Cell apoptosis induced by carcinogenic metals.

abstract：:A major component of the soluble fraction of rat heart is a homopolymer (Mr about 400-650 k) of a small protein (Mr about 20 k). This cardiac protein, which is highly homologous to alpha-B-crystallin, was isolated in its native state and visualized by electron microscopy. A homogeneous population of globular particles...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Longoni S,Lattonen S,Bullock G,Chiesi M

更新日期：1990-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are formed from the non-enzymatic glycation reaction of reducing sugars or their metabolites with the free amino groups of several biomolecules and are known to play pathophysiological roles in various inflammatory diseases. In an earlier study, it was suggested that tumor necros...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Watanabe M,Toyomura T,Wake H,Liu K,Teshigawara K,Takahashi H,Nishibori M,Mori S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of transcription and translation has advanced our understanding of cardiac diseases. Here, we present the hypothesis that the stability of mRNA mediated by the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) plays a role in changing gene expression in cardiovascular pathophysiology. Several proteins that bind to sequences i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Misquitta CM,Iyer VR,Werstiuk ES,Grover AK

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that functional atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) receptors occur in surface gastric mucosal epithelial cells. To evaluate functional aspects of ANP in a model of these cells we examined the expression of natriuretic peptide receptors (NPR) subtypes A and C in the non-transformed rat gastric mucosal e...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gower WR Jr,Carter GM,McAfee Q,Solivan SM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zonation of ethanol oxidation and metabolic effects along the hepatic acini were investigated in the bivascularly perfused liver of fed rats. Ethanol was infused into the hepatic artery in antegrade and retrograde perfusion. Inhibition of glycolysis by ethanol, expressed as micromol min(-1) (ml accessible cell space)(...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lopez CH,Constantin J,Gimenes D,Suzuki-Kemmelmeier F,Bracht A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of our experiments demonstrated that one hour of ischemia followed by one hour of reflow in the kidney caused a reduction in (Na+K+)ATPase activity and microsomal sulfhydryl content as well as an increase in microsomal lipid peroxidation. Renal venous malondialdehyde concentration was increased soon after ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kato M,Kako KJ

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews characteristics of microsomal membrane structure; long chain fatty acids, acyl CoA derivatives, retinoids and the microsomal formation of acyl CoA derivatives and retinyl esters. It is analyzed how the movement of these molecules at the intracellular level is affected by their respective binding pro...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Catalá A

更新日期：1993-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic phospholipases A2 (cPLA2) and cyclooxygenases-1 and -2 (COX-1 and -2) play a pivotal role in the metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA) and in eicosanoid production. The coordinate regulation and expression of these enzymes is not well defined. In this study, the effect of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA),...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Jiang YJ,Lu B,Choy PC,Hatch GM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders are caused due to misfolding and aggregation of many intra- and extracellular proteins. Protein misfolding and aggregation processes in cells are strongly regulated by cellular molecular chaperones known as heat-shock proteins (Hsps) that include Hsp60, Hsp70, ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Paul S,Mahanta S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the search for MBP phosphorylating activities in Dictyostelium discoideum, we have found a proteolysis-activated protein kinase. This activity which is distributed between the soluble and the particulate fractions of the cell, uses MBP and histone as substrate and has a molecular mass of 140 kDa as detected in an '...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Nuñez A,Fernández-Renart M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pes equinovarus is a congenital deformity of the foot and lower leg defined as a fixation of the foot in adduction, supination, and varus. Although the pathogenesis of clubfoot remains unclear, it has been suggested that fibroblasts and growth factors are involved. To directly analyze the protein compositio...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ošt'ádal M,Eckhardt A,Herget J,Mikšík I,Dungl P,Chomiak J,Frydrychová M,Burian M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The homeodomain-containing Msx3 gene, the newest member of the Msx family, encodes two mRNAs, with an unknown relationship to each other. To elucidate how Msx3 gene generates the two transcripts, we cloned their corresponding cDNAs from an E10.5 mouse embryo cDNA library. The alignment of sequences of the two Msx3-spe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Matsui H,Takahashi T,Raghow R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi-component solution, containing α-ketoglutaric acid (α-KG), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), N-acetyl-seleno-L-methionine (NASeLM), and N-acetyl-L-methionine (NALM) as active ingredients, has been tested considering its supposed antioxidative effect with respect to heart transplantations. Oxidative stress was i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Russ M,Jauk S,Wintersteiger R,Andrä M,Brcic I,Ortner A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is the major heat shock transcription factor and plays an essential role in mediating the cellular response to physiological and environmental stress. We found that LPS-induced expression of the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) gene was upregulated in HSF1 knock-out (HSF1(-/-)) ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhang L,Yang M,Wang Q,Liu M,Liang Q,Zhang H,Xiao X

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been shown to induce receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) expression in osteoblasts associated with its effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The objective of the present study was to investigate the potential pathways by which Ang II induces RANKL expression...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang Y,Kou J,Wang C,Wang K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical and ultrastructural studies indicate that the atrophy of adrenal cortex in hypoyhysectomized rats involves the following changes: (1) One to two days after hypophysectomy, there is loss of "template activity" resulting from cumulative DNA-damage and heterochromatinization. In vivo ACTH-administration led t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tchen TT,Chan SW,Kuo TH,Mostafapour KM,Drzewiecki VH

更新日期：1977-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In rat cardiac sarcolemmal membranes a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) was found to be present. The enzyme hydrolysed exogenous [3H-]phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate ([3H-]PtdIns(4,5)P2) in an optimized assay mixture containing 15 micrograms SL protein, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM free Ca2+, 14 mM Na-cholate...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Meij JT,Panagia V

更新日期：1992-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the alterations in the levels of various proteases such as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), kallikrein, aminopeptidases, urokinase and plasmin in serum-heart and kidney and to find out whether the changes in the levels of these enzymes could explain the pathogeneses of hypert...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Rajashree S,Puvanakrishnan R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous results from our laboratory have shown that a novel carotenoid derivative (disodium disuccinate astaxanthin; Cardax) produced dose-related reductions in myocardial infarct size (IS) in Sprague-Dawley rats when it was administered at any of three doses (25, 50 and 75 mg/kg, iv) on four consecutive days, follow...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gross GJ,Lockwood SF

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to ambient particulate matter has been reported to be associated with increased rates of lung cancer. Previously we showed that total suspended particulate matter (PM) induces oxidative DNA damage in epithelial lung cells. The aim of the present study was to further investigate the mechanism of PM-induced DNA...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Knaapen AM,Shi T,Borm PJ,Schins RP

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naringenin, a flavanone mainly derived from grapes and citrus fruits, has been reported to exhibit cardioprotective effects. Accumulating evidence has confirmed that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis participates in the process of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and inhibiting ER stress is a ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tang JY,Jin P,He Q,Lu LH,Ma JP,Gao WL,Bai HP,Yang J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular signaling events leading to protection from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis upon contact inhibition have not been fully investigated. Previous research has indicated a role for mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the regulation of contact inhibition, and these proteins have also been associat...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gaballah M,Slisz M,Hutter-Lobo D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous publications from our laboratory, we reported that a soluble, cytochrome P-450-dependent fatty acid monooxygenase from Bacillus megaterium ATCC 14581 can be induced by phenobarbital and a variety of other barbiturates. The tested barbiturates showed an excellent correlation between increasing lipophilicity...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wen LP,Fulco AJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adipokine Chemerin is reported to regulate adipogenesis and glucose homeostasis in vivo and in 3T3-L1 cells. Our team is focused on the role of Chemerin in metabolism and intramuscular adipocyte differentiation because intramuscular fat is the basic material for the formation of marbling in livestock and poultry m...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Fu YY,Chen KL,Li HX,Zhou GH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent activation of nuclear factor B (NF-κB) is very important in the modulation of macrophages cellular response to microbial infections. The deubiquitinase USP14, which is critical for ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation of proteins, is known to be involved in cancer, neurological diseases, and aging. Ho...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Liu N,Kong T,Chen X,Hu H,Gu H,Liu S,Chen X,Yang Q,Li A,Xiong X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells are known to produce reactive oxygen species by several mechanisms. Functional consequences of increased production of reactive oxygen species were investigated in vitro after stimulation with several proinflammatory cytokines. Time dependent increases in DCF-fluorescence as a measure of reactive oxy...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Volk T,Hensel M,Schuster H,Kox WJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of the hexose monophosphate dehydrogenases increased in adipose tissue, remained unchanged in liver and decreased in mammary gland following the weaning of rats at mid-lactation (day 14). When dietary intake was restricted at mid-lactation, the activities of the hexose monophosphate dehydrogenases incre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Martins RN,Stokes GB

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined changes in the biochemical and inotropic events of the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor signaling pathway in hypothyroid rat hearts. Hypothyroidism was induced by treating experimental animals with 0.05% 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) in drinking water for 7 weeks. A significant decrease of beta- and an...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Jalali S,Durston M,Panagia V,Mesaeli N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder smooth muscle contraction is mediated by both direct calcium entry through the cell membrane, and by calcium induced calcium release (CICR) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) storage sites. Ryanodine is a neutral plant alkaloid which binds to an ion channel located on the SR membrane. Its effects in cardiac ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gong C,Zderic SA,Levin RM

更新日期：1994-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:MNSFβ, a ubiquitin-like protein, covalently binds to various target proteins including proapoptotic Bcl-G. During the course of isolation of MNSFβ-conjugating enzyme(s), we identified a novel target protein for MNSFβ. MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting revealed that the MNSFβ-interacting protein is HSPA8 (heat shock 70-kDa p...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Notsu K,Nakagawa M,Nakamura M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00