Volume 53 (2007) No. 5

Original Articles

Neural Differentiation Potentiated by the Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor through STAT3 Signalling in Mouse Embryonal Carcinoma Cells
J. PACHERNÍK^1,2, V. HORVÁTH³, L. KUBALA³, P. DVOŘÁK^2,4,5, A. KOZUBÍK^1,3, A. HAMPL^2,4,5
Pages: 157 - 163 (PDF)
¹Department of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czech Republic; ²Center for Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair, Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; ³Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic; ⁴Department of Molecular Embryology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; ⁵Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic
Corresponding author: Jiří Pacherník, Department of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 532 146 223 / 116; e-mail: jipa@sci.muni.cz
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007

KCNJ11 E23K Polymorphism and Diabetes Mellitus with Adult Onset in Czech Patients
P. ČEJKOVÁ¹, P. NOVOTA¹, M. ČERNÁ¹, K. KOLOŠTOVÁ¹, D. NOVÁKOVÁ², P. KUČERA², J. NOVÁK³, M. ANDĚL³, P. WEBER⁴, E. ŽDÁRSKÝ⁵

Pages: 173 - 175 (PDF)
¹Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, ²Department of Cell and Molecular Immunology, ³Diabetes Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University in Prague, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and General Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic; ⁵Department of Pharmacology, Charles University in Prague, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
Corresponding author: Pavlína Čejková, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Ruska 87, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 261 102 540; Fax: (+420) 261 102 650; e-mail: pavlina.cejkova@lf3.cuni.cz
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007

Halothane Does Not Directly Interact with Genome DNA of A549 Cells
Т. ТOPOUZOVA-HRISTOVA¹, R. HAZAROSOVA², B. BANDREVA³, E. STEPHANOVA¹

Pages: 176 - 182 (PDF)
¹Department of Cytology, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; ²Institute of Biophysics, 3Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Corresponding author: Elena Stephanova, Department of Cytology, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia, 8 Dragan Tzankov Str., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria. Phone: (+359) 2 8167213; fax: (+359) 2 8656 641; e-mail: stephanova(zavináč)biofac.uni-sofia.bg
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007

Investigation of Zinc and Copper Levels in Methimazole-Induced Hypothyroidism: Relation with the Oxidant-Antioxidant Status
A. A. ALTURFAN¹, E. ZENGIN², N. DARIYERLI³, E. E. ALTURFAN⁴, M. K. GUMUSTAS², E. AYTAC⁵, M. ASLAN⁶, N. BALKIS⁷, A. AKSU⁶, G. YIGIT³, E. USLU², E. KOKOGLU²

Pages: 183 - 188 (PDF)
¹Vocational School Health Services, ²Department of Biochemistry, ³Department of Physiology, ⁴Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁵Department of General Surgery, ⁶Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁷Chemical Oceanography, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Corresponding author: A. Ata Alturfan, Istanbul University, Vocational School Health Services, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey. Phone: (+90) 532 576 66 06; fax: (+90) 212 5594792; e mail: ataalturfan@gmail.com
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007

Differential Diagnosis of Gingival Hyperplasia Based on IFN-γ-Stimulated Gene Expression Using Oligonucleotide Microarrays'
I. NIEDZIELSKA
Pages: 189 - 192 (PDF)
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Corresponding author: Iwona Niedzielska, 43-100 Tychy, Goździków Street 75, Poland. e-mail: stomgab(zavináč)wp.pl
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007

Modulation of the Oxidative Stress and Nuclear Factor κB Activation by Theaflavin 3,3’-gallate in the Rats Exposed to Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion
F. CAI¹, C. LI², J. WU¹, Q. MIN¹, C. OUYANG¹, M. ZHENG¹, S. MA¹, W. YU¹, F. LIN³Pages: 164 - 172 (PDF)
¹Department of Pharmacology, ²Department of Medicine, Medical College, Xianning University, Xianning, People’s Republic of China; ³Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
Corresponding author: Jiliang Wu, Department of Pharmacology, Medical College, Xianning University, 3 Guihua Road, Xianning 437100, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China. Phone: (+86) 715-8269518; fax: (+86) 715-8269518; e-mail: jiliang_w@yahoo.com.cn
Published: September, 2007
Published online: September 15, 2007