A combinatorial polymer library approach yields insight into nonviral gene delivery. (1/1363)

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The effect of self-assembling peptide RADA16-I on the growth of human leukemia cells in vitro and in nude mice. (2/1363)

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The molecular mechanism of apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by monocyte chemotacitic protein-1. (3/1363)

The present study was aimed to investigate whether Bcl-2, Fas and Bax are involved in monocyte chemotacitic protein-1 (MCP-1)-induced apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hUVECs). hUVECs were cultured, and the purity was identified by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry with specific anti-von Willebrand factor (vWF) and anti-VEGF receptor-2 (KDR) antibodies. With 90% confluence hUVECs were serum-starved for 12 h, and then treated with different concentrations of MCP-1 (0.1, 1.0, 10, 100 ng/mL) for 24 and 48 h respectively. The expressions of apoptosis related proteins Fas, Bcl-2, Bax were detected by flow cytometry (FACS) and Western blot. As shown in our preliminary study, MCP-1 induced apoptosis of hUVECs in a dose-dependent manner at both 24 h and 48 h. FACS and Western blot analysis results in the present study indicated that MCP-1 promoted the expression of proapoptotic proteins Bax and Fas and inhibited the expression of antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2. These results suggest that MCP-1 may induce the apoptosis of hUVECs through evoking the imbalance between proapoptotic Fas/Bax and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein.  (+info)

Effect of ghrelin on angiotensin II induced human umbilicus vein endothelial cell oxidative stress and endothelial cell injury. (4/1363)

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Leptin upregulates caveolin-1 expression: implications for development of atherosclerosis. (5/1363)

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Von willebrand factor increases endothelial cell adhesiveness for human mesenchymal stem cells by activating p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. (6/1363)

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Enhanced inhibition of murine prostatic carcinoma growth by immunization with or administration of viable human umbilical vein endothelial cells and CRM197. (7/1363)

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Inhibition of angiogenesis by HC.HA, a complex of hyaluronan and the heavy chain of inter-alpha-inhibitor, purified from human amniotic membrane. (8/1363)

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