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Analysis of allelic imbalances and protein expression in human high-grade astro...

Improving lipoplex-mediated gene transfer into C6 glioma cells and primary neurons

The development of methodologies for gene transfer into the central nervous system is crucial for gene therapy of neurological disorders. In this study, different cationic liposome formulations were used to transfer DNA into C6 glioma cells and primary hippocampal and cortical neurons by varying the nature of the helper lipid (DOPE, Chol) or a mixture of DOPE and cholesterol (Chol) associated to DOTAP. In addit...

Cytotoxic Activity of Metal Complexes of Biogenic Polyamines: Polynuclear Plat...

Several polynuclear Pt(II) chelates with biogenic polyamines were synthesized and screened for their potential antiproliferative and cytotoxic activity in different human cancer cell lines. To gather information regarding the structure−activity relationships underlying their biological activity, the complexes studied were designed to differ in geometrical parameters such as the nature of the ligand and the numb...

Contact sensitizer nickel sulfate activates the transcription factors NF-kB and...

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) and activating protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factors are ubiquitously expressed signaling molecules known to regulate the transcription of a large number of genes involved in immune responses, namely the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In this study, we demonstrate that a fetal skin-derived dendritic cell line (FSDC) produces nitric oxide (NO) in response to th...

Dexamethasone prevents granulocyte-macrophage colonystimulating factor-induced ...

AIMS: Nitric oxide (NO) has been increasingly implicated in inflammatory skin diseases, namely in allergic contact dermatitis. In this work, we investigated the effect of dexamethasone on NO production induced by the epidermal cytokine granulocyte / macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in a mouse fetal skin dendritic cell line.Methods: NO production was assessed by the method of Griess. Expression of t...

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor activates the transcription of...

Nitric oxide (NO) produced by skin dendritic cells and keratinocytes plays an important role in skin physiology, growth and remodelling. Nitric oxide is also involved in skin inflammatory processes and in modulating antigen presentation (either enhancing or suppressing it). In this study, we found that GM-CSF stimulates the expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in a fetal-skin-deri...