Amino acid sequence requirements of peptides that inhibit polyglutamine-protein aggregation and cell death.

abstract：:Within 4 h following the addition of 3,3',5 triiodo-L-thyronine to monolayer cultures of hepatocytes isolated from hypothyroid rats, a very distinct stimulation of fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis, measured as incorporation of either [1-14C]acetate or [3H]H2O into these lipid fractions, is observed. A smaller but ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gnoni GV,Geelen MJ,Bijleveld C,Quagliariello E,van den Bergh SG

更新日期：1985-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species are critically involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Consistent with this concept, administration of exogenous antioxidants has been shown to be protective against oxidative c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cao Z,Li Y

更新日期：2002-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The HSP30 gene of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a seven-transmembrane heat shock protein expressed in response to various types of stress including heat shock. Although Hsp30p contains a potential N-glycosylation consensus sequence (Asn(2)-Asp(3)-Thr(4)), whether it is actually N-glycosylated has ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kamo K,Takabatake A,Inoue Y,Izawa S

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylglyoxal (MG) (pyruvaldehyde) is an endogenous metabolite which is present in increased concentrations in diabetics and implicated in formation of advanced glycosylation end-products (AGEs) and secondary diabetic complications. Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) is normally present in long-lived tissues at conce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hipkiss AR,Chana H

更新日期：1998-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysophosphatidyl-L-serine (lysoPS) is thought to be an immunological regulator because it dramatically augments the degranulation of rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMCs). This stimulatory effect may be mediated by a lysoPS receptor, but its molecule has not been identified yet. During a ligand fishing study for the orpha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sugo T,Tachimoto H,Chikatsu T,Murakami Y,Kikukawa Y,Sato S,Kikuchi K,Nagi T,Harada M,Ogi K,Ebisawa M,Mori M

更新日期：2006-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This study defines the total sodium-23 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (23Na MRS) signal from in vivo heterotopic rat heart transplants in the early post-transplant period and examines the utility of this noninvasive method for monitoring allograft rejection. Measurements were performed at 4.7 T. Syngeneic (n = 6) and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Waldrop SM,Alexander DZ,Lowry R,Winn KJ,Pearson TC,Constantinidis I

更新日期：1996-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration in single astrocytes. The effect in increasing intracellular Ca2+ was not observed in Ca2(+)-free solution. Furthermore, CRF at concentrations more than 10 nM stimulated 45Ca2+ uptake in cultured rat astrocytes. The action was blocked by a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takuma K,Matsuda T,Yoshikawa T,Kitanaka J,Gotoh M,Hayata K,Baba A

更新日期：1994-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In isolated rabbit proximal tubules the addition of 2.0 microM but not 0.2 microM ionomycin induced a sustained increase in cell pH ([pH]i). This [pH]i response to 2.0 microM ionomycin was shown to be independent of several transporters such as Na+/H+ exchanger, Na(+)-HCO3- cotransporter, Cl-/HCO3- exchanger, or H(+)-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada H,Seki G,Taniguchi S,Uwatoko S,Suzuki K,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1996-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery and chemotherapy are the gold-standard treatments for ovarian cancer. The major cause of treatment failure in patients with ovarian cancer is tumoral heterogeneity and drug resistance. Paclitaxel (PTX) is one of the most commonly used first-line drugs for ovarian cancer chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the mechani...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hong X,Li S,Li W,Xie M,Wei Z,Guo H,Wei W,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pterostilbene, a bioactive component of blueberries and grapes, shows structural similarity to resveratrol, and exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, and cholesterol lowering effects. Recent evidence indicates that pterostilbene is an agonist of the nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ren G,Rimando AM,Mathews ST

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine protein kinase activity was measured in membranes from DMBA-induced mammary tumors, with Angiotensin II as substrate. The apparent Km for the peptide was 3.3 mM. This enzymatic activity is inhibited by Ca+2; Mn+2 can replace Mg+2 with an increase in the Km for ATP from 47 /microM to 172 microM. The enzymatic ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Levy J,Teuerstein I,Marbach M,Radian S,Sharoni Y

更新日期：1984-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with oestrogens and progestins in postmenopausal women has been associated with an increased risk for developing breast cancer. The reasons are not fully understood, but influence of HRT on endogenous conversion of female sex hormones may be involved. The expressio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sivik T,Jansson A

更新日期：2012-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormally expressed long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been recognized as one of the key source in cardiac diseases. However, the role of lncRNA in doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity remains largely unknown. In previous studies, we have screened some aberrantly expressed lncRNAs from an animal model for DOX-indu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li J,Li L,Li X,Wu S

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to reduce atherosclerosis-associated diseases. As shown in our earlier works, ethanol has a dose-dependent protective effects against endothelial cellular senescence by activating aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in vitro. However, whether ethanol administration possesses an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xue L,Zhu W,Yang F,Dai S,Han Z,Xu F,Guo P,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Free energy changes for ATP synthesis (delta GP) and 2e(-)-transfer across Site 3 (delta GR) were determined during oxidative phosphorylation by rat liver mitochondria. At static head, -delta GR/delta GP ranged narrowly between 1.55 and 1.59 with five different respiratory substrates. Thus, an ATP/2e- of 1 1/2 at Site...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lemasters JJ,Fleishman KE

更新日期：1987-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The second leader exon and the relative promoter of the mouse liver/bone/kidney-type alkaline phosphatase gene were identified and characterized. The transcription initiation site was determined by S1 mapping analysis. The differential expression of the two alternatively spliced transcripts was assessed in cell lines ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Studer M,Terao M,Gianni M,Garattini E

更新日期：1991-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Compounds that block angiogenesis are effective in the treatment of certain cancers and other angiogenesis-related diseases. Many of these compounds specifically target the rapidly proliferating and migrating endothelial cell. However, angiogenesis is a multi-faceted process involving heterotypic interactions between ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dudley A,Gilbert RE,Thomas D,Cox A,Price JT,Best J,Jenkins A

更新日期：2003-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the expression of EBNA1 is prevalent in all EBV-associated tumors, it has become one of the most attractive drug targets for the discovery of anti-EBV compounds. In a cell-based reporter system, EBNA1 consistently upregulated the transcription of an oriP-Luc mini-EBV episome by 6- to 8-fold. The treatment of c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen YL,Tsai HL,Peng CW

更新日期：2012-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) amyloid filaments are the major ultrastructural component of pathological inclusions that define several neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson disease and other disorders that are collectively termed synucleinopathies. Since the aggregation of alpha-syn is associated with the eti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Waxman EA,Emmer KL,Giasson BI

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Various dehydrogenation polymers (the so-called synthetic lignins) were synthesized from four different phenylpropenoids by endwise and bulk polymerizations and investigated for their anti-influenza virus activity. All of these materials suppressed the plaque formation of influenza virus infecting MDCK cells and the R...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakagami H,Nagata K,Ishihama A,Oh-hara T,Kawazoe Y

更新日期：1990-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanism of the phosphorylation-dependent activation of tryptophan hydroxylase is studied with respect to the role of the 14-3-3 protein. Reexamination of the system reconstituted with the purified TRH and the 14-3-3 protein showed that the level of the TRH activity correlated with the extent of the Ca2...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Furukawa Y,Ikuta N,Omata S,Yamauchi T,Isobe T,Ichimura T

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine catabolism is considered to be an important metabolic pathway for cancer cells. Glutaminase (GLS) is the important rate-limiting enzyme of glutamine catabolism. miR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in many human malignant tumors. However, the role and molecular mechanism of miR-137 and GLS in malignant me...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luan W,Zhou Z,Zhu Y,Xia Y,Wang J,Xu B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are an important factor in the development of skin lesions in diabetes. A new antioxidant, hydrogen, can selectively neutralize hydroxyl radicals (()OH) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) in cell-free systems, whereas it seldom reacts with other ROS. Fibroblasts are a key component of skin. In t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu P,Wang Z,Sun X,Chen X,Zeng S,Chen L,Li S

更新日期：2011-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in phospholipid and fatty acid profile are hallmarks of cancer progression. Increase in peripheral benzodiazepine receptor expression has been implicated in breast cancer. The benzodiazepine, Ro5-4864, increases cell proliferation in some breast cancer cell lines. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) has b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Akech J,Sinha Roy S,Das SK

更新日期：2005-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is an aggressive subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer, which generally exhibits chemoresistance. Effective therapy for OCCC is currently unavailable, requiring the development of new therapeutic strategies. ABT-263 (navitoclax), an inhibitor of the anti-apoptotic BCL-2/BCL-XL, has a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inoue-Yamauchi A,Oda H

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Helodermin is a peptide from the venom of the lizard Heloderma suspectum (Gila Monster) showing a high degree of sequence similarity with VIP, PHI and secretin in its N-terminal moiety. The present data support the presence of peptide(s) closely related to helodermin in the brain, gut and salivary glands of rat. In ou...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Robberecht P,De Graef J,Woussen MC,Vandermeers-Piret MC,Vandermeers A,De Neef P,Cauvin A,Yanaihara C,Yanaihara N,Christophe J

更新日期：1985-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The stromal cell-derived factor-1α/C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (SDF-1/CXCR4) axis is involved in various aspects of tissue repair, regeneration and development. However, the role of SDF-1/CXCR4 in acute lung injury (ALI) remains largely unknown. The aim of the present investigation is to examine pathological changes in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guo W,Li Z,Xie X,Tan T,Wang S,Xie N,Fu M,Zhu H,Qin T

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of serine/threonine protein phosphatases can inhibit apoptosis. We investigated which protein phosphatases are critical for this protection using calyculin A, okadaic acid, and tautomycin. All three phosphatase inhibitors prevented anisomycin-induced apoptosis in leukemia cell models. In vitro, calyculin A ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chatfield K,Eastman A

更新日期：2004-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) on type 2 diabetes is still unclear. The present study was undertaken to examine the efficacy of nifedipine, a dihydropyridine CCB, on obesity, glucose intolerance and vascular endothelial dysfunction in db/db mice (a mouse model of obesity and type 2 diabetes). db/db mice...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamamoto E,Nakamura T,Kataoka K,Tokutomi Y,Dong YF,Fukuda M,Nako H,Yasuda O,Ogawa H,Kim-Mitsuyama S

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo electroporation and hydrodynamics-based gene delivery were utilized to test the effect of leptin gene transfer on food intake, and body and fat weights of mice. Gene transfer of pVRmob by electroporation caused a significant reduction in body weight compared with the control counterpart (p<0.05), although a le...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xiang L,Murai A,Sugahara K,Yasui A,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00