Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A flesh fly species of medical importance.

abstract：:Galectins (S-type or S-Lac lectins) are a well-defined family of beta-galactoside animal lectins characterized by a high sequence homology in the carbohydrate-binding domain. We have previously purified and characterized the S-type lectin from the ovary of the toad Bufo arenarum. In this study, we purified the S-type ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Elola MT,Fink NE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, which include thymus-derived and peripherally induced cells, play a central role in immune regulation, and are therefore crucial to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The increasing use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Takahashi H,Ikeda K,Ogawa K,Saito S,Ngoma AM,Mashimo Y,Ueda K,Furukawa M,Shichishima-Nakamura A,Ohkawara H,Nollet KE,Ohto H,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2015-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a common metabolic bone disease, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, that increases bone fragility and fracture risk and, therefore, has a serious adverse effect on the quality of life of patients. However, epigenetic mechanisms involved in the development of osteoporosis remain unclear. T...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Yang Y,Yujiao W,Fang W,Linhui Y,Ziqi G,Zhichen W,Zirui W,Shengwang W

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein nucleolin, functionally involved in the main steps of ribosome biogenesis, is codified by a single copy gene in mammals. Here we report that at least three different genes codify for this protein in carp fish (Cyprinus carpio). This is the first description of the genomic organization of nucleolin in a tel...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Quezada C,Navarro C,San Martín R,Alvarez M,Molina A,Vera MI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Hawthorn (Crateagus sp.) mostly occurs around the temperate region of the world with a high number of species, producing a fruit with numerous beneficial effects for human health. The aim of the study was to determine organic acid and sugar contents in the fruit of a number of hawthorn species grown in E...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Gundogdu M,Ozrenk K,Ercisli S,Kan T,Kodad O,Hegedus A

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Caffeic acid, rosmarinic acid and oligomers of caffeic acid with multiple catechol groups are all constituents of Salvia officinalis. Their antioxidant potential was investigated with regard to their radical scavenging activity and the stability and structure of the intermediate radicals. Pulse-radiolytic studies reve...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Bors W,Michel C,Stettmaier K,Lu Y,Foo LY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the accepted therapy of choice for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases in children and adults. Initially developed as rescue therapy for a patient with cancer after high doses of chemotherapy and radiation as well as the correction of severe deficiencies in the ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Barriga F,Ramírez P,Wietstruck A,Rojas N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanoma took top position among the lethal cancers and, despite there have been some great attempts made to increase the natural life of patients with metastatic disease, long-lasting and complete remissions are few. Piceatannol, owns the similar function as resveratrol, has been defined as an anti-cancer a...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Du M,Zhang Z,Gao T

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the molecular basis underlying the formation of bone-forming osteocytes and lipid-storing adipocytes will help provide insights into the cause of disorders originating in stem/progenitor cells and develop therapeutic treatments for bone- or adipose-related diseases. In this study, the role of R...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Madrigal A,Tan L,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tear desiccation on a glass surface followed by transmitted-light microscopy has served as diagnostic test for dry eye. Four distinctive morphological domains (zones I, II, III and transition band) have been recently recognized in tear microdesiccates. Physicochemical dissimilarities among those domains hamp...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Traipe-Salas F,Traipe-Castro L,Salinas-Toro D,López D,Valenzuela F,Cartes C,Toledo-Araya H,Pérez C,López Solís R

更新日期：2016-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cell carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity has not been studied in high altitude natives. Because CA is an intraerythocytic enzyme and high altitude natives are polycythemic, it is important to know if the activity of CA per red cell volume is different from that of their sea level counterparts. Blood was collect...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Gamboa J,Caceda R,Gamboa A,Monge-C C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite manifold benefits of nanoparticles (NPs), less information on the risks of NPs to human health and environment has been studied. Cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4-NPs) have been reported to cause toxicity in several organisms. In this study, we have investigated the role of Co3O4-NPs in inducing phyt...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Faisal M,Saquib Q,Alatar AA,Al-Khedhairy AA,Ahmed M,Ansari SM,Alwathnani HA,Dwivedi S,Musarrat J,Praveen S

更新日期：2016-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we focus on the fundamental role of vitamin C transporters for the normal delivery of vitamin C to germ cells in the adluminal compartment of seminiferous tubules. We argue that the redox status within spermatozoa or in semen is partly responsible for the etiology of infertility. In this context, anti...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Angulo C,Maldonado R,Pulgar E,Mancilla H,Córdova A,Villarroel F,Castro MA,Concha II

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Keratinocytes hyperproliferation and excessive inflammatory response contribute to psoriasis pathogenesis. The agents able to attenuate keratinocytes hyperproliferation and excessive inflammatory response are considered to be potentially useful for pso...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Gao J,Chen F,Fang H,Mi J,Qi Q,Yang M

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascorbate-glutathione (ASC-GSH) cycle has an important role in defensive processes against oxidative damage generated by drought stress. In this study, the changes that take place in apoplastic and symplastic ASC-GSH cycle enzymes of the leaf and petiole were investigated under drought stress causing leaf rolling ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Saruhan N,Terzi R,Saglam A,Kadioglu A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus genotype 7h was previously reported to be originated from a recombination event between adenovirus genotypes 7p and 3p. Based on those findings, further characterization of other adenovirus 7h strains become important to determine whether all adenovirus 7h strains arose from a single recombinational event. ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Bruzzone M,Barro M,Spencer E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine median eminence contains a factor difference from gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) than increases basal luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion and potentiates GnRH-stimulated LH release. We compared the effect of hypothalamic neuropeptides on basal and GnRH-stimulated LH secretion using rat pituitary cells und...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Leiva LA,Croxatto HB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of plant transformation in the mid-1980s and of many new tools for cell biology, molecular genetics, and biochemistry has resulted in enormous progress in plant biology in the past decade. With the completion of the genome sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana just around the corner, we can expect even fast...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Chrispeels MJ,Holuigue L,Latorre R,Luan S,Orellana A,Peña-Cortes H,Raikhel NV,Ronald PC,Trewavas A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is extensive literature about the effects of stimulants on sustained attention tasks in attentional deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), little is known about the effect of these drugs on other attentional tasks involving different neural systems. In this study we measured the effect of stimulants on ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： López J,López V,Rojas D,Carrasco X,Rothhammer P,García R,Rothhammer F,Aboitiz F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria display a large diversity of cellular forms ranging from unicellular to complex multicellular filaments or aggregates. Species in the group present a wide range of metabolic characteristics including the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, resistance to extreme environments, production of hydrogen, seconda...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Stucken K,Koch R,Dagan T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly aggressive with poor prognosis. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), a group of non-coding RNAs, play important roles in the progression of PDAC. This study aimed to investigate the potential involvement of lncRNA CCAT2 in PDAC tumorigenesis. METHODS:Expression o...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Cai Y,Li X,Shen P,Zhang D

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants of Agave spp. perform Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) and are highly drought-tolerant, but little is known concerning seed germination under low water availability. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of substrate water potential (ΨW) on seed germination and contrast hydrotime parameters...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Ramírez-Tobías HM,Peña-Valdivia CB,Trejo C,Aguirre R JR,Vaquera H H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The root of Angelica sinensis (AS), also known as "Dang-gui," was a popular herbal medicine widely used in the treatment of gynecological diseases in China, Korea, and Japan for a long time. This study aimed to determine the effects of ethyl acetate fraction from Angelica sinensis (EAAS) on the interleukin-1...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Lee WS,Lim JH,Sung MS,Lee EG,Oh YJ,Yoo WH

更新日期：2014-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the acetyl xylan esterase II (axeII) gene from Penicillium purpurogenum is repressed by glucose and induced by xylan, as well as to a small degree by xylose and xylitol. This gene is expressed at neutral pH, but not under alkaline or acidic conditions, in agreement with previous findings for other xy...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Chávez R,Schachter K,Navarro C,Peirano A,Bull P,Eyzaguirre J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although evidence is accumulating that prenatal testosterone (T) compromises reproductive function in the female, the effects of excess T in utero on the postnatal development of male reproductive function has not been studied. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of prenatal T excess on age-related chang...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Recabarren SE,Lobos A,Figueroa Y,Padmanabhan V,Foster DL,Sir-Petermann T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral brain damage which includes the hippocampus leads to memory impairments consistent with hemispheric specialization on the same side. Damage to the corpus callosum, the major connecting pathway between the left and right hemispheres, also leads to memory impairments. This suggests both hemispheric specializa...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Zaidel DW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoralen is a coumarin-like and coumarin-related benzofuran glycoside, which is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients with kidney and spleen-yang deficiency symptom. Psoralen has been reported to show estrogen-like activity, antioxidant activity, osteoblastic proliferation accelerati...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Wang X,Peng P,Pan Z,Fang Z,Lu W,Liu X

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the development of our knowledge and interpretations of the intermediary metabolism of Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi. Already in the 1950's it was clearly established that when this organism was exposed to large external concentrations of carbohydrates it was unable to catabolize them completely, even i...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Urbina JA,Machin I,Jurado L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of estrogen supplementation on markers of neutrophil infiltration and damage in skeletal muscle of rats following ischemia. Male and female gonad-intact rats, with or without 14 days of estrogen supplementation were subjected to two hours of hind-limb ischemia and sacrificed at 24, 48 o...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Tiidus PM,Deller M,Bombardier E,Gül M,Liu XL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As regards their morphology and biology, tumours consist of heterogeneous cell populations. The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis assumes that a tumour is hierarchically organized and not all of the cells are equally capable of generating descendants, similarly to normal tissue. The only cells being able to self-renew...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Fulawka L,Donizy P,Halon A

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00