Volume 57 (2011) No. 6

Original Article

SMED-TLX-1 (NR2E1) Is Critical for Tissue and Body Plan Maintenance in Schmidtea mediterranea in Fasting/Feeding Cycles

(nuclear receptor / regeneration / RNA interference / Schmidtea mediterranea / Tlx)

O. RAŠKA1,2, V. KOSTROUCHOVÁ1, F. BEHENSKÝ1, P. YILMA1, V. SAUDEK1, Z. KOSTROUCH1, M. KOSTROUCHOVÁ1

1Laboratory of Model Systems, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

2Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 223 - 231 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Marta Kostrouchová, Laboratory of Model Systems, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 967 088; Fax: (+420) 224 967 119; e-mail: marta.kostrouchova@lf1.cuni.cz

Received June 13, 2011. Accepted June 20, 2011.

Original Article

Role of Transplanted Bone Marrow Cells in Response to Skeletal Muscle Injury

(bone marrow cells / skeletal muscle regeneration / skeletal muscle injury / transplantation / irradiation)

D. ČÍŽKOVÁ1, J. VÁVROVÁ2, S. MIČUDA3, S. FILIP4, E. BRČÁKOVÁ3, L. BRŮČKOVÁ1, J. MOKRÝ1

1Department of Histology and Embryology, 3Department of Pharmacology, 4Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

2Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Králové, University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic

Pages: 232 - 241 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Dana Čížková, Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Šimkova 870, 500 38 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.  Phone: (+420) 495 816 294; Fax: (+420) 495 816 376; e-mail: cizkovad@lfhk.cuni.cz

Received July 4, 2011. Accepted October 3, 2011.

Original Article

Urinary BLCA-4 is Highly Specific for Detection of Bladder Cancer in Chinese Han Population and Is  Related to Tumour Invasiveness

(bladder cancer / BLCA-4 / Chinese / Han nationality)

C. C. FENG1†, P. H. WANG2†, M. GUAN3, H. W. JIANG1, H. WEN1, Q. DING1, Z. WU1

1Department of Urology; 2Department of Surgery; 3Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China

† Both authors are regarded as first authors

Pages: 242 - 247 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Zhong Wu, Qiang Ding, Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Rd, Shanghai 200040, PR China. Phone: (+86) 21-52887080; Fax: (+86) 21-62489191; e-mails: hmgsh188@126.com (Z. Wu); immernochzoe@gmail.com (Q. Ding)

Received May 7, 2011. Accepted June 22, 2011.

Original Article

Hepcidin Expression in the Liver of Mice with Implanted Tumour Reacts to Iron Deficiency, Inflammation and Erythropoietin Administration

(hepcidin / anaemia / tumour / inflammation / erythropoietin)

M. VOKURKA, J. KRIJT, J. VÁVROVÁ, E. NEČAS

Institute of Pathophysiology and Centre for Experimental Haematology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 248 - 254 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Martin Vokurka, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, U nemocnice 5, 128 53 Prague 2, Czech Republic. e-mail: mvoku@lf1.cuni.cz

Received January 28, 2011. Accepted May 19, 2011.

Original Article

Effects of Tandem Shock Waves Combined with Photosan and Cytostatics on the Growth of Tumours

(electrical discharges in water / focused shock waves / cavitations / tandem shock waves / tumour growth)

J. BENEŠ1, P. POUČKOVÁ1, J. ZEMAN1, M. ZADINOVÁ1, P. ŠUNKA2, P. LUKEŠ2, H. KOLÁŘOVÁ3

1Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

2Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic

3Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Pages: 255 - 260 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Jan Zeman, Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Salmovská 1, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 965 852; Fax: (+420) 224 965 843; e-mail: jan.zeman@lf1.cuni.cz

Received May 20, 2011. Accepted May 26, 2011.

Original Article

The Influence of Phenothiazine Derivatives on Doxorubicin Treatment in Sensitive and Resistant Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells

(phenothiazine derivatives / doxorubicin / breast adenocarcinoma / multidrug resistance)

A. KUZMA-RICHERET1, J. SACZKO2, A. CHOROMAŃSKA2, M. DUMANSKA3, M. DRAG-ZALESINSKA3, T. WYSOCKA3, A. CHWILKOWSKA2, A. POLA4, D. MOSIĄDZ4, A. MARCINKOWSKA2, J. KULBACKA2

1Internal Clinic, Regional Hospital, Lörrach, Germany

2Department of Medical Biochemistry, 3Department of Histology and Embryology, 4Department of Biophysics, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

Pages: 261 - 267 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Julita Kulbacka, Department of Biophysics, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego 10, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland. e-mail: jkulbacka@gmail.com

Received January 5, 2011. Accepted August 5, 2011.