Effect of mitomycin-C on human foreskin fibroblasts used as feeders in human embryonic stem cells: immunocytochemistry MIB1 score and DNA ploidy and apoptosis evaluated by flow cytometry.

abstract：:UCB (umbilical cord blood) as a resource of MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) is widely accepted, but the quantity and characteristics of UCB-MSCs from different gestational ages have not been well studied. We have quantified the number of MSCs in UCB at different gestational ages using a multi-colour flowcytometer and co...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Ma LL,Meng FB,Shi P,Li G,Pang XN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that chronic inflammation of the vessel wall is a hallmark of atherosclerosis. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is regarded as an important modulator of inflammatory events occurring during all stages of atherogenesis. Although many factors that induce IL-6 expression have been identified, the effect of homoc...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Zhang L,Jin M,Hu XS,Zhu JH

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipocyte lines are a useful tool for adipocyte research. Recently, a new preadipocyte line designated AP-18 was established from subcutaneous tissue of the C3H/He mouse. In this study, we further characterized AP-18 cells. Adipocyte differentiation was assessed by accumulation of fat droplets stained by Oil Red O. Th...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Chen C,Takahashi K,Yoshida A,Takizawa Y,Lee Y,Nakui M,Doi H,Takebayashi Y,Fukumoto M,Yamada T,Katagiri H,Oka Y,Satoh J

更新日期：2010-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of proteins from salt-tolerant Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. subvar. cauliflora (Gars.) DC. (cauliflower) cell cultures is modified in relation to controls in several features. There are nine newly induced polypeptides in tolerant cultures (absent in control conditions). Some of them are only pre...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Martín JP,Elavummoottil OC,Moreno ML

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost universally, the effective stimulus for mammalian 9+0 primary cilia has been taken to be bending. In this article I point out that in several physiological contexts there is great advantage in detecting pressure differences across the cell wall, i.e. axially directed forces pushing fluid to and fro through the ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Bell A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decline in the function of stem cells with age, such as other cells of the body, results in an imbalance between loss and renewal. Increasing age of the donor thus diminishes the effectiveness of MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) transplantation in age-related diseases. The clinical use of stem cell therapies needs autolo...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Choudhery MS,Khan M,Mahmood R,Mehmood A,Khan SN,Riazuddin S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that the three principal mammalian isoforms of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) exert distinct effects upon: (1) the migration of confluent adult fibroblasts into 3D gels of native type I collagen fibres (i.e. TGF-beta-1 and -2 had no apparent motogenic activity, whilst TGF-beta...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Ellis IR,Banyard J,Schor SL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exon 16-encoded juxtamembrane (JM) domain of human insulin receptor (hIR) harbors the NPEY motif which couples the insulin-activated hIR kinase to downstream signal transduction molecules. We sought to determine if signal transduction requires the entire exon 16-encoded 22-amino acid JM domain. Transfected CHO cel...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Sattar AA,Berhanu C,Gebreselassie S,Berhanu P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is a condition in which the whole body or a region of the body is deprived of oxygen supply. The brain is very sensitive to the lack of oxygen and cerebral hypoxia can rapidly cause severe brain damage. Astrocytes are essential for the survival and function of neurons. Therefore, protecting astrocytes against ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Kang YW,Kim YS,Park JY,Chu GE,Yang YC,Choi BY,Cho WG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid hormones and their receptors play pivotal roles in avian reproduction and development. 17β-estradiol (E2 ) is an essential mediator in ovarian development. In this study, Day 3 (D3) chicks were injected with E2 (0.025, 0.25 or 2.5 mg/kg body weight) for 4 days to assess the effects of estrogen on avian follicl...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Zhao D,Lv C,Liu G,Mi Y,Zhang C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of interleukins, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-15, on insulin-mediated redistribution of Rab4a, an early endosome marker, in mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The interleukins did not affect cell viability; however, cell number was slightly but significantly higher in cultures exposed to...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Błaszczyk M,Gajewska M,Milewska M,Grzelkowska-Kowalczyk K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plant transformation and selection system has been developed utilizing a modified tubulin gene as a selectable marker. The vector constructs carrying a mutant alpha-tubulin gene from goosegrass conferring resistance to dinitroaniline herbicides were created for transformation of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous p...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Yemets A,Radchuk V,Bayer O,Bayer G,Pakhomov A,Vance Baird W,Blume YB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell therapy and regenerative medicine are potentially two of the most exciting aspects of the novel therapeutic methods currently under development. However, these treatments present a number of important biosafety issues, like the possible transmission of microorganisms to the recipients. The most common potential f...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Cobo F,Cortés JL,Cabrera C,Nieto A,Concha A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitotic spindles of the diatom Pinnularia viritiformis stained with the fluorescent actin-labelling reagent bodipyphallacidin revealed actin among the chromosomes and extending along the spindle to the poles. This is the first report of actin's presence within spindles of this ecologically important group of organisms...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Sampson K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FAM107B expression was decreased in stomach cancer and many other kinds of cancer. The forced expression of FAM107B in HeLa cells diminished proliferation in response to growth factors, suggesting that FAM107B might play important roles in many types of cancers. But the mechanisms underlying the decreased expression o...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Guo J,Bian Y,Wang Y,Chen L,Yu A,Sun X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbicidal capacity of the macrophage is frequently evaded by mycobacteria, leading to tuberculosis (TB). We investigated a number of parameters affecting the rate of growth of mycobacteria in human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM). The results show a great deal of variation in the growth of both Mycobacterium...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Hoal-van Helden EG,Hon D,Lewis LA,Beyers N,van Helden PD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells may be induced under chemically defined conditions, wherein the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway is often desirable. Here, we examined the effect of trolox, a vitamin E analog, on the cardiac differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). 6-Hydroxy-2,5...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Choe MS,Yeo HC,Bae CM,Han HJ,Baek KM,Kim JS,Lim KS,Shin IS,Chang W,Yun SP,Lee HJ,Lee MY

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic silencing of cancer-related genes by abnormal methylation and the reversal of this process by DNA methylation inhibitors represents a promising strategy in cancer therapy. As DNA methylation affects gene expression and chromatin structure, we investigated the effects of novel DNMT (DNA methyltransferase) in...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Savickiene J,Treigyte G,Jazdauskaite A,Borutinskaite VV,Navakauskiene R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) is recently identified as a membrane-associated estrogen receptor that mediates non-genomic effects of estrogen. Our previous immunohistochemistry study found an association between GPER and the proliferation of epithelial ovarian cancer. However, the contributions and mechan...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Liu H,Yan Y,Wen H,Jiang X,Cao X,Zhang G,Liu G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the internalization of magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) into dendritic cells (DCs) in order to assess both the final location of the particles and the viability of the cultured cells. The particles, consisting of a metallic iron core covered with carbon, showed no toxic effects on the DCs and had no e...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Goya GF,Marcos-Campos I,Fernández-Pacheco R,Sáez B,Godino J,Asín L,Lambea J,Tabuenca P,Mayordomo JI,Larrad L,Ibarra MR,Tres A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of pathophysiological conditions are related to iron metabolism disturbances. Some of them are well known, others are newly discovered or special. Hepcidin is a newly identified iron metabolism regulating hormone, which could be a promising biomarker for many disorders. In this review, we provide background i...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Miseta A,Nagy J,Nagy T,Poór VS,Fekete Z,Sipos K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:δ-Catenin and β-catenin belong to different subfamilies of armadillo proteins but share some common binding partners, such as E-cadherin. This is the first study that demonstrated a novel common binding partner for δ-catenin and β-catenin, lymphoid enhancer factor-1 (LEF-1). We found that the N-terminus of δ-catenin (...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： He Y,Ki H,Kim H,Kim K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional kinesin is an ATPase-active motor protein that is involved in the microtubule-dependent transport of cytoplasmic cargoes. The present paper provides a condensed overview on kinesin-1 and its motility generation outside a living cell. Moreover, it demonstrates that the neuron-specific kinesin KIF5A enables...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Böhm KJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a homologue of the apolipoprotein D gene (AmphiApoD) in amphioxus, Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense, the first such finding in a basal chordate cephalochordate. The main features of the protein predicted from AmphiApoD are characteristic of the apolipoprotein D. Phylogenetic analysis places AmphiApoD...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Wang L,Zhang S,Liu Z,Li H,Wang Y,Jiang S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of certain clinical limitations, such as teratoma formation, the use of stem cells is considered as an appropriate source in cell therapy and tissue engineering. This study shows human endometrial stem cells (hEnSCs) has exceptional differentiation ability in hepatocyte formation. hEnSCs have high purificatio...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Khademi F,Soleimani M,Verdi J,Tavangar SM,Sadroddiny E,Massumi M,Ai J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the 1G condition, the increase in antipain-sensitive protease activity promptly after UV (mainly 254 nm wavelength) irradiation in cultured human cells is detected and found to be one of the intriguing events involved in suppression of cell mutability. It was found that two cell lines, RSa and its variant UVAP-1...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Takahashi S,Zhang HC,Hasegawa R,Karata K,Kita K,Wano C,Yamaguchi Y,Sugaya S,Nomura J,Ichinose M,Suzuki N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim has been to elucidate the possible mechanism of CJX1, an amlodipine derivative, in the modulation of P-gp function by determining its effect on P-gp ATPase activity. Basal P-gp ATPase activity was increased by CJX1 with half-maximal activity concentration (Km) of 8.6+/-1.4 microM. Kinetic analysis indicated a ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Ji BS,He L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonates (BPs), especially zoledronic acid (ZOL), are clinically used to treat osteolytic bone lesions. However, serious side-effects may be also induced during the therapeutic process. To improve the BPs drugs, here, we investigated the effects of a series of ZOL derivatives with increasing number of methylene...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Peng Y,Liu Q,Xu D,Li K,Li H,Qiu L,Lin J

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoserine has potential effectiveness as a simple substrate in preparing bone replacement materials, which could enhance bone forming ability. However, there is a need to investigate the independent effect of phosphoserine on osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells (hADSCs). hADSCs were cultured in ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Ying X,Chen X,Cheng S,Guo X,Chen H,Xu HZ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelatinase activity and inhibitory activity against collagenase were measured in serum-free medium conditioned by murine colonic carcinoma cells with different spontaneous metastatic potentials to the lung. The medium conditioned with poorly metastatic NM11 cells gave higher inhibitory activity than that conditioned w...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Kishi J,Tanaka R,Koiwai O,Yamagata S,Numata Y,Hayakawa T,Shimizu S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00