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  1. Transforming growth factor (TGF) family members play important roles in the regulation of corneal integrity, and the pathogenesis of corneal fibrosis. Currently, there are no effective agents targeting TGF-β s...

    Authors: Ying-Jen Chen, Shih-Ming Huang, Ming-Cheng Tai, Jiann-Torng Chen and Chang-Min Liang

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:72

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  2. Atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently coexists with congestive heart failure (HF) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) V1 receptor antagonists are used to treat hyponatremia in HF. However, the role of AVP in HF-induc...

    Authors: Jen-Hung Huang, Yao-Chang Chen, Yen-Yu Lu, Yung-Kuo Lin, Shih-Ann Chen and Yi-Jen Chen

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:71

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  3. Currently available anti-influenza drugs are often associated with limitations such as toxicity and the appearance of drug-resistant strains. Therefore, there is a pressing need for the development of novel, s...

    Authors: Hadi Ghaffari, Ahmad Tavakoli, Abdolvahab Moradi, Alijan Tabarraei, Farah Bokharaei-Salim, Masoumeh Zahmatkeshan, Mohammad Farahmand, Davod Javanmard, Seyed Jalal Kiani, Maryam Esghaei, Vahid Pirhajati-Mahabadi, Seyed Hamidreza Monavari and Angila Ataei-Pirkooh

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:70

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  4. This study sought to develop new strategies for reverting the resistance of pathogenic Gram-negative bacilli by a combination of conventional antibiotics, potent permeabilizers and natural beta lactamase inhib...

    Authors: Hala A. Farrag, Nagwa Abdallah, Mona M. K. Shehata and Ebthag M. Awad

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:69

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  5. Increasing evidence suggests that high glucose (HG) causes abnormalities in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell function (VSMC) and contributes to atherosclerosis. Receptor for advanced glycation end-p...

    Authors: Sheng-Chiang Su, Yi-Jen Hung, Chia-Luen Huang, Yi-Shing Shieh, Chu-Yen Chien, Chi-Fu Chiang, Jhih-Syuan Liu, Chieh-Hua Lu, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Chien-Ming Lin and Chien-Hsing Lee

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:68

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  6. Different neurological disorders frequently display antibodies against several self-glycans. Increasing evidence supports their pathogenic role; however, far less is known about their origin. Meanwhile, antibo...

    Authors: Ricardo Dante Lardone, Fernando José Irazoqui and Gustavo Alejandro Nores

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:67

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  7. After the publication of this article [1], the authors would like to clarify that some immunoblotting data in Figs. 2f, 3a and 4b were obtained from the same samples but individual SDS-PAGE gels.

    Authors: Chi-Ming Chan, Duen-Yi Huang, Ponarulselvam Sekar, Shu-Hao Hsu and Wan-Wan Lin

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:66

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:40

  8. Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is an important emerging virus posing a threat to children under five years old. EV-A71 infection in infants or young children can cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease, herpangina, or sev...

    Authors: Jing-Yi Lin, Yu-An Kung and Shin-Ru Shih

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:65

    Content type: Review

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  9. Terminally differentiated B cell, the plasma cell, is the sole cell type capable of producing antibodies in our body. Over the past 30 years, the identification of many key molecules controlling B cell activat...

    Authors: Dong-Yan Tsai, Kuo-Hsuan Hung, Chia-Wei Chang and Kuo-I Lin

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:64

    Content type: Review

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  10. Chemotherapy is the main treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but the cure rates for AML patients remain low, and the notorious adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs drastically reduce the life qual...

    Authors: Szu-Yuan Wu, Yu-Ching Wen, Chia-Chi Ku, Yi-Chieh Yang, Jyh-Ming Chow, Shun-Fa Yang, Wei-Jiunn Lee and Ming-Hsien Chien

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:63

    Content type: Research

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  11. Loss of ovarian function, as in menopause or after ovariectomy (OVX), is closely associated with obesity and white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammation. Estrogen replacement protects against postmenopausal obesit...

    Authors: Hsin-Hsueh Shen, Chien-Yi Yang, Ching-Wen Kung, Shu-Ying Chen, Hong-Min Wu, Pao-Yun Cheng, Kwok-Keung Lam and Yen-Mei Lee

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:62

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  12. Among older adults, arterial aging is the major factor contributing to increased risk for cardiovascular disease–related morbidity and mortality. The chronic vascular inflammation that accompanies aging causes...

    Authors: Hou-Yu Chiang, Pao-Hsien Chu and Ting-Hein Lee

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:61

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  13. Thrombomodulin (TM), an integral membrane protein, has long been known for its anticoagulant activity. Recent studies showed that TM displays multifaceted activities, including the involvement in cell adhesion...

    Authors: Gang-Hui Lee, Chia-Lin Chang, Wen-Tai Chiu, Tsun-Hsien Hsiao, Po-Yuan Chen, Kuan-Chieh Wang, Cheng-Hsiang Kuo, Bing-Hung Chen, Guey-Yueh Shi, Hua-Lin Wu and Tzu-Fun Fu

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:60

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  14. Increasing evidences have shown strong associations between gut microbiota and many human diseases, and understanding the dynamic crosstalks of host-microbe interaction in the gut has become necessary for the ...

    Authors: Cherng-Shyang Chang and Cheng-Yuan Kao

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:59

    Content type: Review

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  15. Multiple interplays between viral and host factors are involved in influenza virus replication and pathogenesis. Several small RNAs have recently emerged as important regulators of host response to viral infec...

    Authors: Yuag-Meng Liu, Chung-Hsin Tseng, Yi-Chun Chen, Wen-Ya Yu, Meng-Yen Ho, Chia-Yin Ho, Michael M. C. Lai and Wen-Chi Su

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:58

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  16. During recent 20 years, enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) has emerged as a major concern among pediatric infectious diseases, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The clinical manifestations of EV-A71 include uncom...

    Authors: Luan-Yin Chang, Hsiang-Yuan Lin, Susan Shur-Fen Gau, Chin-Yu Lu, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Yhu-Chering Huang, Li-Min Huang and Tzou-Yien Lin

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:57

    Content type: Review

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  18. Mutations in the PB1 subunit of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of influenza A virus can affect replication fidelity. Before the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in 2009, most human influenza A/H1N1 viruses conta...

    Authors: Ruey-Wen Lin, Guang-Wu Chen, Hsiang-Hsuan Sung, Ren-Jye Lin, Li-Chen Yen, Yu-Ling Tseng, Yung-Kun Chang, Shu-Pei Lien, Shin-Ru Shih and Ching-Len Liao

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:55

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  19. After publication of this article [1], it was brought to our attention that there are some errors in the section of ‘Authors’ contributions’.

    Authors: Mohsen Keshavarz, Farid Solaymani-Mohammadi, Seyed Mohammad Miri and Amir Ghaemi

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:54

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:48

  20. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) induces a complex sequence of apoptotic cascades that contribute to secondary neuronal damage. Tropomyosin-related kinase receptor B (TrkB) signaling plays a crucial role in prom...

    Authors: Chun-Hu Wu, Chien-Cheng Chen, Tai-Ho Hung, Yen-Chieh Chuang, Min Chao, Song-Kun Shyue and Szu-Fu Chen

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:53

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  21. Carbon utilization and metabolism are fundamental to every living organism for cellular growth. For intracellular human fungal pathogens such as Candida glabrata, an effective metabolic adaptation strategy is oft...

    Authors: Shu Yih Chew, Wallace Jeng Yang Chee and Leslie Thian Lung Than

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:52

    Content type: Review

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  22. Identifying bone anabolic agents is a superior strategy for the treatment of osteoporosis. Naturally, derived coumarin derivatives have shown osteoanabolic effect in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we invest...

    Authors: Basem M. Abdallah and Enas M. Ali

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:51

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  23. The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article [1] due to significant overlap with previously published articles [2–5]. Both authors agree with this retraction.

    Authors: Sadhana M. Gupta and Jayanti Mania-Pramanik

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:50

    Content type: Retraction Note

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    The original article was published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:28

  24. Human enteroviruses contain over 100 serotypes. We have routinely conducted enterovirus surveillance in northern Taiwan; but about 10% of isolates could not be serotyped using traditional assays. Next-generati...

    Authors: Yeh-Sheng Chien, Shu-Ting Luo, Kuo-Chien Tsao, Yhu-Chering Huang, Wan-Yu Chung, Yu-Chieh Liao, Yi Tan, Suman R. Das and Min-Shi Lee

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:49

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  25. Oncolytic virotherapy has currently emerged as a promising approach upon which scientists have been able to induce tumor-specific cell death in a broad spectrum of malignancies. Paramyxoviruses represent intri...

    Authors: Mohsen Keshavarz, Farid Solaymani-Mohammadi, Seyed Mohammad Miri and Amir Ghaemi

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:48

    Content type: Review

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:54

  27. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is highly expressed on macrophages in inflamed intestines and reportedly promotes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by augmenting pro-inflammatory respo...

    Authors: Fu-Chen Yang, Po-Yuan Chiu, Yun Chen, Tak W. Mak and Nien-Jung Chen

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:46

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  29. Our previous report suggested that centrosomal P4.1-associated protein (CPAP) is required for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) encoded non-structure protein X (HBx)-mediated nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of...

    Authors: Chia-Jui Yen, Shu-Ting Yang, Ruo-Yu Chen, Wenya Huang, Kazuaki Chayama, Ming-Hao Lee, Shiang-Jie Yang, Hong-Sheng Lai, Hsin-Yi Yen, Yu-Wei Hsiao, Ju-Ming Wang, Yih-Jyh Lin and Liang-Yi Hung

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:44

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  30. Stroke is the second most common cause of deaths worldwide. After an ischemic stroke, the proliferated reactive astrocytes in the peri-infarct areas play a beneficial role in neuronal survival. As such, astroc...

    Authors: Sujira Mukda, Ching-Yi Tsai, Steve Leu, Jenq-Lin Yang and Samuel H. H. Chan

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:43

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  31. Protein ubiquitination is an important mechanism for regulating the activity and levels of proteins under physiological conditions. Loss of regulation by protein ubiquitination leads to various diseases, such ...

    Authors: Ming-Jer Young, Kai-Cheng Hsu, Tony Eight Lin, Wen-Chang Chang and Jan-Jong Hung

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:42

    Content type: Review

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  32. Endoplasmic reticulum stress has a profound effect on cancer cell proliferation and survival, and also has the capacity to activate cells of the adaptive immune system. Multimodal treatment methods that utiliz...

    Authors: Sung Yong Lee, Jee Youn Oh, Tae Heung Kang, Hyun Seock Shin, Max A. Cheng, Emily Farmer, T.-C. Wu and Chien-Fu Hung

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:41

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  33. Oxidative stress is a major factor in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells injury that contributes to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). NaIO3 is an oxidative toxic agent and its selective RPE cell dama...

    Authors: Chi-Ming Chan, Duen-Yi Huang, Ponarulselvam Sekar, Shu-Hao Hsu and Wan-Wan Lin

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:40

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:66

  34. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden, unexpected death that is caused by the loss of heart function. While SCD affects many patients suffering from coronary artery diseases (CAD) and heart failure (HF), a co...

    Authors: Junaida Osman, Shing Cheng Tan, Pey Yee Lee, Teck Yew Low and Rahman Jamal

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:39

    Content type: Review

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  36. The blood–spinal cord barrier (BSCB) is composed of a monolayer of endothelium linked with tight junctions and extracellular matrix (ECM)-rich basement membranes and is surrounded by astrocyte foot processes. ...

    Authors: Ting-Hein Lee, Sung-Tsang Hsieh and Hou-Yu Chiang

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:37

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  37. Vascular dementia is the second dementing illness after Alzheimer’s disease and caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, and affects cognitive abilities. Our previous study found that auricular electrical st...

    Authors: Tai-Hsiang Huang, Yi-Wen Lin, Chun-Ping Huang, Jing-Ming Chen and Ching-Liang Hsieh

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:36

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  38. Extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated intercellular communication acts as a critical culprit in cancer development. The selective packaging of oncogenic molecules renders tumor-derived EVs capable of altering th...

    Authors: Yu-Ling Tai, Pei-Yu Chu, Bao-Hong Lee, Ko-Chien Chen, Chia-Yu Yang, Wen-Hung Kuo and Tang-Long Shen

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:35

    Content type: Review

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  39. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an important coenzyme that participates in various energy metabolism pathways, including glycolysis, β-oxidation, and oxidative phosphorylation. Besides, it is a requ...

    Authors: Keisuke Okabe, Keisuke Yaku, Kazuyuki Tobe and Takashi Nakagawa

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:34

    Content type: Review

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  40. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and typically manifests through a progressive loss of episodic memory and cognitive function, subsequently causing language and visuospatial skills ...

    Authors: Marcos Vinícius Ferreira Silva, Cristina de Mello Gomide Loures, Luan Carlos Vieira Alves, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Karina Braga Gomes Borges and Maria das Graças Carvalho

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:33

    Content type: Review

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  41. Our previous studies have demonstrated that Ca2+ desensitizing catechin could correct diastolic dysfunction in experimental animals with restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this study, it is aimed to assess the effect...

    Authors: Junjun Quan, Zhongli Jia, Tiewei Lv, Lei Zhang, Lingjuan Liu, Bo Pan, Jing Zhu, Ira J. Gelb, Xupei Huang and Jie Tian

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:32

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  42. In the original publication of this article [1], there are two errors in the article which the cDNA position of the pathogenic variant WNT1 p.Gly324Cys should be c.970G>T instead of c.1168G>T.

    Authors: Mehran Kausar, Saima Siddiqi, Muhammad Yaqoob, Sajid Mansoor, Outi Makitie, Asif Mir, Chiea Chuen Khor, Jia Nee Foo and Mariam Anees

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:31

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2018 25:82

  43. Promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (Plzf), a transcriptional regulator involved in a lot of important biological processes during development, has been implied to maintain neural stem cells and inhibit their d...

    Authors: Hsin-Chuan Lin, Yung-Hao Ching, Chi-Chen Huang, Ping-Chieh Pao, Yi-Hua Lee, Wen-Chang Chang, Tzu-Jen Kao and Yi-Chao Lee

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:30

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  45. Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women worldwide and a major cause of mortality in developing countries. Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause...

    Authors: Sadhana M. Gupta and Jayanti Mania-Pramanik

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:28

    Content type: Review

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    The Retraction Note to this article has been published in Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:50

  46. Promoting post-stroke neurogenesis has long been proposed to be a therapeutic strategy for the enhancement of functional recovery after cerebral ischemic stroke. Despite numerous approaches have been widely re...

    Authors: Joen-Rong Sheu, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Thanasekaran Jayakumar, Guan-Yi Lin, Hsing-Ni Lee, Shin-Wei Huang and Chih-Hao Yang

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:27

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  47. Traumatic experience may lead to various psychological sequelae including the unforgettable trauma-associated memory as seen in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a mechanism of impaired fear extinctio...

    Authors: Sheng-Chiang Wang, Chen-Cheng Lin, Nian-Sheng Tzeng, Che-Se Tung and Yia-Ping Liu

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:26

    Content type: Research

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  48. Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II, CDDP) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents. However, its clinical use is limited due to the severe side effects, including nephrotoxicity and acute k...

    Authors: Vladislav Volarevic, Bojana Djokovic, Marina Gazdic Jankovic, C. Randall Harrell, Crissy Fellabaum, Valentin Djonov and Nebojsa Arsenijevic

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:25

    Content type: Review

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  49. The liver is controlled by several metabolic hormones, including thyroid hormone, and characteristically displays high lysosomal activity as well as metabolic stress-triggered autophagy, which is stringently r...

    Authors: Hsiang-Cheng Chi, Chung-Ying Tsai, Ming-Ming Tsai, Chau-Ting Yeh and Kwang-Huei Lin

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:24

    Content type: Review

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  50. Helicobacter pylori bacteria colonize human gastric mucosa, cause chronic inflammation, peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. Colonization is mediated by H. pylori adhesins, which preferentially bind mucin 5 (MUC5AC)...

    Authors: Weronika Gonciarz, Maria Walencka, Anthony P. Moran, Krzysztof Hinc, Michał Obuchowski and Magdalena Chmiela

    Citation: Journal of Biomedical Science 2019 26:23

    Content type: Research

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