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Ardeshir Abbasi Nafiseh Pakravan Zuhair Mohammad Hassan 《Journal of cellular physiology》2021,236(2):1494-1514
Distinguishing the multiple effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on cancer cells is important to understand their role in tumour biology. On one side, ROS can be oncogenic by promoting hypoxic conditions, genomic instability and tumorigenesis. Conversely, elevated levels of ROS‐induced oxidative stress can induce cancer cell death. This is evidenced by the conflicting results of research using antioxidant therapy, which in some cases promoted tumour growth and metastasis. However, some antioxidative or ROS‐mediated oxidative therapies have also yielded beneficial effects. To better define the effects of oxidative stress, in vitro experiments were conducted on 4T1 and splenic mononuclear cells (MNCs) under hypoxic and normoxic conditions. Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; 10–1,000 μM) was used as an ROS source alone or in combination with hyaluronic acid (HA), which is frequently used as drug delivery vehicle. Our result indicated that the treatment of cancer cells with H2O2 + HA was significantly more effective than H2O2 alone. In addition, treatment with H2O2 + HA led to increased apoptosis, decreased proliferation, and multiphase cell cycle arrest in 4T1 cells in a dose‐dependent manner under normoxic or hypoxic conditions. As a result, migratory tendency and the messenger RNA levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase‐2 (MMP‐2), and MMP‐9 were significantly decreased in 4T1 cells. Of note, HA treatment combined with 100–1,000 μM H2O2 caused more damage to MNCs as compared to treatment with lower concentrations (10–50 μM). Based on these results, we propose to administer high‐dose H2O2 + HA (100–1000 μM) for intratumoural injection and low doses for systemic administration. Intratumoural route could have toxic and inhibitory effects not only on the tumour but also on residential myeloid cells defending it, whereas systemic treatment could stimulate peripheral immune responses against the tumour. More in vivo research is required to confirm this hypothesis. 相似文献
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Sareh Rastipisheh Somayeh Nemati Maneezheh Pakravan Akhtar Tavassoli Saman Bolourian 《Feddes Repertorium》2016,127(1-2):7-13
With 600 species Ranunculus is the largest genus in Ranunculaceae, and has a broad global distribution. We studied the karyotypes of R. constantinopolitanus and R. sericeus species of Ranunculaceae and identified their symmetry level. New chromosome numbers of 2n = 21 (Nodeh woods population) and 2n ca. 63 (Javaherdeh population) are reported for R. constantinopolitanus. Two different populations of R. sericeus had two different chromosome results. We investigated morphological and karyological studies along with pollens micromorphology. Different populations of R. constantinopolitanus and R. sericeus, with different chromosome numbers showed morphological and micromorphological differences. Therefore, we considered the two populations of R. sericeus as cytotypes. There was a correlation between the studied morphological characters and pollen size with ploidy levels in the two R. constantinopolitanus populations. 相似文献
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DNA vaccines consisted of tumor-associated antigen (TAA) are well suited for immunotherapy against tumor. The construct can
contain TAA fused to an appropriate molecule (biologic adjuvant) to improve the efficacy of anti-tumor immune response. Heat
shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been shown to be an excellent candidate, capable of cross-priming TAA by antigen presenting cells
leading to a robust T-cell response. However, the relationship between strong T-cell responses and tumor rejection is not
always mutually exclusive, for which TAA loss or activation of suppressive mechanisms may occur. HSP70 fused to downstream
of Her2/neu as DNA vaccine has been shown to be efficient against Her2-expressing tumors. In this study, we examined if N-terminally
fusion of Her2/neu to HSP70 could also improve efficiency of Her2/neu DNA vaccine. Therefore, mice with an established Her2/neu
expressing tumor were immunized with DNA vaccine consisting of extracellular and trans-membrane domain (EC+TM) of rat Her2/neu
alone or N-terminally fused to HSP70 and immune response was evaluated. Administration of rat Her2/neu led to partial control
of tumor progression. Surprisingly, fusion of HSP70 to N-terminal of rat Her2/neu led to tumor progression. Our result proposes
that fusion direction of biologic adjuvant is an important consideration when Her2/neu is used. 相似文献
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Akhtar Tavassoli Maneezheh Pakravan Khadijeh Kiarostami Roghayeh Poorhabibian 《Feddes Repertorium》2012,123(4):257-263
Consolida (dc .) S. F. Gray belongs to Ranunculaceae. The genus includes about 52 species worldwide. Here we report the diploid chromosome number and chromosome size and morphology for six Consolida species. For C. anthoroidea, C. leptocarpa, C. paradoxa and C. rugulosa the diploid chromosome number is reported for the first time. All investigated species have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 16, except for C. persica having 2n = 2x = 14. The karyotypes of all six taxa are asymmetric, consisting of all four major chromosome types: metacentric, submetacentric, subtelocentric and telocentric chromosome type. However, considering the karyotype formula, all six species could be distinguished. In all taxa, metacentric chromosome pair 1 possesses a satellite. The only exception is C. rugulosa having an additional satellite positioned on metacentric chromosome pair 2. Karyotype data allow the separation of Aconitella from Consolida. Karyotype data plus morphological evidence support the reduction of C. paradoxa to formae level of C. rugulosa. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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H. A. Pakravan M. S. Saidi B. Firoozabadi 《Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology》2016,15(5):1229-1243
The shape and morphology of endothelial cells (ECs) lining the blood vessels are a good indicator for atheroprone and atheroprotected sites. ECs of blood vessels experience both wall shear stress (WSS) and cyclic stretch (CS). These mechanical stimuli influence the shape and morphology of ECs. A few models have been proposed for predicting the morphology of ECs under WSS or CS. In the present study, a mathematical cell population model is developed to simulate the morphology of ECs under combined WSS and CS conditions. The model considers the cytoskeletal filaments, cell–cell interactions, and cell–extracellular matrix interactions. In addition, the reorientation and polymerization of microfilaments are implemented in the model. The simulations are performed for different conditions: without mechanical stimuli, under pure WSS, under pure CS, and under combined WSS and CS. The results are represented as shape and morphology of ECs, shape index, and angle of orientation. The model is validated qualitatively and quantitatively with several experimental studies, and good agreement with experimental studies is achieved. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first model for predicting the morphology of ECs under combined WSS and CS condition. The model can be used to indicate the atheroprone regions of a patient’s artery. 相似文献
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Nafiseh Pakravan Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Zuhair Mohammad Hassan 《Cell stress & chaperones》2011,16(1):41-48
The Her2 is one of tumor-associated antigens (TAA), regarded as an ideal target of immunotherapy. DNA encoding full-length or truncated rat Her2/neu have shown protective and therapeutics potentials against Her2/neu-expressing mammary tumors. However, the efficacy of active vaccination is limited since Her2 is a self-tolerated antigen. Hence, new strategies are required to enhance both the quality and quantity of the immune response against Her2-expressing tumors. Many studies have used Her2/neu gene with cytokine or other molecules involved in regulation of immune response to enhance the potency of Her2/neu DNA vaccines. Some studies fused adjuvant gene to C-terminal domain of Her2/neu gene, while others fused the adjuvant gene N-terminally to Her2/neu gene, but no comparison on how direction of fusion could affect efficiency of DNA vaccine has ever been made. Based on previous reports demonstrating potent adjuvant activity of gp96 C-terminal domain, we chose it as adjuvant. The aim of this study was to investigate if direction of fusion could affect adjuvant activity of gp96 C-terminal domain or potency of Her2/neu DNA vaccination. To do so, we fused C-terminal domain of gp96 to downstream or C-terminal end of transmembrane and extracellular domain (TM+ECD) of rat Her2/neu and resultant immune response to DNA vaccination was evaluated. The results were compared with that of N-terminally fusion of gp96 C-terminal domain to TM+ECD of rat Her2/neu. Our results revealed that adjuvant activity of gp96 C-terminal domain is enhanced when fused N-terminally to TM+ECD of rat Her2/neu. It suggests that adjuvant activity of gp96 C-terminal domain towards Her2/neu is fusion direction-dependent. 相似文献
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Isatin-3-isonicotinylhydrazone was synthesized and characterized. The interaction of native calf thymus DNA with isatin-3-isonicotinylhydrazone
(IINH) in 10 mM Tris–HCl aqueous solutions at neutral pH 7.4 has been investigated by spectrophotometric, circular dichroism
(CD), melting temperature (T
m
), spectrofluorimetric, and viscometric techniques. It is found that IINH molecules could intercalate between base pairs of
DNA as are evidenced by: hypochromism in UV absorption band of IINH, induced CD spectral changes, sharp increase in specific
viscosity of DNA, and increase in the fluorescence of methylene blue (MB)-DNA solutions in the presence of increasing amounts
of IINH, which indicates that it is able to release the intercalated MB completely. The binding constants of IINH–DNA complex
at four different temperatures (277, 288, 298, and 310 K) were calculated to be 4.7 × 104, 2.2 × 104, 1.75 × 104 and 1.1 × 104 M−1, respectively. Furthermore, the enthalpy and entropy of the reaction between IINH and CT-DNA showed that the reaction is
enthalpy-favored and entropy- disfavored (∆H = −30.187 kJ mol−1; ∆S = −20.46 J mol−1K−1) which are other evidences to indicate the IINH is able to be intercalated in the DNA base pairs. 相似文献
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Katayoon Pakravan Ehsan Razmara Bashdar Mahmud Hussen Fatemeh Sattarikia Majid Sadeghizadeh Sadegh Babashah 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2022,26(1):1
Different cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to chondrocyte and osteocyte development. Although vital roles of the mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 (also called ‘SMAD4’) have been discussed in different cancers and stem cell‐related studies, there are a few reviews summarizing the roles of this protein in the skeletal development and bone homeostasis. In order to fill this gap, we discuss the critical roles of SMAD4 in the skeletal development. To this end, we review the different signalling pathways and also how SMAD4 defines stem cell features. We also elaborate how the epigenetic factors—ie DNA methylation, histone modifications and noncoding RNAs—make a contribution to the chondrocyte and osteocyte development. To better grasp the important roles of SMAD4 in the cartilage and bone development, we also review the genotype‐phenotype correlation in animal models. This review helps us to understand the importance of the SMAD4 in the chondrocyte and bone development and the potential applications for therapeutic goals. 相似文献
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It has been frequently reported that gp96 acts as a strong biologic adjuvant. Some studies have even investigated adjuvant
activity of the gp96 C- or N-terminal domain. The controversy surrounding adjuvant activity of gp96 terminal domains prompted
us to compare adjuvant activity of gp96 C- or N-terminal domain toward Her2/neu, as DNA vaccine in a Her2/neu-positive breast
cancer model. To do so, mice were immunized with DNA vaccine consisting of transmembrane and extracellular domain (TM + ECD)
of rat Her2/neu alone or fused to N- or C-terminal domain of gp96. Treatment with Her2/neu fused to N-terminal domain of gp96
resulted in tumor progression, compared to the groups vaccinated with pCT/Her2 or pHer2. Immunological examination revealed
that treatment with Her2/neu fused to N-terminal domain of gp96 led to significantly lower survival rates, higher interferon-γ
secretion, and induced infiltration of CD4+/CD8+ cells to the tumor site. However, it could not induce cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity, did not decrease regulatory T cell
percentage at the tumor site, and eventually led to tumor progression. Our results reveal that gp96 N-terminal domain does
not have adjuvant activity toward Her2/neu. It is also proposed that adjuvant activity and the resultant immune response of
gp96 terminal domains may be directed by the antigen applied. 相似文献
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Core-shell structured PEO-chitosan nanofibers have been produced using a coaxial electrospinning setup. PEO and chitosan solutions, both in an aqueous acetic acid solvent, were used as the inner (core) and outer (shell) layer, respectively. Uniform-sized defect-free nanofibers of 150-190 nm diameter were produced. In addition, hollow nanofibers could be obtained subsequent to PEO washing of the membranes. The core-shell nanostructure and existence of chitosan on the shell layer were confirmed by TEM images obtained before and after washing the PEO content with water. The presence of chitosan on the surface of the composite nanofibers was further supported by XPS studies. The chitosan and PEO compositions in the nanofibrous mats were determined by TGA analysis, which were similar to their ratio in the feed solutions. The local compositional homogeneity of the membranes and the efficiency of the washing step to remove PEO were also verified by FTIR. In addition, DSC and XRD were used to characterize the crystalline structure and morphology of the co-electrospun nonwoven mats. The prepared coaxial nanofibers (hollow and solid) have several potential applications due to the presence of chitosan on their outer surfaces. 相似文献