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Alpha-lipoic acid (LA) has recently been reported to afford protective effects in neurodegenerative disorders. However, the
mechanisms underlying LA-mediated neuroprotection remain to be investigated. This study was undertaken to determine whether
LA treatment could increase endogenous antioxidants and phase 2 enzymes in cultured human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, and
whether such increased cellular defenses could afford protection against cytotoxicity induced by neurotoxicants. Incubation
of SH-SY5Y cells with micromolar concentrations of LA for 24 h resulted in a significant increase in the levels of reduced
glutathione (GSH) and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQQ1) in a concentration-dependent fashion. Treatment of the cells
with LA also led to an increased mRNA expression of γ-glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) and NQO1. To determine
the protective effects of the LA-induced cellular defenses on neurotoxicant-elicitedl cell injury, SH-SY5Y cells were pretreated
with LA for 24 h and then exposed to acrolein, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), H2O2 and the peroxynitrite generator, 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1). We observed that LA pretreatment of SH-SY5Y cells led to
a marked protection against acrolein, HNE, H2O2 and SIN-1-mediated cytotoxicity, as detected by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium reduction assay. Taken
together, this study demonstrates for the first time that LA can induce GSH and NQO1 in cultured human neuroblastoma cells
and LA-upregulated cellular defenses are accompanied by a markedly increased resistance to cytotoxicity induced by various
neurotoxicants. The results of this study may have important implications for the neuroprotective effects of LA. 相似文献
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Sven Ruf Mahanandeesha Siddappa Hallur Nisha K. Anchan Indu N. Swamy Karthikai Raj Murugesan Sayantani Sarkar Lokesh Kananti Narasimhulu V.P. Rama Kishore Putta Shama Shaik Devaraj Venkatapura Chandrasekar Vishal Subhash Mane Sanjay Venkatachalapathi Kadnur Juluri Suresh Ravi Kanth Bhamidipati Manvi Singh Raghunadha Reddy Burri Rajendra Kristam Herman Schreuder Sridharan Rajagopal 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2018,28(5):922-925
Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) has been linked to obesity and diabetes. We have identified a novel nicotinamide (NA) analog, compound 12 that inhibited NNMT enzymatic activity and reduced the formation of 1-methyl-nicotinamide (MNA), the primary metabolite of NA by ~80% at 2?h when dosed in mice orally at 50?mg/kg. 相似文献
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Kaur Harsimran Shankarnarayana Shamanth A. Hallur Vinaykumar Muralidharan Jayashree Biswal Manisha Ghosh Anup K. Ray Pallab Chakrabarti Arunaloke Rudramurthy Shivaprakash M. 《Mycopathologia》2020,185(2):257-268
Mycopathologia - A sudden rise of Candida krusei candidemia cases was noticed in our hospital within 1 year with maximum cases from paediatric unit. The present study reports the results... 相似文献
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Transgenic cotton has been released for cultivation in several parts of the world to increase crop productivity. However,
concerns have been raised regarding the possible undesirable effects of genetically modified crops on non-target organisms
in the eco-system. Therefore, we studied the effects of transgenic cottons with cry1Ac gene from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) on the natural enemies of cotton bollworm/legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under field and laboratory conditions. There was no apparent effect of transgenic cotton
on the relative abundance of predatory spiders (Clubiona sp. and Neoscona sp.), coccinellid (Cheilomenes sexmaculatus Fab.), and the chrysopid (Chrysoperla carnea Stephens). However, the abundance of spiders, coccinellids, and chrysopids was quite low in insecticide protected plots towards
end of the cropping season. There was a significant reduction in cocoon formation and adult emergence of the ichneumonid parasitoid,
Campoletis chlorideae Uchnida reared on H. armigera larvae fed on the leaves of transgenic cottons before and after parasitization. However, no Bt toxins were detected in H. armigera larvae and the parasitoid cocoons with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Reduction in cocoon formation was because of early
mortality of the H. armigera larvae due to Bt toxins in the leaves of transgenic cotton. There was a slight reduction in adult weight and fecundity, and prolongation of
the larval period when the parasitoid was raised on H. armigera larvae fed on the leaves of transgenic cotton before and after parasitization. Survival and development of C. chlorideae was also poor when H. armigera larvae were fed on the leaves of cotton hybrid Mech 184. The adverse effects of transgenic cotton on survival and development
of C. chlorideae were largely due to early mortality, and possibly poor nutritional quality of H. armigera larvae due to toxic effects of the transgene. 相似文献
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Ashutosh Malhotra Erfan Younesi Harsha Gurulingappa Martin Hofmann-Apitius 《PLoS computational biology》2013,9(7)
Speculative statements communicating experimental findings are frequently found in scientific articles, and their purpose is to provide an impetus for further investigations into the given topic. Automated recognition of speculative statements in scientific text has gained interest in recent years as systematic analysis of such statements could transform speculative thoughts into testable hypotheses. We describe here a pattern matching approach for the detection of speculative statements in scientific text that uses a dictionary of speculative patterns to classify sentences as hypothetical. To demonstrate the practical utility of our approach, we applied it to the domain of Alzheimer''s disease and showed that our automated approach captures a wide spectrum of scientific speculations on Alzheimer''s disease. Subsequent exploration of derived hypothetical knowledge leads to generation of a coherent overview on emerging knowledge niches, and can thus provide added value to ongoing research activities. 相似文献
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Cao Z Hallur S Qiu HZ Peng X Li Y 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2004,316(4):1043-1049
Substantial evidence suggests that peroxynitrite generated from the bi-radical reaction of nitric oxide and superoxide is critically involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. Reaction with sulfhydryl (SH)-containing molecules has been proposed to be a major detoxification pathway of peroxynitrite in biological systems. This study was undertaken to determine if chemically elevated intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH), a major SH-containing biomolecule, affords protection against peroxynitrite-mediated toxicity in cultured neuronal cells. Incubation of human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with the unique chemoprotectant, 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione (D3T), led to a significant elevation of cellular GSH in a concentration-dependent fashion. To examine the protective effects of D3T-induced GSH on peroxynitrite-mediated toxicity, SH-SY5Y cells were pretreated with D3T and then exposed to either the peroxynitrite generator, 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1), or the authentic peroxynitrite. We observed that D3T-pretreated cells showed a markedly increased resistance to SIN-1- or authentic peroxynitrite-induced cytotoxicity, as assessed by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium reduction assay. Conversely, depletion of cellular GSH by buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) caused a marked potentiation of SIN-1- or authentic peroxynitrite-mediated cytotoxicity. To further demonstrate the causal role for GSH induction in D3T-mediated cytoprotection, SH-SY5Y cells were co-treated with BSO to abolish D3T-induced GSH elevation. Co-treatment of the cells with BSO was found to significantly reverse the protective effects of D3T on SIN-1- or authentic peroxynitrite-elicited cytotoxicity. Taken together, this study demonstrates for the first time that D3T can induce GSH in cultured SH-SY5Y cells, and that the D3T-augmented cellular GSH defense affords a marked protection against peroxynitrite-induced toxicity in cultured human neuronal cells. 相似文献
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Regulation at the level of translation in eukaryotes is feasible because of the longer lifetime of eukaryotic mRNAs in the cell. The elongation stage of mRNA translation requires a substantial amount of energy and also eukaryotic elongation factors (eEFs). The important component of eEFs, i.e. eEF2 promotes the GTP-dependent translocation of the nascent protein chain from the A-site to the P-site of the ribosome. Mostly the eEF2 is regulated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation by a specific kinase known as eEF2 kinase, which itself is up-regulated by various mechanisms in the eukaryotic cell. The activity of this kinase is dependent on calcium ions and calmodulin. Recently it has been shown that the activity of eEF2 kinase is regulated by MAP kinase signalling and mTOR signalling pathway. There are also various stimuli that control the peptide chain elongation in eukaryotic cell; some stimuli inhibit and some activate eEF2. These reports provide the mechanisms by which cells likely serve to slow down protein synthesis and conserve energy under nutrient deprived conditions via regulation of eEF2. The regulation via eEF2 has also been seen in mammary tissue of lactating cows, suggesting that eEF2 may be a limiting factor in milk protein synthesis. Regulation at this level provides the molecular understanding about the control of protein translocation reactions in eukaryotes, which is critical for numerous biological phenomenons. Further the elongation factors could be potential targets for regulation of protein synthesis like milk protein synthesis and hence probably its foreseeable application to synthetic biology. 相似文献
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters utilize the energy present in cellular ATP to drive the translocation of structurally diverse set of solutes across the membrane barriers of eubacteria, archaebacteria and eukaryotes. In bacteria, these transporters are considered to be important virulence factors because they play role in nutrient uptake and in the secretion of toxins. The advances in structural determination and functional analysis of bacterial transporters have greatly increased our understanding of the mechanism of transport of these ABC transporters. Although progress in the field of structural biology has been made with the prokaryotic family members, it is likely that eukaryotic transporters will utilize the same mechanisms for translocation process. In this review, we summarize the function of the known MsbA ABC transporters in E. coli and mechanistic insights from structural and possible flippase mechanism studies. 相似文献
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In an attempt to clarify the potential role of endophytic fungi in integrated pest management, the compatibility of an endophytic
isolate of Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Gams & Zare (Hyphomycetes) with nine insecticides used against Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera : Aphididae) was examined both in vitro over 14 days and in planta. In the laboratory, most insecticides partially or completely inhibited the germination of conidia and growth of hyphae in
nutrient-rich conditions. Endosulfan completely inhibited the germination of conidia and hyphal growth. In contrast, all insecticides
were compatible with L. lecanii
in planta, and the fungus was readily recovered from inoculated, colonized leaves. These data support the hypothesis that endophytic
L. lecanii will be unaffected by insecticides and could be integrated in the management of pests in cotton. 相似文献