... who wrote “Proteomics: theanalysisof complete complements of proteins Proteomics includes not only the identification and quantification of proteins, but also the determination of their localization, ... hypoxia inthe presence and absence of p53 4.6 A protein expression and interaction network of proteins, involved 80 in cellular growth, proliferation and cell cycle, inthe absence of p53 under ... treatment andthe presence of p53 An ontology analysisof these 54 proteins revealed that they were mainly involved inthe regulation of cellular growth and proliferation Downstream validation analysis...
... sorting), we obtained the expanded cells as a mixture of ECs and MCs derivedfromhuman ES cells (hESECs+MCs) The cell mixture was composed of almost the same number of ECs and MCs We resorted the ... characterization of transplanted cellsderivedfromhuman ES cells We induced differentiation ofhuman ES cellsin an in vitro two-dimensional culture on OP9 stromal cell line and examined the expression of ... Characterization ofthe transplanted vascular cellsderivedfromhuman ES cells (HES-3) Characterization ofthe transplanted vascular cellsderivedfromhuman ES cells (HES-3) A, Flow cytometric analysis of...
... and bioluminescence color images were superimposed using the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software Statistics on bioluminescent signal intensity was obtained using WinView software according to the software ... measuring luc expression in tumors and other major organs ofthe peritoneal cavity (Fig and 6) At the indicated time points we also performed whole body bioluminescent imaging, imaging of individual ... validate this initial observation and to more accurately establish the timing of MSC homing, we investigated the kinetics of MSC tumor targeting The speed and pattern of cell vehicles homing to target...
... and 3,3-diaminobenzidine disclosure) for aggrecan andthe staining intensity increased with time post injection (Figures and 5b) Aggrecan matrix staining within the vicinity ofthe injected cells ... performed the type X collagen and Alizarin red staining, and participated in interpretation ofthe data AJF participated in interpretation ofthe data and contributed to the preparation ofthe final ... following injection, andthe intensity ofthe matrix staining increased with time in culture (Figures and 5b) Weak staining for type II collagen was observed within a small number ofcellsin monolayer...
... MSCs inhibit the division of stimulated T cells by preventing their entry into the S phase ofthe cell cycle and by mediating an irreversible G0/G1 phase arrest [2] MSCs also induced arrest of ... systemic administration [53] They contribute to myofibres and to long-term persisting functional satellite cells; furthermore, they restore sarcolemmal dystrophin when they are injected into the ... immunonogenicity of MSCs in nonimmunocompromised animals, on the optimal source, on the timing and number ofcells to be infused, and on the location and determinants of cell homing are needed It would...
... members ofthe integrin family The integrin family of CAMs are transmembrane glycoproteins, composed of α and β subunits and their combination determines ligand specificity The patterns of integrin ... intheanalysisofthe data PL-P helped intheanalysisofthe data FC procured the samples for the isolation of MSCs PC participated intheanalysisofthe data CJ participated inthe design of ... integrins α1, α2, α3, α5, α6, α10, αv, β1, β3 and β5 [52] Integrin α5β1 is the most prominently expressed integrin in chondrocytes and integrin α10β1 is the dominant collagenbinding integrin during...
... patterns of membrane proteins fromthe two cell lines (Figure 1) The proteins showing differential levels include cadherins, catenin, integrins, galectins, annexins, collagens and many others, ... multiple steps and interactions between tumor cellsandthe host These include detachment of tumor cellsfromthe primary tumor, intravasation into lymph and blood vessels, survival inthe circulation, ... result from numerous mutations ofthe gene, hindering the matching of peptides based on molecular weight Some ofthe proteins identified fromthe current study may be further verified in clinical...
... hydrocortisone, and indomethacin, but not troglitazone, an increase inthe number of lipid droplets was observed in these cells [12] In view of these features, we further investigated the possibility of HPB-AML-I ... Cytogenetic analysis was performed according to the standard protocols The karyotype was determined by G-banding using trypsin and Giemsa (GTG) [16] to examine 50 cellsThe best metaphase was then photographed ... cytochemical staining for this protein (Figure 4K) On the other hand, cytochemical staining resulted in positive staining for alkaline phosphatase inthe cytoplasm of differentiated HPBAML-I cells (Figure...
... mimicking the one of resident cellsinthe host tissue Insults trigger the release of chemokines fromthe endothelium inducing adhesion andmigrationof circulation BMDC into the liver parenchyma The ... colleagues[66], investigated the malignant potential of hepatic stemcellsderivedfromthebonemarrowin a mouse model of chemical hepatocarcinogenesis, their results suggested that hepatic stemcellsderived ... development of HCC seems to be the abnormal regulation ofthe transcription factor b-catenin, a key component ofthe Wnt signaling pathway [58] Inthe normal state, the binding of members of a family of...
... chromatin-binding proteins and modifiers, proteinmodifying factors, and chromatin assembly proteins Importantly, knockdown of Oct4 protein levels is known to cause the loss of co-binding activity of ... identification of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) [12] and long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA) [13,14] Sequence-based transcriptomic analysis on the other hand involves direct sequencing ofthe cDNA Initially, ... determine the gene targets of these repro gramming miRNAs Expression profiling of ESCs and iPSCs The question of whether pluripotent iPSCs truly resemble ESCs is an actively debated and evolving...
... initial and final limits ofthe wound The closure index was computed as the increase inthe wound's endothelial area, normalized to the mean increase inthe case ofthe control serum Statistical analysis ... to the obstructive stimulus would be sensed by the MSC inthebonemarrow (and in other tissues which are also reservoirs of these cells) and would induce their mobilization from their original ... healing test showing the wound at the beginning ofthe experiment (left) and 24 h after the culture medium was replaced by apneic rat serum (right) Red and yellow lines indicate the initial and...
... combination of both (1) lead to the production and accumulation of high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (2) inthe joint These trigger the production of additional pro-inflammatory cytokines ... this inflammatory and catabolic cascade and demonstrated that curcumin (6) has the capacity to block the action of pro-inflammatory cytokines inthe joint thus disrupting the inflammatory cycle inhibit ... positive chondrogenic signaling However, interaction of curcumin and TGF-β signaling in chondrocytes is an interesting point and will require further detailed investigations Inthe present study we...
... harvested from 6-weeks-old Wistar rats andthe adherent soft tissue was removed The proximal and distal ends ofthe femur were excised at a level just into the beginning ofthemarrow cavity Whole marrow ... Isotopic labeling and Indium-111 labeled MSCs intravenous infusion Thecells were incubated with 11 1In- oxine (37 MBq/106 cells) and incubated for 60 minutes as previously described [11] The radiolabeled ... 8B) confirming the presence of GFP -cells into the lungs To extract and culture the engrafted GFP-labeled cellsfrom lungs following the same protocol of three-week cell injection and hypoxic...
... that the mortality rate of AMI in Germany reduced from 16.2% in 1994 to 9.9% in 2002 in tandem with the increasing use of reperfusion therapy6 The efficacy of reperfusion therapy has led to increasing ... third ofthe publications inthe regenerative medicine field29 The rationale for the use ofstemcells to repair cardiac tissues was based on the hypothesis that these cells could differentiate into ... support thestem cell crypt inthe intestine65; protect against ischemic renal59,60 and limb tissue injury62; support and maintain hematopoiesis63; support the formation of megakaryocytes and proplatelets66;...
... microglial cellsinthe SNc of MPTP-treated mice, real-time RT-PCR did not find mRNA expression of MBL inthe brain parenchyma, suggesting the infiltration of MBL fromthe circulation into the brain ... stain positively for ubiquitin and α-synuclein.Ubiquitin is a protein involved inthe degradation of cytoplasmic proteins The function of α-synuclein is still not clear Inthe healthy brain, ... also be involved inthe pathogenesis of PD (Qin et al., 2007) The cytokines freely diffuse fromthe blood into the brain parenchyma where they may then interact with microglia In addition to the...
... adhesion with the endothelium via integrins The final step ofthe process involves the leukocyte transmigrating across the endothelium into the interstitium 1.2.2 Current understanding of MSC recruitment ... their counter ligands expressed on endothelial cellsThe final step involves the extravasation ofthe leukocytes across endothelial tight junctions into the interstitium During the onset of inflammation ... They showed that co-culturing of MSC with embryonic stem (ES) cell -derived endothelial cells resulted inthe MSC integrating into the endothelial monolayer, which was presumed to be part of the...
... leaflet ofthe plasma membrane ofcells (Vance, 2008) and is a precursor to the biosynthesis of PE During apoptosis, PS moves fromthe inner leaflet to the outer leaflet ofthe cell The presence of ... been the most well-studied As tissue specimen from these areas are easily available andthe techniques of isolating MSC from these tissues andin vitro expansion and maintenance of these cells ... al., in their review on prostaglandins and leukotrienes, have illustrated the actions of prostaglandins in eliciting inflammatory, algesic and pyrogenic response, depending on the location of action;...
... components inthe bearing couple when revising for this indication While it is too early to comment on the clinical outcomes of these prostheses, the main determinants of success in these patients ... absence of infection Cystic lesions were noted behind the acetabular component in cases but the cup was grossly loose in only one of these There was evidence of gross collapse of a segment ofthe ... femoral head (evidenced by softening ofthebone at the margin ofthe prosthesis) in one patient Pre operative Oxford, Harris and WOMAC hip scores were 39.1, 36.4 and 52.2 respectively Post operative...