chymotrypsin/hypoxia

One of the micro-environmental stresses that fungal pathogens, such as Scedosporium aurantiacum, colonising human lungs encounter in vivo is hypoxia, or deficiency of oxygen. In this work, we studied the impacts of a hypoxic micro-environment (oxygen levels ≤1%) on the growth of a clinical S.

Our previous study showed that ionizing radiation induced the expression of death receptor DR5 on the cell surface in tumor cell lines and that the death receptor of the TNF alpha-related apoptosis-inducing ligand TRAIL enhanced the apoptotic pathway (Hamasu et al., (2005) Journal of Radiation

Activities of the multicatalytic proteinase complex (MPC) were detected in turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) liver. The ratio of peptidylglutamyl-peptide bond hydrolyzing, trypsin-like, and chymotrypsin-like activities was 6:2.7:1 for the MPC partially purified by Sepharose CL-6B gel filtration.

The role of proteasomal proteolysis in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion is being actively studied. To evaluate the participation of the proteasome in the preconditioning and postconditioning phenomena we used primary culture of neonatal cardiomyocytes. This culture was undergone 30min of

The most frequently reported symptom of exposure to high altitude is loss of body mass and decreased performance which has been attributed to altered protein metabolism affecting skeletal muscles mass. The present study explores the mechanism of chronic hypobaric hypoxia mediated skeletal muscle

Mechanisms underpinning chronic sustained hypoxia (CH)-induced structural and functional adaptations in respiratory muscles are unclear despite the clinical relevance to respiratory diseases. The objectives of the present study were to thoroughly assess the putative role of CH-induced redox

OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity associated with diabetes. Although impairment of the cell response to hypoxia due to destabilization of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which regulates the expression of genes that help

Hypoxia--reoxygenation (H/R) occurs in both inflammatory spots and tumor tissues, sites in which damage is amplified either acutely or chronically through the infiltration of inflammatory cells. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a cytokine with chemotactic and angiogenic properties. This study was designed to

OBJECTIVE Hypoxia induces vascular inflammation by a mechanism not fully understood. Emerging evidence implicates O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) in inflammation. This study explored the role of OGT in hypoxia-induced vascular endothelial inflammatory response. RESULTS Hypoxia was either induced (1% O2

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) are known to play an important role in endometrial cancer pathogenesis. However, the proteolytic regulation of these factors is still poorly

The effects of chronic administration of methamphetamine on pancreatic tissues were histopathologically studied in experimental models. Methamphetamine (1 ml/kg body weight/day) was subcutaneously injected into 14 five-week-old male Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) for 12 weeks. Age and sex matched 5 WKY

We describe the history and lung pathology of a premature female infant, who presented with respiratory distress immediately after birth. A thoracic computerized tomography scan showed abnormalities suggestive of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the left lung. In addition,

For the clarification of the effect of quercetin on the proteasome experiments were performed using purified 20S proteasome, 26S proteasome from the proteasomal fraction II (PF II), as well as cardiomyocyte culture which underwent anoxia-reoxygenation. In the experiments with purified 20S proteasome

A role of proteasomal proteolysis in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion is being actively studied. To evaluate the participation of the proteasome in postconditioning phenomenon, we used primary culture of neonatal cardiomyocytes. 30 minutes of anoxia followed by 60 minutes of reoxygenation

OBJECTIVE Rats fed ethanol at a constant rate through a permanent intragastric cannula have a regular fluctuation in blood alcohol level (BAL) and urine alcohol level (UAL). The level of ethanol peaks every 6-10 days. The question is how the liver differs at the peaks and troughs of the UAL cycle.