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Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type‑1 in cancer: Advances and perspectives (Review)

Qiaoli Zheng, Haijian Wu, Jiang Cao, Jingjia Ye

Pages: 2779-2785 Published online on: 13 October 2014
Article Open Access
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Proteome changes in mesenteric lymph induced by sepsis

Ping Zhang, Yan Li, Lian‑Dong Zhang, Liang‑Hua  Wang, Xi Wang, Chao He, Zhao‑Fen Lin

Pages: 2793-2804 Published online on: 18 September 2014
Article Open Access

Nicotinic acid modulates intracellular calcium concentration and disassembles the cytoskeleton

Jiejing Li, Yanxi Li, Penghui Zhang, Hua Niu, Yu Shi

Pages: 2805-2810 Published online on: 18 September 2014
Article

Coxsackievirus B detection in cases of myocarditis, myopericarditis, pericarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in hospitalized patients

Imed Gaaloul, Samira Riabi, Rafik Harrath, Timothy Hunter, Khaldoun B. Hamda, Assia B. Ghzala, Sally Huber, Mahjoub Aouni

Pages: 2811-2818 Published online on: 18 September 2014
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Increased production of suilysin contributes to invasive infection of the Streptococcus suis strain 05ZYH33

Zhengxin He, Yaya Pian, Zhiqiang Ren, Lili Bi, Yuan Yuan, Yuling Zheng, Yongqiang Jiang, Fukun Wang

Pages: 2819-2826 Published online on: 22 September 2014
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Tumor cell lysate induces the immunosuppression and apoptosis of mouse immunocytes

Bohan Dong, Guangli Dai, Lei Xu, Yao Zhang, Liefeng Ling, Lingling Sun, Jun Lv

Pages: 2827-2834 Published online on: 02 October 2014
Article Open Access

Low-magnitude high-frequency loading, by whole-body vibration, accelerates early implant osseointegration in ovariectomized rats

Yong-Qiang Liang, Meng-Chun Qi, Jiang Xu, Juan Xu, Hua-Wei Liu, Wei Dong, Jin-Yuan Li, Min Hu

Pages: 2835-2842 Published online on: 23 September 2014
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Short hairpin RNA targeting Notch2 inhibits U87 human glioma cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in vitro and in vivo

Xuezhen Li, Xin He, Wei Tian, Jianzhen Wang

Pages: 2843-2850 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Insights into the paracrine effects of uterine natural killer cells

Xin Gong, Yanxia Liu, Zhenzhen Chen, Cai Xu, Qiudan Lu, Zhe Jin

Pages: 2851-2860 Published online on: 13 October 2014
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D‑galactose‑induced mitochondrial DNA oxidative damage in the auditory cortex of rats

Zhengde Du, Qiong Yang, Tao Zhou, Lin Liu, Shuo Li, Shixiong Chen, Chunsheng Gao

Pages: 2861-2867 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article Open Access

Protein-protein interaction analysis of distinct molecular pathways in two subtypes of colorectal carcinoma

Hanzhang Chen, Yunzhen Fang, Hailong Zhu, Shuai Li, Tao Wang, Pan Gu, Xia Fang, Yunjin Wu, Jun Liang, Yu Zeng, Long Zhang, Weizhe Qiu, Lanjing Zhang, Xianghua Yi

Pages: 2868-2874 Published online on: 22 September 2014
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Ischemic postconditioning prevents renal ischemia reperfusion injury through the induction of heat shock proteins in rats

Qiongmei Guo, Xuefang Du, Yanli Zhao, Dong Zhang, Lihui Yue, Zhenxian Wang

Pages: 2875-2881 Published online on: 14 October 2014
Article Open Access

Inducing human parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells into islet‑like clusters

Jin Li, Jingjing He, Ge Lin, Guangxiu Lu

Pages: 2882-2890 Published online on: 22 September 2014
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Metformin reverses multidrug resistance in human hepatocellular carcinoma Bel‑7402/5‑fluorouracil cells Corrigendum in /10.3892/mmr.2022.12691

Sunbin Ling, Yu Tian, Haiquan Zhang, Kaiqi Jia, Tingting Feng, Deguang Sun, Zhenming Gao, Fei Xu, Zhaoyuan Hou, Yan Li, Liming Wang

Pages: 2891-2897 Published online on: 08 October 2014
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Effects of gastrokine‑2 expression on gastric cancer cell apoptosis by activation of extrinsic apoptotic pathways

Lin‑Sen Shi, Hao Wang, Feng Wang, Min Feng, Meng Wang, Wen‑Xian Guan

Pages: 2898-2904 Published online on: 30 September 2014
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Cucurbitacin B inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis via STAT3 pathway inhibition in A549 lung cancer cells

Meng Zhang, Zhi-Gang Bian, Yi Zhang, Jia-He Wang, Liang Kan, Xin Wang, Hui-Yan Niu, Ping He

Pages: 2905-2911 Published online on: 18 September 2014
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A polymorphism site in the pre‑miR‑34a coding region reduces miR‑34a expression and promotes osteosarcoma cell proliferation and migration

Honglin Lv, Jingfang Pei, Hongtao Liu, Haiyan Wang, Jun Liu

Pages: 2912-2916 Published online on: 18 September 2014
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Ezetimibe prevents the development of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease induced by high‑fat diet in C57BL/6J mice

Xiang Wang, Qiaohua Ren, Tao Wu, Yong Guo, Yong Liang, Subo Liu

Pages: 2917-2923 Published online on: 10 October 2014
Article

Voluntary wheel running ameliorates symptoms of MK-801-induced schizophrenia in mice

Tae-Woon Kim, Hyun-Sik Kang, Joon-Ki Park, Sam-Jun Lee, Sang-Bin Baek, Chang-Ju Kim

Pages: 2924-2930 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article

Caffeine enhances micturition through neuronal activation in micturition centers

Young‑Sam Cho, Il‑Gyu Ko, Sung‑Eun Kim, Lakkyong Hwan, Mal‑Soon Shin, Chang‑Ju  Kim, Sang‑Hoon Kim, Jun‑Jang Jin, Jun‑Young Chung, Khae‑Hawn Kim

Pages: 2931-2936 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Characterization of sphere‑forming cells with stem‑like properties from the gastric cancer cell lines MKN45 and SGC7901

Xuming Wang, Feng Zou, Hao Deng, Zhengqi Fu, Yan Li, Lixia Wu, Zhaoyi Wang, Lijiang Liu

Pages: 2937-2941 Published online on: 26 September 2014
Article

Shu‑Yu capsule, a Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation, attenuates premenstrual syndrome depression induced by chronic stress constraint

Xingxiao Gao, Peng Sun, Mingqi Qiao, Sheng Wei, Ling Xue, Huiyun Zhang

Pages: 2942-2948 Published online on: 26 September 2014
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Analysis of DAZL SNP260 and SNP386 in infertile Chinese males using multi-analyte suspension array

Yijian Zhu, Mingfu Ma, Ling Wan, Danyan Zhang, Letian Zhao, Li Wei, Lianbing Li

Pages: 2949-2954 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Effects of small interfering RNA interference of connexin 37 on subcutaneous gastric tumours in mice

Yuanming Jing, Suxia Guo, Xiaoping Zhang, Aijing  Sun, Feng Tao, Haixing Ju, Haixin Qian

Pages: 2955-2960 Published online on: 08 October 2014
Article

N‑acetyl‑L‑cysteine reduces arsenite‑induced cytotoxicity through chelation in U937 monocytes and macrophages

Sidra Ghani, Noureen Khan, Chihaya Koriyama, Suminori Akiba, Megumi Yamamoto

Pages: 2961-2966 Published online on: 08 October 2014
Article

LY294002 suppresses the malignant phenotype and sensitizes osteosarcoma cells to pirarubicin chemotherapy

Xin Hua Long, Zhen Hao Zhong, Ai Fen Peng, Liang  Bo Zhu, Heng Wang, Guo Mei Zhang, Zhi Li Liu

Pages: 2967-2972 Published online on: 09 October 2014
Article

Role of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 in carcinogenesis of human pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Yunling Dou, Jiaping Lin, Haihua Shu, Nan Jiang

Pages: 2973-2978 Published online on: 22 September 2014
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Erythropoietin promotes retinal angiogenesis in a mouse model

Chen-Ting Wen, Tao He, Yi-Qiao Xing

Pages: 2979-2984 Published online on: 23 September 2014
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Stathmin is key in reversion of doxorubicin resistance by arsenic trioxide in osteosarcoma cells

Tao Feng, Guanglei Qiao, Li Feng, Weixiang Qi, Yujing Huang, Yang Yao, Zan Shen

Pages: 2985-2992 Published online on: 09 October 2014
Article

Dual matrilineal geographic distribution of Korean type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated -11,377 G adiponectin allele

Jee-Hye Choi, Na Young Min, Sang Kil Park, Lkhagvasuren Gavaachimed, Young  Jong Ko, Sung Hoon Han, Kyung Yong Kim, Kijung Kim, Kwang Ho Lee, Ae Ja Park

Pages: 2993-3002 Published online on: 14 October 2014
Article

Inhibition of autophagy alleviates the senescent state of rat mesenchymal stem cells during long-term culture

Yong Zheng, Cheng-Jun Hu, Ru-Hong Zhuo, Yue-Shan Lei, Na-Na Han, Liu He

Pages: 3003-3008 Published online on: 10 October 2014
Article

Crotoxin suppresses the tumorigenic properties and enhances the antitumor activity of Iressa® (gefinitib) in human lung adenocarcinoma SPCA‑1 cells

Junhua Wang, Xiuguang Qin, Zhiqiang Zhang, Meiling Chen, Ying Wang, Baoqin Gao

Pages: 3009-3014 Published online on: 09 October 2014
Article

Effect of triptolide on the regulation of ATP‑binding cassette transporter A1 expression in lipopolysaccharide‑induced acute lung injury of rats

Jun Chen, Jianlin Gao, Jianping Yang, Yukun Zhang, Lina Wang

Pages: 3015-3020 Published online on: 14 October 2014
Article

Effects of calcium signaling on coagulation factor VIIa-induced proliferation and migration of the SW620 colon cancer cell line

Ying Wu, Jing Wang, Hong Zhou, Xiaoyan Yu, Lichao Hu, Fanlu Meng, Shuanghong Jiang

Pages: 3021-3026 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article

Enhancement of the effects of gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer by oridonin via the mitochondrial caspase-dependent signaling pathway

Dian-Lei Liu, He-Qi Bu, Hai-Min Jin, Jin-Feng Zhao, Ye Li, Hai Huang

Pages: 3027-3034 Published online on: 19 September 2014
Article

Inhibitory activity of Socheongryong‑tang and its constituent components against the production of RANTES, eotaxin, eotaxin‑3 and MMP‑9 from BEAS‑2B cells

Jung-Hoon Kim, Woo‑Young Jeon, Mee‑Young Lee, Chang‑Seob  Seo, Hye‑Sun Lim, Hyeun‑Kyoo Shin

Pages: 3035-3046 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Protective effect of polydatin on learning and memory impairments in neonatal rats with hypoxic‑ischemic brain injury by up‑regulating brain‑derived neurotrophic factor

Jin Sun, Yunxia Qu, Huiming He, Xiaolei Fan, Yuanhua Qin, Weifeng Mao, Lixin Xu

Pages: 3047-3051 Published online on: 18 September 2014
Article

Dual specificity phosphatase 6 suppresses the growth and metastasis of prostate cancer cells

Xiaolei Zhai, Qianhe Han, Zhongjie Shan, Xiaowei Qu, Liang Guo, Yudong Zhou

Pages: 3052-3058 Published online on: 18 September 2014
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Expression of the Annexin A1 gene is associated with suppression of growth, invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Aifeng Liu, Weiguo Huang, Guqing Zeng, Xiaohua Ma, Xiao Zhou, Yafei Wang, Chenjie Ouyang, Ailan Cheng

Pages: 3059-3067 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article

Adipose-derived stem cells promote human dermal fibroblast function and increase senescence-associated β‑galactosidase mRNA expression through paracrine effects

Xiao Shen, Yunpeng Du, Weimin Shen, Bin Xue, Yu Zhao

Pages: 3068-3072 Published online on: 13 October 2014
Article

MicroRNA-214 regulates osteosarcoma survival and growth by directly targeting phosphatase and tensin homolog

Xuming Wang, Jiabing Sun, Chunjiang Fu, Dewei Wang, Zhenggang Bi

Pages: 3073-3079 Published online on: 09 October 2014
Article

Upregulated microRNA-199a-5p inhibits nuclear receptor corepressor 1 translation in mice with non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis

Binggui Zhang, Rongqi Wang, Jinghua Du, Jingya Niu, Rui Zhang, Shunjiang Xu, Xuemin Niu, Qingfu Zhang, Yuemin Nan

Pages: 3080-3086 Published online on: 23 September 2014
Article

Screening candidate genes associated with bladder cancer using DNA microarray

Axiang Xu, Chunyang Wang, Shengkun Sun

Pages: 3087-3091 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Effects and mechanism of downregulation of COX‑2 expression by RNA interference on proliferation and apoptosis of human breast cancer MCF‑7 cells

Hui Han, Sheng Yang, Shun‑Guo Lin, Chun‑Sen Xu, Zhong‑Hua Han

Pages: 3092-3098 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Upregulation of forkhead box O3 transcription is involved in C2-ceramide induced apoptosis and autophagy in ovarian cancer cells in vitro

Zhishan Jin, Lang Zheng, Xiaoyan Xin, Yuanyue Li, Teng Hua, Tingting Wu, Hongbo Wang

Pages: 3099-3105 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article

Serum amyloid A promotes osteosarcoma invasion via upregulating αvβ3 integrin

Peng Ren, Deshun Sun, Dajiang Xin, Wanli Ma, Peng Chen, Hongwei Gao, Shouqiang Zhang, Mingzhi Gong

Pages: 3106-3112 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Preliminary screening of differentially expressed circulating microRNAs in patients with steroid‑induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Xingshan Wang, Wenwei Qian, Zhihong Wu, Yanyan Bian, Xisheng Weng

Pages: 3118-3124 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma by fulvestrant involves the estrogen receptor α and Wnt pathways in vitro and in patients

Cong-Jun Wang, De-Kai Guo, Tian-Geng You, Dong-Wei Shen, Chao  Wang, Lin Tang, Jian Wang, Rong-Hua Xu, Hui Zhang

Pages: 3125-3131 Published online on: 23 September 2014
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Berberine sensitizes rapamycin‑mediated human hepatoma cell death in vitro

Na Guo, Aili Yan, Xingchun Gao, Yanke Chen, Xinying  He, Zhifang Hu, Man Mi, Xu Tang, Xingchun Gou

Pages: 3132-3138 Published online on: 08 October 2014
Article

Function of Hsf1 in SV40 T‑antigen‑transformed HEK293T cells

Qiying Jiang, Zhi Zhang, Yanzhong Hu, Yuanfang Ma

Pages: 3139-3144 Published online on: 09 October 2014
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14-3-3ε functions as an oncogene in SGC7901 gastric cancer cells through involvement of cyclin E and p27kip1

Xiaoxiang Gong, Lu Yan, Huan Gu, Yibing Mu, Gele Tong, Guiying Zhang

Pages: 3145-3150 Published online on: 02 October 2014
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Polymorphism of the SRD5A2 gene and the risk of prostate cancer

Róbert Dušenka, Roman Tomaškin, Ján Kliment, Dušan Dobrota, Svetlana Dušenková, Marta Vilčková, Monika Kmeť'ová Sivoňová

Pages: 3151-3156 Published online on: 10 October 2014
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Protective effect of Urtica dioica methanol extract against experimentally induced urinary calculi in rats

Haiying Zhang, Ning Li, Kun Li, Peng Li

Pages: 3157-3162 Published online on: 08 October 2014
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Investigation of MEK activity in COS7 cells entering mitosis

Huaiping Shi, Tianying Zhang, Yongqing Yi, Jun Luo

Pages: 3163-3168 Published online on: 22 September 2014
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Sox2 is involved in paclitaxel resistance of the prostate cancer cell line PC-3 via the PI3K/Akt pathway

Dong Li, Li-Nan Zhao, Xiu-Lan Zheng, Ping Lin, Feng Lin, Yue Li, Hai‑Feng Zou, Rong-Jun Cui, Hui Chen, Xiao-Guang Yu

Pages: 3169-3176 Published online on: 13 October 2014
Article

Silencing of the glypican-3 gene affects the biological behavior of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Xin-Hui Qi, Di Wu, Hui-Xia Cui, Nan Ma, Jia Su, Yu-Tong Wang, You-Hong Jiang

Pages: 3177-3184 Published online on: 26 September 2014
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Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3β attenuates acute kidney injury in sodium taurocholate‑induced severe acute pancreatitis in rats

Kailiang Zhao, Chen Chen, Qiao Shi, Wenhong Deng, Teng Zuo, Xiaobo He, Tianyi Liu, Liang Zhao, Weixing Wang

Pages: 3185-3192 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Effects of metformin on FOXM1 expression and on the biological behavior of acute leukemia cell lines

Bing Zhang, Long-Long Liu, Xia Mao, Dong-Hua Zhang

Pages: 3193-3198 Published online on: 13 October 2014
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Article

Trichostatin A induces mesenchymal-like morphological change and gene expression but inhibits migration and colony formation in human cancer cells

Rong-Fei Han, Kai Li, Zi-Shan Yang, Zhi-Guo Chen, Wan-Cai Yang

Pages: 3211-3216 Published online on: 23 September 2014
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Article

Effects of an adenoviral vector containing a suicide gene fusion on growth characteristics of breast cancer cells

Heng Kong, Chunli Liu, Ting Zhu, Zonghai Huang, Liucheng Yang, Qiang Li

Pages: 3227-3232 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Investigation of the effect of nocodazole on the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in COS7 cells

Huaiping Shi, Wujun Wu, Jun Luo

Pages: 3233-3240 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Esculetin suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory mediators and cytokines by inhibiting nuclear factor-κB translocation in RAW 264.7 macrophages

Su Hyun Hong, Hui-Kyung Jeong, Min Ho Han, Cheol Park, Yung Hyun Choi

Pages: 3241-3246 Published online on: 08 October 2014
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Brain‑derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphisms are associated with coronary artery disease‑related depression and antidepressant response

Yong‑Qiang Liu, Guo‑Bao Su, Chang‑Hong Duan, Jun‑Hua Wang, Hai‑Mei Liu, Nan Feng, Qing‑Xi Wang, Xu‑En Liu, Jie Zhang

Pages: 3247-3253 Published online on: 14 October 2014
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Effects of individual and multiple fatty acids (palmitate, oleate and docosahaexenoic acid) on cell viability and lipid metabolism in LO2 human liver cells

Li Chen, Chunhong Wang, Shaoxin Huang, Bin Gong, Jun Yu, Qun Shi, Guoxun Chen

Pages: 3254-3260 Published online on: 18 September 2014
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The protective effect of curcumin against the 19‑kDa Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein-induced inflammation and apoptosis in human macrophages

Mingying Li, Zhenxuan Wu, Wenyi Niu, Yonggan Wan, Ligong Zhang, Guangcan Shi, Xiu'e Xi

Pages: 3261-3267 Published online on: 09 October 2014
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Role and mechanisms of microRNA‑503 in drug resistance reversal in HepG2/ADM human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Dong Wang, Nan Zhang, Yintao Ye, Junqiang Qian, Yu Zhu, Chen Wang

Pages: 3268-3274 Published online on: 22 September 2014
Article

Inhibition of the p38 MAPK pathway sensitizes human gastric cells to doxorubicin treatment in vitro and in vivo

Wei Tan, Hong-Gang Yu, He-Sheng Luo

Pages: 3275-3281 Published online on: 25 September 2014
Article

Low-frequency low energy ultrasound combined with microbubbles induces distinct apoptosis of A7r5 cells

Bo Zhang, Hongsheng Zhou, Qian Cheng, Lei Lei, Bing Hu

Pages: 3282-3288 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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Restoration of microRNA‑218 increases cellular chemosensitivity to cervical cancer by inhibiting cell‑cycle progression

Ruofan Dong, Haifeng Qiu, Guiqiang Du, Yuan Wang, Jinjin Yu, Caiping Mao

Pages: 3289-3295 Published online on: 10 October 2014
Article

Age-dependent tissue expression patterns of Sirt1 in senescence-accelerated mice

Huan Gong, Jing Pang, Yiwen Han, Yang Dai, Dapeng Dai, Jianping Cai, Tie-Mei Zhang

Pages: 3296-3302 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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MicroRNA‑224 is downregulated in mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas and may regulate tumorigenesis by targeting Jagged1

Beibei Zhang, Xiaorong Guo, Jingxi Zhang, Xiao Liu, Xianbao Zhan, Zhaoshen Li

Pages: 3303-3309 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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MicroRNA-16 suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition‑related gene expression in human glioma

Qin Wang, Xu Li, Yu Zhu, Ping Yang

Pages: 3310-3314 Published online on: 19 September 2014
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Effects of Asiasari radix on the morphology and viability of mesenchymal stem cells derived from the gingiva

Su‑Hyeon Jeong, Ji‑Eun Lee, Seong-Ho Jin, Youngkyung Ko, Jun-Beom Park

Pages: 3315-3319 Published online on: 03 October 2014
Article

Quercetin reversed lipopolysaccharide-induced inhibition of osteoblast differentiation through the mitogen‑activated protein kinase pathway in MC3T3-E1 cells

Xin-Chun Wang, Nzhi-Jun Zhao, Chun Guo, Jing-Tao Chen, Jin-Ling Song, Li Gao

Pages: 3320-3326 Published online on: 14 October 2014
Article

Anti‑fibrotic effects of Acremoniumterricola milleretal mycelium on immunological hepatic fibrosis in rats

Xia Li, Can He, Wang‑Yang Wu, Huan Huang, Wei‑Zu Li, Yan‑Yan Yin

Pages: 3327-3333 Published online on: 30 September 2014
Article

Inhibition of the invasion and migration of renal carcinoma 786‑o‑si3 cells in vitro and in vivo by Koelreuteria formosana extract

Chin‑Yin Lin, Pei‑Ni Chen, Li‑Sung Hsu, Dong Yih Kuo, Shu‑Chen Chu, Yih‑Shou Hsieh

Pages: 3334-3342 Published online on: 22 September 2014
Article

USP22 transcriptional activity is negatively regulated by the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A

Jianjun Xiong, Xiaoyuan Xu, Xiaou Zhou, Jianyun  Liu, Zhen Gong, Ping Wu, Weidong Li

Pages: 3343-3347 Published online on: 15 October 2014
Article

Bioinformatic mining of kinase inhibitors that regulate autophagy through kinase signaling pathways

Yang Yang, Biao Ma, Ye Jin, Wei Ben, Dandan Zhang, Keping  Jiang, Shujun Feng, Lu Huang, Jianhua Zheng

Pages: 3348-3356 Published online on: 15 October 2014
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December-2014
Volume 10 Issue 6

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

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