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The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential effects of the 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (1-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin (TMPyP4) on the proliferation and apoptosis of human cervical cancer cells a...
Biological Research 2017 50:24
Published on: 3 July 2017
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Airway remodeling is a key feature of asthma, characterized by increased proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). S100A8 is a calcium-binding protein with a potential to regulate cell proliferation...
Biological Research 2017 50:23
Published on: 21 June 2017
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Hypertrophic scarring (HS) is a severe disease, and results from unusual wound healing. Col1A1 could promote the hypertrophic scar formation, and the expression of Col1A1 in HS tissue was markedly higher than ...
Biological Research 2017 50:22
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Multiple techniques exist for detecting Mycobacteria, each having its own advantages and drawbacks. Among them, automated culture-based systems like the BACTEC-MGIT™ are popular because they are inexpensive, reli...
Biological Research 2017 50:21
Published on: 10 June 2017
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Vegetative propagation of Fragaria sp. is traditionally carried out using stolons. This system of propagation, in addition to being slow, can spread plant diseases, particularly serious being viral. In vitro cult...
Biological Research 2017 50:20
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) inhibition is a new therapeutic strategy for many malignancies. In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of BRD4 inhibition by JQ1 on in vitro cell growth, migratio...
Biological Research 2017 50:19
Published on: 25 May 2017
Review
Realgar is a naturally occurring arsenic sulfide (or Xionghuang, in Chinese). It contains over 90% tetra-arsenic tetra-sulfide (As4S4). Currently, realgar has been confirmed the antitumor activities, both in vitr...
Biological Research 2017 50:17
Published on: 22 May 2017
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Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), discovered initially by via differential display RT-PCR analysis of brains of rats administered cocaine, is expressed mainly in central nervous system or n...
Biological Research 2017 50:18
Published on: 22 May 2017
Review
Acaryochloris marina is an oxygenic cyanobacterium that utilizes far-red light for photosynthesis. It has an expanded genome, which helps in its adaptability to the environment, where it ...
Biological Research 2017 50:16
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Ubiquitin specific peptidase 39 (USP39), an essential factor in the assembly of the mature spliceosome complex, has an aberrant expression in several cancer. However, its function and the corresponding mechani...
Biological Research 2017 50:15
Published on: 12 April 2017
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Kidney diseases are a global health problem. Currently, over 2 million people require dialysis or transplant which are associated with high morbidity and mortality; therefore, new researches focused on regener...
Biological Research 2017 50:14
Published on: 4 April 2017
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Biological Research 2017 50:13
Published on: 27 March 2017
The original article was published in Biological Research 2017 50:4
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To characterize the differences between the primary and metastatic melanoma cell lines grown in 2D cultures and 3D cultures.
Biological Research 2017 50:12
Published on: 16 March 2017
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Cimicifuga racemosa is one of the herbs used for the treatment of climacteric syndrome, and it has been cited as an alternative therapy to estrogen. Apart from hectic fevers, dyspareun...
Biological Research 2017 50:11
Published on: 14 March 2017
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The muskrat is a seasonal breeder. Males secrete musk to attract females during the breeding season. The testosterone binding to the androgen receptor (AR) in musk glands of muskrat may play an important role ...
Biological Research 2017 50:10
Published on: 4 March 2017
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A number of dysregulated miRNAs have been identified and are proposed to have significant roles in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus or renal pathology. Alpinia oxyphylla has shown significant anti-inf...
Biological Research 2017 50:9
Published on: 1 March 2017
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CD4+ T cells play an important role in the initiation of an immune response by providing help to other cells. Among the helper T subsets, interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-secreting T helper 1 (Th1) and IL-17-secreting T help...
Biological Research 2017 50:8
Published on: 28 February 2017
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Earthworms are sensitive to toxic chemicals present in the soil and so are useful indicator organisms for soil health. Eisenia fetida are commonly used in ecotoxicological studies; therefore the assembly of a bas...
Biological Research 2017 50:7
Published on: 27 February 2017
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This study aimed to investigate the gene expression changes associated with carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) involving in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).
Biological Research 2017 50:6
Published on: 23 February 2017
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Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-13 is conserved in many serovars of S. enterica, including S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Gallinarum. However, it is absent in typhoid sero...
Biological Research 2017 50:5
Published on: 15 February 2017
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Macrophages are a functionally heterogeneous cell population and depending on microenvironments they polarize in two main groups: M1 and M2. Glutamic acid and glutamate receptors may participate in the regulat...
Biological Research 2017 50:4
Published on: 14 February 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Biological Research 2017 50:13
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Direct tests of the random or non-random distribution of nucleotides on genomes have been devised to test the hypothesis of neutral, nearly-neutral or selective evolution. These tests are based on the direct b...
Biological Research 2017 50:3
Published on: 13 February 2017
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Cancer cells exhibit elevated levels of glucose uptake and may obtain pre-formed, diet-derived fatty acids from the bloodstream to boost their rapid growth; they may also use nucleic acid from their microenvir...
Biological Research 2017 50:2
Published on: 21 January 2017
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Pathologic vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration after vascular injury promotes the development of occlusive vascular disease. Therefore, an effective chemical agent to suppress aberra...
Biological Research 2017 50:1
Published on: 18 January 2017
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent professional antigen-presenting cells for naive T cells to link innate and acquired immunity. Klotho, an anti-aging protein, participates in the regulation of Ca2+ depend...
Biological Research 2016 49:45
Published on: 24 November 2016
