Creation of a recombinant peptide substrate for fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based protease assaysLin Zhang
Section on Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
Anal Biochem 358:298-300. 2006
- [The mechanism of transforming growth factor beta1 in myofibroblast differentiation]
Hong Xu Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 45:986-9. 2007
..To investigate the mechanism underlying myofibroblast differentiation induced by transforming growth factor (TGF) beta1 in obliterative bronchiolitis following lung transplantation...
- Up-regulation of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten) mediates p38 MAPK stress signal-induced inhibition of insulin signaling. A cross-talk between stress signaling and insulin signaling in resistin-treated human endothelial cel
Ying H Shen
Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Texas Heart Institute at St Luke s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Biol Chem 281:7727-36. 2006
..Our findings suggest that resistin-mediated inhibition of insulin signaling and eNOS activation may contribute to cardiovascular diseases...
- Construction and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the R transactivator 185 of Epstein-Barr virus
Yin Hua Zhu
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
J Virol Methods 144:12-6. 2007
..The Mabs obtained in this study have a potential for the diagnosis of EBV associated diseases...
MEKK1 transduces activin signals in keratinocytes to induce actin stress fiber formation and migrationLin Zhang
Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 123 E Shields St, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0056, USA
Mol Cell Biol 25:60-5. 2005
..Together, these pathways lead to the control of actin cytoskeleton reorganization and epithelial cell migration, contributing to the physiologic and pathological effects of activins on epithelial morphogenesis...
- Enhanced antitumor effect of the combination of tumstatin gene therapy and gemcitabine in murine models
Bin Yao
National Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
Hum Gene Ther 16:1075-86. 2005
..A combination of these agents could be used in future studies and translated into the clinical setting...
- [Further study on heterogeneic basis of complement C8 beta deficiency]
Li Rao
Department of Cardiology, West China College of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Key Lab of Biotherapy of Human Disease, Ministry of Education, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 21:10-3. 2004
..CONCLUSION: These two mutations, which create a termination codon, are sufficient to explain the complete C8 beta deficiency in both patients...
- MEK kinase 1 regulates c-Jun phosphorylation in the control of corneal morphogenesis
Lin Zhang
Center for Environmental Genetics and Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0056, USA
Mol Vis 9:584-93. 2003
..To study the in vivo role of MEK kinase 1 (MEKK1) in corneal development...
- [The role of Smad4 and MAPK proteins in signal transduction pathway in non-small cell lung cancer]
Xiang-dong Tong
Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 28:741-5. 2006
..The expression of Smad4 is inhibited by p38. Smad4, as well as p38, tumor differentiation and staging can be used as prognostic factors of NSCLC...
A missense mutation in the CHRM2 gene is associated with familial dilated cardiomyopathyLin Zhang
Department of Medicine, Capital Medical University, Chao Yang Hospital, 8 Gong Ti South Road, Beijing 100020, China
Circ Res 102:1426-32. 2008
..We also show that this variant correlates with the presence of autoantibodies against CHRM2. Patients with C722G mutation have more progressive disease, characterized by sudden death, arrhythmia, and heart failure...
- A neutral protease from Bacillus nematocida, another potential virulence factor in the infection against nematodes
Qiuhong Niu
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
Arch Microbiol 185:439-48. 2006
..These data helped to understand the interaction between this bacterial pathogen and its host...
- Mutation screening of mismatch repair gene Mlh3 in familial esophageal cancer
Hong Xu Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
World J Gastroenterol 12:5281-6. 2006
..To shed light on the possible role of mismatch repair gene Mlh3 in familial esophageal cancer (FEC)...
- [Construction of a gastric cancer related gene GCRG213-specific siRNA expression vector and its effect on gastric cancer cells in vitro]
Li li Gao
Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 29:84-8. 2007
..To investigate the effect of gene GCRG213 siRNA transfection into gastric cancer cell line MKN45 cells...
- Genetic polymorphisms of the DNA repair gene and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Zhi Hui Yang
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
DNA Cell Biol 26:491-6. 2007
..708, 95% CI: 1.338-5.478). Conclusion: The results indicated that XRCC1 codon 194 Trp allele and XPD codon 751 Lys allele may be contributing factors in the risk of NPC...
- Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome: clinical features, genetics, and testing guidelines
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis
Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Mov Disord 22:2018-30, quiz 2140. 2007
..We also provide guidelines for the practitioner to assist with identifying appropriate patients for DNA testing for FXTAS, as well as recommendations for genetic counseling once a diagnosis of FXTAS is made...
- XIAP is highly expressed in esophageal cancer and its downregulation by RNAi sensitizes esophageal carcinoma cell lines to chemotherapeutics
Shuguang Zhang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
Cancer Biol Ther 6:973-80. 2007
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- Purification and cloning of a novel serine protease from the nematode-trapping fungus Dactylellina varietas and its potential roles in infection against nematodes
Jinkui Yang
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio Resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People s Republic of China
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 75:557-65. 2007
..Our report identified a novel pathogenic protease from the nematode-trapping fungus D. varietas, and the three-dimensional structure of this protease was predicted using the Swiss-Prot method...
- Development of bovine-ovine interspecies cloned embryos and mitochondria segregation in blastomeres during preimplantation
Song Hua
Institute of Bioengineering, Northwest A and F University, Shaanxi Province, Yangling, China
Anim Reprod Sci 105:245-57. 2008
..Considerable unequal mitochondrial segregation occurred between blastomeres from the same iSCNT embryos...
- Signature patterns revealed by microarray analyses of mice infected with influenza virus A and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Hong Zhang
Z BioMed Inc, 15725 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855, USA
Microbes Infect 8:2172-85. 2006
..The advantage of this novel approach is that the detection of pathogens is based on the differences in host gene expression profiles in response to different pathogens instead of detecting pathogens directly...
- Sinomenine attenuates 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis in mice
Hong Cheng
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital, Research Center of Digestive Diseases, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan 430071, PR China
Int Immunopharmacol 7:604-11. 2007
..Our findings suggest that sinomenine attenuates TNBS-induced colitis in mice and the therapeutic mechanism might be related to the reduction of up-regulated colonic TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma production caused by TNBS...
- Frequent inactivation of RAMP2, EFEMP1 and Dutt1 in lung cancer by promoter hypermethylation
Wen Yue
Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Clin Cancer Res 13:4336-44. 2007
..The goal of this study is to identify novel genes frequently silenced by promoter hypermethylation in lung cancer...
- miRNA genetic alterations in human cancers
Antonis Giannakakis
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer, Rm1209 BRB II III, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Expert Opin Biol Ther 7:1375-86. 2007
..The aim of this review is to describe miRNA expression and how its deregulation is involved in the pathophysiology of human cancers...
- R497K polymorphism in epidermal growth factor receptor gene is associated with the risk of acute coronary syndrome
Lin Bo Gao
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, PR China
BMC Med Genet 9:74. 2008
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- Silencing alpha-fetoprotein expression induces growth arrest and apoptosis in human hepatocellular cancer cell
Xiaojun Yang
Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China
Cancer Lett 271:281-93. 2008
..As such, the knockdown of AFP gene should be further investigated in vivo as a novel approach to HCC treatment...
- [Study on processing for Rhizoma Pinelliae Praeparatum by comprehensive evaluation of multiple mark]
Lin Zhang
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
Zhong Yao Cai 31:20-3. 2008
..To investigate the best processing technology of Rhizoma Pinelliae Praeparatum...
- Reduced threshold for luminal Ca2+ activation of RyR1 underlies a causal mechanism of porcine malignant hyperthermia
Dawei Jiang
Libin Cardiovascular Institutes of Alberta, Department of Physiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Biol Chem 283:20813-20. 2008
..Together, our data support a view in which altered luminal Ca(2+) regulation of RyR1 represents a primary causal mechanism of MH...
- Single-sperm typing
Sigbjorn Lien
Agricultural University of Norway, Aas, Norway
Curr Protoc Hum Genet . 2002
..Newer methods for studying recombination over very short distances (a few kilobases) using total sperm DNA and allele-specific PCR are also discussed...
- Transcriptional regulation of PIK3CA oncogene by NF-kappaB in ovarian cancer microenvironment
Nuo Yang
Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PLoS ONE 3:e1758. 2008
..These results offer a new mechanism through which the tumor microenvironment directly activates oncogenic pathways in tumor cells...
- Critical role for c-FLIP(L) on Fas resistance in colon carcinoma cell line HT-29
Fenglin Zang
Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300060, PR China
Cell Biol Int 32:329-36. 2008
..In conclusion, our study indicated that c-FLIP(L) might be a suppressor of Fas-mediated apoptosis in Fas antigen expressing colon carcinoma and therefore a potential target for novel anticancer therapies...
- Determination of vitexin and isovitexin in pigeonpea using ultrasonic extraction followed by LC-MS
Yujie Fu
Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, PR China
J Sep Sci 31:268-75. 2008
..From all these results, we may conclude that the developed method is appropriate for the quality control of pigeonpea and other plant extract products developed from pigeonpea...
- MicroRNA epigenetic alterations in human cancer: one step forward in diagnosis and treatment
Nuo Yang
Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Int J Cancer 122:963-8. 2008
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- PINCH-1 regulates the ERK-Bim pathway and contributes to apoptosis resistance in cancer cells
Ka Chen
Departments of Pathology and Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Biol Chem 283:2508-17. 2008
..Our results demonstrate a strong dependence of multiple types of apoptosis-resistant cancer cells on PINCH-1 and provide new insights into the molecular mechanism by which cancer cells are protected from apoptosis...
- Loss of luminal Ca2+ activation in the cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with ventricular fibrillation and sudden death
Dawei Jiang
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:18309-14. 2007
..These findings also indicate that although suppressing enhanced SOICR is a promising antiarrhythmic strategy, its oversuppression can also lead to arrhythmias...
- Association of matrix metalloproteinases-9 gene polymorphisms with genetic susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Jin Wu
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
DNA Cell Biol 27:553-7. 2008
..Our study shows for the first time that MMP-9 gene P574R polymorphism may contribute to a genetic risk factor for ESCC in a Chinese population...
- A rapid and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for determination of coenzyme Q10 in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) leaves
Yuangang Zu
Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, PR China
J Sep Sci 29:1607-12. 2006
..4%. Analysis took 5 min, making the method suitable for rapid determination of CoQ10 in tobacco leaves. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the analysis of CoQ10 in the leaves from eight varieties of tobacco...
- Distribution of GATA86C08, GATA158G03, D11S2001 alleles in Chinese population sample
Bing Long
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
J Forensic Sci 51:950. 2006
- [Expression and clinical significance of MAPK in non-small cell lung cancer.]
Zhen-fa Zhang
Department of Chest Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 85:339-42. 2005
..ras may increase the expression of p38 and ERK1. p38, as well as some clinicpathological factors, including TNM staging, lymph node metastasis and tumor differentiation are prognostic factors of NSCLC...
- Transcriptional coactivator Drosophila eyes absent homologue 2 is up-regulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes tumor growth
Lin Zhang
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women s Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Cancer Res 65:925-32. 2005
..Therefore, this study suggests an important role of EYA2 in ovarian cancer and its potential application as a therapeutic target...
- [A multiplex for simultaneous amplification of three Y-STR loci using modified primers]
Yi Jia
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 36:17-9. 2005
..CONCLUSION: The use of new-devised primers of Y-STR loci is a valid approach to rapid detection of multiple Y-STRs loci; it is worthy to be recommended in the field of forensic science...
- SMAC/Diablo-dependent apoptosis induced by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in colon cancer cells
Manu Kohli
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:16897-902. 2004
..These results establish that SMAC/Diablo is essential for the apoptosis induced by NSAIDs in colon cancer cells...
- [Clinicopathological significance of homeobox gene BP1 mRNA expression in human breast cancer]
Man Yu
Oncology Central Laboratory, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, P R China
Ai Zheng 23:855-9. 2004
..However, the reports on the function of BP1 in solid tumors are rare. The study was designed to determine the expression of BP1 gene in breast cancer and to analyze its relationship with various clinicopathological factors...
- A role for MEK kinase 1 in TGF-beta/activin-induced epithelium movement and embryonic eyelid closure
Lin Zhang
Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
EMBO J 22:4443-54. 2003
..This study also suggests that the signaling mechanisms that control eyelid closure in mammals and dorsal closure in Drosophila are evolutionarily conserved...
- Sequence polymorphisms of the mitochondrial DNA control region in 105 Chinese Han population
Li Rao
Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, 610041 Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
J Forensic Sci 48:891-5. 2003
- The oncogene phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase catalytic subunit alpha promotes angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor in ovarian carcinoma
Lin Zhang
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Cancer Res 63:4225-31. 2003
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- Screening poly [dA/dT(-)] cDNA for gene identification
San Ming Wang
Section of Hematology and Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, IL, USA
Methods Mol Biol 221:197-205. 2003
- Intratumoral T cells, recurrence, and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lin Zhang
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
N Engl J Med 348:203-13. 2003
..The absence of intratumoral T cells was associated with increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of intratumoral T cells correlates with improved clinical outcome in advanced ovarian carcinoma...
- Role of the proposed pore-forming segment of the Ca2+ release channel (ryanodine receptor) in ryanodine interaction
S R Wayne Chen
Cardiovascular Research Group, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
Biophys J 82:2436-47. 2002
..These results are consistent with the view that the proposed pore-forming segment is a critical determinant of ryanodine interaction. A putative model of ryanodine-ryanodine receptor interaction is proposed...
- Improved therapeutic effectiveness by combining recombinant CXC chemokine ligand 10 with Cisplatin in solid tumors
Gang Li
State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, The People's Republic of China
Clin Cancer Res 11:4217-24. 2005
..The present findings may be of importance to the further exploration of the potential application of this combined approach in the treatment of lung and colon carcinoma...
- [Forensic applications of the sequencing of mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I and II gene for idenfication of Sarcosaphagous flies (diptera)]
Ji-feng Cai
Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 36:393-6. 2005
..CO I and CO II, or CO II, is better than CO I...
- Allele frequency of two STRs D8S115 and D8S1122 in two populations
Gengqian Zhang
College of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
J Forensic Sci 50:965. 2005
- Protective effects of minocycline on behavioral changes and neurotoxicity in mice after administration of methamphetamine
Lin Zhang
Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 30:1381-93. 2006
..Therefore, minocycline could be considered as a useful drug for the treatment of several symptoms associated with METH abuse in humans...
- [A study on the construction of allelic ladders for 4 short tandem repeat loci (D7S817, D10S1432, D10S1213 and D18S865) and their genetic polymorphism in two Chinese populations]
Yi Jia
Key Laboratory of Biotheraphy of Human Diseases, Ministry of Education, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 34:610-3. 2003
..CONCLUSION: The standard STR allelic ladders acquired by this method are of high value in forensic practice, and they are applicable to the analysis of genetic polymorphism...
- [Detecting the DNA polymorphism of human complement component C8A by PCR-SSCP analysis]
Zhi Hui Yang
Department of Forensic Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 37:471-3. 2006
..The aim of this study is to establish a new method for detecting the DNA polymorphism of human complement component C8A...
- [Correlation between desmin gene, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene and dilated cardiomyopathy]
Bin Wang
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 37:391-4. 2006
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- PUMA Dissociates Bax and Bcl-X(L) to induce apoptosis in colon cancer cells
Lihua Ming
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Biol Chem 281:16034-42. 2006
..Together, these results indicate that PUMA initiates apoptosis in part by dissociating Bax and Bcl-X(L), thereby promoting Bax multimerization and mitochondrial translocation...
- Interaction of Pin1 with Nek6 and characterization of their expression correlation in Chinese hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Jian Chen
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 341:1059-65. 2006
..We further studied Pin1 and Nek6 mRNA level in 40 pairs of hepatocellular carcinoma cases, finding significant correlations between Nek6 and Pin1 mRNA expression levels in these samples...
- Functional coupling of p38-induced up-regulation of BiP and activation of RNA-dependent protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase to drug resistance of dormant carcinoma cells
Aparna C Ranganathan
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health and Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Cancer Res 66:1702-11. 2006
..We propose that stress-dependent activation of p38 via BiP up-regulation and PERK activation protects dormant tumor cells from stress insults, such as chemotherapy...
- Matrine improves 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis in mice
Hong Cheng
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital, Research Center of Digestive Diseases, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan 430071, PR China
Pharmacol Res 53:202-8. 2006
..Our findings suggest that matrine improves TNBS-induced colitis in mice and the therapeutic mechanism might be related to the reduction of up-regulated colonic TNF-alpha production caused by TNBS...
- Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling mediates vascular smooth muscle cell expression of periostin in vivo and in vitro
Guohong Li
Cardiovascular Division of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Atherosclerosis 188:292-300. 2006
..The objective of the present study was to understand mechanisms underlying periostin upregulation in balloon-injured rat carotid arteries and in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)...
- Human cytomegalovirus inhibits Akt-mediated eNOS activation through upregulating PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10)
Ying H Shen
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Adult Cardiac Services, Texas Heart Institute, St Luke s Episcopal Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cardiovasc Res 69:502-11. 2006
..In the current study, we investigated the effects of HCMV infection on eNOS activation in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs)...
- [Association between phospholamban gene mutation and dilated cardiomyopathy in the Chengdu area]
Xin Yun Chen
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 36:683-5. 2005
..To find out whether phospholamban (PLN) is the virulence gene of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in the Chinese of Chengdu...
- Different effects of glucose starvation on expression and stability of VEGF mRNA isoforms in murine ovarian cancer cells
Lin Zhang
Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 292:860-8. 2002
..Our results indicate that under metabolic stress conditions VEGF144 is the most dramatically up-regulated VEGF isoform, probably through mechanism(s) different from the three abundant VEGF isoforms...
