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Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA and glutathione oxidation in apoptosis: studiesin vivoandin vitro

1999

Free radicals may be involved in apoptosis although this is the subject of some controversy. Furthermore, the source of free radicals in apoptotic cells is not certain. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of oxidative stress in the induction of apoptosis in serum-deprived fibroblast cultures and in weaned lactating mammary glands as in vitro and in vivo experimental models, respectively. Oxidative damage to mtDNA is higher in apoptotic cells than in controls. Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) levels in mitochondria from lactating mammary gland are also higher in apoptosis. There is a direct relationship between mtDNA damage and the GSSG/reduced glutathione (GSH) ratio. Furthermore, wh…

Synthesis and characterization of diorganotin(IV) complexes ofN-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamines and mutagenicity testingin vivo of Et2SnCl2�[L4=N-(2-p…

1998

Diorganotin(IV) dichloride complexes of the type R 2 SnCl 2 .L (R = methyl, ethyl, vinyl, t-butyl, n-butyl or phenyl; L=N-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamine) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of IR, NMR and 119 Sn Mossbauer studies. Investigation of the complexes indicated that N-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamines form distorted trans-octahedral complexes with R 2 SnCl 2 similar to the well-known R 2 SnCl 2 .L. Cytogenetic toxicology testing has been performed for Et 2 SnCl 2 .L 4 [L 4 = N-(2-pyridylmethylene)-4-toluidine] in mouse bone-marrow cells in vivo since such testing is a regulatory requirement before new drugs are released. This tin compound induced delay in cell-cycle k…

Axial (apical-basal) expression of pro-apoptotic and pro-survival genes in the lake baikal demosponge Lubomirskia baicalensis.

2006

Like in all other Metazoa, also in sponges (Porifera) proliferation, differentiation, and death of cells are controlled by apoptotic processes, thus allowing the establishment of a Bauplan (body plan). The demosponge Lubomirskia baicalensis from the Lake Baikal is especially suitable to assess the role of the apoptotic molecules, since its grade of construction is highly elaborated into an encrusting base and branches composed of modules lined up along the apical-basal axis. The four cDNAs, ALG-2, BAK, MA-3, and Bcl-2, were isolated from this sponge species. The expression levels of these genes follow characteristic gradients. While the proapoptotic genes are highly expressed at the base of…

Conservation and functional preservation of agri-food interest yeasts

2018

The use of yeasts in industry is inseparable from their ability to be produced and dehydrated. This dehydration process causes various dysfunctions in yeast cells that affect their functionality and viability. In order to protect yeasts from dehydration, food additives are often used as emulsifiers and antioxidants. However, yeasts are able to produce naturally protective substances, such as glutathione (GSH) and trehalose (TRE). In this context, three non-Saccharomyces (NS) strains, belonging to the different genera and species Torulaspora delbrueckii, Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Lachancea thermotolerans, were studied in this thesis. Despite the great interest aroused by their multiple a…

Homotypic Protection Against Rotavirus-Induced Diarrhea in Infant Mice Breast-Fed by Dams Immunized with the Recombinant VP8* Subunit of the VP4 Caps…

2000

The outer capsid proteins VP4 and VP7 induce neutralizing antibody against rotavirus. We have investigated in a mouse model the protection mediated by immunization with VP8*, the amino-terminal tryptic fragment of VP4. BALB/c female mice immunized with simian rotavirus SA11 VP6 and VP8* proteins expressed in Escherichia coli were mated with seronegative males. Litters were orally challenged with the SA11 strain (P5B[2], G3) or with the murine rotavirus strain EDIM (P10[16], G3) to verify the degree of protection against diarrhea induced in the newborns. Only those pups born to dams immunized with VP8* did not develop diarrhea after having been orally challenged with the SA11 strain. Pups bo…

Innovative and Applied Research in Biology: Proceedings

2022

The collection contains SCIENTIFIC articles on the topics of the LU 80 conference reports. The main focus is on innovative and applied research in biology and interdisciplinary fields.

Topoisomerase II{alpha}-dependent and -independent apoptotic effects of dexrazoxane and doxorubicin.

2009

Abstract Coadministration of the iron chelator dexrazoxane reduces by 80% the incidence of heart failure in cancer patients treated with anthracyclines. The clinical application of dexrazoxane is limited, however, because its ability to inhibit topoisomerase IIα (TOP2A) is feared to adversely affect anthracycline chemotherapy, which involves TOP2A-mediated generation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). Here, we investigated the apoptotic effects of dexrazoxane and the anthracycline doxorubicin, alone and in combination, in a tumor cell line with conditionally regulated expression of TOP2A. Each drug caused apoptosis that was only partly dependent on TOP2A. Unexpectedly, dexrazoxane was found…

Effect of human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and reduced glutathione (GSH) on drug-induced leukopenia in golden Syrian hamsters.

1990

Mechanisms of Toxification and Detoxification which Challenge Drug Candidates and Drugs

2007

Almost all drugs are metabolized in the human organism. In most cases this changes the toxicity, sometimes by toxification, sometimes by detoxification. For obvious ethical reasons, the toxicity cannot be experimentally studied in human beings. In systems available for toxicity studies such as whole animals or human or animal cells in culture, the drug metabolism is substantially different from that in the human organism. Risk assessment for human therefore requires knowledge of drug metabolism, its differences between systems, and the consequences for toxicity. In phase 1 of drug metabolism (oxidoreductions and hydrolyses) drugs are often toxified. This is especially the case if the result…

Drug-metabolizing enzymes in the skin of man, rat, and pig.

2007

The mammalian skin has long been considered to be poor in drug metabolism. However, many reports clearly show that most drug metabolizing enzymes also occur in the mammalian skin albeit at relatively low specific activities. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on drug metabolizing enzymes in the skin of human, rat, and pig, the latter, because it is often taken as a model for human skin on grounds of anatomical similarities. However only little is known about drug metabolizing enzymes in pig skin. Interestingly, some cytochromes P450 (CYP) have been observed in the rat skin which are not expressed in the rat liver, such as CYP 2B12 and CYP2D4. As far as investigated most d…