β-Elemene Inhibits Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cell Proliferation and Migration, and Induces Apoptosis by Up-Regulating miR-486-3p/Targeting NPTX1 Axis.

β-elemene has a variety of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor effects. Currently, the influence of β-elemene on adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) malignant progression and action mechanism remains unclear. This research aims to explore the influence and action mechanism of β-elemene on ACC progression.

Lncrna CASC11 aggravates diabetic nephropathy via targeting FoxO1.

Background: To explore the biological effects of CASC11 on aggravating diabetic nephropathy (DN) by regulating FoxO1 (forkhead transcription factor O1).

Methods: Serum levels of CASC11 and FoxO1 in DN patients were detected. The possibility of CASC11 in predicting the onset of DN was analyzed by depicting ROC curves.

Circular RNA expression alterations and function prediction in OSA-induced pancreatic injury in mice: New insights into pathogenesis.

Objectives: Increasing studies have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) participate in the pathogenesis and progression of many diseases. However, the function of circRNAs in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-induced pancreatic damage has not been fully elucidated. In this study, the altered circRNA profiles in a chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) mouse model were investigated, aiming to provide novel clues for delineating the underlying mechanisms of OSA-induced pancreatic injury.

Rehabilitation effects of circuit resistance training in coronary heart disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Hypothesis: The rehabilitation effect of circuit resistance training in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients remains unclear. We perform this review to examine the rehabilitation effect of circuit resistance training in CHD patients and to provide a basis for the formulation of reasonable individual exercise prescriptions for CHD patients.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched on PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, Clinical Trials, and CNKI.

miR‑212 promotes renal interstitial fibrosis by inhibiting hypoxia‑inducible factor 1‑α inhibitor.

Renal interstitial fibrosis is one of the common causes, and a major pathological basis for the development of various types of chronic progressive renal to end‑stage renal diseases. Therefore, it is important to clarify the underlying mechanisms of disease progression in order to develop effective strategies for the treatment and prevention of these pathologies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between microRNA (miR)‑212 expression and the development of renal interstitial fibrosis, as well as analyzing the role of miR‑212 in the disease.

miR-19 promotes development of renal fibrosis by targeting PTEN-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

In recent years, it has been found that miRNA may play an important role in the field of gene regulation; miRNAs can participate in the regulation of various physiologic processes such as cell differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and insulin secretion by regulation of target genes. The purpose of this study is to observe the relationship between the expression of miR-19 and renal fibrosis, to analyze the regulatory effect of miR-19 on renal tubular EMT, and to reveal its role and working mechanism in renal fibrosis. We found that the expression of miR-19 was significantly increased in peripheral blood of patients with renal fibrosis, in renal tissue of unilateral ureteral occlusion (UUO) mice, and in NRK-52E cells treated with TGF-β1.