This study was conducted to compare the bio-efficacy of herbal methionine (H-Met) relative to DL-methionine (DL-Met) on 160 “Ross 308” broiler chickens. DL-Met and H-Met were added to the basal diet in eight experimental treatments with three and four concentrations respectively in starter, grower and finisher period. Blood parameters which were measured at 24 and 42 days of age consisted of: s...

c-Met and receptor originated from nantes (RON) are structurally related transmembrane phosphotyrosine kinase receptors. c-Met and RON show increased expression or activity in a variety of tumors leading to tumor progression and may play a role in acquired resistance to therapy. Although often co-expressed, the distinct functional roles of c-Met and RON are not fully understood. c-Met and RON f...

Retinal laser injuries are often associated with aberrant migration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which can cause expansion of the scar beyond the confines of the original laser burn. In this study, we devised a novel method of laser-induced injury to the RPE layer in mouse models and began to dissect the mechanisms associated with pathogenesis and progression of laser-induced RPE in...

A series of 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-containing c-Met inhibitors were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro activities targeting c-Met. Most compounds showed high potency against c-Met with IC50 values in the single-digit nM range. Among these compounds, two target compounds, namely 1h and 1n, stood out as the most potent c-Met inhibitors with IC50s of 0.6 and 0.7nM, respecti...

Purpose:Here,wedeterminedwhether epigenetic inactivationofmiR-34a andmiR-34b/c genesmay serve as a prognostic marker for distant metastases in colon cancer. Experimental Design: Using a case–control study design of 94 primary colon cancer samples with and without liver metastases, we determined CpG methylation frequencies of miR-34a and miR-34b/c promoters, expression of miR-34a, and its target...

Pancreata from Sprague Dawley rats of different developmental stages were studied to determine the expression and cellular localization of different c-MET isoforms in the developing rat pancreas. Pancreatic mRNA and protein expression levels of c-MET at different developmental stages from embryo to adult were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and by western blotting. T...

Ribosomal attachment to mammalian capped mRNAs is achieved through the cap-eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E)-eIF4G-eIF3-40S chain of interactions, but the mechanism by which mRNA enters the mRNA-binding channel of the 40S subunit remains unknown. To investigate this process, we recapitulated initiation on capped mRNAs in vitro using a reconstituted translation system. Formation of initiat...

background and aims: neurofeedback is a relatively new therapy focusing on the core symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity.we undertook a meta-analysis to estimate the effectiveness of neurofeedback on attention deficit disorder in iran. methods: international databases of pubmed, scopus, isi, google scholar, and national databases of sid, med lib, iranmedex, magiran were search...