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Open AccessSynthesis and Characterization of Tin Disulfide (SnS2) Nanowires
The ordered tin disulfide (SnS2) nanowire arrays were first fabricated by sulfurizing the Sn nanowires, which are embedded in the nanochannels of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. SnS2nanowire arrays are high...
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Open AccessAnodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane-Assisted Fabrication of β-In2S3Nanowires
In this study, β-In2S3nanowires were first synthesized by sulfurizing the pure Indium (In) nanowires in an AAO membrane. As FE-SEM results, β-In2S3nanowires are highly ordered, arranged tightly corresponding to t...
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RNA interference against Biot2, a novel mouse testis — specific gene, inhibits the growth of tumor cells
Biot2 is a novel murine testis-specific gene that was first identified using the SEREX technique, and named by our laboratory. Using conventional RT-PCR and real time RT-PCR, we tested the expression profile o...
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Open AccessSecond-hand smoke and chronic bronchitis in Taiwanese women: a health-care based study
Cigarette smoking cannot fully explain the epidemiologic characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women, particularly for those who rarely smoke, but COPD risk is not less than men. T...
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Involvement of Bcl-2, Src, and ERα in gossypol-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in human uterine leiomyoma and myometrial cells
To investigate the effect of gossypol on the growth of cultured human uterine leiomyoma and myometrial cells, the level of Bcl-2 and the activity of Src and estrogen receptor (ERα).
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Protective effect of oxymatrine on chronic rat heart failure
Oxymatrine is one of the alkaloids extracted from the Chinese herb Sophora japonica (Sophora flavescens Ait.) with anti-inflammatory, immune reaction inhibiting, antiviral, and hepatocyte and antihepatic fibrosis...
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Open AccessFLJ10540 is associated with tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinomas and contributes to nasopharyngeal cell proliferation, and metastasis via osteopontin/CD44 pathway
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is well-known for its highly metastatic characteristics, but little is known of its molecular mechanisms. New biomarkers that predict clinical outcome, in particular the ability ...
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Open AccessOverexpression of FoxM1 is associated with tumor progression in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Fork head box M1 (FoxM1) is a proliferation-associated transcription factor essential for cell cycle progression. Numerous studies have documented that FoxM1 has multiple functions in tumorigenesis and its ele...
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Open AccessNewly developed TGF-β2 knock down transgenic mouse lines express TGF-β2 differently and its distribution in multiple tissues varies
Transforming growth factor-betas (TGF-βs), including beta2 (TGF-β2), constitute a superfamily of multifunctional cytokines with important implications in morphogenesis, cell differentiation and tissue remodeli...
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Open AccessCo-modulated behavior and effects of differentially expressed miRNA in colorectal cancer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short noncoding RNAs (approximately 22 nucleotides in length) that play important roles in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression through silencing gene expression. Numerous dysregulated miRNA...
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Open AccessSynthesis and characterization of single-crystalline zinc tin oxide nanowires
Crystalline zinc tin oxide (ZTO; zinc oxide with heavy tin do** of 33 at.%) nanowires were first synthesized using the electrodeposition and heat treatment method based on an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) memb...
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Exogenous carbon monoxide suppresses Escherichia coli vitality and improves survival in an Escherichia coli-induced murine sepsis model
Endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) has been shown to modulate inflammation and inhibit cytokine production both in vivo and in vitro. The aim of this study was to examine whether exogenous carbon monoxide could supp...
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Open AccessAn open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics
Efforts to identify meaningful functional imaging-based biomarkers are limited by the ability to reliably characterize inter-individual differences in human brain function. Although a growing number of connect...
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The PPARγ agonist, rosiglitazone, attenuates airway inflammation and remodeling via heme oxygenase-1 in murine model of asthma
Rosiglitazone is one of the specific PPARγ agonists showing potential therapeutic effects in asthma. Though PPARγ activation was considered protective in inhibiting airway inflammation and remodeling in asthma...
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Open AccessAn adenosine A3 receptor agonist inhibits DSS-induced colitis in mice through modulation of the NF-κB signaling pathway
The role of the adenosine A3 receptor (A3AR) in experimental colitis is controversial. The A3AR agonist N6-(3-iodobenzyl)adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide (IB-MECA) has been shown to have a clinical benefit, althoug...
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Open AccessAnxiolytic-like effects of translocator protein (TSPO) ligand ZBD-2 in an animal model of chronic pain
The activation of Translocator protein (18 kDa) (TSPO) has been demonstrated to mediate rapid anxiolytic efficacy in stress response and stress-related disorders. This protein is involved in the synthesis of e...
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Open AccessAcetylation of Beclin 1 inhibits autophagosome maturation and promotes tumour growth
Beclin 1, a protein essential for autophagy, regulates autophagy by interacting with Vps34 and other cofactors to form the Beclin 1 complex. Modifications of Beclin 1 may lead to the induction, inhibition or f...
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Open AccessIn Situ Regeneration of Si-based ARROW-B Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors
Si-based antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide type B (ARROW-B) surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors allow label-free high-sensitivity detection of biomolecular interactions in real time. The ARROW-B...
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Open AccessWave trains induced by circularly polarized electric fields in cardiac tissues
Clinically, cardiac fibrillation caused by spiral and turbulent waves can be terminated by globally resetting electric activity in cardiac tissues with a single high-voltage electric shock, but it is usually a...
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Open AccessSLC39A6: a potential target for diagnosis and therapy of esophageal carcinoma
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a highly lethal cancer, and its underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Recent large-scale genome-wide association studies in Chinese Han populations...
