abstract：:Calycopterin is a flavonoid compound isolated from Dracocephalum kotschyi that has multiple medical uses, as an antispasmodic, analgesic, anti-hyperlipidemic, and immunomodulatory agents. However, its biological activity and the mechanism of action are poorly investigated. Herein, we investigated the apoptotic effect ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Esmaeili MA,Farimani MM,Kiaei M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of nitric oxide on the production of soluble ECE-1. Activity of ECE-1 in media was measured using a quenched fluorescent substrate assay, and expressed as a percentage of control. Endothelial cells were incubated with the nitric oxide donor Diethylenetriamine NONOate (DETA; 250-800 µM), ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kuruppu S,Rajapakse NW,Dunstan RA,Smith AI

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypermethylation of promoter CpG islands represents an alternative mechanism to inactivate tumor suppressor genes. This study was to detect promoter methylation status and mRNA expression levels of ARRDC3, ELP3, GATA5, and PAX6, and to explore the association between methylation and expression in invasive ductal carci...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wang D,Yang PN,Chen J,Zhou XY,Liu QJ,Li HJ,Li CL

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) in umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (UMSCs) as therapy for liver disease is ill understood. The aim of the study was to evaluate rat UMSCs (rUMSCs) on CXCR4 expression and homing to injured liver tissue. rUMSCs were isolated from umbilical cords of pregnant rats. Acu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Deng C,Qin A,Zhao W,Feng T,Shi C,Liu T

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been shown to induce receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) expression in osteoblasts associated with its effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The objective of the present study was to investigate the potential pathways by which Ang II induces RANKL expression...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang Y,Kou J,Wang C,Wang K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ex vivo and in vitro effects of quercetin on NTPDase, adenosine deaminase (ADA), and acetycholinesterase (AChE) activities in lymphocytes, as well as the effects of quercetin on butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity in serum and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in plasma were determined in rats. For the ex vivo expe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Abdalla FH,Cardoso AM,Schmatz R,Gonçalves JF,Baldissarelli J,Martins CC,Zanini D,de Oliveira LS,da Costa P,Pimentel VC,Pereira LB,Lhamas CL,Schetinger MR,Morsch VM,Mazzanti CM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) present severe neurological symptoms and brain abnormalities involving cerebellum. Although the pathomechanisms underlying the cerebellum damage have not been studied, high tissue levels of glycine (GLY), the biochemical hallmark of this disorder have been suggested to c...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Moura AP,Grings M,Marcowich GF,Bumbel AP,Parmeggiani B,de Moura Alvorcem L,Wajner M,Leipnitz G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicated that endocan may be a potential cell marker and a new target for cancers including acute leukemia since the serum endocan level in patients with acute leukemia was associated with the status of the disease, i.e., endocan was higly expressed in untreated acute leukemia, but decreased after che...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Xu Z,Zhang S,Zhou Q,Wang Y,Xia R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the interrelationship between the mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin (CL), mitochondrial respiration and morphology in dependence on hypoxia/reoxygenation and Ca(2+). Therefore, we subjected rat liver mitochondria to hypoxia/reoxygenation at different extramitochondrial Ca(...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Martens JC,Keilhoff G,Gardemann A,Schild L

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen of pneumonia in human. Human alveolar epithelium acts as an effective barrier and is an active participant in host defense against invasion of bacterial by production of various mediators. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), the prototypic class III histone deacetylase, is involved in ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lin L,Wen SH,Guo SZ,Su XY,Wu HJ,Chong L,Zhang HL,Zhang WX,Li CC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most economically important diseases of swine, which is caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV). CD151, one of PRRSV entry mediators, determines the cell susceptibility for PRRSV. Emerging evidence indicates that the host microRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in modu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wu J,Peng X,Zhou A,Qiao M,Wu H,Xiao H,Liu G,Zheng X,Zhang S,Mei S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports considered that it was the disturbance of calcium homeostasis and the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) apoptosis and promoted fibrosis resolution. However, the signal-transducing events that are activated by ER stress after...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Huang Y,Li X,Wang Y,Wang H,Huang C,Li J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The collagen metabolism alterations triggered by reactive oxygen species are involved in the development of various connective tissue diseases and skin aging. This study was designed to examine whether (E)-anethole possesses a protective effect on H2O2-induced alterations in collagen metabolism as well as whether it c...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Galicka A,Krętowski R,Nazaruk J,Cechowska-Pasko M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Carnosic acid is a well-known antioxidant. Recently, it has been identified as modulator of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). The effect of carnosic acid in the context of cardiovascular disorders has not been studied. In the present study, we investigated the beneficial effect and the unde...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sahu BD,Putcha UK,Kuncha M,Rachamalla SS,Sistla R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miRNAs) is demonstrated to be present in the blood of humans and has been increasingly suggested as a novel biomarker for various pathological processes in the heart, including myocardial infarction, myocardial remodeling and progression to heart failure. In this study, we aim to evaluate the diagnostic and ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： He F,Lv P,Zhao X,Wang X,Ma X,Meng W,Meng X,Dong S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a highly atherogenic lipoprotein, whose metabolism is poorly understood. Efficient and secure drugs that can lower elevated plasma Lp(a) concentrations are currently lacking. Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21), a member of the FGFS super family, regulates glucose and lipid metabolism in hep...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lin X,Li G,He X,Ma X,Zhang K,Zhang H,Zeng G,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a devastating disease that results in irreversible central vision loss. TLRs signaling pathway has been found to play an important role in AMD pathogenesis as evidenced by several studies. The objective of the study was to determine the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) cha...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sharma NK,Sharma K,Gupta A,Prabhakar S,Singh R,Gupta PK,Anand A

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cell aggregation has been long known to facilitate metastatic potential of cancer cells. In addition, the presence of nitric oxide (NO) in cancer area may have a significant impact on aggregation behavior of the cells. We show herein that lung cancer H460 cells possessing high ability of anoikis resistance form...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Powan P,Chanvorachote P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies (AABs) against the second extracellular loop of the beta1-receptor (beta1(II)-AABs) are found as a pathogenic driver in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, Chagas cardiomyopathy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis, and have been increasingly seen as a treatment target. We recently i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Haberland A,Wallukat G,Berg S,Schulz AM,Freyse EJ,Vetter R,Salzsieder E,Müller J,Kreutz R,Schimke I

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical benefit of selective BRAF inhibitor therapies is limited by the emergence of drug resistance. Here, we investigated the molecular basis underlying the acquired resistance to a BRAF inhibitor by comparing the signaling pathways in the parental A375P cells and the resistant subline (A375P/Mdr). We demonstra...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ahn JH,Lee M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with high-glucose dialysis fluid on the VEGF family, tristetraprolin (TTP), angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis was investigated. Forty male SD rats were randomised into five groups: normal group, sham operation group, uraemia group, PD 2-week group and PD4-week group. After 4 wee...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Xiao J,Gao H,Jin Y,Zhao Z,Guo J,Liu Z,Zhao Z

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that have important roles in cancer. The altered expressions of miRNAs and their target genes are frequently detected in various tumors. In this study, downregulation of miR-15a-16 in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was found to be inversely correlated with Cripto. Results...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Chen F,Hou SK,Fan HJ,Liu YF

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte cell adhesion molecule (HepaCAM) plays a crucial role in tumor progression and has been recognized as a novel tumor suppressor gene. The high protein expression level of protein kinase Cε (PKCε) has been discovered in many tumor types. In the present study, we determined HepaCAM and PKCε protein levels in h...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tan B,Tan J,Du H,Quan Z,Xu X,Jiang X,Luo C,Wu X

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs play critical roles in the development and progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). miR-96 acts as an oncogene in some malignancies, while its role in NSCLC is unclear. Here, we validated that miR-96 was significantly increased in both human NSCLC tissues and cell lines. Inhibition of miR-96 expres...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Guo H,Li Q,Li W,Zheng T,Zhao S,Liu Z

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia impairs the muscle fibre-type shift from fast-to-slow during post-natal development; however, this adaptation could be a consequence of the reduced voluntary physical activity associated with hypoxia exposure rather than the result of hypoxia per se. Moreover, muscle oxidative capacity could be reduced in hypo...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Chaillou T,Koulmann N,Meunier A,Chapot R,Serrurier B,Beaudry M,Bigard X

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to delineate in vivo mechanisms of orally administered fisetin with special reference to mitochondrial dysfunction in lung tissues employing benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) as the model lung carcinogen. The recent revival of interest in the study of mitochondria has been stimulated by the evidence t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ravichandran N,Suresh G,Ramesh B,Manikandan R,Choi YW,Vijaiyan Siva G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we explored glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms in selected patients who experienced accelerated myocardial injury following open heart surgery and compared these to a control group of patients without postoperative complications. 758 Patients were enrolled from which 132 patients were s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kovacs V,Gasz B,Balatonyi B,Jaromi L,Kisfali P,Borsiczky B,Jancso G,Marczin N,Szabados S,Melegh B,Nasri A,Roth E

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase Cε (PLCε), a downstream effector of small GTPase superfamily, has been identified to play a crucial role in tumorigenesis. Previously, our studies have showed that PLCε promotes proliferation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. However, the molecular mechanisms by which PLCε enhances the survival phenot...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Du HF,Ou LP,Song XD,Fan YR,Yang X,Tan B,Quan Z,Luo CL,Wu XH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) play important roles in pathogenesis and development of human diseases, including malignancy. Some may affect tumor progression through targeting tumor suppressor genes. MiR-135b has been shown to be upregulated in CRC. In this study, we evaluated the role of miR-135b in colorectal cancer (CRC...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wu W,Wang Z,Yang P,Yang J,Liang J,Chen Y,Wang H,Wei G,Ye S,Zhou Y

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of nutritional supplements containing antioxidants are advertised for better vision health. Do they benefit the average consumer? The literature was examined for the effectiveness of antioxidants for human eye health, and for the intricacies in collection of such evidence. The following diseases were consider...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Grover AK,Samson SE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest JAK2 signaling may be a therapeutic target for treatment of gastric cancer (GC). However, the exact roles of JAK2 in gastric carcinogenesis are not very clear. Here, we have targeted JAK2 to be silenced by shRNA and investigated the biological functions and related mechanisms of JAK2 in GC cell ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Qian C,Yao J,Wang J,Wang L,Xue M,Zhou T,Liu W,Si J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that allogeneic bone marrow (BM)-mesenchymal stem cell transplantation (MSCT) appears to be effective in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and lupus-prone mice, contrary to studies in syngeneic BM-MSCT. These studies indicated that the abnormalities of BM-MSCs may be involved in the...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gu Z,Tan W,Feng G,Meng Y,Shen B,Liu H,Cheng C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reversal effect of troxerutin (TX) on obesity, insulin resistance, lipid accumulation, oxidative damage, and hypertension induced in the high-fat-high-fructose diet (HFFD)-fed mice model of metabolic syndrome was investigated. Adult male Mus musculus mice of body weight 25-30 g were fed either control diet or HFFD...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Geetha R,Yogalakshmi B,Sreeja S,Bhavani K,Anuradha CV

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decades, a greater understanding of acute pancreatitis has led to improvement in mortality rates. Nevertheless, this disease continues to be a health care system problem due to its economical costs. Future strategies such as antioxidant supplementation could be very promising, regarding to beginning and pr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Carrasco C,Holguín-Arévalo MS,Martín-Partido G,Rodríguez AB,Pariente JA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the anticancer effects of embelin in human gastric cancer cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms. Gastric cancer cells were treated with embelin and 5-FU for methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium bromide cell viability assay and flow cytometric detection of cell viability and apoptosis. Protein p...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wang DG,Sun YB,Ye F,Li W,Kharbuja P,Gao L,Zhang DY,Suo J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development and repair of the skeletal system and other organs are highly dependent on precise regulation of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway. The use of BMPs clinically to induce bone formation has been limited in part by the requirement of much higher doses of recombinant proteins in primates than were n...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sangadala S,Yoshioka K,Enyo Y,Liu Y,Titus L,Boden SD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders are caused due to misfolding and aggregation of many intra- and extracellular proteins. Protein misfolding and aggregation processes in cells are strongly regulated by cellular molecular chaperones known as heat-shock proteins (Hsps) that include Hsp60, Hsp70, ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Paul S,Mahanta S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) levels are involved in vascular remodeling of hypertension. In this study, we hypothesized that doxycycline (a MMP inhibitor) could exert antioxidant effects, reverse establish vascular remodeling, and lower blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). SHR and Wista...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Antonio RC,Ceron CS,Rizzi E,Coelho EB,Tanus-Santos JE,Gerlach RF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p62/sequestosome-1 is a multifunctional adapter protein implicated in selective autophagy, cell signaling pathways, and tumorigenesis, and plays an important role at the crossroad between autophagy and cancer. But, the connection between autophagy and cancer is complex and in some cases contradictory. Human colorectal...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ren F,Shu G,Liu G,Liu D,Zhou J,Yuan L,Zhou J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that elevation of plasma methionine (Met) and its metabolites may occur in several genetic abnormalities. In this study we investigated the in vitro and in vivo effects of the Met and methionine sulfoxide (MetO) on oxidative stress parameters in the liver of rats. For in vitro studies, liver homogena...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Costa MZ,da Silva TM,Flores NP,Schmitz F,da Silva Scherer EB,Viau CM,Saffi J,Barschak AG,de Souza Wyse AT,Spanevello RM,Stefanello FM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00