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S O Knowles et al.
Journal of animal science, 93(1), 425-432 (2015-01-09)
Iodine deficiency can impair the reproductive performance of livestock and affect perinatal mortality of offspring, yet diagnosis of deficiency is complicated and guidelines for I supplementation are imprecise. We challenged pasture-grazing pregnant ewes with a long-acting I supplement and a
Michele R Hutchison et al.
Endocrinology, 156(2), 499-510 (2014-11-19)
Prostaglandins, particularly PGE2, are important to adult bone and joint health, but how prostaglandins act on growth plate cartilage to affect bone growth is unclear. We show that growth plate cartilage is distinct from articular cartilage with respect to cyclooxygenase
Kai Sun et al.
Scientific reports, 4, 6494-6494 (2014-09-30)
Cell-based therapies (CBTs) are considered the effective approaches to treat liver failure. However, which cell type is the most suitable source of CBTs for acute liver failure (ALF) or chronic liver failure (CLF) remains unclear. To investigate this, mature hepatocytes
Yi Yun Pang et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 71, 207-216 (2014-06-24)
2-Phenylaminophenylacetic acid is a widely-exploited chemical scaffold whereby notable NSAIDs such as diclofenac and lumiracoxib were derived. Yet, their clinical usage has been associated with toxicities in the liver. While some studies have attributed toxicities to the bioactivation of both
Oluwasesan Adegoke et al.
Talanta, 146, 780-788 (2015-12-24)
Environmental pollutants, such as the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), become widely distributed in the environment after emission from a range of sources, and they have potential biological effects, including toxicity and carcinogenity. In this work, we have demonstrated the analytical
Xiqian Lan et al.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 307(3), F326-F336 (2014-06-06)
Development of higher rates of nondiabetic glomerulosclerosis (GS) in African Americans has been attributed to two coding sequence variants (G1 and G2) in the APOL1 gene. To date, the cellular function and the role of APOL1 variants (Vs) in GS
Tiechui Zhu et al.
Molecular medicine reports, 11(5), 3760-3766 (2015-01-15)
Renal tubular epithelial cells can enter the epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) in response to chronic hypoxia. EMT is a process which involves the phenotypic conversion of epithelial cells, that is believed to have an important role in renal fibrosis. However, the
Meiyan Sun et al.
Endocrinology, 155(8), 2787-2796 (2014-05-16)
Calcium-dependent chloride conductances have been described in chicken and human granulosa cells (GCs) and may be involved in steroidogenesis. However, the molecular identities of corresponding chloride channels remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore the expression and
Ilzira A Minigalieva et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 16(9), 22555-22583 (2015-09-24)
Stable suspensions of NiO and Mn₃O₄ nanoparticles (NPs) with a mean (±s.d.) diameter of 16.7±8.2 and 18.4±5.4 nm, respectively, purposefully prepared by laser ablation of 99.99% pure nickel or manganese in de-ionized water, were repeatedly injected intraperitoneally (IP) to rats
Keiichi Ito et al.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 34(9), 1378-1390 (2013-11-19)
Hepatoblasts are somatic progenitor cells of the foetal liver that possess high proliferative capacity and bi-potency for differentiation into both hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. Although mesenchymal cells are known to be important for liver ontogeny, current understanding of their interaction with
D Landon McPhee et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 155, 91-100 (2014-07-08)
Selenium (Se) is known to cause chronic toxicity in aquatic species. In particular, dietary exposure of fish to selenomethionine (SeMet), the primary form of Se in the diet, is of concern. Recent studies suggest that chronic exposure to elevated dietary
Ana Belen Fernandez-Martínez et al.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 53, 334-342 (2014-06-01)
Microparticles are produced by vesiculation of the cell plasma membrane and serve as vectors of cell-to-cell communication. Co-culture experiments have shown that hypoxia-inducible factor-α (HIF-α)-regulated-genes are up-regulated in human renal proximal tubular HK-2 cells by endothelial cell factors which might
Min Sung Park et al.
Cell transplantation, 24(6), 1067-1083 (2014-04-25)
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are a good cell source for regeneration of cartilage as they can migrate directly to the site of cartilage injury and differentiate into articular chondrocytes. Articular cartilage defects do not heal completely due to
Siyu Chen et al.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 28(12), 1987-1998 (2014-10-22)
The promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) protein is involved in major biological processes including energy metabolism, although its role remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that hepatic PLZF expression was induced in fasted or diabetic mice. PLZF promoted gluconeogenic
Kristýna Šindelářová et al.
Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment, 32(12), 2027-2038 (2015-09-29)
A model small-scale field experiment was set up to investigate selenium (Se) uptake by four different varieties of broccoli plants, as well as the effect of Se foliar application on the uptake of essential elements for plants calcium (Ca), copper
Juana Schwartz et al.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 62, 309-316 (2014-06-26)
Topical therapy is the ideal outpatient treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) because of the ease of administration and lower cost. It could be suitable as monotherapy for localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) or in combination with systemic therapies for more severe
Junko Nio-Kobayashi et al.
Endocrinology, 156(4), 1494-1503 (2015-01-31)
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), members of the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily, play important roles in folliculogenesis in various species; however, little is known about their role in luteal function. In this study, we investigated the expression, regulation, and
Krista D Buono et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 35(23), 8855-8865 (2015-06-13)
Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (H-I) is the leading cause of brain damage resulting from birth complications. Studies in neonatal rats have shown that H-I acutely expands the numbers of neural precursors (NPs) within the subventricular zone (SVZ). The aim of these studies
Shigeki Suzuki et al.
PloS one, 9(11), e112490-e112490 (2014-11-15)
Phosphophoryn (PP) is generated from the proteolytic cleavage of dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP). Gene duplications in the ancestor dentin matrix protein-1 (DMP-1) genomic sequence created the DSPP gene in toothed animals. PP and DMP-1 are phosphorylated extracellular matrix proteins that belong
Chih-Hung Guo et al.
Nutrients, 5(4), 1456-1470 (2013-04-24)
End stage renal disease patients undergoing long-term dialysis are at risk for abnormal concentrations of certain essential and non-essential trace metals and high oxidative stress. We evaluated the effects of zinc (Zn) supplementation on plasma aluminum (Al) and selenium (Se)
Zufei Zhang et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 43(6), 836-842 (2015-03-25)
In pregnant women, CYP3A activity increases by 100% during the third trimester (T3). Due to logistical and ethical constraints, little is known about the magnitude of CYP3A induction during the first trimester (T1) and second trimester (T2). Our laboratory has
F A Abdel Gawad et al.
Folia morphologica, 74(3), 295-302 (2015-09-05)
Studies on sperm maturation, epididymal histology, or epididymal tubule physiology are significant parts in reproductive researches. The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of induced hypercholesterolaemia on the epididymis of adult albino rats and to clarify the possible
Z Zduńczyk et al.
Polish journal of veterinary sciences, 16(2), 333-339 (2013-08-27)
The effect of different dietary levels of selenium (Se) and vitamin E on egg production, the antioxidant status and the immune system response of hens was investigated in the current study. A total of 32 Lohman Brown hens were divided
Chiara Recarti et al.
Journal of hypertension, 33(5), 1014-1022 (2015-02-11)
Prorenin can be detected in plasma of hypertensive patients. If detected in patients with primary aldosteronism could implicate prorenin in the development of primary aldosteronism. To address this issue, we measured the plasma prorenin levels in primary aldosteronism patients, the
C J Paller et al.
The Prostate, 75(13), 1376-1383 (2015-06-06)
African-American (AA) men experience higher rates of prostate cancer (PCa) and vitamin D (vitD) deficiency than white men. VitD is promoted for PCa prevention, but there is conflicting data on the association between vitD and PCa. We examined the association
Sandeep Ghosh et al.
ACS nano, 9(8), 8537-8546 (2015-07-24)
We report on pyramid-shaped wurtzite cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanocrystals (NCs), synthesized by hot injection in the presence of chloride ions as shape-directing agents, exhibiting reversed crystal polarity compared to former reports. Advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques (image-corrected high-resolution TEM
Thomas P Lozito et al.
Developmental biology, 399(2), 249-262 (2015-01-18)
Lizards capable of caudal autotomy exhibit the remarkable ability to "drop" and then regenerate their tails. However, the regenerated lizard tail (RLT) is known as an "imperfect replicate" due to several key anatomical differences compared to the original tail. Most
Benjamin B Green et al.
BMC genomics, 16, 30-30 (2015-01-28)
By comparing fibroblasts collected from animals at 5-months or 16-months of age we have previously found that the cultures from older animals produce much more IL-8 in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. We now expand this finding by examining whole
Yu-Qin Shi et al.
Toxicology and industrial health, 30(10), 901-909 (2012-11-20)
Formaldehyde is a major industrial chemical and has been extensively used in the manufacture of synthetic resins and chemicals. Numerous studies indicate that formaldehyde can induce various genotoxic effects in vitro and in vivo. A recent study indicated that formaldehyde
Laura A Nelson et al.
Neuroscience letters, 591, 171-175 (2015-02-15)
In mammalian models it is well documented that the potent orexigenic factor, neuropeptide Y (NPY) causes preferential intake of high carbohydrate and fat diets; however, information on this is limited in non-mammalian species. The purpose of this study was to
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