The Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line, derived from distal tubule/collecting duct, expresses differentiated properties of renal tubule epithelium in culture. We studied the expression of adrenergic receptors in MDCK to examine the role of catecholamines in the regulation of renal function. Radioligand-binding studies demonstrated, on the basis of receptor affinities of subtype-selectiv...

abstract background: the aims of this study were to assay the activity of adenosine deaminase (ada) in estrogen receptor positive (mcf-7) and negative (mda-mb468) breast cancer cell lines. methods: mda-mb468 and mcf-7 breast cancer cell lines were cultured in complete medium, striped serum with and without 0.0 1~-lm diethylstilbestrol (des), complete medium in the presence and absence of 111m t...

host genetic factors play a central role in determining the clinical phenotype of human diseases. association between two polymorphic loci in human genome, human leukocyte antigen (hla) and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (kirs), and genetically complex infectious disease, particularly those of viral etiology, have been historically elusive. hence, defining the influence of genetic di...

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a potent and selective growth inhibitor of early hematopoietic progenitors and leukemic cells. The cellular mechanism(s) underlying this antiproliferative effect is, however, currently unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that TGF-beta inhibits the expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin 3 (IL-3)...

Using the murine cDNA clone for the beta chain of the T cell antigen receptor, we have examined four highly cytotoxic rat large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia lines for the expression of unique rearrangements and mRNA transcription of the genes coding for the T cell antigen receptor. In contrast to normal rat T cells and nine rat T cell lines, the LGL leukemia lines exhibited no detectable ...

Abstract Background The adoptive and engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have demonstrated remarkable success in treating hematologic cancers; however, this has yet to be extrapolated solid tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). purpose of study was evaluate the survival efficacy using advanced CAR-T orthotopic GBM mouse model. Material Methods Advanced cell, which reprogr...

Alzheimer’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease. Microglia induces oxidative stress in the brain for engulfing bacteria and viruses. The accumulating data indicate that apoptosis are two main actors induction of microglia activation-induced Disease. Oxidative one many triggers activate transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) channel. Glutathione (GSH) cytosolic antioxidant m...

Objective: Beta-blockers are a group of drugs used in the treatment cardiovascular ailments. On other hand, potential anticancer effects these have become increasingly important recent two decades. In this paper, beta-1 selective esmolol, beta-2 ICI-118,551 and non-selective nadolol on breast cancer cell lines with different aggressiveness were investigated for first time. Methods: A standard s...

The interleukin-2 receptor beta chain (IL-2R beta) is expressed on a variety of hematopoietic cell types, including natural killer (NK) cells and nonconventional T lymphocyte subsets such as intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL). However, the importance of IL-2R beta-mediated signaling in the growth and development of these cells has yet to be clearly established. We have investigated IE...