Journal Articles

Review

Copy number variation and susceptibility to human disorders (Review)

Barkur S. Shastry

Pages: 143-147 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Site-specific induction of intestinal hypoxia-inducible factor-1α after hemorrhagic shock

Hiroyuki Nishie, Toru Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Hiroko Shimizu, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Yuichiro Toda, Emiko Omori, Reiko Akagi, Hiroshi Katayama, Kiyoshi Morita

Pages: 149-152 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

MEK1 gene mutation in Japanese lung adenocarcinoma patients

Hidefumi Sasaki, Yu Hikosaka, Katsuhiro Okuda, Osamu Kawano, Haruhiro Yukiue, Motoki Yano, Yoshitaka Fujii

Pages: 153-155 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article Open Access

Positive emotion-specific changes in the gene expression profile of tickled rats

Miyo Hori, Takashi Hayashi, Yoshimi Nakagawa, Shigeko Sakamoto, Osamu Urayama, Kazuo Murakami

Pages: 157-161 Published online on: 01 March 2009
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Expression of cysteinylLT1 receptor in human testicular cancer and growth reduction by its antagonist through apoptosis

Masahide Matsuyama, Kiyoaki Funao, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Jamel Chargui, Jean-Louis Touraine, Tatsuya Nakatani, Rikio Yoshimura

Pages: 163-167 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Expression of cytoplasmic p16 and anion exchanger 1 is associated with the invasion and absence of lymph metastasis in gastric carcinoma

Qiang Liu, Ling-Jun Song, Wei-Qing Xu, Lei Zhao, Lin Zheng, Zhao-Wen Yan, Guo-Hui Fu

Pages: 169-174 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Raman spectral signatures of human liver perfusates correlate with oxidation reduction potential

Raphael Bar-Or, Leonard T. Rael, C. Gerald Curtis, Charles W. Mains, Denetta S. Slone, David Bar-Or

Pages: 175-180 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway in human malignant mesothelioma cells

Yutaro Suzuki, Hideki Murakami, Koji Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Tanigushi, Makiko Fujii, Keiko Shinjo, Yutaka Kondo, Hirotaka Osada, Kaoru Shimokata, Yoshitsugu Horio, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Toyoaki Hida, Yoshitaka Sekido

Pages: 181-188 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Direct effects of CPT-11 and SN38 on ovarian granulosa cells

Tomoko Utsunomiya, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hirotoshi Utsunomiya, Naohiko Umesaki

Pages: 189-192 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Telmisartan as a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ ligand is a new target in the treatment of human renal cell carcinoma

Kiyoaki Funao, Masahide Matsuyama, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Jamel Chargui, Jean-Louis Touraine, Tatsuya Nakatani, Rikio Yoshimura

Pages: 193-198 Published online on: 01 March 2009
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Mitochondrial depolarization and apoptosis associated with sustained activation of c-jun-N-terminal kinasein the human multiple myeloma cell line U266 induced by 2-aminophenoxazine-3-one

Akira Takasaki, Haruo Hanyu, Toshihiko Iwamoto, Ken Shirato, Ryutaro Izumi, Hiroko Toyota, Junichiro Mizuguchi, Keisuke Miyazawa, Akio Tomoda

Pages: 199-203 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Association of polymorphisms of THBS2 and HSPA8 with hypertension in Japanese individuals with chronic kidney disease

Mitsutoshi Oguri, Kimihiko Kato, Kiyoshi Yokoi, Sachiro Watanabe, Norifumi Metoki, Hidemi Yoshida, Kei Satoh, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Yutaka Nishigaki, Hideyo Yoshida, Yoshinori Nozawa, Yoshiji Yamada

Pages: 205-211 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Biphasic effect of short-term pregnancy hormone treatment on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinogenesis in young and old rats

Yen-Chang Lai, Takashi Yuri, Norihisa Uehara, Yoichiro Matsuoka, Sayaka Kanematsu, Airo Tsubura

Pages: 213-220 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Euphorbiae humifusae induces apoptosis in Hep3B hepatocarcinoma cells via simultaneous activation of the death receptor-mediated and mitochondrial pathways

Sang Ho Seo, Dong Yeok Shin, Su Hyun Hong, Sang Eun Park, Yung Hyun Choi, Sang Hoon Hong

Pages: 221-227 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Mechanical stress up-regulates RANKL expression via the VEGF autocrine pathway in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells

Takeshi Nakai, Yoshitaka Yoshimura, Yoshiaki Deyama, Kuniaki Suzuki, Junichiro Iida

Pages: 229-234 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

MicroRNA-21 induces cell proliferation and invasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yoichiro Mori, Hideyuki Ishiguro, Yoshiyuki Kuwabara, Masahiro Kimura, Akira Mitsui, Ryo Ogawa, Takeyasu Katada, Koshiro Harata, Tatsuya Tanaka, Midori Shiozaki, Yoshitaka Fujii

Pages: 235-239 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Down-regulation of HOXA4, HOXA7, HOXA10, HOXA11 and MEIS1 during monocyte-macrophage differentiation in THP-1 cells

Vincenzo Martino, Annalisa Bianchera, Laura Reia, Ovidio Bussolati, Raffaella Fazzina, Flora Marino, Luca Montemurro, Roberto Tonelli, Andrea Pession, Gian Carlo Gazzola, Roberto Sala

Pages: 241-244 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Diallyl trisulfide reverses drug resistance and lowers the ratio of CD133+ cells in conjunction with methotrexate in a human osteosarcoma drug-resistant cell subline

Ji Li, Wei Liu, Kongbo Zhao, Yongkui Zhang, Xin Li, Qiang Yang, Zhenfeng Li, Jianmin Li

Pages: 245-252 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Increased concentration of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and fibrinogen in individuals with metabolic syndrome

Iván G. Palomo, César L. Gutiérrez, Marcelo L. Alarcón, Julio C. Jaramillo, Fabián M. Segovia, Elba M. Leiva, Verónica E. Mujica, Gloria N. Icaza, Nora S. Díaz, Rodrigo Moore-Carrasco

Pages: 253-257 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Genotype <21CAs/≥21CAs and allele <21CAs of the MANBA gene in melanoma risk and progression in a Swedish population

H. Bu, I. Rosdahl, X.-F. Sun, H. Zhang

Pages: 259-263 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Is the RET proto-oncogene involved in the pathogenesis of intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B?

Raquel María Fernández, Avencia Sánchez-Mejías, Maria Macarena Ruiz-Ferrer, Manuel López-Alonso, Guillermo Antiñolo, Salud Borrego

Pages: 265-270 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Betulinic acid does not modulate the activity of P-gp/ABCB1 or MRP1/ABCC1 in a non-tumoral renal cell line: Possible utility in multidrug resistance cancer chemotherapy

João Marcos Delou, Márcia Alves Marques Capella, Cerli Rocha Gattass

Pages: 271-275 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Common variants of the TLR9 gene influence the clinical course of HBV infection

Nina Jia, Qing Xie, Lanyi Lin, Honglian Gui, Hui Wang, Shan Jiang, Hong Yu, Qing Guo

Pages: 277-281 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Effect of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T polymorphism on C-erbB-2 methylation status and its association with cancer

Zhonggan Jin, Qing Lu, Danhong Ge, Ming Zong, Qinghui Zhu

Pages: 283-289 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

MUC1, MUC2 and MUC5AC expression in hepatocellular carcinoma with cardiac metastasis

Yu-Sheng Lin, Shih-Ming Jung, Chun-Nan Yeh, Yung-Chang Chen, Feng-Chun Tsai, Tzu-Fang Shiu, Hsueh-Hua Wu, Pyng-Jing Lin, Pao-Hsien Chu

Pages: 291-294 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Leptin promotes the immune escape of lung cancer by inducing proinflammatory cytokines and resistance to apoptosis

Yihong Shen, Qing Wang, Qiong Zhao, Jianying Zhou

Pages: 295-299 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Inhibitory effects of chemically modified heparin on the P-selectin-mediated adhesion of breast cancer cells in vitro

Donghui Mi, Yanguang Gao, Sheng Zheng, Xueqing Ba, Xianlu Zeng

Pages: 301-306 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Anti-apoptotic effects of pan-caspase inhibitor (Z-VAD), SOD or catalase on antimycin A-induced HeLa cell death

Yong Hwan Han, Suhn Hee Kim, Sung Zoo Kim, Woo Hyun Park

Pages: 307-311 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Pim-1 activation of cell motility induces the malignant phenotype of tongue carcinoma

Souichi Tanaka, Tetsuya Kitamura, Fumihiro Higashino, Kyoko Hida, Yoichi Ohiro, Mitsunobu Ono, Masanobu Kobayashi, Yasunori Totsuka, Masanobu Shindoh

Pages: 313-318 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Radiotherapy-induced decreases in substance P levels may potentiate melanoma growth

Aylin Fidan Korcum, Salih Sanlioglu, Gamze Aksu, Nina Tuncel, Nuray Erin

Pages: 319-326 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Article

Clinical relevance of heparanase mRNA expression in bladder cancer and its usefulness as a detection marker in voided urine

Wei Zhao, Xin-Sheng Wang, Hai-Tao Niu, Li-Li Wang, Bang-Min Han, Shu-Jie Xia

Pages: 327-331 Published online on: 01 March 2009
Journal Cover

March-April 2009
Volume 2 Issue 2

Print ISSN: 1791-2997
Online ISSN: 1791-3004

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