kok SH,Kan KL,Cheng GY,Wong RS,Teo IT,Cheng CH,Wan TS,Chan AS,Tang JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eisai hyperbilirubinuria rats (EHBRs) lack functionally active multidrug resistance protein 2 (Mrp2), which causes impaired biliary excretion of numerous organic anions. We previously reported that Mrp3 expression is enhanced while organic anion transporting polypeptide 1 (Oatp1) or Oatp2 expression is reduced in the ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Itani T,Kobayashi Y,Kuroda M,Ma N,Mifuji R,Urawa N,Tanaka Y,Kaito M,Adachi Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caveolin, the essential structural component of caveolae, serves as a scaffolding protein onto which signaling molecules are assembled, and functions as a negative regulator for signal transduction. Caveolin-1 and -2 are expressed in most cell types, but are not expressed in normal blood cells and cell lines. We previ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Tsuji Y,Hatanaka M,Maeda T,Seya T,Takenaka H,Shimizu A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported comparative genomics analyses on FGF3, FGF4, FGF6, FGF7, FGF8, FGF10, FGF11, FGF17, FGF18, FGF19, FGF20, FGF22 and FGF23 genes. Here, we performed comparative genomics analyses on FGF1, FGF2, FGF5, FGF9, FGF12, FGF13, FGF14, FGF16 and FGF21 genes, and further characterized the FGF16 gene. C...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh Y,Katoh M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage tissue engineering plays an important role in the generation of grafts for reconstructive surgery. In cultured chondrocytes, the dedifferentiation of cells seems unavoidable for multiplication. Dedifferentiated cells produce matrix of less quality, and the molecular basis is still not well understood. Theref...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Goessler UR,Bieback K,Bugert P,Naim R,Schafer C,Sadick H,Hormann K,Riedel F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the expression of several homeobox genes of the HOX family in the adult human intestinal mucosa. HOX genes are regulatory genes homologous to the homeotic genes controlling the body plan of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The HOX genes are distributed in four homologous HOX loci termed HOX-A, B, C an...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Freschi G,Taddei A,Bechi P,Faiella A,Gulisano M,Cillo C,Bucciarelli G,Boncinelli E

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that a novel dipeptide alcohol, L-homoserylaminoethanol (Hse-Gly-ol), is a selective inhibitor of eukaryotic DNA polymerase epsilon (pol epsilon). The discovery suggests that the dipeptide structure could be a chemical frame for a DNA polymerase inhibitor. Therefore, we chemically synthesized 14...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kato I,Kuriyama I,Asano N,Ikeda K,Yoshida H,Mizushina Y

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cooperation of liver X receptors (LXRs) alpha and beta, and retinoic X receptor (RXR) modulate the expression of several genes involved in lipid metabolism in hepatocyte and macrophages. Using cDNA microarray technology, we have shown previously that several of these genes are also expressed in endothelial cells. ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Norata GD,Ongari M,Uboldi P,Pellegatta F,Catapano AL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DAL-1/41B gene (differentially expressed in adenocarcinoma of the lung), located in the chromosome 18p11.3 region, belongs to the protein family 4.1 (membrane-associated proteins), which includes the product of the NF2 gene (merlin), and the proteins, ezrin, radixin, and moesin. DAL-1/4.1B is normally expressed at...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Martinez-Glez V,Bello MJ,Franco-Hernandez C,De Campos JM,Isla A,Vaquero J,Rey JA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen-related free radicals have been suggested as a cause of aging and various diseases, for example, various cancers and rheumatoid arthritis. Because of this a radical scavenger as an antioxidant has been sought in many foods. 'Nikogori' gelatin gel from cooked fish is a traditional food in Japan. Recently, 'Nikog...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nagatsuka N,Harada K,Ando M,Nagao K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FGF and WNT signaling pathways network together during embryogenesis and carcinogenesis. Among 22 FGF family members within human and rodents genomes, FGF20 orthologs are evolutionarily conserved targets of the WNT/beta-catenin signaling pathway. FGF8, FGF17, and FGF18 constitute one of FGF subfamilies. Here, comparat...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katoh M,Katoh M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is much interest in precise functions of amino acids on mammalian growth and development. Some of amino acids play important roles in the control of gene expression by controlling the initiation phase of mRNA translation. The signal induced by leucine or arginine may stimulate cell growth. On the other hand, the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Naomoto Y,Yamatsuji T,Shigemitsu K,Ban H,Nakajo T,Shirakawa Y,Motok T,Kobayashi M,Gunduz M,Tanaka N

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：: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：:Although recent reports indicate an increasing incidence of patients with reflux esophagitis, its pathomechanism remains unclear. Cytokines and neutrophils, the latter of which produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), have been implicated in the formation of gastrointestinal diseases. This study investigated the roles o...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yamaguchi T,Yoshida N,Tomatsuri N,Takayama R,Katada K,Takagi T,Ichikawa H,Naito Y,Okanoue T,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the known predisposing breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 account for only a small proportion (<10%) of breast cancer families in the Stockholm region of Sweden. This study aims to identify novel predisposing genes in non-BRCA1/BRCA2 breast cancer families. We have employed comparative genomic hybridizat...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Maguire P,Holmberg K,Kost-Alimova M,Imreh S,Skoog L,Lindblom A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of a single acute intravenous injection of interleukin-15 (IL-15) (100 microg/kg bw) to rats resulted in a significant decrease (22%) in triacylglycerol absorption, as measured by using [14C]-triolein load. The cytokine, however, did not influence the oxidation of the exogenously administered lipid or t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Almendro V,Carbó N,Busquets S,López-Soriano J,Figueras M,Ametller E,Argilés JM,López-Soriano FJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is known to be an important regulator for feeding and energy balance. MCH was recently reported to stimulate water intake independent of food intake. The purpose of the present study is to examine the dipsogenic response of MCH with special emphasis on sweetened beverages, the prefe...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Sakamaki R,Uemoto M,Inui A,Asakawa A,Ueno N,Ishibashi C,Hirono S,Yukioka H,Kato A,Shinfuku N,Kasuga M,Katsuura G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin (TRX), which is a stress-inducible protein with redox-active disulfide structures, has various biological activities by regulating DNA binding of transcription factors in cells. In Graves' disease that is among the common diseases of the thyroid, endogenous stresses that are induced by excess thyroid hormo...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kihara M,Kontani K,Yamauchi A,Miyauchi A,Nakamura H,Yodoi J,Yokomise H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00