Browsing by Subject "apoptosis"
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Abnormal expression of MDM2 in prostate carcinoma
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001-05-01)Mutation of p53 is rare in localized prostate carcinoma the oncoprotein MDM2, whose gene has a response element for p53, promotes the degradation of p53 protein and inhibits its transcriptional activation of genes related ...
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AC-1001 H3 CDR peptide induces apoptosis and signs of autophagy in vitro and exhibits antimetastatic activity in a syngeneic melanoma model
(Wiley, 2016)Antibody-derived peptides modulate functions of the immune system and are a source of anti-infective and antitumor substances. Recent studies have shown that they comprise amino acid sequences of immunoglobulin ...
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Acute and Chronic Ophthalmic Involvement in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - A Comprehensive Review and Guide to Therapy. II. Ophthalmic Disease
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)Our purpose is to comprehensively review the state of the art with regard to Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), with particular attention to improving the management of associated ocular ...
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alpha-Tocopherol supplementation avoids apoptosis in the anal sphincter
(Informa Healthcare, 2012-03-01)Purpose: To analyze the influence of alpha-tocopherol supplementation on the levels of oxidative stress and apoptosis rates in the anal sphincter induced by orchiectomy in rats. Methods: Forty male Wistar rats weighing ...
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Alterations in Calcium Signaling and a Decrease in Bcl-2 Expression: Possible Correlation With Apoptosis in Aged Striatum
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-02-01)Aging is a multifaceted process associated with various functional and structural deficits that might be evolved in degenerative diseases. It has been shown that neurodegenerative disorders are associated with alterations ...
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Amifostine Increases FAS and Caspase-3 Expression in Colonic Tissue of Irradiated Mice
(Int Inst Anticancer Research, 2015-05-01)Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of FASL, FAS and FADD and caspase-3 in oesophagus, stomach and colonic tissues of mice irradiated in vivo by immunohistochemistry. Materials and Methods: ...
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Amifostine protective effect on cisplatin-treated rat testis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-07-01)Cisplatin is a potent drug used in clinical oncology but causes spermatogenesis damage. Amifostine is a drug used against toxicity caused by ionizing irradiation and chemotherapeutic drugs. Since cisplatin provokes fertility ...
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Antifungal and antitumor models of bioactive protective peptides
(Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2009-09-01)Peptides are remarkably reactive molecules produced by a great variety of species and able to display a number of functions in uni-and multicellular organisms as mediators, agonists and regulating substances. Some of them ...
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Apoptosis and testicular alterations in albino rats treated with etoposide during the prepubertal phase
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-07-01)Etoposide is a podophyllotoxin semiderivative that is used in a variety of chemotherapy treatments, including therapy for children tumors. This drug promotes the formation of a ternary DNA-topoisomerase II-etoposide complex ...
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Apoptosis in the early developing periodontium of rat molars
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2000-02-01)Development of the periodontium involves a series of complex steps that result in the formation of root dentine, cementum, bone and fibres of the ligament. These precisely controlled and timed events require the participation ...