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Sigma-1 Receptor Activation Induces Autophagy and Increases Proteostasis Capacity In Vitro and In Vivo
2019
Dysfunction of autophagy and disturbed protein homeostasis are linked to the pathogenesis of human neurodegenerative diseases and the modulation of autophagy as the protein clearance process has become one key pharmacological target. Due to the role of sigma-1 receptors (Sig-1R) in learning and memory, and the described pleiotropic neuroprotective effects in various experimental paradigms, Sig-1R activation is recognized as one potential approach for prevention and therapy of neurodegeneration and, interestingly, in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with mutated Sig-1R, autophagy is disturbed. Here we analyzed the effects of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hyd…
Transmission and host and mate location in the fish louse Argulus coregoni and its link with bacterial disease in fish
2007
FM Matthias Bandilla osoittaa väitöstutkimuksessaan, että kirjolohen kalatäitartunnalla on selkeä yhteys Flavobacterium columnare -infektioon, joka on yksi ongelmallisimmista bakteeritaudeista suomalaisessa kalanviljelyssä tällä hetkellä. Vaikka heikko kalatäitartunta ei aiheuta kalan kuolemaa, yhdessä bakteerialtistuksen kanssa se voi olla tappava. Vastaavien vuorovaikutusten ymmärtäminen olisi tärkeää vesiviljelyn kannalta, koska erilaisten mikrobien aiheuttamien tautien ja loisten yhteisesiintyminen kalanviljelylaitoksella on ennemminkin sääntö kuin poikkeus.Kalatäi (Argulus coregoni) on pääasiassa lohikaloilla esiintyvä äyriäispintaloinen, jonka levinneisyys ulottuu koko pohjoiselle vyö…
Thermal aggregation of proteins in presence of metal ions.
2008
The study of the aggregation processes in presence of metal ions is an essential step for understanding the key role of metals in protein-protein and protein-solvent interactions. Indeed, the presence of metal ions can radically change the main features of the standard denaturation/aggregation processes and such effects result to be strongly dependent on the kind of metal and on its concentration. Metal ions have an active role in thermal aggregation and cold set gelation processes. These processes are intrinsically different, but both are based on the proteins ability to form aggregates.
Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Properties of Free-Base Pyridyl- and N -Alkyl-4-Pyridylporphyrins in Nonaqueous Media
2015
International audience; Twelve structurally related pyridyl and meso-N-methylpyridylporphyrin derivatives are investigated electrochemically in different nonaqueous media. The UV/Vis spectrum of each newly investigated porphyrin was measured before and after electro-reduction and, based on this data, the site of electron transfer is proposed. An interaction occurs between the meso-pyridyl or meso-N-alkyl-4-pyridyl substituents and the porphyrin p-ring system, the magnitude of which depends upon the number of linked pyridyl or N-alkyl-4-pyridyl groups in the compound, the solvent, the supporting electrolyte, and/or other anions added to the solution.
Quantification of HSP27 and HSP70 Molecular Chaperone Activities
2011
Stress-inducible heat-shock proteins (HSPs, like HSP70 and HSP27) are molecular chaperones that -protect cells from stress damage by keeping cellular proteins in a folding competent state and preventing them from irreversible aggregation. HSP27 and HSP70 chaperone activities are useful indicators to test chemical products and physical stress impact on protein denaturation, to select HSP inhibitors, or to -determine the implication of the chaperone function in other HSP activities, such as apoptosis. We have developed two simple and fast chaperone activity tests for HSP27 and HSP70 that we initially set up to test the effect of potential HSP inhibitors obtained after screening of chemical an…
Using Induced Ordered Weighted Averaging (IOWA) Operators for Aggregation in Cross-Efficiency Evaluations
2014
This paper proposes an enhancement of the cross-efficiency evaluation through the aggregation of cross-efficiencies by using a particular type of induced ordered weighted averaging IOWA operator. The use of a weighted average of cross-efficiencies for the calculation of the cross-efficiency scores, instead of the usual arithmetic mean, allows us to introduce some flexibility into the analysis. In particular, the main purpose of the approach we present is to provide aggregation weights that reflect the decision maker DM preferences regarding the relative importance that should be attached to the cross-efficiencies provided by the different decision-making units. To do it, an ordering is to b…
Abciximab Facilitates the Rate and Extent of Thrombolysis
1999
Background —The TIMI 14 trial tested the hypothesis that abciximab, the Fab fragment of a monoclonal antibody directed to the platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor, is a potent and safe addition to reduced-dose thrombolytic regimens for ST-segment elevation MI. Methods and Results —Patients (n=888) with ST-elevation MI presenting <12 hours from onset of symptoms were treated with aspirin and randomized initially to either 100 mg of accelerated-dose alteplase (control) or abciximab (bolus 0.25 mg/kg and 12-hour infusion of 0.125 μg · kg −1 · min −1 ) alone or in combination with reduced doses of alteplase (20 to 65 mg) or streptokinase (500 000 U to 1.5 MU). Control patients recei…
Aggregation of Free-Base Octacarboxyphthalocyanine in Aqueous Solutions
1999
Results of spectral (UV-VIS) investigations on the aggregation phenomena of the freebase 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octacarboxypthalocyanine are reported. Phthalocyanine exists mainly in associated (aggregated) froms in water. The aggregates are present even in very diluted (10-7 -10-6 mol/dm-3) solutions. The hydrogen bonding between the carboxyl groups of the adjacent molecules in considered. The increase in pH and temperature, as well as the presence of the cationic surfactant and alcohols (in an appropriate quantity) cause a prtial or full disaggregation. The spectrum of the monomeric phthalocyanine from has been observed. The increase in H2Pc(COOH)8 concentration, the decrease in pH, as well…
Acid—base properties of azo dyes in the presence of surfactants
1991
Abstract The changes in the acid—base properties of an azo dye produced by the presence of surfactants, at surfactant concentrations below and above the CMC, are quantitatively described using a simple model and spectrophotometric and potentiometric measurements. The azo dye formed by aniline and N -(1-naphthyl)-ethylenediamine, and the surfactants sodium dodecyl sulphate, Triton X-100 and N -cetylpyridinium chloride (NCPC) are used. The protonation constants of the free and surfactant-bound dye species, the binding constant of the protonated and unprotonated forms of the dye, and the average aggregation number of the dye—NCPC aggregates are evaluated.
Gas phase charged aggregates of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) and divalent metal ions: first evidence of AOT solvated aggregates
2011
Assembling and chelating properties of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOTNa) towards divalent metal ions have been investigated in the gas phase by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. A variety of positively charged monometallated and mixed metal aggregates are formed. Interestingly, several ions contain solvent (MeOH, H2O) molecules and constitute the most abundant AOT cationic aggregates not containing sodium. These species are the first example of solvated AOT-metal ion aggregates in the gas phase. By increasing the surfactant aggregation number, the abundance of solvated species becomes lower than that of unsolvated ones. Decompositions of ionic species have been studied…