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BCNU-induced gR2 defect mediates S-glutathionylation of Complex I and respiratory uncoupling in myocardium.

A deficiency of mitochondrial glutathione reductase (or GR2) is capable of adversely affecting the reduction of GSSG and increasing mitochondrial oxidative stress. BCNU [1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] is an anticancer agent and known…

Tags: 2014, Alkylating/*adverse effects/pharmacology, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Biochemical pharmacology, Cardiotoxins/adverse effects/pharmacology, Carmustine/*adverse effects/pharmacology, Cattle, Cell Line, Chen Chwen-Lih, Chen Yeong-Renn, Complex I, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Electron Transport Complex I/chemistry/*metabolism, Fatty Acids, Glutathione reductase, Glutathione Reductase/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Glutathione/*metabolism, Guarini Giacinta, Heart Ventricles/drug effects/metabolism/physiopathology, Heart/*drug effects/metabolism, Ion Channels/metabolism, Kang Patrick T, Left/*chemically induced/metabolism/physiopathology, Male, Mice, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonesterified/metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Oxidative Stress/drug effects, Post-Translational/drug effects, Protein Processing, Rats, Ren Pei, S-Glutathionylation, Sprague-Dawley, Superoxide Dismutase/genetics/metabolism, Systolic dysfunction, Transgenic, Uncoupling Protein 3, Ventricular Dysfunction

Characterization of ex vivo-generated bovine and human cartilage by immunohistochemical, biochemical, and magnetic resonance imaging analyses.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent age-associated disease involving altered chondrocyte homeostasis and cartilage degeneration. The avascular nature of cartilage and the altered chondrocyte phenotype characteristic of OA severely limit the capacity…

Design and assessment of a tissue-engineered model of human phalanges and a small joint.

OBJECTIVES: To develop models of human phalanges and small joints by suturing different cell-polymer constructs that are then implanted in athymic (nude) mice. DESIGN: Models consisted of bovine periosteum, cartilage, and/or tendon cells seeded onto…

Design and use of peptide-based antibodies decreasing superoxide production by mitochondrial complex I and complex II.

Mitochondria are the major source of reactive oxygen species. Both complex I and complex II mediate O2*- production in mitochondria and host reactive protein thiols. To explore the functions of the specific domains involved in the redox modifications…

Development of bone and cartilage in tissue-engineered human middle phalanx models.

Human middle phalanges were tissue-engineered with midshaft scaffolds of poly(L-lactide-epsilon-caprolactone) [P(LA-CL)], hydroxyapatite-P(LA-CL), or beta-tricalcium phosphate-P(LA-CL) and end plate scaffolds of bovine chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic…

Tags: *Models, 2009, Aggrecans/genetics/metabolism, Animals, Biological, Bone Development/drug effects/*physiology, Calcium Phosphates/pharmacology, Cartilage/cytology/drug effects/*growth & development, Cattle, Chondrocytes/cytology/drug effects/metabolism, Collagen Type II/genetics/metabolism, Durapatite/pharmacology, Electron, Enjo Mitsuhiro, Experimental, Finger Phalanges/cytology/diagnostic imaging/drug effects/*physiology, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects, Humans, Implants, Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein, Isogai Noritaka, Jacquet Robin, Landis William J, Lowder Elizabeth, Mice, Microscopy, Paraffin Embedding, Periosteum/cytology/drug effects, Polyesters/pharmacology, Radiography, Scanning, Sialoglycoproteins/genetics/metabolism, Tissue engineering. Part A, Tissue Engineering/*methods, Tissue Scaffolds/chemistry, Wada Yoshitaka

Experimental use of fibrin glue to induce site-directed osteogenesis from cultured periosteal cells.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a combination of fibrin glue and cultured periosteal cells will result in new bone formation at heterotopic sites in nude mice. Growing cells and developing matrices surrounding periosteal explants…

Inhibition of monoamine oxidase by derivatives of piperine, an alkaloid from the pepper plant Piper nigrum, for possible use in Parkinson's disease.

A series of compounds related to piperine and antiepilepsirine was screened in a monoamine oxidase A and B assay. Piperine is an alkaloid from the source plant of both black and white pepper grains, Piper nigrum. Piperine has been shown to have a…

Isolation and characterization of cDNA clones for human, bovine and rabbit liver cytochrome b5 mRNA's.

On the mechanism of bile acid inhibition of rat sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP8B1) transcription: roles of alpha-fetoprotein transcription factor and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha.

The sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) is a key enzyme of the bile acid biosynthetic pathway. It regulates the composition of bile acids in bile, i.e. ratio between cholic acid (CA) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA). In similarity with cholesterol…

Pertubation of beta1 integrin function using anti-sense or function-blocking antibodies on corneal cells grown on fibronectin and tenascin.

During corneal development, neural crest derivatives from the periocular mesenchyme migrate into the cornea and differentiate into corneal fibroblasts. During this time, these cells interact with a variety of extracellular matrices for proper…

Protein thiyl radical mediates S-glutathionylation of complex I.

Complex I is a critical site of O(2)(*-) production and the major host of reactive protein thiols in mitochondria. In response to oxidative stress, complex I protein thiols at the 51- and 75-kDa subunits are reversibly

Tags: *Oxidative Stress, 2012, Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Binding Sites, Cattle, Cell Line, Chen Chwen-Lih, Chen Jingfeng, Chen Yeong-Renn, Cyclic N-Oxides/chemistry/pharmacology, Cysteine/chemistry/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Electron Transport Complex I/chemistry/*metabolism, Free radical biology & medicine, Free Radical Scavengers/chemistry/pharmacology, Free Radicals/chemistry/*metabolism, Glutathione/chemistry/*metabolism, Green Kari B, Heart/enzymology/metabolism, Kang Patrick T, Mice, Mitochondria, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Muscle Cells/drug effects/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, Onium Compounds/pharmacology, Peptide Fragments/chemistry, Peptide Mapping, Protein, Rats, Rotenone/pharmacology, Structural Homology, Superoxides/metabolism, Zhang Liwen

Superficial fungal infections. Errors to avoid in diagnosis and treatment.

Superficial fungal infections are easily managed once the proper diagnosis is made. However, misdiagnosis is not uncommon, and many standard approaches to treatment popular just a few years ago are now out of date or in need of refinement. Through…

The complete nucleotide sequence of bovine liver cytochrome b5 mRNA.

Tags: 1989, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Cattle, Cristiano R J, Cytochrome b Group/*genetics/isolation & purification, Cytochromes b5, Liver/*enzymology, Messenger/*isolation & purification, Molecular Sequence Data, Nucleic acids research, RNA, Steggles A W

The isolation and characterization of the human cytochrome b5 gene.

From a series of lambda and cosmid libraries, we isolated DNA sequences corresponding to the complete coding region for the human cytochrome b5 (CYB5) gene. The overall gene organization was the same as the bovine and rabbit CYB5 genes. One cosmid…

The nature and role of periosteum in bone and cartilage regeneration.

This study was undertaken to determine whether periosteum from different bone sources in a donor results in the same formation of bone and cartilage. In this case, periosteum obtained from the cranium and mandible (examples of tissue supporting…

The presence of extracellular matrix alters the chondrocyte response to endoplasmic reticulum stress.

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that extracellular matrix (ECM) would alter the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response of chondrocytes. Chondrocytes were isolated from calf knees and maintained in monolayer culture or…

Tissue engineering models of human digits: effect of periosteum on growth plate cartilage development.

Tissue-engineered middle phalanx constructs of human digits were investigated to determine whether periosteum wrapped partly about model midshafts mediated cartilage growth plate formation. Models were fabricated by suturing ends of polymer midshafts…

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