Development of a radioimmunoassay for Cebus apella prolactin.

abstract：:Hepcidin (Hepc) is a 25 amino acid cationic peptide with broad antibacterial and antifungal actions. A likely role for Hepc in iron metabolism was suggested by the observation that mice having disruption of the gene encoding the transcription factor USF2 failed to produce Hepc mRNA and developed spontaneous visceral i...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Mena NP,Esparza AL,Núñez MT

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired wound healing is a complication of diabetes and a serious problem in clinical practice. We previously found that whey protein (WP) was able to regulate wound healing normally in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic models. This subsequent study was designed to assess the effect of WP on heat shock protein-...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Ahmed RR,Mahmoud A,Ahmed OM,Metwalli A,Ebaid H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymulin is a well-characterized thymic hormone that exists as a nonapeptide coupled to equimolar amounts of Zn2+. Thymulin is known to have multiple biological roles, including T cell differentiation, immune regulation, and analgesic functions. It has been shown that thymulin is produced by the reticulo-epithelial ce...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Folch H,Villegas JV,Leyan V,Barría M,Eller G,Esquivel P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive properties of 15 strains of thermotolerant Campylobacter (12 C. jejuni and 3 C. coli) were studied using HeLa cells cultures. In four of them (3 C. jejuni and 1 C. coli), randomly selected, intestinal perfusion experiments were conducted in order to asses enterotoxigenicity. All strains were able to invade He...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Fernández H,Trabulsi LR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a means by which organisms dispose of unwanted cells without inducing an inflammatory response. Alterations in apoptosis is a common process by which cells become cancerous. Paradoxically, many cancer chemotherapeutics preferentially kill cancer cells by inducing apoptosis. Diacylglycerol is a lipid secon...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Wright MM,McMaster CR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changed temperature not only threaten agricultural production, but they also affect individual biological behavior, population and community of many insects, and consequently reduce the stability of our ecosystem. Insect's ability to respond to temperature stress evolved through a complex adaptive process, t...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Zhang Y,Wu H,Xie J,Jiang R,Deng C,Pang H

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is one of the main characteristics of heart failure patients with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. As bilirubin is regarded as an important endogenous antioxidant molecule, serum total bilirubin levels were compared between heart failure patients with a p...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Zheng H,Li Y,Xie N

更新日期：2014-03-26 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:Asthma is a complex disease influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. While Madeira has the highest prevalence of asthma in Portugal (14.6%), the effect of both genetic and environmental factors in this population has never been assessed. We categorized 98 asthma patients according to the Glo...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Berenguer AG,Fernandes AT,Oliveira S,Rodrigues M,Ornelas P,Romeira D,Serrão T,Rosa A,Câmara R

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to describe the ultrastructural changes of the egg apparatus associated with fertilisation of the natural tetraploid Trifolium pratense. The pollen tube enters one of the synergids through the filliform apparatus from the micropyle. Before the entry of the pollen tube into the embryo sac, one ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Buyukkartal HN

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:Hyptidendron canum (Pohl ex Benth.) Harley is a native tree of the Brazilian Savannah. The fish Oreochromis niloticus L. was used as an experimental model to determine the bioactivity of the crude ethanol extract as well as ethyl acetate, hexanic and chloroform fractions obtained from its leaves. The plant ethanol ext...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Fiuza TS,Silva PC,Paula JR,Tresvenzol LM,Sabóia-Morais SM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several histone variants have been studied in both animal and plant organisms, little is known about their distribution during processes that involve alterations in chromatin function, such as differentiation, dedifferentiation and hormone treatment. In this study we evaluated the ratio of each histone varian...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Alatzas A,Foundouli A

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that root of maguey (Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck) seedlings reacts during the first 24 h to low substrate water potential (PsiW), by anatomical modifications. Three-4 cm root length seedlings were planted in vermiculite for 24 h at PsiW between -0.03 and -2.3...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Peña-Valdivia CB,Sánchez-Urdaneta AB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allium cepa L. meristems were used as a plant model to study the p53-independent control of S and G2 phases by checkpoint pathways, in eukaryotic cells. Checkpoint blocks were induced at early and mid S by hydroxyurea. After their spontaneous override, cells became accumulated in G2-prophase, giving rise later on to a...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Pelayo HR,Pincheira J,Giménez-Abián JF,Clarke DJ,de la Torre C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Mediterranean-type diet (MD), high-fat diet (HFD), and red wine supplementation on plasma concentration of emergent haemostatic cardiovascular risk factors (HCVRF) and on variables of primary haemostasis (bleeding time, plasma von Willebrand factor and platelet aggre...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Mezzano D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight Chilean strains of Dunaliella salina obtained within a restricted geographic range, but exhibiting a high variability in their morphology, rate of growth and carotenogenic capacity, were analyzed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR) Twenty of the 50 random primers (D, P, OPA and OPD series) that were t...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Gomez PI,Gonzalez MA

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women. Chilean studies reveal that this cancer presents the third highest mortality rate. A family history of breast cancer is one of the major risk factors for the development of this disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the two main hereditary breast cancer susceptibility ge...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Jara L,Ampuero S,Seccia L,Bustamante M,Blanco R,Ojeda JM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:miR-214 was demonstrated to be upregulated in models of renal disease and promoted fibrosis in renal injury independent of TGF-β signaling in vivo. However, the detailed role of miR-214 in acute kidney injury (AKI) and its underlying mechanism are still largely unknown. METHODS:In this study, an I/R-induced...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Zhu X,Li W,Li H

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IcarisideII (ICAII) could promote the differentiation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) to Schwann cells (SCs), leading to improvement of erectile function (EF) and providing a realistic therapeutic option for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Ge P,Guo Y,Shen J

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance has been reported in some infectious diseases, including community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim was to assess the antioxidant status in adults with CAP and its relationship with clinical severity at admission. Fifty-nine patients with CAP were enrolled and categorized at admission by...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Castillo RL,Carrasco RA,Alvarez PI,Ruiz M,Luchsinger V,Zunino E,Martínez MA,Avendaño LF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-inflammatory and redox protective effects of the citronellal (CT) were evaluated using in vivo and in vitro tests. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of CT (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) inhibited (p < 0.05) the carrageenan-induced leukocyte migration to the peritoneal cavity. Additionally, the carrageenan- and ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Melo MS,Guimarães AG,Santana MF,Siqueira RS,De Lima Ado C,Dias AS,Santos MR,Onofre AS,Quintans JS,De Sousa DP,Almeida JR,Estevam CS,Araujo BS,Quintans-Júnior LJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Hearing loss is the most common inherited sensorial deficiency in humans; about 1 in 1000 children suffer from severe or profound hearing loss at birth. Mutations in the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of prelingual, non-syndromic autosomal recessive deafness in many populations; the c.35delG mutation is the most ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Cifuentes L,Arancibia M,Torrente M,Acuña M,Farfán C,Ríos C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work was intended to evaluate the preparation of antigens, as well as the production and characterization of anti cAMP and cGMP antibodies. Such antibodies were obtained from rabbits, and we used 2'O-succinyl cyclic nucleotide derivate, conjugated with human serum albumin, as antigen. The characterization ...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Defagot C,Zubin P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral aspiration lesions of the fimbria-fornix were performed in 10 male Sprague Dawley rats weighing 240-300 g under chloral hydrate narcose (420 mg/kg). Another 9 animals were operated in the same way, but no aspiration was carried out to constitute a control group. A week after surgery recording and stimulation...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Bergado JA,Moreno H,Nuñez N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regeneration of natural tetraploid T. pratense, originated from Erzurum-Turkey, is reported in this study. This plant has low seed setting and hard seed problems due to polyploidy. Hypocotyl, cotyledon, apical meristems, epicotyl and young primary leaves were inoculated on MS and PC-L2 media containing different c...

journal_title：Biological research

authors： Cölgeçen H,Toker MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00