17 results on '"Novak, Estela Maria"'
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2. LHX6 promoter hypermethylation in oncological pediatric patients conceived by IVF
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Dangoni, Gustavo Dib, primary, Teixeira, Anne Caroline Barbosa, additional, Vince, Carolina Sgarioni Camargo, additional, Novak, Estela Maria, additional, Gimenez, Thamiris Magalhães, additional, Maschietto, Mariana, additional, Odone Filho, Vicente, additional, and Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino, additional
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- 2022
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3. LHX6 promoter hypermethylation in oncological pediatric patients conceived by IVF.
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Dangoni, Gustavo Dib, Teixeira, Anne Caroline Barbosa, Vince, Carolina Sgarioni Camargo, Novak, Estela Maria, Gimenez, Thamiris Magalhães, Maschietto, Mariana, Odone Filho, Vicente, and Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino
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CANCER patients ,HUMAN in vitro fertilization ,CHILD patients ,FERTILIZATION in vitro ,REPRODUCTIVE technology - Abstract
The multifactorial etiology of pediatric cancer is poorly understood. Environmental factors occurring during embryogenesis can disrupt epigenetic signaling, resulting in several diseases after birth, including cancer. Associations between assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), and birth defects, imprinting disorders and other perinatal adverse events have been reported. IVF can result in methylation changes in the offspring, and a link with pediatric cancer has been suggested. In this study, we investigated the peripheral blood methylomes of 11 patients conceived by IVF who developed cancer in childhood. Methylation data of patients and paired sex/aged controls were obtained using the Infinium MethylationEPIC Kit (Illumina). We identified 25 differentially methylated regions (DMRs), 17 of them hypermethylated, and 8 hypomethylated in patients. The most significant DMR was a hypermethylated genomic segment located in the promoter region of LHX6 , a transcription factor involved in the forebrain development and interneuron migration during embryogenesis. An additional control group was included to verify the LHX6 methylation status in children with similar cancers who were not conceived by ART. The higher LHX6 methylation levels in IVF patients compared to both control groups (healthy children and children conceived naturally who developed similar pediatric cancers), suggested that hypermethylation at the LHX6 promoter could be due to the IVF process and not secondary to the cancer itself. Further studies are required to evaluate this association and the potential role of LHX6 promoter hypermethylation for tumorigenesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Copy Number Alterations in Hepatoblastoma: Literature Review and a Brazilian Cohort Analysis Highlight New Biological Pathways
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Barros, Juliana Sobral, primary, Aguiar, Talita Ferreira Marques, additional, Costa, Silvia Souza, additional, Rivas, Maria Prates, additional, Cypriano, Monica, additional, Toledo, Silvia Regina Caminada, additional, Novak, Estela Maria, additional, Odone, Vicente, additional, Cristofani, Lilian Maria, additional, Carraro, Dirce Maria, additional, Werneck da Cunha, Isabela, additional, Costa, Cecília Maria Lima, additional, Vianna-Morgante, Angela M., additional, Rosenberg, Carla, additional, and Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino, additional
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- 2021
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5. LHX6promoter hypermethylation in oncological pediatric patients conceived by IVF
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Dangoni, Gustavo Dib, Teixeira, Anne Caroline Barbosa, Vince, Carolina Sgarioni Camargo, Novak, Estela Maria, Gimenez, Thamiris Magalhães, Maschietto, Mariana, Odone Filho, Vicente, and Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino
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AbstractThe multifactorial etiology of pediatric cancer is poorly understood. Environmental factors occurring during embryogenesis can disrupt epigenetic signaling, resulting in several diseases after birth, including cancer. Associations between assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in vitrofertilization (IVF), and birth defects, imprintingdisorders and other perinatal adverse events have been reported. IVF can result in methylation changes in the offspring, and a link with pediatric cancer has been suggested. In this study, we investigated the peripheral blood methylomes of 11 patients conceived by IVF who developed cancer in childhood. Methylation data of patients and paired sex/aged controls were obtained using the Infinium MethylationEPIC Kit (Illumina). We identified 25 differentially methylated regions (DMRs), 17 of them hypermethylated, and 8 hypomethylated in patients. The most significant DMR was a hypermethylated genomic segment located in the promoter region of LHX6, a transcription factor involved in the forebrain development and interneuron migration during embryogenesis. An additional control group was included to verify the LHX6methylation status in children with similar cancers who were not conceived by ART. The higher LHX6methylation levels in IVF patients compared to both control groups (healthy children and children conceived naturally who developed similar pediatric cancers), suggested that hypermethylation at the LHX6promoter could be due to the IVF process and not secondary to the cancer itself. Further studies are required to evaluate this association and the potential role of LHX6promoter hypermethylation for tumorigenesis.
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- 2023
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6. Physiopathogenesis of Hematological Cancer
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Rego, Eduardo Magalhães, Novak, Estela Maria, Rego, Eduardo Magalhães, and Novak, Estela Maria
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- Hematological oncology
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The number of new discoveries related to diagnostics and therapeutics of hematological cancer is significant. These have resulted in continuous progress in fundamental knowledge about molecular and cellular mechanisms in hematological neoplasia. Physiopathogenesis of Hematological Cancer presents a concise overview of the cellular and molecular biology of myelo- and Lymphoproliferative disorders. The expert reviews presented within this e-book are also accompanied by bibliographic references for relevant scientific literature. This book should prove to be a valuable reference tool for both medical graduate and postgraduates in the field of oncology.
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- 2012
7. Differential expression of genes encoding proteins of the HGF/MET system in insulinomas
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Murat, Cahuê De Bernardis, primary, da Rosa, Paula Waki Lopes, additional, Fortes, Maria Angela Henriques Zanella, additional, Corrêa, Luciana, additional, Machado, Marcel Cerqueira Cesar, additional, Novak, Estela Maria, additional, Siqueira, Sheila Aparecida Coelho, additional, Pereira, Maria Adelaide Albergaria, additional, Corrêa-Giannella, Maria Lucia, additional, Giannella-Neto, Daniel, additional, and Giorgi, Ricardo Rodrigues, additional
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- 2015
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8. Study of activity transcription factors C/EBPalpha in region - 53 to - 33 of promoter apolipoprotein B gene
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Dantas, Kátia Cristina, Bydlowski, Sérgio Paulo, and Novak, Estela Maria
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Murine melanoma cells^i1^s16 ,Células de melanoma^i2^sB16 ,Células de melanoma ,Fator de transcrição HNF-4 ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Apolipoproteína B ,C/EBPa transcription factor ,Fator de transcrição C/EBPa ,HNF-4 transcription factor ,digestive system ,Apolipoprotein B ,Murine melanoma cells - Abstract
A apolipoproteina B (apoB) tem um importante papel na regulação na homeostasia celular, do colesterol e na patogênese da aterosclerose. Esta proteína age como ligante para o reconhecimento e catabolismo lipoproteínas de baixa densidade (LBD) através do receptor de LDL. Estudos anteriores mostraram que a expressão do gene da apolipoproteína B (APOB) em células hepáticas é regulada pela interação de fatores ligados ao elemento enhancer no intron 2, e em 3 elementos denominados de III, IV e V localizados nas regiões -86 a -62, -72 a -53 e -53 a -33 , respectivamente, do promotor do gene da APOB. Neste trabalho, nós sugerimos que o fator de transcrição C/EBPalfa ligado a região -53 a -33 da APOB interage com o complexo HNF-4 e C/EBPalfa localizado dentro da região -86 a -53 do APO B e contribui para aumentar a transcrição do gene APOB. Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) plays a major role in the regulation of cellular cholesterol homeostasis and pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. This protein acts as a ligand for the cellular recognition and catabolism of low density lipoprotein (LDL) by the LDL receptor. Previous studies have shown that the expression of apoB in hepatic cells is regulated by the interaction of factors binding to enhancer elements in intron 2 and three elements designated III, IV and V. These elements lie within regions respectively -86 to -62, -72 to -53 and -53 to -33 from the ApoB promoter. In this study, we have suggested that transcription factor C/EBPalpha, which binds to the -53 to -33 region of the apoB, interacts with the HNF-4 synergistic complex and C/EBPalpha factors within -86 to -53 and may contribute to increase transcription of the ApoB gene.
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- 2006
9. Antitumoural activity of Brazilian red propolis fraction enriched with xanthochymol and formononetin: An in vitro and in vivo study
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Novak, Estela Maria, primary, Silva, Martha Silveira e Costa, additional, Marcucci, Maria Cristina, additional, Sawaya, Alexandra Christine Helena Franklan, additional, Giménez-Cassina López, Begoña, additional, Fortes, Maria Angela Henriques Zanella, additional, Giorgi, Ricardo Rodrigues, additional, Marumo, Kamila Tamie, additional, Rodrigues, Rosangela Felipe, additional, and Maria, Durvanei Augusto, additional
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- 2014
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10. Thalidomide treatment down-regulates SDF-1α and CXCR4 expression in multiple myeloma patients
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Oliveira, Adriana Morgan, Maria, Durvanei Augusto, Metzger, Martin, Linardi, Camila, Giorgi, Ricardo Rodrigues, Moura, Fernanda, Martinez, Gracia Aparecida, Bydlowski, Sérgio Paulo, and Novak, Estela Maria
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- 2009
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11. HOXB7 mRNA is overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas and its knockdown induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
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Chile, Thais, primary, Fortes, Maria Angela Henriques Zanella, additional, Corrêa-Giannella, Maria Lúcia Cardillo, additional, Brentani, Helena Paula, additional, Maria, Durvanei Augusto, additional, Puga, Renato David, additional, de Paula, Vanessa de Jesus R, additional, Kubrusly, Marcia Saldanha, additional, Novak, Estela Maria, additional, Bacchella, Telésforo, additional, and Giorgi, Ricardo Rodrigues, additional
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- 2013
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12. Uncommon allele in APO AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster in a family with congenital generalized lipodystrophy
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Novak,Estela Maria, Longui,Carlos Alberto, and Bydlowski,Sergio Paulo
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Apolipoproteins ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Congenital generalized lipodystrophy ,Apo AI-CIII-AIV gene - Abstract
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy is a rare inherited disease. One of its features is a disturbance in lipid metabolism characterized by hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. A brother and a sister with congenital generalized lipodystrophy, an 8-year old male and a 12-year old female were studied. The mother and a 6-year old brother were healthy. The genetic analysis of Sstl RFLP of the apo Al-CIII-AIV gene cluster showed the presence of the rare Sstl allele (S2) in the patients but not in the healthy mother and brother. As this uncommon allele has been reported to be related to high plasma triglyceride levels, this association could be relevant in explaining in part the hypertriglyceridemia observed in these patients. A lipodistrofia congênita é uma rara doença hereditária. Uma de suas características é o distúrbio no metabolismo lipídico caracterizado por hiper-colesterolemia e hipertrigliceridemia. Foram estudados um irmão (8 anos de idade) e uma irmã (12 anos) que apresentavam esta patologia. A mãe e um irmão de 6 anos eram sadios. A análise genética do RFLP Sstl dos genes do complexo apo AI-CIII-AIV mostrou a presença do alelo Sstl raro (S2) nos pacientes, mas não na mãe e no irmão saudável. Desde que este alelo incomum tem sido associado a altos níveis plasmáticos de triglicérides, esta associação poderia ser relevante para explicar em parte a hipertrigliceridemia observada nestes pacientes.
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13. Differential expression of genes encoding proteins of the HGF/MET system in insulinomas.
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De Bernards Murat, Cahuê, Lopes da Rosa, Paula Waki, Henriques Zanella Fortes, María Angela, Corrêa, Luciana, Cesar Machado, Marcel Cerqueira, Novak, Estela Maria, Coelho Siqueira, Sheila Aparecida, Albergaría Pereira, Maria Adelaide, Corrêa-Giannella, Maria Lucia, Giannella-Neto, Daniel, and Rodrigues Giorgi, Ricardo
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GENE expression ,INSULINOMA ,HEPATOCYTE growth factor ,MET receptor ,ISLANDS of Langerhans ,PANCREATIC beta cells - Abstract
Background: Insulinomas are the most common functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, whereas histopatho-logical features do not predict their biological behaviour. In an attempt to better understand the molecular processes involved in the tumorigenesis of islet beta cells, the present study evaluated the expression of genes belonging to the hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor (HGF/MET) system, namely, MET, HGF; HGFAC and 5774 (encode HGF activator and matriptase, respectively, two serine proteases that catalyze conversion of pro-HGF to active HGF); and SPINT1 and SPINT2 (encode serine peptidase inhibitors Kunitztype 1 and type 2, respectively, two inhibitors of HGF activator and of matriptase). Methods: Quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was employed to assess RNA expression of the target genes in 24 sporadic insulinomas: 15 grade 1 (G1), six grade 2 (G2) and three hepatic metasta-ses. Somatic mutations of MET gene were searched by direct sequencing of exons 2,10,14,16,17 and 19. Results: Overexpression of MET was observed in the three hepatic metastases concomitantly with upregulation of the genes encoding HGF and matriptase and downregulation of SPINT1. A positive correlation was observed between MET RNA expression and Ki-67 proliferation index while a negative correlation was detected between SPINT1 expression and the mitotic index. No somatic mutations were found in MET gene. Conclusion: The final effect of the increased expression of HGF, its activator (matriptase) and its specific receptor (MET) together with a decreased expression of one potent inhibitor of matriptase (SPINT1) is probably a contribution to tumoral progression and metastatization in insulinomas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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14. Uncommon allele in APO AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster in a family with congenital generalized lipodystrophy
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Novak, Estela Maria, primary, Longui, Carlos Alberto, additional, and Bydlowski, Sergio Paulo, additional
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- 1997
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15. NFY Transcription Factor Binds to Regulatory Element AIC and Transactivates the Human Apolipoprotein A-I Promoter in HEPG2 Cells
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Novak, Estela Maria, primary and Bydlowski, Sérgio Paulo, additional
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- 1997
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16. Isolamento e caracterização dos simbiontes do tripanossomatídeo Crithidia deanei : 1 - caracterização da síntese de proteínas e ácido nucléico; 2 - clonagem molecular de genes
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Novak, Estela Maria, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências (Bioquímica), and Silveira Filho, José Franco da
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Bioquímica ,Ciências (Bioquímica) - Abstract
Orientador: Dr. José Franco da Silveira Filho Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curso de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Inclui referências: p. 104-112 Resumo: Neste trabalho nós descrevemos um método de isolamento de simbionte de Crithidia deanei em gradiente de Percoll. Este método permite o isolamento de simbiontes intactos em quantidade suficiente para se efetuar estudos bioquímicos. O flagelado Crithidia deanei foi rompido por sonicação e os simbiontes liberados foram separados por gradiente descontínuo de Percoll dos restos celulares e de células de Crithidia deanei que não se romperam pelo processo de ultrassom. Os simbiontes isolados pelo método citado acima conservam as suas características morfológicas e apresentam ainda uma atividade metabólica intensa. A enzima ornitina carbamil transferase (OCT), foi utilizada como marcador bioquímico dos simbiontes. Esta enzima encontra-se com atividade enzimática três vezes maior na fração do gradiente de Percoll aonde se encontram os simbiontes isolado do que no extrato bruto, e aproximadamente 6 % da atividade total da OCT do extrato bruto foi recuperada na fração rica em simbiontes do gradiente de Percoll. Nós estimamos que 20 % dos simbiontes presentes no homogenato foram recuperados nesta fração. Os simbiontes isolados pelo gradiente de Percoll incorporaram L-(4-5-H) leucina e L-(S) metionina ativamente nos primeiros 45 e 60 minutos respectivamente. O mecanismo de síntese proteica do simbionte foi analisada através do efeito dos antibióticos cloranfenicol e rifampicina na incorporação com L-(4-5-H) leucina nas suas proteínas Os antibióticos cloranfenicol e rifampicina em concentração de 20 (jg/ml diminuem a incorporação entorno de 50 % e 70%, respectivamente. Estes antibióticos em concentração de 50 ug/ml inibem a incorporação quase completamente. A inibição da síntese proteica pelos antibióticos cloranfenicol e rifampicina produzem evidências díiretas da existência de um mecanismo de síntese proteica procariótica. Os polipeptídeos sintetizados pelo simbiontes foram marcados com L-( S) metionina e submetidos a eletroforese em gel de poliacrilamida-SDS. Os polipeptídeos fortemente marcados apresentaram pesos moleculares aparentes de 90, 88, 78, 60 e 58 x 10.0 perfil dos polipeptídeos sintetizados pelo simbionte difere daqueles polipeptídeos encontrados na cepa de Crithidia deanei com simbionte. Vários polipeptídeos estão ausentes ou fracamente marcados no flagelado, por exemplo 88,78,60 e 58 kDa .Este resultado sugere que a síntese destes polipeptídeos está inibida no flagelado intacto. A incorporação de metil ( H )-timidina na fração ácido insolúvel dos simbiontes foi linear até 35 minutos, demonstrando que o simbionte isolado sintetiza DNA. Este resultado sugere a presença de uma via alternativa de síntese de DNA e a depencia de tiraidina quinase nesta via. A integridade do DNA do simbionte isolado foi analisada em eletroforose de gel de agarose. Este comigra com o DNA de E.coli em uma simples banda, cujo o peso molecular está acima do marcador de massa molecular 23 Kb. O DNA do simbionte foi digerido com enzimas de restrição Mbo I, obtendo-se fragmentos de 2,3-1 Kb que foram clonados em plasmídio pUC 13 . O banco construído em pUC 13 com DNA do simbionte de Crithidia deanei é representativo. Os Clones contendo sequências específicas de endosimbiontes foram isolados por hibridização diferencial. Abstract: The method described here allows the isolation intact symbionts in sufficient amounts for biochemical studies. The flagellates are disrupted by sonication and the symbionts separated from unbroken cells and cellular debris by centrifugation through a discontinous Percoll gradient. The isolated symbionts retain their characteristic morphological features and were reasonably free of subcellular debris. Ornithine carbaomoyltransferase (OCT) a symbiont enzymatic marker is present in the symbiont fraction with a specific activity 3 fold higher than in crude homogenates. We estimate that about 20 % of symbionts present in the homogenate are recovered in this fraction. The isolated symbionts actively incorporate L-(4-5-H)-leucine and L-(S) methionine into acid-insoluble material for the first 45 and 60min, respectively. In order to characterize the protein-synthesis machinery operanting in the symbionts, have studied the effects of chloramphenicol and rifampicin on the incorporation of leucine into proteins. Chloramphenicol and rifampicin at 20 ug/ml reduce the incorporation by about 70 and 50%, respectively. Both antibiotics at 50 ug/ml almost completely inhibited the incorporation L-(4-5-H) leucine. The inhibition of protein synthesis by chloramphenicol and rifampicin provides direct evidence for the existence of a prokaryotic protein-synthesizing system in this unusual subcellular structure. The labeled polypeptides synthesized by the isolated endosymbionts range between 200,000-18,000, as determined by SDS-polyacrilamide gel electrophoresis. The most heavily-labeled polypeptides are those with apparent molecular weight of 90, 88, 78, 60 and 58 x 10. The profile of symbiont labeled polypeptides differs from that obtained with the symbiont strain C. deanei. Several symbiont polypeptides are absent or poorly represented in the flagellate, for example, the 88, 78, 60, and 58 kDa polypeptides, suggesting that synthesis of these polypeptides is inhibited in the intact flagellate. The incorporation metil-(H) thymidine into acid insoluble symbiont fraction was linear up to 45 min showing that isolated symbionts can synthesize DNA. This result suggests the presence in the symbionts of a thymidine kinase dependent salvage pathway for DNA synthesis. The integrity of the DNA extracted from isolated symbiont was analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. lt comigrates with intact E. coli DNA as a single heavy band. The symbiont DNA has been purified and fragment with restriction endonuclease Mbo I. The fragments (2,3-1,0 Kb) have been incorporated in vitro into pUC 13 to make libraries which most of the endosymbiont DNA is represented. Specific endosymbiont sequences can be isolated in this library by differential screening.
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- 1988
17. Synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing naringin and Cu, and its antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and tumor cell cytotoxicity.
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Pereira RM, Andrades NE, Paulino N, Sawaya AC, Eberlin MN, Marcucci MC, Favero GM, Novak EM, and Bydlowski SP
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- Animals, Biphenyl Compounds chemistry, Cell Cycle drug effects, Cell Death drug effects, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Flavanones administration & dosage, Flavanones chemistry, Free Radical Scavengers chemistry, Humans, Hydrazines chemistry, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, K562 Cells, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Male, Mice, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Picrates, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Antioxidants pharmacology, Copper chemistry, Flavanones chemical synthesis, Flavanones pharmacology
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The antioxidant activity of flavonoids is believed to increase when they are coordinated with transition metal ions. However, the literature on this subject is contradictory and the outcome seems to largely depend on the experimental conditions. In order to understand the contribution of the metal coordination and the type of interaction between a flavonoid and the metal ion, in this study a new metal complex of Cu (II) with naringin was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, UV-VIS, mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS), elemental analysis and 1H-NMR. The results of these analyses indicate that the complex has a Cu (II) ion coordinated via positions 4 and 5 of the flavonoid. The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of this complex were studied and compared with the activity of free naringin. The Naringin-Cu (II) complex 1 showed higher antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and tumor cell cytotoxicity activities than free naringin without reducing cell viability.
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- 2007
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