A role for guanidino compounds in the brain.

abstract：:The development and growth of the prostate gland depends on androgen stimulation. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the primary androgen responsible for prostate development and also for the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) con...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Torres JM,Gómez-Capilla JA,Ruiz E,Ortega E

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase C-beta (PLCbeta) isozymes (PLCbeta(1) and PLCbeta(3)) have been extensively characterized in cardiac tissue, but no data are available for the PLCbeta(4) isozyme. In this study, PLCbeta((1-4)) isozymes mRNA relative expression was studied by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in human, rat, and murine left ventricle...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Otaegui D,Querejeta R,Arrieta A,Lazkano A,Bidaurrazaga A,Arriandiaga JR,Aldazabal P,Garro MA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress genes can be ascribed to have been generated by the organism for their intrinsic urge to survive against the changing environmental odds, during the evolutionary process. This concept has been supported by a large number of reports describing individual types of phenomena. These have been reconciled and globali...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ray PK

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports considered that it was the disturbance of calcium homeostasis and the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) apoptosis and promoted fibrosis resolution. However, the signal-transducing events that are activated by ER stress after...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Huang Y,Li X,Wang Y,Wang H,Huang C,Li J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a prostatic-like acid phosphatase is reported in human lactating milk. Its activity is associated with skim milk and it could be separated from the other acid phosphatases only after Triton X-100 treatment. By all the criteria applied, it appears to be very similar to prostatic acid phosphatase. An app...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Podhajcer OL,Filmus JE,Mordoh J

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher order chromatin degradation (HOCD) is a stepwise dismantling of the genome through the excision of chromatin loops and their oligomers at matrix attachment regions (MARs) during the early stages of programmed cell death. Although HOCD ultimately leads to the inactivation of the genome and cell death, a partial ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Banaszewska M,Konat GW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have purified from human placenta a low molecular mass substance that inhibits cAMP-dependent protein kinase and activates protein kinase C. This protein kinase regulator was purified in three steps: (1) homogenizing placentas in chloroform/methanol and extracting the regulator into water; (2) eluting a strong anio...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Talwar N,Pilz RB,Yu Z,Burlingame A,Boss GR

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Aclacinomycin B (ACM-B), an anthracycline antitumor antibiotic, on the DNA-dependent RNA synthesis using single- and double-stranded DNAs of known base content and sequence is studied. The data show that ACM-B effectively inhibits the double-stranded DNA-directed RNA synthesis with a preference of poly[d...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Li LH,Yu FL

更新日期：1989-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Various factors appear to control muscle energetics, often in conjunction. This calls for a quantitative approach of the type provided by Metabolic Control Analysis for intermediary metabolism and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. To the extent that direct transfer of high energy phosphates and spatial organiza...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kholodenko BN,Cascante M,Westerhoff HV

更新日期：1995-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoactive peptides such as angiotensin II (AII), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and vasopressin play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure. We have recently shown an augmentation of Gi alpha levels in heart and aorta from genetic and experimentally-induced hypertensive rats, which may be attributed ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Anand-Srivastava MB,Palaparti A,Pion J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) by collagen matrix in the synovial fibroblasts of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is critical event in the progressive joint destruction. Our previous study indicated that a collagen receptor, discoidin receptor 2 (DDR2), was highly expressed in the synovial fibroblasts of ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Su J,Yu J,Ren T,Zhang W,Zhang Y,Liu X,Sun T,Lu H,Miyazawa K,Yao L

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a relatively common developmental disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies and conotruncal heart defects. Many VCFS patients present hemizygous deletions on part of chromosome 22q11.2; suggestive that haploinsufficiency in this region is responsible for this etiology. Most 2...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sandrin-Garcia P,Abramides DV,Martelli LR,Ramos ES,Richieri-Costa A,Passos GA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1 (beta1,4-GT 1) is the key enzyme transferring galactose to the terminal N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) forming Galbeta3-->4GlcNAc structure in the Golgi apparatus. In addition, it also serves as a cell adhesion molecule by recognizing and binding to terminal GlcNAc of glycoconjugates on ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhang SW,Xu SL,Cai MM,Yan J,Zhu XY,Hu Y,Gu JX

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation of semiquinone by O2 in the Q cycle is known to be one of the sources of superoxide anion (O2.-) in aerobic cells. In this paper, such a phenomenon was analyzed using the chemical kinetics model of electron transfer from succinate to cytochrome c, including coenzyme Q, the complex III non-heme iron protein F...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Demin OV,Kholodenko BN,Skulachev VP

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid hormones (GCH) are anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents that inhibit T-cell growth and activation. Since the T-cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 complex mediates T-lymphocyte activation, we studied the effect of in vitro dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic GCH, on TCR/CD3 expression. DEX-treatment of a hyb...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Migliorati G,Bartoli A,Nocentini G,Ronchetti S,Moraca R,Riccardi C

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was focused to evaluate protection of indigenous antioxidant system of mice against gamma radiation-induced oxidative stress using a semiquinone (SQGD)-rich fraction isolated from Bacillus sp. INM-1. Male C57bl/6 mice were administered SQGD (50 mg/kgb.w.i.p.) 2 h before irradiation (10 Gy) and modulation in...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Mishra S,Reddy DS,Jamwal VS,Bansal DD,Patel DD,Malhotra P,Gupta AK,Singh PK,Jawed S,Kumar R

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of increased serum levels of thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine, T3) on young rat testis spermatogenesis was studied by analysing molecular and morphological parameters. Hyperthyroidism was induced by either T3-treatment or 2- and 10-day cold exposure. The poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of proteins catalysed by poly...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Faraone-Mennella MR,Ferone A,Marino L,Cardone A,Comitato R,Venditti P,Di Meo S,Farina B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-type creatine kinases B-CK (cytosolic) and UbCKmit (mitochondrial) are considered important for the maintenance and distribution of cellular energy in the central nervous system. Previously, we have demonstrated an abnormal behavioral phenotype in mice lacking the B-CK creatine kinase isoform, regarding explorat...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Streijger F,Jost CR,Oerlemans F,Ellenbroek BA,Cools AR,Wieringa B,Van der Zee CE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colchicine has been demonstrated to suppress the release of fibroblast growth factors, retard collagen formation and augment collagenase activity. Trials with colchicine in patients with hepatic fibrosis have suggested clinical benefit. The development of impaired myocardial function in the spontaneously hypertensive ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Cicogna AC,Brooks WW,Hayes JA,Robinson KG,Sen S,Conrad CH,Bing OH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many recent studies have suggested that bergapten (BP), a class of native compound with numerous biological activities such as anti-resorptive properties, may exert protective effects against postmenopausal bone loss. However, it remains unknown whether BP regulates or improves the osteogenic function of bone marrow s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Xiao JJ,Zhao WJ,Zhang XT,Zhao WL,Wang XX,Yin SH,Jiang F,Zhao YX,Chen FN,Li SL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymol is a phytochemical component present in many plants used as food additive in order to promote animal growth due to its several biological properties. However, possible side effects of thymol remain poorly known limited to few reports. In this sense, we evaluated the enzymes of the purinergic signaling such as, ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Baldissera MD,Souza CF,De Matos AFIM,Baldisserotto B,Stefani LM,da Silva AS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effect of (Boc-Lys (Boc)-Arg-Asp-Ser (tBu)-OtBu), a tetrapeptide derivative (PEP1261) was examined for antiproliferative potency and apoptotic induction. Synovial fibroblasts were isolated from collagen-induced arthritic (CIA) rats and exposed to peptides viz., PEP1261, and parental peptides (KRDS a...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kumar DA,Settu K,Raju KV,Kumanan K,Manohar BM,Puvanakrishnan R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-1) is thought to play a major role in recruiting monocytes to the vascular endothelium where the adherence of monocytes is one of the earliest events in atherogenesis. We cloned MCP-1 cDNA from a lambda gt 11 cDNA library constructed from human aortic endothelial mRNA to test whethe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Li YS,Shyy YJ,Wright JG,Valente AJ,Cornhill JF,Kolattukudy PE

更新日期：1993-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:L-arginine (L-Arg) uptake is mediated by members of cationic amino acid transporter (CAT) family and may coincide with the induction of nitric oxide synthases (NOS). The present study was conducted to investigate the extracellular concentrations of L-Arg regulating the CAT-1, CAT-4 and inducible NOS (iNOS) in chick in...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Yuan C,Zhang X,He Q,Li J,Lu J,Zou X

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：:The accessibility of pyridoxal 5'-phosphates of the phosphorylase ab hybrid to resolution by imidazole citrate and cysteine was studied and compared with that of the b and a forms. Promotion of resolution of phosphorylated forms by raising the temperature or in the presence of glycogen indicates that the resistance of...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Vereb G,Pallagi E,Gergely P

更新日期：1992-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric pathology is a common complication in diabetes mellitus. The aim of the study was to evaluate the functions and morphological changes of the parietal cells of the rat stomach after streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Diabetes mellitus was induced in Wistar rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozoto...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Bastaki SM,Adeghate E,Chandranath IS,Amir N,Tariq S,Hameed RS,Adem A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to clarify the role of high-energy phosphate metabolism in hydrogen peroxide-induced cardiac dysfunction using phosphorus and fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The exposure of a Langendorff-perfused heart to hydrogen peroxide (200-400 micromol/L, 8 min) provoked biphasic contr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Matsumoto Y,Kaneko M,Iimuro M,Fujise Y,Hayashi H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00