Authors: B. Du and J.H. Sun
Cyclic diadenosine monophosphate is a recently identified signaling molecule. It has been shown to play important roles in bacterial pathogenesis. SSU98_1483 (ssDacA), which is an ortholog of Listeria monocytogenes DacA, is a putative diadenylate cyclase in Streptococcus suis serotype 2. In this study, we determined the enzymatic activity of ssDacA in vit.. Read More»
Authors: X.-H. Lu, K. Ran, Y.-Y. Xiao, D.-L. Yang, Y.-T. Chang, K.-M. Duan and Y.-W. Ou
The aim of this study was to investigate the protective mechanisms of delayed-phase morphine preconditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Thirty healthy male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: a sham operation group (C), ischemia-reperfusion group (I/R), and delayed-phase morphine preconditioning group (M) (N .. Read More»
Authors: Y.H. Dong, H.H. Yao, S.F. Shi, Y.B. Bao and Z.H. Lin
Large amounts of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) generated using next-generation sequencing technologies provide a cost-effective and valuable genomic resource for the development of microsatellite markers. In this study, we isolated 115 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers for the blood clam Tegillarca granosa from ESTs in 454 sequencing data. All the.. Read More»
Authors: Z.Y. Ni, F.O. Lin, D.F. Liu and J. Xiao
MicroRNA-143 serves as a tumor suppressor in many human malignancies. However, its involvement in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of miR-143 in OSCC tumorigenesis and development. Using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we detected miR-143 expression in .. Read More»
Authors: J.H. Qi,J.H. Qi,N. Shi,Y.J. Chen and G. Nie
Previous studies investigating the association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C/T polymorphisms and psoriasis risk have reported inconsistent results. The present meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively evaluate the association between MTHFR 677C/T polymorphism and psoriasis risk. The studies regarding the association between MTHFR .. Read More»
Authors: X.J. Fan, H.D. Zhao, G. Yu, X.L. Zhong, H. Yao and Q.D. Yang
We aimed to detect expressional profiles of intracellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in human cerebral aneurysm, in order to investigate the effect of chronic inflammation on the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysm. Samples from 40 cases of human cerebral aneurysms .. Read More»
Authors: J. Guo, Y.X. Luo, L.X. Tao1 and X.H. Guo
Recently, genome-wide association studies on cardiovascular disease identified a series of associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in an intergenic region of chromosome 1p13.3. We investigated the association of this locus with cardiovascular disease in 13 case-control studies and undertook a meta-analysis for effect size, heterogeneity, publ.. Read More»
Authors: B. Zhang, X.L. Liang, H.Y. Gao, L.S. Ye and Y.G. Wang
We evaluated the application of three machine learning algorithms, including logistic regression, support vector machine and back-propagation neural network, for diagnosing congenital heart disease and colorectal cancer. By inspecting related serum tumor marker levels in colorectal cancer patients and healthy subjects, early d.. Read More»
Authors: F.S. Ramos, L.T.R. Serino, C.M.S. Carvalho, R.S. Lima, C.A. Urban, I.J. Cavalli and E.M.S.F. Ribeiro
Changes in the expression of the protein disulfide isomerase genes PDIA3 and PDIA6 may increase endoplasmic reticulum stress, leading to cellular instability and neoplasia. We evaluated the expression of PDIA3 and PDIA6 in invasive ductal carcinomas. Using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we compared the mRNA expression level .. Read More»
Authors: G.X. Liu, J.C. Zhu, X.Y. Chen, A.Z. Zhu, C.C. Liu, Q. Lai and S.T. Chen
We examined whether erythropoietin (EPO) can inhibit adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the mouse bone marrow and its underlying mechanism. We separated and extracted mouse bone marrow MSCs and induced adipogenic differentiation using 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, insulin, and dexamethasone. Different concentrations of EPO were .. Read More»