Volume 57 (2011) No. 3

Original Article

Unfolded Protein Response Suppresses Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis via Autophagy Regulation in Human  Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

(unfolded protein response / Hsp27 / autophagy / cisplatin / HCC cells)

R. CHEN1, R. Y. DAI2, C. Y. DUAN2, Y. P. LIU2, S. K. CHEN3, D. M. YAN2, C. N. CHEN2, M. WEI4, H. LI2

1Department of Public Health, 2Department of Biochemistry, 3Department of Biology, 4The Affiliated

Hospital of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan, P.R. China

Pages: 87 - 95 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Hong Li, Department of Biochemistry of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan, P.R. China. E-mail: lihong7188@163.com

Received November 20, 2010. Accepted January 5, 2011.

Original Article

Glucose and Its Metabolites Have Distinct Effects on the Calcium-Induced Mitochondrial Permeability Transition

(mitochondrial permeability transition pore / diabetes mellitus / oxidative stress / glycolysis / methylglyoxal)

J. ŠKRHA JR., J. GÁLL, R. BUCHAL, E. SEDLÁČKOVÁ, J. PLÁTENÍK

Institute of Medical Biochemistry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles  University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 96 - 103 (PDF

Corresponding author: Jan Pláteník, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Kateřinská 32, 121 08 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 964 587; Fax: (+420) 224 964 280; e-mail: jplat@lf1.cuni.cz.

Received August 24, 2010. Accepted March 25, 2011.

Original Article

Changes in Expression of Some Apoptotic Markers in Different Types of Human Endometrium

(apoptosis / caspase-3 / Bax / Bcl-2 / PARP / human endometrium)

D. DRIÁK1, M. DVORSKÁ1, I. ŠVANDOVÁ2, B. SEHNAL1, K. BENKOVÁ3, Z. ŠPŮRKOVÁ3, M. HALAŠKA1

1Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

3Department of Pathology, University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 104 - 111 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Daniel Driák, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic, Budínova 2, 180 81 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 266 083 232; Fax: (+420) 283 840 507; e-mail: driak@seznam.cz

Received October 12, 2010. Accepted October 25, 2010.

Original Article

The Influence of Electroporation on in Vitro Photodynamic Therapy of Human Breast Carcinoma Cells

(electro-photodynamic therapy / electroporation / electrochemotherapy / photodynamic therapy / breast cancer)

J. KULBACKA2, M. NOWAK1, N. SKOŁUCKA1,2, J. SACZKO2, M. KOTULSKA1

1Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

Pages: 112 - 118 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Malgorzata Kotulska, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, ul. Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland. Phone: (+48) 713 203 974; Fax: (+48) 713 277 727; e-mail: malgorzata.kotulska@pwr.wroc.pl

Received November 15, 2010. Accepted February 28, 2011.

Original Article

Isolation and Characterization of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells

(chondrocytes / mesenchymal stem cells / synovial membrane / synovial fluid)

D. HARVANOVÁ1, T. TÓTHOVÁ1, M. ŠARIŠSKÝ2, J. AMRICHOVÁ1, J. ROSOCHA1

1Associated Tissue Bank, 2Department of Pharmacology of Faculty of Medicine of P. J. Šafárik University and University Hospital of L. Pasteur, Košice, Slovak Republic

Pages: 119 - 124 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Denisa Harvanová, Associated Tissue Bank of Faculty of Medicine of P. J. Šafárik University and University Hospital of L. Pasteur, Trieda SNP 1, 040 66 Košice, Slovak Republic. e-mail: denisa.harvanova@upjs.sk

Received January 24, 2011. Accepted March 11, 2011.

Short Communication

Comparative Analysis of the Nuclear Presence of Adhesion/ Growth-Regulatory Galectins and Reactivity in the Nuclei of Interphasic and Mitotic Cells

(lectin / mitose / cell nucleus / Ki67)

O. KODET1,2, B. DVOŘÁNKOVÁ1,3, L. LACINA1,2,3, S. ANDRÉ4, H. KALTNER4, H.-J. GABIUS4, K. SMETANA JR1,3

1Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in  Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

2Department of Dermatovenereology and Venerology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

3Centre of Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

4Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Munich, Germany

Pages: 119 - 124 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Karel Smetana, Jr., Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, 128 00 U Nemocnice 3, Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 965 873; e-mail: karel.smetana@lf1.cuni.cz

Received December 2, 2010. Accepted December 22, 2010.