Transforming growth factor-beta enables NFATc1 expression during osteoclastogenesis.

abstract：:The initiating factors in primary, idiopathic osteoarthritis are unknown, the characteristic bone and cartilage changes being late features of the disease. We have proposed that biochemical cruciate ligament alteration may be important in early osteoarthritis by mediating loading consequences on the bone and cartilage...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Anderson-MacKenzie JM,Billingham ME,Bailey AJ

更新日期：1999-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper ions reportedly bind to the cellular prion (PrPC) and induce PrP proteinase K (PK) resistant from (PrPres). PrPC also plays a role in response to oxidative stress. By using purified human PrP23-98 containing octarepeats, we have found that Cu(II) induces PrPres determined by Western blots and atomic force micro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lu B,Zhao L,Qin K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Acivicin, a chlorinated amino acid antibiotic, is found to be remarkably effective in killing both the vector and the host form of the parasitic protozoa, Leishmania donovani, the causative agent for visceral leishmaniasis or Kala-azar. The ED50 (50 nM) for the pathogenic amastigote form in in vitro screening system i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mukherjee T,Roy K,Bhaduri A

更新日期：1990-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Profilin, an actin-binding protein, was previously described as a ubiquitous allergen which is responsible for cross-reactivities in about 20% of pollen and food allergic patients. A complete cDNA clone coding for timothy grass (Phelum pratense) pollen profilin was isolated using allergic patients IgE. The deduced ami...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valenta R,Ball T,Vrtala S,Duchêne M,Kraft D,Scheiner O

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new and rapid immunofluorescent method for visualisation of replicated regions on fixed DNA fibers. Using this method we have found in 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FrdU)-blocked human cells distinct replication units covering about 60 kb of DNA and corresponding in size to single replicons or chromatin lo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tomilin N,Rosanov Yu,Zenin V,Bozhkov V,Vig B

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) enhances the induction of alpha-lactalbumin in mammary explants from pregnant and virgin rats in the presence of insulin (I), hydrocortisone (F) and prolactin (P). EGF also enhances the prolactin-independent induction of alpha-lactalbumin in tissue from pregnant rats and evokes prolactin-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sankaran L,Topper YJ

更新日期：1983-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effects of serpin polymerisation include thromboembolism, emphysema, and liver disease. A through understanding of serpin polymerisation mechanisms and the structures involved will permit the rational design of therapeutic polymerisation inhibitors. Here we show that serpin polymerisation can be delayed b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bottomley SP,Chang WS

更新日期：1997-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells maintained in vitro were prelabeled with [3H]inositol and the accumulation of [3H]inositol-1-phosphate, was determined following stimulation with a variety of pharmacological agents. Carbachol, bradykinin, and histamine produced significantly greater accumulation of [3H] inositol-1-p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Noble EP,Bommer M,Sincini E,Costa T,Herz A

更新日期：1986-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothermia followed by slow rewarming is neuroprotective for ischemic stroke. However, slow rewarming causes patients' longer stay in intensive care unit and increases the risk of hypothermic complications. Hypothermia followed by rapid rewarming (HTRR) is more convenient; but it exacerbates intracranial hypertension...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhu SZ,Gu Y,Wu Z,Hu YF,Pan SY

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) holds promising value for cancer therapy due to its capacity to induce apoptosis in cancer cells. Nevertheless, TRAIL therapy is greatly hampered by its resistance. Irigenin (Iri), isoflavonoids, can be isolated from the rhizome of Belamcanda chinensis, a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu Y,Gao CC,Pan ZG,Zhou CW

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A hammerhead ribozyme directed against murine TNFalpha (mTNFalpha) mRNA has been constructed. In vitro studies showed that this ribozyme was released from the parent molecule by flanking cis-acting hammerhead and hairpin ribozymes. This same anti-mTNFalpha ribozyme specifically cleaved both synthetically derived subst...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： MacKay SL,Tannahill CL,Auffenberg T,Ksontini R,Copeland EM 3rd,Moldawer LL

更新日期：1999-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:[8]-Gingerol is an active component of Zinger and shows several pharmacological activities, such as antipyretic and anti-inflammation characteristics. To identify a potential skin-whitening agent, the inhibitory effects of [8]-gingerol on melanogenesis and its mechanism of action were investigated. In the present stud...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang HC,Chou YC,Wu CY,Chang TM

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The sarcoplasmic potassium concentration of a suspension of rat ventricular myocytes, prepared by collagenase-induced disruption of the myocardial mass, was determined by a null-point technique. Addition of digitonin resulted in a release of potassium from the cells which was interpreted as a flux from the sarcoplasm....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fry CH,Ward JP,Twist VW,Powell T

更新日期：1986-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To find novel neuropeptide and/or peptide hormone precursors in the avian brain, we performed a cDNA subtractive screen of the chicken hypothalamic infundibulum, which contains one of the feeding and neuroendocrine centers. After sequencing 596 clones, we identified a novel cDNA encoding a previously unknown protein. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ukena K,Iwakoshi-Ukena E,Taniuchi S,Bessho Y,Maejima S,Masuda K,Shikano K,Kondo K,Furumitsu M,Tachibana T

更新日期：2014-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and secretion of Transforming Growth Factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) by cultured testes of day 20.5 rat fetuses were investigated. The testes were found to express two TGFbeta1 mRNA transcripts of 2.5 and 1.8 kb. By using mink lung epithelial cell bioassay based on the measurement of the inhibition of tritiated...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gautier C,Levacher C,Saez JM,Habert R

更新日期：1997-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as vascular permeability factor, is highly expressed in the myocardium under various stimuli including hypoxia and ischemia. On the other hand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) causes systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which consists of systemic pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sugishita Y,Shimizu T,Yao A,Kinugawa Ki,Nojiri T,Harada K,Matsui H,Nagai R,Takahashi T

更新日期：2000-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:De novo prediction of protein structures, the prediction of structures from amino acid sequences which are not similar to those of hitherto resolved structures, has been one of the major challenges in molecular biophysics. In this paper, we develop a new method of de novo prediction, which combines the fragment assemb...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sasaki TN,Cetin H,Sasai M

更新日期：2008-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Several groups have demonstrated that induction of heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) could protect the myocardium against ischemic events; however, heme accumulation could lead to toxicity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of autophagy in heme toxicity. H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells were treated with differe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gyongyosi A,Szoke K,Fenyvesi F,Fejes Z,Debreceni IB,Nagy B Jr,Tosaki A,Lekli I

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CCL23 (also known as CKbeta8, MPIF-1, or MIP-3) has been recently reported to induce endothelial cell migration and tube formation via CCR1. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in the degradation of the extracellular matrix and also appear to play critical roles in angiogenesis. In the present study, w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Son KN,Hwang J,Kwon BS,Kim J

更新日期：2006-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated that allergic asthma can induce atherosclerosis formation in mice. Moreover, allergic asthma and atherosclerosis have been shown to be strongly associated with dyslipidemia. In this study, we investigated the underlying mechanism of allergic asthma-aggravated atherosclerosis-induced c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gao S,Wang C,Li W,Shu S,Zhou J,Yuan Z,Wang L

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is critical to a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Scutellarin, a major flavonoid of a Chinese herbal medicine Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand. Mazz. has been shown to offer beneficial effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular functions. However, scutellarin's effects on angiog...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gao ZX,Huang DY,Li HX,Zhang LN,Lv YH,Cui HD,Zheng JH

更新日期：2010-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroviruses have two essential activities: reverse transcription and integration. The viral protein integrase (IN) covalently joins the viral cDNA genome to the host DNA. Prototype foamy virus (PFV) IN has become a model of retroviral intasome structure. However, this retroviral IN has not been well-characterized bio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mackler RM,Lopez MA,Osterhage MJ,Yoder KE

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a generalized disorder of connective tissue. The etiology is poorly understood; however, both genetic and environmental factors have been implicated. To investigate the disease-susceptible gene for SSc, we examined the association of the disease with a gene (COL1A2) for type ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hata R,Akai J,Kimura A,Ishikawa O,Kuwana M,Shinkai H

更新日期：2000-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In hematopoietic cells, Ras has been implicated in signaling pathways that prevent apoptosis triggered by deprivation of cytokines, such as interleukin-3 (IL-3). However, the mechanism whereby Ras suppresses cell death remains incompletely understood. We have investigated the role of Ras in IL-3 signal transduction by...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Terada K,Kaziro Y,Satoh T

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In probing the possible non-genotoxic molecular mechanism(s) of nickel(II)-induced carcinogenesis, we performed a non-radioactive mRNA differential display analysis for nickel(II) acetate-treated Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-K1-BH4). Three out of thirty differentially expressed cDNAs had sequences highly similar t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee SH,Shiao YH,Plisov SY,Kasprzak KS

更新日期：1999-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of autophagy is a new paradigm in cancer therapeutics. Recently a novel function of chloroquine (CLQ) in inhibiting degradation of autophagic vesicles has been revealed, which raises the question whether CLQ can be used as an adjuvant in targeting autophagic pro-survival mechanism in prostate cancer (PCa). ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaini RR,Hu CA

更新日期：2012-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of physiological processes in living cells are mediated by protein-protein interactions often specified by particular protein sequence motifs. PDZ domains, composed of 80-100 amino acid residues, are an important class of interaction motif. Among the PDZ-containing proteins, glutaminase interacting p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zencir S,Ovee M,Dobson MJ,Banerjee M,Topcu Z,Mohanty S

更新日期：2011-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:mRNA levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatases, MKP-1 and MKP-2, were determined during chemical hepatocarcinogenesis and during regeneration of rat liver. In chemical hepatocarcinogenesis, the mRNA levels of MKP-1 were increased in primary hepatomas but decreased in rat ascites hepatomas as compared wit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yokoyama A,Karasaki H,Urushibara N,Nomoto K,Imai Y,Nakamura K,Mizuno Y,Ogawa K,Kikuchi K

更新日期：1997-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified an acceptor site on HIV gp120, where foreign protein sequences can be inserted while retaining the native conformation of gp120. The resulting hybrids showed dual antigenicity, normal glycosylation, and high affinity binding of the CD4 receptor. This site allows insertion of highly immunogenic prote...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Patterson LJ,Aberdeen A,Kone J,Haben M,Raymond M,Berkower I

更新日期：2001-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that surfactin, being produced by various Bacillus subtilis strains, is a cyclic lipopeptide built from the heptapeptide L-Glu-L-Leu-D-Leu-L-Val-L-Asp-D-Leu-L-Leu and a beta-hydroxy fatty acid with variable chain length of 13 - 15 carbon atoms. We investigated surfactin from Bacillus subtilis ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Baumgart F,Kluge B,Ullrich C,Vater J,Ziessow D

更新日期：1991-06-28 00:00:00