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MS80, a novel sulfated oligosaccharide, inhibits pulmonary fibrosis by targeting TGF-β1 both in vitro and in vivo
The pro-fibrogenic cytokine transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) has attracted much attention for its potential role in the etiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here, we demonstrate that MS80...
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Open AccessThe cellular source for APOBEC3G's incorporation into HIV-1
Human APOBEC3G (hA3G) has been identified as a cellular inhibitor of HIV-1 infectivity. Viral incorporation of hA3G is an essential step for its antiviral activity. Although the mechanism underlying hA3G virio...
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Sulfated polymannuroguluronate inhibits Tat-induced SLK cell adhesion via a novel binding site, a KKR spatial triad
Sulfated polymannuroguluronate (SPMG), a candidate anti-AIDS drug, inhibited HIV replication and interfered with HIV entry into host T lymphocytes. SPMG has high binding affinity for the transactivating factor...
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Open AccessBioactivities of berberine metabolites after transformation through CYP450 isoenzymes
Berberine (BBR) is a drug with multiple effects on cellular energy metabolism. The present study explored answers to the question of which CYP450 (Cytochrome P450) isoenzymes execute the phase-I transformation...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: the cellular source for APOBEC3G's incorporation into HIV-1
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Open AccessIdentification and characterization of a novel gene, c1orf109, encoding a CK2 substrate that is involved in cancer cell proliferation
In the present study we identified a novel gene, Homo Sapiens Chromosome 1 ORF109 (c1orf109, GenBank ID: NM_017850.1), which encodes a substrate of CK2. We analyzed the regulation mode of the gene, the expression...
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Open AccessFormononetin inhibits enterovirus 71 replication by regulating COX- 2/PGE2 expression
The activation of ERK, p38 and JNK signal cascade in host cells has been demonstrated to up-regulate of enterovirus 71 (EV71)-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)/ prostaglandins E2 (PGE2) expression which is essenti...
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Common clonal origin of central and resident memory T cells following skin immunization
Following skin immunization a common naïve T cell precursor gives rise to resident and central memory T cells, which mediate rapid and delayed skin immune responses, respectively.
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Open AccessEffect of Berberine on promoting the excretion of cholesterol in high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic hamsters
Berberine (BBR), as a new medicine for hyperlipidemia, can reduce the blood lipids in patients. Mechanistic studies have shown that BBR activates the extracellular-signal regulated kinase pathway by stabilizin...
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Open AccessLipid profiling of the therapeutic effects of berberine in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
We recently demonstrated a positive effect of berberine on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients after 16 weeks of treatment by comparing mere lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes patients with berber...
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Open AccessBerberine inhibits enterovirus 71 replication by downregulating the MEK/ERK signaling pathway and autophagy
The MEK-ERK signaling pathway and autophagy play an important role for enterovirus71(EV71) replication. Inhibition of MEK-ERK signaling pathway and autophagy is shown to impair EV71 replication. Berberine (BBR...
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Open AccessA novel benzo-heterocyclic amine derivative N30 inhibits influenza virus replication by depression of Inosine-5’-Monophospate Dehydrogenase activity
Influenza virus is still a huge threat to the world-wide public health. Host inosine-5’- monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) involved in the synthesis of guanine nucleotides, is known to be a potential target ...
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Open AccessMetformin suppresses cancer initiation and progression in genetic mouse models of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide with an overall five-year survival rate less than 7%. Accumulating evidence has revealed the cancer ...
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Open Access3-(2-Chloropropyl amide)-4-methoxy-N-phenylbenzamide inhibits expression of HPV oncogenes in human cervical cancer cell
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the primary causative agents for cervical cancer, and HPV oncoproteins E6 and E7 are known to be the main reason for the onset and maintenance of the malignancies. Therefore, ...
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Open AccessAddition of T2-guided optical tomography improves noncontrast breast magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis
While dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE MRI) is recognized as the most sensitive examination for breast cancer detection, it has a substantial false positive rate and gadolinium (Gd) co...
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Open AccessLipoxin A4 reverses mesenchymal phenotypes to attenuate invasion and metastasis via the inhibition of autocrine TGF-β1 signaling in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease in part because of its potential for aggressive invasion and metastasis. Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) is one of the metabolites that is derived from arachidonic acid and that is cata...
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Open AccessInhibiting YAP expression suppresses pancreatic cancer progression by disrupting tumor-stromal interactions
Hippo/YAP pathway is known to be important for development, growth and organogenesis, and dysregulation of this pathway leads to tumor progression. We and others find that YAP is up-regulated in pancreatic duc...
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Open AccessVisualization-assisted binning of metagenome assemblies reveals potential new pathogenic profiles in idiopathic travelers’ diarrhea
Travelers’ diarrhea (TD) is often caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, other bacterial pathogens, Norovirus, and occasionally parasites. Nevertheless, standard diagnostic methods...
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Author Correction: Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis
In the version of this article originally published, an author was missing from the author list. Alexander J. Lazar should have been included between Jorge M. Blando and James P. Allison. The author has been a...
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Open AccessAutophagy inhibition potentiates the anti-angiogenic property of multikinase inhibitor anlotinib through JAK2/STAT3/VEGFA signaling in non-small cell lung cancer cells
The efficacy and safety of multikinase inhibitor anlotinib have been confirmed in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the direct functional mechanisms of tumor lethality medi...