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Vitamin B12 protects against superoxide-induced cell injury in human aortic endothelial cells.

Superoxide (O(2)(*-)) is implicated in inflammatory states including arteriosclerosis and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Cobalamin (Cbl) supplementation is beneficial for treating many inflammatory diseases and also provides protection in…

Valproate increases dopamine transporter expression through histone acetylation and enhanced promoter binding of Nurr1.

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is the key regulator of dopaminergic transmission and is a target of several xenobiotics, including pesticides and pharmacological agents. Previously, we identified a prominent role for histone deacetylases in the…

Tags: 2017, Acetylation/drug effects, Animals, Butyrates/pharmacology, Cell Line, Cell Survival/drug effects, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/*metabolism, Dopamine transporter, Dopaminergic Neurons/cytology/drug effects/metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Eid Aseel, Epigenesis, Epigenetics, Genetic, Genetic/drug effects, Green Ashley L, Group A, Guo Grace L, HDAC, Histone deacetylase, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/*pharmacology, Histone Deacetylases/metabolism, Histones/*drug effects/metabolism, Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism, Hydroxamic Acids/pharmacology, Member 2/*metabolism, Messenger/metabolism, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuropharmacology, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Nurr1, Pitx3, Promoter Regions, Rats, Richardson Jason R, RNA, Transcription Factors/metabolism, Valproate, Valproic Acid/*pharmacology, Zarbl Helmut, Zhan Le

ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A CELL-LINE DERIVED FROM A MELANOTIC NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR OF INFANCY

Thin section and freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy were used to examine and identify the cytoplasmic and membrane structures in a cell line derived from a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI). The cultured cells had a…

Tags: 1991, Cell Line, Claman L J, Dentistry, freeze-fracture, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy, Oral Surgery & Medicine, Pathology, Shuler C F, Steinberg B, Stetson D, transmission electron microscopy

Transcriptional regulation of the human cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7A) in HepG2 cells.

A stable HepG2 cell line harboring a human cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A) minigene/luciferase reporter gene construct was selected for studying transcriptional regulation of CYP7A gene promoter. Insulin and phorbol

Transcriptional regulation of human oxysterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7B1) by Sp1.

Oxysterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase catalyzes hydroxylation of oxysterols and neurosterols and plays a role in the alternative bile acid synthesis pathway. This gene is widely expressed in many organs and peripheral tissues and may protect tissues from the…

The opposing effects of retinoic acid and phorbol esters converge to a common response element in the promoter of the rat cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7A).

The activity of the rat CYP7A/luciferase reporter gene was increased five-fold by all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) or 9-cis retinoic acid (9cRA) in transient transfection assay in HepG2 cells. Cotransfection with retinoid X receptor (RXR) stimulated…

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 human cytochrome b5 gene and two of its pseudogenes are located on chromosomes 18q23, 14q31-32.1 and 20p11.2, respectively.

Using very high stringency hybridization conditions for the Southern blot hybridization analysis of hamster-human cell hybrid DNA, we were able to map the human cytochrome b5 gene and two of its pseudogenes (psgb(5)1 and psgb(5)2) unambiguously to…

TGFbeta1, TNFalpha, and insulin signaling crosstalk in regulation of the rat cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene expression.

The TGFbeta1/Smad pathway plays a critical role in cholestasis and liver fibrosis. Previous studies show that TGFbeta1, TNFalpha, and insulin inhibit cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) gene transcription and bile acid synthesis in human…

Structure and functions of human oxysterol 7alpha-hydroxylase cDNAs and gene CYP7B1.

Oxysterol 7alpha-hydroxylase has broad substrate specificity for sterol metabolites and may be involved in many metabolic processes including bile acid synthesis and neurosteroid metabolism. The cloned human oxysterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7B1) cDNA…

Sequential activation of Elk-1/Egr-1/GADD45alpha by arsenic.

Long-term exposure to arsenic, an environmental contaminant, leads to increased risks of cancers. In the present study, we investigated the sequential regulation of Elk-1 and Egr-1 on As3+-induced GADD45alpha, an effector of G2/M checkpoint. We found…

Screening and identification of novel compounds with potential anti-proliferative effects on gallium-resistant lung cancer through an AXL kinase pathway.

The clinical application of gallium compounds as anticancer agents is hampered by development of resistance. As a potential strategy to overcome the limitation, eight series of compounds were identified through virtual screening of AXL kinase…

Tags: 2014, Alazizi Adnan, Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology, Antitumor, AXL, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Cell Line, Cell Proliferation/drug effects, Cell Survival/drug effects, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Resistance, Drug Screening Assays, Gallium, Gallium-resistance, Gallium/pharmacology, Geldenhuys Werner J, Humans, Lin Li, Liva Sophia, Lung cancer, Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy/*enzymology/*pathology, Molecular Structure, Naphthalenes/chemistry/*pharmacology, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neoplasm/drug effects, Oyewumi Moses O, Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Pyrazoles/chemistry/*pharmacology, Quinolines/chemistry/*pharmacology, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Structure-Activity Relationship, Tetrazoles/chemistry/*pharmacology, Tumor, Virtual screening

Salvianolic Acid B Alleviates Heart Failure by Inactivating ERK1/2/GATA4 Signaling Pathway after Pressure Overload in Mice.

BACKGROUND: Heart failure(HF) is a dangerous disease that affects millions of patients. Radix Salvia is widely used in Chinese clinics to treat heart diseases. Salvianolic acid B(SalB) is the major active component of Radix Salvia. This study…

Rifampicin induction of CYP3A4 requires pregnane X receptor cross talk with hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha and coactivators, and suppression of small heterodimer partner gene expression.

Bile acids and drugs activate pregnane X receptor (PXR) to induce CYP3A4, which is the predominant cytochrome P450 enzyme expressed in the liver and intestine and plays a critical role in detoxifying bile acids and drugs, and protecting against…

Tags: 2006, Antibiotics, Antitubercular/*pharmacology, Blotting, Cell Line, Chiang John Y L, Chromatin/metabolism, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/*biosynthesis, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*biosynthesis/*drug effects/genetics, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Enzyme Induction/drug effects, Glutathione Transferase/metabolism, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/genetics/*metabolism, Hepatocytes/drug effects/metabolism, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Li Tiangang, Messenger/biosynthesis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Plasmids/genetics, Pregnane X Receptor, Receptor Cross-Talk/drug effects, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rifampin/*pharmacology, RNA, Steroid/*drug effects/genetics, Transfection, Tumor, Western

Retrovirus-induced spongiform neurodegeneration is mediated by unique central nervous system viral targeting and expression of env alone.

Certain murine leukemia viruses (MLVs) can induce progressive noninflammatory spongiform neurodegeneration similar to that caused by prions. The primary MLV determinants responsible have been mapped to within the env gene; however, it has remained…

Resveratrol inhibition of varicella-zoster virus replication in vitro.

Resveratrol was found to inhibit varicella-zoster virus (VZV) replication in a dose-dependent and reversible manner. This decrease in virus production in the presence of resveratrol was not caused by direct inactivation of VZV or inhibition of virus…

Resveratrol inhibition of herpes simplex virus replication.

Resveratrol, a phytoalexin, was found to inhibit herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) replication in a dose-dependent, reversible manner. The observed reduction in virus yield was not caused by the direct inactivation of HSV by…

Regulation of human sterol 27-hydroxylase gene (CYP27A1) by bile acids and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha).

Mitochondrial sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) catalyses sterol side-chain oxidation of bile acid synthesis from cholesterol, and the first reaction of the acidic bile acid biosynthetic pathway. Hydrophobic bile acids suppress human CYP27A1 gene…

Tags: *DNA-Binding Proteins, 2003, Base Sequence, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Bile Acids and Salts/*pharmacology, Binding Sites/genetics, Cell Line, Chen Wenling, Chenodeoxycholic Acid/pharmacology, Chiang John Y L, Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase, Cloning, Cultured, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, DNA, DNA/chemistry/genetics, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, gene, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects, Genetic/*genetics, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Humans, Luciferases/genetics/metabolism, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Mutation, NEOMED College of Medicine, Phosphoproteins/genetics/*metabolism, Promoter Regions, Receptors, Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Response Elements/genetics, Sequence Analysis, Site-Directed, Steroid Hydroxylases/*genetics, Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism, Transfection, Tumor Cells

Reexamination of amphotropic murine leukemia virus neurovirulence: neural stem cell-mediated microglial infection fails to induce acute neurodegeneration.

The 4070A amphotropic murine leukemia virus (A-MuLV) has been variably reported to harbor neurovirulence determinants within its env gene. In this report we reexamined this issue by applying two approaches previously demonstrated to amplify murine…

Pyrethroid Insecticides Directly Activate Microglia Through Interaction With Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels.

Microglia are considered to be the resident immune cells of the central nervous system and contribute significantly to ongoing neuroinflammation in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. Recently, we and others identified that voltage-gated sodium…

PXR induces CYP27A1 and regulates cholesterol metabolism in the intestine.

Mitochondrial sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) catalyzes oxidative cleavage of the sterol side chain in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway in the liver and

Tags: *Lipid Metabolism, 2007, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics, Base Sequence, Cell Line, Chen Wenling, Chiang John Y L, Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase/*metabolism, Cholesterol, Cholesterol/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Fluorinated, Genes, Genetic/drug effects, Genetic/genetics, HDL/metabolism, Hepatocytes/drug effects/enzymology/metabolism, Humans, Hydrocarbons, Hydroxycholesterols/metabolism/pharmacology, Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism, Intestines/cytology/drug effects/enzymology, Journal of lipid research, Li Tiangang, Member 1, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Molecular Sequence Data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnane X Receptor, Promoter Regions, Receptors, Reporter, Response Elements/genetics, Rifampin/pharmacology, RNA, Steroid/*metabolism, Subfamily G, Sulfonamides/pharmacology, Transcription, Up-Regulation/drug effects

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

Promoter activity and regulation of the CYP4F2 leukotriene B(4) omega-hydroxylase gene by peroxisomal proliferators and retinoic acid in HepG2 cells.

The human liver CYP4F2 gene (Accession No. AF221943) encodes a leukotriene B(4) omega-hydroxylase that metabolizes leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) to a less potent proinflammatory eicosanoid, 20-OH-LTB(4). We sequenced a 6.7-kb genomic fragment of the…

Osteoactivin regulates head and neck squamous cell carcinoma invasion by modulating matrix metalloproteases.

Nearly 60% of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) die of metastases or locoregional recurrence. Metastasis is mediated by cancer cell migration and invasion, which are in part dependent on extracellular matrix degradation by…

Osteoactivin promotes osteoblast adhesion through HSPG and alphavbeta1 integrin.

Osteoactivin (OA), also known as glycoprotein nmb (gpnmb) plays an important role in the regulation of osteoblast differentiation and function. OA induced osteoblast differentiation and function in vitro by stimulating alkaline phosphatase (ALP)…

Tags: 2014, 3T3 Cells, Abdelmagid Samir M, Actin Cytoskeleton/physiology, ADHESION, Alkaline Phosphatase/biosynthesis, Animals, Antibodies/immunology, Cell Adhesion, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Proliferation, Chlorates/pharmacology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/biosynthesis, Eye Proteins/genetics/immunology/*metabolism, Focal Adhesion Kinase 1/biosynthesis, Focal Adhesions, Frara Nagat, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans/*metabolism, Heparin/pharmacology, Hisijara Israel Arango, Inbred C57BL, integrin, Journal of cellular biochemistry, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/immunology/*metabolism, Mice, Moussa Fouad M, NEOMED College of Medicine, OSTEOACTIVIN, OSTEOBLAST, OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION, Osteoblasts/*physiology, Osteogenesis/physiology, Protein Binding, Rats, Receptors, Recombinant Proteins, Safadi Fayez F, Scott Ethan M, Sondag Gregory R, Vitronectin/immunology/*metabolism

Osteoactivin Promotes Migration of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas.

Nearly 50% of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) die of metastases or locoregional recurrence. Metastasis is mediated by cancer cell adhesion, migration, and invasion. Osteoactivin (OA) overexpression plays a role in metastases in…

Osteoactivin induces transdifferentiation of C2C12 myoblasts into osteoblasts.

Osteoactivin (OA) is a novel osteogenic factor important for osteoblast differentiation and function. Previous studies showed that OA stimulates matrix mineralization and transcription of osteoblast specific genes required for differentiation. OA…

Nuclear receptor-mediated repression of human cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene transcription by bile acids.

Hydrophobic bile acids strongly repressed transcription of the human cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7A1) in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway in the liver. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) repressed CYP7A1/Luc reporter activity in a transfection…

Tags: *Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases, *Membrane Glycoproteins, 2001, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/*pharmacology, Caco-2 Cells, Carrier Proteins/genetics/physiology, Cell Line, Chen W, Chiang J Y, CHO Cells, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/*genetics, Cricetinae, Cultured, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics/*physiology, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, DNA-Binding Proteins/drug effects/genetics/physiology, DNA/metabolism, Embryo, Gene Expression/*drug effects, Genetic, Genetic/drug effects, Humans, Journal of lipid research, Kidney, Liver/metabolism, Luciferases/genetics, Mammalian, Messenger/analysis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Owsley E, Promoter Regions, Rats, Receptors, Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism, Retinoic Acid/genetics/physiology, Retinoid X Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Stroup D, Taurocholic Acid/pharmacology, Transcription, Transcription Factors/drug effects/genetics/physiology, Transfection, Tumor Cells, Yang Y

Novel compounds that target lipoprotein lipase and mediate growth arrest in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Over the past decade, the therapeutic strategies employed to treat B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been progressively successful in treating the disease. Unfortunately, the treatment associated dyslipidemia, either acute or…

Tags: *Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, *Cancer, *Co-culture model, *Lipids, *Lipoprotein lipase, *Metabolism, 2018, Amides/chemistry/metabolism/pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents/*chemistry/metabolism/pharmacology, Binding Sites, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Cell Line, Cell Proliferation/drug effects, Coculture Techniques, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Dyslipidemias/complications/metabolism/pathology, Geldenhuys Werner J, Gibson Laura F, Humans, Lipoprotein Lipase/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology/metabolism, Molecular Docking Simulation, Nair Rajesh R, NEOMED College of Graduate Studies, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Piktel Debbie, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/complications/metabolism/pathology, Protein Binding, Protein Structure, Sadana Prabodh, Serum Albumin/chemistry/metabolism, Tertiary, Tumor

Neural stem cells as engraftable packaging lines can mediate gene delivery to microglia: evidence from studying retroviral env-related neurodegeneration.

The induction of spongiform myeloencephalopathy by murine leukemia viruses is mediated primarily by infection of central nervous system (CNS) microglia. In this regard, we have previously shown that CasBrE-induced disease requires late, rather than…

Tags: *Gene Transfer Techniques, *Genes, *Microglia/cytology, *Stem Cells/cytology, 1999, Animals, Cell Line, env, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Journal of virology, Lynch W P, Mice, Nerve Degeneration, Retroviridae Infections/pathology/*virology, Retroviridae/genetics/*physiology, Sharpe A H, Snyder E Y

Natural cytotoxins in human plasma: isolation and characterization of phospholipids associated with cytotoxic lipoproteins.

Most of the heat-stable natural cytotoxins in normal human plasma were fractionated by gel filtration into two active fractions: the alpha

Tags: 1987, Animals, Cell Line, Chromatography, Cytotoxins/*blood, Koo P H, Lipoproteins/*blood, Mice, Molecular toxicology, Molecular Weight, Phospholipids/*blood, Prezioso J A, Thin Layer, Type C Phospholipases/pharmacology, Ultracentrifugation

Misfolding of CasBrE SU is reversed by interactions with 4070A Env: implications for gammaretroviral neuropathogenesis.

BACKGROUND: CasBrE is a neurovirulent murine leukemia virus (MLV) capable of inducing paralytic disease with associated spongiform neurodegeneration. The neurovirulence of this virus has been genetically mapped to the surface expressed subunit (SU)…

MiR-21 enhances melanoma invasiveness via inhibition of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 expression: in vivo effects of MiR-21 inhibitor.

Metastatic melanoma is the most aggressive form of this cancer. It is important to understand factors that increase or decrease metastatic activity in order to more effectively research and implement treatments for melanoma. Increased cell invasion…

Mild acidic pH inhibition of the major pathway of herpes simplex virus entry into HEp-2 cells.

Penetration of the KOS strain of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and the MS and 333 strains of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) into HEp-2 cells at pH 6.3 was at least 100-fold less efficient than at pH 7.4. Penetration of two low passage…

Mechanism of vitamin D receptor inhibition of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene transcription in human hepatocytes.

Lithocholic acid (LCA) is a potent endogenous vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand. In cholestasis, LCA levels increase in the liver and intestine. The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that VDR plays a role in inhibiting cholesterol…

Lipopolysaccharide supports maintaining the stemness of CD133(+) hepatoma cells through activation of the NF-kappaB/HIF-1alpha pathway.

Due to the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs), persistence and relapse of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are common after treatment with existing anti-cancer therapies. Emerging evidence indicates that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plays a…

Tags: *Cancer stem cells, *Lipopolysaccharide, *Plasticity, *Stemness maintenance, *Tumor microenvironment, 2016, AC133 Antigen/genetics/*metabolism, alpha Subunit/genetics/*metabolism, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents – Pharmacodynamics, Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology, Body Weights and Measures, Cancer letters, Carcinoma, Cell Line, Cell Movement – Drug Effects, Cell Movement/drug effects, Cell Physiology, Cell Physiology – Drug Effects, Cell Proliferation/drug effects, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Drug Resistance, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Genetic Techniques, Han Zhi-Peng, Hepatocellular, Hepatocellular – Drug Therapy, Hepatocellular – Metabolism, Hepatocellular – Pathology, Hepatocellular/drug therapy/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, Humans, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Inbred BALB C, Jing Ying-Ying, Lai Fo-Bao, Li Rong, Li Xiao-Yong, Lipopolysaccharides – Pharmacodynamics, Lipopolysaccharides/*pharmacology, Liu Jing-Feng, Liu Wen-Ting, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Neoplasms – Drug Therapy, Liver Neoplasms – Metabolism, Liver Neoplasms – Pathology, Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neoplasm, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Neoplastic, Neoplastic Stem Cells/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, NF-kappa B – Metabolism, NF-kappa B/*metabolism, Nude, Pan Xiao-Rong, Phenotype, Proteins, Proteins – Metabolism, RNA Interference, Shi Rong-Yu, Signal Transduction – Drug Effects, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Stem Cells – Drug Effects, Stem Cells – Metabolism, Stem Cells – Pathology, Time Factors, Transfection, Tumor Burden, Tumor Microenvironment, Wei Li-Xin, Wu Meng-Chao, Yang Xue, Yu Guo-Feng, Zeng Jian-Xing, Zhang Hang-Jie, Zhang Ping, Zhao Qiu-Dong

Leukotriene D4 and prostaglandin E2 signals synergize and potentiate vascular inflammation in a mast cell-dependent manner through cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 and E-prostanoid receptor 3.

BACKGROUND: Although arachidonic acid metabolites, cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs; leukotriene [LT] C4, LTD4, and LTE4), and prostaglandin (PG) E2 are generated at the site of inflammation, it is not known whether crosstalk exists between these 2…

LEAPS Vaccine Incorporating HER-2/neu Epitope Elicits Protection That Prevents and Limits Tumor Growth and Spread of Breast Cancer in a Mouse Model.

The prototype J-LEAPS T cell vaccine for HER-2/neu breast cancer (J-HER) consists of the murine HER-2/neu66-74 H-2(d) CD8 T cell epitope covalently attached through a triglycine linker to the J-immune cell binding ligand (ICBL) (human beta2…

Knockdown of amyloid precursor protein normalizes cholinergic function in a cell line derived from the cerebral cortex of a trisomy 16 mouse: An animal model of Down syndrome

We have generated immortal neuronal cell lines from normal and trisomy 16 (Ts16) mice, a model for Down syndrome (DS). Ts16 lines overexpress DS-related genes (App, amyloid precursor protein; Sod1, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) and show altered…

Integrin mediated adhesion of osteoblasts to connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) induces cytoskeleton reorganization and cell differentiation.

Pre-osteoblast adhesion and interaction with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins through integrin receptors result in activation of signaling pathways regulating osteoblast differentiation. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is a…

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