Identification of inosine as an endogenous modulator for the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABAA receptors.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell adhesion has been shown to induce activation of certain growth factor receptors in a ligand-independent manner. However, the mechanism for such activation remains obscure. METHODS:Human epidermal carcinoma A431 cells were used as a model to examine the mechanism for adhesion-induced activation of hepat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Lu YC,Chen HC

更新日期：2011-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool to silence gene expression post-transcriptionally. Delivering sequences of RNAi in vivo remains a problem. The aim of this study was to use JC virus (JCV) virus-like particles (VLPs) as a vector for delivering RNAi in silencing the cytokine gene of IL-10. METHODS:J...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chou MI,Hsieh YF,Wang M,Chang JT,Chang D,Zouali M,Tsay GJ

更新日期：2010-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin II (Ang II) signaling occurs via two major receptors which activate non-receptor tyrosin kinases that then interact with protein tyrosin-phosphatases (PTPs) to regulate cell function. SHP-2 is one such important PTP that also functions as an adaptor to promote downstream signaling pathway. Its ro...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Calò LA,Bordin L,Davis PA,Pagnin E,Dal Maso L,Rossi GP,Pessina AC,Clari G

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been long considered simply as harmful by-products of metabolism, which damage cellular proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. ROS are also known as a weapon of phagocytes, employed against pathogens invading the host. However, during the last decade, an understanding has emerged that ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Belikov AV,Schraven B,Simeoni L

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) genotype is a major risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inheritance of apoE4 is also associated with impairments in olfactory function in early stages of AD. In this project we examined the effects of the three common isoforms of human apoE (apoE2, ap...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Hussain A,Luong M,Pooley A,Nathan BP

更新日期：2013-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Permanent functional deficit in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) is in part due to severe neural cell death. Therefore, cell replacement using stem cells and neural progenitors that give rise to neurons and glia is thought to be a potent strategy to promote tissue repair after SCI. Many studies have shown that s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Tzeng SF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whereas brain death is a vitally important clinical phenomenon, our contemporary understanding on its underlying cellular mechanisms remains elusive. This study evaluated whether the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), a neural substrate that our laboratory identifi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Wu CH,Chan JY,Chou JL,Chan SH,Chang AY

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most of the circulating Vitamin D (VitD) is transported bound to vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), and several DBP single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been related to circulating VitD concentration and disease. In this study, we evaluated the association among DBP SNPs and AIDS progression in antiretr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Jiménez-Sousa MÁ,Jiménez JL,Fernández-Rodríguez A,Bellón JM,Rodríguez C,Riera M,Portilla J,Castro Á,Muñoz-Fernández MÁ,Resino S

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of infectious agents have been implicated in the development of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and posttransplantation arterial restenosis. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been reported to cause obliteration of coronary arteries by a progressive vasculopathy that involves proliferation of medial smooth m...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Dhaunsi GS,Kaur J,Turner RB

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron homeostasis is chiefly regulated by hepcidin whose expression is tightly controlled by inflammation, iron stores, and hypoxia. Hemojuvelin (HJV) is a bone morphogenetic protein co-receptor that has been identified as a main upstream regulator of hepcidin expression; HJV mutations are associated with a s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Salama MF,Bayele HK,Srai SS

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the tertiary structure of the ribosome-inactivating protein alpha-sarcin, domains that are responsible for hydrolyzing ribosomes and naked RNA have been dissected. In this study, we found that the head-to-tail interaction between the first amino beta-strand and the last carboxyl beta-strand is not involved in...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Hwu L,Huang K,Chen D,Lin A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the involvement of the globus pallidus in mediating epilepsy, the effects of microinjection of a GABA uptake blocker (tiagabine), a benzodiazepine agonist (zolpidem) and a GABA-B receptor agonist (baclofen) on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced tonic seizure were examined in adult rats. Administration of PTZ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen L,Chan YS,Yung WH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased levels of blood plasma urea were used as phenotypic parameter for establishing novel mouse models for kidney diseases on the genetic background of C3H inbred mice in the phenotype-driven Munich ENU mouse mutagenesis project. The phenotypically dominant mutant line HST014 was established and further...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Kumar S,Rathkolb B,Sabrautzki S,Krebs S,Kemter E,Becker L,Beckers J,Bekeredjian R,Brommage R,Calzada-Wack J,Garrett L,Hölter SM,Horsch M,Klingenspor M,Klopstock T,Moreth K,Neff F,Rozman J,Fuchs H,Gailus-Durner V,H

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of tumoricidal activity is one of the major functions of activated macrophages. Our previous study demonstrated that P388D1 murine macrophage-like cells secreted a plasmacytoma cytotoxic factor (PCF) that selectively killed certain tumor cell lines including MOPC-315 plasmacytoma in vitro. Our subsequent stu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chu CY,Tseng J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids regulate the expression of many liver-specific genes via glucocorticoid receptors. The presence of glucocorticoid receptors in liver has been reported in many mammalian species but not in nude mice. In the present study, we demonstrate the presence of specific glucocorticoid receptors in nude mouse liv...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chi CW,Liu TY,Chiang SH,Cheng SL,Lin CY,Ho CK

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be associated with various disorders. Among these, coronavirus infection may cause life-threatening severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In this review, we present animal models and techniques for the study of ARDS, and discuss the roles and possible mechanisms of va...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chen HI,Kao SJ,Wang D,Lee RP,Su CF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative pathogen that frequently causes life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. We previously showed that subinhibitory concentrations of short synthetic peptides permeabilize P. aeruginosa and enhance the lethal action of co-administered antibiotics. MET...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Rázquin-Olazarán I,Shahrour H,Martínez-de-Tejada G

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The ACTGCTGA sequence (CTG motif) is located immediately upstream of the NF-kappaB enhancer in the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) long terminal repeat (LTR). We previously reported on the frequent duplication of this motif in HIV-1-infected individuals. In this study we further characterized the role of t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Koken SE,van Wamel JL,Geelen JL,Berkhout B

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SPE B) induces apoptosis, its fate is unknown. Using confocal time-course microscopy at 37 degrees C, we detected green fluorescence 20 min after adding FITC-SPE B. Orange fluorescence, an indication of co-localization of SPE B with lysosomes which were labeled with a red fluo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Chang CW,Tsai WH,Chuang WJ,Lin YS,Wu JJ,Liu CC,Tsai PJ,Lin MT

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) has been considered a determinant of cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), some CCD patients were free of RUNX2 mutations. CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (Cebpb) is a key factor of Runx2 expression and our previous study has reported two CCD signs including ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Huang B,Takahashi K,Jennings EA,Pumtang-On P,Kiso H,Togo Y,Saito K,Sugai M,Akira S,Shimizu A,Bessho K

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is rapidly increasing worldwide. To investigate the spread of MS risks and its relationship with eating habits including fish intake, we carried out a health examination for young and middle-aged men. METHODS:The subjects were 97 healthy men (20 to 50 years) living in M...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Hamada A,Mori M,Mori H,Muhihi A,Njelekela M,Masesa Z,Mtabaji J,Yamori Y

更新日期：2010-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent transcriptome analyses have revealed that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are broadly expressed in mammalian cells and abundant in the CNS, with tissue and cell type-specific expression patterns. Moreover, ncRNAs have been found to intricately and dynamically regulate various signaling pathways in neurodegeneration. As...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Wu YY,Kuo HC

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated peptide antisera against selected regions in HIV-1 and HIV-2 reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase (IN) to investigate the specificity of determinants governing the immune response. Peptides representing homologous regions (>50%) in the N- and C-termini and central portions of these proteins were ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Klutch M,Woerner AM,Marcus-Sekura CJ,Levin JG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma has become an important public health issue and approximately 300 million people have suffered from the disease worldwide. Nowadays, the use of acupuncture in asthma is increasing. This study intended to systematically analyze and compare the gene expression profiles between the asthmatic and acupunct...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Yin LM,Jiang GH,Wang Y,Wang Y,Liu YY,Jin WR,Xu YD,Zhang QH,Yang YQ

更新日期：2009-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal exposure to dietary factors during pregnancy can influence embryonic development and may modulate the phenotype of offspring through epigenetic programming. Folate is critical for nucleotide synthesis, and preconceptional intake of dietary folic acid (FA) is credited with reduced incidences of neural tube def...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Barua S,Kuizon S,Junaid MA

更新日期：2014-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidics has become an important tool in diagnosing many diseases, including neurological and genetic disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that irreversibly and progressively destroys memory, language ability, and thinking skills. Commonly, detection of AD is expensive and complex. F...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Devadhasan JP,Kim S,An J

更新日期：2011-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in women worldwide. The persistence of the virus may cause warts that are considered benign lesions and low or high grade intraepithelial lesions (LSIL/HSIL). Immunological system plays an important role in the resolution of infections....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Okuyama NCM,Cezar-Dos-Santos F,Pereira ÉR,Trugilo KP,Cebinelli GCM,Sena MM,Pereira APL,Aranome AMF,Mangieri LFL,Ferreira RS,Watanabe MAE,de Oliveira KB

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequencing of HIV-1(GER) long terminal repeat (LTR) has demonstrated, for the first time in an HIV-1 primary isolate, a TAR duplication referred to as TAR1 (nucleotides +1 through +68) and TAR2 (nucleotides +69 through +136). This TAR duplication is stable during replication of HIV-1(GER) isolate in CEM cells. Analysi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Emiliani S,Coudronnière N,Delsert C,Devaux C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The enzyme-prodrug system is considered a promising tool for tumor treatment when conjugated with a targeting molecule. The asparagine-glycine-arginine (NGR) motif is a developing and interesting targeting peptide that could specifically bind to aminopeptidase N (APN), which is an NGR receptor expressed on t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Li JJ,Chang SF,Liau II,Chan PC,Liu RS,Yen SH,Wang HE,Chang CA

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation may lead to endothelial dysfunction, which manifests as an impaired coronary reactivity. Impairment in coronary flow reserve (CFR), preceding the clinical symptoms of coronary artery disease, can be measured noninvasively by positron emission tomography. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an oxidative enzym...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical science

authors： Mäkelä R,Laaksonen R,Janatuinen T,Vesalainen R,Nuutila P,Jaakkola O,Knuuti J,Lehtimäki T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00