The 27-bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4 (27 bp-VNTR) of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene is associated with albumin to creatinine ratio in Mexican Americans.

abstract：:The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant nature of ethanolic extract of Terminalia arjuna bark (EETA) on N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) induced liver cancer in male Wistar albino rats. Liver cancer was induced by single intraperitonial injection of DEN (200 mg/kg). After 2 weeks of DEN admini...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sivalokanathan S,Ilayaraja M,Balasubramanian MP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we characterized regulation of the Na+/H+ exchanger promoter in several tissue types. A conserved poly (dA:dT) region was important in regulation of the promoter. Nuclear extracts from rat myocardium and from mouse proximal tubule cells protected the poly (dA:dT) region of the NHE1 promoter. A protein fr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wang H,Yang W,Fliegel L

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our interest in the role of sulfhydryl groups (SH) in regulating or altering transport across biological membranes has focused on the significance of a critical SH group associated with the Ca2+-release protein from skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). We have shown that binding of heavy metals to this group o...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Abramson JJ,Salama G

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-talk between coding RNAs and regulatory non-coding microRNAs, within human genome, has provided compelling evidence for the existence of flexible checkpoint control of T-Cell activation. The present study attempts to demonstrate that the interplay between miR-2909 and its effector KLF4 gene has the inherent capa...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kaul D,Malik D,Wani S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) is involved in decreased melanogenesis by sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC). In the present study, we confirmed that SPC activated ERK and that a specific inhibitor of the ERK pathway (PD98059) recovered SPC-induced hypopigmentation. Moreover, we found that SPC s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Jeong HS,Park KC,Kim DS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AP-1 consensus sequences (TGAGTCA) are the major 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol113-acetate (TPA) responsive elements shared by several TPA inducible genes, such as c-sis, c-fos, c-myc, collagenase, stromelysin, hMTIIA and SV40. However, the role of AP-1 binding sites, which are present in the introns 3, 5, and 11 of OD...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tseng CP,Verma AK

更新日期：1995-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured endothelial cells have been used in the past as a source of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) and of prostacyclin (PGI2). Although cell cultures are essential for observation of prolonged exposure to media or when there is delayed response, they are time consuming and sterile conditions are essential...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kibira S,Dudek R,Narayan KS,Bing RJ

更新日期：1991-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of pyruvate carboxylase has been studied in rat liver and kidney during perinatal development. The pyruvate carboxylase activity, amount of enzyme and mRNA levels have been assayed from 2 days before delivery to weaning. In liver, there is a peak of activity and amount of enzyme 24 h before delivery and ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Salto R,Girón MD,del Mar Sola M,Vargas AM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-CoA: lysolecithin and lysolecithin: lysolecithin acyltransferases, as well as acyl-CoA hydrolase are important enzymes in lung lipid metabolism. They use amphiphylic lipids as substrates and differ in subcellular localization. In this sense, lipid-protein interactions can be an essential factor in their activity....

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Pérez-Gil J,Estrada P,Acebal C,Arche R

更新日期：1990-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of synthesis of estradiol 17beta by the addition of inhibitors of aromatase, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of estradiol 17beta, or addition of tamoxifen - an estrogen receptor antagonist, to human placental minces resulted in an increase in the level of LDL-receptor mRNA. This increase could be blocked b...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Shanker YG,Shetty UP,Rao AJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II has previously been reported to have in vivo and in vitro cardiac hypertrophic effects. We used the salt-sensitive Dahl rat genetic strain to separate mechanical (pressure overload) vs. hormonal (renin-angiotensin system) input in cardiac hypertrophy. Blood pressure was significantly increased and left ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Peeler TC,Baker KM,Esmurdoc CF,Chernin MI

更新日期：1991-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of DOCA-salt hypertensive treatment on hepatic glutathione-dependent defense system, antioxidant enzymes, lipid peroxidation, mixed function oxidase and UDP-glucuronyl transferase activities were investigated in male Sprague Dawley rats. Compared with controls, DOCA-salt hypertensive rats had lower body we...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Nicod L,Rodriguez S,Letang JM,Viollon-Abadie C,Jacqueson A,Berthelot A,Richert L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipids form an essential part of the biomembrane and it is of paramount importance to study their conformational aspects. It is found that the present methods of nomenclature for lipids are totally inadequate for describing these diverse amphipathic molecules. Further the existing methods are incompatible in terms of ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Chandrasekhur I,Sasisekharan V

更新日期：1989-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose consumption is responsible for the onset of insulin resistance (IR), and metabolic syndrome. It possesses no functional utility in body and its detrimental effects on hepatic metabolic milieu are beyond those produced by glucose. The need of the hour is to identify fructose-induced IR as an unique pathologica...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Aggarwal H,Nair J,Sharma P,Sehgal R,Naeem U,Rajora P,Mathur R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genistein is often used as an inhibitor of tyrosine kinases. A less studied side effect of genistein is an inhibition of cyclic AMP-phosphodiesterase (cAMP-PDE) activity resulting in increased cAMP accumulation. The effect of genistein on intracellular cAMP-levels, basal and forskolin-induced, was studied in A549 huma...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Burvall KM,Palmberg L,Larsson K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we review some of the large quantities of information currently available concerning the identification, structure and function of Ca(2+)-binding proteins of endoplasmic and sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes. The review places particular emphasis on identification and discussion of Ca2+ 'storage' proteins...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Milner RE,Famulski KS,Michalak M

更新日期：1992-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide variety of metals have been reported to act as mutagenic and carcinogenic agents in both human and animal studies. The underlying mechanisms are being extensively investigated. Recently, a new sub-discipline of molecular carcinogenesis has surfaced and new techniques and instruments are being developed which al...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Leonard SS,Bower JJ,Shi X

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical and structural changes occurring in the myocardium with aging are mainly resulting from the association of a general tissue atrophy with the hypertrophy of the remaining myocytes. Whilst hypertrophy seems to be a compensatory process to the loss of cardiomyocytes and to a mild systolic hypertensive conditi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Muscari C,Giaccari A,Giordano E,Clô C,Guarnieri C,Caldarera CM

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:Despite its wide range of known substrates, the signaling function of protein kinase CK2 is still enigmatic. Mounting evidence suggests that CK2alpha, the catalytic subunit of holoenzymic CK2, may exist free of its usual regulatory partner CK2beta, raising the possibility that 'free' CK2alpha has regulation and functi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lebrin F,Bianchini L,Rabilloud T,Chambaz EM,Goldberg Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to find out whether administration of selenium (Se) will protect the immature heart against ischemia/reperfusion.The control pregnant rats were fed laboratory diet (0.237 mg Se/kg diet); experimental rats received 2 ppm Na(2)SeO(3) in the drinking water from the first day of pregnancy until da...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ostadalova I,Vobecky M,Chvojkova Z,Mikova D,Hampl V,Wilhelm J,Ostadal B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate insulin action in muscle and adipose tissue in hepatic cirrhosis, a recently described animal model was used. Dimethylnitrosamine administration induced histologically proven cirrhosis. Contrary to expectation, muscle strips from cirrhotic rats displayed increased insulin sensitivity both with respect t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Chowdhury SA,Taylor R

更新日期：1989-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulated expression of lysosomal cysteine cathepsins is associated with adverse cardiac remodeling, a characteristic of several cardiovascular diseases. However, the information regarding the role of cysteine cathepsin L (CTSL) and cathepsin B (CTSB) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is limited. The present study wa...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Mehra S,Kumar M,Manchanda M,Singh R,Thakur B,Rani N,Arava S,Narang R,Arya DS,Chauhan SS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amida was first isolated from a rat hippocampal cDNA library as an Arc-associated protein. Although previous studies have shown that Amida mRNA is predominantly expressed and developmentally regulated in rat testis and overexpression induces apoptosis, the function of Amida remains unclear. In this study, we found tha...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Gan Y,Taira E,Irie Y,Fujimoto T,Miki N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a key factor in the production of angiotensin II and in the degradation of bradykinin. Chronic exposure to high levels of circulating and tissue ACE predispose to vascular wall thickening and atherosclerosis. Factor VII (FACTOR VII) is the first enzyme in the extrinsic pathwa...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sobti RC,Maithil N,Thakur H,Sharma Y,Talwar KK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperuricemic nephropathy (HN) is a common clinical complication of hyperuricemia. High-serum uric acid can trigger renal inflammation. The inflammasome family has several members and shows a significant effect on inflammatory responses. NLRP3 (NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing 3) senses the stimuli signal of ex...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wen L,Yang H,Ma L,Fu P

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpurogallin (PPG) is a phenolic compound extracted from nutgalls formed on oak trees. It has been used as an additive to edible or nonedible oils or fats, and to hydrocarbon fuels or lubricants to retard their oxidation. We investigated by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (PMNL-CL), the ability of PPG to scavenge...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Prasad K,Kapoor R,Lee P

更新日期：1994-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Mg2+ concentration (Mg2+o, 0, 1.2, 2.4, and 4.8 mM) on the incidence of reperfusion arrhythmias and on the cellular electrical activity were studied in spontaneously beating rat hearts. The surface electrogram and the membrane potential were recorded in control conditions, during 10 min of regional isch...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ponce Zumino A,Risler NR,Schanne OF,Ruiz Petrich E,Carrión A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human monoblastoid cells (U937) grown in the presence of therapeutically relevant dideoxycytidine concentrations (0.1 microM) become resistant to the drug thanks to an altered deoxycytidine kinase. In this paper we show that deoxycytidine kinase mRNA is significantly reduced in drug-resistant U937 cells (U937-R) altho...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Innoceta A,Galluzzi L,Ruzzo A,Andreoni F,Chiarantini L,Magnani M

更新日期：2002-02-01 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