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    Emodin ameliorates high-glucose induced mesangial p38 over-activation and hypocontractility via activation of PPARγ

    Early stage diabetic nephropathy is characterized by elevated glomerular filtration. Recent studies have identified high-glucose induced p38 MAPK (p38) over-activation in mesangial cells. Mesangial hypocontrac...

    Yi Liu, Lei Jia, Zun Chang Liu, Hong Zhang in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2009)

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    Gum mastic increases maspin expression in prostate cancer cells

    To study whether gum mastic, a natural resin, can regulate maspin expression in prostate cancer cells, and further investigate the mechanisms involved in this regulatory system.

    Mei-lan He, Wei-wen Chen, Peng-ju Zhang, An-li Jiang, Wei Fan in Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (2007)

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    Curcumin downregulates homeobox gene NKX3.1 in prostate cancer cell LNCaP

    To elucidate the effect and the mechanisms of curcumin on the expression of the human homeobox gene NKX3.1 in the prostate cancer cell LNCaP.

    Hui-na Zhang, Chun-xiao Yu, Peng-ju Zhang, Wei-wen Chen in Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (2007)