Cell and toxicant specific phosphorylation of conexin43: effects of lindane and TPA on rat myometrial and WB-F344 liver cell gap junctions.

abstract：:Bisnaphthalimido compounds bis-intercalate to DNA via the major groove and are potentially potent cancer therapeutics. Previously, we incorporated natural polyamines as linkers connecting the two naphthalimido ring moieties to create a series of soluble bisnaphthalimidopropyl polyamines (BNIPPs). Here, extending earli...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Bestwick CS,Ralton LD,Milne L,Kong Thoo Lin P,Duthie SJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human tumor cells have properties in vitro or in surrogate hosts that are distinct from those of normal cells, such as immortality, anchorage independence, and tumor formation in nude mice. However, different cells from individual tumors may exhibit some, but not all of these features. In previous years, human tumor c...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Lee H,Li D,Prior T,Casto BC,Weghorst CM,Shuler CF,Milo GE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesothelial cells (MCs) play an important role in the morpho-functional alterations of the peritoneal membrane (PM) undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). MCs, through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process (EMT), progressively acquire a myofibroblast-like phenotype, promoting peritoneal fibrosis (PF) and fai...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Lupinacci S,Perri A,Toteda G,Vizza D,Puoci F,Parisi OI,Giordano F,Lofaro D,La Russa A,Bonofiglio M,Bonofiglio R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest a functional interaction of the drug resistance enzyme glutathione S-transferase P (GSTP) with the transcription factor Nrf2, a master regulator of the adaptive stress response to cellular electrophiles. The effect of this interaction on the metabolism and redox of cellular thiols was investiga...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Bartolini D,Giustarini D,Pietrella D,Rossi R,Galli F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic lipids are widely used for gene transfer in vitro and show promise as vectors for in vivo gene therapy applications. However, there is limited understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in nonviral gene transfer. We investigated two major steps that could be limiting barriers to cationic lipid-mediated...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Escriou V,Ciolina C,Helbling-Leclerc A,Wils P,Scherman D

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitivity of baker's yeast to disulfiram (DSF) and hypersensitivity of a mutant devoid of Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase to this compound is reported, demonstrating that yeast may be a simple convenient eukaryotic model to study the mechanism of DSF toxicity. DSF was found to induce oxidative stress in yeast cells demo...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Kwolek-Mirek M,Zadrag-Tecza R,Bartosz G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of endosomal acidification disturbs insulin signaling in both liver and adipose cells. In this study we used MIN6 beta cells to determine whether bafilomycin, a potent inhibitor of the proton-translocating vacuolar ATPase, disrupts insulin signaling in islet beta cells. Pretreatment of MIN6 cells with varyi...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Hettiarachchi KD,Zimmet PZ,Myers MA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral infarction causes severe morbidity and mortality. Most patients with cerebral infarction should take antiplatelet drugs daily, so the effects of those drugs on the regeneration of the brain need to be investigated. Aspirin and clopidogrel are the most widely used antiplatelet drugs for the prevention of ische...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Hwang M,Park HH,Choi H,Lee KY,Lee YJ,Koh SH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess cigarette smoke-induced oxidative damage to intact cells, an assay was developed to measure cell detachment and protection. Due to the complex nature of cigarette smoke, which contains molecules that can interfere with conventional spectrophotometric and fluorometric biochemical assays, transformed ...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Pelle E,Ingrassia M,Mammone T,Marenus K,Maes D

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored if epigenetic mechanisms could be involved in the down-regulated expression of catalase gene (CAT) in the doxorubicin-resistant acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)-2/DX100 cells. Down-regulated CAT expression in AML-2/DX100 cells was completely recovered after treatment of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and his...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Lee TB,Moon YS,Choi CH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar macrophages exposed to very short chrysotile asbestos fibers present a typical cytotoxic response: extracellular releases of lactate dehydrogenase and beta-galactosidase, and a decrease in cellular ATP content. The objective of this study was to determine if nicotinamide and 3-aminobenzamide, two in...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Nadeau D,Lane DA

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RANTES is a chemokine with eosinophil attractant and activating activities. This study was undertaken to determine whether primary cultures of human nasal and primate bronchial epithelial cells produce RANTES and the effect of various cytokines and dexamethasone on the release of this chemokine. Nasal epithelial cells...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Altman GB,Altman LC,Luchtel DL,Jabbour AJ,Baker C

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various in vitro preparations have been utilized to study the cellular activity of vasoactive agents on renal cortical microvessels and on mesangial cells. The receptors and the transduction pathways of bradykinin and atrial natriuretic factor were characterized on cultured cortical vascular smooth muscle cells from t...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Essig M,Ledoux S,Tharaux PL,Chatziantoniou C,Dussaule JC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the US alone, around 60,000 lives/year are lost to colon cancer. In order to study the mechanisms of colon carcinogenesis, in vitro model systems are required in addition to in vivo models. Towards this end, we have used the HT-29 colon cancer cells, cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM), which were e...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Myers JN,Harris KL,Rekhadevi PV,Pratap S,Ramesh A

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Bolesatine, a glycoprotein from Boletus satanas Lenz, has previously been shown to be mitogenic in rat and human lymphocytes at very low concentrations, whereas higher concentrations inhibited protein synthesis in vitro and in several in vivo systems. The low concentrations (1-10 ng/ml) of bolesatine were shown to act...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Ennamany R,Marzetto S,Saboureau D,Creppy EE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a comprehensive assessment of genotoxicity, sodium fluoride was evaluated in a battery of cellular tests providing different genetic end points and biotransformation capabilities. The tests included the following: rat hepatocyte primary culture/DNA repair assay, Salmonella typhimurium histidine locus reversion assa...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Tong CC,McQueen CA,Brat SV,Williams GM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a number of adverse drug reactions leading to hepatotoxicity drug metabolism is thought to be involved by generation of reactive metabolites from nontoxic drugs. In this study, an in vitro assay was developed for measurement of the impact of metabolic activation of compound on the cytotoxicity toward a human hepati...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Otto M,Hansen SH,Dalgaard L,Dubois J,Badolo L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), T-2 toxin (T2), fumonisin B1 (FB1), zearalenone (ZEA), and moniliformin (MON) mycotoxins are common food and feed contaminants produced by Fusarium spp. However, while they are usually found to co-occur in a large range of commodities, only few data are available on mycotoxin co-...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Smith MC,Madec S,Troadec S,Coton E,Hymery N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea urchin embryos and larvae represent suitable model systems on where to investigate the effects of heavy metals on development and cell viability. Here, we tested the toxic effects of low (10(-12 )M), medium (10(-9 )M), and high (10(-6 )M) cadmium chloride concentrations, mimicking unpolluted, moderately and highly...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Filosto S,Roccheri MC,Bonaventura R,Matranga V

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine whether along and in combination melatonin (MLT) and pentoxifylline (PTX) exerted beneficial effects on histopathological changes and changes in oxidant and antioxidant systems in liver caused by CCl4-induced liver toxicity in mice. Mice were randomly divided into six groups: ...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Noyan T,Kömüroğlu U,Bayram I,Sekeroğlu MR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin proteasome-proteolytic pathway has emerged as one of the most significant pathways in modulating protein homeostasis under both normal and disease states. The use of proteasome inhibitors (PI) has played a pivotal role in understanding protein turn over. The main objective of this work was to develop a c...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Keyomarsi K,Efuet ET,Bui TN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Actinidia chinensis Planch root extract (acRoots) was found to have the capacity of the anti-tumor, although the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. The present study aims to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which lung cancer cells sense to inhibito...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Lv J,Wang L,Shen H,Wang X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initiated/selected (ISH) and normal (NH) rat hepatocytes were used to study cytoskeleton modifications induced by three liver acting chemicals: 2-AAF, a liver complete carcinogen; PB, a liver tumor promoter; and 4-AAF, a non-carcinogen analogue of 2-AAF. Cytoskeleton alterations were visualized by disappearance of F-a...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Nizard C,Martin M,Decloitre F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although estrogens have been detected in some echinoderm species, their role is not clearly understood; so we examined the effects of estrogens administered to sea urchin embryos and larvae. A typical malformation was exogastrulation, induced by the exposure to ethynylestradiol (EER) in a defined period of 12 h from 1...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Kiyomoto M,Kikuchi A,Morinaga S,Unuma T,Yokota Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative cell injury could be induced by different reactive oxygen species (ROS) operating in multiple pathways. The present work is focused on three different models of oxidative stress: the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system (XXO), an extracellular superoxide anion generator; tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP), an analog...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Fernandes AS,Serejo J,Gaspar J,Cabral F,Bettencourt AF,Rueff J,Castro M,Costa J,Oliveira NG

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of fatty liver to stress conditions (t-butyl hydroperoxide [t-BH] or 36 h of fasting) was investigated by assessing intracellular glutathione (GSH) compartmentation and redox status, GSH peroxidase (GSH-Px) and reductase (GSSG-Rx) activities, lipid peroxidation (TBARs) and serum ALT levels in rats on a ch...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Grattagliano I,Caraceni P,Portincasa P,Domenicali M,Palmieri VO,Trevisani F,Bernardi M,Palasciano G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese exposure is among the many environmental risk factors linked to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, such as manganese-induced parkinsonism. In animal models, chronic exposure to manganese causes loss of cell viability, neurodegeneration, and functional deficits. Polyamines, such as spermine, have ...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Vijayan B,Raj V,Nandakumar S,Kishore A,Thekkuveettil A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between microtubules and filamentous actin (F-actin) are essential to many cellular processes, but their mechanisms are poorly understood. We investigated possible roles of the myosin family of proteins in the interactions between filamentous actin (F-actin) and microtubules of budding yeast Saccharomyces...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Chon K,Hwang HS,Lee JH,Song K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the oxidizing agent t-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP) were investigated on three human cell lines of different origin and growth features (A431 epithelial cells, ADF astrocytoma cells and U937 leukemic cells) using electron microscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The results indicate tha...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Malorni W,Rainaldi G,Rivabene R,Santini MT

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies cadmium chloride (CdCl2) nonlethally inhibited Y-1 adrenal mouse adrenal tumour cell 20-dihydroxyprogesterone (20DHP) secretion, affecting unstimulated and stimulated steroidogenic pathway sites differently. We studied CdCl2 effects on unstimulated steroidogenesis using Y-1 cells incubated 0.5 h in...

journal_title：Cell biology and toxicology

authors： Mgbonyebi OP,Smothers CT,Mrotek JJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00