Generation of an oxidative stress precedes caspase activation during 7beta-hydroxycholesterol-induced apoptosis in U937 cells.

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to determine the inhibition effects of novel synthesized sulfamates (2a-g), sulfonamides (3b-f), carbonyl sulfonamides (3h and i), and carbonyl sulfamates (4h and 4i), which were tested against two human cytosolic carbonic anhydrase I and II isozymes (hCA I and II) and acetylcholinesterase (ACh...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Atmaca U,Yıldırım A,Taslimi P,Çelik ST,Gülçin İ,Supuran CT,Çelik M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the presence of trifluoroacetic acid, on the basis of three-component condensation of phenylthiourea with its salicylaldehyde and methyl-3-oxobutanoate, an efficient method for the synthesis of 1-(4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-6-methyl-1-phenyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl)ethanone (I) has been worked out. These...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Maharramova G,Taslimi P,Sujayev A,Farzaliyev V,Durmaz L,Gulçin İ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia is a chronic disorder of the respiratory system associated with worsening quality of life and a significant economic burden. Pinitol, a plant cyclic polyol, has been documented for immune-inflammatory potential. The aim of present investigation was to evaluate the potential and possible mechanism of action o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Fan Y,Wang J,Feng Z,Cao K,Xu H,Liu J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the possible protective effects of thymoquinone (TQ), the main constituent of the volatile oil of black seed (Nigella sativa), against cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced cardiotoxicity. Adult male Wistar albino rats were divided into four treatment groups. Rats in the first group were served as control....

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Nagi MN,Al-Shabanah OA,Hafez MM,Sayed-Ahmed MM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrin-1 has been found to protect kidneys from ischemia/reperfusion injury. In this study, we aimed to address whether the protective effects were mediated through suppression of oxidative stress and neuropeptide Y. Compared to sham-operated animals, animals after ischemia/reperfusion showed marked kidney damage and ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Liu L,Xie S,Liao X,Zhang L,Zhong L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our earlier investigation demonstrated that methoxychlor treatment induced hepatic cytochrome P450 2B1/2B2 and 3A proteins in rats and enhanced their respective enzymatic activities. To determine the mechanism of the methoxychlor-mediated induction and whether methoxychlor acts as a frank inducer and not merely by cau...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Li HC,Kupfer D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of acute diazepam (DZP) administration on thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) levels, protein carbonyl content, and on the activities of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase in the brain of rats. Additionally, we investigated the anti...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Eger GA,Ferreira VV,Batista CR,Bonde HL,de Lima DD,Rodrigues AF,da Cruz JG,Magro DD

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of Cd2+ and two complexes of bivalent cadmium with 1,3-bis(4-chlorbenzylidenamino)-guanidine and anabasine on ion permeability of the inner membrane and respiration of isolated rat liver mitochondria were studied. Starting from 5 microM, Cd2+ decreased state 3 and DNP-stimulated respiration of mitochondria and...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Korotkov SM,Glazunov VV,Rozengart EV,Suvorov AA,Nikitina ER

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of astaxanthin (AST) that belongs to carotenoid family and cadmium (Cd), which is an important heavy metal, on rat erythrocyte G6PD, 6PGD, GR, and TrxR enzyme activities in vivo and on rat erythrocyte 6PGD enzyme activity in vitro were studied. In in vitro studies, 6PGD enzyme was purified f...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Bayramoğlu Akkoyun M,Bengü AŞ,Temel Y,Akkoyun HT,Ekin S,Ciftci M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia, a major metabolic disturbance present in diabetes, promotes oxidative stress. Activation of antioxidant defense is an important mechanism to prevent cell damage. Levels of heavy metals and their binding proteins can contribute to oxidative stress. Antiradical capacity and levels of metallothionein (MT),...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Raudenska M,Dvorakova V,Pacal L,Chalasova K,Kratochvilova M,Gumulec J,Ruttkay-Nedecky B,Zitka O,Kankova K,Adam V,Masarik M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonhemorrhagic proteinase B-20 from the venom of Bitis arietans has been purified to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity by chromatography on Sephadex G-100, Q-Sepharose, and CM-cellulose. It has a molecular weight of 20 k Da as determined by size exclusion chromatography on Sephadex G-100 and migrated as a single ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Nok AJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal xenobiotic transporters are important determinants of urinary secretion and reabsorption of chemicals. In addition to glomerular filtration, these processes are key to the overall renal clearance of a diverse array of drugs and toxins. Alterations in kidney transporter levels and function can influence the effic...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Yacovino LL,Aleksunes LM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we aimed to investigate the carcinogenic effects of apolipoprotein C1 (APOC1) in prostate cancer (PCa). APOC1 expression was evaluated in PCa and normal prostate specimens, and lentivirus-mediated RNA interference was used to knockdown APOC1 in DU145 cells. The effects of APOC1 silencing on cell proliferation, c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Su WP,Sun LN,Yang SL,Zhao H,Zeng TY,Wu WZ,Wang D

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Zingerone (ZO), an active phenolic agent derived from Zingiber officinale (Ginger), has many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, antiangiogenic, and antitumor. However, its potential value in cancer and the mechanism by which ZO wields its therapeutic effects remain obscure. Therefore, in this current stud...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Su P,Veeraraghavan VP,Krishna Mohan S,Lu W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously reported results showed that the BmKK2's intron could be recognized and spliced in cultured HEK 293T cells. At the same time, a cryptic splicing site of BmKK2 gene was found in the second exon. Moreover, replacing BmKK2's intron with BmP03's intron (an artificial BmKK2-BmP03 mosaic gene) did not affect the ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Zhijian C,Chao D,Dahe J,Wenxin L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that binds and mediates responses to many halogenated aromatic compounds (HACs). Exposure to mixtures of HACs frequently results in nonadditive behavior in both in vivo and in vitro assays. One cause is antagonism, which results when two or...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Petrulis JR,Bunce NJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldose reductase (AR) is the key enzyme for the polyol pathway and responsible for sorbitol accumulation during the hyperglycemia. The present article focuses on the role of phenol, pyrogallol, hydroquinone, resorcinol, catechol, and phloroglucinol in in vitro inhibition of AR. For this purpose, AR was purified from t...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Demir Y,Işık M,Gülçin İ,Beydemir Ş

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxane-based chemotherapy drugs (cabazitaxel, docetaxel, and paclitaxel) are microtubule inhibitors, which are effectively and frequently used to treat metastatic prostate cancer (PCa). Among these, cabazitaxel is offered as a new therapeutic option for patients with metastatic castration-resistant PC as that are resi...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Cevik O,Acidereli H,Turut FA,Yildirim S,Acilan C

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The health impacts of airborne particulate matter (PM) are of global concern, and the direct implications to the development/exacerbation of lung disease are immediately obvious. Most studies to date have sought to understand mechanisms associated with PM exposure in adults/adult animal models; however, infants are al...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Saravia J,Lee GI,Lomnicki S,Dellinger B,Cormier SA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of in vivo administration of the cyclodiene tumor promoter heptachlor epoxide on mouse liver protein kinase C were studied in male B6C3F1 mice by protein kinase C activity assays and Western blotting under conditions known to increase the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma because protein kinase C is th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Hansen ME,Matsumura F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated as by-product of cellular respiration and also due to the exposure of various xenobiotics, whereas mitochondrial electron transport chain is considered as the main source of ROS generation. The sequential addition to molecular oxygen gives rise to various forms of ROS like s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Majumder D,Nath P,Debnath R,Maiti D

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between acotiamide hydrochloride and pepsin was systematically characterized by fluorescence and electrochemical approaches. Fluorescence lifetime measurements showed that acotiamide hydrochloride quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of pepsin with a new complex formation via static mode, which was reco...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： He J,Ma X,Wang Q,Huang Y,Li H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoroquinolones absorb light in the 320 to 330  nm ultraviolet A (UV-A) wavelength and produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical, and hydrogen peroxide; thus, the photodynamic generation of ROS may be the basis of phototoxicity of quinolones in human beings and animals. This...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Yahia R,Masoud MA,Sheded MS,Mansour HA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study is to assist in understanding the effects of wireless electromagnetic waves on carbonic anhydrase (CA) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzymes activities in the different tissues of the rats. For this purpose, two different groups each of which contains eight rats (n = 8) were formed as being ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Kocyigit UM,Taslimi P,Gurses F,Soylu S,Durna Dastan S,Gulcin İ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant properties of 1,2,3,4-tetra-hydrocarbazole, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocar-bazole (MTC), 2,3-dimethylindole, 5-methoxy-2,3-dimethylindole, and indole were investigated in the case of hemolysis of human erythrocytes and oxidative damage of DNA induced by 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride) (AAP...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Zhao F,Liu ZQ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxetine, a representative of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, has recently gained attention due to its anti-inflammatory properties. However, underlying mechanisms responsible for its immunosuppressive effects remain to be unveiled. To understand the responsible signaling mechanisms, we examined paroxetine's effect o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Kabiri M,Hemmatpour A,Zare F,Hadinedoushan H,Karimollah A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials are now being used for cancer treatment. Although studies on the application of silver nanoparticles in cancer treatment are burgeoning, few studies have investigated the toxicology mechanisms of autophagy in cancer cells under exposure to sublethal silver na...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Chen Y,Yang T,Chen S,Qi S,Zhang Z,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main topic of this study was to investigate the effect of benzo[a]pyrene (BP) on microRNAs and their target genes expression levels in primary cell cultures from normal and malignant endometrial tissue. MicroRNA-126 (miR-126) and miR-190a were most sensitive to BP treatment. The treatment of both cultures with BP ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Chanyshev MD,Koval OA,Nushtaeva AA,Gulyaeva LF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper toxicity is associated with formation of reactive oxygen species, which are capable to oxidize proteins. The selective removal of the latter by the 20S proteasome is considered an essential part of the cell antioxidant defense system. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether peptidase activities ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Alexandrova A,Petrov L,Georgieva A,Kessiova M,Tzvetanova E,Kirkova M,Kukan M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of chrysin (CHR) on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in mice. The NAFLD mouse model was established using a diet deficient in methionine and choline (MCD). CHR was shown to attenuate MCD-induced hepatic fat accumulation, increase very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion, and de...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Song Y,Wu W,Sheng L,Jiang B,Li X,Cai K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00