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Analysis of the role of the interleukins in colon cancer

Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: The role of interleukin family in colon cancer remained controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between interleukin family and colon cancer progression through bioinformatics methods and to validate such association in clinical patients. METHODS: A total of...

Eukaryotic expression, Co-IP and MS identify BMPR-1B protein-protein interaction network

Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: BMPR-1B is part of the transforming growth factor β super family and plays a pivotal role in ewe litter size. Functional loss of exon-8 mutations in the BMPR-1B gene (namely the FecB gene) can increase both the ewe ovulation rate and litter size. RESULTS: This study constructed a eukaryotic...

Variantes del gen GBA en el Suroccidente Colombiano

Introducción: La Enfermedad de Gaucher (EG) es un trastorno genético autosómico recesivo, causado por la deficiencia de la enzima B-Glucocerebrosidasa acida (GBA). En Colombia se ha estimado una prevalencia de 1:266.441 habitantes. Sin embargo, el país no cuenta con datos exactos sobre la incidencia,...

Variantes del Complejo MPS en población Colombiana

Introducción: Las Mucopolisacaridosis (MPS) son enfermedades de depósito lisosomal que se caracterizan por la acumulación excesiva de sulfato de Glucosaminoglicanos (GAGs) en órganos y tejidos, debido a la alteración en los genes que codifican para enzimas involucradas en la degradación lisosomal d...

Computational prediction and characterisation of miRNAs and their pathway genes in human schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Key genes control the infectivity of the Schistosoma haematobium causing schistosomiasis. A method for understanding the regulation of these genes might help in developing new disease strategies to control schistosomiasis, such as the silencing mediated by microRNAs (miRNAs). The miRNAs have ...

Identification of potential molecular mechanisms and small molecule drugs in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (9), 2020
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury is a complex phenomenon that causes severe damage to the myocardium. However, the potential molecular mechanisms of MI/R injury have not been fully clarified. We identified potential molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in MI/R injury through analysis...

Ultrastructural and proapoptotic-like effects of kaempferol in Giardia duodenalis trophozoites and bioinformatics prediction of its potential protein target

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Kaempferol (KPF) is a flavonoid with antiparasitic activity including experimental giardiasis which mechanism of action is unknown. OBJECTIVE To analyse the cytotoxic effects of KPF on Giardia duodenalis trophozoites and to identify a likely parasite target of this compound. METHODS We use...

Mast cells-derived MiR-223 destroys intestinal barrier function by inhibition of CLDN8 expression in intestinal epithelial cells

Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: Mast cells (MCs) have been found to play a critical role during development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that characterized by dysregulation of inflammation and impaired intestinal barrier function. However, the function of MCs in IBD remains to be fully elucidated. RESULTS: In our stu...

Antimicrobial activity of a synthetic bacteriocin found in the genome of Lactobacillus casei on the microbiota of Antioquian soft cheese (Quesito Antioqueño)

Vitae (Medellín); 27 (1), 2020
Background: Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are of special interest in the food industry due to their ability to produce metabolites. Among them, bacteriocins, which can inhibit the growth of altering microorganisms, and pathogens in a wide variety of foods, are considered safe for human consumption and are u...

Acomplamiento molecular: criterios prácticos para la selección de ligandos biológicamente activos e identificación de nuevos blancos terapéuticos

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 7 (2), 2019
El acoplamiento molecular es un método bioinformático que permite predecir y calcular computacionalmente la posición más favorable de interacción entre un ligando y un blanco (usualmente proteico) a partir de sus representaciones tridimensionales. Esta herramienta bioinformática no tiene una regla ...