Journal Articles

Article Open Access

Chronic kidney disease in urolithiasis patients following successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Satoshi Maeda, Toshihide Naganuma, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Tetsuo Shoji, Mikio Okamura, Tatsuya Nakatani

Pages: 3-6 Published online on: 13 September 2011
Article Open Access

Risk of cardiovascular disease in kidney donors as a chronic kidney disease cohort

Toshihide Naganuma, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Ootoshi Taiyou, Tachibana Hirokazu, Murao Masaki, Satoshi Maeda, Tatsuya Nakatani

Pages: 7-11 Published online on: 12 October 2011
Article

The sonic hedgehog pathway as a treatment target for extrahepatic biliary tract cancer

Yoon Jae Kim, Soo Bin Park, Jeong Youp Park, Seung Woo Park, Jae Bock Chung, Si Young Song, Seungmin Bang

Pages: 12-16 Published online on: 23 September 2011
Article

Phosphorylated T567 ezrin is associated with merlin expression in KIT-mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Wen-Hui Weng, Chun-Nan Yeh, Yung-Feng Cheng, Govinda Lenka, Yi-Wei Liaw

Pages: 17-21 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Anti-proliferative effects of Chinese herb Cornus officinalis in a cell culture model for estrogen receptor‑positive clinical breast cancer

N. T. Telang, G. Li, D. W. Sepkovic, H. L. Bradlow, G. Y.C. Wong

Pages: 22-28 Published online on: 04 October 2011
Article Open Access

Ovarian dysgenesis associated with an unbalanced X;6 translocation: First characterisation of reproductive anatomy and cytogenetic evaluation in partial trisomy 6 with breakpoints at Xq22 and 6p23

Eric Scott Sills, Philip D. Cotter, Kevin D. Marron, Lyuda  V. Shkrobot, Harriet M.A. Walsh, Rifaat D. Salem

Pages: 29-31 Published online on: 19 September 2011
Article Open Access

Genes differentially expressed in the peripheral zone compared to the transitional zone of the normal human prostate and their potential regulation by ETS factors

David Adler, Andreas Lindstrot, Jörg Ellinger, Sebastian Rogenhofer, Reinhard Buettner, Nicolas Wernert

Pages: 32-36 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Nifedipine prevents hepatic fibrosis in a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis model induced by an L-methionine-and choline-deficient diet

Hironori Nakagami, Munehisa Shimamura, Takashi Miyake, Takashi Shimosato, Noriko Minobe, Toshinori Moritani, Mariana Kiomy Osako, Futoshi Nakagami, Hiroshi Koriyama, Mariko Kyutoku, Hideo Shimizu, Tomohiro Katsuya, Ryuichi Morishita

Pages: 37-40 Published online on: 21 September 2011
Article

Effect of bisphenol A on the EGFR-STAT3 pathway in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Wei Zhang, Yanqiu Fang, Xu Shi, Minglei Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang, Yan Tan

Pages: 41-47 Published online on: 09 September 2011
Article

Tiam1, overexpressed in most malignancies, is a novel tumor biomarker

Bin Chen, Yi Ding, Feiye Liu, Jian Ruan, Jian Guan, Jing Huang, Xianghua Ye, Shuang Wang, Gong Zhang, Xiangmei Zhang, Zhao Liang, Rongcheng Luo, Longhua Chen

Pages: 48-53 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

EGCG protects against UVB-induced apoptosis via oxidative stress and the JNK1/c-Jun pathway in ARPE19 cells

Guofan Cao, Meirong Chen, Qinglu Song, Yuan Liu, Liping Xie, Yi Han, Zhen Liu, Yong Ji, Qin Jiang

Pages: 54-59 Published online on: 09 September 2011
Article

Effects of increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression on skeletal muscle fibrosis in prolonged alcoholic myopathies of rats

Jianfeng Wang, Yanli Liu, Li Zhang, Jun Ji, Bing Wang, Wei  Jin, Chenghong Zhang, Haiying Chu

Pages: 60-65 Published online on: 20 September 2011
Article

Aged black garlic extract induces inhibition of gastric cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo

Xin Wang, Fei Jiao, Qin-Wen Wang, Juan Wang, Ke Yang, Rong-Rong Hu, Han-Chen Liu, Hong-Yang Wang, Yi-Shan Wang

Pages: 66-72 Published online on: 13 September 2011
Article

Infrasound increases intracellular calcium concentration and induces apoptosis in hippocampi of adult rats

Zhaohui Liu, Li Gong, Xiaofang Li, Lin Ye, Bin Wang, Jing Liu, Jianyong  Qiu, Huiduo Jiao, Wendong Zhang, Jingzao Chen, Jiuping Wang

Pages: 73-77 Published online on: 23 September 2011
Article

Screening of the Salmonella paratyphi A CMCC 50973 strain outer membrane proteins for the identification of potential vaccine targets

Tian-Ci Yang, Xian-Cang Ma, Fan Liu, Li-Rong Lin, Li-Li Liu, Gui-Li Liu, Man-Li Tong, Zuo-Gen Fu, Lei Zhou

Pages: 78-83 Published online on: 13 September 2011
Article

An autophagy inhibitor enhances the inhibition of cell proliferation induced by a proteasome inhibitor in MCF-7 cells

Feng Yao, Guannan Wang, Wen Wei, Yi Tu, Hexiang Tong, Shengrong Sun

Pages: 84-88 Published online on: 19 September 2011
Article

Down-regulation of Smad4 enhances proliferation and invasion of colorectal carcinoma HCT116 cells and up-regulates Id2

Qiang Shi, Yun-Shi Zhong, Li-Qing Yao, Quan‑Lin  Li, Zhong Ren, Xiang-Ping Liu, Fa-Mao Shi

Pages: 89-95 Published online on: 27 September 2011
Article

Inhibition of colon tumor growth by IL-15 immunogene therapy

Xianghui He, Weidong Li, Yifeng Wang, Linan Hou, Liwei Zhu

Pages: 96-102 Published online on: 27 September 2011
Article

Dendritic cells transfected with lentiviral vector-encoding hTERT peptide augment antitumor T cell response in vitro

Jing Cui, Liping Cui, Qun Liu, Qing Sun

Pages: 103-107 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Differentiation potential of human mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue and bone marrow to sinus node-like cells

Jing Yang, Tao Song, Pan Wu, Yongjun Chen, Xinrong Fan, Hui Chen, Jun Zhang, Congxin Huang

Pages: 108-113 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Establishment and characterization of human non-small cell lung cancer cell lines

Jiangchao Li, Hong Yang, Leilei Chen, Yan Li, Yinghui Zhu, Yongdong Dai, Kai Chen, Jiaoyu Ai, Tingting Zeng, Xueying Mao, Lulu Liu, Xiaodong Li, Xin-Yuan Guan

Pages: 114-117 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Immune and inflammatory gene signature in rat cerebrum in subarachnoid hemorrhage with microarray analysis

Chu-I Lee, An-Kuo Chou, Ching-Chih Lin, Chia-Hua Chou, Joon-Khim Loh, Ann‑Shung  Lieu, Chih-Jen Wang, Chi-Ying F. Huang, Shen-Long Howng, Yi-Ren Hong

Pages: 118-125 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Plumbagin induces apoptosis via the p53 pathway and generation of reactive oxygen species in human osteosarcoma cells

Linqiang Tian, Delong Yin, Ye Ren, Chen Gong, Anmin Chen, Feng-Jin Guo

Pages: 126-132 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

High myopia is not associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms in the COL2A1 gene in the Chinese population

Juan Wang, Panfeng Wang, Yang Gao, Shiqiang Li, Xueshan Xiao, Qingjiong Zhang

Pages: 133-137 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Effect of 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine on SLC22A18 in glioma U251 cells

Sheng-Hua Chu, Yan-Bin Ma, Dong-Fu Feng, Hong Zhang, Jian-Hua Qiu, Zhi-An Zhu

Pages: 138-141 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Computational pharmaceutical analysis of anti-Alzheimer's Chinese medicine Coptidis Rhizoma alkaloids

Hong-Jye Hong, Po-Yuan Chen, Tzu-Ching Shih, Che-Yen Ou, Mien-De Jhuo, Yen-Yu Huang, Chia-Hsing Cheng, Yu-Chi Wu, Jing-Gung Chung

Pages: 142-147 Published online on: 13 October 2011
Article

Antitumor and anti-invasive effects of diverse musk-fragrant macrocyclic ketones and their enhancement by hyperthermia

Ryoko Asada, Katsuhiro Kageyama, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yasukazu Saitoh, Nobuhiko Miwa

Pages: 148-152 Published online on: 13 September 2011
Article

Unique CYP3A4 genetic variant in Brazilian tuberculosis patients with/without HIV

André L. Jeovanio-Silva, Thaís P. Monteiro, Kênia B. El-Jaick, Pedro E.A.A. do Brasil, Valéria C. Rolla, Liane de Castro

Pages: 153-161 Published online on: 29 September 2011
Article

Influence of lactoferrin in preventing preterm delivery: A pilot study Corrigendum in /mmr/7/4/1366

Giuliana Giunta, Lorena Giuffrida, Katia Mangano, Paolo Fagone, Antonio Cianci

Pages: 162-166 Published online on: 13 September 2011
Article

microRNA-18a, a member of the oncogenic miR‑17‑92 cluster, targets Dicer and suppresses cell proliferation in bladder cancer T24 cells

Jun Tao, Deyao Wu, Pengchao Li, Bin Xu, Qiang Lu, Wei Zhang

Pages: 167-172 Published online on: 20 September 2011
Article

p300 mediates cellular resistance to doxorubicin in bladder cancer

Ario Takeuchi, Masaki Shiota, Katsunori  Tatsugami, Akira  Yokomizo, Shingo Tanaka, Kentaro Kuroiwa, Masatoshi Eto, Seiji Naito

Pages: 173-176 Published online on: 20 September 2011
Article

Obtain osteoarthritis related molecular signature genes through regulation network

Yawei Li, Bing Wang, Guohua Lv, Guangzhong Xiong, Wei Dong Liu, Lei Li

Pages: 177-183 Published online on: 22 September 2011
Article

Adefovir dipivoxil modulates cytokine expression in Th1/Th2 cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Rong-Li Piao, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Dan Tian, Zhen-Hua Ma, Manli Zhang, Chong Zhao, Jun-Qi Niu

Pages: 184-189 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Patients with progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia: From clinical diagnosis to molecular studies

Jun Ye, Hui-Wen Zhang, Wen-Juan Qiu, Lian-Shu Han, Ya‑Fen Zhang, Zhu-Wen Gong, Xue-Fan Gu

Pages: 190-195 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Anti-proliferative effects of cucurmosin on human hepatoma HepG2 cells

Jieming Xie, Wenzhong Que, Huili Liu, Mei Liu, Aiqin Yang, Minghuang Chen

Pages: 196-201 Published online on: 30 September 2011
Article

Osteoporosis increases chondrocyte proliferation without a change in apoptosis during fracture healing in an ovariectomized rat model

Guo-Qing Chen, Song Wang, Sheng-Yu Hu

Pages: 202-206 Published online on: 22 September 2011
Article

Development of a novel quantitative real-time assay using duplex mutation primers for rapid detection of Candida species

Qian-Feng Xia, Jin-Bo Liu, Ping Liu, Xi Qin, Shi-Yun Qian, Zhi-Guang Tu

Pages: 207-210 Published online on: 29 September 2011
Article

Yessotoxin induces apoptosis in HL7702 human liver cells

Min Pang, Pei Qu, Chun-Lei Gao, Zong-Ling  Wang

Pages: 211-216 Published online on: 30 September 2011
Article

Biochanin A ameliorates the cytokine secretion profile of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages by a PPARγ-dependent pathway

Longxin Qiu, Bo Lin, Zhenzhen Lin, Yiping Lin, Meicong Lin, Xiaoyan Yang

Pages: 217-222 Published online on: 23 September 2011
Article

Up-regulation of TGF-β via the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 induced by prorenin in human renal mesangial cells

Wei Song, Ying Zhang, Chen Jia, Lili Ren, Yumei Mi, Yan Lu, Yinong Jiang

Pages: 223-227 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Hypoxia-induced increases in A549/CDDP cell drug resistance are reversed by RNA interference of HIF-1α expression

Lingfeng Min, Qiong Chen, Shuya He, Shenggang Liu, Yun Ma

Pages: 228-232 Published online on: 29 September 2011
Article

The Akt/FoxO1/p27 pathway mediates the proliferative action of liraglutide in β cells

Donghong Fang, Zhimin Huang, Hongyu Guan, Jianbin Liu, Bin Yao, Haipeng Xiao, Yanbing Li

Pages: 233-238 Published online on: 30 September 2011
Article

Quantitative promoter hypermethylation analysis of RASSF1A in lung cancer: Comparison with methylation-specific PCR technique and clinical significance

Su Man Lee, Won Kee Lee, Dong Sun Kim, Jae Yong Park

Pages: 239-244 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

SNP rs2470152 in CYP19 is correlated to aromatase activity in Chinese polycystic ovary syndrome patients

Xin-Lin Zhang, Cheng-Wei Zhang, Pei Xu, Feng-Jing Liang, Ye-Na Che, Yan-Jie Xia, Yun-Xia Cao, Xiao-Ke Wu, Wen-Jun Wang, Long Yi, Qian Gao, Yong Wang

Pages: 245-249 Published online on: 03 October 2011
Article

Interaction between ROS and p38MAPK contributes to chemical hypoxia-induced injuries in PC12 cells

Ai-Ping Lan, Liang-Can Xiao, Zhan-Li Yang, Chun-Tao Yang, Xiu-Yu Wang, Pei-Xi Chen, Mo-Fa Gu, Jian-Qiang Feng

Pages: 250-255 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Effects of kallikrein-related peptidase 14 gene inhibition by small interfering RNA in ovarian carcinoma cells

Ruitao Zhang, Huirong Shi, Zhimin Chen, Wei Feng, Hailing Zhang, Kaiyuan Wu

Pages: 256-259 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

hsa-miR-96 up-regulates MAP4K1 and IRS1 and may function as a promising diagnostic marker in human bladder urothelial carcinomas

Yi Wang, Hongmei Luo, Yangle Li, Tieding Chen, Shengpeng Wu, Luoyan Yang

Pages: 260-265 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Effect of membrane toxin 12 isolated from Naja naja atra on proliferation and invasion of human bladder cancer EJ cells

Delin Yang, Jiansong Wang, Jun Li, Haifeng Wang, Huihai  He, Chao Zhang, Kai Wang, Hongyi Xu

Pages: 266-269 Published online on: 11 October 2011
Article

Association between promoter polymorphisms of the LIFR gene and schizophrenia with persecutory delusion in a Korean population

Won Sub Kang, Su Kang Kim, Jin Kyung Park, Ah Rang Cho, Hae Jeong Park, Joo-Ho Chung, Jong Woo Kim

Pages: 270-274 Published online on: 04 October 2011
Article

Decidual infiltration of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells, CD3+ T cells, CD56+ decidual natural killer cells and Ki-67 trophoblast cells in hydatidiform mole compared to normal and ectopic pregnancies

Yayan T. Sundara, Ekaterina S. Jordanova, Bethy S. Hernowo, Supriadi Gandamihardja, Gert Jan Fleuren

Pages: 275-281 Published online on: 14 October 2011
Article

Tanshinone IIA inhibits human hepatocellular carcinoma J5 cell growth by increasing Bax and caspase 3 and decreasing CD31 expression in vivo

Su-Yu Chien, Shou-Jen Kuo, Yao-Li Chen, Dar-Ren Chen, Chun-Yuan Cheng, Chin-Cheng Su

Pages: 282-286 Published online on: 14 October 2011
Article

Gene expression profiling of high altitude polycythemia in Han Chinese migrating to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Chunhua Jiang, Fuyu Liu, Yongjun Luo, Peng Li, Jian Chen, Gang Xu, Yujie Wang, Xiaoxu Li, Jian Huang, Yuqi Gao

Pages: 287-293 Published online on: 14 October 2011
Journal Cover

January 2012
Volume 5 Issue 1

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

Sign up for eToc alerts

Recommend to Library

Full Size Image