scholarly journals Construction and use of a microfluidic dissection platform for long-term imaging of cellular processes in budding yeast

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1019-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne H E W Huberts ◽  
Sung Sik Lee ◽  
Javier González ◽  
Georges E Janssens ◽  
Ima Avalos Vizcarra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Budding Yeast ◽  
Cellular Processes

GSK-3 Inhibitors in Regulation and Controlling of Colon Carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sitansu Sekhar Nanda ◽  
Md Imran Hossain ◽  
Heongkyu Ju ◽  
Dong Kee Yi
Keyword(s):  
Colon Carcinoma ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Glycogen Synthesis ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Serine Threonine Kinase ◽  
Threonine Kinase ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Adenocarcinoma Cells ◽  
Membrane Bound

Background: GSK-3 inhibitors became a novel therapeutic agent treating cancer. There are so many uses of GSK-3 inhibitor for treating cancer like breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and no pathological changes are shown by the morphological examination of GSK-3. Objectives: This review describes the recent affairs using GSK-3 inhibitors, mainly treating in colon carcinoma. The authorsAuthors have also shown the different mechanisms of different GSK-3 inhibitors for treating various cancers and proposed some mechanisms that can be useful for further research by GSK-3 inhibitors for various cancerscancer including colon carcinoma. Results: The majority of the cancers and pre-cancerous lesions are stimulated by the transformation of membrane-bound arachidonic acid (AA) to eicosanoids for the viability, proliferation, and spread of cancer. GSK-3 inhibitors can reinstate hostility to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) responsiveness in gastric adenocarcinoma cells. GSK-3, the final enzyme in glycogen synthesis, is a serine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates varied sequences that are more than a hundred in number, within proteins in an array of heterogeneous pathways. It is an essential module of an exceptionally huge number of cellular processes, a fundamental role in many metabolic processes and diseases. Many patients achieve long term remission with outstanding survival diagnosed with colon cancer through it. Conclusion: Before the extensive application of these proposed mechanisms of GSK-3 inhibitor, further evaluation and clinical studies are needed. After doing the appropriate clinical studies and morphological examination, it can be appropriate for extensive application.

The Vertical Lobe of Cephalopods

2017 ◽  
pp. 558-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Turchetti-Maia ◽  
Tal Shomrat ◽  
Binyamin Hochner
Keyword(s):  
Complex Networks ◽  
Long Term Potentiation ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Neuronal Circuitry ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
Matrix Organization ◽  
Activity Dependent ◽  
Similar Organization

We show that the cephalopod vertical lobe (VL) is a promising system for assessing the function and organization of the neuronal circuitry mediating complex learning and memory behavior. Studies in octopus and cuttlefish VL networks suggest an independent evolutionary convergence into a matrix organization of a divergence-convergence (“fan-out fan-in”) network with activity-dependent long-term plasticity mechanisms. These studies also show, however, that the properties of the neurons, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and mechanisms of induction and maintenance of long-term potentiation are different from those evolved in vertebrates and other invertebrates, and even highly variable among these two cephalopod species. This suggests that complex networks may have evolved independently multiple times and that, even though memory and learning networks share similar organization and cellular processes, there are many molecular ways of constructing them.

Neurotrophins and Proneurotrophins: Focus on Synaptic Activity and Plasticity in the Brain

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Gibon ◽  
Philip A. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Potentiation ◽  
Synaptic Activity ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
Neurotrophin 3 ◽  
New Findings ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

Neurotrophins have been intensively studied and have multiple roles in the brain. Neurotrophins are first synthetized as proneurotrophins and then cleaved intracellularly and extracellularly. Increasing evidences demonstrate that proneurotrophins and mature neurotrophins exerts opposing role in the central nervous system. In the present review, we explore the role of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin 3 (NT3), and neurotrophin 4 (NT4) and their respective proform in cellular processes related to learning and memory. We focused on their roles in synaptic activity and plasticity in the brain with an emphasis on long-term potentiation, long-term depression, and basal synaptic transmission in the hippocampus and the temporal lobe area. We also discuss new findings on the role of the Val66Met polymorphism on the BDNF propeptide on synaptic activity.

scholarly journals Effects of Chemical Mixtures on the Ovary

Reproduction ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliki E. Mourikes ◽  
Jodi A Flaws
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Development ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Corpora Lutea ◽  
Chemical Mixtures ◽  
Hormone Production ◽  
Sex Steroid Hormone ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Female Reproductive Health

The ovaries play a critical role in female reproductive health because they are the site of oocyte maturation and sex steroid hormone production. The unique cellular processes that take place within the ovary make it a susceptible target for chemical mixtures. Herein, we review the available data regarding the effects of chemical mixtures on the ovary, focusing on development, folliculogenesis, and steroidogenesis. The chemical mixtures discussed include those to which women are exposed to environmentally, occupationally, and medically. Following a brief introduction to chemical mixture components, we describe the effects of chemical mixtures on ovarian development, folliculogenesis, and steroidogenesis. Further, we discuss the effects of chemical mixtures on corpora lutea and transgenerational outcomes. Identifying the effects of chemical mixtures on the ovaries is paramount to preventing and treating mixture-inducing toxicity of the ovary that has long-term consequences such as infertility and ovarian disease.

scholarly journals The Resistance Mechanisms of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Solid Tumors

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelos Koustas ◽  
Panagiotis Sarantis ◽  
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou ◽  
Michalis V. Karamouzis
Keyword(s):  
Solid Tumors ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Epigenetic Alterations ◽  
Primary Resistance ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Mutational Burden ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Tumor Mutational Burden

The emergence of cancer immunotherapy has already shown some remarkable results, having changed the treatment strategy in clinical practice for solid tumors. Despite these promising long-term responses, patients seem to lack the ability to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, thus demonstrating a primary resistance to immunotherapy. Moreover, a significant number of patients who initially respond to treatment eventually acquire resistance to immunotherapy. Both resistance mechanisms are a result of a complex interaction among different molecules, pathways, and cellular processes. Several resistance mechanisms, such as tumor microenvironment modification, autophagy, genetic and epigenetic alterations, tumor mutational burden, neo-antigens, and modulation of gut microbiota have already been identified, while more continue to be uncovered. In this review, we discuss the latest milestones in the field of immunotherapy, resistance mechanisms against this type of therapy as well as putative therapeutic strategies to overcome resistance in solid tumors.

scholarly journals Stimulation of Phosphorylation of ERK and CREB by Phellopterin and Auraptene Isolated from Citrus junos

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuhiro Nakamura ◽  
Tomoko Suzuki ◽  
Mai Takagi ◽  
Hirotoshi Tamura ◽  
Toshiya Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Camp Response Element Binding ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Camp Response Element ◽  
Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Extracellular Signal ◽  
Citrus Junos ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Methyl Ferulate

Bioactive compounds from citrus fruits contribute many benefits to human health. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling plays an important role in the regulation of multiple cellular processes. Activation of the ERK-cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling is required for long-term memory formation. In this study, auraptene, phellopterin, thymol, coniferyl alcohol 9-methyl ether and methyl ferulate were isolated from Citrus junos. Among the five compounds isolated, auraptene and phellopterin increased the phosphorylation of ERK and CREB. This study provides, to our knowledge, the first evidence that phellopterin potently stimulates the phosphorylation of ERK and CREB. Phellopterin could be a novel neuroprotective agent.

scholarly journals Spatial-Memory Formation After Spaced Learning Involves ERKs1/2 Activation Through a Behavioral-Tagging Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramiro Tintorelli ◽  
Pablo Budriesi ◽  
Maria Eugenia Villar ◽  
Paul Marchal ◽  
Pamela Lopes da Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Prior Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Spaced Learning ◽  
Inter Trial Interval ◽  
Established Fact ◽  
Massed Learning

AbstractThe superiority of spaced over massed learning is an established fact in the formation of long-term memories (LTM). Here we addressed the cellular processes and the temporal demands of this phenomenon using a weak spatial object recognition (wSOR) training, which induces short-term memories (STM) but not LTM. We observed SOR-LTM promotion when two identical wSOR training sessions were spaced by an inter-trial interval (ITI) ranging from 15 min to 7 h, consistently with spaced training. The promoting effect was dependent on neural activity, protein synthesis and ERKs1/2 activity in the hippocampus. Based on the “behavioral tagging” hypothesis, which postulates that learning induces a neural tag that requires proteins to induce LTM formation, we propose that retraining will mainly retag the sites initially labeled by the prior training. Thus, when weak, consecutive training sessions are experienced within an appropriate spacing, the intracellular mechanisms triggered by each session would add, thereby reaching the threshold for protein synthesis required for memory consolidation. Our results suggest in addition that ERKs1/2 kinases play a dual role in SOR-LTM formation after spaced learning, both inducing protein synthesis and setting the SOR learning-tag. Overall, our findings bring new light to the mechanisms underlying the promoting effect of spaced trials on LTM formation.

Sleep Deprivation Impairs Long-Term Potentiation in Rat Hippocampal Slices

2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 1073-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Campbell ◽  
M. J. Guinan ◽  
J. M. Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Neural Plasticity ◽  
Hippocampal Slices ◽  
Long Term Potentiation ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
Population Spike Amplitude ◽  
Specific Factors

To determine if 12-h sleep deprivation disrupts neural plasticity, we compared long-term potentiation (LTP) in five sleep-deprived and five control rats. Thirty minutes after tetanus population spike amplitude increased 101 ± 15% in 16 slices from sleep deprived rats and 139 ± 14% in 14 slices from control rats. This significant ( P < 0.05) reduction of LTP, the first demonstration that the sleep deprivation protocol impairs plasticity in adult rats, may be due to several factors. Reduced LTP may indicate that sleep provides a period of recuperation for cellular processes underlying neural plasticity. Alternatively, the stress of sleep deprivation, as indicated by elevated blood corticosterone levels, or other non-sleep-specific factors of deprivation may contribute to the LTP reduction.

scholarly journals A versatile microfluidic device for highly inclined thin illumination microscopy in the moss Physcomitrella patens

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kozgunova Elena ◽  
Gohta Goshima
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Microfluidic Device ◽  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Physcomitrella Patens ◽  
Plant Cells ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
High Resolution Microscopy

AbstractHigh-resolution microscopy is a valuable tool to study cellular processes, such as signalling, membrane trafficking, or cytoskeleton remodelling. Several techniques of inclined illumination microscopy allow imaging at near single molecular level; however, the application of these methods to plant cells is limited, due to thick cell walls and necessity to excise a part of the tissue for sample preparation. In this study, we developed simple, easy-to-use microfluidic device for highly inclined and laminated optical sheet (HILO) microscopy using a model plant Physcomitrella patens. We demonstrated that microfluidic device can be used to culture living cells and enables high-resolution HILO imaging of microtubules without perturbing their dynamics. In addition, our microdevice enables the supply and robust washout of compounds during HILO microscopy imaging, for example to perform microtubule regrowth assay. Furthermore, we tested long-term (48 h) HILO imaging using a microdevice and visualised the developmental changes in the microtubule dynamics during tissue regeneration. The microfluidic device designed in this study provides a novel tool to conduct long-term HILO microscopy and washout assays using plant cells.

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