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
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
Anti‑fibrosis activity of combination therapy with epigallocatechin gallate, taurine and genistein by regulating glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and ribosomal and lysosomal signaling pathways in HSC‑T6 cells
Yan Li, Min Zhu, Yani Huo, Xuerong Zhang, Ming Liao
Pages: 4329-4338 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article
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
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
Comparative study of the proliferative ability of skeletal muscle satellite cells under microwave irradiation in fractures with titanium alloy internal fixation in rabbits
Yuzhen Zou, Gang Wang, Yiming Xu, Yuehong Bai
Pages: 4357-4366 Published online on: 01 October 2018
Article
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
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
Botulinum toxin type A induces protective autophagy in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells exposed to an in vitro model of ischemia/reperfusion injury
Yanyu Shi, Huang Lin, Jiankun Cao, Chao Cui
Pages: 4379-4386 Published online on: 17 September 2018
Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cellular viability and osteogenic differentiation potential of human gingiva‑derived stem cells in 2D culture following treatment with anionic, cationic, and neutral liposomes containing doxorubicin
Hyunjin Lee, Jihwan Son, Gawon Yi, Heebeom Koo, Jun‑Beom Park
Pages: 4457-4462 Published online on: 19 September 2018
Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fluorescence in situ hybridization comparison of the prognostic factors in adult and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A retrospective analysis of 282 cases
Pengfei Cao, Yalan Yu, Wei Wang, He Xu, Yuxiang He
Pages: 4674-4684 Published online on: 02 October 2018
Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Differential roles of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 in angiopoietin‑2‑mediated rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis induced by lipopolysaccharide
Shi Li, Mingmei Zhong, Yuan Yuan, Lin Zhang
Pages: 4729-4736 Published online on: 01 October 2018
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
LncRNA HOTAIR improves diabetic cardiomyopathy by increasing viability of cardiomyocytes through activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway
Kun Qi, Jianke Zhong
Pages: 4817-4823 Published online on: 18 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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Characteristics of pulmonary infection after mitral valve repair in patients with metabolic syndrome and its relationship with blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipid
Peng Xiao, Wei Song, Zhe Han
Pages: 5003-5008 Published online on: 09 October 2018
Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Comparison of clinical efficacy of metoprolol combinedwith irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide and non-invasive ventilator in the emergency treatment of patients with severe heart failure
Fangxia Zhang, Guoxia Zhou, Lisha Guo, Fei Lu, Guojun Zhou
Pages: 5059-5066 Published online on: 04 October 2018
Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gastric calcifying fibrous tumor: A clinicopathological study of nine cases
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