l homocysteine/neoplasms

Content of S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) in rat tissues of Pliss lymphosarcoma, of sarcoma 180 and in adenocarcinoma 755 of mice varied within the limits of 27-57 nM/g, 60-64 nM/g and 32-40 nM/g of wet tissue, respectively, content of S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (SAH) varied in the tumors studied

Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive disease frequently associated with resistance to chemotherapy. Evidence supports that small molecules showing DNA methyltransferase inhibitory activity (DNMTi) are important to sensitize cancer cells to cytotoxic agents, in part, by reverting the

Published reports indicate that normal rodent cells can grow in medium containing either L-methionine or L-homocysteine, whereas malignant rodent cells have an absolute requirement for L-methionine. Our studies with two normal human cell lines (fetal lung fibroblasts and bladder epithelial cells)

To develop 18F-fluoroalkyl derivatives of methionine (MET) as a tumor detecting agent by mean of clinical PET, a pilot study assessing the potential of their parent compounds, 11C-labeled ethionine (11C-ETH) and propionine (11C-PRO), was performed. 11C-ETH and 11C-PRO were prepared by the reaction

S-Adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) is recognized as an important cofactor in a variety of biochemical reactions. As more proteins and pathways that require SAM are discovered, it is important to establish a method to quickly identify and characterize SAM binding proteins. The affinity of

[35S]L-Homocysteine thiolactone ([35S]L-HCTL) was synthesized and its biodistribution evaluated as a potential brain radioprotective agent and as a tissue hypoxia marker. Drug uptake in mouse brain exceeded that in s.c. tumor 3 h post injection only. Multiple indicator dilution experiments in the

Lymphocytes depend on transmethylation reactions for efficient activation and function. These reactions are primarily catalyzed by S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases, which convert S-adenosylmethionine to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine. S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine is then hydrolyzed by

In the present paper, the inhibitory effect of Epimedium extract on the activity of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (AdoHcy) Hydrolase was studied. The results showed that Epimedium extract inhibited the activity of recombinant human AdoHcy hydrolase in a dose-dependent manner. This inhibitory effect was

Selectively protected adenine nucleosides were converted into 5'-carboxaldehyde analogues by Moffatt oxidation (dimethyl sulfoxide/dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/dichloroacetic acid) or with the Dess-Martin periodinane reagent. Hydrolysis of a 5'-fluoro-5'-S-methyl-5'-thio (alpha-fluoro thioether)

Treatment of 9-[6-(E)-(tributylstannyl)-5,6-dideoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene- beta-D-ribo-hex-5-enofuranosyl]adenine [2b(E)] or the 6-N-benzoyl derivative 2a(E) with iodine (or N-iodosuccinimide) or bromine (or N-bromosuccinimide) gave virtually quantitative and stereospecific conversions to the

The hallmarks of carcinogenesis are aberrations in gene expression and protein function caused by both genetic and epigenetic modifications. Epigenetics refers to the changes in gene expression programming that alter the phenotype in the absence of a change in DNA sequence. Epigenetic modifications,

The identification of epigenetic reversal agents for use in combination chemotherapies to treat human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) remains an unmet clinical need. Pharmacologic inhibitors of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) are emerging as potential histone methylation reversal agents

Transference of Walker carcinoma and TLX5 lymphoma from normal L-methionine-containing medium to medium containing limiting amounts of L-methionine, or L-homocysteine only, caused a 2-fold increase of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activity. Kinetic analysis showed an increase in the V value of

Previous reports demonstrate that cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HEC) treated with TNF and other inflammatory mediators show an increased capacity to adhere human neutrophils. This increase is associated with the up-regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and other

The histiophagous scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi is the aetiological agent of scuticociliatosis, a parasitic disease of farmed turbot. Curcumin, a polyphenol from Curcuma longa (turmeric), is known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated the in vitro effects