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Objective To investigate the effects of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) on autophagy and expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and beclin1 in xanthine oxidase (XOD)-induced autophagic model of non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells.
Two growth-states exist in the G1 phase of the 3T3 T proadipocyte cell cycle. GD is the arrest state at which proadipocytes must growth-arrest prior to differentiation. GS is the arrest state at which proadipocytes growth-arrest following deprivation of serum or growth factors. In an attempt to
Topical application of the tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) to SENCAR mouse skin results within 48 h in a 3-fold elevation of xanthine oxidase (XO) activity, an enzyme capable of generating the reactive oxygen species superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. The antiinflammatory
Phloroglucinols, garcinielliptones HA-HE (1-5), and C (6) were studied in vitro for their inhibitory effects on chemical mediators released from mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages. Compound 6 revealed significant inhibitory effect on release of lysozyme from rat neutrophils stimulated with
The severity of host response to some disease agents differs between sexes and this dimorphism has been attributed to the immunomodulating effects of steroid hormones. Our objective was to determine in heifers whether the phase of estrous cycle affected immune response mediators after endotoxin
Epidemiological evidence links alcohol intake with increased risk in breast cancer. Not all the characteristics of the correlation can be explained in terms of changes in hormonal factors. In this work, we explore the possibility that alcohol were activated to acetaldehyde and free radicals in situ
The ability of the ventral prostate cytosolic fractions to biotransform ethanol to acetaldehyde and 1-hydroxyethyl (1HEt) radicals was tested. Acetaldehyde formation was determined by GC-FID analysis in the head space of incubation mixtures. 1HEt was determined by spin trapping with PBN followed by
Cisplatin is an effective chemotherapeutic agent successfully used in the treatment of a wide range of solid tumors, while its usage is limited due to its nephrotoxicity. The present study was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of ginseng to ameliorate the renal nephrotoxicity, damage in kidney
BACKGROUND
Mitomycin C is an antineoplastic antibiotic requiring bioactivation to an alkylating species or to an intermediate capable of generating oxygen radicals for its toxic effect. The enzymes responsible for the in vivo activation of mitomycin C have been proposed to include NADPH-cytochrome-c
The role of enzymes in the reductive activation of various chemotherapeutic agents is an area of considerable interest in studies to better understand the selective toxicities of these agents. Xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) is an enzyme capable of reductive activation of chemotherapeutic agents.
The relationships between DNA damage from UV radiation, alkylating drugs and the methylated xanthines (MX) have been studied in normal and malignant rodent and human cells. A comparison of the level of DNA excision repair (repair replication and unscheduled DNA synthesis) confirms that some forms of
Adenosine deaminase (ADA), 5'-Nucleotidase (5NT), Xanthine oxidase (XO), Cu-Zn Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Catalase (CAT) activities were determined in gastric juices from patients with gastric cancer, ulcer, gastritis and from healthy subjects. Enzyme activities were given as units per ml
Xanthine oxidase (XO) mediates anticancer activity because of its ability to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide anion radical and hydrogen peroxide. However, the high binding affinity of XO to blood vessels would cause systemic vascular damage and hence limits the
The diterpenoids (+)-ferruginol (1), ent-kaur-16-en-15-one (2), ent-8(14),15-sandaracopimaradiene-2α,18-diol (3), 8(14),15-sandaracopimaradiene-2α,18,19-triol (4), and (+)-sugiol (5) and the triterpenoids 3β-methoxycycloartan-24(24(1))-ene (6), 3β,23β-dimethoxycycloartan-24(24(1))-ene (7),
Lung cancer is a common pathology with high mortality due to late diagnosis. Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), xanthine oxidase (XO), Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn SOD) activities, total glutathione (TGSH), nitric oxide (NO*), and malondialdehyde