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... Cimicifuga foetida L. is a well-established traditional Chinese medicine with heat-clearing and detoxifying effects and has good therapeutic effect on oral mucosal ulcer and pharyngitis. The rhizome of this herb is rich in triterpenoid glycosides, including 23-O-acetylshengmanol-3-o-α-L-arabinoside (DA). Whether and how DA attenuates acute lung injury (ALI) are unclear. Accordingly, we focused on ...
Atractylodes lancea; Magnolia officinalis; Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; adiponectin receptors; agonists; animal models; diet; fluorescent antibody technique; fructose; humans; insulin; insulin resistance; kidneys; liquid chromatography; non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase; pharmacology; rats; tandem mass spectrometry; therapeutics; thermosensitivity
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... In traditional Chinese medicine, a long term of improper diet causes the Dampness and disturbs Zang-Fu's functions including Kidney deficiency. Atractylodes lancea (Atr) and Magnolia officinalis (Mag) as a famous herb pair are commonly used to transform Dampness, with kidney protection. To explore how Atr and Mag protected against insulin signaling impairment in glomerular podocytes induced by hig ...
AMP-activated protein kinase; Larimichthys crocea; Western blotting; acetyl-CoA carboxylase; alanine transaminase; antioxidant activity; aquaculture; aspartate transaminase; beta oxidation; blood glucose; calcium; carnitine palmitoyltransferase; catalase; citrates; diacylglycerol acyltransferase; dietary supplements; droplet size; fatty acid transport proteins; fatty-acid synthase; fish; gene expression; glucokinase; glucose; growth performance; hepatosomatic index; hexokinase; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; high fat diet; interleukin-1beta; juveniles; lipemic effect; lipogenesis; liver; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; malate dehydrogenase; muscles; obesity; oxidation; phosphofructokinases; prostaglandin synthase; protein synthesis; pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide); pyruvate kinase; pyruvic acid; succinate dehydrogenase (quinone); triacylglycerol lipase; triacylglycerols; weight gain
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... Calcium pyruvate (CP), known as an energetic aid, has been shown to enhance lipid utilization and prevent obesity in mammals. However, very few studies were conducted to evaluate the potential implications of CP for aquatic animals. This study examined the role of CP on fat deposition in large yellow croaker by feeding fish with high-fat diets containing four levels of dietary CP (0, 0.375%, 0.75% ...
Celastrus orbiculatus; Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; actin; analgesics; animals; cell movement; medicinal plants; metalloproteinases; metastasis; microfilaments; neoplasm cells; protein degradation; regulatory proteins; stomach neoplasms; China
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... The traditional Chinese medicine herb Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. is an important folk medicinal plant in China that has been used as an anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and analgesic in various diseases. Recent years, many studies have reported the significant effects of Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. extract (COE) on gastric cancer. However, the specific mechanism by which COE regulates gastric canc ...
DNA; DNA damage; Sparus aurata; Western blotting; carcinogenicity; cell viability; chemical structure; comet assay; environment; environmental assessment; fish; genes; genotoxicity; hepatocytes; metabolites; mutagens; phenanthrenes; protein synthesis; risk assessment
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... Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent pollutants normally found in the environment as complex mixtures. Although several individual PAHs are classified as mutagenic and carcinogenic pollutants, the interaction effects between compounds in a mixture may trigger different toxicological mechanisms and, consequently, yield different effects to organisms which are not accounted for in ...
... Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of disease centered on obesity, which is the result of stagnation of liver qi according to traditional Chinese medicine. Panax notoginseng is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, entering liver and stomach meridians and dissipating blood stasis, in which panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are the main active components. However, its effects and mechanism on m ...
... Xianglian Pill (XLP) is a classical Chinese medicine prescription applied for controlling ulcerative colitis (UC). Whereas, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present work was aimed to investigate the mechanism of XLP in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC via the Toll Like Receptor 4 (TLR4)/Myeloid Differentiation factor 88 (MyD88)/Nuclear Factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signaling in mice. ...
Influenza A virus; Oriental traditional medicine; Trollius chinensis; Western blotting; blood; cytoplasm; epithelium; fluorescent antibody technique; lungs; nasal cavity; pharmacology; pharyngitis; pneumonia; spleen; therapeutics; viruses
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... The flowers of Trollius chinensis Bunge (Ranunculaceae) is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat various inflammatory diseases, including upper respiratory infections, chronic tonsillitis, and pharyngitis. Recently, there has been growing research on the antiviral role of the flowers of T. chinensis Bunge. However, little is known about its anti-influenza virus effects and the underlying me ...
DNA; Western blotting; apoptosis; autophagy; flame retardants; flow cytometry; humans; neurons; neurotoxicity; phosphates; phosphorylation; protective effect; rats; China
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... Tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP) is a commonly used organophosphate-based flame retardant and can bio-accumulate in human tissues and organs. As its structure is similar to that of neurotoxic organophosphate pesticides, the neurotoxicity of TDCIPP has raised widespread concerns. TDCIPP can increase neuronal apoptosis and induce autophagy. However, its regulatory mechanism remains un ...
... S-Equol is an intestinal bacterial metabolite of the isoflavone daidzein. Racemic (±)-equol is used as a dietary estrogen supplement in menopausal women and is suggested to affect the female reproductive function and development, primarily controlled by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and gonadotropin-releasing hormone release. In this study, murine neurons were utilized to evaluate the ef ...
... Liver cancers, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are a highly prevalent cause of cancer-related deaths. Current treatments to combat liver cancer are limited. (−)-Agelasidine A, a compound isolated from the methanol extract of Agelasnakamurai, a sesquiterpene guanidine derived from sea sponge, has antibacterial activity. We demonstrated its anticancer capabilities by researching the associat ...
Carlos Palma-Flores; Paola B. Zárate-Segura; J. Manuel Hernández-Hernández; Sergio de los Santos; Andrea S. Tejeda-Gómez; Luis Javier Cano-Martínez; Patricia Canto; Jorge Omar Garcia-Rebollar; Ramón M. Coral-Vázquez
Western blotting; bioinformatics; exercise; genes; hypertrophy; mice; microRNA; muscle development; muscles; myogenin; signal transduction; skeletal muscle
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... The flavanol (−)-epicatechin has exercise-mimetic properties. Besides, several miRNAs play a role in modulating the adaptation of the muscle to different training protocols. However, notwithstanding all information, few studies aimed to determine if (−)-epicatechin can modify the expression of miRNAs related to skeletal muscle development and regeneration. Mice were treated for fifteen days by ora ...
Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez; María de la Luz Galván-Ramírez; Laura Rocío Rodríguez-Pérez; Edgar I. López-Pulido; Christian David Hernández-Silva; Inocencia Guadalupe Ramírez-López; Grecia Viridiana Morales Amaya; Luis David Lopez Cabrera; José Francisco Muñoz-Valle; Adrián Ramírez-de-Arellano
... Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a parasite common in pregnancy. Monocytes and macrophages are a significant immunologic barrier against T. gondii by boosting up inflammation. This outcome is highly regulated by signaling pathways such as MAPK (ERK1/2) and PI3K (AKT), necessary in cell growth and proliferation. It may be associated with the hormonal receptors’ modulation by T. gondii (Estrogen Rec ...
... Pathological vascular remodeling and cell proliferation play vital roles in many proliferative vascular diseases. Estrogen can protect the cardiovascular system, but its exact molecular mechanism is unknown. Here we report that 17β-estradiol (E2) suppressed vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) proliferation and inflammation. qRT-PCR and Western blot demonstrated that E2 decreased NF-κB p50 express ...
Western blotting; absorption; adhesion; biochemical pathways; cell viability; cytotoxicity; dietary supplements; electrical resistance; epithelium; glycyrrhizin; human cell lines; humans; intestines; luciferase; metabolites; models; occludins; permeability; protein content; tight junctions; toxicity testing; traditional medicine
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... PURPOSE: Glycyrrhizin (GL) and its metabolites 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid (18α-GA) and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (18β-GA) are used as traditional medicine and food sweeteners. As the major rout of their administration is oral way, therefore their impact on intestinal epithelial cells are investigated. METHODS: The effects of GL and its metabolites on cell viability using MTT assay, on cytotoxicity usin ...
Mohammed W. Al-Rabia; Mohamed A. Alfaleh; Hani Z. Asfour; Waleed S. Alharbi; Mohamed A. El-Moselhy; Nabil A. Alhakamy; Usama A. Fahmy; Osama A. A. Ahmed; Omar Fahmy; Omar M. Rashad; Abdulmohsin J. Alamoudi; Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim
Western blotting; antioxidants; bioavailability; cyclosporine; kidneys; males; micelles; nanocarriers; nephrotoxicity; oral administration; particle size; polyethylene glycol; protein synthesis; succinic acid
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... The immunosuppressant cyclosporine A (CSA) has been linked to serious renal toxic effects. Although 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME) possesses a wide range of pharmacological abilities, it suffers poor bioavailability after oral administration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of 2ME loaded D-ɑ-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) micelles to prevent CSA-induced nephrotox ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) has a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rh2 (G-Rh2) is a natural compound extracted from ginseng, which exhibits anticancer effects in many cancer types. In this study, we demonstrated the effect and underlying molecular mechanism of G-Rh2 in CRC cells in vitro and in vivo. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, cell cycle, and western ...
... Ionizing radiation (IR) brings many health problems to humans, causing damage to the digestive system, hematopoietic system, and immune system. Natural compounds derived from plants have attracted widespread attention due to their low toxicity. Here, we found that 3,4,5‐O‐tricaffeoylquinic acid (tCQA) extracted from natural plant Azolla imbricata could significantly alleviate the systemic damage i ...
Western blotting; absorption barrier; anti-inflammatory activity; blood glucose; body weight; digestive system diseases; glutathione; high fat diet; hyperglycemia; inflammation; insulin; insulin resistance; interleukin-10; intestines; lipopolysaccharides; malondialdehyde; mitogen-activated protein kinase; myosin; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; oxidative stress; protein synthesis; streptozotocin; superoxide dismutase; tight junctions
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... This study aims to investigate whether 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DHAA) can improve gut barrier function by inhibiting the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) - myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) signaling pathway in type 2 diabetes (T2D) mice. T2D mice were induced by a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin. T2D mice were intragastrically administered with DHAA at 75 and 150 mg kg/bod ...
... BACKGROUND: Hepatic macrophages regulate liver granuloma formation and fibrosis caused by infection with Schistosoma japonicum, with the manner of regulation dependent on macrophage activation state. Interleukin (IL)-37 may have immunomodulatory effects on macrophages. However, whether IL-37 can affect liver granuloma formation and fibrosis by affecting the polarization of macrophages in S. japoni ...
Western blotting; apoptosis; atherosclerosis; biomarkers; blood serum; cholesterol; fluorescent antibody technique; food research; grain consumption; health claims; heart; high fat diet; histology; ingredients; mitochondria; risk; triacylglycerols; whole grain foods
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... SCOPE: Whole grain consumption has been proven to be inversely associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. As a biomarker for whole grain dietary intake, 5‐heptadecylresorcinol (AR‐C17) has attracted increased attention due to its potential health‐improving activity. However, the beneficial effect of AR‐C17 on atherosclerosis prevention and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. METHODS ...
... Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-BDEs) are major transformation products of PBDEs that readily bioaccumulate in the marine food web. Although 6-OH-BDE-47 is frequently and abundantly detected in cetaceans, its potential toxic effects are largely unknown. We explored the toxicological pathways and mechanisms of OH-BDEs by exposing pygmy killer whale skin fibroblast cell lines (PKW-LW ...
Macleaya cordata; Western blotting; alkaloids; apoptosis; caspases; cell growth; energy metabolism; flow cytometry; glycolysis; homeostasis; mitochondria; mitophagy; neoplasm cells; oxaloacetic acid; pancreatic neoplasms; reactive oxygen species
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... Many extracts and purified alkaloids of M. cordata (Papaveraceae family) have been reported to display promising anti-tumor effects by inhibiting cancer cell growth and inducing apoptosis in many cancer types. However, no evidence currently exists for anti-pancreatic cancer activity of alkaloids extracted from M. cordata, including a novel alkaloid named 6‑methoxy dihydrosphingosine (6-Methoxydihy ...
... Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a Gram-positive bacteria, is an incurable cause of hospital and community-acquired infections. Inhibition bacterial virulence is a viable strategy against S. aureus infections based on the multiple virulence factors secreted by S. aureus. Alpha-hemolysin (Hla) plays a crucial role in bacteria virulence without affecting bacterial viability. Here, we identified th ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important death-related disease in the world and new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed to reduce mortality. Several studies have demonstrated that emodin, the main ingredient of Rheum palmatum, fights cancer but its potential anti-tumor effect on CRC is still unknown. The present study is aimed to explore the potential anti-tumor effects of emodin against CRC ...
... Type 2 diabetes is characterized by reduced insulin sensitivity, elevated blood metabolites, and reduced mitochondrial metabolism. Insulin resistant populations often exhibit reduced expression of genes governing mitochondrial metabolism such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α). Interestingly, PGC-1α regulates the expression of branched-chain amino acid ...
... Aldehyde dehydrogenase 6 family member A1 (ALDH6A1) is associated with multiple diseases, but its pathogenesis in colon cancer (CC) is ambiguous and needs further study so that this research explores the function of ALDH6A1 in CC. The level of ALDH6A1 in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), CC tissues, and cells was measured by starBase v2.0, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and ...
... Objective: Endometriosis is a benign gynecological disease characterized by distant metastasis. Previous studies have discovered abnormal numbers and function of immune cells in endometriotic lesions. We aimed to find potential biomarkers of endometriosis and to explore the relationship between ASPN and the immune microenvironment of endometriosis. Methods: We obtained the GSE141549 and GSE7305 da ...
H-transporting ATP synthase; Western blotting; biophysics; diabetes; endoplasmic reticulum stress; glucose; glucose tolerance; high fat diet; insulin; insulin secretion; models; proton pump; transcriptome; transportation; vacuoles
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... Vacuolar H⁺-ATPase (V-ATPase) is a ubiquitous proton pump that mediates the proton transmembrane transportation in various cells. Previously, H subunit of V-ATPase (ATP6V1H) was found to be related with insulin secretion and diabetes. However, the mechanism by which ATP6V1H regulates insulin secretion and glucose metabolism remains unclear. Herein, we established a high-fat-diet (HFD) fed model wi ...
... Diabetes mellitus (DM), a familiar disease, is characterized by high blood glucose levels owing to insulin deficiency. Researches have suggested that the incidence rate of diabetes is increasing and it has become an important global epidemic. The type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is featured with pancreatic β-cell loss and lack of insulin release. Nevertheless, the therapeutic methods that was helpf ...
... Breast cancer is one of the malignant tumors with the highest morbidity and mortality rate. Numerous efficient anti-breast cancer drugs are being derived from the development of natural products. Voacamine (VOA), a bisindole alkaloid isolated from Voacanga africana Stapf, possesses various pharmacological and biological activities. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of VOA against breast ...
... Neuroblastoma (NB) is a commonly occurring malignancy in children. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an adaptive change in promoting tumor metastasis. As an important factor in regulating tumor metastasis, whether legumain could promote metastasis of NB by EMT is still unexplored. Legumain is the active form of prolegumain, abundant in tumor plasma. So in the current study, different form ...
Western blotting; axons; cell membranes; cerebral cortex; dose response; females; heavy metals; hippocampus; lead acetate; memory; mice; microscopy; nerve tissue; neurotoxicity; permeability; pollution; protein synthesis; research; survival rate
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... Lead (Pb) is a widespread environmental heavy metal that can damage the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and reduce the learning and memory ability in humans and animals. In vivo and in vitro models of acute lead acetate exposure were established to further study the mechanism of neurons injury. In this study, 4-week-old female Kunming mice were randomly divided into four groups. Each group was tr ...
Western blotting; adipogenesis; adiposity; blood lipids; epididymis; exercise; lipid metabolism; lipids; mitogen-activated protein kinase; nutrition research; obesity; risk factors; spectrophotometers; viruses; white adipose tissue
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... Adipogenesis is one of the triggers of obesity, which is a risk factor for various metabolic diseases. Long noncoding RNA steroid receptor RNA activator (lncRNA-SRA) is closely related to adipogenesis and p38/JNK mitogen-activated protein kinase mediates lipid production by regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). Aerobic exercise can be efficient in improving adiposity ...
Western blotting; anti-inflammatory activity; anti-inflammatory agents; colitis; colon; interleukin-6; macrophages; mice; secretion; traditional medicine; weight loss
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... Aesculetin (6,7-dihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one) has been reported to exhibit potent anti-inflammatory property both in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect and investigated underlying molecular mechanisms of aesculetin in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages and DSS-induced colitis. In this study, the production of NO, TNF-α, and IL-6 were measured to identify t ...
Western blotting; albumins; boars; cold tolerance; cryobiology; fluorescent antibody technique; freeze-thaw cycles; protein disulfide-isomerase; proteomics; semen quality; sperm quality
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... The frozen semen of Erhualian pig can promote the continuous improvement of commercial pigs, but currently, frozen semen fails to satisfy the practical application requirement. Oxidative damage is one of the crucial factors affecting the quality of frozen semen; besides, there are individual differences in boar sperm freezability. Based on the previous analysis of the proteomic differences of Erhu ...
... The potential of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in regulating some microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in multiple cancer-related pathways, including resistance to chemotherapeutics, may be a valuable idea for overcoming the CDDP resistance of GC cells. Treatment of gastric AGS and MKN-45 cells with CDDP enriched the CDDP surviving cells (CDDP-SCs). The abilities of chemoresistance to CDDP drug, migration ...
Western blotting; cell viability; lead; oxidative stress; peptides; protein synthesis; soybeans
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... Many researchers have found that Pb exposure can cause oxidative stress damage to the body’s tissue. Black soybean peptide (BSP) has a variety of physiological functions, especially in terms of oxidative stress. Nevertheless, the mitigation function of BSPs on Pb-induced oxidative stress damage in PC12 cells has not been clearly defined. In this study, cell viability was detected by CCK8. Oxidativ ...
Western blotting; allicin; apoptosis; blood; dose response; drugs; garlic; histology; ischemia; liver; liver function; mechanism of action; models; morbidity; mortality; necrosis; neoplasms; oxidative stress; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; protective effect; reperfusion injury; signal transduction; surgery
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... Background: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury to the liver is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following liver surgery, trauma, and hemorrhagic shock. It was reported that allicin, a type of garlic compound, had a protective effect against other hepatic diseases. Allicin's ability to protect against liver injury caused by ischemic reperfusion remains unknown. As a result, we ...
Western blotting; acid treatment; alpha-linolenic acid; cell growth; gas chromatography; hepatoma; lipid composition; migratory behavior; neoplasm cells; nutrition; protein synthesis; spectrometers
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... BACKGROUND: Altered lipid profiles are frequently present in cancer, and it is necessary to elucidate the role of changed lipid profiles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We conducted this study to investigate the changed lipid profile in HCC tissues and discover some remarkably changed lipid components, and to explore the function of changed lipid components in HCC development. METHODS: Gas chro ...
... The birthweight after frozen embryo transfer (FET) was significantly higher compared with fresh embryo transfer (fresh ET), while the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we transferred vitrified-warmed or fresh mice blastocysts into pseudopregnant recipients (n = 11 each group) produced by natural mating to avoid the influence of superovulation. The fetal weight, placental weight, placental ...
... Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) results in the development of Bell’s pals but still, the pathophysiology of the facial nerve paralysis is still not fully studied. The main objective is to establish an animal model of type 1 herpes simplex virus (HSV-1)–induced face paralysis in the mouse and to investigate the pattern of changes in intercellular adhesion molecule -1(ICAM-1) expression in the f ...
... N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates many aspects of RNA metabolism and is involved in learning and memory processes. Yet, the impact of a dysregulation of post-transcriptional m6A editing on synaptic impairments in neurodegenerative disorders remains unknown. Here we investigated the m6A methylation pattern in the hippocampus of Huntington’s disease (HD) mice and the potential role of the m6A RNA m ...
AMP-activated protein kinase; Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; acetyl-CoA carboxylase; adipocytes; adiponectin; adiponectin receptors; adipose tissue; arachidonic acid; biosynthesis; carboxylic ester hydrolases; fatty-acid synthase; glycerol; glycerophospholipids; high performance liquid chromatography; inflammation; interleukin-10; interleukin-6; leaves; metabolites; metabolomics; molecular biology; mulberries; obesity; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; sterols; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Obesity is a worldwide problem that resulted from the excessive fat accumulation in adipose tissue, leading to the impairment of individual health. Mulberry leaf is an important traditional Chinese medicine and has been used to alleviate obesity for a long term. However, its underlying molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated yet. In this study, we aimed to investigate the inhibition ef ...
Danio rerio; Gastrodia elata; Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; adults; antidepressants; apoptosis; cell viability; diet; fluorescent antibody technique; gene expression; models; pharmacology; protein synthesis; China
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... Gastrodia elata Blume (G. elata), a traditional Chinese herb, known as “Tian Ma”, is widely used as a common medicine and diet ingredient for treating or preventing neurological disorders for thousands of years in China. However, the anti-depressant effect of G. elata and the underlying mechanism have not been fully evaluated. The study is aimed to investigate the anti-depressant effect and the mo ...
... Blepharis maderaspatensis is an ethnomedicinal plant used by the Mavilan and Koraga tribes of Kerala state, India for the treatment of liver diseases. Thus, the present study aims to evaluate the liver protective activity of defatted ethanolic extract of B. maderaspatensis on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver inflammation and oxidative stress in Wistar rat model. Preliminary phytochemical eva ...
Western blotting; amygdala; animal behavior; fearfulness; inflammation; memory; pathophysiology; research
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... Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pathological fear memory-related disease. The persistence of pathological fearful memories is one of the most characteristic symptoms of PTSD. However, this can be eliminated by intervening in reconsolidation. Inflammation is intimately involved in the pathophysiologic progression of PTSD. Amentoflavone (AF) has anti-inflammatory effects. However, the eff ...
DNA; Western blotting; ammonia; animal models; apoptosis; dose response; epithelium; genes; inflammation; lungs; metabolome; mineral fertilizers; oxidative phosphorylation; oxidative stress; protein synthesis; pyruvic acid; swine; toxicity; transcriptome; transmission electron microscopy; China
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... Ammonia, a common toxic gas, is not only one of the main causes of haze, but also can enter respiratory tract and directly affect the health of humans and animals. Pig was used as an animal model for exploring the molecular mechanism and dose effect of ammonia toxicity to lung. In this study, the apoptosis of type II alveolar epithelial cells was observed in high ammonia exposure group using trans ...
... Apoptosis of ovarian granular cells is closely related with weakening fertility of women. Hence, resisting apoptosis of human ovarian granular cells is of important significance. According to previous studies, DAPI fluorescence staining experiment and Western Blot test of Caspase-3 demonstrate that small peptides from Periplaneta americana (SPPA) can improve hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) -induced apopt ...
... Cigarette smoke (CS) is one of the major risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and increases the risk of lung cancer (LC). Anemoside B4 (B4) is the main bioactive ingredient in Pulsatilla chinensis (P. chinensis), a traditional medicinal herb for various diseases. It has a wide range of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and anti-cancer activities. However, in recent years, ...
... Current evidence suggests that liver fibrosis is reversible even at late stages. Pyroptosis is reportedly regulated by classical and non-classical pathways and is also involved in the activation of the human hepatic stellate cell line LX2. This study sought to identify regulatory pathways that pyroptosis of HSC during AngII-ROS-induced HSC activation and provides novel insights for anti-fibrosis t ...
Western blotting; antagonists; biophysics; fluorescent antibody technique; gene expression; humans; inflammation; lipopolysaccharides; mitochondria; models; peptides; protein content; protein synthesis; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; telomerase; transfection
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... Angiotensin (Ang) (1–7) is a vasodilator peptide that ameliorates microcirculation dysfunction, increases telomerase activity in cells, and exerts vasodilatory, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative stress, and antiapoptotic effects. Mitochondrial human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) plays an important role in the processes of antiapoptosis, antioxidative stress, and immortalization. This stu ...
Western blotting; animal reproduction; apoptosis; caspase-3; cell proliferation; connexins; epithelium; fluorometry; ganders; gap junctions; gene expression; genes; histology; morphometry; testes
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... Molecular mechanisms of seasonal changes in testicular morphology, histoarchitecture, and functions in birds have not been fully elucidated. The aim of the study was to examine the alternations in cell proliferation and apoptosis, these processes-related gene expressions, and gap junction protein (GJA1gene, connexin 43 protein; Cx43) expression and localization in gander testes during annual stage ...
... Neutrophils are an important component of the innate immune system, and one of their defense mechanisms, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), is a hot topic of the current research. This study explored the effects of fumonisin B1 (FB1) on chicken neutrophil production of NETs and its possible molecular mechanism of action. Scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy were used to obs ...
... The objective of this study was to investigate the antagonistic effects of selenium (Se) on lead (Pb)-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis of sheep Leydig cells and its underlying mechanism. Leydig cells collected from 8-month-old sheep were treated with Pb (40 μmol/L) and/or Se (2 μmol/L), respectively. CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell proliferation and apoptosis after cultured for 48 h. The ...
... The study aims to investigate the repair effects of Ser-Ser-Asp-Ala-Phe-Phe-Pro-Phe-Arg (SSDAFFPFR) and Ser-Asn-Val-Phe-Asp-Met-Phe (SNVFDMF) peptides on scopolamine-caused memory impairment in mice. Behavioral experiments have revealed that Antarctic krill peptides can ameliorate scopolamine caused memory impairment by changing the behavior of mice. In comparison with the scopolamine group, the t ...
... We previously reported that rhamnan sulfate (RS) purified from Monostroma nitidum significantly suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in cultured human vascular endothelial cells. Here, we analyzed the effect of orally administered RS on LPS-induced damage to mouse organs and vascular endothelium. RS (1 mg) was orally administered daily to BALB/c mice, 50 μg of LPS was intraperi ...
... BACKGROUND: Persistent HPV16 infection is the leading risk factor for developing cervical cancer. Anti-L1 antibodies against HPV16 produced in HPV16 infections play diverse roles in the clearance of virus infection and prevention of persistence. It has been implicated that the cervicovaginal squamous epithelial cells actually express TRIM21 and that some HPV16 particles could escape leaky endosoma ...
... Exposure of environmental toxin is linked to the onset of Parkinson's disease (PD), especially in majority of sporadic cases. One of such toxins, namely Rotenone has been widely investigated to produce the Parkinsonian model in laboratories. The toxin causes the death of the dopaminergic neurons, aggregation of α-Synuclein, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and initiate other pathways leading to ...
Protozoa; Toxoplasma gondii; Western blotting; cell communication; exosomes; genes; interleukin-6; macrophages; mice; pregnancy; secretion; tachyzoites; toxoplasmosis; transmission electron microscopy; ultracentrifugation
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... BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic intracellular protozoon that is estimated to infect about 30% of the world’s population, resulting in toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients and adverse outcomes in cases of primary infection during pregnancy. Exosomes are tubular vesicles secreted by cells, and function in intercellular communication. It has been reported that the exosomes secreted ...
Western blotting; X-radiation; apoptosis; blood serum; caspase-3; collagen; colon; dexamethasone; enteritis; epithelium; fibrosis; fluorescence; fluorescent antibody technique; heat; interleukin-6; irradiation; males; mitochondria; models; peroxidation; pro-apoptotic proteins; protein content; traditional medicine
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... As a typical heat-clearing prescription, Shaoyao decoction (SYD) has a robust function of clearing viscera heat for the treatment of several intestinal discomfort symptoms. Clinical evidence indicated that it had the potential to cure radiation enteritis. However, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The present study was designed to probe the protective effects and the involved mechanisms of ...
Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; animal models; apoptosis; blood serum; cartilage; chondrocytes; coculture; flow cytometry; inflammation; interleukin-6; phosphorylation; protein synthesis; rheumatoid arthritis
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... Shi-Wei-Ru-Xiang pills (SW) as a tradition Tibetan medicine has been clinically proved effective in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, the underlying mechanism of SW remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the anti-arthritic effect of SW and its possible mechanisms of action. A CIA rat model in vivo, and IL-1β-stimulated synoviocytes or chondrocytes and a co-culture system (IL- ...
... Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a kind of inflammation on the skin following with swollen, itchy, dryness and cracked skin. Though the exact cause of AD is unknown, there are evidence that people with AD have a compromised skin barrier along with inflammation. Eclipta prostrata Linné is a traditional herbal medicinal plant, has been used for the diabetes, obesity, jaundice, and inflammation. We supposed ...
... Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. It is known that aucubin (AU) exerts anti-inflammatory activity, but its effects and mechanisms in RA are unclear. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of AU in vivo and in vitro. Human fibroblast-like synoviocyte cells from patients with RA (HFLS-RA), RAW264.7 cells, and MC3T3-E1 cells were use ...
Hosta plantaginea; Western blotting; alternative medicine; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; flavonoids; flowers; glycosides; interleukin-6; lipopolysaccharides; macrophages; medicine; nitric oxide; prostaglandins; protein content; protein synthesis; secretion; toxicity; transcription factor NF-kappa B; viability; China
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... BACKGROUND: The flower of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers has traditionally been used in China as an important Mongolian medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases with limited scientific evidence. In previous studies, 16 flavonoids and 3 phenylethanoid glycosides (1–19) were isolated from the ethanolic extract of H. plantaginea flowers. Nevertheless, the anti-inflammatory effects of the ...
Clausena lansium; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Western blotting; alternative medicine; antioxidant activity; arabinose; enzymes; fruits; galactose; galacturonic acid; gel chromatography; glucose; glucuronic acid; humans; mannose; melanin; melanogenesis; melanoma; models; molecular weight; mushrooms; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pectins; rhamnose; ribose; tyrosine; water solubility
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... BACKGROUND: Polysaccharides from wampee have been reported to process various biological activities, while the relationship between structure and bioactivities has been barely addressed. Pectin, an abundant water-soluble polysaccharide in wampee, showed significant antioxidant activity, which was associated with the anti-melanogenic activity. Therefore, this study investigated the physicochemical ...
... The rhizome of Dioscorea batatas Decne (called Chinses yam) widely distributed in East Asian countries including China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan has long been used in oriental folk medicine owing to its tonic, antitussive, expectorant and anti-ulcerative effects. It has been reported to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, cholesterol-lowering, anticholinesterase, growth hormone-releasing, antifu ...
Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; blood serum; cell growth; flow cytometry; hepatoma; mice; models; protein synthesis; xenotransplantation
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... Yanggan Huayu granule (YGHY) is a formula of traditional Chinese medicine that has been widely used to treat patients with liver cancer. But its working mechanism is still poorly understood.Aim of the study: To investigate the anti-tumor effect of YGHY and its working mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).H22 mouse xenograft model was used to detect the effect of YGHY on hepatocellular carc ...
K. Karthikeyan; A. T. Manish Kumar; D. Harshini; G. Pooja; J. Arul Daniel; Pavani Yasam; G. Gracevictoria; M. Priayanka; P. Krishnaraj; R. Vidya; S. Asha Devi; Sabbasani Rajasekhara Reddy; Raja Sudhakaran
Penaeidae; Western blotting; White spot syndrome virus; antiviral properties; crabs; financial economics; freshwater; histopathology; markets; polymerase chain reaction; survival rate; tissues; white spot syndrome
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... Shrimp farming industries are subjected to severe economic loss due to a disease called white spot syndrome, a viral disease caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in penaeid shrimp. Numerous active compounds in the market possess anti-viral activity against the white spot syndrome virus, yet the issue remains unsolved. The present study was carried out to determine the anti-viral activity of ...
... Caffeic acid and its derivatives are polyphenolic compounds, which are present in high concentration in propolis and medicinal plants. Their antioxidant activity has been reported; however, the antiangiogenic effects of benzyl caffeate remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the angiogenic and apoptotic effects of benzyl caffeate both in vitro on HUVECs and in vivo in chick embryo chorionic ...
... BACKGROUND: Imidazole nucleus has been used efficiently in the development of many drug molecules due to its therapeutic effects. Many derivatives of it have been produced particularly for use in cancer treatment. However, the anti-cancer effects of imidazole nucleus in liver cancer cells are as yet unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-cancer effects of imidazole nucleus in hep ...
... This study investigated the antioxidant role of selenium (Se) in the form of selenomethionine (SLM) in LPS-induced oxidative stress via the glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzymes and the Nrf2/HO-1 transcription factor. The impact of serum supplementation in culture media on GPxs was also studied. The bovine uterus is constantly exposed to exogenous pathogens postpartum, and the endometrium is the fi ...
Lactobacillus fermentum; Western blotting; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; blood serum; brain; collagen; fermentation; food science; galactose; gene expression; genes; humans; inflammation; liver; mice; oxidation; peroxidation; probiotics; protein synthesis; research and development; soymilk; temperature
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... This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant effect of soybean milk fermented by a new type of Lactobacillus fermentum (LF-HFY02) by using D-galactose induced aging mice model. Firstly, the optimal fermentation conditions was screened out by detecting the effects of different fermentation temperature and time on the active components and antioxidant activity of soybean milk in vitro. And then u ...
... An in-depth understanding of the bioactive mechanism of phytochemicals has a good guiding value for the design of related functional foods. Herein, the effect of N¹, N⁵- di-[(E)-p-coumaroyl]-spermidine (NDPS) originated from adlay on protecting HepG2 cells from oxidative stress was evaluated by MTT assay, western blot and qRT-PCR. After pre-treatment of NDPS, the activities of antioxidant enzymes ...
... Seven undescribed Amaryllidaceae alkaloids classified into four types, including the plicamine-type, secoplicamine-type, belladine-type and pretazettine-type, along with another three alkaloids that have not been isolated from plant material and seven known alkaloids, were isolated from the bulbs of Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb. The structures were elucidated on the basis of various spec ...
... Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease on the deepest lining of the colon and rectum. Wogonin is an antitumor flavonoid, which possesses various therapeutic properties. Even if the anti‐colitis effect of wogonin was documented earlier, but the wogonin effect on inflammation underlying mechanism is not fully elucidated. In this present study, we hypothesized to study the oxidative damag ...
... Doxorubicin (DOX) is a broad-spectrum anti-tumor drug that has been associated with cardiotoxicity. Plant extracts have been shown to confer protection against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Apocynum venetum L. belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flavonoid extracted from Apocynum venetum L. possess various biological effects, such as lowering blood pressure levels, sedation, diuresis, anti-aging, and ...
... There is ample evidence to suggest that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent mitogen factor in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis and that blockade of VEGF-mediated signals can also prevent tumor growth via enforcing cell apoptosis. In the current study, we assessed the suppressing effect of VGB4, a VEGF antagonist peptide with the binding ability to both VEGF receptor1 and VEGF rece ...
... Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal female reproductive malignancy in the world. Paclitaxel and carboplatin are generally the first-line treatment drugs for ovarian cancer patients, but numerous patients may develop chemotherapy resistance. Thus, it is urgent to identify novel drugs for ovarian cancer treatment. Arborinine has been known as a broad-spectrum anti-tumor agent due to it p ...
Western blotting; apoptosis; arsenic oxide; central nervous system; cytotoxicity; death; ferroptosis; glutamate-ammonia ligase; glutathione; iron absorption; molecular biology; neoplasms; proteomics; therapeutics
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... BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial tumor in central nervous system threatening children’s health with limited therapeutic options. Arsenic trioxide (ATO) has been identified the cytotoxicity in NB cells but the potential mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we attempted to obtain some insight into the mechanisms of cell death induced by ATO in NB cells. METHODS AND ...
... Artemisia annua L. (A. annua) is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used since ancient times to treat malaria, eczema, dermatomycosis, jaundice, and boils. Modern pharmacological studies show that it has immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the mechanism of A. annua in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) remains unclear. This study was aimed to investigate the ef ...
... It has been reported that ascorbic acid inhibits non-alcoholic fatty liver disease partially by activating fatty acid β-oxidation. However, little is known about the mechanism of ascorbic acid-mediated lipid synthesis. Western blot, qRT-PCR and immunofluorescent staining were used to determine if ascorbic acid can regulate expression of liver X receptor α (LXRα) and AMP-activated protein kinase α ...
... To explore the novel protective effect of Asperosaponin VI (AVI) on sepsis and its potential mechanism. In in vitro experiments, bone marrow mononuclear cells and THP-1-derived cells were used to evaluate the viability of AVI treatment. Besides, the quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot were adopted to explore the protective effect of AVI on LPS-induced inflammation. For in vivo work, the ef ...
Dugesia; Western blotting; apoptosis; aspirin; cell proliferation; fluorescent antibody technique; freshwater; metabolites; municipal wastewater; protein synthesis; river water; salicylic acid; stem cells; therapeutics; toxicity; toxicology
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... As a widely used drug in clinical practice, aspirin has a large number of residual drugs and metabolites discharged into the environment during the pharmaceutical process or after taking the drug. Aspirin content and its metabolite, salicylic acid, have been reported and detected in several river water samples and municipal wastewaters. However, little is known about the toxicity mechanisms of thi ...
Western blotting; ethanol; models; phosphorylation; toxicity
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... The assay presented here was designed to assess the immediate effects of ethanol (EtOH) exposure on intracellular signaling activated by BMPs (Bone Morphogenetic Proteins). Previous reports of the relationship between EtOH exposure and BMP-dependent signaling have primarily assessed the expression of individual BMPs, changes in BMP target genes or effects on the phosphorylation level of key downst ...
AMP-activated protein kinase; Western blotting; acetyl-CoA carboxylase; astaxanthin; fatty liver; fatty-acid synthase; food chemistry; high fat diet; intestinal microorganisms; liver; oleic acid; oxidative stress; palmitic acid; protein synthesis; sterols
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... Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is among the most prevalent chronic liver diseases around the globe. The accumulation of lipids in the liver and oxidative stress are important pathological mechanisms of NAFLD. Astaxanthin (AT) is a carotenoid extracted from shrimps and crabs with beneficial biological activities, including anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. 16S microflora se ...
... The known solid-tumor-selective cytotoxin aulosirazole (1) was identified from bioactive extracts from the culture medium of the cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. UIC 10771. Here, we demonstrate that 1 induces the nuclear accumulation of FOXO3a in OVCAR3 using both Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence confocal microscopy. We also report the discovery of two additional analogues, aulosirazoles B (2 ...
... Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. Deposition of amyloid β plaques (Aβ) is a central hallmark of AD. Accumulating evidence suggest that shifting amyloid precursor protein (APP) metabolism pathway to non-amyloidogenic ways and inducing autophagy play key roles in AD pathology. In published reports, there is no research on the APP metabolic process of Terminalia c ...
Japanese encephalitis virus; Western blotting; autophagy; brain; encephalitis; heart diseases; immunohistochemistry; inflammation; mice; mitochondria; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; survival rate; transmission electron microscopy; virology; viruses
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... Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a zoonotic epidemic disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and currently, no medicines are available to treat this disease. Autophagy modulators play an important role in the treatment of tumors, heart disease, and some viral diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of autophagy modulators on JEV infection and the host response in m ...
Flavobacterium psychrophilum; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Western blotting; autophagy; chloroquine; deoxynivalenol; fish; fish diseases; liver; mortality; muscles; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; spleen
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... Previously, rainbow trout fed deoxynivalenol (DON) or partially fed (pair‐fed) for 4 weeks before and during experimental infection with Flavobacterium psychrophilum had significantly decreased mortality rates. Similar results were obtained in the present study after 12 days, but not after 6 days, feeding 5 ppm DON or pair‐fed before infection. Furthermore, feeding 250 ppm chloroquine (CQ) also re ...
... BACKGROUND: Clonorchis sinensis was a food-borne zoonotic parasite in the worldwide and also an important risk factor of hepatic fibrosis. Excretory/secretion products of C. sinensis (CsESPs) are involved in parasite-host interactions and contribute to the development of hepatic damage. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether CsESPs and CsTP (adult protein) could induce autophagy o ...
... BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: SIRT1 was associated with AS risk and EPCs were reported to participate in the endothelial repair in Coronary Atherosclerosis (CAS). In this study, we explored the role of SIRT1 in AS mice and also its modulation in EPCs. METHODS AND MATERIALS: ApoE−/−mice were fed on high-fat and high-glucose diet to establish the AS animal model with the normally-raised C57BL/6 mice as a ...
... BACKGROUND: Primary infection of Toxoplasma gondii can cause serious abnormal pregnancy outcomes such as miscarriage and stillbirth. Inhibitory molecule B7-H4 is abundantly expressed in dendritic cells (DCs) and plays an important role in maintaining immune tolerance. However, the role of B7-H4 in decidual DCs (dDCs) in T. gondii-induced abnormal pregnancy outcomes is not clear. METHODS: We establ ...
... BACKGROUND: To adapt to daily changes in the external environment, organisms have developed circadian rhythm systems with a period of approximately 24 h. Many studies have reported that both circadian rhythms and exosomes play important roles in the development and metastasis of tumors. However, whether circadian clock genes can affect the progression of tumors by regulating exosomes remains uncle ...
... The aim of this study was to investigate the role of BTBD10 in glioma tumorigenesis. The mRNA and protein levels of BTBD10 in 52 glioma tissues and eight normal brain tissues were determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot analysis, respectively. U251 human glioblastoma cells were infected with BTBD10-expressing or control lentiviruses. Cell growth w ...
B-lymphocytes; Western blotting; apoptosis; caspase-3; cerebral cortex; cognition; galactose; health services; heme oxygenase (biliverdin-producing); homeostasis; humans; immunohistochemistry; mechanism of action; memory; mice; mitochondria; sirtuins; telomerase; telomeres; traditional medicine
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... BaZiBuShen formula (BZBS) is clinically used to counteract mental fatigue and to retard the aging process. Brain aging echoes in major risks of human sufferings and has become one of the main challenges to our societies and the health-care systems.To investigate the effect and mode of action of BZBS on aging-associated cognitive impairments.BZBS was orally administered to D-galactose and NaNO₂-ind ...
... Endometritis is a common obstetric disease that occurs most frequently after parturition in a variety of animals. Animal infertility due to endometritis severely hinders animal husbandry and often causes serious economic losses to the dairy farming industry. According to reports, Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) can prevent pathogenic colonization of epithelial cells and exert immunostimulatory eff ...
... Bai-Hu-Tang (BHT) is traditionally used to treat human and animal fever syndrome with four symptoms: large and vigorous pulse, large thirst, high sweat, and high heat.To investigate the mechanism of vasodilation regulation of Bai-Hu-Tang in primary vascular endothelial cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).A hydrophilic concentrate of BHT was prepared, and the main components of mangiferin ...
... Bartonella spp. comprise a genus of Gram-negative alphaproteobacteria that are slow growing, fastidious, and facultative intracellular pathogens with zoonotic potential. Immunofluorescent antibody assays (IFAs), Western blot (WB), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), the frequently used modalities for the serological diagnosis of canine and human Bartonelloses, generate numerous false ...
... Cardiovascular disease is the most common disease in the world and the first among the causes of human death. Its morbidity and mortality increase annually, but no effective treatment is available. Therefore, new drugs should be developed to treat cardiovascular disease. Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hulten (G. acuta) is an important Mongolian medicine in China and elicits protective effects on cardi ...