Peptides from anchovy sauce induce apoptosis in a human lymphoma cell (U937) through the increase of caspase-3 and -8 activities.

abstract：:Estrogen synthesized in situ plays a more important role in breast cancer cell proliferation than does circulating estrogen. Aromatase is the enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen and is expressed at a higher level in breast cancer tissue than in surrounding noncancer tissue. A promising route of chemoprevention a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Eng ET,Williams D,Mandava U,Kirma N,Tekmal RR,Chen S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests that oxidative processes contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and that antioxidants may represent a strategy to complement the lowering of lipids in the therapy of this disease. Although multiple molecular events have been identified in vitro and although it is tempting to ascri...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sigal E,Laughton CW,Mulkins MA

更新日期：1994-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The life expectancy of patients with thalassemia major has significantly increased in recent years, as reported by several groups in different countries. However, complications are still frequent and affect the patients' quality of life. In a recent study from the United Kingdom, it was found that 50% of the patients ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Borgna-Pignatti C,Cappellini MD,De Stefano P,Del Vecchio GC,Forni GL,Gamberini MR,Ghilardi R,Origa R,Piga A,Romeo MA,Zhao H,Cnaan A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted depletion of immune cells expressing the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor can exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through elimination of regulatory T (Treg) cells, or ameliorate its course by depletion of cytotoxic cells. To answer this question we used a fusion protein composed of IL-2 and caspase-3 (IL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sagiv Y,Kaminitz A,Lorberboum-Galski H,Askenasy N,Yarkoni S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse mutations in the gene encoding the copper transporter ATP7A lead to X-linked recessive Menkes disease or occipital horn syndrome. Recently, two unique ATP7A missense mutations, T994I and P1386S, were shown to cause isolated adult-onset distal motor neuropathy. These mutations induce subtle defects in ATP7A int...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yi L,Kaler S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts are cells of monocyte-macrophage origin that degrade bone matrix. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) induces osteoclast formation in the presence of macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and costimulatory signals. RANKL induces activation of the TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Takayanagi H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term exposure to cadmium (Cd) induces perturbation of kidney proximal tubular epithelial cells. Mitochondrial dysfunction in renal cortical cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of Cd-induced nephropathy. In this study, we examined the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) with a large deletion and cellula...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Takaki A,Jimi S,Segawa M,Iwasaki H

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and basic research in the area of drugs of abuse are of utmost importance since they provide the necessary background for health programs in one of the main problems of contemporary society. The available data in this field demonstrate that acute, subacute and/or chronic abuse of illicit drugs, e.g., cocaine,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Silva-Araújo A,Tavares MA

更新日期：1996-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Deployments of tear gas and pepper spray have rapidly increased worldwide. Large amounts of tear gas have been used in densely populated cities, including Cairo, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Manama (Bahrain), and Hong Kong. In the United States, tear gas was used extensively during recent riots in Ferguson, Missouri. Whe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothenberg C,Achanta S,Svendsen ER,Jordt SE

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately, all of the problems of the hemophiliac have not been solved by the availability of concentrated factor VIII products. Patients still are faced with the crippling effects of arthritis, problems with employment, problems with ignorance (both medical and lay), and an increased risk of premature death even ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Breckenridge RT

更新日期：1975-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography allows for the study of human brain physiology and chemistry including cerebral blood flow, oxygen or glucose metabolism. We applied PET to study glucose metabolism using aphasia as a model of neurobehavior. The most striking observation was that the extent of cerebral glucose metabolic ch...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Metter EJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize (Zea mays), also called corn, is believed to have originated in central Mexico 7000 years ago from a wild grass, and Native Americans transformed maize into a better source of food. Maize contains approximately 72% starch, 10% protein, and 4% fat, supplying an energy density of 365 Kcal/100 g and is grown throug...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ranum P,Peña-Rosas JP,Garcia-Casal MN

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapamycin (RAPA), an inhibitor of mTORC signaling, has been shown to extend life span in mice and other organisms. Recently, animal and human studies have suggested that inhibition of mTORC signaling can alleviate or prevent the development of cardiomyopathy. In view of this, we used a murine model of type 2 diabetes ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reifsnyder PC,Ryzhov S,Flurkey K,Anunciado-Koza RP,Mills I,Harrison DE,Koza RA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable clinical and experimental evidence indicates that loss of vestibular function results in cognitive deficits, especially deficits in spatial memory. These studies demonstrate the importance of balance for the most fundamental of cognitive processes and suggest that information about head acceleration and o...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Smith PF,Brandt T,Strupp M,Darlington CL,Zheng Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is a common response of epidermal cells to a variety of noxious stimuli such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation from solar light and proinflammatory cytokines from skin-infiltrating leukocytes. Here, we report that two types of plant-derived antioxidants, the phenylpropanoid glycoside verbascoside as well ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pastore S,Potapovich A,Kostyuk V,Mariani V,Lulli D,De Luca C,Korkina L

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphogenesis in the animal kingdom is closely coupled with the intracellular synthesis and the extracellular deposition of collagen. These morphogenetically important events involve multiple steps which begin in compartments inside the cell and continue in compartments outside the cell. The movement of matrix compone...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Birk DE,Trelstad RL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal glands are a major source of steroid hormone biosynthesis. In normal physiology, the pituitary hormone corticotropin (ACTH) regulates the secretion of glucocorticoids via its G protein-coupled receptor (ACTHR), the product of the MC2R gene. Aldosterone is another major product of the adrenal gland; its reg...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bourdeau I,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the role of I1-imidazoline (I1-IR) receptors in control of airway function, by testing the effects of systemic administration of the I1-IR agonist moxonidine on reflex responses of tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) tone to either lung deflation or mechanical stimulation of intrapulmonary rapidly adapting recept...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Haxhiu MA,Dreshaj IA,McFadden CB,Erokwu BO,Ernsberger P

更新日期：1999-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderated by Lisa Miller from Newsweek, evolutionary biologist Kenneth Miller (Brown University) and theologians John Haught (Georgetown University) and Nancey Murphy (Fuller Theological Seminary) discuss the questions Are we immortal? Do our souls exist beyond our bodies? and What scientific evidence is there for mys...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Miller L,Miller K,Haught J,Murphy N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis plays a critical role in acetaminophen (AAP)-induced hepatic injury, since inhibiting apoptosis also prevents the development of acute liver failure. In this study, the mechanism of apoptosis induction by AAP was investigated in the human hepatoblastoma cell line HuH7. AAP caused marked cytotoxicity in HuH7 ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kass GE,Macanas-Pirard P,Lee PC,Hinton RH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the Big Data to Knowledge initiative is to develop methods for discovering new knowledge from large amounts of data. However, if the resulting knowledge is so large that it resists comprehension, referred to here as Big Knowledge (BK), how can it be used properly and creatively? We call this secondary c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Perl Y,Geller J,Halper M,Ochs C,Zheng L,Kapusnik-Uner J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to review the advances in electromagnetic levitation techniques as tools for determination of the thermophysical properties of molten metals under standard gravity and microgravity conditions. We show that a combination of containerless processing and microgravity offers the exclusive poss...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bakhtiyarov SI,Overfelt RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding thermostable alanine recemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus was cloned and expressed in E. coli. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity from cell extracts of E. coli carrying a plasmid designated pICR4. The alanine racemase gene sequenced was found to contain an open reading frame of 1158 nucleoti...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Soda K,Tanizawa K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we argue that the foundations of chemistry rely as much on the methods of measurement as they do on categories of chemical substance. To some degree, chemists perform the work of knowledge engineering: designing complex systems for the efficient retrieval of information. Indeed, in some cases, methods o...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothbart D,Kohout L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tocopherols, which exist in alpha, beta, gamma, and delta forms, are antioxidative nutrients also known as vitamin E. Although alpha-tocopherol (alpha-T) is the major form of vitamin E found in the blood and tissues, gamma- and delta-T have been suggested to have stronger anti-inflammatory activities. In the present s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yang CS,Lu G,Ju J,Li GX

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)-associated HLA DQ alleles in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is as high as in Scandinavia, which has the highest T1DM incidence in the world. The high regional rate of islet autoimmunity observed among DPT-1 relatives supports this notion. Fortunately, Washington State archi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wion E,Brantley M,Stevens J,Gallinger S,Peng H,Glass M,Hagopian W

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a covalent intermediate in topoisomerase I catalysis allows uncoupling of the cleavage and ligation half-reactions on partially single-stranded DNA substrates containing a highly preferred interaction site. Using this model DNA substrate system we have demonstrated that the cleavage reaction requires ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Christiansen K,Westergaard O

更新日期：1996-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite short halflife in biological fluids, nitric oxide (NO) can produce remote or long lasting effect in the cardiovascular system. Long distance transport or local storage of NO might explain these effects. In blood, recent findings suggest that in addition to being a major consumption pathway, interaction of NO w...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Muller B,Kleschyov AL,Alencar JL,Vanin A,Stoclet JC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Especially since the (re-)discovery of T cell subpopulations with specialized regulatory activities, mechanisms of anti-inflammatory T cell regulation are studied very actively and are expected to lead to the development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches, especially in chronic inflammatory diseases. Heat shock pro...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Van Eden W,Wick G,Albani S,Cohen I

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic development in the mammal can be represented as a numerically expanding hierarchy of cell populations that are progressively restricted in their self-renewal and differentiation abilities. Classical functional studies have now been extended to provide exact physical descriptions of various stages in the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lemischka I

更新日期：1999-04-30 00:00:00