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The aim of the study was a cross-cultural comparison of personality traits between individuals from two very different cultures and refugees who resettled several years before from one to the other. Four hundred forty four Swedish individuals of the normal population; and 100 Iranian refugees in Sweden, and a group of 335 individuals from Tehran, capital of Iran, were investigated by means of the Temperament and Character Inventory, a questionnaire to assess temperament and character Iranians are those that are most frequently correctly classified followed by the Swedish based on temperament scores by means of a Discriminance analyses. Iranian refugees in Sweden were classified to about 50 per cent as Swedish and to slightly more then one-third as Iranians. Especially concerning character, 4 per cent only could be correctly classified as refugees. The results give some perspective on the adaptation process and personality changes in refugees several years after resettlement in another country with a complete different culture. 相似文献
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Summary The dual localization of certain hydrolases in lysosomes and in endoplasmic reticulum as studied in enzyme staining reactions is now supported by cytobiochemical studies on mouse liver and kidney -glucuronidase and acid phosphatase. Use was made of the renal -glucuronidase response to endogenous androgen for both studies. Accordingly, sucrose homogenates were prepared of liver and kidney of male BALB/C mice previously injected with gonadotrophin along with control animals receiving saline instead. The homogenates were subjected to differential ultracentrifugation yielding six fractions. These were characterized as to their organelle composition by measurements of marker enzymes and by observations with the electron microscope. In all subcellular fractions, -glucuronidase was uniformly increased 5 to 8 times over the corresponding control value and, in fractions rich in lysosomes, this enzyme was easily released by alternate freezing and thawing. On the other hand, the microsomal -glucuronidase and acid phosphatase enzymes were not liberated by freezing and thawing nor were they after treatment with 0.1 % Triton X-100 and by employing other reagents and conditions which are known to release lysosomal enzymes. In contrast to microsomal acid phosphatase, microsomal -glucuronidase activity could be liberated by treatment with hyaluronidase. This soluble -glucuronidase showed the same optimum pH, Michaelis Constant and heat inactivation behavior as the lysosomal -glucuronidase prepared by freezing and thawing treatment. These observations define two populations of microsomal vesicles each identifiable by an individual membrane-associated acid hydrolase. One of these -glucuronidase, increases in specific activity in the animal on androgens and is released by hyaluronidase and the other, acid phosphatase, does not respond to androgen and is not released by hyaluronidase. There would appear to be a variety of mechanisms by which hydrolases enter into association with the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and from there, a variety of routes to the lysosomes. A comment is made concerning the question of acid phosphatases and -glucuronidase as enzyme markers for lysosomes in mouse kidney.Aided in part by Research Grant, P-106, of the American Cancer Society, Inc., New York, and by U.S.P.H.S. Grant CA-07538 and by a Research Career Award, CA-K6-18453 to William H. Fishman. 相似文献
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For many years, zinc salts have been used both topically and orally to treat minor burns and abrasions as well as to enhance
wound repair in man and animals. In this study we describe the protective effects of zinc against UV-induced genotoxicity
in vitro and against sunburn cell formation in mouse skin in vivo. Cultured skin cells from neonatal mice showed a dramatic
increase in the number of micronuclei as a result of UVA and UVB irradiation. Inclusion of zinc at 5 μg/mL in the medium significantly
reduced the frequency of micronuclei and of micronucleated cells. In hairless mice, topical application of zinc chloride for
5 consecutive days or a single application 2 h prior to UV exposure reduced the number of sunburn cells in the epidermis as
did application of zinc 1 h after exposure. Application 2 h after irradiation also tended to have a protective effect, although
there was a large variation between animals. It is proposed that an influx of zinc can protect epidermal cells against some
of the more delayed effects of UV-induced damage. 相似文献
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Nardinocchi L Pantisano V Puca R Porru M Aiello A Grasselli A Leonetti C Safran M Rechavi G Givol D Farsetti A D'Orazi G 《PloS one》2010,5(12):e15048
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Hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is responsible for the majority of HIF-1-induced gene expression changes under hypoxia and for the “angiogenic switch” during tumor progression. HIF-1α is often upregulated in tumors leading to more aggressive tumor growth and chemoresistance, therefore representing an important target for antitumor intervention. We previously reported that zinc downregulated HIF-1α levels. Here, we evaluated the molecular mechanisms of zinc-induced HIF-1α downregulation and whether zinc affected HIF-1α also in vivo.Methodology/Principal Findings
Here we report that zinc downregulated HIF-1α protein levels in human prostate cancer and glioblastoma cells under hypoxia, whether induced or constitutive. Investigations into the molecular mechanisms showed that zinc induced HIF-1α proteasomal degradation that was prevented by treatment with proteasomal inhibitor MG132. HIF-1α downregulation induced by zinc was ineffective in human RCC4 VHL-null renal carcinoma cell line; likewise, the HIF-1αP402/P564A mutant was resistant to zinc treatment. Similarly to HIF-1α, zinc downregulated also hypoxia-induced HIF-2α whereas the HIF-1β subunit remained unchanged. Zinc inhibited HIF-1α recruitment onto VEGF promoter and the zinc-induced suppression of HIF-1-dependent activation of VEGF correlated with reduction of glioblastoma and prostate cancer cell invasiveness in vitro. Finally, zinc administration downregulated HIF-1α levels in vivo, by bioluminescence imaging, and suppressed intratumoral VEGF expression.Conclusions/Significance
These findings, by demonstrating that zinc induces HIF-1α proteasomal degradation, indicate that zinc could be useful as an inhibitor of HIF-1α in human tumors to repress important pathways involved in tumor progression, such as those induced by VEGF, MDR1, and Bcl2 target genes, and hopefully potentiate the anticancer therapies. 相似文献9.
Trolox and ascorbate: are they synergistic in protecting liver cells in vitro and in vivo? 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
From in vitro studies involving multilamellar liposomes or other artificial systems, several groups of workers have deduced that Trolox (a water-soluble analogue of vitamin E) and ascorbate are synergistic antioxidants. Here, we demonstrate that while Trolox and ascorbate individually protect cultured hepatocytes against oxyradicals generated either with xanthine oxidase plus hypoxanthine or with hydrogen peroxide, the two antioxidants do not appear to be synergistic when used in equimolar combinations. Also, in a rat model of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion, we observed that infusion of Trolox or ascorbate (7.5-10 mumol/kg body weight) into the postischemic liver reduced the reperfusion injury by 76 or 67%, respectively. However, when both compounds were used together (each at the same dose as used separately), the organ salvage amounted to only 79%. Therefore, there is no evidence of synergism between Trolox and ascorbate in our in vitro and especially in vivo systems. 相似文献
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Katja ?kerget Ajda Taler-Ver?i? Andrej Bavdek Vesna Hodnik Slavko ?eru Magda Tu?ek-?nidari? Tiina Kumm Didier Pitsi Maru?a Pompe-Novak Peep Palumaa Salvador Soriano Nata?a Kopitar-Jerala Vito Turk Gregor Anderluh Eva ?erovnik 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2010,285(5):3201-3210
To contribute to the question of the putative role of cystatins in Alzheimer disease and in neuroprotection in general, we studied the interaction between human stefin B (cystatin B) and amyloid-β-(1–40) peptide (Aβ). Using surface plasmon resonance and electrospray mass spectrometry we were able to show a direct interaction between the two proteins. As an interesting new fact, we show that stefin B binding to Aβ is oligomer specific. The dimers and tetramers of stefin B, which bind Aβ, are domain-swapped as judged from structural studies. Consistent with the binding results, the same oligomers of stefin B inhibit Aβ fibril formation. When expressed in cultured cells, stefin B co-localizes with Aβ intracellular inclusions. It also co-immunoprecipitates with the APP fragment containing the Aβ epitope. Thus, stefin B is another APP/Aβ-binding protein in vitro and likely in cells. 相似文献
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The glucoregulatory hormones insulin and glucagon are released from the β- and α-cells of the pancreatic islets. In both cell types, secretion is secondary to firing of action potentials, Ca(2+)-influx via voltage-gated Ca(2+)-channels, elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) and initiation of Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis. Here we discuss the mechanisms that underlie the reciprocal regulation of insulin and glucagon secretion by changes in plasma glucose, the roles played by different types of voltage-gated Ca(2+)-channel present in α- and β-cells and the modulation of hormone secretion by Ca(2+)-dependent and -independent processes. We also consider how subtle changes in Ca(2+)-signalling may have profound impact on β-cell performance and increase risk of developing type-2 diabetes. 相似文献
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Alvaro AR Rosmaninho-Salgado J Santiago AR Martins J Aveleira C Santos PF Pereira T Gouveia D Carvalho AL Grouzmann E Ambrósio AF Cavadas C 《Neurochemistry international》2007,50(5):757-763
NPY is present in the retina of different species but its role is not elucidated yet. In this work, using different rat retina in vitro models (whole retina, retinal cells in culture, microglial cell cultures, rat Müller cell line and retina endothelial cell line), we demonstrated that NPY staining is present in the retina in different cell types: neurons, macroglial, microglial and endothelial cells. Retinal cells in culture express NPY Y(1), Y(2), Y(4) and Y(5) receptors. Retina endothelial cells express all NPY receptors except NPY Y(5) receptor. Moreover, NPY is released from retinal cells in culture upon depolarization. In this study we showed for the first time that NPY is present in rat retina microglial cells and also in rat Müller cells. These in vitro models may open new perspectives to study the physiology and the potential pathophysiological role of NPY in the retina. 相似文献
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George Turner 《BMJ (Clinical research ed.)》1900,1(2049):879-880
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As is well known from earlier studies, the genotoxic effect of lead exposure was partly attributed to the formation of the
highly reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) in the blood. However, lead ions have no ability to generate ROMs. Therefore, the
recently published studies paid more attention to the role of δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) accumulation in lead-induced DNA
damage. If the above-mentioned assumptions were taken into consideration, it seemed a reasonable approach to study the possible
protective effects of antioxidants against genotoxic effects of lead. According to our results, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and
melatonin (MEL) were able to reduce significantly (p < 0.05) the lead- and ALA-induced sister chromatid exchange frequencies in human lymphocytes in vitro. In spite of a relative
reduction in the lead- and ALA-induced micronucleus formation in human lymphocytes, the reduction was not statistically significant
(p > 0.05). These results could be evaluated as supportive evidence for the hypothesis that increased antioxidant capacity of
cells might fortify the efficiency of protective pathways against cytogenetic damage in lead exposure. 相似文献
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G. E. Titova O. A. Seldimirova N. N. Kruglova I. R. Galin T. B. Batygina 《Russian Journal of Developmental Biology》2016,47(3):122-137
The genesis of wheat microsporial polyembryoids in vitro was analyzed in detail. The nature of different phenotypes of cereal polymeric embryos was identified. They represent the class “multiple shoot meristems,” which results from a cleavage polyembryony and is accompanied by organ fasciations of all known types (radial, flat, or ring). The morphological nature of cereal embryonic organs has been clarified: shoot meristem—axial organ; scutellum—lateral outgrowth of this axis; coleoptile—derivative of shoot meristem but fused with scutellum; terminality of scutellum—the result of linear fasciation that occurred historically. An explanation is given on how the structural model of an auxin polar transport works during the establishment of bilateral symmetry in a cereal embryo that is associated with the inverted polarization of the carrier protein PIN1 on cell membranes and, correspondingly, with the inverted auxin transport performed by this carrier (Fischer-Iglesias et al., 2001; Forestan et al., 2010). 相似文献
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Omori K Wada S Maruyama Y Hattori A Kitamura K Sato Y Nara M Funahashi H Yachiguchi K Hayakawa K Endo M Kusakari R Yano S Srivastav AK Kusui T Ejiri S Chen W Tabuchi Y Furusawa Y Kondo T Sasayama Y Nishiuchi T Nakano M Sakamoto T Suzuki N 《Zoological science》2012,29(8):499-504
Using our original in vitro assay system with goldfish scales, we examined the direct effect of prostaglandin E? (PGE?) on osteoclasts and osteoblasts in teleosts. In this assay system, we measured the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) as respective indicators of each activity in osteoblasts and osteoclasts. ALP activity in scales significantly increased following treatment at high concentration of PGE?(10?? and 10?? M) over 6 hrs of incubation. At 18 hrs of incubation, ALP activity also significantly increased in the PGE? (10?? to 10?? M)-treated scale. In the case of osteoclasts, TRAP activity tended to increase at 6 hrs of incubation, and then significantly increased at 18 hrs of incubation by PGE? (10(-7) to 10?? M) treatment. At 18 hrs of incubation, the mRNA expression of osteoclastic markers (TRAP and cathepsin K) and receptor activator of the NF-κB ligand (RANKL), an activating factor of osteoclasts expressed in osteoblasts, increased in PGE? treated-scales. Thus, PGE? acts on osteoblasts, and then increases the osteoclastic activity in the scales of goldfish as it does in the bone of mammals. In an in vivo experiment, plasma calcium levels and scale TRAP and ALP activities in the PGE?-injencted goldfish increased significantly. We conclude that, in teleosts, PGE? activates both osteoblasts and osteoclasts and participates in calcium metabolism. 相似文献