Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity levels in insulin-independent diabetes mellitus and effect of ACE levels on diabetic patients with nephropathy.

abstract：:The use of Nigerian bonny light crude oil (BLCO) in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, burns, foot ulcers and reproductive capacity is a common practice in the southern part of Nigeria. Towards understanding the mechanism and the reversibility of hepatotoxicity induced by BLCO, adult male Wistar rats were or...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Adedara IA,Farombi EO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to measure plasma uric acid (UA) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and xanthine oxidase (XO) activities and to evaluate the relationship between these parameters and the severity of pre-eclampsia. Twenty-five pre-eclamptic, 15 healthy pregnant and 1...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Yildirim A,Altinkaynak K,Aksoy H,Sahin YN,Akcay F

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytochrome P450 2J2 (CYP2J2) is abundant in cardiovascular tissue and active in the metabolism of arachidonic acid to eicosanoids that have potent vasodilatory properties. Variability of the CYP2J2 gene is highly constrained except for its proximal promoter: there is a relatively common and functionally relevant...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Takeshita H,Tsubota E,Takatsuka H,Kunito T,Fujihara J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sprouty1 protein belongs to a family of receptor tyrosine kinase-mediated signaling inhibitors, whose members are usually regulated by growth factors to form a negative feedback loop. Correspondingly fluctuations of Sprouty1 mRNA in response to single growth factors have been observed. In this report, we investigate S...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Kral RM,Mayer CE,Vanas V,Gsur A,Sutterlüty-Fall H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD36, a multifunctional adhesion receptor e.g. for thrombospondin and collagen, as well as a scavenger receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein, is expressed e.g. on platelets and monocytes. By this dual role it might be involved in early steps of atherosclerosis like the recruitment of monocytes and formation of...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Pietsch A,Weber C,Goretzki M,Weber PC,Lorenz RL

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular acylglycerols are hydrolysed by lipases active at the surface of intact fat cells isolated from rat or human adipose tissue. During short-term incubation, rat fat cells hydrolyse di-[3H]oleyl-[14C]glycerol at a rate of 70 +/- 7.7 mU/10(6) cells (mean +/- S.E.) versus 440 +/- 62 mU/10(6) cells for the hyd...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Verine A,Boyer J

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes induces oxidative stress in aged human and rat, although daily supplementation of vitamins C and E (VCE) can be beneficial to aged diabetic rats by reducing free radical production. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether dietary VCE supplementation relieves oxidative stress in streptozotocin (ST...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Özkaya D,Naziroğlu M,Armağan A,Demirel A,Köroglu BK,Çolakoğlu N,Kükner A,Sönmez TT

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disease with unknown etiology that has been associated with abnormal plasma lipid metabolism and oxidative stress. There are controversial results in the previous studies investigating oxidant/antioxidant systems in psoriasis.The aim of this work was to eva...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Toker A,Kadi M,Yildirim AK,Aksoy H,Akçay F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are known to be the most fatal diseases worldwide. Ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is at the centre of the pathology of the most common cardiovascular diseases. According to the World Health Organization estimates, ischaemic heart disease is the leading global cause of death, causing more th...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Gunata M,Parlakpinar H

更新日期：2020-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The spreading of HeLa cells on plastic substratum is mediated by fibronectin-depleted foetal calf serum but not by fibronectin isolated by gelatin-Sepharose affinity chromatography. The same is true for freshly explanted chick embryonic chondrocytes. In contrast, BHK cell spreading exceeds 67% after 120 min at 37 degr...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Michl J,Baudysová M,Sochorová L,Deyl Z

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present studies was to determine whether the mechanism of biological action of garlic-derived sulfur compounds in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells can be dependent on the presence of labile sulfane sulfur in their molecules. We investigated the effect of allyl sulfides from garlic: monosulfide, disulfide an...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Iciek M,Kwiecień I,Chwatko G,Sokołowska-Jeżewicz M,Kowalczyk-Pachel D,Rokita H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor plays a major role in breast cancer cell proliferation, survival, and metastasis. Quercetin, a bioactive flavonoid, is shown to exhibit anticarcinogenic effects against various cancers including breast cancer. Hence, the present study was designed to evaluate the effects of gold nanoparticles-c...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Balakrishnan S,Mukherjee S,Das S,Bhat FA,Raja Singh P,Patra CR,Arunakaran J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) was studied in mammalian cell lines exposed to hyperoxia. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that hyperoxic exposure increased the HO-1 mRNA levels in various types of cells, including human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. This increase was time- and dose-dependent, and reversib...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Takahashi S,Takahashi Y,Yoshimi T,Miura T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferating-cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), also known as cyclin, is synthesized in proliferative cells and recently was identified as DNA polymerase-delta auxiliary protein. In this paper, the association of PCNA to the proliferative cells of plants was analysed using both autoantibodies to PCNA obtained from a patien...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Daidoji H,Takasaki Y,Nakane PK

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modification of myeloperoxidase and lactoperoxidase with 2-(O-methoxypolethylene glycol)-4, 6-dichloro-s-triazine, an activated polyethylene glycol (PEG1), was investigated. The modification caused a shift of the Soret band in the light absorption spectrum, from 430 nm to 418 nm in the case of myeloperoxidase (nat...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Odajima T,Onishi M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 are mediated by binding to a specific intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR), which has been identified in a variety of tissues. Certain polymorphisms in the VDR gene have been associated with various neoplasms. For this purpose, we studied whether VDR TaqI or FokI genotype are ...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Yaylim-Eraltan I,Arzu Ergen H,Arikan S,Okay E,Oztürk O,Bayrak S,Isbir T

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After treatment of HD3 cells with erythroid-inducing agents (hemin and butyric acid) at 42 degrees C, the profile of phosphotyrosine-containing proteins was altered. Upon induction the overall level of phosphotyrosine-containing proteins increased. To examine the role of protein phosphorylation in HD3 cells differenti...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Grdisa M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia induces overproduction of superoxide and it is related to diabetic complications. In this study, we analyzed the antioxidant enzymatic defense and the lipid peroxidation of rat salivary glands in six different periods of diabetic condition. Ninety-six rats were divided into 12 groups: C7/14/21/28/45/60 (...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ibuki FK,Simões A,Nogueira FN

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is optic neuropathy that is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and axons. This condition will lead to visual impairment and bring glaucoma to become the second cause of blindness globally. Neuroprotection in glaucoma is needed to prevent the progression of opti...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ko JA,Komatsu K,Okumichi H,Kiuchi Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms involved in GPCR-initiated signaling cascades where the two receptors share the same signaling cascade, such as thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and angiotensin II (ANG II), are still far from being understood. Here, we analyzed hormone-induced Ca(2+) responses and the process of desensitiz...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ostasov P,Krusek J,Durchankova D,Svoboda P,Novotny J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line is widely used as a model system by breast cancer researchers and cell biologists investigating apoptosis. Since its establishment 30 years ago, from a patient with metastatic breast cancer, the original MCF-7 cell population has undergone genetic drift to such an extent that...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Rintala-Maki ND,Abrasonis V,Burd M,Sutherland LC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy is not only an adaptational state before heart failure but also is an independent risk factor for ischemia, arrhythmia, and sudden death. However, the direct effects of hypercholesterolemia on the myocardium and mechanisms are not completely understood. It has been demonstrated that peroxisome prol...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ren L,Li Y,Li Y,Tang R,Hu D,Sheng Z,Liu N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, immunolocalization of tenascin (TN), type IV collagen and histopathological changes in the liver of fetuses of pregnant Wistar albino rats treated with two doses of alcohol (1 and 5 g kg(-1) day(-1)) were determined. The samples of liver obtained from fetuses of rats on day 21 of gestation were evaluate...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Koçkaya EA,Akay MT

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) protein kinase is best known for its critical nuclear roles in the DNA damage response (DDR), cell cycle checkpoints, and the maintenance of gene stability. In this review, we highlight the multifaceted cytoplasmic functions of ATM in autophagy. We focused on the functions of AT...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Liang N,He Q,Liu X,Sun H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the role of HO-1 induction in prevention of thioacetamide (TAA)-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and liver damage. The changes in hepatic dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) activity as well as plasma arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels were al...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Develi-Is S,Bekpinar S,Kalaz EB,Evran B,Unlucerci Y,Gulluoglu M,Uysal M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erythrocytes of mammals represent a good model to evaluate the cytotoxicity of molecules, organic and inorganic, natural or synthetic, by cellular damage measure. Indeed, before any investigation on the mechanism of action of different molecules, it is important to perform a cytotoxicity assay. Among the different...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Pagano M,Faggio C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH and GSSG), protein-bound glutathione, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities were determined in the erythrocyte lysates and membranes of type I and II alcoholics in order to clarify the effect of age-of-onset and the duration of the alcohol consumption on erythrocyte...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Uçar G,Demir B,Uluğ B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary soy lecithin supplementation decreases hyperlipidemia and influences lipid metabolism. Although this product is used by diabetic patients, there are no data about the effect of soy lecithin supplementation on the immune system. The addition of phosphatidylcholine, the main component of lecithin, to a culture o...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Miranda DT,Batista VG,Grando FC,Paula FM,Felício CA,Rubbo GF,Fernandes LC,Curi R,Nishiyama A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on central dogma of genetics, protein is the embodiment and executor of genetic function, post-translational modifications (PTMs) of protein are particularly important and involved in almost all aspects of cell biology and pathogenesis. Studies have shown that ionizing radiation (IR) alters gene expression much ...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Liu X,Liu R,Bai Y,Jiang H,Fu X,Ma S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the skin and visceral organs. Fibrosis associated with SSc is characterized by an increased synthesis of a wide range of extracellular matrix (ECM). TGF-beta is a pluripotent cytokine in a wide range of cell types. In parti...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Büyük U,Ates O,Dalyan L,Müsellim B,Ongen G,Topal-Sarikaya A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00