abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gaseous biological mediator, which regulates, among others, the oxidative balance of cells under normal physiological conditions, as well as in various diseases. Several previous studies have reported that H2S attenuates inflammatory mediator production. In this study, we invest...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Rios EC,Szczesny B,Soriano FG,Olah G,Szabo C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious complication of tuberculosis that affects the central nervous system. As TBM may result in permanent sequelae and death, rapid, accurate diagnostic tests using novel biomarkers are required for the early diagnosis and treatment of TBM. A quantitative proteomic study was theref...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang Y,Mu J,Chen G,Zhan Y,Zhong J,Wei Y,Cheng K,Qin B,You H,Xie P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) can lead to progressive and severe visual loss. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) promotes the development of CNV. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a biologically active component of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) propolis, has been demonstrated to have several interesting...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Paeng SH,Jung WK,Park WS,Lee DS,Kim GY,Choi YH,Seo SK,Jang WH,Choi JS,Lee YM,Park S,Choi IW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the biological role and underlying mechanisms of action of miR-518a-3p in the progression and invasion of colorectal cancer (CRC). Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to examine the mRNA expression levels of miR-518a-3p in 5 CRC cell lines (SW480, S...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Qu LL,He L,Zhao X,Xu W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration has been proven to be a critical event in the development of varicosity. Variations in estrogen levels, a pathological event related to age and pregnancy, play a role in the pathogenesis of varicosity. Previous studies have reported a different response of...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang X,Jin Y,Zhou D,Xu G,Huang J,Shen L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differentiation of atrial fibroblasts into myofibroblasts is a critical event in atrial fibrosis. One of the most important factors in atrial fibroblast differentiation is transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Accumulating evidence indicates that sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate (STS) possesses antifibrotic prope...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yang L,Hu J,Hao HZ,Yin Z,Liu G,Zou XJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a critical role in fibroblasts by stimulating the production of collagen and supports cell renewal through the interaction between keratinocytes and fibroblasts. It is well known that the contractile activity of fibroblasts is required for the remodeling of the extracellular matrix ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim D,Kim SY,Mun SK,Rhee S,Kim BJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a number of years, seaweed has been used as a functional food in Asian countries, particularly in Korea, Japan and China. Pyropia yezoensis is a marine red alga that has potentially beneficial biological activities. In this study, we examined the mechanisms through which a Pyropia yezoensis peptide [PYP1 (1-20)] i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee MK,Kim IH,Choi YH,Choi JW,Kim YM,Nam TJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The root of Cynanchum wilfordii (C. wilfordii) contains several biologically active compounds which have been used as traditional medicines in Asia. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of an ethanol root extract of C. wilfordii (CWE) on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-stimulated human aortic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Koo HJ,Sohn EH,Pyo S,Woo HG,Park DW,Ham YM,Jang SA,Park SY,Kang SC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most prevalent birth defect in humans worldwide, is still a leading non‑infectious cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence demonstrates that genetic risk factors play a key role in the pathogenesis of CHD, and more than 50 genes have been linked to various types...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Pan Y,Geng R,Zhou N,Zheng GF,Zhao H,Wang J,Zhao CM,Qiu XB,Yang YQ,Liu XY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep deprivation (SD) is an epidemic phenomenon in modern countries, and its harmful effects are well known. SD acts as an aggravating factor in inflammatory bowel disease. Melatonin is a sleep-related neurohormone, also known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the gastrointestinal tract; however, t...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Park YS,Chung SH,Lee SK,Kim JH,Kim JB,Kim TK,Kim DS,Baik HW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease and is considered to be a causative factor of cryptogenic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate messenger RNA (mRNA). Recently, it was demonstrated that...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Katsura A,Morishita A,Iwama H,Tani J,Sakamoto T,Tatsuta M,Toyota Y,Fujita K,Kato K,Maeda E,Nomura T,Miyoshi H,Yoneyama H,Himoto T,Fujiwara S,Kobara H,Mori H,Niki T,Ono M,Hirashima M,Masaki T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies have reported an association between neurodegeneration and histone modifications, such as acetylation, deacetylation and methylation. In addition, questions have been raised regarding a potential functional role for the histone acetylation enzymes in β-amyloid (Aβ)-mediated neurotoxicity, partic...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Park SY,Kim MJ,Kim YJ,Lee YH,Bae D,Kim S,Na Y,Yoon HG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and inflammation induced by obesity lead to adipocyte dysfunction, with the impairment of the insulin pathway. Recent studies have indicated that understanding the physiological role of autophagy is of great significance. In the present study, an in vitro model was used in which 3T3-L...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yin J,Wang Y,Gu L,Fan N,Ma Y,Peng Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) have emerged as key regulators of gene expression in essential cellular processes, such as cell growth, differentiation and development. Recent findings have established that the levels of miRNAs are modulated by cell signaling mechanisms, including the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Hata A,Kang H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular atrophy and dysfunction is a critical process underlying diabetic nephropathy (DN). Understanding the mechanisms underlying renal tubular epithelial cell survival is important for the prevention of kidney failure associated with glucotoxicity. Autophagy is a cellular pathway involved in protein and organelle d...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhao X,Liu G,Shen H,Gao B,Li X,Fu J,Zhou J,Ji Q

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phospholipase A (PLA)2 family is the most complex gene family of phospholipases and plays a crucial role in a number of physiological activities. However, the phylogenetic background of the PLA2 gene family and the amino acid residues of the PLA2G7 gene following positive selection gene remain undetermined. In thi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Huang Q,Wu Y,Qin C,He W,Wei X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosiglitazone has been found to have anti-atherogenic effects and to increase serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. However, in vivo studies investigating the regulation of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) by rosigli...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Li C,Tu Y,Liu TR,Guo ZG,Xie D,Zhong JK,Fan YZ,Lai WY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advanced glycation end‑product (AGE)‑receptor for AGE (RAGE) axis induces transforming growth factor‑β (TGF‑β) expression, cell hypertrophy and increases extracellular matrices that are indicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). RAGE binds to numerous ligands besides AGE, including S100B. In the p...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chuang CT,Guh JY,Lu CY,Chen HC,Chuang LY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porphyra yezoensis (P. yezoensis) is the most noteworthy red alga and is mainly consumed in China, Japan and Korea. In the present study, the effects of a P. yezoensis peptide (PY‑PE) on cell proliferation and the associated signaling pathways were examined in IEC‑6 rat intestinal epithelial cells. First, the MTS assa...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Lee MK,Kim IH,Choi YH,Nam TJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation in the brain, characterized by the activation of microglia, is believed to participate in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Biochanin A, an O-methylated isoflavone, is a natural organic compound and is classified as a phytoestrogen. In this study, using murine BV2 microglial cells, we investigated ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu WY,Wu YY,Huang H,He C,Li WZ,Wang HL,Chen HQ,Yin YY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we aimed to explore the effect of environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs) on sexual differentiation in androgen receptor (AR)-/-, AR+/- and AR+/+ male mice. By using a Cre-loxP conditional knockout strategy, we generated AR knockout mice. By mating flox-AR female mice with AR-Cre male mice, the...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu D,Shen L,Tao Y,Kuang Y,Cai L,Wang D,He M,Tong X,Zhou S,Sun J,Shi C,Wang C,Wu Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 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

abstract：:Orexins are hypothalamic peptides that regulate food intake, wakefulness, the reward system and energy metabolism. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of orexins to promote a robust apoptosis and subsequent inhibition of cell growth in various types of cancer cells. The present study was conducted to investig...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu Y,Zhao Y,Ju S,Guo L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is a hallmark of malignant neuroblastoma and is the main reason for therapeutic failure and recurrence of the tumor. The CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4), a Gi protein-coupled receptor for the ligand CXCL12/stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α), is expressed in various types of tumor. This receptor mediat...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhi Y,Lu H,Duan Y,Sun W,Guan G,Dong Q,Yang C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) diverges from the primate order (Primates) and is classified as a separate taxonomic group of mammals - Scandentia. It has been suggested that the tree shrew can be used as an animal model for studying human diseases; however, the genomic sequence of the tree shrew is largely unidenti...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Yun C,Wang Q,Smith WW,Leng J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosarcoma is an aggressive and highly metastatic cancer of the connective tissue, for which effective therapeutic methods are limited. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in small molecular compounds from natural products in the treatment of cancer. In the present study, we investigated the compound, scutel...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Shi X,Chen G,Liu X,Qiu Y,Yang S,Zhang Y,Fang X,Zhang C,Liu X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deletion mutation of exon 4 in surfactant protein C (SP-C), a lung surfactant protein, has been identified in parent-child cases of familial interstitial pneumonia. It has been shown that this mutation induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Synoviolin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that is localized to the ER and i...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Nakajima F,Aratani S,Fujita H,Yagishita N,Ichinose S,Makita K,Setoguchi Y,Nakajima T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium deficiency is a causative factor in heart failure and microRNAs (known as miRNAs or miRs) play an important role in numerous cardiovascular diseases. However, the changes of miRNA expression during selenium deficiency and whether selenium deficiency is involved in cardiac dysfunction remain unclear. In the pr...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xing Y,Liu Z,Yang G,Gao D,Niu X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-induced pluripotent (iPS) cells can be induced to differentiate into osteoblasts, but the process is inefficient and time-consuming. Previous studies indicated a close association between the expression of Runx2 and osteoblast differentiation, and established that the transcriptional activation of the Runx2 gene...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Liu T,Hou L,Zhao Y,Huang Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer (BC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in females and is recognized as a molecularly heterogeneous disease. Previous studies have suggested that alternative messenger RNA (mRNA) processing, particularly alternative polyadenylation [poly(A)] (APA), can be a powerful molecular biomarker with p...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wang X,Li M,Yin Y,Li L,Tao Y,Chen D,Li J,Han H,Hou Z,Zhang B,Wang X,Ding Y,Cui H,Zhang H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in the vessel, and inflammatory cytokines play an important role in the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis. A high level of free fatty acids (FFAs) produced in lipid metabolism disorders are known to participate in the formation of atherosclerosis through multiple...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu D,Liu J,Pang X,Wang S,Zhao J,Zhang X,Feng L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic biomaterials combined with cells and osteogenic factors represent a promising approach for the treatment of a number of orthopedic diseases, such as bone trauma and congenital malformations. To guarantee optimal biological properties, bone substitutes are prepared with a 3D structure and porosity grade funct...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Di Liddo R,Paganin P,Lora S,Dalzoppo D,Giraudo C,Miotto D,Tasso A,Barbon S,Artico M,Bianchi E,Parnigotto PP,Conconi MT,Grandi C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrocyte senescence is associated with the aging and degeneration of cartilage, and eventually leads to joint destruction. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the cytoprotective effects of heme oxygenase‑1 (HO‑1) on chondrocytes in cartilage. Chondrocyte senescence was induced usin...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Kim KM,Park SE,Lee MS,Kim K,Park YC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of locoregional recurrence (LRR) of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) often requires a combination of surgery, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. Survival outcomes are poor and the treatment outcomes are morbid. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is an ionized gas produced at room temperature ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Guerrero-Preston R,Ogawa T,Uemura M,Shumulinsky G,Valle BL,Pirini F,Ravi R,Sidransky D,Keidar M,Trink B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are involved in all stages of the progression of human atherosclerosis (AS). MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are non‑coding, small RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post‑transcriptional level through translational repression or messenger RNA (mRNA) decay. Recently, a variety of ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Yu X,Li Z

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium is an essential trace element and has shown chemopreventive or therapeutic activities on human solid cancers; however, whether it has anticancer effects on leukemia has not yet been elucidated. The present study was designed to determine the role of selenium on HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. We fou...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Wu S,Bao Y,Ma D,Zi Y,Yang C,Yang M,Xing M,Yang W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine (BBR) is a botanical alkaloid that has been reported to have effects in cardiovascular diseases; however, the mechanisms involved are not yet fully understood. In the present study, the protective effects of BBR were evaluated, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were investigated. The effects of a combi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Chi L,Peng L,Pan N,Hu X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyposalivation is an intractable side‑effect of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. It is caused by the irreversible loss of acinar cells and decreased saliva secretion. However, this situation severely compromises the quality of life of affected patients. Currently, there is no effective treatment for this conditi...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Xiong X,Shi X,Chen F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify key genes associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and to explore the related signaling pathways. Gene expression profiles of 110 CAD and 112 non-CAD, healthy patients [CAD index (CADi) >23 and =0, respectively] were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database ...

journal_title：International journal of molecular medicine

authors： Zhang X,Cheng X,Liu H,Zheng C,Rao K,Fang Y,Zhou H,Xiong S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00