Volume 60 (2014) No. 2

Review Article

Importance of Proapoptotic Protein PUMA in Cell Radioresistance

(ionizing radiation / p53 / PUMA / radioprotection)

J. VÁVROVÁ1, M. ŘEZÁČOVÁ2

1Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Králové, University of Defence in Brno, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

 

Pages: 53 - 56 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Jiřina Vávrová, Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Králové, niversity of Defence in Brno, Třebešská 1575, 50001 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 973 253 214; Fax: (+420) 495 513 018; e-mail: vavrova@pmfhk.cz

 

Original Article

Wnt5a Influences Viability, Migration, Adhesion, Colony Formation, E- and N-Cadherin Expression of Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Line SKOV-3

(serous ovarian cancer / Wnt5a / SKOV-3 cell line / viability / adhesion / migration / E-cadherin /  N-cadherin)

F. Jannesari-Ladani1, G. Hossein1, N. Monhasery1, S. H. Shahoei1, N. Izadi Mood2

1Department of Animal Physiology, Developmental Biology Laboratory, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Pathology, Women’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

 

Pages: 57 - 67 (PDF)

 

Corresponding author: Ghamartaj Hossein, Department of Animal Physiology, Developmental Biology Laboratory, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Phone: (+98) 21-611.126.22; Fax: (+98) 21-664 929 92; e-mail: ghossein@khayam.ut.ac.ir

Original Article

Expression Levels of Elastin and Related Genes in Human Varicose Veins

(elastin / MMP2 / gene expression / varicose vein)

U. Görmüş1, Ö . Tİmİrc İ-Kahraman2, A. Ergen2, A. T. Kunt3, S. İsb İr4, A. B. Dalan5, T. İsb İr6

1Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

2Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul,  Turkey

3Izmit Seka State Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli, Turkey

4Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

5Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

6Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Pages: 68 - 73 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Turgay Isbir, Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, 26 Ağustos Yerlesimi, Kayisdagi Cad., 34755 Kayısdagı – Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey. Phone/Fax: (+90) 216 5780263; e-mails: tisbir@superonline. com, turgay.isbir@yeditepe.edu.tr

 

Original Article

Gene Expression of Subunits of the IL-12 Family Cytokines in moDCs Derived In Vitro from the Cord Blood of Children of Healthy and Allergic Mothers

(CD83 / IL-12 family / gene expression / allergy / cord blood / dendritic cells)

J. Hrdý1, O. Novotná1, I. Kocourková2, L. Prokešová1

1Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

2Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Pages: 74 - 82 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Jiří Hrdý, Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Studničkova 7, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 968 455; Fax: (+420) 224 968 455; e-mail: jiri.hrdy@lf1.cuni.cz

 

Original Article

MTHFR and HFE, but Not Preproghrelin and LBP, Polymorphisms as Risk Factors for All-Cause End-Stage Renal Disease Development

(chronic renal failure / end-stage renal disease / haemodialysis / polymorphism / lipopolysaccharide-binding protein / ghrelin / HFE / MTHFR / single-nucleotide polymorphism)

S. Bloudíčková , L. Kuthanová, J.A. Hubáček, for MIA group

Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Pages: 83 - 88 (PDF)

 

Corresponding author: Silvie Bloudíčková, Department of Nephrology, Transplant Center, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídeňská 1958/9, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 261363220; Fax: (+420) 261363113; e-mail:sibl@medicon.cz

Original Article

Effects of Depsidones from Hypogymnia physodes on HeLa Cell Viability and Growth

(Hypogymnia physodes / anti-proliferative activity / HeLa cells / physodic acid / 3-hydroxyphysodic acid / physodalic acid)

I. Ž. Stojanović1, S. Najman2, O. Jovanović3, G. Petrović3, J. Najdanović2, P. Vasiljević4, A. Šmelcerović1

1Department of Pharmacy, 2Institute of Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, 3Department of Chemistry, 4Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Nis,
Nis, Serbia

Pages: 89 - 94 (PDF)

Corresponding author: A. Šmelcerović, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Bulevar Dr Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia. E-mails: a.smelcerovic@yahoo.com; andrija.smelcerovic@medfak.ni.ac.rs