Interleukin-23 (IL-23) is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of the p40 and p19 subunits, the first of which is also part of the IL-12 heterodimer. IL-23 induces a unique T helper cell subset to produce IL-17, which plays a critical and IL-12/IFN-gamma-independent role in autoimmunity. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), as opposed to myeloid DC (mDC) and the closely related epidermal Langerhans...

NO is an important bioactive molecule involved in a variety of physio- and pathological processes, including apoptosis induction. The proapoptotic activity of NO involves the rise in the tumor suppressor p53 and the accumulation and targeting of proapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family, in particular Bax and the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria. However, the exact mechanism by whic...

Although melatonin oncostatic and cytotoxic effects have been described in different types of cancer cells, the specific mechanisms leading to its antitumoral effects and their metabolic context specificity are still not completely understood. Here, we evaluated the effects of melatonin in P19 embryonal carcinoma stem cells (CSCs) and in their differentiated counterparts, cultured in either hig...

cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) plays a critical role in nervous system development by modulating sonic hedgehog and bone morphogenetic protein signaling. In the current studies, P19 embryonic carcinoma cells were neuronally differentiated by expression of the proneural basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Ascl1. After expression of Ascl1, but prior to expression of neuronal markers ...

انتقال ویروس کرونا به داخل سلول از طریق اسپایک‌های انجام می‌شود پس یکی بهترین راه‌های مقابله با سلول‌های بدن، ایجاد اختلال در روند عملکرد است. بنابراین این تحقیق، چگونگی جذب و انرژی پرتوهای رادیواکتیو سارس کووید2، مرس کووید، یوکی کووید توسط ابزار جینت4- دی اِن اِی شبیه‌سازی شده نتایج حاصل پرتودهی اسپایک‌ها یکدیگر مقایسه آن‌جایی که عوامل کاهش ماندگاری می‌باشد، پژوهش سعی است اسپایک ویروس­‌ها به‌وسی...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We investigated the effects of different concentrations of serum, 5-azacytidine, and culture time on the cardiomyogenic differentiation of P19 embryonal carcinoma stem cells in the course of developing an efficient protocol for generating the cardiomyogenic lineage. MATERIALS AND METHODS P19 cells were plated at a density of 1x10(6) cells on 10-cm bacterial dishes fo...

Immunological tolerance between fetal allograft and mother is crucial for pregnancy establishment and maintenance; however, these mechanisms particularly those during the latter part of pregnancy have not been definitively elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine the presence and potential function of innate immunity characteristic to the middle to late pregnancy. We first characterized...