Rate of 14CO2 production from variously labeled forms of [14C]glucose in human breast invasive ductal carcinoma tissues.

abstract：:Upregulation of haptoglobin (Hp) expression in the rat during the acute phase (AP) response is the result of synergistic effects of IL-6-, IL-1beta-, and corticosterone-activated signaling pathways. IL-6 signaling terminates in cis-trans interactions of the Hp gene hormone-responsive element (HRE) with transcription f...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Arambasić J,Poznanović G,Ivanović-Matić S,Bogojević D,Mihailović M,Uskoković A,Grigorov I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine-metabolic disorders; however, its pathophysiology is still unclear. Certain polymorphisms of luteinizing hormone beta-subunit (LHβ) and LH/choriogonadotrophin receptor (LHCGR) genes may lead to changes in the bioactivity of this hormone. We aimed to ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： El-Shal AS,Zidan HE,Rashad NM,Abdelaziz AM,Harira MM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer RNAs require essential maturation steps to become functional. Among them, RNase P removes 5' leader sequences of pre-tRNAs. Although RNase P was long thought to occur universally as ribonucleoproteins, different types of protein-only RNase P enzymes were discovered in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Interest...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gobert A,Bruggeman M,Giegé P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi carrier is responsible for the calcium-dependent regulation of adenosine nucleotide concentrations in the mitochondrial matrix, which allows mitochondria to respond to changing energy requirements of the cell. The carrier is expressed in mitochondria of fungi, plants and animals and belongs...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Harborne SPD,Kunji ERS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unique opportunities are provided by phylogenetically closely related organisms thriving in stably cold, or temperate milieus to study adaptive modifications of structurally homologous molecules. These modifications are of keen interest in basic science as well as in biotechnology. This review highlights structural an...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Alimenti C,Vallesi A,Pedrini B,Wüthrich K,Luporini P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP metabolism is essential for the survival of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum. Three distinct adenylyl cyclases are expressed and required for the normal development of this simple eukaryote. The adenylyl cyclase expressed during aggregation, ACA, is related to the mammalian and Drosophila G prote...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Kriebel PW,Parent CA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disappointing results from large clinical studies of α-tocopherol (αT), the major form of vitamin E in tissues, for prevention of chronic diseases including cancer have cast doubt on not only αT but also other forms of vitamin E regarding their role in preventing carcinogenesis. However, basic research has shown t...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Jiang Q

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) were originally discovered in the context of type I interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) gene induction, and subsequent studies on these transcription factors have revealed their remarkable functional diversity in regulating immune systems. Indeed, the critical involvement of IRF members in...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Honda K,Taniguchi T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate is a potent metabolic regulator in eukaryotic organisms; it affects the activity of key enzymes of the glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. The enzymes responsible for its synthesis and hydrolysis, 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2) and fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase-2) are present in re...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Michels PA,Rigden DJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen peroxide is a major regulator of plant programmed cell death (PCD) but little is known about the downstream genes from the H(2)O(2)-signaling network that mediate the cell death. To address this question, a novel system for studying H(2)O(2)-induced programmed cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana was used. The ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gechev TS,Minkov IN,Hille J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small extracellular vesicle (sEV) has precise impacts on tumor microenvironment and play vital functions in intercellular interaction. However, the functional role of sEV miRNA on laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is largely unresolved. Here, the expression of miR-1246 in LSCC tissues and plasma sEV was examine...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Huang Q,Hsueh CY,Guo Y,Wu XF,Li JY,Zhou L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten-eleven translocation (TET) family enzymes convert 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in DNA. However, the role of TET enzymes in human gastric cancer remains unknown. Here, we show that TET2 mRNA and protein levels are downregulated in human gastric cancer tissues when compared with normal gastric mucosa....

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Deng W,Wang J,Zhang J,Cai J,Bai Z,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathways for ligand entry and exit in myoglobin have now been well established by a wide variety of experimental results, including pico- to nano- to microsecond transient absorbance measurements and time-resolved X-ray crystallographic measurements. Trp insertions have been used to block, one at a time, the three...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Olson JS,Soman J,Phillips GN Jr

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumstatin is a candidate tumor suppressor that plays an important role in tumor growth and angiogenesis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between tumstatin-mRNA expression and the clinicopathologic characteristics, tumor angiogenesis, outcome of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Luo YQ,Ming Z,Zhao L,Yao LJ,Dong H,Du JP,Wu SZ,Hu W

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on cholinesterases activities was studied in the retina and, for comparison, in other nervous and nonnervous tissues. Streptozotocin diabetes did not affect acetylcholinesterase activity in the retina but increased its activity in the cerebral cortex (100%) and in serum (5...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Sánchez-Chávez G,Salceda R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the impact of pancreatic cancer cell interaction with macrophages on the differentiation and function of macrophages and the behaviors of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro is evaluated. The expression of immunocompetent cell-associated markers in 22 pancreatic cancer specimens was characterized by immuno...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Meng F,Li C,Li W,Gao Z,Guo K,Song S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of the diarrheal disease cholera, for which biofilm communities are considered to be environmental reservoirs. In endemic regions, and after algal blooms, which may result from phosphate enrichment following agricultural runoff, the bacterium is released from biofilms resulting i...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Maestre-Reyna M,Huang WC,Wu WJ,Singh PK,Hartmann R,Wang PH,Lee CC,Hikima T,Yamamoto M,Bessho Y,Drescher K,Tsai MD,Wang AH

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have started focusing on investigating the anticarcinogenic effects of natural products with the slightest side effects possible, because current breast cancer treatment approaches are unable to achieve absolute success especially on aggressive subtypes. Propolis is among these products with its antimicrob...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Seyhan MF,Yılmaz E,Timirci-Kahraman Ö,Saygılı N,Kısakesen Hİ,Gazioğlu S,Gören AC,Eronat AP,Begüm Ceviz A,Öztürk T,Yılmaz-Aydoğan H,Öztürk O

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Smooth muscle cells (SMC) comprising the vascular wall can switch phenotypes from contractile to synthetic, which can promote the development of aberrant remodelling and intimal hyperplasia (IH). MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is a short, non-coding RNA that ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Alshanwani AR,Riches-Suman K,O'Regan DJ,Wood IC,Turner NA,Porter KE

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. The beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) is the primary constituent of the senile plaques, and has been proposed to be a key contributor to the neurodegeneration observed in AD. The molecular mechanisms underl...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gong X,Lu X,Zhan L,Sui H,Qi X,Ji Z,Niu X,Liu L

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various strategies have been applied to replace the loss of cardiomyocytes in order to restore reduced cardiac function and prevent the progression of heart disease. Intensive research efforts in the field of cellular reprogramming and cell transplantation may eventually lead to efficient in vivo applications for the ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Välimäki MJ,Ruskoaho HJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte mitochondrial aquaporin-8 (mtAQP8) works as a multifunctional membrane channel protein that facilitates the uptake of ammonia for its detoxification to urea as well as the mitochondrial release of hydrogen peroxide. Since early oligonucleotide microarray studies in liver of cholesterol-fed mice showed an AQ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Danielli M,Capiglioni AM,Marrone J,Calamita G,Marinelli RA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the status of DNA methylation are one of the most common molecular alterations in human neoplasia. We aimed to identify epigenetic molecular markers in serum for early detection of breast cancer. Authors analyzed retrospectively the methylation status of RARβ2 and APC genes in serum samples from 121 breast ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Swellam M,Abdelmaksoud MD,Sayed Mahmoud M,Ramadan A,Abdel-Moneem W,Hefny MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer related inflammation (CRI) is now recognized as the seventh hallmark in the pathogenesis of many types of malignancies. Paeonol, a natural phenolic component isolated from the root bark of Paeonia moutan, has significant anti-inflammatory activity. Recently, accumulating body of research has revealed potent ant...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Zhang L,Tao L,Shi T,Zhang F,Sheng X,Cao Y,Zheng S,Wang A,Qian W,Jiang L,Lu Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methionine (Met) is a neutral, sulfur-containing, essential amino acid with biological functions in the initiation and prolongation step of protein synthesis, transmethylation reactions, the synthesis of cysteine and cystine, and as a component of antioxidant systems. Its key importance is reflected by the fact that i...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Mastrototaro L,Sponder G,Saremi B,Aschenbach JR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders in the world, lacking effective therapies. The crucial roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in IBS-D have attracted increasing attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of miR-495 on the visceral sens...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Fei L,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) are X-linked muscular dystrophies. The isolation of the defective gene in DMD/BMD has led to a better understanding of the disease process and has promoted studies regarding the application of molecular therapy. The purpose of this review is to present the progress made...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Matsuo M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrameric haemoglobins display a cooperative ligand binding behaviour, which has been attributed to the functional interrelationship between multiple ligand binding sites. The quantitative description of this feature was initially carried out with a phenomenological approach, which was limited to the functional effec...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Ciaccio C,Coletta A,De Sanctis G,Marini S,Coletta M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, two different epitope tags (HA, c-myc) were introduced near the N terminus of the yeast PMA1 H(+)-ATPase. The resulting proteins were indistinguishable from the wild-type ATPase in their ability to travel through the secretory pathway, as judged by quantitative immunoblotting of isolated secretory vesic...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： dos Santos CF,DeWitt ND,Gupta SS,Allen KE,Slayman CW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper has a wide and important role in biological systems, determining conformation and activity of many metalloproteins and enzymes, such as cytochrome oxidase and superoxide dismutase . Furthermore, due to its possible reactivity with nonspecific proteins and toxic effects, elaborate systems of absorption, concentr...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Inesi G

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00