Constitutive endocytosis in characean internodal cells is independent of an intact actin cytoskeleton.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the polarization of macrophages in the tumor microenvironment, as well as the effect of soluble factors secreted from these polarized macrophages on etoposide-induced cancer cell apoptosis. We investigated the effect of soluble factors secreted from the supernatant of PC3 cells t...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Malekghasemi S,Majidi J,Baradaran B,Aghebati-Maleki L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since contractility of the uterus appears to be the major source of pain during dysmenorrhoea, alleviation of the contractions is believed to be a possible treatment strategy. Bak Foong Pills, a traditional Chinese formulation for use in gynaecological disorders, has long been thought as effective in the treatment of ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Rowlands DK,Cui YG,Wong HY,Gou YL,Chan HC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-box-binding protein 1 (XBP-1) is a basic-region leucine zipper protein in the cyclic AMP response element binding protein/activating transcription factor (CREB/ATF) family of transcription factors involved in different cell-differentiation processes. We have investigated the expression of XBP-1 in differentiating MC...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Zambelli A,Mongiardini E,Villegas SN,Carri NG,Boot-Handford RP,Wallis GA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumours in children (8-10% of all malignancies). Over 22% of cases have N-myc amplification associated with aggressively growing neuroblastomas. Oncogene-induced sensitization of cells to apoptosis is an important mechanism for suppression of tumorigenesis. Tumour suppress...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Li T,Wang L,Ke XX,Gong XY,Wan JH,Hao XW,Xu M,Xiang Z,Cui ZB,Cui H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single-minded 2 gene (Sim2) plays a crucial role in the mental retardation of Down Syndrome (DS). To explore how Sim2 influences spatial memory, a DNA plasmid-encoding mouse Sim2 (mSim2) wrapped with liposome was bilaterally injected into the hippocampus of rats. The effect of overexpressing mSim2 on spatial learn...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Meng X,Peng B,Shi J,Zheng Y,Chen H,Zhang J,Li L,Zhang C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin-releasing hormone, which is the predominant regulator of neuroendocrine responses to stress, attenuates inflammation through stimulation of glucocorticoid release. Enhanced corticotropin-releasing hormone expression has been detected in inflammatory cells of the vascular endothelium, where it acts as a l...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Filiponi M,Gougoura SG,Befani C,Bargiota Α,Liakos P,Koukoulis GN

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of piperine on the fertilization of eggs with sperm was investigated in female hamsters. They were intragastrically treated with piperine at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg BW from day 1 through day 4 of the oestrous cycle. During piperine treatment, these females were superovulated and artificially inseminated (...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Piyachaturawat P,Pholpramool C

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fndc5 has been recently recognized as a myokine which could be cleaved and secreted into blood stream. It is termed as irisin with an important role in thermogenesis and energy homeostasis. Increased expression of Fndc5 has been reported upon retinoic acid treatment during neural differentiation and its knockdown decr...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Forouzanfar M,Rabiee F,Ghaedi K,Beheshti S,Tanhaei S,Shoaraye Nejati A,Jodeiri Farshbaf M,Baharvand H,Nasr-Esfahani MH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GDNF plays an important role in the survival and differentiation of primary dopaminergic neurons, but it requires multiple factors for its entire range of activities. This study investigated the effects of GDNF and its cofactors on the development of bFGF-responsive neural progenitor cells (NPCs), mesencephalic and co...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Sun ZH,Lai YL,Li P,Zuo HC,Xie ZP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystin-2 (PC-2), a protein encoded by PKD2 and involved in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is a non-selective cationic channel recently implicated in the function of primary cilia. We recently constructed a new animal model in the form of a transgenic mouse with a BAC-containing human PKD2 in...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Burtey S,Riera M,Ribe E,Pennenkamp P,Rance R,Luciani J,Dworniczak B,Mattei MG,Fontés M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) is predominantly characterized by persistent abnormalities in lung structure and arrested lung development, but therapy can be palliative. While promising, the use of BMSC (bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell) in the treatment of lung diseases remains controversial. We have asses...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Zhang X,Wang H,Shi Y,Peng W,Zhang S,Zhang W,Xu J,Mei Y,Feng Z

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of transcardial perfusions with ice-cold physiological saline for 30 min or with isoosmotic potassium chloride for 5 min, but immediately before perfusion fixation, condenser-discharge electric shocks were administered to rats through surface electrodes pressed onto the temporal muscles of the scalped skull...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Kellermayer R,Zsombok A,Auer T,Gallyas F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kv2.1 potassium channel is a principal component of the delayed rectifier I(K) current in the pyramidal neurons of cortex and hippocampus. We used whole-cell patch-clamp recording techniques to systemically compare the electrophysiological properties between the native neuronal I(K) current of cultured rat hippoca...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Liu M,Gong B,Qi Z

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the changes in the activity and expression of ectonucleotidase enzymes in the model of unilateral cortical stab injury (CSI) in rat. The activities of ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (NTPDase 1) and ecto 5'-nucleotidase were assessed by measuring the levels ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Nedeljkovic N,Bjelobaba I,Subasic S,Lavrnja I,Pekovic S,Stojkov D,Vjestica A,Rakic L,Stojiljkovic M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is considered a common yet preventable cause of death in women. In this report, we studied the role of the NF-kappaB gene family in HeLa human cervical cancer cells, using the Xrel3 c-Rel homologue of Xenopus laevis. The expression of Xrel3/c-Rel slowed cell growth 6-fold, consistent with an upregulate...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Shehata M,Shehata M,Shehata F,Pater A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutants of the methanol-utilizing yeast Pichia pastoris and the alkane-utilizing yeast Yarrowia lipolytica defective in the orthologue of UGT51 (encoding sterol glucosyltransferase) were isolated and compared. These mutants do not contain the specific ergosterol derivate, ergosterol glucoside. We observed that the P. ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Stasyk OV,Nazarko TY,Stasyk OG,Krasovska OS,Warnecke D,Nicaud JM,Cregg JM,Sibirny AA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of visible light on animal cells using light-emitting diodes to emit monochromatic visible light (red, yellow, green and blue light). To explore the relevant mechanism of apoptosis, we assessed the intracellular superoxide anion production and mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) of B...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Sato K,Minai Y,Watanabe H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse trisomy 16 (Ts16) appears to provide an animal model of Down's syndrome in that a portion of mouse chromosome 16 is syntenic with part of human chromosome 21. Trisomy 21 in human beings leads to the mental retardation of Down's syndrome and in middle age, to some presenile anatomic and clinical features of Alzhe...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Lane NJ,Balbo A,Rapoport SI

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical forces play a critical role in cell integrity and development, but little is known how cells convert mechanical signals into biochemical responses. This mini-review examines potential molecular mediators like integrins, focal adhesion proteins, and the cytoskeleton in the context of a complex cell structure. ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Goldmann WH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method to hold living cells in place that ordinarily do not adhere to glass coverslips. The method, developed for insect spermatocytes but with application to other cell types, consists of embedding cells in a fibrin clot that forms after the enzyme thrombin cleaves the blood protein fibrinogen. The meth...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Forer A,Pickett-Heaps J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial barrier dysfunction is involved in a large number of diseases, but the pathogenesis is unclear. Integrin alphavbeta6 (avb6) in involved in the maintenance of the mucosal homeostasis. We have investigated the role of avb6 in maintaining the epithelial barrier function. Using T84 monolayers cultures, transepi...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Yu Y,Chen S,Lu GF,Wu Y,Mo L,Liu ZQ,Zheng PY,Liu Z,Yang PC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress can be defined as the increase of oxidizing agents like reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, or the imbalance between the antioxidative defense mechanism and oxidants. Cell cycle checkpoint response can be defined as the arrest of the cell cycle functioning after damaging chemical exposure. This temp...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Akcakaya H,Dal F,Tok S,Cinar SA,Nurten R

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Mutations in the lamin A gene have been shown, among other defects, to give rise to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and to atypical Werner syndrome (WS), both of which are progeroid disorders. Here, we have investigated well-characterized WS patient cell strains that are compound heterozygous for mutations...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Adelfalk C,Scherthan H,Hirsch-Kauffmann M,Schweiger M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an organochlorine pesticide benzene hexachloride (containing alpha, beta, gamma and delta isomers) on the phagocytic activity of the vegetative cells of Dictyostelium discoideum was investigated. Benzene hexachloride (BHC) at concentrations of 60 ppm and above inhibited the phagocytic activity as reveale...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Gayatri R,Chatterjee S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling cascade plays an important role in cell life. We proved that small interfering RNAs targeting MAPK1 (siRNA-2) could inhibit HeLa cell growth, but the effects of siRNA-2 on gene expression profile were unclear. Using Affymetrix GeneChip HG-U133A 2.0, we identified ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Huang C,Liu LY,Li ZF,Wang P,Ni L,Song LP,Xu DH,Song TS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acylase 1 was investigated at the cellular level in the rat small intestine along the enterocyte-differentiation axis. As confirmed by microscopic analysis, villus tip cells and crypt cells of rat jejunal mucosa were successfully separated using the Weiser method. The proliferating undifferentiated crypt cells showed ...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Cigna N,Nicoletti C,Durand A,Chaix JC,Giardina T,Perrier J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal keratinocytes express two major pairs of keratin polypeptides. One pair (K5/K14) expressed specifically in basal generative compartment and the other (K1/K10) expressed specifically in the differentiating suprabasal compartment. The switch in the expression of the keratins from proliferating to different...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Rao KS,Babu KK,Gupta PD

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a rich source of hematopoietic stem cells that possesses practical and ethical advantages. We previously reported a novel UCB-derived adult stem cells which we termed umbilical cord blood-derived multipotent progenitor cells' (MPCs). MPCs were capable of differentiating into functional ne...

journal_title：Cell biology international

authors： Moon YJ,Lee MW,Yoon HH,Yang MS,Jang IK,Lee JE,Kim HE,Eom YW,Park JS,Kim HC,Kim YJ,Lee KH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00