BACKGROUND Gender differences in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates were confirmed across different DSM editions as well as the role of bipolar disorder (BD) comorbidity on prevalence and course, but little data is available upon new DSM-5 criteria, including maladaptive behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in DSM-5 PTSD in a sample of young adult eart...

We developed a novel cationic antimicrobial peptide, AG30/5C, which demonstrates angiogenic properties similar to those of LL-37 or PR39. However, improvement of its stability and cost efficacy are required for clinical application. Therefore, we examined the metabolites of AG30/5C, which provided the further optimized compound, SR-0379. SR-0379 enhanced the proliferation of human dermal fibrob...

Changes in the behavior of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in rat ventricular myocytes were investigated under conditions of metabolic inhibition using laser-scanning confocal microscopy to measure intracellular Ca(2+) and the perforated patch-clamp technique to measure SR Ca(2+) content. Metabolic inhibition had several effects on SR function, including reduced frequency of spontaneous release...

SR-PSOX in Cultured Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells and Umbilical Endothelial Cells To the Editor: In the November issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Minami et al1 demonstrated expression of the novel scavenger receptor for phosphatidylserine and oxidized lipoprotein (SR-PSOX) in lipid-laden macrophages accumulated in the intima of human atherosclerotic lesions. Because SR-...

Efforts to examine the relevant mechanisms involved in skeletal muscle fatigue are focusing on Ca(2+) handling within the active muscle cell. It has been demonstrated time and again that reductions in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release resulting from increased or intense muscle contraction will compromise tension development. This review seeks to accomplish two related goals: 1) to prov...

Exosomes are produced by cells to mediate intercellular communication, and have been shown to perpetuate diseases, including cancer. New tools are needed to understand exosome biology, detect exosomes from specific cell types in complex biological media, and to modify exosomes. Our data demonstrate a cellular pathway whereby membrane-bound scavenger receptor type B-1 (SR-B1) in parent cells bec...

Nuclear RNA processing events, such as 5' cap formation, 3' polyadenylation, and pre-mRNA splicing, mark mRNA for efficient translation. Splicing enhances translation via the deposition of the exon-junction complex and other multifunctional splicing factors, including SR proteins. All retroviruses synthesize their structural and enzymatic proteins from unspliced genomic RNAs (gRNAs) and must th...

Abnormal release of Ca(2+) from sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) may contribute to contractile dysfunction in heart failure (HF). We previously demonstrated that RyR2 macromolecular complexes from HF rat were significantly more depleted of FK506 binding protein (FKBP12.6). Here we assessed expression of key Ca(2+) handling proteins and measured SR Ca(2+) con...

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare condition, with poor prognosis and a mortality rate of up to 75%. Indications for surgical and non-surgical management of HPVG including associated complications and mortality remain to be clarified. METHODS From January 2008 to December 2014, 18 patients with HPVG diagnosed through abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging were ret...

Anthracycline therapy is associated with a life-threatening but poorly understood cardiotoxicity. Effects of treatment are consistent with drug-induced disruption of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium homeostasis, including inhibition of calcium release by anthracyclines. This effect, which depends on luminal SR calcium concentration, is hypothesized to involve interactions of anthracy...