Multiple intravenous infusions of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells reverse hyperglycemia in experimental type 2 diabetes rats.

abstract：:DNA containing unmethylated cytosine-guanine motifs (CpG DNA) initiates innate immune responses, including the secretion of cytokines from macrophages. Some antimicrobial peptides modulate the responses to CpG DNA, although the molecular mechanisms of this process remain unclear. This study examined the effects of fou...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishihara S,Kawasaki K

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) activation is frequently observed in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, the precise function and the downstream targets of mTOR are poorly understood. Here we revealed that PFKFB3, but not PFKFB1, PFKFB2 nor PFKFB4 was a novel downstream substrate of mTOR signaling pat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Feng Y,Wu L

更新日期：2017-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is a member of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), and also belongs to be a member of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) which has multiple functions including inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of cell division and SAC activity. Plk1 (polo-like kinase 1) associates with the spindle poles and al...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun SC,Liu HL,Sun QY

更新日期：2012-05-18 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：:Accompanying the decrease in serum cholesterol and increase in concentration of ubiquinone in liver and its microsomes, the activity, but not the protein, of HMG-CoA reductase decreased in ubiquinone-supplemented rats. A soluble 58-kDa preparation of HMG-CoA reductase was partially inhibited on addition of ubiquinone ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Omkumar RV,Gaikwad AS,Ramasarma T

更新日期：1992-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of tributyltin (TBT) on human intestinal epithelial cell functions was investigated by using human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers. We paid particular attention to the effect of TBT on two barrier functions: the tight junction as a physical barrier and MDR1/P-glycoprotein as a biological barrier. A loss o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsukazaki M,Satsu H,Mori A,Sugita-Konishi Y,Shimizu M

更新日期：2004-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:N-(p-amylcinnamoyl)anthranilic acid (ACA), a phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) inhibitor, is structurally-related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) of the fenamate group and may also modulate various ion channels. We used the whole-cell, patch-clamp technique at room temperature to investigate the effects of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gwanyanya A,Macianskiene R,Bito V,Sipido KR,Vereecke J,Mubagwa K

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis is a sight-threatening intraocular inflammatory disease that accounts for almost 10% of blindness worldwide. NF-κB signaling plays pivotal roles in inflammatory diseases. We have reported that IMD-0354, which inhibits NF-κB signaling via selective blockade of IKK-β, suppresses inflammation in several ocular di...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu Y,Kitaichi N,Wu D,Hase K,Satoh M,Iwata D,Namba K,Kanda A,Noda K,Itai A,Iwabuchi K,Ishida S

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells play an important role in allergic inflammation by releasing inducible proinflammatory cytokines. While many inducible genes have been identified, we hypothesized that a significant number remain to be identified. We thus constructed an activation-specific mast cell subtraction library to establish a profil...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho JJ,Vliagoftis H,Rumsaeng V,Metcalfe DD,Oh CK

更新日期：1998-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The arachidonate lipoxygenase from rat basophilic leukemia cells (RBL-1) is widely utilized as a model to dissect the primary enzymatic reactions leading to leukotriene formation. The purpose of the present study was to optimize the specific activity of 5-lipoxygenase prepared from a high speed supernatant of RBL-1 ce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cochran FR,Finch-Arietta MB

更新日期：1989-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A focal freeze injury to rat cerebral cortex induces an early (less than 5 min) increase in brain ornithine decarboxylase activity and an accumulation of polyamines involving cerebral microvessels. This polyamine synthesis correlates with the abnormal increase in microvascular permeability, monitored by uptake of Evan...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Koenig H,Goldstone AD,Lu CY

更新日期：1983-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the subcellular distributions and gene structures of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) transcription factor in 50 cases of human primary lung cancer. The immunohistochemical analyses revealed substantially aberrant IRF3 expression specific to the cancer lesions (2 and 6 tumors with nuclear staining, an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tokunaga T,Naruke Y,Shigematsu S,Kohno T,Yasui K,Ma Y,Chua KJ,Katayama I,Nakamura T,Hishikawa Y,Koji T,Yatabe Y,Nagayasu T,Fujita T,Matsuyama T,Hayashi H

更新日期：2010-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that tissue damage during brain infarction was mainly caused by inactivation of proteins by acrolein. This time, it was tested why brain infarction increases in parallel with aging. A mouse model of photochemically induced thrombosis (PIT) was studied using 2, 6, and 12 month-old female C57BL/6 ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Uemura T,Watanabe K,Ishibashi M,Saiki R,Kuni K,Nishimura K,Toida T,Kashiwagi K,Igarashi K

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new basic proteins were isolated from horse eosinophils and purified. The eosinophils release these proteins after permeabilization with saponin and degranulation stimulized by guanosine 5'-O-thiotriphosphate. The proteins were separated and purified on a Superose P12- and a Mono S-column by fast protein liquid c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Piller K,Portmann P

更新日期：1993-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:[3H] imipramine exhibits both saturable and high affinity binding sites in human lung with a maximal number of binding sites of 7.50 pmoles/mg protein and a dissociation constant of 1.74 nM. Displacement studies indicate that these sites can be considered as specific of imipramine, tricyclic compounds and also monoami...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morin D,Zini R,Lange J,Tillement JP

更新日期：1984-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The patch clamp technique applied to canine atrial myocyte sarcolemma, showed that 2 types of K+ channels were differentially affected by Ach. The 2 channel types differed in conductance, responses to [Ca++], and sensitivity to membrane potential. Addition of Ach (10(-9) M to 10(-6) M) to pipette solutions increased o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bubien JK,Woods WT Jr

更新日期：1987-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The breakdown of blood clots requires the fibrinolytic action of the serine proteinase plasmin, a two-chain polypeptide derived posttranslationally from its precursor zymogen, plasminogen. While investigating plasminogen gene expression in human extrahepatic tissues, a cDNA sequence was obtained which closely resemble...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Weissbach L,Treadwell BV

更新日期：1992-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The bridging element for electron transfer in proteins is the hydrogen bond according to the new experimental perspective in preference to carbon-carbon σ-bond presently used. The purpose of this study is to identify an alternative pathway linked by hydrogen bonds suitable for electron transfer from heme-Fe of cytochr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ramasarma T,Vaigundan D

更新日期：2018-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular molecular motor kinesin-1 mediates the microtubule-dependent transport of a range of cargo. We have previously identified an interaction between the cargo-binding domain of kinesin-1 heavy chain KIF5B and the membrane-associated SNARE proteins SNAP-25 and SNAP-23. In this study we further defined the mini...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morton AM,Cunningham AL,Diefenbach RJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal human serum transferrin is present in several isoforms, due to differences in glycosylation. Transferrin has two potential glycosylation sites, both normally occupied by oligosaccharide chains. Two of the transferrin isoforms, called carbohydrate deficient transferrin, are specifically increased in patients wit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Landberg E,Påhlsson P,Lundblad A,Arnetorp A,Jeppsson JO

更新日期：1995-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Although GPRC5B and GPRC5C are categorized into the G protein-coupled receptor family C, including glutamate receptors, GABA receptors, and taste receptors, their physiological functions remain unknown. Since both receptors are expressed in the brain and evolutionarily conserved from fly to human, it is conceivable th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sano T,Kim YJ,Oshima E,Shimizu C,Kiyonari H,Abe T,Higashi H,Yamada K,Hirabayashi Y

更新日期：2011-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we demonstrated that the histamine H2 receptor can activate both the adenylate cyclase and phosphoinositide/protein kinase (PKC) signaling pathways. Although dual coupling occurs via separate GTP-dependent mechanisms the structural components of the H2 receptor directing differential signaling have not been...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang LD,Gantz I,Butler K,Hoeltzel M,Del Valle J

更新日期：2000-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Two alternatively spliced Caenorhabditis elegans G protein-coupled receptors, T19F4.1a and T19F4.1b, were cloned and functionally characterized. The T19F4.1b receptor protein is 30 amino acids longer than T19F4.1a, and the difference in amino acid constitution is exclusively conferred to the intracellular C-terminal r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mertens I,Meeusen T,Janssen T,Nachman R,Schoofs L

更新日期：2005-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5), an anti-inflammatory adipocytokine secreted by adipocytes, plays an important role in energy metabolism. Studies have shown that Sfrp5 plays a salutary role in the regulation of lipid metabolism, but its specific mechanism needs further study. In this study, we showed a low...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhao A,Jiang F,Yang G,Liu H,Li L

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast Ccc2 is a P-type ATPase responsible for transport of copper(I) from the cytosol to the trans-Golgi network. It possesses a soluble cytosolic N-terminal region containing two copper(I)-binding domains. Homologous eukaryotic copper-transporting ATPases have from one to six domains. We have expressed a fragment enc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Banci L,Bertini I,Chasapis CT,Rosato A,Tenori L

更新日期：2007-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the involvement of G(i/o) protein in NO production following the activation of proteinase-activated receptor-4 (PAR-4) in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells. AYPGKF-NH(2) (PAR-4 activating peptide), thrombin, and ionomycin induced a concentration-dependent NO production, with the maximal producti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Momota F,Hirano K,Hirano M,Nishimura J,Kanaide H

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that PSK has an antiviral effect on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in vitro. One of the mechanisms of this effect is attributable to the inhibition of binding of HIV with lymphocytes. Here, we found that PSK inhibits reverse transcriptase in a non-competitive way in vitro. Such inhibition may be important...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hirose K,Hakozaki M,Kakuchi J,Matsunaga K,Yoshikumi C,Takahashi M,Tochikura TS,Yamamoto N

更新日期：1987-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanosecond and steady fluorescence techniques have been employed to study the interaction of retinol with protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). Retinol binds tightly to PDI; and the rotational correlation time (θ = 36 ns) corresponds to a monomeric subunit of 55 kDa. The enzyme does not undergo aggregation in the p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Churchich JE

更新日期：1999-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in collagen II are associated with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, a group of heritable diseases whose common features include aberrations of skeletal growth. The mechanisms through which mutations in collagen II affect the cartilaginous tissues are complex and include both intracellular and extracellular proc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gawron K,Jensen DA,Steplewski A,Fertala A

更新日期：2010-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutathione S-transferases of human platelets have been compared with those of erythrocytes. Although wide variations in activity were found, in individual subjects, the activity in these cell types was significantly correlated. The enzymes demonstrated similar isoelectric points and electrophoretic mobilities and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rogerson KS,Mitchell D,Lawton A,Ibbotson R,Cotton W,Strange RC

更新日期：1984-07-18 00:00:00