Current Molecular Medicine - Volume 19, Issue 2, 2019

Transplantation of reprogrammed cells from accessible sources and in vivo reprogramming are potential therapies for regenerative medicine. During the last decade, genetic approaches, which mostly involved transcription factors and microRNAs, have been shown to affect cell fates. However, their potential carcinogenicity and other unexpected effects limit their translation into clinical applications. Recently, with the p Read More

Objective: In the present study, the interaction between drug Tyrphostin AG528 and CNT(6,6-6) nanotube by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations in solvent water has been investigated for the first time. Methods and Results: According to the calculations, intermolecular hydrogen bonds take place between an active position of the molecule Tyrphostin AG528 and hydrogen atoms of the nanotube which play an impo Read More

Background: Beta thalassemia is a common disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. The most prenatal diagnostic methods are the invasive techniques that have the risk of miscarriage. Now the non-invasive methods will be gradually alternative for these invasive techniques. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the diagnostic value of two non-invasive diagnostic methods for fetal thalassemia usin Read More

Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) cells accumulate in the bone marrow and produce enormous quantities of immunoglobulins, causing endoplasmatic reticulum stress and activation of protein handling machinery, such as heat shock protein response, autophagy and unfolded protein response (UPR). Methods: We evaluated cell lines viability after treatment with bortezomib (B) in combination with HSP70 (VER-15508) a Read More

Background: Homocysteine (Hcy) has been suggested as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is a constituent of the HDL particles. The goal of this study was to examine the serum levels of homocysteine and apoM and to determine whether homocysteine influences apoM synthesis. Methods: Serum levels of apoM and Hcy in 17 hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) patients and 19 controls were Read More

Background: Despite intensive investigation, effective therapeutic procedures for myocardial I/R injury are still in demand. Objective: To explore the effect of adeno-associated virus 9 (AAV9)-mediated small interfering RNA targeting TLR4 in the treatment of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury and its influence on the NF-ΚB and MAPK signaling pathways. Methods: Rats were divided into 3 groups, namely, the sham, A Read More

Background: Mutations in mitochondrial tRNA (mt-tRNA) genes have been found to be associated with both syndromic and non-syndromic hearing impairment. However, the pathophysiology underlying mt-tRNA mutations in clinical expression of hearing loss remains poorly understood. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the potential association between mttRNA mutations and hearing loss. Methods and Resu Read More

Purpose: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy and the leading cause of death among women. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer and shows a distinctly aggressive nature with higher rates of relapse and shorter overall survival in the metastatic setting compared to other subtypes of breast cancer. This study aimed to assess the effect of KIF15 on various clinicopathological characteristic Read More