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Acquisition of doxorubicin resistance facilitates migrating and invasive potentials of gastric cancer MKN45 cells through up-regulating aldo-keto reductase 1B10.

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Aldo-keto reductase 1B10 promotes development of cisplatin resistance in gastrointestinal cancer cells through down-regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ-dependent mechanism.

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Autophagy inhibition enhances anticancer efficacy of artepillin C, a cinnamic acid derivative in Brazilian green propolis

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Brazilian Green Propolis Rescues Oxidative Stress-Induced Mislocalization of Claudin-1 in Human Keratinocyte-Derived HaCaT Cells

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester down-regulates claudin-2 expression at the transcriptional and post-translational levels and enhances chemosensitivity to doxorubicin in lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells

scientific article published on 02 March 2018

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester potentiates gastric cancer cell sensitivity to doxorubicin and cisplatin by decreasing proteasome function

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Characterization of hamster NAD+-dependent 3(17)β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase belonging to the aldo-keto reductase 1C subfamily

scientific article published on 22 May 2015

Chlorpheniramine Increases Paracellular Permeability to Marker Fluorescein Lucifer Yellow Mediated by Internalization of Occludin in Murine Colonic Epithelial Cells.

scientific article published in January 2017

Chrysin enhances anticancer drug-induced toxicity mediated by the reduction of claudin-1 and 11 expression in a spheroid culture model of lung squamous cell carcinoma cells

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

Clathrin-dependent endocytosis of claudin-2 by DFYSP peptide causes lysosomal damage in lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Claudin-18 inhibits cell proliferation and motility mediated by inhibition of phosphorylation of PDK1 and Akt in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells

scientific article published on 23 February 2016

Claudin-2 binding peptides, VPDSM and DSMKF, down-regulate claudin-2 expression and anticancer resistance in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Claudin-5, -7, and -18 suppress proliferation mediated by inhibition of phosphorylation of Akt in human lung squamous cell carcinoma.

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

Cloning and characterization of four rabbit aldo-keto reductases featuring broad substrate specificity for xenobiotic and endogenous carbonyl compounds: relationship with multiple forms of drug ketone reductases.

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Correction to Synthesis of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Aldo-Keto Reductase 1B10 and Their Efficacy against Proliferation, Metastasis, and Cisplatin Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells

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Cyanidin Increases the Expression of Mg Transport Carriers Mediated by the Activation of PPARα in Colonic Epithelial MCE301 Cells

scientific article published on 16 March 2019

Decrease in paracellular permeability and chemosensitivity to doxorubicin by claudin-1 in spheroid culture models of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells.

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Development of novel AKR1C3 inhibitors as new potential treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer

scientific article published on 27 August 2020

Down-Regulation of Claudin-2 Expression by Cyanidin-3-Glucoside Enhances Sensitivity to Anticancer Drugs in the Spheroid of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Down-regulation of Claudin-2 Expression and Proliferation by Epigenetic Inhibitors in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

scientific article published on 5 January 2017

Elevation of sensitivity to anticancer agents of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells by knockdown of claudin-2 expression in monolayer and spheroid culture models

scientific article published on 13 December 2017

Enhancement of Endothelial Barrier Permeability by Mitragynine

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Exposure to 9,10-phenanthrenequinone accelerates malignant progression of lung cancer cells through up-regulation of aldo-keto reductase 1B10.

scientific article published on 9 May 2014

Facilitation of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone-elicited neuroblastoma cell apoptosis by NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1.

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Flavonol glycosides of Rosa multiflora regulates intestinal barrier function through inhibiting claudin expression in differentiated Caco-2 cells

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Human dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 11 is a novel type of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

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Human dehydrogenase/reductase SDR family member 11 (DHRS11) and aldo-keto reductase 1C isoforms in comparison: Substrate and reaction specificity in the reduction of 11-keto-C19-steroids

scientific article published on 08 January 2020

Hyperosmolarity-Induced Down-Regulation of Claudin-2 Mediated by Decrease in PKCβ-Dependent GATA-2 in MDCK Cells

scientific article published on November 2015

Hypotonic Stress-induced Down-regulation of Claudin-1 and -2 Mediated by Dephosphorylation and Clathrin-dependent Endocytosis in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Identification of a determinant for strict NADP(H)-specificity and high sensitivity to mixed-type steroid inhibitor of rabbit aldo-keto reductase 1C33 by site-directed mutagenesis

scientific article published on 7 February 2015

Increase in Toxicity of Anticancer Drugs by PMTPV, a Claudin-1-Binding Peptide, Mediated via Down-Regulation of Claudin-1 in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

Increase in resistance to anticancer drugs involves occludin in spheroid culture model of lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Induction of aldo-keto reductases (AKR1C1 and AKR1C3) abolishes the efficacy of daunorubicin chemotherapy for leukemic U937 cells

scientific article published in September 2014

Instability of C154Y variant of aldo-keto reductase 1C3.

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Inverse regulation of claudin-2 and -7 expression by p53 and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α in colonic MCE301 cells

scientific article published on 23 December 2020

Kaempferide Enhances Chemosensitivity of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells Mediated by the Decrease in Phosphorylation of Akt and Claudin-2 Expression

scientific article published on 23 April 2020

Kaempherol and Luteolin Decrease Claudin-2 Expression Mediated by Inhibition of STAT3 in Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

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Nuclear distribution of claudin-2 increases cell proliferation in human lung adenocarcinoma cells

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Pathophysiological roles of autophagy and aldo-keto reductases in development of doxorubicin resistance in gastrointestinal cancer cells

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Photoinduced Generation of Acyl Radicals from Simple Aldehydes, Access to 3-Acyl-4-arylcoumarin Derivatives, and Evaluation of Their Antiandrogenic Activities.

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Probing AKR1C30 and AKR1C31 with site-directed mutagenesis: identifying the roles of residues 54 and 56 in the binding of substrates and inhibitors

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Protective roles of aldo-keto reductase 1B10 and autophagy against toxicity induced by p-quinone metabolites of tert-butylhydroquinone in lung cancer A549 cells

scientific article published on 5 October 2014

Quercetin Decreases Claudin-2 Expression Mediated by Up-Regulation of microRNA miR-16 in Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Rabbit dehydrogenase/reductase SDR family member 11 (DHRS11): Its identity with acetohexamide reductase with broad substrate specificity and inhibitor sensitivity, different from human DHRS11

scientific article published on 26 March 2019

Rescue of tight junctional localization of a claudin-16 mutant D97S by antimalarial medicine primaquine in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Roles of aldo-keto reductases 1B10 and 1C3 and ATP-binding cassette transporter in docetaxel tolerance

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Sibutramine facilitates apoptosis and contraction of aortic smooth muscle cells through elevating production of reactive oxygen species

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Sibutramine provokes apoptosis of aortic endothelial cells through altered production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species

scientific article published on 9 November 2016

Significance of aldo-keto reductase 1C3 and ATP-binding cassette transporter B1 in gain of irinotecan resistance in colon cancer cells

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Sodium Citrate Increases Expression and Flux of Mg Transport Carriers Mediated by Activation of MEK/ERK/c-Fos Pathway in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

Structure-activity relationship of flavonoids as potent inhibitors of carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1).

scientific article published on 28 December 2014

Synthesis of 8-hydroxy-2-iminochromene derivatives as selective and potent inhibitors of human carbonyl reductase 1.

scientific article published on 12 June 2015

Synthesis of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Aldo-Keto Reductase 1B10 and Their Efficacy against Proliferation, Metastasis, and Cisplatin Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells

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Synthesis of non-prenyl analogues of baccharin as selective and potent inhibitors for aldo-keto reductase 1C3

scientific article published on 14 August 2014

The RING finger- and PDZ domain-containing protein PDZRN3 controls localization of the Mg2+ regulator claudin-16 in renal tube epithelial cells

scientific article published on 16 June 2017

Tight junctional localization of claudin-16 is regulated by syntaxin 8 in renal tubular epithelial cells

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Up-Regulation of Carbonyl Reductase 1 Renders Development of Doxorubicin Resistance in Human Gastrointestinal Cancers

scientific article published on January 2015

Up-Regulation of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 6 Channel Expression by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in the Presence of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

scientific article published on 7 December 2016

Up-regulation of claudin-2 expression by aldosterone in colonic epithelial cells of mice fed with NaCl-depleted diets.

scientific article published on 22 September 2017

Upregulation of Claudin-7 Expression by Angiotensin II in Colonic Epithelial Cells of Mice Fed with NaCl-Depleted Diets

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Upregulation of transient receptor potential melastatin 6 channel expression by rosiglitazone and all-trans-retinoic acid in erlotinib-treated renal tubular epithelial cells

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Weak Ultraviolet B Enhances the Mislocalization of Claudin-1 Mediated by Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite Production in Human Keratinocyte-Derived HaCaT Cells

scientific article published on 27 September 2020

ZO-2 Suppresses Cell Migration Mediated by a Reduction in Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 in Claudin-18-Expressing Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

α-Pyrrolidinononanophenone provokes apoptosis of neuronal cells through alterations in antioxidant properties

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