It has been suggested that proteasome system has a role in initiation, progression, and complication stages of atherosclerosis. Although there is still controversy, there has been no research that compares the expression of proteasome in tissue and serum at each of these stages. This study aimed to investigated the expression of proteasome at different stages of atherosclerosis using rat model. We measured the expression of aortic proteasome by immunohistochemical analyses and were then analyzed using ImageJ software for percentage of area and integrated density. We used Photoshop version 3.0 to analyze aortic proteasome expression as a comparison. We measured serum proteasome expression by enzyme linked immunosorbents assays. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare mean value of percentage of area and serum proteasome. Analysis of variance test was used to compare mean value of integrated density. Correlation test between vascular proteasome expression and serum proteasome expression was made using Spearman test. A P-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Compared with normal, percentage of area was higher in initiation, progression, and complication. Compared with normal, integrated density was higher in initiation and further higher in progression and complication. Data from Image J is similar with data from Photoshop. Serum proteasome expression was higher in initiation compared with normal, and further higher in progression and complication. It was concluded that there were different vascular proteasome expression and serum proteasome expression at the stages of atherosclerosis. These results may be used in research into new marker and therapeutic target in atherosclerosis.
Sponge-derived fungi have attracted recent attention due to its important source of interesting biologically active compounds. In our previous study, we have obtained 13 fungi from marine sponge Neopetrsiachaliniformis. Among them, only Aspergillus nomius NC06 showed cytotoxic activity with the percentage of viability113.9 % and 70.31 % of Vero cell and WiDr colon cancer cell, respectively. This study aimed to isolate the cytotoxic compound from the ethyl acetate extract of N. nomius NC06 using chromatography method. A total of 5 fractions of the extract obtained using vacuum liquid chromatography. These fractions were tested against HCT 116 colon cancer cell and ten human pathogenic bacteria. Fraction II, III, IV, and V showed cytotoxic activity with IC 50 of 5. 28, 15.82, 10.27, and 45.57 µg/mL, respectively. In antibacterial testing, fraction II and III were potential because of their ability to inhibit the growth of ten pathogenic bacteria with the diameter of inhibition zone more than 12 mm.
Vobtusine is an aspidosperma-aspidosperma alkaloid isolated from alkaloid DCM base fraction of the bark of Voacanga foetida (Blume) Rolfe (Apocynaceae). In this study, the effect of vobtusine on the cell cycle, apoptosis induction, and Bcl-2 family protein expression were investigated by flow cytometr, DNA fragmentation analysis, and western blotting, respectively. The results of cell cycle analysis indicated the ratio of the number of cells in each phase did not have significant differences depend on vobtusine concentration although cell number in G1 phase had tendency to decrease according to the increasing of vobtusine concentration. Besides, the sub-G1 phase population of HL-60 cells treated with vobtusine was increased compared with that of cells without treatments (5.9%-23.8%). DNA fragmentation was observed from 20 µM, and the degree of fragmentation was dependent on vobtusine concentration. Caspase-3 activity increased 4.6 times compared to control. After being treated with caspase-9 inhibitor, vobtusine-induced elevation of caspase-3 activity decreased. This shows that caspase-3 activity depends on caspase-9. Vobtusine was also induced apoptotic cell death involved a mitochondrial by Bid activation and Bcl-xL downregulation. Therefore, vobtsusine-induced apoptosis process was initiated by caspase-9 via change of Bcl-2 family protein expression and executed by caspase-3, followed by cell death due to their proteolytic activity. These results indicated the mechanism action of vobtusine as anti-cancer compound via intrinsic pathway.
One of factors causing oligozoospermic circumstances is excessive apoptosis during spermatogenesis. Spermatogenesis known involves Bcl-2 family proteins in cytoplasm and Voltage Dependent Anion Channel 1 (VDAC1) in outer mitochondrial membrane to facilitate releasing of apoptosis factor such as cytochrome-c from inter-membrane space into cytoplasm. The study was aimed to analyze the mRNA expression of pro-apoptotic Bax, anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and VDAC1 genes derived from 45 oligozoospermic subjects and 20 fertile subjects as control. Analysis of transcript expression was performed by two-steps real-time (PCR) and calculating by standard curve method. Stages of works were followed: Analysis of sperm basal characterization, isolation of spermatozoa to separate it from cement and resulted pellets. Pellets were saturated with PBS to obtain mRNA and reversed into cDNA. The cDNA were sequenced to investigate SNP of Bax, Bcl-2 and VDAC1 genes. Results showed that comparison of log mRNA copy number of Bax, Bcl-2 and VDAC1 genes for oligospemic and fertile subjects varied. The Bax, Bcl-2 and VDAC1 were significantly different between oligozoospermic and normozoospermic subjects (p = 0.000, p = 0.041, p = 0.000, respectively). It was suggested that oligozoospermia may be occurred by inducing the increase of Bax pro-apoptotic and VDAC1 genes expression and decreasing of Bcl-2 expression to lead the excessive of apoptosis.
Background Chronic mucus hypersecretion is a common feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with epidermal growth factor (EGF) activity. Aberrant EGF and its receptor signalling can cause airway hyperproliferation, increase in mucous cell differentiation and mucus hyperproduction. Furthermore, it can also promote subepithelial fibrosis and excessive collagen deposition in COPD. The objective of this research was to investigate the plasma levels of EGF in smokers with COPD in comparison with clinically healthy smokers. In addition, the relationship between the plasma levels of EGF and clinical features was investigated. Methods A cross-sectional study included 82 clinically stable male patients with mild-to-very severe COPD (mean age: 64.5±8.6 years), and the control group consisted of 86 healthy male smokers (mean age: 61.6±9.5 years). To define COPD, we performed spirometry and classified COPD using Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification. We analyzed the levels of EGF by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in plasma. Results The mean serum levels of EGF were significantly lower in smokers with COPD than those in controls (69.30 and 83.82 pg/mL, respectively, p = 0.046). The plasma levels of EGF were significantly different (p = 0.004) between mild COPD and moderate-to-very severe COPD. There were no significant differences between the levels of EGF in plasma of spontaneous sputum producers (COPD patients) vs. nonsputum producers (p = 0.101) and between nonexacerbated COPD and exacerbated COPD patients(p = 0.138). Conclusions There is a significant difference in the plasma levels of EGF in male smokers with COPD as compared with male healthy smokers. Our findings suggest that the plasma levels of EGF may contribute to the pathogenesis of COPD.
In this study it was concluded that for this sample of West Sumatran Women miR-21 expression in BC was higher than in FATs, whereas miR-10b was lower in BC than in FATs.
Diabetes nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common complication in Diabetes Mellitus (DM). DN is an inflammatory process which involved immune cells and effect of genistein prevent this mechanism. However, the effects on HSP 47 and collagen type IV are not yet verified. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the genistein can suppress HSP 47 and collagen type IV.This study is experimental design used 25 rats. Rats were divided into five groups; normal group, hyperglycemia group, hyperglycemia by administering genistein 0.5 mg/kgw, 1mg/kgw, and 2 mg/kg. Streptozotocin induced 65 mg/kg administered intraperitoneal. Treatment duration is 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of blood was collected via the orbital vein and examined the levels of HSP 47 then rats’ kidneys were taken to see the levels of collagen type IV.The average levels of HSP 47 in non diabetic control group was 1.7982 ng/ml, diabetic control 7.9424 ng/ml, STZ; G 0.5 mg/kgw 5.4192 ng/ml, STZ; G 1 mg/kgw 3.1152 ng/ml and STZ; G 2 mg/kgw 1.849 ng/ml, with p value 0.000 (p
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