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Chemokines in vascular pathology (Review)

Stavros Apostolakis, Emmanouil G. Papadakis, ELias Krambovitis, Demetrios A. Spandidos

Pages: 691-701 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Identification and localization of adrenomedullin-storing cardiac mast cells

Anna S. Belloni, Lucia Petrelli, Diego Guidolin, Renzo De Toni, Sergio Bova, Raffaella Spinazzi, Gino Gerosa, Gian Paolo Rossi, Gastone G. Nussdorfer

Pages: 709-713 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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E2F-1 is a critical modulator of cellular senescence in human cancer

Chaehwa Park, Inkyoung Lee, Won Ki Kang

Pages: 715-720 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Efficient differentiation into skin cells of bone marrow cells recovered in a pellet after density gradient fractionation

Reinhold J. Medina, Ken Kataoka, Masahiro Miyazaki, Nam-Ho Huh

Pages: 721-727 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIA and IIB interact and co-localize in living cells: Relevance for MYH9-related disease

Monica Marini, Maurizio Bruschi, Alessandro Pecci, Roberta Romagnoli, Luca Musante, Giovanni Candiano, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Carlo Balduini, Marco Seri, Roberto Ravazzolo

Pages: 729-736 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Development and evaluation of a colorimetric membrane-array method for the detection of circulating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of Taiwanese patients with colorectal cancer

Jaw-Yuan Wang, Ching-Sheng Yeh, Yi-Fang Chen, Chan-Hang Wu, Jan-Sing Hsieh, Tsung-Jan Huang, Sung-Yu Huang, Shiu-Ru Lin

Pages: 737-747 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Human RAB24, interestingly and predominantly distributed in the nuclei of COS-7 cells, is colocalized with cyclophilin A and GABARAP

Maoqing Wu, Gang Yin, Xin Zhao, Chaoneng Ji, Shaohua Gu, Rong Tang, Hai Dong, Yi Xie, Yumin Mao

Pages: 749-754 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Mutation in exon 7 of PTCH deregulates SHH/PTCH/SMO signaling: Possible linkage to WNT

Vesna Musani, Philippe Gorry, Aleksandra Basta-Juzbasic, Tonci Stipic, Pavle Miklic, Sonja Levanat

Pages: 755-759 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Yes-associated protein (YAP65) in relation to Smad7 expression in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Junchao Guo, Jörg Kleeff, Yupei Zhao, Junsheng Li, Thomas Giese, Irene Esposito, Markus W. Büchler, Murray Korc, Helmut Friess

Pages: 761-767 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Genomic abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia influence gene expression by a gene dosage effect

John D. Dickinson, Avadhut Joshi, Javeed Iqbal, Warren Sanger, Philip J. Bierman, Shantaram S. Joshi

Pages: 769-778 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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The calcium-sensing receptor and vitamin D receptor expression in tertiary hyperparathyroidism

Tomasz Grzela, Witold Chudzinski, Zofia Lasiecka, Justyna Niderla, Grzegorz Wilczynski, Barbara Gornicka, Aleksander Wasiutynski, Magdalena Durlik, Anna Boszczyk, Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha, Piotr Dziunycz, Lukasz Milewski, Marta Lazarczyk, Maciej Lazarczyk, Ireneusz Nawrot

Pages: 779-783 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Quantitative evaluation of partial deletions of the DAZ gene cluster

G. Letizia D'Amico, Daniela Di Benedetto, Franca M. Pezzino, Vincenza Giuffrida, Massimo Libra, Marco Fichera, Grazia Mauceri, Giancarlo Rappazzo, Rosario D'Agata, Enzo Vicari, Salvatore Travali, Aldo E. Calogero

Pages: 785-789 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Polymorphism in ABCA1 influences CSF 24S-hydroxycholesterol levels but is not a major risk factor of Alzheimer's disease

Heike Kölsch, Dieter Lütjohann, Frank Jessen, Klaus Von Bergmann, Sandra Schmitz, Horst Urbach, Wolfgang Maier, Reinhard Heun

Pages: 791-794 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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CER1 is a common target of WNT and NODAL signaling pathways in human embryonic stem cells

Masuko Katoh, Masaru Katoh

Pages: 795-799 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Gene transduction of tristetraprolin or its active domain reduces TNF-α production by Jurkat T cells

Eiji Suzuki, Akito Tsutsumi, Daisuke Goto, Isao Matsumoto, Satoshi Ito, Makoto Otsu, Masafumi Onodera, Satoru Takahashi, Yukio Sato, Takayuki Sumida

Pages: 801-809 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Anandamide-induced apoptosis in Chang liver cells involves ceramide and JNK/AP-1 pathway

Michela Giuliano, Giuseppe Calvaruso, Ornella Pellerito, Patrizia Portanova, Daniela Carlisi, Renza Vento, Giovanni Tesoriere

Pages: 811-819 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Apolipoprotein-E modulates the cytotoxic effect of β-amyloid on rat brain endothelium in an isoform-dependent specific manner

Marcella Folin, Silvia Baiguera, Diego Guidolin, Rosa Di Liddo, Claudio Grandi, Eugenio De Carlo, Gastone G. Nussdorfer, Pier Paolo Parnigotto

Pages: 821-826 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen is associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-infected persons: A 12-year prospective study

Kazuo Tanaka, Yumiko Nagao, Tatsuya Ide, Ryukichi Kumashiro, Michio Sata

Pages: 827-832 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Synthetic peptide F2A4-K-NS mimics fibroblast growth factor-2 in vitro and is angiogenic in vivo

X. Lin, K. Takahashi, S. L. Campion, Y. Liu, G. G. Gustavsen, L. A. Peña, P. O. Zamora

Pages: 833-839 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Caspase-1 as a radio- and chemo-sensitiser in vitro and in vivo

Pilar Martín-Duque, Miguel Quintanilla, Iain McNeish, Rita Lopes, Jesús Romero, Diana Romero, Nick R. Lemoine, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Georges Vassaux

Pages: 841-847 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Identification of a unique set of genes altered during cell-cell contact in an in vitro model of prostate cancer bone metastasis

Jun Wang, Anait S. Levenson, Robert L. Satcher

Pages: 849-856 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Relationship between the proliferative capability of hepatocytes and the intrahepatic expression of hepatocyte growth factor and c-Met in the course of cirrhosis development in rats

Hideyuki Inoue, Fumi Yokoyama, Yuko Kita, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Akihiro Deguchi, Seiji Nakai, Asahiro Morishita, Naohito Uchida, Tsutomu Masaki, Seishiro Watanabe, Shigeki Kuriyama

Pages: 857-864 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Accumulation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein mRNA, and decrease in the secretory and proliferative activity of rat adrenocortical cells in the presence of proteasome inhibitors

Agnieska Ziolkowska, Cinzia Tortorella, Gastone G. Nussdorfer, Marcin Rucinski, Mariola Majchrzak, Ludwik K. Malendowicz

Pages: 865-868 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Deletion of the kinase domain from death-associated protein kinase enhances spatial memory in mice

Kazunori Yukawa, Tetsuji Tanaka, Tao Bai, Li Li, Yuji Tsubota, Kyoko Owada-Makabe, Masanobu Maeda, Katsuaki Hoshino, Shizuo Akira, Hiroyuki Iso

Pages: 869-873 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Increased expression of membrane TNF-α on activated peripheral CD8+ T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

Takahiko Horiuchi, Chika Morita, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroki Mitoma, Takuya Sawabe, Shin-Ichi Harashima, Yoichiro Kashiwagi, Seiichi Okamura

Pages: 875-879 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Serum cytokine concentrations and acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: Concurrent measurement of ten cytokines and their respective ratios using cytometric bead array

Nobuharu Fujii, Akio Hiraki, Keisuke Aoe, Tomoyuki Murakami, Kazuma Ikeda, Kozo Masuda, Keitaro Matsuo, Katsuji Shinagawa, Fumihiko Ishimaru, Kazuro Sugi, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, Mitsune Tanimoto

Pages: 881-885 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Tumour necrosis factor-α: prognostic role and relationship with interleukin-8 and endothelin-1 in non-small cell lung cancer

Laura Boldrini, Silvia Gisfredi, Silvia Ursino, Marco Lucchi, Franca Melfi, Alfredo Mussi, Fulvio Basolo, Gabriella Fontanini

Pages: 887-892 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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STI571 (Glivec) induces cell death in the gastrointestinal stromal tumor cell line, GIST-T1, via endoplasmic reticulum stress response

Hajime Nakatani, Keijiro Araki, Toufeng Jin, Michiya Kobayashi, Takeki Sugimoto, Toyokazu Akimori, Tsutomu Namikawa, Ken Okamoto, Takumi Nakano, Takehiro Okabayashi, Norihiro Hokimoto, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Takahiro Taguchi

Pages: 893-897 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Amelioration of liver fibrogenesis by dual inhibition of PDGF and TGF-β with a combination of imatinib mesylate and ACE inhibitor in rats

Hitoshi Yoshiji, Shigeki Kuriyama, Ryuichi Noguchi, Yasuhide Ikenaka, Junichi Yoshii, Koji Yanase, Tadashi Namisaki, Mitsuteru Kitade, Masaharu Yamazaki, Kiyoshi Asada, Takemi Akahane, Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui

Pages: 899-904 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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In vitro and in vivo immunomodulating activities of Shoyu polysaccharides from soy sauce

Hiroaki Matsushita, Makio Kobayashi, Ryo-Ichi Tsukiyama, Kenji Yamamoto

Pages: 905-909 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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CD4+ T cells and the Th1/Th2 imbalance are implicated in the pathogenesis of Graves' ophthalmopathy

Ning Xia, Suxian Zhou, Yuzhen Liang, Changqing Xiao, Hanlei Shen, Hailin Pan, Hongming Deng, Naizun Wang, Qingdi Q. Li

Pages: 911-916 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Abnormal DNA end-joining activity in human head and neck cancer

Ki-Hyuk Shin, Mo K. Kang, Reuben H. Kim, Ayako Kameta, Marcel A. Baluda, No-Hee Park

Pages: 917-924 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Adrenomedullin binding protein-1 is downregulated during polymicrobial sepsis in the rat

Yingjie Cui, Youxin Ji, Rongqian Wu, Mian Zhou, Ping Wang

Pages: 925-929 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Apoptotic-inducing activity of novel polycyclic aromatic compounds in human leukemic cells

Kristin R. Landis-Piwowar, Di Chen, Qiuzhi Cindy Cui, Vesna Minic, Frederick F. Becker, Bimal K. Banik, Q. Ping Dou

Pages: 931-935 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Expression of pigment epithelial derived factor is reduced in non-small cell lung cancer and is linked to clinical outcome

Lijian Zhang, Jinfeng Chen, Yang Ke, Robert E. Mansel, Wen G. Jiang

Pages: 937-944 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Apoptotic activity of a novel synthetic cantharidin analogue on hepatoma cell lines

Stanton Hon Lung Kok, Chung Hin Chui, Wing Sze Lam, Jien Chen, Fung Yi Lau, Gregory Yin Ming Cheng, Raymond Siu Ming Wong, Paul Po San Lai, Thomas Wai Tong Leung, Johnny Cheuk On Tang, Albert Sun Chi Chan

Pages: 945-949 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Comparative integromics on BMP/GDF family

Yuriko Katoh, Masaru Katoh

Pages: 951-955 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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Ethanol extract from Artemisia vestita, a traditional Tibetan medicine, exerts anti-sepsis action through down-regulating the MAPK and NF-κB pathways

Yang Sun, Yi-Hua Li, Xing-Xin Wu, Wei Zheng, Zong-Hui Guo, Yang Li, Ting Chen, Zi-Chun Hua, Qiang Xu

Pages: 957-962 Published online on: 01 May 2006
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May 2006
Volume 17 Issue 5

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

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