... inhibition of proliferation of VSMC, which is mechanistically linked to a KLF4-induced enhancement of the expressionof the tumour suppressor gene p53 [5] Because of the important roles of KLF4 ... with siRNA of KLF4 The relative values of all results were determined and expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean of three experiments in duplicate *P < 0.05 siRNA expressionof KLF4 in ... that the promoter of SR-BI contained multiple putative KLF4 binding sites However, the direct effect of KLF4 on the expressionof SR-BI remains unknown Here, the expressionof KLF4 in response...
... interfering RNA (siRNA) or of ACS4 by siRNA results in the inhibition of steroid synthesis, an effect that is overcome by the addition of exogenous AA In summary, our results demonstrate a critical ... MTE-I expression confirms a previously expected role of MTE-I in the regulation of the rate-limiting step in steroidogenesis through the release of AA [12] Considering the crucial role of StAR ... AA regulates the expressionof this protein in steroidogenic cells [10], we hypothesized a decrease in StAR expression after MTE-I silencing Thus, we examined the expressionof StAR protein in...
... with MALDI-TOF MS and NMR Protein expression and analysis The GAL1 and GAL10 promoters of the pESC-LEU expression vector are repressed by dextrose and induced by galactose In the expression experiments, ... alignments and the trees RESULTS Cloning of P aeruginosa rmd into a S cerevisiae expression vector We have previously cloned the gmd and wcaG genes of E coli and the gmd and wbcJ genes of H pylori into ... a modi®cation of the weft sequence for water suppression [16] A total of 4096 transients were acquired with a spectral width of 6100 Hz For the DQF COSY spectrum [17], a total of 4000 ´ 256 complex...
... levels of the expressionof each cDNA and of the reliability (Present/Absent call) were calculated with software (AFFYMETRIX MICROARRAY SUITE ver.4.0) For comparisons of the expression level of each ... Proliferation of the cells was also impaired in the presence of T3, though the degree of the inhibition of proliferation by T3 was rather weak (Fig 5C) According to the resultsof DNA microarray ... proliferation of the cells and significantly increased the degree of DNA fragmentation in FRTL cells (Fig 6C,D) Thus, it appears that induction of the expressionof 4-1BB and subsequent activation of caspases...
... value of the percentage ofexpression for each marker in any tumor compartment was used as cut-off Statistical differences between groups were evaluated by the Log-rank test ResultsExpressionof ... of tumor cells [48] We observed a strong correlation between the increased expressionof these inflammation markers and increasing tissue dysplasia up to malignancy Page of 16 of the length of ... Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:112 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/112 Page of 16 Figure Expressionof HGF in human colon tissues 4a Different expressionof HGF (present...
... of the involvement of SM-ceramide cascade-signaling in expressionof iNOS and cytokines [12] These observed alterations of SM-Cer- and ROS-mediated signaling, with LPS/Aβ-induced expressionof ... http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/2/1/21 of AMP for activation of AMPK [18] Recently, we reported anti-inflammatory properties of AICAR through activation of AMPK [19] in glial cells AICAR was found to inhibit expressionof pro-inflammatory ... Figure shows the expressionof iNOS, MnSOD and COX-2 in glial cells Aβ peptide upregulated the LPSmediated expressionof MnSOD Aβ peptides (1–40) and (1–42) induced the expressionof iNOS, COX-2,...
... regulation of AQP4 expression could be an important determinant of the overall water content based on its involvement in the resolution of edema There have been several reports of altered AQP4 expression ... 5’ to 3’ Location of amplicon Amplicon length Efficiency AQP4 Isoform 1: NM_012825.3 Sens: TTGGACCAATCATAGGCGC 770 to 788 Isoform 213 pb 98.2% 90 pb 102.0% 778 to 796 Isoform Isoform 2: NM_001142366.1 ... interpreted as the result of a modification of BBB permeability Our study focused on AQP4 because of its role in the resolution of interstitial edema We found that AQP4 expression was strongly...
... of RA and ND expression values: all values of RA tissues were lower than the minimum level found in ND tissues In OA, expression values ofof 12 synovial tissues were within the range of ND expression ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/3/R58 Figure Expressionof TNF-α, IL-1β, stromelysin and collagenase I in synovial tissues Results are presented as percentage of GAPDH expression on a logatissues rithmic ... decreased expressionof BMP-4 and BMP-5 in RA in comparison with ND Moreover, BMP-4 was also lower in synovial tissue of patients with RA than in those with OA There was no difference of BMP expression...
... (Y Kirino) The source of funding had no role in the writing of the report or the decision to publish the results TLR4 of forced HO-1 expression on monocytes Effect mRNA expression in peripheralToll-like ... suppresses HO-1 expression in human monocytes, leading to augmentation of inflammatory responses, and that clinical efficacy of anti-TNF therapy is associated with restoration of HO-1 expression in ... dilutions of the PCR amplified products The data on HO-1, TLR2, TLR4, and TNF-α were standardized to the expressionof GAPDH in the same samples, using multiplex PCR technique Expression level of HO-1...
... computer-controlled application of sinusoidal negative pressure with a peak level of ≅ 15 kPa at a frequency of Hz (60 cycles per min) for various periods of time To determine the roles of c-Jun N-terminal ... inhibitor of JNK SB203580 is a highly specific, cell permeable inhibitor of p38 kinase PD98059 is a specific and potent inhibitor of p42/p44 MAP kinase For evaluation of secreted TNF-a on TLR4 expression, ... increase of TLR4 by cyclic stretch As shown in Fig 4, addition of losartan (100 nM) before stretch significantly inhibited the increase of TLR4 protein expression induced by stretch Addition of losartan...
... http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/59 Page of 10 Relative Expressionof Claudin A 100 80 60 40 20 Relative Expressionof Claudin B W eeks 25 20 15 10 C Relative Expressionof Claudin 13 13 16 16 20 20 20 ... great individual variability in the expressionof all claudins analysed Expressionof claudin-1 RNA increases towards the end of gestation, whereas RNA expressions of claudin-3 and -4 are at their ... Identification of methods for use of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples in RNA expression profiling Genomics 2009, 94:341-348 23 Livak KJ, Schmittgen TD: Analysis of relative gene expression...
... designing a mutation in the gene of GLP-1 (7-37) This mutation resulted in the substitution of glycolamine for alanine at the second site of GLP-1 (7-37) peptide A sequence of nucleotide including 45 ... significant ResultsExpressionof N-terminal His-tagged gAd-GLP-1-A fusion protein and Western blot analysis The Escherichia coli host strain BL21 (DE3) cells transformed with the expression vector ... function of protein, we designed an enterokinase cleavage site at the 5’ terminus of the gene of the gAd-GLP-1-A fusion protein, which was used to remove the His-tag [9] In our study, most of the...
... (16) These results suggest that the expressionof Cx40 mRNA induced by high-fat diet is independent of the role of Ang II Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest ... Figure 5: mRNA expressionof Cx40 (panel A) and Cx43 (panel B) in the rabbit iliac arteries of different groups by RT-PCR Top panels represented mRNA expressionof Cx40 and Cx43 from each of the groups ... difference in the expressionof Cx40 between losartan group and high-fat diet group (P>0.05) Figure and independently showed the protein expressionof Cx43 and Cx40 in the iliac arteries of different...
... amount of ldh expression Percentage of increase/decrease expression was calculated by dividing treated cultures over control cultures (control = 100%) Values represent the mean and standard error of ... [7] The number of mature liver schizonts increased in the presence of mAbs anti-CSP of P yoelii and the authors suggested that enhancement of infection could be a consequence of an interaction ... was 3.07 +/- 0.73 (mean +/- SD)] Efficacy of invasion was calculated as the percentage of ring infected erythrocytes of test cultures over the percentage of ring infected erythrocytes in control...
... Results The profile of IAPs expression in the cells producing HBV The change of IAPs expression in the HBV expressing cells was first investigated by the comparison of the gene expression profile ... unchanged The results suggest that the long time stimulation of HBV viral proteins indeed changes the expressionof apoptosis profile of host cells, which probably results in the carcinogenesis of liver ... (Table 1) The strong intensity of the dots implies that the increase of the expressionof cIAP2 and cIAP1 most likely are reliable In contrast, the gene expressionof XIAP seemed to be 21 folds...
... demonstrated no expressionof hMSH2 gene in the tumoral cells [15] With regard to sporadic forms of tumors, reduced expressionof hMSH2 have been reported in a distinct subset of oral and neck ... characterized by the lack of hMSH2 protein expression [15] Moreover, Lo Muzio et al [29] reported that 5% of the cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma show diminished expressionof hMSH2 protein In ... errors, the inclusion of cases that had a known history of exposure to recognized carcinogens, and the report of cases of lichenoid dysplasia as malignant transformation of lichen planus Despite...
... (Nguyễn Hữu Nghĩa dịch) HAU-JICA ERCB Project (2003), Experimental technique for Bacterial blight of rice, Hanoi, 42p Phạm Chí Thành (1986), Phơng pháp thí nghiệm đồng ruộng (Giáo trình Đại học),...
... each species of ammonia oxidizer was demonstrated by T-RFLP analysis of cDNA of amoA mRNA The profiles of T-RFLP in Run are shown in Fig Table shows the species of ammonia oxidizer of the major ... activity of ammonia oxidation Amount of amoA mRNA Number of AOB (×107 cells mL-1) (×106 Copies PCR-reaction-1) Community analysis of ammonia oxidizer based on amoA mRNA The difference of the effect of ... However, in the case of Fe/P molar ratio of 5, copy number of amoA mRNA obviously decreased and 40% of ammonia remained at the end of the batch experiment According to the result of T-RFLP analysis,...