phorbol/potato

Messenger RNAs coding for cytokines and lymphokines are extremely unstable due to an AU-rich cis element located in their 3'-untranslated region. Cell activation with phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate or calcium ionophore has been shown to markedly stabilize these normally labile

The lectins from Datura stramonium, Lycopersicon esculentum, and Solanum tuberosum are structurally related and possess a similar carbohydrate specificity, yet the Datura lectin is mitogenic for human lymphocytes while the other two are not. However, the Datura lectin was found to antagonize blast

The epsilon subspecies of protein kinase C (epsilon PKC) was purified to near homogeneity from the soluble fraction of rat brain by successive chromatographies on DEAE-cellulose, threonine-Sepharose, phenyl-5PW, Mono Q, heparin-5PW, and hydroxyapatite columns. The enzyme from COS-7 cells that were

The expression of P2 purinergic receptor subtypes in leukocytes varies with both lineage and developmental stage. Given the recent identification and cloning of at least seven distinct G protein-coupled ATP receptor subtypes (P2Y family), we investigated P2Y receptor subtype expression during

The actions of bradykinin (BK) in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) and other cell types involve formation of arachidonic acid (AA) and AA products by as-yet-undefined mechanisms. We found that BK promoted AA release and an increase in phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity in subsequently prepared MDCK-D1

Several forms of protein kinase C with molecular masses of 74-, 77-, and 80-kDa were detected in subcellular fractions of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells which express the alpha-type protein kinase C. Several lines of evidence indicated that the 74-kDa is the precursor of the 77- and 80-kDa

We previously described that supplementary garlic, onion and purple sweet potato (PSP) enhance humoral immune response in White Leghorn chickens. In the present in vitro study, we investigated the effects of garlic (GE), onion (OE) and PSP (PSPE) extracts on proliferation, interleukin (IL)-2 and

We have previously reported that polysaccharides extracted from fruiting bodies or cultured mycelia of Antrodia camphorata exhibit an anti-hepatitis B virus effect. In this study, we intended to elucidate the anti-inflammatory potency of six mycelial extracts, namely PDB-ext, CK-ext, CM-ext, CO-ext,

Surfactant protein (SP)-A gene transcription is stimulated by factors that increase cyclic AMP. In the present study, we observed that three thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) binding elements (TBEs) located within a 255 base pair region flanking the 5'-end of the baboon SP-A2 (bSP-A2) gene are

CD14, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoprotein of leukocytes, binds endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide (LPS)) with high affinity. After the murine pre-B cell line 70Z/3 is transfected with DNA encoding human CD14 (hCD14), the resultant stably transfected cell line, 70Z/3-hCD14, responds to