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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 nucleolar alterations induced by an ametantrone–poly r(A-U) complex.

The current study has documented changes in the ultrastructure as well as in the intranucleolar distribution of rDNA and rRNA in RT4 (human transitional cell bladder carcinoma) cell nucleoli following a 3-h exposure to toxic doses of 50 microM…

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…

The orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner is required for thiazolidinedione effects in leptin-deficient mice.

BACKGROUND: Small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) is involved in diverse metabolic pathways, including hepatic bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and has been implicated in effects on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma…

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

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…

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 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 glycoprotein GPNMB attenuates astrocyte inflammatory responses through the CD44 receptor.

BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation is one of the hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Activation of glial cells, including microglia and astrocytes, is a characteristic of the inflammatory response. Glycoprotein…

The effects of pregnancy and estrogen on the expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the uterine cervix, dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord.

Before parturition the uterine cervix undergoes a ripening process ("softens" and dilates) to allow passage of the fetus at term. The exact mechanism(s) responsible for cervical ripening are unknown, though a role for peptidergic sensory neurons is…

The complete nucleotide sequence of human liver cytochrome b5 mRNA.

We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone corresponding to human liver cytochrome b5 mRNA. The 760 base pair (bp) sequence contains the complete coding and 3' non-translated regions plus 52 bp of 5' non-translated sequence. The derived amino acid…

Tags: 1988, Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, Cloning, Cytochrome b Group/*genetics, Cytochromes b5, DNA/genetics, Humans, Liver/*metabolism, Messenger/*genetics, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Steggles A W, Yoo M

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 antiviral activity of RNA-dye combinations.

The results of our previous studies (Jamison et al. 1988, 1989, 1990 a, b, c, d, e) have shown that the ability of intercalative dyes to modulate the antiviral activity of poly r(A-U) is related to the groove through which the dyes intercalate into…

Tags: 1994, Antiviral Agents/*toxicity, Coloring Agents/*toxicity, Double-Stranded/*toxicity, Gilloteaux J, Jamison J M, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Poly A-U/*toxicity, Progress in molecular and subcellular biology, RNA, Structure-Activity Relationship, Summers J L

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

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…

Synthesis of radioactive single-stranded DNA probes using asymmetrical PCR and oligonucleotide random priming.

Substance P in the uterine cervix, dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord during pregnancy and the effect of estrogen on SP synthesis.

Prior to parturition the non-pliable uterine cervix undergoes a ripening process ("softens" and dilates) to allow a timely passage of the fetus at term. The exact mechanism(s) triggering and involved in cervical ripening are unknown, though evidence…

Serotonergic involvement in the regulation of prolactin and vasoactive intestinal peptide mRNA expression in the rat anterior pituitary.

These studies examined the contribution of serotonin (5-HT) to the control of prolactin (PRL) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) messenger RNA expression in rat anterior pituitary. Daily injection of rats with the biosynthetic precursor to…

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…

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…

RNA interference for CFTR attenuates lung fluid absorption at birth in rats.

BACKGROUND: Small interfering RNA (siRNA) against alphaENaC (alpha-subunit of the epithelial Na channel) and CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) was used to explore ENaC and CTFR function in newborn rat lungs. METHODS:…

RNA interference for alpha-ENaC inhibits rat lung fluid absorption in vivo.

We used siRNA against the alpha-ENaC (epithelial Na channel) subunit to investigate ENaC involvement in lung fluid absorption in rats by the impermeable tracer technique during baseline and after beta-adrenoceptor stimulation by terbutaline.…

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

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

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.,…

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…

Regulation of cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis by the cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase/steroid response element-binding protein 2/microRNA-33a axis in mice.

UNLABELLED: Bile acid synthesis not only produces physiological detergents required for intestinal nutrient absorption, but also plays a critical role in regulating hepatic and whole-body metabolic homeostasis. We recently reported that…

Regulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase in the liver. Cloning, sequencing, and regulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA.

Monospecific antibody against purified rat liver cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase cytochrome P-450 was used to screen a lambda gt11 cDNA library constructed from immuno-enriched polysomal RNA of cholestyramine-treated female rat liver. Two types of…

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

Para-chlorophenylalanine treatment inhibits the expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide messenger RNA in rat anterior pituitary.

Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with para-chlorophenylalanine (pCPA) or alpha-methyl tyrosine (alpha-MT) to study the effect of serotonin or catecholamine depletion on the expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) messenger RNA in…

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…

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…

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

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

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

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…

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…

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…

miR-139 modulates MCPIP1/IL-6 expression and induces apoptosis in human OA chondrocytes.

IL-6 is an inflammatory cytokine and its overexpression plays an important role in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. Expression of IL-6 is regulated post-transcriptionally by MCPIP1. The 3' untranslated region (UTR) of MCPIP1 mRNA harbors a miR-139…

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