Mode of treatment governs curcumin response on doxorubicin-induced toxicity in cardiomyoblasts.

abstract：:This paper investigated the effects of ox-LDL on PCSK9, and the molecular mechanisms of PCSK9 siRNA-inhibited apoptosis induced by ox-LDL in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), to clarify the role of PCSK9 in atherosclerogenesis. HUVECs were incubated with ox-LDL for 24 h. The apoptosis was observed by Ho...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Wu CY,Tang ZH,Jiang L,Li XF,Jiang ZS,Liu LS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of triglycerides and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are biochemical markers of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. VLDL from hypertriglyceridemic or diabetic patients increased the generation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) from cultured vascular endothelial cells (EC). Susceptibility o...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhao R,Ma X,Shen GX

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is not only a model organism for scientific studies, but also a commercial insect for agricultural production. BmAtg8 (a B. mori homolog of yeast Atg8) plays crucial roles in macroautophagy (hereafter referred to autophagy), which is helpful for silkworm metamorphosis. Relevant mechanism about B...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Xue S,Mao F,Hu D,Yan H,Lei J,Obeng E,Zhou Y,Quan Y,Yu W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromium(VI) [Cr(VI)] induces chronic inflammation in hepatocytes. Inflammation has been shown to play an important role in tumorigenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis. To examine the effects of the Styrax Japonica Siebold et al. Zuccarini (SJSZ) glycoprotein on inflammation in BNL CL.2 cells, we evaluated the ac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lee J,Lim KT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a purification procedure and some properties of a nonspecific nucleoside phosphotransferase of chick embryo, an activity which catalyzes the transfer of chick embryo, an activity which catalyzes the transfer of the phosphate ester from a deoxyribonucleotide or a pyrimidine ribonucleotide to a deox...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tesoriere G,Vento R,Calvaruso G,Taibi G

更新日期：1979-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and related oxidative stress are involved in the pathogenesis of any renal diseases. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have multi-directional renoprotective effects. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether lisinopril treatment has any biochemical alterations on renal tissue in L-NAME (Nε-nit...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Oktem F,Kirbas A,Armagan A,Kuybulu AE,Yilmaz HR,Ozguner F,Uz E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a m6A methylation modifier, METTL3 is functionally involved in various biological processes. Nevertheless, the role of METTL3 in osteogenesis is not determined up to date. In the current study, METTL3 is identified as a crucial regulator in the progression of osteogenic differentiation. Loss of METTL3 significantly...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Yu J,Shen L,Liu Y,Ming H,Zhu X,Chu M,Lin J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myostatin belongs to the Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily and is expressed in developing and mature skeletal muscle. Biologically, the role of myostatin seems to be extremely well conserved during evolution since inactivating mutations in myostatin gene cause similar phenotype of heavy muscling i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Jeanplong F,Sharma M,Somers WG,Bass JJ,Kambadur R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) is a potent and specific inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), which exhibits cardioprotective action against ischemia/reperfusion injury in intact and isolated heart. The mechanism of its cardioprotective action is not completely under...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Fernandes MA,Marques RJ,Vicente JA,Santos MS,Monteiro P,Moreno AJ,Custódio JB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has shown that normal stem cells may act as cancer-initiating cells and contribute to the development and progression of cancer. HBx has a close relationship with hepatocellular carcinoma, however, the role of HBx in hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) is poorly understood. In this study, we sought to ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Shen L,Zhang X,Hu D,Feng T,Li H,Lu Y,Huang J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to investigate the protective effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) and estrogen receptor α (ERα) on isoproterenol (ISO)-treated H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells. In the present study, we treated H9c2 cells with ISO, a β-adrenergic receptor agonist, to induce myocardiac hypertrophy. Pre-administration of ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Pai P,Velmurugan BK,Kuo CH,Yen CY,Ho TJ,Lin YM,Chen YF,Lai CH,Day CH,Huang CY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity-an extracellular nucleotide catabolic enzyme may lead to the inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. We investigated the effect of CD73 deletion on the endothelial function and L-arginine metabolism in various age groups of mice. 1-,3-,6-, and 12-month-old, male C57BL/6 J...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Mierzejewska P,Zabielska MA,Kutryb-Zajac B,Tomczyk M,Koszalka P,Smolenski RT,Slominska EM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Glucokinase is one of four glucose phosphorylating enzymes present in rat liver. Its distinctive features are a high K-m for glucose (high-K-m isozyme) and a rather narrow substrate specificity. In contrast, the other three enzymes, collectively called hexokinases or low-K-m isozymes, exhibit low K-m values for glu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Niemeyer H,Ureta T,Clark-Turri L

更新日期：1975-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions of cytochrome P450 2B1 were probed using 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid (ANS), a well known and frequently used reporter group for hydrophobic interactions. Titration of cytochrome P450 2B1 with ANS revealed 6.6 +/- 0.2 ANS binding sites per molecule of P450 2B1 with a Kd value of 42 +/- 2 microM. I...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Yu XC,Strobel HW

更新日期：1996-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Myofibroblasts are metabolically and morphologically distinctive fibroblasts expressing alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), and their activation plays a key role in development of the fibrotic response. In an activated state, myofibroblasts cease to proliferate and start to synthesize large amounts of extracellular...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Nakatani T,Honda E,Hayakawa S,Sato M,Satoh K,Kudo M,Munakata H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acrolein is a highly reactive alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde, and a product of lipid peroxidation reactions. Acrolein is also an environmental pollutant and a key component of cigarette smoke, and has been implicated in multiple respiratory diseases. Lung tissue is a primary target for acrolein toxicity in smokers a...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sarkar P,Hayes BE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salidroside, a phenol glycoside of plant origin, has been documented to possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties, including protective effects against neuronal death induced by different insults. To provide further insights into the neuroprotective functions peculiar to salidroside, this study used prima...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Zhang S,Chen X,Yang Y,Zhou X,Liu J,Ding F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A membrane-bound L-asparaginase (EC 3.5.1.1) of Tetrahymena pyriformis was purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme is a lipoprotein, since it is inactivated by phospholipase C and its activity is restored by the addition of naturally occurring lipids, such as phosphatidylcholine, triolein and oleyl acetate. The r...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Tsirka SA,Kyriakidis DA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are formed from the non-enzymatic glycation reaction of reducing sugars or their metabolites with the free amino groups of several biomolecules and are known to play pathophysiological roles in various inflammatory diseases. In an earlier study, it was suggested that tumor necros...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Watanabe M,Toyomura T,Wake H,Liu K,Teshigawara K,Takahashi H,Nishibori M,Mori S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reported that urinary L-FABP reflected the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study is aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of urinary liver type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) as a biomarker for monitoring CKD. METHODS:Urinary L-FABP was measured using human L-FABP ELISA kit (...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Kamijo A,Sugaya T,Hikawa A,Yamanouchi M,Hirata Y,Ishimitsu T,Numabe A,Takagi M,Hayakawa H,Tabei F,Sugimoto T,Mise N,Omata M,Kimura K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used to treat hyperacid secretion and stomach ulcers. The study investigated the anti-secretory and anti-ulcer effects of esomeprazole, the S-isomer of omeprazole on dimaprit, histamine and dibutyryl adenosine 3, 5 cyclic monophosphate (dbcAMP)-evoked gastric acid secretion, ac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Bastaki SM,Chandranath IS,Singh J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of foam cells from macrophages, which are formed by the differentiation of blood-borne monocytes, is a critical early event in atherogenesis. To examine how pre-exposure of monocytes to modified proteins, such as oxLDL, influences their differentiation to macrophages, an in vitro model system using isolated ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Radhika A,Sudhakaran PR

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:MAP/Microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 (MARK4), a Ser/Thr protein kinases, is related to the Par-1 (partitioning-defective) gene products, and is the human ortholog of Par-1. MARK4 shows its role in the cell polarity at the time of embryonic development. It is mostly located at the basal region of cells, providi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Naz F,Islam A,Ahmad F,Hassan MI

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of transcription and translation inhibitors on NADP-glutamate dehydrogenase and glutamine synthetase synthesis in nitrogen-starving Ankistrodesmus braunii cells have been studied. Considering the results obtained one can suggest that both enzymes are coded in a chloroplast genome and that during nitrogen s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Shatilov VR,Sof'in AV,Zabrodina TM,Kretovich WL

更新日期：1982-09-03 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：:Utrophin is a widely expressed cytoskeleton protein and is associated with lipid droplets (LDs) in adipocytes. The scaffold protein beta 2 syntrophin (SNTB2) controls signaling events by recruiting distinct membrane and cytoskeletal proteins, and binds to utrophin. Here we show that SNTB2 forms a complex with utrophin...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Krautbauer S,Neumeier M,Haberl EM,Pohl R,Feder S,Eisinger K,Rein-Fischboeck L,Buechler C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of death worldwide. Novel non-invasive, high diagnostic value screening test is urgently needed to improve survival rate, treatment and prognosis. Stable, small, circulating microRNA (miRNA) offers unique opportunities for the early diagnosis of several diseases. It acts as tum...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Sabry D,El-Deek SEM,Maher M,El-Baz MAH,El-Bader HM,Amer E,Hassan EA,Fathy W,El-Deek HEM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) comprise a family of approximately 20 kDa guanine nucleotide-binding proteins that were discovered as one of several cofactors required in cholera toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation of Gs alpha, the guanine nucleotide-binding protein responsible for stimulation of adenylyl cyclase, and wa...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Welsh CF,Moss J,Vaughan M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of nucleic acid hybridization techniques to the study of liver regeneration has led to a revision of some well-established ideas about the patterns of gene expression during regenerative growth. This paper focuses on two broad problems: a) the extent to which mRNA populations in regenerating liver diff...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Fausto N

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00