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... use of vitamin E and vitamin C in combi- nation reduced the prevalence and incidence of AD in an elderly population; however, the use of either of these vitamins alone had no effect [110]. Finally, ... utility of anti-inflammatory drug therapies in the treatment of AD. Microglia are the principle immune effector cells in the brain and represent approximately 5–10% of all glia found in the brain. ... complex leads to the initiation of complex signaling events leading to protein tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the src-family kinases Lyn and Fyn as well as the tyrosine kinase Syk [30,32,52]....

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... calcium-independent phospholipase A 2 participates in ER stress- induced INS-1 insulinoma cell apoptosis by promoting cera- mide generation via hydrolysis of sphingomyelins by neutral sphingomyelinase. Biochemistry 46, ... should have a key role in our under- standing of the mechanisms of the disease. We propose that pathology data will, in most cases, be more insightful than clinical data in defining the disease. This ... data suggesting that some of the genes involved in the genetics of Lewy body disease, have in common the fact that they impinge on ceramide metabolism. One shortfall of the present theory is the lack of...

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... you. 8. The role of sentence stress in enhancing English speaking competence. Sentence stress is the governing stress in connected speech. All words have their individual stress in isolation. ... 1997:190). 27 The pattern of stress in this sentence is stressed – unstressed – stressed – unstressed – stressed – unstressed, with equal number of alternating stressed and unstressed syllables. ... must distinguish between four levels of stress: major sentence stress, major word stress, minor word stress and unstressed. Thus, in the sentence: “I walked home in the rainstorm”. ‗I‘, in ,...

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... ageing. Conclusion This study provides insight into the involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of OA from the viewpoint of oxi- dative stress induced genomic instability, especially tel- omere ... Our findings clearly show the presence of oxidative stress in degenerat- ing cartilage, and the resultant telomere erosion and dys- function of chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo, suggesting a role ... degeneration in cartilage. The findings of the present study suggest that cumulative oxidative stress leads to a decrease in antioxidative capac- ity in articular cartilage, resulting in chondrocyte...

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... important role in protection of neuronal cells against stress- induced apoptosis [26]. In accordance with these findings, ischemia/reperfusion in the rat forebrain induces the expression of HSP105/110 ... activation of p38 induced by oxidative stress, we further examined whether its activation is responsible for the induction of apoptosis in F9 cells using SB202190, a potent inhibitor of p38. As shown in ... mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38). Furthermore, oxidative stress- induced apoptosis was suppressed by SB202190, a potent inhibitor of p38, in F9 cells. These findings indicated that the activation of p38...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 03:20

... depolarization of in situ mitochondria by oxidative stress parallels a decrease in NAD(P)H level in nerve terminals. Neurochem Int 36, 483–488. 61 Chinopoulos C & Adam-Vizi V (1999) Depolarization of in ... imposing a continuous load of calcium to the neuron. The turning point upon which the cell looses the ability to buffer the incoming calcium resulting in an abrupt, sustained and irreversible increase ... element binding protein, iso- citrate dehydrogenase is an RNA-binding protein, while kgd2p is a mitochondrial DNA binding protein [81–84]. Mitochondria from different brain regions contain different...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 12:20

... oxidative stress- induced changes in D. discoideum development. Interestingly, oxidative stress resulted in PARP activation within 5 min that was inhibited by benzamide. Oxidative stress- induced ... to oxidative stress and the role of PARP during development. We used hydroxylamine (HA) to induce in situ generation of H 2 O 2 and monitored the effect of benzamide, a PARP inhibitor, on oxidative ... an important role under oxidative stress [21]; however, there is no report on the role of PARP in D. discoideum development. We have investigated the role of PARP in D. discoideum development by inhibiting...

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... cell activity of several LOX inhibitors, including aesculetin (a nonselective LOX inhibitor), MK886 (an inhibitor of the 5-LOX-activating protein), zileuton (a 5-LOX inhibitor), baicalein (a 12/15-LOX inhibitor), ... apoptosis. In fact, ROS-induced oxidative stress and cell death play important roles in the efficacy of many antineoplastic agents [13,14]. To investigate whether oxidative stress is involved in the ... treatment of H460 cells with 1 μM of NSC- 741909 induced cluster formation of MKP1 and MKP7 at all time points examined (2 - 8 h after the treatment) (Fig. 1A, B), suggesting that oxidative stress...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20

... that a full dose of indomethacin alone despite a significant reduction in brain inflammation had only a marginal effect on brain oxidative stress in the Tg2576 mice [16]. This finding sug- gests ... implicating both oxidative stress and inflammatory mechanisms in AD pathogenesis. Effect of indomethacin plus vitamin E supplementation on sol-uble Aβ levelsFigure 3 Effect of indomethacin plus ... brain sections from mice on placebo or receiving indomethacin plus vitamin EFigure 6 Representative pictures of brain sections from mice on placebo or receiving indomethacin plus vitamin E. Indomethacin Vitamin...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... response of the organism to particle-induced oxida- tive stress. The observed increase of reducing species in urine would mirror an increased level in blood originat- ing from a response to oxidative ... only 10% of urate is excreted in the urine (the remaining 90% being recirculated by the renal system [3]), an increase of this antioxidant in blood will also lead to an increase in urine. The ... been reported to increase the serum levels of uric acid in North Carolina police officers [4]. A similar increase of plasma antioxidants in response to an increased oxid a- tive stress was observed in newborns...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... PM10 suggesting that PM2.5 induced more oxidative stress than PM10. In the single strand breakage assay using pBR322 DNA, the ratio of changed form II/total plasmid DNA (form F ig. 10. RT-PCR analysis of ... analysis of Nrf-2 No remarkable change of expression level in Nrf-2, proteins related with many transcriptional and anti -oxidative stress enzyme, was observed in the groups of three concentration of ... Expression of Nrf2 protein in the PM2.5 - and PM10 - t reated rat lung epithelial cell was determined by Weste rn B lotting. The lower shows the ratio of Nrf2/actin usi ng c alculatging by densitometor....

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... significantly reduced (p ＜ 0.05) in all groups compared to the control group. Similar finding have been reported in other study during oxidative stress [24]. No significant changes in GST activity was ... resistant strain of insect [38]. GST levels were also increased significantly after 30 days of exposure to protect RBCs from oxidative damage. Further significant decreases in GSH levels in our study ... oxidative damage [16]. Increased activity of GST was reported in Drosophila melanogaster after insecticide exposure [27]. Elevated GSTs were reported in Nilaparvata lugens, a pyrethroid insecticide...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... 5D). Anaplerotic fixation of CO 2 by PEPC increased in re- sponse to O 3 in both groups of seedlings (Figs. 5E–5H) dur- ing the growing season. The level of activity decreased in the neoformed flush of the episodic ... by immersing the tubes for 5 min in boiling water. The colorimetric determination of NO 2 − was done by mixing 0.25 mL of incubation medium with 0.25 mL 0.02% N-(1-Naphtyl) ethylenediamine and ... preformed flush, consisting of preformed leaves and the second flush as neoformed flush consisting of neoformed leaves as described by Gregory [18]. 2.1.2. Harvesting of seedlings Seedlings were randomly...

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... sVEGFR-1. Endothelium injury is critical in SSc and is suspected to occur early in the disease process. Circulating sVCAM-1 is a recognised marker of disease activity and a possible marker of disease severity ... production, including hypoxic conditions and stimulation by transforming growth factor, CD40 ligand, interleukin 1, or interleukin 6 [10]. Oxi- dative stress also promotes angiogenesis [13]. The link between ... the concentration of VEGF or sVEGFR-1. Our results suggest that nifedipine can ameliorate endothelium injury in SSc and that VEGF signalling may by impaired in this disease without implication of the sVEGFR-1. Endothelium...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... study of Long and colleagues contributes to our knowledge on the broad range of IL-7/IL-7R-driven pathways. In addition to its role in inflammation driven joint destruction, and its potential role ... potential role in T cell-driven bone loss in the absence of prominent inflammation, direct harmful effects on cartilage can be added to the list of catabolic properties of IL-7. In this respect, ... is a target of interest for the treatment of rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and OA. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. References 1....

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