Development and validation of endogenous reference genes for expression profiling of medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to endocrine disrupting chemicals by quantitative real-time RT-PCR.
Authors:Zhang Z, Hu J,
Journal:Toxicol Sci
PubMed ID:17093204
The quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (Q-RT-PCR) technique has been increasingly used in endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) research. Usually, an appropriate endogenous control gene is critical for Q-RT-PCR to normalize the errors and sample-to-sample variations that occur in the course of tissue collection, RNA isolation, and RT-PCR. In ... More
Corn oil supplementation to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue. II. Effects on longissimus muscle and subcutaneous adipose fatty acid composition and stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity and expression.
Authors:Pavan E, Duckett SK,
Journal:J Anim Sci
PubMed ID:17431049
'Eighteen steers were used to evaluate the effect of supplemental corn oil level to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue on fatty acid composition of LM, stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD) activity and expression as well as cellularity in s.c. adipose. Corn oil was supplemented (g/kg of BW) at 0 (none), 0.75 ... More
No compensation in CD44 stem cell marker following BCL-2 suppression by antisense oligonucleotides.
Authors:Rubenstein M, Hollowell CM, Guinan P,
Journal:In Vivo
PubMed ID:23422486
'Antisense oligonucleotides have previously been used to target regulatory proteins in prostate cancer models. We evaluated mono- and bispecific oligonucleotides which comparably suppressed expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) in LNCaP cells. Cells compensated by suppressing caspase-3 (an apoptosis promoter), and enhancing the expression of androgen receptor and co-activating p300 and ... More
Suppression of prolactin-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription 5b signaling and induction of suppressors of cytokine signaling messenger ribonucleic acid in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of the rat during late pregnancy and lactation.
'During late pregnancy and lactation, the tuberoinfundibular dopamine (TIDA) neurons that regulate prolactin secretion by negative feedback become less able to produce dopamine in response to prolactin, leading to hyperprolactinemia. Because prolactin-induced activation of dopamine synthesis in these neurons requires the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5b (STAT5b) ... More
Reduced myocilin expression in cultured monkey trabecular meshwork cells induced by a selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist: comparison with steroids.
Authors:Pfeffer BA, DeWitt CA, Salvador-Silva M, Cavet ME, López FJ, Ward KW,
Journal:Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
PubMed ID:19696178
'To assess in vitro myocilin (MYOC) expression in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells exposed to BOL-303242-X, a selective glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonist (SEGRA), in comparison with dexamethasone (DEX), and prednisolone acetate (PA). After drug treatment of monkey TM cultures, MYOC protein in conditioned media (CM) was measured by Western blot and ... More