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Cao,L.; Liu,C.; Wang,F.; Wang,H.. |
Chronic inflammation induced by amyloid-beta (Aβ) plays a key role in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8 may be associated with chronic inflammation in AMD. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) regulates inflammation via inhibition of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling, and resveratrol has been reported to prevent Aβ-induced retinal degeneration; therefore, we investigated whether this action was mediated via activation of SIRT1 signaling. Human adult retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells were exposed to Aβ, and overactivation and knockdown of SIRT1 were performed to investigate whether SIRT1 is required for abrogating Aβ-induced inflammation. We found that Aβ-induced RPE... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amyloid-beta; SRT1720; Age-related macular degeneration; Barrier integrity; Tight junction; Matrix metalloproteinase-9. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000800659 |
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Tang,Y.L.; Lu,J.H.; Cao,L.; Wu,M.H.; Peng,S.P.; Zhou,H.D.; Huang,C.; Yang,Y.X.; Zhou,Y.H.; Chen,Q.; Li,X.L.; Zhou,M.; Li,G.Y.. |
To find Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) strains with genetic variations of EBV latent membrane protein 1 (EBV-LMP1) from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), the full-length DNA of LMP1 genes from 21 NPC biopsies obtained in Hunan province in southern China was amplified and sequenced. Our sequences were compared to those previously reported by the Clustal V method. Results showed that all 21 sequences displayed two amino acid changes most frequently in LMP1 of CD4+ T cell epitopes at codons 144 (F®I, 21/21) and 212 (G®S, 19/21) or (G®N, 2/21). We also show that type A EBV strain is prevalent in the cases of NPC from Hunan province with a 30-bp 18/21 deletion, and we highlight that this deletion resulted in loss of one of the CD4+ T cell-restricted epitopes. The other... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genetic variation; Epitope; Immune recognition; Latent membrane protein 1; Tumorigenicity. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000200006 |
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