... hydrolase promoter in
human immunecellsand neuronal cells by leptin and progesterone
Mauro Maccarrone
1,2
, Valeria Gasperi
3
, Filomena Fezza
1
, Alessandro Finazzi-Agro
`
3
and Antonello Rossi
3
1
Department ... seems noteworthy that leptin [42,43] and
progesterone [44,45] play roles in survival, death and
proliferation of immuneand neuronal cells; processes in
which AEA and the endocannabinoid system are ... of AMT, NAT and PLD in the
same cells (Figs 1A,B,D and data not shown). It should be
recalled that also CHP100 cells are d evoid o f c annabinoid
receptors [18].
Both U937 and CHP100 cells have...
... of cells after the diet to the percentage
of cells before the diet) and the percentage of body fat
lost by each subject during the study.
A correlation also exists between CD34+ cells
and ... weight adults, and the colony-forming capac-
ity of these cells is blunted [17, 18]. Alterations in en-
dothelial cellsand EPC function associated with obe-
sity precede atherosclerosis and thrombosis ... blood–derived cells from which endothelial
cells in culture were developed were described as
cells expressing CD34 antigen. It has been hypothe-
sized that endothelial progenitor cellsand hemato-
poietic...
... dishes and cultured at 33 °C (day 0 in Fig. 1).
For the initial 2 weeks, primary cells, including both
tsA58T Ag-negative cells (primarily fibroblasts) and
tsA58T Ag-positive cells, proliferated, and ... isolation and
maintenance of murine endothelial cells from various
developmental stages and locations is important for
dissecting molecular and cellular mechanisms of endo-
thelial development and ... in these cells. Mes-
enteric BECs and LECs (Fig. 5A,B) were also obtained
by the same strategy as illustrated in Figs 1 and 4, and
were treated with VEGF-A or VEGF-C (Fig. 5C).
MAPK and Akt phosphorylation...
... detectable
homology to CD40 ligand (data not shown) and that
enhances adenoviral infection of CD40-positive cells of both
human and murine origin, including DC and B cells
resistant to infection ... as human and murine B cells. DC,LCL,L10A,Blasts:theselabels
refer, respectively, to day 8 human DC, EBV-immortalized human B
cells, murine B lymphoma L10A cellsand murine LPS blasts. Cells
(10
5
) ... that
binds to CD40 and enhances adenoviral infection of mouse
and human DC and B lineage cells.
Materials and methods
Cell lines
Epstein–Barr virus- (EBV-) transformed human B cells were
provided...
... dopamine,
R-(–)propylnorapomorphine, and raclopride did not affect
oligomerization of D
2L
and D
2S
in Sf9 and HEK293 cells.
Human D
2
dopamine receptors can therefore form consti-
tutive oligomers in Sf9 cellsand in HEK293 cells ... the dopamine
D
2L
and D
2S
receptors can form constitutive homo- and
hetero-oligomers in two expression systems (Sf9 and
HEK293 cells) and these are not regulated by receptor
ligands. Our study ... can
also form hetero-oligomers in Sf9 cells. Time-resolved
FRET with europium and XL665-labelled antibodies was
appliedtowholeSf9 cellsandtomembranesfromSf9 cells
expressing epitope-tagged D
2
receptors....
... to the asymmetric stretching of CH
3
,and
the band at 2 873 cm
)1
to its symmetric mode. T he bands at
2926 and 2853 cm
)1
can be a ssigned to an asymmetric and
symmetric stretching mode of CH
2
, ... between 1300 and 900 cm
)1
arise mainly
from phosphate associated with nucleic acids, i.e. DNA
and RNA. The a bsorption bands a t 1245 a nd 1087 cm
)1
are c haracteristic o f asymmetric and symmetric ... plot of PCA-reduced s pectra of K5 62 cells.
Resistant K562 cells (39 spectra, black stars), sensitive K562 cells
(39 sp ectra, circles) o f the training (full) and test s et (empty). The
percentage...
... 1626–9.
12
J. Aliberti
NK cells, JG CD3
+
T cells, noncytolytic NK cells, lymphoid tissue inducer cells, and
skin-homing IL-13
+
T cells. The receptor for IL-22 is distinct and consists of IL-22R, ... transmission. On the other hand, hosts need a robust and extended
immune response in order to expand memory cells. This critical balance is where
the co-evolution between host and pathogens lies. This ... activates NK cells to produce IFN-J and
drives the proliferation of type 1 CD4
+
and CD8
+
T cells, which produce even more
IFN-J. IFN-J-producing cells is a central component to induce and maintain...
... was detected in KM12,
KM20L2 and WiDr cells. COX-1 was highly expressed in
HT29 and WiDr cellsand weakly expressed in KM20L2
cells. COX-2 was detected only in WiDr cells. The two
terminal PGE
2
-biosynthetic ... mast cells, human mast
cells developed in the presence of SCF and IL-6 from cord
blood cells [38] expressed only sPLA
2
-IID, but not the other
sPLA
2
s including -IB, -IIA, -IIE, -IIF, -V and ... by sPLA
2
-IIA and -V
(net 4–5%) (Fig. 3A).
When cells expressing sPLA
2
-IID were cocultured with
those coexpressing COX-2 and mPGES and then stimulated
(transcellular prostaglandin biosynthesis...
... H
+
/peptide
cotransporters PEPT1 and PEPT2 in intestinal and renal epithelial cells
Jana Neumann
1
, Mandy Bruch
1
, Sabine Gebauer
2
and Matthias Brandsch
1
1
Membrane Transport Group, Biozentrum and
2
Institute ... inhibition constants and the competitive nature of
inhibition were confirmed in Dixon-type experiments. Caco-
2 cellsand SKPT cells were also cultured on permeable filters:
apical uptake and transepithelial ... plus tracer binding, of 19.2% and 5.1% were
determined with an excess amount of unlabeled Gly-Sar
(31.6 m
M
Gly-Sar for Caco-2 cellsand 20 m
M
Gly-Sar for
SKPT cells) and subtracted from total uptake...
... conventional
CD4
+
and CD8
+
T cells, and normal or increased
development of CD4
+
and CD8
+
T cells, which have
an activated memory-cell-like phenotype ([8–12],
reviewed in [13] and [14]). These cells have ... devel-
opment and function of iNKT cellsand cd T cells
seems to be quite different from conventional ab
T cells. This minireview focuses on this aspect of Itk,
its role in the development and function ... iNKT and
NKT-like cd T cells.
Itk and i NKT cell development
NKT cells are a subset of innate T cells characterized by
their expression of the NK1.1 marker along with the ab
TCR. Although these cells...
... cord.
NPFF-related peptides from cellsand tissues were extracted
and purified by RP-HPLC, assessed by radioimmunoassay
and identified by using on-line capillary HPLC/nanospray
ion trap tandem mass spectrometry ... at
94 °Cand30sat68°C. PCR products were cloned in
pEGFPn3 (Clontech) and sequenced on both strands.
Tissue extraction
Mouse spinal cord tissue. Animals were handled in
accordance with standard ... should help to understand their role
in neurotransmision. Thus, we investigated the processing of
proNPFF
A
in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells and
COS-7 (nonneuronal) cells transiently transfected...
... between 48 and 60 h post-transfection. Blood
cells and cell lines were labeled with calcein-AM (5 mL per
10
8
cells) for 30 min at 37 8C. Red blood cells, mixed white
blood cells, Ramos and Daudi ... other blood cells
including CD281 cellsand CD31 cells (data not shown).
The antibody was also used to probe Western blots of
extracts from several cell lines and purified peripheral blood
cells. The ... with
adherent transfected COS7 cells, a binding assay with
adherent endothelial cells was also performed. HUVEC
cells (ATCC) were plated and grown to confluence in
96-well plates. COS7 cells were transfected...
... Cytb gene and Hp in-
duced mutations in D-Loop region were closely re-
lated to the bacterial virulence and the endogenous
ROS level.
Materials and metho ds
Cells and Hp Strains
AGS cells were ...
DHR-123 and 50 µmo l/ L H
2
O
2
for 24 h.
Detection of ROS using Flow cytometry
Cells were washed with PBS once. After trypsin
digestion, AGS cells were re-suspended in PBS and
1×10
4
viable cells ... for both the heavy and light strands of the
mtDNA, and contains essential transcription and rep -
lication elements. The D-loop region is a hot spot for
mtDNA alterations and the nucleotide...