Journal Articles

Review

The longevity assurance homologue of yeast lag1 (Lass) gene family (Review)

Andreas Teufel, Thorsten Maass, Peter R. Galle, Nasir Malik

Pages: 135-140 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Review

WASP and WAVE proteins: Vital intrinsic regulators of cell motility and their role in cancer (Review)

Herman S. Fernando, Howard G. Kynaston, Wen G. Jiang

Pages: 141-148 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Dystrophin-glycoprotein complex and vinculin-talin-integrin system in human adult cardiac muscle

Giuseppe Anastasi, Giuseppina Cutroneo, Roberto Gaeta, Debora Di Mauro, Alba Arco, Angela Consolo, Giuseppe Santoro, Fabio Trimarchi, Angelo Favaloro

Pages: 149-159 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article Open Access

Molecular dissection of human oncostatin M-mediated signal transductions through site-directed mutagenesis

Haiyan Liu, Cristina Fenollar-Ferrer, Aiqin Cao, Claudio Anselmi, Paolo Carloni, Jingwen Liu

Pages: 161-172 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Remodeling of the human endometrial epithelium is regulated by laminin and type IV collagen

Tetsuji Tanaka, Chunlian Wang, Naohiko Umesaki

Pages: 173-180 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Humoral immunity responses against EGFR-positive tumor cells induced by xenogeneic EGFR expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris

Fang Fang, Ping Chen, Xian-cheng Chen, Jiong Li, Yan-jun Wen, Yu-quan Wei

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

Astragalus saponins induce apoptosis via an ERK-independent NF-κB signaling pathway in the human hepatocellular HepG2 cell line

Kathy Ka-Wai Auyeung, Pui-Ching Law, Joshua Ka-Shun Ko

Pages: 189-196 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Oligomeric proanthocyanidins from grape seeds effectively inhibit ultraviolet-induced melanogenesis of human melanocytes in vitro

Shao-Xia Zi, Hui-Jun Ma, You Li, Wen Liu, Qing-Qi Yang, Guang Zhao, Shi Lian

Pages: 197-204 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Dyclonine and alverine citrate enhance the cytotoxic effects of proteasome inhibitor MG132 on breast cancer cells

Donghong Ju, Xiaogang Wang, Youming Xie

Pages: 205-209 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Antiproliferative effects of dehydrocostuslactone through cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human ovarian cancer SK-OV-3 cells

Eun Jeong Choi, Woong Shick Ahn

Pages: 211-216 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Polymorphisms of the ApoE, HSD3B1, IL-1β and p53 genes are associated with the development of early uremic complications in diabetic patients: Results of a DNA resequencing array study

Dominika Szoke, Bela Molnar, Norbert Solymosi, Karoly Racz, Peter Gergics, Bernadett Blasko, Barna Vasarhelyi, Adam Vannay, Yvette Mandy, Gergely Klausz, Zsofia Gyulai, Orsolya Galamb, Sandor Spisak, Bernadett Hutkai, Aniko Somogyi, Klara Berta, Andras Szabo, Tivadar Tulassay, Zsolt Tulassay

Pages: 217-227 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article Open Access

Establishment of an immortalized human extravillous trophoblast cell line by retroviral infection of E6/E7/hTERT and its transcriptional profile during hypoxia and reoxygenation

Hiroko Omi, Aikou Okamoto, Takashi Nikaido, Mitsuyoshi Urashima, Rie Kawaguchi, Nagayoshi Umehara, Kentaro Sugiura, Misato Saito, Tohru Kiyono, Tadao Tanaka

Pages: 229-236 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Danazol enhances Fas-mediated apoptosis in human endometrial epithelial cells within normal physiology

Tetsuji Tanaka, Naohiko Umesaki

Pages: 237-243 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Chromosomal characterization and localization of the NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase gene sirtuin 1 in the mouse

Ulrich Mahlknecht, Susanne Voelter-Mahlknecht

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

Alterations in CD44 isoforms and HAS expression in human articular chondrocytes during the de- and re-differentiation processes

Christian Albrecht, Werner Schlegel, Peter Eckl, Tamara Jagersberger, Kambis Sadeghi, Angelika Berger, Vilmos Vécsei, Stefan Marlovits

Pages: 253-259 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Expression of angiogenesis inhibitors in human bladder cancer may explain rapid metastatic progression after radical cystectomy

Wolf-Dietrich C. Beecken, Tobias Engl, Dietger Jonas, Roman A. Blaheta

Pages: 261-266 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Tacrolimus but not cyclosporine A enhances FGF-2-induced VEGF release in osteoblasts

Junichi Yamauchi, Shinji Takai, Rie Matsushima-Nishiwaki, Seiji Adachi, Chiho Minamitani, Hideo Natsume, Jun Mizutani, Takanobu Otsuka, Jun Takeda, Atsushi Harada, Osamu Kozawa, Haruhiko Tokuda

Pages: 267-272 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Transcriptional and translational modulation of KAI1 expression in ductal carcinoma of the breast and the prognostic significance

Fraz A. Malik, Andrew J. Sanders, Anthony Douglas Jones, Robert E. Mansel, Wen G. Jiang

Pages: 273-278 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Angiopoietin-1 reduces vascular endothelial growth factor-induced brain endothelial permeability via upregulation of ZO-2

Sae-Won Lee, Woo Jean Kim, Hyoung-Oh Jun, Yoon Kyung Choi, Kyu-Won Kim

Pages: 279-284 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Predictive value of survivin alternative transcript expression in locally advanced breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Romain Boidot, Frédérique Vegran, Sarab Lizard-Nacol

Pages: 285-291 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

Cementum attachment protein/protein-tyrosine phosphotase-like member A is not expressed in teeth

Christof Schild, Michael Beyeler, Niklaus P. Lang, Beat Trueb

Pages: 293-296 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Article

The estrogen 17β-estradiol and phytoestrogen genistein mediate differential effects on osteoblastic NF-κB activity

Masayoshi Yamaguchi, M. Neale Weitzmann

Pages: 297-301 Published online on: 01 February 2009
Journal Cover

February 2009
Volume 23 Issue 2

Print ISSN: 1107-3756
Online ISSN: 1791-244X

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