... phosphory-lation ofthe C-terminal SSXS-motif ofthe R-Smad. Basedon the diverse mechanism of Smad activation by eitherTGF-b1 or NGF, specific subsets of target genes might beinduced. The potential of NGF ... activate the Smad pathwayindependently of TGF-b might be of special importance inregulating the expression of genes that are essential for the development and function of neuronal cells or otherNGF-sensitive ... 33342 for 2 min and the cells were analysed by confocalmicroscopy. The projection of multiple sections is seen on the left for each panel to visualize the morphology ofthe cells. The middle row...
... achieved.Determination ofthe structure of 8K-BLPMALDI-TOF MS analysis ofthe purified materialfrom the final HPLC yielded a monoisotopic mass of 7409.2 ([M + H]+) (Fig. 3A). Amino acid sequenceanalysis ofthe ... days of cultivation, the number ofthe disk cells was approxi-mately 30% larger than in the control (Fig. 6M). Con-sidering the BrdU incorporation in specific areas of the disks (Fig. 6E), the ... Although the staining intensity ofthe cells increased during adult development, the number of fat body cells decreaseddramatically from mid-adult development onwards, dueto their disruption. These...
... the assessment ofthe SeP mRNA expression and the measurement of luciferase activity exist. For example,whereas in the first case the species assessed is the mRNA(i.e. the respective cDNA) of ... margin ofthe known SeP promoter sequence, the 50flanking bases do not represent the context ofthe genomicpromoter but the sequence ofthe pBluescriptSKII 1plasmid. Hence, we deemed the second ... TGF-b-responsiveelement in the promoter ofthe SeP gene. In addition, wefound the expression of SeP mRNA being attenuated byoverexpression of Smad 3 and 4 which mimics activation of the TbR by TGF-b....
... 3B). Theseresults indicate that the region spanning amino acids600–1099 of MAP2 (i.e. around the middle part of the CD) interacts with the endogenous v-KIND inmouse cerebellum.To verify whether ... under-stood, the data obtained in the present study indicatethat the 43 residues (amino acids 702–744 in mice) thatreside in the middle region ofthe CD act as the v-KIND binding core. The v-KIND-binding ... that the coresequence critical for the specific MAP2 binding resideswithin the 32 residues (amino acids 456–487) of the v-KIND KIND2 domain.To examine whether the MAP2 binding core site of v-KIND...
... homology 1 domain of all Smads binds to importin-b in the case of Smad3and importin-a in the case of Smad4, while mutation of the NLS blocks the ability of these proteins to enter the nucleus [95–98]. ... complexity anddepth of understanding of TGFb signaling increase, amost critical aspect ofthe whole signaling pathwayremains the sequence of specific steps and the establishment ofthe complete time-lapse ... [108]. The role of Ran in mediating the export of proteins from the nucleus follows the inverse biochemical steps used forimport of proteins to the nucleus [100,102]. Ran–GTPpromotes the association...
... anti-inflammatorycytokine transforminggrowth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-a via the induction of FXR1 is the focus of this article.TGF-b1, a member ofthe large transforming growth factor-b ... expected, the control of TNF-a induction is not solely transcriptional.Addition of TGF-b1 inducesthe expression of factors that target the TNF-a 3Â-UTRMost cytokines contain an ARE in the 3Â-UTR of their ... LPS. The specificrole of FXR1 in this process was shown by inhibitionby siRNA on the one hand, and stable overexpression of FXR1 on the other. These results are consistentwith the phenotype of...
... draft-ing the manuscript. GT conceived ofthe research, was the main investigator and the coordinator ofthe study, made the statistics and drafted the manuscript. All authors readand approved the ... this entity are the same ones that determine the more severe form. The key process in the progression of NAFLD from the very beginning to the end is fibrosis. An animal model of "fibrosing ... verify whether both the forms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were really dissimilar, evaluating the serum profile of two key parameters, indexes of severity.Methods: A total of 123 patients...
... irregardless ofthe intensity of Mac-1expression. The microglia were clearly activated (60% of all cells) at 2months of age, the earliest time analyzed (Fig 2B). The extent of activation was ... independent of inflammation. The possible therapeutic relevance of thisphenomenon lies in the nature ofthe Aβ measured that is:i) endogenous, ii) wild type, and iii) soluble, for the ani-mals ... degradation of Aβ42. Alsoibuprofen has been shown to reduce plaque-associatedand soluble Aβ42 in mice over-expressing the Swedishmutation of human APP [15,16]. The lack of effect of ibu-profen in...
... evaluate the effect of stockingbiomass ofthe two sizes of M. lyrataon growth performance and survival to enhance the production and profit of cultivation. The other parameters within the culture ... evaluation The estimation ofthe economic benefit of clamcultured in the intertidal areas is showed in table7. The net profit iscalculated based on the outputcost and input cost and price ofthe ... South of Vietnam. Due to highconsumption demand, the intertidal areas arebeing used for the cultivation of M. lyrataandthese practices expanded to the northern CARD 027/05 VIE– Development of...
... dose ofthe luciferase virus. (B) The naïve rabbit left knee with a low dose ofthe Ad.TGF-β1 virus and the right knee with a low dose ofthe luciferase virus. These images weretaken when the ... doses of adenovirus or the severe inflammationoccurring in the AIA model, the levels of white bloodleukocytic infiltrate in the synovial lavage fluids were deter-mined (Fig. 4). The joints of ... received the indicated dose of TGF-β1 virus in one knee and the same amount ofthe adenoviral vector expressing luciferase(Ad.Luc) virus in the opposite knee as the control.To lavage the rabbit...
... and selected the cartilage. The computerthen measured the amount of blue light passing through the selected area. The higher the amount of light passing through, the lower the amount of PGs in ... resulted in a total block ofthe increased PGsynthesis, thereby reducing the intrinsic repair capacity of the cartilage. The reduced PG synthesis resulted in an aggrava-tion ofthe IL-1-induced PG ... judged by the observer were selected. The computer program determined the number of positive cells in the cartilage for the differentantigens. For each knee joint, the expression ofthe differentantigens...
... incision was made on the skull via the posterior temporal route. The occipital squama was cut off and the posterior edge ofthe fo-ramen magnum and posterior arch ofthe atlas were then fully decompressed, ... excised due to the tight adhesion ofthe anterior wall ofthe cyst to the cervical spinal cord. A suture wound clo-sure ofthe dura mater was performed using artificial mesh repair. The postoperative ... compared to pre-surgery. The results of pathological examination showed that the wall ofthe cyst was composed of fibrous tissue but without epi-thelial cells; the diagnosis of arachnoid cyst was...