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epithelialcells, etc ; biocompatibility; colorimetry; detection limit; drugs; fluorescence; fluorescent dyes; oxidation; palladium; soil; water pollution; wavelengths; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Extensive use of palladium in many catalysts and catalytic converters causes a high degree of pollution of water and soil resources. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop rapid and sensitive palladium probes. Herein, a novel “turn-on” near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence and colorimetric probe for Pd has been designed on the basis of the deallylation of the probe, followed by the release of NI ...
... Porphyra polysaccharide is a special kind of nutrient showing multiple physiological functions including regulating cell proliferation, but the detailed mechanisms are not fully revealed, impairing its further development and applications. This work was to purify and characterize the Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharide (PH), investigate its physiological function, and demonstrate the underlying me ...
epithelialcells, etc ; adenocarcinoma; biocompatibility; curcumin; cytotoxicity; drug carriers; drugs; fibroblasts; freeze drying; humans; hydrogels; melanoma; oxidation; rats; topical application; water solubility; Show all 16 Subjects
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... The efficacy of chemotherapeutic procedures relies on delivering proper concentrations of anti-cancer drugs in the tumor surroundings, so as to prevent potential side effects on healthy tissues. Novel drug carrier platforms should not just be able to deliver anticancer molecules, but also allow for adjustements in the way these drugs are administered to the patients. We developed a system for deli ...
... Neurons and epithelia are viewed as fundamentally different cell types, yet some sensory neurons exhibit hallmarks of epithelial cells. For example, they use tight junctions to form a diffusion barrier continuous with the skin or other epithelia and they exhibit bona fide apical-basal polarity, with an outward-facing apical surface that is biochemically and functionally distinct from their inward- ...
epithelialcells, etc ; absorption; agriculture; chicks; epithelium; genes; phosphorus; symporters; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The aim of the study was to investigate whether phosphorus (P) transporters, type IIb sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter (NaP-IIb) and inorganic phosphate transporter 2 (PiT2), were directly involved in P absorption across primary cultured duodenal epithelial cell monolayers of chick embryos. The siRNAs against NaP-IIb or PiT2 were designed, synthesized and transfected into primary cultured ...
epithelialcells, etc ; cell lines; chickens; coculture; farms; models; organoids; swine; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Numerous bioactive plant additives have shown various positive effects in pigs and chickens. The demand for feed additives of natural origin has increased rapidly in recent years to support the health of farm animals and thus minimize the need for antibiotics and other drugs. Although only in vivo experiments can fully represent their effect on the organism, the establishment of reliable in vitro ...
James N. Brandt; Laura Voss; Fiona M. Rambo; Katelyn Nicholson; Jackson R. Thein; Lydia Fairchild; Laurence Seabrook; Danielia Lewis; Lali Guevara-Hernandez; Matthew L. White; Luca Sax; Victoria Eichten; Logan Harper; Greg J. Hermann
epithelialcells, etc ; adenosinetriphosphatase; asymmetry; cortex; endosomes; epithelium; intestines; lipids; lysosomes; Show all 9 Subjects
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... While the epithelial cell cortex displays profound asymmetries in protein distribution and morphology along the apico-basal axis, the extent to which the cytoplasm is similarly polarized within epithelial cells remains relatively unexplored. We show that cytoplasmic organelles within C. elegans embryonic intestinal cells develop extensive apico-basal polarity at the time they establish cortical as ...
epithelialcells, etc ; Streptococcus pyogenes; fascia; humans; muscles; necrosis; skeletal muscle; streptolysin; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Necrotizing soft tissue infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) are characterized by rapid and extensive necrosis of fascia and muscle. Molecular epidemiological studies have demonstrated a positive correlation between GAS isolates that cause invasive infections and the production of S. pyogenes NAD+-glycohydrolase (SPN), an NADase secreted by GAS, but the effect ...
epithelialcells, etc ; Scorpiones; abdomen; ecdysis; evolution; exoskeleton; fluorescence; photobiology; photochemistry; ultraviolet radiation; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Scorpion fluorescence under ultraviolet light is a well-known phenomenon, and its change is also a known biological feature during the scorpion moulting process. However, the synthesis and transport of fluorescent substances during the moulting stage remain unclear. In this study, in-depth investigations on the global fluorescence changes from the exoskeleton, fluorescence layer, coelomic fluid, a ...
epithelialcells, etc ; caspase-1; inflammasomes; inflammation; inflammatory bowel disease; permeability; research; secretion; therapeutics; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Excessive release of inflammatory cytokines has been considered as a major cause of chronic inflammation, resulting in intestinal barrier disruption that leads to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) is one of the well-known inflammatory cytokines that activates formation of NLRP3 inflammasome, thus resulting in excessive secretion of inflammatory cytokines causing IBD. ...
epithelialcells, etc ; Danio rerio; cornea; drugs; epithelium; fish; group behavior; models; stress response; Show all 9 Subjects
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... As the transparent surface of the eye, the cornea is instrumental for clear sight. Due to its location, this tissue is prone to environmental insults. Indeed, the eye injuries most frequently encountered clinically are those to the cornea. While corneal wound healing has been extensively studied in small mammals (i.e., mice, rats, and rabbits), corneal physiology studies have neglected other speci ...
epithelialcells, etc ; Drosophila; RNA; ecdysone; eggs; epithelium; gene expression; oogenesis; organogenesis; transcription factors; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Epithelial cells form continuous membranous structures for organ formation, and these cells are classified into three major morphological categories: cuboidal, columnar, and squamous. It is crucial that cells transition between these shapes during the morphogenetic events of organogenesis, yet this process remains poorly understood. All three epithelial cell shapes can be found in the follicular e ...
epithelialcells, etc ; Staphylococcus aureus; blood serum; complement; cytosol; endoplasmic reticulum; glycosylation; signal peptide; vacuoles; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Complement C3 was originally regarded as a serum effector protein, although recent data has emerged suggesting that intracellular C3 can also regulate basic cellular processes. Despite the growing interest in intracellular C3 functions, the mechanism behind its generation has not been demonstrated. In this study we show that C3 can be expressed from an alternative translational start site, resulti ...
epithelialcells, etc ; asymmetry; cell physiology; epithelium; homeostasis; membrane proteins; oligomerization; pH; plasma membrane; separation; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Polarized epithelial cells are characterized by the asymmetric distribution of proteins between apical and basolateral domains of the plasma membrane. This asymmetry is highly conserved and is fundamental to epithelial cell physiology, development, and homeostasis. How proteins are segregated for apical or basolateral delivery, a process known as sorting, has been the subject of considerable inves ...
epithelialcells, etc ; genome; inflammation; models; nanomedicine; nanotubes; phenotype; protein content; telomerase; telomeres; titanium dioxide; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Titanium dioxide nanotube arrays (TNAs) provide a promising platform for medical implants and nanomedicine applications. The present cell–TNA study has provided profound understanding on protection of genome integrity via telomere, telomerase and NF-κB activities using an epithelial cell model. It has been revealed in this study that cell–TNA interaction triggers the telomere shortening activity a ...
epithelialcells, etc ; cell proliferation; gene expression; histones; humans; lung neoplasms; lysine; methyltransferases; promoter regions; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most prevalent type of lung cancer. This study evaluated the mechanism of histone methyltransferase SET and MYND domain-containing 3 (SMYD3) in the abnormal proliferation of NSCLC cells. The human bronchial epithelial cell (HBEC) line (16HBE) and NSCLC cell lines (H1299, A549, H460, and H1650) were collected. A549 and H1650 cells were transfected with si-S ...
epithelialcells, etc ; cadherins; cattle; cost effectiveness; electrical resistance; epithelium; ileum; models; tight junctions; veterinary medicine; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Three-dimensional (3D) intestinal enteroids are powerful in vitro models for studying intestinal biology. However, due to their closed structure direct access to the apical surface is impeded, limiting high-throughput applications of exogenous compounds and pathogens. In this study, we describe a method for generating confluent 2D enteroids from single-cell suspensions of enzymatically-dissociated ...
epithelialcells, etc ; death; drugs; ganglia; humans; mitophagy; neurons; organoids; phenotype; photoreceptors; phototransduction; retinal degeneration; therapeutics; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Inherited retinal degeneration is a group of blinding disorders afflicting more than 1 in 4000 worldwide. These disorders frequently cause the death of photoreceptor cells or retinal ganglion cells. In a subset of these disorders, photoreceptor cell death is a secondary consequence of retinal pigment epithelial cell dysfunction or degeneration. This manuscript reviews current efforts in identifyin ...
Mafalda Santos; Marta Ferreira; Patrícia Oliveira; Nuno Mendes; Ana André; André F. Vieira; Joana B. Nunes; Joana Carvalho; Sara Rocha; Mafalda Azevedo; Daniel Ferreira; Inês Reis; João Vinagre; Joana Paredes; Alireza Heravi-Moussavi; Jorge Lima; Valdemar Máximo; Angela Burleigh; Calvin Roskelley; Fátima Carneiro; David Huntsman; Carla Oliveira
epithelialcells, etc ; RNA; epithelium; fluorescent antibody technique; models; neoplasm progression; neoplasms; phenotype; plasticity; transcriptomics; xenotransplantation; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal cellular states (EMT/MET) contribute to cancer progression. We hypothesize that EMT followed by MET promotes cell population heterogeneity, favouring tumour growth. We developed an EMT model by on and off exposure of epithelial EpH4 cells (E-cells) to TGFβ1 that mimics phenotypic EMT (M-cells) and MET. We aimed at understanding whether phenotypic MET ...