Characterization of pharmacogenetically relevant CYP2D6 and ABCB1 gene polymorphisms in a Portuguese population sample.

abstract：:We examined the influence of chronic treatment with KN-93 (an inhibitor of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), 5 mg/kg given every other day for 4 weeks) on mean arterial pressure (MAP), urine protein and vascular reactivity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and spontan...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Yousif MH,Akhtar S,Walther T,Benter IF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subcellular distribution of newly absorbed iron in isolated mouse duodenal enterocytes was investigated by analytical subcellular fractionation using sucrose density gradient centifugation. Two major peaks of mucosal 59Fe activity were observed: one soluble and one particulate (density 1.18-1.20 g ml-1). The latte...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Snape S,Simpson RJ,Peters TJ

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional irregularities due to damage after ischaemia-reperfusion vary depending upon the organs affected. High energy phosphates such as ATP and ADP are destroyed after ischaemia-reperfusion damage. Subsequently, protons and inorganic phosphates accumulate within the cells and the proton pumps such as adenosine tri...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ilhan N,Halifeoglu I,Ozercan HI,Ilhan N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is one of the most common female malignancies, and cisplatin-based chemotherapy is routinely used in locally advanced ovarian cancer patients. Acquired or de novo cisplatin resistance remains the barrier to patient survival, and the mechanisms of cisplatin resistance are still not well understood. In th...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Yu R,Jin H,Jin C,Huang X,Lin J,Teng Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide (CP) has potential urotoxicity such as hemorrhagic cystitis (HC). 2-Mercaptoethane sulfonate (mesna) has been widely used as an effective agent against CP-induced cystitis, but significant HC has still been encountered clinically. In recent studies, mesna was shown to be more effective if combined wit...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Sadir S,Deveci S,Korkmaz A,Oter S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silibinin, an effective anti-cancer and chemopreventive agent in various epithelial cancer models, has been reported to inhibit cancer cell growth through mitogenic signalling pathways including cervical cancer. However, the underlying mechanisms are still not well elucidated. Here, we assessed the effect of silibinin...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Zhang Y,Ge Y,Chen Y,Li Q,Chen J,Dong Y,Shi W

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal epithelial transition (C-MET) factor overexpression has been found in many types of cancer and has served as an important molecular target for therapeutic intervention. However, the role of C-MET in retinoblastoma remains largely unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the potential role and mechan...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Dai H,Zeng W,Luo H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the quantification of energy consuming processes described by Siems et al. for reticulocytes and by Müller et al. for ascites tumour cells was applied to balance the ATP-consumption of isolated rat hepatocytes. On the basis of decreased coupled respiration rates following the specific inhibition of energy...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Schneider W,Siems W,Grune T

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：:The melastatin-related transient receptor potential channel TRPM2 is a plasma membrane Ca(2+)-permeable cation channel that is activated by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) as a consequence of oxidative stress although the channel activation by H(2)O(2) appears to represent a cell-specific process in cells with endogenous...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Naziroğlu M,Lückhoff A,Jüngling E

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinopathy of prematurity, a leading cause of visual impairment in low birth-weight infants, remains a crucial therapeutic challenge. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is a promyelinating trophic factor that promotes rod and cone photoreceptor survival and cone outer segment regeneration in the degenerating retina. ...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Zhou WD,Wang LL,Zhou LB,Bin W,Bao TP,Zhang Y,Shu J,Yang WX,Hui LL,Jin R,Zhuang LL,Zhou GP

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organochalcogens are extensively produced and employed by industry and agriculture, and the risk of occupational and environmental toxicity to them has been poorly understood. Here, we investigated the acute effect of a new organochalcogen 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(phenylseleno)oct-2-en-1-one on biochemical and hematologic...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： dos Santos Lacerda D,de Oliveira Castro V,Mascarenhas M,Guerra RB,Dani C,Coitinho A,Gomez R,Funchal C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effects of betaine in ethanol hepatotoxicity were investigated in 24 female wistar albino rats. Animals were divided into three groups: control, ethanol and ethanol + betaine group. Animals were fed liquid diets and consumed approximately 60 diet per day. Rats were fed ethanol 8 kg(- 1) day(- 1). The et...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Kanbak G,Inal M,Bayçu C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothelium-specific mitogen and a promising inducer of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. The VEGF receptors on endothelial cell membrane include the tyrosine kinases VEGFR-1 (Flt-1), VEGFR-2 (Flk-1/KDR) and VEGFR-3 (Flt-4). KDR is a major mediator of mitogenic, angiog...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Ge X,Zhao L,He L,Chen W,Li X

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:CYR61 is one of the six proteins of the CCN family of proteins known to play diverse roles in angiogenesis, cellular proliferation, survival, migration and wound healing. However, the specific function of CYR61 in cancer is unclear, and the literature remains controversial. We used quantitative real-time PCR to establ...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Jandova J,Beyer TE,Meuillet EJ,Watts GS

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Cyclophilin A (Cyp A), a member of the peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPI) family, may function as a molecular signalling switch. Comparative proteomic studies have identified Cyp A as a potential downstream target of protein kinase B (Akt). This study confirmed that Cyp A is a downstream effector of the phosphatidylinosi...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Lin ZL,Wu HJ,Chen JA,Lin KC,Hsu JH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of reports on the effects induced by electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in various cellular systems is still increasing. Until now no satisfactory mechanism has been proposed to explain the biological effects of this radiation. Oxygen free radicals may play a role in mechanisms of adverse effects of EMR. This ...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Irmak MK,Fadillioğlu E,Güleç M,Erdoğan H,Yağmurca M,Akyol O

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WIN55,212-2, a cannabinoid receptor agonist, can activate cannabinoid receptors, which has proven anti-tumour effects in several tumour types. Studies showed that WIN can inhibit tumour cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in diverse cancers. However, the role and mechanism of WIN in osteosarcoma are still unclear....

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Zhang G,Bi H,Gao J,Lu X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency in neutrophils (neutropenia) caused by mutations in neutrophil elastase (NE, ELA2) has been extensively investigated. Monocytes and neutrophils are derived from a common myeloid progenitor; therefore, ELA2 mutations can also influence monocyte development. These effects have not been well described. In this...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Lee HH,Sung MH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal scarring is the result of a disease, infection or injury. The resulting scars cause significant loss of vision or even blindness. To-date, the most successful treatment is corneal transplantation, but it does not come without side effects. One of the corneal dystrophies that are correlated with corneal scarrin...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： McKay TB,Sarker-Nag A,Lyon D,Asara JM,Karamichos D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously the intercalation geometry of a series of acenaphtho [1,2-b] pyrrole derivatives with DNA double helix in vitro. In this report we chose a couple of intercalating analogues and a Chinese traditional medicine Tanshinone IIA as probes to investigate the response of DNA damage sensor ataxia-telan...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Zhang Z,Wang Y,Zhang J,Song T,Qian X

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial proton leak can account for almost 20% of oxygen consumption and it is generally accepted that this process contributes to basal metabolism. In order to clarify the role of basal proton leak in testicular mitochondria, we performed a comparative study with kidney and liver mitochondrial fractions. Proton...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Rodrigues AS,Lacerda B,Moreno AJ,Ramalho-Santos J

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Analysis of free nucleotide composition of both avian thrombocytes and pig platelets showed quantitative differences in the level of adenine nucleotides. 3H-adenine taken up by turkey thrombocytes was metabolized mainly to adenine nucleotides was not released after thrombin action. Thrombin liberated non-radioactive a...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Wachowicz B

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that inositol lipid metabolism is related to nuclear events accompanying steroid hormone action has been investigated by comparing lipid phosphorylation and breakdown in normal rat liver nuclei and in hypo- and hypercortisolemic conditions. Lipid phosphorylation in vitro showed the presence of diacylgl...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Santi P,Marmiroli S,Falcieri E,Bertagnolo V,Capitani S

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the possible role of adenosine deaminase (AD) and xanthine oxidase (XO) in the pathogenesis of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and the effect of erdosteine in decreasing the toxicity. The intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin (7 mg kg(-1) body weight) induced a s...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Söğüt S,Kotuk M,Yilmaz HR,Ulu R,Ozyurt H,Yildirim Z

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-glucosidase activity was evaluated in situ by means of fluorogenic probes in normal human fibroblasts and fibroblasts from homozygous carriers of the Gaucher trait. Probe internalization, targeting to lysosomes and post-cleavage probe retention were the primary concerns. Internalization and targeting were attempt...

journal_title：Cell biochemistry and function

authors： Kohen E,Kohen C,Hirschberg JG,Santus R,Grabowski G,Mangel W,Gatt S,Prince J

更新日期：1993-09-01 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