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Down-regulation of Pkd2 by siRNAs suppresses cell–cell adhesion in the mouse melanoma cells
The Pkd2 gene encodes an integral protein (~130 kDa), named polycystin-2 (PC-2). PC-2 is mainly involved in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Recently, polycystin-1/polycystin-2 complex has been shown...
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MicroRNA-17 post-transcriptionally regulates polycystic kidney disease-2 gene and promotes cell proliferation
To identify the possible microRNAs (miRNAs) which target the polycystic kidney disease-2 gene (PKD2), and clarify effects of the miRNAs on PKD2. We preliminarily used bioinformatics to analyze 3′UTR (3′untrans...
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Anatomic study of popliteus complex of the knee in a Chinese population
This study explored the anatomic relationship of the popliteus complex (PC) and collected anatomic data of PC in a Chinese population. The anatomic study was performed using 81 formalin-fixed knees. The femora...
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Open AccessSilicon-mediated amelioration of zinc toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings
Silicon (Si) was suggested to enhance plant resistance to toxic elements, and its beneficial role was mainly based on external and internal plant mechanisms. This work aimed at investigating the internal effec...
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Detection of ETV6 gene rearrangements in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ETV6 is an important hematopoietic regulatory factor and ETV6 gene rearrangement is involved in a wide variety of hematological malignancies. In this study, we sought to investigate the incidence of ETV6-associat...
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Energy Efficient Run-Time Incremental Map** for 3-D Networks-on-Chip
3-D Networks-on-Chip (NoC) emerge as a potent solution to address both the interconnection and design complexity problems facing future Multiprocessor System-on-Chips (MPSoCs). Effective run-time map** on su...
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Predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor overexpression in early relapse of colorectal cancer patients after curative resection
Preclinical and clinical studies have indicated that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the predominant angiogenic factor. Recently, there was a consistent trend of poorer survival rates in colorecta...
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Joint analysis of three genome-wide association studies of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese populations
Dongxin Lin, Philip Taylor, Li-Dong Wang and colleagues have now pooled three genome-wide association analyses of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, finding two new risk loci at genome-wide significance and a...
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Open AccessLatexin inhibits the proliferation of CD133+ miapaca-2 pancreatic cancer stem-like cells
An increasing number of evidence suggests that pancreatic cancer contains cancer stem cells (CSCs), which may be relevant to the resistance of chemotherapy. Latexin (Lxn) is a negative regulator of stem cell p...
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Smelting chlorination method applied to removal of copper from copper slags
In order to reasonably utilize the iron resources of copper slags, the smelting chlorination process was used to remove copper from copper slags. Higher holding temperature and O2 flow rate are beneficial to incr...
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Differentiation of benign and malignant focal liver lesions: value of virtual touch tissue quantification of acoustic radiation force impulse elastography
The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of virtual tissue quantification (VTQ) of acoustic radiation force impulse elastography for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant focal liver...
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A new adding method of foaming agent used for foam dust suppression in underground coal mines
To realize a stable addition of foaming agent used for foam technology, a new adding method using the jet cavitation was introduced, and its performance was investigated experimentally under different operatin...
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Gum Tragacanth-Mediated Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZnO Powder for Use in Varistors
Zinc oxide nanopowders were synthesized by a sol–gel method with gum tragacanth and zinc nitrate as raw materials. Gum tragacanth was used as stabilizer to control the mobility of zinc cations and the growth o...
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Optimum oocyte retrieved and transfer strategy in young women with normal ovarian reserve undergoing a long treatment protocol: a retrospective cohort study
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the number of oocytes retrieved and clinical outcomes in young women with normal ovarian reserve who were undergoing their first in vitro fertilization ...
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Platycodin D induces apoptosis and triggers ERK- and JNK-mediated autophagy in human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells
Platycodin D, the main saponin isolated from Chinese herb Platycodonis Radix, exhibits anticancer activities against various cancer cell lines. Here we evaluated its anticancer action against human hepatocellu...
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Open AccessMyocardial triglyceride content at 3 T cardiovascular magnetic resonance and left ventricular systolic function: a cross-sectional study in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure
Increased myocardial triglyceride (TG) content has been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, its relation with cardiac function in patients on recovery from acute heart failure (HF)...
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CRMP1 Interacted with Spy1 During the Collapse of Growth Cones Induced by Sema3A and Acted on Regeneration After Sciatic Nerve Crush
CRMP1, a member of the collapsin response mediator protein family (CRMPs), was reported to regulate axon outgrowth in Sema3A signaling pathways via interactions with its co-receptor protein neuropilin-1 and pl...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a deregulating microRNA panel for the detection of early relapse in postoperative colorectal cancer patients
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and is associated with high recurrence and mortality, despite recent advancements in therapeutic strategies. MicroRNA (miR) dere...
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Loss of MeCP2 in cholinergic neurons causes part of RTT-like phenotypes via α7 receptor in hippocampus
Mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene cause Rett syndrome (RTT), an autism spectrum disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, motor abnormalities, cognitive defects and a high risk of epilepsy. Here,...