SUMMARY: Gastrin plays a vital role in the development and progression of gastric cancer (GC). Its expression is up-regulated in GC tissues and several GC cell lines. Yet, the underlying mechanism remains to be investigated. Here, we aim to investigate the role and mechanism of gastrin in GC proliferatio...
Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common vascular disease, which can cause apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells. Notoginsenoside R1 (NGR1) is considered an anti-AS drug. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are believed to play a vital role in cell apoptosis and angiogenesis. This study aimed to explore the mechanism of NGR1 f...
Background: TRF2 (telomeric repeat binding factor 2) is an essential component of the telomere-binding protein complex shelterin. TRF2 induces the formation of a special structure of telomeric DNA and counteracts activation of DNA damage-response pathways telomeres. TRF2 has a poorly characterized linker...
Abstract Background: Angiotensin II (Ang II), the primary effector hormone of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), acts systemically or locally, being produced by the action of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) on angiotensin I. Although several tissue RASs, such as cardiac RAS, have been described, li...
A família proteína quinases C (PKC) é composta por dez isoenzimas, as quais são capazes de fosforilar resíduos de serina e treonina. A ativação dessas quinases envolve mudanças conformacionais, como a remoção do pseudo-substrato do sítio ativo e associação dessas enzimas com lipídeos em mem...
BACKGROUND: In the central nervous system, interleukin-10 (IL-10) provides trophic and survival effects directly on neurons, modulates neurite plasticity, and has a pivotal importance in the neuronal regeneration in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory conditions. This cytokine is primarily produced b...
Um passo limitante no desenvolvimento de fármacos para terapias do câncer está na descoberta de vulnerabilidades específicas de células tumorais que sirvam à identificação de alvos moleculares apropriados à intervenção farmacológica. Esta é a motivação central desta tese, cuja abordagem ex...