interferon gamma (ifn-γ) is one of the key cytokines in defining t helper 1 lymphocyte immuneresponses. in this study, the bovine ifn-γ gene was cloned from spleen tissue rna using the reversetranscription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr). ifn-γ cdna was sub-cloned and expressed inmammalian expression plasmid (pcdna3.1(+)) under the control of the human cytomegalovirus (cmv)promoter. the pred...

objective(s): acquisition of tnf-α resistance plays role in the onset and growth of malignant tumors. previous studies have demonstrated that mcf-7 cell line and its doxorubicin resistant variant mcf-7/adr are resistant against the cytotoxic effects of tnf-α. in this study, we investigated the role of akt activation in resistance of mcf-7 and mcf-7/adr against tnf-α cytotoxicity. materials and ...

Dormant carcinoma cancer cells showing epithelial characteristics can be activated to dissipate into the surrounding tissue or organs through epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, the molecular details underlying the activation of dormant cancer cells have been less explored. In this study, we examined the molecular pathway to activate dormant breast cancer cells. Rho-associated kin...

germline and somatic stem cells are distinct types of stem cells that are dedicated to reproduction and somatic tissue regeneration, respectively. germline stem cells (gscs), which can self-renew and generate gametes, are unique stem cells in that they are solely dedicated to transmit genetic information from generation to generation. we developed a strategy for the establishment of germline st...

In this study, we compared the effects of terpinolene against anti-cancer agent cisplatin on proliferation, apoptotic activity and intracellular ROS (reactive oxygen species) production in cancerous (MCF-7) non-cancerous (HEK-293) cell lines. Cisplatin presented a strong growth-inhibitory effect both MCF-7 (IC25: 18.77 µM) HEK-293 15.03 The was found to be weaker than 291.18 µM for 345.35 HEK 2...

Background: Artesunate has recently been used in some pharmacological preparation to induce tumor cell apoptosis. The drug is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, traditionally used for its antimalarial. However, up to now, its anticancer mechanism against diff erent types of tumors is not known.Objectives: The most important purposes of the present research was fi...