Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent risk factor for heart disease and its underlying mechanisms are unclear. Increased expression of diabetic marker miR-29 family miRNAs (miR-29a, b and c) that suppress the pro-survival protein Myeloid Cell Leukemia 1(MCL-1) is reported in pancreatic β-cells in Type 1 DM. Whether an up-regulation of miR-29 family miRNAs and suppression of MCL-1 (dysregulat...

Abstract Background: A unique feature of muscle during aging, obesity and type 2 diabetes is the appearance adipose tissue between skeletal fibers, intramuscular (IMAT). IMAT generally associated with systemic insulin resistance, decreased strength and, in older adults, impaired mobility. large body work over last years have addressed origin IMAT. Skeletal contains preadipocyte progenitors term...

Meme kanseri kadınlarda en yaygın gözlenen kanser türüdür. Mevcut tedavilerin düşük seçicilik ya da zamanla oluşan ilaç direnci gibi eksiklerini giderebilecek yeni stratejilerin belirlenmesine ihtiyaç vardır. Çalışmamızda, çoklu hedefli bir tirozin kinaz inhibitörü olan ponatinibin meme hücreleri üzerindeki anti-kanser etkisini değerlendirmeyi ve ponatinib yanıtında yer alan miRNA'ların biyoinf...

BACKGROUND In chronic liver disease, hepatic stellate cells (HSC) transdifferentiate into myofibroblasts, promoting extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis and deposition. Stimulation of HSC by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a crucial event in liver fibrogenesis due to its impact on myofibroblastic transition and ECM induction. In contrast, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), exerts antifibro...

Background After myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by heart failure (HF), eplerenone reduced serum concentrations of amino-terminal propeptide type III collagen (PIIINP) and carboxy-terminal I (PICP). Determining a subgroup who are more prone to decrease their content respond better the antifibrotic effects mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) may be relevant for personalized treat...

Abstract Background Gastric cancer (GC) is among the most common and deadliest cancers globally. Many long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulators of GC pathogenesis. This study aimed to define role HOXA-AS3 in this oncogenic context. Methods Levels expression were quantified via qPCR. The effects knockdown on cells function evaluated vitro using colony formation assays, wound healing assa...

B7-H3, a surface immunomodulatory glycoprotein, inhibits natural killer cells and T cells. The monoclonal antibody (mAb) 8H9 is specific for 4Ig-B7-H3, the long and principal form of B7-H3. Early results from radioimmunotherapy using 8H9 have shown promise in patients with metastatic solid tumors to the central nervous system. Whereas B7-H3 transcript was ubiquitously expressed in a wide spectr...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the reverse mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) are manifestations of cellular plasticity that imply a dynamic and profound gene expression reprogramming. While a major epigenetic code controlling the coordinated regulation of a whole transcriptional profile is guaranteed by DNA methylation, DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) a...

BACKGROUND Many efforts have been made to understand basal mechanisms of mycobacterial infections. Macrophages are the first line of host immune defence to encounter and eradicate mycobacteria. Pathogenic species have evolved different mechanisms to evade host response, e.g. by influencing macrophage apoptotic pathways. However, the underlying molecular regulation is not fully understood. A new...

Micro (mi)RNAs are frequently dysregulated in the development of renal fibrosis. Exosomes are small membrane vesicles that could be isolated from urine secreted from all nephron segments. Here we sought to observe for the first time whether miRNA in urine exosome could serve as a potential biomarker of renal fibrosis. Urine samples were collected from 32 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients wh...