BACKGROUND Oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL) seems to play key roles in atherogenesis. Lectinlike Ox-LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a recently identified cell-surface receptor for Ox-LDL. The relationship of this novel receptor for Ox-LDL to atherogenesis, however, has not yet been clarified. In this study, we explored the expression of LOX-1 in the atherosclerotic lesions of human carotid arteries. METHODS A...

Sterile ox bile, administered per os in maximum doses to laboratory mice, tends to increase their susceptibility to mouse typhoid infection.

In this paper we report on the activity of Cuand Ni-containing cerium oxide catalysts for low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS). Bulk catalysts were prepared in nanocrystalline form by the urea co-precipitation–gelation method. Lanthanum dopant (10 at.%) was used as a structural stabilizer of ceria, while the content of Cu or Ni was in the range of 5–15 at.% (2–8 wt.%). At low metal loadings, C...

Abstract Introduction Despite the known cytotoxic and hepatotoxic effects of most common chemotherapy drugs, their use in context liver regeneration as part antitumor treatment is controversial. Methods Thirty-six WAG/RijHsd rats were induced to selective portal ligation 50% hepatic parenchyma, divided into 3 experimental groups. 72 hours before, two groups treated with 5-Fluorouracil (50mg/kg)...

Orexins are peptides controlling feeding, sleep, and neuroendocrine functions. They are synthesized by the hypothalamus with projections throughout the brain. Orexins and their orexin 1 (OX(1)) and orexin 2 receptors (OX(2)) are present outside the central nervous system. Here the expression of preproorexin (PPO), OX(1), and OX(2) was studied in rat ovaries. PPO, OX(1), and OX(2) were determine...

In this work we study the inflammatory process resulting in the development of atherosclerosis. We develop a oneand two-dimensional models based on reaction-diffusion systems to describe the set up of a chronic inflammatory response in the intima of an artery vessel wall. The concentration of the oxidized low density lipoproteins (ox-LDL) in the intima is the critical parameter of the model. Lo...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition associated with a variety of vascular diseases. Previous studies showed that both miR-29a and oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) were vital in the development of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between miR-29a and ox-LDL remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate the association of miR-29a and ox-...

Tyrosinase exists in three forms in the catalytic cycle depending on the oxidation state of the copper: met- (Em), oxy- (E(ox)), and deoxy- (Ed). When O-quinones, products of the enzymatic reaction, evolve chemically to generate an O-diphenol in the reaction medium, the enzyme acts on a monophenol with O-diphenol as reductant, converting Em to Ed. The binding of Ed to molecular oxygen gives E(o...

Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) has been suggested to affect endothelium-dependent vascular tone through a decreased biological activity of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO). Oxidative inactivation of NO is regarded as an important cause of its decreased biological activity, and in this context superoxide (O(2)) is known to inactivate NO in a chemical reaction during which peroxyn...

Oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) is involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Many factors can affect the LDL oxidation such as oxidative stress. The present study tested whether ox-LDL levels would be associated with apolipoprotein E (APOE), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) Ala16Val polymorphisms, and classic cardiovascular risk factors. ox-LDL levels were measured by thiobarbi...