In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in understanding the mysterious
functions of nitric oxide (NO) and how this pleiotropic signaling molecule contributes to …

Significance: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death worldwide and pose an
immense economical burden. In most cases, the underlying problem is vascular occlusion …

The ubiquitously expressed aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) induces drug metabolizing
enzymes as well as regulators of cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Certain AhR …

Gastric cancer is a common and high‐incidence malignant gastro‐intestinal cancer that
seriously threatens human life. Evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an …

Aging is one major risk factor for the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and the
development of atherosclerosis. One important enzyme known to be involved in aging …

Neural tube defects, including spina bifida, are among the most common birth defects
caused by failure of neural tube closure during development. They have a complex etiology …

ABSTRACT A great many microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play different roles in
human cancers, including gastric cancer (GC). However, the specific character of miR-23a …

The most common trigger of sepsis and septic shock is bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
Endothelial cells are among the first to encounter LPS directly. Generally, their function is …

Objective Concentrating on oncogenic role and increased plasma expression of microRNA
(miR) 106b~ 25 clusters (involving miR 106b, miR 93 and miR 25), we evaluated …

The two main mechanisms that expand the proteomic output of eukaryotic genes are
alternative splicing and alternative translation initiation signals. Despite being essential to …