Journal Articles
Review
Pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment options for ophthalmic pterygium: Trends and perspectives (Review)
Efstathios T. Detorakis, Demetrios A. Spandidos
Pages: 439-447 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Lecithin promotes adipocyte differentiation and hepatic lipid accumulation
Yuebo Zhang, Cheng Huang, Xiaoyan Sheng, Zhenwei Gong, Ying Qin Zang
Pages: 449-454 Published online on: 01 April 2009
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Long-term effects of chondrospheres on cartilage lesions in an autologous chondrocyte implantation model as investigated in the SCID mouse model
T. Schubert, S. Anders, E. Neumann, J. Schölmerich, F. Hofstädter, J. Grifka, U. Müller-Ladner, J. Libera, J. Schedel
Pages: 455-460 Published online on: 01 April 2009
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Experimental study of millimeter wave-induced differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes
Guang-Wen Wu, Xian-Xiang Liu, Ming-Xia Wu, Jin-Yan Zhao, Wen-Lie Chen, Ru-Hui Lin, Jiu-Mao Lin
Pages: 461-467 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Curcumin inhibits proliferation and migration by increasing the Bax to Bcl-2 ratio and decreasing NF-κBp65 expression in breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells
Tsung-Lang Chiu, Chin-Cheng Su
Pages: 469-475 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Changes of hepatic proteome in bile duct ligated rats with hepatic fibrosis following treatment with Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang
Tzung-Yan Lee, Hen-Hong Chang, Jong-Jen Kuo, Jiann-Jong Shen
Pages: 477-484 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Genetic variants in interleukin-6 modified risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Xiuqin Zhang, Reng-Yun Liu, Zhe Lei, Yehan Zhu, Jian-An Huang, Xiefang Jiang, Zeyi Liu, Xia Liu, Xiaobei Peng, Huacheng Hu, Hong-Tao Zhang
Pages: 485-493 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Antiviral effect of arginine against herpes simplex virus type 1
Takeshi Naito, Hiroshi Irie, Kazuko Tsujimoto, Keiko Ikeda, Tsutomu Arakawa, A. Hajime Koyama
Pages: 495-499 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Augmentation of the antimicrobial activities of guinea pig cathelicidin CAP11-derived peptides by amino acid substitutions
Daiju Okuda, Shin Yomogida, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Keiichi Hitamatsu, Hiroshi Tamura, Isao Nagaoka
Pages: 501-508 Published online on: 01 April 2009
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Evidence of a humoral response to a novel protein WARF4 embedded in the West Nile virus NS4B gene encoded by an alternative open reading frame
Giovanni Faggioni, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Riccardo De Santis, Alice Pomponi, Maria Teresa Scicluna, Katia Barbaro, Laura Masuelli, Gianluca Autorino, Roberto Bei, Florigio Lista
Pages: 509-512 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Advanced glycation end products regulate extracellular matrix protein and protease expression by human glomerular mesangial cells
J. Berrou, I. Tostivint, F. Verrecchia, C. Berthier, E. Boulanger, A. Mauviel, H. P. Marti, M. P. Wautier, J. L. Wautier, E. Rondeau, A. Hertig
Pages: 513-520 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Effect of MDR1 gene promoter methylation in patients with ulcerative colitis
Tomomitsu Tahara, Tomoyuki Shibata, Masakatsu Nakamura, Hiromi Yamashita, Daisuke Yoshioka, Masaaki Okubo, Naoko Maruyama, Toshiaki Kamano, Yoshio Kamiya, Yoshihito Nakagawa, Hiroshi Fujita, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Masami Iwata, Kazuya Takahama, Makoto Watanabe, Ichiro Hirata, Tomiyasu Arisawa
Pages: 521-527 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Association of genetic variants with chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Tetsuro Yoshida, Kimihiko Kato, Kiyoshi Yokoi, Sachiro Watanabe, Norifumi Metoki, Hidemi Yoshida, Kei Satoh, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Yutaka Nishigaki, Takao Suzuki, Yoshinori Nozawa, Yoshiji Yamada
Pages: 529-537 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Cerebellin and des-cerebellin exert ACTH-like effects on corticosterone secretion and the intracellular signaling pathway gene expression in cultured rat adrenocortical cells - DNA microarray and QPCR studies
Marcin Rucinski, Agnieszka Ziolkowska, Marta Szyszka, Ludwik K. Malendowicz
Pages: 539-546 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Fructus Xanthii extract protects against cytokine-induced damage in pancreatic β-cells through suppression of NF-κB activation
Mi-Young Song, Eun-Kyung Kim, Heon-Jae Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Do-Gon Ryu, Kang-Beom Kwon, Byung-Hyun Park
Pages: 547-553 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article
Trans-Zeatin inhibits UVB-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression via MAP kinase signaling in human skin fibroblasts
Bo Yang, Chao Ji, Jian Kang, Wenqi Chen, Zhigang Bi, Yinsheng Wan
Pages: 555-560 Published online on: 01 April 2009
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