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TRPV4 channels mediate cardiac fibroblast differentiation by integrating mechanical and soluble signals.

The phenotypic switch underlying the differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts into hypersecretory myofibroblasts is critical for cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction. Myofibroblasts facilitate wound repair in the myocardium by secreting…

Obesity-associated decrease in growth hormone-releasing hormone gene expression: a mechanism for reduced growth hormone mRNA levels in genetically obese Zucker rats.

The secretion of growth hormone (GH) is impaired in the genetically obese Zucker rat where GH gene expression and plasma GH levels are depressed; however, the underlying mechanism of this abnormality remains unclear. We have evaluated the potential…

Tags: *Gene Expression, 1993, Ahmad I, Animals, Blotting, Downs T R, Finkelstein J A, Frohman L A, Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone/*genetics, Growth Hormone/blood/*genetics/metabolism, Male, Messenger/*metabolism, Neuroendocrinology, Northern, Obesity/*metabolism, Pituitary Gland/metabolism, Rats, RNA, Zucker

The analysis of RNA by in situ agarose gel hybridization is more sensitive than the equivalent northern blot analysis.

Tags: *Blotting, *Molecular Probe Techniques, *Nucleic Acid Hybridization, 1990, Agar Gel, Ahmad I, Animals, BioTechniques, Electrophoresis, Finkelstein J A, Growth Hormone/genetics, Messenger/*analysis, Northern, Rats, RNA, Steggles A W, Zucker

Developmental changes in levels of growth hormone mRNA in Zucker rats.

Levels of pituitary growth hormone (GH) messenger RNA (mRNA) were compared in groups of genetically obese (fa/fa) and lean (Fa/-) littermate male Zucker rats at four different ages, 3, 5, 9, and 11 weeks, in order to determine the earliest age at…

Obesity- and sex-related alterations in growth hormone messenger RNA levels.

The secretion of growth hormone (GH) is abnormal in genetically obese Zucker rats. Measurements of pulsatile GH release and circulating GH levels in lean (Fa/?) and obese (fa/fa) rats have shown that both are reduced in the latter. We have studied…

Tags: 1989, Ahmad I, Animals, Carrillo A J, DNA Probes, Female, Finkelstein J A, Male, Messenger/metabolism, Molecular and cellular endocrinology, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Obesity/*genetics/metabolism, Prolactin/genetics, Rats, RNA, Sex Characteristics, Somatomedins/*genetics, Steggles A W, Zucker

In situ hybridization study of obesity-associated alteration in growth hormone mRNA levels.

In order to investigate whether the impaired GH secretion associated with obesity is due to a pituitary disorder we studied GH mRNA levels by in situ hybridization in genetically obese and lean Zucker rats. The levels of GH mRNA were at least two…

Inhibition of cartilage degradation and suppression of PGE2 and MMPs expression by pomegranate fruit extract in a model of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by cartilage degradation in the affected joints. Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) inhibits cartilage degradation in vitro. The aim of this study was to determine whether oral consumption of PFE inhibits…

Tags: *Phytotherapy, *Punicaceae, 2017, ACLT, Akhtar Nahid, Animal, Animals, Anterior Cruciate Ligament/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Apoptosis, Ashruf Omer S, Cartilage/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Chondrocytes/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Collagen Type II/genetics/metabolism, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dinoprostone/*metabolism, Disease Models, Disease Progression, Female, Fruit, Haqqi Tariq M, Interleukins/metabolism, Joints/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Khan Nazir M, Male, Messenger/metabolism, Metalloproteases/genetics/*metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism, MMPs, NEOMED College of Medicine, NF-kappa B/metabolism, Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism/pathology, PGE(2), Plant Extracts/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Pomegranate, Rabbit, Rabbits, RNA, Synovial Fluid/metabolism

Butein Activates Autophagy Through AMPK/TSC2/ULK1/mTOR Pathway to Inhibit IL-6 Expression in IL-1beta Stimulated Human Chondrocytes.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Butein (2',3,4,4'-Tetrahydroxychalcone), a polyphenol produced by several plants including Butea monoserpma, has been reported to exert potent anti-inflammatory activity but the mechanism remains unknown. In the present work we…

Tags: 2018, Ahmad Nashrah, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism, AMPK, Ansari Mohammad Y, Articular/cytology/pathology, Autophagy, Autophagy-Related Protein 5/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism, Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog/metabolism, Autophagy/*drug effects, Butein, Cartilage, Cell Survival/drug effects, Cells, Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, Chalcones/*pharmacology, Chondrocytes/cytology/drug effects/metabolism, Cultured, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Haqqi Tariq M, Humans, Inflammation, Interleukin-1beta/*pharmacology, Interleukin-6/genetics/*metabolism, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism, mTOR, NEOMED College of Medicine, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis/metabolism/pathology, Phosphorylation/drug effects, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, RNA, RNA Interference, Signal Transduction/*drug effects, Small Interfering/metabolism, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism, TSC2, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein, Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism, ULK1

Interleukin-1beta induced Stress Granules Sequester COX-2 mRNA and Regulates its Stability and Translation in Human OA Chondrocytes.

Enhanced and immediate expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA is observed in

The large protein 'L' of Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus exhibits RNA triphosphatase activity, the first enzyme in mRNA capping pathway.

Peste-des-petits-ruminants is a highly contagious and fatal disease of goats and sheep caused by non-segmented, negative strand RNA virus belonging to the Morbillivirus genus-Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) which is evolutionarily closely…

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 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…

Alternative microglial activation is associated with cessation of progressive dopamine neuron loss in mice systemically administered lipopolysaccharide.

Inflammation arising from central and/or peripheral sources contributes to the pathogenesis of multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD). Emerging data suggest that differential activation of glia could lead to the…

Resveratrol suppresses oxidative stress and inflammatory response in diethylnitrosamine-initiated rat hepatocarcinogenesis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most frequent and deadliest cancers, has been increasing considerably in the United States. In the absence of a proven effective therapy for HCC, novel chemopreventive strategies are urgently needed to lower…

Tags: 2010, Animals, Antioxidants/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Antitumor, Barnes Kendra F, Bhatia Deepak, Bishayee Anupam, Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.), Carcinogens/toxicity, Carroll Richard T, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/*etiology/metabolism/pathology, Darvesh Altaf S, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diethylnitrosamine/toxicity, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Screening Assays, Enzyme Induction/drug effects, Experimental/chemically induced/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control, Female, Hyperplasia, Inflammation/*prevention & control, Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects, Liver Neoplasms, Liver/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Messenger/biosynthesis/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, NF-E2-Related Factor 2/biosynthesis/genetics, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/biosynthesis/genetics, Oxidative Stress/*drug effects, Phenobarbital/toxicity, Precancerous Conditions/*chemically induced/metabolism/pathology, Rats, Resveratrol, RNA, Sprague-Dawley, Stilbenes/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives/analysis

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

Linking long noncoding RNA to control bile acid signaling and cholestatic liver fibrosis.

Tags: 2017, Bile Acids and Salts, Chiang John Y L, Cholestasis/*genetics, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), Humans, Liver, Liver Cirrhosis/genetics, Long Noncoding/*genetics, NEOMED College of Medicine, RNA, Signal Transduction

Sensory nerves and neuropeptides in uterine cervical ripening.

At the time of parturition (fetal delivery) the uterine cervix must "ripen," becoming soft, pliable, and dilated to accommodate the fetus' delivery. The fundamental processes underlying cervical ripening remain poorly understood. Knowledge that…

Genomic cloning, sequencing, and analysis of the hamster cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7).

Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase is the rate limiting enzyme in bile acid biosynthesis and plays an important role in cholesterol homeostasis. The Golden Syrian hamster has been used as an animal model for the study of atherosclerosis and cholesterol…

Effects of bile acids and steroid/thyroid hormones on the expression of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA and the CYP7 gene in HepG2 cells.

The expression of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA levels in confluent HepG2 cultures was reduced by tauro- or glyco-conjugates of deoxycholate and chenodeoxycholate, but not by cholate. Ursodeoxycholates, on the other hand, stimulated the mRNA…

Failure of axonal transport induces a spatially coincident increase in astrocyte BDNF prior to synapse loss in a central target.

Failure of anterograde transport to distal targets in the brain is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases. We have demonstrated in rodent models of glaucoma, the most common optic neuropathy, early loss of anterograde transport along the…

The isolation and characterization of the bovine cytochrome b5 gene, and a transcribed pseudogene.

This is the first isolation and characterization of a cytochrome b5(b5) gene. The bovine b5 gene is quite large, spanning about 28 kb and contains six exons. One of these exons appears to code for a reticulocyte-specific sequence similar to that…

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

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

The nucleotide sequence of rabbit liver cytochrome b5 mRNA.

Using a synthetic 26 base pair (bp) oligonucleotide, we have screened a rabbit liver cDNA library in lambda gt11 and isolated a 1000 bp DNA clone corresponding to cytochrome b5 mRNA. The clone contains the complete coding region and long 5' and 3'…

Tags: 1988, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Chromosome Deletion, Cloning, Cytochrome b Group/*genetics, Cytochromes b5, Dariush N, Fisher C W, Genes, Liver/*metabolism, Messenger/*genetics, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein sequences & data analysis, Rabbits, RNA, Steggles A W

Modulation of olfactory bulb tyrosine hydroxylase and catecholamine transporter mRNA by estrogen.

Since estrogen exerts wide ranging effects within the central nervous system, it is important to investigate the sites and actions of this gonadal steroid hormone at extra-hypothalamic locations. In the present report, the effects of estrogen upon…

Gender differences in methamphetamine-induced mRNA associated with neurodegeneration in the mouse nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.

In this report female and male CD-1 mice were treated with a neurotoxic regimen of methamphetamine (MA) to compare gender differences in striatal dopamine depletion and concordant changes in mRNA markers of the transforming growth factor-beta injury…

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 suppresses nuclear factor-kappaB in herpes simplex virus infected cells.

Resveratrol inhibits herpes simplex virus (HSV) replication by an unknown mechanism. Previously it was suggested that this inhibition may be mediated through a cellular factor essential for HSV replication [Docherty, J.J., Fu, M.M., Stiffler, B.S.,…

Glutamate and metabotropic glutamate receptors associated with innervation of the uterine cervix during pregnancy: receptor antagonism inhibits c-Fos expression in rat lumbosacral spinal cord at parturition.

Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons connect the spinal cord and uterine cervix, and are activated at parturition with subsequent stimulation of secondary neurons in the spinal dorsal horn and autonomic areas. Neuropeptide neurotransmitters and…

Tags: 2007, Animals, Cervix Uteri/*innervation, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology, Female, Ganglia, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*physiology, Ghosh Chaitali, Glutamates/*metabolism, Hafemeister Jen, Journal of neuroscience research, Lumbosacral Region, Messenger/biosynthesis, Metabotropic Glutamate 5, Metabotropic Glutamate/*metabolism, Miller Kenneth E, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/drug effects, Oncogene Proteins v-fos/metabolism, Papka Raymond E, Parturition/*metabolism, Pregnancy/*metabolism, Pyridines/pharmacology, Rats, Receptor, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, RNA, Spinal Cord/drug effects/*physiology, Spinal/cytology, Sprague-Dawley, Storey-Workley Megan, Usip Sharon, Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1/metabolism

A splicing mutation in the cytochrome b5 gene from a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia and pseudohermaphrodism.

We have analyzed reticulocyte and leukocyte mRNAs isolated from a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia and pseudohermaphrodism. The cytochrome b5 cDNA sequences were amplified using specific oligonucleotide primers and the polymerase chain…

A Splicing Mutation In The Cytochrome B(5) Gene From A Patient With Congenital Methemoglobinemia And Pseudohermaphrodism

Tags: 1994, deficiency, enzyme, Genetics & Heredity, Giordano S J, hereditary methemoglobinemia, Human genetics, human-liver, Kaftory A, Microsomes, RNA, Steggles A W

Differential expression of the mRNAs for the soluble and membrane-bound forms of rabbit cytochrome b5.

Total RNA was extracted from a variety of rabbit tissues and reverse transcribed for use in the polymerase chain reaction technique. Using primers designed to amplify the membrane-bound liver cytochrome b5 cDNA, products of two sizes were observed.…

Identification and nucleotide sequence of the leukocyte and reticulocyte forms of rabbit cytochrome b5 mRNA.

RNA extracted from rabbit leukocytes and reticulocytes was reverse transcribed and used in the Polymerase Chain Reaction technique along with primers designed to amplify the coding sequence of rabbit cytochrome b5. The resultant amplified products…

Tags: 1992, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Cytochromes b5/chemistry/*genetics, Giordano S J, Leukocytes/*chemistry, Liver/chemistry, Messenger/*chemistry, Molecular Sequence Data, Nucleic Acid, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rabbits, Reticulocytes/*chemistry, RNA, SAAS bulletin, biochemistry and biotechnology, Sequence Homology, Steggles A W

APeg3, a novel paternally expressed gene 3 antisense RNA transcript specifically expressed in vasopressinergic magnocellular neurons in the rat supraoptic nucleus.

Vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) play critical roles in the regulation of salt and water balance, lactation, and various behaviors and are expressed at very high levels in specific magnocellular neurons (MCNs) in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial…

Tags: 2005, 3' Untranslated Regions/genetics, Amino Acid, Animals, Antisense/*genetics/isolation & purification/*metabolism, Brain research. Molecular brain research, Conserved Sequence/genetics, DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, Gainer Harold, Gene Expression Regulation/*genetics, Genetic/genetics, Genomic Imprinting/genetics, Glasgow Eric, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/cytology/metabolism, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, Male, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutsuga Noriko, Neurons/*metabolism, Nucleic Acid, Protein Kinases/genetics/*metabolism, Rats, RNA, Ryu Seung-Lim, Sequence Homology, Sprague-Dawley, Supraoptic Nucleus/cytology/*metabolism, Transcription, Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism, Vasopressins/*metabolism, Water-Electrolyte Balance/genetics, Yamashita Mitsuo, Zhang Bing-Jun

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

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…

Modulation of ten-eleven translocation 1 (TET1), Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) expression, alpha-Ketoglutarate (alpha-KG), and DNA hydroxymethylation levels by interleukin-1beta in primary human chondrocytes.

5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) generated by ten-eleven translocation 1-3 (TET1-3) enzymes is an epigenetic mark present in many tissues with different degrees of abundance. IL-1beta and TNF-alpha are the two major cytokines present in arthritic…

Testosterone Decreases 3 Beta-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-isomerase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid In Cultured Mouse Leydig Cells By A Strain-specific Mechanism

We previously reported a strain-related difference in basal 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-isomerase (3 beta HSD) activity in response to testosterone in cultured Leydig cells. The data suggested that the response to testosterone was androgen…

Analysis of connective tissues by laser capture microdissection and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.

Studies of gene expression from bone, cartilage, and other tissues are complicated by the fact that their RNA, collected and pooled for analysis, often represents a wide variety of composite cells distinct in individual phenotype, age, and state of…

Cytokine regulation of human sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) gene.

Sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) catalyzes cholic acid synthesis in the liver and is feedback inhibited by bile acids. In addition to activating farnesoid X receptor (nuclear receptor subfamily 1H4), bile acids also induce inflammatory cytokines…

Tags: 2005, American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, Cell Line, Chenodeoxycholic Acid/pharmacology, Chiang John Y L, Chromosome Mapping, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects, Genetic/drug effects, Genetic/physiology, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Hepatocytes/metabolism, Humans, Interleukin-1/*pharmacology, Jahan Asmeen, MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects/physiology, Messenger/antagonists & inhibitors, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8/metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors, NEOMED College of Medicine, Phosphoproteins/genetics/metabolism, Phosphorylation, Promoter Regions, Response Elements/genetics, RNA, Steroid 12-alpha-Hydroxylase/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics, Transcription, Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism

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