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Hypertonic saline reduces inflammation and enhances the resolution of oleic acid induced acute lung injury
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2008-07-08)
Background:
Hypertonic saline (HTS) reduces the severity of lung injury in ischemia-reperfusion, endotoxin-induced and ventilation-induced lung injury. However, the potential for HTS to modulate the resolution of lung ...
Resistance to TRAIL in non-transformed cells is due to multiple redundant pathways
(2013)
Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a cytokine and a selective inducer of apoptosis in a range of tumour cells, but not in normal, untransformed cells. A large number of chemotherapeutics ...
Disruption of microRNA Biogenesis Confers Resistance to ER Stress-Induced Cell Death Upstream of the Mitochondrion
(2013)
Global downregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is a common feature of human tumors and has been shown to enhance cancer progression. Several components of the miRNA biogenesis machinery (XPO5, DICER and TRBP) have been shown ...
miRNA signature of unfolded protein response in H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts
(2014)
Background: Glucose and oxygen deprivation during ischemia is known to affect the homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in ways predicted to activate the unfolded protein response (UPR). Activation of UPR signalling ...
Endoplasmic reticulum stress induces ligand-independent TNFR1-mediated necroptosis in L929 cells
(2015)
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced cellular dysfunction and death is associated with several human diseases. It has been widely reported that ER stress kills through activation of the intrinsic mitochondrial apoptotic ...
Regulation of the DNA Damage Response and Gene Expression by the Dot1L Histone Methyltransferase and the 53Bp1 Tumour Suppressor
(PLoS, 2011-02)
Background
Dot1L, a histone methyltransferase that targets histone H3 lysine 79 (H3K79), has been implicated in gene regulation and the DNA damage response although its functions in these processes remain poorly ...
Anterior cruciate ligament graft tensioning. Is the maximal sustained one-handed pull technique reproducible?
(2011)
Background
Tensioning of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction grafts affects the clinical outcome of the procedure. As yet, no consensus has been reached regarding the optimum initial tension in an ACL graft. ...
Kinase Inhibitor against Quiescent and Proliferating CLL Cells
(2011-07-18)
In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) the proliferation rate and resistance to drug-induced apoptosis are recognized as important factors in the outcome of treatment. In this study, we assess the activity and the mechanism ...
Modulation of human uterine smooth muscle cell collagen contractility by thrombin, Y-27632, TNF alpha and indomethacin
(BioMed Central, 2009-01-08)
Background: Preterm labour occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies and is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. However, the pathways involved in regulating contractility in normal and preterm labour are not ...