The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of Ad-hTGF-β1-transfected bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) combined with calcium alginate gel for the construction of tissue-engineered cartilage under three-dimensional conditions. Rat BMMSCs were divided into three groups: the Ad-hTGF-β1 transfection group, the Ad-EGFP transfection group and the control group. The BMMSCs in t...

Purpose: To investigate the clinical efficacy of anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy patients suffering from locally advanced non-small lung cancer (NSCLC).
 Methods: A total 110 NSCLC admitted The Second Affiliated Hospital Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China were randomly divided into two groups using envelope method. control group was ...

Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) has a large role in the control of autoimmunity. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the promoter of TGF-β1 cytokine gene are known to alter the production of this important cytokine. Decreased levels of TGF-β1 may contribute to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility, activity and organ damage. Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in more than one-t...

PURPOSE Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) plays a dual role in apoptosis and in proapoptotic responses in the support of survival in a variety of cells. The aim of this study was to determine the function of TGF-β1 in bladder cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS The role of TGF-β1 in bladder cancer cells was examined by observing cell viability by using the tetrazolium dye (MTT) assay aft...

INTRODUCTION While the anti-resorptive effects of the bisphosphonates (BPs) are well documented, many questions remain about their mechanisms of action, particularly following long-term use. This study evaluated the effects of alendronate (Ale) treatment on TGF-β1 signaling in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteocytes, and the relationship between prolonged alendronate treatment on systemic ...

BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is known to be produced by progressor tumors and to immobilize dendritic cells (DCs) within those tumors. Moreover, although TGF-β1 has been shown to promote tumor progression, there is still no direct, in vivo evidence as to whether TGF-β1 is able to directly induce distant metastasis. METHODS To address that issue and investigate the mechanism b...

Angiogenesis is essential to both normal and pathological bone physiology. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been implicated in angiogenesis, whereas transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) modulates bone differentiation, matrix formation, and cytokine expression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between TGF-β1 and VEGF expression in osteoblasts and osteo...

pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive disease of the lungs, which leads to death in human. it has been suggested that transforming growth factor beta 1 (tgf-β1) together with oxidative stress play a central role in the pathogenesis of the ailment. the objective of this study was to evaluate the possible curative effects of black radish, raphanus sativus l . var niger (rsn) on bleomycine (blm) -in...

Definition 16.1 (Kleene): A set A ⊆ �� is Σn if there exists an arithmetical formula φ(α,β1, . . . ,βn) such that α ∈ A ⇔ ∃β1∀β2 . . .Qβn φ(α,β1, . . . ,βn) where Q is ∃ if n is odd and Q is ∀ if n is even. Similarly, A⊆ �� is Πn if there exists an arithmetical formula φ(α,β1, . . . ,βn) such that α ∈ A ⇔ ∀β1∃β2 . . .Qβn φ(α,β1, . . . ,βn) where Q is ∀ if n is odd and Q is ∃ if n is even. A set...

BACKGROUND TGF-β1 controls many pathophysiological processes including tissue homeostasis, fibrosis, and cancer progression. Together with its latency-associated peptide (LAP), TGF-β1 binds to the latent TGF-β1-binding protein-1 (LTBP-1), which is part of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Transmission of cell force via integrins is one major mechanism to activate latent TGF-β1 from ECM stores. La...