Ceramide kinase (CerK) produces the bioactive lipid ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P) and appears as a key enzyme for controlling ceramide levels. In this study, we discovered and characterized adamantane-1-carboxylic acid (2-benzoylamino-benzothiazol-6-yl)amide (NVP-231), a potent, specific, and reversible CerK inhibitor that competitively inhibits binding of ceramide to CerK. NVP-231 is active in th...

In this study, we examined the effect of a combination surface topographies (fiber alignments) and different stiffness poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) substrates on direct relationship between anti-cancer drug (CDDP) sensitivity for MDA-MB-231 cells mesenchymal properties under both normal hypoxic conditions. addition, studied induction epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). The CDDP treatment hyp...

The partial characterization of the structure of the lipoglycan (LG) from Acholeplasma axanthum is added to the previous complete structural analysis of the lipoglycan from A. granularum. The terminal sequence of A. axanthum LG is Glcp(beta 1----2)-Glcp(beta 1----2)-Glcp(beta 1----6)-; of A. granularum Glcp(beta 1----2)-Glcp(alpha 1----4)-Glcp(beta 1----4)-. These specific residues define the m...

M, et al. Oxygen debt and metabolic acidemia as quantitative predictors of mortality and the severity of the ischemic insult in hemorrhagic shock. Crit Care Med 1991;19:231–43. 15 Davis JW, Shackford SR, Holbrook TL. Base deficit as a sensitive indicator of compensated shock and tissue oxygen utilization. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1991;173:473–6. 16 Davis JW, Kaups KL. Base deficit in the elderly: a ...

Maternal care in mammals is the prevailing environmental influence during perinatal development. The adult rat offspring of mothers exhibiting increased levels of pup licking/grooming (LG; High LG mothers), compared to those reared by Low LG dams, show increased hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor expression, complex dendritic tree structure, and an enhanced capacity for synaptic potentiation. ...

It is necessary to understand the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of food-grade delivery systems, such as β-lactoglobulin (β-lg) nanoparticles, for the application of bioactive compounds to functional foods. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationships between the physicochemical properties of β-lg nanoparticles, such as particle size and zeta-potential value, and their c...

BACKGROUND There is little evidence for the technical feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) with peripancreatic lymphadenectomy in terms of postoperative complications. To evaluate the technical feasibility of LG with radical lymphadenectomy, we focused on pancreas-related complications in LG and open gastrectomy (OG), and then investigated whether such complications increased in LG. M...