Journal Articles
Review
Chronic constipation and treatment options (Review)
Magdy El‑Salhy, Rune Svensen, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, Odd‑Helge Gilja, Trygve Hausken
Pages: 3-8 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Review
Pathogenesis of endometriosis: The role of initial infection and subsequent sterile inflammation (Review)
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Yumi Higashiura, Hiroshi Shigetomi, Hirotaka Kajihara
Pages: 9-15 Published online on: 24 October 2013
Article
Regulation of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase on SCN2A in SH-SY5Y cells as a potential therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy
Jun Xiang, Yugang Jiang
Pages: 16-22 Published online on: 11 November 2013
Case Report
Infantile hemangioma of the liver in an adult: A case report and review of the literature
Akiko Sumi, Jun Akiba, Shuji Nagata, Tatsuyuki Tonan, Yoriko Nomura, Toshiro Ogata, Masafumi Uchida, Osamu Nakashima, Masayoshi Kage, Hirohisa Yano
Pages: 23-27 Published online on: 22 October 2013
Article
The *1244 A>G polymorphism of MyD88 (rs7744) is closely associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis
Kazuhiro Matsunaga, Tomomitsu Tahara, Hisakazu Shiroeda, Toshimi Otsuka, Masakatsu Nakamura, Takeo Shimasaki, Nobuyuki Toshikuni, Natsuko Kawada, Tomoyuki Shibata, Tomiyasu Arisawa
Pages: 28-32 Published online on: 01 November 2013
Article
Expression of IGFBP‑6 in proliferative vitreoretinopathy rat models and its effects on retinal pigment epithelial‑J cells
Wei Zhu, Yan Wu, Chen Cui, Hong‑Mei Zhao, Jun Ba, Hui Chen, Jing Yu
Pages: 33-38 Published online on: 12 November 2013
Article
Triptolide induces apoptosis in endometrial cancer via a p53‑independent mitochondrial pathway
Xiao-Fei Wang, Yi‑Bing Zhao, Qiang Wu, Zhi-Hua Sun, Hai-Jin Li
Pages: 39-44 Published online on: 08 November 2013
Article
Serum levels of CXCR3 ligands predict T cell-mediated acute rejection after kidney transplantation
Haiyan Huang, Xiaoguang Xu, Chen Yao, Ming Cai, Yeyong Qian, Xinying Wang, Bingyi Shi
Pages: 45-50 Published online on: 23 October 2013
Article
Investigating the efficacy of pamidronate, a chemical inhibitor of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase, in the inhibition of influenza virus infection in vitro and in vivo
Kai Sen Tan, Wai Chii Ng, Ju Ee Seet, Farzad Olfat, Bevin P. Engelward, Vincent T.K. Chow
Pages: 51-56 Published online on: 23 October 2013
Article
P2X7 blockade attenuates mouse liver fibrosis
Changshan Huang, Wei Yu, Hong Cui, Yunjian Wang, Ling Zhang, Feng Han, Tao Huang
Pages: 57-62 Published online on: 18 November 2013
Article
Comparative analysis of various donor cell types for somatic cell nuclear transfer and its association with apoptosis and senescence
Eunhye Kim, Sang‑Hwan Hyun
Pages: 63-68 Published online on: 05 November 2013
Article
Neuroprotection by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in a rat model of stroke is mediated through inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress
Chengye Yao, Jiancheng Zhang, Gongping Liu, Fang Chen, Yun Lin
Pages: 69-72 Published online on: 06 November 2013
Article
Astrocytic p-connexin 43 regulates neuronal autophagy in the hippocampus following traumatic brain injury in rats
Li-Qian Sun, Jun-Ling Gao, Chang-Men Cui, Ying Cui, Xiao-Bin Jing, Man‑Man Zhao, Yong-Chao Wang, Yan-Xia Tian, Kai-Jie Wang, Jian-Zhong Cui
Pages: 77-82 Published online on: 11 November 2013
Article
Screening of kinase inhibitors targeting BRAF for regulating autophagy based on kinase pathways
Yingmei Zhang, Dongbo Xu, Xiaochun Wang, Ming Lu, Bo Gao, Xin Qiao
Pages: 83-90 Published online on: 07 November 2013
Article
Protection of mesenchymal stem cells on acute kidney injury
Jing‑Jie Zhao, Jun‑Li Liu, Ling Liu, Hong‑Ying Jia
Pages: 91-96 Published online on: 12 November 2013
Article
Cytotoxic effects of acrylonitrile on human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in vitro
Xiaochun Sun, Min Sun, Yan Xie, Wei Zhai, Wei Zhu, Rui Ma, Rongzhu Lu, Wenrong Xu
Pages: 97-102 Published online on: 15 November 2013
Article
LIM kinase 1 is required for insulin‑dependent cell growth of osteosarcoma cell lines
Hai-Shan Zhang, Jian-Wu Zhao, Hong Wang, Han-Yang Zhang, Qiu‑Ye Ji, Ling-Jie Meng, Feng-Juan Xing, Shu-Ting Yang, Yan Wang
Pages: 103-108 Published online on: 14 November 2013
Article
DNA methylation of trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) is associated with the tumorigenesis of gastric carcinoma
Guoxun Feng, Yan Zhang, Huisheng Yuan, Rixing Bai, Jianwei Zheng, Jinqian Zhang, Maomin Song
Pages: 109-117 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Article
Lidocaine protects against renal and hepatic dysfunction in septic rats via downregulation of Toll‑like receptor 4
Jinbo Liu, Haohua Zhang, Zongcai Qi, Xiuying Zheng
Pages: 118-124 Published online on: 14 November 2013
Article
More efficient induction of antitumor T cell immunity by exosomes from CD40L gene-modified lung tumor cells
Jiaoli Wang, Limin Wang, Zhendong Lin, Lisha Tao, Ming Chen
Pages: 125-131 Published online on: 25 October 2013
Article
Curcumin regulates the metabolism of low density lipoproteins by improving the C-to-U RNA editing efficiency of apolipoprotein B in primary rat hepatocytes
Nan Tian, Xiaoling Li, Yang Luo, Ziwu Han, Zhaohui Li, Chunlei Fan
Pages: 132-136 Published online on: 24 October 2013
Article
Expression and significance of Wnt signaling components and their target genes in breast carcinoma
Yanjiao He, Zhaoxia Liu, Chao Qiao, Miaosheng Xu, Jin Yu, Guang Li
Pages: 137-143 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Article
Role of pseudolaric acid B in A549 lung cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis
Tingting Guan, Yanmin Yang
Pages: 144-148 Published online on: 14 November 2013
Article
Soluble fusion expression, characterization and localization of human β-defensin 6
Aijie Xin, Yue Zhao, Heguo Yu, Huijuan Shi, Haiyan Liu, Hua Diao, Yonglian Zhang
Pages: 149-155 Published online on: 31 October 2013
Article
Interaction between p12CDK2AP1 and a novel unnamed protein product inhibits cell proliferation by regulating the cell cycle
Lijun Liu, Xiangming Yang, Qianwei Ni, Zhifeng Xiao, Yannan Zhao, Jin Han, Moyi Sun, Bing Chen
Pages: 156-162 Published online on: 15 November 2013
Case Report
Prenatal detection of TAR syndrome in a fetus with compound inheritance of an RBM8A SNP and a 334‑kb deletion: A case report
Ioannis Papoulidis, Eirini Oikonomidou, Sandro Orru, Elisavet Siomou, Maria Kontodiou, Makarios Eleftheriades, Vasilios Bacoulas, Juan C. Cigudosa, Javier Suela, Loretta Thomaidis, Emmanouil Manolakos
Pages: 163-165 Published online on: 11 November 2013
Article
Growth sensitivity in the epiphyseal growth plate, liver and muscle of SD rats is significantly enhanced by treatment with a fermented soybean product (cheonggukjang) through stimulation of growth hormone secretion
In Sik Hwang, Ji Eun Kim, Young Ju Lee, Mun Hwa Kwak, Hong Gu Lee, Hye Sung Kim, Hee Seob Lee, Dae Youn Hwang
Pages: 166-172 Published online on: 24 October 2013
Article
A small GTPase‑like protein fragment of Mycoplasma promotes tumor cell migration and proliferation in vitro via interaction with Rac1 and Stat3
Xiaopeng Hu, Jie Yu, Xiang Zhou, Zhaoming Li, Yun Xia, Zhiyong Luo, Yaqun Wu
Pages: 173-179 Published online on: 30 October 2013
Article
Increased serotonin transporter immunoreactivity intensity in the ileum of patients with irritable bowel disease
Ingvild Wendelbo, Tarek Mazzawi, Magdy El‑Salhy
Pages: 180-184 Published online on: 08 November 2013
Article
Isolation and osteogenic differentiation of skeletal muscle‑derived stem cells for bone tissue engineering
Jun Zou, Chenxi Yuan, Chunshen Wu, Cheng Cao, Qing Shi, Huilin Yang
Pages: 185-191 Published online on: 25 October 2013
Article
Microarray‑based identification of nerve growth‑promoting genes in neurofibromatosis type I
Yufei Liu, Dong Kang, Chunyan Li, Guang Xu, Yan Tan, Jinhong Wang
Pages: 192-196 Published online on: 08 November 2013
Article
The common anesthetic, sevoflurane, induces apoptosis in A549 lung alveolar epithelial cells
Gui‑Hua Wei, Juan Zhang, Da‑Qing Liao, Zhuo Li, Jing Yang, Nan‑Fu Luo, Yan Gu
Pages: 197-203 Published online on: 18 November 2013
Article
Differentiation of human hair follicle stem cells into endothelial cells induced by vascular endothelial and basic fibroblast growth factors
Zhi Cheng Xu, Qun Zhang, Hong Li
Pages: 204-210 Published online on: 14 November 2013
Article
Capillary earlobe blood may be used for RNA isolation, gene expression assays and microRNA quantification
Udo F. Wehmeier, Thomas Hilberg
Pages: 211-216 Published online on: 07 November 2013
Article
Induction of altered mRNA expression profiles caused by fibrous and granular dust
Simone Helmig, Elke Dopp, Sibylle Wenzel, Dirk Walter, Joachim Schneider
Pages: 217-228 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Role of endothelin B receptor in oligodendroglioma proliferation and survival: In vitro and in vivo evidence
Xin Wan, Longbo Zhang, Bing Jiang
Pages: 229-234 Published online on: 22 October 2013
Article
Effect of concentrated growth factors on beagle periodontal ligament stem cells in vitro
Bohan Yu, Zuolin Wang
Pages: 235-242 Published online on: 24 October 2013
Article
Caffeine inhibits paclitaxel‑induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells through the upregulation of Mcl‑1 levels
Nizar M. Mhaidat, Karem H. Alzoubi, Sayer I. Al‑Azzam, Alhareth A. Alsaad
Pages: 243-248 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Berberine enhances chemosensitivity to irinotecan in colon cancer via inhibition of NF‑κB
Meiling Yu, Xuhui Tong, Benquan Qi, Hongdang Qu, Shuying Dong, Binbin Yu, Naiju Zhang, Nan Tang, Lingzhi Wang, Cuiling Zhang
Pages: 249-254 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Serum adipokine levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients and their contributions to the resistance to treatment
Kyoung Soo Kim, Hyun-Mi Choi, Hye-In Ji, Ran Song, Hyung‑In Yang, Soo-Kon Lee, Myung Chul Yoo, Yong-Beom Park
Pages: 255-260 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Pien Tze Huang suppresses the stem-like side population in colorectal cancer cells
Lihui Wei, Pangyu Chen, Youqin Chen, Aling Shen, Hongwei Chen, Wei Lin, Zhenfeng Hong, Thomas J. Sferra, Jun Peng
Pages: 261-266 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Emodin attenuates calcium overload and endoplasmic reticulum stress in AR42J rat pancreatic acinar cells
Li Wu, Baochang Cai, Xiao Liu, Hao Cai
Pages: 267-272 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Article
Silencing Kif2a induces apoptosis in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue through inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Ketao Wang, Changlong Lin, Chengqin Wang, Qianqian Shao, Wenjuan Gao, Bingfeng Song, Lei Wang, Xiaobin Song, Xun Qu, Fengcai Wei
Pages: 273-278 Published online on: 15 November 2013
Article
Overexpression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase C-terminal polypeptide sensitizes HeLa cells to 5-fluorouracil‑induced growth inhibition and apoptosis
Guimiao Lin, Qiang Chen, Shuihong Yu, Suxia Lin, Hong Yao, Zhangchi Ding, Siping Chen, Marie Chia-Mi Lin, Xiaomei Wang
Pages: 279-284 Published online on: 05 November 2013
Article
Differential expression of leukocyte β2 integrin signal transduction‑associated genes in patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism
Jin Yun, Qianglin Duan, Lemin Wang, Wei Lv, Zhu Gong, Fan Yang, Yanli Song
Pages: 285-292 Published online on: 07 November 2013
Article
Morphology, differentiation and adhesion molecule expression changes of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from acute myeloid leukemia patients
Qiulei Chen, Yan Yuan, Tong Chen
Pages: 293-298 Published online on: 11 November 2013
Article
Annexin II mediates the neutrophil elastase-stimulated exocytosis of mucin 5ac
Rui Xu, Qi Li, Xiangdong Zhou, Juliy M. Perelman, Victor P. Kolosov
Pages: 299-304 Published online on: 14 November 2013
Article
Scavenging of blood glutamate for enhancing brain-to-blood glutamate efflux
Yunhong Li, Xiaolin Hou, Qi Qi, Le Wang, Lan Luo, Shaoqi Yang, Yumei Zhang, Zhenhua Miao, Yanli Zhang, Fei Wang, Hongyan Wang, Weidong Huang, Zhenhai Wang, Ying Shen, Yin Wang
Pages: 305-310 Published online on: 12 November 2013
Article
Anti‑inflammatory and anti‑proliferative effects of Rhus verniciflua Stokes in RAW264.7 cells
Han‑Seok Choi, Hye Sook Seo, Soon Re Kim, Youn Kyung Choi, Bo-Hyoung Jang, Yong‑Cheol Shin, Seong‑Gyu Ko
Pages: 311-315 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Article
Anti‑tuberculosis drugs decrease viability and stimulate the expression of chondrocyte marker genes in human nucleus pulposus cells
Tomasz P. Lehmann, Maciej Głowacki, Ewa Misterska, Michał Walczak, Paweł P. Jagodziński, Jakub Głowacki
Pages: 316-322 Published online on: 30 October 2013
Article
Adrenomedullin and adrenotensin increase the transcription of regulator of G‑protein signaling 2 in vascular smooth muscle cells via the cAMP‑dependent and PKC pathways
Yuanjie Mao, Jialin Su, Lei Lei, Lei Meng, Yongfen Qi, Yong Huo, Chaoshu Tang
Pages: 323-327 Published online on: 23 October 2013
Article
The antioxidant activity of daidzein metabolites, O‑desmethylangolensin and equol, in HepG2 cells
Eun Jeong Choi, Gun‑Hee Kim
Pages: 328-332 Published online on: 23 October 2013
Article
Basic fibroblast growth factor increases the transplantation‑mediated therapeutic effect of bone mesenchymal stem cells following traumatic brain injury
Yang Liu, Xi‑Cai Yi, Geng Guo, Qian‑Fa Long, Xiao‑An Wang, Jun Zhong, Wei‑Ping Liu, Zhou Fei, Dong‑Mei Wang, Jun Liu
Pages: 333-339 Published online on: 15 November 2013
Article
P2X4 promotes interleukin‑1β production in osteoarthritis via NLRP1
Changchun Fan, Xuechun Zhao, Xiaofan Guo, Xuecheng Cao, Jinfang Cai
Pages: 340-344 Published online on: 22 October 2013
Article
Tetrandrine induces apoptosis and triggers a caspase cascade in U2-OS and MG-63 cells through the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways
Li-Jiang Tao, Xin-Die Zhou, Cheng-Chun Shen, Cheng-Zhen Liang, Bing Liu, Yiqing Tao, Hui-Min Tao
Pages: 345-349 Published online on: 29 October 2013
Article
Leptin promotes the proliferation and migration of human breast cancer through the extracellular-signal regulated kinase pathway
Hong-Jun Yuan, Ke-Wang Sun, Kun Yu
Pages: 350-354 Published online on: 08 November 2013
Article
In vitro effects of emodin on peritoneal macrophages that express membrane-bound CD14 protein in a rat model of severe acute pancreatitis/systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Qingqiang Ni, Kang Sun, Guoyue Chen, Dong Shang
Pages: 355-359 Published online on: 04 November 2013
Article
Protective effect of ocotillol against doxorubicin‑induced acute and chronic cardiac injury
Xiaoya Fu, Liang Kong, Mingtan Tang, Jianqiao Zhang, Xueying Zhou, Gang Li, Hongbo Wang, Fenghua Fu
Pages: 360-364 Published online on: 11 November 2013
Article
Stimulatory effects of sorafenib on human non‑small cell lung cancer cells in vitro by regulating MAPK/ERK activation
Ya‑Nian Zhang, Xiao‑Yang Wu, Ning Zhong, Jun Deng, Lu Zhang, Wen Chen, Xing Li, Chong‑Jun Zhong
Pages: 365-369 Published online on: 07 November 2013
Article
Adenovirus type 3 induces platelet activation in vitro
Ying-Yu Jin, Xiu-Nan Yu, Zhang-Yi Qu, Ai-Ai Zhang, Yu‑Ling Xing, Li-Xin Jiang, Lei Shang, Ying-Chen Wang
Pages: 370-374 Published online on: 15 November 2013
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