Volume 68 (2022) No. 2

 

Original Article

Time and Temperature Stability of TGF-β1, EGF and IGF-1 in 20% and 100% Human Serum

(autologous serum / autologous serum eye drops / storage / growth factors / dry eye disease)

K. JIRSOVA1, K. LEVOVA2, M. KALOUSOVA2, I. FALES3, V. FRANKOVA4, V. VESELA1, T. ZIMA2, T. P. UTHEIM5, J. BEDNAR1

1Laboratory of the Biology and Pathology of the Eye, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

2Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

3Department of Cell Therapy and Cord Blood Bank Czech Republic, Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic

4Department of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

5Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Pages: 45-49 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Katerina Jirsova, Laboratory of the Biology and Pathology of the Eye, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Albertov 4, 128 00, Prague, Czech Republic. Phone: +420 224 968 006; e-mail: katerina.jirsova@lf1.cuni.cz


 

Original Article

Validation of the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Tenebrio Molitor Larva Oil in a Colitis Mouse Model

(Tenebrio molitor larva oil / ulcerative colitis / dextran sodium sulphate / inflammatory cytokines / NF-κB pathway)

B. M. PARK1, J. LEE2, B. G. JUNG3*, B. J. LEE1*

1Department of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea

2Biology Department at Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA

3Department of Pulmonary Immunology, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases Control, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75708, USA

 

Pages: 50-58 (PDF)

Corresponding author:  Bong Joo Lee, Department of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea. E-mail: bjlee@chonnam.ac.kr. Bock Gie Jung, Department of Pulmonary Immunology, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases Control, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75708, USA. E-mail: skulljung@gmail.com


Original Article

Docosahexaenoic Acid Reverses Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Resistance by Impairing the PI3K/AKT/Nrf2/GPX4 Signalling Pathway in Docetaxel-Resistant PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells

(docosahexaenoic acid / drug resistance / ferroptosis / GPX4 / autophagy / prostate)

Z. C. SHAO1,2, B. H. ZHU1, A. F. HUANG1, M. Q. SU1,2, L. J. AN1,2, Z. P. WU1,3, Y. J. JIANG1, H. GUO1, X.-Q. HAN1, C.-M. LIU1

1School of Medicine, Yichun University, Yuanzhou District, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi Province, China

2College of Chemistry and Bio-engineering, Yichun University, Yuanzhou District, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi Province, China

3School of Aesthetic Medicine, Yuanzhou District, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi Province, China

Pages: 59-71 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Chi-Ming Liu, School of Medicine, Yichun University, 576 XueFu Road, Yuanzhou District, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi Province, China. Phone: +86-795-3201926; e-mail: beagleliu@gmail.com


Original Article

TRPM7 Elicits Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Lens Epithelial Cells through the TGF-β/Smad Pathways

(human lens epithelial cells / proliferation and differentiation / TGF-β/Smad pathway / TRPM7)

G. YANG, Y. WU, S. TANG

Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China

Pages: 72-77 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Shaohua Tang, Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, No. 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. Phone: (+86) 010-58398225; e-mail: tangshaohua0805@163.com


Original Article

MicroRNA-214-3p Ameliorates LPS-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury by Inhibiting Cathepsin B

(miR-214-3p / cathepsin B / oxidative stress / cardiomyocyte injury / lipopolysaccharide)

W. YAN, Y. FENG, Z. LEI, W. KUANG, C. LONG

The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China

Pages: 78-85 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Chaozhong Long, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, No. 69, Chuanshan Avenue, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China. E-mail: chaozhonglong@163.com