guanosine/necrosis

We have observed that treatment of cultured bovine aortic endothelial (BAE) cells with guanosine can inhibit the proliferation and viability of the cells. The addition of 500 mumol/L guanosine to the medium resulted in approximately 90% inhibition of cell proliferation. It also changed the

Gonadal function is known to be controlled by many factors, including locally acting cytokines like tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha). One of the ways this cytokine acts is via the nitric oxide (NO)-cGMP pathway. Since we have shown that in the ovary theca cells are a target of TNF alpha's

BACKGROUND Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is associated with chronic gingival inflammation and is suspected to influence periodontal destruction. However, the exact roles of TNF-alpha in wound healing and periodontal tissue regeneration are largely unknown. In the present study, we examined

Nucleoside transport systems and their regulation in human B-lymphocytes have been characterized using the cell lines Raji and Bare lymphoma syndrome-1 (BLS-1) as experimental models. These cells express at least three different nucleoside transport systems as follows: a

We have designed a drug that protects the liver from apoptotic cell death by organ-selective pharmacological generation of the bioregulatory agent, nitric oxide (NO). The discovery strategy involved three steps: identifying a diazeniumdiolate ion (R2N[N(O)NO]-, where R2N = pyrrolidinyl) that

Botulinum toxins are potent neurotoxins which block the release of neurotransmitters. The effects of these toxins on hematopoietic cells, however, are unknown. Monocytes secrete a variety of polypeptide growth factors, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF). In the study reported here, the effects of

BACKGROUND Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is used for immunosuppression after renal transplantation because it reduces lymphocyte proliferation by inhibiting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) in lymphocytes and GTP biosynthesis. In the present study we asked if therapeutic concentrations of

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF alpha) has been shown to inhibit insulin release and it has been postulated to-be an important effector in islet rejection. We studied the effect of cryopreservation on glucose oxidation rate (GOR), lipid synthesis, hormone secretion (insulin, glucagon, somatostatin,

Pathogen-derived pattern recognition ligands like lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and bacterial cytidine-guanosine (CpG)-DNA not only activate dendritic cells and macrophages but are also mitogenic for B cells. Less clear are the claimed effects of CpG-DNA on T cells, which range from direct activation,

After chemical sympathectomy we could demonstrate a negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine (ACh) on the cat ventricular myocardium as a direct catecholamine antagonism. Dose-response relationships for isoproterenol (IP) reveal a noncompetitive inhibition of the inotropic action of the

OBJECTIVE The second messenger cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) seems to be implicated in the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by activated macrophages. There is controversy regarding the potential of human macrophages to produce nitric oxide (NO). Since guanylate

The effect of various cytokines [interleukin-3(IL-3), IL-6, IL-8, tumour necrosis factor-beta (TNF-beta)] on human neutrophils (PMN) was analysed with regard to the generation of leukotrienes and the involvement of guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins). Incubation of

Differentiated HL-60 granulocytes were used to study the mechanism by which tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) enhances responses to N-formyl-methionyl-leucylphenylalanine (FMLP). Cultivation of differentiated HL-60 cells with 100 units of TNF/ml for 24 h resulted in a 3-fold increase in superoxide

Transmembrane signalling mechanisms of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) were examined with special reference to the involvement of G-protein, in intact and permeabilized murine osteoblast-like cells. TNF alpha stimulated the release of 3H radioactivity from intact cells labeled with

Amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide aggregation forms such as soluble oligomers (O) have a causal role in neuronal dysfunction and death associated with Alzheimer?s Disease (AD). The main efforts for the development of neuroprotective drugs are therefore focused on preventing Abeta production, aggregation