Objective: To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF 1) in kidney tissue rats with pyelonephritis their relationship by establishing a rat model acute pyelonephritis. Methods: 80 male Wistar were randomly divided into control group an experimental group, 40 each. The injected saline those 10 ?g/mL...

conclusions our results suggest that tetracyclines dose-dependently inhibit mmp-9 activity, and among the common clinical tetracyclines, minocycline provides the most potent inhibition of excess mmp-9 activity and its consequences. materials and methods an mmp-9-rich culture medium of u-937 cells was used as the source of the enzyme. serial dilutions of 5, 20, 100, 200, and 500 µm of each drug ...

objective(s): juglone is isolated from many species of the juglandaceae family and used as an anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-tumor therapeutic. here, we evaluated juglone-induced antitumor effect in ovarian cancer skov3 cells. materials and methods: mtt assay was performed to examine juglone anti-proliferative effect. cell cycle and apoptosis were studied using flow cytometry in juglone-tr...

Objective Objective: Gelatinases degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) components to make physiological remodeling and contribute to pathological tissue destruction in endometriosis. It is known that gelatinases’ function is resistant to suppression by progesterone in endometriosis. The ability of progesterone to impact gene expression depends on the progesterone receptor-A/-B (PR-A/PR-B) ratio. A...