Quercetin regulates insulin like growth factor signaling and induces intrinsic and extrinsic pathway mediated apoptosis in androgen independent prostate cancer cells (PC-3).

abstract：:One of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) receptors is a 180 kDa protein (180 kDa mGC) which possesses the extraordinary characteristic of being bifunctional: it is both a receptor and a guanylate cyclase. In addition to the 180 kDa mGC, there exists another 120-130 kDa protein which is also bifunctional and a 120 kD...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Marala RB,Sharma RK

更新日期：1992-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of 1-4 mumol l-1 isoproterenol cause both in right ventricular papillary muscles and in enzymatically isolated myocytes of the guinea-pig a Ca2+ overload-induced state which is functionally characterized by biphasic (multiphasic) twitches and biphasic (multiphasic) intracellular calcium transients, resp...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Löhn M,Szymanski G,Markwardt F

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, induced by methyl-isobutylxanthine (MIX), dexamethasone (DEX), and insulin, results in cells with the morphological and biochemical characteristics of adipocytes. Following incubation of 3T3-L1 cells with MIX, DEX, and insulin, poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase activity decreased abr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Pekala PH,Moss J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths around the world. Due to late diagnosis and development of drug resistance in patients suffering from HCC, development of more effective therapeutic strategies is inevitable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined apoptotic ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ilyas A,Hashim Z,Zarina S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is associated with a number of fatal diseases, including cancer of different organs. A number of oxoaldehydes are found in cigarette smoke, among which methylglyoxal (MG) is known to cause toxicity to cells upon accumulation. In biological systems, MG is converted to s-d-lactoylglutathione by glyoxal...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Biswas S,Gairola CG,Das SK

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Bone-morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play an important role in development and many cellular processes. However, their functional role in the development and progression of breast cancer is not clearly understood. In the present study, we performed a systematic expression analysis of the 14 types of BMPs in 10 human bre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Guo D,Huang J,Gong J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the effect of fenoldopam, a known dopamine-1 receptor (DA1) agonist in order to understand its involvement in the cardiac hypertrophic process. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent abdominal aortic constriction (AB) with placement of a suprarenal ligature while sham operated animals served as ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ganguly PK,Mukherjee K,Sahai A

更新日期：1995-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spa bathing is known as a medical treatment for certain diseases causing chronic pains. Spa water contains mineral components which lower the specific heat of the water, resulting in a higher efficiency to warm body-core temperature. This phenomenon yields pain-relieving effect for rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain,...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Maeda T,Kudo Y,Horiuchi T,Makino N

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques routinely utilized in this laboratory for recording currents through single ionic channels of isolated atrial and ventricular rat cardiomyocytes are described. Emphasis is placed in two main areas: first, on methods for obtaining a sufficient yield of Ca++-tolerant myocytes suitable for patch clamp experime...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Vogel SM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of dystrophin gene is the primary cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in humans and mdx mice. However, the underpinning mechanisms, which govern the pathogenesis of dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle, remain poorly understood. We have previously reported activation of mitogen-activated protein ki...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Dogra C,Srivastava DS,Kumar A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that mitochondria-independent or mitochondria-dependent (type I/II) Fas signaling pathways in leukemia cells depend on the amount of active caspase-8. However, Bid molecules, which could not be cleaved in type I cells, could be effectively cleaved by recombinant active caspase-8 in vitro. The clea...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Li Y,Qi L,Iwao A,Kihira K,Dida F,Song Z,Azuma E,Komada Y

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac subtype of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE-1) plays an important role in the regulation of intracellular pH (pHi) and also can be a major route for Na+ influx. Although intracellular ATP is required for the optimal function of NHE-1, the regulation of the exchanger by ATP is less well characterized. This study was d...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sugiyama S,Satoh H,Nomura N,Terada H,Watanabe H,Hayashi H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuous advancements in cancer research have contributed to the overwhelming evidence of the presence of telomerase in primary and secondary tumours together with hsp90 and c-Myc. This review will discuss the important role of telomerase together with hsp90 and c-Myc within the initiation and progression of gli...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Shervington A,Cruickshanks N,Wright H,Atkinson-Dell R,Lea R,Roberts G,Shervington L

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We firstly characterized zinc uptake phenomenon across basolateral membrane vesicles (BLMVs) isolated from normal rat kidney. The process was found to be time, temperature, and substrate concentration dependent, and displayed saturability. Zn(2+) uptake was competitively inhibited in the presence of 2 mM Cd with Ki of...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kaur J,Sharma N,Attri S,Gogia L,Prasad R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial cells of the human intestine exhibit a cholinesterase activity which is restricted to the apex of the villi. This activity displays a maximum in the colon and a minimum in the jejunum. Contrary to most of the studied vertebrates, the human cells present both acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesteras...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sine JP,Ferrand R,Cloarec D,Lehur PA,Colas B

更新日期：1991-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The purified Ca2+/Mg2+ ATPase from rat heart plasma membrane was activated by Ca2+ and Mg2+ with Ka values of 1.47 mM and 2.51 mM, respectively; other divalent cations also activated the enzyme but to a lesser extent. Divalent cations like Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Cd2+ were potent inhibitors of the enzyme activity in the pre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhao D,Elimban V,Dhalla NS

更新日期：1991-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The purification and functional characterization of protein kinase A catalytic subunit (PKAcat) from bovine lens cytosol has been described. Purification to homogeneity has been achieved by using 100 kDa cut-off membrane filtration followed by Sephacryl S-300 chromatography and finally fractionating on High Q anion ex...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Samanta B,Nagdas SK,Das K,Sen PC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein-X (Lp-X) is found in the plasma of patients with familial lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency syndromes. The majority of the patients with this disorder develop progressive glomerulosclerosis. In this study, the effect of Lp-X on lipid metabolism in perfused rat kidney was investigated....

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： O K,Ly M,Fang DZ,Frohlich J,Choy PC

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-arrestin-2 is an adaptor protein that terminates G protein activation and seems to be involved in the modulation of the inflammatory response. Small hyaluronan (HA) fragments, such as 4-mer HA oligosaccharides, are known to interact with the toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) with consequent activation of the nuclear f...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Campo GM,Avenoso A,D'Ascola A,Scuruchi M,Calatroni A,Campo S

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The subcellular distribution and substrate kinetics of soluble and particulate-associated bovine adrenal glycerol kinase have been investigated. Whole adrenal, adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla were examined for distribution of glycerol kinase between soluble and particulate fractions. No major differences in distrib...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Seltzer WK,McCabe ER

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) are a widely used model to study the regulation of endothelial production of vasoactive substances such as endothelin-1 (ET-1) and prostacyclin (PGI2) in human. As even short term culturing is known to affect the function of many cell types, we studied whether t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ranta V,Orpana A,Mikkola T,Ylikorkala O,Viinikka L

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is a eukaryotic posttranslational protein modification catalyzed by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), a highly conserved nuclear enzyme which uses NAD as substrate. We have previously tested PARP activity in permeabilized mononuclear blood cells (MNC) from 13 mammalian species as a function of...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Bürkle A,Müller M,Wolf I,Küpper JH

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:In this study, indirect immunofluorescence labeling was used to examine the cellular dynamic distribution of Thr11 phosphorylated H3 at mitosis in MCF-7 cells. The Thr11 phosphorylation was observed beginning at prophase at centromeres. Upon progression of mitosis, fluorescence signal was enhanced in the central regio...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhou H,Li D,Song L,Liu R,Chen J,Huang X

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin inhibitors are used in immunosuppressive therapy applied after transplantation, but they are associated with major metabolic side effects including the development of new onset diabetes. Previously, we have shown that the calcineurin inhibiting drugs tacrolimus and cyclosporin A reduce adipocyte and myocyt...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Fonseca ACRG,Carvalho E,Eriksson JW,Pereira MJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of anti-inflammatory property of celecoxib in the improvement of metabolic disorders in cancer is unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of celecoxib and ibuprofen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), on several metabolic changes observed in Walker-256 tumor-bearing ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： de Souza CO,Kurauti MA,de Fatima Silva F,de Morais H,Borba-Murad GR,de Andrade FG,de Souza HM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many glomerular diseases are associated with changes in the expression and distribution in the components of extracellular matrix. A remarkable feature in acute renal failure induced by mercuric chloride in rats was large fibronectin (Fn) deposits in kidneys 1 h post-HgCl2 injection (5 mg/kg body wt., s.c.). Our study...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Saball E,Salvarrey M,Serra E,Picó G,Elías MM

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of Rubus tereticaulis in healing process by determining the total carbonyl content, collagen synthesis, and total protein level on rat wounded tissues. Wounds were performed in the back of 54 Wistar rats, using a biopsy punch instrument with 0.6 mm in diameter. Rats were randomly divided into ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Aksoy H,Demirbağ Ç,Şen A,Şekerler T,Özakpınar Ö,Şener A,Ahmad S,Tetik S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00