Category: Enzymes
Chemoprevention with a tea from hawthorn ( Crataegus oxyacantha) leaves and flowers attenuates colitis in rats by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of a tea from the leaves and flowers of Crataegus oxyacantha in rats with colitis. Colitis was induced by administration of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Hawthorn tea (HT) (100 mg/kg) was given via gavage for 21 days and the mesalamine drug (100 mg/kg) was administrated during the period…
Read More
Native α-Synuclein, 3-Nitrotyrosine Proteins, and Patterns of Nitro-α-Synuclein-Immunoreactive Inclusions in Saliva and Submandibulary Gland in Parkinson’s Disease
Background. Salivary α-synuclein (aSyn) and its nitrated form, or 3-nitrotyrosine-α-synuclein (3-NT-αSyn), hold promise as biomarkers for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD). Nitrative stress that is characterized by an excess of 3-nitrotyrosine proteins (3-NT-proteins) has been proposed as a pathogenic mechanism in IPD. The objective is to study the pathological role of native αSyn, 3-NT-αSyn, and 3-NT-proteins in the…
Read More
Targeting CD99 compromises the oncogenic effects of the chimera EWS-FLI1 by inducing re-expression of zyxin and inhibition of Gli1 activity
Ewing sarcoma (EWS), a highly aggressive pediatric tumor, is driven by EWS-FLI1, an oncogenic transcription factor that remodels the tumor genetic landscape. Epigenetic mechanisms play a pivotal role in EWS pathogenesis, and the therapeutic value of compounds targeting epigenetic pathways is being identified in preclinical models. Here we showed that modulation of CD99, a cell…
Read More
PPARγ induces PD-L1 expression in MSS+ colorectal cancer cells
Only a small subset of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients benefits from immunotherapies, comprising blocking antibodies (Abs) against checkpoint receptor “programmed-cell-death-1” (PD1) and its ligand (PD-L1), because most cases lack the required mutational burden and neo-antigen load caused by microsatellite instability (MSI) and/or an inflamed, immune cell-infiltrated PD-L1+ tumor microenvironment. Peroxisome proliferator-activated-receptor-gamma (PPARγ), a metabolic transcription factor stimulated by…
Read More
A novel BRET based genetic coded biosensor for apoptosis detection at deep tissue level in live animal
ANNEXIN V belongs to a household of phospholipid binding proteins which is ready to bind to negatively charged phospholipids akin to phosphatidylserine (PS) within the presence of a excessive affinity Ca2+ ion. When apoptosis happens, even at early stage, PS shall be uncovered to the surface of the cell floor from the cytoplasm facet of membrane…
Read More
Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling in dermal papilla cells
There may be an unmet want for novel, non-pharmacological therapeutics to deal with alopecia. Latest research have proven the potential organic advantages of non-thermal atmospheric stress plasma (NTAPP), together with wound therapeutic, angiogenesis, and the proliferation of stem cells. We hypothesized that NTAPP may need a stimulatory impact on hair progress or regeneration. We designed…
Read More
The effect of glycosylation on the antibody recognition of a MUC2 mucin epitope.
MUC2 glycoprotein, produced by the epithelium of the colon and constructed up primarily of repeat items of (1) PTTTPITTTTTVTPTPTPTGTQT(23) , could be overexpressed or underglycosylated in gastrointestinal illnesses, e.g. in case of colon carcinoma. We have now been finding out the epitope construction of the MUC2 by specializing in the repeat unit with the mucin…
Read More
NEDD4-like ubiquitin ligase 2 protein (NEDL2) in porcine spermatozoa, oocytes, and preimplantation embryos and its role in oocyte fertilization†
The ubiquitin-proteasome system performs various regulatory and homeostatic roles in mammalian copy. Ubiquitin ligases are the substrate-specific mediators of ubiquitin-binding to its substrate proteins. The NEDD4-like ubiquitin ligase 2 (aliases NEDL2, HECW2) is a HECT-type ubiquitin ligase that incorporates one N-terminal HECW ubiquitin ligase area, one C-terminal HECT ubiquitin ligase area, one C2 area, and two…
Read More
Cyclic Nucleotide (cAMP and cGMP) Assays and Capture ELISA for Quantitative Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Blood-stage Egress.
Upon rupture of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) schizonts in vitro (an occasion often known as egress), merozoites are launched into the tradition medium. The merozoites invade recent purple blood cells, a course of that entails shedding of a microneme protein known as apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA1) from the merozoite floor. This shedding, which takes place…
Read More
Synergistic effects of combined therapy with transcranial photobiomodulation and enriched environment on depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors in a mice model of noise stress
The event of tension and melancholy attributable to power publicity to noise stress has remained as an unsolved well being drawback to date. Regardless of the research suggesting the neuroenhancement results of transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) and housing in an enriched atmosphere (EE), the mixed results of those remedies haven’t been elucidated but. Additionally, there is…
Read More