abstract：:Tumor microenvironment (TME) is the cellular environment in which tumor exists, and it contributes to tumor formation and progression. The TME is composed of tumor cells, stromal cells, cytokines, and chemotactic factors of which fibroblasts are the main cellular components. In our present study, we found that colorec...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Peng C,Zou X,Xia W,Gao H,Li Z,Liu N,Xu Z,Gao C,He Z,Niu W,Fang R,Biswas S,Agrez M,Zhi X,Niu J

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute primary angle-closure (APAC) eyes show an early 'acute inflammatory' condition, while the inflammation condition has not been fully elucidated in the development of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). To evaluate the roles of inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of PACG, this cross-sectional study invol...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Wang Y,Chen S,Liu Y,Huang W,Li X,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Selenoprotein S (SelS) gene expression is positively correlated to triglyceride (TG) concentrations and is associated with diabetes in animal model. However, the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of SelS and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remains unclear. Methods: In the present study, we genotyped four s...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhao L,Zheng YY,Chen Y,Ma YT,Yang YN,Li XM,Ma X,Xie X

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Ki67 has been a key role for the treatment options and prognosis evaluation in some kinds of tumors; however, the spatial expression of Ki67 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has not been fully-evaluated. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to elucidate the prognosis value of Ki67 spatial expres...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Jing Y,Yang Y,Hao F,Song Y,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Huang X,Hu Q,Ni Y

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and renal tubular epithelial cell (TEC) apoptosis are key mechanisms of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). Mitochondria are the main source of intracellular ROS. In the present study, the characteristics of mitophagy and the effects of rapamycin on contrast-indu...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Yang X,Yan X,Yang D,Zhou J,Song J,Yang D

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A major cause of failure in chemotherapy is drug resistance of cancer cells. Exosomes have been introduced to spread chemoresistance through delivering miRNAs. However, a systematic evaluation of the exosomal miRNA expression profiles responsible for chemoresistance is still lacking. In the present study, miRNA signat...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Chen WX,Xu LY,Qian Q,He X,Peng WT,Zhu YL,Cheng L

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To explore whether aspirin (ASA) enhances the sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) side population (SP) cells to doxorubicin (Doxo) via miR-491/ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 (ABCG2).Methods: Non-SP and SP cells were isolated from MHCC-97L cell line using flow cytometry analysis and flu...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Xie ZY,Liu MS,Zhang C,Cai PC,Xiao ZH,Wang FF

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides are a promising resource for developing novel antibiotic and even anticancer drugs. Here, a 28-mer polypeptide, Ranatuerin-2PLx (R2PLx), was identified from lyophilised skin secretions. The chemically synthetic replicates exhibited moderate and broadspectrum antimicrobial effect against various ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Chen X,Zhang L,Ma C,Zhang Y,Xi X,Wang L,Zhou M,Burrows JF,Chen T

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This short article provides a comment on the recent article by Tauriainen et al. [Bioscience Reports (2018) 38, BSR20171274 https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20171274]. ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Plat J,Baumgartner S,Houben T,Vreugdenhil ACE,Mensink RP,Lütjohann D,Shiri-Sverdlov R

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells can provide important diagnostic and prognostic information of the patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1), a cancer stem cell marker, has been used in various tumors, including NSCLC. In the present study, we isolated the circulating ALDH1+ tumor cell...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Tian S,Xing YN,Xia P

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain metastases are the most common intracranial tumors in adults. They usually originate from: lung, breast, renal cell and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as melanoma. Prognosis for brain metastases is still poor and classical treatment combining surgery and radiation therapy should be strongly supported with mol...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Barciszewska AM

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence demonstrates that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) sprouty4-intron transcript 1 (lncRNA SPRY4-IT1) plays a vital role in the development of breast cancer. However, the underlying mechanism has not been eventually illuminated. We aimed to explore the biological activity of lncRNA SPRY4-IT1 in breast c...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Wu H,Wang Y,Chen T,Li Y,Wang H,Zhang L,Chen S,Wang W,Yang Q,Chen C

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Disc nucleus pulposus (NP) cell experiences periodic osmolarity alterations during daily activities, which has been proved to affect cell biology in vitro The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein-2 (CDMP-2) on NP cell apoptosis under the hyperosmolarity culture ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Jiao S,Li J,Liu B,Yang M,Xiu J,Qu D

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been one of the most highly lethal cancers. The acquisition of drug resistance accounts for the majority of poor effects of chemotherapy in HCC. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) including miRNAs, long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNA (circRNA) have been well-documented to participate in ca...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Ding B,Lou W,Xu L,Fan W

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease remains a serious health problem for countries where the most common mode of transmission is infection contracted from the feces of a Triatominae insect vector. In México, 32 species of Triatoma have been identified; amongst them, Triatoma (Meccus) pallidipennis is an endemic species reported to have hi...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Díaz-Garrido P,Sepúlveda-Robles O,Martínez-Martínez I,Espinoza B

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome 14 ORF 166 (C14orf166), a protein involved in the regulation of RNA transcription and translation, has been reported to possess the potency to promote tumorigenesis; however, the role of C14orf166 in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unknown. The purpose of the present study was to assess C14orf166...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhou YW,Li R,Duan CJ,Gao Y,Cheng YD,Zhang CF

更新日期：2018-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastomas (GBMs) are a lethal class of brain cancer, with a median survival <15 months in spite of therapeutic advances. The poor prognosis of GBM is largely attributed to acquired chemotherapy resistance, and new strategies are urgently needed to target resistant glioma cells. Here we report a role for miR-299-5p...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Peng Y,He X,Chen H,Duan H,Shao B,Yang F,Li H,Yang P,Zeng Y,Zheng J,Li Y,Hu J,Lin L,Teng L

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholera toxin (CT) is composed of a disulfide-linked A1/A2 heterodimer and a ring-like, cell-binding B homopentamer. The catalytic A1 subunit must dissociate from CTA2/CTB5 to manifest its cellular activity. Reduction of the A1/A2 disulfide bond is required for holotoxin disassembly, but reduced CTA1 does not spontane...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Cherubin P,Guyette J,Taylor M,O'Donnell M,Herndon L,Burress H,Riad A,Tatulian SA,Teter K

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women. In recent years, regulation of genes involved in heparan sulphate (HS) biosynthesis have received increased interest as regulators of breast cancer cell adhesion and invasion. The exostosin (EXT) proteins are glycosyltransferases involved in e...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Sembajwe LF,Katta K,Grønning M,Kusche-Gullberg M

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitinases catalyze the degradation of chitin, a ubiquitous polymer generated from the cell walls of fungi, shells of crustaceans, and cuticles of insects. They are gaining increasing attention in medicine, agriculture, food and drug industries, and environmental management. Their roles in the degradation of chitin fo...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Oyeleye A,Normi YM

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease that has been threatening public health for many years. Several studies have shown the relationship between the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-794 CATT (MIF-794 CATT) microsatellite polymorphism and susceptibility to TB. However, the results remain inconc...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Ma M,Tao L,Liu A,Liang Z,Yang J,Peng Y,Dai X,Bai R,Ji Z,Jian M,Bao F

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether serum copper levels were higher in patients with cervical cancer than that in controls was controversial. Hence, we conducted the present study to explore the relationship between serum copper levels and cervical cancer. We searched PubMed, WanFang, and China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) for relevant stu...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhang M,Shi M,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnosic acid (CA), a major polyphenolic diterpene present in Rosmarinus officinalis, has been reported to have multiple functions, including antitumor activity. The MTT assay, BrdU incorporation, wound healing, and colony formation were used to detect melanoma B16F10 cell growth and proliferation. Flow cytometry was ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Lin KI,Lin CC,Kuo SM,Lai JC,Wang YQ,You HL,Hsu ML,Chen CH,Shiu LY

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling proteins use the energy released from ATP hydrolysis to reposition nucleosomes in DNA-dependent processes. These proteins are classified as SF2 helicases. SMARCAL1, a member of this protein family, is known to modulate both DNA repair and transcription by specifically recognizing DNA...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Bansal R,Arya V,Sethy R,Rakesh R,Muthuswami R

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children, and alterations in CDKN2A were considered to play an important role on leukemogenesis. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at CDKN2A locus were identified to impact on ALL susceptibility via genome wide association studies, and followed b...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhou X,Liao F,Zhang J,Qin Y,Xu H,Ding Z,Zhang Y,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing studies are indicating that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) is associated with the prognosis of cancer patients. However, the results have been disputed. Therefore, we aimed to further explore the prognostic value and clinical significance of XIST in various types of cance...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Liu X,Ming X,Jing W,Luo P,Li N,Zhu M,Yu M,Liang C,Tu J

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the human anti-thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) antibody-induced membranous nephropathy (MN) is mediated by activating lectin complement pathway. Automatic biochemical apparatus was used to assess renal function of mice. The serum levels of anti-THSD7A antibodies and complemen...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Wang Z,Wen L,Dou Y,Zhao Z

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the effect of 'Xiaozeng No. 1' (XZ-1) on cellular apoptosis changes of gastric epithelial dysplasia (GED) and to explore the underlying mechanism. Specimens taken from the pyloric area of the stomachs from rats in each group were subjected to Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining for pathological ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Xu B,Zhang AM,Li F,Cui M,Han J,Cao Q

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a type of disease that includes the development of a fever that lasts at least 5 days and involves the clinical manifestation of multicellular vasculitis. KD has become one of the most common pediatric cardiovascular diseases. Previous studies have reported that miR-218 rs11134527 A>G is assoc...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Pi L,Fu L,Xu Y,Che D,Deng Q,Huang X,Li M,Zhang L,Huang P,Gu X

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of hereditary, degenerative retinal disorders characterized by progressive retinal dysfunction, outer retina cell loss, and retinal tissue atrophy. It eventually leads to tunnel vision and legal, or total blindness. Here we aimed to reveal the causal gene and mutation contributing ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Huang X,Yuan L,Xu H,Zheng W,Cao Y,Yi J,Guo Y,Yang Z,Li Y,Deng H

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) is a high-resolution biological imaging method, whereby biological samples, such as purified proteins, macromolecular complexes, viral particles, organelles and cells, are embedded in vitreous ice preserving their native structures. Due to sensitivity of biological...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Huiskonen JT

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is considered a global epidemic. Specifically, obesity during pregnancy programs an increased risk of the offspring developing metabolic disorders in addition to the adverse effects on the mother per se Large numbers of human and animal studies have demonstrated that the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in ...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhou L,Xiao X

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In plants, the hydroxymethylpyrimidine (HMP) and thiazole precursors of thiamin are synthesized and coupled together to form thiamin in plastids. Mutants unable to form HMP can be rescued by exogenous HMP, implying the presence of HMP transporters in the plasma membrane and plastids. Analysis of bacterial genomes reve...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Beaudoin GAW,Johnson TS,Hanson AD

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on the prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) among Malaysian women is currently limited. The present study therefore aimed to provide an updated estimate on the prevalence and type distribution of HPV among Malaysian women with and without cervical cancer. Total DNA was isolated fr...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Tan SC,Ismail MP,Duski DR,Othman NH,Ankathil R

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The high proliferation rate of tumor cells demands high energy and metabolites that are sustained by a high glycolytic flux known as the 'Warburg effect'. The activation and further metabolism of glucose is initiated by hexokinase, a focal point of metabolic regulation. The human hexokinase 2 (HK2) is overexpressed in...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Nawaz MH,Ferreira JC,Nedyalkova L,Zhu H,Carrasco-López C,Kirmizialtin S,Rabeh WM

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Ric c1, an allergenic protein from Ricinus communis , is an insect α-amylase inhibitor that has become an occupational allergen. Ric c1 can cross-react with allergens from wheat, soybean, peanut, shrimp, fish, gluten, house dust, tobacco, and air fungus, thereby amplifying the concern and risks caused by Ricinus aller...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Pacheco-Soares T,de Oliveira Carvalho A,da Silva Araújo J,de Souza GDS,Machado OLT

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The 7-nitro-2,1,3-nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) derivatives are a series of compounds containing the NBD scaffold that are not glutathione (GSH) peptidomimetics, and result in a strong inhibition of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs). Growing evidences highlight their pivotal roles and outstanding anticancer activity in di...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Sha HH,Wang Z,Dong SC,Hu TM,Liu SW,Zhang JY,Wu Y,Ma R,Wu JZ,Chen D,Feng JF

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disc degeneration is correlated with mechanical load. Osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) is potential to regenerate degenerative disc. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether OP-1 can protect against high magitude compression-induced nucleus pulposus (NP) cell apoptosis and NP matrix catabolism, and its potential mechani...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Fang H,Li X,Shen H,Sun B,Teng H,Li P

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy is a compensatory response to stress or stimuli, which results in arrhythmia and heart failure. Although multiple molecular mechanisms have been identified, cardiac hypertrophy is still difficult to treat. Pyroptosis is a caspase-1 dependent pro-inflammatory programmed cell death. Caspase-1 is invo...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Bai Y,Sun X,Chu Q,Li A,Qin Y,Li Y,Yue E,Wang H,Li G,Zahra SM,Dong C,Jiang Y

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma, which accounts for approximately 10% of all pediatric cancer-related deaths, has become a therapeutic challenge and global burden attributed to poor outcomes and mortality rates of its high-risk form. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWASs) identified the LINC00673 rs11655237 C>T polymorphism t...

journal_title：Bioscience reports

authors： Zhang Z,Chang Y,Jia W,Zhang J,Zhang R,Zhu J,Yang T,Xia H,Zou Y,He J

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00