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Huang,Li-chun; Chin,Emily; Chiang,Yawen L. |
We have developed analytical methods to measure the biological functions of pVGI.1(VEGF2), a naked plasmid DNA product containing vascular endothelial growth factor 2 used in clinical trials for coronary artery diseases (CAD) and peripheral artery diseases (PAD). After being injected into muscles, vascular endothelial growth factor 2 (VEGF-2), presumably expressed in muscle tissues, binds to the endothelial cell receptors VEGFR2 or VEGFR3, triggering the downstream responses including cell proliferation and vascularization. As it is important to make sure clinical material is biological active, we developed a quantitative assay first to measure the receptor binding activity of the pVGI.1(VEGF2) gene product expressed by the transfected host cells, and then... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Cell proliferation; Plasmid DNA; Potency assays; Receptor binding; VEGF-2. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582010000100001 |
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Tirape, Ana; Bacque, Coralie; Brizard, Raphael; Vandenbulcke, Franck; Boulo, Viviane. |
The work presented here reports the expression of immune-related genes during ontogenesis in the oyster Crassostrea gigar. Expression patterns of 18 selected genes showed that RNAs detected in oocytes and 2-4 cell embryos are of maternal origin and that gene transcription starts early after fertilization. The expression patterns of 4 genes (Cg-timp, Cg-tal, Cg-EcSOD and Drac3) suggested that hemocytes appear in the gastrula-trochophore stages. The localization of Cg-tal expression suggested that hematopoietic cells were derived from vessels and/or artery endothelia cells. Moreover, a bacterial challenge affected the level of expression of genes. Indeed, a change in expression levels was observed for Cg-LBP/BPI, Cg-timp, Drac3 and Cg-MyD88 genes in larval... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Rel/NF kappa B pathway; Cell proliferation; Hematopoiesis; Mollusk immunity; Hemocytes; Bivalve mollusk. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2612.pdf |
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Casella-Martins,Andrea; Ayres,Lorena R; Burin,Sandra M; Morais,Fabiana R; Pereira,Juliana C; Faccioli,Lucia H; Sampaio,Suely V; Arantes,Eliane C; Castro,Fabiola A; Pereira-Crott,Luciana S. |
Abstract Background Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom (TsV) contains toxins that act on K + and Na + channels and account for the venom’s toxic effects. TsV can activate murine peritoneal macrophages, but its effects on human lymphocytes have been poorly investigated. Considering that lymphocytes may play an important role in envenomation, we assessed whether TsV affects the expression of phenotypic (CD3, CD4, and CD8) and activation (CD69, CD25, and HLA-DR) markers, cell proliferation, and cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Methods Cytotoxicity of TsV was evaluated via the MTT assay. Cell proliferation, expression of phenotypic and activation markers, and release of cytokines were assessed using flow cytometry, after treatment... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Immunomodulation; Immunophenotyping; T lymphocyte; Cell proliferation; Cytokine; Tityus serrulatus venom. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100350 |
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Ibtisham,F; Zhao,Y; Nawab,A; Liguang,H; Wu,J; Xiao,M; Zhao,Z; An,L. |
ABSTRACT The effects of oxidative stress induced by high temperature on the cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative status of chicken embryonic fibroblasts (CEF) were analyzed. The viability, proliferation, apoptotic and anti-oxidative status were measured after incubating CEF at the temperatures of 37ºC (control) and 40-44ºC (experimental groups) for 6,12 and 24 hours. The results showed that at high temperature (42-43ºC), the viability of CEF cells decreased after 6, 12 and 24 h of incubation, but the difference was significant only at 43ºC. Cell proliferation was significantly reduced at 44oC/6h. The apoptotic rate of CEF cells was increased following heat treatments in a time-dependent manner. ROS formation increased with increasing... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Apoptosis; Chicken embryonic fibroblast; Cell proliferation; Heat stress; Oxidative stress. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2018000300463 |
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Dreyfuss,Juliana L.; Regatieri,Caio V.; Jarrouge,Thais R.; Cavalheiro,Renan P.; Sampaio,Lucia O.; Nader,Helena B.. |
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans are ubiquitously found at the cell surface and extracellular matrix in all the animal species. This review will focus on the structural characteristics of the heparan sulfate proteoglycans related to protein interactions leading to cell signaling. The heparan sulfate chains due to their vast structural diversity are able to bind and interact with a wide variety of proteins, such as growth factors, chemokines, morphogens, extracellular matrix components, enzymes, among others. There is a specificity directing the interactions of heparan sulfates and target proteins, regarding both the fine structure of the polysaccharide chain as well precise protein motifs. Heparan sulfates play a role in cellular signaling either as receptor... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Glycosaminoglycans and protein interactions; Growth factors; Focal adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Cell cycle; Cell proliferation. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000300007 |
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Dal-Souto Frescura,Viviane; Wouters Kuhn,Andrielle; Laughinghouse Iv,Haywood Dail; Terezinha Paranhos,Juçara; Bosio Tedesco,Solange. |
Species of the genus Psychotria are used for multiple purposes in Brazilian folk medicine, either as water infusions, baths or poultices. This study was aimed to evaluate the genotoxic and antiproliferative effects of infusions of Psychotria brachypoda and P. birotula on the Allium cepa test. Exposure to distilled water was used as a negative control, while exposure to glyphosate was used as a positive control. The interaction of extracts (as a post-treatment) with the effects of glyphosate was also studied. Results showed that glyphosate and the extracts of both P. brachypoda and P. birotula reduced the mitotic index as compared with the negative control (distilled water). Surprisingly, however, both extracts from P. brachypoda and P. birotula caused a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Psychotria brachypoda; Psychotria birotula; Cell proliferation; Apoptosis. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452013000200002 |
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Yin,Lei-Miao; Wei,Ying; Wang,Wen-Qian; Wang,Yu; Xu,Yu-Dong; Yang,Yong-Qing. |
BACKGROUND: BrdU is a commonly used reagent in cell proliferation assays, and WST-1 measurement is widely used to detect cell viability. However, no previous study has formally reported the combination of the two assays, which may be used to detect the proliferation and viability simultaneously. In this study, we examined the effect of adding BrdU 2 h prior to the WST-1 assay and tried to test the possibility of the combined detection using rat airway smooth muscle cells. RESULTS: The WST-1 measurements obtained from the combined detection were consistent with those obtained from the separate detection, which suggested that the addition of BrdU 2 h prior to the WST-1 analysis did not affect the WST-1 results. The BrdU measurements obtained from the... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: BrdU; WST-1; Cell proliferation; Cell viability; Airway smooth muscle cells. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100069 |
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Pan,Zeya; Pan,Hao; Zhang,Jin; Yang,Yun; Liu,Hui; Yang,Yuan; Huang,Gang; Ni,Junsheng; Huang,Jian; Zhou,Weiping. |
BACKGROUND: Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 39 (USP39) is a 65 kDa SR-related protein involved in RNA splicing. Previous studies showed that USP39 is related with tumorigenesis of human breast cancer cells. RESULTS: In the present study, we investigated the functions of USP39 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line SMMC-7721. We knocked down the expression of USP39 through lentivirus mediated RNA interference. The results of qRT-PCR and western blotting assay showed that both the mRNA and protein levels were suppressed efficiently after USP39 specific shRNA was delivered into SMMC-7721 cells. Cell growth was significantly inhibited as determined by MTT assay. Crystal violet staining indicated that colony numbers and sizes were both reduced after... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 39; Lentivirus; Human hepatocellular carcinoma; Cell proliferation; Cell cycle. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100018 |
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Tambelline,Natália; Oliveira,Karen; Olchanheski Junior,Luiz Renato; Sordi,Regina; Otuki,Michel Fleith; Favero,Giovani Marino; Fernandes,Daniel. |
The success of revascularization procedures is limited by recurrent stenosis, which is a narrowing of a blood vessels that results from neo-intimal hyperplasia. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neo-intimal hyperplasia, and a role for angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation has been proposed. There are at least two high-affinity subtypes of angiotensin II receptors, AT1 and AT2, both of which are seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors. We investigated the effect of losartan, an AT1 receptor antagonist, on vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation using the A7r5 smooth cell line derived from rat aorta. Losartan was shown to prevent angiotensin II-induced cell proliferation,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Angiotensin II; Losartan; Cell proliferation. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000200012 |
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Liu,Y.; Hou,Y.; Ma,L.; Sun,C.; Pan,J.; Yang,Y.; Zhou,H.; Zhang,J.. |
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Semaphorin 4D (sema 4D) is involved in the progress of multiple cancers. In the presence of estrogen-like ligands, estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) participate in the progress of breast and ovarian cancers by transcriptional regulation. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of sema 4D and elucidate the regulatory pattern of ERα and ERβ on sema 4D expression in ovarian cancers. Sema 4D levels were up-regulated in ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells. Patients with malignant ovarian cancers had significantly higher sema 4D levels than controls, suggesting an oncogene role of sema 4D in ovarian cancer. ERα expressions were up-regulated in SKOV-3 cells compared with normal ovarian IOSE80... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Semaphorin 4D expression; ERα; ERβ; Ovarian cancer; Cell proliferation. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000300603 |
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Zhang,C.; Yuan,J.; Hu,H.; Chen,W.; Liu,M.; Zhang,J.; Sun,S.; Guo,Z.. |
Kidney stone disease is a major cause of chronic renal insufficiency. The role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in calcium oxalate-induced kidney damage is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the roles of lncRNAs in glyoxylate-exposed and healthy mouse kidneys using microarray technology and bioinformatics analyses. A total 376 mouse lncRNAs were differentially expressed between the two groups. Using BLAST, 15 lncRNA homologs, including AU015836 and CHCHD4P4, were identified in mice and humans. The AU015836 expression in mice exposed to glyoxylate and the CHCHD4P4 expression in human proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells exposed to calcium oxalate monohydrate were analyzed, and both lncRNAs were found to be upregulated in response to calcium... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Kidney calculi; Long non-coding RNAs; Fibrosis; Cell proliferation. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000100610 |
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Qiu,Zhenpeng; Zhou,Junxuan; Zhang,Cong; Cheng,Ye; Hu,Junjie; Zheng,Guohua. |
An abnormality in the Lin28/let-7a axis is relevant to the progression of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which could be a novel therapeutic target for this malignant tumor. The present study aimed to investigate the antiproliferative and anti-invasive effects of urolithin A in a stable full-length HBV gene integrated cell line HepG2.2.15 using CCK-8 and transwell assays. The RNA and protein expressions of targets were assessed by quantitative PCR and western blot, respectively. Results revealed that urolithin A induced cytotoxicity in HepG2.2.15 cells, which was accompanied by the cleavage of caspase-3 protein and down-regulation of Bcl-2/Bax ratio. Moreover, urolithin A suppressed the protein expressions of Sp-1, Lin28a,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Urolithin A; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lin28a; Let-7a; Cell proliferation; HBx. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000700602 |
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Du,Qing; Liu,Jia; Zhang,Xuezhi; Zhang,Xin; Zhu,He; Wei,Ming; Wang,Shilei. |
Propofol is an intravenous sedative hypnotic agent of which the growth-inhibitory effect has been reported on various cancers. However, the roles of propofol in endometrial cancer (EC) remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the effects of propofol on EC in vitro and in vivo. Different concentrations of propofol were used to treat Ishikawa cells. Colony number, cell viability, cell cycle, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were analyzed by colony formation, MTT, flow cytometry, and Transwell assays. In addition, the pcDNA3.1-Sox4 and Sox4 siRNA plasmids were transfected into Ishikawa cells to explore the relationship between propofol and Sox4 in EC cell proliferation. Tumor weight in vivo was measured by xenograft tumor model assay. Protein levels of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Endometrial cancer; Propofol; Cell proliferation; Apoptosis; Sox4; Wnt/β-catenin. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000400605 |
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Zhang,Fan; Ma,Cuimei. |
Gastric cancer remains a serious threat to human health worldwide. Kaempferol is a plant-derived flavonoid compound with a wide range of pharmacological activities. This study aimed to investigate the effects of kaempferol on gastric cancer SNU-216 cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy, as well as underlying potential mechanisms. Viability, proliferation, and apoptosis of SNU-216 cells after kaempferol treatment were evaluated using cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-btomo-2′-deoxyuridine incorporation assay, and annexin V-FITC/PI staining, respectively. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR was performed to measure the mRNA expressions of cyclin D1 and microRNA-181a (miR-181a) in SNU-216 cells. Cell transfection was used to down-regulate the expression... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gastric cancer; Kaempferol; MicroRNA-181a; Cell proliferation; Cell autophagy. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000200610 |
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Bortman,P.; Folgueira,M.A.A.K.; Katayama,M.L.H.; Snitcovsky,I.M.L.; Brentani,M.M.. |
The hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3), the active form of vitamin D3, is an important regulator of calcium homeostasis, exerts antiproliferative effects on various cell systems and can induce differentiation in some kinds of hematopoietic cells. These effects are triggered by its receptor, vitamin D receptor (VDR), a phosphoprotein member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, which functions as a transcriptional factor. VDR binds as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (R X R) to hexameric repeats, characterized as vitamin D-responsive elements present in the regulatory region of target genes such as osteocalcin, osteopontin, calbindin-D28K, calbindin-D9K, p21WAF1/CIP1, TGF-ß2 and vitamin D 24-hydroxylase. Many factors such as... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Calcitriol; Calcitriol receptor; Calcitriol analog; Breast tumor; Cell proliferation. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100001 |
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