Journal Articles

Review

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Pathogenesis and treatment (Review)

Asfia Banu Pasha, Xiao-Qing Chen, Guo‑Ping Zhou

Pages: 4315-4321 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Probucol protects circulating endothelial progenitor cells from ambient PM2.5 damage via inhibition of reactive oxygen species and inflammatory cytokine production in vivo

Yong Chen, Ke Hu, Haoran Bu, Zhihua Si, Haihui Sun, Liming Chen, Hang Liu, Hao Xie, Peng Zhao, Le Yang, Qinghua Sun, Zhenguo Liu, Lianqun Cui, Yuqi Cui

Pages: 4322-4328 Published online on: 24 September 2018
Article Open Access

Resveratrol protects against oxidative stress by activating the Keap‑1/Nrf2 antioxidant defense system in obese‑asthmatic rats

Xiao‑Nan Li, Lu‑Yi Ma, Hong Ji, Yuan‑Hua Qin, Shan‑Shan Jin, Li‑Xin Xu

Pages: 4339-4348 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

Exenatide reduces oxidative stress and cell death in testis in iron overload rat model

Suleyman Yesil, Nuran Sungu, Aydan Kilicarslan, Serife Mehlika Kuskonmaz, Halil Kara, Aysegul Kucuk, Fazli Polat, Mustafa Kavutcu, Mustafa Arslan

Pages: 4349-4356 Published online on: 26 September 2018
Article Open Access

A study on the mechanism of agonists in regulating transcriptional level of pIgR in salivary gland epithelial cells

Li Huang, Chuankong Sun, Ruobing Peng, Zhiming Liu

Pages: 4367-4372 Published online on: 25 September 2018
Article Open Access

The expression level of miR-155 in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in coronary artery disease patients and the associations of these levels with the apoptosis rate of peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Duo Zhao, Jing Zhao, Jiangbin Sun, Yanling Su, Jinfeng Jian, Huaan Ye, Jiawang Lin, Zongda Yang, Jiatao Feng, Zhiping Wang

Pages: 4373-4378 Published online on: 26 September 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑34a suppresses breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion by targeting Notch1

Xiaoping Rui, Haibin Zhao, Xianqiu Xiao, Li Wang, Lin Mo, Yao Yao

Pages: 4387-4392 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

A promising non‑invasive index for predicting liver inflammation in chronic hepatitis B patients with alanine aminotransferase ≤2 upper limit of normal

Xue‑Ping Yu, Xiao Wen, Jing Li, Yi‑Juan Zheng, Jian‑Fei Long, Wei‑Dong Zhao, Pei‑Xue Jiang, Jing‑Wen Wu, Bei‑Di Zhu, Qi‑Rong Jiang, Fei‑Fei Yang, Zhong‑Liang Shen, Ri‑Cheng Mao, Zhi-Jun Su, Ji-Ming Zhang

Pages: 4393-4400 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

Activation of astrocytes and expression of inflammatory cytokines in rats with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Lizhi Zhang, Hualei Xie, Lihai Cui

Pages: 4401-4406 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Case Report Open Access

Type A aortic dissection in pregnant patients with fibrillin‑1 gene mutations: Two case reports and a literature review

Yuanli Lei, Zhelong Jiang, Jiaozhen Chen, Dongsheng Wang, Guangliang Hong, Shouquan Chen

Pages: 4407-4414 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Upstream transcription factor 1 prompts malignancies of cervical cancer primarily by transcriptionally activating p65 expression

Wen Wang, Shujuan Yao, Hongjing Jiang, Jing Dong, Xiujuan Cui, Xiangyu Tian, Yanyan Guo, Shiqian Zhang

Pages: 4415-4422 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

Influencing mechanism of magnolol on expression of BDNF and Bax in rats with cerebral ischemic stroke

Zhenbo Liu, Jun Xie, Kai Lin, Liguo Qi

Pages: 4423-4428 Published online on: 28 September 2018
Article Open Access

Experimental research on ADSCs-NCSS in wound repair

Ai-Jun Zhang, Tao Jiang, Qiang Li, Pei-Sheng Jin, Qian Tan

Pages: 4429-4436 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

Comparative study of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses by CT and pathology

Dongxu Wang, Chongchong Wu, Jie Gao, Shaohong Zhao, Xidong Ma, Bo Wei, Limin Feng, Yuguang Wang, Xinying Xue

Pages: 4437-4444 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

Human umbilical cord‑derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate the enteropathy of food allergies in mice

Nannan Yan, Jie Xu, Chuanxiang Zhao, Yi Wu, Fengwei Gao, Ci Li, Wenhui Zhou, Tengfei Xiao, Xiaoming Zhou, Qixiang Shao, Sheng Xia

Pages: 4445-4456 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Steroid sulfatase promotes invasion through epithelial‑mesenchymal transition and predicts the progression of bladder cancer

Yasuomi Shimizu, Satoshi Tamada, Minoru Kato, Yuji Takeyama, Masaki Fujioka, Anna Kakehashi, Tatsuya Nakatani, Hideki Wanibuchi, Min Gi

Pages: 4463-4470 Published online on: 21 September 2018
Article Open Access

PVT1 regulates inflammation and cardiac function via the MAPK/NF‑κB pathway in a sepsis model

Fang Feng, Yan Qi, Chenming Dong, Chaohui Yang

Pages: 4471-4478 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article Open Access

Stem cell transplantation for the treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A meta‑analysis

Jiadi Gan, Yingjin Wang, Xiaodong Zhou

Pages: 4479-4492 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Effects of gastrodin on 5-HT and neurotrophic factor in the treatment of patients with post-stroke depression

Gang Li, Yunxia Ma, Jinming Ji, Xingyan Si, Qijiang Fan

Pages: 4493-4498 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens among hospitalised patients with severe invasive infections

Ovidiu Zlatian, Andrei Theodor Balasoiu, Maria Balasoiu, Oana Cristea, Anca Oana Docea, Radu Mitrut, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Aristides M. Tsatsakis, Gabriela Bancescu, Daniela Calina

Pages: 4499-4510 Published online on: 14 September 2018
Article Open Access

The effect of intravascular interventional embolization and craniotomy on MMP-2, MMP-9 and caspase3 in serum of intracranial aneurysm patients

Liang Zou, Yanyan Hou, Baixiang Yu, Shuang Li, Yanli Du

Pages: 4511-4518 Published online on: 14 September 2018
Article Open Access

Axon guidance pathway genes are associated with schizophrenia risk

Zhichao Wang, Ping Li, Tong Wu, Shuangyue Zhu, Libin Deng, Guangcheng Cui

Pages: 4519-4526 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Identification and validation of differentially expressed proteins in serum of CSU patients with different duration of wheals using an iTRAQ labeling, 2D‑LC‑MS/MS

Yanyun Cao, Shunming Xu, Wei Kong, Haibin Cai, Yang Xu

Pages: 4527-4536 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑106b promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion of retinoblastoma cells by inhibiting the expression of ZBTB4 protein

Wenjuan Bu, Yanhui Wang, Xiangrong Min

Pages: 4537-4545 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article Open Access

Contrast‑enhanced voiding urosonography with intravesical administration of ultrasound contrast agent for the diagnosis of pediatric vesicoureteral reflux

Wei Zhang, Baohuan Cai, Xiaole Zhang, Jianhua Zhou, Liru Qiu, Huiming Yi

Pages: 4546-4552 Published online on: 25 September 2018
Article Open Access

Role of the HIF‑1 signaling pathway in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Xiang Fu, Fengling Zhang

Pages: 4553-4561 Published online on: 21 September 2018
Article Open Access

Identification of mundoserone by zebrafish in vivo screening as a natural product with anti‑angiogenic activity

Kan Chen, Changqian Wang, Yuqi Fan, Jun Gu, Zhihua Han, Yue Wang, Lin Gao, Huasu Zeng

Pages: 4562-4568 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

Evaluation of the effects of the combination of BMP‑2‑modified BMSCs and PRP on cartilage defects

Shiqiang Ruan, Jiang Deng, Ling Yan, Wenliang Huang

Pages: 4569-4577 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Efficacy and safety of tiotropium bromide combined with budesonide/formoterol in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Daguo Zhao, Chunhua Ling, Qiang Guo, Jun Jin, Hua Xu

Pages: 4578-4584 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Study of non‑contrast helical computed tomography in evaluating holmium laser lithotripsy for urinary calculus

Jia Mi, Zudong Yin, Xinyi Zhang, Wushi Han, Xiangsen Jiang, Changbin Wang, Xiaobao Li, Zhangzhu Li, Lei Yu, Liang Yin, Lin Cheng

Pages: 4585-4589 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions

Rui‑Lin Chen, Yong‑Qing Zhang, Jun Wang, Hua Wu, Shu‑Mei Yang

Pages: 4590-4594 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

Concentration‑dependent effects of rapamycin on proliferation, migration and apoptosis of endothelial cells in human venous malformation

Yameng Si, Hanchen Chu, Weiwen Zhu, Tao Xiao, Xiang Shen, Yu Fu, Rongyao Xu, Hongbing Jiang

Pages: 4595-4601 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Dysregulated microRNA expression profiles in gastric cancer cells with high peritoneal metastatic potential

Yaning Feng, Feihu Bai, Yanjie You, Fangyun Bai, Chuanxia Wu, Ruijuan Xin, Xue Li, Yongzhan Nie

Pages: 4602-4608 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Response of regulatory T cells to classic heat stroke in mice

Jie Hu, Hong‑Jun Kang, Chao Liu, Pan Hu, Meng‑Meng Yang, Fei‑Hu Zhou

Pages: 4609-4615 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑21 inhibits lipopolysaccharide‑induced acute lung injury by targeting nuclear factor‑κB

Wei‑Dong Zhu, Jia Xu, Mao Zhang, Tie‑Ming Zhu, Yun‑Hua Zhang, Ke Sun

Pages: 4616-4622 Published online on: 24 September 2018
Article Open Access

BMP9 overexpressing adipose‑derived mesenchymal stem cells promote cartilage repair in osteoarthritis-affected knee joint via the Notch1/Jagged1 signaling pathway

Xinwei Liu, Mingchang Du, Yu Wang, Songbo Liu, Xianmin Liu

Pages: 4623-4631 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

sTLR4/sMD‑2 complex alleviates LPS‑induced acute lung injury by inhibiting pro‑inflammatory cytokines and chemokine CXCL1 expression

Jie Meng, Yan Zou, Jifei Chen, Fengxian Qin, Xiang Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Shengming Dai

Pages: 4632-4638 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article Open Access

Targeting lung cancer initiating cells by all‑trans retinoic acid‑loaded lipid‑PLGA nanoparticles with CD133 aptamers

Yu Zhang, Juan Zhao, Jing Sun, Lu Huang, Qingfeng Li

Pages: 4639-4649 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Thoracoscope combined with internal support system of chest wall in open reduction and internal fixation for multiple rib fractures

Honggang Xia, Pengzhi Zhu, Jing Li, Deqing Zhu, Zhongyi Sun, Limin Deng, Yongmin Zhang, Dongbin Wang

Pages: 4650-4654 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article Open Access

miR‑21‑5p induces cell proliferation by targeting TGFBI in non‑small cell lung cancer cells

Liang Yan, Jinzhu Ma, Yi Wang, Jiawei Zan, Zhen Wang, Yu Zhu, Yiping Zhu, Liefeng Ling, Long Cao, Xin Liu, Shu Li, Lei Xu, Zhilin Qi, Liuwang Nie, Yao Zhang

Pages: 4655-4663 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

A retrospective analysis of 1,231 patients with anemia after surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism

Ruisha Tu, Hongfeng Shen, Qicong Zhu, Gaocai Mao, Xiaojiang Xu, Shuyong Yu

Pages: 4664-4668 Published online on: 14 September 2018
Article Open Access

Correlation between coronary atherosclerosis calcification and epicardial adipose tissue volume in patients with nephropathy

Hong Zuo, Ying Zhang, Qiaojuan Ma

Pages: 4669-4673 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article Open Access
Article Open Access

Effects of dexmedetomidine on postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Zheng Gong, Jun Li, Yuling Zhong, Xuehai Guan, Ailan Huang, Li Ma

Pages: 4685-4689 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Abnormal expression of miR‑4784 in chondrocytes of osteoarthritis and associations with chondrocyte hyperplasia

Jing Liu, Qiaolong Yu, Yanhui Ye, Yan Yan, Xin Chen

Pages: 4690-4694 Published online on: 14 September 2018
Article Open Access

miR-183 and miR-141 in lesion tissues are potential risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with infected abdominal aortic aneurysm

Chunying Meng, Zeheng Guo, Dagang Li, Hanwei Li, Jun Zhou, Dingguo Wen, Bin Luo

Pages: 4695-4699 Published online on: 13 September 2018
Article Open Access

Correlation between histopathological grading and shear‑wave elastography in evaluating invasive carcinoma of no special type

Yi‑Cheng Zhu, Yuan Zhang, Shu‑Hao Deng, Quan Jiang, Deng‑Shan Wang

Pages: 4700-4706 Published online on: 24 September 2018
Article Open Access

Expression of microRNA-23b in patients with sepsis and its effect on leukocytes and the expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1

Hao Ou, Xianzhong Xiao, Yu Jiang, Yue Peng, Mingshi Yang, Min Gao

Pages: 4707-4711 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article Open Access

Effect and clinical value of coagulation test on adverse reactions of blood transfusion in patients with major bleeding in ectopic pregnancy

Fanjiu Kong, Yingbo Li, Xiaoxin Liu

Pages: 4712-4716 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article Open Access

Effects of permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation on vascular endothelial function, blood coagulation and cardiac function in patients with bradycardia

Xinling Zhang, Yan Li, Nan Wang, Chunxiang Zhang, Debing Zhang, Qiang Li

Pages: 4717-4721 Published online on: 28 September 2018
Article

Effects of androgen and progestin on the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts

Xinchen Wu, Mengqi Zhang

Pages: 4722-4728 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article
Article

TNF‑α increases the expression of inflammatory factors in synovial fibroblasts by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT pathway in a rat model of monosodium iodoacetate‑induced osteoarthritis

Hongxi Li, Shujuan Xie, Yunlong Qi, Huazhe Li, Rui Zhang, Yongyun Lian

Pages: 4737-4744 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

Effect of the emphysema subtypes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on airway inflammation and COTE index

Zheng Liu, Fang Shi, Jun‑Xia Liu, Chang‑Lan Gao, Meng‑Miao Pei, Jing Li, Pei‑Xiu Li

Pages: 4745-4752 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article

miR‑671‑5p inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation and promotes cell apoptosis by targeting URGCP

Tiefeng Qiu, Keping Wang, Xianwen Li, Jianhua Jin

Pages: 4753-4758 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article

MicroRNA‑373 promotes cell migration via targeting salt‑inducible kinase 1 expression in melanoma

Xinping Bai, Ming Yang, Yi Xu

Pages: 4759-4764 Published online on: 21 September 2018
Article

Characterization and evolution of intestine injury at the anhepatic phase in portal hypertensive rats

Guijun Ren, Xiaoye Yuan, Xin Zhao, Qingchun Hao, Jinglin Cao, Yang Wang, Qingjun Gao, Jian Dou, Qiang Zeng

Pages: 4765-4771 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article

Clinicopathological analysis of the hydroa vacciniforme‑like lymphoproliferative disorder with natural killer cell phenotype compared with cutaneous natural killer T‑cell lymphoma

Guan‑Nan Wang, Yong Cui, Wu‑Gan Zhao, Ling Li, Xu‑Dong Zhang, Yu Chang, Xian‑Zheng Gao, Ye Li, Ming‑Zhi Zhang, Wen‑Cai Li

Pages: 4772-4778 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

Quantum dot‑based fluorescent probes for targeted imaging of the EJ human bladder urothelial cancer cell line

Run Yuan, Ting Rao, Fan Cheng, Wei‑Min Yu, Yuan Ruan, Xiao‑Bin Zhang, Stéphane Larré

Pages: 4779-4783 Published online on: 28 September 2018
Article

CB2R induces a protective response for epileptic seizure via the PI3K 110α‑AKT signaling pathway

Qingjun Cao, Xueyan Liu, Fenghua Yang, Hua Wang

Pages: 4784-4790 Published online on: 24 September 2018
Article

Long non‑coding RNA HOTAIR overexpression improves premature ovarian failure by upregulating Notch‑1 expression

Wei Zhao, Liwei Dong

Pages: 4791-4795 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article

MicroRNA‑218 enhances gastric cancer cell cisplatin sensitivity by targeting survivin

Zhandong Zhang, Ye Kong, Wei Yang, Bin Zhang, Fei Ma, Hongxing Liu, Yawei Hua

Pages: 4796-4802 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article

Elevated circulating macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 is a biological marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of osteosarcoma

Xianxiang Song, Lijun Tian, Yanqiu Quan, Dan Sun, Linmei Zhang

Pages: 4803-4809 Published online on: 21 September 2018
Article

Overexpression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule as a predictor of poor outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Chih‑Jan Ko, Chia‑Jung Li, Meng‑Yu Wu, Pei‑Yi Chu

Pages: 4810-4816 Published online on: 26 September 2018
Article

Long non‑coding RNA LINC01410 promotes colon cancer cell proliferation and invasion by inhibiting miR‑3128

Jihui Luo, Yi Guo, Xiaofei Liu, Xihua Yang, Fangtao Xiao, Meihua Zhou

Pages: 4824-4830 Published online on: 28 September 2018
Article

PTEN in propofol‑induced insulin resistance in mouse primary hepatocytes

Long Zhou, Lilin Wang, Xuhuai Hu, Yuantao Li

Pages: 4831-4835 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article

Regulatory role of miRNA‑26a in neonatal sepsis

Qi Cheng, Lili Tang, Yibiao Wang

Pages: 4836-4842 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article Open Access

Evaluating tensile damage of brain tissue in intracerebral hemorrhage based on strain energy

Peng Ren, Bo‑Chu Wang, Ya‑Zhou Wang, Shi‑Lei Hao, Ting‑Wang Guo, Xiao‑Fei Li

Pages: 4843-4852 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article

AMPK/TSC2/mTOR pathway regulates replicative senescence of human vascular smooth muscle cells

Jun‑Kun Zhan, Yan‑Jiao Wang, Shuang Li, Yi Wang, Pan Tan, Je‑Yu He, Yi‑Yin Chen, Hui‑Qian Deng, Wu Huang, Xiao Lin, You‑Shuo Liu

Pages: 4853-4858 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

Oridonin enhances the radiosensitivity of lung cancer cells by upregulating Bax and downregulating Bcl‑2

Sirui Li, Dan Shi, Liangyu Zhang, Fang Yang, Guanghui Cheng

Pages: 4859-4864 Published online on: 27 September 2018
Article

Berberine alleviates amyloid β25‑35‑induced inflammatory response in human neuroblastoma cells by inhibiting proinflammatory factors

Jing Xu, Wenlan Wu, Hong Zhang, Li Yang

Pages: 4865-4872 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article

Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance angiography for Budd‑Chiari syndrome: A meta‑analysis

Peng Xu, Lulu Lyu, Muhammad Umair Sami, Xin Lu, Haitao Ge, Yutao Rong, Chunfeng Hu, Kai Xu

Pages: 4873-4878 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

Long non‑coding RNA LINC01503 promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation and invasion by regulating miR‑4492/FOXK1 signaling

Shui‑Rong Lu, Qin Li, Jin‑Lai Lu, Chongni Liu, Xiaohong Xu, Jing‑Ze Li

Pages: 4879-4885 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

Surgical strategy for temporal lobe epilepsy with dual pathology and incomplete evidence from EEG and neuroimaging

Lan Luan, Yuqiang Sun, Kang Yang

Pages: 4886-4892 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article

A pilot study: The association between physical activity level using by accelerometer and postoperative complications after hepatic resection

Hiroya Iida, Tomoharu Shimizu, Hiromitsu Maehira, Naomi Kitamura, Haruki Mori, Toru Miyake, Sachiko Kaida, Masaji Tani

Pages: 4893-4899 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article

The exogenous administration of CB2 specific agonist, GW405833, inhibits inflammation by reducing cytokine production and oxidative stress

Ali Parlar, Seyfullah Oktay Arslan, Muhammed Fatih Doğan, Saliha Ayşenur Çam, Alper Yalçin, Ebru Elibol, Mehmet Kaya Özer, Fatih Üçkardeş, Halil Kara

Pages: 4900-4908 Published online on: 18 September 2018
Article

MicroRNA‑214 promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer MKN28 cells by suppressing the expression of Dact2

Lei Zhao, Weiwei Fan, Yujing Fan, Shanling Gao

Pages: 4909-4917 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Correction Open Access

[Corrigendum] Effect of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy on post‑concussion syndrome (Review)

Yan Dong, Xiaohua Hu, Tao Wu, Tong Wang

Pages: 4918-4918 Published online on: 26 September 2018
Article Open Access

Hypothermic treatment after computer‑controlled compression in minipig: A preliminary report on the effect of epidural vs. direct spinal cord cooling

Monika Zavodska, Jan Galik, Martin Marsala, Stefania Papcunova, Jaroslav Pavel, Eniko Racekova, Marcela Martoncikova, Igor Sulla, Miroslav Gajdos, Imrich Lukac, Jozef Kafka, Valent Ledecky, Igor Sulla, Peter Reichel, Alexandra Trbolova, Igor Capik, Katarina Bimbova, Maria Bacova, Andrea Stropkovska, Alexandra Kisucka, Dana Miklisova, Nadezda Lukacova

Pages: 4927-4942 Published online on: 05 October 2018
Article Open Access

Electroacupuncture stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of endogenous neural stem cells in a rat model of ischemic stroke

Feng Tan, Jian Wang, Jing Xian Liu, Chen Wang, Miaodan Li, Yong Gu

Pages: 4943-4950 Published online on: 11 October 2018
Article Open Access

Ellagic acid ameliorates learning and memory impairment in APP/PS1 transgenic mice via inhibition of β‑amyloid production and tau hyperphosphorylation

Lili Zhong, Hong Liu, Weijia Zhang, Xu Liu, Bo Jiang, Hongxin Fei, Zhongren Sun

Pages: 4951-4958 Published online on: 15 October 2018
Article Open Access

Inhibitory effect of microRNA‑455‑5p on biological functions of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Eca109 cells via Rab31

Ying Liu, Yanping Tang, Ping Li

Pages: 4959-4966 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article Open Access

Long non‑coding RNA SNHG20 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell migration and invasion by upregulating TGF‑β1

Caibo Sun, Yuning Sun, Endong Zhang

Pages: 4967-4974 Published online on: 11 October 2018
Article Open Access

TNFAIP8 promotes cell growth by regulating the Hippo pathway in epithelial ovarian cancer

Yao Xie, Fei Zhou, Xia Zhao

Pages: 4975-4982 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article Open Access

Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 gene hypomethylation is associated with colorectal cancer in Han Chinese

Ranran Pan, Cong Zhou, Jie Dai, Xiuru Ying, Hang Yu, Jie Zhong, Yihan Zhang, Boyi Wu, Yiyi Mao, Dongping Wu, Jieer Ying, Wei Zhang, Shiwei Duan

Pages: 4983-4990 Published online on: 12 October 2018
Article Open Access

Network analysis of differentially expressed smoking‑associated mRNAs, lncRNAs and miRNAs reveals key regulators in smoking‑associated lung cancer

Ying Chen, Youmin Pan, Yongling Ji, Liming Sheng, Xianghui Du

Pages: 4991-5002 Published online on: 23 October 2018
Article Open Access

Imbalance of M1/M2 macrophages is linked to severity level of knee osteoarthritis

Baolong Liu, Maoquan Zhang, Jingming Zhao, Mei Zheng, Hao Yang

Pages: 5009-5014 Published online on: 11 October 2018
Article Open Access

Anti‑inflammatory effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on mice with Alzheimer's disease

Yan Wei, Zhaohong Xie, Jianzhong Bi, Zhengyu Zhu

Pages: 5015-5020 Published online on: 12 October 2018
Article Open Access

Functional changes of airway epithelial cells and mitochondria in rat models of asthenic lung and phlegm blocking combined with cough variant asthma

Huifang Liu, Siming Tao, Hongxia Ma, Jing Jin, Jing Jing, Li Yao, Xiulan Ma, Fengsen Li

Pages: 5021-5024 Published online on: 15 October 2018
Article Open Access

Assessment of levels of D‑dimer and interferon‑γ in pediatric patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and its clinical implication

Xiaoqiu Jin, Ying Zhu, Yingchun Zhang, Jing Chen, Li Rong, Xuesong Zhao

Pages: 5025-5030 Published online on: 17 October 2018
Article Open Access

Bioinformatics analysis reveals different gene expression patterns in the annulus fibrosis and nucleus pulpous during intervertebral disc degeneration

Yi Wang, Ling Jiang, Guogang Dai, Shengwu Li, Xiaoyuan Mu

Pages: 5031-5040 Published online on: 19 October 2018
Article Open Access

Effects of aspirin combined with cilostazol on thromboangiitis obliterans in diabetic patients

Jun Yong, Shaomei Zhang, Yan Gao, Wenchen Guo, Peixia Shi, Qinglin Zhou

Pages: 5041-5046 Published online on: 08 October 2018
Article Open Access

Epimedium protects steroid‑induced avascular necrosis of femoral head in rats by inhibiting autophagy

Su Liu, Yunzong Huang, Chuangli Wang, Shoujing Tian, Youjia Xu, Jianfei Ge

Pages: 5047-5052 Published online on: 03 October 2018
Article Open Access

Effects of EDC-PEI heparinization on allogeneic vascular antigens and inflammation levels via a rat abdominal aorta transplantation model

Feng Han, Puxun Tian, Xinxin Xia, Yuxiang Wang, Meng Dou, Jin Zheng, Xiaoming Ding, Wujun Xue, Chenguang Ding

Pages: 5053-5058 Published online on: 19 October 2018
Article Open Access

Bone morphogenetic protein‑12 inducing tenogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells enhances healing of linea alba incision

Dong Wang, Zhen‑Ling Ji, Jing‑Min Wang, Yu‑Yan Tan

Pages: 5067-5072 Published online on: 15 October 2018
Article Open Access

Effects of femtosecond laser‑assisted cataract surgery on dry eye

Dewang Shao, Xiaoquan Zhu, Wei Sun, Peng Cheng, Wei Chen, Hua Wang

Pages: 5073-5078 Published online on: 15 October 2018
Article Open Access

Crocin promotes apoptosis of human skin cancer cells by inhibiting the JAK/STAT pathway

Gongfeng Wang, Baofang Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Shunli Han, Chenghong Wang

Pages: 5079-5084 Published online on: 16 October 2018
Article Open Access

Efficacy of several biological therapies for treating moderate to severe psoriasis: A network meta‑analysis

Wenjun Geng, Jianhua Zhao, Jixing Fu, Huamin Zhang, Shaohua Qiao

Pages: 5085-5095 Published online on: 15 October 2018
Article Open Access

Association of vitamin D receptor expression with inflammatory changes and prognosis of asthma

Yanhua Chen, Tongbai Xu

Pages: 5096-5102 Published online on: 16 October 2018
Article

Transcriptional profiling analysis predicts potential biomarkers for glaucoma: HGF, AKR1B10 and AKR1C3

Qiaoli Nie, Xiaoyan Zhang

Pages: 5103-5111 Published online on: 17 October 2018
Article Open Access

Expression and influence of BMP‑4 in human dental pulp cells cultured in vitro

Ningning Sun, Tianjiao Jiang, Chuanbin Wu, Haijiang Sun, Qing Zhou, Li Lu

Pages: 5112-5116 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑466 inhibits osteosarcoma cell proliferation and induces apoptosis by targeting CCND1

Wei Cao, Le Fang, Siyong Teng, Hongwei Chen, Tiejun Liu

Pages: 5117-5122 Published online on: 22 October 2018
Article Open Access

Dendritic cell vaccine with Ag85A enhances anti‑colorectal carcinoma immunity

Jingbo Zhai, Wei Gao, Leheng Zhao, Zhipeng Gao, Xuefeng Jiang, Changlong Lu

Pages: 5123-5129 Published online on: 11 October 2018
Article Open Access

Correlation of IL-1 and HB-EGF with endometrial receptivity

Hui Wang, Guangwen Shi, Ming Li, Hong Fan, Hong Ma, Li Sheng

Pages: 5130-5136 Published online on: 09 October 2018
Article Open Access

Gastric calcifying fibrous tumor: A clinicopathological study of nine cases

Shan Tian, Zhi Zeng, Xiulan Peng, Weiguo Dong

Pages: 5137-5143 Published online on: 23 October 2018
Article Open Access

Therapy with high‑dose long‑term antioxidant free radicals for severe paraquat poisoning: A pilot study

Shunlin Hu, Chuanhu Qiao, Zhengli Yuan, Min  Li, Jiangfeng Ye, Huimin Ma, Jinghui Wang, Siyi Xin, Jing Zhang

Pages: 5149-5155 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article Open Access

Dynamic changes and diagnostic and prognostic significance of serum PCT, hs‑CRP and s-100 protein in central nervous system infection

Jiaan Wang, Xicai Wu, Yufeng Tian, Xueyuan Li, Xia Zhao, Min Zhang

Pages: 5156-5160 Published online on: 16 October 2018
Article Open Access

The role of PI3-K/Akt signal pathway in the antagonist effect of CEPO on CHF rats

Zhaoqi Huang, Wei Xu, Jinlei Wu, Shengqiang Chen, Ximing Chen

Pages: 5161-5165 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article Open Access

Influence of interleukin-1β gene polymorphism on the risk of myocardial infarction complicated with ischemic stroke

Lei Chen, Feng Lu, Zhan Wang, Liwei Liu, Lizhi Yin, Jing Zhang, Qiang Meng

Pages: 5166-5170 Published online on: 09 October 2018
Article Open Access

Simultaneous isolation of mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells derived from murine bone marrow

Xiaoyi Wang, Zongsheng Zhao, Hongwei Zhang, Jixue Hou, Wenlei Feng, Meng Zhang, Jun Guo, Jie Xia, Quanhu Ge, Xueling Chen, Xiangwei Wu

Pages: 5171-5177 Published online on: 11 October 2018
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Beneficial effects of hydrogen gas inhalation on a murine model of allergic rhinitis

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December-2018
Volume 16 Issue 6

Print ISSN: 1792-0981
Online ISSN: 1792-1015

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