TY - JOUR T1 - Contributions of the C-terminal domain to the control of P2X receptor desensitization. AN - 69381714; 10608821 AB - The P2X purinergic receptor channels (P2XRs) differ among themselves with respect to the rates of desensitization during prolonged agonist stimulation. Here we studied the desensitization of recombinant channels by monitoring the changes in intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration in cells stimulated with ATP, the native and common agonist for all P2XRs. The focus in our investigations was on the relevance of the P2XR C terminus in controlling receptor desensitization. When expressed in GT1 cells, the P2XRs desensitized with rates characteristic to each receptor subtype: P2X(1)R = P2X(3)R > P2X(2b)R > P2X(4)R > P2X(2a)R > P2X(7)R. A slow desensitizing pattern of P2X(2a)R was mimicked partially by P2X(3)R and fully by P2X(4)R when the six-amino acid sequences of these channels located in the cytoplasmic C terminus were substituted with the corresponding arginine 371 to proline 376 sequence of P2X(2a)R. Changing the total net charge in the six amino acids of P2X(4)R to a more positive direction also slowed the receptor desensitization. On the other hand, substitution of arginine 371-proline 376 sequence of P2X(2a)R with the corresponding sequences of P2X(1)R, P2X(3)R, and P2X(4)R increased the rate of receptor desensitization. Furthermore, heterologous polymerization of wild-type P2X(2a)R and mutant P2X(3)R having the C-terminal six amino acids of P2X(2a)R at its analogous position resulted in a functional channel whose desensitization was significantly delayed. These results suggest that composition of the C-terminal six-amino acid sequence and its electrostatic force influence the rate of receptor desensitization. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Koshimizu, T AU - Koshimizu, M AU - Stojilkovic, S S AD - Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/31/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 31 SP - 37651 EP - 37657 VL - 274 IS - 53 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Purinergic P2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Animals KW - Base Sequence KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Cell Line KW - Calcium Signaling KW - Receptors, Purinergic P2 -- genetics KW - Receptors, Purinergic P2 -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Purinergic P2 -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69381714?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Contributions+of+the+C-terminal+domain+to+the+control+of+P2X+receptor+desensitization.&rft.au=Koshimizu%2C+T%3BKoshimizu%2C+M%3BStojilkovic%2C+S+S&rft.aulast=Koshimizu&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-12-31&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=53&rft.spage=37651&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-08 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chlamydial homologues of the MACPF (MAC/perforin) domain AN - 17488241; 4684862 AB - Chlamydiae are major human pathogens and the etiological agents of several diseases in humans, other mammals and birds. Depending on the serotype, infection with Chlamydiae trachomatis can result in trachoma, sexually-transmitted diseases or inclusion conjunctivitis. A second chlamydial species, C. pneumoniae, is associated with upper respiratory tract infections. Following internalisation by eukaryotic cells, chlamydiae are enveloped within membrane-bound compartments, or inclusions, that do not fuse with lysosomes. Multiple chlamydiae in a eukaryotic cell fuse their inclusions into a single large inclusion that contains the infectious but metabolically-inactive elementary body (EB). EBs differentiate into replicative, reticulate bodies (RBs) 6-8 hours postinfection. RBs eventually revert to EBs and are released from the host cell to continue the infectious process. The complete genome sequences of C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae have been recently determined. After the predicted protein sequences of C. trachomatis were deposited in the database, the web-based annotation resource database SMART (http://coot.emblheidelberg.de/SMART/) automatically predicted that the C. trachomatis hypothetical protein CT153 contains a MACPF domain. This domain is present in mammalian membrane-attack complex and perforin proteins, but had not been previously identified in non-eukaryotic proteins. The associated statistical significance of this prediction (E = 7.5 x 10 super(-3)) was corroborated using PSI-BLAST database searches with an E-value inclusion threshold of 0.001. For example, two rounds of a PSI-BLAST search using the human complement component 9 MACPF domain sequence (amino acid residues 138-503) as the query resulted in identification of the C. trachomatis CT153 protein as significantly similar to this domain with an E-value of 3 x 10 super(-7). JF - Current Biology AU - Ponting, C P AD - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA, Ponting@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/30/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 30 SP - 1 VL - 9 IS - 24 SN - 0960-9822, 0960-9822 KW - domains KW - homologs KW - CT153 protein KW - MACPF protein KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Chlamydia trachomatis KW - J 02727:Amino acids, peptides and proteins UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17488241?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Current+Biology&rft.atitle=Chlamydial+homologues+of+the+MACPF+%28MAC%2Fperforin%29+domain&rft.au=Ponting%2C+C+P&rft.aulast=Ponting&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-12-30&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=R913&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Current+Biology&rft.issn=09609822&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlamydia trachomatis ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential localization of protein kinase C delta by phorbol esters and related compounds using a fusion protein with green fluorescent protein. AN - 69370486; 10601287 AB - Enzyme localization often plays a controlling role in determining its activity and specificity. Protein kinase C (PKC) has long been known to translocate in response to physiological stimuli as well as to exogenous ligands such as the phorbol esters. We report here that different phorbol derivatives and related ligands, selected for differences in chemical structure and profile of biological activity, induce distinct patterns of redistribution of PKC delta. Localization of a PKC delta-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion construct was monitored in living Chinese hamster ovary cells as a function of ligand, concentration, and time using confocal laser scanning microscopy. delta-PKC-GFP was expressed predominantly in the cytoplasm, with some in the nucleus and perinuclear region. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced plasma membrane translocation followed by slower nuclear membrane translocation. As the concentration of PMA increased, the proportion of nuclear to plasma membrane localization increased markedly. In contrast to PMA, bryostatin 1, a unique activator of PKC that induces a subset of PMA-mediated responses while antagonizing others, at all doses induced almost exclusively nuclear membrane translocation. Like PMA, the complete tumor promoter 12-deoxyphorbol 13-tetradecanoate induced plasma membrane and slower nuclear membrane translocation, whereas the inhibitor of tumor promotion 12-deoxyphorbol 13-phenylacetate, which differs only in its side chain, induced a distinctive distribution of PKC delta-GFP. Finally, the novel constrained diacylglycerol derivative B8-DL-B8 induced a slow Golgi localization. We speculate that differential control of PKC delta localization may provide an interesting strategy for producing ligands with differential biological consequences. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Wang, Q J AU - Bhattacharyya, D AU - Garfield, S AU - Nacro, K AU - Marquez, V E AU - Blumberg, P M AD - Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion Section, Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/24/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 24 SP - 37233 EP - 37239 VL - 274 IS - 52 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Bryostatins KW - 0 KW - Diglycerides KW - Isoenzymes KW - Lactones KW - Luminescent Proteins KW - Macrolides KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Green Fluorescent Proteins KW - 147336-22-9 KW - bryostatin 1 KW - 37O2X55Y9E KW - Protein Kinase C KW - EC 2.7.11.13 KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Index Medicus KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- analysis KW - Animals KW - Diglycerides -- pharmacology KW - Transfection KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - CHO Cells KW - Lactones -- pharmacology KW - Cricetinae KW - Protein Kinase C -- analysis KW - Isoenzymes -- analysis KW - Luminescent Proteins -- analysis KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69370486?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Differential+localization+of+protein+kinase+C+delta+by+phorbol+esters+and+related+compounds+using+a+fusion+protein+with+green+fluorescent+protein.&rft.au=Wang%2C+Q+J%3BBhattacharyya%2C+D%3BGarfield%2C+S%3BNacro%2C+K%3BMarquez%2C+V+E%3BBlumberg%2C+P+M&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Q&rft.date=1999-12-24&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=52&rft.spage=37233&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transcriptional activation of the human manganese superoxide dismutase gene mediated by tetradecanoylphorbol acetate. AN - 69366185; 10601319 AB - Transcriptional activation of human manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) mRNA induced by a phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), was examined to identify the responsive transcriptional regulator. The effect of various deletions and mutations within the 5'-flanking region of the human MnSOD gene promoter was evaluated using the luciferase reporter system in A549 human lung carcinoma cells. Deletion of a region between -1292 and -1202 nucleotides upstream of the transcription start site abolished TPA-responsive induction, whereas deletion of the putative binding sequence for NF-kappaB or AP-1 did not. The region between -1292 and -1202 contains a cAMP-responsive element-like sequence, TGACGTCT, which we identified as the manganese superoxide dismutase TPA-responsive element, MSTRE. Site-specific mutation of the MSTRE abolished the TPA-responsive induction, validating the critical role of this sequence. We detected specific MSTRE activity from nuclear extracts and demonstrated by antibody supershift assay that this activity is closely related to CREB-1/ATF-1. TPA treatment rapidly induced phosphorylation of the CREB-1/ATF-1-like factor via the protein kinase C pathway. These results led us to conclude that the human MnSOD gene having the promoter construct used in this study is induced by TPA via activation of a CREB-1/ATF-1-like factor and not via either NF-kappaB or AP-1. In addition, we found that this induction was blocked by inhibitors of flavoproteins and NADPH oxidases, indicating involvement of enhanced generation of superoxide radical anion as an upstream signal. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Kim, H P AU - Roe, J H AU - Chock, P B AU - Yim, M B AD - Laboratory of Biochemistry, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0342, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/24/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 24 SP - 37455 EP - 37460 VL - 274 IS - 52 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Activating Transcription Factor 1 KW - 0 KW - CREB1 protein, human KW - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - Transcription Factors KW - Superoxide Dismutase KW - EC 1.15.1.1 KW - NADPH Oxidase KW - EC 1.6.3.1 KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Index Medicus KW - Transcription Factors -- physiology KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic KW - Base Sequence KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Phosphorylation KW - NADPH Oxidase -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Humans KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Response Elements KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic -- drug effects KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Superoxide Dismutase -- genetics KW - Transcriptional Activation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69366185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Transcriptional+activation+of+the+human+manganese+superoxide+dismutase+gene+mediated+by+tetradecanoylphorbol+acetate.&rft.au=Kim%2C+H+P%3BRoe%2C+J+H%3BChock%2C+P+B%3BYim%2C+M+B&rft.aulast=Kim&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-12-24&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=52&rft.spage=37455&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AF059197; GENBANK N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Defects in transforming growth factor-beta signaling cooperate with a Ras oncogene to cause rapid aneuploidy and malignant transformation of mouse keratinocytes. AN - 69381096; 10611318 AB - Genetic inactivation of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway can accelerate tumor progression in the mouse epidermal model of multistage carcinogenesis. By using an in vitro model of keratinocyte transformation that parallels in vivo malignant conversion to squamous cell carcinoma, we show that v-ras(Ha) transduced primary TGF-beta1-/- keratinocytes and keratinocytes expressing a TGF-beta type II dominant-negative receptor transgene have significantly higher frequencies of spontaneous transformation than control genotypes. Malignant transformation in the TGF-beta1-/- keratinocytes is preceded by aneuploidy and accumulation of chromosomal aberrations. Similarly, transient inactivation of TGF-beta signaling with a type II dominant-negative receptor adenovirus causes rapid changes in ploidy. Exogenous TGF-beta1 can suppress aneuploidy, chromosome breaks, and malignant transformation of the TGF-beta1-/- keratinocytes at concentrations that do not significantly arrest cell proliferation. These results point to genomic instability as a mechanism by which defects in TGF-beta signaling could accelerate tumor progression in mouse multistage carcinogenesis. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America AU - Glick, A AU - Popescu, N AU - Alexander, V AU - Ueno, H AU - Bottinger, E AU - Yuspa, S H AD - Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. glicka@dc37.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/21/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 21 SP - 14949 EP - 14954 VL - 96 IS - 26 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - 0 KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor KW - EC 2.7.11.30 KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Animals KW - Mice, Mutant Strains KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- etiology KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Transduction, Genetic KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- metabolism KW - Drug Resistance KW - Mice KW - Calcium -- pharmacology KW - Signal Transduction KW - Genes, ras KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- pharmacology KW - Aneuploidy KW - Keratinocytes -- pathology KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69381096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.atitle=Defects+in+transforming+growth+factor-beta+signaling+cooperate+with+a+Ras+oncogene+to+cause+rapid+aneuploidy+and+malignant+transformation+of+mouse+keratinocytes.&rft.au=Glick%2C+A%3BPopescu%2C+N%3BAlexander%2C+V%3BUeno%2C+H%3BBottinger%2C+E%3BYuspa%2C+S+H&rft.aulast=Glick&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-21&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=26&rft.spage=14949&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-27 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Cell Growth Differ. 1992 May;3(5):291-8 [1633111] Science. 1996 Jan 19;271(5247):350-3 [8553070] Cell. 1992 Nov 13;71(4):587-97 [1423616] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jan 15;90(2):770-4 [8421714] J Immunol Methods. 1993 Jan 14;158(1):17-25 [8429213] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jul 1;90(13):6076-80 [7687059] J Virol. 1994 Feb;68(2):933-40 [7507187] Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1994 Feb;72(2):161 [8143279] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Jun 21;91(13):6002-6 [8016105] Nature. 1994 Sep 15;371(6494):257-61 [8078588] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Sep 13;91(19):8772-6 [8090721] Cancer Res. 1994 Nov 15;54(22):5831-6 [7954410] Genes Dev. 1994 Oct 15;8(20):2429-40 [7958907] Science. 1994 Dec 16;266(5192):1821-8 [7997877] Science. 1996 Mar 22;271(5256):1744-7 [8596939] Science. 1995 Mar 3;267(5202):1353-6 [7871434] J Biol Chem. 1996 Jul 5;271(27):16253-9 [8663151] Nature. 1981 Sep 3;293(5827):72-4 [6791032] Nature. 1986 Jul 3-9;322(6074):78-80 [3014349] Carcinogenesis. 1986 Nov;7(11):1845-8 [3769132] Nature. 1986 Oct 30-Nov 5;323(6091):822-4 [2430189] Mol Cell Biol. 1986 Jun;6(6):1917-25 [3785184] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Apr;84(7):2029-32 [3104907] Cancer Res. 1988 Jan 1;48(1):165-9 [3121168] Carcinogenesis. 1988 Aug;9(8):1503-5 [3402048] Mol Carcinog. 1989;2(1):22-6 [2499343] Mol Endocrinol. 1990 Jan;4(1):46-52 [2157977] Cell. 1990 May 4;61(3):407-17 [2185890] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Sep;87(17):6902-6 [1697691] Cancer Res. 1991 Aug 1;51(15):4097-101 [1855225] Oncogene. 1991 Dec;6(12):2363-9 [1766680] Cancer Res. 1992 Jun 1;52(11):3145-56 [1375535] Cancer Res. 1996 Aug 15;56(16):3645-50 [8706000] Nature. 1997 May 22;387(6631):417-22 [9163429] EMBO J. 1997 May 15;16(10):2621-33 [9184209] Cancer Res. 1997 Dec 15;57(24):5564-70 [9407968] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Feb;18(2):1055-64 [9448003] Nature. 1998 Mar 19;392(6673):300-3 [9521327] Oncogene. 1998 Jul 9;17(1):25-34 [9671311] Science. 1998 Nov 20;282(5393):1497-501 [9822382] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Mar 30;96(7):3940-4 [10097142] Science. 1995 Jun 2;268(5215):1336-8 [7761852] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Jun 6;92(12):5545-9 [7777546] Science. 1995 Sep 15;269(5230):1575-7 [7667636] Methods Enzymol. 1995;254:3-20 [8531694] Cell. 1992 Sep 18;70(6):937-48 [1525830] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Severity of depression in abstinent alcoholics is associated with monoamine metabolites and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate concentrations. AN - 69413997; 10646828 AB - Depressed mood increases the relapse risk of abstinent alcoholics; its neurobiological correlates may include reduced serotonin and norepinephrine turnover rates and increased cortisol concentrations during detoxification stress. Neurosteroids such as dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate (DHEA and DHEA-S) may antagonize cortisol action and may have mood-elevating effects on their own. We measured severity of depression with Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) and Hamilton's Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), plasma concentrations of cortisol, DHEA and DHEA-S, and CSF concentrations of the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), the norepinephrine metabolite 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) and the dopamine metabolite homovanillic acid (HVA) in 21 abstinent alcoholics after 4 weeks of abstinence and in 11 age-matched healthy control subjects. Only CSF MHPG concentrations were reduced in alcoholics compared to control subjects (41.4 +/- 6.6 vs. 53.3 +/- 8.6 pmol/ml). Self-rated depression was significantly correlated with CSF MHPG (Spearman's R = +0.57, P < 0.01), CSF 5-HIAA (R = +0.51, P < 0.05) and plasma cortisol concentrations (R = +0.50, P < 0.05). Negative correlations were found between DHEA-S concentrations and both self-rated depression (R = -0.45, P < 0.05) and observer-rated depression (R = -0.55, P < 0.05). The ratio of DHEA-S to cortisol serum concentrations was also negatively correlated with depression (BDI: R = -0.55, P < 0.01; HDRS: R = -0.63, P < 0.005). Anxiety (Spielberger's State Anxiety Scale) was only associated with CSF MHPG concentrations (R = +0.58, P < 0.01). Our findings point to the importance of noradrenergic dysfunction in the pathogenesis of depression among abstinent alcoholics and indicate that their mood states may also be modulated by a low DHEA-S to cortisol ratio, hypothetically indicative of low stress protection capacities. JF - Psychiatry research AU - Heinz, A AU - Weingartner, H AU - George, D AU - Hommer, D AU - Wolkowitz, O M AU - Linnoila, M AD - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. heinza@as200.zi-mannheim.de Y1 - 1999/12/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 20 SP - 97 EP - 106 VL - 89 IS - 2 SN - 0165-1781, 0165-1781 KW - Neurotransmitter Agents KW - 0 KW - Ethanol KW - 3K9958V90M KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone KW - 459AG36T1B KW - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol KW - 534-82-7 KW - Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid KW - 54-16-0 KW - Hydrocortisone KW - WI4X0X7BPJ KW - Homovanillic Acid KW - X77S6GMS36 KW - Index Medicus KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid -- metabolism KW - Hydrocortisone -- metabolism KW - Homovanillic Acid -- metabolism KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone -- metabolism KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales KW - Adult KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Middle Aged KW - Statistics, Nonparametric KW - Female KW - Male KW - Neurotransmitter Agents -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- complications KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- metabolism KW - Depression -- blood KW - Depression -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Ethanol -- metabolism KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Ethanol -- adverse effects KW - Neurotransmitter Agents -- metabolism KW - Depression -- metabolism KW - Neurotransmitter Agents -- blood KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- blood KW - Depression -- chemically induced UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69413997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Psychiatry+research&rft.atitle=Severity+of+depression+in+abstinent+alcoholics+is+associated+with+monoamine+metabolites+and+dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate+concentrations.&rft.au=Heinz%2C+A%3BWeingartner%2C+H%3BGeorge%2C+D%3BHommer%2C+D%3BWolkowitz%2C+O+M%3BLinnoila%2C+M&rft.aulast=Heinz&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-20&rft.volume=89&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=97&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychiatry+research&rft.issn=01651781&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-08 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Functional analysis of R651 mutations in the putative helix 6 of rat glucocorticoid receptors. AN - 69398180; 10630412 AB - Trypsin digestion of steroid-free, but not steroid-bound, rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR) has recently been reported to occur at arginine-651 (R651). This residue is close to the affinity labeled Cys-656 and thus could be a sensitive probe of steroid binding. This hypothesis is supported by the current model of the GR ligand binding domain (LBD), which is based on the X-ray structures of several related receptor LBDs and places R651 in the middle of the putative alpha-helix 6 (649-EQRMS-653 of rat GR), close to the bound steroid. To test this model, R651, which could be involved in hydrophilic and/or hydrogen bonding, was mutated to alanine (A), which favors alpha-helices, the helix breakers proline (P) and glycine (G), or tryptophan (W). All receptors were expressed at about the same level, as determined by Western blots, but the cell-free binding activity of R651P was reduced twofold. The cell-free binding affinities were all within a factor of 10 of wild type receptors. Whole cell biological activity with transiently transfected receptors was determined with a variety of GR agonists (dexamethasone and deacylcortivazol) or antagonists (dexamethasone mesylate, RU486, and progesterone). Reporters containing both simple (GRE) and complex (MMTV) enhancers were used to test for alterations in GR interactions with enhancer/promoter complexes. Surprisingly, no correlation was observed between biological activity and ability to preserve alpha-helical structures for each point mutation. Finally, similar trypsin digestion patterns indicated no major differences in the tertiary structure of the mutant receptors. Collectively, these results argue that the polar/ionizable residue R651 is not required for GR activity and is not part of an alpha-helix in the steroid-free or bound GR. The effect of these mutations on GR structure and activity may result from a cascade of initially smaller perturbations. These LBD alterations were the most varied for interactions with deacylcortivazol and RU 486, which have recently been predicted to be sub-optimal binders due to their large size. However, further analyses of ligand size versus affinity suggest that there is no narrowly defined optimal size for ligand binding, although larger ligands may be more sensitive to modifications of LBD structure. Finally, the changes in GR activity with the various mutations seem to result from altered LBD interactions with common, as opposed to enhancer specific, transcription factors. JF - Molecular and cellular endocrinology AU - Huang, Y AU - Simons, S S AD - Steroid Hormones Section, NIDDK/LMCB, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 20 SP - 117 EP - 130 VL - 158 IS - 1-2 SN - 0303-7207, 0303-7207 KW - Ligands KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid KW - Steroids KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Models, Molecular KW - Steroids -- pharmacology KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mutation, Missense KW - Protein Binding KW - Structure-Activity Relationship KW - Rats KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Blotting, Western KW - Enhancer Elements, Genetic KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Cell Line KW - Steroids -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- drug effects KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- chemistry KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69398180?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+and+cellular+endocrinology&rft.atitle=Functional+analysis+of+R651+mutations+in+the+putative+helix+6+of+rat+glucocorticoid+receptors.&rft.au=Huang%2C+Y%3BSimons%2C+S+S&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=1999-12-20&rft.volume=158&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+and+cellular+endocrinology&rft.issn=03037207&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - p53 and tumor necrosis factor alpha regulate the expression of a mitochondrial chloride channel protein. AN - 69350486; 10593946 AB - A novel chloride intracellular channel (CLIC) gene, clone mc3s5/mtCLIC, has been identified from differential display analysis of differentiating mouse keratinocytes from p53+/+ and p53-/- mice. The 4.2-kilobase pair cDNA contains an open reading frame of 762 base pairs encoding a 253-amino acid protein with two putative transmembrane domains. mc3s5/mtCLIC protein shares extensive homology with a family of intracellular organelle chloride channels but is the first shown to be differentially regulated. mc3s5/mtCLIC mRNA is expressed to the greatest extent in vivo in heart, lung, liver, kidney, and skin, with reduced levels in some organs from p53-/- mice. mc3s5/mtCLIC mRNA and protein are higher in p53+/+ compared with p53-/- basal keratinocytes in culture, and both increase in differentiating keratinocytes independent of genotype. Overexpression of p53 in keratinocytes induces mc3s5/mtCLIC mRNA and protein. Exogenous human recombinant tumor necrosis factor alpha also up-regulates mc3s5/mtCLIC mRNA and protein in keratinocytes. Subcellular fractionation of keratinocytes indicates that both the green fluorescent protein-mc3s5 fusion protein and the endogenous mc3s5/mtCLIC are localized to the cytoplasm and mitochondria. Similarly, mc3s5/mtCLIC was localized to mitochondria and cytoplasmic fractions of rat liver homogenates. Furthermore, mc3s5/mtCLIC colocalized with cytochrome oxidase in keratinocyte mitochondria by immunofluorescence and was also detected in the cytoplasmic compartment. Sucrose gradient-purified mitochondria from rat liver confirmed this mitochondrial localization. This represents the first report of localization of a CLIC type chloride channel in mitochondria and the first indication that expression of an organellular chloride channel can be regulated by p53 and tumor necrosis factor alpha. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Fernández-Salas, E AU - Sagar, M AU - Cheng, C AU - Yuspa, S H AU - Weinberg, W C AD - Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. esterf@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/17/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 17 SP - 36488 EP - 36497 VL - 274 IS - 51 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Chloride Channels KW - 0 KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - RNA, Messenger -- analysis KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mice KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Cloning, Molecular KW - Rats KW - Base Sequence KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Genes, p53 KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Mitochondria -- metabolism KW - Keratinocytes -- ultrastructure KW - Keratinocytes -- metabolism KW - Gene Expression Regulation KW - Chloride Channels -- biosynthesis KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- genetics KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- metabolism KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- genetics KW - Chloride Channels -- genetics KW - Mitochondria -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69350486?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=p53+and+tumor+necrosis+factor+alpha+regulate+the+expression+of+a+mitochondrial+chloride+channel+protein.&rft.au=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Salas%2C+E%3BSagar%2C+M%3BCheng%2C+C%3BYuspa%2C+S+H%3BWeinberg%2C+W+C&rft.aulast=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Salas&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-12-17&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=51&rft.spage=36488&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-27 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AF102578; GENBANK N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 5-methylcytosine at HpaII sites in p53 is not hypermutable after UVC irradiation. AN - 69418910; 10656489 AB - Using a yeast based p53 functional assay we previously demonstrated that the UVC-induced p53 mutation spectrum appears to be indistinguishable from the one observed in Non Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC). However, position 742 (codon 248, CpG site) represented the major hot spot in NMSC but was not found mutated in the yeast system. In order to determine whether UVC-induced mutagenic events may be facilitated at methylated cytosine (5mC), a yeast expression vector harbouring a human wild-type p53 cDNA (pLS76) was methylated in vitro by HpaII methylase. Methylation induced 98% protection to HpaII endonuclease. Unmethylated and methylated pLS76 vectors were then UVC irradiated (lambda(max): 254 nm) and transfected into a yeast strain containing the ADE2 gene regulated by a p53-responsive promoter. The results revealed that: (i) 5mC at HpaII sites did not cause any difference in the UVC-induced survival and/or mutagenicity; (ii) none of the 20 mutants derived from methylated pLS76 showed p53 mutations targeted at HpaII sites; (iii) the UVC-induced p53 mutation spectra derived from methylated and unmethylated pLS76 were indistinguishable not only when classes of mutations and hot spots were concerned, but also when compared through a rigorous statistical test to estimate their relatedness (P = 0.85); (iv) the presence of 5mC did not increase the formation of photo-lesions at codon 248, as determined by using a stop polymerase assay. Although based on a limited number of mutants, these results suggest that the mere presence of 5mC at position 742 does not cause a dramatic increase of its mutability after UVC irradiation. We propose that position 742 is a hot spot in NMSC either because of mutagenic events at 5mC caused by other UV components of solarlight and/or because not all the NMSC are directly correlated with UV mutagenesis but may have a "spontaneous" origin. JF - Mutation research AU - Monti, P AU - Inga, A AU - Scott, G AU - Aprile, A AU - Campomenosi, P AU - Menichini, P AU - Ottaggio, L AU - Viaggi, S AU - Abbondandolo, A AU - Burns, P A AU - Fronza, G AD - Mutagenesis Laboratory, National Cancer Institute (IST), Genova, UK. Y1 - 1999/12/16/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 16 SP - 93 EP - 103 VL - 431 IS - 1 SN - 0027-5107, 0027-5107 KW - Codon KW - 0 KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - 5-Methylcytosine KW - 6R795CQT4H KW - Cytosine KW - 8J337D1HZY KW - Deoxyribonuclease HpaII KW - EC 3.1.21.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Skin Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Ultraviolet Rays KW - Humans KW - CpG Islands KW - DNA Methylation -- radiation effects KW - Mutation KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- radiation effects KW - Yeasts -- genetics KW - Yeasts -- radiation effects KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- genetics KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism KW - Cytosine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Yeasts -- metabolism KW - Deoxyribonuclease HpaII -- metabolism KW - Cytosine -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69418910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mutation+research&rft.atitle=5-methylcytosine+at+HpaII+sites+in+p53+is+not+hypermutable+after+UVC+irradiation.&rft.au=Monti%2C+P%3BInga%2C+A%3BScott%2C+G%3BAprile%2C+A%3BCampomenosi%2C+P%3BMenichini%2C+P%3BOttaggio%2C+L%3BViaggi%2C+S%3BAbbondandolo%2C+A%3BBurns%2C+P+A%3BFronza%2C+G&rft.aulast=Monti&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-16&rft.volume=431&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=93&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mutation+research&rft.issn=00275107&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-17 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ras oncogene-induced sensitization to 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine. AN - 69390644; 10626790 AB - Human tumor cells containing ras oncogenes display enhanced sensitivity to 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (Ara-C) and other deoxycytidine analogues (H-M. Koo, et al., Cancer Res., 56: 5211-5216, 1996). Human tumor cell lines with or without a ras oncogene as well as a pair of isogenic cell lines with one containing an activated ras oncogene were used to study the basis for differential sensitivity. We found that human tumor cells containing ras oncogenes upon entry into the S phase of the cell cycle underwent apoptosis in response to Ara-C treatment. By contrast, human tumor cells harboring wild-type ras alleles were only delayed in the S phase when exposed to Ara-C. Thus, the ras oncogene specifically renders human cells more sensitive to Ara-C by preventing S-phase arrest. This may occur by the ras oncogene compromising an S-phase checkpoint. JF - Cancer research AU - Koo, H M AU - McWilliams, M J AU - Alvord, W G AU - Vande Woude, G F AD - Advanced Bioscience Laboratories Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6057 EP - 6062 VL - 59 IS - 24 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic KW - 0 KW - Cytarabine KW - 04079A1RDZ KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - Deoxycytidine Kinase KW - EC 2.7.1.74 KW - Index Medicus KW - Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor KW - Deoxycytidine Kinase -- biosynthesis KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Transfection KW - Humans KW - DNA -- metabolism KW - S Phase KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic KW - Cytarabine -- pharmacology KW - Apoptosis KW - Genes, ras -- physiology KW - Cytarabine -- metabolism KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- metabolism KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69390644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Ras+oncogene-induced+sensitization+to+1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine.&rft.au=Koo%2C+H+M%3BMcWilliams%2C+M+J%3BAlvord%2C+W+G%3BVande+Woude%2C+G+F&rft.aulast=Koo&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=6057&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential roles of the tandem C1 domains of protein kinase C delta in the biphasic down-regulation induced by bryostatin 1. AN - 69390490; 10626804 AB - Bryostatin 1 (Bryo), currently in clinical trials, has been shown to induce a biphasic concentration-response curve for down-regulating protein kinase C (PKC) delta, with protection of the enzyme from down-regulation at high Bryo doses. In our ongoing studies to identify the basis for this unique behavior of PKCdelta, we examined the participation of the two ligand binding sites (C1a and C1b) in the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Three mutants of PKCdelta prepared by introducing a point mutation in either C1a or Clb or both C1a and Clb were overexpressed in NIH 3T3 cells. All of the constructs retained a biphasic response to down-regulation assessed after 24-h treatment with Bryo. However, the roles of the individual C1 domains were different for the two phases of the response. For down-regulation, both the C1a and the C1b mutants displayed equivalent 3-4-fold reductions in their affinities for the ligand. For protection from down-regulation, a reduced protection was observed for the C1a mutant, which showed a broader biphasic curve compared with those for wild-type PKCdelta and the Clb mutant. Like wild-type PKCdelta, all of the mutants showed the same subcellular partitioning of the protected enzyme to the particulate fraction of the cells, arguing against changes in sensitivity to Bryo due to differences in localization. Likewise, relatively similar patterns of localization were observed using green fluorescent protein-PKCdelta constructs. We conclude that the C1 domains of PKCdelta do not have equivalent roles in inducing protection against Bryo-induced down-regulation. The C1a domain plays a critical role in conferring the degree of protection at high concentrations of Bryo. Elucidation of the differential effect of Bryo on PKCdelta may suggest strategies for the design of novel ligands with Bryo-like activities. JF - Cancer research AU - Lorenzo, P S AU - Bögi, K AU - Hughes, K M AU - Beheshti, M AU - Bhattacharyya, D AU - Garfield, S H AU - Pettit, G R AU - Blumberg, P M AD - Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6137 EP - 6144 VL - 59 IS - 24 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Bryostatins KW - Isoenzymes KW - Lactones KW - Ligands KW - Macrolides KW - Tritium KW - 10028-17-8 KW - Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate KW - 37558-16-0 KW - bryostatin 1 KW - 37O2X55Y9E KW - Prkcd protein, mouse KW - EC 2.7.1.- KW - Protein Kinase C KW - EC 2.7.11.13 KW - Protein Kinase C-delta KW - Index Medicus KW - 3T3 Cells KW - Animals KW - Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Binding Sites KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Down-Regulation KW - Protein Conformation KW - Protein Kinase C -- metabolism KW - Isoenzymes -- chemistry KW - Isoenzymes -- biosynthesis KW - Protein Kinase C -- genetics KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- metabolism KW - Protein Kinase C -- chemistry KW - Protein Kinase C -- biosynthesis KW - Isoenzymes -- genetics KW - Lactones -- metabolism KW - Isoenzymes -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69390490?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Differential+roles+of+the+tandem+C1+domains+of+protein+kinase+C+delta+in+the+biphasic+down-regulation+induced+by+bryostatin+1.&rft.au=Lorenzo%2C+P+S%3BB%C3%B6gi%2C+K%3BHughes%2C+K+M%3BBeheshti%2C+M%3BBhattacharyya%2C+D%3BGarfield%2C+S+H%3BPettit%2C+G+R%3BBlumberg%2C+P+M&rft.aulast=Lorenzo&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=6137&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DNA methylation analysis of the promoter region of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene. AN - 69389253; 10626795 AB - The promoter of the hTERT gene encoding the catalytic subunit of telomerase was recently cloned and has a dense CG-rich CpG island, suggesting a role for methylation in regulation of hTERT expression. In this study, we have initiated the analysis of the regulation of hTERT expression by examining the methylation status of up to 72 CpG sites extending from 500 bases upstream of the transcriptional start site of the hTERT gene into the first exon in 37 cell lines. These cell lines represent a variety of cell and tissue types, including normal, immortalized, and cancer cell lines from lung, breast, and other tissues. Using bisulfite genomic sequencing, we did not find a generalized pattern of site-specific or region-specific methylation that correlated with expression of the hTERT gene: most of the hTERT-negative normal cells and about one-third of the hTERT-expressing cell lines had the unmethylated/hypomethylated promoter, whereas the other hTERT-expressing cell lines showed partial or total methylation of the promoter. The promoter of one hTERT-negative fibroblast cell line, SUSM-1, was methylated at all sites examined. Treatment of SUSM-1 cells with the demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine and the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A induced the cells to express hTERT, suggesting a potential role for DNA methylation and/or histone deacetylation in negative regulation of hTERT. This study indicates that there are multiple levels of regulation of hTERT expression in CpG island methylation-dependent and -independent manners. JF - Cancer research AU - Devereux, T R AU - Horikawa, I AU - Anna, C H AU - Annab, L A AU - Afshari, C A AU - Barrett, J C AD - Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. devereux@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6087 EP - 6090 VL - 59 IS - 24 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Chromatin KW - 0 KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - Sulfites KW - telomerase RNA KW - RNA KW - 63231-63-0 KW - Telomerase KW - EC 2.7.7.49 KW - hydrogen sulfite KW - OJ9787WBLU KW - Index Medicus KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Sulfites -- chemistry KW - Humans KW - Chromatin -- chemistry KW - Chromatin -- physiology KW - Cell Line KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic KW - DNA Methylation KW - Telomerase -- genetics KW - Telomerase -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69389253?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=DNA+methylation+analysis+of+the+promoter+region+of+the+human+telomerase+reverse+transcriptase+%28hTERT%29+gene.&rft.au=Devereux%2C+T+R%3BHorikawa%2C+I%3BAnna%2C+C+H%3BAnnab%2C+L+A%3BAfshari%2C+C+A%3BBarrett%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Devereux&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=6087&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Immunosuppressants FK506 and rapamycin have different effects on the biosynthesis of cytoplasmic actin during the early period of T cell activation. AN - 69346539; 10585867 AB - FK506 and rapamycin are immunosuppressants that interfere with T cell activation. FK506 inhibits early events of T cell activation such as the induction of cytokine transcription, whereas rapamycin inhibits later interleukin 2 signalling events. However, both reagents either directly or indirectly reduce protein synthesis. Therefore a kinetic study was conducted in human primary T lymphocytes examining increased synthesis of proteins stimulated by either ionomycin+phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) or PMA alone. Three patterns of protein expression were observed. Synthesis of one group of proteins had enhanced synthesis with FK506, but reduced synthesis with rapamycin. A second group had reduced synthesis with rapamycin and either no change or a slight reduction with FK506 and a third group had reduction with both FK506 and rapamycin. One major protein of the first group, p42, had a rapid increase in synthesis that decreased by 8 h. Its synthesis was strongly enhanced by FK506, but reduced by rapamycin after ionomycin+PMA stimulation. In contrast, this protein was strongly induced by PMA alone in these cells and not affected by FK506 treatment, but still reduced by rapamycin. p42 was identified as cytoplasmic actin. mRNA levels of both gamma- and beta-actin were found to be enhanced with FK506 treatment suggesting that regulation of actin was at a transcriptional or post-transcriptional level. Results with actinomycin D indicated that FK506 is regulating actin biosynthesis at the post-transcriptional level. Rapamycin, however, appeared to be operating at the level of translation. JF - The Biochemical journal AU - Miyamoto, S AU - Safer, B AD - Molecular Hematology Branch, Section on Protein and RNA Biosynthesis, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bldg. 10, Room 7D18, Bethesda, MD 20892-21654, USA. smiyamot@ucdavis.edu Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 803 EP - 812 VL - 344 Pt 3 SN - 0264-6021, 0264-6021 KW - Actins KW - 0 KW - Immunosuppressive Agents KW - Dactinomycin KW - 1CC1JFE158 KW - Ionomycin KW - 56092-81-0 KW - Cycloheximide KW - 98600C0908 KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Sirolimus KW - W36ZG6FT64 KW - Tacrolimus KW - WM0HAQ4WNM KW - Index Medicus KW - Protein Biosynthesis -- drug effects KW - Dactinomycin -- pharmacology KW - Transcription, Genetic -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Cycloheximide -- pharmacology KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Ionomycin -- pharmacology KW - Gene Expression Regulation -- drug effects KW - Tacrolimus -- pharmacology KW - Sirolimus -- pharmacology KW - T-Lymphocytes -- drug effects KW - Actins -- biosynthesis KW - Immunosuppressive Agents -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69346539?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Biochemical+journal&rft.atitle=Immunosuppressants+FK506+and+rapamycin+have+different+effects+on+the+biosynthesis+of+cytoplasmic+actin+during+the+early+period+of+T+cell+activation.&rft.au=Miyamoto%2C+S%3BSafer%2C+B&rft.aulast=Miyamoto&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=344+Pt+3&rft.issue=&rft.spage=803&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Biochemical+journal&rft.issn=02646021&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-17 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Cell Biol. 1993 Aug;122(4):825-32 [8349732] Immunology. 1992 Jul;76(3):465-71 [1388136] Mol Biol Cell. 1993 Dec;4(12):1225-38 [8167406] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 May 10;91(10):4441-5 [8183928] Science. 1994 Oct 28;266(5185):653-6 [7939721] Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994;358:183-9 [7801804] Ther Drug Monit. 1995 Dec;17(6):584-91 [8588225] Life Sci. 1996;58(5):373-95 [8594303] Biochem J. 1996 May 1;315 ( Pt 3):791-8 [8645159] J Neurosci. 1998 Jan 1;18(1):251-65 [9412505] J Biol Chem. 1998 May 29;273(22):13367-70 [9593662] Curr Biol. 1998 May 7;8(10):563-72 [9601640] Nature. 1970 Aug 15;227(5259):680-5 [5432063] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1979 Mar;76(3):1298-302 [286312] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Dec;81(23):7476-80 [6334309] Nature. 1985 Jan 24-30;313(6000):318-20 [3918270] Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Jul 11;14(13):5275-94 [3737401] J Immunol. 1987 Sep 1;139(5):1393-9 [3114365] Eur J Biochem. 1987 Dec 30;170(1-2):87-92 [3691536] Biochem Cell Biol. 1987 Jun;65(6):565-75 [3426834] Mol Cell Biol. 1988 Apr;8(4):1775-89 [2837653] J Cell Physiol. 1988 Nov;137(2):329-36 [3263971] J Immunol. 1989 Jul 15;143(2):718-26 [2472451] Transplantation. 1990 Apr;49(4):798-802 [1691537] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Dec;87(23):9231-5 [2123553] Science. 1991 Jan 18;251(4991):283-7 [1702904] New Biol. 1990 Aug;2(8):663-72 [2282365] Crit Rev Immunol. 1990;10(4):347-91 [1704705] Biochim Biophys Acta. 1991 Mar 19;1092(1):124-7 [2009307] Immunology. 1991 Apr;72(4):544-9 [1709916] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Jul 15;88(14):6229-33 [1712484] Cell. 1991 Aug 23;66(4):807-15 [1715244] J Immunol. 1992 Feb 15;148(4):1049-54 [1371128] Nature. 1992 Jul 2;358(6381):70-3 [1614535] Anal Biochem. 1992 Mar;201(2):255-64 [1632512] Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Nov 30;696:20-30 [7509131] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adenovirus-mediated expression of human coagulation factor IX in the rhesus macaque is associated with dose-limiting toxicity. AN - 69344993; 10590040 AB - We used a first-generation adenovirus vector (AVC3FIX5) to assess whether human factor IX could be expressed and detected in the rhesus macaque, which we have shown does not make high-titer antibodies to human factor IX protein. Three animals received 1 x 10(10) to 1 x 10(11) plaque-forming units per kilogram by intravenous injection. Human factor IX was present within 24 hours of vector administration and peaked 4 days later at 4,000 ng/mL in the high-dose recipient, and lower levels were seen in the intermediate-dose recipient. No human factor IX was detected in the low-dose recipient's plasma. Serum cytokine analysis and early hypoferremia suggested a dose-dependent acute-phase response to the vector. Human factor IX was detectable in rhesus plasma for 2 to 3 weeks for the high- and intermediate-dose recipients, but disappeared concomitant with high-titer antihuman factor IX antibody development. There was substantial, dose-dependent, dose-limiting liver toxicity that was manifest as elevated serum transaminase levels, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoalbuminemia, and prolongation of clotting times. Of particular interest was prolongation of the thrombin clotting time, an indicator of decreased fibrinogen or fibrinogen dysfunction. All evidence of liver toxicity resolved except for persistent hypofibrinogenemia in the high-dose recipient, indicating possible permanent liver damage. Our data suggest a narrow therapeutic window for first-generation adenovirus-mediated gene transfer. The development of antihuman factor IX antibodies and abnormalities of fibrinogen in the rhesus macaque is of concern for application of adenovirus (or other viral) vectors to hemophilia gene therapy. JF - Blood AU - Lozier, J N AU - Metzger, M E AU - Donahue, R E AU - Morgan, R A AD - Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 3968 EP - 3975 VL - 94 IS - 12 SN - 0006-4971, 0006-4971 KW - Factor IX KW - 9001-28-9 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Humans KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Adenoviridae KW - Gene Transfer Techniques -- adverse effects KW - Factor IX -- toxicity KW - Factor IX -- biosynthesis KW - Genetic Vectors -- adverse effects KW - Factor IX -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69344993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Blood&rft.atitle=Adenovirus-mediated+expression+of+human+coagulation+factor+IX+in+the+rhesus+macaque+is+associated+with+dose-limiting+toxicity.&rft.au=Lozier%2C+J+N%3BMetzger%2C+M+E%3BDonahue%2C+R+E%3BMorgan%2C+R+A&rft.aulast=Lozier&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=3968&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Blood&rft.issn=00064971&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: Blood. 1999 Dec 15;94(12):3965-7 [10590039] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Functional analysis of antigen-specific T lymphocytes by serial measurement of gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and tumor specimens. AN - 69338672; 10586088 AB - The cloning of cancer Ags recognized by T cells has provided potentially new tools to enhance immunity against metastatic cancer. The biological monitoring of effective immunization has, however, remained a dilemma. We describe here a sensitive molecular quantitation methodology that allows analysis of in vivo immune response to vaccination. Metastatic melanoma patients were immunized with a synthetically modified peptide epitope (209-2M) from the melanoma self-Ag gp100. Using serial gene expression analysis, we report functional evidence of vaccine-induced CTL reactivity in fresh cells obtained directly from the peripheral blood of postimmunized patients. Further, we demonstrate in vivo localization of vaccine-induced immune response within the tumor microenvironment. The results of these molecular assays provide direct evidence that peptide immunization in humans can result in tumor-specific CTL that localize to metastatic sites. JF - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) AU - Kammula, U S AU - Lee, K H AU - Riker, A I AU - Wang, E AU - Ohnmacht, G A AU - Rosenberg, S A AU - Marincola, F M AD - Surgery Branch, Clinical Center, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6867 EP - 6875 VL - 163 IS - 12 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - Cancer Vaccines KW - 0 KW - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte KW - Peptides KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Interferon-gamma KW - 82115-62-6 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Cancer Vaccines -- administration & dosage KW - Interferon-gamma -- genetics KW - Peptides -- administration & dosage KW - Humans KW - Cancer Vaccines -- therapeutic use KW - Peptides -- immunology KW - Interferon-gamma -- biosynthesis KW - Melanoma -- chemistry KW - Biopsy, Needle KW - Melanoma -- immunology KW - RNA, Messenger -- biosynthesis KW - Peptides -- therapeutic use KW - Cancer Vaccines -- immunology KW - Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct KW - Melanoma -- pathology KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic KW - Melanoma -- therapy KW - T-Lymphocyte Subsets -- metabolism KW - T-Lymphocyte Subsets -- immunology KW - Leukocytes, Mononuclear -- metabolism KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic -- immunology KW - Leukocytes, Mononuclear -- immunology KW - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte -- immunology KW - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69338672?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.atitle=Functional+analysis+of+antigen-specific+T+lymphocytes+by+serial+measurement+of+gene+expression+in+peripheral+blood+mononuclear+cells+and+tumor+specimens.&rft.au=Kammula%2C+U+S%3BLee%2C+K+H%3BRiker%2C+A+I%3BWang%2C+E%3BOhnmacht%2C+G+A%3BRosenberg%2C+S+A%3BMarincola%2C+F+M&rft.aulast=Kammula&rft.aufirst=U&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=6867&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Utilization of two seven-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptors, formyl peptide receptor-like 1 and formyl peptide receptor, by the synthetic hexapeptide WKYMVm for human phagocyte activation. AN - 69338512; 10586077 AB - Trp-Lys-Tyr-Val-D-Met (WKYMVm) is a synthetic leukocyte-activating peptide postulated to use seven-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptor(s). In the study to characterize the receptor(s) for WKYMVm, we found that this peptide induced marked chemotaxis and calcium flux in human phagocytes. The signaling induced by WKYMVm in phagocytes was attenuated by high concentrations of the bacterial chemotactic peptide fMLP, suggesting that WKYMVm might use receptor(s) for fMLP. This hypothesis was tested by using cells over expressing genes encoding two seven-transmembrane receptors, formyl peptide receptor (FPR) and formyl peptide receptor-like 1 (FPRL1), which are with high and low affinity for fMLP, respectively. Both FPR- and FPRL1-expressing cells mobilized calcium in response to picomolar concentrations of WKYMVm. While FPRL1-expressing cells migrated to picomolar concentrations of WKYMVm, nanomolar concentrations of the peptide were required to induce migration of FPR-expressing cells. In contrast, fMLP elicited both calcium flux and chemotaxis only in FPR-expressing cells with an efficacy comparable with WKYMVm. Thus, WKYMVm uses both FPR and FPRL1 to stimulate phagocytes with a markedly higher efficacy for FPRL1. Our study suggests that FPR and FPRL1 in phagocytes react to a broad spectrum of agonists and WKYMVm as a remarkably potent agonist provides a valuable tool for studying leukocyte signaling via these receptors. JF - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) AU - Le, Y AU - Gong, W AU - Li, B AU - Dunlop, N M AU - Shen, W AU - Su, S B AU - Ye, R D AU - Wang, J M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6777 EP - 6784 VL - 163 IS - 12 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - FPR2 protein, human KW - 0 KW - Membrane Proteins KW - Oligopeptides KW - Receptors, Formyl Peptide KW - Receptors, Immunologic KW - Receptors, Lipoxin KW - Receptors, Peptide KW - Trp-Lys-Tyr-Met-Val-Met KW - Virulence Factors, Bordetella KW - Cholera Toxin KW - 9012-63-9 KW - GTP-Binding Proteins KW - EC 3.6.1.- KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Virulence Factors, Bordetella -- pharmacology KW - Transfection KW - Cell Migration Inhibition KW - Humans KW - GTP-Binding Proteins -- metabolism KW - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte -- immunology KW - Cholera Toxin -- pharmacology KW - Phagocytosis -- immunology KW - GTP-Binding Proteins -- immunology KW - Receptors, Peptide -- metabolism KW - Neutrophils -- immunology KW - Membrane Proteins -- immunology KW - Membrane Proteins -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Peptide -- immunology KW - Oligopeptides -- immunology KW - Membrane Proteins -- genetics KW - Oligopeptides -- chemical synthesis KW - Receptors, Immunologic -- genetics KW - Neutrophils -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Immunologic -- immunology KW - Monocytes -- physiology KW - Receptors, Immunologic -- metabolism KW - Monocytes -- immunology KW - Monocytes -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Peptide -- genetics KW - Oligopeptides -- metabolism KW - Neutrophils -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69338512?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.atitle=Utilization+of+two+seven-transmembrane%2C+G+protein-coupled+receptors%2C+formyl+peptide+receptor-like+1+and+formyl+peptide+receptor%2C+by+the+synthetic+hexapeptide+WKYMVm+for+human+phagocyte+activation.&rft.au=Le%2C+Y%3BGong%2C+W%3BLi%2C+B%3BDunlop%2C+N+M%3BShen%2C+W%3BSu%2C+S+B%3BYe%2C+R+D%3BWang%2C+J+M&rft.aulast=Le&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=6777&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Opioid peptide receptor studies. 10. Nor-BNI differentially inhibits kappa receptor agonist-induced G-protein activation in the guinea pig caudate: further evidence of kappa receptor heterogeneity. AN - 69211119; 10529720 AB - There is strong evidence supporting the existence of multiple kappa receptors. Previous studies proposed that U69,593 and (+)-tifluadom act on different kappa receptor subtypes, kappa(1) (kappa(1)) and kappa(2) (kappa(2)), respectively. In this study, we investigated the effects of the kappa selective antagonist nor-binaltorphimine (Nor-BNI) on U69,593- and (+)-tifluadom-induced receptor-mediated stimulation of [(35)S]-GTP-gamma-S binding in the guinea pig caudate. The IC(50) value of Nor-BNI in the presence of a stimulating concentration of U69,593 (1 microM) was 0.19+/-0.02; while the IC(50) for Nor-BNI in the presence of (+)-tifluadom (1 microM) was 13.9+/- 1.62 nM. The mu-opioid receptor antagonist CTAP (10,000 nM) significantly reduced (+)-tifluadom-stimulated [(35)S]-GTP-gamma-S binding in rat brain sections and guinea pig brain membranes, indicating that (+)-tifluadom has mu agonist activity. Under conditions in which the mu agonist activity of (+)-tifluadom was blocked by 1000 nM CTAP the Ki value for Nor-BNI for inhibition of U69,593-stimulated [(35)S]-GTP-gamma-S binding was 0.036+/-.004 nM, whereas, its Ki value for the (+)-tifluadom-stimulated [(35)S]-GTP-gamma-S binding was 0.27+/-.015 nM. These results suggest that (+)-tifluadom and U69,593 activate pharmacologically different receptors. This study provides functional evidence in support of kappa receptor heterogeneity. JF - Synapse (New York, N.Y.) AU - Heyliger, S O AU - Jackson, C AU - Rice, K C AU - Rothman, R B AD - Clinical Psychopharmacology Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, P. O. Box 5180, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 256 EP - 265 VL - 34 IS - 4 SN - 0887-4476, 0887-4476 KW - Benzeneacetamides KW - 0 KW - CTAP octapeptide KW - Oligopeptides KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Peptides KW - Pyrrolidines KW - Receptors, Opioid, delta KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu KW - kappa(1) opioid receptor KW - kappa(2) opioid receptor KW - tyrosyl-tetrahydroisoquinolinecarbonyl-psi(methylamino)phenylalanyl-phenylalanine KW - Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- KW - 100929-53-1 KW - Benzodiazepines KW - 12794-10-4 KW - norbinaltorphimine KW - 36OOQ86QM1 KW - Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) KW - 37589-80-3 KW - Somatostatin KW - 51110-01-1 KW - Naltrexone KW - 5S6W795CQM KW - GTP-Binding Proteins KW - EC 3.6.1.- KW - U 69593 KW - J5S4K6TKTG KW - tifluadom KW - TF8X866L0I KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Receptors, Opioid, delta -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Pyrrolidines -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Guinea Pigs KW - Brain -- drug effects KW - Receptors, Opioid, delta -- agonists KW - Brain -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- metabolism KW - Peptides -- pharmacology KW - Rats KW - Benzodiazepines -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- agonists KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - In Vitro Techniques KW - Receptors, Opioid, delta -- metabolism KW - Pyrrolidines -- pharmacology KW - Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) -- metabolism KW - Oligopeptides -- pharmacology KW - Inhibitory Concentration 50 KW - Benzodiazepines -- pharmacology KW - Caudate Nucleus -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa -- agonists KW - GTP-Binding Proteins -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Naltrexone -- analogs & derivatives KW - Naltrexone -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa -- metabolism KW - Caudate Nucleus -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69211119?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Synapse+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.atitle=Opioid+peptide+receptor+studies.+10.+Nor-BNI+differentially+inhibits+kappa+receptor+agonist-induced+G-protein+activation+in+the+guinea+pig+caudate%3A+further+evidence+of+kappa+receptor+heterogeneity.&rft.au=Heyliger%2C+S+O%3BJackson%2C+C%3BRice%2C+K+C%3BRothman%2C+R+B&rft.aulast=Heyliger&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=256&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Synapse+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.issn=08874476&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Adjacent Flanking Region Plays a Critical Role in Facilitating the Presentation of the Listeria monocytogenes Product lemA to H2 M3 super(wt)-Restricted, Peptide-Specific Murine CD8 Cells AN - 17438189; 4658664 AB - Mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes (LM) generate CD8 effectors specific for f-MIGWII, the amino terminus of the bacterial product lemA presented by the class Ib MHC molecule H2 M3 super(wt). lemA has several distinctive properties: 1) it is readily presented as an exogenous Ag in the absence of bacterial infection; 2) it is processed by a TAP-independent pathway, which is sensitive to chloroquine, pepstatin, and brefeldin; and 3) the immunogenic portion of the molecule is extremely resistant to proteolytic degradation even by proteinase K. To assess the structural basis for these findings, we expressed a truncated variant (t-lemA) containing the amino-terminal hexapeptide and the subsequent 27 amino acids linked to a histidine tail in Escherichia coli, and purified the product by affinity chromatography. Purified t-lemA could be presented to f-MIGWII-specific effectors by macrophages and fibroblasts at 1-10 nM. Unlike f-MIGWII, which binds directly to H2 M3 super(wt), t-lemA required processing by a chloroquine-, pepstatin-, and brefeldin-sensitive pathway. Brefeldin sensitivity often implies endogenous processing in the cytoplasm, but several lines of evidence suggest translocation to the cytoplasm and proteosomal degradation are not critical for t-lemA presentation. Unlike f-MIGWII, t-lemA was profoundly resistant to proteinase K, and, using super(35)S-labeled t-lemA, we could identify the region from position 1 to similar to 30 as the protease-resistant element. Thus, the hydrophobic peptide sequence following f-MIGWII can account for the unusual properties of lemA noted above. Analogous modification could be used to alter the properties of other peptide Ags presented by class I MHC products. JF - Journal of Immunology AU - Kurlander, R J AU - Chao, E AU - Fields, J AU - Nataraj, C AD - Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 2C/390, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1508, USA, rkurlander@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 15 SP - 6741 EP - 6747 VL - 163 IS - 12 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - mice KW - immunology KW - CD8 antigen KW - Listeria monocytogenes KW - lemA protein KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Immunology Abstracts KW - Major histocompatibility complex KW - Antigen presentation KW - F 06801:Bacteria KW - J 02833:Immune response and immune mechanisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17438189?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.atitle=The+Adjacent+Flanking+Region+Plays+a+Critical+Role+in+Facilitating+the+Presentation+of+the+Listeria+monocytogenes+Product+lemA+to+H2+M3+super%28wt%29-Restricted%2C+Peptide-Specific+Murine+CD8+Cells&rft.au=Kurlander%2C+R+J%3BChao%2C+E%3BFields%2C+J%3BNataraj%2C+C&rft.aulast=Kurlander&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-12-15&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=6741&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Listeria monocytogenes; Major histocompatibility complex; Antigen presentation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Botulinum neurotoxin A blocks synaptic vesicle exocytosis but not endocytosis at the nerve terminal. AN - 69366844; 10601338 AB - The supply of synaptic vesicles in the nerve terminal is maintained by a temporally linked balance of exo- and endocytosis. Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release by the enzymatic cleavage of proteins identified as critical for synaptic vesicle exocytosis. We show here that botulinum neurotoxin A is unique in that the toxin-induced block in exocytosis does not arrest vesicle membrane endocytosis. In the murine spinal cord, cell cultures exposed to botulinum neurotoxin A, neither K(+)-evoked neurotransmitter release nor synaptic currents can be detected, twice the ordinary number of synaptic vesicles are docked at the synaptic active zone, and its protein substrate is cleaved, which is similar to observations with tetanus and other botulinal neurotoxins. In marked contrast, K(+) depolarization, in the presence of Ca(2+), triggers the endocytosis of the vesicle membrane in botulinum neurotoxin A-blocked cultures as evidenced by FM1-43 staining of synaptic terminals and uptake of HRP into synaptic vesicles. These experiments are the first demonstration that botulinum neurotoxin A uncouples vesicle exo- from endocytosis, and provide evidence that Ca(2+) is required for synaptic vesicle membrane retrieval. JF - The Journal of cell biology AU - Neale, E A AU - Bowers, L M AU - Jia, M AU - Bateman, K E AU - Williamson, L C AD - Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. eneale@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/13/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 13 SP - 1249 EP - 1260 VL - 147 IS - 6 SN - 0021-9525, 0021-9525 KW - FM1 43 KW - 0 KW - Membrane Proteins KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins KW - Pyridinium Compounds KW - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds KW - R-SNARE Proteins KW - Snap25 protein, mouse KW - Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25 KW - Tetanus Toxin KW - tetanospasmin KW - 11032-48-7 KW - Tetrodotoxin KW - 4368-28-9 KW - Horseradish Peroxidase KW - EC 1.11.1.- KW - Metalloendopeptidases KW - EC 3.4.24.- KW - Botulinum Toxins, Type A KW - EC 3.4.24.69 KW - Potassium KW - RWP5GA015D KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Glycine KW - TE7660XO1C KW - Index Medicus KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- analysis KW - Animals KW - Metalloendopeptidases -- pharmacology KW - Intracellular Membranes -- drug effects KW - Neurons -- drug effects KW - Calcium -- pharmacology KW - Membrane Proteins -- analysis KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Pyridinium Compounds -- metabolism KW - Potassium -- pharmacology KW - Intracellular Membranes -- metabolism KW - Spinal Cord -- cytology KW - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds -- metabolism KW - Glycine -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Spinal Cord -- embryology KW - Horseradish Peroxidase -- metabolism KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Neurons -- cytology KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL KW - Membrane Potentials -- drug effects KW - Tetrodotoxin -- pharmacology KW - Tetanus Toxin -- pharmacology KW - Intracellular Membranes -- ultrastructure KW - Female KW - Exocytosis -- drug effects KW - Presynaptic Terminals -- ultrastructure KW - Presynaptic Terminals -- drug effects KW - Synaptic Vesicles -- metabolism KW - Synaptic Vesicles -- ultrastructure KW - Endocytosis -- drug effects KW - Synaptic Vesicles -- drug effects KW - Botulinum Toxins, Type A -- pharmacology KW - Presynaptic Terminals -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69366844?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+cell+biology&rft.atitle=Botulinum+neurotoxin+A+blocks+synaptic+vesicle+exocytosis+but+not+endocytosis+at+the+nerve+terminal.&rft.au=Neale%2C+E+A%3BBowers%2C+L+M%3BJia%2C+M%3BBateman%2C+K+E%3BWilliamson%2C+L+C&rft.aulast=Neale&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-12-13&rft.volume=147&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1249&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+cell+biology&rft.issn=00219525&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-11 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Cell Biol. 1969 Jul;42(1):202-20 [4182372] Nature. 1992 Oct 29;359(6398):832-5 [1331807] J Cell Biol. 1973 May;57(2):499-524 [4348791] J Neurophysiol. 1977 Sep;40(5):1132-50 [333062] Brain Res. 1978 Aug 25;152(2):265-82 [209872] Brain Res. 1980 Mar 10;185(2):455-9 [7188876] J Cell Biol. 1980 Oct;87(1):297-303 [6252215] Prog Neurobiol. 1980;14(2-3):99-119 [6999538] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Feb;78(2):1014-8 [7015327] J Neurosci. 1983 Nov;3(11):2310-23 [6631482] Brain Res. 1985 Dec 23;360(1-2):318-24 [3000532] J Neurophysiol. 1987 Jan;57(1):121-31 [3031230] Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1987 Jan;335(1):1-7 [2883583] Neuroscience. 1988 Jun;25(3):1095-106 [3405427] J Cell Biol. 1988 Dec;107(6 Pt 2):2717-27 [3144557] Nature. 1993 Mar 25;362(6418):318-24 [8455717] Nature. 1993 Jul 22;364(6435):346-9 [8332193] Cell. 1993 Sep 10;74(5):855-61 [8374953] Neuron. 1993 Oct;11(4):713-24 [8398156] J Cell Biol. 1994 Mar;124(5):667-75 [8120090] Neuron. 1994 Jun;12(6):1269-79 [8011337] Neuron. 1994 Aug;13(2):363-75 [8060617] Curr Biol. 1994 Mar 1;4(3):220-33 [7922327] Eur J Cell Biol. 1995 Mar;66(3):246-56 [7774610] J Neurosci. 1995 Jun;15(6):4328-42 [7540672] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Aug 29;92(18):8328-32 [7667289] Neuron. 1995 Sep;15(3):663-73 [7546745] J Neurosci. 1995 Dec;15(12):8246-58 [8613758] J Cell Biol. 1996 Jan;132(1-2):167-79 [8567721] J Biol Chem. 1996 Mar 29;271(13):7694-9 [8631808] Neuron. 1996 Mar;16(3):481-6 [8785046] J Cell Biol. 1996 Jun;133(6):1237-50 [8682861] J Biol Chem. 1996 Aug 23;271(34):20227-30 [8702751] Q Rev Biophys. 1995 Nov;28(4):423-72 [8771234] J Physiol. 1996 Jul 15;494 ( Pt 2):539-53 [8842011] Neuron. 1996 Dec;17(6):1035-7 [8982152] Neuron. 1996 Dec;17(6):1049-55 [8982154] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Feb 4;94(3):997-1001 [9023371] Biochemistry. 1997 Mar 18;36(11):3061-7 [9115981] Science. 1997 Apr 11;276(5310):259-63 [9092476] Nature. 1997 Jul 31;388(6641):478-82 [9242407] Cell. 1997 Aug 8;90(3):523-35 [9267032] J Neurosci. 1997 Oct 1;17(19):7190-202 [9295365] Adv Pharmacol. 1998;42:253-7 [9327892] J Cell Biol. 1997 Nov 17;139(4):885-94 [9362507] Neuron. 1997 Nov;19(5):1087-94 [9390521] J Neurosci. 1998 Jan 1;18(1):81-92 [9412488] Science. 1998 Feb 20;279(5354):1203-6 [9469810] Nature. 1998 Apr 2;392(6675):497-501 [9548254] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Jun 9;95(12):7163-8 [9618556] Curr Biol. 1998 Jun 18;8(13):740-9 [9651678] Nature. 1998 Aug 6;394(6693):581-5 [9707119] Neuron. 1998 Sep;21(3):607-16 [9768846] J Neurosci. 1998 Dec 15;18(24):10241-9 [9852561] Nat Neurosci. 1998 Jul;1(3):192-200 [10195143] Nat Neurosci. 1998 Nov;1(7):551-6 [10196561] J Neurosci. 1982 Aug;2(8):1052-61 [7050310] J Cell Biol. 1990 Feb;110(2):449-59 [1967610] Neuron. 1990 Nov;5(5):723-33 [2223095] Science. 1992 Jan 10;255(5041):200-3 [1553547] J Cell Biol. 1992 May;117(4):849-61 [1577861] J Neurochem. 1992 Dec;59(6):2148-57 [1359016] J Cell Biol. 1973 May;57(2):315-44 [4348786] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Site-directed mutagenesis of diphosphoinositol polyphosphate phosphohydrolase, a dual specificity NUDT enzyme that attacks diadenosine polyphosphates and diphosphoinositol polyphosphates. AN - 69340287; 10585413 AB - Diphosphoinositol polyphosphate phosphohydrolase (DIPP) hydrolyzes diadenosine 5',5"'-P(1),P(6)-hexaphosphate (Ap(6)A), a Nudix (nucleoside diphosphate attached-moiety "x") substrate, and two non-Nudix compounds: diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (PP-InsP(5)) and bis-diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate ((PP)(2)-InsP(4)). Guided by multiple sequence alignments, we used site-directed mutagenesis to obtain new information concerning catalytically essential amino acid residues in DIPP. Mutagenesis of either of two conserved glutamate residues (Glu(66) and Glu(70)) within the Nudt (Nudix-type) catalytic motif impaired hydrolysis of Ap(6)A, PP-InsP(5), and (PP)(2)-InsP(4) >95%; thus, all three substrates are hydrolyzed at the same active site. Two Gly-rich domains (glycine-rich regions 1 and 2 (GR1 and GR2)) flank the Nudt motif with potential sites for cation coordination and substrate binding. GR1 comprises a GGG tripeptide, while GR2 is identified as a new functional motif (GX(2)GX(6)G) that is conserved in yeast homologues of DIPP. Mutagenesis of any of these Gly residues in GR1 and GR2 reduced catalytic activity toward all three substrates by up to 95%. More distal to the Nudt motif, H91L and F84Y mutations substantially decreased the rate of Ap(6)A and (PP)(2)-InsP(4) metabolism (by 71 and 96%), yet PP-InsP(5) hydrolysis was only mildly reduced (by 30%); these results indicate substrate-specific roles for His(91) and Phe(84). This new information helps define DIPP's structural, functional, and evolutionary relationships to Nudix hydrolases. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Yang, X AU - Safrany, S T AU - Shears, S B AD - Inositide Signaling Group, Laboratory of Signal Transduction, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. yang3@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 35434 EP - 35440 VL - 274 IS - 50 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - Dinucleoside Phosphates KW - Inositol Phosphates KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - diadenosine 5',5''''-P1,P6-hexaphosphate KW - 56983-23-4 KW - Acid Anhydride Hydrolases KW - EC 3.6.- KW - diphosphoinositol polyphosphate phosphohydrolase KW - EC 3.6.1.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Circular Dichroism KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- enzymology KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Recombinant Proteins -- isolation & purification KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Kinetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Schizosaccharomyces -- enzymology KW - Substrate Specificity KW - Recombinant Proteins -- chemistry KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Protein Conformation KW - Inositol Phosphates -- metabolism KW - Acid Anhydride Hydrolases -- chemistry KW - Acid Anhydride Hydrolases -- metabolism KW - Dinucleoside Phosphates -- metabolism KW - Acid Anhydride Hydrolases -- isolation & purification UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69340287?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Site-directed+mutagenesis+of+diphosphoinositol+polyphosphate+phosphohydrolase%2C+a+dual+specificity+NUDT+enzyme+that+attacks+diadenosine+polyphosphates+and+diphosphoinositol+polyphosphates.&rft.au=Yang%2C+X%3BSafrany%2C+S+T%3BShears%2C+S+B&rft.aulast=Yang&rft.aufirst=X&rft.date=1999-12-10&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=50&rft.spage=35434&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Expression and function of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor are dependent on a conserved apolar amino acid in the third intracellular loop. AN - 69335404; 10585457 AB - The coupling of agonist-activated heptahelical receptors to their cognate G proteins is often dependent on the amino-terminal region of the third intracellular loop. Like many G protein-coupled receptors, the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor contains an apolar amino acid in this region at a constant distance from conserved Pro and Tyr/Asn residues in the fifth transmembrane domain (TM V). An analysis of the role of this conserved residue (Leu(237)) in GnRH receptor function revealed that the binding affinities of the L237I and L237V mutant receptors were unchanged, but their abilities to mediate GnRH-induced inositol phosphate signaling, G protein coupling, and agonist-induced internalization were significantly impaired. Receptor expression at the cell surface was reduced by replacement of Leu(237) with Val, and abolished by replacement with Ala, Arg, or Asp residues. These results are consistent with molecular modeling of the TM V and VI regions of the GnRH receptor, which predicts that Leu(237) is caged by several apolar amino acids (Ile(233), Ile(234), and Val(240) in TM V, and Leu(262), Leu(265), and Val(269) in TM VI) to form a tight hydrophobic cluster. These findings indicate that the conserved apolar residue (Leu(237)) in the third intracellular loop is an important determinant of GnRH receptor expression and activation, and possibly that of other G protein-coupled receptors. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Chung, H O AU - Yang, Q AU - Catt, K J AU - Arora, K K AD - Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 35756 EP - 35762 VL - 274 IS - 50 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Iodine Radioisotopes KW - 0 KW - Receptors, LHRH KW - Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone KW - 33515-09-2 KW - Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) KW - 37589-80-3 KW - Tyrosine KW - 42HK56048U KW - Asparagine KW - 7006-34-0 KW - Proline KW - 9DLQ4CIU6V KW - Leucine KW - GMW67QNF9C KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Protein Structure, Secondary KW - COS Cells KW - Models, Molecular KW - Asparagine -- analysis KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mice KW - Radioligand Assay KW - Proline -- analysis KW - Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) -- pharmacology KW - Tyrosine -- analysis KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone -- metabolism KW - Conserved Sequence KW - Transfection KW - Kinetics KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Receptors, LHRH -- chemistry KW - Receptors, LHRH -- genetics KW - Receptors, LHRH -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69335404?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Cloning+and+characterization+of+the+promoter+region+of+human+telomerase+reverse+transcriptase+gene.&rft.au=Horikawa%2C+I%3BCable%2C+P+L%3BAfshari%2C+C%3BBarrett%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Horikawa&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=1999-02-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=826&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DNA and RNA-based vaccines: principles, progress and prospects AN - 17469629; 4659655 AB - DNA vaccines were introduced less than a decade ago but have already been applied to a wide range of infectious and malignant diseases. Here we review the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying the activities of these new vaccines. We focus on recent strategies designed to enhance their function including the use of immunostimulatory (CpG) sequences, dendritic cells (DC), co-stimulatory molecules and cytokine- and chemokine-adjuvants. Although genetic vaccines have been significantly improved, they may not be sufficiently immunogenic for the therapeutic vaccination of patients with infectious diseases or cancer in clinical trials. One promising approach aimed at dramatically increasing the immunogenicity of genetic vaccines involves making them `self-replicating'. This can be accomplished by using a gene encoding RNA replicase, a polyprotein derived from alphaviruses, such as Sindbis virus. Replicase-containing RNA vectors are significantly more immunogenic than conventional plasmids, immunizing mice at doses as low as 0.1 mu g of nucleic acid injected once intramuscularly. Cells transfected with `self-replicating' vectors briefly produce large amounts of antigen before undergoing apoptotic death. This death is a likely result of requisite double-stranded (ds) RNA intermediates, which also have been shown to super-activate DC. Thus, the enhanced immunogenicity of `self-replicating' genetic vaccines may be a result of the production of pro-inflammatory dsRNA, which mimics an RNA-virus infection of host cells. JF - Vaccine AU - Leitner, W W AU - Ying, H AU - Restifo, N P AD - National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Bethesda, MD 20892-1502, USA, restifo@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 765 EP - 777 VL - 18 IS - 9-10 SN - 0264-410X, 0264-410X KW - immunology KW - DNA vaccines KW - RNA vaccines KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Reviews KW - Vaccines KW - F 06807:Active immunization KW - W3 33345:DNA vaccines KW - W3 33000:General topics and reviews KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17469629?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vaccine&rft.atitle=DNA+and+RNA-based+vaccines%3A+principles%2C+progress+and+prospects&rft.au=Leitner%2C+W+W%3BYing%2C+H%3BRestifo%2C+N+P&rft.aulast=Leitner&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1999-12-10&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=9-10&rft.spage=765&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Vaccine&rft.issn=0264410X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Vaccines; Reviews ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An aerosol challenge mouse model for Moraxella catarrhalis AN - 17459878; 4659660 AB - A simple, reproducible, and non-invasive mouse pulmonary clearance model for Moraxella catarrhalis via aerosol challenge was established. All of eight tested strains could be inoculated into mice at more than 10 super(5) colony-forming units (CFU)/lung with a challenge concentration of 1 x 10 super(9)-6 x 10 super(9) CFU/ml in a nebulizer. The number of bacteria retained at 6 h postchallenge was more than 10 super(4) CFU/lung while at 24 h postchallenge, approximate 10 super(3) CFU/ml or less remained in the lungs. A maximum of 100 mice could be challenged per aerosol exposure. The number of bacteria inoculated in the lungs could be adjusted by the bacterial challenge concentration, the exposure time, and the negative pressure. Lung tissue sections revealed that bacteria were evenly distributed in the lungs. Passive immunization significantly enhanced pulmonary clearance of the homologous strain in this model. These data indicate that this model will be useful for evaluating M. catarrhalis vaccine candidates and studying roles of immunity against M. catarrhalis. JF - Vaccine AU - Hu, W-G AU - Chen, J AU - Collins, F M AU - Gu, X-X AD - Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, 5 Research Court, Rockville, MD 20850, USA, guxx@nidcd.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 799 EP - 804 VL - 18 IS - 9-10 SN - 0264-410X, 0264-410X KW - mice KW - immunology KW - Moraxella catarrhalis KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Immunology Abstracts KW - Aerosols KW - Lung KW - Vaccines KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - F 06807:Active immunization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17459878?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vaccine&rft.atitle=An+aerosol+challenge+mouse+model+for+Moraxella+catarrhalis&rft.au=Hu%2C+W-G%3BChen%2C+J%3BCollins%2C+F+M%3BGu%2C+X-X&rft.aulast=Hu&rft.aufirst=W-G&rft.date=1999-12-10&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=9-10&rft.spage=799&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Vaccine&rft.issn=0264410X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Moraxella catarrhalis; Aerosols; Lung; Vaccines ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Antitransferrin receptor antibody-RNase fusion protein expressed in the mammary gland of transgenic mice AN - 17442025; 4656061 AB - Antibodies fused to human enzymes offer an alternative to specifically targeting tumors with antibodies linked to plant or bacterial toxins. Since large amounts of these reagents can be administered without eliciting non-specific toxicities, efficient methods of production are needed. The goal of this work was to express a complex immunoenzyme fusion protein (immunotoxin) in the mammary gland of transgenic mice. A chimeric mouse/human antibody directed against the human transferrin receptor (E6) was fused at its CH2 domain to the gene for a human angiogenic ribonuclease, angiogenin (Ang). It was expressed in the mammary gland of mice and secreted into mouse milk. Expression levels in milk were approximately 0.8 g /l. The chimeric protein retained antibody binding activity and protein synthesis inhibitory activity equivalent to that of free Ang. It was specifically cytotoxic to human tumor cells in vitro. JF - Journal of Immunological Methods AU - Newton, D L AU - Pollock, D AU - DiTullio, P AU - Echelard, Y AU - Harvey, M AU - Wilburn, B AU - Williams, J AU - Hoogenboom, H R AU - Raus, JCM AU - Meade, H M AU - Rybak, S M AD - Intramural Research Support Program, SAIC Frederick, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center Frederick, MD USA Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 159 EP - 167 PB - Elsevier VL - 231 IS - 1-2 SN - 0022-1759, 0022-1759 KW - transgenic mice KW - man KW - immunology KW - antitransferrin receptors KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Antibodies KW - Mammary gland KW - Fusion protein KW - F 06711:Monoclonal antibodies, hybridomas, antigens and antisera KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33055:Genetic engineering (general) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17442025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brandweek&rft.atitle=Building+strong+brands&rft.au=Aaker%2C+David+A&rft.aulast=Aaker&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=1995-10-02&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=37&rft.spage=28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Brandweek&rft.issn=10644318&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mammary gland; Fusion protein; Antibodies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00154-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of cloned Fvs from a phage display library indicates that DNA immunization can mimic antibody response generated by cell immunizations AN - 17441968; 4656055 AB - Generation and cloning of antibodies against cell surface antigens can be simplified by combining DNA immunization which enables generation of antibodies against a protein in its natural configuration without the need for any protein purification step and antibody phage display which due to its immense screening power and physical coupling between the phenotype and genotype of antibodies simplifies the cloning of antibody genes. Since DNA immunization is expected to elicit antibodies against a protein in its natural configuration, we wanted to see if it can mimic the antibody response generated by cell immunization. A phage display library made from splenic mRNA of a mouse immunized with mesothelin cDNA was panned on mesothelin-positive cells. The single-chain Fvs (scFvs) selected were then analyzed. We obtained several anti-mesothelin scFvs. One of these Fvs is almost identical to the Fv of a monoclonal antibody that was previously obtained from a hybridoma in which the mice were immunized with a mesothelin-positive ovarian cancer cell line. Another Fv was found to be specific for mesothelin present on human cells. Our results indicate that an antibody phage display library made from spleens of DNA-immunized mice is a rapid and efficient alternative to cell immunization for obtaining antibodies against different epitopes of a membrane antigen that is very difficult to purify in a native form. JF - Journal of Immunological Methods AU - Chowdhury, P S AU - Pastan, I AD - National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Building 37, Room 4B20, 37 Convent Road, MSC-4255 Bethesda, MD 20892 USA Y1 - 1999/12/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 10 SP - 83 EP - 91 PB - Elsevier VL - 231 IS - 1-2 SN - 0022-1759, 0022-1759 KW - mice KW - immunology KW - DNA vaccines KW - Fv KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Spleen KW - Vaccines KW - Antibody response KW - W3 33375:Antibodies KW - F 06807:Active immunization KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17441968?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Immunological+Methods&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+cloned+Fvs+from+a+phage+display+library+indicates+that+DNA+immunization+can+mimic+antibody+response+generated+by+cell+immunizations&rft.au=Chowdhury%2C+P+S%3BPastan%2C+I&rft.aulast=Chowdhury&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-10&rft.volume=231&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=83&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immunological+Methods&rft.issn=00221759&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0022-1759%2899%2900142-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Antibody response; Vaccines; Spleen DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00142-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibition of Cell Death in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by the Cooked Meat-Derived Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine AN - 17420972; 4646390 AB - 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is a mammary gland carcinogen present in the human diet in cooked meat. To examine if PhIP and its reactive metabolite N-hydroxy-PhIP inhibit apoptosis in human mammary epithelial MCF-10A cells, confluent cultures deprived of serum and growth factors were incubated for 24 h with either compound. The percentages of dead cells (mean plus or minus SEM, n = 3) as measured by trypan blue exclusion were 5.7 plus or minus 0.6, 3.4 plus or minus 0.3, 2.7 plus or minus 0.3, and 0.2 plus or minus 0.003%, in control, 1 mu M N-hydroxy-PhIP-, 5 mu M N-hydroxy-PhIP-, and 100 mu M PhIP-treated dishes, respectively. The expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-x sub(L) as quantitated by Western blotting was 1.2- to 1.9-fold higher in the treated groups. PhIP-DNA adducts induced by N-hydroxy-PhIP in MCF-10A cells measured by the super(32)P-postlabeling assay were low (<1 x 10 super(7), relative adduct labeling). No adducts were detected after incubation with PhIP. Western blot analysis indicated that PhIP increased ERK2 phosphorylation concomitant with Bcl-2. The results suggest that the inhibition of cell death in mammary epithelial cells by PhIP occurs independently of PhIP-DNA adducts and may involve enhanced signaling through the MAP kinase pathways. JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications AU - Venugopal, M AU - Agarwal, R AU - Callaway, A AU - Schut, HA AU - Snyderwine, E G AD - Chemical Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Building 37, Room 3C28, 37 Convent Drive MSC 4255, Bethesda, 20892-4255, Maryland, elizabeth_snyderwine@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/09/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 09 SP - 203 EP - 207 PB - Academic Press VL - 266 IS - 1 SN - 0006-291X, 0006-291X KW - man KW - 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Meat KW - Apoptosis KW - Mammary gland KW - Food KW - Cooking KW - Epithelium KW - X 24120:Food, additives & contaminants UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17420972?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemical+and+Biophysical+Research+Communications&rft.atitle=Inhibition+of+Cell+Death+in+Human+Mammary+Epithelial+Cells+by+the+Cooked+Meat-Derived+Carcinogen+2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo%5B4%2C5-b%5Dpyridine&rft.au=Venugopal%2C+M%3BAgarwal%2C+R%3BCallaway%2C+A%3BSchut%2C+HA%3BSnyderwine%2C+E+G&rft.aulast=Venugopal&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-09&rft.volume=266&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=203&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemical+and+Biophysical+Research+Communications&rft.issn=0006291X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1006%2Fbbrc.1999.1801 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cooking; Food; Meat; Mammary gland; Epithelium; Apoptosis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1999.1801 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Withdrawal of IL-7 induces Bax translocation from cytosol to mitochondria through a rise in intracellular pH. AN - 69341758; 10588730 AB - IL-7 functions as a trophic factor during T lymphocyte development by a mechanism that is partly based on the induction of Bcl-2, which protects cells from apoptosis. Here we report a mechanism by which cytokine withdrawal activates the prodeath protein Bax. On loss of IL-7 in a dependent cell line, Bax protein translocated from the cytosol to the mitochondria, where it integrated into the mitochondrial membrane. This translocation was attributable to a conformational change in the Bax protein itself. We show that a rise in intracellular pH preceded mitochondrial translocation and triggered the change in Bax conformation. Intracellular pH in the IL-7-dependent cells rose steadily to peak over pH 7.8 by 6 hr after cytokine withdrawal, paralleling the time point of Bax translocation (a similar alkalinization and Bax translocation was also observed after IL-3 withdrawal from a dependent cell line). The conformation of Bax was directly altered by pH of 7.8 or higher and was demonstrated by increased protease sensitivity, exposure of N terminus epitopes, and exposure of a hydrophobic domain in the C terminus. Eliminating charged amino acids at the C or N termini of Bax induced a conformational change similar to that induced by raising pH, implicating these residues in the pH effect. Therefore, we have shown that by either cytokine withdrawal, experimental manipulation of pH, or site-directed mutagenesis, Bax protein changes conformation, exposing membrane-seeking domains, thereby inducing mitochondrial translocation and initiating the cascade of events leading to apoptotic death. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America AU - Khaled, A R AU - Kim, K AU - Hofmeister, R AU - Muegge, K AU - Durum, S K AD - Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/07/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 07 SP - 14476 EP - 14481 VL - 96 IS - 25 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - Bax protein, mouse KW - 0 KW - Interleukin-7 KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 KW - bcl-2-Associated X Protein KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Animals KW - Apoptosis KW - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration KW - Biological Transport KW - Mice KW - Cell Line KW - Protein Conformation KW - Cytosol -- metabolism KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins -- chemistry KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins -- metabolism KW - Interleukin-7 -- physiology KW - Mitochondria -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69341758?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.atitle=Withdrawal+of+IL-7+induces+Bax+translocation+from+cytosol+to+mitochondria+through+a+rise+in+intracellular+pH.&rft.au=Khaled%2C+A+R%3BKim%2C+K%3BHofmeister%2C+R%3BMuegge%2C+K%3BDurum%2C+S+K&rft.aulast=Khaled&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-07&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=25&rft.spage=14476&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-05 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-05 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Gen Physiol. 1988 Oct;92(4):489-507 [2849630] Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 1999 Mar;10(1):41-60 [10379911] J Immunol. 1989 Aug 15;143(4):1215-22 [2787360] Methods Enzymol. 1994;228:182-93 [8047007] J Exp Med. 1994 Nov 1;180(5):1955-60 [7964471] J Biol Chem. 1995 Feb 17;270(7):3203-11 [7852405] J Exp Med. 1995 Apr 1;181(4):1519-26 [7699333] Science. 1995 Oct 6;270(5233):96-9 [7569956] Biochim Biophys Acta. 1995 Nov 9;1269(2):122-8 [7488644] J Biotechnol. 1996 May 15;46(3):187-95 [8672290] J Immunol. 1996 Aug 1;157(3):1107-16 [8757615] J Cell Biol. 1997 Dec 1;139(5):1281-92 [9382873] Curr Opin Immunol. 1998 Apr;10(2):196-207 [9602309] J Immunol. 1998 Jun 15;160(12):5735-41 [9637482] Methods Mol Biol. 1998;88:23-33 [9664295] EMBO J. 1998 Jul 15;17(14):3878-85 [9670005] Radiat Res. 1998 Aug;150(2):183-9 [9692363] Cell. 1998 Aug 21;94(4):491-501 [9727492] J Exp Med. 1998 Sep 21;188(6):1125-33 [9743531] Oncogene. 1998 Sep 3;17(9):1069-78 [9764817] Eur J Biochem. 1996 Sep 1;240(2):461-7 [8841413] J Immunol. 1996 Dec 15;157(12):5315-23 [8955178] J Cell Sci. 1997 Mar;110 ( Pt 5):653-61 [9092947] J Biol Chem. 1997 May 23;272(21):13829-34 [9153240] Cell. 1997 Jun 27;89(7):1033-41 [9215626] Science. 1997 Jul 18;277(5324):370-2 [9219694] Nat Genet. 1997 Aug;16(4):358-63 [9241272] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Oct 14;94(21):11357-62 [9326614] Science. 1997 Oct 24;278(5338):687-9 [9381178] J Cell Biol. 1998 Oct 5;143(1):207-15 [9763432] J Cell Biol. 1998 Oct 5;143(1):217-24 [9763433] J Cell Biol. 1999 Mar 8;144(5):891-901 [10085289] EMBO J. 1999 May 4;18(9):2330-41 [10228148] Comment In: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jan 18;97(2):529-31 [10639111] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone inhibits CYP1A1 expression in vitro by a post-transcriptional mechanism. AN - 69308611; 10575002 AB - The adrenal steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a potent inhibitor of mammary carcinogenesis induced by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), though its mechanism is unclear. We examined the effect of DHEA on the expression of the carcinogen-activating enzyme cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) in MCF-7 human breast epithelial carcinoma cells. DHEA inhibited the increase in CYP1A1 enzyme activity that occurs when MCF-7 cells are exposed to the PAH dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA) or 2,3,7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). However, DHEA did not directly inhibit enzyme activity as it had no effect when added to the cells after induction by DMBA or TCDD. We observed that the increase of CYP1A1 mRNA in MCF-7 cells caused by DMBA or TCDD was inhibited by DHEA in a concentration-dependent manner. However, DHEA did not inhibit CYP1A1 promoter-driven transcription, indicating that it did not affect the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, which regulates transcription of the CYP1A1 gene. Actinomycin D chase experiments showed that DHEA caused a time- and concentration-dependent decrease in CYP1A1 mRNA levels, indicating that DHEA inhibits CYP1A1 expression by decreasing CYP1A1 mRNA stability. These data demonstrate that DHEA inhibits PAH-induced CYP1A1 mRNA expression and enzyme activity in vitro by a post-transcriptional mechanism. This regulation of the expression of carcinogen-activating enzymes may be responsible for the chemopreventive activity of DHEA and may be one of its physiologic functions in vivo. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Ciolino, H P AU - Yeh, G C AD - Cellular Defense and Carcinogenesis Section, Basic Research Laboratory, Division of Basic Sciences, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA. hciolino@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/12/03/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 03 SP - 35186 EP - 35190 VL - 274 IS - 49 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Carcinogens KW - 0 KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone KW - 459AG36T1B KW - 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene KW - 57-97-6 KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate KW - 57B09Q7FJR KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 KW - EC 1.14.14.1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Carcinogens -- pharmacology KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Humans KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- pharmacology KW - RNA, Messenger -- drug effects KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene -- pharmacology KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate -- pharmacology KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Transfection KW - Neoplasms -- prevention & control KW - Time Factors KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- genetics KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- metabolism KW - RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional -- drug effects KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone -- pharmacology KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- antagonists & inhibitors UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69308611?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=The+steroid+hormone+dehydroepiandrosterone+inhibits+CYP1A1+expression+in+vitro+by+a+post-transcriptional+mechanism.&rft.au=Ciolino%2C+H+P%3BYeh%2C+G+C&rft.aulast=Ciolino&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-12-03&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=49&rft.spage=35186&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transcriptional repression of the transforming growth factor-beta type I receptor gene by DNA methylation results in the development of TGF-beta resistance in human gastric cancer. AN - 69362143; 10602482 AB - The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway subserves an essential tumor suppressor function in various cell types. A heteromeric complex composed of TGF-beta type I (RI) and type II (RII) receptors is required for TGF-beta signaling. We have identified a subset of human gastric cancer cell lines which are insensitive to TGF-beta and which express a low level of TGF-beta type I receptor mRNA relative to a gastric cancer cell line which is highly responsive to TGF-beta. Using these cells, we show that hypermethylation of a CpG island in the 5' region of the TGF-beta RI gene provides another potentially important mechanism of escape from negative growth control by TGF-beta. This hypermethylation was found in four of five human gastric cancer cell lines and five out of 40 (12.5%) primary tumors examined. In human gastric cancer cell lines, treatment with the demethylating agent, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, resulted in increased expression of the TGF-beta RI gene, but not the RII gene. Transient transfection of an RI expression vector into the TGF-beta resistant SNU-601 cell line restores TGF-beta responsiveness. These findings suggest that one of the mechanisms of escape from autocrine or paracrine growth control by TGF-beta during carcinogenesis could involve aberrant methylation of CpG islands in the 5' region of the TGF-beta RI gene. JF - Oncogene AU - Kang, S H AU - Bang, Y J AU - Im, Y H AU - Yang, H K AU - Lee, D A AU - Lee, H Y AU - Lee, H S AU - Kim, N K AU - Kim, S J AD - Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892-5055, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/02/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 02 SP - 7280 EP - 7286 VL - 18 IS - 51 SN - 0950-9232, 0950-9232 KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Index Medicus KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- pharmacology KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Humans KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- genetics KW - Transcription, Genetic KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- metabolism KW - Transcriptional Activation KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Stomach Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - DNA Methylation KW - Stomach Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69362143?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oncogene&rft.atitle=Transcriptional+repression+of+the+transforming+growth+factor-beta+type+I+receptor+gene+by+DNA+methylation+results+in+the+development+of+TGF-beta+resistance+in+human+gastric+cancer.&rft.au=Kang%2C+S+H%3BBang%2C+Y+J%3BIm%2C+Y+H%3BYang%2C+H+K%3BLee%2C+D+A%3BLee%2C+H+Y%3BLee%2C+H+S%3BKim%2C+N+K%3BKim%2C+S+J&rft.aulast=Kang&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-02&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=51&rft.spage=7280&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oncogene&rft.issn=09509232&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxygenated analogues of 1-[2-(Diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]- and 1-[2-[Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazines (GBR 12935 and GBR 12909) as potential extended-action cocaine-abuse therapeutic agents. AN - 69338575; 10585212 AB - An investigation into the preparation of potential extended-release cocaine-abuse therapeutic agents afforded a series of compounds related to 1-[2-(diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine (1a) and 1-[2-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine (1b) (GBR 12935 and GBR 12909, respectively), which were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their ability to bind to the dopamine transporter (DAT) and to inhibit the uptake of [(3)H]-labeled dopamine (DA). The addition of hydroxy and methoxy substituents to the benzene ring on the phenylpropyl moiety of 1a-1d resulted in a series of potent and selective ligands for the DAT (analogues 5-28). The hydroxyl groups were included to incorporate a medium-chain carboxylic acid ester into the molecules, to form oil-soluble prodrugs, amenable to "depot" injection techniques. The introduction of an oxygen-containing functionality to the propyl side chain provided ketones 29 and 30, which demonstrated greatly reduced affinity for the DAT and decreased potency in inhibiting the uptake of [(3)H]DA, and benzylic alcohols 31-36, which were highly potent and selective at binding to the DAT and inhibiting [(3)H]DA uptake. The enantiomers of 32 (34 and 36) were practically identical in biological testing. Compounds 1b, 32, 34, and 36 all demonstrated the ability to decrease cocaine-maintained responding in monkeys without affecting behaviors maintained by food, with 34 and 36 equipotent to each other and both more potent in behavioral tests than the parent compound 1b. Intramuscular injections of compound 41 (the decanoate ester of racemate 32) eliminated cocaine-maintained behavior for about a month following one single injection, without affecting food-maintained behavior. The identification of analogues 32, 34, and 36, thus, provides three potential candidates for esterification and formulation as extended-release cocaine-abuse therapeutic agents. JF - Journal of medicinal chemistry AU - Lewis, D B AU - Matecka, D AU - Zhang, Y AU - Hsin, L W AU - Dersch, C M AU - Stafford, D AU - Glowa, J R AU - Rothman, R B AU - Rice, K C AD - Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Building 8, Room B1-23, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/02/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 02 SP - 5029 EP - 5042 VL - 42 IS - 24 SN - 0022-2623, 0022-2623 KW - 1-(2-(bis(4--fluorophenyl)methoxy)ethyl)-4-(3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl)piperazine decanoate KW - 0 KW - 1-(2-(bis(4-fluorophenyl)--methoxy)ethyl)-4-(3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl)piperazine KW - Carrier Proteins KW - Delayed-Action Preparations KW - Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins KW - Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors KW - Ligands KW - Membrane Glycoproteins KW - Membrane Transport Proteins KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins KW - Piperazines KW - Slc6a3 protein, rat KW - Tritium KW - 10028-17-8 KW - vanoxerine KW - 90X28IKH43 KW - 1-(2 (diphenylmethoxy)ethyl)-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine KW - 9J9974WIBA KW - Oxygen KW - S88TT14065 KW - Dopamine KW - VTD58H1Z2X KW - Index Medicus KW - Molecular Structure KW - Animals KW - Carrier Proteins -- metabolism KW - Dopamine -- metabolism KW - Structure-Activity Relationship KW - Hydroxylation KW - Rats KW - Oxygen -- chemistry KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Methylation KW - Male KW - Piperazines -- chemical synthesis KW - Piperazines -- chemistry KW - Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors -- chemical synthesis KW - Cocaine-Related Disorders -- drug therapy KW - Piperazines -- pharmacology KW - Piperazines -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69338575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+medicinal+chemistry&rft.atitle=Oxygenated+analogues+of+1-%5B2-%28Diphenylmethoxy%29ethyl%5D-+and+1-%5B2-%5BBis%284-fluorophenyl%29methoxy%5Dethyl%5D-4-%283-phenylpropyl%29piperazines+%28GBR+12935+and+GBR+12909%29+as+potential+extended-action+cocaine-abuse+therapeutic+agents.&rft.au=Lewis%2C+D+B%3BMatecka%2C+D%3BZhang%2C+Y%3BHsin%2C+L+W%3BDersch%2C+C+M%3BStafford%2C+D%3BGlowa%2C+J+R%3BRothman%2C+R+B%3BRice%2C+K+C&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-12-02&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=5029&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+medicinal+chemistry&rft.issn=00222623&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preliminary results of the Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth in Puerto Rico: the first wave. AN - 85311893; pmid-10734694 AB - Preliminary findings are provided from the data collected in Puerto Rico through the Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth during the 1997-1998 school year. The study was conducted as a part of an initiative to increase participation in the Annual Survey among the deaf and hard of hearing school-age population in Puerto Rico. Demographic, instructional, etiological, audiological, and communication data on 336 deaf and hard of hearing school age children were collected and summarized. The findings suggest the existence of a heterogeneous deaf community rather than the traditionally conceived homogeneous community. The discussion emphasizes the description of those attributes that suggest heterogeneity and the urgent need to continue to collect the kind of data gathered in the survey. The authors urge that Puerto Rican educators and researchers be stimulated to address the educational and health-related needs of Puerto Rico's deaf and hard of hearing school-age population. JF - American annals of the deaf AU - Albertorio, J R AU - Holden-Pitt, L AU - Rawlings, B AD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders-Office of Research on Minority Health (NICDC-ORMH), Bethesda, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 386 EP - 394 VL - 144 IS - 5 SN - 0002-726X, 0002-726X KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Teaching -- statistics & numerical data KW - Education, Special -- statistics & numerical data KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Humans KW - Child KW - Adolescent KW - Puerto Rico -- epidemiology KW - Child, Preschool KW - Deafness -- epidemiology KW - Questionnaires KW - Hearing Impaired Persons KW - Deafness -- etiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85311893?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+annals+of+the+deaf&rft.atitle=Preliminary+results+of+the+Annual+Survey+of+Deaf+and+Hard+of+Hearing+Children+and+Youth+in+Puerto+Rico%3A+the+first+wave.&rft.au=Albertorio%2C+J+R%3BHolden-Pitt%2C+L%3BRawlings%2C+B&rft.aulast=Albertorio&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=144&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=386&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+annals+of+the+deaf&rft.issn=0002726X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exploring spatial patterns of mortality: the new atlas of United States mortality. AN - 85278808; pmid-10602146 AB - The National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, has produced an Atlas of United States Mortality which includes maps of rates for the leading causes of death in the United States for the period 1988-1992. As part of this project, many aspects of statistical mapping have been re-examined to maximize the atlas's effectiveness in conveying accurate mortality patterns to epidemiologists and public health practitioners. Because recent cognitive research demonstrated that no one map style is optimal for answering many different map questions, maps and graphs of several different mortality statistics are included for each cause of death. New mixed effects models were developed to provide predicted rates and improved variance estimates. Results from these models were smoothed using a weighted head-banging algorithm to produce maps of general spatial trends free of background noise. Maps of White female lung cancer rates from the new atlas are presented here to illustrate how this innovative combination of maps and graphs permits greater exploration of the underlying mortality data than is possible from previous single-map atlas designs. Published in 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the United States. JF - Statistics in Medicine AU - Pickle, L W AU - Mungiole, M AU - Jones, G K AU - White, A A AD - NCI/DCCPS, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7344, EPN Rm. 313, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 3211 EP - 3220 VL - 18 IS - 23 SN - 0277-6715, 0277-6715 KW - Whites KW - United States KW - Lung Neoplasms KW - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) KW - Human KW - Adult KW - Algorithms KW - Middle Age KW - Aged KW - Female KW - Small-Area Analysis KW - Mortality KW - Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85278808?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Statistics+in+Medicine&rft.atitle=Exploring+spatial+patterns+of+mortality%3A+the+new+atlas+of+United+States+mortality.&rft.au=Pickle%2C+L+W%3BMungiole%2C+M%3BJones%2C+G+K%3BWhite%2C+A+A&rft.aulast=Pickle&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=3211&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Statistics+in+Medicine&rft.issn=02776715&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Never again joy without sorrow: the effect on parents of a child with ataxia-telangiectasia. AN - 85275885; pmid-10594880 AB - The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of having a child with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) as well as to assess parental understanding of the genetics of A-T and attitudes toward carrier testing. Sixty-eight parents of individuals with A-T were interviewed. Ninety percent of the parents correctly believed if there is a child with A-T, both are obligate heterozygotes. Only 9% knew each well sib had a two-thirds chance of being a carrier. Eighty-four percent would have their unaffected child tested for carrier status prior to age 18 years. Eighty-two percent believed heterozygosity is associated with increased health risks. We offer the following recommendations. 1) Physicians must realize that communicating the possibility of early death is difficult; parents need guidelines so they know what to expect, but diagnosis should not be a death sentence. Clinicians should stress individual variations in expression of the disorder and offer hope for future progress in treatment. 2) Parents underestimated carrier risks for the well sib and the frequency of carrier status in the general population. Although these distortions are self-protective, they interfere with transmission of accurate genetic information to their children. Parents should be referred to genetic counseling. 3) Psychological counseling should be offered to families at the time of diagnosis so parents can support each other, the affected, and unaffected offspring. JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics AU - Fanos, J H AU - Mackintosh, M A AD - Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 413 EP - 419 VL - 87 IS - 5 SN - 0148-7299, 0148-7299 KW - Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. KW - Human KW - Aged KW - Parent-Child Relations KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Adult KW - Support, Non-U.S. Gov't KW - Middle Age KW - Ataxia Telangiectasia KW - Adolescent KW - Family Health KW - Male KW - Female KW - Heterozygote KW - Genetic Counseling KW - Patient Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85275885?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Medical+Genetics&rft.atitle=Never+again+joy+without+sorrow%3A+the+effect+on+parents+of+a+child+with+ataxia-telangiectasia.&rft.au=Fanos%2C+J+H%3BMackintosh%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Fanos&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=87&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=413&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Medical+Genetics&rft.issn=01487299&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic effects of xanthines on levels of central receptors in mice. AN - 69988908; 10456233 AB - 1. Chronic ingestion of caffeine causes a significant increase in levels of A1-adenosine, nicotinic and muscarinic receptors, serotonergic receptors, GABAA receptors and L-type calcium channels in cerebral cortical membranes from mice NIH Swiss strain mice. 2. Chronic theophylline and paraxanthine had effects similar to those of caffeine except that levels of L-type channels were unchanged. Chronic theobromine, a weak adenosine antagonist, and 1-isobutyl-3-methylxanthine (IBMX), a potent adenosine antagonist and phosphodiesterase inhibitor, caused only an increase in levels of A1-adenosine receptors. A combination of chronic caffeine and IBMX had the same effects on receptors as caffeine alone. Chronic 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine (DMPX), a somewhat selective A2A-antagonist, caused only an increase in levels of A1-adenosine receptors. Pentoxifylline, an adenosine-uptake inhibitor inactive at adenosine receptors, had no effect on receptor levels or calcium channels. 3. A comparison of plasma and brain levels of xanthines indicated that caffeine penetrated more readily and attained somewhat higher brain levels than theophylline or theobromine. Penetration and levels were even lower for IBMX, paraxanthine, DMPX, and pentoxyfylline. 4. The results suggest that effective blockade of both A1 and A2A-adenosine receptors is necessary for the full spectrum of biochemical changes elicited by chronic ingestion of xanthines, such as caffeine, theophylline, and paraxanthine. JF - Cellular and molecular neurobiology AU - Shi, D AU - Daly, J W AD - Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 719 EP - 732 VL - 19 IS - 6 SN - 0272-4340, 0272-4340 KW - Calcium Channels KW - 0 KW - Central Nervous System Stimulants KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins KW - Receptors, Cholinergic KW - Receptors, Drug KW - Receptors, GABA KW - Receptors, Purinergic P1 KW - Receptors, Serotonin KW - Xanthines KW - Caffeine KW - 3G6A5W338E KW - 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine KW - 5YFR5SPS6T KW - Theophylline KW - C137DTR5RG KW - Theobromine KW - OBD445WZ5P KW - 1,7-dimethylxanthine KW - Q3565Y41V7 KW - Pentoxifylline KW - SD6QCT3TSU KW - 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine KW - TBT296U68M KW - Index Medicus KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- drug effects KW - Receptors, GABA -- drug effects KW - Animals KW - Pentoxifylline -- pharmacology KW - Cerebral Cortex -- drug effects KW - Drug Interactions KW - Brain Chemistry KW - Caffeine -- pharmacology KW - Theobromine -- pharmacology KW - Mice KW - Radioligand Assay KW - Pentoxifylline -- pharmacokinetics KW - 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine -- pharmacokinetics KW - Caffeine -- pharmacokinetics KW - Receptors, Purinergic P1 -- drug effects KW - Receptors, Cholinergic -- drug effects KW - Theophylline -- pharmacology KW - Calcium Channels -- drug effects KW - Theophylline -- pharmacokinetics KW - Corpus Striatum -- drug effects KW - 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine -- pharmacology KW - Theobromine -- pharmacokinetics KW - Male KW - Theobromine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Receptors, Drug -- genetics KW - Receptors, Drug -- biosynthesis KW - Central Nervous System Stimulants -- pharmacology KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Gene Expression Regulation -- drug effects KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- genetics KW - Xanthines -- pharmacology KW - Central Nervous System Stimulants -- pharmacokinetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69988908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cellular+and+molecular+neurobiology&rft.atitle=Chronic+effects+of+xanthines+on+levels+of+central+receptors+in+mice.&rft.au=Shi%2C+D%3BDaly%2C+J+W&rft.aulast=Shi&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=719&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cellular+and+molecular+neurobiology&rft.issn=02724340&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isolation and purification of phosphate dependent glutaminase from sarcoma-180 tumor and its antineoplastic effects on murine model system. AN - 69463641; 10746973 AB - High rate of glutamine use is a characteristic of tumor cell both in vivo and in vitro and experimental cancer therapies have developed by depriving tumor cells of glutamine. In several investigations, bacterial glutaminase was found to be a potent therapeutic agent against varieties of tumor, but it showed suppressive effects on haematopoietic systems and inhibitory effects on normal lymphocytic blastogenesis. No antineoplastic study has nevertheless been undertaken with glutaminase enzyme purified from mammalian source. In the present study we report the purification of glutaminase enzyme from mitochondria of highly malignant S-180 cell using ion exchange chromatography and affinity column chromatography of glutamine. Purified enzyme is a kidney type phosphate dependent glutaminase with Mr 64 KD. Effect of enzyme therapy has been investigated in transplantable as well as induced tumor model in both ascites and solid form. It has been observed that the enzyme at the total dose of 10 unit/mouse successfully inhibited the tumor burden both in ascitic and solid tumor and subsequently increases the host's life span. There was no significant toxic effect on the peripheral blood cells. JF - Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR AU - Maity, P AU - Chakraborty, S AU - Bhattacharya, P AU - Sarkar, R AD - Dept. of Metabolic Regulation, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Calcutta, India. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 475 EP - 480 VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 0392-9078, 0392-9078 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Glutaminase KW - EC 3.5.1.2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Chromatography, Affinity KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Animals KW - Mitochondria -- enzymology KW - Mice KW - Chromatography, Ion Exchange KW - Ultracentrifugation KW - Male KW - Glutaminase -- isolation & purification KW - Sarcoma 180 -- enzymology KW - Sarcoma 180 -- drug therapy KW - Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor -- drug therapy KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- isolation & purification KW - Glutaminase -- therapeutic use KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69463641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+experimental+%26+clinical+cancer+research+%3A+CR&rft.atitle=Isolation+and+purification+of+phosphate+dependent+glutaminase+from+sarcoma-180+tumor+and+its+antineoplastic+effects+on+murine+model+system.&rft.au=Maity%2C+P%3BChakraborty%2C+S%3BBhattacharya%2C+P%3BSarkar%2C+R&rft.aulast=Maity&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=475&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+experimental+%26+clinical+cancer+research+%3A+CR&rft.issn=03929078&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-05-15 N1 - Date created - 2000-05-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cancer chemoprevention: progress and promise. AN - 69450258; 10711244 AB - Cancer chemoprevention is the use of agents to inhibit, delay or reverse carcinogenesis. The focus of chemoprevention research in the next millennium will include defining the genotypic and phenotypic (functional and histological) changes during carcinogenesis, the cancer risk conferred by these changes, their modulation in preclinical experimentation and randomised clinical trials by chemopreventive drugs, dietary agents and regimens and treatments resulting from early detection. The key elements of this research effort will be basic and translational risk evaluation programmes; chemopreventive and dietary agent drug discovery and development; development of transgenic animal models; required safety and pharmacology studies; well-designed phase I, II and III chemoprevention studies; and much expanded early detection programmes. The large number of chemoprevention research programmes now ongoing ensures that the promise of chemoprevention will continue to be realised in the next decade. JF - European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) AU - Kelloff, G J AU - Sigman, C C AU - Greenwald, P AD - Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. kelloffg@dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 2031 EP - 2038 VL - 35 IS - 14 SN - 0959-8049, 0959-8049 KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents KW - 0 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - Biomarkers, Tumor KW - Index Medicus KW - Public Health KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Biomarkers, Tumor -- analysis KW - Quality of Life KW - Health Education KW - Drug Design KW - Risk Assessment KW - Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Neoplasms -- prevention & control KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69450258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=European+journal+of+cancer+%28Oxford%2C+England+%3A+1990%29&rft.atitle=Cancer+chemoprevention%3A+progress+and+promise.&rft.au=Kelloff%2C+G+J%3BSigman%2C+C+C%3BGreenwald%2C+P&rft.aulast=Kelloff&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=2031&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=European+journal+of+cancer+%28Oxford%2C+England+%3A+1990%29&rft.issn=09598049&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-23 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Brevetoxin modulates neuronal sodium channels in two cell lines derived from rat brain. AN - 69441352; 10693972 AB - Single Na+ channel currents were recorded from cell-attached membrane patches from two neuronal cell lines derived from rat brain, B50 and B104, and compared before and after exposure of the cells to purified brevetoxin, PbTx-3. B50 and B104 Na+ channels usually exhibited fast activation and inactivation as is typical of TTX-sensitive Na+ channels. PbTx-3 modified channel gating in both cell lines. PbTx-3 caused (1) significant increases in the frequency of channel reopening, indicating a slowing of channel inactivation, (2) a change in the voltage dependence of the channels, promoting channel opening during steady-state voltage clamp of the membrane at voltages throughout the activation range of Na+ currents, but notably near the resting potential of these cells (-60 - -50 mV), and (3) a significant, 6.7 mV hyperpolarized shift in the threshold potential for channel opening. Na+ channel slope conductance did not change in PbTx-3-exposed B50 and B104 neurons. These effects of Pbx-3 may cause hyperexcitability as well as inhibitory effects in intact brain. JF - Neurotoxicology AU - Purkerson, S L AU - Baden, D G AU - Fieber, L A AD - University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, NIEHS Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, FL 33149, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 909 EP - 920 VL - 20 IS - 6 SN - 0161-813X, 0161-813X KW - Marine Toxins KW - 0 KW - Oxocins KW - Sodium Channels KW - brevetoxin KW - 98225-48-0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Patch-Clamp Techniques KW - Time Factors KW - Cell Line KW - Neurons -- metabolism KW - Sodium Channels -- metabolism KW - Brain -- metabolism KW - Marine Toxins -- toxicity KW - Ion Channel Gating -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69441352?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology+and+applied+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Characterization+of+the+dose-response+of+CYP1B1%2C+CYP1A1%2C+and+CYP1A2+in+the+liver+of+female+Sprague-Dawley+rats+following+chronic+exposure+to+2%2C3%2C7%2C8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.&rft.au=Walker%2C+N+J%3BPortier%2C+C+J%3BLax%2C+S+F%3BCrofts%2C+F+G%3BLi%2C+Y%3BLucier%2C+G+W%3BSutter%2C+T+R&rft.aulast=Walker&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=154&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=279&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology+and+applied+pharmacology&rft.issn=0041008X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-22 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Weighing the consequence of doing nothing versus those of doing something: post-exposure chemoprophylaxis for occupational exposures to HIV. AN - 69424832; 10658784 JF - The Journal of hospital infection AU - Henderson, D K AD - Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-1504, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - S225 EP - S233 VL - 43 Suppl SN - 0195-6701, 0195-6701 KW - Anti-HIV Agents KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical -- prevention & control KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Occupational Exposure KW - Anti-HIV Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Occupational Diseases -- prevention & control KW - HIV Infections -- prevention & control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69424832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+hospital+infection&rft.atitle=Weighing+the+consequence+of+doing+nothing+versus+those+of+doing+something%3A+post-exposure+chemoprophylaxis+for+occupational+exposures+to+HIV.&rft.au=Henderson%2C+D+K&rft.aulast=Henderson&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=43+Suppl&rft.issue=&rft.spage=S225&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+hospital+infection&rft.issn=01956701&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A randomized EPOCH vs. CHOP front-line therapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients: long-term results. AN - 69408485; 10643541 AB - The value of continuous-infusion chemotherapy (EPOCH) vs. the standard CHOP combination was evaluated in 78 patients with previously untreated aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a randomized phase III clinical trial. The EPOCH regimen given to 38 patients consisted of the drugs etoposide (50 mg/m2), vincristine (0.4 mg/m2), and doxorubicin (10 mg/m2), all given in a continuous infusion on days 1-4. Cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m2) was administered on day 6 as i.v. bolus, while prednisone was given orally 60 mg/m2 on days 1-6. Courses were repeated every three weeks. CHOP was given to 40 patients as routinely prescribed. Forty-eight patients were males and thirty were females. Their ages ranged from 19-75 years (median 45 years). Forty-three (55%) had grade 2 and thirty-five (45%) had grade 3 pathologic subtype. Nine patients (12%) presented with stage I, fourteen (18%) with stage II, forty (51%) with stage III, and fifteen (19%) with stage IV disease. The different clinico-pathologic characteristics, including international index categories, were comparable in the two groups. The number of courses given ranged between 3 and 9 (median 6) for both the EPOCH and CHOP regimens. Complete remission (CR) was achieved in 19 (50%), and 27 (67%) of the 38 and 40 patients for both the EPOCH and CHOP combinations, respectively. After a median observation time of 27 months, the four-year overall and failure-free survival rates were 42% and 30% for the EPOCH and 71% and 54% for the CHOP regimen (P = 0.006 and 0.1 for the overall and FFS rates, respectively). Toxicities were comparable and were mostly of grades 1 and 2, except for hair loss, hematologic toxicities, and infectious episodes which were more common in the EPOCH group. In the EPOCH group, overall survival rates were 55% vs. 22% (P 2 factors) groups, respectively. Thus, it may be concluded that continuous-infusion (EPOCH) chemotherapy did not improve treatment outcome over that of the CHOP regimen for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. JF - Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology AU - Khaled, H M AU - Zekri, Z K AU - Mokhtar, N AU - Ali, N M AU - Darwish, T AU - Elattar, I AU - Gaafar, R AU - Moawad, M S AD - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt. khaled@brainyl.ie-eg.com Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1489 EP - 1492 VL - 10 IS - 12 SN - 0923-7534, 0923-7534 KW - Vincristine KW - 5J49Q6B70F KW - Etoposide KW - 6PLQ3CP4P3 KW - Doxorubicin KW - 80168379AG KW - Cyclophosphamide KW - 8N3DW7272P KW - Prednisone KW - VB0R961HZT KW - Index Medicus KW - Cyclophosphamide -- administration & dosage KW - Etoposide -- administration & dosage KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Vincristine -- administration & dosage KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Doxorubicin -- administration & dosage KW - Prednisone -- administration & dosage KW - Male KW - Female KW - Survival Analysis KW - Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin -- drug therapy KW - Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse -- drug therapy KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69408485?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+oncology+%3A+official+journal+of+the+European+Society+for+Medical+Oncology&rft.atitle=A+randomized+EPOCH+vs.+CHOP+front-line+therapy+for+aggressive+non-Hodgkin%27s+lymphoma+patients%3A+long-term+results.&rft.au=Khaled%2C+H+M%3BZekri%2C+Z+K%3BMokhtar%2C+N%3BAli%2C+N+M%3BDarwish%2C+T%3BElattar%2C+I%3BGaafar%2C+R%3BMoawad%2C+M+S&rft.aulast=Khaled&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1489&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+oncology+%3A+official+journal+of+the+European+Society+for+Medical+Oncology&rft.issn=09237534&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-02 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carcinogenic effects of cadmium in the noble (NBL/Cr) rat: induction of pituitary, testicular, and injection site tumors and intraepithelial proliferative lesions of the dorsolateral prostate. AN - 69398486; 10630567 AB - Cadmium is a known human carcinogen based on findings of lung cancer in exposed populations. A more controversial target site for cadmium is the human prostate gland, for which some studies indicate a link between cadmium exposure and cancer. Our work in various strains of Wistar rats has shown that cadmium can induce tumors in the ventral lobe of the prostate. The relevance of this type of lesion to human prostate cancer has been questioned because the ventral lobe of the rat prostate, unlike the dorsolateral lobe, has no embryological homolog in the human gland. In this study we investigated the chronic toxic and carcinogenic effects of cadmium in the Noble (NBL/Cr) rat, with particular attention to lesions of the prostate. Cadmium chloride (CdCl2) was given as a single sc injection (0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 micromol/kg) to groups (initially n = 30) of 10-week-old rats. Rats were observed for up to 72 weeks following exposure. In rats that were injected with the lower doses of cadmium ( or =8 micromol/kg) the proliferative-lesion response in the dorsolateral prostate gradually declined to near control levels (8 micromol/kg = 63%; 16 micromol/kg = 60%; 32 micromol/kg = 52%). The loss of prostatic response at the higher doses of cadmium was probably due to loss of testicular function secondary to cadmium treatment. This was reflected in a very high incidence (>90%) of lesions, indicative of testicular hypofunction, including tubular degeneration, mineralization, and interstitial (Leydig) cell tumors, at doses in excess of 16 micromol/kg. Malignant injection-site sarcomas occurred at the two highest doses of cadmium, while pituitary adenomas were elevated by cadmium exposure at the highest dose. These results show that cadmium induces proliferative lesions in the dorsolateral prostate of the Noble rat, a model having a presumed relevance to human prostate cancers. JF - Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology AU - Waalkes, M P AU - Anver, M AU - Diwan, B A AD - Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. waalkes@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 154 EP - 161 VL - 52 IS - 2 SN - 1096-6080, 1096-6080 KW - Carcinogens KW - 0 KW - Cadmium KW - 00BH33GNGH KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats, Inbred Strains KW - Rats KW - Hyperplasia -- pathology KW - Animals KW - Hyperplasia -- chemically induced KW - Calcinosis -- pathology KW - Sarcoma, Experimental -- chemically induced KW - Body Weight -- drug effects KW - Rats, Wistar KW - Injections, Subcutaneous KW - Cell Division -- drug effects KW - Calcinosis -- chemically induced KW - Sarcoma, Experimental -- pathology KW - Male KW - Pituitary Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Carcinogens -- administration & dosage KW - Cadmium -- administration & dosage KW - Prostatic Hyperplasia -- chemically induced KW - Pituitary Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Testicular Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Carcinogens -- toxicity KW - Cadmium -- toxicity KW - Prostatic Hyperplasia -- pathology KW - Testicular Neoplasms -- chemically induced UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69398486?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+sciences+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Carcinogenic+effects+of+cadmium+in+the+noble+%28NBL%2FCr%29+rat%3A+induction+of+pituitary%2C+testicular%2C+and+injection+site+tumors+and+intraepithelial+proliferative+lesions+of+the+dorsolateral+prostate.&rft.au=Waalkes%2C+M+P%3BAnver%2C+M%3BDiwan%2C+B+A&rft.aulast=Waalkes&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=154&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+sciences+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology&rft.issn=10966080&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The redox pathway of S-nitrosoglutathione, glutathione and nitric oxide in cell to neuron communications. AN - 69398034; 10630687 AB - Recent results demonstrated that S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and nitric oxide (*NO) protect brain dopamine neurons from hydroxyl radical (*OH)-induced oxidative stress in vivo because they are potent antioxidants. GSNO and *NO terminate oxidant stress in the brain by (i) inhibiting iron-stimulated hydroxyl radicals formation or the Fenton reaction, (ii) terminating lipid peroxidation, (iii) augmenting the antioxidative potency of glutathione (GSH), (iv) mediating neuroprotective action of brain-derived neurotrophin (BDNF), and (v) inhibiting cysteinyl proteases. In fact, GSNO--S-nitrosylated GSH--is approximately 100 times more potent than the classical antioxidant GSH. In addition, S-nitrosylation of cysteine residues by GSNO inactivates caspase-3 and HIV-1 protease, and prevents apoptosis and neurotoxicity. GSNO-induced antiplatelet aggregation is also mediated by S-nitrosylation of clotting factor XIII. Thus the elucidation of chemical reactions involved in this GSNO pathway (GSH GS* + *NO-->[GSNO]-->GSSG + *NO-->GSH) is necessary for understanding the biology of *NO, especially its beneficial antioxidative and neuroprotective effects in the CNS. GSNO is most likely generated in the endothelial and astroglial cells during oxidative stress because these cells contain mM GSH and nitric oxide synthase. Furthermore, the transfer of GSH and *NO to neurons via this GSNO pathway may facilitate cell to neuron communications, including not only the activation of guanylyl cyclase, but also the nitrosylation of iron complexes, iron containing enzymes, and cysteinyl proteases. GSNO annihilates free radicals and promotes neuroprotection via its c-GMP-independent nitrosylation actions. This putative pathway of GSNO/GSH/*NO may provide new molecular insights for the redox cycling of GSH and GSSG in the CNS. JF - Free radical research AU - Chiueh, C C AU - Rauhala, P AD - Unit on Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection, Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1264, USA. chiueh@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 641 EP - 650 VL - 31 IS - 6 SN - 1071-5762, 1071-5762 KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - HIV Protease Inhibitors KW - Nitroso Compounds KW - Nitric Oxide KW - 31C4KY9ESH KW - S-Nitrosoglutathione KW - 57564-91-7 KW - Caspases KW - EC 3.4.22.- KW - HIV Protease KW - EC 3.4.23.- KW - Glutathione KW - GAN16C9B8O KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Animals KW - Astrocytes -- cytology KW - Endothelium -- metabolism KW - Enzyme Activation KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Brain -- metabolism KW - Lipid Peroxidation KW - Caspases -- metabolism KW - Endothelium -- cytology KW - Oxidation-Reduction KW - Antioxidants -- metabolism KW - HIV Protease -- metabolism KW - Astrocytes -- metabolism KW - HIV Protease Inhibitors -- metabolism KW - Neurons -- metabolism KW - Nitroso Compounds -- metabolism KW - Glutathione -- metabolism KW - Nitroso Compounds -- chemistry KW - Neurons -- cytology KW - Nitric Oxide -- metabolism KW - Glutathione -- chemistry KW - Cell Communication -- physiology KW - Nitric Oxide -- chemistry KW - Glutathione -- analogs & derivatives UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69398034?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.atitle=Risk+of+leukemia+after+platinum-based+chemotherapy+for+ovarian+cancer.&rft.au=Travis%2C+L+B%3BHolowaty%2C+E+J%3BBergfeldt%2C+K%3BLynch%2C+C+F%3BKohler%2C+B+A%3BWiklund%2C+T%3BCurtis%2C+R+E%3BHall%2C+P%3BAndersson%2C+M%3BPukkala%2C+E%3BSturgeon%2C+J%3BStovall%2C+M&rft.aulast=Travis&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=340&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=351&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.issn=00284793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hemoglobin and iron-evoked oxidative stress in the brain: protection by bile pigments, manganese and S-nitrosoglutathione. AN - 69397021; 10630686 AB - In the present in vitro and in vivo study we investigated the pro-oxidant effects of hemoglobin, as well as the antioxidant effects of its metabolites, in the brain. Incubation of rat brain homogenates with hemoglobin (0-10 microM) but not hemin induced lipid peroxidation up to 24 h (EC50 = 1.2 microM). Hemoglobin's effects were similar to ferrous ion (EC50 = 1.7 microM) and were blocked by the chelating agent deferoxamine (IC50 0.5 microM) and a nitric oxide-releasing compound S-nitrosoglutathione (IC50 = 40 microM). However, metabolites of hemoglobin - biliverdin and bilirubin - inhibited brain lipid peroxidation induced by cell disruption and hemoglobin (biliverdin IC50 = 12-30 and bilirubin IC50 = 75-170 microM). Biliverdin's antioxidative effects in spontaneous and iron-evoked lipid peroxidation were further augmented by manganese (2 microM) since manganese is an antioxidative transition metal and conjugates with bile pigments. Intrastriatal infusion of hemoglobin (0-24 nmol) produced slight, but significant 20-22% decreases in striatal dopamine levels. Whereas, intrastriatal infusion of ferrous citrate (0-24 nmol) dose-dependently induced a greater 66% depletion of striatal dopamine which was preceded by an acute increase of lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, contrary to the in vitro results hemoglobin is far less neurotoxic than ferrous ions in the brain. It is speculated that hemoglobin may be partially detoxified by heme oxygenase and biliverdin reductase to its antioxidative metabolites in the brain. However, in head trauma and stroke, massive bleeding could significantly produce iron-mediated oxidative stress and neurodegeneration which could be minimized by endogenous antioxidants such as biliverdin, bilirubin, manganese and S-nitrosoglutathione. JF - Free radical research AU - Van Bergen, P AU - Rauhala, P AU - Spooner, C M AU - Chiueh, C C AD - Unit on Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection, Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1264, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 631 EP - 640 VL - 31 IS - 6 SN - 1071-5762, 1071-5762 KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - Bile Pigments KW - Ferrous Compounds KW - Hemoglobins KW - Nitroso Compounds KW - Oxidants KW - Tissue Extracts KW - monoferrous acid citrate KW - 33KM3X4QQW KW - Manganese KW - 42Z2K6ZL8P KW - S-Nitrosoglutathione KW - 57564-91-7 KW - Iron KW - E1UOL152H7 KW - Glutathione KW - GAN16C9B8O KW - Deferoxamine KW - J06Y7MXW4D KW - Biliverdine KW - O9MIA842K9 KW - Bilirubin KW - RFM9X3LJ49 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Bilirubin -- pharmacology KW - Lipid Peroxidation -- drug effects KW - Biliverdine -- pharmacology KW - Muscle, Skeletal -- drug effects KW - Rats KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Antioxidants -- metabolism KW - Deferoxamine -- pharmacology KW - Bilirubin -- metabolism KW - Ferrous Compounds -- pharmacology KW - Tissue Extracts -- metabolism KW - Oxidants -- metabolism KW - Biliverdine -- metabolism KW - Muscle, Skeletal -- metabolism KW - Male KW - Manganese -- pharmacology KW - Manganese -- metabolism KW - Nitroso Compounds -- metabolism KW - Bile Pigments -- pharmacology KW - Brain -- cytology KW - Brain -- drug effects KW - Glutathione -- metabolism KW - Brain -- metabolism KW - Hemoglobins -- pharmacology KW - Glutathione -- pharmacology KW - Iron -- metabolism KW - Oxidative Stress -- physiology KW - Bile Pigments -- metabolism KW - Hemoglobins -- metabolism KW - Oxidative Stress -- drug effects KW - Nitroso Compounds -- pharmacology KW - Glutathione -- analogs & derivatives UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69397021?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Free+radical+research&rft.atitle=Hemoglobin+and+iron-evoked+oxidative+stress+in+the+brain%3A+protection+by+bile+pigments%2C+manganese+and+S-nitrosoglutathione.&rft.au=Van+Bergen%2C+P%3BRauhala%2C+P%3BSpooner%2C+C+M%3BChiueh%2C+C+C&rft.aulast=Van+Bergen&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=631&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Free+radical+research&rft.issn=10715762&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of DNA flow cytometry as a surrogate end point biomarker in a bladder cancer chemoprevention trial. AN - 69388869; 10618647 AB - Although conventional cytology represents the most widely performed cytometric analysis of bladder cancer cells, DNA flow cytometry has, over the past decade, been increasingly used to evaluate cell proliferation and DNA ploidy in cells from bladder washings. We have investigated whether DNA flow cytometry and conventional cytology of epithelial cells obtained from bladder washings provide reliable surrogate endpoint biomarkers in clinical chemoprevention trials. We used cytometric and clinical data from a chemoprevention trial of the synthetic retinoid Fenretinide on 99 patients with superficial bladder cancer. A total of 642 bladder washing specimens obtained from the patients at 4 month intervals was analyzed. Intra-individual agreement and correlation of flow cytometric DNA ploidy (diploid vs. aneuploid), DNA Index, Hyper-Diploid-Fraction (proportion of cells with DNA content higher than 2C), and conventional cytologic examination, as assessed by kappa statistics and Spearman's correlation test, were poor from baseline through 24 months. Moreover, no correlation was found between DNA ploidy and cytology at each time point. The same results were obtained when the analyses were stratified by treatment group. In addition, the association between the results of bladder washing (by either DNA flow cytometry or cytology) and concomitant tumor recurrence was significant only for abnormal cytology, while neither biomarker was predictive of tumor recurrence at the subsequent visit. During the time of this study only four patients progressed to muscle-invasive bladder cancer, indicating the "low-risk" features of the patient population. We conclude that DNA flow cytometry and conventional cytology on epithelial cells obtained from bladder washings do not appear to provide suitable surrogate endpoint biomarkers during the early stages of bladder carcinogenesis. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - Journal of cellular biochemistry AU - Bruno, S AU - Torrisi, R AU - Costantini, M AU - Baglietto, L AU - Fontana, V AU - Gatteschi, B AU - Melioli, G AU - Nicolo, G AU - Curotto, A AU - Malcangi, B AU - Bruttini, G P AU - Varaldo, M AU - Bruzzi, P AU - Decensi, A AD - Cytometry Unit, National Cancer Institute, 16132 Genoa, Italy. silviab@anatomiau.unige.it Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 311 EP - 321 VL - 76 IS - 2 SN - 0730-2312, 0730-2312 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Biomarkers, Tumor KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - Fenretinide KW - 187EJ7QEXL KW - Index Medicus KW - Biomarkers, Tumor -- genetics KW - Fenretinide -- therapeutic use KW - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local -- chemistry KW - Humans KW - Biomarkers, Tumor -- analysis KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Ploidies KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local -- genetics KW - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local -- prevention & control KW - Cell Division KW - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms -- chemistry KW - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- genetics KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69388869?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+cellular+biochemistry&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+DNA+flow+cytometry+as+a+surrogate+end+point+biomarker+in+a+bladder+cancer+chemoprevention+trial.&rft.au=Bruno%2C+S%3BTorrisi%2C+R%3BCostantini%2C+M%3BBaglietto%2C+L%3BFontana%2C+V%3BGatteschi%2C+B%3BMelioli%2C+G%3BNicolo%2C+G%3BCurotto%2C+A%3BMalcangi%2C+B%3BBruttini%2C+G+P%3BVaraldo%2C+M%3BBruzzi%2C+P%3BDecensi%2C+A&rft.aulast=Bruno&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=76&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=311&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+cellular+biochemistry&rft.issn=07302312&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-14 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TGF-beta signaling from receptors to the nucleus. AN - 69384574; 10611754 AB - In the past three years, a novel signal transduction pathway downstream of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily receptor serine-threonine kinases has been shown to be mediated by a family of latent transcription factors called 'Smads'. These proteins mediate a short-circuited pathway in which a set of receptor-activated Smads are phosphorylated directly by the receptor kinase and then translocate to the nucleus complexed to the common mediator, Smad4, to participate in transcriptional complexes. Smads 2 and 3 mediate signals predominantly from the TGF-beta receptors. Of these, specific roles have been ascribed to Smad3 in control of chemotaxis of neutrophils and macrophages and the inhibition of Smad3 activity by the oncogene Evi-1 suggests that it may play a role in leukemogenesis. Other data, such as the induction by the inflammatory cytokine interferon-gamma of an inhibitory Smad, Smad7, which blocks the actions of Smad3, suggest that identification of the specific gene targets of Smad proteins in immune cells will provide new insight into the mechanisms of TGF-beta action on these cells. JF - Microbes and infection AU - Roberts, A B AD - Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute Building 41, Room C629, 41 Library Drive, MSC 5055, Bethesda, MD 20892-5055, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1265 EP - 1273 VL - 1 IS - 15 SN - 1286-4579, 1286-4579 KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - 0 KW - Trans-Activators KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Index Medicus KW - Trans-Activators -- metabolism KW - Animals KW - Trans-Activators -- genetics KW - Humans KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Cell Nucleus -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- metabolism KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- metabolism KW - Signal Transduction UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69384574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Microbes+and+infection&rft.atitle=TGF-beta+signaling+from+receptors+to+the+nucleus.&rft.au=Roberts%2C+A+B&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=1265&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Microbes+and+infection&rft.issn=12864579&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-23 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Introduction to the special issue: treatment process in DATOS. AN - 69383974; 10617093 AB - Several important findings from the drug abuse treatment outcome studies (DATOS) are presented in this issue of drug and alcohol dependence. These studies focus on the drug abuse treatment process in areas of engagement in treatment and participation in program activities, the effect of the patient's age and treatment history in predicting treatment retention and outcomes, and the impact of prior treatment experience on the level of treatment engagement and subsequent outcomes. A cost-benefit model for drug abuse treatment is developed. Significant contributions are made in the development of a comprehensive model of the treatment process, including the relationship of patient attributes, program factors, and outcomes. Findings on retention from the United Kingdom's national treatment outcome research study (NTORS), a study similar in design to DATOS, also are presented. JF - Drug and alcohol dependence AU - Fletcher, B W AU - Battjes, R J AD - Division of Clinical and Services Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. www.datos.org. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 81 EP - 87 VL - 57 IS - 2 SN - 0376-8716, 0376-8716 KW - Index Medicus KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis -- economics KW - Age Factors KW - Humans KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- economics KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- rehabilitation KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- psychology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69383974?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.atitle=Finasteride%2C+a+5alpha-reductase+inhibitor%2C+blocks+the+anticonvulsant+activity+of+progesterone+in+mice.&rft.au=Kokate%2C+T+G%3BBanks%2C+M+K%3BMagee%2C+T%3BYamaguchi%2C+S%3BRogawski%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Kokate&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=288&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=679&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.issn=00223565&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-31 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-31 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Misclassification in case-control studies of gene-environment interactions: assessment of bias and sample size. AN - 69383757; 10613335 AB - In studies of gene-environment interactions, exposure misclassification can lead to bias in the estimation of an interaction effect and increased sample size. The magnitude of the bias and the consequent increase in sample size for fixed misclassification probabilities are highly dependent on the prevalence of the misclassified factor and on the interaction model. This paper describes a relatively simple approach to assess the impact of misclassification on bias in the estimation of multiplicative or additive interactions and on sample size requirements. Applications of this method illustrate that even small errors in the assessment of environmental or genetic factors can result in biased interaction parameters and substantially increased sample size requirements that can compromise the feasibility of the study. Also, an example is provided where nondifferential misclassification biases an additive interaction parameter away from the null value, even under conditions where a multiplicative interaction parameter will always be biased toward the null value. Efforts to improve the accuracy in measuring both genetic and environmental factors are critical for the valid assessment of gene-environment interactions in case-control studies. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Garcia-Closas, M AU - Rothman, N AU - Lubin, J AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1043 EP - 1050 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 1055-9965, 1055-9965 KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - 3417WMA06D KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - glutathione S-transferase M1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Sensitivity and Specificity KW - Odds Ratio KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Gene Frequency KW - Humans KW - Glutathione Transferase -- genetics KW - Body Mass Index KW - Breast Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Mathematics KW - Genotype KW - Lung Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Risk Factors KW - Breast Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Benzo(a)pyrene -- adverse effects KW - Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic KW - Prevalence KW - Cocarcinogenesis KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- genetics KW - Environmental Exposure -- analysis KW - Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Sample Size KW - Environmental Exposure -- classification KW - Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects KW - Bias (Epidemiology) KW - Neoplasms -- etiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69383757?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.atitle=Misclassification+in+case-control+studies+of+gene-environment+interactions%3A+assessment+of+bias+and+sample+size.&rft.au=Garcia-Closas%2C+M%3BRothman%2C+N%3BLubin%2C+J&rft.aulast=Garcia-Closas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1043&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.issn=10559965&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A staged approach to the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis: induction of remission with glucocorticoids and daily cyclophosphamide switching to methotrexate for remission maintenance. AN - 69381871; 10616016 AB - To determine the efficacy of a daily cyclophosphamide (CYC) and glucocorticoid induction and methotrexate (MTX) remission-maintenance regimen for the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). An open-label, prospective, standardized trial for the treatment of WG was performed using CYC and glucocorticoids for remission induction and MTX for remission maintenance. Thirty-one patients were enrolled in this study. Outcome was assessed using predetermined definitions based on clinical characteristics and pathologic, laboratory, and radiographic findings. The use of CYC and glucocorticoids for remission induction and MTX for remission maintenance resulted in disease remission for all 31 patients. The median time to remission was 3 months and the median time to discontinuation of glucocorticoids was 8 months. No patients have died, and 5 patients (16%) have had disease relapses at a median of 13 months after achieving remission. Only 2 patients (6%) have had to withdraw from the trial as a result of medication toxicity. The use of CYC and glucocorticoids for remission induction and MTX for remission maintenance was shown by this study to be an acceptable alternative therapy for patients with active WG, including those with severe disease at onset. JF - Arthritis and rheumatism AU - Langford, C A AU - Talar-Williams, C AU - Barron, K S AU - Sneller, M C AD - Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 2666 EP - 2673 VL - 42 IS - 12 SN - 0004-3591, 0004-3591 KW - Glucocorticoids KW - 0 KW - Cyclophosphamide KW - 8N3DW7272P KW - Methotrexate KW - YL5FZ2Y5U1 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Cyclophosphamide -- administration & dosage KW - Methotrexate -- pharmacology KW - Humans KW - Aged KW - Child KW - Glucocorticoids -- pharmacology KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Adolescent KW - Secondary Prevention KW - Female KW - Male KW - Remission Induction KW - Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis -- therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69381871?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arthritis+and+rheumatism&rft.atitle=A+staged+approach+to+the+treatment+of+Wegener%27s+granulomatosis%3A+induction+of+remission+with+glucocorticoids+and+daily+cyclophosphamide+switching+to+methotrexate+for+remission+maintenance.&rft.au=Langford%2C+C+A%3BTalar-Williams%2C+C%3BBarron%2C+K+S%3BSneller%2C+M+C&rft.aulast=Langford&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2666&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arthritis+and+rheumatism&rft.issn=00043591&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-28 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Salivary gland cancer in the United States. AN - 69376329; 10613342 AB - The risk of salivary gland cancer (SGC) is increased in atomic bomb survivors and after radiotherapy, but other risk factors are not well established. Some studies have suggested an association of SGC with breast cancer and with exposure to various viruses or UVB radiation. Corroborating evidence of these associations was sought by using population-based registries to examine the demographic distribution of SGC, patterns of secondary primary cancers after SGC, and risk of SGC with AIDS. SGC incidence per 100,000 persons did not change between 1973 and 1992, averaging 1.2 in males and 0.8 in females, with a steep age gradient. To examine the relationship between UVB exposure and SGC, population-based, age-adjusted incidence rates of SGC were plotted against the UVB insolation of each registry site. Regression analysis suggested no correlation between SGC incidence and increasing UVB insolation (beta = 0.10, R2 = 0.08). SGC also did not appear to be associated with second cancers that have been linked to herpes or papilloma viruses or with AIDS [observed/expected (O/E) ratio, <2.8], but all of these conditions are so uncommon that only very large relative risks would have been statistically significant. Women with SGC before age 35 had a statistically nonsignificant elevation in breast cancer risk [O/E, 3.30; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.66-9.65], and older women had no increased risk of breast cancer. SGC patients were at increased risk for nonsalivary, second-primary oropharyngeal cancers (O/E, 3.27; 95% CI, 2.00-5.05), thyroid cancer (O/E, 3.31; 95% CI, 1.07-7.73), and lung cancer (O/E, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.45-2.35), particularly in patients whose SGC was treated with radiotherapy (O/E, 2.83; 95% CI, 2.06-3.80). In summary, SGC remains rare and does not appear to be associated with AIDS, virally related malignancies, or UVB. Patients who have had SGC, however, should be monitored for subsequent oropharyngeal, thyroid, and lung cancers. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Sun, E C AU - Curtis, R AU - Melbye, M AU - Goedert, J J AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1095 EP - 1100 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 1055-9965, 1055-9965 KW - Radioactive Fallout KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Regression Analysis KW - Neoplasms, Second Primary -- etiology KW - Humans KW - SEER Program KW - Aged KW - Age Distribution KW - Radioactive Fallout -- adverse effects KW - Radiotherapy -- adverse effects KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- epidemiology KW - Neoplasms, Second Primary -- epidemiology KW - Risk Factors KW - Ultraviolet Rays -- adverse effects KW - Incidence KW - United States -- epidemiology KW - Sex Distribution KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- etiology KW - Female KW - Male KW - Salivary Gland Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Salivary Gland Neoplasms -- epidemiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69376329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.atitle=Salivary+gland+cancer+in+the+United+States.&rft.au=Sun%2C+E+C%3BCurtis%2C+R%3BMelbye%2C+M%3BGoedert%2C+J+J&rft.aulast=Sun&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1095&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+nutrition&rft.issn=00223166&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of beta-carotene supplementation on serum vitamin D metabolite concentrations. AN - 69375684; 10613346 AB - In the alpha-Tocopherol, beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) study, a large randomized placebo-controlled trial designed to test the cancer prevention effects of alpha-tocopherol (50 mg/day) and beta-carotene (20 mg/day), participants receiving supplemental beta-carotene had significantly higher rates of lung cancer than those not receiving beta-carotene. It has been hypothesized that the supplemental beta-carotene may have interfered with the synthesis of vitamin D and that the resulting lower concentrations of vitamin D contributed to the elevated cancer incidence. We evaluated whether supplementation with beta-carotene altered the serum concentrations of either 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the ATBC Study, by comparing on-study changes between baseline and follow-up serum samples among 20 randomly selected matched pairs of subjects from the beta-carotene and placebo groups. In a matched-pair analysis, the difference between the changes in both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the beta-carotene supplement and placebo groups were small and statistically nonsignificant. These results provide no evidence that beta-carotene supplementation interferes with the endogenous production of 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and suggest that it is unlikely that an interaction between supplemental beta-carotene and vitamin D metabolites contributed to the modest increase in lung cancer incidence observed in the ATBC Study. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Freedman, D M AU - Tangrea, J A AU - Virtamo, J AU - Albanes, D AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. mf101e@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1115 EP - 1116 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 1055-9965, 1055-9965 KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - Placebos KW - beta Carotene KW - 01YAE03M7J KW - Vitamin D KW - 1406-16-2 KW - 25-hydroxyvitamin D KW - 64719-49-9 KW - 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D KW - 66772-14-3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Drug Interactions KW - Age Factors KW - Lung Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Humans KW - Seasons KW - Incidence KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Lung Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Time Factors KW - Statistics, Nonparametric KW - Matched-Pair Analysis KW - Antioxidants -- adverse effects KW - Vitamin D -- blood KW - Vitamin D -- analogs & derivatives KW - beta Carotene -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69375684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.atitle=The+effect+of+beta-carotene+supplementation+on+serum+vitamin+D+metabolite+concentrations.&rft.au=Freedman%2C+D+M%3BTangrea%2C+J+A%3BVirtamo%2C+J%3BAlbanes%2C+D&rft.aulast=Freedman&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1115&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.issn=10559965&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oral contraceptives as risk factors for cervical adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas. AN - 69374935; 10613340 AB - To assess the hypothesis that oral contraceptives (OCs) increase the risk of cervical adenocarcinomas, we conducted a six-center case-control study of 124 patients with adenocarcinomas, 139 with squamous cell carcinomas, and 307 population controls. Women between the ages of 18 and 69 who were newly diagnosed with cervical adenocarcinomas between 1992 and 1996 were eligible. Healthy female controls and a second case group of incident cervical squamous cell carcinomas were matched to the adenocarcinoma cases. All participants were interviewed regarding OCs, other risk factors for cervical carcinoma, and utilization of cytological screening, and a PCR-based test determined HPV genotype of cervical samples for both case groups and controls. Use of OCs was positively and significantly associated with adenocarcinomas and positively but weakly associated with squamous cell carcinomas. Associations between OCs and invasive adenocarcinomas (n = 91), squamous cell carcinoma in situ (n = 48), and invasive squamous cell carcinomas (n = 91) disappeared after accounting for HPV infection, sexual history, and cytological screening, but a positive association remained between current use of OCs and cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (n = 33). This association persisted after stratification by screening and sexual history and after restriction according to HPV status, but small numbers made it difficult to exclude detection bias, selection bias, or residual confounding by HPV as potential explanations Current OC use was associated with cervical adenocarcinomas in situ, but we saw no other evidence that OCs independently increase the risk of cervical carcinomas. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Lacey, J V AU - Brinton, L A AU - Abbas, F M AU - Barnes, W A AU - Gravitt, P E AU - Greenberg, M D AU - Greene, S M AU - Hadjimichael, O C AU - McGowan, L AU - Mortel, R AU - Schwartz, P E AU - Silverberg, S G AU - Hildesheim, A AD - National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20852-7234, USA. laceyj@exchange.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1079 EP - 1085 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 1055-9965, 1055-9965 KW - Contraceptives, Oral KW - 0 KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - Index Medicus KW - Neoplasm Staging KW - Papillomavirus Infections -- complications KW - Humans KW - Papillomaviridae KW - Aged KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- analysis KW - Sexual Behavior KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Mass Screening KW - Risk Factors KW - Adult KW - Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Middle Aged KW - Adolescent KW - Bias (Epidemiology) KW - Female KW - Tumor Virus Infections -- complications KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Contraceptives, Oral -- adverse effects KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- etiology KW - Adenocarcinoma -- chemically induced KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- pathology KW - Adenocarcinoma -- etiology KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- chemically induced KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Adenocarcinoma -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69374935?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+experimental+medicine&rft.atitle=Cholera+toxin+suppresses+interleukin+%28IL%29-12+production+and+IL-12+receptor+beta1+and+beta2+chain+expression.&rft.au=Braun%2C+M+C%3BHe%2C+J%3BWu%2C+C+Y%3BKelsall%2C+B+L&rft.aulast=Braun&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=189&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=541&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+experimental+medicine&rft.issn=00221007&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimating lung cancer risk with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. AN - 69370783; 10592146 AB - Estimates of lung cancer in nonsmokers due to exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the workplace or in the home may be developed in several ways. Estimates may be based on (italic)a(/italic)) models developed using the full range of data in smokers; (italic)b(/italic)) models developed using data restricted to smokers with a low smoking rate, for example, (3/4) 10 cigarettes per day; (italic)c(/italic)) models developed using data from studies of residential exposure to ETS of nonsmokers, with exposures based on smoking rates of spouses; and (italic)d(/italic)) models using data from studies of occupational exposure to ETS of nonsmokers. Methods (italic)a(/italic) and (italic)b(/italic) require an estimate of cigarette equivalent exposure for ETS as well as assumptions on the cigarette equivalent dose to target cells from ETS and on the comparability of lung cancer risk per unit dose from smokers and nonsmokers. Summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from ETS studies of nonsmokers with exposures based on smoking patterns of spouses are 1.24 (1.1, 1.4) for females and 1.34 (1.0, 1.8) for males, whereas the RR estimate for occupational ETS exposure and its 95% CI is 1.39 (1.2, 1.7). Using RR estimates for ETS exposure, cigarette equivalents for ETS range from 0.1 to 1.0, based on a range of descriptive and biologically motivated models in active smokers; a cigarette equivalent is 0.2 based on a comparison of log-linear trends in RR with number of cigarettes smoked per day in active smokers and in spouses of nonsmokers. JF - Environmental health perspectives AU - Lubin, J H AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7244, USA. lubinj@exchange.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 879 EP - 883 VL - 107 Suppl 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Tobacco Smoke Pollution KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Smoking KW - Epidemiologic Studies KW - Humans KW - Environmental Exposure KW - Research Design KW - Models, Theoretical KW - Lung Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Tobacco Smoke Pollution -- adverse effects KW - Risk Assessment -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69370783?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.atitle=Estimating+lung+cancer+risk+with+exposure+to+environmental+tobacco+smoke.&rft.au=Lubin%2C+J+H&rft.aulast=Lubin&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=107+Suppl+6&rft.issue=&rft.spage=879&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Stat Med. 1995 Mar 15-Apr 15;14(5-7):545-69 [7792447] Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1994;66(4):269-77 [7843838] Am J Public Health. 1996 May;86(5):748-50 [8629736] BMJ. 1997 Oct 18;315(7114):980-8 [9365295] Am J Public Health. 1998 Jul;88(7):1025-9 [9663148] Br Med J. 1976 Dec 25;2(6051):1525-36 [1009386] J Epidemiol Community Health. 1978 Dec;32(4):303-13 [744822] J Natl Cancer Inst. 1980 Apr;64(4):977-89 [6929006] Prev Med. 1980 Mar;9(2):169-74 [7383981] Public Health Rep. 1980 May-Jun;95(3):213-22 [7384406] J Natl Cancer Inst. 1983 Jun;70(6):1033-9 [6574272] Int J Cancer. 1984 May 15;33(5):569-76 [6724735] J Chronic Dis. 1987;40 Suppl 2:171S-179S [3667864] Stat Med. 1988 Jan-Feb;7(1-2):223-38 [3353605] Stat Med. 1988 Aug;7(8):889-94 [3413368] Risk Anal. 1988 Sep;8(3):383-92 [3201016] Br J Cancer. 1988 Dec;58(6):825-31 [3224084] J Natl Cancer Inst. 1989 Mar 15;81(6):415-20 [2783979] Mutat Res. 1989 Feb;222(2):117-27 [2918871] Epidemiology. 1993 May;4(3):204-17 [8512985] Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 1994 Jun;19(3):309-16 [8090954] Carcinogenesis. 1995 Jul;16(7):1465-71 [7614679] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - MTSEA potentiates 5-HT3 receptors containing the nicotinic alpha4 subunit. AN - 69369113; 10608286 AB - In order to study the subunit composition of 5-HT3 receptors (5-HT3R), we report that (2-aminoethyl)methanethiosulfonate (MTSEA) can enhance the function of both nicotinic ACh receptors (nAChRs) comprised of alpha4/beta2 subunits, and heteromeric channels assembled from serotonin 5-HT3R and alpha4 nAChR subunits. MTSEA has no effect on homomeric 5-HT3 receptor channels. JF - Neuropharmacology AU - Kriegler, S AU - Sudweeks, S AU - Yakel, J L AD - Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1913 EP - 1915 VL - 38 IS - 12 SN - 0028-3908, 0028-3908 KW - Free Radical Scavengers KW - 0 KW - Indicators and Reagents KW - Receptors, Nicotinic KW - Receptors, Serotonin KW - Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3 KW - methanethiosulfonate ethylammonium KW - nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha4 subunit KW - Serotonin KW - 333DO1RDJY KW - Ethyl Methanesulfonate KW - 9H154DI0UP KW - Index Medicus KW - Serotonin -- pharmacology KW - Animals KW - Xenopus KW - Free Radical Scavengers -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- physiology KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- drug effects KW - Ethyl Methanesulfonate -- analogs & derivatives KW - Action Potentials -- physiology KW - Ethyl Methanesulfonate -- pharmacology KW - Indicators and Reagents -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Nicotinic -- drug effects KW - Action Potentials -- drug effects KW - Receptors, Nicotinic -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69369113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Neuropharmacology&rft.atitle=MTSEA+potentiates+5-HT3+receptors+containing+the+nicotinic+alpha4+subunit.&rft.au=Kriegler%2C+S%3BSudweeks%2C+S%3BYakel%2C+J+L&rft.aulast=Kriegler&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1913&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Neuropharmacology&rft.issn=00283908&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multiformic modulation of endotoxin effects by linomide. AN - 69368407; 10600336 AB - Linomide is a potent immunomodulator that either enhances or suppresses certain immunological processes. Of particular interest is this compound's capacity to inhibit a variety of organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Here, we report on the effects of linomide on several immunological reactions elicited by endotoxin (LPS), both in vivo and in vitro. In rats and mice linomide inhibited the elicitation of endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU), an acute inflammatory eye disease that develops within 24 h following footpad injection of LPS. Linomide also inhibited the production of TNF-alpha and IL-6 by LPS-stimulated rat and mouse macrophage monolayers. On the other hand, treatment with linomide significantly increased the levels of IL-1beta (mice and less in rats), IL-6 (rats), and TNF-alpha (mice) in serum samples collected 2 h following injection with LPS. The increased production of proinflammatory cytokines in linomide-treated mice was also indicated by the enhanced lethal effect of LPS in these mice. The finding of elevated levels of these cytokines in animals with suppressed EIU is also in line with previous observations of an inverse relationship between EIU severity and levels of TNF-alpha. Data recorded here underscore the unique capacity of linomide to both enhance and suppress the immune system. Copyright 1999 Academic Press. JF - Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) AU - Shalev, M AU - Ko, A AU - Gelderman, M P AU - Fortin, E AU - Reed, G AU - Slavin, S AU - Gery, I AD - The National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 250 EP - 255 VL - 93 IS - 3 SN - 1521-6616, 1521-6616 KW - Adjuvants, Immunologic KW - 0 KW - Endotoxins KW - Hydroxyquinolines KW - Interleukin-1 KW - Interleukin-6 KW - Lipopolysaccharides KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - roquinimex KW - 372T2944C0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Rats, Inbred Lew KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Lipopolysaccharides -- pharmacology KW - Interleukin-6 -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Macrophages -- drug effects KW - Rats KW - Interleukin-1 -- metabolism KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Aqueous Humor -- chemistry KW - Mice, Inbred C3H KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- metabolism KW - Female KW - Macrophages -- metabolism KW - Uveitis -- prevention & control KW - Hydroxyquinolines -- therapeutic use KW - Uveitis -- immunology KW - Uveitis -- chemically induced KW - Adjuvants, Immunologic -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69368407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Consumer+Research&rft.atitle=Making+Inferences+About+Missing+Information%3A+The+Effects+of&rft.au=Ross%2C+William+T%2C+Jr%3BCreyer%2C+Elizabeth+H&rft.aulast=Ross&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1992-06-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=14&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Consumer+Research&rft.issn=00935301&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Camptothecin resistance: role of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC), mitoxantrone-resistance half-transporter (MXR), and potential for glucuronidation in MXR-expressing cells. AN - 69368230; 10606239 AB - The mitoxantrone resistance (MXR) gene encodes a recently characterized ATP-binding cassette half-transporter that confers multidrug resistance. We studied resistance to the camptothecins in two sublines expressing high levels of MXR: S1-M1-80 cells derived from parental S1 colon cancer cells and MCF-7 AdVp3,000 isolated from parental MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Both cell lines were 400- to 1,000-fold more resistant to topotecan, 9-amino-20(S)-camptothecin, and the active metabolite of irinotecan, 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38), than their parental cell lines. The cell lines demonstrated much less resistance to camptothecin and to several camptothecin analogues. Reduced accumulation and energy-dependent efflux of topotecan was demonstrated by confocal microscopy. A significant reduction in cleavable complexes in the resistant cells could be observed after SN-38 treatment but not after camptothecin treatment. In addition to topotecan and SN-38, MXR-overexpressing cells are highly resistant to mitoxantrone and epirubicin. Because these compounds are susceptible to glucuronidation, we examined UDP-glucurono-syltransferase (UGT) activity in parental and resistant cells by TLC. Glucuronides were found at equal levels in both parental and resistant colon cancer cell lines for epirubicin and to a lesser extent for SN-38 and mitoxantrone. Low levels of glucuronidation could also be detected in the resistant breast cancer cells. These results were confirmed by analysis of the UGT1A family mRNAs. We thus conclude that colon and breast cancer cells have a capacity for glucuronidation that could contribute to intrinsic drug resistance in colon cancer cells and may be acquired in breast cancer cells. The lack of selection for higher levels of UGT capacity in the colon cells suggests that high levels of expression of MXR alone are sufficient to confer resistance to the camptothecins. JF - Cancer research AU - Brangi, M AU - Litman, T AU - Ciotti, M AU - Nishiyama, K AU - Kohlhagen, G AU - Takimoto, C AU - Robey, R AU - Pommier, Y AU - Fojo, T AU - Bates, S E AD - Medicine Branch, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 5938 EP - 5946 VL - 59 IS - 23 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic KW - Glucuronides KW - irinotecan KW - 0H43101T0J KW - Epirubicin KW - 3Z8479ZZ5X KW - Topotecan KW - 7M7YKX2N15 KW - Mitoxantrone KW - BZ114NVM5P KW - Glucuronosyltransferase KW - EC 2.4.1.17 KW - Camptothecin KW - XT3Z54Z28A KW - Index Medicus KW - Topotecan -- toxicity KW - Microscopy, Confocal KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic -- toxicity KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - DNA Damage KW - Humans KW - Breast Neoplasms KW - Epirubicin -- toxicity KW - Female KW - Cell Survival -- drug effects KW - Mitoxantrone -- toxicity KW - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters -- metabolism KW - Camptothecin -- toxicity KW - Camptothecin -- analogs & derivatives KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- toxicity KW - Glucuronosyltransferase -- metabolism KW - Glucuronides -- metabolism KW - Drug Resistance, Multiple UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69368230?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Camptothecin+resistance%3A+role+of+the+ATP-binding+cassette+%28ABC%29%2C+mitoxantrone-resistance+half-transporter+%28MXR%29%2C+and+potential+for+glucuronidation+in+MXR-expressing+cells.&rft.au=Brangi%2C+M%3BLitman%2C+T%3BCiotti%2C+M%3BNishiyama%2C+K%3BKohlhagen%2C+G%3BTakimoto%2C+C%3BRobey%2C+R%3BPommier%2C+Y%3BFojo%2C+T%3BBates%2C+S+E&rft.aulast=Brangi&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=5938&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment with tumor necrosis factor-alpha and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases epidermal Langerhans' cell numbers in cancer patients. AN - 69364103; 10600331 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate primary and stimulate secondary T-cell responses. We conducted a phase I trial of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in patients with cancer to increase DCs in peripheral blood or skin based on in vitro data that showed that CD34(+) hematopoietic precursors require these cytokines to mature into functional antigen-presenting DCs. Eleven patients were treated for 7 days with GM-CSF, 125 microg/m(2) twice daily as subcutaneous injections, and TNF-alpha as a continuous infusion at dose levels of 25, 50, or 100 microg/m(2)/day. The maximum tolerated dose of TNF-alpha was 50 microg/m(2)/day with this dose of GM-CSF; dose-limiting toxicities occurred in both patients treated with 100 microg/m(2)/day. One became thrombocytopenic and the other had transient confusion. Epidermal Langerhans' cells were quantitated by S100 staining of skin biopsies and DC precursors in peripheral blood by colony-forming unit dendritic (CFU-dendritic) assays. S100-positive cells in the epidermis doubled after treatment (2.55 S100(+) cells/high-power field before treatment to 6.05 after treatment, p = 0.029). CFU-dendritic in peripheral blood increased after treatment in 3 colorectal cancer patients but not in 3 patients with melanoma. CD11c(+) or CD123(+), HLA-DR(bright), lineage-negative dendritic cell precursors were not increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. This trial demonstrates that treatment with TNF-alpha and GM-CSF can increase the number of DCs in the skin and the number of dendritic cell precursors in the blood of some patients with cancer. This approach may increase the efficacy of vaccination to tumor antigens in cancer patients. JF - Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) AU - Janik, J E AU - Miller, L L AU - Kopp, W C AU - Taub, D D AU - Dawson, H AU - Stevens, D AU - Kostboth, P AU - Curti, B D AU - Conlon, K C AU - Dunn, B K AU - Donegan, S E AU - Ullrich, R AU - Alvord, W G AU - Gause, B L AU - Longo, D L AD - Biological Response Modifiers Program, NCI-FCRDC, 501 W. Seventh Street, Suite 3, Frederick, Maryland 21701-4507, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 209 EP - 221 VL - 93 IS - 3 SN - 1521-6616, 1521-6616 KW - Carcinoembryonic Antigen KW - 0 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor KW - 83869-56-1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Non-programmatic KW - Cell Count KW - Humans KW - Skin -- pathology KW - Biopsy KW - Leukocyte Count KW - Drug Therapy, Combination KW - Leukocytes, Mononuclear -- physiology KW - Adult KW - Thrombocytopenia -- chemically induced KW - Middle Aged KW - Carcinoembryonic Antigen -- blood KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Colony-Forming Units Assay KW - Leukocytes, Mononuclear -- drug effects KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- blood KW - Recombinant Proteins -- therapeutic use KW - Male KW - Female KW - Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Langerhans Cells -- drug effects KW - Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- therapeutic use KW - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69364103?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clinical+immunology+%28Orlando%2C+Fla.%29&rft.atitle=Treatment+with+tumor+necrosis+factor-alpha+and+granulocyte-macrophage+colony-stimulating+factor+increases+epidermal+Langerhans%27+cell+numbers+in+cancer+patients.&rft.au=Janik%2C+J+E%3BMiller%2C+L+L%3BKopp%2C+W+C%3BTaub%2C+D+D%3BDawson%2C+H%3BStevens%2C+D%3BKostboth%2C+P%3BCurti%2C+B+D%3BConlon%2C+K+C%3BDunn%2C+B+K%3BDonegan%2C+S+E%3BUllrich%2C+R%3BAlvord%2C+W+G%3BGause%2C+B+L%3BLongo%2C+D+L&rft.aulast=Janik&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=93&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=209&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Clinical+immunology+%28Orlando%2C+Fla.%29&rft.issn=15216616&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drug-resistance enables selective killing of resistant leukemia cells: exploiting of drug resistance instead of reversal. AN - 69362093; 10602425 AB - Drug resistance is a well recognized problem in cancer therapy. Despite the current dogma that drug resistance is always an obstacle for treatment, here I show that it provides opportunities for selective protection of non-resistant cells with killing of drug-resistant cancer cells. According to the proposed 'two-drug' strategy, the first drug should be ineffective against a target drug-resistant cell (ie the drug is a substrate of MRP or Pgp pumps). In addition, it must be cytostatic but not cytotoxic. The second drug, which is applied in sequence, must be a cycle-dependent apoptotic drug to which the target cell is not cross-resistant. Thus, low doses of adriamycin, etoposide and actinomycin D, used as the first drugs, were cytostatic to parental HL60 cells. Therefore, these drugs precluded Bcl-2/Raf-1 phosphorylation, PARP cleavage and cell death which are otherwise induced by paclitaxel, a mitosis-selective apoptotic drug for HL60 cells. In contrast, HL60/ADR cells which express MRP, a transporter which pumps out the first drugs from a cell, were insensitive to the first drugs and therefore readily underwent apoptosis following the second drug. This strategy also allowed a selective killing of HL60/TX cells which express MDR-1, with the only difference being that the second drug, paclitaxel, was substituted for epothilones, non-Pgp substrates. Lack of protection by the first drug, a Pgp substrate, resulted in HL60/TX killing by the second drug, whereas parental HL-60 cells were fully protected. Therefore, drug resistant cells can be selectively killed by a combination of drugs not killing sensitive cells. Lack of toxicity against normal cells will be clinically translated in reduction of adverse side-effects of chemotherapy against drug-resistant malignancies. JF - Leukemia AU - Blagosklonny, M V AD - Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Building 10, R 12N226, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 2031 EP - 2035 VL - 13 IS - 12 SN - 0887-6924, 0887-6924 KW - Doxorubicin KW - 80168379AG KW - Paclitaxel KW - P88XT4IS4D KW - Index Medicus KW - Doxorubicin -- pharmacology KW - Cell Survival -- drug effects KW - HL-60 Cells KW - Humans KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - Paclitaxel -- pharmacology KW - Leukemia -- pathology KW - Leukemia -- drug therapy KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69362093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Leukemia&rft.atitle=Drug-resistance+enables+selective+killing+of+resistant+leukemia+cells%3A+exploiting+of+drug+resistance+instead+of+reversal.&rft.au=Blagosklonny%2C+M+V&rft.aulast=Blagosklonny&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2031&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Leukemia&rft.issn=08876924&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Caveolin-1 interacts with the insulin receptor and can differentially modulate insulin signaling in transfected Cos-7 cells and rat adipose cells. AN - 69358384; 10598578 AB - Caveolae may function as microdomains for signaling that help to determine specific biological actions mediated by the insulin receptor (IR). Caveolin-1, a major component of caveolae, contains a scaffolding domain (SD) that binds to a caveolin-1 binding motif in the kinase domain of the IR in vitro. To investigate the potential role of caveolin-1 in insulin signaling we overexpressed wild-type (Cav-WT) or mutant (Cav-Mut; F92A/V94A in SD) caveolin-1 in either Cos-7 cells cotransfected with IR or rat adipose cells (low and high levels of endogenous caveolin-1, respectively). Cav-WT coimmunoprecipitated with the IR to a much greater extent than Cav-Mut, suggesting that the SD is important for interactions between caveolin-1 and the IR in intact cells. We also constructed several IR mutants with a disrupted caveolin-1 binding motif and found that these mutants were poorly expressed and did not undergo autophosphorylation. Interestingly, overexpression of Cav-WT in Cos-7 cells significantly enhanced insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Elk-1 (a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent pathway) while overexpression of Cav-Mut was without effect. In contrast, in adipose cells, overexpression of either Cav-WT or Cav-Mut did not affect insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of a cotransfected ERK2 (but did significantly inhibit basal phosphorylation of ERK2). Furthermore, we also observed a small inhibition of insulin-stimulated translocation of GLUT4 when either Cav-WT or Cav-Mut was overexpressed in adipose cells. Thus, interaction of caveolin-1 with IRs may differentially modulate insulin signaling to enhance insulin action in Cos-7 cells but inhibit insulin's effects in adipose cells. JF - Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) AU - Nystrom, F H AU - Chen, H AU - Cong, L N AU - Li, Y AU - Quon, M J AD - Hypertension-Endocrine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 2013 EP - 2024 VL - 13 IS - 12 SN - 0888-8809, 0888-8809 KW - Cav1 protein, rat KW - 0 KW - Caveolin 1 KW - Caveolins KW - Glucose Transporter Type 4 KW - Insulin KW - Membrane Proteins KW - Monosaccharide Transport Proteins KW - Muscle Proteins KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Slc2a4 protein, rat KW - Receptor, Insulin KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Animals KW - Monosaccharide Transport Proteins -- metabolism KW - Phosphorylation KW - Transfection KW - Gene Expression KW - Immunosorbent Techniques KW - Male KW - Receptor, Insulin -- genetics KW - COS Cells -- metabolism KW - Insulin -- metabolism KW - Insulin -- pharmacology KW - Adipocytes -- metabolism KW - Membrane Proteins -- genetics KW - Receptor, Insulin -- physiology KW - Signal Transduction KW - Membrane Proteins -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69358384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+endocrinology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.%29&rft.atitle=Caveolin-1+interacts+with+the+insulin+receptor+and+can+differentially+modulate+insulin+signaling+in+transfected+Cos-7+cells+and+rat+adipose+cells.&rft.au=Nystrom%2C+F+H%3BChen%2C+H%3BCong%2C+L+N%3BLi%2C+Y%3BQuon%2C+M+J&rft.aulast=Nystrom&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2013&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+endocrinology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.%29&rft.issn=08888809&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rapid evolution of the ribonuclease A superfamily: adaptive expansion of independent gene clusters in rats and mice. AN - 69355665; 10594173 AB - The two eosinophil ribonucleases, eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN/RNase 2) and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP/RNase 3), are among the most rapidly evolving coding sequences known among primates. The eight mouse genes identified as orthologs of EDN and ECP form a highly divergent, species-limited cluster. We present here the rat ribonuclease cluster, a group of eight distinct ribonuclease A superfamily genes that are more closely related to one another than they are to their murine counterparts. The existence of independent gene clusters suggests that numerous duplications and diversification events have occurred at these loci recently, sometime after the divergence of these two rodent species ( approximately 10-15 million years ago). Nonsynonymous substitutions per site (d(N)) calculated for the 64 mouse/rat gene pairs indicate that these ribonucleases are incorporating nonsilent mutations at accelerated rates, and comparisons of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitution (d(N) / d(S)) suggest that diversity in the mouse ribonuclease cluster is promoted by positive (Darwinian) selection. Although the pressures promoting similar but clearly independent styles of rapid diversification among these primate and rodent genes remain uncertain, our recent findings regarding the function of human EDN suggest a role for these ribonucleases in antiviral host defense. JF - Journal of molecular evolution AU - Singhania, N A AU - Dyer, K D AU - Zhang, J AU - Deming, M S AU - Bonville, C A AU - Domachowske, J B AU - Rosenberg, H F AD - Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 721 EP - 728 VL - 49 IS - 6 SN - 0022-2844, 0022-2844 KW - RNA, Messenger KW - 0 KW - Ribonuclease, Pancreatic KW - EC 3.1.27.5 KW - Index Medicus KW - Phylogeny KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - RNA, Messenger -- analysis KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mice KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Selection, Genetic KW - Rats KW - Conserved Sequence -- genetics KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Amino Acid Motifs KW - Genes, Duplicate -- genetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Time Factors KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Multigene Family -- genetics KW - Ribonuclease, Pancreatic -- metabolism KW - Ribonuclease, Pancreatic -- chemistry KW - Evolution, Molecular KW - Ribonuclease, Pancreatic -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69355665?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Process+Biochemistry&rft.atitle=The+effect+of+soy+protein+hydrolyzates+on+fermentation+by+Lactobacillus+amylovorus&rft.au=Hsieh%2C+C+M%3BYang%2C+Fan-Chiang%3BIannotti%2C+EL&rft.aulast=Hsieh&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=173&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Process+Biochemistry&rft.issn=00329592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0032-9592%2898%2900081-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of aspiration versus neurotoxic lesions of the amygdala on emotional responses in monkeys. AN - 69352332; 10594668 AB - All previous reports describing alterations in emotional reactivity after amygdala damage in monkeys were based on aspiration or radiofrequency lesions which likely disrupted fibres of passage coursing to and from adjacent ventral and medial temporal cortical areas. To determine whether this associated indirect damage was responsible for some or all of the changes described earlier, we compared the changes induced by aspiration of the amygdala with those induced by fibre-sparing neurotoxic lesions. Four different stimuli, two with and two without a social component, were used to evaluate the expression of defence, aggression, submission and approach responses. In unoperated controls, defence and approach behaviours were elicited by all four stimuli, 'social' and inanimate alike, whereas aggression and submission responses occurred only in the presence of the two 'social' stimuli. Furthermore, all defence reactions were reduced with an attractive inanimate item, while freezing was selectively increased with an aversive one. Relative to controls, monkeys with neurotoxic amygdala lesions showed the same array of behavioural changes as those with aspiration lesions, i.e. reduced fear and aggression, increased submission, and excessive manual and oral exploration. Even partial neurotoxic lesions involving less than two-thirds of the amygdala significantly altered fear and manual exploration. These findings convincingly demonstrate that the amygdala is crucial for the normal regulation of emotions in monkeys. Nevertheless, because some of the symptoms observed after neurotoxic lesions were less marked than those seen after aspiration lesions, the emotional disorders described earlier after amygdalectomy in monkeys were likely exacerbated by the attendant fibre damage. JF - The European journal of neuroscience AU - Meunier, M AU - Bachevalier, J AU - Murray, E A AU - Málková, L AU - Mishkin, M AD - Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Meunier@Isc.Cnrs.Fr Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 4403 EP - 4418 VL - 11 IS - 12 SN - 0953-816X, 0953-816X KW - Ibotenic Acid KW - 2552-55-8 KW - Index Medicus KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging KW - Animals KW - Photic Stimulation KW - Dominance-Subordination KW - Behavior, Animal -- physiology KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Physical Stimulation KW - Fear -- physiology KW - Male KW - Aggression -- physiology KW - Affective Symptoms -- physiopathology KW - Amygdala -- physiopathology KW - Affective Symptoms -- chemically induced KW - Amygdala -- injuries KW - Amygdala -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69352332?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+European+journal+of+neuroscience&rft.atitle=Effects+of+aspiration+versus+neurotoxic+lesions+of+the+amygdala+on+emotional+responses+in+monkeys.&rft.au=Meunier%2C+M%3BBachevalier%2C+J%3BMurray%2C+E+A%3BM%C3%A1lkov%C3%A1%2C+L%3BMishkin%2C+M&rft.aulast=Meunier&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=4403&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+European+journal+of+neuroscience&rft.issn=0953816X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Activation of neu by missense point mutation in the transmembrane domain in schwannomas induced in C3H/HeNCr mice by transplacental exposure to N-nitrosoethylurea. AN - 69345592; 10592097 AB - Transplacentally initiated schwannomas in mice and rats arise preferentially in the Gasserian ganglion of the trigeminal nerve and spinal root ganglia, while those of the Syrian golden hamster most commonly occur subcutaneously. Rat and hamster schwannomas almost invariably contain a mutationally activated neu oncogene. In rat schwannomas, the mutant allele predominates, while the relative abundance of mutant alleles is very low in hamster nerve tumors. We investigated whether neu is mutated in mouse schwannomas and whether the pattern and allelic ratio of the mutation resemble those for the hamster or the rat. Pregnant C3H/HeNCr mice received 0.4 micromol N-nitrosoethylurea/g body weight on day 19 of gestation. Ten trigeminal and one peripheral nerve schwannomas developed in 11 of the 201 offspring. Missense T --> A transversion mutations were detected in the neu transmembrane domain in eight of ten schwannomas analyzed, as determined by MnlI digestion of polymerase chain reaction products. The mutant allele was predominantly detected in two tumors and was abundant in six others. Transfection of eight out of ten mouse tumor DNAs into hamster cells yielded transformed foci; seven out of eight contained mutant mouse neu. Mouse schwannomas closely resembled those of rats both in the preferred anatomical site and in the mutant/wild-type neu allele ratios. JF - Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology AU - Buzard, G S AU - Enomoto, T AU - Anderson, L M AU - Perantoni, A O AU - Devor, D E AU - Rice, J M AD - Intramural Research Support Program, SAIC Frederick, Bldg. 538, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA. buzardg@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 653 EP - 659 VL - 125 IS - 12 SN - 0171-5216, 0171-5216 KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - 0 KW - Membrane Proteins KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Ethylnitrosourea KW - P8M1T4190R KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- chemistry KW - Maternal-Fetal Exchange KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Mice, Inbred C3H KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Point Mutation KW - CHO Cells KW - Gene Expression Regulation KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- genetics KW - 3T3 Cells KW - DNA Mutational Analysis KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mice KW - Sequence Analysis, DNA KW - Binding Sites KW - Pregnancy KW - Base Sequence KW - Transfection KW - Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- genetics KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary KW - Female KW - Cricetinae KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- genetics KW - Neurilemmoma -- chemically induced KW - Ethylnitrosourea -- toxicity KW - Membrane Proteins -- chemistry KW - Neurilemmoma -- pathology KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- chemistry KW - Placenta -- drug effects KW - Neurilemmoma -- genetics KW - Membrane Proteins -- genetics KW - Placenta -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69345592?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+cancer+research+and+clinical+oncology&rft.atitle=Activation+of+neu+by+missense+point+mutation+in+the+transmembrane+domain+in+schwannomas+induced+in+C3H%2FHeNCr+mice+by+transplacental+exposure+to+N-nitrosoethylurea.&rft.au=Buzard%2C+G+S%3BEnomoto%2C+T%3BAnderson%2C+L+M%3BPerantoni%2C+A+O%3BDevor%2C+D+E%3BRice%2C+J+M&rft.aulast=Buzard&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=653&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+cancer+research+and+clinical+oncology&rft.issn=01715216&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-28 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - T cell receptor-induced activation and apoptosis in cycling human T cells occur throughout the cell cycle. AN - 69342378; 10588669 AB - Previous studies have found conflicting associations between susceptibility to activation-induced cell death and the cell cycle in T cells. However, most of the studies used potentially toxic pharmacological agents for cell cycle synchronization. A panel of human melanoma tumor-reactive T cell lines, a CD8+ HER-2/neu-reactive T cell clone, and the leukemic T cell line Jurkat were separated by centrifugal elutriation. Fractions enriched for the G0-G1, S, and G2-M phases of the cell cycle were assayed for T cell receptor-mediated activation as measured by intracellular Ca(2+) flux, cytolytic recognition of tumor targets, and induction of Fas ligand mRNA. Susceptibility to apoptosis induced by recombinant Fas ligand and activation-induced cell death were also studied. None of the parameters studied was specific to a certain phase of the cell cycle, leading us to conclude that in nontransformed human T cells, both activation and apoptosis through T cell receptor activation can occur in all phases of the cell cycle. JF - Molecular biology of the cell AU - Karas, M AU - Zaks, T Z AU - Liu, J L AU - LeRoith, D AD - Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1770, USA. karas@box-k.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 4441 EP - 4450 VL - 10 IS - 12 SN - 1059-1524, 1059-1524 KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal KW - 0 KW - Antigens, CD3 KW - Antigens, Surface KW - FASLG protein, human KW - Fas Ligand Protein KW - Membrane Glycoproteins KW - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Antigens, CD3 -- metabolism KW - Cell Cycle -- physiology KW - Humans KW - Antigens, Surface -- immunology KW - Antigens, CD3 -- immunology KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Antigens, Surface -- metabolism KW - Membrane Glycoproteins -- immunology KW - Membrane Glycoproteins -- metabolism KW - T-Lymphocytes -- metabolism KW - Apoptosis -- physiology KW - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell -- metabolism KW - Lymphocyte Activation -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69342378?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+biology+of+the+cell&rft.atitle=T+cell+receptor-induced+activation+and+apoptosis+in+cycling+human+T+cells+occur+throughout+the+cell+cycle.&rft.au=Karas%2C+M%3BZaks%2C+T+Z%3BLiu%2C+J+L%3BLeRoith%2C+D&rft.aulast=Karas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=4441&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+biology+of+the+cell&rft.issn=10591524&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-14 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Immunity. 1997 Feb;6(2):209-15 [9047242] N Engl J Med. 1996 Nov 28;335(22):1643-9 [8929361] J Immunol Methods. 1997 Apr 11;203(1):25-33 [9134027] J Exp Med. 1997 May 5;185(9):1549-56 [9151892] J Immunol. 1997 Jun 15;158(12):5612-8 [9190908] FEBS Lett. 1997 Jul 21;412(1):91-3 [9257696] J Immunol. 1997 Nov 1;159(9):4261-7 [9379021] Oncogene. 1997 Nov 27;15(22):2749-53 [9401002] Cytometry. 1998 Jan 1;31(1):1-9 [9450519] Immunity. 1998 Jan;8(1):57-65 [9462511] J Exp Med. 1998 Apr 6;187(7):1057-67 [9529322] J Immunol. 1998 Jul 1;161(1):168-74 [9647221] Methods Cell Biol. 1998;57:229-49 [9648108] Cell Immunol. 1978 Feb;35(2):414-26 [145901] J Exp Med. 1981 Aug 1;154(2):575-80 [6973610] J Biol Chem. 1985 Mar 25;260(6):3440-50 [3838314] J Exp Med. 1987 Jan 1;165(1):173-94 [3491868] J Immunol Methods. 1987 Aug 24;102(1):127-41 [3305708] N Engl J Med. 1988 Dec 22;319(25):1676-80 [3264384] J Immunol Methods. 1990 Apr 17;128(2):189-201 [1691237] Science. 1990 Dec 21;250(4988):1726-9 [2125368] Science. 1991 Mar 8;251(4998):1225-8 [1900951] Annu Rev Immunol. 1991;9:243-69 [1910678] Nature. 1991 Oct 31;353(6347):858-61 [1944559] Anticancer Res. 1992 May-Jun;12(3):773-9 [1622137] J Exp Med. 1993 Jan 1;177(1):195-200 [7678113] Am J Physiol. 1992 Dec;263(6 Pt 1):C1119-40 [1282295] Eur J Immunol. 1993 Jul;23(7):1552-60 [8325332] Int Immunol. 1993 Jun;5(6):625-30 [7688561] Immunol Today. 1993 Jul;14(7):338-9 [8363721] Biochem Pharmacol. 1993 Dec 3;46(11):1909-16 [8267640] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Aug 4;95(16):9488-93 [9689107] Cancer Res. 1998 Nov 1;58(21):4902-8 [9809997] J Immunol. 1999 Mar 15;162(6):3273-9 [10092779] J Immunol. 1999 May 1;162(9):5205-11 [10227994] Nature. 1995 Feb 2;373(6513):444-8 [7530337] J Immunol. 1995 Jan 1;154(1):192-200 [7995939] Mol Cell Biol. 1995 Feb;15(2):932-42 [7823958] Nature. 1995 Feb 2;373(6513):438-41 [7530335] Nature. 1995 Feb 2;373(6513):441-4 [7530336] EMBO J. 1995 Mar 15;14(6):1129-35 [7536672] Exp Cell Res. 1995 Aug;219(2):699-708 [7543858] Eur J Immunol. 1995 Aug;25(8):2253-8 [7545115] N Engl J Med. 1995 Oct 19;333(16):1038-44 [7675046] Nature. 1995 Sep 28;377(6547):348-51 [7566090] Blood. 1995 Nov 15;86(10):3848-60 [7579353] Mutagenesis. 1995 Sep;10(5):385-91 [8544750] Immunity. 1996 Mar;4(3):321-8 [8624822] J Biol Chem. 1996 May 10;271(19):11148-55 [8626660] J Immunol. 1996 Jun 1;156(11):4075-8 [8666771] Cell Immunol. 1996 Jun 15;170(2):260-73 [8660826] J Exp Med. 1996 Jul 1;184(1):277-81 [8691143] Scanning Microsc. 1995 Jun;9(2):509-16; discussion 516-8 [8714746] Lancet. 1996 Sep 14;348(9029):719-23 [8806292] Science. 1996 Oct 4;274(5284):94-6 [8810254] Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1996 Feb;6(1):12-8 [8791489] Science. 1996 Oct 4;274(5284):67-8 [8848725] J Immunol. 1996 Nov 15;157(10):4309-15 [8906804] Leuk Lymphoma. 1997 Mar;25(1-2):9-21 [9130610] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A discrete stage of baculovirus GP64-mediated membrane fusion. AN - 69337150; 10588652 AB - Viral fusion protein trimers can play a critical role in limiting lipids in membrane fusion. Because the trimeric oligomer of many viral fusion proteins is often stabilized by hydrophobic 4-3 heptad repeats, higher-order oligomers might be stabilized by similar sequences. There is a hydrophobic 4-3 heptad repeat contiguous to a putative oligomerization domain of Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus envelope glycoprotein GP64. We performed mutagenesis and peptide inhibition studies to determine if this sequence might play a role in catalysis of membrane fusion. First, leucine-to-alanine mutants within and flanking the amino terminus of the hydrophobic 4-3 heptad repeat motif that oligomerize into trimers and traffic to insect Sf9 cell surfaces were identified. These mutants retained their wild-type conformation at neutral pH and changed conformation in acidic conditions, as judged by the reactivity of a conformationally sensitive mAb. These mutants, however, were defective for membrane fusion. Second, a peptide encoding the portion flanking the GP64 hydrophobic 4-3 heptad repeat was synthesized. Adding peptide led to inhibition of membrane fusion, which occurred only when the peptide was present during low pH application. The presence of peptide during low pH application did not prevent low pH-induced conformational changes, as determined by the loss of a conformationally sensitive epitope. In control experiments, a peptide of identical composition but different sequence, or a peptide encoding a portion of the Ebola GP heptad motif, had no effect on GP64-mediated fusion. Furthermore, when the hemagglutinin (X31 strain) fusion protein of influenza was functionally expressed in Sf9 cells, no effect on hemagglutinin-mediated fusion was observed, suggesting that the peptide does not exert nonspecific effects on other fusion proteins or cell membranes. Collectively, these studies suggest that the specific peptide sequences of GP64 that are adjacent to and include portions of the hydrophobic 4-3 heptad repeat play a dynamic role in membrane fusion at a stage that is downstream of the initiation of protein conformational changes but upstream of lipid mixing. JF - Molecular biology of the cell AU - Kingsley, D H AU - Behbahani, A AU - Rashtian, A AU - Blissard, G W AU - Zimmerberg, J AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1855, USA. 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Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association between lower serum free T4 and greater mood instability and depression in lithium-maintained bipolar patients. AN - 69334621; 10588404 AB - This investigation evaluated the relationship between changes in thyroid indices and mood stability during lithium and carbamazepine prophylaxis for bipolar disorder. In the first 2 years, 30 patients with bipolar mood disorder were randomly assigned to 1 year of lithium and then 1 year of carbamazepine, or vice versa; in the third year, they received lithium plus carbamazepine. By stepwise regression analysis, the degree and timing of lithium- and carbamazepine-induced thyroid changes and their subsequent relationship to long-term mood stability were evaluated. During the lithium phase, there was a significant inverse relationship between morbidity and mean serum level of free T4, i.e., a lower mean serum level of free T4 was associated with more affective episodes and greater severity of depression as shown by the Beck Depression Inventory. During the carbamazepine phase, there was an inverse relationship between mean level of total T4 and global severity rating. During the combination phase, no relationships between thyroid indices and clinical outcome were significant. In the lithium phase, a low level of free T4 was associated with more affective episodes and greater severity of depression. Whether this mood instability is causally related to low free T4 levels and whether it can be attenuated with T4 replacement remain to be studied in a controlled setting. JF - The American journal of psychiatry AU - Frye, M A AU - Denicoff, K D AU - Bryan, A L AU - Smith-Jackson, E E AU - Ali, S O AU - Luckenbaugh, D AU - Leverich, G S AU - Post, R M AD - Biological Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 1909 EP - 1914 VL - 156 IS - 12 SN - 0002-953X, 0002-953X KW - Carbamazepine KW - 33CM23913M KW - Lithium KW - 9FN79X2M3F KW - Thyroxine KW - Q51BO43MG4 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Affect -- drug effects KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Humans KW - Hypothyroidism -- epidemiology KW - Carbamazepine -- therapeutic use KW - Hypothyroidism -- chemically induced KW - Comorbidity KW - Drug Therapy, Combination KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Carbamazepine -- pharmacology KW - Incidence KW - Female KW - Male KW - Bipolar Disorder -- blood KW - Lithium -- therapeutic use KW - Bipolar Disorder -- psychology KW - Thyroxine -- blood KW - Bipolar Disorder -- prevention & control KW - Lithium -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69334621?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+American+journal+of+psychiatry&rft.atitle=Association+between+lower+serum+free+T4+and+greater+mood+instability+and+depression+in+lithium-maintained+bipolar+patients.&rft.au=Frye%2C+M+A%3BDenicoff%2C+K+D%3BBryan%2C+A+L%3BSmith-Jackson%2C+E+E%3BAli%2C+S+O%3BLuckenbaugh%2C+D%3BLeverich%2C+G+S%3BPost%2C+R+M&rft.aulast=Frye&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=156&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1909&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+American+journal+of+psychiatry&rft.issn=0002953X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phosphorylation of human p53 by p38 kinase coordinates N-terminal phosphorylation and apoptosis in response to UV radiation. AN - 69334164; 10581258 AB - Components of the ras signaling pathway contribute to activation of cellular p53. In MCF-7 cells, p38 kinase activated p53 more effectively than other members of the ras pathway. p53 and p38 kinase exist in the same physical complex, and co-expression of p38 stabilized p53 protein. In vitro, p38 kinase phosphorylated p53 at Ser33 and Ser46, a newly identified site. Mutation of these sites decreased p53-mediated and UV-induced apoptosis, and the reduction correlated with total abrogation of UV-induced phosphorylation on Ser37 and a significant decrease in Ser15 phosphorylation in mutant p53 containing alanine at Ser33 and Ser46. Inhibition of p38 activation after UV irradiation decreased phosphorylation of Ser33, Ser37 and Ser15, and also markedly reduced UV-induced apoptosis in a p53-dependent manner. These results suggest that p38 kinase plays a prominent role in an integrated regulation of N-terminal phosphorylation that regulates p53-mediated apoptosis after UV radiation. JF - The EMBO journal AU - Bulavin, D V AU - Saito, S AU - Hollander, M C AU - Sakaguchi, K AU - Anderson, C W AU - Appella, E AU - Fornace, A J AD - Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 6845 EP - 6854 VL - 18 IS - 23 SN - 0261-4189, 0261-4189 KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - 0 KW - Serine KW - 452VLY9402 KW - Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase KW - EC 2.3.1.28 KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.24 KW - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases KW - Alanine KW - OF5P57N2ZX KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Plasmids -- metabolism KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Phosphorylation -- radiation effects KW - DNA Damage KW - Alanine -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Transcription, Genetic KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase -- metabolism KW - Time Factors KW - Serine -- metabolism KW - Ultraviolet Rays KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Apoptosis -- radiation effects KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- genetics KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases -- genetics KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69334164?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+EMBO+journal&rft.atitle=Phosphorylation+of+human+p53+by+p38+kinase+coordinates+N-terminal+phosphorylation+and+apoptosis+in+response+to+UV+radiation.&rft.au=Bulavin%2C+D+V%3BSaito%2C+S%3BHollander%2C+M+C%3BSakaguchi%2C+K%3BAnderson%2C+C+W%3BAppella%2C+E%3BFornace%2C+A+J&rft.aulast=Bulavin&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=6845&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+EMBO+journal&rft.issn=02614189&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-31 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-31 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transgenic expression of green fluorescent protein in mouse oxytocin neurones. AN - 69332323; 10583728 AB - Routine targeting of neurones for expression of exogenous genes would facilitate our ability to manipulate their internal milieu or functions, providing insight into physiology of neurones. The magnocellular neurones of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus have been the objects of limited success by this approach. Here we report on the placement of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) coding sequence at various locations within an oxytocin transgene. Placement within the first exon yielded little to no expression, whereas placement in the third exon (as an in-frame fusion with the carboxyl terminus of the oxytocin preprohormone) resulted in cell-specific expression of eGFP in oxytocin neurones. Furthermore, placement of the eGFP sequence downstream of a picornavirus internal ribosomal entry site (IRES), also in the third exon, allowed expression of the eGFP as a separate protein. Other coding sequences should now be amenable to expression within oxytocin neurones to study their physiology. JF - Journal of neuroendocrinology AU - Young, W S AU - Iacangelo, A AU - Luo, X Z AU - King, C AU - Duncan, K AU - Ginns, E I AD - Section on Neural Gene Expression, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4068, USA. scott@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 935 EP - 939 VL - 11 IS - 12 SN - 0953-8194, 0953-8194 KW - Antibodies KW - 0 KW - Indicators and Reagents KW - Luminescent Proteins KW - Vasopressins KW - 11000-17-2 KW - Green Fluorescent Proteins KW - 147336-22-9 KW - Oxytocin KW - 50-56-6 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Indicators and Reagents -- metabolism KW - Supraoptic Nucleus -- cytology KW - Vasopressins -- analysis KW - Vasopressins -- physiology KW - Mutagenesis -- physiology KW - Mice KW - Ribosomes -- physiology KW - Mice, Transgenic KW - Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus -- cytology KW - Oxytocin -- physiology KW - Neurons -- chemistry KW - Luminescent Proteins -- analysis KW - Oxytocin -- analysis KW - Neurons -- physiology KW - Genes, Reporter KW - Luminescent Proteins -- immunology KW - Luminescent Proteins -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69332323?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+neuroendocrinology&rft.atitle=Transgenic+expression+of+green+fluorescent+protein+in+mouse+oxytocin+neurones.&rft.au=Young%2C+W+S%3BIacangelo%2C+A%3BLuo%2C+X+Z%3BKing%2C+C%3BDuncan%2C+K%3BGinns%2C+E+I&rft.aulast=Young&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=935&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+neuroendocrinology&rft.issn=09538194&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental tobacco smoke, genetic susceptibility, and risk of lung cancer in never-smoking women. AN - 69321300; 10580025 AB - Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is considered to be a major lung cancer risk factor for never smokers. We investigated the hypothesis that never-smoking women who are exposed to ETS and develop lung cancer are a genetically susceptible population. Archival tumor tissues were analyzed from 106 never-smoking women enrolled in a case-control study of ETS (and other personal and environmental factors) and lung cancer risk. We analyzed germline polymorphisms in genes that have been associated with cancer susceptibility and whose products activate (cytochrome P450 1A1 [CYP1A1]) and detoxify (glutathione S-transferases M1 [GSTM1] and T1 [GSTT1]) chemical carcinogens found in tobacco smoke. When compared with never smokers who had no ETS exposure and developed lung cancer (n = 55), never smokers with exposure to ETS who developed lung cancer (n = 51) were more likely to be deficient in GSTM1 activity (i.e., were GSTM1 null) because of a genetic polymorphism in the GSTM1 gene (odds ratio = 2.6; 95% confidence interval = 1.1-6.1). A statistically significant rising trend in risk occurred with increasing ETS exposure (two-sided P =. 02), reaching a more than sixfold excess risk in those exposed to 55 pack-years of ETS (ETS pack-year = ETS produced by an active smoker, within a confined space such as a room, who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day for a year). No evidence was found of associations between GSTT1 deficiency or the CYP1A1 valine variant and lung cancer risk due to ETS exposure. A common genetic polymorphism divides the population of never smokers into two groups of approximately equal size, one (homozygous carriers of the GSTM1 null allele) that has a statistically significant greater risk of lung cancer from ETS than the other (heterozygous or homozygous carriers of the wild-type GSTM1 allele). JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute AU - Bennett, W P AU - Alavanja, M C AU - Blomeke, B AU - Vähäkangas, K H AU - Castrén, K AU - Welsh, J A AU - Bowman, E D AU - Khan, M A AU - Flieder, D B AU - Harris, C C AD - (Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Division of Basic Sciences), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 2009 EP - 2014 VL - 91 IS - 23 SN - 0027-8874, 0027-8874 KW - Tobacco Smoke Pollution KW - 0 KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 KW - EC 1.14.14.1 KW - glutathione S-transferase T1 KW - EC 2.5.1.- KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - glutathione S-transferase M1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Genotype KW - Polymorphism, Genetic KW - Logistic Models KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- metabolism KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease KW - Female KW - Lung Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Glutathione Transferase -- metabolism KW - Tobacco Smoke Pollution -- adverse effects KW - Lung Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Glutathione Transferase -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69321300?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.atitle=Environmental+tobacco+smoke%2C+genetic+susceptibility%2C+and+risk+of+lung+cancer+in+never-smoking+women.&rft.au=Bennett%2C+W+P%3BAlavanja%2C+M+C%3BBlomeke%2C+B%3BV%C3%A4h%C3%A4kangas%2C+K+H%3BCastr%C3%A9n%2C+K%3BWelsh%2C+J+A%3BBowman%2C+E+D%3BKhan%2C+M+A%3BFlieder%2C+D+B%3BHarris%2C+C+C&rft.aulast=Bennett&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=2009&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.issn=00278874&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 Dec 1;91(23):1985-6 [10580013] J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 May 3;92(9):760-1 [10793123] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Glucagon-like peptide 1 and exendin-4 convert pancreatic AR42J cells into glucagon- and insulin-producing cells. AN - 69311921; 10580424 AB - In this article, we show that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) can induce AR42J cells to differentiate into insulin, pancreatic polypeptide, and glucagon-positive cells. In their natural state, these cells, which are derived from a chemically induced pancreatic tumor, possess exocrine and neuroendocrine properties but are negative for islet hormones and their mRNAs. We found that when these cells were exposed to GLP-1 (1 or 10 nmol), a peptide normally released from the gut in response to food and a modulator of insulin release, intracellular cAMP levels were increased, and proliferation of cells was increased for the first 24 h, followed by inhibition. Up to 50% of the cells became positive for islet hormones. The mRNAs for glucose transporter 2 and glucokinase were detected in the GLP-1-treated cells. Insulin was detected by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in the medium of GLP-1-treated cells, and the cells were capable of releasing insulin in a glucose-mediated fashion. Exendin-4, an analog of GLP-1, in some critical experiments performed in a similar manner to GLP-1, with the exception of it being 10-fold more potent. We therefore propose that GLP-1 and exendin-4 are capable of causing pancreatic precursor cells to differentiate into islet cells. JF - Diabetes AU - Zhou, J AU - Wang, X AU - Pineyro, M A AU - Egan, J M AD - Diabetes Section, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 2358 EP - 2366 VL - 48 IS - 12 SN - 0012-1797, 0012-1797 KW - Insulin KW - 0 KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Peptides KW - Protein Precursors KW - Venoms KW - Dexamethasone KW - 7S5I7G3JQL KW - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 KW - 89750-14-1 KW - Glucagon KW - 9007-92-5 KW - Cholecystokinin KW - 9011-97-6 KW - exenatide KW - 9P1872D4OL KW - Amylases KW - EC 3.2.1.- KW - Adenylyl Cyclases KW - EC 4.6.1.1 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Dexamethasone -- pharmacology KW - Pancreatic Neoplasms KW - Adenylyl Cyclases -- metabolism KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Rats KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Kinetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation KW - Amylases -- secretion KW - Cholecystokinin -- pharmacology KW - Cell Cycle KW - Venoms -- pharmacology KW - Protein Precursors -- pharmacology KW - Glucagon -- genetics KW - Insulin -- biosynthesis KW - Cell Differentiation -- physiology KW - Glucagon -- biosynthesis KW - Peptide Fragments -- pharmacology KW - Glucagon -- pharmacology KW - Insulin -- genetics KW - Peptides -- pharmacology KW - Cell Differentiation -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69311921?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Diabetes&rft.atitle=Glucagon-like+peptide+1+and+exendin-4+convert+pancreatic+AR42J+cells+into+glucagon-+and+insulin-producing+cells.&rft.au=Zhou%2C+J%3BWang%2C+X%3BPineyro%2C+M+A%3BEgan%2C+J+M&rft.aulast=Zhou&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2358&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Diabetes&rft.issn=00121797&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Antisense DNA-targeting protein kinase A-RIA subunit: a novel approach to cancer treatment. AN - 69307987; 10577386 AB - Enhanced expression of the RIa subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase type I (PKA-I) has been shown during carcinogenesis, in human cancer cell lines and in primary tumors. We demonstrate that the sequence-specific inhibition of RIa gene expression by antisense oligonucleotides results in the differentiation of leukemia cells and growth arrest of cancer cells of epithelial origin and tumors in mice. The loss of RI by the antisense results in rapid increase in the half-life of the competitor molecule, RII protein, via its stabilization in a holoenzyme complex (PKA-II) that insures depletion of PKA-I and sustained inhibition of tumor growth. RI antisense, which restrains tumor cell growth by turning on the signals for blockade of tumor cell survival, namely blockade of the tyrosine kinase signaling, cell cycle deregulation and apoptosis, provides a single gene-targeting approach to treatment of cancer. JF - Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library AU - Cho-Chung, Y S AU - Nesterova, M AU - Pepe, S AU - Lee, G R AU - Noguchi, K AU - Srivastava, R K AU - Srivastava, A R AU - Alper, O AU - Park, Y G AU - Lee, Y N AD - Cellular Biochemistry Section, Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - D898 EP - D907 VL - 4 SN - 1093-9946, 1093-9946 KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIIalpha Subunit KW - 0 KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIIbeta Subunit KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit KW - DNA, Antisense KW - PRKAR1A protein, human KW - PRKAR2A protein, human KW - PRKAR2B protein, human KW - Prkar1a protein, mouse KW - Prkar2a protein, mouse KW - Prkar2b protein, mouse KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.11 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Apoptosis KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- therapy KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- genetics KW - Humans KW - Cell Differentiation -- genetics KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Mice, Nude KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- prevention & control KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- pathology KW - RNA, Messenger -- biosynthesis KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm -- genetics KW - Cell Cycle -- genetics KW - Cell Division -- genetics KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Neoplasms -- pathology KW - DNA, Antisense -- therapeutic use KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- physiology KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- biosynthesis KW - Neoplasms -- prevention & control KW - DNA, Antisense -- genetics KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- genetics KW - Neoplasms -- therapy KW - Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Neoplasms -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69307987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Frontiers+in+bioscience+%3A+a+journal+and+virtual+library&rft.atitle=Antisense+DNA-targeting+protein+kinase+A-RIA+subunit%3A+a+novel+approach+to+cancer+treatment.&rft.au=Cho-Chung%2C+Y+S%3BNesterova%2C+M%3BPepe%2C+S%3BLee%2C+G+R%3BNoguchi%2C+K%3BSrivastava%2C+R+K%3BSrivastava%2C+A+R%3BAlper%2C+O%3BPark%2C+Y+G%3BLee%2C+Y+N&rft.aulast=Cho-Chung&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=&rft.spage=D898&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Frontiers+in+bioscience+%3A+a+journal+and+virtual+library&rft.issn=10939946&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dominance of ErbB-1 heterodimers in lung epithelial cells overexpressing ErbB-2. Both ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 contribute significantly to tumorigenicity. AN - 69305226; 10572067 AB - This article examines differential expression and heterodimer formation of ErbB family members in tumorigenic and nontumorigenic human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs). This cell system was developed previously as a model for lung adenocarcinoma by overexpression of c-erbB-2 in nontumorigenic, T antigen-immortalized HBECs. Earlier studies demonstrated that a tumorigenic clone from T antigen-immortalized nontumorigenic cells overexpressing ErbB-2 endogenously produced high levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha, and that reducing TGF-alpha by 93% eliminated tumorigenicity. In the present report, comparison of ErbB species between the tumorigenic cells (E6T) and their nontumorigenic derivatives (E6TA) demonstrated all four receptors in both cell types. However, in E6TA cells, ErbB-3 and -4 were present primarily in ErbB-1 heterodimers, suggesting that ErbB-1 is a preferred heterodimer partner within this cell system, expressing endogenous ErbB receptors and ligands and overexpressing ErbB-2. The ErbB-1/-2 species was present at high levels in E6T and absent in E6TA cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinase activity was elevated in E6T relative to E6TA. Elevated activity was eliminated by blocking surface expression of either ErbB-1 or ErbB-2. Endoplasmic reticulum trapping of ErbB-1 eliminated tumorigenicity, whereas ErbB-2 internalization was selected against during tumor formation. These data demonstrate the importance of TGF-alpha-mediated signaling through the ErbB-1/-2 heterodimer in development of the tumorigenic phenotype. This work further suggests that ErbB-3 and -4 species may also contribute to tumorigenic conversion and that their expression levels may be increased by signaling initiated by TGF-alpha. JF - American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology AU - Fernandes, A M AU - Hamburger, A W AU - Gerwin, B I AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 701 EP - 709 VL - 21 IS - 6 SN - 1044-1549, 1044-1549 KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases KW - EC 2.7.1.- KW - ERBB4 protein, human KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Erbb4 protein, mouse KW - Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 KW - Receptor, ErbB-3 KW - Receptor, ErbB-4 KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.24 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases -- metabolism KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Dimerization KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Mice, Nude KW - Protein Binding KW - Receptor, ErbB-3 -- metabolism KW - Transfection KW - Lung KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Signal Transduction KW - Cell Line KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic KW - Epithelial Cells -- metabolism KW - Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor -- metabolism KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69305226?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+journal+of+respiratory+cell+and+molecular+biology&rft.atitle=Dominance+of+ErbB-1+heterodimers+in+lung+epithelial+cells+overexpressing+ErbB-2.+Both+ErbB-1+and+ErbB-2+contribute+significantly+to+tumorigenicity.&rft.au=Fernandes%2C+A+M%3BHamburger%2C+A+W%3BGerwin%2C+B+I&rft.aulast=Fernandes&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=701&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+journal+of+respiratory+cell+and+molecular+biology&rft.issn=10441549&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-19 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Vaginal 5-fluorouracil for high-grade cervical dysplasia in human immunodeficiency virus infection: a randomized trial. AN - 69300035; 10576182 AB - To compare the efficacy and toxicity of topical vaginal 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) maintenance therapy against the effects of observation after standard treatment for high-grade cervical dysplasia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and to evaluate the association between baseline CD4 count and time to recurrence. In a phase III unmasked, randomized, multicenter, outpatient clinical trial, 101 HIV-positive women either received 6 months of biweekly treatment with vaginal 5-FU cream (2 g) or underwent 6 months of observation after standard excisional or ablative cervical treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Papanicolaou smears and colposcopy were scheduled at regular intervals during the ensuing 18 months, with the primary end point being the time at which CIN of any grade recurred. Thirty-eight percent of women developed recurrence: 14 (28%) of 50 in the 5-FU therapy group and 24 (47%) of 51 in the observation group. Treatment with 5-FU was significantly associated with prolonged time to CIN development (P = .04). Observation subjects were more likely to have high-grade recurrences, with 31% developing CIN 2-3 compared with 8% in the 5-FU treatment arm (P = .014), and disease recurred more quickly in observation subjects as well. Baseline CD4 count was related significantly to time to recurrence (P = .04), with 46% of subjects with CD4 counts less than 200 cells/mm3 developing recurrence compared with 33% of subjects with CD4 counts at least 200 cells/mm3. Disease recurred more slowly in subjects who had received antiretroviral therapy than in antiretroviral therapy-naive subjects. There were no instances of grade 3 or 4 toxicity, and compliance with 5-FU treatment was generally good. Adjunctive maintenance intravaginal 5-FU therapy after standard surgery for high-grade lesions safely and effectively reduced recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-infected women. JF - Obstetrics and gynecology AU - Maiman, M AU - Watts, D H AU - Andersen, J AU - Clax, P AU - Merino, M AU - Kendall, M A AD - Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. mmaiman@siuh.edu Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 954 EP - 961 VL - 94 IS - 6 SN - 0029-7844, 0029-7844 KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic KW - 0 KW - Fluorouracil KW - U3P01618RT KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Administration, Intravaginal KW - CD4 Lymphocyte Count KW - Female KW - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local -- prevention & control KW - Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia -- complications KW - Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia -- drug therapy KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- complications KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- administration & dosage KW - Uterine Cervical Dysplasia -- drug therapy KW - Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia -- immunology KW - Uterine Cervical Dysplasia -- immunology KW - Fluorouracil -- administration & dosage KW - Fluorouracil -- therapeutic use KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - HIV Infections -- complications KW - HIV Infections -- immunology KW - Uterine Cervical Dysplasia -- complications KW - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms -- immunology KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69300035?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Obstetrics+and+gynecology&rft.atitle=Vaginal+5-fluorouracil+for+high-grade+cervical+dysplasia+in+human+immunodeficiency+virus+infection%3A+a+randomized+trial.&rft.au=Maiman%2C+M%3BWatts%2C+D+H%3BAndersen%2C+J%3BClax%2C+P%3BMerino%2C+M%3BKendall%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Maiman&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=954&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Obstetrics+and+gynecology&rft.issn=00297844&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-09 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reduction of the nonspecific animal toxicity of anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38 by mutations in the framework regions of the Fv which lower the isoelectric point. AN - 69296426; 10570296 AB - Anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38, also called LMB-2, is a very active recombinant immunotoxin that has produced eight responses, including a durable clinical complete remission in a recently completed phase I trial of leukemias and lymphomas. Dose escalation was limited by liver toxicity. We have noted that the Fv of anti-Tac has an isoelectric point (pI) of 10.2. We hypothesize that the overall positive charge on the Fv portion of anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38 contributes to nonspecific binding to liver cells and results in dose-limiting liver toxicity. We have used a mouse model to investigate the basis of this toxicity and found that lowering the pI of the Fv of anti-Tac from 10.2 to 6. 82 by selective mutation of surface residues causes a 3-fold decrease in animal toxicity and hepatic necrosis. This change in pI did not significantly alter the CD25 binding affinity, the cytotoxic activity toward target cells, or antitumor activity, resulting in a 3-fold improvement in the therapeutic index. If this decreased toxicity occurs in humans, it should greatly increase the clinical utility of this immunotoxin. JF - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) AU - Onda, M AU - Kreitman, R J AU - Vasmatzis, G AU - Lee, B AU - Pastan, I AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 6072 EP - 6077 VL - 163 IS - 11 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal KW - 0 KW - Antibodies, Neoplasm KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - B3(Fv)-PE38KDEL recombinant immunotoxin KW - Bacterial Toxins KW - Exotoxins KW - Immunoglobulin Fragments KW - Immunotoxins KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Virulence Factors KW - immunoglobulin Fv KW - ADP Ribose Transferases KW - EC 2.4.2.- KW - toxA protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - EC 2.4.2.31 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Isoelectric Point KW - Mice KW - Mice, Nude KW - Structure-Activity Relationship KW - Recombinant Proteins -- toxicity KW - Liver -- drug effects KW - Toxicity Tests KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- toxicity KW - Neoplasms, Experimental -- drug therapy KW - Female KW - Exotoxins -- genetics KW - Immunotoxins -- toxicity KW - Antibodies, Neoplasm -- genetics KW - Immunoglobulin Fragments -- genetics KW - Exotoxins -- toxicity KW - Immunotoxins -- genetics KW - Mutation KW - Antibodies, Neoplasm -- toxicity KW - Immunoglobulin Fragments -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69296426?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.atitle=Reduction+of+the+nonspecific+animal+toxicity+of+anti-Tac%28Fv%29-PE38+by+mutations+in+the+framework+regions+of+the+Fv+which+lower+the+isoelectric+point.&rft.au=Onda%2C+M%3BKreitman%2C+R+J%3BVasmatzis%2C+G%3BLee%2C+B%3BPastan%2C+I&rft.aulast=Onda&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=6072&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-20 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Protein kinase Cdelta targets mitochondria, alters mitochondrial membrane potential, and induces apoptosis in normal and neoplastic keratinocytes when overexpressed by an adenoviral vector. AN - 69290260; 10567579 AB - Inactivation of protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta) is associated with resistance to terminal cell death in epidermal tumor cells, suggesting that activation of PKCdelta in normal epidermis may be a component of a cell death pathway. To test this hypothesis, we constructed an adenovirus vector carrying an epitope-tagged PKCdelta under a cytomegalovirus promoter to overexpress PKCdelta in normal and neoplastic keratinocytes. While PKCdelta overexpression was detected by immunoblotting in keratinocytes, the expression level of other PKC isozymes, including PKCalpha, PKCepsilon, PKCzeta, and PKCeta, did not change. Calcium-independent PKC-specific kinase activity increased after infection of keratinocytes with the PKCdelta adenovirus. Activation of PKCdelta by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) at a nanomolar concentration was lethal to normal and neoplastic mouse and human keratinocytes overexpressing PKCdelta. Lethality was inhibited by PKC selective inhibitors, GF109203X and Ro-32-0432. TPA-induced cell death was apoptotic as evidenced by morphological criteria, TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling) assay, DNA fragmentation, and increased caspase activity. Subcellular fractionation indicated that PKCdelta translocated to a mitochondrial enriched fraction after TPA activation, and this finding was confirmed by confocal microscopy of cells expressing a transfected PKCdelta-green fluorescent protein fusion protein. Furthermore, activation of PKCdelta in keratinocytes altered mitochondrial membrane potential, as indicated by rhodamine-123 fluorescence. Mitochondrial inhibitors, rotenone and antimycin A, reduced TPA-induced cell death in PKCdelta-overexpressing keratinocytes. These results indicate that PKCdelta can initiate a death pathway in keratinocytes that involves direct interaction with mitochondria and alterations of mitochondrial function. JF - Molecular and cellular biology AU - Li, L AU - Lorenzo, P S AU - Bogi, K AU - Blumberg, P M AU - Yuspa, S H AD - Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, Division of Basic Science, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 8547 EP - 8558 VL - 19 IS - 12 SN - 0270-7306, 0270-7306 KW - Isoenzymes KW - 0 KW - Mitogens KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Prkcd protein, mouse KW - EC 2.7.1.- KW - PRKCD protein, human KW - EC 2.7.11.13 KW - Protein Kinase C KW - Protein Kinase C-delta KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Index Medicus KW - Mitogens -- pharmacology KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Adenoviridae KW - Animals KW - Enzyme Activation KW - HeLa Cells KW - Humans KW - Gene Expression KW - Mice KW - Mice, Inbred BALB C KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Genetic Vectors KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- genetics KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Membrane Potentials KW - Intracellular Membranes -- physiology KW - Keratinocytes -- physiology KW - Mitochondria -- physiology KW - Keratinocytes -- drug effects KW - Isoenzymes -- biosynthesis KW - Protein Kinase C -- genetics KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - Keratinocytes -- cytology KW - Protein Kinase C -- biosynthesis KW - Isoenzymes -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69290260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+and+cellular+biology&rft.atitle=Protein+kinase+Cdelta+targets+mitochondria%2C+alters+mitochondrial+membrane+potential%2C+and+induces+apoptosis+in+normal+and+neoplastic+keratinocytes+when+overexpressed+by+an+adenoviral+vector.&rft.au=Clay%2C+T+M%3BCuster%2C+M+C%3BMcKee%2C+MD%3BParkhurst%2C+M%3BRobbins%2C+P+F%3BKerstann%2C+K%3BWunderlich%2C+J%3BRosenberg%2C+SA%3BNishimura%2C+MI&rft.aulast=Clay&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=162&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=1749&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Cancer Res. 1982 Jun;42(6):2344-9 [6122503] J Cell Biol. 1998 Mar 23;140(6):1485-95 [9508780] J Invest Dermatol. 1987 Jan;88(1):60-5 [2878959] Cancer Res. 1988 Jan 1;48(1):165-9 [3121168] Cancer Res. 1991 Sep 1;51(17):4677-84 [1678684] Mol Carcinog. 1992;6(1):18-25 [1380247] J Cell Biol. 1993 Jan;120(1):217-25 [7678013] Carcinogenesis. 1993 Feb;14(2):205-9 [8435862] J Biol Chem. 1993 Mar 25;268(9):6090-6 [8454583] J Biol Chem. 1993 Jul 25;268(21):15812-22 [8340406] J Biol Chem. 1993 Sep 25;268(27):20110-5 [8376369] J Invest Dermatol. 1993 Dec;101(6):858-63 [8245514] J Biol Chem. 1993 Dec 15;268(35):26079-81 [8253722] J Biol Chem. 1994 Jan 28;269(4):2349-52 [7507923] Cancer Res. 1994 Mar 1;54(5):1178-89 [8118803] Dev Dyn. 1994 Mar;199(3):176-88 [7517223] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Oct 25;91(22):10732-6 [7938020] J Biol Chem. 1995 Apr 28;270(17):9991-10001 [7730383] Cell Growth Differ. 1995 Feb;6(2):149-57 [7756173] Cell Growth Differ. 1995 Apr;6(4):371-82 [7794805] Exp Cell Res. 1995 Jul;219(1):299-303 [7628546] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Sep 26;92(20):9112-6 [7568083] Methods Enzymol. 1995;254:3-20 [8531694] EMBO J. 1995 Dec 15;14(24):6148-56 [8557034] Blood. 1996 Mar 1;87(5):1990-6 [8634449] J Biol Chem. 1996 Mar 8;271(10):5325-31 [8621384] J Biol Chem. 1996 Sep 20;271(38):23512-9 [8798560] J Exp Med. 1996 Dec 1;184(6):2399-404 [8976194] Circ Res. 1998 Jun 1;82(10):1053-62 [9622158] J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 1996 Apr;1(2):136-42 [9627707] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Sep;18(9):5199-207 [9710604] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Sep;18(9):5263-71 [9710611] Science. 1998 Aug 28;281(5381):1309-12 [9721092] J Biol Chem. 1998 Sep 25;273(39):25436-42 [9738012] Carcinogenesis. 1998 Aug;19(8):1467-74 [9744544] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Nov;18(11):6719-28 [9774685] Exp Gerontol. 1998 Sep;33(6):543-53 [9789732] Cell Signal. 1998 Sep;10(8):529-42 [9794251] J Biol Chem. 1998 Nov 6;273(45):29995-30002 [9792720] Mol Cell Biol. 1999 Apr;19(4):3086-94 [10082575] Eur J Biochem. 1999 Feb;259(3):555-64 [10092837] J Biol Chem. 1999 May 28;274(22):15389-94 [10336426] Cell. 1997 Nov 14;91(4):443-6 [9390553] Princess Takamatsu Symp. 1994;24:290-302 [8983083] J Biol Chem. 1997 Aug 22;272(34):21388-95 [9261153] Cell. 1997 Nov 28;91(5):627-37 [9393856] J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 26;272(52):33338-43 [9407126] Br J Dermatol. 1997 Dec;137(6):883-9 [9470903] Oncogene. 1998 Feb 19;16(7):853-63 [9484776] Cancer Res. 1985 Oct;45(10):4864-70 [4027973] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-Term Effects of Witnessing Marital Violence for Women: The Contribution of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse AN - 61662617; 200003672 AB - Questionnaire data from 3l3 female undergraduates at Cornell U (Ithaca, NY) revealed that 9% reported having witnessed some type of physical conflict between their parents. Witnessing marital violence was associated with other family mental health risks, childhood physical & sexual abuse, & adult physical assaults by strangers. Women who witnessed marital violence reported more symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder than other women, after family background & abuse variables were accounted for. Significant interactions between witnessing marital violence & childhood physical abuse were observed for measures of current social avoidance & predictability in partner relationships, indicating that the effects of witnessing marital violence depended on the presence of childhood abuse. Implications of these results for research & interventions are discussed. 6 Tables, 70 References. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Family Violence AU - Feerick, Margaret M AU - Haugaard, Jeffrey J AD - Child Development & Behavior Branch, National Instit Child Health & Human Development, Bethesda, MD feerickm@mail.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - December 1999 SP - 377 EP - 398 VL - 14 IS - 4 SN - 0885-7482, 0885-7482 KW - Marital Relations KW - Undergraduate Students KW - Childhood Factors KW - Interpersonal Relations KW - Adult Development KW - Adolescent Development KW - Home Environment KW - New York KW - Family Violence KW - Females KW - Child Abuse KW - Child Sexual Abuse KW - article KW - 6143: child & family welfare UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61662617?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocialservices&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Family+Violence&rft.atitle=Long-Term+Effects+of+Witnessing+Marital+Violence+for+Women%3A+The+Contribution+of+Childhood+Physical+and+Sexual+Abuse&rft.au=Feerick%2C+Margaret+M%3BHaugaard%2C+Jeffrey+J&rft.aulast=Feerick&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=377&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Family+Violence&rft.issn=08857482&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Social Services Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2007-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Family Violence; Childhood Factors; Females; Adult Development; Adolescent Development; Interpersonal Relations; Marital Relations; Child Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Home Environment; Undergraduate Students; New York ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety and efficacy of adenovirus-mediated transfer of the human aquaporin-1 cDNA to irradiated parotid glands of non-human primates AN - 18181521; 5202486 AB - This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of a single administration of a recombinant adenovirus encoding human aquaporin-1 (AdhAQP1) to the parotid glands of adult rhesus monkeys. In anticipation of possible clinical use of this virus to correct irradiation damage to salivary glands, AdhAQP1 was administered (at either 2 x 10 super(9) or 1 x 10 super(8) plaque-forming units/gland) intraductally to irradiated glands and to their contralateral nonirradiated glands. Radiation (single dose, 10 Gy) significantly reduced salivary flow in exposed glands. Virus administration resulted in gene transfer to irradiated and nonirradiated glands and was without untoward local (salivary) or systemic (sera chemistry, complete blood count) effects in all animals. However, the effect of AdhAQP1 administration varied and did not result in a consistent positive effect on salivary flow rates for all animals under these experimental conditions. We conclude that a single adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to primate salivary glands is well-tolerated, although its functional utility in enhancing fluid secretion from irradiated parotid glands is inconsistent. JF - Cancer Gene Therapy AU - O'Connell, A C AU - Baccaglini, L AU - Fox, P C AU - O'Connell, B C AU - Kenshalo, D AU - Oweisy, H AU - Hoque, ATMS AU - Sun, D AU - Herscher, LL AU - Braddon, V R AU - Delporte, C AU - Baum, B J AD - Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 1N113, MSC-1190, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, bruce_j_baumnih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 505 EP - 513 VL - 6 IS - 6 SN - 0929-1903, 0929-1903 KW - Primates KW - AdhAQP1 gene KW - aquaporin 1 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Gene therapy KW - Parotid gland KW - Salivary gland KW - Radiation KW - cDNA KW - Gene transfer KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33180:Gene based (protocols, clinical trials, and animal models) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18181521?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Safety+and+efficacy+of+adenovirus-mediated+transfer+of+the+human+aquaporin-1+cDNA+to+irradiated+parotid+glands+of+non-human+primates&rft.au=O%27Connell%2C+A+C%3BBaccaglini%2C+L%3BFox%2C+P+C%3BO%27Connell%2C+B+C%3BKenshalo%2C+D%3BOweisy%2C+H%3BHoque%2C+ATMS%3BSun%2C+D%3BHerscher%2C+LL%3BBraddon%2C+V+R%3BDelporte%2C+C%3BBaum%2C+B+J&rft.aulast=O%27Connell&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=505&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=09291903&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Primates; Radiation; Gene transfer; Salivary gland; Parotid gland; Gene therapy; cDNA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of Treponema pallidum Subspecies pallidum in a 200-Year-Old Skeletal Specimen AN - 18082541; 5155289 AB - Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the causative agent of venereal syphilis, was detected in a 200-year-old skeletal specimen from Easter Island. An initial diagnosis of treponemal infection was confirmed by extensive purification of immunoglobulin that reacted strongly with T. pallidum antigen. Extracted DNA exhibited a single-base polymorphism that distinguished T.p. subsp. pallidum from 4 other human and nonhuman treponemes. Extensive precautions against contamination of the subject matter with modern treponemal DNA were employed, including analysis of archaeological and modern specimens in 2 geographically separate laboratories. Molecular determination of historical disease states by using skeletal material can significantly enhance our understanding of the pathology and spread of infectious diseases. JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases AU - Kolman, C J AU - Centurion-Lara, A AU - Lukehart, SA AU - Owsley, D W AU - Tuross, N AD - National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Rockville, MD, USA Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 2060 EP - 2063 VL - 180 IS - 6 SN - 0022-1899, 0022-1899 KW - Easter I. KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Disease spread KW - Treponema pallidum KW - Syphilis KW - Skeleton KW - J 02849:Sexually-transmitted diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18082541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Infectious+Diseases&rft.atitle=Identification+of+Treponema+pallidum+Subspecies+pallidum+in+a+200-Year-Old+Skeletal+Specimen&rft.au=Kolman%2C+C+J%3BCenturion-Lara%2C+A%3BLukehart%2C+SA%3BOwsley%2C+D+W%3BTuross%2C+N&rft.aulast=Kolman&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=180&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2060&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Infectious+Diseases&rft.issn=00221899&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Treponema pallidum; Syphilis; Skeleton; Disease spread ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical Scenarios II: Syndromes with Abnormal Peritoneal Response AN - 17673740; 4750900 AB - The normal peritoneal response to microorganisms is characterized by hyperemia, exudation of protein-rich fluid into the peritoneal cavity and marked influx of neutrophils, universally known as peritonitis. Under favorable circumstances for the host, peritoneal and systemic defense mechanisms can remove infection from the peritoneal cavity (resolution) or at least manage to contain infection (intra-abdominal abscess). The normal peritoneal response to infection may be altered by local peritoneal and systemic factors resulting in a non-efficient mechanism that interferes with the ability of the host to eradicate infection from the peritoneal cavity or further damage the peritoneal interface. JF - Sepsis AU - Fiuza, C AD - CCMD/CC. National Institutes of Health. Bldg 10, RM 4d43. 10 Center Drive MSC-1662. Bethesda, MD 20892-1662, USA, cfiuza@mail.cc.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 335 EP - 344 VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 1385-0229, 1385-0229 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Peritonitis KW - Peritoneum KW - Immune response KW - Peritoneal diseases KW - J 02833:Immune response and immune mechanisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17673740?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+clinical+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Analgesic+efficacy+and+pharmacokinetics+of+ketoprofen+administered+into+a+surgical+site.&rft.au=Dionne%2C+R+A%3BGordon%2C+S+M%3BTahara%2C+M%3BRowan%2C+J%3BTroullos%2C+E&rft.aulast=Dionne&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=131&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+clinical+pharmacology&rft.issn=00912700&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Peritoneum; Peritonitis; Peritoneal diseases; Immune response ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges to retrospective exposure assessment AN - 17591293; 4664446 AB - Retrospective exposure assessment has become a crucial component in the interpretation of occupational epidemiologic results. Many advances have been made over the last 2 decades, but substantial progress is still necessary to reduce the misclassification of exposure. The efforts needed include evaluating the validity and reliability of assessment methods, better documentation of the methods, use of exposure determinants to estimate exposure levels more accurately and reliably, and an increase in the understanding of industrial hygiene and biological measurement data and questionnaires, their limitations, and how to use them best. In addition, better characterization of exposures is necessary. This need includes evaluating dermal and ingestion hazards, incorporating nonoccupational sources of exposures, particularly hobbies, evaluating the effect of multiple chemicals, and exploring different exposure metrics. JF - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health AU - Stewart, P AD - Occupational Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, EPS 8102, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Maryland, 20892, USA, stewartt@epndce.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 505 EP - 510 VL - 25 IS - 6 SN - 0355-3140, 0355-3140 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Chemicals KW - Epidemiology KW - Dose-response effects KW - Occupational exposure KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17591293?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Scandinavian+Journal+of+Work%2C+Environment+%26+Health&rft.atitle=Challenges+to+retrospective+exposure+assessment&rft.au=Stewart%2C+P&rft.aulast=Stewart&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=505&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Scandinavian+Journal+of+Work%2C+Environment+%26+Health&rft.issn=03553140&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Occupational exposure; Epidemiology; Dose-response effects; Chemicals ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reduction of Furin-Nicked Pseudomonas Exotoxin A: An Unfolding Story AN - 17500243; 4685159 AB - Upon entering mammalian cells, Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) is proteolytically processed by furin to produce an N-terminal fragment of 28 kDa and a C-terminal fragment of 37 kDa. Cleavage is followed by the reduction of a key disulfide bond (cysteines 265-287). This combination of proteolysis and reduction releases the 37 kDa C-terminal fragment, which then translocates to the cytosol where it ADP-ribosylates elongation factor 2 and inhibits protein synthesis. To investigate toxin reduction, furin-nicked PE or a hypercleavable mutant, PEW281A, was subjected to various treatments and then analyzed for fragment production. Reduction was evident only when unfolding conditions and a reducing agent were applied. Thermal unfolding of PE, as evidenced by changes in alpha -helical content and increased sensitivity to trypsin, rendered nicked toxin susceptible to protein disulfide isomerase- (PDI-) mediated reduction. When subcellular fractions from toxin-sensitive cells were incubated with nicked PE, toxin unfolding and reducing activities were present in the membrane fraction but not the soluble fraction. These data indicate that PE reduction is a two-step process: unfolding that allows access to the Cys265-287 disulfide bond, followed by reduction of the sulfur-sulfur bond by PDI or a PDI-like enzyme. With regard to cellular processing, we propose that the toxin's three-dimensional structure retains a "closed" conformation that restricts solvent access to the Cys265-287 disulfide bond until after a cell-mediated unfolding event. JF - Biochemistry (Washington) AU - McKee, M L AU - FitzGerald, D J AD - Biotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Basic Science, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255, USA, djpf@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 16507 EP - 16513 VL - 38 IS - 50 SN - 0006-2960, 0006-2960 KW - exotoxin A KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Protein folding KW - Disulfide bonds KW - Pseudomonas KW - Tertiary structure KW - Translocation KW - J 02822:Biosynthesis and physicochemical properties UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17500243?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.atitle=Reduction+of+Furin-Nicked+Pseudomonas+Exotoxin+A%3A+An+Unfolding+Story&rft.au=McKee%2C+M+L%3BFitzGerald%2C+D+J&rft.aulast=McKee&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=50&rft.spage=16507&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.issn=00062960&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fbi991308%2B LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pseudomonas; Tertiary structure; Translocation; Protein folding; Disulfide bonds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi991308+ ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disparate phylogeographic patterns of molecular genetic variation in four closely related South American small cat species AN - 17490262; 4679125 AB - Tissue specimens from four species of Neotropical small cats (Oncifelis geoffroyi, N = 38; O. guigna, N = 6; Leopardus tigrinus, N = 32; Lynchailurus colocolo, N = 22) collected from throughout their distribution were examined for patterns of DNA sequence variation using three mitochondrial genes, 16S rRNA, ATP8, and NADH-5. Patterns between and among O. guigna and O. geoffroyi individuals were assessed further from size variation at 20 microsatellite loci. Phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial DNA sequences revealed monophyletic clustering of the four species, plus evidence of natural hybridization between L. tigrinus and L. colocolo in areas of range overlap and discrete population subdivisions reflecting geographical isolation. Several commonly accepted subspecies partitions were affirmed for L. colocolo, but not for O. geoffroyi. The lack of geographical substructure in O. geoffroyi was recapitulated with the microsatellite data, as was the monophyletic clustering of O. guigna and O. geoffroyi individuals. L. tigrinus forms two phylogeographic clusters which correspond to L.t. oncilla (from Costa Rica) and L.t. guttula (from Brazil) and which have mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic distance estimates comparable to interspecific values between other ocelot lineage species. Using feline-specific calibration rates for mitochondrial DNA mutation rates, we estimated that extant lineages of O. guigna diverged 0.4 million years ago (Ma), compared with 1.7 Ma for L. colocolo, 2.0 Ma for O. geoffroyi, and 3.7 Ma for L. tigrinus. JF - Molecular Ecology AU - Johnson, W E AU - Slattery, J P AU - Eizirik, E AU - Kim, J-H AU - Raymond, M M AU - Bonacic, C AU - Cambre, R AU - Crawshaw, P AU - Nunes, A AU - Seuanez, H N AU - Moreira, MAM AU - Seymour, K L AU - Simon, F AU - Swanson, W AU - O'Brien, S J AD - Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA, johnsonw@ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - S79 EP - S94 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 0962-1083, 0962-1083 KW - cats KW - ATP8 gene KW - NADH-8 gene KW - rRNA 16S KW - Ecology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts KW - Phylogeny KW - Geographical distribution KW - Leopardus tigrinus KW - Biogeography KW - Oncifelis geoffroyi KW - Microsatellites KW - Genetic diversity KW - Lynchailurus colocolo KW - Ecological genetics KW - Population genetics KW - Mitochondrial DNA KW - Oncifelis guigna KW - Genetic distance KW - D 04672:Mammals KW - G 07405:Carnivora KW - G 07290:Population genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17490262?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+clinical+oncology+%3A+official+journal+of+the+American+Society+of+Clinical+Oncology&rft.atitle=Secondary+leukemia+or+myelodysplastic+syndrome+after+treatment+with+epipodophyllotoxins.&rft.au=Smith%2C+M+A%3BRubinstein%2C+L%3BAnderson%2C+J+R%3BArthur%2C+D%3BCatalano%2C+P+J%3BFreidlin%2C+B%3BHeyn%2C+R%3BKhayat%2C+A%3BKrailo%2C+M%3BLand%2C+V+J%3BMiser%2C+J%3BShuster%2C+J%3BVena%2C+D&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=569&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+clinical+oncology+%3A+official+journal+of+the+American+Society+of+Clinical+Oncology&rft.issn=0732183X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oncifelis geoffroyi; Oncifelis guigna; Leopardus tigrinus; Lynchailurus colocolo; Population genetics; Biogeography; Genetic diversity; Mitochondrial DNA; Microsatellites; Genetic distance; Ecological genetics; Phylogeny; Geographical distribution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Juvenile guanaco survival: management and conservation implications AN - 17484001; 4675116 AB - 1. The Chilean National Forestry and Park Service is striving to implement a guanaco management programme of sustained-yield use. To achieve this, the rate, variation and causes of juvenile guanaco mortality must be understood thoroughly. Therefore, we monitored the survival of 409 radio-collared juvenile guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, from 1991 to 1996. 2. The Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator of survival for staggered entry was calculated, and survival rates between juvenile males and females and among years were compared using the LIFETEST procedure in SAS. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to relate mortality rate to explanatory variables such as juvenile sex, birth weight, adult female aggression towards researchers during the capture and tagging of newborns, population density, and mean monthly winter snowfall. 3. Mean juvenile survival rate (S) was 0 times 38, but varied between 0 times 31 and 0 times 55. Survival rates between the sexes were not significantly different, although male survival was lower than that of females. Mortality rate was highest during the first 14 days after birth. Most deaths occurred between birth and 7 months of age. 4. The risk of mortality increased by almost 6% with every 1 cm increase in winter snowfall, whereas the risk of mortality decreased by almost 24% as adult female aggression increased towards researchers. 5. Current management objectives are aimed at the implementation of a rational harvest of guanacos on the Chilean side of the island of Tierra del Fuego. Our results provide improved and updated estimates of juvenile guanaco survival and will aid in the modelling of harvest rates of guanacos in southern Chile. Future proposed harvests from wild populations in southern Chile need to consider the rate and variation of this critical life-history parameter. JF - Journal of Applied Ecology AU - Sarno, R J AU - Clark, W R AU - Bank AU - Prexl, W S AU - Behl, MJ AU - Johnson, W E AU - Franklin, W L AD - Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, FCRDC/NCI, Building 560, Room 11-84, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA, rjsarno@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 937 EP - 945 VL - 36 IS - 6 SN - 0021-8901, 0021-8901 KW - Chile KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Management KW - National parks KW - Conservation KW - Survival KW - Lama guanicoe KW - D 04700:Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17484001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Law+and+Human+Behavior&rft.atitle=The+alleged+%E2%80%9CFerguson+Effect%E2%80%9D+and+police+willingness+to+engage+in+community+partnership&rft.au=Wolfe%2C+Scott+E.%3BNix%2C+Justin&rft.aulast=Wolfe&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Law+and+Human+Behavior&rft.issn=01477307&rft_id=info:doi/10.1037%2Flhb0000164 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Lama guanicoe; Survival; Management; Conservation; National parks DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00449.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Replacement of the F and G Proteins of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Subgroup A with Those of Subgroup B Generates Chimeric Live Attenuated RSV Subgroup B Vaccine Candidates AN - 17463776; 4673433 AB - Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) exists as two antigenic subgroups, A and B, both of which should be represented in a vaccine. The F and G glycoproteins are the major neutralization and protective antigens, and the G protein in particular is highly divergent between the subgroups. The existing system for reverse genetics is based on the A2 strain of RSV subgroup A, and most efforts to develop a live attenuated RSV vaccine have focused on strain A2 or other subgroup A viruses. In the present study, the development of a live attenuated subgroup B component was expedited by the replacement of the F and G glycoproteins of recombinant A2 virus with their counterparts from the RSV subgroup B strain B1. This gene replacement was initially done for wild-type (wt) recombinant A2 virus to create a wt AB chimeric virus and then for a series of A2 derivatives which contain various combinations of A2- derived attenuating mutations located in genes other than F and G. The wt AB virus replicated in cell culture with an efficiency which was comparable to that of the wt A2 and B1 parents. AB viruses containing temperature-sensitive mutations in the A2 background exhibited levels of temperature sensitivity in vitro which were similar to those of A2 viruses bearing the same mutations. In chimpanzees, the replication of the wt AB chimera was intermediate between that of the A2 and B1 wt viruses and was accompanied by moderate rhinorrhea, as previously seen in this species. An AB chimeric virus, rABcp248/404/1030, which was constructed to contain a mixture of attenuating mutations derived from two different biologically attenuated A2 viruses, was highly attenuated in both the upper and lower respiratory tracts of chimpanzees. This attenuated AB chimeric virus was immunogenic and conferred a high level of resistance on chimpanzees to challenge with wt AB virus. The rABcp248/404/1030 chimeric virus is a promising vaccine candidate for RSV subgroup B and will be evaluated next in humans. Furthermore, these results suggest that additional attenuating mutations derived from strain A2 can be inserted into the A2 background of the recombinant chimeric AB virus as necessary to modify the attenuation phenotype in a reasonably predictable manner to achieve an optimal balance between attenuation and immunogenicity in a virus bearing the subgroup B antigenic determinants. JF - Journal of Virology AU - Whitehead, S S AU - Hill, M G AU - Firestone, CY AU - Claire AU - Elkins, W R AU - Murphy, B R AU - Collins, P L AD - LID, NIAID, 7 Center Dr., MSC 0720, Bethesda, MD 20892-0720, sswhitehead@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 9773 EP - 9780 VL - 73 IS - 12 SN - 0022-538X, 0022-538X KW - Immunogenicity KW - gene replacement KW - subgroup B KW - chimpanzees KW - Respiratory syncytial virus KW - double prime F protein KW - double prime G protein KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - G protein KW - F protein KW - ^AF protein KW - ^AG protein KW - Attenuation KW - Chimeras KW - Antigens KW - Vaccines KW - Glycoproteins KW - W3 33365:Vaccines (other) KW - V 22097:Immunization: Vaccines & vaccination: Human KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17463776?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Virology&rft.atitle=Replacement+of+the+F+and+G+Proteins+of+Respiratory+Syncytial+Virus+%28RSV%29+Subgroup+A+with+Those+of+Subgroup+B+Generates+Chimeric+Live+Attenuated+RSV+Subgroup+B+Vaccine+Candidates&rft.au=Whitehead%2C+S+S%3BHill%2C+M+G%3BFirestone%2C+CY%3BClaire%3BElkins%2C+W+R%3BMurphy%2C+B+R%3BCollins%2C+P+L&rft.aulast=Whitehead&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=9773&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Virology&rft.issn=0022538X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Respiratory syncytial virus; Glycoproteins; Chimeras; Vaccines; Attenuation; Antigens; Immunogenicity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structure and Function of the Tryptophan Synthase alpha sub(2) beta sub(2) Complex. Roles of beta Subunit Histidine 86 AN - 17461078; 4666011 AB - To probe the structural and functional roles of active-site residues in the tryptophan synthase alpha sub(2) beta sub(2) complex from Salmonella typhimurium, we have determined the effects of mutation of His super(86) in the beta subunit. His super(86) is located adjacent to beta subunit Lys super(87), which forms an internal aldimine with the pyridoxal phosphate and catalyzes the abstraction of the alpha -proton of L-serine. The replacement of His super(86) by leucine (H86L) weakened pyridoxal phosphate binding similar to 20-fold and abolished the circular dichroism signals of the bound coenzyme and of a reaction intermediate. Correlation of these results with previous crystal structures indicates that beta -His super(86) plays a structural role in binding pyridoxal phosphate and in stabilizing the correct orientation of pyridoxal phosphate in the active site of the beta subunit. The H86L mutation also altered the pH profiles of absorbance and fluorescence signals and shifted the pH optimum for the synthesis of L-tryptophan from pH 7.5 to 8.8. We propose that the interaction of His super(86) with the phosphate of pyridoxal phosphate and with Lys super(87) lowers the pKa of Lys super(87) in the wild-type alpha sub(2) beta sub(2) complex and thereby facilitates catalysis by Lys super(87) in the physiological pH range. JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry AU - Ro, H AU - Miles, E W AD - Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0830 Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 36439 EP - 36445 VL - 274 IS - 51 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - mutagenesis KW - tryptophan synthase KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids KW - Salmonella typhimurium KW - J 02728:Enzymes KW - N 14681:Mutagenesis techniques UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17461078?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biological+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Structure+and+Function+of+the+Tryptophan+Synthase+alpha+sub%282%29+beta+sub%282%29+Complex.+Roles+of+beta+Subunit+Histidine+86&rft.au=Ro%2C+H%3BMiles%2C+E+W&rft.aulast=Ro&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=51&rft.spage=36439&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biological+Chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/10.1074%2Fjbc.274.51.36439 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Salmonella typhimurium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.51.36439 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Corrects Dysfunctional High Density Lipoproteins and Reduces Aortic Atherosclerosis in Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Transgenic Mice AN - 17458530; 4666069 AB - Expression of human lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) in mice (LCAT-Tg) leads to increased high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels but paradoxically, enhanced atherosclerosis. We have hypothesized that the absence of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in LCAT-Tg mice facilitates the accumulation of dysfunctional HDL leading to impaired reverse cholesterol transport and the development of a pro-atherogenic state. To test this hypothesis we cross-bred LCAT-Tg with CETP-Tg mice. On both regular chow and high fat, high cholesterol diets, expression of CETP in LCAT-Tg mice reduced total cholesterol (-39% and -13%, respectively; p < 0.05), reflecting a decrease in HDL cholesterol levels. CETP normalized both the plasma clearance of [ super(3)H]cholesteryl esters ([ super(3)H]CE) from HDL (fractional catabolic rate in days super(-1): LCAT-Tg = 3.7 plus or minus 0.34, LCATxCETP-Tg = 6.1 plus or minus 0.16, and controls = 6.4 plus or minus 0.16) as well as the liver uptake of [ super(3)H]CE from HDL (LCAT-Tg = 36%, LCATxCETP-Tg = 65%, and controls = 63%) in LCAT-Tg mice. On the pro-atherogenic diet the mean aortic lesion area was reduced by 41% in LCATxCETP-Tg (21.2 plus or minus 2.0 mu m super(2) x 10 super(3)) compared with LCAT-Tg mice (35.7 plus or minus 2.0 mu m super(2) x 10 super(3); p < 0.001). Adenovirus-mediated expression of scavenger receptor class B (SR-BI) failed to normalize the plasma clearance and liver uptake of [ super(3)H]CE from LCAT-Tg HDL. Thus, the ability of SR-BI to facilitate the selective uptake of CE from LCAT-Tg HDL is impaired, indicating a potential mechanism leading to impaired reverse cholesterol transport and atherosclerosis in these animals. We conclude that CETP expression reduces atherosclerosis in LCAT-Tg mice by restoring the functional properties of LCAT-Tg mouse HDL and promoting the hepatic uptake of HDL-CE. These findings provide definitive in vivo evidence supporting the proposed anti-atherogenic role of CETP in facilitating HDL-mediated reverse cholesterol transport and demonstrate that CETP expression is beneficial in pro-atherogenic states that result from impaired reverse cholesterol transport. JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry AU - Foeger, B AU - Chase, M AU - Amar, MJ AU - Vaisman, B L AU - Shamburek, R D AU - Paigen, B AU - Fruchart-Najib, J AU - Paiz, JA AU - Koch, CA AU - Hoyt, R F AU - Brewer Jr, HB AU - Santamarina-Fojo, S AD - Molecular Disease Branch and Laboratory of Animal Medicine/Surgery, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 36912 EP - 36920 VL - 274 IS - 52 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Transgenic mice KW - Adenovirus KW - Cholesteryl ester transfer protein KW - cholesteryl ester transfer protein KW - phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase KW - scavenger receptor class B KW - scavenger receptors KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts KW - Phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase KW - Lipoproteins (high density) KW - Cholesterol KW - Arteriosclerosis KW - W3 33056:Animal models of human disease KW - G 07444:Animal models KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17458530?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Radiation+Oncology%2C+Biology%2C+%26+Physics&rft.atitle=Neural+Modeling+and+Functional+Brain+Imaging%3A+The+Interplay+between+the+Data-Fitting+and+Simulation+Approaches&rft.au=Horwitz%2C+Barry%3BGlabus%2C+Michael+F&rft.aulast=Horwitz&rft.aufirst=Barry&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=267&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Radiation+Oncology%2C+Biology%2C+%26+Physics&rft.issn=03603016&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0074-7742%2805%2966009-6 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adenovirus; Arteriosclerosis; Lipoproteins (high density); Cholesterol; Phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.52.36912 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of candidate T-cell epitopes and molecular mimics in chronic Lyme disease AN - 17452865; 4664368 AB - Elucidating the cellular immune response to infectious agents is a prerequisite for understanding disease pathogenesis and designing effective vaccines. In the identification of microbial T-cell epitopes, the availability of purified or recombinant bacterial proteins has been a chief limiting factor. In chronic infectious diseases such as Lyme disease, immune-mediated damage may add to the effects of direct infection by means of molecular mimicry to tissue autoantigens. Here, we describe a new method to effectively identify both microbial epitopes and candidate autoantigens. The approach combines data acquisition by positional scanning peptide combinatorial libraries and biometric data analysis by generation of scoring matrices. In a patient with chronic neuroborreliosis, we show that this strategy leads to the identification of potentially relevant T-cell targets derived from both Borrelia burgdorferi and the host. We also found that the antigen specificity of a single T-cell clone can be degenerate and yet the clone can preferentially recognize different peptides derived from the same organism, thus demonstrating that flexibility in T-cell recognition does not preclude specificity. This approach has potential applications in the identification of ligands in infectious diseases, tumors and autoimmune disease. JF - Nature Medicine AU - Hemmer, B AU - Gran, B AU - Zhao, Y AU - Marques, A AU - Pascal, J AU - Tzou, A AU - Kondo, T AU - Cortese, I AU - Bielekova, B AU - Straus, SE AU - McFarland, H F AU - Houghten, R AU - Simon, R AU - Pinilla, C AU - Martin, R AD - Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 5B-16, 10 Center DR MSC 1400, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1400, USA, Roland_Martin@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 1375 EP - 1382 VL - 5 IS - 12 SN - 1078-8956, 1078-8956 KW - epitopes KW - immunology KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Immunology Abstracts KW - Infectious diseases KW - Autoimmune diseases KW - Lymphocytes T KW - Tumors KW - Vaccines KW - Lyme disease KW - J 02833:Immune response and immune mechanisms KW - F 06008:Bacteria UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17452865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+Medicine&rft.atitle=Identification+of+candidate+T-cell+epitopes+and+molecular+mimics+in+chronic+Lyme+disease&rft.au=Hemmer%2C+B%3BGran%2C+B%3BZhao%2C+Y%3BMarques%2C+A%3BPascal%2C+J%3BTzou%2C+A%3BKondo%2C+T%3BCortese%2C+I%3BBielekova%2C+B%3BStraus%2C+SE%3BMcFarland%2C+H+F%3BHoughten%2C+R%3BSimon%2C+R%3BPinilla%2C+C%3BMartin%2C+R&rft.aulast=Hemmer&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1375&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+Medicine&rft.issn=10788956&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2F70946 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Lymphocytes T; Lyme disease; Vaccines; Infectious diseases; Tumors; Autoimmune diseases DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/70946 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Occupational cancer epidemiology in the coming decades AN - 17449146; 4664445 AB - Occupational studies have identified many of the established chemical carcinogens. Studies in the next millennium will be needed to identify the hazardous agents in occupations known to have high cancer rates, to assess human risks from animal carcinogens that have not been well evaluated epidemiologically, to provide information on women and minorities, to evaluate interactions with genetic factors and other risk factors, to contribute to our understanding of risks from the spread of chemicals from the workplace to the general environment, and to identify mechanisms of cancer. The traditional retrospective cohort design will be insufficient to meet these needs. Population-based case-control, nested case-control, prospective cohorts, and cross-sectional designs will assume more important roles because of the need to collect information on nonoccupational risk factors and biological tissues. Improvement in the assessment of quantitative exposures is needed for the efficient evaluation of interactions between occupational exposures, genetic factors, and nonoccupational exposures. JF - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health AU - Blair, A AU - Rothman, N AU - Zahm, SH AD - National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza South, Room 8118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 491 EP - 497 VL - 25 IS - 6 SN - 0355-3140, 0355-3140 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Chemicals KW - Risk assessment KW - Cancer KW - Epidemiology KW - occupational diseases KW - Occupational exposure KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17449146?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Scandinavian+Journal+of+Work%2C+Environment+%26+Health&rft.atitle=Occupational+cancer+epidemiology+in+the+coming+decades&rft.au=Blair%2C+A%3BRothman%2C+N%3BZahm%2C+SH&rft.aulast=Blair&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=491&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Scandinavian+Journal+of+Work%2C+Environment+%26+Health&rft.issn=03553140&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - occupational diseases; Occupational exposure; Cancer; Epidemiology; Risk assessment; Chemicals ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Searching for drug targets in microbial genomes AN - 17446791; 4659036 AB - Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequences of 10 bacterial pathogens available in the public databases offers the first insights into the drug discovery approaches of the near future. Genes that are conserved in different genomes often turn out to be essential, which makes them attractive targets for new broad-spectrum antibiotics. Subtractive genome analysis reveals the genes that are conserved in all or most of the pathogenic bacteria but not in eukaryotes; these are the most obvious candidates for drug targets. Species-specific genes, on the other hand, may offer the possibility to design drugs against a particular, narrow group of pathogens. JF - Current Opinion in Biotechnology AU - Galperin, MY AU - Koonin, E V AD - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA, galperin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 571 EP - 578 VL - 10 IS - 6 SN - 0958-1669, 0958-1669 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Genomes KW - Databases KW - Reviews KW - Microorganisms KW - Pathogens KW - Drugs KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33000:General topics and reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17446791?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Current+Opinion+in+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Searching+for+drug+targets+in+microbial+genomes&rft.au=Galperin%2C+MY%3BKoonin%2C+E+V&rft.aulast=Galperin&rft.aufirst=MY&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=571&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Current+Opinion+in+Biotechnology&rft.issn=09581669&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0958-1669%2899%2900035-X LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Drugs; Databases; Reviews; Microorganisms; Pathogens DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0958-1669(99)00035-X ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Liposome-mediated gene transfer into human basal cell carcinoma AN - 17442356; 4658145 AB - Direct intralesional injection of DNA encoding interferon- alpha 2 (IFN- alpha 2) was used in an effort to sustain local protein delivery for the treatment of human basal cell carcinoma (BCC). A novel model to study this malignancy was established by transplantation of human BCC tissue on to immunodeficient mice with a relatively high rate of engraftment and stable phenotype for superficial BCC (20 of 25; 80%). Gene transfer was significantly increased by using DNA liposome complexes (lipoplexes). Recombinant gene expression was detected predominantly in the epidermis and, to a lesser extent, in the dermis. Gene transfer of IFN- alpha 2 using this method resulted in sustained production of IFN- alpha 2 protein and increased expression of a known IFN-inducible gene, the class II major histocompatibility (MHC) antigen, and induced BCC regression, presumably through a non-immune mechanism. Intralesional injection of DNA lipoplexes encoding IFN- alpha protein may therefore be applicable to the treatment of cutaneous BCC. JF - Gene Therapy AU - Hottiger, MO AU - Dam, T N AU - Nickoloff, B J AU - Johnson, T M AU - Nabel, G J AD - Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 1929 EP - 1935 VL - 6 IS - 12 SN - 0969-7128, 0969-7128 KW - man KW - mice KW - alpha -Interferon KW - basal cells KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - ^a-Interferon KW - Gene therapy KW - Gene transfer KW - Major histocompatibility complex KW - Liposomes KW - a-Interferon KW - Carcinoma KW - W3 33181:Gene therapy vectors KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17442356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Liposome-mediated+gene+transfer+into+human+basal+cell+carcinoma&rft.au=Hottiger%2C+MO%3BDam%2C+T+N%3BNickoloff%2C+B+J%3BJohnson%2C+T+M%3BNabel%2C+G+J&rft.aulast=Hottiger&rft.aufirst=MO&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1929&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=09697128&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Gene transfer; Carcinoma; Liposomes; a-Interferon; Major histocompatibility complex; Gene therapy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DNA-binding proteins and evolution of transcription regulation in the archaea AN - 17440450; 4658954 AB - Likely DNA-binding domains in archaeal proteins were analyzed using sequence profile methods and available structural information. It is shown that all archaea encode a large number of proteins containing the helix-turn-helix (HTH) DNA-binding domains whose sequences are much more similar to bacterial HTH domains than to eukaryotic ones, such as the PAIRED, POU and homeodomains. The predominant class of HTH domains in archaea is the winged-HTH domain. The number and diversity of HTH domains in archea is comparable to that seen in bacteria. The HTH domain in archaea combines with a variety of other domains that include replication system components, such as MCM proteins, translation system components, such as the alpha -subunit of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase, and several metabolic enzymes. The majority of the archaeal HTH-containing proteins are predicted to be gene/operon-specific transcriptional regulators. This apparent bacterial-type mode of transcription regulation is in sharp contrast to the eukaryote-like layout of the core transcription machinery in the archaea. In addition to the predicted bacterial-type transcriptional regulators, the HTH domain is conserved in archaeal and eukaryotic core transcription factors, such as TFIIB, TFIIE- alpha and MBF1. MBF1 is the only highly conserved, classical HTH domain that is vertically inherited in all archaea and eukaryotes. In contrast, while eukaryotic TFIIB and TFIIE- alpha possess forms of the HTH domain that are divergent in sequence, their archaeal counterparts contain typical HTH domains. It is shown that, besides the HTH domain, archaea encode unexpectedly large numbers of two other predicted DNA-binding domains, namely the Arc/MetJ domain and the Znribbon. The core transcription regulators in archaea and eukaryotes (TFIIB/TFB, TFIIE- alpha and MBF1) and in bacteria (the sigma factors) share no similarity beyond the presence of distinct HTH domains. Thus HTH domains might have been independently recruited for a role in transcription regulation in the bacterial and archaeal/eukaryotic lineages. During subsequent evolution, the similarity between archaeal and bacterial gene/operon transcriptional regulators might have been established and maintained through multiple horizontal gene transfer events. JF - Nucleic Acids Research AU - Aravind, L AU - Koonin, E V AD - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA, koonin@golem.nlm.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Dec 01 SP - 4658 EP - 4670 VL - 27 IS - 23 SN - 0305-1048, 0305-1048 KW - HTH domain KW - bacteria KW - MBF1 protein KW - MCM protein KW - TFB protein KW - phenylalanine-tRNA ligase KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids KW - Transcription initiation factor TFIIB KW - DNA-binding protein KW - Transcription initiation factor TFIIE KW - Gene regulation KW - Transcription factors KW - Sigma factor KW - J 02725:DNA KW - N 14662:Gene regulation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17440450?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nucleic+Acids+Research&rft.atitle=DNA-binding+proteins+and+evolution+of+transcription+regulation+in+the+archaea&rft.au=Aravind%2C+L%3BKoonin%2C+E+V&rft.aulast=Aravind&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=4658&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nucleic+Acids+Research&rft.issn=03051048&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - DNA-binding protein; Transcription factors; Transcription initiation factor TFIIB; Transcription initiation factor TFIIE; Sigma factor; Gene regulation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cellobiose-6-Phosphate Hydrolase (CelF) of Escherichia coli: Characterization and Assignment to the Unusual Family 4 of Glycosylhydrolases AN - 17341782; 4627065 AB - The gene celF of the cryptic cel operon of Escherichia coli has been cloned, and the encoded 6-phospho- beta -glucosidase (cellobiose-6-phosphate [6P] hydrolase; CelF [EC 3.2.1.86]) has been expressed and purified in a catalytically active state. Among phospho- beta - glycosidases, CelF exhibits unique requirements for a divalent metal ion and NAD super(+) for activity and, by sequence alignment, is assigned to family 4 of the glycosylhydrolase superfamily. CelF hydrolyzed a variety of P- beta -glucosides, including cellobiose- 6P, salicin-6P arbutin-6P, gentiobiose-6P, methyl- beta -glucoside- 6P, and the chromogenic analog, p-nitrophenyl- beta -D- glucopyranoside-6P. In the absence of a metal ion and NAD super(+), purified CelF was rapidly and irreversibly inactivated. The functional roles of the cofactors have not been established, but NAD super(+) appears not to be a reactant and there is no evidence for reduction of the nucleotide during substrate cleavage. In solution, native CelF exists as a homotetramer (M sub(w), ~200,000) composed of noncovalently linked subunits, and this oligomeric structure is maintained independently of the presence or absence of a metal ion. The molecular weight of the CelF monomer (M sub(r) ~50,000), estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, is in agreement with that calculated from the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide (450 residues; M sub(r) = 50,512). Comparative sequence alignments provide tentative identification of the NAD super(+)-binding domain (residues 7 to 40) and catalytically important glutamyl residues (Glu super(112) and Glu super(356)) of CelF. JF - Journal of Bacteriology AU - Thompson, J AU - Ruvinov, S B AU - Freedberg, DI AU - Hall, B G AD - National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 30, Room 528, Convent Dr. 4350, Bethesda MD 20892-4350, jthompson@dir.nidcr.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/12// PY - 1999 DA - Dec 1999 SP - 7339 EP - 7345 VL - 181 IS - 23 SN - 0021-9193, 0021-9193 KW - CelF protein KW - celF gene KW - cellobiose-6-phosphate hydrolase KW - cloning KW - glycosyl hydrolase KW - structure-activity relationships KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Ions KW - Metals KW - Genes KW - Escherichia coli KW - Operons KW - J 02728:Enzymes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17341782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Bacteriology&rft.atitle=Cellobiose-6-Phosphate+Hydrolase+%28CelF%29+of+Escherichia+coli%3A+Characterization+and+Assignment+to+the+Unusual+Family+4+of+Glycosylhydrolases&rft.au=Thompson%2C+J%3BRuvinov%2C+S+B%3BFreedberg%2C+DI%3BHall%2C+B+G&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-12-01&rft.volume=181&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=7339&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Bacteriology&rft.issn=00219193&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Escherichia coli; Metals; Ions; Genes; Operons ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Loss of A-type lamin expression compromises nuclear envelope integrity leading to muscular dystrophy. AN - 69321885; 10579712 AB - The nuclear lamina is a protein meshwork lining the nucleoplasmic face of the inner nuclear membrane and represents an important determinant of interphase nuclear architecture. Its major components are the A- and B-type lamins. Whereas B-type lamins are found in all mammalian cells, A-type lamin expression is developmentally regulated. In the mouse, A-type lamins do not appear until midway through embryonic development, suggesting that these proteins may be involved in the regulation of terminal differentiation. Here we show that mice lacking A-type lamins develop to term with no overt abnormalities. However, their postnatal growth is severely retarded and is characterized by the appearance of muscular dystrophy. This phenotype is associated with ultrastructural perturbations to the nuclear envelope. These include the mislocalization of emerin, an inner nuclear membrane protein, defects in which are implicated in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), one of the three major X-linked dystrophies. Mice lacking the A-type lamins exhibit tissue-specific alterations to their nuclear envelope integrity and emerin distribution. In skeletal and cardiac muscles, this is manifest as a dystrophic condition related to EDMD. JF - The Journal of cell biology AU - Sullivan, T AU - Escalante-Alcalde, D AU - Bhatt, H AU - Anver, M AU - Bhat, N AU - Nagashima, K AU - Stewart, C L AU - Burke, B AD - Advanced BioScience Laboratories-Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/29/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 29 SP - 913 EP - 920 VL - 147 IS - 5 SN - 0021-9525, 0021-9525 KW - Lamins KW - 0 KW - Nuclear Proteins KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Homozygote KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Mice, Knockout KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Fibroblasts -- pathology KW - Heterozygote Detection KW - Transfection KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL KW - Gene Targeting KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - Sequence Deletion KW - Nuclear Proteins -- deficiency KW - Nuclear Proteins -- genetics KW - Muscular Dystrophies -- pathology KW - Muscular Dystrophies -- embryology KW - Nuclear Envelope -- pathology KW - Nuclear Envelope -- metabolism KW - Nuclear Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Muscular Dystrophies -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69321885?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+cell+biology&rft.atitle=Loss+of+A-type+lamin+expression+compromises+nuclear+envelope+integrity+leading+to+muscular+dystrophy.&rft.au=Sullivan%2C+T%3BEscalante-Alcalde%2C+D%3BBhatt%2C+H%3BAnver%2C+M%3BBhat%2C+N%3BNagashima%2C+K%3BStewart%2C+C+L%3BBurke%2C+B&rft.aulast=Sullivan&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-11-29&rft.volume=147&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=913&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+cell+biology&rft.issn=00219525&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Natl Cancer Inst. 1976 Feb;56(2):245-63 [1255758] J Cell Sci. 1999 Aug;112 ( Pt 15):2571-82 [10393813] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Feb;81(4):1189-92 [6583703] Nature. 1986 Feb 6-12;319(6053):463-8 [3453101] Cell. 1987 Nov 6;51(3):383-92 [3311384] Annu Rev Cell Biol. 1988;4:335-74 [2461721] Development. 1989 Feb;105(2):365-78 [2680424] J Cell Sci. 1990 Apr;95 ( Pt 4):587-98 [2200797] J Cell Biol. 1990 Dec;111(6 Pt 1):2225-34 [2277058] Eur J Cell Biol. 1992 Apr;57(2):172-83 [1511695] Cell. 1993 Jul 2;73(7):1267-79 [8324822] Methods Enzymol. 1993;225:823-55 [8231889] Nat Genet. 1994 Dec;8(4):323-7 [7894480] Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1995 Feb;7(1):118-25 [7538772] Int Rev Cytol. 1995;162B:141-82 [8557486] Nat Genet. 1996 Mar;12(3):254-9 [8589715] Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Jun;5(6):801-8 [8776595] J Cell Biol. 1997 Mar 24;136(6):1201-12 [9087437] J Cell Biol. 1997 Jun 2;137(5):1001-16 [9166402] J Cell Biol. 1997 Jun 16;137(6):1199-210 [9182656] J Cell Biol. 1997 Sep 22;138(6):1193-206 [9298976] Biol Cell. 1997 May;89(2):85-97 [9351189] Science. 1998 Jan 23;279(5350):514-9 [9438837] Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 1997;13:669-95 [9442884] J Biol Chem. 1998 Feb 13;273(7):4213-9 [9461618] J Cell Sci. 1998 Mar;111 ( Pt 6):781-92 [9472006] J Struct Biol. 1998;122(1-2):42-66 [9724605] Nat Genet. 1999 Mar;21(3):285-8 [10080180] Neuromuscul Disord. 1999 Mar;9(2):115-21 [10220867] J Cell Sci. 1999 Jun;112 ( Pt 11):1709-19 [10318763] J Cell Sci. 1999 Jul;112 ( Pt 13):2253-64 [10362555] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1977 Dec;74(12):5584-8 [146200] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal serum paraxanthine, a caffeine metabolite, and the risk of spontaneous abortion. AN - 69288581; 10572151 AB - Whether the consumption of caffeine during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion is controversial. Prior studies have determined caffeine consumption by questionnaire. We used a biologic marker, such as serum paraxanthine, a metabolite of caffeine, to measure the dose of caffeine. In a nested case-control study, we measured serum paraxanthine in 591 women who had spontaneous abortions at less than 140 days' gestation and in 2558 matched women from the same clinic who gave birth to live infants at 28 weeks' gestation or later and who had serum drawn on the same day of gestation as the women who had abortions. The women were enrolled in the Collaborative Perinatal Project during the period from 1959 to 1966, and serum paraxanthine was measured over 30 years later. A total of 487 women who had spontaneous abortions (82 percent) and 2087 controls (82 percent) had quantifiable serum paraxanthine concentrations. However, the mean serum paraxanthine concentration was higher in the women who had spontaneous abortions than in the controls (752 vs. 583 ng per milliliter, P<0.001). The odds ratio for spontaneous abortion was not significantly elevated in the women who had serum paraxanthine concentrations of 1845 ng per milliliter or lower, corresponding to the 95th percentile of the matched women. However, the adjusted odds ratio for spontaneous abortion among women with serum paraxanthine concentrations higher than 1845 ng per milliliter, as compared with women who had concentrations below 50 ng per milliliter, was 1.9 (95 percent confidence interval, 1.2 to 2.8). Only extremely high serum paraxanthine concentrations are associated with spontaneous abortion. This suggests that moderate consumption of caffeine is unlikely to increase the risk of spontaneous abortion. JF - The New England journal of medicine AU - Klebanoff, M A AU - Levine, R J AU - DerSimonian, R AU - Clemens, J D AU - Wilkins, D G AD - Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA. mk90h@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/25/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 25 SP - 1639 EP - 1644 VL - 341 IS - 22 SN - 0028-4793, 0028-4793 KW - Caffeine KW - 3G6A5W338E KW - Theophylline KW - C137DTR5RG KW - 1,7-dimethylxanthine KW - Q3565Y41V7 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Odds Ratio KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Female KW - Pregnancy KW - Caffeine -- blood KW - Caffeine -- administration & dosage KW - Abortion, Spontaneous -- chemically induced KW - Caffeine -- adverse effects KW - Theophylline -- blood UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69288581?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+England+journal+of+medicine&rft.atitle=Maternal+serum+paraxanthine%2C+a+caffeine+metabolite%2C+and+the+risk+of+spontaneous+abortion.&rft.au=Klebanoff%2C+M+A%3BLevine%2C+R+J%3BDerSimonian%2C+R%3BClemens%2C+J+D%3BWilkins%2C+D+G&rft.aulast=Klebanoff&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-25&rft.volume=341&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=1639&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+New+England+journal+of+medicine&rft.issn=00284793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differentially expressed protein Pdcd4 inhibits tumor promoter-induced neoplastic transformation. AN - 69304457; 10570194 AB - An mRNA differential display comparison of mouse JB6 promotion-sensitive (P+) and -resistant (P-) cells identified a novel gene product that inhibits neoplastic transformation. The JB6 P+ and P- cells are genetic variants that differ in their transformation response to tumor promoters; P+ cells form anchorage-independent colonies that are tumorigenic, and P- cells do not. A differentially displayed fragment, A7-1, was preferentially expressed in P- cells at levels >/=10-fold those in P+ cells, making its mRNA a candidate inhibitor of neoplastic transformation. An A7-1 cDNA was isolated that was identical to murine Pdcd4 gene cDNAs, also known as MA-3 or TIS, and analogous to human H731 and 197/15a. Until now, the function of the Pdcd4 protein has been unknown. Paralleling the mRNA levels, Pdcd4 protein levels were greater in P- than in P+ cells. Pdcd4 mRNA was also expressed at greater levels in the less progressed keratinocytes of another mouse skin neoplastic progression series. To test the hypothesis that Pdcd4 inhibits tumor promoter-induced transformation, stable cell lines expressing antisense Pdcd4 were generated from parental P- cells. The reduction of Pdcd4 proteins in antisense lines was accompanied by acquisition of a transformation-sensitive (P+) phenotype. The antisense-transfected cells were reverted to their initial P- phenotype by overexpression of a Pdcd4 sense fragment. These observations demonstrate that the Pdcd4 protein inhibits neoplastic transformation. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America AU - Cmarik, J L AU - Min, H AU - Hegamyer, G AU - Zhan, S AU - Kulesz-Martin, M AU - Yoshinaga, H AU - Matsuhashi, S AU - Colburn, N H AD - Basic Research Laboratory, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. cmarik@ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/11/23/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 23 SP - 14037 EP - 14042 VL - 96 IS - 24 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins KW - 0 KW - PDCD4 protein, human KW - Pdcd4 protein, mouse KW - Proteins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - RNA-Binding Proteins KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Immunoblotting KW - Humans KW - Gene Expression KW - Rabbits KW - Mice KW - Mice, Inbred BALB C KW - Proteins -- genetics KW - Phenotype KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Keratinocytes -- cytology KW - Cell Line KW - Protein Biosynthesis KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69304457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.atitle=Differentially+expressed+protein+Pdcd4+inhibits+tumor+promoter-induced+neoplastic+transformation.&rft.au=Cmarik%2C+J+L%3BMin%2C+H%3BHegamyer%2C+G%3BZhan%2C+S%3BKulesz-Martin%2C+M%3BYoshinaga%2C+H%3BMatsuhashi%2C+S%3BColburn%2C+N+H&rft.aulast=Cmarik&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-23&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=14037&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Cancer Res. 1996 Feb 1;56(3):483-9 [8564958] Gene. 1995 Dec 12;166(2):297-301 [8543179] EMBO J. 1996 Sep 16;15(18):4852-61 [8890159] Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1996 Nov 1;228(1):7-13 [8912629] Mol Carcinog. 1997 Jul;19(3):204-12 [9254887] Cancer Res. 1997 Aug 15;57(16):3569-76 [9270030] Pharmacol Ther. 1997;74(3):317-32 [9352587] Carcinogenesis. 1998 Apr;19(4):683-6 [9600355] Oncogene. 1998 May 28;16(21):2711-21 [9652737] Oncogene. 1998 Jul 2;16(26):3387-96 [9692546] Gene. 1998 Jul 30;215(2):453-9 [9714845] J Immunol. 1998 Oct 1;161(7):3493-500 [9759869] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Aug 17;96(17):9827-32 [10449779] Cancer Res. 1978 Mar;38(3):624-34 [626967] Nature. 1979 Oct 18;281(5732):589-91 [492322] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Nov;78(11):6912-6 [6947266] Carcinogenesis. 1985 Sep;6(9):1245-54 [2411440] Carcinogenesis. 1986 Sep;7(9):1425-9 [3091282] Carcinogenesis. 1988 Jan;9(1):171-4 [2446796] Science. 1989 Feb 17;243(4893):947-50 [2465572] Science. 1989 May 5;244(4904):566-9 [2541502] Science. 1992 Aug 14;257(5072):967-71 [1354393] Mol Carcinog. 1992;6(3):221-9 [1445622] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Apr 1;90(7):2827-31 [8464896] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Jan 18;91(2):609-13 [8290571] Cancer Res. 1994 Mar 1;54(5):1139-44 [8118794] Carcinogenesis. 1994 May;15(5):1001-4 [8200060] Mol Carcinog. 1994 Oct;11(2):115-24 [7916993] Mol Biotechnol. 1996 Aug;6(1):7-15 [8887357] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Selection of Keratinocytes Transduced with the Multidrug Resistance Gene in an in Vitro Skin Model Presents a Strategy for Enhancing Gene Expression in Vivo AN - 17429676; 4645693 AB - In gene therapy studies, achieving prolonged, high-level gene expression in a significant percentage of cells has been difficult. One solution to enhance expression would be to select for cells expressing both the desired gene and a linked selectable marker gene in a bicistronic vector. As a potential target tissue, the skin is easily accessible for safe topical application of a selecting agent that could lead to significant gene expression in a high percentage of keratinocytes. To test the feasibility of such an approach, a skin raft culture model was developed. Human keratinocytes were transduced with the multidrug resistance (MDR) gene, which confers resistance to a variety of cytostatic and antimitotic compounds, such as colchicine. While growing on acellular dermis, transduced keratinocytes were treated with various doses of colchicine (10-50 ng/ml). Colchicine treatment increased the percentage of keratinocytes expressing MDR to almost 100% in raft cultures, Significantly, keratinocytes in colchicine-treated, MDR-transduced raft cultures were able to proliferate normally and form a stratified, differentiated epidermis. This model suggests that topical selection for MDR-expressing keratinocytes in vivo should be feasible without hampering the biologic integrity of skin. Thus, topical selection leading to enhanced expression of a desired gene, linked to a resistance gene, holds future promise for skin gene therapy. JF - Human Gene Therapy AU - Pfuetzner, W AU - Hengge, U R AU - Joari, MA AU - Foster, R-A AU - Vogel, J C AD - Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 12N238, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-1908, Jonvogel@Box-j.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 20 SP - 2811 EP - 2821 VL - 10 IS - 17 SN - 1043-0342, 1043-0342 KW - man KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Skin KW - Gene therapy KW - Cloning vectors KW - Multidrug resistance KW - Keratinocytes KW - Transduction KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33180:Gene based (protocols, clinical trials, and animal models) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17429676?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Selection+of+Keratinocytes+Transduced+with+the+Multidrug+Resistance+Gene+in+an+in+Vitro+Skin+Model+Presents+a+Strategy+for+Enhancing+Gene+Expression+in+Vivo&rft.au=Pfuetzner%2C+W%3BHengge%2C+U+R%3BJoari%2C+MA%3BFoster%2C+R-A%3BVogel%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Pfuetzner&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1999-11-20&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=17&rft.spage=2811&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=10430342&rft_id=info:doi/10.1089%2F10430349950016546 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Keratinocytes; Multidrug resistance; Transduction; Skin; Gene therapy; Cloning vectors DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/10430349950016546 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polarized Secretion of Transgene Products from Salivary Glands in Vivo AN - 17429593; 4645691 AB - Previously we have shown that salivary glands are able to secrete a transgene-encoded protein into serum as well as saliva. This result and other published data suggest that salivary glands may be a useful target site for vectors encoding therapeutic proteins for systemic delivery. The aim of the present study was to assess in vivo if transgene-encoded secretory proteins follow distinct, polarized sorting pathways as has been shown to occur "classically" in cell biological studies in vitro. Four first-generation, E1 super(-), type 5 recombinant adenoviruses were used to deliver different transgenes to a rat submandibular cell line in vitro or to rat submandibular glands in vivo. Subsequently, the secretory distribution of the encoded proteins was determined. Luciferase, which has no signal peptide, served as a cell-associated, negative control and was used to correct for any nonspecific secretory protein release from cells. The three remaining transgene products tested, human tissue kallikrein (hK1), human growth hormone (hGH), and human alpha sub(1)-antitrypsin (h alpha 1AT), were predominantly secreted (>96%) in vitro. Most importantly, in vivo, after a parasympathomimetic secretory stimulus, both hK1 and hGH were secreted primarily in an exocrine manner into saliva. Conversely, h alpha 1AT was predominantly secreted into the bloodstream, i.e., in an endocrine manner. The aggregate results are consistent with the recognition of signals encoded within the transgenes that result in specific patterns of polarized protein secretion from rat submandibular gland cells in vivo. JF - Human Gene Therapy AU - Baum, B J AU - Berkman, ME AU - Marmary, Y AU - Goldsmith, C M AU - Baccaglini, L AU - Wang, S AU - Wellner, R B AU - Hoque, ATMS AU - Atkinson, J C AU - Yamagishi, H AU - Kagami, H AU - Parlow, A F AU - Chao, J AD - GTTB, NIDCR, NIH, Bldg. 10, Rm. 1N113, MSC-1190, Bethesda, MD 20892, bruce_j_baum@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 20 SP - 2789 EP - 2797 VL - 10 IS - 17 SN - 1043-0342, 1043-0342 KW - rats KW - Adenovirus KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Gene transfer KW - Submandibular gland KW - Salivary gland KW - W3 33181:Gene therapy vectors KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17429593?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Polarized+Secretion+of+Transgene+Products+from+Salivary+Glands+in+Vivo&rft.au=Baum%2C+B+J%3BBerkman%2C+ME%3BMarmary%2C+Y%3BGoldsmith%2C+C+M%3BBaccaglini%2C+L%3BWang%2C+S%3BWellner%2C+R+B%3BHoque%2C+ATMS%3BAtkinson%2C+J+C%3BYamagishi%2C+H%3BKagami%2C+H%3BParlow%2C+A+F%3BChao%2C+J&rft.aulast=Baum&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-11-20&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=17&rft.spage=2789&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=10430342&rft_id=info:doi/10.1089%2F10430349950016528 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adenovirus; Gene transfer; Salivary gland; Submandibular gland DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/10430349950016528 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Sp1 binding site of the tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter functions as a nitric oxide response element. AN - 69284746; 10559188 AB - Regulation of gene transcription is an incompletely understood function of nitric oxide (NO). Human leukocytes produce increased amounts of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in response to NO. This effect is associated with decreases in intracellular cAMP, suggesting that NO might regulate gene transcription through promoter sequences sensitive to cAMP such as cAMP response elements (CRE) and Sp1 binding sites. Here we report that a Sp1 binding site in the TNF-alpha promoter conveys NO responsiveness. Human U937 cells were differentiated for TNF-alpha production with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. NO donors and H89, an inhibitor of cAMP-dependent protein kinase increased, while dibutyryl cAMP (Bt(2)cAMP) decreased TNF-alpha promoter activity. Deletion or mutation of the proximal Sp1 site, but not the CRE site, abolished the activating effects of NO donors and H89. Further, NO- and H89-mediated increases in TNF-alpha promoter activity were associated with decreased Sp1 binding. The insertion of Sp1 sites into a minimal cytomegalovirus promoter conferred NO responsiveness, an effect blocked by Bt(2)cAMP. Mutation of these inserted Sp1 sites prevented this heterologous promoter from responding to NO, H89 and Bt(2)cAMP. These results identify the Sp1 binding site as a promoter motif that allows NO to control gene transcription. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Wang, S AU - Wang, W AU - Wesley, R A AU - Danner, R L AD - Critical Care Medicine Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/19/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 19 SP - 33190 EP - 33193 VL - 274 IS - 47 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - Sp1 Transcription Factor KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Nitric Oxide KW - 31C4KY9ESH KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.11 KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Base Sequence KW - Enzyme Activation KW - Humans KW - DNA -- metabolism KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Protein Binding KW - U937 Cells KW - Binding Sites KW - Sp1 Transcription Factor -- genetics KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic KW - Sp1 Transcription Factor -- metabolism KW - Nitric Oxide -- metabolism KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- physiology KW - Nitric Oxide -- physiology KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69284746?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=A+Sp1+binding+site+of+the+tumor+necrosis+factor+alpha+promoter+functions+as+a+nitric+oxide+response+element.&rft.au=Wang%2C+S%3BWang%2C+W%3BWesley%2C+R+A%3BDanner%2C+R+L&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-11-19&rft.volume=80&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=172&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Research&rft.issn=00139351&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mechanism of organic anion transport across the apical membrane of choroid plexus. AN - 69283649; 10559217 AB - The mechanism and membrane localization of choroid plexus (CP) organic anion transport were determined in apical (or brush border) membrane vesicles isolated from bovine choroid plexus and in intact CP tissue from cow and rat. Brush border membrane vesicles were enriched in Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (20-fold; an apical marker in CP) and demonstrated specific, sodium-coupled transport of proline, glucose, and glutarate. Vesicular uptake of the anionic herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was markedly stimulated by an inward sodium gradient but only in the presence of glutarate, indicating the presence of apical dicarboxylate/organic anion exchange. Consistent with this interpretation, an imposed outward glutarate gradient stimulated 2,4-D uptake in the absence of sodium. Under both conditions, uptake was dramatically slowed and overshoot was abolished by probenecid. Likewise, apical accumulation of 2,4-D by intact bovine choroid plexus tissue in vitro was stimulated by external glutarate in the presence of sodium. Glutarate stimulation was abolished by 5 mM LiCl. Identical findings were obtained using rat CP tissue, which showed both sodium/glutarate-stimulated 2,4-D (tissue/medium (T/M) approximately 8) and p-aminohippurate (T/M = 2) transport. Finally, since the renal exchanger (rROAT1) has been cloned in rat kidney, a rROAT1-green fluorescent protein construct was used to analyze exchanger distribution directly in transiently transfected rat CP. As predicted by the functional studies, the fluorescently tagged transporter was seen in apical but not basolateral membranes of the CP. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Pritchard, J B AU - Sweet, D H AU - Miller, D S AU - Walden, R AD - Laboratory of Pharmacology, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. pritchard@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/19/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 19 SP - 33382 EP - 33387 VL - 274 IS - 47 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Anion Transport Proteins KW - 0 KW - Anions KW - Carrier Proteins KW - Glutarates KW - Herbicides KW - Luminescent Proteins KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Green Fluorescent Proteins KW - 147336-22-9 KW - 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid KW - 2577AQ9262 KW - Proline KW - 9DLQ4CIU6V KW - Glucose KW - IY9XDZ35W2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Herbicides -- metabolism KW - Carrier Proteins -- metabolism KW - Microvilli -- metabolism KW - Luminescent Proteins -- metabolism KW - Ion Transport KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - Rats KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Cattle KW - 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid -- metabolism KW - Male KW - Proline -- metabolism KW - Glutarates -- metabolism KW - Choroid Plexus -- metabolism KW - Glucose -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69283649?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.atitle=Drinking+water+disinfection+byproducts%3A+review+and+approach+to+toxicity+evaluation.&rft.au=Boorman%2C+G+A&rft.aulast=Boorman&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=107+Suppl+1&rft.issue=&rft.spage=207&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Glutathione S-transferase mu and theta polymorphisms and breast cancer susceptibility. AN - 69284104; 10564681 AB - The enzymes encoded by the glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and theta 1 (GSTT1) genes are involved in the metabolism (mainly inactivation, but activation is possible) of a wide range of carcinogens that are ubiquitous in the environment; the enzyme encoded by the GSTT1 gene may also be active in endogenous mutagenic processes. Homozygous deletions of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes are commonly found in the population and result in a lack of enzyme activity. This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk. Our study included 466 women with incident cases of breast cancer occurring from May 1989 through May 1994 and 466 matched control subjects. These individuals were part of a prospective cohort of U.S. women (i.e., the Nurses' Health Study). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer risk. The GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes were not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (OR = 1.05 [95% CI = 0.80-1.37] for GSTM1 null; OR = 0. 86 [95% CI = 0.61-1.21] for GSTT1 null). On the contrary, a suggestion of a decreased risk of breast cancer associated with the GSTT1 null genotype was observed among premenopausal women. When considered together, no combination of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The relationship between GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions and breast cancer risk was not substantially modified by cigarette smoking. Our data provide evidence against a substantially increased risk of breast cancer associated with GSTM1 and/or GSTT1 homozygous gene deletions. JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute AU - García-Closas, M AU - Kelsey, K T AU - Hankinson, S E AU - Spiegelman, D AU - Springer, K AU - Willett, W C AU - Speizer, F E AU - Hunter, D J AD - M. García-Closas, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/17/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 17 SP - 1960 EP - 1964 VL - 91 IS - 22 SN - 0027-8874, 0027-8874 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Odds Ratio KW - Prospective Studies KW - Disease Susceptibility KW - Logistic Models KW - Humans KW - Nurses KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Female KW - Breast Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Polymorphism, Genetic KW - Glutathione Transferase -- genetics KW - Breast Neoplasms -- enzymology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69284104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.atitle=Glutathione+S-transferase+mu+and+theta+polymorphisms+and+breast+cancer+susceptibility.&rft.au=Garc%C3%ADa-Closas%2C+M%3BKelsey%2C+K+T%3BHankinson%2C+S+E%3BSpiegelman%2C+D%3BSpringer%2C+K%3BWillett%2C+W+C%3BSpeizer%2C+F+E%3BHunter%2C+D+J&rft.aulast=Garc%C3%ADa-Closas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-17&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=1960&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.issn=00278874&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The flattened face of type II beta phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase binds acidic phospholipid membranes. AN - 69274422; 10563796 AB - Type II beta phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase is a representative phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase that is active against membrane-bound substrates. The structure of the enzyme contains a flattened basic face that spans the crystallographic dimer interface and is adjacent to the active site. Analytical ultracentrifugation shows that phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase is a dimer in solution. Modeling suggested that the flattened face binds to acidic phospholipids by electrostatic interactions. The enzyme binds to acidic vesicles containing phosphatidylserine, phosphatidic acid, or phosphoinositides mixed with phosphatidylcholine, but not to neutral phosphatidylcholine vesicles. Binding to acidic vesicles is abolished in the presence of 1.0 M NaCl, consistent with an essential electrostatic contribution to the free energy of binding. The +14 charge on the flattened face of the dimer was reduced to +2 in the triple mutant Lys72Glu/Lys76Glu/Lys78Glu. The mutation has no effect on dimerization, but reduces the apparent KA for 25% phosphatidylserine/75% phosphatidylcholine mixed vesicles by 16-fold. The reduction in the level of binding can be ascribed to a loss of electrostatic interactions based on the finite difference solution to the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. The mutant reduces catalytic activity toward phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate by approximately 50-fold. The wild-type enzyme binds half-maximally to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-containing vesicles at a mole fraction of 0.3% in a phosphatidylcholine background, as compared to a 22% mole fraction in phosphatidylserine. The binding to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-containing membranes is less sensitive to salt and to the triple mutation than binding to phosphatidylserine-containing membranes, suggesting that at least part of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate's interaction with the enzyme is independent of the flattened face. It is concluded that the flattened face of type II beta phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase binds to membranes through nonspecific interactions, and that this interaction is essential for efficient catalysis. JF - Biochemistry AU - Burden, L M AU - Rao, V D AU - Murray, D AU - Ghirlando, R AU - Doughman, S D AU - Anderson, R A AU - Hurley, J H AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0580, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/16/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 16 SP - 15141 EP - 15149 VL - 38 IS - 46 SN - 0006-2960, 0006-2960 KW - Lipid Bilayers KW - 0 KW - Phospholipids KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Glutamic Acid KW - 3KX376GY7L KW - 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase KW - EC 2.7.1.67 KW - Lysine KW - K3Z4F929H6 KW - Index Medicus KW - Models, Molecular KW - Humans KW - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration KW - Lysine -- genetics KW - Ultracentrifugation KW - Enzyme Activation -- genetics KW - Glutamic Acid -- genetics KW - Static Electricity KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- genetics KW - Models, Chemical KW - Protein Binding -- genetics KW - Binding Sites -- genetics KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- chemical synthesis KW - 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase -- chemistry KW - 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase -- metabolism KW - Phospholipids -- chemistry KW - Phospholipids -- metabolism KW - Lipid Bilayers -- chemistry KW - Lipid Bilayers -- metabolism KW - 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69274422?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+personality+and+social+psychology&rft.atitle=The+effects+of+involvement+on+response+to+argument+quantity+and+quality%3A+central+and+peripheral+routes+to+persuasion&rft.au=Petty%2C+R+E&rft.aulast=Petty&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1984-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=69&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+personality+and+social+psychology&rft.issn=00223514&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-20 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of dietary iron overload on fumonisin B1-induced cancer promotion in the rat liver. AN - 69420092; 10656628 AB - The present study was performed to determine whether excess hepatic iron modulates the cancer-initiating and promoting properties of FB1. Thirty-eight male F344 rats were divided into four dietary treatment groups: (i) control diet (AIN, n = 8); (ii) FB1 250 mg/kg diet (FB1, n = 10); (iii) 1-2% carbonyl iron (CI, n = 10); or (iv) FB1 plus iron loading (FB1/CI, n = 10) for 5 weeks (2 x 2 factorial design). Hepatic iron concentrations in iron-loaded animals at 5 weeks were 444 +/- 56 (CI) and 479 +/- 80 micromol/g dry weight (FB1/CI) (mean +/- SEM). All the FB1-fed rats, in the presence or absence of CI, developed a toxic hepatitis with a 4-fold rise in serum alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. FB1 appeared to augment iron-induced hepatic lipid peroxidation, as measured by the generation of thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) in liver homogenates (P < 0.0001). Morphometric analysis showed that FB1 caused a significantly greater mean +/- SEM number of 'enzyme-altered' foci and nodules per cm2 (5.34 +/- 1.42 vs. 1.50 +/- 0.52, P < 0.05), as well as a greater area (%) of liver occupied by foci and nodules (0.33 +/- 0.12% vs. 0.05 +/- 0.03%, P < 0.001), compared with FB1/CI. The addition of FB1 to dietary iron loading caused a shift in distribution of iron from hepatocytes to Kupffer cells, probably due to phagocytosis of necrotic iron-loaded hepatocytes. In conclusion, (i) FB1 appears to cause toxicity in the liver independently from effects on lipid peroxidation; (ii) FB1 has a potentiating effect on iron-induced lipid peroxidation; and (iii) dietary iron loading appears to protect against the cancer promoting properties of FB1, possibly due to a stimulatory effect of iron on hepatocyte regeneration. JF - Cancer letters AU - Lemmer, E R AU - Gelderblom, W C AU - Shephard, E G AU - Abel, S AU - Seymour, B L AU - Cruse, J P AU - Kirsch, R E AU - Marasas, W F AU - Hall, P M AD - MRC/UCT Liver Research Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa. eric_lemmer@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 207 EP - 215 VL - 146 IS - 2 SN - 0304-3835, 0304-3835 KW - Carboxylic Acids KW - 0 KW - Carcinogens, Environmental KW - Fumonisins KW - Isoenzymes KW - fumonisin B1 KW - 3ZZM97XZ32 KW - Glutathione S-Transferase pi KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - Gstp1 protein, rat KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Rats, Inbred F344 KW - Liver -- pathology KW - Glutathione Transferase -- metabolism KW - Liver -- metabolism KW - Weight Gain KW - Organ Size KW - Lipid Peroxidation KW - Male KW - Isoenzymes -- metabolism KW - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental -- pathology KW - Iron Overload -- physiopathology KW - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental -- chemically induced KW - Carcinogens, Environmental -- toxicity KW - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental -- prevention & control KW - Carboxylic Acids -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69420092?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+letters&rft.atitle=The+effects+of+dietary+iron+overload+on+fumonisin+B1-induced+cancer+promotion+in+the+rat+liver.&rft.au=Lemmer%2C+E+R%3BGelderblom%2C+W+C%3BShephard%2C+E+G%3BAbel%2C+S%3BSeymour%2C+B+L%3BCruse%2C+J+P%3BKirsch%2C+R+E%3BMarasas%2C+W+F%3BHall%2C+P+M&rft.aulast=Lemmer&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=146&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=207&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+letters&rft.issn=03043835&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-17 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Human FRAG1 encodes a novel membrane-spanning protein that localizes to chromosome 11p15.5, a region of frequent loss of heterozygosity in cancer. AN - 69337293; 10585768 AB - We have previously identified a chromosomal rearrangement between fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) and a novel gene, FRAG1, in a rodent model of osteosarcoma. To assess the potential role of FRAG1 in disease further, we have isolated cDNA and genomic clones of human FRAG1. Sequence analysis of the cDNA revealed the presence of an insertion not contained in the original FRAG1 sequence. This insertion in human FRAG1 encoded a region highly homologous to and immediately following the first 55 amino acids of the protein, indicating the presence of a repetitive domain within FRAG1, designated the FRAG1 homology (FH) domain. Analysis of FRAG1 gene structure revealed that the FH domains were encoded by tandem duplicated exons. Database searches identified several transmembrane proteins displaying homology to the FH domain of FRAG1. In addition, hydropathy analysis predicted FRAG1 to encode an integral membrane protein with multiple membrane-spanning segments. FRAG1 mRNA was ubiquitously expressed in human adult tissues and several tumor cell lines at varying levels of abundance. Human FRAG1 was mapped by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid analysis to chromosome 11 at band p15.5, a region implicated in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and a region of frequent loss of heterozygosity in multiple tumor types. These results suggest that FRAG1 may be a useful candidate gene for genetic disorders associated with alterations at 11p15.5. Copyright 1999 Academic Press. JF - Genomics AU - Lorenzi, M V AU - Castagnino, P AU - Aaronson, D C AU - Lieb, D C AU - Lee, C C AU - Keck, C L AU - Popescu, N C AU - Miki, T AD - National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Matthew.Lorenzi@phwilm.zeneca.com Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 59 EP - 66 VL - 62 IS - 1 SN - 0888-7543, 0888-7543 KW - DNA, Complementary KW - 0 KW - FRAG1 protein, human KW - Nuclear Proteins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Index Medicus KW - Gene Duplication KW - DNA, Complementary -- genetics KW - Humans KW - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence KW - Organ Specificity KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - RNA, Messenger -- biosynthesis KW - Exons -- genetics KW - Base Sequence KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome -- genetics KW - Adult KW - Chromosome Aberrations KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Consensus Sequence KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid KW - Mutagenesis, Insertional KW - Nuclear Proteins -- genetics KW - Loss of Heterozygosity KW - Genes KW - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 -- genetics KW - Nuclear Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Neoplasms -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69337293?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Genomics&rft.atitle=Human+FRAG1+encodes+a+novel+membrane-spanning+protein+that+localizes+to+chromosome+11p15.5%2C+a+region+of+frequent+loss+of+heterozygosity+in+cancer.&rft.au=Lorenzi%2C+M+V%3BCastagnino%2C+P%3BAaronson%2C+D+C%3BLieb%2C+D+C%3BLee%2C+C+C%3BKeck%2C+C+L%3BPopescu%2C+N+C%3BMiki%2C+T&rft.aulast=Lorenzi&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=62&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=59&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Genomics&rft.issn=08887543&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-02-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-02-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AF159620; GENBANK; AF159621; AF159615; AF159616; AF159617; AF159618; AF159619 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Loss of KAI1 expression in the progression of colorectal cancer. AN - 69323746; 10582691 AB - The transmembrane 4 superfamily member KAI1 (CD82) has been shown to inhibit pulmonary metastases in experimental metastasis models of prostate cancer and melanoma. KAI1 expression is decreased in the progression of common solid epithelial tumors of adulthood, including lung, prostate, breast, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and bladder cancers. The purpose of our study was to investigate KAI1 expression in the progression of human colorectal cancer. We first analyzed 20 colorectal cancer cell lines by immunoblot techniques. KAI1 was expressed heterogeneously, with the tumor cell lines having a more complex degree of glycosylation compared with that of the normal colonic tissue. KAI1 was highly expressed in the primary SW480 colon cancer cell line but was down-regulated 15-fold in the matched metastatic SW620 cell line. We also investigated KAI1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry in tissues from 84 patients with colorectal cancer. Each tissue section was assigned a KAI1 mean score (KMS) from 0 to 300 based on the product of the percentage of cells that stained for KAI1 and the intensity of the stain (1, 2, or 3). In 84 patients with colorectal cancer, KAI1 was expressed at high levels in normal colonic mucosa (KMS 226) but was expressed at lower levels in the primary tumors (KMS 65; P < 0.0001). In a subset of 12 patients with stage IV metastatic disease, we observed a progressive down-regulation of KAI1, from the normal adjacent colonic mucosa (KMS 193) to the primary tumor (KMS 72; P = 0.0001) to the liver metastasis (KMS 25; tumor compared with metastasis, P = 0.0135). We found no correlation between loss of KAI1 expression and stage of disease. In 10 patients, we also noted loss of KAI1 expression in the transition from normal colonic mucosa (KMS 237) to adenoma (KMS 174) to carcinoma (KMS 62; P < 0.0167 for all three comparisons). We conclude that the down-regulation of KAI1 occurs early in the progression of colorectal cancer. JF - Cancer research AU - Lombardi, D P AU - Geradts, J AU - Foley, J F AU - Chiao, C AU - Lamb, P W AU - Barrett, J C AD - Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 5724 EP - 5731 VL - 59 IS - 22 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Antigens, CD KW - 0 KW - Antigens, CD82 KW - CD82 protein, human KW - Membrane Glycoproteins KW - Neoplasm Proteins KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - Index Medicus KW - Liver Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Analysis of Variance KW - DNA Repair KW - Neoplasm Staging KW - Humans KW - Disease Progression KW - Aged KW - Liver Neoplasms -- secondary KW - Molecular Weight KW - Genotype KW - Adenoma -- metabolism KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Down-Regulation KW - Adult KW - Genes, p53 -- genetics KW - Middle Aged KW - Carcinoma -- metabolism KW - Male KW - Female KW - Cell Adhesion KW - Membrane Glycoproteins -- chemistry KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Rectal Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- chemistry KW - Rectal Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Rectal Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Antigens, CD -- chemistry KW - Colon -- metabolism KW - Antigens, CD -- metabolism KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- metabolism KW - Membrane Glycoproteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69323746?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Loss+of+KAI1+expression+in+the+progression+of+colorectal+cancer.&rft.au=Lombardi%2C+D+P%3BGeradts%2C+J%3BFoley%2C+J+F%3BChiao%2C+C%3BLamb%2C+P+W%3BBarrett%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Lombardi&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=5724&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phosphoinositide 3-hydroxide kinase blockade enhances apoptosis in the Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors. AN - 69322549; 10582694 AB - Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors (ESFTs) affects patients between the ages of 3 and 40 years, with most cases occurring in the second decade of life. These tumors contain a characteristic translocation, t(11;22), that produces a unique fusion protein, EWS/FLI-1. EWS/FLI-1 transforms mouse fibroblasts; this transformation requires intact EWS and FLI-1 domains as well as the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR). The IGF-IR is a well-described transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor that modulates transformation, cell growth, and survival. IGF-IR survival signaling is mediated through the downstream activation of phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase (PI 3-K) and Akt. Apoptosis, programmed cell death, progresses from a central death signal to a caspase cascade, including activation of caspase-3. Because the IGF-IR has been shown to play a role in the transformation and growth of ESFTs, we wanted to determine the role of downstream molecules in the cellular response to doxorubicin treatment. Doxorubicin increased caspase-3 activity in two ESFT cell lines, TC-32 and TC-71. Concomitant treatment of the doxorubicin-treated cells with IGF-I reduced caspase-3 activity 8-fold in TC-32 and 4-fold in TC-71. To determine whether PI 3-K has a role in IGF-I-mediated survival in ESFTs, PI 3-K was then inhibited with wortmannin and LY294002. Doxorubicin treatment reduced cell number and enhanced apoptosis in PI 3-K inhibited cells compared with noninhibited cells. Akt, a serine/threonine kinase activated downstream of PI 3-K, was investigated to determine whether its constitutive activation would render ESFT cells more resistant to doxorubicin. A constitutively activated Akt was stably transfected into ESFT and those cells with high levels of expression demonstrated increased resistance to doxorubicin-induced caspase-3 activation. These results indicate that ESFT cell lines use an IGF-IR initiated signaling pathway through PI 3-K and Akt for survival when treated with doxorubicin. JF - Cancer research AU - Toretsky, J A AU - Thakar, M AU - Eskenazi, A E AU - Frantz, C N AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA. jt@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 5745 EP - 5750 VL - 59 IS - 22 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Androstadienes KW - 0 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Neoplasm Proteins KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I KW - 67763-96-6 KW - Doxorubicin KW - 80168379AG KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases KW - EC 2.7.1.- KW - Receptor, IGF Type 1 KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - AKT1 protein, human KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt KW - CASP3 protein, human KW - EC 3.4.22.- KW - Casp3 protein, mouse KW - Caspase 3 KW - Caspases KW - wortmannin KW - XVA4O219QW KW - Index Medicus KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured -- drug effects KW - Doxorubicin -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Humans KW - Androstadienes -- pharmacology KW - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I -- pharmacology KW - In Situ Nick-End Labeling KW - Doxorubicin -- pharmacology KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- chemically induced KW - Enzyme Activation -- drug effects KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- pharmacology KW - DNA Fragmentation KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases -- physiology KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Apoptosis -- genetics KW - Sarcoma, Ewing -- physiopathology KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases -- metabolism KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Sarcoma, Ewing -- enzymology KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- metabolism KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Caspases -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69322549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+Research&rft.atitle=Induction+of+Protective+Host+Immunity+to+Carcinoembryonic+Antigen+%28CEA%29%2C+a+Self-Antigen+in+CEA+Transgenic+Mice%2C+by+Immunizing+with+a+Recombinant+Vaccinia-CEA+Virus&rft.au=Kass%2C+E%3BSchlom%2C+J%3BThompson%2C+J%3BGuadagni%2C+F%3BGraziano%2C+P%3BGreiner%2C+J+W&rft.aulast=Kass&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=676&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+Research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Null mutation of c-fos causes exacerbation of methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity. AN - 69279568; 10559418 AB - Methamphetamine neurotoxicity has been demonstrated in rodents and nonhuman primates. These neurotoxic effects may be associated with mechanisms involved in oxidative stress and the activation of immediate early genes (IEG). It is not clear, however, whether these IEG responses are involved in a methamphetamine-induced toxic cascade or in protective mechanisms against the deleterious effects of the drug. As a first step toward clarifying this issue further, the present study was thus undertaken to assess the toxic effects of methamphetamine in heterozygous and homozygous c-fos knock-out as well as wild-type mice. Administration of methamphetamine caused significant reduction in [(125)I]RTI-121-labeled dopamine uptake sites, dopamine transporter protein, and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunohistochemistry in the striata of wild-type mice. These decreases were significantly exacerbated in heterozygous and homozygous c-fos knock-out mice, with the homozygous showing greater loss of striatal dopaminergic markers. Moreover, in comparison with wild-type animals, both genotypes of c-fos knock-out mice showed more DNA fragmentation, measured by the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end-labeled nondopaminergic cells in their cortices and striata. In contrast, wild-type mice treated with methamphetamine demonstrated a greater number of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cells than did c-fos knock-out mice. These data suggest that c-fos induction in response to toxic doses of methamphetamine might be involved in protective mechanisms against this drug-induced neurotoxicity. JF - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience AU - Deng, X AU - Ladenheim, B AU - Tsao, L I AU - Cadet, J L AD - Molecular Neuropsychiatry Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 10107 EP - 10115 VL - 19 IS - 22 KW - Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein KW - 0 KW - Iodine Radioisotopes KW - Neurotoxins KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos KW - Methamphetamine KW - 44RAL3456C KW - Dopamine KW - VTD58H1Z2X KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Corpus Striatum -- cytology KW - Frontal Lobe -- cytology KW - Homozygote KW - Body Temperature -- drug effects KW - Frontal Lobe -- drug effects KW - Dopamine -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Mice, Knockout KW - Corpus Striatum -- physiology KW - Frontal Lobe -- physiology KW - Heterozygote KW - Corpus Striatum -- drug effects KW - Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein -- analysis KW - DNA Fragmentation KW - Cerebral Cortex -- cytology KW - Cerebral Cortex -- physiology KW - Cerebral Cortex -- drug effects KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos -- metabolism KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos -- genetics KW - Neurons -- drug effects KW - Neurons -- cytology KW - Neurons -- physiology KW - Genes, fos KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos -- deficiency KW - Methamphetamine -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69279568?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.atitle=Null+mutation+of+c-fos+causes+exacerbation+of+methamphetamine-induced+neurotoxicity.&rft.au=Deng%2C+X%3BLadenheim%2C+B%3BTsao%2C+L+I%3BCadet%2C+J+L&rft.aulast=Deng&rft.aufirst=X&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=10107&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.issn=1529-2401&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phosphorylation of the invariant chain by protein kinase C regulates MHC class II trafficking to antigen-processing compartments. AN - 69263172; 10553069 AB - The invariant chain (Ii) plays a critical role in the transport of newly synthesized class II molecules to endosomal Ag-processing compartments. Of the two major isoforms of human Ii, only Ii-p35 is phosphorylated in vivo, and inhibiting Ii phosphorylation inhibits the trafficking of newly synthesized class II molecules to Ag-processing compartments. We now report that a member of the protein kinase C family of serine/threonine kinases is responsible for the constitutive phosphorylation of 50% of the total cellular pool of Ii-p35 in a wide variety of APCs, including B lymphocytes, PBMC, immature dendritic cells, and mature dendritic cells. Stimulation of protein kinase C activity in APCs significantly enhanced the kinetics of degradation of class II-associated Ii in Ag-processing compartments and the binding of antigenic peptides to these class II molecules. In cells expressing an Ii-phosphorylation mutant, trafficking of class II molecules to endosomes was impaired and Ii proteolysis was inhibited, demonstrating a direct effect of Ii phosphorylation on MHC class II trafficking. These results demonstrate that phosphorylation of Ii in APCs alters the kinetics of trafficking of newly synthesized class II molecules to lysosomal Ag-processing compartments. JF - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) AU - Anderson, H A AU - Bergstralh, D T AU - Kawamura, T AU - Blauvelt, A AU - Roche, P A AD - Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 5435 EP - 5443 VL - 163 IS - 10 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte KW - 0 KW - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - invariant chain KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - Protein Kinase C KW - EC 2.7.11.13 KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Endoplasmic Reticulum -- metabolism KW - HeLa Cells -- metabolism KW - Dendritic Cells -- immunology KW - HeLa Cells -- enzymology KW - Humans KW - Glutathione Transferase -- metabolism KW - HeLa Cells -- immunology KW - Glutathione Transferase -- genetics KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - Phosphorylation KW - Dendritic Cells -- metabolism KW - Biological Transport -- immunology KW - Kinetics KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Endoplasmic Reticulum -- immunology KW - Protein Kinase C -- metabolism KW - Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte -- metabolism KW - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II -- biosynthesis KW - Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte -- genetics KW - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II -- genetics KW - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II -- metabolism KW - Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte -- biosynthesis KW - Cell Compartmentation -- immunology KW - Antigen Presentation -- immunology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69263172?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.atitle=Phosphorylation+of+the+invariant+chain+by+protein+kinase+C+regulates+MHC+class+II+trafficking+to+antigen-processing+compartments.&rft.au=Anderson%2C+H+A%3BBergstralh%2C+D+T%3BKawamura%2C+T%3BBlauvelt%2C+A%3BRoche%2C+P+A&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=5435&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+immunology+%28Baltimore%2C+Md.+%3A+1950%29&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Responses in refractory hairy cell leukemia to a recombinant immunotoxin. AN - 69262559; 10552943 AB - We report major responses in 4 of 4 patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) who have recently been treated on a phase I trial with the recombinant immunotoxin LMB-2. The immunotoxin, designed to target CD25(+) malignancies, is composed of the Fv portion of the anti-Tac (anti-CD25) antibody, fused to a 38-kD truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin A, and has previously been called anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38. All 4 HCL patients were resistant to standard and salvage therapies for HCL, including 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (CdA) and interferon alpha, and all patients responded to LMB-2 after a single cycle. One patient treated with 2 cycles had a complete remission (CR), with regression of HCL cells from the blood and marrow and resolution of splenomegaly and pancytopenia. As is typical for patients in CR after treatment with CdA, minimal residual disease was detectable by flow cytometry of the bone marrow aspirate. This patient has not relapsed after 11 months. Three other patients had 98% to 99.8% reductions in malignant circulating cells. These results represent a proof of principal that targeted therapy with recombinant Fv-containing proteins can be clinically useful. LMB-2 may be an effective new therapy for patients with chemotherapy-resistant CD25(+) HCL. JF - Blood AU - Kreitman, R J AU - Wilson, W H AU - Robbins, D AU - Margulies, I AU - Stetler-Stevenson, M AU - Waldmann, T A AU - Pastan, I AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the Metabolism Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 3340 EP - 3348 VL - 94 IS - 10 SN - 0006-4971, 0006-4971 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Bacterial Toxins KW - Exotoxins KW - Immunotoxins KW - Receptors, Interleukin-2 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Virulence Factors KW - ADP Ribose Transferases KW - EC 2.4.2.- KW - toxA protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - EC 2.4.2.31 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Receptors, Interleukin-2 -- biosynthesis KW - Bacterial Toxins -- therapeutic use KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Recombinant Proteins -- pharmacokinetics KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - Exotoxins -- therapeutic use KW - Recombinant Proteins -- therapeutic use KW - Receptors, Interleukin-2 -- immunology KW - Male KW - Immunotoxins -- pharmacokinetics KW - Leukemia, Hairy Cell -- metabolism KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- pharmacokinetics KW - Leukemia, Hairy Cell -- drug therapy KW - Immunotoxins -- therapeutic use KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Leukemia, Hairy Cell -- immunology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69262559?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Blood&rft.atitle=Responses+in+refractory+hairy+cell+leukemia+to+a+recombinant+immunotoxin.&rft.au=Kreitman%2C+R+J%3BWilson%2C+W+H%3BRobbins%2C+D%3BMargulies%2C+I%3BStetler-Stevenson%2C+M%3BWaldmann%2C+T+A%3BPastan%2C+I&rft.aulast=Kreitman&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=3340&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Blood&rft.issn=00064971&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Generation of Mature Dendritic Cells from a CD14 super(+) Cell Line (XS52) by IL-4, TNF- alpha , IL-1 beta , and Agonistic Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody AN - 17443385; 4661016 AB - We established a model system to generate mature dendritic cells (DC) from a GM-CSF-dependent cell line, XS52, which had been isolated from the epidermis of newborn BALB/c mice. Screening of various soluble factors revealed that IL-4 induces phenotypic maturation of XS52 (as evaluated by enhanced expression of class II, CD40, CD80, CD86, CD11c, and loss of expression of CD14) in a time-dependent manner. The addition of TNF- alpha , IL-1 beta , and agonistic anti-CD40 mAb further enhanced expression of these maturation markers. Consistent with their phenotypic maturation, these cells (termed XS-DC) exhibited potent Ag-presenting capacity to both naive and primed T cells. In addition, injection of hapten-conjugated XS-DC induced contact hypersensitivity in vivo, suggesting their potential as tools for vaccination. Expression of CD14 by the starting cell population, the requirement for GM-CSF and IL-4, and the relatively long culture period are the common characteristics shared between our cells and human monocyte-derived DC, whose analogues in mice have not been identified. Because large numbers of skin-associated mature DC devoid of other cell lineages are easily obtained, this model system may facilitate the study of molecular events associated with maturation of DC and the use of DC for immunization. JF - Journal of Immunology AU - Yamada, N AU - Katz, SI AD - Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Building 10, Room 12N238, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, skatz@box-s.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 15 SP - 5331 EP - 5337 VL - 163 IS - 10 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - immunology KW - CD14 antigen KW - CD40 antigen KW - Interleukin 1 beta KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Interleukin 1b KW - Interleukin 1^b KW - Interleukin 4 KW - Monoclonal antibodies KW - Tumor necrosis factor-a KW - granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor KW - Dendritic cells KW - Tumor necrosis factor-^a KW - Cell lines KW - W3 33235:New cell lines KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - F 06742:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17443385?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.atitle=Generation+of+Mature+Dendritic+Cells+from+a+CD14+super%28%2B%29+Cell+Line+%28XS52%29+by+IL-4%2C+TNF-+alpha+%2C+IL-1+beta+%2C+and+Agonistic+Anti-CD40+Monoclonal+Antibody&rft.au=Yamada%2C+N%3BKatz%2C+SI&rft.aulast=Yamada&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1999-11-15&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=5331&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Interleukin 4; Tumor necrosis factor-a; granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; Cell lines; Monoclonal antibodies; Dendritic cells; Tumor necrosis factor-^a ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ErbB-2 kinase is required for constitutive stat 3 activation in malignant human lung epithelial cells. AN - 70790834; 10508495 AB - Overexpression of the growth factor receptor ErbB-2/Her2/Neu has been implicated in the development of non-small-cell lung cancer. We have reported that the transformation of human lung epithelial cells by c-erbB-2 also requires an active ErbB-1 (EGF receptor) and the autocrine production of its ligand, TGF-alpha. In this report, we demonstrate that STAT 3 is constitutively activated in these cells by the TGF-alpha-stimulated ErbB-1/-2 heterodimer complex. STAT 3 activation was confirmed by mobility shift assays and nuclear localization. ErbB-1 was required, but not sufficient for the TGF-alpha-induced activation of STATs. Inhibition of ErbB-2 kinase activity by tyrphostin AG825 prevented the constitutive activation of STAT 3 in the TGF-alpha-producing, ErbB-1 expressing cell line. Our results demonstrate a requirement for ErbB-2 kinase activity to establish constitutive STAT 3 activation resulting from an autocrine ErbB-1/ TGF-alpha loop. Int. J. Cancer 83:564-570, 1999. Published 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - International journal of cancer AU - Fernandes, A AU - Hamburger, A W AU - Gerwin, B I AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/12/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 12 SP - 564 EP - 570 VL - 83 IS - 4 SN - 0020-7136, 0020-7136 KW - Benzothiazoles KW - 0 KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Milk Proteins KW - STAT1 Transcription Factor KW - STAT1 protein, human KW - STAT3 Transcription Factor KW - STAT3 protein, human KW - STAT5 Transcription Factor KW - Trans-Activators KW - Transforming Growth Factor alpha KW - Tyrphostins KW - tyrphostin AG825 KW - Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Immunoblotting KW - Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor -- metabolism KW - Cell Nucleus -- metabolism KW - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel KW - Dimerization KW - Humans KW - Precipitin Tests KW - Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor -- genetics KW - Transfection KW - Enzyme Activation -- drug effects KW - Transforming Growth Factor alpha -- pharmacology KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Tyrphostins -- pharmacology KW - Cell Line KW - Epithelial Cells -- metabolism KW - Trans-Activators -- metabolism KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- physiology KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- metabolism KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Lung Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - DNA-Binding Proteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70790834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+cancer&rft.atitle=ErbB-2+kinase+is+required+for+constitutive+stat+3+activation+in+malignant+human+lung+epithelial+cells.&rft.au=Fernandes%2C+A%3BHamburger%2C+A+W%3BGerwin%2C+B+I&rft.aulast=Fernandes&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-12&rft.volume=83&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=564&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+cancer&rft.issn=00207136&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-18 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cocaine reward and MPTP toxicity: alteration by regional variant dopamine transporter overexpression AN - 17644780; 4631948 AB - Polygenic factors play important roles in animal models of substance abuse and susceptibility to dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Genetic factors are also likely to contribute to the etiology of human drug abuse disorders, and may alter human vulnerabilities to Parkinsonian neurodegeneration. The dopamine transporter (DAT; SLC6A3) is densely expressed by the dopaminergic midbrain neurons that play central roles in drug reward and is believed to be a primary site of action for cocaine reward. This transporter is necessary for the action of selective dopaminergic neurotoxins, and is uniquely expressed on neurons that are the primary targets of Parkinsonian neurodegeneration. To study possible influences of variant DAT expression on these processes, we have constructed transgenic mice (THDAT) in which tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter sequences drive expression of a rat DAT cDNA variant, increase striatal DAT expression by 20-30%, and provide modest alterations in striatal levels of dopamine and its metabolites. THDAT mice habituate more rapidly to a novel environment than wildtype littermates. These animals display enhanced reward conferred by cocaine, as measured by conditioned place preference. However, locomotor responses to cocaine administration are similar to those of wildtype mice, except at high cocaine doses. THDAT mice display more than 50% greater losses of dopaminergic neurons following a course of MPTP treatment than do wildtype control mice. These results document a model for allelic variation at a gene locus that can exert significant effects in murine models of human substance abuse vulnerability and dopaminergic neurodegeneration. JF - Molecular Brain Research AU - Donovan, D M AU - Miner, L L AU - Perry, M P AU - Revay, R S AU - Sharpe, L G AU - Przedborski, S AU - Kostic, V AU - Philpot, R M AU - Kirstein, CL AU - Rothman, R B AU - Schindler, C W AU - Uhl, G R AD - Molecular Neurobiology, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Baltimore, MD USA Y1 - 1999/11/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 10 SP - 37 EP - 49 PB - Elsevier VL - 73 IS - 1-2 SN - 0169-328X, 0169-328X KW - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - MPTP KW - Transgenic mice KW - Dopamine transporter KW - Neostriatum KW - Neurotoxicity KW - Reinforcement KW - Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase KW - Cocaine KW - X 24180:Social poisons & drug abuse KW - N3 11139:Toxicological and psychoactive drug correlates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17644780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+Brain+Research&rft.atitle=Cocaine+reward+and+MPTP+toxicity%3A+alteration+by+regional+variant+dopamine+transporter+overexpression&rft.au=Donovan%2C+D+M%3BMiner%2C+L+L%3BPerry%2C+M+P%3BRevay%2C+R+S%3BSharpe%2C+L+G%3BPrzedborski%2C+S%3BKostic%2C+V%3BPhilpot%2C+R+M%3BKirstein%2C+CL%3BRothman%2C+R+B%3BSchindler%2C+C+W%3BUhl%2C+G+R&rft.aulast=Donovan&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-10&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+Brain+Research&rft.issn=0169328X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0169-328X%2899%2900235-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cocaine; Reinforcement; MPTP; Neurotoxicity; Neostriatum; Dopamine transporter; Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase; Transgenic mice DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00235-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - cDNA microarrays detect activation of a myogenic transcription program by the PAX3-FKHR fusion oncogene AN - 17413762; 4635406 AB - Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer of striated muscle characterized in 60% of cases by a t(2; 13)(q35; q14). This results in the fusion of PAX3, a developmental transcription factor required for limb myogenesis, with FKHR, a member of the forkhead family of transcription factors. The resultant PAX3-FKHR gene possesses transforming properties; however, the effects of this chimeric oncogene on gene expression are largely unknown. To investigate the actions of these transcription factors, both Pax3 and PAX3-FKHR were introduced into NIH 3T3 cells, and the resultant gene expression changes were analyzed with a murine cDNA microarray containing 2,225 elements. We found that PAX3-FKHR but not PAX3 activated a myogenic transcription program including the induction of transcription factors MyoD, Myogenin, Six1, and Slug as well as a battery of genes involved in several aspects of muscle function. Notable among this group were the growth factor gene Igf2 and its binding protein Igfbp5. Relevance of this model was suggested by verification that three of these genes (IGFBP5, HSIX1, and Slug) were also expressed in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines. This study utilizes cDNA microarrays to elucidate the pattern of gene expression induced by an oncogenic transcription factor and demonstrates the profound myogenic properties of PAX3-FKHR in NIH 3T3 cells. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA AU - Khan, J AU - Bittner, M L AU - Saal, L H AU - Teichmann, U AU - Azorsa, DO AU - Gooden, G C AU - Pavan, W J AU - Trent, J M AU - Meltzer, P S AD - Cancer Genetics Branch and Genetic Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA, pmeltzer@nhgri.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/09/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 09 SP - 13264 EP - 13269 VL - 96 IS - 23 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - mice KW - cDNA microarrays KW - NIH3T3 cells KW - Slug protein KW - Six1 protein KW - DNA microarrays KW - FKHR gene KW - HSIX1 gene KW - IGFBP5 gene KW - Igf2 gene KW - MyoD gene KW - MyoD protein KW - Myogenin KW - Myogenin gene KW - PAX3 gene KW - Six1 gene KW - Slug gene KW - rhabdomyosarcoma KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Oncogenes & Growth Factors Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts KW - Limbs KW - Transcription factors KW - Fusion protein KW - G 07397:Rodentia (mice) KW - W3 33243:Molecular methods KW - B 26240:Other nuclear oncogenes & binding proteins KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17413762?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences%2C+USA&rft.atitle=cDNA+microarrays+detect+activation+of+a+myogenic+transcription+program+by+the+PAX3-FKHR+fusion+oncogene&rft.au=Khan%2C+J%3BBittner%2C+M+L%3BSaal%2C+L+H%3BTeichmann%2C+U%3BAzorsa%2C+DO%3BGooden%2C+G+C%3BPavan%2C+W+J%3BTrent%2C+J+M%3BMeltzer%2C+P+S&rft.aulast=Khan&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-09&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=13264&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences%2C+USA&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/10.1073%2Fpnas.96.23.13264 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transcription factors; Fusion protein; Limbs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.96.23.13264 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cloning and functional characterization of the human sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters hSVCT1 and hSVCT2. AN - 69274861; 10556521 AB - Two sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters, hSVCT1 and hSVCT2, were cloned from a human kidney cDNA library. hSVCT1 had a 1797 bp open reading frame encoding a 598 amino acid polypeptide. The 1953 bp open reading frame of hSVCT2 encoded a 650 amino acid polypeptide. Using a Xenopus laevis oocyte expression system, both transporters were functionally expressed. By Eadie-Hofstee transformation the apparent K(m) of hSVCT1 for ascorbate was 252.0 microM and of hSVCT2 for ascorbate was 21.3 microM. Both transporters were sodium-dependent and did not transport dehydroascorbic acid. Incubation of oocytes expressing either transporter with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) inhibited ascorbate transport activity. Availability of the human transporter clones may facilitate new strategies for determining vitamin C intake. JF - FEBS letters AU - Daruwala, R AU - Song, J AU - Koh, W S AU - Rumsey, S C AU - Levine, M AD - Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Bldg. 10, Rm. 4D52, MSC 1372, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1372, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/05/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 05 SP - 480 EP - 484 VL - 460 IS - 3 SN - 0014-5793, 0014-5793 KW - Carrier Proteins KW - 0 KW - Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent KW - Proteins KW - Sodium-Coupled Vitamin C Transporters KW - Symporters KW - Bucladesine KW - 63X7MBT2LQ KW - Sodium KW - 9NEZ333N27 KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate KW - NI40JAQ945 KW - Ascorbic Acid KW - PQ6CK8PD0R KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Protein Biosynthesis KW - Humans KW - Biological Transport KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Bucladesine -- pharmacology KW - Cloning, Molecular KW - Xenopus laevis KW - Base Sequence KW - Oocytes -- metabolism KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate -- pharmacology KW - Female KW - Proteins -- chemistry KW - Carrier Proteins -- chemistry KW - Sodium -- physiology KW - Carrier Proteins -- genetics KW - Carrier Proteins -- physiology KW - Ascorbic Acid -- metabolism KW - Proteins -- genetics KW - Proteins -- physiology KW - Carrier Proteins -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69274861?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=FEBS+letters&rft.atitle=Cloning+and+functional+characterization+of+the+human+sodium-dependent+vitamin+C+transporters+hSVCT1+and+hSVCT2.&rft.au=Daruwala%2C+R%3BSong%2C+J%3BKoh%2C+W+S%3BRumsey%2C+S+C%3BLevine%2C+M&rft.aulast=Daruwala&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-05&rft.volume=460&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=480&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=FEBS+letters&rft.issn=00145793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-22 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AJ269477; GENBANK; AJ269478 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calcium-antagonist drugs. AN - 69203384; 10547409 JF - The New England journal of medicine AU - Abernethy, D R AU - Schwartz, J B AD - Division of Clinical Pharmacolgy, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. abernethyd@grc.nia.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/04/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 04 SP - 1447 EP - 1457 VL - 341 IS - 19 SN - 0028-4793, 0028-4793 KW - Calcium Channel Blockers KW - 0 KW - Calcium Channels KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Drug Interactions KW - Calcium Channels -- physiology KW - Angina Pectoris -- drug therapy KW - Humans KW - Calcium Channels -- chemistry KW - Arrhythmias, Cardiac -- drug therapy KW - Myocardial Infarction -- drug therapy KW - Hypertension -- drug therapy KW - Calcium Channel Blockers -- contraindications KW - Calcium Channel Blockers -- pharmacology KW - Cardiovascular Diseases -- drug therapy KW - Calcium Channel Blockers -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69203384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+England+journal+of+medicine&rft.atitle=Calcium-antagonist+drugs.&rft.au=Abernethy%2C+D+R%3BSchwartz%2C+J+B&rft.aulast=Abernethy&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-04&rft.volume=341&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=1447&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+New+England+journal+of+medicine&rft.issn=00284793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen treatment for preventing breast cancer. AN - 69235817; 10547390 AB - In response to findings from the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial that tamoxifen treatment produced a 49% reduction in the risk of invasive breast cancer in a population of women at elevated risk, the National Cancer Institute sponsored a workshop on July 7 and 8, 1998, to develop information to assist in counseling and in weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen. Our study was undertaken to develop tools to identify women for whom the benefits outweigh the risks. Information was reviewed on the incidence of invasive breast cancer and of in situ lesions, as well as on several other health outcomes, in the absence of tamoxifen treatment. Data on the effects of tamoxifen on these outcomes were also reviewed, and methods were developed to compare the risks and benefits of tamoxifen. The risks and benefits of tamoxifen depend on age and race, as well as on a woman's specific risk factors for breast cancer. In particular, the absolute risks from tamoxifen of endometrial cancer, stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis increase with age, and these absolute risks differ between white and black women, as does the protective effect of tamoxifen on fractures. Tables and aids are developed to describe the risks and benefits of tamoxifen and to identify classes of women for whom the benefits outweigh the risks. Tamoxifen is most beneficial for younger women with an elevated risk of breast cancer. The quantitative analyses presented can assist health care providers and women in weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen for reducing breast cancer risk. JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute AU - Gail, M H AU - Costantino, J P AU - Bryant, J AU - Croyle, R AU - Freedman, L AU - Helzlsouer, K AU - Vogel, V AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. gailm@exchange.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/03/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 03 SP - 1829 EP - 1846 VL - 91 IS - 21 SN - 0027-8874, 0027-8874 KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents KW - 0 KW - Estrogen Receptor Modulators KW - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators KW - Tamoxifen KW - 094ZI81Y45 KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - United States KW - Neoplasm Invasiveness KW - Fractures, Bone -- prevention & control KW - Age Factors KW - Fractures, Bone -- epidemiology KW - Venous Thrombosis -- chemically induced KW - Humans KW - Counseling KW - Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic KW - Risk KW - Patient Education as Topic KW - Education KW - Endometrial Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Risk Factors KW - Carcinoma in Situ KW - Pulmonary Embolism -- chemically induced KW - Cataract -- prevention & control KW - National Institutes of Health (U.S.) KW - Stroke -- chemically induced KW - Female KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Breast Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Tamoxifen -- therapeutic use KW - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators -- adverse effects KW - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators -- therapeutic use KW - Tamoxifen -- adverse effects KW - Estrogen Receptor Modulators -- therapeutic use KW - Breast Neoplasms -- prevention & control KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents -- adverse effects KW - Estrogen Receptor Modulators -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69235817?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.atitle=Weighing+the+risks+and+benefits+of+tamoxifen+treatment+for+preventing+breast+cancer.&rft.au=Gail%2C+M+H%3BCostantino%2C+J+P%3BBryant%2C+J%3BCroyle%2C+R%3BFreedman%2C+L%3BHelzlsouer%2C+K%3BVogel%2C+V&rft.aulast=Gail&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-03&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=21&rft.spage=1829&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.issn=00278874&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 May 3;92(9):757-8 [10793117] J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 Nov 3;91(21):1792-3 [10547378] J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 Apr 19;92(8):657-9 [10772687] Erratum In: J Natl Cancer Inst 2000 Feb 2;92(3):275 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The NIDCD's clinical trials cooperative groups: a brief overview. AN - 85316780; pmid-10565711 AB - The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) embarked on the establishment of two clinical trials cooperative groups in October 1996 in response to a scientific research need. It intended that the clinical trials cooperative groups (CTCGs) design and implement clinical trial protocols capable of addressing the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for diseases and disorders of human communication. Most commonly, owing to the substantial number of patients required, the trials are expected to involve multiple study sites, with each study site adhering to a uniform study protocol, standardized treatment regimens, and prescribed data collection procedures. A complex administrative structure is required to coordinate the activities of the CTCGs and to assure compliance with a myriad of government regulations. Similarly, participating study sites must meet stringent requirements including leadership by an individual experienced in clinical trials. There is a relative dearth of experienced clinical trialists dedicated to research in human communication. This article details the complexities involved in the conduct of multicenter clinical trials and the NIDCD's efforts to promote clinical trials activities and to develop clinical trials training opportunities. JF - The American journal of otology AU - Gulya, A J AD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 705 EP - 708 VL - 20 IS - 6 SN - 0192-9763, 0192-9763 KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Humans KW - Deafness KW - Clinical Trials as Topic UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85316780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+American+journal+of+otology&rft.atitle=The+NIDCD%27s+clinical+trials+cooperative+groups%3A+a+brief+overview.&rft.au=Gulya%2C+A+J&rft.aulast=Gulya&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=705&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+American+journal+of+otology&rft.issn=01929763&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A functional lesion in developmental dyslexia: left angular gyral blood flow predicts severity. AN - 85316480; pmid-10550226 AB - Functional imaging studies have shown reduced regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in temporal and inferior parietal regions in dyslexia. To relate such abnormalities to the severity of dyslexia, correlations between reading skill and rCBF during a series of reading tasks and visual fixation were mapped for 17 right-handed dyslexic men, ages 18-40, and 14 matched controls. These correlations uniquely identified the left angular gyrus as the most probable site of a functional lesion in dyslexia: Here, higher rCBF was associated with better reading skill in controls (p <.01), but with worse reading skill in dyslexia (p <.01). This suggests that greater reliance on this region normally facilitates reading, but impairs reading in dyslexia. Thus, developmental dyslexia may share a common localization with alexia. (Copyright 1999 Academic Press.) JF - Brain and language AU - Rumsey, J M AU - Horwitz, B AU - Donohue, B C AU - Nace, K L AU - Maisog, J M AU - Andreason, P AD - Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda,MD 20892, USA. jrumsey@box-j.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 187 EP - 204 VL - 70 IS - 2 SN - 0093-934X, 0093-934X KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Wechsler Scales KW - Cognition -- physiology KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Tomography, Emission-Computed KW - Predictive Value of Tests KW - Adolescent KW - Male KW - Functional Laterality -- physiology KW - Fixation, Ocular -- physiology KW - Brain -- radionuclide imaging KW - Brain -- blood supply KW - Dyslexia -- diagnosis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85316480?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brain+and+language&rft.atitle=A+functional+lesion+in+developmental+dyslexia%3A+left+angular+gyral+blood+flow+predicts+severity.&rft.au=Rumsey%2C+J+M%3BHorwitz%2C+B%3BDonohue%2C+B+C%3BNace%2C+K+L%3BMaisog%2C+J+M%3BAndreason%2C+P&rft.aulast=Rumsey&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=187&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Brain+and+language&rft.issn=0093934X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Capability of serum to convert streptomycin to cytotoxin in patients with aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss. AN - 85316059; pmid-10545628 AB - Individual variations in sensitivity to the ototoxic effects of aminoglycoside antibiotics are well documented. Our research demonstrates that there is an apparent difference in serum from patients who are resistant or susceptible to aminoglycoside ototoxicity. In the first study, the cytotoxicity of sera from patients with and without hearing loss after various time periods following the discontinuation of aminoglycoside treatment was assayed using the isolated outer hair cell toxicity assay. The results indicate that sera from patients with hearing loss were significantly more toxic than sera from patients with normal hearing or minimal hearing loss. This toxicity may persist for up to 1 year after discontinuation of aminoglycoside therapy. In a second study, sera were obtained from patients who had received aminoglycoside therapy several years previously. None of these sera was toxic to isolated outer hair cells in vitro. Streptomycin was then incubated with the sera or a protein fraction isolated from sera, and the incubation mixtures were tested for toxicity. The percentage of damaged outer hair cells was significantly higher when streptomycin had been treated with sera or a serum protein fraction from patients with hearing loss (58+/-10% and 68+/-9%, respectively) than with sera or a serum protein fraction from a control group (10+/-5% and 17+/-4%, respectively). In addition, several incubation mixtures were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography. A new chromatographic peak was only found in the incubations of streptomycin with serum protein from patients with hearing loss. The results suggest that sera from individuals sensitive to aminoglycoside antibiotics may metabolize these drugs to cytotoxins. JF - Hearing research AU - Wang, S AU - Bian, Q AU - Liu, Z AU - Feng, Y AU - Lian, N AU - Chen, H AU - Hu, C AU - Dong, Y AU - Cai, Z AD - Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, 17# Hougou Lane Chong-Nei, Beijing, PR China. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1 EP - 7 VL - 137 IS - 1-2 SN - 0378-5955, 0378-5955 KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Animals KW - Guinea Pigs KW - Humans KW - Child KW - Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer -- drug effects KW - Cell Survival -- drug effects KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Blood Proteins -- metabolism KW - Adolescent KW - Female KW - Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer -- pathology KW - Male KW - Deafness -- blood KW - Streptomycin -- adverse effects KW - Cytotoxins -- blood KW - Deafness -- chemically induced KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects KW - Streptomycin -- toxicity KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- blood KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- toxicity KW - Streptomycin -- blood UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85316059?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hearing+research&rft.atitle=Capability+of+serum+to+convert+streptomycin+to+cytotoxin+in+patients+with+aminoglycoside-induced+hearing+loss.&rft.au=Wang%2C+S%3BBian%2C+Q%3BLiu%2C+Z%3BFeng%2C+Y%3BLian%2C+N%3BChen%2C+H%3BHu%2C+C%3BDong%2C+Y%3BCai%2C+Z&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=137&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Hearing+research&rft.issn=03785955&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Associative learning impairments in patients with frontal lobe damage. AN - 85312788; pmid-10590820 AB - The performance of 18 frontal lobe lesion (FL) and 10 frontal lobe dementia (FLD) patients on an associative memory test was compared with the performance of their matched normal controls. The FL group was severely impaired on cued and free recall and was moderately impaired on a recognition condition. Left FL patients performed the poorest on the cued and free recall conditions. The FLD patients were moderately impaired on the free recall condition only but there was a subgroup of FLD patients with additional left temporal atrophy who appeared severely impaired on both cued and free recall. These findings indicate that both left frontal and temporal lobe damage can impair associative learning and that this impairment is more strikingly seen with free rather than cued recall. JF - Brain and cognition AU - Dimitrov, M AU - Granetz, J AU - Peterson, M AU - Hollnagel, C AU - Alexander, G AU - Grafman, J AD - Cognitive Neuroscience Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1440, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 213 EP - 230 VL - 41 IS - 2 SN - 0278-2626, 0278-2626 KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Analysis of Variance KW - Humans KW - Aged KW - Mental Recall KW - Wechsler Scales KW - Memory Disorders -- diagnosis KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Memory Disorders -- etiology KW - Adult KW - Cues KW - Middle Aged KW - Male KW - Female KW - Temporal Lobe -- physiopathology KW - Frontal Lobe -- physiopathology KW - Association Learning -- physiology KW - Dementia -- complications KW - Dementia -- physiopathology KW - Learning Disorders -- etiology KW - Learning Disorders -- diagnosis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85312788?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brain+and+cognition&rft.atitle=Associative+learning+impairments+in+patients+with+frontal+lobe+damage.&rft.au=Dimitrov%2C+M%3BGranetz%2C+J%3BPeterson%2C+M%3BHollnagel%2C+C%3BAlexander%2C+G%3BGrafman%2C+J&rft.aulast=Dimitrov&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=213&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Brain+and+cognition&rft.issn=02782626&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cross-language positive priming disappears, negative priming does not: evidence for two sources of selective inhibition. AN - 85307407; pmid-10586580 AB - The authors used a unilingual and bilingual primed lexical decision task to investigate priming effects produced by attended and ignored words. In the unilingual experiment, accelerated lexical decisions to probe target words resulted when the word matched the preceding target word, whereas slowed lexical decisions to probe target words resulted when the word matched the preceding ignored nontarget word. In the bilingual (English-Spanish) experiment, between-language, rather than within-language, priming manipulations were used. Although the ignored repetition negative priming effect replicated across languages, cross-language attended repetition positive priming did not. This dissociation of priming effects in the inter- versus intralanguage priming conditions contradicts episodic retrieval accounts of negative priming that deny the existence of selective inhibitory processes. On the other hand, these results support an extension of inhibition-based accounts of negative priming, because they indicate that inhibition can operate at two levels of abstraction--local word and global language--simultaneously. JF - Memory & cognition AU - Neumann, E AU - McCloskey, M S AU - Felio, A C AD - National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. e.neumann@psyc.canterbury.ac.nz Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1051 EP - 1063 VL - 27 IS - 6 SN - 0090-502X, 0090-502X KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Decision Making KW - Paired-Associate Learning KW - Female KW - Male KW - Verbal Learning KW - Mental Recall KW - Attention KW - Multilingualism KW - Inhibition (Psychology) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85307407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Alcoholism%2C+clinical+and+experimental+research&rft.atitle=Buspirone+treatment+of+alcoholism%3A+age+of+onset%2C+and+cerebrospinal+fluid+5-hydroxyindolacetic+acid+and+homovanillic+acid+concentrations%2C+but+not+medication+treatment%2C+predict+return+to+drinking.&rft.au=George%2C+D+T%3BRawlings%2C+R%3BEckardt%2C+M+J%3BPhillips%2C+M+J%3BShoaf%2C+S+E%3BLinnoila%2C+M&rft.aulast=George&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-02-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=272&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Alcoholism%2C+clinical+and+experimental+research&rft.issn=01456008&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Review of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease) of head and neck. AN - 85298099; pmid-10579239 AB - The entity known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML), or Rosai-Dorfman disease (RD disease), is an uncommon benign proliferation of hematopoietic and fibrous tissue that often presents in the head and neck region. Its initial manifestations most often include a roughly symmetric, painless, bilateral cervical adenopathy, although extranodal disease may develop in a minority of patients. The key histologic feature of SHML is the presence of various numbers of large, pale histiocytic cells that contain within their cellular borders apparently engulfed lymphocytes ("emperipolesis"); these distinctive large, pale cells - RD cells - are S-100 protein-positive by immunostaining and so differ from ordinary histiocytes. Despite its sometimes impressive clinical presentation, SHML is a benign and self-limited disease, whose treatment is aimed largely at controlling its local manifestations (most often by surgical therapy). The microscopic differential diagnosis, particularly in extranodal disease, is at times challenging and can include Langerhans' cell histiocytosis, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, metastatic carcinoma, and metastatic malignant melanoma. JF - The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology AU - Carbone, A AU - Passannante, A AU - Gloghini, A AU - Devaney, K O AU - Rinaldo, A AU - Ferlito, A AD - Division of Pathology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1095 EP - 1104 VL - 108 IS - 11 Pt 1 SN - 0003-4894, 0003-4894 KW - Abridged Index Medicus; Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Histiocytosis, Sinus -- therapy KW - Histiocytes -- metabolism KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Head KW - Humans KW - Histiocytes -- pathology KW - Neck KW - Histiocytosis, Sinus -- pathology KW - Histiocytosis, Sinus -- epidemiology KW - Antigens, CD1 -- metabolism KW - S100 Proteins -- metabolism KW - Antigens, Surface -- metabolism KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - Lymph Nodes -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85298099?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Annals+of+otology%2C+rhinology%2C+and+laryngology&rft.atitle=Review+of+sinus+histiocytosis+with+massive+lymphadenopathy+%28Rosai-Dorfman+disease%29+of+head+and+neck.&rft.au=Carbone%2C+A%3BPassannante%2C+A%3BGloghini%2C+A%3BDevaney%2C+K+O%3BRinaldo%2C+A%3BFerlito%2C+A&rft.aulast=Carbone&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=11+Pt+1&rft.spage=1095&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Annals+of+otology%2C+rhinology%2C+and+laryngology&rft.issn=00034894&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-15 N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rare interstitial deletion (2)(p11.2p13) in a child with pericentric inversion (2)(p11.2q13) of paternal origin. AN - 85276639; pmid-10533028 AB - An unbalanced 46,XY,der(2)del(2)(p11.2p13) inv(2)(p11.2q13) karyotype was found in a phenotypically abnormal child with a de novo interstitial deletion of band 2p12 associated with an inv(2)(p11.2q13) inherited from the father. The inv(2) is generally considered a benign familial variant without significant reproductive consequences. However, our findings led us to consider a previously proposed mechanism of unequal meiotic crossing over at the base of a parental inversion loop, which could lead to either a deletion or duplication of a segment adjacent to the inverted region in the offspring. This phenomenon has been reported in other inversions of chromosomes 1, 7, 13, 15, and 17 and may explain the origin of the deletion in our patient. Although repetitive sequences might be present around such inversions, which could predispose to de novo deletions independently of the inversion, current evidence including this case favors a proposed causal relationship between the parental inversion and the deletion in the child. Our review and results suggest there could be a small risk for a related imbalance to couples with an inv(2)(p11.2q13). For del(2)(p11.2p13), which is rare, a more distinct phenotype has been proposed herein. Our patient shared several findings with the three previously published cases, namely the broad nasal bridge, abnormal ears, high-arched palate, psychomotor retardation, and micrognathia. However, our patient also had sensorineural hearing loss and significant hypotonia, which have not been previously reported, thereby expanding our understanding of this rare deletion. Am. J. Med. Genet. 87:139-142, 1999. Published 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics AU - Lacbawan, F L AU - White, B J AU - Anguiano, A AU - Rigdon, D T AU - Ball, K D AU - Bromage, G B AU - Yang, X AU - DiFazio, M P AU - Levin, S W AD - Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 139 EP - 142 VL - 87 IS - 2 SN - 0148-7299, 0148-7299 KW - Karyotyping KW - Centromere KW - Human KW - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence KW - Child, Preschool KW - Infant KW - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 KW - Adult KW - Abnormalities, Multiple KW - Case Report KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease KW - Female KW - Male KW - Chromosome Deletion KW - Fathers KW - Inversion (Genetics) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85276639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Site-selected+mutagenesis+of+a+conserved+nucleotide+binding+HXGH+motif+located+in+the+ATP+sulfurylase+domain+of+human+bifunctional+3%27-phosphoadenosine+5%27-phosphosulfate+synthase.&rft.au=Venkatachalam%2C+K+V%3BFuda%2C+H%3BKoonin%2C+E+V%3BStrott%2C+C+A&rft.aulast=Venkatachalam&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-01-29&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=2601&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Response to motion in extrastriate area MSTl: disparity sensitivity. AN - 85239806; pmid-10561419 AB - Many neurons in the lateral-ventral region of the medial superior temporal area (MSTl) have a clear center surround separation in their receptive fields. Either moving or stationary stimuli in the surround modulates the response to moving stimuli in the center, and this modulation could facilitate the perceptual segmentation of a moving object from its background. Another mechanism that could facilitate such segmentation would be sensitivity to binocular disparity in the center and surround regions of the receptive fields of these neurons. We therefore investigated the sensitivity of these MSTl neurons to disparity ranging from three degrees crossed disparity (near) to three degrees uncrossed disparity (far) applied to both the center and the surround regions. Many neurons showed clear disparity sensitivity to stimulus motion in the center of the receptive field. About (1)/(3) of 104 neurons had a clear peak in their response, whereas another (1)/(3) had broader tuning. Monocular stimulation abolished the tuning. The prevalence of cells broadly tuned to near and far disparity and the reversal of preferred directions at different disparities observed in MSTd were not found in MSTl. A stationary surround at zero disparity simply modulated up or down the response to moving stimuli at different disparities in the receptive field (RF) center but did not alter the disparity tuning curve. When the RF center motion was held at zero disparity and the disparity of the stationary surround was varied, some surround disparities produced greater modulation of MSTl neuron response than did others. Some neurons with different disparity preferences in center and surround responded best to the relative disparity differences between center and surround, whereas others were related to the absolute difference between center and surround. The combination of modulatory surrounds and the sensitivity to relative difference between center and surround disparity make these MSTl neurons particularly well suited for the segmentation of a moving object from the background. JF - Journal of Neurophysiology AU - Eifuku, S AU - Wurtz, R H AD - Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4435, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 2462 EP - 2475 VL - 82 IS - 5 SN - 0022-3077, 0022-3077 KW - Visual Cortex KW - Regression Analysis KW - Analysis of Variance KW - Animal KW - Visual Fields KW - Motion Perception KW - Brain Mapping KW - Photic Stimulation KW - Vision Disparity KW - Neurons KW - Color Perception KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Male UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85239806?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Neurophysiology&rft.atitle=Response+to+motion+in+extrastriate+area+MSTl%3A+disparity+sensitivity.&rft.au=Eifuku%2C+S%3BWurtz%2C+R+H&rft.aulast=Eifuku&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=82&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=2462&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Neurophysiology&rft.issn=00223077&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thioguanine administered as a continuous intravenous infusion to pediatric patients is metabolized to the novel metabolite 8-hydroxy-thioguanine. AN - 70832528; 10525111 AB - Thiopurine antimetabolites have been in clinical use for more than 40 years, yet the metabolism of thiopurines remains only partially understood. Data from our previous pediatric phase 1 trial of continuous i.v. infusion of thioguanine (CIVI-TG) suggested that TG was eliminated by saturable mechanism, with conversion of the drug to an unknown metabolite. In this study we have identified this metabolite as 8-hydroxy-thioguanine (8-OH-TG). The metabolite coeluted with the 8-OH-TG standard on HPLC and had an identical UV spectrum, with a lambda(max) of 350 nm. On mass spectroscopy, the positive ion, single quad scan of 8-OH-TG yielded a protonated molecular ion at 184 Da and contained diagnostic ions at m/z 167, 156, 142, and 125 Da. Incubation of TG in vitro with partially purified aldehyde oxidase resulted in 8-OH-TG formation. 8-OH-TG is the predominant circulating metabolite found in patients receiving CIVI-TG and is likely generated by the action of aldehyde oxidase. JF - The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics AU - Kitchen, B J AU - Moser, A AU - Lowe, E AU - Balis, F M AU - Widemann, B AU - Anderson, L AU - Strong, J AU - Blaney, S M AU - Berg, S L AU - O'Brien, M AU - Adamson, P C AD - Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 870 EP - 874 VL - 291 IS - 2 SN - 0022-3565, 0022-3565 KW - 8-hydroxythioguanine KW - 0 KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic KW - Aldehyde Oxidoreductases KW - EC 1.2.- KW - Aldehyde Oxidase KW - EC 1.2.3.1 KW - Thioguanine KW - FTK8U1GZNX KW - Index Medicus KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - Infusions, Intravenous KW - Humans KW - In Vitro Techniques KW - Child KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- administration & dosage KW - Aldehyde Oxidoreductases -- physiology KW - Thioguanine -- blood KW - Thioguanine -- administration & dosage KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- blood KW - Thioguanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic -- metabolism KW - Thioguanine -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70832528?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.atitle=Thioguanine+administered+as+a+continuous+intravenous+infusion+to+pediatric+patients+is+metabolized+to+the+novel+metabolite+8-hydroxy-thioguanine.&rft.au=Kitchen%2C+B+J%3BMoser%2C+A%3BLowe%2C+E%3BBalis%2C+F+M%3BWidemann%2C+B%3BAnderson%2C+L%3BStrong%2C+J%3BBlaney%2C+S+M%3BBerg%2C+S+L%3BO%27Brien%2C+M%3BAdamson%2C+P+C&rft.aulast=Kitchen&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=291&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=870&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.issn=00223565&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gene targeted DNA double-strand break induction by (125)I-labeled triplex-forming oligonucleotides is highly mutagenic following repair in human cells. AN - 70803664; 10518622 AB - A parallel binding motif 16mer triplex-forming oligonucleotide (TFO) complementary to a polypurine-polypyrimidine target region near the 3'-end of the SupF gene of plasmid pSP189 was labeled with [5-(125)I]dCMP at position 15. Following triplex formation and decay accumulation, radiation-induced site-specific double-strand breaks (DSBs) were produced in the pSP189 SupF gene. Bulk damaged DNA and the isolated site-specific DSB-containing DNA were separately transfected into human WI38VA13 cells and allowed to repair prior to recovery and analysis of mutants. Bulk damaged DNA had a relatively low mutation frequency of 2.7 x 10(-3). In contrast, the isolated linear DNA containing site-specific DSBs had an unusually high mutation frequency of 7.9 x 10(-1). This was nearly 300-fold greater than that observed for the bulk damaged DNA mixture, and >1.5 x 10(4)-fold greater than background. The mutation spectra displayed a high proportion of deletion mutants targeted to the(125)I binding position within the SupF gene for both bulk damaged DNA and isolated linear DNA. Both spectra were characterized by complex mutations with mixtures of changes. However, mutations recovered from the linear site-specific DSB-containing DNA presented a much higher proportion of complex deletion mutations. JF - Nucleic acids research AU - Mezhevaya, K AU - Winters, T A AU - Neumann, R D AD - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 01 SP - 4282 EP - 4290 VL - 27 IS - 21 KW - Iodine Radioisotopes KW - 0 KW - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides KW - supF tRNA KW - triplex DNA KW - Bleomycin KW - 11056-06-7 KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - RNA, Transfer KW - 9014-25-9 KW - Index Medicus KW - Bleomycin -- pharmacology KW - Nucleic Acid Conformation -- radiation effects KW - Plasmids -- metabolism KW - Plasmids -- genetics KW - DNA Mutational Analysis KW - Humans KW - Nucleic Acid Hybridization KW - Base Sequence KW - RNA, Transfer -- genetics KW - Transfection KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Iodine Radioisotopes -- metabolism KW - Plasmids -- chemistry KW - Gene Dosage KW - Gene Targeting KW - Genes, Suppressor KW - Nucleic Acid Conformation -- drug effects KW - Cell Line KW - Mutation -- drug effects KW - DNA -- metabolism KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed -- genetics KW - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides -- genetics KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed -- radiation effects KW - Mutation -- radiation effects KW - DNA Damage -- genetics KW - DNA Damage -- drug effects KW - DNA Repair -- genetics KW - DNA Repair -- radiation effects KW - DNA -- genetics KW - Mutation -- genetics KW - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides -- metabolism KW - DNA Damage -- radiation effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70803664?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nucleic+acids+research&rft.atitle=Gene+targeted+DNA+double-strand+break+induction+by+%28125%29I-labeled+triplex-forming+oligonucleotides+is+highly+mutagenic+following+repair+in+human+cells.&rft.au=Mezhevaya%2C+K%3BWinters%2C+T+A%3BNeumann%2C+R+D&rft.aulast=Mezhevaya&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=21&rft.spage=4282&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nucleic+acids+research&rft.issn=1362-4962&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiopharmaceuticals and their use in the current practice of nuclear medicine. AN - 69493759; 10889704 JF - Lippincott's primary care practice AU - Fejka, R M AD - Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1180, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 531 EP - 545 VL - 3 IS - 6 SN - 1088-5471, 1088-5471 KW - Radiopharmaceuticals KW - 0 KW - Nursing KW - Radiation Dosage KW - Humans KW - Primary Health Care KW - Radionuclide Imaging KW - Radiopharmaceuticals -- supply & distribution KW - Nuclear Medicine -- trends KW - Neoplasms -- diagnostic imaging KW - Nuclear Medicine -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69493759?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Lippincott%27s+primary+care+practice&rft.atitle=Radiopharmaceuticals+and+their+use+in+the+current+practice+of+nuclear+medicine.&rft.au=Fejka%2C+R+M&rft.aulast=Fejka&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=531&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Lippincott%27s+primary+care+practice&rft.issn=10885471&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-08-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-08-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A novel JC virus variant found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea has a 21-base pair deletion in the agnoprotein gene. AN - 69468848; 10774552 AB - This paper describes a unique JC virus (JCV) variant recovered from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea that contains an inframe 21-bp deletion in the agnoprotein gene. We characterize the mutation and suggest possible roles for the deletion in JCV evolution. JCV DNA was extracted from urine and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified using whole genome primers. PCR products were cloned, and multiple clones were sequenced. The JCV agnogene was PCR amplified to verify the presence of the agnogene deletion. This mutation creates a 21-bp deletion near the 3' end, which alters the predicted secondary structure of the messenger RNA and changes local codon usage at the 3' end of the agnogene. Protein secondary structure predictions suggest the deleted portion of the agnoprotein may be a flexible surface feature. We describe the first stable coding region deletion in JCV that presumably signifies a single evolutionary event that led to the split from other Highlands viral groups and occurred well after the human expansions that led to the peopling of the Southwest Pacific. JF - Journal of human virology AU - Jobes, D V AU - Friedlaender, J S AU - Mgone, C S AU - Koki, G AU - Alpers, M P AU - Ryschkewitsch, C F AU - Stoner, G L AD - Neurotoxicology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 350 EP - 358 VL - 2 IS - 6 SN - 1090-9508, 1090-9508 KW - Codon KW - 0 KW - DNA, Viral KW - RNA, Messenger KW - RNA, Viral KW - Viral Proteins KW - Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins KW - agnoprotein, polyomavirus KW - Index Medicus KW - Protein Structure, Secondary KW - Tumor Virus Infections -- virology KW - Codon -- genetics KW - Humans KW - RNA, Messenger -- chemistry KW - Sequence Analysis, DNA KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Nucleic Acid Conformation KW - Evolution, Molecular KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Base Sequence KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Papua New Guinea KW - RNA, Viral -- chemistry KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - DNA, Viral -- urine KW - RNA, Viral -- genetics KW - RNA, Viral -- metabolism KW - Emigration and Immigration KW - Viral Proteins -- genetics KW - Genetic Variation KW - JC Virus -- genetics KW - Viral Proteins -- chemistry KW - Papillomavirus Infections -- virology KW - JC Virus -- isolation & purification KW - Sequence Deletion UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69468848?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+human+virology&rft.atitle=A+novel+JC+virus+variant+found+in+the+Highlands+of+Papua+New+Guinea+has+a+21-base+pair+deletion+in+the+agnoprotein+gene.&rft.au=Jobes%2C+D+V%3BFriedlaender%2C+J+S%3BMgone%2C+C+S%3BKoki%2C+G%3BAlpers%2C+M+P%3BRyschkewitsch%2C+C+F%3BStoner%2C+G+L&rft.aulast=Jobes&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=350&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+human+virology&rft.issn=10909508&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-05-16 N1 - Date created - 2000-05-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - [Mental health and work: integrated technical actions between services for preventive hygiene and worksite safety and mental health centers]. TT - Salute mentale e lavoro: azioni tecniche integrate tra i servizi di prevenzione igiene e sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro e centri di salute mentale. AN - 69445086; 10703191 AB - We analyzed occupational and mental health activities in an occupational health service and in a mental health service using the Method of Organizational Congruences (MOC). No technical actions in either services were dedicated to mental health at work although this is prescribed by the Italian law (833/76) and has a demand among the local shared users identified in this study. We propose integrated technical action for mental health in public health services to address the risk of stress, burnout and mobbing in the workplace. Attention is drawn to the need for further research on health services in the field of organization and mental well-being. JF - La Medicina del lavoro AU - Bosco, M G AU - Salerno, S AU - Valcella, F AD - Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma B, Servizio di Prevenzione Igiene e Sicurezza nei Luoghi di Lavoro. PY - 1999 SP - 752 EP - 761 VL - 90 IS - 6 SN - 0025-7818, 0025-7818 KW - Index Medicus KW - Workplace -- psychology KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Burnout, Professional -- prevention & control KW - Occupational Health Services -- organization & administration KW - Occupational Diseases -- prevention & control KW - Male KW - Italy KW - Female KW - Stress, Psychological -- prevention & control KW - Occupational Health KW - Mental Health KW - Community Mental Health Centers -- organization & administration UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69445086?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=La+Medicina+del+lavoro&rft.atitle=%5BMental+health+and+work%3A+integrated+technical+actions+between+services+for+preventive+hygiene+and+worksite+safety+and+mental+health+centers%5D.&rft.au=Bosco%2C+M+G%3BSalerno%2C+S%3BValcella%2C+F&rft.aulast=Bosco&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=90&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=752&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=La+Medicina+del+lavoro&rft.issn=00257818&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - Italian DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-22 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Role of p53 and apoptosis in carcinogenesis. AN - 69441901; 10697590 AB - Carcinogenesis is a process that converts normal cells from controllable to uncontrollable growth. Coordinate regulation of the rates of cell proliferation and cell death is an important determinant in maintenance of homeostasis. Loss of control of this balance is central to the development of cancer. This loss may be due to genetic alteration in either growth promoting genes resulting in constitutive activation or negative growth regulating genes such as tumor suppressor genes. Recent advances in studying the molecular mechanisms related to the etiology of cancer have provided further understanding of these pathways. Earlier studies have been primarily concerned with cell proliferation resulting from activation of oncogenes. However, many recent studies have focused on the induction of cell death. The recognition of the importance of apoptosis, a distinct mode of cell death, in maintenance of genomic stability was further prompted by studying the mechanism of the tumor suppressor gene product p53, as well as many other oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. For example, many oncogenes appear to act as potent inducers of apoptosis through activation of p53 dependent apoptosis pathways. Therefore, one possible mechanism for tumor suppression involves activation of apoptosis pathways in cells at risk of neoplastic transformation. These studies have provided extensive knowledge of the signal transduction pathways in response to genotoxic stress and promoted mechanistic research related to the apoptosis pathways. These studies also provide a perfect explanation that p53 is a key element in maintaining genomic stability and loss of the p53 function is a common event during carcinogenesis. This chapter will mainly focus on the role of apoptosis in carcinogenesis. In particular, I will summarize recent studies related to the mechanisms of p53 and its role in this process. JF - Anticancer research AU - Wang, X W AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. xin-wei-wang@nih.gov PY - 1999 SP - 4759 EP - 4771 VL - 19 IS - 6A SN - 0250-7005, 0250-7005 KW - Index Medicus KW - Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Signal Transduction KW - Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Apoptosis KW - Genes, p53 KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69441901?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Anticancer+research&rft.atitle=Role+of+p53+and+apoptosis+in+carcinogenesis.&rft.au=Wang%2C+X+W&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=X&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=6A&rft.spage=4759&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Anticancer+research&rft.issn=02507005&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-16 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Increased survival in brain metastatic patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy, omega three fatty acids and bioflavonoids. AN - 69439659; 10697622 AB - Stereotactic radiotherapy represents a method to effectively treat brain metastases with high precision and with high doses. Few acute toxicities are associated with stereotactic radiotherapy, however delayed reactions may occur and after six months, 20% of patients can develop radionecrosis. To avoid this adverse effect, in patients with metastases localized in critical brain areas, a supplementation of Omega three fatty acids and bioflavonoids has been used. At the end of 1997, we initiated a series of retrospective studies to test the efficacy of stereotactic radiotherapy on 405 patients, and the prognostic importance on survival of various variables among which this type of supplementation. From the comparison of various survival curves with the Cox multivariate analysis, it emerged that the patients using this supplementation had a decreased risk ratio and an improvement in survival time. A decreased number of radionecrosis was noted. We suggest their use as radioprotectors. JF - Anticancer research AU - Gramaglia, A AU - Loi, G F AU - Mongioj, V AU - Baronzio, G F AD - National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. PY - 1999 SP - 5583 EP - 5586 VL - 19 IS - 6C SN - 0250-7005, 0250-7005 KW - Fatty Acids, Omega-3 KW - 0 KW - Flavonoids KW - Index Medicus KW - Survival Rate KW - Breast Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Combined Modality Therapy KW - Humans KW - Middle Aged KW - Male KW - Female KW - Lung Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Brain Neoplasms -- therapy KW - Brain Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Fatty Acids, Omega-3 -- therapeutic use KW - Brain Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- therapeutic use KW - Brain Neoplasms -- secondary KW - Flavonoids -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69439659?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Anticancer+research&rft.atitle=Increased+survival+in+brain+metastatic+patients+treated+with+stereotactic+radiotherapy%2C+omega+three+fatty+acids+and+bioflavonoids.&rft.au=Gramaglia%2C+A%3BLoi%2C+G+F%3BMongioj%2C+V%3BBaronzio%2C+G+F&rft.aulast=Gramaglia&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=6C&rft.spage=5583&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Anticancer+research&rft.issn=02507005&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-10 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The molecular genetics of holoprosencephaly: a model of brain development for the next century. AN - 69358140; 10603005 AB - The recent identification of some of the human holoprosencephaly genes is beginning to elucidate the intricate developmental programs that pattern normal and abnormal brain development. Here we present some of these advances in the context of our present understanding and conclude with some speculations regarding the direction for future investigations. We are living in a tremendously exciting time in medicine with the rapid application of molecular genetic approaches to the understanding of human disease. It is the purpose of this review to stress the underlying principals of our approach at a level that can be readily appreciated by colleagues who themselves are experts in brain anatomy but not necessarily the molecular genetics of brain development. JF - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery AU - Roessler, E AU - Muenke, M AD - The Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, 10C101, Bethesda, MD 20892-1852, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 646 EP - 651 VL - 15 IS - 11-12 SN - 0256-7040, 0256-7040 KW - Genetic Markers KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Molecular Biology KW - Humans KW - Central Nervous System -- embryology KW - Holoprosencephaly -- genetics KW - Holoprosencephaly -- embryology KW - Mutagenesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69358140?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Child%27s+nervous+system+%3A+ChNS+%3A+official+journal+of+the+International+Society+for+Pediatric+Neurosurgery&rft.atitle=The+molecular+genetics+of+holoprosencephaly%3A+a+model+of+brain+development+for+the+next+century.&rft.au=Roessler%2C+E%3BMuenke%2C+M&rft.aulast=Roessler&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=11-12&rft.spage=646&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Child%27s+nervous+system+%3A+ChNS+%3A+official+journal+of+the+International+Society+for+Pediatric+Neurosurgery&rft.issn=02567040&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-21 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Nitric oxide in cyclosporine A-induced hypertension: role of protein kinase C. AN - 69357496; 10604485 AB - Chronic treatment with cyclosporine A (CsA), an immunosuppressive agent, causes hypertension. The effect of CsA on vascular responses was determined in Sprague-Dawley rats and isolated rat aortic rings. Male rats weighing 250 to 300 g were given either CsA (25 mg/kg/day) in olive oil or vehicle by intraperitoneal injection for 7 days. Cyclosporine A administration produced a 42% increase (P<.001) in mean arterial pressure (MAP), which reached a plateau after 3 days. Conversely, the level of both nitrate/nitrite (NO2/NO3), metabolites of nitric oxide (NO), and 3', 5' cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), which mediates NO action, decreased by 50% (P<.001) and 35% (P<.001), respectively, in the urine. Thoracic aortic rings from rats treated with CsA, and precontracted with endothelin (10(-9) mol/L), showed a 35% increase (P<.001) in tension, whereas acetylcholine-induced (Ach; 10(-9) mol/L) endothelium-dependent relaxation was inhibited 65% (P<.001) compared with untreated rats. This response was similar to that of aortic rings, denuded of endothelium, from untreated rats in which Ach-induced relaxation was completely abolished (P<.001). Ach-induced formation of both NO2/NO3 and cGMP by both denuded and CsA-treated aortic rings was inhibited 95% (P<.001) and 65% P<.001), respectively, compared with intact aortic rings. The effects of CsA were reversed both in vivo and in vitro by pretreatment with L-arginine (L-Arg; 10 mg/kg/day intraperitoneally), the precursor of NO. There were no changes in MAP and tension in rats treated with L-Arg alone. In addition, in the aorta of rats that were treated intraperitoneally with CsA for 7 days, CsA significantly activated protein kinase C (PKC) translocation and decreased NO2/NO3 production. This suggest that PKC mediates, in part, CsA-induced hypertension. In summary, CsA activates PKC, which inhibits endothelial NO formation, with resulting increases in MAP and tension, and this inhibition can be overcome by L-Arg administration. JF - American journal of hypertension AU - Oriji, G K AU - Keiser, H R AD - Hypertension-Endocrine Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1091 EP - 1097 VL - 12 IS - 11 Pt 1 SN - 0895-7061, 0895-7061 KW - Antihypertensive Agents KW - 0 KW - Endothelin Receptor Antagonists KW - Endothelins KW - Immunosuppressive Agents KW - Vasodilator Agents KW - Nitric Oxide KW - 31C4KY9ESH KW - Cyclosporine KW - 83HN0GTJ6D KW - Arginine KW - 94ZLA3W45F KW - Protein Kinase C KW - EC 2.7.11.13 KW - Cyclic GMP KW - H2D2X058MU KW - Acetylcholine KW - N9YNS0M02X KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- metabolism KW - Aorta, Thoracic -- metabolism KW - Cyclic GMP -- urine KW - Acetylcholine -- pharmacology KW - Antihypertensive Agents -- pharmacology KW - Vasodilator Agents -- pharmacology KW - Arginine -- pharmacology KW - Rats KW - Endothelins -- pharmacology KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Aorta, Thoracic -- drug effects KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- drug effects KW - Vasodilation -- drug effects KW - Male KW - Hypertension -- chemically induced KW - Immunosuppressive Agents -- toxicity KW - Nitric Oxide -- metabolism KW - Cyclosporine -- toxicity KW - Protein Kinase C -- physiology KW - Hypertension -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69357496?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+journal+of+hypertension&rft.atitle=Nitric+oxide+in+cyclosporine+A-induced+hypertension%3A+role+of+protein+kinase+C.&rft.au=Oriji%2C+G+K%3BKeiser%2C+H+R&rft.aulast=Oriji&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=11+Pt+1&rft.spage=1091&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+journal+of+hypertension&rft.issn=08957061&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Spatial memory improvement by levodopa in parkinsonian MPTP-treated monkeys. AN - 69355963; 10591875 AB - The ameliorative effects of levodopa (L-3,4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine) on the motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients is well established, but characterization of its effects on the associated cognitive deficits is still incomplete. The present study determined the effect of different doses of levodopa on performance on a test of working memory in MPTP-treated rhesus monkeys, an animal model of Parkinson's disease. Four MPTP-treated monkeys and their age-matched controls with the same experimental history as the MPTP-treated monkeys were tested on a spatial delay response task. Each daily session consisted of five trials at each of seven randomly presented delays (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 s). Training was continued for 5 days in each of five different conditions. In the first condition, control and MPTP-treated animals performed the task without levodopa. In the second condition, both groups were tested with a dose of 100 mg of levodopa. In the third and fourth conditions, in which the doses of levodopa were increased to 250 and 500 mg, respectively, only the MPTP-treated animals were tested. In the final condition, the MPTP-treated animals where retested without levodopa. Significant improvement was observed at all doses tested (range 100-500 mg). Levodopa can ameliorate memory impairments in this parkinsonian model. JF - Psychopharmacology AU - Fernández-Ruiz, J AU - Doudet, D AU - Aigner, T G AD - Laboratory of Neuropsychology, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892-4415, USA. jfr@ln.nimh.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 104 EP - 107 VL - 147 IS - 1 SN - 0033-3158, 0033-3158 KW - Antiparkinson Agents KW - 0 KW - Dopamine Agents KW - Fluorine Radioisotopes KW - fluorodopa F 18 KW - 2C598205QX KW - Levodopa KW - 46627O600J KW - Dihydroxyphenylalanine KW - 63-84-3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Psychomotor Performance -- drug effects KW - Motor Activity -- drug effects KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Male KW - Dihydroxyphenylalanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Levodopa -- pharmacology KW - Parkinson Disease, Secondary -- psychology KW - Parkinson Disease, Secondary -- chemically induced KW - Dopamine Agents -- toxicity KW - Space Perception -- drug effects KW - Memory -- drug effects KW - MPTP Poisoning -- psychology KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69355963?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Psychopharmacology&rft.atitle=Spatial+memory+improvement+by+levodopa+in+parkinsonian+MPTP-treated+monkeys.&rft.au=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Ruiz%2C+J%3BDoudet%2C+D%3BAigner%2C+T+G&rft.aulast=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Ruiz&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=147&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=104&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychopharmacology&rft.issn=00333158&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Altered neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to m-chlorophenylpiperazine in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) users. AN - 69354632; 10591869 AB - (+/-) 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") is a popular drug of abuse and a brain serotonin neurotoxin in animals. Growing evidence indicates that humans are also susceptible to MDMA's neurotoxic effects, although few functional consequences of MDMA-induced 5-HT damage have been identified. The present study sought to determine whether possible differences between MDMA users and control subjects could be unmasked by utilizing a pharmacological challenge with the mixed 5-HT agonist, meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (m-CPP). It was postulated that 5-HT neurotoxicity in MDMA users would be associated with altered 5-HT responsivity, exemplified by altered physiological and behavioral responses to m-CPP. Twenty-five MDMA users who had not taken MDMA for at least 3 weeks and 25 controls received intravenous placebo (normal saline) and m-CPP (0.08 mg/kg) in a fixed order, single blind design. Repeated measures of mood, physical symptoms, and blood samples for neuroendocrine analyses were collected during the 90 min after each infusion. MDMA users reported more positive and fewer negative emotions and physical symptoms following m-CPP than controls, and were significantly less likely to report an m-CPP-induced panic attack. Male MDMA users had diminished cortisol and prolactin responses to m-CPP. The present data indicate that MDMA users have alterations in 5-HT neuronal function, possibly as a consequence of MDMA-induced brain serotonin neural injury. JF - Psychopharmacology AU - McCann, U D AU - Eligulashvili, V AU - Mertl, M AU - Murphy, D L AU - Ricaurte, G A AD - Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1272, USA. umccann@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 56 EP - 65 VL - 147 IS - 1 SN - 0033-3158, 0033-3158 KW - Hallucinogens KW - 0 KW - Piperazines KW - Serotonin Receptor Agonists KW - Serotonin KW - 333DO1RDJY KW - Prolactin KW - 9002-62-4 KW - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine KW - KE1SEN21RM KW - 1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine KW - REY0CNO998 KW - Hydrocortisone KW - WI4X0X7BPJ KW - Index Medicus KW - Prolactin -- blood KW - Anxiety -- psychology KW - Affect -- drug effects KW - Single-Blind Method KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Male KW - Hydrocortisone -- blood KW - Female KW - Serotonin Receptor Agonists -- blood KW - Behavior -- drug effects KW - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine -- adverse effects KW - Serotonin -- physiology KW - Neurosecretory Systems -- drug effects KW - Hallucinogens -- adverse effects KW - Piperazines -- blood UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69354632?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Psychopharmacology&rft.atitle=Altered+neuroendocrine+and+behavioral+responses+to+m-chlorophenylpiperazine+in+3%2C4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine+%28MDMA%29+users.&rft.au=McCann%2C+U+D%3BEligulashvili%2C+V%3BMertl%2C+M%3BMurphy%2C+D+L%3BRicaurte%2C+G+A&rft.aulast=McCann&rft.aufirst=U&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=147&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=56&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychopharmacology&rft.issn=00333158&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Temperature and air pollution as risk factors for heat stroke in Tokyo, July and August 1980-1995. AN - 69354612; 10544159 AB - Heat stroke is associated with prolonged exposures to high air temperatures that usually occur in the summer months of July and August in Tokyo, Japan. Also during July and August, residents of Tokyo are often exposed simultaneously to high concentrations of air pollutants. To assess the impacts of these combined exposures, daily numbers of heat stroke emergency transport cases/million residents for Tokyo were stratified by gender and three groups: 0-14, 15-64; and > 65 years of age, for the months of July and August in 1980-1995. A regression model was constructed using daily maximum temperature (Tmax) and daily average concentrations of NO2 and O3 as model covariates. Classification indices were added to make it possible to compare the expected number of heat stroke cases by age and gender. Lag times of 1-4 days in Tmax and air quality covariates and terms to account for interactions between pairs of model covariates were also included as additional risk factors. Generalized linear models (GLMs), assuming a Poisson error structure for heat stroke emergency transport cases, were used to determine which covariates were significant risk factors for heat stroke for the three age groups of males and females. Same-day Tmax and concentrations of NO2 were the most significant risk factors for heat stroke in all age groups of males and females. The number of heat stroke emergency transport cases/million residents was greater in males than in females in the same age groups. The smallest number of heat stroke emergency transport cases/million residents occurred for females 0-14 years of age and the greatest number of heat stroke emergency transport cases/million residents occurred for males > 65 years of age. JF - Environmental health perspectives AU - Piver, W T AU - Ando, M AU - Ye, F AU - Portier, C J AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. piver@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 911 EP - 916 VL - 107 IS - 11 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Index Medicus KW - Regression Analysis KW - Age Factors KW - Sex Factors KW - Tokyo KW - Humans KW - Infant, Newborn KW - Aged KW - Child KW - Emergency Service, Hospital -- utilization KW - Risk Assessment KW - Child, Preschool KW - Infant KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Adolescent KW - Female KW - Male KW - Air Pollution -- adverse effects KW - Heat Stroke -- etiology KW - Temperature UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69354612?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+molecular+biology&rft.atitle=Exploring+the+conformational+properties+of+the+sequence+space+between+two+proteins+with+different+folds%3A+an+experimental+study.&rft.au=Blanco%2C+F+J%3BAngrand%2C+I%3BSerrano%2C+L&rft.aulast=Blanco&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=1999-01-15&rft.volume=285&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=741&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+molecular+biology&rft.issn=00222836&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Am Rev Respir Dis. 1980 Jan;121(1):3-10 [7352711] JAMA. 1982 Jun 25;247(24):3327-31 [7087075] JAMA. 1982 Jun 25;247(24):3332-6 [7087076] Environ Health Perspect. 1983 Oct;52:115-23 [6653513] Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984 Mar;129(3):366-74 [6703495] Am J Epidemiol. 1986 Feb;123(2):250-60 [3946374] Ann Intern Med. 1998 Aug 1;129(3):173-81 [9696724] Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Mar;139(3):587-94 [2923355] Am J Epidemiol. 1991 Jul 15;134(2):204-19 [1862804] Am J Epidemiol. 1993 May 15;137(10):1136-47 [8317443] Chest. 1993 Nov;104(5):1498-502 [8222814] Biometrics. 1994 Mar;50(1):270-8 [8086610] Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Jul;105(7):726-33 [9294719] Biochem J. 1986 Dec 1;240(2):313-24 [3545184] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Real-time measurements of dark substrate catalysis. AN - 69351176; 10595550 AB - We have developed a novel procedure to monitor the real-time cleavage of natural unmodified peptides (dark substrates). In the competition-based assay, the initial cleavage rate of a fluorogenic peptide substrate is measured in the presence of a second substrate that is not required to exhibit any optical property change upon cleavage. Using a unique experimental design and steady-state enzyme kinetics for a two-substrate system, we were able to determine both Km and k(cat) values for cleavage of the dark substrate. The method was applied to HIV-1 protease and to the V82F/I84V drug resistant mutant enzyme. Using two different substrates, we showed that the kinetic parameters derived from the competition assay are in good agreement with those determined independently using standard direct assay. This method can be applied to other enzyme systems as long as they have one substrate for which catalysis can be conveniently monitored in real time. JF - Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society AU - Xie, D AU - Suvorov, L AU - Erickson, J W AU - Gulnik, A S AD - Structural Biochemistry Program, SAIC Frederick, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702-1201, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 2460 EP - 2464 VL - 8 IS - 11 SN - 0961-8368, 0961-8368 KW - Enzymes KW - 0 KW - Oligopeptides KW - HIV Protease KW - EC 3.4.23.- KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Regression Analysis KW - Kinetics KW - Oligopeptides -- chemistry KW - Oligopeptides -- metabolism KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Substrate Specificity KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Models, Theoretical KW - Catalysis KW - Enzymes -- metabolism KW - HIV Protease -- metabolism KW - HIV Protease -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69351176?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Protein+science+%3A+a+publication+of+the+Protein+Society&rft.atitle=Real-time+measurements+of+dark+substrate+catalysis.&rft.au=Xie%2C+D%3BSuvorov%2C+L%3BErickson%2C+J+W%3BGulnik%2C+A+S&rft.aulast=Xie&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=2460&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Protein+science+%3A+a+publication+of+the+Protein+Society&rft.issn=09618368&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-07 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Science. 1990 Feb 23;247(4945):954-8 [2106161] Methods Enzymol. 1979;63:486-500 [502867] J Biol Chem. 1992 May 15;267(14):9481-90 [1315755] Biochemistry. 1993 Apr 27;32(16):4344-8 [8476864] Methods Enzymol. 1994;241:127-56 [7854175] Methods Enzymol. 1994;241:254-78 [7854181] Methods Enzymol. 1994;241:279-301 [7854182] Methods Enzymol. 1994;241:70-86 [7854193] Biochemistry. 1995 Jul 25;34(29):9282-7 [7626598] Anal Biochem. 1995 May 1;227(1):242-5 [7668386] J Virol. 1996 Jun;70(6):3763-9 [8648711] J Biol Chem. 1996 Dec 13;271(50):31957-63 [8943242] J Biol Chem. 1996 Dec 27;271(52):33231-5 [8969180] Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Apr 25;1339(1):113-25 [9165106] J Virol. 1997 Sep;71(9):6662-70 [9261388] Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 7;36(40):12364-70 [9315877] Biochemistry. 1991 Aug 27;30(34):8441-53 [1883830] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Leukaemia disease genes: large-scale cloning and pathway predictions. AN - 69339834; 10610183 AB - Retroviral insertional mutagenesis in BXH2 and AKXD recombinant inbred mice induces a high incidence of myeloid or B- and T-cell leukaemia and the proviral integration sites in the leukaemias provide powerful genetic tags for disease gene identification. Some of the disease genes identified by proviral tagging are also associated with human disease, validating this approach for human disease gene identification. Although many leukaemia disease genes have been identified over the years, many more remain to be cloned. Here we describe an inverse PCR (IPCR) method for proviral tagging that makes use of automated DNA sequencing and the genetic tools provided by the Mouse Genome Project, which increases the throughput for disease gene identification. We also use this IPCR method to clone and analyse more than 400 proviral integration sites from AKXD and BXH2 leukaemias and, in the process, identify more than 90 candidate disease genes. Some of these genes function in pathways already implicated in leukaemia, whereas others are likely to define new disease pathways. Our studies underscore the power of the mouse as a tool for gene discovery and functional genomics. JF - Nature genetics AU - Li, J AU - Shen, H AU - Himmel, K L AU - Dupuy, A J AU - Largaespada, D A AU - Nakamura, T AU - Shaughnessy, J D AU - Jenkins, N A AU - Copeland, N G AD - Mammalian Genetics Laboratory, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 348 EP - 353 VL - 23 IS - 3 SN - 1061-4036, 1061-4036 KW - Index Medicus KW - Sensitivity and Specificity KW - Animals KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Chromosomes -- genetics KW - Genome KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Lymphoma -- genetics KW - Physical Chromosome Mapping KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction -- methods KW - Proviruses -- genetics KW - Retroviridae -- genetics KW - Expressed Sequence Tags KW - Mutagenesis, Insertional KW - Oncogenes -- genetics KW - Signal Transduction -- genetics KW - Cloning, Molecular -- methods KW - Leukemia, Experimental -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69339834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+genetics&rft.atitle=Leukaemia+disease+genes%3A+large-scale+cloning+and+pathway+predictions.&rft.au=Li%2C+J%3BShen%2C+H%3BHimmel%2C+K+L%3BDupuy%2C+A+J%3BLargaespada%2C+D+A%3BNakamura%2C+T%3BShaughnessy%2C+J+D%3BJenkins%2C+N+A%3BCopeland%2C+N+G&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=348&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+genetics&rft.issn=10614036&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-07 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: Nat Genet. 1999 Nov;23(3):253-4 [10545932] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Allelic loss in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with and without family history of upper gastrointestinal tract cancer. AN - 69338352; 10589761 AB - Chromosomal regions with frequent allelic loss may point to major susceptibility genes that will assist in understanding molecular events involved in esophageal carcinogenesis. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma samples and blood from 46 patients, including 23 patients with and 23 patients without a family history of upper gastrointestinal cancer, were screened using laser microdissected DNA and tested for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 18 marker loci representing 14 chromosomal regions (on 2q, 3p, 4p, 4p, 5q, 6q, 8p, 9p, 9q, 11p, 13q, 14q, 15q, and 17p) identified in an earlier genome-wide scan to have frequent LOH. Clinical/pathological and lifestyle risk factor data were also collected. For all 46 tumors combined, the lowest frequency LOH for any of the 18 markers was 37%, and 8 markers showed LOH in > or =75% of informative tumors. One marker (D13S894 on 13q) showed greater LOH in patients with a positive family history (93% versus 50%; P = 0.04), whereas two markers (D6S1027 on 6q and D9S910 on 9q) had significantly more LOH in patients with metastasis, and one marker (D4S2361 on 4p) showed significantly higher LOH in patients with a lower pathological tumor grade. No relation was seen between LOH and lifestyle risk factors. This study confirms the previously observed high frequency LOH for these 14 chromosomal regions, including a locus on 13q where LOH is more common in patients with a family history of upper gastrointestinal cancer than in those without such history, suggesting that a gene in this area may be involved in genetic susceptibility to esophageal cancer. JF - Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research AU - Hu, N AU - Roth, M J AU - Emmert-Buck, M R AU - Tang, Z Z AU - Polymeropolous, M AU - Wang, Q H AU - Goldstein, A M AU - Han, X Y AU - Dawsey, S M AU - Ding, T AU - Giffen, C AU - Taylor, P R AD - National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7058, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 3476 EP - 3482 VL - 5 IS - 11 SN - 1078-0432, 1078-0432 KW - Genetic Markers KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Lymphatic Metastasis KW - Humans KW - Aged KW - Life Style KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Microsatellite Repeats KW - Risk Factors KW - China -- epidemiology KW - Adult KW - Family KW - Middle Aged KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease KW - Female KW - Male KW - Gastrointestinal Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Loss of Heterozygosity KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- epidemiology KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- pathology KW - Chromosomes, Human KW - Esophageal Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- genetics KW - Chromosome Mapping KW - Esophageal Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Esophageal Neoplasms -- epidemiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69338352?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clinical+cancer+research+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research&rft.atitle=Allelic+loss+in+esophageal+squamous+cell+carcinoma+patients+with+and+without+family+history+of+upper+gastrointestinal+tract+cancer.&rft.au=Hu%2C+N%3BRoth%2C+M+J%3BEmmert-Buck%2C+M+R%3BTang%2C+Z+Z%3BPolymeropolous%2C+M%3BWang%2C+Q+H%3BGoldstein%2C+A+M%3BHan%2C+X+Y%3BDawsey%2C+S+M%3BDing%2C+T%3BGiffen%2C+C%3BTaylor%2C+P+R&rft.aulast=Hu&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=3476&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Clinical+cancer+research+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research&rft.issn=10780432&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phase I and imaging trial of a monoclonal antibody directed against gastrin-releasing peptide in patients with lung cancer. AN - 69336862; 10589749 AB - Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells express and secrete bombesin-like peptides (BLP) that can activate specific receptors that stimulate the growth of these cells. A murine monoclonal antibody, 2A11, which binds to the BLP, gastrin-releasing peptide with high affinity, has been reported to decrease the growth of SCLC cells in vitro and in athymic nude mice. A Phase I trial in lung cancer patients was performed using multiple doses of 2A11. Thirteen patients with lung cancer received 12 doses of 2A11 antibody three times a week for 4 weeks at one of four dose levels. Serum samples were obtained prior to initiation and before each dose of 2A11 antibody therapy for measurement of 2A11 antibody levels and determination of serum human anti-mouse antibody levels. A pilot imaging evaluation using 111In conjugated 2A11 monoclonal antibody was also performed in the same patients to aid in the study of pharmacokinetics and biodistribution. No toxic reactions were observed, and none of the patients developed detectable human antimouse antibody; however, no objective antitumor responses were observed. The mean trough serum 2A11 levels in patients increased with increasing dose level: 0.26+/-0.2 microg/ml, 6.7+/-6 microg/ml, 71.5+/-60 microg/ml, 248+/-184 microg/ml for dose levels 1 mg/m2, 10 mg/m2, 100 mg/m2, and 250 mg/m2, respectively. At each dose level, sustained detectable serum levels of the monoclonal antibody were achieved. Tumor uptake was noted in 11 of 12 patients who were injected with 111In conjugated 2A11. Because no dose-limiting clinical toxicity was observed, a mathematical model was used to define the recommended Phase II dose of 250 mg/m2. This trial established that repeated doses of monoclonal antibody 2A11 could be given safely to patients, and sustained levels could be achieved for a 4-week schedule. Further evaluation of the antitumor effects of 2A11 is warranted. JF - Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research AU - Chaudhry, A AU - Carrasquillo, J A AU - Avis, I L AU - Shuke, N AU - Reynolds, J C AU - Bartholomew, R AU - Larson, S M AU - Cuttitta, F AU - Johnson, B E AU - Mulshine, J L AD - Intervention Section, Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, Medicine Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1906, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 3385 EP - 3393 VL - 5 IS - 11 SN - 1078-0432, 1078-0432 KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal KW - 0 KW - Immunoglobulin G KW - Indium Radioisotopes KW - Gastrin-Releasing Peptide KW - 80043-53-4 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Immunoglobulin G -- adverse effects KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Male KW - Female KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- diagnostic imaging KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal -- pharmacokinetics KW - Radioimmunodetection KW - Indium Radioisotopes -- pharmacokinetics KW - Carcinoma, Small Cell -- diagnostic imaging KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal -- adverse effects KW - Gastrin-Releasing Peptide -- immunology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- diagnostic imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69336862?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clinical+cancer+research+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research&rft.atitle=Phase+I+and+imaging+trial+of+a+monoclonal+antibody+directed+against+gastrin-releasing+peptide+in+patients+with+lung+cancer.&rft.au=Chaudhry%2C+A%3BCarrasquillo%2C+J+A%3BAvis%2C+I+L%3BShuke%2C+N%3BReynolds%2C+J+C%3BBartholomew%2C+R%3BLarson%2C+S+M%3BCuttitta%2C+F%3BJohnson%2C+B+E%3BMulshine%2C+J+L&rft.aulast=Chaudhry&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=3385&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Clinical+cancer+research+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research&rft.issn=10780432&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detection of azide in forensic samples by capillary electrophoresis. AN - 69333716; 10582374 AB - Azide salts are highly toxic compounds that have been difficult to detect in forensic samples. Here, anion analysis by capillary electrophoresis with indirect spectrophotometric detection was applied to detect azide in forensic specimens from two suicide victims. Gastric specimens from the victims were shown to have high azide concentrations; azide represented one of the major anionic components and no corresponding component occurred in normal gastric juice. Samples of blood and bile had low concentrations of azide near the limits of detection. The method described for azide analysis used simple steps for sample preparation and analysis time was less than 10 min per sample. It offers a simple and reliable method for detecting azide in biological fluids. JF - Journal of forensic sciences AU - Hortin, G L AU - Dey, S K AU - Hall, M AU - Robinson, C A AD - National Institutes of Health, Clinical Pathology Department, Bethesda, MD, USA. ghortin@cc.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1310 EP - 1313 VL - 44 IS - 6 SN - 0022-1198, 0022-1198 KW - Azides KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Sensitivity and Specificity KW - Humans KW - Toxicology -- methods KW - Spectrophotometry KW - Azides -- analysis KW - Forensic Medicine -- methods KW - Azides -- poisoning KW - Electrophoresis, Capillary -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69333716?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.atitle=Detection+of+azide+in+forensic+samples+by+capillary+electrophoresis.&rft.au=Hortin%2C+G+L%3BDey%2C+S+K%3BHall%2C+M%3BRobinson%2C+C+A&rft.aulast=Hortin&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1310&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.issn=00221198&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular remission of chronic myeloid leukaemia following a non-myeloablative allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant: in vivo and in vitro evidence for a graft-versus-leukaemia effect. AN - 69332016; 10583233 AB - Two patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) received a non-myeloablative preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine, followed by an unmanipulated, G-CSF-mobilized, peripheral blood stem cell transplant from an HLA-identical sibling. Chimaerism, evaluated in myeloid and T-lymphoid lineages by PCR of minisatellite variable regions, showed day 14 post-transplant haemopoietic recovery to be 90% autologous in both patients. On day 30 the bone marrow showed only 1/20 and 2/18 donor metaphases. By day 100 post transplant both had 100% donor myeloid and lymphoid lineages as assessed by karyotype and minisatellite chimaerism analysis. They subsequently became RT-PCR negative for BCR-ABL. Both survive 7 and 14 months post transplant in molecular remission of CML. In one, donor T cells, stimulated with pre-transplant CML cells, induced 30-50% inhibition of pre-transplant leukaemic CFU-GM, but did not inhibit CFU-GM in the day 60 marrow (46% Ph-negative recipient, 54% donor). These results show that a non-myeloablative allotransplant can induce molecular remissions of CML through a graft-versus-leukaemia effect. JF - British journal of haematology AU - Childs, R AU - Epperson, D AU - Bahceci, E AU - Clave, E AU - Barrett, J AD - Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1652, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 396 EP - 400 VL - 107 IS - 2 SN - 0007-1048, 0007-1048 KW - Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor KW - 143011-72-7 KW - Cyclophosphamide KW - 8N3DW7272P KW - Vidarabine KW - FA2DM6879K KW - fludarabine KW - P2K93U8740 KW - Index Medicus KW - Cyclophosphamide -- administration & dosage KW - Vidarabine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor -- therapeutic use KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Vidarabine -- administration & dosage KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- therapeutic use KW - Male KW - Graft vs Leukemia Effect -- drug effects KW - Female KW - Remission Induction KW - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation KW - Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive -- therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69332016?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=British+journal+of+haematology&rft.atitle=Molecular+remission+of+chronic+myeloid+leukaemia+following+a+non-myeloablative+allogeneic+peripheral+blood+stem+cell+transplant%3A+in+vivo+and+in+vitro+evidence+for+a+graft-versus-leukaemia+effect.&rft.au=Childs%2C+R%3BEpperson%2C+D%3BBahceci%2C+E%3BClave%2C+E%3BBarrett%2C+J&rft.aulast=Childs&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=396&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=British+journal+of+haematology&rft.issn=00071048&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of 4-nonylphenol in rats: a multigeneration reproduction study. AN - 69283702; 10568701 AB - The alkylphenol breakdown products of alkylphenol ethoxylates have been shown in in vitro studies to be weakly estrogenic, but few in vivo data address this issue in mammals. Because estrogens have been found to be most potent during developmental/perinatal exposures, this study maximized developmental exposure to nonylphenol (NP) by treating 3.5 generations of Sprague-Dawley rats to NP in diet at 200, 650, and 2000 ppm to determine the range and severity of any toxicity. Dose rate was higher for younger rats; calculated dose ranges were 9-35, 30-100, and 100-350 mg/kg/d for the low (200NP), middle (650NP), and high (2000NP) dose groups, respectively. There were adult (F0, F1, F2) and postnatal day (pnd) 21 (F1, F2, F3) necropsies; the oldest F3 rats were killed on pnd 55-58. Body weight gain was reduced by 8-10% in the 650NP and 2000NP groups. Vaginal opening was accelerated by approximately 2 days (650NP) and approximately 6 days (2000NP) in F1, F2, and F3 generations. Uterine weights at pnd 21 were increased in 650NP (14%) and 2000NP (50%) F1 females, but not in other generations. Testis descent, anogenital distance, and preputial separation were not consistently changed. No consistent changes were seen in pup number, weight or viability, litter indices, or other functional reproductive measures. Relative ovary weight in F2 adults was decreased at 650NP and 2000NP by 12%; relative ovary was unchanged in other generations. Follicle counts were unchanged in F2 adults. Sperm indices, including CASA measures, were unchanged in F0 and F1 males. In F2 rats, epididymal sperm density was reduced by 8% and 13% at 650NP and 2000NP, respectively. Testicular spermatid count was reduced by 13% in 2000NP F2 males; testis and epididymis weights were unchanged. Erosion of gastric and duodenal mucosa was monitored grossly and microscopically, and never found. Kidney weights were increased in 650NP and 2000NP males, and renal medullary tubular dilatation and cyst formation were noted in all generations of males, and often at the lowest dose tested. These data show that NP had limited effects on the reproductive system in the presence of measurable nephrotoxicity. The F2 sperm effects are either statistical/biological "noise," or imply heretofore unknown pharmacokinetics or toxicodynamics. These sperm data should be interpreted cautiously until the findings are repeated. JF - Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology AU - Chapin, R E AU - Delaney, J AU - Wang, Y AU - Lanning, L AU - Davis, B AU - Collins, B AU - Mintz, N AU - Wolfe, G AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. chapin@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 80 EP - 91 VL - 52 IS - 1 SN - 1096-6080, 1096-6080 KW - Phenols KW - 0 KW - 4-nonylphenol KW - I03GBV4WEL KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Diet KW - Male KW - Female KW - Pregnancy KW - Reproduction -- drug effects KW - Phenols -- toxicity KW - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69283702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+sciences+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology&rft.atitle=The+effects+of+4-nonylphenol+in+rats%3A+a+multigeneration+reproduction+study.&rft.au=Chapin%2C+R+E%3BDelaney%2C+J%3BWang%2C+Y%3BLanning%2C+L%3BDavis%2C+B%3BCollins%2C+B%3BMintz%2C+N%3BWolfe%2C+G&rft.aulast=Chapin&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=80&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+sciences+%3A+an+official+journal+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology&rft.issn=10966080&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of vitamin intervention on the relationship between GSTM1, smoking, and lung cancer risk among male smokers. AN - 69283015; 10566550 AB - The GSTM1 (glutathione S-transferase mu-1) null genotype is suspected of increasing an individual's susceptibility to tobacco smoke carcinogens because of impaired carcinogen detoxification. We were interested in whether there were differences in lung cancer susceptibility to smoking within the GSTM1 genotypes and the impact of antioxidant supplementation on this. For this purpose, we conducted a nested lung cancer case-control study and evaluated the role of GSTM1 within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study. GSTM1 genotype status was determined for 319 cases and 333 controls using a PCR-based approach. GSTM1 was evaluated as an independent risk factor and as an effect modifier of smoking using logistic regression analyses. The GSTM1 null genotype itself was unrelated to risk of lung cancer, odds ratio (OR) = 1.09 and 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.79-1.50, but it may have modified the effect of smoking. There was a suggestion for a stronger association between years of smoking and lung cancer among the GSTM1 null genotype, but the differences between GSTM1 null and present genotypes were not statistically significant (P = 0.12). Furthermore, the smoking association was strongest among those with the GSTM1 null genotype not receiving alpha-tocopherol supplementation, whereas among those receiving alpha-tocopherol, there was no modification by GSTM1 on the association between smoking duration and lung cancer risk. Beta-carotene supplementation did not modify the relationship between GSTM1, smoking years, and lung cancer risk. In conclusion, GSTM1 is not associated with lung cancer risk in male smokers but may confer a higher susceptibility to cumulative tobacco exposure. This association may be attenuated by alpha-tocopherol but not by beta-carotene supplementation. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Woodson, K AU - Stewart, C AU - Barrett, M AU - Bhat, N K AU - Virtamo, J AU - Taylor, P R AU - Albanes, D AD - Cancer Prevention Studies Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7058, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 965 EP - 970 VL - 8 IS - 11 SN - 1055-9965, 1055-9965 KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - beta Carotene KW - 01YAE03M7J KW - Vitamin E KW - 1406-18-4 KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - Index Medicus KW - Odds Ratio KW - Humans KW - Aged KW - Multivariate Analysis KW - Age Distribution KW - Genotype KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Logistic Models KW - Risk Factors KW - Adult KW - Cohort Studies KW - Sampling Studies KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Confidence Intervals KW - Incidence KW - Middle Aged KW - Finland -- epidemiology KW - Male KW - Antioxidants -- administration & dosage KW - beta Carotene -- administration & dosage KW - Lung Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Smoking -- adverse effects KW - Lung Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Glutathione Transferase -- genetics KW - Vitamin E -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69283015?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.atitle=Effect+of+vitamin+intervention+on+the+relationship+between+GSTM1%2C+smoking%2C+and+lung+cancer+risk+among+male+smokers.&rft.au=Woodson%2C+K%3BStewart%2C+C%3BBarrett%2C+M%3BBhat%2C+N+K%3BVirtamo%2C+J%3BTaylor%2C+P+R%3BAlbanes%2C+D&rft.aulast=Woodson&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=965&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.issn=10559965&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Synergy between the herpes simplex virus tk/ganciclovir prodrug suicide system and the topoisomerase I inhibitor topotecan. AN - 69273717; 10566896 AB - An established principle of antineoplastic chemotherapy is that multidrug regimens are generally superior to single-agent therapy. This prompted us to elucidate whether the topoisomerase inhibitor topotecan (TPT) could enhance the efficacy of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene/ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV) system for the treatment of cancer. We assessed the interaction between these two treatments in murine MC38 and human HT-29 colon carcinoma cell lines that were genetically modified to constitutively express HSV-tk, sensitizing them to GCV. Synergistic cell killing was observed in a clonogenic assay over most of the cytotoxic dose range by the median-effect principle of Chou and Talalay (Adv. Enzyme Regul. 1984; 22:27-55). Subcutaneous tumor models, using the same cell lines in C57BL/6 and athymic nude mice, respectively, demonstrated that the combination of GCV and TPT resulted in statistically significant enhanced survival relative to single-agent treatment. In addition, nude mice bearing HT-29 tumor xenografts were treated with an Ad5 E1b Mr 55,000 attenuated replication-competent adenovirus expressing HSV-tk (Ad.TK(RC)) either alone or in combination with GCV and/or TPT. These experiments demonstrated that Ad.TK(RC) followed by GCV and TPT was more efficacious than any other treatment tested. Our results suggest that for antineoplastic therapy, molecular chemotherapy based on the HSV-tk/GCV system combined with traditional chemotherapy is a logical and practical future direction to pursue. Suicide gene therapy is the approach whereby genetically altering a cell makes it susceptible to an otherwise relatively nontoxic prodrug. By this approach it is possible to achieve relatively high concentrations of the toxic metabolites in the transduced cells while maintaining low systemic levels of the active drug. The most often used metabolic suicide gene transfer system is the HSV-tk/GCV paradigm, which is currently being used in cancer therapy or as a safety modality. The low response rate observed in the early clinical HSV-tk cancer trials may be due to failure in achieving adequate transduction efficiency and/or prodrug concentration within the tumor. The combination of such suicide gene prodrug systems with adjunctive drugs resulting in synergistic cytotoxicity might improve the clinical utility of this approach. JF - Human gene therapy AU - Wildner, O AU - Blaese, R M AU - Morris, J C AD - Clinical Gene Therapy Branch/National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1851, USA. owildner@nhgri.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 01 SP - 2679 EP - 2687 VL - 10 IS - 16 SN - 1043-0342, 1043-0342 KW - Antiviral Agents KW - 0 KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Prodrugs KW - Topoisomerase I Inhibitors KW - Topotecan KW - 7M7YKX2N15 KW - Thymidine Kinase KW - EC 2.7.1.21 KW - Ganciclovir KW - P9G3CKZ4P5 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- administration & dosage KW - Humans KW - Mice, Nude KW - Mice KW - Mice, Inbred BALB C KW - Prodrugs -- administration & dosage KW - Adenoviridae -- genetics KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Survival Rate KW - Antiviral Agents -- pharmacology KW - Carcinoma -- drug therapy KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- mortality KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL KW - Carcinogenicity Tests KW - Transplantation, Heterologous KW - Carcinoma -- mortality KW - Drug Synergism KW - Female KW - Ganciclovir -- administration & dosage KW - Thymidine Kinase -- pharmacology KW - Topotecan -- administration & dosage KW - Simplexvirus -- enzymology KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- pharmacology KW - Thymidine Kinase -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69273717?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+gene+therapy&rft.atitle=Synergy+between+the+herpes+simplex+virus+tk%2Fganciclovir+prodrug+suicide+system+and+the+topoisomerase+I+inhibitor+topotecan.&rft.au=Wildner%2C+O%3BBlaese%2C+R+M%3BMorris%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Wildner&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=16&rft.spage=2679&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+gene+therapy&rft.issn=10430342&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The ATPase domain but not the acidic region of Cockayne syndrome group B gene product is essential for DNA repair. AN - 69273373; 10564257 AB - Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a human genetic disorder characterized by UV sensitivity, developmental abnormalities, and premature aging. Two of the genes involved, CSA and CSB, are required for transcription-coupled repair (TCR), a subpathway of nucleotide excision repair that removes certain lesions rapidly and efficiently from the transcribed strand of active genes. CS proteins have also been implicated in the recovery of transcription after certain types of DNA damage such as those lesions induced by UV light. In this study, site-directed mutations have been introduced to the human CSB gene to investigate the functional significance of the conserved ATPase domain and of a highly acidic region of the protein. The CSB mutant alleles were tested for genetic complementation of UV-sensitive phenotypes in the human CS-B homologue of hamster UV61. In addition, the CSB mutant alleles were tested for their ability to complement the sensitivity of UV61 cells to the carcinogen 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO), which introduces bulky DNA adducts repaired by global genome repair. Point mutation of a highly conserved glutamic acid residue in ATPase motif II abolished the ability of CSB protein to complement the UV-sensitive phenotypes of survival, RNA synthesis recovery, and gene-specific repair. These data indicate that the integrity of the ATPase domain is critical for CSB function in vivo. Likewise, the CSB ATPase point mutant failed to confer cellular resistance to 4-NQO, suggesting that ATP hydrolysis is required for CSB function in a TCR-independent pathway. On the contrary, a large deletion of the acidic region of CSB protein did not impair the genetic function in the processing of either UV- or 4-NQO-induced DNA damage. Thus the acidic region of CSB is likely to be dispensable for DNA repair, whereas the ATPase domain is essential for CSB function in both TCR-dependent and -independent pathways. JF - Molecular biology of the cell AU - Brosh, R M AU - Balajee, A S AU - Selzer, R R AU - Sunesen, M AU - Proietti De Santis, L AU - Bohr, V A AD - Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 3583 EP - 3594 VL - 10 IS - 11 SN - 1059-1524, 1059-1524 KW - Pyrimidine Dimers KW - 0 KW - RNA, Messenger KW - 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide KW - 56-57-5 KW - Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase KW - EC 1.5.1.3 KW - Adenosine Triphosphatases KW - EC 3.6.1.- KW - DNA Helicases KW - EC 3.6.4.- KW - ERCC6 protein, human KW - EC 3.6.4.12 KW - DNA Repair Enzymes KW - EC 6.5.1.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Ultraviolet Rays KW - Clone Cells -- radiation effects KW - DNA Damage KW - Humans KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Cell Survival KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide -- pharmacology KW - Pyrimidine Dimers -- genetics KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Transfection KW - Cockayne Syndrome -- genetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Cell Line KW - Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase -- genetics KW - Cricetinae KW - DNA Repair -- genetics KW - DNA Helicases -- chemistry KW - DNA Helicases -- genetics KW - Adenosine Triphosphatases -- chemistry KW - Adenosine Triphosphatases -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69273373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+biology+of+the+cell&rft.atitle=The+ATPase+domain+but+not+the+acidic+region+of+Cockayne+syndrome+group+B+gene+product+is+essential+for+DNA+repair.&rft.au=Brosh%2C+R+M%3BBalajee%2C+A+S%3BSelzer%2C+R+R%3BSunesen%2C+M%3BProietti+De+Santis%2C+L%3BBohr%2C+V+A&rft.aulast=Brosh&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=3583&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+biology+of+the+cell&rft.issn=10591524&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-09 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Am J Hum Genet. 1998 Jan;62(1):77-85 [9443879] Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Sep 1;24(17):3317-22 [8811084] J Biol Chem. 1998 May 8;273(19):11844-51 [9565609] J Biol Chem. 1998 May 29;273(22):13599-604 [9593697] J Biol Chem. 1998 Oct 23;273(43):27794-9 [9774388] EMBO J. 1999 Apr 15;18(8):2254-64 [10205178] Biochemistry. 1999 May 11;38(19):6204-12 [10320349] Adv Biol Med Phys. 1968;12:283-98 [4879501] Mutat Res. 1972 May;15(1):98-100 [5025205] J Mol Biol. 1975 Feb 25;92(2):341-56 [806692] Mutat Res. 1979 Jan;59(1):49-60 [431551] Cancer Res. 1979 Oct;39(10):4237-41 [157803] Somatic Cell Genet. 1981 Jul;7(4):445-55 [7280930] Cancer Res. 1982 Apr;42(4):1473-8 [6174225] Mutat Res. 1982 Dec;106(2):347-56 [6185841] Cancer Res. 1985 Feb;45(2):520-5 [3917848] Cell. 1985 Feb;40(2):359-69 [3838150] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1986 Dec;83(23):8878-82 [3466163] Cell. 1987 Mar 13;48(5):847-53 [3028647] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Mar;84(6):1472-6 [3470736] Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1987 Dec 31;149(3):1141-8 [3122745] Nucleic Acids Res. 1988 Feb 11;16(3):1215 [3344216] Nature. 1988 Jun 16;333(6174):635-40 [3287180] Nature. 1988 Oct 20;335(6192):683-9 [3050531] Genes Dev. 1988 Nov;2(11):1476-85 [2850263] Nucleic Acids Res. 1989 Feb 11;17(3):1197-214 [2922262] Photochem Photobiol. 1989 Jun;49(6):805-19 [2672059] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Jun;87(12):4707-11 [2352945] Nature. 1990 Jun 28;345(6278):783-6 [2193231] Mol Cell Biol. 1990 Nov;10(11):5806-13 [2172786] Methods Enzymol. 1991;204:125-39 [1943776] EMBO J. 1992 Jul;11(7):2643-54 [1378397] Cancer Res. 1992 Aug 1;52(15):4183-9 [1638532] Cell. 1992 Dec 11;71(6):939-53 [1339317] J Biol Chem. 1993 Jan 25;268(3):1650-7 [8420940] Genes Dev. 1993 Apr;7(4):583-91 [8458575] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Nov 15;90(22):10499-503 [8248136] J Mol Biol. 1994 Jan 14;235(2):424-35 [8289272] Nucleic Acids Res. 1993 Dec 25;21(25):5890-5 [8290349] J Biol Chem. 1994 Feb 4;269(5):3283-9 [8106366] Bioessays. 1996 Sep;18(9):731-8 [8831289] Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Oct 1;24(19):3685-92 [8871545] J Biol Chem. 1996 Oct 25;271(43):26825-34 [8900164] Nature. 1996 Nov 28;384(6607):379-83 [8934527] Nucleic Acids Res. 1997 Feb 15;25(4):787-93 [9016630] Science. 1997 Feb 14;275(5302):990-3 [9020084] Cell. 1997 Mar 21;88(6):737-40 [9118215] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Apr 29;94(9):4306-11 [9113985] Cell. 1997 Aug 22;90(4):635-47 [9288744] EMBO J. 1997 Oct 1;16(19):5955-65 [9312053] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Oct 14;94(21):11205-9 [9326587] Mol Cell Biol. 1997 Dec;17(12):6803-14 [9372911] EMBO J. 1997 Dec 15;16(24):7444-56 [9405373] Mutat Res. 1994 May;314(3):221-31 [7513055] Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1994 Jul 29;726:330-2 [8092696] Nucleic Acids Res. 1995 Jul 25;23(14):2715-23 [7651832] J Bacteriol. 1995 Oct;177(19):5612-21 [7559350] Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Jun 15;24(12):2324-30 [8710503] Mol Cell Biol. 1996 Aug;16(8):4436-44 [8754844] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 May;18(5):2668-76 [9566886] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Breast cancer: genetic predisposition and exposure to radiation. AN - 69271118; 10559788 AB - The identification of breast cancer susceptibility genes, such as BRCA1, BRCA2, ATM, and p53, has been accompanied by the examination of the effects of radiation in combination with genetic mutations at these loci. Women at high risk for developing breast cancer may respond differently than the general population to low- and high-dose radiation exposures associated with screening and treatment. Epidemiologic studies are being performed to investigate the effects of radiation on subsequent breast cancer development in genetically predisposed individuals. Mouse strains with specific genetic modifications are being created to study the consequence of both inherited mutations and radiation on mammary gland carcinogenesis. Finally, studies investigating DNA damage-response pathways after radiation exposure are being performed. Recent work on the effects of several known or suspected breast cancer susceptibility genes, alone or in combination with radiation, is presented here, and directions for future research are considered. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - Molecular carcinogenesis AU - Bennett, L M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 143 EP - 149 VL - 26 IS - 3 SN - 0899-1987, 0899-1987 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental -- genetics KW - Breast Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- etiology KW - Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced -- etiology KW - Breast Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69271118?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+carcinogenesis&rft.atitle=Breast+cancer%3A+genetic+predisposition+and+exposure+to+radiation.&rft.au=Bennett%2C+L+M&rft.aulast=Bennett&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=143&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+carcinogenesis&rft.issn=08991987&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Amantadine for levodopa-induced dyskinesias: a 1-year follow-up study. AN - 69261900; 10555659 AB - In a recent acute study, amantadine was found to have antidyskinetic effect against levodopa-induced motor complications in patients with Parkinson disease. The longevity of this effect was not addressed but is of interest in light of the controversy in the literature regarding the duration of amantadine's well-established antiparkinsonian action. To determine the duration of the antidyskinetic effect of amantadine in advanced Parkinson disease. One year after completion of an acute, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, patients returned for re-evaluation of motor symptoms and dyskinesias using a nonrandomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled follow-up paradigm. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Seventeen of the original 18 patients with advanced Parkinson disease complicated by dyskinesias and motor fluctuations participated in this study; 1 was lost to follow-up. Thirteen of the 17 individuals had remained on amantadine therapy for the entire year. Ten days prior to the follow-up assessment, amantadine was replaced with identical capsules containing either amantadine or placebo. Parkinsonian symptoms and dyskinesia severity were scored using standard rating scales, while subjects received steady-state intravenous levodopa infusions at the same rate as 1 year earlier. One year after initiation of amantadine cotherapy, its antidyskinetic effect was similar in magnitude (56% reduction in dyskinesia compared with 60% 1 year earlier). Motor complications occurring with the patients' regular oral levodopa regimen also remained improved according to the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-IV). The beneficial effects of amantadine on motor response complications are maintained for at least 1 year after treatment initiation. JF - Archives of neurology AU - Metman, L V AU - Del Dotto, P AU - LePoole, K AU - Konitsiotis, S AU - Fang, J AU - Chase, T N AD - Experimental Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1406, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1383 EP - 1386 VL - 56 IS - 11 SN - 0003-9942, 0003-9942 KW - Antiparkinson Agents KW - 0 KW - Levodopa KW - 46627O600J KW - Amantadine KW - BF4C9Z1J53 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Humans KW - Cross-Over Studies KW - Middle Aged KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Male KW - Female KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- adverse effects KW - Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced -- drug therapy KW - Amantadine -- therapeutic use KW - Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced -- diagnosis KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced -- etiology KW - Amantadine -- blood KW - Levodopa -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69261900?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+neurology&rft.atitle=Amantadine+for+levodopa-induced+dyskinesias%3A+a+1-year+follow-up+study.&rft.au=Metman%2C+L+V%3BDel+Dotto%2C+P%3BLePoole%2C+K%3BKonitsiotis%2C+S%3BFang%2C+J%3BChase%2C+T+N&rft.aulast=Metman&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1383&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+neurology&rft.issn=00039942&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-23 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Internal globus pallidus discharge is nearly suppressed during levodopa-induced dyskinesias. AN - 69242651; 10553990 AB - The functional status of the globus pallidus internal segment (GPi) plays a key role in mediating the effects of antiparkinsonian drugs. During long-term levodopa therapy, patients develop abnormal movements, dyskinesias, the pathophysiological basis of which is poorly understood. We recorded single cells in the GPi of parkinsonian monkeys continuously through the "off" and "on" states, and 10 to 15 minutes later during "on with or without dyskinesias," depending on two doses of levodopa. The transition from the "off" to the "on" state was characterized by a decrease (most cells), no change, or an increase in firing rate of individual cells. During dyskinesias, firing rates declined profoundly in almost all cells, with decrements as low as 97% in individual cells. These changes occurred only when dyskinesias were present. The difference in GPi activity between "on" and "on with dyskinesias" suggests that normal motor function in Parkinson's disease critically depends on fine tuning of the basal ganglia output. Dyskinesias result from an imbalanced low GPi discharge, a circumstance that may be susceptible to development of new therapeutic approaches. JF - Annals of neurology AU - Papa, S M AU - Desimone, R AU - Fiorani, M AU - Oldfield, E H AD - Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 732 EP - 738 VL - 46 IS - 5 SN - 0364-5134, 0364-5134 KW - Antiparkinson Agents KW - 0 KW - Drug Combinations KW - carbidopa, levodopa drug combination KW - Levodopa KW - 46627O600J KW - 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine KW - 9P21XSP91P KW - Carbidopa KW - MNX7R8C5VO KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Eye Movements KW - Electrophysiology -- methods KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- toxicity KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Motor Activity -- drug effects KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Levodopa -- toxicity KW - Dyskinesias -- physiopathology KW - Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced KW - Neurons -- drug effects KW - Parkinsonian Disorders -- chemically induced KW - Carbidopa -- toxicity KW - Neurons -- physiology KW - Levodopa -- therapeutic use KW - Globus Pallidus -- drug effects KW - Globus Pallidus -- physiopathology KW - Carbidopa -- therapeutic use KW - Parkinsonian Disorders -- drug therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69242651?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+neurology&rft.atitle=Internal+globus+pallidus+discharge+is+nearly+suppressed+during+levodopa-induced+dyskinesias.&rft.au=Papa%2C+S+M%3BDesimone%2C+R%3BFiorani%2C+M%3BOldfield%2C+E+H&rft.aulast=Papa&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=732&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+neurology&rft.issn=03645134&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Kynostatin and 17beta-estradiol prevent the apoptotic death of human neuroblastoma cells exposed to HIV-1 protease. AN - 69233264; 10545779 AB - A significant number of adult male patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome develop cerebral atrophy and progressive brain disorders such as dementia complex and neuropsychiatric problems. Upon entering the brain via activated macrophages or microglias, the human immunodeficiency type 1 virus (HIV-1) may produce cytotoxic factors such as HIV-1 envelope protein (gp120) and protease. Owing to significant proteolysis of nonviral proteins, the protease derived from HIV-1 may be detrimental to brain cells and neurons. Our results revealed that HIV-1 protease, at nanomolar concentrations, was as potent as gp120 in causing neurotoxicity in human neuroblastoma neurotypic SH-SY5Y cells. As shown by the Oncor ApopTag staining procedure, HIV-1 protease significantly increased the number of apoptotic cells over the serum-free controls. Moreover, HIV-1 protease-induced neurotoxicity was blocked by a selective protease inhibitor, kynostatin (KNI-272). Antioxidants such as 17beta-estradiol, melatonin, and S-nitrosoglutathione also prevented protease-induced neurotoxicity. These findings indicate that oxidative proteolysis may mediate HIV-1 protease-induced apoptosis and the degeneration of neurons and other brain cells. Centrally active protease inhibitors and antioxidants may play an important role in preventing cerebral atrophy and associated dementia complex caused by HIV-1. JF - Journal of biomedical science AU - Hawkins, V AU - Shen, Q AU - Chiueh, C C AD - Howard Huges Medical Institute Student Teacher Internship Program, Montgomery County Public School, and National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1264, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 433 EP - 438 VL - 6 IS - 6 SN - 1021-7770, 1021-7770 KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - HIV Protease Inhibitors KW - Nitroso Compounds KW - Oligopeptides KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - kynostatin 272 KW - 147318-81-8 KW - Estradiol KW - 4TI98Z838E KW - S-Nitrosoglutathione KW - 57564-91-7 KW - HIV Protease KW - EC 3.4.23.- KW - Glutathione KW - GAN16C9B8O KW - Melatonin KW - JL5DK93RCL KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Melatonin -- pharmacology KW - Recombinant Proteins -- pharmacology KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Antioxidants -- pharmacology KW - Humans KW - Nitroso Compounds -- pharmacology KW - Glutathione -- pharmacology KW - Glutathione -- analogs & derivatives KW - Neuroblastoma -- pathology KW - HIV Protease -- pharmacology KW - Estradiol -- pharmacology KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - HIV Protease Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Oligopeptides -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69233264?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+biomedical+science&rft.atitle=Kynostatin+and+17beta-estradiol+prevent+the+apoptotic+death+of+human+neuroblastoma+cells+exposed+to+HIV-1+protease.&rft.au=Hawkins%2C+V%3BShen%2C+Q%3BChiueh%2C+C+C&rft.aulast=Hawkins&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=433&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+biomedical+science&rft.issn=10217770&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The requirement for pertussis to induce EAU is strain-dependent: B10.RIII, but not B10.A mice, develop EAU and Th1 responses to IRBP without pertussis treatment. AN - 69231890; 10549650 AB - Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in mice is an important model for elucidating basic mechanisms in autoimmune eye disease. The need for pertussis toxin (PTX) as an additional adjuvant to elicit EAU has limited the usefulness of this model in some types of studies by introducing a pleiotropic factor with confounding effects on the immune response. In the present study the authors examined the ability of B10.RIII mice, the most susceptible strain known so far, to develop EAU in response to the retinal antigen, interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP), and to a major uveitogenic epitope of IRBP, peptide (p)161-180, in the absence of PTX treatment. The data indicate that high disease scores in response to IRBP and p161-180 were found in B10.RIII mice, without the need for PTX as part of the immunization protocol. Unlike the B10.A strain in which appreciable disease did not develop without PTX, B10.RIII mice mounted a high IFN-gamma response to IRBP in the absence of PTX treatment. Interestingly, and unlike the effect with IRBP, in vitro recall response to p161-180 was low in IFN-gamma, despite good EAU scores. The data indicate that an important mechanism through which PTX facilitates induction of cell-mediated autoimmunity is by promoting a Th1 polarization of the immune response. The propensity of B10.RIII mice to mount a more polarized Th1 response to IRBP than other strains may contribute to their ability to develop EAU without pertussis adjuvant. Nevertheless, the induction of EAU by p161-180 in the context of a relatively limited IFN-gamma production indicates that non-Th1- and Th-related mechanisms are likely to act in concert to determine the outcome of disease. JF - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science AU - Silver, P B AU - Chan, C C AU - Wiggert, B AU - Caspi, R R AD - Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 2898 EP - 2905 VL - 40 IS - 12 SN - 0146-0404, 0146-0404 KW - Adjuvants, Immunologic KW - 0 KW - Cytokines KW - Eye Proteins KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Retinol-Binding Proteins KW - Virulence Factors, Bordetella KW - interstitial retinol-binding protein KW - Pertussis Toxin KW - EC 2.4.2.31 KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Animals KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Cytokines -- biosynthesis KW - Mice KW - Immunity, Cellular -- immunology KW - Vaccination KW - Hypersensitivity, Delayed -- immunology KW - Eye Proteins -- pharmacology KW - Lymphocyte Activation KW - Autoimmunity -- immunology KW - Mice, Mutant Strains KW - Adoptive Transfer KW - Hypersensitivity, Delayed -- etiology KW - Peptide Fragments -- pharmacology KW - Autoimmunity -- drug effects KW - Immunity, Cellular -- drug effects KW - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay KW - Th1 Cells -- immunology KW - Retinol-Binding Proteins -- pharmacology KW - Retinitis -- immunology KW - Uveitis -- immunology KW - Retinitis -- chemically induced KW - Autoimmune Diseases -- genetics KW - Virulence Factors, Bordetella -- pharmacology KW - Retinitis -- genetics KW - Uveitis -- genetics KW - Autoimmune Diseases -- chemically induced KW - Adjuvants, Immunologic -- pharmacology KW - Uveitis -- chemically induced KW - Autoimmune Diseases -- immunology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69231890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Investigative+ophthalmology+%26+visual+science&rft.atitle=The+requirement+for+pertussis+to+induce+EAU+is+strain-dependent%3A+B10.RIII%2C+but+not+B10.A+mice%2C+develop+EAU+and+Th1+responses+to+IRBP+without+pertussis+treatment.&rft.au=Silver%2C+P+B%3BChan%2C+C+C%3BWiggert%2C+B%3BCaspi%2C+R+R&rft.aulast=Silver&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2898&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Investigative+ophthalmology+%26+visual+science&rft.issn=01460404&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Perlecan is essential for cartilage and cephalic development. AN - 69231325; 10545953 AB - Perlecan, a large, multi-domain, heparan sulfate proteoglycan originally identified in basement membrane, interacts with extracellular matrix proteins, growth factors and receptors, and influences cellular signalling. Perlecan is present in a variety of basement membranes and in other extracellular matrix structures. We have disrupted the gene encoding perlecan (Hspg2) in mice. Approximately 40% of Hspg2-/- mice died at embryonic day (E) 10.5 with defective cephalic development. The remaining Hspg2-/- mice died just after birth with skeletal dysplasia characterized by micromelia with broad and bowed long bones, narrow thorax and craniofacial abnormalities. Only 6% of Hspg2-/- mice developed both exencephaly and chondrodysplasia. Hspg2-/- cartilage showed severe disorganization of the columnar structures of chondrocytes and defective endochondral ossification. Hspg2-/- cartilage matrix contained reduced and disorganized collagen fibrils and glycosaminoglycans, suggesting that perlecan has an important role in matrix structure. In Hspg2-/- cartilage, proliferation of chondrocytes was reduced and the prehypertrophic zone was diminished. The abnormal phenotypes of the Hspg2-/- skeleton are similar to those of thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) type I, which is caused by activating mutations in FGFR3 (refs 7, 8, 9), and to those of Fgfr3 gain-of-function mice. Our findings suggest that these molecules affect similar signalling pathways. JF - Nature genetics AU - Arikawa-Hirasawa, E AU - Watanabe, H AU - Takami, H AU - Hassell, J R AU - Yamada, Y AD - Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 354 EP - 358 VL - 23 IS - 3 SN - 1061-4036, 1061-4036 KW - Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein KW - 0 KW - Extracellular Matrix Proteins KW - Glycoproteins KW - Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans KW - Matn1 protein, mouse KW - Matrilin Proteins KW - Proteoglycans KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor KW - TSP5 protein, human KW - perlecan KW - 143972-95-6 KW - Heparitin Sulfate KW - 9050-30-0 KW - FGFR3 protein, human KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Fgfr3 protein, mouse KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases KW - Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Extracellular Matrix Proteins -- analysis KW - Animals KW - Glycoproteins -- analysis KW - Humans KW - Growth Plate -- pathology KW - Gene Expression KW - Chondrocytes -- pathology KW - Mice, Transgenic KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor -- deficiency KW - Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor -- physiology KW - Growth Plate -- metabolism KW - Growth Plate -- abnormalities KW - Chondrocytes -- metabolism KW - Cell Division KW - Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor -- genetics KW - RNA, Messenger -- analysis KW - Cell Differentiation KW - Mice KW - Gene Deletion KW - Animals, Newborn KW - Thanatophoric Dysplasia -- genetics KW - Mutagenesis, Insertional KW - Abnormalities, Multiple -- genetics KW - Proteoglycans -- deficiency KW - Cartilage -- abnormalities KW - Head -- growth & development KW - Head -- embryology KW - Proteoglycans -- physiology KW - Cartilage -- growth & development KW - Cartilage -- embryology KW - Proteoglycans -- genetics KW - Cartilage -- metabolism KW - Abnormalities, Multiple -- embryology KW - Heparitin Sulfate -- deficiency KW - Abnormalities, Multiple -- metabolism KW - Heparitin Sulfate -- physiology KW - Heparitin Sulfate -- genetics KW - Head -- abnormalities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69231325?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+genetics&rft.atitle=Perlecan+is+essential+for+cartilage+and+cephalic+development.&rft.au=Arikawa-Hirasawa%2C+E%3BWatanabe%2C+H%3BTakami%2C+H%3BHassell%2C+J+R%3BYamada%2C+Y&rft.aulast=Arikawa-Hirasawa&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=354&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+genetics&rft.issn=10614036&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-07 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Introduction of full-length APC modulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in HT-29 human colorectal carcinoma cells at the translational level. AN - 69231251; 10545404 AB - Mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is associated with the earliest stages of colorectal tumorigenesis and appears to be responsible for the hereditary condition familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Evidence indicates that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is induced and at elevated levels in human colorectal cancers and in the polyps of mouse FAP models. We have used HT-29 cells, a human colorectal carcinoma cell line with a mutant carboxy-truncated APC gene, in which intact APC gene has been introduced under the control of an inducible promoter. These HT-29-APC cells provide a suitable model system to examine how COX-2 expression becomes dysregulated after loss of APC function. Induction of full-length APC causes the HT-29-APC cells to undergo apoptosis. However, differentiation, as measured by alkaline phosphatase activity, is not induced upon expression of full-length APC. Full-length APC protein has been shown to bind the intracellular protein beta-catenin and, as a result, the Lef/Tcf transcription factors are down-regulated. Analysis of APC immunoprecipitates demonstrate a time-dependent increase of beta-catenin interacting with full-length APC. Thus, the Lef/Tcf signaling pathway is intact at this point in these cells. Furthermore, upon expression of full-length APC, COX-2 protein expression is down-regulated while COX-2 mRNA levels remain the same. These data indicate that APC plays a role, either directly or indirectly, in the translational regulation of COX-2. Treatment of the HT-29-APC cells with sodium butyrate, an inducer of apoptosis, does not alter COX-2 protein expression. Thus, COX-2 down-regulation appears to be APC specific and not just due to apoptotic induction. APC appears to uniquely regulate COX-2 expression. The mechanism by which COX-2 protein expression is down-regulated in the HT-29-APC cells is under investigation. JF - Carcinogenesis AU - Hsi, L C AU - Angerman-Stewart, J AU - Eling, T E AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Eicosanoid Biochemistry Section, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 2045 EP - 2049 VL - 20 IS - 11 SN - 0143-3334, 0143-3334 KW - Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein KW - 0 KW - CTNNB1 protein, human KW - CTNNB1 protein, mouse KW - Cytoskeletal Proteins KW - Isoenzymes KW - Membrane Proteins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Trans-Activators KW - beta Catenin KW - Cyclooxygenase 2 KW - EC 1.14.99.1 KW - PTGS2 protein, human KW - Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Protein Binding KW - Apoptosis -- genetics KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - HT29 Cells KW - Cytoskeletal Proteins -- metabolism KW - Mutation KW - Cell Division -- genetics KW - Cytoskeletal Proteins -- genetics KW - Protein Biosynthesis KW - Colorectal Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases -- genetics KW - Colorectal Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Colorectal Neoplasms -- enzymology KW - Isoenzymes -- genetics KW - Genes, APC UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69231251?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Carcinogenesis&rft.atitle=Introduction+of+full-length+APC+modulates+cyclooxygenase-2+expression+in+HT-29+human+colorectal+carcinoma+cells+at+the+translational+level.&rft.au=Hsi%2C+L+C%3BAngerman-Stewart%2C+J%3BEling%2C+T+E&rft.aulast=Hsi&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=2045&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Carcinogenesis&rft.issn=01433334&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-03 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Functional analysis of human FEN1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its role in genome stability. AN - 69228368; 10545607 AB - The flap endonuclease, FEN1, is an evolutionarily conserved component of DNA replication from archaebacteria to humans. Based on in vitro results, it processes Okazaki fragments during replication and is involved in base excision repair. FEN1 removes the last primer ribonucleotide on the lagging strand and it cleaves a 5' flap that may result from strand displacement during replication or during base excision repair. Its biological importance has been revealed largely through studies in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae where deletion of the homologous gene RAD27 results in genome instability and mutagen sensitivity. While the in vivo function of Rad27 has been well characterized through genetic and biochemical approaches, little is understood about the in vivo functions of human FEN1. Guided by our recent results with yeast RAD27, we explored the function of human FEN1 in yeast. We found that the human FEN1 protein complements a yeast rad27 null mutant for a variety of defects including mutagen sensitivity, genetic instability and the synthetic lethal interactions of a rad27 rad51 and a rad27 pol3-01 mutant. Furthermore, a mutant form of FEN1 lacking nuclease function exhibits dominant-negative effects on cell growth and genome instability similar to those seen with the homologous yeast rad27 mutation. This genetic impact is stronger when the human and yeast PCNA-binding domains are exchanged. These data indicate that the human FEN1 and yeast Rad27 proteins act on the same substrate in vivo. Our study defines a sensitive yeast system for the identification and characterization of mutations in FEN1. JF - Human molecular genetics AU - Greene, A L AU - Snipe, J R AU - Gordenin, D A AU - Resnick, M A AD - Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 2263 EP - 2273 VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 0964-6906, 0964-6906 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins KW - Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.- KW - CHEK1 protein, human KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - Checkpoint Kinase 1 KW - RAD51 protein, S cerevisiae KW - EC 2.7.7.- KW - RAD51 protein, human KW - Rad51 Recombinase KW - Exodeoxyribonucleases KW - EC 3.1.- KW - Flap Endonucleases KW - FEN1 protein, human KW - EC 3.1.11.- KW - Exodeoxyribonuclease V KW - EC 3.1.11.5 KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - DNA-Binding Proteins -- genetics KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Base Sequence KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Genetic Complementation Test KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Protein Kinases -- genetics KW - Genes, Lethal KW - Mutation KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- genetics KW - Genome, Fungal KW - Exodeoxyribonucleases -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69228368?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+molecular+genetics&rft.atitle=Functional+analysis+of+human+FEN1+in+Saccharomyces+cerevisiae+and+its+role+in+genome+stability.&rft.au=Greene%2C+A+L%3BSnipe%2C+J+R%3BGordenin%2C+D+A%3BResnick%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Greene&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2263&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+molecular+genetics&rft.issn=09646906&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibitory monoclonal antibodies to human cytochrome P450 enzymes: a new avenue for drug discovery. AN - 69226891; 10542439 JF - Trends in pharmacological sciences AU - Gelboin, H V AU - Krausz, K W AU - Gonzalez, F J AU - Yang, T J AD - Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Building 37, Room 3E24, 37 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. GELBOINH@intra.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 432 EP - 438 VL - 20 IS - 11 SN - 0165-6147, 0165-6147 KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal KW - 0 KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Isoenzymes KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System KW - 9035-51-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Isoenzymes -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Animals KW - Isoenzymes -- biosynthesis KW - Humans KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System -- biosynthesis KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69226891?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Trends+in+pharmacological+sciences&rft.atitle=Inhibitory+monoclonal+antibodies+to+human+cytochrome+P450+enzymes%3A+a+new+avenue+for+drug+discovery.&rft.au=Gelboin%2C+H+V%3BKrausz%2C+K+W%3BGonzalez%2C+F+J%3BYang%2C+T+J&rft.aulast=Gelboin&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=432&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Trends+in+pharmacological+sciences&rft.issn=01656147&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Serologic evidence of heparin sensitization in cancer patients receiving heparin flushes of venous access devices. AN - 69220238; 10541985 AB - Cancer patients with venous access devices (VADs) often receive daily flushes of heparin. Even this relatively small heparin exposure has been reported to induce immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. To estimate how frequently this occurs we tested for heparin-related antibodies in 49 patients receiving daily heparin flushes of their VADs. Although one-third of the patients showed evidence of heparin sensitization on at least one occasion during their surveillance, their antibody titers were generally low and typical of those found in other cohorts of patients who become sensitized to heparin but do not develop secondary thrombocytopenia. However, one patient developed a positive serotonin release assay indicative of a more significant sensitization, but without thrombocytopenia. Therefore, our observations suggest that heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) related to heparin flushes of VADs is uncommon but still an important diagnosis to entertain. JF - Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer AU - Mayo, D J AU - Cullinane, A M AU - Merryman, P K AU - Horne, M K AD - Hematology Service, Clinical Pathology Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 425 EP - 427 VL - 7 IS - 6 SN - 0941-4355, 0941-4355 KW - Antibodies KW - 0 KW - Anticoagulants KW - Serotonin KW - 333DO1RDJY KW - Heparin KW - 9005-49-6 KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Aged KW - Population Surveillance KW - Thrombocytopenia -- immunology KW - Serotonin -- secretion KW - Adult KW - Cohort Studies KW - Thrombocytopenia -- chemically induced KW - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay KW - Middle Aged KW - Adolescent KW - Female KW - Male KW - Platelet Count KW - Heparin -- administration & dosage KW - Antibodies -- blood KW - Anticoagulants -- adverse effects KW - Heparin -- immunology KW - Anticoagulants -- immunology KW - Immunization KW - Heparin -- adverse effects KW - Neoplasms -- immunology KW - Catheters, Indwelling KW - Anticoagulants -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69220238?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Supportive+care+in+cancer+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Multinational+Association+of+Supportive+Care+in+Cancer&rft.atitle=Serologic+evidence+of+heparin+sensitization+in+cancer+patients+receiving+heparin+flushes+of+venous+access+devices.&rft.au=Mayo%2C+D+J%3BCullinane%2C+A+M%3BMerryman%2C+P+K%3BHorne%2C+M+K&rft.aulast=Mayo&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=425&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Supportive+care+in+cancer+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Multinational+Association+of+Supportive+Care+in+Cancer&rft.issn=09414355&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Active and passive smoking and the occurrence of natural menopause. AN - 69216120; 10535795 AB - We examined smoking in relation to natural menopause in 543 women who prospectively recorded menstrual data from their 20s. Mean age at natural menopause was 0.8 years younger (95% CL = -1.5, -0.0) in 98 women who smoked at menopause compared with 362 never-smokers (RR 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0-1.7). We did not observe a decrease in age at natural menopause in former smokers, a dose-response among current smokers, or a lower age at menopause with passive smoke exposure at home. These results suggest that the effect of smoking on ovarian senescence is limited to active smoking during the menopausal transition. JF - Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) AU - Cooper, G S AU - Sandler, D P AU - Bohlig, M AD - Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 771 EP - 773 VL - 10 IS - 6 SN - 1044-3983, 1044-3983 KW - Tobacco Smoke Pollution KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Prospective Studies KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Female KW - Proportional Hazards Models KW - Menopause -- physiology KW - Smoking KW - Ovary -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69216120?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Epidemiology+%28Cambridge%2C+Mass.%29&rft.atitle=Active+and+passive+smoking+and+the+occurrence+of+natural+menopause.&rft.au=Cooper%2C+G+S%3BSandler%2C+D+P%3BBohlig%2C+M&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=771&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Epidemiology+%28Cambridge%2C+Mass.%29&rft.issn=10443983&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Anti-interleukin 12 treatment regulates apoptosis of Th1 T cells in experimental colitis in mice. AN - 69214892; 10535870 AB - Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis is a T-helper 1 (Th1) T cell-mediated inflammation that is rapidly reversed by administration of anti-interleukin (IL) 12. This study sought to define the mechanism of this curative effect. Cells and tissue from mice with TNBS colitis receiving treatment with anticytokines were analyzed for phenotype, cytokine production, and apoptosis. In initial studies, we found that treatment of mice with TNBS-induced colitis with anti-IL-12 was more effective than with anti-interferon (IFN)-gamma, and that anti-IL-12 led to complete normalization of IFN-gamma production by lamina propria T cells ex vivo, whereas anti-IFN-gamma did not. These data suggesting that anti-IL-12 leads to reversal of colitis by elimination of the Th1 T cells were substantiated by studies showing that anti-IL-12 treatment led to increased numbers of apoptotic cells in the lamina propria and spleen by both TUNEL staining of tissues and dispersed spleen cell populations. Finally, we found that the observed apoptosis was mediated by the Fas pathway because (1) MRL/MpJ-lpr(fas) mice lacking Fas function develop colitis that responds poorly to treatment with anti-IL-12; and (2) SJL/J mice with TNBS colitis that received Fas-Fc to block the Fas pathway were resistant to anti-IL-12 treatment. These studies show that a main mechanism of action of anti-IL-12 in TNBS-induced colitis is the induction of Fas-mediated apoptosis of the Th1 T cells, causing inflammation. JF - Gastroenterology AU - Fuss, I J AU - Marth, T AU - Neurath, M F AU - Pearlstein, G R AU - Jain, A AU - Strober, W AD - Mucosal Immunity Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1078 EP - 1088 VL - 117 IS - 5 SN - 0016-5085, 0016-5085 KW - Antibodies KW - 0 KW - Antigens, CD95 KW - Interleukin-12 KW - 187348-17-0 KW - Interferon-gamma KW - 82115-62-6 KW - Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid KW - 8T3HQG2ZC4 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Animals KW - Antigens, CD95 -- metabolism KW - Antigens, CD95 -- physiology KW - Mice, Inbred MRL lpr KW - T-Lymphocytes -- physiology KW - Mice KW - Interferon-gamma -- immunology KW - T-Lymphocytes -- drug effects KW - Male KW - Interleukin-12 -- immunology KW - Antibodies -- therapeutic use KW - Th1 Cells -- drug effects KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - Colitis -- physiopathology KW - Colitis -- chemically induced KW - Colitis -- drug therapy KW - Th1 Cells -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69214892?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Gastroenterology&rft.atitle=Anti-interleukin+12+treatment+regulates+apoptosis+of+Th1+T+cells+in+experimental+colitis+in+mice.&rft.au=Fuss%2C+I+J%3BMarth%2C+T%3BNeurath%2C+M+F%3BPearlstein%2C+G+R%3BJain%2C+A%3BStrober%2C+W&rft.aulast=Fuss&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=117&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1078&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Gastroenterology&rft.issn=00165085&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: Gastroenterology. 1999 Nov;117(5):1238-41 [10535889] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sequence-dependent enhancement of paclitaxel toxicity in non-small cell lung cancer by 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin. AN - 69213969; 10534697 AB - Overexpression of the oncogene erbB-2 contributes to chemoresistance in various malignant tumors including lung cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate whether depletion of the erbB-2 gene product (p185) by 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin would sensitize lung cancer cells to paclitaxel (Taxol) in vitro. Paclitaxel cytotoxicity was evaluated in a panel of non-small cell lung cancer cell lines that expressed varying levels of p185 by means in vitro proliferation assays and 2 drug combination schedules. Cell cycle kinetics and apoptosis after exposure to paclitaxel or paclitaxel plus 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin were analyzed by flow cytometry. The 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin treatment efficiently depleted p185 expression in lung cancer cells. Concurrent exposure of these cells to paclitaxel and 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin significantly enhanced paclitaxel-mediated cytotoxicity, particularly in cells which overexpressed p185. There was a 1.3 to more than 20-fold reduction of paclitaxel 50% inhibitory concentration values in those cells that were responding positively to the drug combination. Significant induction of apoptosis was observed after treatment of cells with the combination of paclitaxel and 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin. The combination cytotoxic effect was only additive in cells expressing low levels of p185. In contrast, of lung cancer cells with exposure to 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin before combined paclitaxel and 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin exposure actually rendered the cells refractory to paclitaxel cytotoxicity. The compound 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin sensitizes non-small cell lung cancer cells expressing high levels of p185 to paclitaxel-mediated growth arrest and apoptosis. These preclinical data support the evaluation of the combination of paclitaxel and 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin in the treatment of patients with lung cancer whose tumors exhibit p185 overexpression. JF - The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery AU - Nguyen, D M AU - Chen, A AU - Mixon, A AU - Schrump, D S AD - Section of Thoracic Oncology, Surgery Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1502, USA. Dao_Nguyen@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 908 EP - 915 VL - 118 IS - 5 SN - 0022-5223, 0022-5223 KW - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic KW - 0 KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic KW - Benzoquinones KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Lactams, Macrocyclic KW - Rifabutin KW - 1W306TDA6S KW - tanespimycin KW - 4GY0AVT3L4 KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - Paclitaxel KW - P88XT4IS4D KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Apoptosis KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Cell Line KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- biosynthesis KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- metabolism KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic -- toxicity KW - Rifabutin -- analogs & derivatives KW - Paclitaxel -- toxicity KW - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic -- pharmacology KW - Rifabutin -- pharmacology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Lung Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69213969?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+thoracic+and+cardiovascular+surgery&rft.atitle=Sequence-dependent+enhancement+of+paclitaxel+toxicity+in+non-small+cell+lung+cancer+by+17-allylamino+17-demethoxygeldanamycin.&rft.au=Nguyen%2C+D+M%3BChen%2C+A%3BMixon%2C+A%3BSchrump%2C+D+S&rft.aulast=Nguyen&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=908&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+thoracic+and+cardiovascular+surgery&rft.issn=00225223&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Domain exchangeability between the multidrug transporter (MDR1) and phosphatidylcholine flippase (MDR2). AN - 69206834; 10531406 AB - Multidrug resistance (MDR) mediated by P-glycoprotein (MDR1) is clinically significant. Understanding how MDR1 substrate specificity is determined will help to overcome MDR to improve cancer treatment. One potential approach to achieve this goal is to study chimeras of MDR1 and its homolog MDR2 (also called MDR3), which has been identified as a phosphatidylcholine flippase. With an approach involving exchanging homologous segments of MDR1 and MDR2 and site-directed mutagenesis, we previously demonstrated MDR1 residues Q330, V331, and L332 in transmembrane domain 6 (TM6) are essential for multidrug transport activity; substituting these residues allows the N-terminal transmembrane region of MDR2 to support MDR1 activity. To further determine the exchangeability between MDR1 and MDR2, we constructed additional MDR1/MDR2 chimeras. We found that the N-terminal half of MDR1 and MDR2 was mostly exchangeable except for a few residues in TM6. However, this degree of exchangeability was not found in the C-terminal half of MDR1 and MDR2. In addition, with substitution of MDR1 residues 318-332 (TM6) and 937-994 (TM11-12), MDR2 had relatively normal affinity for MDR1 substrates, but it did not have multidrug transporter activity. These results suggest that the inability of MDR2 to transport most MDR1 drugs efficiently may be due to failure of those drugs to stimulate ATPase and activate transport as well as to decreased drug binding. JF - Molecular pharmacology AU - Zhou, Y AU - Gottesman, M M AU - Pastan, I AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 997 EP - 1004 VL - 56 IS - 5 SN - 0026-895X, 0026-895X KW - P-Glycoprotein KW - 0 KW - P-Glycoproteins KW - Phosphatidylcholines KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - multidrug resistance protein 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - HeLa Cells KW - Drug Resistance, Multiple -- physiology KW - Humans KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary KW - Biological Transport, Active KW - Binding Sites KW - P-Glycoproteins -- genetics KW - P-Glycoprotein -- genetics KW - P-Glycoprotein -- metabolism KW - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters -- metabolism KW - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters -- genetics KW - P-Glycoproteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69206834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Domain+exchangeability+between+the+multidrug+transporter+%28MDR1%29+and+phosphatidylcholine+flippase+%28MDR2%29.&rft.au=Zhou%2C+Y%3BGottesman%2C+M+M%3BPastan%2C+I&rft.aulast=Zhou&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=997&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.issn=0026895X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Involvement of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and p53 in neuronal apoptosis: evidence that GAPDH is upregulated by p53. AN - 69205794; 10531467 AB - We recently reported that cytosine arabinoside (AraC)-induced apoptosis of cerebellar neurons involves the overexpression of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). The present study was undertaken to investigate whether p53 and/or Bax overexpression participates in the AraC-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells and, if so, the relationship between p53 induction and GAPDH overexpression in these cells. AraC-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells was preceded by an increase in levels of p53 mRNA and protein detected between 1 and 8 hr after treatment. The mRNA level for a p53 target gene, Bax, was also increased. The increase in GAPDH mRNA lasted longer than that of either p53 or Bax, and the level of GAPDH protein in the particulate fraction increased after induction of GAPDH mRNA. The antisense oligonucleotide to p53 protected granule cells from AraC-induced chromatin condensation, internucleosomal cleavage, and apoptotic death. The inhibition of p53 expression by the p53 antisense oligonucleotide not only blocked the expression of Bax but also partially suppressed the increased GAPDH mRNA and protein levels. Conversely, the suppression of GAPDH expression and subsequent attenuation of apoptosis of granule cells by GAPDH antisense oligonucleotide did not influence the expression of p53 or Bax. Cerebellar granule cells prepared from p53 knock-out mice were resistant to AraC toxicity, and the p53 gene knock-out suppressed AraC-upregulated GAPDH expression. Moreover, infection of PC12 cells with an adenoviral vector containing p53 gene dramatically increased GAPDH expression and triggered cell apoptosis. These results suggest that AraC-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells involves the expression of both GAPDH and p53 and that, similar to Bax, GAPDH is upregulated by p53 after exposure to the apoptotic insult. JF - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience AU - Chen, R W AU - Saunders, P A AU - Wei, H AU - Li, Z AU - Seth, P AU - Chuang, D M AD - Section on Molecular Neurobiology, Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/11/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 01 SP - 9654 EP - 9662 VL - 19 IS - 21 KW - Bax protein, mouse KW - 0 KW - Bax protein, rat KW - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - bcl-2-Associated X Protein KW - Cytarabine KW - 04079A1RDZ KW - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases KW - EC 1.2.1.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Recombinant Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Genes, p53 -- drug effects KW - Mice KW - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense -- pharmacology KW - Mice, Knockout KW - Cytarabine -- pharmacology KW - Rats KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic KW - Transfection KW - Gene Expression Regulation -- drug effects KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins -- genetics KW - PC12 Cells KW - Cerebellum -- cytology KW - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases -- metabolism KW - Apoptosis -- physiology KW - Neurons -- cytology KW - Neurons -- physiology KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- genetics KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism KW - Cerebellum -- physiology KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- deficiency KW - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69205794?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.atitle=Involvement+of+glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate+dehydrogenase+%28GAPDH%29+and+p53+in+neuronal+apoptosis%3A+evidence+that+GAPDH+is+upregulated+by+p53.&rft.au=Chen%2C+R+W%3BSaunders%2C+P+A%3BWei%2C+H%3BLi%2C+Z%3BSeth%2C+P%3BChuang%2C+D+M&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=21&rft.spage=9654&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.issn=1529-2401&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Parenting Strategies regarding Teen Behavior: Parent and Teen Perceptions AN - 61462550; 200011189 AB - Examines parents' awareness of their adolescents' alcohol-related behavior & compares parent & teenager perceptions of parent strategies to manage teen behavior, drawing on telephone interview data from 428 parents & their adolescents in MD. Parents underestimated their adolescents' alcohol-related behavior. Although most parents reported appropriate parenting strategies, they relied primarily on passive strategies in a limited repertoire to supervise teen behavior. Parent education programs should foster proactive parenting by broadening parents' repertoire of strategies to monitor & manage their teens' behavior. 5 Tables, 24 References. Adapted from the source document. JF - American Journal of Health Behavior AU - Haynie, Denise L AU - Beck, Kenneth H AU - Crump, Aria Davis AU - Shattuck, Teresa AU - Simons-Morton, Bruce AD - Division Epidemiology/Statistics/Prevention Research, NICHD, National Instits Health, Bethesda, MD Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 403 EP - 414 VL - 23 IS - 6 SN - 1087-3244, 1087-3244 KW - Parent Training KW - Parental Attitudes KW - Drinking Behavior KW - Maryland KW - Childrearing Practices KW - Parents KW - Parent Child Relations KW - Knowledge KW - Adolescents KW - article KW - 1939: the family and socialization; adolescence & youth KW - 1941: the family and socialization; sociology of the family, marriage, & divorce UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61462550?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Health+Behavior&rft.atitle=Parenting+Strategies+regarding+Teen+Behavior%3A+Parent+and+Teen+Perceptions&rft.au=Haynie%2C+Denise+L%3BBeck%2C+Kenneth+H%3BCrump%2C+Aria+Davis%3BShattuck%2C+Teresa%3BSimons-Morton%2C+Bruce&rft.aulast=Haynie&rft.aufirst=Denise&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=403&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Health+Behavior&rft.issn=10873244&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2007-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - AJHBF6 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Parent Child Relations; Childrearing Practices; Adolescents; Drinking Behavior; Parental Attitudes; Parents; Knowledge; Parent Training; Maryland ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life AN - 57718071; 150300 AB - Examined relations between nonmaternal child care and ratings of maternal sensitivity and child positive engagement at 6, 15, 24 and 36 months for 1,274 mothers and their children participating in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care. Found that child care was a small but significant predictor of maternal sensitivity and child engagement. More hours of child care predicted less maternal sensitivity and less positive child engagement. Effects were much smaller than effects of maternal education but similar in size to effects of maternal depression and child difficult temperament. (Original abstract - amended) JF - Developmental Psychology AU - NICHD Early Child Care Research Network AD - NICHD Early Child Care Research Network Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 1399 EP - 1413 VL - 35 IS - 6 SN - 0012-1649, 0012-1649 KW - Mother-Infant interactions KW - Relationship KW - Child care UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/57718071?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Developmental+Psychology&rft.atitle=Child+care+and+mother-child+interaction+in+the+first+3+years+of+life&rft.au=NICHD+Early+Child+Care+Research+Network&rft.aulast=NICHD+Early+Child+Care+Research+Network&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1399&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Developmental+Psychology&rft.issn=00121649&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2001-08-07 N1 - Document feature - refs. tbls. N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - DEVPA9 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mother-Infant interactions; Relationship; Child care ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ancestral primate viewed AN - 52397382; 2000-010113 JF - Nature (London) AU - O'Brien, Stephen J AU - Stanyon, Roscoe Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - November 1999 SP - 365 EP - 366 PB - Macmillan Journals, London VL - 402 IS - 6760 SN - 0028-0836, 0028-0836 KW - Chordata KW - phylogeny KW - Mammalia KW - biologic evolution KW - molecular biology KW - Primates KW - Theria KW - DNA KW - Vertebrata KW - hybridization KW - Eutheria KW - Tetrapoda KW - species diversity KW - 11:Vertebrate paleontology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52397382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+%28London%29&rft.atitle=Ancestral+primate+viewed&rft.au=O%27Brien%2C+Stephen+J%3BStanyon%2C+Roscoe&rft.aulast=O%27Brien&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=402&rft.issue=6760&rft.spage=365&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+%28London%29&rft.issn=00280836&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - biologic evolution; Chordata; DNA; Eutheria; hybridization; Mammalia; molecular biology; phylogeny; Primates; species diversity; Tetrapoda; Theria; Vertebrata ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction in the First 3 Years of Life* AN - 1791705274 JF - Developmental Psychology Y1 - 1999/11/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Nov 01 SP - 1399 CY - Washington PB - American Psychological Association VL - 35 IS - 6 SN - 0012-1649 KW - Psychology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1791705274?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apio&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Developmental+Psychology&rft.atitle=Child+Care+and+Mother-Child+Interaction+in+the+First+3+Years+of+Life*&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1399&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Developmental+Psychology&rft.issn=00121649&rft_id=info:doi/ DB - Periodicals Index Online N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-27 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag DNA Vaccines for Protein Expression in Mammalian Cells and Induction of Immune Responses AN - 17470859; 4673338 AB - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are an important parameter of host defenses that limit viral replication after infection. Induction of effective CTL against conserved viral proteins such as Gag may be essential to the development of a safe and effective HIV type 1 (HIV- 1) vaccine. DNA vaccination represents a novel strategy for inducing potent CD8 super(+) CTL responses in vivo. However, expression of HIV-1 structural proteins by DNA vectors has been hampered by a stringent requirement for coexpression with other viral components, such as Rev and RRE. Furthermore, even with Rev and RRE present, the level of expression of HIV-1 Gag, Pol, or Env is very low in murine cells. These problems have limited our ability to address the key issue of how to generate effective CTL responses to Gag in a mouse model. To overcome this problem, we compared several novel DNA expression vectors for HIV-1 Gag protein expression in primate and mouse cells and for generating immune responses in mice after DNA vaccination. A DNA vector containing wild type HIV-1 gag coding sequences did not induce detectable Gag expression in any of the cells tested. Attempts to increase nuclear export of Gag expression RNA by adding the constitutive transport element yielded only a moderate increase in Gag expression in monkey-derived COS cells and an even lower increase in Gag expression in HeLa cells or several mouse cell lines. In contrast silent-site mutations in the HIV-1 gag coding sequences significantly increased Gag expression levels in all cells tested. Furthermore, this construct induced both Gag-specific antibody and CTL responses in mice after DNA vaccination. Using this construct, we achieved stable expression of HIV-1 Gag in the mouse cell line p815 which can now be used as a target cell for measuring HIV-1 Gag-specific CTL responses in immunized mice. The DNA vectors described in this study should make it possible to systematically evaluate the approaches for maximizing the induction of CTL responses against HIV-1 Gag in mouse and other animal systems. JF - Journal of Virology AU - Qiu, J AU - Song, R AU - Dettenhofer, M AU - Tian, C AU - August, T AU - Felber, B K AU - Pavlakis, G N AU - Yu, X AD - ABL-Basic Research Program, Bldg. 535, Rm. 210, NCI-FCRDC Frederick, MD 21702-1201, pavlakis@ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 9145 EP - 9152 VL - 73 IS - 11 SN - 0022-538X, 0022-538X KW - mice KW - HIV-1 KW - man KW - immunology KW - DNA vaccines KW - Gag protein KW - gag gene KW - gag protein KW - human immunodeficiency virus 1 KW - pol protein KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids KW - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome KW - Mammalian cells KW - Envelope protein KW - Human immunodeficiency virus 1 KW - Lymphocytes T KW - Killer cells KW - Immune response KW - Vaccines KW - F 06807:Active immunization KW - A 01097:Viruses KW - V 22003:AIDS: Immunological aspects KW - W3 33345:DNA vaccines KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - N 14800:Immunological aspects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17470859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Virology&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+Novel+Human+Immunodeficiency+Virus+Type+1+Gag+DNA+Vaccines+for+Protein+Expression+in+Mammalian+Cells+and+Induction+of+Immune+Responses&rft.au=Qiu%2C+J%3BSong%2C+R%3BDettenhofer%2C+M%3BTian%2C+C%3BAugust%2C+T%3BFelber%2C+B+K%3BPavlakis%2C+G+N%3BYu%2C+X&rft.aulast=Qiu&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=9145&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Virology&rft.issn=0022538X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human immunodeficiency virus 1; Vaccines; Mammalian cells; Lymphocytes T; Killer cells; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Immune response; Envelope protein ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Methods for Studying Prion Protein (PrP) Metabolism and the Formation of Protease-Resistant PrP in Cell Culture and Cell-Free Systems: An Update AN - 17461731; 4667041 AB - Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or prion diseases result in aberrant metabolism of prion protein (PrP) and the accumulation of a protease-resistant, insoluble, and possibly infectious form of PrP, PrP-res. Studies of PrP biosynthesis, intracellular trafficking, and degradation has been studied in a variety of tissue culture cells. Pulse-chase metabolic labeling studies in scrapie-infected cells indicated that PrP-res is made posttranslationally from an apparently normal protease-sensitive precursor, PrP-sen, after the latter reaches the cell surface. Cell-free reactions have provided evidence that PrP-res itself can induce the conversion of PrP-sen to PrP-res in a highly species- and strain-specific manner. These studies have shed light on the mechanism of PrP-res formation and suggest molecular bases for TSE species barrier effects and agent strain propagation. JF - Molecular Biotechnology AU - Caughey, B AU - Raymond, G J AU - Priola, SA AU - Kocisko, DA AU - Race, R E AU - Bessen, R A AU - Lansbury, PT Jr AU - Chesebro, B AD - NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th St., Hamilton, MT 59840, USA, byron_caughey@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 45 EP - 55 VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1073-6085, 1073-6085 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Prion protein KW - Cell-free system KW - Proteinase KW - Cell culture KW - W3 33340:Other proteins, peptides, amino acids KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17461731?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Methods+for+Studying+Prion+Protein+%28PrP%29+Metabolism+and+the+Formation+of+Protease-Resistant+PrP+in+Cell+Culture+and+Cell-Free+Systems%3A+An+Update&rft.au=Caughey%2C+B%3BRaymond%2C+G+J%3BPriola%2C+SA%3BKocisko%2C+DA%3BRace%2C+R+E%3BBessen%2C+R+A%3BLansbury%2C+PT+Jr%3BChesebro%2C+B&rft.aulast=Caughey&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=45&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+Biotechnology&rft.issn=10736085&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prion protein; Cell culture; Proteinase; Cell-free system ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reconstitution Studies Using the Helical and Carboxy-Terminal Domains of Enzyme I of the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Sugar Phosphotransferase System AN - 17455246; 4662038 AB - Enzyme I of the bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system can be phosphorylated by PEP on an active-site histidine residue, localized to a cleft between an alpha -helical domain and an alpha / beta domain on the amino terminal half of the protein. The phosphoryl group on the active-site histidine can be passed to an active-site histidine residue of HPr. It has been proposed that the major interaction between enzyme I and HPr occurs via the alpha -helical domain of enzyme I. The isolated recombinant alpha -helical domain (residues 25-145) with similar to 80% alpha -helices as well as enzyme I deficient in that domain [EI( Delta HD)] with similar to 50% alpha -helix content from M. capricolum were used to further elucidate the nature of the enzyme I-HPr complex. Isothermal titration calorimetry demonstrated that HPr binds to the alpha -helical domain and intact enzyme I with K' sub(A) = 5 x 10 super(4) and 1.4 x 10 super(5) M super(-1) at pH 7.5 and 25 degree C, respectively, but not to EI( Delta HD), which contains the active-site histidine of enzyme I and can be autophosphorylated by PEP. In vitro reconstitution experiments with proteins from both M. capricolum and E. coli showed that EI( Delta HD) can donate its bound phosphoryl group to HPr in the presence of the isolated alpha -helical domain. Furthermore, M. capricolum recombinant C-terminal domain of enzyme I (EIC) was shown to reconstitute phosphotransfer activity with recombinant N-terminal domain (EIN) approximately 5% as efficiently as the HD-EI( Delta HD) pair. Recombinant EIC strongly self-associates (K' sub(A) approximately 10 super(10) M super(-1)) in comparison to dimerization constants of 10 super(5)-10 super(7) M super(-1) measured for EI and EI( Delta HD). JF - Biochemistry (Washington) AU - Zhu, P-P AU - Szczepanowski, R H AU - Nosworthy, N J AU - Ginsburg, A AU - Peterkofsky, A AD - National Institutes of Health, Building 36, Room 4C-11, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, alan@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 15470 EP - 15479 VL - 38 IS - 47 SN - 0006-2960, 0006-2960 KW - reconstitution KW - enzyme I KW - phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Phosphorylation KW - Escherichia coli KW - Active sites KW - Helix KW - J 02728:Enzymes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17455246?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.atitle=Reconstitution+Studies+Using+the+Helical+and+Carboxy-Terminal+Domains+of+Enzyme+I+of+the+Phosphoenolpyruvate%3ASugar+Phosphotransferase+System&rft.au=Zhu%2C+P-P%3BSzczepanowski%2C+R+H%3BNosworthy%2C+N+J%3BGinsburg%2C+A%3BPeterkofsky%2C+A&rft.aulast=Zhu&rft.aufirst=P-P&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=47&rft.spage=15470&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.issn=00062960&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fbi991680p LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Escherichia coli; Active sites; Helix; Phosphorylation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi991680p ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structural requirements for marbox function in transcriptional activation of marlsoxlrob regulon promoters in Escherichia coli: sequence, orientation and spatial relationship to the core promoter AN - 17446900; 4652639 AB - The promoters of the marlsoxlrob regulon of Escherichia coli contain a binding site (marbox) for the homologous transcriptional activators MarA, SoxS and Rob. In spite of data from footprinting studies, the marbox has not been precisely defined because of its degeneracy and asymmetry and seemingly variable location with respect to the -10 and -35 hexamers for RNA polymerase (RNP) binding. Here, we use DNA retardation studies and hybrid promoters to identify optimally binding 20 bp minimal marboxes from a number of promoters. This has yielded a more defined marbox consensus sequence (AYnGCACnnWnnRYYAAAYn) and has led to the demonstration that some marboxes are inverted relative to others. Using transcriptional fusions to lacZ, we have found that only one marbox orientation is functional at a given location. Moreover, the functional orientation is determined by marbox location: marboxes that are 15 or more basepairs upstream of the -35 hexamer are oriented opposite those closer to the -35 hexamer. Marbox orientation and the spacing between marbox and signals for RNP binding are critical for transcriptional activation, presumably to align MarA with RNP. JF - Molecular Microbiology AU - Martin, R G AU - Gillette, W K AU - Rhee, S AU - Rosner, J L AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bldg. 5, Rm. 333, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-0560, USA, rgmartin@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 431 EP - 441 VL - 34 IS - 3 SN - 0950-382X, 0950-382X KW - MarA protein KW - Rob protein KW - SoxS protein KW - Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - DNA-directed RNA polymerase KW - Footprinting KW - Transcription factors KW - Transcription activators KW - Escherichia coli KW - Transcription activation KW - J 02726:RNA and ribosomes KW - N 14551:Virus & phage infections UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17446900?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+Microbiology&rft.atitle=Structural+requirements+for+marbox+function+in+transcriptional+activation+of+marlsoxlrob+regulon+promoters+in+Escherichia+coli%3A+sequence%2C+orientation+and+spatial+relationship+to+the+core+promoter&rft.au=Martin%2C+R+G%3BGillette%2C+W+K%3BRhee%2C+S%3BRosner%2C+J+L&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=431&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+Microbiology&rft.issn=0950382X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Escherichia coli; Transcription activators; Transcription activation; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; Footprinting; Transcription factors ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Restoration of adrenal steroidogenesis by adenovirus-mediated transfer of human cytochrome P450 21-hydroxylase into the adrenal gland of 21-hydroxylase-deficient mice AN - 17444941; 4652505 AB - 21-Hydroxylase deficiency, a potentially fatal disease due to deletions or mutations of the cytochrome P450 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21), causes congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with low or absent glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid production. The feasibility of gene therapy for CAH was studied using 21OH-deficient mice (21OH-) and a replication-deficient adenovirus containing the genomic sequence of human CYP21 (hAdCYP21). Intra-adrenal injection of hAdCYP21 in 21OH- mice induced hCYP21 mRNA with the highest expression from 2 to 7 days before a gradual decline. 21OH activity measured in adrenal tissue increased from undetectable to levels found in wild-type mice 2 to 7 days after AdhCYP21 injection. Adrenal morphology of 21OH- mice showed lack of zonation, and hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adrenocortical mitochondria with few tubulovesicular christae. These morphological abnormalities were markedly improved 7 days after hAdCYP21 gene therapy. Plasma corticosterone increased from undetectable levels to values similar in wild-type mice by 7 and 14 days, declining over the next 40 days. This is the first demonstration that a single intra-adrenal injection of an adenoviral vector encoding CYP21 can compensate for the biochemical, endocrine and histological alterations in 21OH-deficient mice, and shows that gene therapy could be a feasible option for treatment of CAH. JF - Gene Therapy AU - Tajima, T AU - Okada, T AU - Ma, X-M AU - Ramsey, W J AU - Bornstein AU - Aguilera, G AD - Section on Endocrine Physiology, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bldg 10 Rm 10n262, 10 Center Drive MSC 1862, Bethesda, MD 20892-1862, USA Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 1898 EP - 1903 VL - 6 IS - 11 SN - 0969-7128, 0969-7128 KW - mice KW - man KW - CYP21 gene KW - congenital adrenal hyperplasia KW - cytochrome P450 21-hydroxylase KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Adrenal glands KW - Gene therapy KW - Gene transfer KW - Cytochrome P450 KW - Steroidogenesis KW - W3 33181:Gene therapy vectors KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17444941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Restoration+of+adrenal+steroidogenesis+by+adenovirus-mediated+transfer+of+human+cytochrome+P450+21-hydroxylase+into+the+adrenal+gland+of+21-hydroxylase-deficient+mice&rft.au=Tajima%2C+T%3BOkada%2C+T%3BMa%2C+X-M%3BRamsey%2C+W+J%3BBornstein%3BAguilera%2C+G&rft.aulast=Tajima&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1898&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=09697128&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cytochrome P450; Steroidogenesis; Adrenal glands; Gene therapy; Gene transfer ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ClpA and ClpP Remain Associated during Multiple Rounds of ATP-Dependent Protein Degradation by ClpAP Protease AN - 17438554; 4654572 AB - The Escherichia coli ClpA and ClpP proteins form a complex, ClpAP, that catalyzes ATP-dependent degradation of proteins. Formation of stable ClpA hexamers and stable ClpAP complexes requires binding of ATP or nonhydrolyzable ATP analogues to ClpA. To understand the order of events during substrate binding, unfolding, and degradation by ClpAP, it is essential to know the oligomeric state of the enzyme during multiple catalytic cycles. Using inactive forms of ClpA or ClpP as traps for dissociated species, we measured the rates of dissociation of ClpA hexamers or ClpAP complexes. When ATP was saturating, the rate constant for dissociation of ClpA hexamers was 0.032 min super(-1) (t sub( one half ) of 22 min) at 37 degree C, and dissociation of ClpP from the ClpAP complexes occurred with a rate constant of 0.092 min super(-1) (t sub( one half ) of 7.5 min). Because the k sub(cat) for casein degradation is similar to 10 min super(-1), these results indicate that tens of molecules of casein can be turned over by the ClpAP complex before significant dissociation occurs. Mutations in the N-terminal ATP binding site led to faster rates of ClpA and ClpAP dissociation, whereas mutations in the C-terminal ATP binding site, which cause significant decreases in ATPase activity, led to lower rates of dissociation of ClpA and ClpAP complexes. Dissociation rates for wild-type and first domain mutants of ClpA were faster at low nucleotide concentrations. The t sub( one half ) for dissociation of ClpAP complexes in the presence of nonhydrolyzable analogues was greater than or equal to 30 min. Thus, ATP binding stabilizes the oligomeric state of ClpA, and cycles of ATP hydrolysis affect the dynamics of oligomer interaction. However, since the k sub(cat) for ATP hydrolysis is similar to 140 min super(-1), ClpA and the ClpAP complex remain associated during hundreds of rounds of ATP hydrolysis. Our results indicate that the ClpAP complex is the functional form of the protease and as such engages in multiple rounds of interaction with substrate proteins, degradation, and release of peptide products without dissociation. JF - Biochemistry (Washington) AU - Singh, S K AU - Guo, Fusheng AU - Maurizi, M R AD - National Cancer Institute, Building 37, Room 1B09, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA, mmaurizi@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 14906 EP - 14915 VL - 38 IS - 45 SN - 0006-2960, 0006-2960 KW - dissociation KW - degradation KW - ClpA protein KW - ClpP protein KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Adenosinetriphosphatase KW - Escherichia coli KW - ATP KW - Hydrolysis KW - J 02727:Amino acids, peptides and proteins UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17438554?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.atitle=ClpA+and+ClpP+Remain+Associated+during+Multiple+Rounds+of+ATP-Dependent+Protein+Degradation+by+ClpAP+Protease&rft.au=Singh%2C+S+K%3BGuo%2C+Fusheng%3BMaurizi%2C+M+R&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=45&rft.spage=14906&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemistry+%28Washington%29&rft.issn=00062960&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fbi991615f LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Escherichia coli; Adenosinetriphosphatase; ATP; Hydrolysis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi991615f ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A specialized version of the HD hydrolase domain implicated in signal transduction AN - 17432163; 4652905 AB - Recently, a superfamily of proteins containing a previously undetected domain with predicted metal-dependent phosphohydrolase activity has been described and designated the HD superfamily, after the principal conserved residues implicated in catalysis (Aravind and Koonin, 1998). In the course of our analysis of ancient conserved regions in microbial genomes (Koonin et al., 1998), we found a distinct version of this domain which is encoded in one to three copies in the genomes of Aquifex aeolicus, Borrelia burgdorferi, Synechocystis sp. and Treponema pallidum, but is dramatically expanded in the genomes of Thermotoga maritima and Clostridium acetobutylicum. Compared with the consensus HD domain (Aravind and Koonin, 1998), this version contains a number of additional highly conserved residues; hereinafter we refer to it as the HD-GYP domain, after the characteristic sequence signatures. This domain was also detected in previously uncharacterized proteins from Wolinella succinogenes (Kreis-Kleinschmidt et al., 1995), Bacillus halodurans (Takami et al., 1999), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bordetella pertussis. The HD-GYP domain is missing in E. coli and B. subtilis. Remarkably, however, in other gamma -proteobacteria, such as Shewanella putrefaciens and Vibrio cholerae, it is present in up to 8 copies (data not shown). While none of the proteins that contain the HD-GYP domain has ever been characterized experimentally, the spectrum of the domains that are associated with HD-GYP in multidomain proteins suggests that it is probably involved in signal transduction. JF - Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology AU - Galperin, MY AU - Natale, DA AU - Aravind, L AU - Koonin, E V AD - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA, galperin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 303 EP - 305 VL - 1 IS - 2 SN - 1464-1801, 1464-1801 KW - HD Hydrolase KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Molecular structure KW - Genomes KW - Phylogeny KW - Synechocystis KW - Borrelia burgdorferi KW - Enzymes KW - Wolinella succinogenes KW - Domains KW - Freshwater KW - Bordetella pertussis KW - Copy number control KW - Aquifex aeolicus KW - Treponema pallidum KW - Clostridium acetobutylicum KW - Proteins KW - Bacillus halodurans KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - Thermotoga maritima KW - Evolution KW - Signal transduction KW - Q1 08206:Physiology, biochemistry, biophysics KW - J 02728:Enzymes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17432163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Molecular+Microbiology+and+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=A+specialized+version+of+the+HD+hydrolase+domain+implicated+in+signal+transduction&rft.au=Galperin%2C+MY%3BNatale%2C+DA%3BAravind%2C+L%3BKoonin%2C+E+V&rft.aulast=Galperin&rft.aufirst=MY&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=303&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Molecular+Microbiology+and+Biotechnology&rft.issn=14641801&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-06 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phylogeny; Genomes; Molecular structure; Proteins; Enzymes; Evolution; Copy number control; Domains; Signal transduction; Synechocystis; Bordetella pertussis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Treponema pallidum; Aquifex aeolicus; Clostridium acetobutylicum; Bacillus halodurans; Wolinella succinogenes; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Thermotoga maritima; Freshwater ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tumour immunotherapy: developments and strategies AN - 17403758; 4631187 AB - Antitumour immune responses are generated by the complex interaction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, T helper cells and antigen-presenting cells. An international meeting discussed progress in identification of tumour-associated antigens, tumour immunotherapy and understanding the mechanisms of tumour immunity. JF - Immunology Today AU - Chattopadhyay, U AD - Dept of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 SP Mukherjee Road, Calcutta 700 026, India, cncinst@giascl01.vsnl.net.in Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 480 EP - 482 VL - 20 IS - 11 SN - 0167-5699, 0167-5699 KW - immunology KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Helper cells KW - Immunotherapy KW - Tumors KW - Cancer KW - Reviews KW - Antigen (tumor-associated) KW - Lymphocytes T KW - Vaccines KW - Antigen-presenting cells KW - F 06818:Cancer immunotherapy KW - W3 33350:Cancer vaccines KW - W3 33000:General topics and reviews KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17403758?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Immunology+Today&rft.atitle=Tumour+immunotherapy%3A+developments+and+strategies&rft.au=Chattopadhyay%2C+U&rft.aulast=Chattopadhyay&rft.aufirst=U&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=480&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Immunology+Today&rft.issn=01675699&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0167-5699%2899%2901526-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Immunotherapy; Tumors; Reviews; Lymphocytes T; Helper cells; Antigen-presenting cells; Vaccines; Antigen (tumor-associated); Cancer DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5699(99)01526-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Bacteriophage P1 HumD Protein Is a Functional Homolog of the Prokaryotic UmuD'-Like Proteins and Facilitates SOS Mutagenesis in Escherichia coli AN - 17401955; 4627009 AB - The Escherichia coli umuD and umuC genes comprise an operon and encode proteins that are involved in the mutagenic bypass of normally replication- inhibiting DNA lesions. UmuD is, however, unable to function in this process until it undergoes a RecA-mediated cleavage reaction to generate UmuD'. Many homologs of umuDC have now been identified. Most are located on bacterial chromosomes or on broad-host-range R plasmids. One such putative homolog, humD (homolog of umuD) is however, found on the bacteriophage P1 genome. Interestingly humD differs from other umuD homologs in that it encodes a protein similar in size to the posttranslationally generated UmuD' protein and not UmuD, nor is it in an operon with a cognate umuC partner. To determine if HumD is, in fact, a bona fide homolog of the prokaryotic UmuD'-like mutagenesis proteins, we have analyzed the ability of HumD to complement UmuD' functions in vivo as well as examined HumD's physical properties in vitro. When expressed from a high-copy-number plasmid, HumD restored cellular mutagenesis and increased UV survival to normally nonmutable recA430 lexA(Def) and UV- sensitive Delta umuDC recA718 lexA(Def) strains, respectively. Complementing activity was reduced when HumD was expressed from a low-copy-number plasmid, but this observation is explained by immunoanalysis which indicates that HumD is normally poorly expressed in vivo. In vitro analysis revealed that like UmuD', HumD forms a stable dimer in solution and is able to interact with E. coli UmuC and RecA nucleoprotein filaments. We conclude, therefore, that bacteriophage P1 HumD is a functional homolog of the UmuD'-like proteins, and we speculate as to the reasons why P1 might require the activity of such a protein in vivo. JF - Journal of Bacteriology AU - McLenigan, M P AU - Kulaeva, OI AU - Ennis, D G AU - Levine, A S AU - Woodgate, R AD - Building 6, Room 1A13, NICHD, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-2725, woodgate@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 7005 EP - 7013 VL - 181 IS - 22 SN - 0021-9193, 0021-9193 KW - HumD protein KW - RecA protein KW - UmuC protein KW - UmuD' protein KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Plasmids KW - Gene expression KW - Dimers KW - Escherichia coli KW - Mutation KW - Phage P1 KW - J 02750:Phage-host interactions KW - V 22070:Phage-host interactions including lysogeny & transduction UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17401955?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Bacteriology&rft.atitle=The+Bacteriophage+P1+HumD+Protein+Is+a+Functional+Homolog+of+the+Prokaryotic+UmuD%27-Like+Proteins+and+Facilitates+SOS+Mutagenesis+in+Escherichia+coli&rft.au=McLenigan%2C+M+P%3BKulaeva%2C+OI%3BEnnis%2C+D+G%3BLevine%2C+A+S%3BWoodgate%2C+R&rft.aulast=McLenigan&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=181&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=7005&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Bacteriology&rft.issn=00219193&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phage P1; Escherichia coli; Plasmids; Gene expression; Mutation; Dimers ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Syntheses and immunologic properties of Escherichia coli O157 O-specific polysaccharide and Shiga toxin 1 B subunit conjugates in mice AN - 17400404; 4629460 AB - Escherichia coli O157 is the major cause of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Strains causing HUS contain either Shiga toxin 1 (Stx1) or Stx2, or both. In adult volunteers, conjugate vaccines of detoxified lipopolysaccharide (LPS) elicited bactericidal antibodies to E. coli O157. Here, the detoxified LPS was conjugated with improved schemes to the nontoxic B subunit of Stx1. Mice injected with these bivalent conjugates elicited both bactericidal antibodies to E. coli O157 and neutralization antibodies to Stx1. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Konadu, E AU - Donohue-Rolfe, A AU - Calderwood, S B AU - Pozsgay, V AU - Shiloach, J AU - Robbins, J B AU - Szu, S C AD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Room 424, Building 6, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2720, USA, scszu@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 6191 EP - 6193 VL - 67 IS - 11 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - mice KW - immunology KW - Escherichia coli KW - Shiga toxin KW - Shiga toxin 1 KW - lipopolysaccharides KW - polysaccharides KW - Immunology Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Hemolytic uremic syndrome KW - Lipopolysaccharides KW - Vaccines KW - Antibody response KW - Conjugates KW - Immunization KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - X 24171:Microbial KW - F 06807:Active immunization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17400404?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Syntheses+and+immunologic+properties+of+Escherichia+coli+O157+O-specific+polysaccharide+and+Shiga+toxin+1+B+subunit+conjugates+in+mice&rft.au=Konadu%2C+E%3BDonohue-Rolfe%2C+A%3BCalderwood%2C+S+B%3BPozsgay%2C+V%3BShiloach%2C+J%3BRobbins%2C+J+B%3BSzu%2C+S+C&rft.aulast=Konadu&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=6191&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Escherichia coli; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Antibody response; Lipopolysaccharides; Vaccines; Conjugates; Immunization ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety and immunogenicity of Vi conjugate vaccines for typhoid fever in adults, teenagers, and 2- to 4-year-old children in Vietnam AN - 17399616; 4629451 AB - The capsular polysaccharide of Salmonella typhi, Vi, is an essential virulence factor and a protective vaccine for people older than 5 years. The safety and immunogenicity of two investigational Vi conjugate vaccines were evaluated in adults, 5- to 14-year-old children, and 2- to 4-year-old children in Vietnam. The conjugates were prepared with Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant exoprotein A (rEPA) as the carrier, using either N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionate (SPDP; Vi-rEPA sub(1)) or adipic acid dihydrazide (ADH; Vi-rEPA sub(2)) as linkers. None of the recipients experienced a temperature of >38.5 degree C or significant local reactions. One injection of Vi-rEPA sub(2) into adults elicited a geometric mean (GM) increase in anti-Vi immunoglobulin G (IgG) from 9.62 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units/ml (EU) to 465 EU at 6 weeks; this level fell to 119 EU after 26 weeks. In the 5- to 14-year-old children, anti-Vi IgG levels at 6 weeks elicited by Vi-rEPA sub(2), Vi-rEPA sub(1), and Vi were 169, 22.8, and 18.9 EU, respectively (P = 0.0001 for Vi-rEPA sub(1) and Vi with respect to Vi-rEPA sub(2)). At 26 weeks, the anti-Vi IgG levels for recipients of Vi-rEPA sub(2), Vi-rEPA sub(1), and Vi were 30.0, 10.8, and 13.4 EU, respectively (P < 0.001 for Vi-rEPA sub(1) and Vi with respect to Vi-rEPA sub(2)); all were higher than the preinjection levels (P = 0.0001). Vi-rEPA sub(2) also elicited the highest anti-Vi IgM and IgA levels of the three vaccines. In the 2- to 4-year-old children at 6 weeks following the first injection, Vi-rEPA sub(2) elicited an anti-Vi IgG level of 69.9 EU compared to 28.9 EU for Vi-rEPA sub(1) (P = 0.0001). Reinjection increased Vi antibody levels from 69.9 to 95.4 EU for Vi-rEPA sub(2) and from 28.9 to 83.0 EU for Vi-rEPA sub(1). At 26 weeks, anti-Vi IgG levels remained higher than those at preinjection (30.6 versus 0.18 for Vi-rEPA sub(2) and 12.8 versus 0.33 for Vi-rEPA sub(1); P = 0.0001 for both). Vi vaccine is recommended for individuals of 5 years of age or older. In the present study, the GM level of anti-Vi IgG elicited by two injections of Vi-rEPA sub(2) in the 2- to 4-year-old children was higher than that elicited by Vi in the 5- to 14-year-old children (30.6 versus 13.4; P = 0.0001). The safety and immunogenicity of the Vi-rEPA sub(2) conjugate warrant further investigation. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Kossaczka, Z AU - Lin, F-YC AU - Ho, V A AU - Thuy, NTT AU - Bay, P V AU - Thanh, T C AU - Khiem, H B AU - Trach, D D AU - Karpas, A AU - Hunt, S AU - Bryla, DA AU - Schneerson, R AU - Robbins, J B AU - Szu, S C AD - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, scszu@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 5806 EP - 5810 VL - 67 IS - 11 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - man KW - immunology KW - adults KW - Adipic acid dihydrazide KW - N-Succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionate KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - RepA protein KW - Vi antigen KW - Vietnam KW - double prime Vi antigen KW - exoprotein A KW - Immunology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - ^AVi antigen KW - Salmonella typhi KW - Antibody response KW - Vaccines KW - Children KW - Polysaccharides KW - Conjugates KW - Typhoid fever KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - F 06807:Active immunization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17399616?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Safety+and+immunogenicity+of+Vi+conjugate+vaccines+for+typhoid+fever+in+adults%2C+teenagers%2C+and+2-+to+4-year-old+children+in+Vietnam&rft.au=Kossaczka%2C+Z%3BLin%2C+F-YC%3BHo%2C+V+A%3BThuy%2C+NTT%3BBay%2C+P+V%3BThanh%2C+T+C%3BKhiem%2C+H+B%3BTrach%2C+D+D%3BKarpas%2C+A%3BHunt%2C+S%3BBryla%2C+DA%3BSchneerson%2C+R%3BRobbins%2C+J+B%3BSzu%2C+S+C&rft.aulast=Kossaczka&rft.aufirst=Z&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=5806&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Salmonella typhi; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Vaccines; Typhoid fever; Conjugates; Antibody response; Polysaccharides; Children ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Human onchocerciasis and tetanus vaccination: Impact on the postvaccination antitetanus antibody response AN - 17396923; 4629439 AB - To investigate whether helminth infections may affect the efficacy of vaccines by impairing the immune response to nonparasite vaccine antigens, we compared the antibody responses to tetanus toxoid (TT) after tetanus vaccination in 193 subjects with Onchocerca volvulus infection with 85 comparable noninfected controls. After vaccination, the proportions of subjects in each group attaining protective levels of antitetanus antibodies were similar (96.9% infected versus 97.6% noninfected). Postvaccination increases in antitetanus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and the predominant IgG isotype, IgG1, were equivalent in both groups, as were increases in specific IgG4 and IgE; however, significantly greater increases in specific IgG2 (P < 0.05) and IgG3 (P < 0.001) were observed in the noninfected group. Stratification of the O. volvulus-infected group into two groups representing light and heavy infections revealed a significantly impaired antitetanus IgG response in those with heavy infections compared to those with light infections (P < 0.01) or no infection (P < 0.05). The impact of concurrent intestinal helminth infections on the antitetanus response was also examined; an increased IgG4/IgE ratio was seen in those infected with Strongyloides stercoralis (P < 0.05) and when all helminth infections were combined as a single group (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that concurrent infection with O. volvulus does not prevent the development of a protective antitetanus response, although heavier O. volvulus infections are able to alter the magnitude of this response, and concurrent helminth infections (O. volvulus and intestinal helminths) may alter TT-specific antibody isotype responses. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Cooper, P J AU - Espinel, I AU - Wieseman, M AU - Paredes, W AU - Espinel, M AU - Guderian, R H AU - Nutman, T B AD - Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, Bldg. 4, Rm. 126, National Institutes of Health, 4 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892-0425, USA, pcooper@niaid.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 5951 EP - 5957 VL - 67 IS - 11 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - man KW - immunology KW - Clostridium tetani KW - Onchocerca volvulus KW - Strongyloides stercoralis KW - Immunology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Concurrent infection KW - Immunoglobulin G KW - Vaccines KW - Antibody response KW - Tetanus KW - Vaccination KW - Immunoglobulins KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - F 06807:Active immunization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17396923?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Human+onchocerciasis+and+tetanus+vaccination%3A+Impact+on+the+postvaccination+antitetanus+antibody+response&rft.au=Cooper%2C+P+J%3BEspinel%2C+I%3BWieseman%2C+M%3BParedes%2C+W%3BEspinel%2C+M%3BGuderian%2C+R+H%3BNutman%2C+T+B&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=5951&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Onchocerca volvulus; Strongyloides stercoralis; Tetanus; Antibody response; Immunoglobulin G; Vaccines; Vaccination; Immunoglobulins; Concurrent infection ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The right time and place for molecular scissors AN - 17351014; 4633204 AB - The development of genetic tools has been and will continue to be a driving force in biological discovery. In particular, the ability to mutate genes within the mouse genome has been instrumental in the identification and understanding of genetic pathways controlling organogenesis and tumorigenesis. Now, Wen-Hwa Lee and colleagues report experiments that take the application of molecular tools to new heights. They combined the generic Cre-loxP recombination system with a tetracycline-dependent switch and topped it off with tissue-specific control elements. This technical voyage will enable biologists to precisely manipulate individual genes in specific tissues and at predetermined time points. JF - Nature Biotechnology AU - Hennighausen, L AU - Furth, P A AD - Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, National Institute of Health, Bldg. 8, Rm. 101, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, mammary@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/11// PY - 1999 DA - Nov 1999 SP - 1062 EP - 1063 VL - 17 IS - 11 SN - 1087-0156, 1087-0156 KW - gene expression KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Transgenic mice KW - Promoters KW - Reviews KW - Cre recombinase KW - G 07397:Rodentia (mice) KW - W3 33000:General topics and reviews KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33055:Genetic engineering (general) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17351014?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=The+right+time+and+place+for+molecular+scissors&rft.au=Hennighausen%2C+L%3BFurth%2C+P+A&rft.aulast=Hennighausen&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-11-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1062&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+Biotechnology&rft.issn=10870156&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2F15046 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reviews; Transgenic mice; Cre recombinase; Promoters DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/15046 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic toxic and carcinogenic effects of oral cadmium in the Noble (NBL/Cr) rat: induction of neoplastic and proliferative lesions of the adrenal, kidney, prostate, and testes. AN - 69342571; 10591488 AB - Based on the occurrence of pulmonary cancers in exposed populations, cadmium is classified as a human carcinogen. More controversial target sites for cadmium in humans include the prostate and kidney, where some studies have shown a link between cadmium and cancer. In Wistar rats cadmium induces tumors in the ventral prostate. The relevance of such lesions to humans is debated since the rat ventral lobe, unlike the dorsolateral lobe, has no embryological homolog in the human prostate. Cadmium has not been linked with renal tumors in rodents but is a potent nephrotoxin. In this work we studied the effects of oral cadmium in the Noble (NBL/Cr) rat with particular attention to proliferative lesions of the prostate and kidneys. Cadmium (as CdCl2) was given ad libitum throughout the study in the drinking water at doses of 0, 25, 50, 100, and 200 ppm Cd to groups (initial n = 30) of male rats, which were observed for up to 102 wk. At the lower doses of cadmium (< or =50 ppm) a clear dose-related increase in total proliferative lesions of the prostate (ventral and dorsolateral lesions combined) occurred (0 ppm = 21% incidence, 25 ppm = 46%, 50 ppm = 50%; trend p < .03). These lesions were described as intraepithelial hyperplasia with occasional areas of atypical epithelial cells without stromal invasion. The lesions occurred primarily in the dorsolateral prostate with cadmium exposure and most frequently showed three or more foci within each specimen. At higher doses, prostatic proliferative lesions declined to control levels. The loss of prostatic response at the higher doses was likely due to diminished testicular function secondary to cadmium treatment. This was reflected in lesions indicative of testicular hypofunction at the highest cadmium dose, namely, interstitial cell hyperplasia, and a strong correlation between cadmium dose and total proliferative lesions of the testes (hyperplasias and tumors combined). Renal tumors (mainly mesenchymal and pelvic transitional cell), although few in number, showed a positive correlation with cadmium dose, as did pelvic transitional epithelial hyperplasia. Renal lesions were not associated with any cadmium-induced changes in age-related chronic nephropathy. The incidence of pheochromocytomas of the adrenal was increased by cadmium but only at the 50 ppm dose. Inflammatory lesions of the liver and spleen were common at higher doses and showed strong trends based on dose. These results indicate that oral cadmium can induce proliferative lesions in the prostate and kidney of the Noble rat. The finding of proliferative lesions of dorsolateral prostate in rats has presumed relevance to human prostate cancers. JF - Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A AU - Waalkes, M P AU - Anver, M R AU - Diwan, B A AD - Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. waalkes.NIEHS.NIH.gov. Y1 - 1999/10/29/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 29 SP - 199 EP - 214 VL - 58 IS - 4 SN - 1528-7394, 1528-7394 KW - Carcinogens KW - 0 KW - Cadmium KW - 00BH33GNGH KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats, Inbred Strains KW - Rats KW - Hyperplasia -- pathology KW - Animals KW - Hyperplasia -- chemically induced KW - Pheochromocytoma -- chemically induced KW - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury -- pathology KW - Carcinogenicity Tests KW - Splenic Diseases -- pathology KW - Pheochromocytoma -- pathology KW - Splenic Diseases -- chemically induced KW - Male KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Kidney Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Prostatic Hyperplasia -- chemically induced KW - Kidney Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Testicular Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Carcinogens -- toxicity KW - Cadmium -- toxicity KW - Adrenal Gland Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Adrenal Gland Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Prostatic Hyperplasia -- pathology KW - Testicular Neoplasms -- chemically induced UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69342571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+toxicology+and+environmental+health.+Part+A&rft.atitle=Chronic+toxic+and+carcinogenic+effects+of+oral+cadmium+in+the+Noble+%28NBL%2FCr%29+rat%3A+induction+of+neoplastic+and+proliferative+lesions+of+the+adrenal%2C+kidney%2C+prostate%2C+and+testes.&rft.au=Waalkes%2C+M+P%3BAnver%2C+M+R%3BDiwan%2C+B+A&rft.aulast=Waalkes&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-29&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=199&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+toxicology+and+environmental+health.+Part+A&rft.issn=15287394&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-22 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Insulin receptor substrate-4 enhances insulin-like growth factor-I-induced cell proliferation. AN - 69206566; 10531310 AB - The insulin receptor substrates (IRSs)-1-4 play important roles in signal transduction emanating from the insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I receptors. IRS-4 is the most recently characterized member, which has been found primarily in human cells and tissues. It interacts with SH2-containing proteins such as phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K), Grb2, Crk-II, and CrkL. In this study, we transfected IRS-4 in mouse NIH-3T3 cells that overexpress IGF-I receptors. Clones expressing IRS-4 showed enhanced cellular proliferation when cells were cultured in 1% fetal bovine serum without added IGF-I. Addition of IGF-I enhanced cellular proliferation in cells overexpressing the IGF-I receptor alone but had an even greater proliferative effect in cells overexpressing both the IGF-I receptors and IRS-4. When etoposide and methylmethane sulfonate (MMS), both DNA damaging agents, were added to the cells, they uniformly induced cell cycle arrest. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis demonstrated that the arrest of the cell cycle occurred at the G(1) checkpoint, and furthermore no significant degree of apoptosis was demonstrated with the use of either agent. In cells, overexpressing IGF-I receptors alone, IGF-I addition enhanced cellular proliferation, even in the presence of etoposide and MMS. In cells overexpressing IGF-I receptors and IRS-4, the effect of IGF-I in overcoming the cell cycle arrest was even more pronounced. These results suggest that IRS-4 is implicated in the IGF-I receptor mitogenic signaling pathway. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Qu, B H AU - Karas, M AU - Koval, A AU - LeRoith, D AD - Section on Molecular Physiology, CEB/NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1758, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/29/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 29 SP - 31179 EP - 31184 VL - 274 IS - 44 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing KW - 0 KW - Growth Inhibitors KW - IRS4 protein, human KW - Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins KW - Irs4 protein, mouse KW - Mitogens KW - Phosphoproteins KW - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I KW - 67763-96-6 KW - Etoposide KW - 6PLQ3CP4P3 KW - Methyl Methanesulfonate KW - AT5C31J09G KW - Receptor, IGF Type 1 KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Mitogens -- pharmacology KW - Etoposide -- pharmacology KW - Animals KW - 3T3 Cells KW - Humans KW - Growth Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Mice KW - Signal Transduction KW - Methyl Methanesulfonate -- pharmacology KW - Phosphoproteins -- genetics KW - Receptor, IGF Type 1 -- metabolism KW - Cell Division -- physiology KW - Receptor, IGF Type 1 -- genetics KW - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I -- pharmacology KW - Phosphoproteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69206566?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Insulin+receptor+substrate-4+enhances+insulin-like+growth+factor-I-induced+cell+proliferation.&rft.au=Qu%2C+B+H%3BKaras%2C+M%3BKoval%2C+A%3BLeRoith%2C+D&rft.aulast=Qu&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-10-29&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=44&rft.spage=31179&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Catalytic Mechanism of the Tryptophan Synthase alpha sub(2) beta sub(2) Complex: Effects of pH, isotopic substitution, and allosteric ligands AN - 17458055; 4668316 AB - The mechanism of the tryptophan synthase alpha sub(2) beta sub(2) complex from Salmonella typhimurium is explored by determining the effects of pH, of temperature, and of isotopic substitution on the pyridoxal phosphate-dependent reaction of L-serine with indole to form L-tryptophan. The pH dependence of the kinetic parameters indicates that three ionizing groups are involved in substrate binding and catalysis with pKa1 = 6.5, pKa2 = 7.3, and pKa3 = 8.2-9. A significant primary isotope effect (~3.5) on V and V/K is observed at low pH (pH 7), but not at high pH (pH 9), indicating that the base that accepts the alpha -proton ( beta Lys-87) is protonated at low pH, slowing the abstraction of the alpha -proton and making this step at least partially rate-limiting. pKa2 is assigned to beta Lys-87 on the basis of the kinetic isotope effect results and of the observation that the competitive inhibitors glycine and oxindolyl-L-alanine display single pKi values of 7.3. The residue with this pKa ( beta Lys-87) must be unprotonated for binding glycine or oxindolyl-L-alanine, and, by inference, L-serine. Investigations of the temperature dependence of the pKa values support the assignment of pKa2 to beta Lys-87 and suggest that the ionizing residue with pKa1 could be a carboxylate, possibly beta Asp-305, and that the residue associated with a conformational change at pKa3 may be beta Lys-167. The occurrence of a closed to open conformational conversion at high pH is supported by investigations of the effects of pH on reaction specificity and on the equilibrium distribution of enzyme-substrate intermediates. JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry AU - Ro, H AU - Miles, E W AD - Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892- 0830 Y1 - 1999/10/29/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 29 SP - 31189 EP - 31194 VL - 274 IS - 44 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Salmonella typhimurium KW - pH effects KW - Tryptophan synthase KW - J 02728:Enzymes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17458055?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biological+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Catalytic+Mechanism+of+the+Tryptophan+Synthase+alpha+sub%282%29+beta+sub%282%29+Complex%3A+Effects+of+pH%2C+isotopic+substitution%2C+and+allosteric+ligands&rft.au=Ro%2C+H%3BMiles%2C+E+W&rft.aulast=Ro&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-10-29&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=44&rft.spage=31189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biological+Chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/10.1074%2Fjbc.274.44.31189 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Salmonella typhimurium; Tryptophan synthase; pH effects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.44.31189 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Activation of the cholesterol pathway and Ras maturation in response to stress. AN - 69276390; 10557091 AB - All cells depend on sterols and isoprenoids derived from mevalonate (MVA) for growth, differentiation, and maintenance of homeostatic functions. In plants, environmental insults like heat and sunlight trigger the synthesis of isoprene, also derived from MVA, and this phenomenon has been associated with enhanced tolerance to heat. Here, we show that in human prostate adenocarcinoma PC-3M cells heat shock leads to activation of the MVA pathway. This is characterized by a dose- and time-dependent elevation in 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) activity, enhanced sterol and isoprenoid synthesis, and increased protein prenylation. Furthermore, prenylation and subsequent membrane localization of Ras, a central player in cell signaling, was rapidly induced following heat stress. These effects were dose-dependent, augmented with repeated insults, and were prevented by culturing cells in the presence of lovastatin, a competitive inhibitor of HMGR. Enhanced Ras maturation by heat stress was also associated with a heightened activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a key mediator of both mitogenic and stress signaling pathways, in response to subsequent growth factor stimulation. Thus, activation of the MVA pathway may constitute an important adaptive host response to stress, and have significant implications to carcinogenesis. JF - Oncogene AU - Shack, S AU - Gorospe, M AU - Fawcett, T W AU - Hudgins, W R AU - Holbrook, N J AD - Cell Stress and Aging Section, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, National Institute on Aging, NIH, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/28/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 28 SP - 6021 EP - 6028 VL - 18 IS - 44 SN - 0950-9232, 0950-9232 KW - Diterpenes KW - 0 KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors KW - Sterols KW - Farnesol KW - 4602-84-0 KW - Cholesterol KW - 97C5T2UQ7J KW - Lovastatin KW - 9LHU78OQFD KW - geranylgeraniol KW - AIA02AJA3A KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases KW - EC 1.1.1.- KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-Reductases, NADP-dependent KW - EC 1.1.1.34 KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.17 KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 KW - EC 2.7.11.24 KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases KW - ras Proteins KW - EC 3.6.5.2 KW - Mevalonic Acid KW - S5UOB36OCZ KW - Index Medicus KW - ras Proteins -- genetics KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Sterols -- biosynthesis KW - Lovastatin -- pharmacology KW - Diterpenes -- metabolism KW - Protein Prenylation KW - Mevalonic Acid -- metabolism KW - ras Proteins -- metabolism KW - Farnesol -- metabolism KW - Male KW - Heat-Shock Response -- genetics KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Genes, ras KW - Stress, Physiological -- complications KW - Adenocarcinoma -- metabolism KW - Stress, Physiological -- metabolism KW - Cholesterol -- metabolism KW - Adenocarcinoma -- etiology KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases -- metabolism KW - Adenocarcinoma -- drug therapy KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69276390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oncogene&rft.atitle=Activation+of+the+cholesterol+pathway+and+Ras+maturation+in+response+to+stress.&rft.au=Shack%2C+S%3BGorospe%2C+M%3BFawcett%2C+T+W%3BHudgins%2C+W+R%3BHolbrook%2C+N+J&rft.aulast=Shack&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-10-28&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=44&rft.spage=6021&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oncogene&rft.issn=09509232&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Risk of transfusion-associated transmission of human herpesvirus 8 AN - 17430978; 4636298 AB - Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus, causes Kaposi's sarcoma and is associated with body cavity-based lymphomas and multicentric Castleman's disease. HHV8 is spread sexually, but other routes of transmission probably exist because, in some cases, infection has been shown to be acquired in childhood in HHV8-endemic areas, such as Mediterranean Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. An unresolved question with public health implications is whether blood transfusions can transmit HHV8. HHV8 can be identified in circulating lymphocytes from healthy blood donors, although the proportion of infected donors with viremia is unknown. Cytomegalovirus, another cell-associated herpesvirus, is readily transmitted via blood transfusion, and both HHV8 and cytomegalovirus are transmitted through solid organ transplantation. However, no study to date has documented HHV8 transmission through transfusion; the only study to examine this question directly found no transmission of HHV8 from 14 HHV8-seropositive donors. Furthermore, HHV8 infection is relatively rare in frequently transfused groups, such as hemophiliacs and thalassemia or sickle cell anemia patients. Determining whether transfusions may transmit HHV8 has been difficult because HHV8 infection is fairly uncommon among many donor populations [e.g., 0%-5% seroprevalence in the United States, in the U.K., and in the Caribbean]. To determine whether blood transfusions can transmit HHV8, we evaluated individuals in the Jamaica Transfusion Study. JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute AU - Engels, E A AU - Eastman, H AU - Ablashi, D V AU - Wilks, R J AU - Braham, J AU - Manns, A AD - National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., MSC 7248, Bethesda, MD 20822, engelse@exchange.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 20 VL - 91 IS - 20 SN - 0027-8874, 0027-8874 KW - Human herpesvirus 8 KW - Kaposi's sarcoma KW - blood transfusion KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Blood transfusion KW - Epidemiology KW - Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus KW - H 13000:Medical Safety KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - V 22114:Human oncogenic viruses UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17430978?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.atitle=Risk+of+transfusion-associated+transmission+of+human+herpesvirus+8&rft.au=Engels%2C+E+A%3BEastman%2C+H%3BAblashi%2C+D+V%3BWilks%2C+R+J%3BBraham%2C+J%3BManns%2C+A&rft.aulast=Engels&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-10-20&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.issn=00278874&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; Blood transfusion; Kaposi's sarcoma; Epidemiology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tumor-specific gene delivery using recombinant vaccinia virus in a rabbit model of liver metastases AN - 17423011; 4636295 AB - Several approaches to gene therapy for cancer have yielded promising results in rodent models. The translation of these results to the clinical realm has been delayed by the lack of tumor models in large animals. We investigated the pattern of transgene (i.e., foreign or introduced gene) expression and virus vector elimination after systemic gene delivery using a thymidine kinase-negative vaccinia virus in a rabbit model of disseminated liver metastases. VX-2 rabbit carcinoma cells were maintained by serial transplantation in the thigh muscles of New Zealand White rabbits, and disseminated liver metastases were established by direct injection of tumor cells into the portal vein of the animals. Different doses of a recombinant thymidine kinase-negative vaccinia virus vector encoding the firefly luciferase reporter gene (i.e., transgene) were injected into tumor-bearing rabbits. Transgene activity in tumors and other organs was measured at multiple time points thereafter. The pattern of development of antibodies against the vaccinia virus vector was also examined. Two-tailed Student's paired t test was used for comparisons of transgene activity. Transgene expression was increased in tumors by at least 16-fold in comparison with expression in other tissues by day 4 after vector injection (all P.001) and was maintained for approximately 1 week, providing evidence of tumor-specific gene delivery in this model. Rapid elimination of the circulating vector by the host immune system was observed. Anti-vector antibodies were detectable in serum as early as day 6 and were maintained for more than 3 months. Tumor-specific gene delivery is possible after systemic injection of a thymidine kinase-negative vaccinia virus vector in a model of rabbit liver metastases. Although the period of transgene expression appears limited because of a rapid immune response, the therapeutic window might be sufficient for an enzyme/prodrug gene therapy approach in clinical application. JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute AU - Gnant, MFX AU - Noll, LA AU - Irvine, K R AU - Puhlmann, M AU - Terrill, R E AU - Alexander, HR Jr AU - Bartlett, D L AD - National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 10, Rm. 2B07, Bethesda, MD 20892, dbart@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 20 SP - 1744 EP - 1750 VL - 91 IS - 20 SN - 0027-8874, 0027-8874 KW - rabbits KW - animal models KW - vaccinia virus KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Metastases KW - Gene therapy KW - Gene transfer KW - Liver KW - Carcinoma KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33180:Gene based (protocols, clinical trials, and animal models) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17423011?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.atitle=Tumor-specific+gene+delivery+using+recombinant+vaccinia+virus+in+a+rabbit+model+of+liver+metastases&rft.au=Gnant%2C+MFX%3BNoll%2C+LA%3BIrvine%2C+K+R%3BPuhlmann%2C+M%3BTerrill%2C+R+E%3BAlexander%2C+HR+Jr%3BBartlett%2C+D+L&rft.aulast=Gnant&rft.aufirst=MFX&rft.date=1999-10-20&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=1744&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute&rft.issn=00278874&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Liver; Metastases; Gene transfer; Carcinoma; Gene therapy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The base substitution fidelity of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase on DNA and RNA templates probed with 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine triphosphate. AN - 70845336; 10526200 AB - We have used 8-O-dGTP, a mutagenic nucleotide generated by oxidative metabolism, to probe the misincorporation potential of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) during DNA synthesis templated by the same nucleotide sequence as either RNA or DNA. With either template, 8-O-dGMP was misincorporated opposite template A, yielding characteristic A-->C transversions. The error rate with DNA was similar to that with RNA, suggesting that base misincorporation by the RT during first-strand and second-strand replication may contribute equally to the HIV-1 base substitution mutation rate. The rate of 8-O-dGMP misincorporation differed by more than 10-fold among the 20 adenines in the M13mp2 template where A-->C transversions can be detected. The transversion distribution was similar with the two templates, indicating that the effects of flanking nucleotides on misincorporation rates were similar. This is consistent with structural and biochemical data suggesting that HIV-1 RT binds RNA x DNA and DNA x DNA template-primers in the same orientation. The similarities in error rates and distribution further indicate that, despite differences in the structures of free RNA x DNA and DNA x DNA duplexes (e.g., minor groove dimensions), the polymerase active site that assembles upon substrate binding establishes a similar degree of nucleotide selectivity with both types of template-primers. Comparison of the RT error distribution to that observed with two Pol I family DNA polymerases and a Pol alpha family polymerase revealed common hot and cold spots for misincorporation. This suggests that the local nucleotide sequence influences the nucleotide selectivity of four polymerases in a similar manner, despite their differences in structure, biochemical properties, and functions. JF - Mutation research AU - Bebenek, K AU - Boyer, J C AU - Kunkel, T A AD - Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/19/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 19 SP - 149 EP - 158 VL - 429 IS - 2 SN - 0027-5107, 0027-5107 KW - Deoxyguanine Nucleotides KW - 0 KW - Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - 8-oxodeoxyguanosine triphosphate KW - 139307-94-1 KW - RNA KW - 63231-63-0 KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - HIV Reverse Transcriptase KW - EC 2.7.7.49 KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - Base Sequence KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Models, Molecular KW - Humans KW - Base Pair Mismatch KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Templates, Genetic KW - Mutation KW - Binding Sites KW - HIV Reverse Transcriptase -- genetics KW - DNA -- genetics KW - HIV-1 -- enzymology KW - DNA -- biosynthesis KW - RNA -- genetics KW - RNA -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70845336?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mutation+research&rft.atitle=The+base+substitution+fidelity+of+HIV-1+reverse+transcriptase+on+DNA+and+RNA+templates+probed+with+8-oxo-deoxyguanosine+triphosphate.&rft.au=Bebenek%2C+K%3BBoyer%2C+J+C%3BKunkel%2C+T+A&rft.aulast=Bebenek&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-10-19&rft.volume=429&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=149&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mutation+research&rft.issn=00275107&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Substrate gating confers steroid specificity to estrogen sulfotransferase. AN - 70837236; 10514486 AB - Estrogen sulfotransferase (EST) exhibits a high substrate specificity and catalytic efficiency toward estrogens such as estradiol (E2) but insignificant ability to sulfate hydroxysteroids such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). To provide the structural basis for this estrogen specificity, we mutated amino acid residues that constitute the substrate-binding site of EST. Among these mutants, only Tyr-81 decreased E2 and increased DHEA sulfotransferase activities. Substitution for Tyr-81 by smaller hydrophobic residues increased K(m(E2)) for E2 activity, whereas the k(cat(E2)) remained relatively constant. The Y81L mutant exhibited the same DHEA activity as wild-type hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase, for which K(m(DHEA)) remained relatively constant, and k(cat(DHEA)) was markedly increased. The side chain of Tyr-81 is directed at the A-ring of the E2 molecule in the substrate-binding pocket of EST, constituting a steric gate with Phe-142 sandwiching E2 from the opposite side. The present mutagenesis study indicates that the 3beta-hydroxyl group of the DHEA molecule is excluded from the catalytic site of EST through steric hindrance of Tyr-81 with the C-19 methyl group of DHEA. Thus, this stricture-like gating caused by steric hindrance appears to be a structural principle for conferring estrogen specificity to EST. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Petrotchenko, E V AU - Doerflein, M E AU - Kakuta, Y AU - Pedersen, L C AU - Negishi, M AD - Pharmacogenetics Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 15 SP - 30019 EP - 30022 VL - 274 IS - 42 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Estrogens KW - 0 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone KW - 459AG36T1B KW - Sulfotransferases KW - EC 2.8.2.- KW - estrone sulfotransferase KW - EC 2.8.2.4 KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Estrogens -- metabolism KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Kinetics KW - Escherichia coli -- genetics KW - Substrate Specificity KW - Dehydroepiandrosterone -- metabolism KW - Sulfotransferases -- genetics KW - Sulfotransferases -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70837236?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Substrate+gating+confers+steroid+specificity+to+estrogen+sulfotransferase.&rft.au=Petrotchenko%2C+E+V%3BDoerflein%2C+M+E%3BKakuta%2C+Y%3BPedersen%2C+L+C%3BNegishi%2C+M&rft.aulast=Petrotchenko&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-10-15&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=42&rft.spage=30019&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls in breast milk from two cities in Ukraine. AN - 70832637; 10522644 AB - Substantial environmental pollution has been alleged in Ukraine, but little information is available to allow an assessment of the possible impact on humans. To help remedy this lack of information, it was of interest to investigate whether certain polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), or coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were elevated in people from Ukraine. Samples of breast milk were obtained from 200 women from the cities of Kyiv and Dniprodzerzhinsk; Kyiv is the capital and Dniprodzerzhinsk is a highly industrialized city. The samples were combined into four pools by city and age, and analyzed for 7 PCDDs, 10 PCDFs, and 2 coplanar PCBs (126 and 169). The total of the measured PCDDs, expressed as toxic equivalent, ranged from 5.1 to 7.6 pg/g lipid; for PCDFs from 3.6 to 5.2, and for PCBs from 11 to 18 pg/g lipid. Results from the two cities were similar; older women had slightly higher concentrations than did younger women. Levels of these compounds seen in Ukraine were similar to or lower than those seen in other recent studies from European and Asian countries. JF - Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A AU - Gladen, B C AU - Schecter, A J AU - Päpke, O AU - Shkyryak-Nyzhnyk, Z A AU - Hryhorczuk, D O AU - Little, R E AD - Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. gladen@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 15 SP - 119 EP - 127 VL - 58 IS - 3 SN - 1528-7394, 1528-7394 KW - Benzofurans KW - 0 KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins KW - Polymers KW - polychlorodibenzofuran KW - Polychlorinated Biphenyls KW - DFC2HB4I0K KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Ukraine KW - Adult KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Female KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- analogs & derivatives KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- analysis KW - Milk, Human -- chemistry KW - Polychlorinated Biphenyls -- toxicity KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- toxicity KW - Polychlorinated Biphenyls -- analysis KW - Polymers -- analysis KW - Benzofurans -- analysis KW - Polymers -- toxicity KW - Benzofurans -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70832637?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+toxicology+and+environmental+health.+Part+A&rft.atitle=Polychlorinated+dibenzo-p-dioxins%2C+polychlorinated+dibenzofurans%2C+and+coplanar+polychlorinated+biphenyls+in+breast+milk+from+two+cities+in+Ukraine.&rft.au=Gladen%2C+B+C%3BSchecter%2C+A+J%3BP%C3%A4pke%2C+O%3BShkyryak-Nyzhnyk%2C+Z+A%3BHryhorczuk%2C+D+O%3BLittle%2C+R+E&rft.aulast=Gladen&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-10-15&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=119&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+toxicology+and+environmental+health.+Part+A&rft.issn=15287394&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Yeast gene for a Tyr-DNA phosphodiesterase that repairs topoisomerase I complexes. AN - 70832334; 10521354 AB - Covalent intermediates between topoisomerase I and DNA can become dead-end complexes that lead to cell death. Here, the isolation of the gene for an enzyme that can hydrolyze the bond between this protein and DNA is described. Enzyme-defective mutants of yeast are hypersensitive to treatments that increase the amount of covalent complexes, indicative of enzyme involvement in repair. The gene is conserved in eukaryotes and identifies a family of enzymes that has not been previously recognized. The presence of this gene in humans may have implications for the effectiveness of topoisomerase I poisons, such as the camptothecins, in chemotherapy. JF - Science (New York, N.Y.) AU - Pouliot, J J AU - Yao, K C AU - Robertson, C A AU - Nash, H A AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 36, Room 1B08, Bethesda, MD 20892-4034, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 15 SP - 552 EP - 555 VL - 286 IS - 5439 SN - 0036-8075, 0036-8075 KW - DNA, Fungal KW - 0 KW - Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases KW - EC 3.1.4.- KW - TDP1 protein, human KW - tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase KW - DNA Topoisomerases, Type I KW - EC 5.99.1.2 KW - Camptothecin KW - XT3Z54Z28A KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Genes, Fungal KW - Camptothecin -- pharmacology KW - Humans KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mutation KW - Expressed Sequence Tags KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- genetics KW - Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases -- genetics KW - DNA Repair KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- enzymology KW - Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases -- metabolism KW - DNA, Fungal -- metabolism KW - DNA Topoisomerases, Type I -- genetics KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- drug effects KW - Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases -- chemistry KW - DNA Topoisomerases, Type I -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70832334?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Science+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.atitle=Yeast+gene+for+a+Tyr-DNA+phosphodiesterase+that+repairs+topoisomerase+I+complexes.&rft.au=Pouliot%2C+J+J%3BYao%2C+K+C%3BRobertson%2C+C+A%3BNash%2C+H+A&rft.aulast=Pouliot&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-10-15&rft.volume=286&rft.issue=5439&rft.spage=552&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Science+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.issn=00368075&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AF182002; GENBANK; AF182003 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - IRB review of psychiatric medication discontinuation and symptom-provoking studies. AN - 69218458; 10536740 AB - Federal regulations governing human subjects research call for additional protections for the "mentally disabled." However, there is currently no consensus definition of mental disability or guidelines for how these research subjects should be protected. This ambiguity complicates the work of institutional review boards (IRBs) charged with the review and approval of protocols involving psychiatric medication discontinuation and symptom provocation. It is particularly important for these studies to be reviewed within the larger context of the research program in which they are conducted. The author proposes a process for IRB review of these studies, which includes the implementation of additional safeguards for subjects determined by the IRB to be vulnerable. Recommendations also are made for training psychiatric clinical investigators in issues related to research bioethics. JF - Biological psychiatry AU - Rosenstein, D L AD - National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda MD 20892-1277, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 15 SP - 1039 EP - 1043 VL - 46 IS - 8 SN - 0006-3223, 0006-3223 KW - Bioethics KW - Index Medicus KW - Biomedical and Behavioral Research KW - Mental Health Therapies KW - Drug Administration Schedule KW - Humans KW - Research -- standards KW - Professional Staff Committees KW - Mental Disorders -- drug therapy KW - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions KW - Psychiatry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69218458?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biological+psychiatry&rft.atitle=IRB+review+of+psychiatric+medication+discontinuation+and+symptom-provoking+studies.&rft.au=Rosenstein%2C+D+L&rft.aulast=Rosenstein&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-10-15&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1039&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biological+psychiatry&rft.issn=00063223&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-29 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-29 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - beta -Propeller repeats and a PDZ domain in the tricorn protease: predicted self-compartmentalisation and C-terminal polypeptide-binding strategies of substrate selection AN - 17397238; 4626421 AB - Prokaryotic proteases demonstrate a variety of substrate-selection strategies that prevent uncontrolled protein degradation. Proteasomes and ClpXP-like proteases form oligomeric structures that exclude large substrates from central solvated chambers containing their active sites. Monomeric prolyl oligopeptidases have been shown to contain beta -propeller structures that similarly reduce access to their catalytic residues. By contrast, Tsp-like enzymes contain PDZ domains that are thought to specifically target C-terminal polypeptides. We have investigated the sequence of Thermoplasma acidophilum tricorn protease using recently-developed database search methods. The tricorn protease is known to associate into a 20 hexamer capsid enclosing an extremely large cavity that is 37 nm in diameter. It is unknown, however, how this enzyme selects its small oligopeptide substrates. Our results demonstrate the presence in tricorn protease of a PDZ domain and two predicted six-bladed beta -propeller domains. We suggest that the PDZ domain is involved in targeting non-polar C-terminal peptides, similar to those generated by the T. acidophilum proteasome, whereas the beta -propeller domains serve to exclude large substrates from the tricorn protease active site in a similar manner to that previously indicated for prolyl oligopeptidase. JF - FEMS Microbiology Letters AU - Ponting, C P AU - Pallen, MJ AD - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD USA Y1 - 1999/10/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 15 SP - 447 EP - 451 PB - Elsevier VL - 179 IS - 2 SN - 0378-1097, 0378-1097 KW - PDZ domain KW - substrate specificity KW - tricorn proteinase KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Thermoplasma acidophilum KW - Proteinase KW - Active sites KW - J 02728:Enzymes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17397238?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=FEMS+Microbiology+Letters&rft.atitle=beta+-Propeller+repeats+and+a+PDZ+domain+in+the+tricorn+protease%3A+predicted+self-compartmentalisation+and+C-terminal+polypeptide-binding+strategies+of+substrate+selection&rft.au=Ponting%2C+C+P%3BPallen%2C+MJ&rft.aulast=Ponting&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-15&rft.volume=179&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=447&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=FEMS+Microbiology+Letters&rft.issn=03781097&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0378-1097%2899%2900418-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Thermoplasma acidophilum; Proteinase; Active sites DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00418-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Generation of a parainfluenza virus type 1 vaccine candidate by replacing the HN and F glycoproteins of the live-attenuated PIV3 cp45 vaccine virus with their PIV1 counterparts AN - 17405639; 4633014 AB - Parainfluenza virus type 1 (PIV1) is a major cause of croup in infants and young children, and a vaccine is needed to prevent the serious disease caused by this virus. In the present study, a live attenuated PIV1 vaccine candidate was generated by modification of the extensively-studied PIV3 cold-passaged (cp) cp45 vaccine candidate using the techniques of reverse genetics. The HN and F glycoproteins of the PIV3 cp45 candidate vaccine virus were replaced with those of PIV1. This created a live attenuated PIV1 vaccine candidate, termed rPIV3-1 cp45, which contained the attenuated background of the PIV3 cp45 vaccine virus together with the HN and F protective antigens of PIV1. Three of the 15 mutations of cp45 lie within the HN and F genes, and those in the F gene are attenuating. Thus, some attenuation might be lost by the HN and F glycoprotein replacement. To address this issue we also constructed a derivative of PIV3 cp45, designated rPIV3 cp45 (F sub(wt)HN sub(wt)), that possessed wild type PIV3 HN and F glycoproteins but retained the 12 other cp45 mutations. rPIV3 cp45 (F sub(wt)HN sub(wt)) replicated in the respiratory tract of hamsters to a level three- to four-fold higher than rPIV3 cp45, indicating that loss of the two attenuating mutations in the cp45 F gene effected a slight reduction in the overall attenuation of cp45 for hamsters. However, the chimeric rPIV3-1 cp45 virus was about 5-fold more restricted in replication in hamsters than rPIV3 cp45 and about 15- to 20-fold more restricted than rPIV3 cp45 (F sub(wt)HN sub(wt)). This suggests that two components contribute to the attenuation of the new chimeric rPIV3-1 cp45 PIV1 vaccine candidate: one being the 12 cp45 mutations, which provide most of the observed attenuation, and the other resulting from the introduction of the heterologous PIV1 HN and F proteins into PIV3 (i.e., a chimerization effect). rPIV3-1 cp45 was observed to be immunogenic and protective against challenge with wild type PIV1 in hamsters. This virus shows sufficient promise that it should be evaluated further as a candidate live attenuated vaccine strain for preventing severe lower respiratory tract PIV1 disease in infants and young children. JF - Vaccine AU - Skiadopoulos, M H AU - Tao, Tao AU - Surman AU - Collins, P L AU - Murphy, B R AD - NIH, Building 7; Rm 106; 7 Center Dr. MSC 0720, Bethesda, MD 20892-0720, USA, mskiadopoulos@atlas.niaid.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/14/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 14 SP - 503 EP - 510 VL - 18 IS - 5-6 SN - 0264-410X, 0264-410X KW - man KW - immunology KW - glycoprotein F KW - glycoprotein HN KW - parainfluenza virus KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Vaccines KW - Human parainfluenza virus 1 KW - F 06807:Active immunization KW - V 22097:Immunization: Vaccines & vaccination: Human KW - A 01097:Viruses UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17405639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vaccine&rft.atitle=Generation+of+a+parainfluenza+virus+type+1+vaccine+candidate+by+replacing+the+HN+and+F+glycoproteins+of+the+live-attenuated+PIV3+cp45+vaccine+virus+with+their+PIV1+counterparts&rft.au=Skiadopoulos%2C+M+H%3BTao%2C+Tao%3BSurman%3BCollins%2C+P+L%3BMurphy%2C+B+R&rft.aulast=Skiadopoulos&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-14&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=5-6&rft.spage=503&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Vaccine&rft.issn=0264410X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human parainfluenza virus 1; Vaccines ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Science-based views of drug addiction and its treatment. AN - 70846908; 10527162 JF - JAMA AU - Leshner, A I AD - National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. leshner@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/13/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 13 SP - 1314 EP - 1316 VL - 282 IS - 14 SN - 0098-7484, 0098-7484 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- physiopathology KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- etiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70846908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=JAMA&rft.atitle=Science-based+views+of+drug+addiction+and+its+treatment.&rft.au=Leshner%2C+A+I&rft.aulast=Leshner&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-10-13&rft.volume=282&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=1314&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=JAMA&rft.issn=00987484&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - BRCA1-associated growth arrest is RB-dependent. AN - 70826348; 10518542 AB - BRCA1 is a susceptibility gene for breast and ovarian cancer with growth-inhibitory activity for which the mechanism of action remains unclear. When introduced into cells, BRCA1 inhibits growth of some but not all cell lines. In an attempt to uncover the mechanism of growth suppression by BRCA1, we examined a panel of cell lines for their ability to reduce colony outgrowth in response to BRCA1 overexpression. Of all variables tested, only those cells with wild-type pRb were sensitive to BRCA1-induced growth suppression. In cells with an intact rb gene, inactivation of pRb by HPV E7 abrogates the growth arrest imposed by BRCA1. In accordance with these observations, we found that BRCA1 could not suppress BrdUrd uptake in primary fibroblasts from rb-/- mice and exhibited an intermediate ability to inhibit DNA synthesis in rb+/- as compared with rb+/+ cells. We further found that the BRCA1 protein complexes with the hypophosphorylated form of pRb. This binding is localized to amino acids 304-394 of BRCA1 protein and requires the ABC domain of pRb. In-frame deletion of BRCA1 fragment involved in interaction with pRb completely abolished the growth-suppressive property of BRCA1. Although it has been reported that BRCA1 interacts with p53, we find the p53 status did not affect the ability of BRCA1 to suppress colony formation. Our data suggest that the growth suppressor function of BRCA1 depends, at least in part, on Rb. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America AU - Aprelikova, O N AU - Fang, B S AU - Meissner, E G AU - Cotter, S AU - Campbell, M AU - Kuthiala, A AU - Bessho, M AU - Jensen, R A AU - Liu, E T AD - Section of Molecular Signaling and Oncogenesis, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/12/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 12 SP - 11866 EP - 11871 VL - 96 IS - 21 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - BRCA1 Protein KW - 0 KW - Oncogene Proteins, Viral KW - Papillomavirus E7 Proteins KW - Retinoblastoma Protein KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16 KW - Glutathione Transferase KW - EC 2.5.1.18 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Plasmids -- metabolism KW - Adenoviridae -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Glutathione Transferase -- metabolism KW - Precipitin Tests KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism KW - Fibroblasts -- metabolism KW - Oncogene Proteins, Viral -- metabolism KW - Mutagenesis KW - Phenotype KW - Blotting, Western KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Phosphorylation KW - Transfection KW - Models, Genetic KW - Cell Division -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental KW - Cell Cycle -- physiology KW - BRCA1 Protein -- physiology KW - BRCA1 Protein -- genetics KW - Retinoblastoma Protein -- metabolism KW - BRCA1 Protein -- metabolism KW - Retinoblastoma Protein -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70826348?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.atitle=BRCA1-associated+growth+arrest+is+RB-dependent.&rft.au=Aprelikova%2C+O+N%3BFang%2C+B+S%3BMeissner%2C+E+G%3BCotter%2C+S%3BCampbell%2C+M%3BKuthiala%2C+A%3BBessho%2C+M%3BJensen%2C+R+A%3BLiu%2C+E+T&rft.aulast=Aprelikova&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=1999-10-12&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=21&rft.spage=11866&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Nature. 1985 Jul 11-17;316(6024):158-60 [3892307] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Apr 27;96(9):4983-8 [10220405] J Virol. 1992 Dec;66(12):6893-902 [1331501] J Biol Chem. 1992 Dec 25;267(36):25998-6003 [1334491] Am J Hum Genet. 1993 Apr;52(4):678-701 [8460634] J Virol. 1993 May;67(5):2521-8 [8386265] Nat Genet. 1995 Apr;9(4):444-50 [7795653] Cancer Res. 1995 Oct 15;55(20):4561-5 [7553629] Nat Genet. 1996 Mar;12(3):298-302 [8589721] Cell. 1996 Jun 28;85(7):1009-23 [8674108] Genes Dev. 1996 Jul 15;10(14):1835-43 [8698242] Nature. 1996 Aug 22;382(6593):678-9 [8751436] Cell Growth Differ. 1996 Jun;7(6):711-5 [8780884] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Nov 26;93(24):13595-9 [8942979] Cell. 1997 Jan 24;88(2):265-75 [9008167] Nature. 1997 Sep 11;389(6647):187-90 [9296497] Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Jan;18(1):629-43 [9418909] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Mar 3;95(5):2302-6 [9482880] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Mar 3;95(5):2509-14 [9482916] Oncogene. 1998 Apr 2;16(13):1713-21 [9582019] Cell. 1990 Aug 24;62(4):671-80 [2143698] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Single amino acids determine specificity of binding of protein kinase A regulatory subunits by protein kinase A anchoring proteins. AN - 70802432; 10506157 AB - Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase is tethered to protein kinase A anchoring proteins (AKAPs) through regulatory subunits (R) by RIalpha-specific, RIIalpha-specific, or RIalpha/RIIalpha dual-specific binding. Ala- and Val-scanning mutagenesis determined that hydrophobic amino acids at three homologous positions are required for binding of RIalpha to FSC1/AKAP82 domain B and RIIalpha to AKAP Ht31. A mutation at the middle position reversed the binding specificity of both AKAPs, and mutations at this same position of the dual-specific domain A of FSC1/AKAP82 converted it into either an RIalpha or RIIalpha binding domain. This suggests that hydrophobic amino acids at three conserved positions within the primary sequence and an amphipathic helix of AKAPs are required for cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase binding, with the size of the aliphatic side chain at the middle position determining RIalpha or RIIalpha binding specificity. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Miki, K AU - Eddy, E M AD - Gamete Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/08/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 08 SP - 29057 EP - 29062 VL - 274 IS - 41 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Amino Acids KW - 0 KW - Carrier Proteins KW - Isoenzymes KW - Proteins KW - Seminal Plasma Proteins KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.11 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Protein Structure, Secondary KW - Carrier Proteins -- chemistry KW - Amino Acids -- chemistry KW - Carrier Proteins -- genetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Consensus Sequence KW - Protein Binding KW - Isoenzymes -- metabolism KW - Mutagenesis KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Proteins -- chemistry KW - Proteins -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70802432?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Single+amino+acids+determine+specificity+of+binding+of+protein+kinase+A+regulatory+subunits+by+protein+kinase+A+anchoring+proteins.&rft.au=Miki%2C+K%3BEddy%2C+E+M&rft.aulast=Miki&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-10-08&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=41&rft.spage=29057&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-09 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Localization of the linker domain of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. AN - 70837231; 10512734 AB - Electron micrographs of rotary shadowed replicas of alpha-Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II reveal a flower-shaped multimeric molecule with a central particle surrounded by 8-10 smaller peripheral particles. Peripheral particles are attached to the central particle by thin arms or "linkers." Movement of peripheral particles to contact each other for autophosphorylation is likely to involve these linkers. It has generally been accepted that the segment 317-328 of the alpha-subunit constitutes the linker domain. In the present study we test this assumption by generating a mutant lacking the proposed sequence. The mutant has biochemical and morphological properties similar to those of the wild type, and a thin linker is occasionally observed in replicas from either type. The results indicate that the deleted sequence does not correspond to the linker domain. This conclusion, combined with observations from two recent studies which identify the C-terminal domain involved in oligomerization, narrows down the location of the linker domain within the sequence 330-354. Copyright 1999 Academic Press. JF - Biochemical and biophysical research communications AU - Dosemeci, A AU - Reese, T S AU - Petersen, J D AU - Choi, C AU - Beushausen, S AD - Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. ayse@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/05/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 05 SP - 657 EP - 662 VL - 263 IS - 3 SN - 0006-291X, 0006-291X KW - Macromolecular Substances KW - 0 KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 KW - EC 2.7.11.17 KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Spodoptera KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mice KW - Peptide Fragments -- ultrastructure KW - Binding Sites KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Peptide Fragments -- chemistry KW - Phosphorylation KW - Transfection KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Recombinant Proteins -- ultrastructure KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Microscopy, Electron KW - Recombinant Proteins -- chemistry KW - Cell Line KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases -- ultrastructure KW - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70837231?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemical+and+biophysical+research+communications&rft.atitle=Localization+of+the+linker+domain+of+Ca2%2B%2Fcalmodulin-dependent+protein+kinase+II.&rft.au=Dosemeci%2C+A%3BReese%2C+T+S%3BPetersen%2C+J+D%3BChoi%2C+C%3BBeushausen%2C+S&rft.aulast=Dosemeci&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-10-05&rft.volume=263&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=657&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemical+and+biophysical+research+communications&rft.issn=0006291X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin by peroxynitrite: implications for vascular endothelial function. AN - 70834248; 10512739 AB - Subsaturating levels of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)), an essential cofactor for nitric oxide synthase (NOS), can lead to endothelial dysfunction as a result of decreased production of nitric oxide. Furthermore, insufficient BH(4) can also result in NOS-uncoupled production of reactive oxygen intermediates, such as superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide. Nitric oxide and superoxide react rapidly to form peroxynitrite, which may be the reactive species responsible for many of the toxic effects of nitric oxide. Here we show that BH(4) is a primary target for peroxynitrite-catalyzed oxidation because at pH 7.4, physiologically relevant concentrations of BH(4) are oxidized rapidly by low concentrations of peroxynitrite. Peroxynitrite oxidizes BH(4) to quinonoid 5,6-dihydrobiopterin and a large proportion of the quinonoid isomer readily loses its side chain to form 7,8-dihydropterin which is not a cofactor for nitric oxide synthase. Thus, abnormally low levels of BH(4) can promote a cycle of its own destruction mediated by nitric oxide synthase-dependent formation of peroxynitrite. This mechanism might contribute to vascular endothelial dysfunction induced by oxidative stress. Copyright 1999 Academic Press. JF - Biochemical and biophysical research communications AU - Milstien, S AU - Katusic, Z AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. milstien@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/05/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 05 SP - 681 EP - 684 VL - 263 IS - 3 SN - 0006-291X, 0006-291X KW - Antioxidants KW - 0 KW - Nitrates KW - Oxidants KW - Pteridines KW - Biopterin KW - 22150-76-1 KW - peroxynitric acid KW - 26404-66-0 KW - Nitric Oxide Synthase KW - EC 1.14.13.39 KW - sapropterin KW - EGX657432I KW - Index Medicus KW - Pteridines -- chemistry KW - Oxidation-Reduction KW - Kinetics KW - Nitric Oxide Synthase -- metabolism KW - Biopterin -- analogs & derivatives KW - Oxidants -- chemistry KW - Biopterin -- chemistry KW - Antioxidants -- chemistry KW - Nitrates -- chemistry KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70834248?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemical+and+biophysical+research+communications&rft.atitle=Oxidation+of+tetrahydrobiopterin+by+peroxynitrite%3A+implications+for+vascular+endothelial+function.&rft.au=Milstien%2C+S%3BKatusic%2C+Z&rft.aulast=Milstien&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-10-05&rft.volume=263&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=681&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemical+and+biophysical+research+communications&rft.issn=0006291X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Immortalization of chinchilla middle ear epithelial cells by adenovirus 12-simian virus 40 hybrid virus. AN - 85409982; pmid-10526847 AB - In order to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the pathogenesis of otitis media, a chinchilla middle ear epithelial cell line (CMEE-1) with differentiated cell characteristics was established by infection of a primary culture with the adenovirus 12-simian virus 40 (Ad12-SV40) hybrid. This cell line has been in continuous culture for 42 passages, whereas the parent cells underwent senescence and died at the 8th passage. The cell line also retains epithelial morphology and expresses cytokeratin polypeptides 4, 7, and 18, characteristic markers for epithelia. In Western blots of cell proteins, bands at 94 and 53 kd were labeled after binding antibodies against SV40 large T antigen and p53, respectively. Karyotype analysis showed that the cell line is derived from chinchilla epithelial cells. These findings confirm that the cell line is a chinchilla epithelial cell immortalized by the hybrid virus. JF - The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology AU - Jin, S AU - Gu, X X AU - Rhim, J S AU - Lim, D J AD - Laboratory of Cellular Biology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 934 EP - 943 VL - 108 IS - 10 SN - 0003-4894, 0003-4894 KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Epithelial Cells -- virology KW - Karyotyping KW - Chinchilla KW - Animals KW - Hybridization, Genetic KW - Cell Culture Techniques KW - Cell Line, Transformed KW - Time Factors KW - Male KW - Simian virus 40 -- genetics KW - Ear, Middle -- cytology KW - Cell Transformation, Viral KW - Adenoviridae -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85409982?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Annals+of+otology%2C+rhinology%2C+and+laryngology&rft.atitle=Immortalization+of+chinchilla+middle+ear+epithelial+cells+by+adenovirus+12-simian+virus+40+hybrid+virus.&rft.au=Jin%2C+S%3BGu%2C+X+X%3BRhim%2C+J+S%3BLim%2C+D+J&rft.aulast=Jin&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=934&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Annals+of+otology%2C+rhinology%2C+and+laryngology&rft.issn=00034894&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English (eng) DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2010-04-12 N1 - Last updated - 2010-09-25 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Solution of the inverse problem for a linear cochlear model: a tonotopic cochlear amplifier. AN - 85409482; pmid-10530013 AB - The extraordinary fine-tuning characteristic of normal mammalian hearing is attributed to physiological mechanisms collectively known as the cochlear amplifier (CA), which amplifies and sharpens the basilar membrane (BM) vibration response to incoming acoustic pressure oscillations. Electromechanical properties of outer hair cells (OHCs) are believed to be the critical component of the CA, but its "circuitry" as yet remains unknown. Here, the required frequency-space response characteristics of the CA are computationally determined when typical in vivo tuning data are introduced as input to a linear hydroelastic cochlear model whose cross-sectional dynamics are represented by two coupled vibrational degrees of freedom. It is assumed that the CA senses motion at the tectorial membrane (TM) reticular lamina (RL) and applies proportional, equal, and opposite forces to the BM and the RL. The results show the CA to be tonotopically tuned, meaning it conforms to a space-frequency similarity principle like other cochlear dynamical responses. This requires that the active mechanism use information distributed along the cochlear partition. The physiological mechanism responsible for such behavior remains unknown, but here the computed CA characteristics can be qualitatively reproduced by a circuit spanning the length of the cochlea. This does not preclude other mechanisms, but is intended to motivate closer experimental investigation of extracellular and intercellular ionic flow pathways. JF - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America AU - Dimitriadis, E K AU - Chadwick, R S AD - Bioengineering and Physical Sciences Program/ORS/OD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. dimitria@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 1880 EP - 1892 VL - 106 IS - 4 Pt 1 SN - 0001-4966, 0001-4966 KW - Index Medicus KW - National Library of Medicine KW - Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer -- physiology KW - Animals KW - Basilar Membrane -- physiology KW - Biomechanics KW - Linear Models KW - Cochlea -- physiology KW - Models, Biological UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85409482?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Solution+of+the+inverse+problem+for+a+linear+cochlear+model%3A+a+tonotopic+cochlear+amplifier.&rft.au=Dimitriadis%2C+E+K%3BChadwick%2C+R+S&rft.aulast=Dimitriadis&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=4+Pt+1&rft.spage=1880&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00014966&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English (eng) DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2010-04-12 N1 - Last updated - 2010-09-25 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The use of state-dependent modulation of spinal reflexes as a tool to investigate the organization of spinal interneurons. AN - 85236121; pmid-10501799 AB - This review examines the proposition that state-dependent modulation of transmission through spinal reflex pathways can be used as an investigative tool to reveal details about the organization of spinal interneurons into functional circuits. The first set of examples includes the use of spinal and supraspinal lesions, as well as the administration of the drug l-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), to produce different, relatively stable "states" of the central nervous system (CNS), revealing previously unsuspected spinal pathways activated by the flexor reflex afferents (FRA). The second set of examples deals with the use of fictive locomotion and scratching to investigate the organization of oligosynaptic excitatory and inhibitory reflex pathways from cutaneous and muscle afferents. As in the first set of examples, several hitherto unknown reflex pathways have been found only during the flexion or extension phases of rhythmic locomotion, which are regarded as different CNS states. Differences in the patterns of control can be used to infer the existence of distinct sets of reflex pathway interneurons that have remarkably precise input/output relations. JF - Experimental Brain Research AU - Burke, R E AD - Laboratory of Neural Control, Bldg. 49, Rm. 3A50, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4455, USA, PY - 1999 SP - 263 EP - 277 VL - 128 IS - 3 SN - 0014-4819, 0014-4819 KW - Interneurons KW - Levodopa KW - Spinal Cord KW - Locomotion KW - Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials KW - Human KW - Neural Pathways KW - Animal KW - Dopamine Agents KW - Reflex KW - Decerebrate State KW - Afferent Pathways KW - Motor Neurons UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85236121?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Experimental+Brain+Research&rft.atitle=The+use+of+state-dependent+modulation+of+spinal+reflexes+as+a+tool+to+investigate+the+organization+of+spinal+interneurons.&rft.au=Burke%2C+R+E&rft.aulast=Burke&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=128&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=263&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Experimental+Brain+Research&rft.issn=00144819&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In vivo production of nitric oxide after administration of cyclohexanone oxime. AN - 70863396; 10525271 AB - Cyclohexanone oxime (CHOX), an intermediate used in the synthesis of polycaprolactam (Nylon-6), has been reported to be hematotoxic in Fischer rats. The in vivo metabolism of CHOX was found to release nitric oxide, which was detected in venous blood by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy as the nitrosylhemoglobin complex. In vitro incubation of CHOX with venous blood resulted in the formation of the characteristic nitrosylhemoglobin complex, suggesting that the blood was a possible site for metabolism. Excessive nitric oxide production may, in part, contribute to the observed toxicity of CHOX. JF - Chemical research in toxicology AU - Glover, R E AU - Corbett, J T AU - Burka, L T AU - Mason, R P AD - Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Science, National Institutes of Health, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. glover1@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 952 EP - 957 VL - 12 IS - 10 SN - 0893-228X, 0893-228X KW - Cyclohexanones KW - 0 KW - Cytochromes KW - Hemoglobins KW - cyclohexanone oxime KW - 2U60L00CGF KW - Nitric Oxide KW - 31C4KY9ESH KW - deoxyhemoglobin KW - 9008-02-0 KW - Methemoglobin KW - 9008-37-1 KW - cytochrome P420 KW - 9035-49-8 KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System KW - 9035-51-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Rats, Inbred F344 KW - Hemoglobins -- metabolism KW - Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy KW - Methemoglobin -- metabolism KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System -- metabolism KW - Erythrocytes -- metabolism KW - Male KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid KW - Cytochromes -- metabolism KW - Nitric Oxide -- blood KW - Cyclohexanones -- pharmacology KW - Nitric Oxide -- metabolism KW - Nitric Oxide -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70863396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+research+in+toxicology&rft.atitle=In+vivo+production+of+nitric+oxide+after+administration+of+cyclohexanone+oxime.&rft.au=Glover%2C+R+E%3BCorbett%2C+J+T%3BBurka%2C+L+T%3BMason%2C+R+P&rft.aulast=Glover&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=952&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+research+in+toxicology&rft.issn=0893228X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Naltrexone shortened opioid detoxification with buprenorphine. AN - 70845059; 10529020 AB - This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the impact on withdrawal symptoms of (i) combining naltrexone with a 4-day buprenorphine taper for short opioid detoxification (NB Group), compared to (ii) using a 4-day buprenorphine taper alone, followed by naltrexone on day 8 (PB Group). Sublingual buprenorphine was administered on days 1-4 (26 mg total). For the NB Group (n = 32) escalating doses of oral naltrexone were given on days 2-8 (placebo day 1). For the PB Group (n = 28) placebo was given on days 1-7 and naltrexone on day 8. Main outcome measures were Observed Opioid Withdrawal scores (OOW, 0-30) and use of medications to treat opioid withdrawal. Of 32 patients in the NB group, 59% experienced clinically relevant withdrawal (defined as OOW > or = 5) on day 2, but, after day 5, none experienced withdrawal. In the PB group, the number of patients experiencing withdrawal increased over time. The first naltrexone dose induced comparable withdrawal in both groups: peak OOW scores were (mean +/- SD) 5.2 +/- 3.3 on day 2 for the NB group, and 4.0 +/- 3.9 on day 8 for the PB group (NS), though, on day 2, 7 patients dropped out in the NB group and none in the PB group, while only one patient dropped out in the PB group on day 8. Throughout the 8-day study, patients in both groups received similar amount of adjunct medication: 0.64 +/- 0.07 mg (NB group) of clonidine vs 0.73 +/- 0.15 mg (PB group; NS). Only 25% of patients required use of sedatives (up to 20 mg diazepam). Starting naltrexone on day 2 appeared to abolish withdrawal symptoms after day 5 and, thus, to shorten the duration of withdrawal symptoms. Peak withdrawal symptoms after naltrexone were of moderate intensity, suggesting that naltrexone combined with buprenorphine is an acceptable and safe treatment for shortened opioid detoxification and induction of naltrexone maintenance. JF - Drug and alcohol dependence AU - Umbricht, A AU - Montoya, I D AU - Hoover, D R AU - Demuth, K L AU - Chiang, C T AU - Preston, K L AD - NIDA Intramural Research Program, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, MD, USA. aumbri@intra.nida.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 181 EP - 190 VL - 56 IS - 3 SN - 0376-8716, 0376-8716 KW - Analgesics KW - 0 KW - Narcotic Antagonists KW - Buprenorphine KW - 40D3SCR4GZ KW - Naltrexone KW - 5S6W795CQM KW - Heroin KW - 70D95007SX KW - Clonidine KW - MN3L5RMN02 KW - Index Medicus KW - Drug Therapy, Combination KW - Drug Interactions KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Area Under Curve KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Clonidine -- therapeutic use KW - Analgesics -- therapeutic use KW - Male KW - Female KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- physiopathology KW - Heroin -- adverse effects KW - Buprenorphine -- therapeutic use KW - Narcotic Antagonists -- therapeutic use KW - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome -- drug therapy KW - Heroin Dependence -- rehabilitation KW - Naltrexone -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70845059?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Drug+and+alcohol+dependence&rft.atitle=Naltrexone+shortened+opioid+detoxification+with+buprenorphine.&rft.au=Umbricht%2C+A%3BMontoya%2C+I+D%3BHoover%2C+D+R%3BDemuth%2C+K+L%3BChiang%2C+C+T%3BPreston%2C+K+L&rft.aulast=Umbricht&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=181&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Drug+and+alcohol+dependence&rft.issn=03768716&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-16 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of ketamine-induced thought disorder in healthy volunteers and thought disorder in schizophrenia. AN - 70841309; 10518181 AB - This study sought to determine whether thought disorder induced in healthy volunteers by the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine resembles the thought disorder found in patients with schizophrenia. The Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language, and Communication was used to assess thought disorder in healthy volunteers (N = 10) who received subanesthetic doses of ketamine and in a group of clinically stable inpatients with schizophrenia (N = 15) who did not receive ketamine. Mean scores on the Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language, and Communication for patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers receiving ketamine did not differ significantly. Moreover, three of the four highest rated test items in both groups were the same. These data suggest that ketamine-induced thought disorder in healthy volunteers is not dissimilar to the thought disorder in patients with schizophrenia and provide support for the involvement of the NMDA receptor in a cardinal symptom of schizophrenia. JF - The American journal of psychiatry AU - Adler, C M AU - Malhotra, A K AU - Elman, I AU - Goldberg, T AU - Egan, M AU - Pickar, D AU - Breier, A AD - Experimental Therapeutics Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, Md., USA. cal.adler@psychiatry.uc.edu Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 1646 EP - 1649 VL - 156 IS - 10 SN - 0002-953X, 0002-953X KW - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate KW - 0 KW - Ketamine KW - 690G0D6V8H KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate -- physiology KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales -- statistics & numerical data KW - Male KW - Female KW - Cognition Disorders -- diagnosis KW - Schizophrenia -- diagnosis KW - Schizophrenic Psychology KW - Cognition Disorders -- chemically induced KW - Schizophrenia -- physiopathology KW - Cognition Disorders -- physiopathology KW - Ketamine -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70841309?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+American+journal+of+psychiatry&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+ketamine-induced+thought+disorder+in+healthy+volunteers+and+thought+disorder+in+schizophrenia.&rft.au=Adler%2C+C+M%3BMalhotra%2C+A+K%3BElman%2C+I%3BGoldberg%2C+T%3BEgan%2C+M%3BPickar%2C+D%3BBreier%2C+A&rft.aulast=Adler&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=156&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1646&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+American+journal+of+psychiatry&rft.issn=0002953X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Loss of responsiveness to transforming growth factor beta induces malignant transformation of nontumorigenic rat prostate epithelial cells. AN - 70830868; 10519393 AB - Transforming growth factor (TGF)-betas are multifunctional growth factors, the properties of which include the potent inhibition of epithelial cell growth. Expression patterns of TGF-betas and TGF-beta receptors in the normal prostate indicate that these growth regulators play key roles in prostatic development and proliferative homeostasis. Importantly, TGF-beta receptor levels are frequently diminished in malignant human prostate tissue. To test the hypothesis that loss of TGF-beta responsiveness is causally involved in the tumorigenic process, we have used retroviral transduction to introduce a dominant-negative mutant type II TGF-beta receptor (DNR) into the premalignant rat prostatic epithelial cell line, NRP-152. High-level expression of the DNR abolished the ability of TGF-beta to inhibit cell growth, to promote cell differentiation, and to induce apoptosis, and it partially blocked the induction of extracellular matrix gene expression. When injected into nude mice, NRP-152-DNR cells formed carcinomas at 13 of 34 sites, compared with 0 of 30 sites for parental and control cells (P = 0.0001). We conclude that the type II TGF-beta receptor is an important tumor suppressor in the prostate, and furthermore, that loss of TGF-beta responsiveness can contribute early in the tumorigenic process by causing the malignant transformation of preneoplastic cells. JF - Cancer research AU - Tang, B AU - de Castro, K AU - Barnes, H E AU - Parks, W T AU - Stewart, L AU - Böttinger, E P AU - Danielpour, D AU - Wakefield, L M AD - Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5055, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 4834 EP - 4842 VL - 59 IS - 19 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Extracellular Matrix Proteins KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor KW - EC 2.7.11.30 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Cell Division -- drug effects KW - Mice KW - Mice, Nude KW - Rats KW - Epithelial Cells KW - Transfection KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - Transplantation, Heterologous KW - Cell Differentiation -- drug effects KW - Prostate KW - Cell Line KW - Male KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- physiology KW - Extracellular Matrix Proteins -- genetics KW - Prostatic Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation -- drug effects KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70830868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Loss+of+responsiveness+to+transforming+growth+factor+beta+induces+malignant+transformation+of+nontumorigenic+rat+prostate+epithelial+cells.&rft.au=Tang%2C+B%3Bde+Castro%2C+K%3BBarnes%2C+H+E%3BParks%2C+W+T%3BStewart%2C+L%3BB%C3%B6ttinger%2C+E+P%3BDanielpour%2C+D%3BWakefield%2C+L+M&rft.aulast=Tang&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=4834&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Application of complementary DNA microarray technology to carcinogen identification, toxicology, and drug safety evaluation. AN - 70829846; 10519378 AB - One major challenge facing today's cancer researchers and toxicologists is the development of new approaches for the identification of carcinogens and other environmental hazards. Here, we describe the potential impact of emerging technologies for measuring gene expression profiles on carcinogen identification and on the general field of toxicology. An example of one of these technologies is the use of cDNA microarray chips. We provide an overview to the key questions that are confronting investigators charged with determining the relative safety of natural or synthetic chemicals to which humans are exposed, followed by a discussion of how cDNA microarray technology may be applied to these questions. Gene chip technology is still a relatively new technology, and only a handful of studies have demonstrated its utility. However, as the technical hurdles to development are passed, the use of this methodology in addressing the questions raised here will be critical to increase the sensitivity of detection of the potential toxic effects of environmental chemicals and to understand their risks to humans. JF - Cancer research AU - Afshari, C A AU - Nuwaysir, E F AU - Barrett, J C AD - Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 4759 EP - 4760 VL - 59 IS - 19 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Carcinogens KW - 0 KW - DNA, Complementary KW - Index Medicus KW - Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis KW - Humans KW - Pharmacology, Clinical -- methods KW - Toxicology -- methods KW - Gene Library KW - Consumer Product Safety KW - Carcinogens -- classification KW - Carcinogens -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70829846?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Application+of+complementary+DNA+microarray+technology+to+carcinogen+identification%2C+toxicology%2C+and+drug+safety+evaluation.&rft.au=Afshari%2C+C+A%3BNuwaysir%2C+E+F%3BBarrett%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Afshari&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=4759&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiotherapy and concurrent continuous infusion of cisplatin with adjuvant surgery in nonresectable Stage III lung carcinoma: short- and long-term results of a Phase II study. AN - 70827846; 10524413 AB - Cisplatin-enhanced radiotherapy plus adjuvant surgery was evaluated in nonresectable non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Doses of 50 Gy (administered in standard fractionation in 5 weeks) were delivered with concurrent cisplatin in continuous infusion (daily dose: 4 mg/m2), to 32 Stage IIIa and 45 Stage IIIb patients enrolled in a Phase II study. Patients without progression underwent surgery. Esophagitis (64%), nausea/vomiting (34%), and pulmonary toxicity (14%) were the main side effects. Grade 3 toxicity occurred in 4 instances. A clinical locoregional major response was achieved by 55 patients (there were 10 complete responses). Forty patients underwent surgery, 7 with a nonradical procedure. Seven patients died due to surgery-related complications, which were significantly impacted by right pneumonectomy (71% vs. 6% of the other procedures, p < 0.0001). Eighteen of the 40 surgical patients were assessed to be without viable tumor and 11 with microresidual carcinoma. There were 13 disease-free, 5-year survivors. Toxicity was low but activity high with the chemoradiotherapy. Adjuvant surgery increased the rate of complete responses, but right pneumonectomy had an unacceptable mortality. The role of surgery needs further refinement. Integration of the chemoradiotherapy schedule with cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy is advisable. JF - International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics AU - Bedini, A V AU - Tavecchio, L AU - Gramaglia, A AU - Villa, S AU - Palazzi, M AD - Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 613 EP - 621 VL - 45 IS - 3 SN - 0360-3016, 0360-3016 KW - Radiation-Sensitizing Agents KW - 0 KW - Cisplatin KW - Q20Q21Q62J KW - Index Medicus KW - Neoplasm Staging KW - Combined Modality Therapy KW - Radiotherapy Dosage KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Male KW - Female KW - Radiotherapy -- adverse effects KW - Cisplatin -- therapeutic use KW - Lung Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- surgery KW - Radiation-Sensitizing Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Lung Neoplasms -- surgery KW - Lung Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- radiotherapy KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70827846?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+radiation+oncology%2C+biology%2C+physics&rft.atitle=Radiotherapy+and+concurrent+continuous+infusion+of+cisplatin+with+adjuvant+surgery+in+nonresectable+Stage+III+lung+carcinoma%3A+short-+and+long-term+results+of+a+Phase+II+study.&rft.au=Bedini%2C+A+V%3BTavecchio%2C+L%3BGramaglia%2C+A%3BVilla%2C+S%3BPalazzi%2C+M&rft.aulast=Bedini&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=613&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+radiation+oncology%2C+biology%2C+physics&rft.issn=03603016&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Relative effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with varying degrees of left ventricular dysfunction who have survived malignant ventricular arrhythmias. AVID Investigators. Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators. AN - 70823596; 10520795 AB - We sought to assess the effect of baseline ejection fraction on survival difference between patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias who were treated with an antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) study demonstrated improved survival in patients with ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < or =0.40 or hemodynamic compromise. Survival differences between AAD-treated and ICD-treated patients entered into the AVID study (patients presenting with sustained ventricular arrhythmia associated with an LVEF < or =0.40 or hemodynamic compromise) were compared at different levels of ejection fraction. In patients with an LVEF > or =0.35, there was no difference in survival between AAD-treated and ICD-treated patients. A test for interaction was not significant, but had low power to detect an interaction. For patients with an LVEF 0.20 to 0.34, there was a significantly improved survival with ICD as compared with AAD therapy. In the smaller subgroup with an LVEF <0.20, the same magnitude of survival difference was seen as that in the 0.20 to 0.34 LVEF subgroup, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. These data suggest that patients with relatively well-preserved LVEF (> or =0.35) may not have better survival when treated with the ICD as compared with AADs. At a lower LVEF, the ICD appears to offer improved survival as compared with AADs. Prospective studies with larger patient numbers are needed to assess the effect of relatively well-preserved ejection fraction (> or =0.35) on the relative treatment effect of AADs and the ICDs. JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology AU - Domanski, M J AU - Sakseena, S AU - Epstein, A E AU - Hallstrom, A P AU - Brodsky, M A AU - Kim, S AU - Lancaster, S AU - Schron, E AD - Clinical Trials Group, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 1090 EP - 1095 VL - 34 IS - 4 SN - 0735-1097, 0735-1097 KW - Anti-Arrhythmia Agents KW - 0 KW - Amiodarone KW - N3RQ532IUT KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Ventricular Function, Left -- drug effects KW - Hemodynamics -- drug effects KW - Hemodynamics -- physiology KW - Humans KW - Prognosis KW - Ventricular Function, Left -- physiology KW - Aged KW - Stroke Volume -- physiology KW - Survival Rate KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Middle Aged KW - Stroke Volume -- drug effects KW - Female KW - Male KW - Tachycardia, Ventricular -- mortality KW - Ventricular Fibrillation -- therapy KW - Tachycardia, Ventricular -- therapy KW - Amiodarone -- adverse effects KW - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left -- physiopathology KW - Ventricular Fibrillation -- mortality KW - Anti-Arrhythmia Agents -- adverse effects KW - Tachycardia, Ventricular -- physiopathology KW - Ventricular Fibrillation -- physiopathology KW - Anti-Arrhythmia Agents -- administration & dosage KW - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left -- mortality KW - Defibrillators, Implantable KW - Amiodarone -- administration & dosage KW - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left -- therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70823596?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+American+College+of+Cardiology&rft.atitle=Relative+effectiveness+of+the+implantable+cardioverter-defibrillator+and+antiarrhythmic+drugs+in+patients+with+varying+degrees+of+left+ventricular+dysfunction+who+have+survived+malignant+ventricular+arrhythmias.+AVID+Investigators.+Antiarrhythmics+Versus+Implantable+Defibrillators.&rft.au=Domanski%2C+M+J%3BSakseena%2C+S%3BEpstein%2C+A+E%3BHallstrom%2C+A+P%3BBrodsky%2C+M+A%3BKim%2C+S%3BLancaster%2C+S%3BSchron%2C+E&rft.aulast=Domanski&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1090&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+American+College+of+Cardiology&rft.issn=07351097&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999 Oct;34(4):1096-8 [10520796] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bispecific antibodies in cancer therapy. AN - 70802525; 10508714 AB - Based upon in vitro and animal studies, a number of Phase I and II clinical trials have been initiated to test whether bispecific antibodies could redirect immune effectors against tumor cells in cancer patients. Recently, results from those trials showed beneficial effects in some patients but it is clear many problems remain to be solved. In addition, molecular engineering approaches are providing new and improved sources of clinically relevant bispecific antibodies. JF - Current opinion in immunology AU - Segal, D M AU - Weiner, G J AU - Weiner, L M AD - Immune Targeting Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Building 10 Room 4B36, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1360, USA. dave_segal@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 558 EP - 562 VL - 11 IS - 5 SN - 0952-7915, 0952-7915 KW - Antibodies, Bispecific KW - 0 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Clinical Trials as Topic KW - Drug Design KW - Recombinant Proteins -- therapeutic use KW - Antibodies, Bispecific -- therapeutic use KW - Antibodies, Bispecific -- toxicity KW - Neoplasms -- therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70802525?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Current+opinion+in+immunology&rft.atitle=Bispecific+antibodies+in+cancer+therapy.&rft.au=Segal%2C+D+M%3BWeiner%2C+G+J%3BWeiner%2C+L+M&rft.aulast=Segal&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=558&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Current+opinion+in+immunology&rft.issn=09527915&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-15 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - CONF T1 - Linking environmental agents and autoimmune diseases. AN - 70801572; 10502527 JF - Environmental health perspectives AU - Cooper, G S AU - Germolec, D AU - Heindel, J AU - Selgrade, M Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 659 EP - 660 VL - 107 Suppl 5 KW - Environmental Pollutants KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Environmental Health KW - Epidemiologic Studies KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Environmental Exposure KW - Research Design KW - Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology KW - Environmental Pollutants -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70801572?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.atitle=Linking+environmental+agents+and+autoimmune+diseases.&rft.au=Cooper%2C+G+S%3BGermolec%2C+D%3BHeindel%2C+J%3BSelgrade%2C+M&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=107+Suppl+5&rft.issue=&rft.spage=659&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-08-28 N1 - Date created - 2000-08-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Fundam Appl Toxicol. 1996 Sep;33(1):1-10 [8812200] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genomic instability in Gadd45a-deficient mice. AN - 70798639; 10508513 AB - Gadd45a-null mice generated by gene targeting exhibited several of the phenotypes characteristic of p53-deficient mice, including genomic instability, increased radiation carcinogenesis and a low frequency of exencephaly. Genomic instability was exemplified by aneuploidy, chromosome aberrations, gene amplification and centrosome amplification, and was accompanied by abnormalities in mitosis, cytokinesis and growth control. Unequal segregation of chromosomes due to multiple spindle poles during mitosis occurred in several Gadd45a -/- cell lineages and may contribute to the aneuploidy. Our results indicate that Gadd45a is one component of the p53 pathway that contributes to the maintenance of genomic stability. JF - Nature genetics AU - Hollander, M C AU - Sheikh, M S AU - Bulavin, D V AU - Lundgren, K AU - Augeri-Henmueller, L AU - Shehee, R AU - Molinaro, T A AU - Kim, K E AU - Tolosa, E AU - Ashwell, J D AU - Rosenberg, M P AU - Zhan, Q AU - Fernández-Salguero, P M AU - Morgan, W F AU - Deng, C X AU - Fornace, A J AD - Gene Response Section, DBS, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 176 EP - 184 VL - 23 IS - 2 SN - 1061-4036, 1061-4036 KW - GADD45 protein KW - 0 KW - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins KW - Proteins KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Non-programmatic KW - Animals KW - Gamma Rays -- adverse effects KW - Cell Cycle -- physiology KW - Fibroblasts -- cytology KW - Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Fibroblasts -- physiology KW - Mice, Knockout KW - Phenotype KW - Apoptosis -- genetics KW - G1 Phase KW - Cell Cycle -- genetics KW - Centrosome -- metabolism KW - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- genetics KW - Male KW - Thymus Hyperplasia -- genetics KW - Mice KW - Gene Deletion KW - Genes, ras -- genetics KW - Cell Aging KW - Thymus Hyperplasia -- pathology KW - Embryo, Mammalian -- cytology KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL KW - Female KW - Cell Division -- genetics KW - Neoplasms -- etiology KW - Proteins -- genetics KW - Proteins -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70798639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+genetics&rft.atitle=Genomic+instability+in+Gadd45a-deficient+mice.&rft.au=Hollander%2C+M+C%3BSheikh%2C+M+S%3BBulavin%2C+D+V%3BLundgren%2C+K%3BAugeri-Henmueller%2C+L%3BShehee%2C+R%3BMolinaro%2C+T+A%3BKim%2C+K+E%3BTolosa%2C+E%3BAshwell%2C+J+D%3BRosenberg%2C+M+P%3BZhan%2C+Q%3BFern%C3%A1ndez-Salguero%2C+P+M%3BMorgan%2C+W+F%3BDeng%2C+C+X%3BFornace%2C+A+J&rft.aulast=Hollander&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=176&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+genetics&rft.issn=10614036&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Immunotoxins in cancer therapy. AN - 70797037; 10508704 AB - Immunotoxins are composed of a protein toxin connected to a binding ligand such as an antibody or growth factor. These molecules bind to surface antigens (which internalize) and kill cells by catalytic inhibition of protein synthesis within the cell cytosol. Immunotoxins have recently been tested clinically in hematologic malignancies and solid tumors and have demonstrated potent clinical efficacy in patients with malignant diseases that are refractory to surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy - the traditional modalities of cancer treatment. This therapy is thus evolving into a separate modality of cancer treatment, capable of rationally targeting cells on the basis of surface markers. Efforts are underway to obviate impediments to clinical efficacy, including immunogenicity and toxicity to normal tissues. Immunotoxins are now being developed to new antigens for the treatment of cancer. JF - Current opinion in immunology AU - Kreitman, R J AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37/4B27, 9000 Rockville Pike, 4255 Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. kreitmar@mail.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 570 EP - 578 VL - 11 IS - 5 SN - 0952-7915, 0952-7915 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Bacterial Toxins KW - Biomarkers, Tumor KW - Diphtheria Toxin KW - Exotoxins KW - Immunotoxins KW - Receptors, Cell Surface KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Virulence Factors KW - Ricin KW - 9009-86-3 KW - ADP Ribose Transferases KW - EC 2.4.2.- KW - toxA protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - EC 2.4.2.31 KW - Index Medicus KW - Receptors, Cell Surface -- immunology KW - Biomarkers, Tumor -- immunology KW - Humans KW - Clinical Trials as Topic KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- therapeutic use KW - Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Immunotoxins -- therapeutic use KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70797037?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Current+opinion+in+immunology&rft.atitle=Immunotoxins+in+cancer+therapy.&rft.au=Kreitman%2C+R+J&rft.aulast=Kreitman&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=570&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Current+opinion+in+immunology&rft.issn=09527915&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-15 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Repression of the gene encoding the TGF-beta type II receptor is a major target of the EWS-FLI1 oncoprotein. AN - 70792936; 10508522 AB - Chromosomal translocations resulting in the expression of chimaeric transcription factors are frequently observed in tumour cells, and have been suggested to be a common mechanism in human carcinogenesis. Ewing sarcoma and related peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours share recurrent translocations that fuse the gene EWSR1 (formerly EWS) from 22q-12 to FLI1 and genes encoding other ETS transcription factors (which bind DNA through the conserved ETS domain). It has been shown that transduction of the gene EWSR1-FLI1 (encoding EWS-FLI1 protein) can transform NIH3T3 cells, and that mutants containing a deletion in either the EWS domain or the DNA-binding domain in FLI1 lose this ability. This indicates that the EWS-FLI1 fusion protein may act as an aberrant transcription factor, but the exact mechanism of oncogenesis remains unknown. Because ETS transcription factors regulate expression of TGFBR2 (encoding the TGF-beta type II receptor, TGF-beta RII; Refs 9,14), a putative tumour suppressor gene, we hypothesized that TGFBR2 may be a target of the EWS-FLI1 fusion protein. We show here that Ewing sarcoma [corrected] (ES) cell lines with the EWSR1-FLI1 fusion have reduced TGF-beta sensitivity, and that fusion-positive ES cells and primary tumours both express low or undetectable levels of TGFBR2 mRNA and protein product. Co-transfection of FLI1 and the TGFBR2 promoter induces promoter activity, whereas EWSR1-FLI1 leads to suppression of TGFBR2 promoter activity and FLI1-induced promoter activity. Introduction of EWSR1-FLI1 into cells lacking the EWSR1-FLI1 fusion suppresses TGF-beta RII expression, whereas antisense to EWSR1-FLI1 in ES cell lines positive for this gene fusion restores TGF-beta RII expression. Furthermore, introduction of normal TGF-beta RII into ES cell lines restores TGF-beta sensitivity and blocks tumorigenicity. Our results implicate TGF-beta RII as a direct target of EWS-FLI1. JF - Nature genetics AU - Hahm, K B AU - Cho, K AU - Lee, C AU - Im, Y H AU - Chang, J AU - Choi, S G AU - Sorensen, P H AU - Thiele, C J AU - Kim, S J AD - Laboratory of Cell Regulation, DBS, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5055, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 222 EP - 227 VL - 23 IS - 2 SN - 1061-4036, 1061-4036 KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - 0 KW - EWS-FLI fusion protein KW - Fli1 protein, mouse KW - Oncogene Proteins, Fusion KW - Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1 KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - RNA-Binding Protein EWS KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Trans-Activators KW - Transcription Factors KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Luciferases KW - EC 1.13.12.- KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor KW - EC 2.7.11.30 KW - Index Medicus KW - Neuroblastoma -- pathology KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- pharmacology KW - Animals KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - DNA-Binding Proteins -- genetics KW - Mice, Nude KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - Sarcoma, Ewing -- pathology KW - Trans-Activators -- genetics KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation -- drug effects KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic -- genetics KW - Luciferases -- genetics KW - Sequence Deletion KW - Sarcoma, Ewing -- genetics KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured -- metabolism KW - Luciferases -- metabolism KW - Sarcoma, Ewing -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Neuroblastoma -- metabolism KW - Neuroblastoma -- genetics KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Transfection KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - Cell Line KW - Transcription Factors -- physiology KW - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta -- genetics KW - Oncogene Proteins, Fusion -- physiology KW - Oncogene Proteins, Fusion -- genetics KW - Transcription Factors -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70792936?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+genetics&rft.atitle=Repression+of+the+gene+encoding+the+TGF-beta+type+II+receptor+is+a+major+target+of+the+EWS-FLI1+oncoprotein.&rft.au=Hahm%2C+K+B%3BCho%2C+K%3BLee%2C+C%3BIm%2C+Y+H%3BChang%2C+J%3BChoi%2C+S+G%3BSorensen%2C+P+H%3BThiele%2C+C+J%3BKim%2C+S+J&rft.aulast=Hahm&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+genetics&rft.issn=10614036&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Erratum In: Nat Genet 1999 Dec;23(4):481 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ovariectomy increases squamous metaplasia of the uterine horns and survival of SENCAR mice fed a vitamin A-deficient diet. AN - 70791659; 10500019 AB - Retinoic acid is necessary for the growth and differentiation of organisms and exerts its molecular actions by binding to specific nuclear receptors that belong to the thyroid-steroid hormone receptor superfamily. Steroids and retinoids control the differentiation of the female reproductive epithelia: estrogen maintains the squamous differentiation of vaginal and ectocervical epithelia, whereas retinoic acid maintains the simple columnar endocervical and uterine epithelia. These lining epithelia transform into a squamous metaplastic phenotype in vitamin A-deficient animals. Furthermore, mortality due to vitamin A deficiency is usually attributed to infection resulting in part from dysfunction of the protective epithelia. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that estrogen depletion might change the squamous metaplastic response to vitamin A deficiency and affect animal survival. We used female SENCAR mice maintained on a purified vitamin A-deficient diet containing either 0 or 3 microg retinoic acid/g diet. Mice were either ovariectomized or intact. Squamous cells arising in the normally simple columnar epithelium of the endocervix and uterine cavity were monitored by keratin 5 expression with immunohistochemistry. Ovariectomy did not change the time to onset of vitamin A deficiency. It increased the number of squamous metaplastic cells and prolonged survival in mice consuming a vitamin A-deficient diet by as much as 40%. Factors other than epithelial differentiation per se control survival outcome of vitamin A-deficient mice. The results also show a significant increase in longevity of vitamin A- deficient mice when ovariectomized. JF - The American journal of clinical nutrition AU - Ponnamperuma, R M AU - Kirchhof, S M AU - Trifiletti, L AU - De Luca, L M AD - Differentiation Control Section, Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 502 EP - 508 VL - 70 IS - 4 SN - 0002-9165, 0002-9165 KW - Keratins KW - 68238-35-7 KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Metaplasia KW - Mice KW - Mice, Inbred SENCAR KW - Keratins -- analysis KW - Epithelium -- pathology KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - Female KW - Ovariectomy -- adverse effects KW - Vitamin A Deficiency -- pathology KW - Uterus -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70791659?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+American+journal+of+clinical+nutrition&rft.atitle=Ovariectomy+increases+squamous+metaplasia+of+the+uterine+horns+and+survival+of+SENCAR+mice+fed+a+vitamin+A-deficient+diet.&rft.au=Ponnamperuma%2C+R+M%3BKirchhof%2C+S+M%3BTrifiletti%2C+L%3BDe+Luca%2C+L+M&rft.aulast=Ponnamperuma&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=502&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+American+journal+of+clinical+nutrition&rft.issn=00029165&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disruption of the mouse necdin gene results in early post-natal lethality. AN - 70791275; 10508517 AB - Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurobehavioural disorder characterized by neonatal respiratory depression, hypotonia and failure to thrive in infancy, followed by hyperphagia and obesity among other symptoms. PWS is caused by the loss of one or more paternally expressed genes on chromosome 15q11-q13, which can be due to gene deletions, maternal uniparental disomy or mutations disrupting the imprinting mechanism. Imprinted genes mapped to this region include SNRPN (refs 3,4), ZNF127 (ref. 5), IPW (ref. 6) and NDN (which encodes the DNA-binding protein necdin; refs 7,8,9,10). The mouse homologues of these genes map to mouse chromosome 7 in a region syntenic with human chromosome 15q11-q13 (refs 7,11). Imprinting of the human genes is under the control of an imprinting center (IC), a long-range, cis-acting element located in the 5' region of SNRPN (ref. 12). A related control element was isolated in the mouse Snrpn genomic region which, when deleted on the paternally inherited chromosome, resulted in the loss of expression of all four genes and early post-natal lethality. To determine the possible contribution of Ndn to the PWS phenotype, we generated Ndn mutant mice. Heterozygous mice inheriting the mutated maternal allele were indistinguishable from their wild-type littermates. Mice carrying a paternally inherited Ndn deletion allele demonstrated early post-natal lethality. This is the first example of a single gene being responsible for phenotypes associated with PWS. JF - Nature genetics AU - Gérard, M AU - Hernandez, L AU - Wevrick, R AU - Stewart, C L AD - Cancer and Developmental Biology Laboratory, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 199 EP - 202 VL - 23 IS - 2 SN - 1061-4036, 1061-4036 KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins KW - 0 KW - Nuclear Proteins KW - necdin KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Mice KW - Tissue Distribution KW - Embryo, Mammalian -- metabolism KW - Phenotype KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Genotype KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Animals, Newborn KW - Mice, Mutant Strains KW - Alleles KW - Survival Rate KW - Embryonic and Fetal Development KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL KW - Mice, Inbred C3H KW - Crosses, Genetic KW - Female KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental KW - Male KW - Nuclear Proteins -- genetics KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- metabolism KW - Prader-Willi Syndrome -- pathology KW - Prader-Willi Syndrome -- genetics KW - Nuclear Proteins -- metabolism KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- genetics KW - Prader-Willi Syndrome -- mortality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70791275?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+genetics&rft.atitle=Disruption+of+the+mouse+necdin+gene+results+in+early+post-natal+lethality.&rft.au=G%C3%A9rard%2C+M%3BHernandez%2C+L%3BWevrick%2C+R%3BStewart%2C+C+L&rft.aulast=G%C3%A9rard&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=199&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+genetics&rft.issn=10614036&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: Nat Genet. 1999 Oct;23(2):132-4 [10508501] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regulation of the RhoA pathway in human endothelial cell spreading on type IV collagen: role of calcium influx. AN - 70790386; 10504326 AB - We have shown that nonvoltage-operated Ca(2+) entry regulates human umbilical vein endothelial cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation on type IV collagen. We now demonstrate a requirement for Ca(2+) influx for activation of the RhoA pathway during endothelial cell spreading on type IV collagen. Reorganization of actin into stress fibers was complete when the cells where fully spread at 90 minutes. No actin organization into stress fibers was seen in endothelial cells plated on type I collagen, indicating a permissive effect of type IV collagen. CAI, a blocker of nonvoltage-operated Ca(2+) channels, prevented development of stress fiber formation in endothelial cells on type IV collagen. This permissive effect was augmented by Ca(2+) influx, as stimulated by 0. 5 microM thapsigargin or 0.1 microM ionomycin, yielding faster development of actin stress fibers. Ca(2+) influx and actin rearrangement in response to thapsigargin and ionomycin were abrogated by CAI. Activated, membrane-bound RhoA is a substrate for C3 exoenzyme which ADP-ribosylates and inactivates RhoA, preventing actin stress fiber formation. Pretreatment of endothelial cells with C3 exoenzyme prevented basal and thapsigargin-augmented stress fiber formation. While regulation of Ca(2+) influx did not alter RhoA translocation, it reduced in vitro ADP-ribosylation of RhoA (P(2)<0. 05), suggesting Ca(2+) influx is needed for RhoA activation during spreading on type IV collagen; no Ca(2+) regulated change in RhoA was seen in HUVECs spreading on type I collagen matrix. Blockade of Ca(2+) influx of HUVEC spread on type IV collagen also reduced tyrosine phosphorylation of p190Rho-GAP and blocked thapsigargin-enhanced binding of p190Rho-GAP to focal adhesion kinase. Thus, Ca(2+) influx is necessary for RhoA activation and for linkage of the RhoA/stress fiber cascade to the focal adhesion/focal adhesion kinase pathway during human umbilical vein endothelial cell spreading on type IV collagen. JF - Journal of cell science AU - Masiero, L AU - Lapidos, K A AU - Ambudkar, I AU - Kohn, E C AD - Molecular Signaling Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 3205 EP - 3213 VL - 112 ( Pt 19) SN - 0021-9533, 0021-9533 KW - ARHGAP35 protein, human KW - 0 KW - Actins KW - Cell Adhesion Molecules KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors KW - Nuclear Proteins KW - Phosphoproteins KW - Repressor Proteins KW - Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose KW - 20762-30-5 KW - Tyrosine KW - 42HK56048U KW - Thapsigargin KW - 67526-95-8 KW - Collagen KW - 9007-34-5 KW - ADP Ribose Transferases KW - EC 2.4.2.- KW - exoenzyme C3, Clostridium botulinum KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Focal Adhesion Kinase 1 KW - EC 2.7.10.2 KW - Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases KW - PTK2 protein, human KW - Botulinum Toxins KW - EC 3.4.24.69 KW - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein KW - EC 3.6.5.2 KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Nuclear Proteins -- isolation & purification KW - Cell Adhesion -- physiology KW - Humans KW - Umbilical Veins -- cytology KW - Actins -- metabolism KW - Cytoskeleton -- physiology KW - Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose -- metabolism KW - ADP Ribose Transferases -- pharmacology KW - Cytoskeleton -- drug effects KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Phosphorylation KW - Stress, Mechanical KW - Cytoskeleton -- chemistry KW - Cell Adhesion Molecules -- metabolism KW - Tyrosine -- metabolism KW - Biological Transport -- physiology KW - Nuclear Proteins -- metabolism KW - Phosphoproteins -- isolation & purification KW - Cell Adhesion Molecules -- isolation & purification KW - Neovascularization, Physiologic -- physiology KW - Phosphoproteins -- metabolism KW - Pseudopodia -- physiology KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases -- isolation & purification KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases -- metabolism KW - Precipitin Tests KW - Biological Transport -- drug effects KW - Thapsigargin -- pharmacology KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Kinetics KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Cell Adhesion -- drug effects KW - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein -- metabolism KW - Calcium Signaling -- drug effects KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- enzymology KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- cytology KW - Collagen -- metabolism KW - Calcium Signaling -- physiology KW - Collagen -- pharmacology KW - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70790386?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+cell+science&rft.atitle=Regulation+of+the+RhoA+pathway+in+human+endothelial+cell+spreading+on+type+IV+collagen%3A+role+of+calcium+influx.&rft.au=Masiero%2C+L%3BLapidos%2C+K+A%3BAmbudkar%2C+I%3BKohn%2C+E+C&rft.aulast=Masiero&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=112+%28+Pt+19%29&rft.issue=&rft.spage=3205&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+cell+science&rft.issn=00219533&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-17 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - CONF T1 - National Institutes of Health workshop: role of nutrient regulation of signal transduction in metabolic diseases. AN - 70789560; 10500024 JF - The American journal of clinical nutrition AU - Kim, S K Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 544 VL - 70 IS - 4 KW - Leptin KW - 0 KW - Peroxisome Proliferators KW - Proteins KW - Transcription Factors KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Peroxisome Proliferators -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Gene Expression Regulation KW - Transcription Factors -- genetics KW - Proteins -- physiology KW - Signal Transduction -- physiology KW - Metabolic Diseases -- physiopathology KW - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70789560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=The+American+journal+of+clinical+nutrition&rft.atitle=National+Institutes+of+Health+workshop%3A+role+of+nutrient+regulation+of+signal+transduction+in+metabolic+diseases.&rft.au=Kim%2C+S+K&rft.aulast=Kim&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=544&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+American+journal+of+clinical+nutrition&rft.issn=00029165&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Neuroendocrine host factors and inflammatory disease susceptibility. AN - 70789464; 10502534 AB - The etiology of autoimmune diseases is multifactorial, resulting from a combination of genetically predetermined host characteristics and environmental exposures. As the term autoimmune implies, immune dysfunction and dysregulated self-tolerance are key elements in the pathophysiology of all these diseases. The neuroendocrine and sympathetic nervous systems are increasingly recognized as modulators of the immune response at the levels of both early inflammation and specific immunity. As such, alterations in their response represent a potential mechanism by which pathologic autoimmunity may develop. Animal models of autoimmune diseases show pre-existing changes in neuroendocrine responses to a variety of stimuli, and both animal and human studies have shown altered stress responses in the setting of active immune activation. The potential role of the neuroendocrine system in linking environmental exposures and autoimmune diseases is 2-fold. First, it may represent a direct target for toxic compounds. Second, its inadequate function may result in the inappropriate response of the immune system to an environmental agent with immunogenic properties. This article reviews the relationship between autoimmune diseases and the neuroendocrine system and discusses the difficulties and pitfalls of investigating a physiologic response that is sensitive to such a multiplicity of environmental exposures. JF - Environmental health perspectives AU - Ligier, S AU - Sternberg, E M AD - Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1284, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 701 EP - 707 VL - 107 Suppl 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Stress, Physiological -- complications KW - Animals KW - Chickens KW - Sjogren's Syndrome -- etiology KW - Humans KW - Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology KW - Arthritis, Rheumatoid -- etiology KW - Environmental Exposure KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Mice KW - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic -- etiology KW - Neurosecretory Systems -- immunology KW - Inflammation -- etiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70789464?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.atitle=Neuroendocrine+host+factors+and+inflammatory+disease+susceptibility.&rft.au=Ligier%2C+S%3BSternberg%2C+E+M&rft.aulast=Ligier&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=107+Suppl+5&rft.issue=&rft.spage=701&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - 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Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Medicinal herbs in the United States: research needs. AN - 70789303; 10504141 AB - Virtually all cultures have, throughout history, used a variety of plants or materials derived from plants for the prevention and treatment of disease. Evidence of the beneficial therapeutic effects of these medicinal herbs is seen in their continued use. Additionally, the development of modern chemistry permitted the isolation of chemicals from medicinal herbs that have served as drugs or starting materials for the synthesis of many important drugs used today. Many more modern drugs have been synthesized as a result of knowledge gained from studies of mechanisms of actions of chemicals first isolated from medicinal herbs. Thus, medicinal herbs have played a major role in the development of modern medicine and continue to be widely used in their original form. Whereas it is generally agreed that most medicinal herbs are safe under the conditions used, some are toxic and should be avoided even though they are readily available, and others have significant adverse side effects when misused. Also, little has been done to investigate potential adverse effects that may be associated with extended or high-dose use of medicinal herbs. Thus, concern has been expressed that the lack of quality control used in the preparation of medicinal herbs, plus their unregulated sale and uninformed use, pose potential adverse health effects for consumers. There is also concern regarding potential herb/herb or herb/drug interactions and possible untoward health effects of medicinal herbs in sensitive subpopulations such as the young and the elderly and certain genetically predisposed individuals. In this paper, we discuss these concerns at some length and make recommendations for additional research and education discussed in the recent International Workshop to Evaluate Research Needs on the Use and Safety of Medicinal Herbs. JF - Environmental health perspectives AU - Matthews, H B AU - Lucier, G W AU - Fisher, K D AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233, USA. matthews@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 773 EP - 778 VL - 107 IS - 10 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Patient Education as Topic KW - Drug Interactions KW - Humans KW - Dietary Supplements KW - Phytotherapy KW - Plants, Medicinal UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70789303?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.atitle=Medicinal+herbs+in+the+United+States%3A+research+needs.&rft.au=Matthews%2C+H+B%3BLucier%2C+G+W%3BFisher%2C+K+D&rft.aulast=Matthews&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=773&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+health+perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):839-41 [9738094] JAMA. 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1616-8 [9820266] Arch Intern Med. 1998 Nov 9;158(20):2200-11 [9818800] JAMA. 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1618-9 [9820267] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibition of aryl hydrocarbon-induced cytochrome P-450 1A1 enzyme activity and CYP1A1 expression by resveratrol. AN - 70789148; 10496959 AB - We investigated the effect of resveratrol, a constituent of the human diet that has been shown to inhibit aryl hydrocarbon-induced carcinogenesis in animals, on the carcinogen activation pathway regulated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Resveratrol inhibited the metabolism of the environmental aryl hydrocarbon benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) catalyzed by microsomes isolated from B[a]P-treated human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Resveratrol competitively inhibited, in a concentration-dependent manner, the activity of the carcinogen activating enzymes cytochrome P-450 (CYP)1A1/CYP1A2 in microsomes and intact HepG2 cells. Resveratrol inhibited the B[a]P-induced expression of the CYP1A1 gene, as measured at the mRNA and transcriptional levels. Resveratrol abolished the binding of B[a]P-activated nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor to the xenobiotic-responsive element of the CYP1A1 promoter but did not itself bind to the receptor. Resveratrol was also effective in inhibiting CYP1A1 transcription induced by the aryl hydrocarbon dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in human mammary carcinoma MCF-7 cells. These data demonstrate that resveratrol inhibits aryl hydrocarbon-induced CYP1A activity in vitro by directly inhibiting CYP1A1/1A2 enzyme activity and by inhibiting the signal transduction pathway that up-regulates the expression of carcinogen activating enzymes. These activities may be an important part of the chemopreventive activity of resveratrol in vivo. JF - Molecular pharmacology AU - Ciolino, H P AU - Yeh, G C AD - Basic Research Laboratory, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA. hciolino@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 760 EP - 767 VL - 56 IS - 4 SN - 0026-895X, 0026-895X KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents KW - 0 KW - Carcinogens KW - Enzyme Inhibitors KW - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon KW - Stilbenes KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - 3417WMA06D KW - 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene KW - 57-97-6 KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 KW - EC 1.14.14.1 KW - resveratrol KW - Q369O8926L KW - Index Medicus KW - Gene Expression -- drug effects KW - Carcinogens -- pharmacology KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene -- pharmacology KW - Enzyme Activation KW - Humans KW - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon -- metabolism KW - Benzo(a)pyrene -- metabolism KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- genetics KW - Stilbenes -- pharmacology KW - Anticarcinogenic Agents -- pharmacology KW - Enzyme Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- metabolism KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70789148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Inhibition+of+aryl+hydrocarbon-induced+cytochrome+P-450+1A1+enzyme+activity+and+CYP1A1+expression+by+resveratrol.&rft.au=Ciolino%2C+H+P%3BYeh%2C+G+C&rft.aulast=Ciolino&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=760&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.issn=0026895X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety and efficacy of multilamellar liposomal nystatin against disseminated candidiasis in persistently neutropenic rabbits. AN - 70784783; 10508025 AB - The activity of liposomal nystatin (L-Nys) against subacute disseminated candidiasis was investigated in persistently neutropenic rabbits. Antifungal therapy was administered for 10 days starting 24 h after intravenous inoculation of 10(3) blastoconidia of Candida albicans. Responses to treatment were assessed by the quantitative clearance of the organism from blood and tissues. Treatments consisted of L-Nys at dosages of 2 and 4 mg/kg of body weight/day (L-Nys2 and L-Nys4, respectively) amphotericin B deoxycholate at 1 mg/kg/day (D-AmB), and fluconazole at 10 mg/kg/day (Flu). All treatments were given intravenously once daily. Compared to the results for untreated but infected control animals, treatment with L-Nys2, L-Nys4, D-AmB, and Flu resulted in a significant clearance of the residual burden of C. albicans from the kidney, liver, spleen, lung, and brain (P < 0.0001 by analysis of variance). When the proportion of animals infected at at least one of the five tissue sites studied was evaluated, a dose-dependent response to treatment with L-Nys was found (P < 0.05). Compared to D-AmB-treated rabbits, mean serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels at the end of therapy were significantly lower in animals treated with L-Nys2 (P < 0.001) and L-Nys4 (P < 0.001 and P < 0.01, respectively). L-Nys was less nephrotoxic than conventional amphotericin B and had dose-dependent activity comparable to that of amphotericin B for the early treatment of subacute disseminated candidiasis in persistently neutropenic rabbits. JF - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy AU - Groll, A H AU - Petraitis, V AU - Petraitiene, R AU - Field-Ridley, A AU - Calendario, M AU - Bacher, J AU - Piscitelli, S C AU - Walsh, T J AD - Immunocompromised Host Section, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 2463 EP - 2467 VL - 43 IS - 10 SN - 0066-4804, 0066-4804 KW - Antifungal Agents KW - 0 KW - Drug Carriers KW - Liposomes KW - Nystatin KW - 1400-61-9 KW - Amphotericin B KW - 7XU7A7DROE KW - Fluconazole KW - 8VZV102JFY KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Fluconazole -- therapeutic use KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Rabbits KW - Amphotericin B -- therapeutic use KW - Nystatin -- toxicity KW - Candidiasis -- drug therapy KW - Antifungal Agents -- toxicity KW - Nystatin -- administration & dosage KW - Antifungal Agents -- administration & dosage KW - Nystatin -- therapeutic use KW - Candidiasis -- etiology KW - Antifungal Agents -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70784783?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Antimicrobial+agents+and+chemotherapy&rft.atitle=Safety+and+efficacy+of+multilamellar+liposomal+nystatin+against+disseminated+candidiasis+in+persistently+neutropenic+rabbits.&rft.au=Groll%2C+A+H%3BPetraitis%2C+V%3BPetraitiene%2C+R%3BField-Ridley%2C+A%3BCalendario%2C+M%3BBacher%2C+J%3BPiscitelli%2C+S+C%3BWalsh%2C+T+J&rft.aulast=Groll&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=2463&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Antimicrobial+agents+and+chemotherapy&rft.issn=00664804&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Apr;14(4):875-83 [1576282] N Engl J Med. 1992 Mar 26;326(13):845-51 [1542320] Bone Marrow Transplant. 1993 Jun;11(6):465-70 [8334427] Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Mar;14 Suppl 1:S120-5 [1562683] Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Mar;14 Suppl 1:S139-47 [1562687] Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Aug-Sep;17(2):103-9 [8243032] J Infect. 1996 Jul;33(1):23-32 [8842991] Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Jul;25(1):43-59 [9243032] Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Sep;41(9):1871-5 [9303376] Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Oct;41(10):2238-43 [9333054] Adv Pharmacol. 1998;44:343-500 [9547888] Am J Med. 1998 Mar;104(3):238-45 [9552086] N Engl J Med. 1999 Mar 11;340(10):764-71 [10072411] J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999 Jan;43(1):95-103 [10381106] Science. 1950 Oct 13;112(2911):423 [14781786] Bone Marrow Transplant. 1996 Jun;17(6):1043-9 [8807112] J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1999 Nov 26;735(1):51-62 [10630890] Dermatol Int. 1967 Jul-Sep;6(3):154-60 [5590117] Bacteriol Rev. 1973 Sep;37(3):166-96 [4202146] J Membr Biol. 1984;80(3):257-69 [6094818] J Clin Microbiol. 1987 May;25(5):931-2 [3294892] Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 Dec;31(12):1897-900 [3439798] Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 Dec;31(12):1901-3 [3439799] Lab Anim Sci. 1988 Aug;38(4):467-71 [3184859] J Infect Dis. 1990 Apr;161(4):755-60 [2138654] Cancer. 1991 Aug 1;68(3):594-9 [2065280] J Infect Dis. 1991 Oct;164(4):731-40 [1894935] Ann Intern Med. 1993 Apr 1;118(7):495-503 [8442620] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recurrent alterations of the short arm of chromosome 3 define a tumor suppressor region in rat mammary tumor cells. AN - 70777791; 10506121 AB - Cytogenetic alterations associated with different stages in carcinogenesis can be distinguished in cultured human or rodent cells transformed by carcinogenic agents. Three tumorigenic rat mammary epithelial cell lines transformed in vitro with 7,12, -dimethylbenz[a]anthracene alone or in combination with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate were examined cytogenetically. Non-random alterations consisting of translocations involving the short arm of chromosome 3 and trisomy of chromosomes 14 and X were identified in all three lines. Deletion and inversion of chromosome 1 with the breakpoint at band 1q22 and a duplication 1q 32-43 and trisomy of chromosome 2 were observed in two cell lines. The accumulation of structural alterations and chromosome imbalances during the process of cell immortalization and acquisition of tumorigenicity are required for normal rat mammary cells to become malignant. Unbalanced translocations of chromosome 3 resulting in loss of the short arm had the breakpoint at 3p11. This site is a hotspot of breakage and recombination in various rat tumors and may represent a region of tumor suppressor gene critical to the development of rat mammary tumors, as well as other types of tumors. JF - Carcinogenesis AU - Popescu, N C AU - Greiner, J W AD - Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. popescun@dc37a.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 2033 EP - 2036 VL - 20 IS - 10 SN - 0143-3334, 0143-3334 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Karyotyping KW - Animals KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Humans KW - Cell Line, Transformed KW - Female KW - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental -- chemically induced KW - Genes, Tumor Suppressor KW - Chromosome Aberrations KW - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70777791?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Carcinogenesis&rft.atitle=Recurrent+alterations+of+the+short+arm+of+chromosome+3+define+a+tumor+suppressor+region+in+rat+mammary+tumor+cells.&rft.au=Popescu%2C+N+C%3BGreiner%2C+J+W&rft.aulast=Popescu&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=2033&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Carcinogenesis&rft.issn=01433334&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regulation of D(1) dopamine receptors with mutations of protein kinase phosphorylation sites: attenuation of the rate of agonist-induced desensitization. AN - 70777406; 10496949 AB - Investigations of D(1) receptor regulation have suggested a role for cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) in agonist-induced desensitization and down-regulation of receptor expression. Given the presence of at least four possible consensus recognition sites for PKA on the D(1) receptor protein, a reasonable hypothesis is that some of these PKA-mediated effects are caused by phosphorylation of the receptor. As an initial test of this hypothesis, we used site-directed mutagenesis to create a mutant D(1) receptor with substitutions at each of its four potential PKA phosphorylation sites. The modified amino acids are as follows: Thr135 to Val, Ser229 to Ala, Thr268 to Val, and Ser380 to Ala. Characterization of the wild-type and mutant receptors stably expressed in C6 glioma cells suggests that the mutations have no effect on receptor expression, antagonist or agonist affinities, or on functional coupling with respect to cAMP generation. Similarly, dopamine preincubation of the stably transfected C6 cells expressing either the wild-type or mutated D(1) receptors results in an agonist-induced loss of ligand binding activity (down-regulation) in an identical fashion. In contrast, the time of onset of dopamine-induced desensitization is greatly attenuated in the quadruple mutant receptor. After 1 h of dopamine pretreatment, the wild-type receptor exhibits approximately 80% desensitization of the cAMP response, whereas the mutant receptor is desensitized by only approximately 20%. Further analyses of single mutated receptors, in which only one of the four putative phosphorylation sites is modified, reveals that Thr268 in the third cytoplasmic loop of the receptor protein is primarily responsible for regulating the desensitization kinetics. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that phosphorylation of the D(1) receptor on Thr268 is important for rapid agonist-induced homologous desensitization. JF - Molecular pharmacology AU - Jiang, D AU - Sibley, D R AD - Molecular Neuropharmacology Section, Experimental Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 675 EP - 683 VL - 56 IS - 4 SN - 0026-895X, 0026-895X KW - Dopamine Agonists KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Dopamine D1 KW - Colforsin KW - 1F7A44V6OU KW - Cyclic AMP KW - E0399OZS9N KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.11 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Colforsin -- pharmacology KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Phosphorylation KW - Down-Regulation KW - Dopamine Agonists -- pharmacology KW - Point Mutation KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Cyclic AMP -- metabolism KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Dopamine D1 -- genetics KW - Receptors, Dopamine D1 -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70777406?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Regulation+of+D%281%29+dopamine+receptors+with+mutations+of+protein+kinase+phosphorylation+sites%3A+attenuation+of+the+rate+of+agonist-induced+desensitization.&rft.au=Jiang%2C+D%3BSibley%2C+D+R&rft.aulast=Jiang&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=675&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+pharmacology&rft.issn=0026895X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Glucuronidation of benzidine and its metabolites by cDNA-expressed human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases and pH stability of glucuronides. AN - 70776178; 10506112 AB - Although glucuronidation is considered a necessary step in aromatic amine-induced bladder cancer, the specific enzymes involved are not known. This study assessed the capacity of five different human recombinant UDP-glucuronosyltransferases expressed in COS-1 cells to glucuronidate benzidine, its metabolites and 4-aminobiphenyl. [(14)C]UDP-glucuronic acid was used as co-substrate. UGT1A1, UGT1A4 and UGT1A9 each metabolized all of the aromatic amines. UGT1A9 exhibited the highest relative rates of metabolism with preference for the two hydroxamic acids, N-hydroxy-N-acetylbenzidine and N-hydroxy-N,N'-diacetylbenzidine. UGT1A9 metabolized 4-aminobiphenyl approximately 50% faster than benzidine or N-acetylbenzidine. UGT1A4 N-glucuronidated N'-hydroxy- N-acetylbenzidine at the highest relative rate compared with the other transferases. UGT1A6 was effective in metabolizing only four of the eight aromatic amines tested. UGT1A1 demonstrated more extensive metabolism of the hydroxamic acid, N-hydroxy-N,N'-diacetylbenzidine, and the ring oxidation product, 3-OH-N,N'-diacetylbenzidine, than it did for the other six amines. UGT2B7 was the only product of the UGT2 gene family examined and it metabolized all the aromatic amines at similar low relative levels compared with a preferred substrate, 4-OH-estrone. The K(m) values for N-acetylbenzidine metabolism by UGT1A1 and UGT1A4 were 0.37 +/- 0.14 and 1.8 +/- 0.4 mM, respectively. The O-glucuronide of 3-OH-N,N'-diacetylbenzidine was not hydrolyzed during a 24 h 37 degrees C incubation at either pH 5. 5 or 7.4. Likewise, the O-glucuronide of 3-OH-benzidine was stable at pH 7.4, with 52% remaining at pH 5.5 after 24 h. These results suggest the following relative ranking of transferase metabolism: UGT1A9 > UGT1A4 > > UGT2B7 > UGT1A6 approximately UGT1A1. The relative pH stability of O-glucuronides is consistent with a role in detoxification and excretion of aromatic amines, while the acid lability of N-glucuronides is consistent with delivery of these amines to the bladder epithelium for activation, resulting in DNA adducts which may lead to mutations. JF - Carcinogenesis AU - Ciotti, M AU - Lakshmi, V M AU - Basu, N AU - Davis, B B AU - Owens, I S AU - Zenser, T V AD - Heritable Disorders Branch, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 1963 EP - 1969 VL - 20 IS - 10 SN - 0143-3334, 0143-3334 KW - Benzidines KW - 0 KW - DNA Primers KW - DNA, Complementary KW - Glucuronides KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - benzidine KW - 2X02101HVF KW - Glucuronosyltransferase KW - EC 2.4.1.17 KW - Index Medicus KW - Base Sequence KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Kinetics KW - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration KW - Humans KW - Enzyme Stability KW - Glucuronides -- metabolism KW - Benzidines -- metabolism KW - Glucuronosyltransferase -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70776178?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Carcinogenesis&rft.atitle=Glucuronidation+of+benzidine+and+its+metabolites+by+cDNA-expressed+human+UDP-glucuronosyltransferases+and+pH+stability+of+glucuronides.&rft.au=Ciotti%2C+M%3BLakshmi%2C+V+M%3BBasu%2C+N%3BDavis%2C+B+B%3BOwens%2C+I+S%3BZenser%2C+T+V&rft.aulast=Ciotti&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1963&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Carcinogenesis&rft.issn=01433334&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular analysis of yeast and human type II topoisomerases. Enzyme-DNA and drug interactions. AN - 70764673; 10497180 AB - The DNA sequence selectivity of topoisomerase II (top2)-DNA cleavage complexes was examined for the human (top2alpha), yeast, and Escherichia coli (i.e. gyrase) enzymes in the absence or presence of anticancer or antibacterial drugs. Species-specific differences were observed for calcium-promoted DNA cleavage. Similarities and differences in DNA cleavage patterns and nucleic acid sequence preferences were also observed between the human, yeast, and E. coli top2 enzymes in the presence of the non-intercalators fluoroquinolone CP-115,953, etoposide, and azatoxin and the intercalators amsacrine and mitoxantrone. Additional base preferences were generally observed for the yeast when compared with the human top2alpha enzyme. Preferences in the immediate flanks of the top2-mediated DNA cleavage sites are, however, consistent with the drug stacking model for both enzymes. We also analyzed and compared homologous mutations in yeast and human top2, i.e. Ser(740) --> Trp and Ser(763) --> Trp, respectively. Both mutations decreased the reversibility of the etoposide-stabilized cleavage sites and produced consistent base sequence preference changes. These data demonstrate similarities and differences between human and yeast top2 enzymes. They also indicate that the structure of the enzyme/DNA interface plays a key role in determining the specificity of top2 poisons and cleavage sites for both the intercalating and non-intercalating drugs. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Strumberg, D AU - Nitiss, J L AU - Dong, J AU - Kohn, K W AU - Pommier, Y AD - Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Basic Sciences, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 28246 EP - 28255 VL - 274 IS - 40 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents KW - 0 KW - Anti-Infective Agents KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - DNA Primers KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - DNA Topoisomerases, Type II KW - EC 5.99.1.3 KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Base Sequence KW - Humans KW - Escherichia coli -- enzymology KW - Anti-Infective Agents -- metabolism KW - DNA Topoisomerases, Type II -- genetics KW - DNA -- metabolism KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- metabolism KW - DNA-Binding Proteins -- genetics KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- enzymology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70764673?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Molecular+analysis+of+yeast+and+human+type+II+topoisomerases.+Enzyme-DNA+and+drug+interactions.&rft.au=Strumberg%2C+D%3BNitiss%2C+J+L%3BDong%2C+J%3BKohn%2C+K+W%3BPommier%2C+Y&rft.aulast=Strumberg&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=40&rft.spage=28246&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Heteromeric kainate receptors formed by the coassembly of GluR5, GluR6, and GluR7. AN - 70052144; 10493729 AB - In the CNS kainate subtype glutamate receptors (GluRs) are likely to be heteromeric assemblies containing multiple gene products. However, although recombinant kainate receptors from the GluR5-GluR7 gene family have been studied extensively in their homomeric forms, there have been no tests to determine whether these subunits can coassemble with each other. We used the GluR5 selective agonists (RS)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tertbutylisoxazol-4-yl)propanoic acid (ATPA) and (S)-5-iodowillardiine (I-will) to test for the coassembly of GluR5 with GluR6 and GluR7 by measuring changes in rectification that occur for heteromeric receptors containing both edited and unedited Q/R site subunits. Birectifying ATPA and I-will responses resulting from polyamine block for homomeric GluR5(Q) became outwardly rectifying when GluR6(R) was coexpressed with GluR5(Q), although GluR6 was not activated by ATPA or I-will, indicating the formation of heteromeric receptors. Similar approaches showed the coassembly of GluR7 with GluR6 and GluR5. Heteromeric kainate receptors containing both GluR5 and GluR6 subunits exhibited novel functional properties, including reduced desensitization and faster recovery from desensitization than those recorded for homomeric GluR5. Coexpression of GluR6 with GluR5 also enhanced the magnitude of responses to GluR5 selective agonists. In contrast, the coassembly of GluR7 with GluR6 markedly decreased the amplitude of agonist responses. Our results indicate that, similar to AMPA receptors, the kainate receptor subunits GluR5-GluR7 exhibit promiscuous coassembly. The formation of heteromeric kainate receptors may help to explain why the functional properties of native kainate receptors differ from those that have been reported for recombinant kainate receptors. JF - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience AU - Cui, C AU - Mayer, M L AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 8281 EP - 8291 VL - 19 IS - 19 KW - 5-iodowillardiine KW - 0 KW - Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists KW - GluK3 kainate receptor KW - Gluk1 kainate receptor KW - Gluk2 kainate receptor KW - Isoxazoles KW - Macromolecular Substances KW - Propionates KW - Pyrimidines KW - Receptors, Kainic Acid KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-4-isoxazolepropionate KW - 140158-50-5 KW - Alanine KW - OF5P57N2ZX KW - Kainic Acid KW - SIV03811UC KW - Index Medicus KW - Genetic Variation KW - Kainic Acid -- pharmacology KW - Recombinant Proteins -- biosynthesis KW - Humans KW - Propionates -- pharmacology KW - Pyrimidines -- pharmacology KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Alanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Alternative Splicing KW - Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists -- pharmacology KW - Membrane Potentials -- drug effects KW - Isoxazoles -- pharmacology KW - Alanine -- pharmacology KW - Cell Line KW - Receptors, Kainic Acid -- chemistry KW - Receptors, Kainic Acid -- genetics KW - Receptors, Kainic Acid -- physiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70052144?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.atitle=Heteromeric+kainate+receptors+formed+by+the+coassembly+of+GluR5%2C+GluR6%2C+and+GluR7.&rft.au=Cui%2C+C%3BMayer%2C+M+L&rft.aulast=Cui&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=8281&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+neuroscience+%3A+the+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Neuroscience&rft.issn=1529-2401&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-14 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of various serotonin agonists, antagonists, and uptake inhibitors on the discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine in rats. AN - 70044955; 10490910 AB - Neurochemical studies indicate that methamphetamine increases central serotonin (5-HT) levels more markedly than other psychomotor stimulants such as amphetamine or cocaine. In the present study, we investigated 5-HT involvement in the discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine. In Sprague-Dawley rats trained to discriminate 1.0 mg/kg methamphetamine i.p. from saline under a fixed-ratio schedule of food presentation, the effects of selected 5-HT agonists, antagonists, and uptake inhibitors were tested. Fluoxetine (1.8-18.0 mg/kg) and clomipramine (3.0-18.0 mg/kg), selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, did not produce any methamphetamine-like discriminative stimulus effects when administered alone, but fluoxetine (5.6 mg/kg), unlike clomipramine (5.6 mg/kg), significantly shifted the methamphetamine dose-response curve to the left. Both 8-hydroxy-2-dipropylaminotetralin (0.03-0.56 mg/kg), a full agonist, and buspirone (1.0-10.0 mg/kg), a partial agonist at 5-HT(1A) receptors, partially generalized to the training dose of methamphetamine but only at high doses that decreased response rate. This generalization was antagonized by the coadministration of the 5-HT(1A) antagonist WAY-100635 (1.0 mg/kg). WAY-100635 (1.0 mg/kg) also partially reversed the leftward shift of the methamphetamine dose-response curve produced by fluoxetine. (+/-)-1-(2, 5-Dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (0.3 mg/kg), a 5-HT(2A/2C) agonist, shifted the methamphetamine dose-response curve to the left, and this leftward shift was antagonized by the coadministration of ketanserin (3.0 mg/kg), a 5-HT(2A/2C) antagonist. Ketanserin (3.0 mg/kg) also produced a shift to the right in the methamphetamine dose-response curve and completely reversed the leftward shift in the methamphetamine dose-response curve produced by fluoxetine. In contrast, tropisetron (1.0 mg/kg), a 5-HT(3) antagonist, produced a shift to the left of the methamphetamine dose-response curve, and this effect of tropisetron was antagonized by the coadministration of m-chlorophenyl-biguanide (1.8 mg/kg), a 5-HT(3) agonist. The present data suggest that the 5-HT system plays a modulatory role in the discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine. These effects appear to be mediated through 5-HT release and blockade of reuptake and subsequent activation of 5-HT(2A/2C) receptors, with limited involvement of other 5-HT receptor subtypes. JF - The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics AU - Munzar, P AU - Laufert, M D AU - Kutkat, S W AU - Nováková, J AU - Goldberg, S R AD - Preclinical Pharmacology Laboratory, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 239 EP - 250 VL - 291 IS - 1 SN - 0022-3565, 0022-3565 KW - Biguanides KW - 0 KW - Central Nervous System Stimulants KW - Indoles KW - Piperazines KW - Pyridines KW - Receptors, Serotonin KW - Serotonin Antagonists KW - Serotonin Receptor Agonists KW - Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors KW - Serotonin KW - 333DO1RDJY KW - Methamphetamine KW - 44RAL3456C KW - 1-(3-chlorophenyl)biguanide KW - 48144-44-1 KW - tropisetron KW - 6I819NIK1W KW - N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide KW - 71IH826FEG KW - 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin KW - 78950-78-4 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Analysis of Variance KW - Drug Interactions KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Biguanides -- pharmacology KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- metabolism KW - Piperazines -- pharmacology KW - Rats KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin -- pharmacology KW - Indoles -- pharmacology KW - Serotonin -- metabolism KW - Pyridines -- pharmacology KW - Male KW - Serotonin Receptor Agonists -- pharmacology KW - Central Nervous System Stimulants -- pharmacology KW - Serotonin Antagonists -- pharmacology KW - Methamphetamine -- pharmacology KW - Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70044955?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.atitle=Effects+of+various+serotonin+agonists%2C+antagonists%2C+and+uptake+inhibitors+on+the+discriminative+stimulus+effects+of+methamphetamine+in+rats.&rft.au=Munzar%2C+P%3BLaufert%2C+M+D%3BKutkat%2C+S+W%3BNov%C3%A1kov%C3%A1%2C+J%3BGoldberg%2C+S+R&rft.aulast=Munzar&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=291&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=239&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+pharmacology+and+experimental+therapeutics&rft.issn=00223565&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Replication of Aleutian mink disease parvovirus in vivo is influenced by residues in the VP2 protein. AN - 70033512; 10482625 AB - Aleutian mink disease parvovirus (ADV) is the etiological agent of Aleutian disease of mink. Several ADV isolates have been identified which vary in the severity of the disease they elicit. The isolate ADV-Utah replicates to high levels in mink, causing severe Aleutian disease that results in death within 6 to 8 weeks, but does not replicate in Crandell feline kidney (CrFK) cells. In contrast, ADV-G replicates in CrFK cells but does not replicate in mink. The ability of the virus to replicate in vivo is determined by virally encoded determinants contained within a defined region of the VP2 gene (M. E. Bloom, J. M. Fox, B. D. Berry, K. L. Oie, and J. B. Wolfinbarger. Virology 251:288-296, 1998). Within this region, ADV-G and ADV-Utah differ at only five amino acid residues. To determine which of these five amino acid residues comprise the in vivo replication determinant, site-directed mutagenesis was performed to individually convert the amino acid residues of ADV-G to those of ADV-Utah. A virus in which the ADV-G VP2 residue at 534, histidine (H), was converted to an aspartic acid (D) of ADV-Utah replicated in CrFK cells as efficiently as ADV-G. H534D also replicated in mink, causing transient viremia at 30 days postinfection and a strong antibody response. Animals infected with this virus developed diffuse hepatocellular microvesicular steatosis, an abnormal accumulation of intracellular fat, but did not develop classical Aleutian disease. Thus, the substitution of an aspartic acid at residue 534 for a histidine allowed replication of ADV-G in mink, but the ability to replicate was not sufficient to cause classical Aleutian disease. JF - Journal of virology AU - Fox, J M AU - McCrackin Stevenson, M A AU - Bloom, M E AD - Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana 59840, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 8713 EP - 8719 VL - 73 IS - 10 SN - 0022-538X, 0022-538X KW - Capsid Proteins KW - 0 KW - VP2 protein, Aleutian mink disease virus KW - Index Medicus KW - Liver -- virology KW - Animals KW - Liver -- pathology KW - Base Sequence KW - Mink KW - Sequence Analysis KW - Cats KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Virus Replication KW - Aleutian Mink Disease Virus -- physiology KW - Aleutian Mink Disease -- virology KW - Capsid -- physiology KW - Aleutian Mink Disease -- pathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70033512?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+virology&rft.atitle=Replication+of+Aleutian+mink+disease+parvovirus+in+vivo+is+influenced+by+residues+in+the+VP2+protein.&rft.au=Fox%2C+J+M%3BMcCrackin+Stevenson%2C+M+A%3BBloom%2C+M+E&rft.aulast=Fox&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=8713&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+virology&rft.issn=0022538X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Infect Immun. 1977 Jan;15(1):204-11 [188765] Virology. 1998 Nov 25;251(2):288-96 [9837793] Res Vet Sci. 1978 Mar;24(2):200-4 [206934] J Virol. 1980 Sep;35(3):836-43 [6252342] Lab Invest. 1983 Feb;48(2):140-7 [6296539] Infect Immun. 1983 Sep;41(3):1016-23 [6193063] Gene. 1985;35(1-2):179-85 [3896934] Virology. 1986 Jan 15;148(1):121-32 [3942033] J Virol. 1999 Aug;73(8):6882-91 [10400786] Am J Vet Res. 1958 Jan;19(70):212-22 [13498266] J Virol. 1987 Jan;61(1):81-6 [3023709] Lab Invest. 1987 Jan;56(1):32-6 [3795869] J Virol. 1988 May;62(5):1495-507 [2833604] J Virol. 1990 Jul;64(7):3551-6 [2161958] J Virol. 1990 Dec;64(12):6166-75 [2147041] J Virol. 1991 Feb;65(2):952-6 [1846208] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 May 15;88(10):4358-62 [1852004] Microb Pathog. 1990 Oct;9(4):243-53 [1965846] Int J Exp Pathol. 1991 Oct;72(5):489-500 [1660299] J Infect Dis. 1968 Dec;118(5):510-26 [4178323] J Immunol. 1975 Oct;115(4):1034-7 [51871] Virology. 1992 Apr;187(2):515-24 [1532105] J Virol. 1992 May;66(5):3118-24 [1373202] J Virol. 1992 Sep;66(9):5305-12 [1323697] J Virol. 1992 Sep;66(9):5399-408 [1323703] J Virol. 1992 Dec;66(12):6858-67 [1331498] J Virol. 1993 Apr;67(4):2075-82 [8383229] J Virol. 1993 Oct;67(10):5976-88 [8396664] J Virol. 1994 Feb;68(2):738-49 [8289377] Vet Pathol. 1994 Mar;31(2):216-28 [8203085] Vet Pathol. 1994 Mar;31(2):290-1 [8203105] Infect Agents Dis. 1994 Dec;3(6):279-301 [7889316] J Infect Dis. 1995 Nov;172(5):1198-205 [7594654] Hepatology. 1995 Dec;22(6):1661-5 [7489971] J Virol. 1996 Feb;70(2):852-61 [8551624] Virology. 1996 Jan 15;215(2):186-9 [8560765] Lancet. 1996 Mar 30;347(9005):868-9 [8622394] Lancet. 1996 Jun 1;347(9014):1563-4 [8684141] J Virol. 1996 Jul;70(7):4210-9 [8676441] Virology. 1996 Nov 1;225(1):65-71 [8918534] J Virol. 1997 Jan;71(1):705-14 [8985402] Arch Virol. 1997;142(2):363-73 [9125049] J Virol. 1997 Dec;71(12):9214-22 [9371580] Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Mar;93(3):468-70 [9517662] Virus Res. 1998 Jul;56(1):41-51 [9784064] Am J Vet Res. 1977 Oct;38(10):1619-24 [201189] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterization of the block in replication of nucleocapsid protein zinc finger mutants from moloney murine leukemia virus. AN - 70029214; 10482569 AB - Mutagenesis studies have shown that retroviral nucleocapsid (NC) protein Zn(2+) fingers (-Cys-X(2)-Cys-X(4)-His-X(4)-Cys- [CCHC]) perform multiple functions in the virus life cycle. Moloney murine leukemia virus mutants His 34-->Cys (CCCC) and Cys 39-->His (CCHH) were able to package their genomes normally but were replication defective. Thermal dissociation experiments showed that the CCHH mutant was not defective in genomic RNA dimer structure. Primer tRNA placement on the viral genome and the ability of the tRNA to function in reverse transcription initiation in vitro also appear normal. Some "full-length" DNA copies of the viral genome were synthesized in mutant virus-infected cells. The CCCC and CCHH mutants produced these DNA copies at greatly reduced levels. Circle junction fragments, amplified from two-long-terminal-repeat viral DNA (vDNA) by PCR, were cloned and characterized. Remarkably, it was discovered that vDNA isolated from cells infected with mutant virions had a wide variety of abnormalities at the site at which the two ends of the linear precursor had been ligated to form the circle (i.e., the junction between the 5' end of U3 and the 3' end of U5). In some molecules, bases were missing from regions corresponding to the U3 and U5 linear vDNA termini; in others, the viral sequences extended either beyond the U5 sequences into the primer-binding site and 5' leader or beyond the U3 sequences into the polypurine tract into the env coding region. Still other molecules contained nonviral sequences between the linear vDNA termini. Such defective genomes would certainly be unsuitable substrates for integration. Thus, strict conservation of the CCHC structure in NC is required for infection events prior to and possibly including integration. JF - Journal of virology AU - Gorelick, R J AU - Fu, W AU - Gagliardi, T D AU - Bosche, W J AU - Rein, A AU - Henderson, L E AU - Arthur, L O AD - AIDS Vaccine Program, SAIC Frederick, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA. gorelick@avpaxp1.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 8185 EP - 8195 VL - 73 IS - 10 SN - 0022-538X, 0022-538X KW - Index Medicus KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Animals KW - Zinc Fingers KW - Mice KW - Retroviridae Infections -- virology KW - Leukemia Virus, Murine -- physiology KW - Virus Replication -- genetics KW - Tumor Virus Infections -- virology KW - Capsid -- genetics KW - Point Mutation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70029214?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+virology&rft.atitle=Characterization+of+the+block+in+replication+of+nucleocapsid+protein+zinc+finger+mutants+from+moloney+murine+leukemia+virus.&rft.au=Gorelick%2C+R+J%3BFu%2C+W%3BGagliardi%2C+T+D%3BBosche%2C+W+J%3BRein%2C+A%3BHenderson%2C+L+E%3BArthur%2C+L+O&rft.aulast=Gorelick&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=8185&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+virology&rft.issn=0022538X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Virol. 1992 Oct;66(10):6107-16 [1326661] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Jan;78(1):124-8 [6264426] EMBO J. 1994 Feb 15;13(4):973-81 [7509280] J Virol. 1994 Aug;68(8):5013-8 [8035501] J Virol. 1995 May;69(5):2729-36 [7535863] J Virol. 1995 Oct;69(10):6228-38 [7545245] J Mol Biol. 1995 Oct 6;252(5):563-71 [7563074] J Mol Biol. 1995 Dec 8;254(4):523-37 [7500330] J Virol. 1996 Apr;70(4):2593-7 [8642691] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jul 23;93(15):7577-81 [8755517] Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 1996;214:177-218 [8791728] J Virol. 1996 Oct;70(10):7132-42 [8794360] J Biol Chem. 1996 Dec 27;271(52):33686-92 [8969239] J Virol. 1997 Jan;71(1):726-8 [8985405] J Virol. 1997 Jun;71(6):4378-84 [9151827] J Virol. 1997 Jul;71(7):5178-88 [9188585] J Virol. 1997 Sep;71(9):6940-6 [9261422] J Virol. 1998 May;72(5):3907-15 [9557676] J Virol. 1998 May;72(5):4442-7 [9557738] J Mol Biol. 1967 Jun 14;26(2):365-9 [4291934] J Virol. 1978 Jan;25(1):104-4 [202729] Virology. 1982 Jul 15;120(1):251-7 [6285602] J Virol. 1985 Mar;53(3):899-907 [3882995] Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Jan 24;14(2):623-33 [2418414] Science. 1986 Apr 25;232(4749):485-7 [2421409] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 Nov;85(22):8420-4 [3141927] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Jun;86(11):4047-51 [2786206] Cell. 1989 Jul 14;58(1):47-54 [2546673] J Virol. 1990 May;64(5):2421-5 [2157898] J Virol. 1990 Oct;64(10):5076-92 [1697912] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Feb 15;88(4):1339-43 [1847518] J Virol. 1992 Oct;66(10):5735-43 [1382140] Trends Biochem Sci. 1998 Aug;23(8):297-301 [9757830] J Virol. 1999 May;73(5):4251-6 [10196321] J Virol. 1993 Sep;67(9):5443-9 [8350405] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - neu mutation in schwannomas induced transplacentally in Syrian golden hamsters by N-nitrosoethylurea: high incidence but low allelic representation. AN - 70028008; 10473865 AB - Peripheral nerve tumors (PNT) and melanomas induced transplacentally on day 14 of gestation in Syrian golden hamsters by N-nitrosoethylurea were analyzed for activated oncogenes by the NIH 3T3 transfection assay, and for mutations in the neu oncogene by direct sequencing, allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization, MnlI restriction-fragment-length polymorphism, single-strand conformation polymorphism, and mismatch amplification mutation assays. All (67/67) of the PNT, but none of the melanomas, contained a somatic missense T --> A transversion within the neu oncogene transmembrane domain at a site corresponding to that which also occurs in rat schwannomas transplacentally induced by N-nitrosoethylurea. In only 2 of the 67 individual hamster PNT did the majority of tumor cells appear to carry the mutant neu allele, in contrast to comparable rat schwannomas in which it overwhelmingly predominates. The low fraction of hamster tumor cells carrying the mutation was stable through multiple transplantation passages. In the hamster, as in the rat, specific point-mutational activation of the neu oncogene thus constitutes the major pathway for induction of PNT by transplacental exposure to an alkylating agent, but the low allelic representation of mutant neu in hamster PNT suggests a significant difference in mechanism by which the mutant oncogene acts in this species. JF - Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology AU - Buzard, G S AU - Enomoto, T AU - Hongyo, T AU - Perantoni, A O AU - Diwan, B A AU - Devor, D E AU - Reed, C D AU - Dove, L F AU - Rice, J M AD - Carcinogenesis Study Section, Intramural Research Support Program, SAIC Frederick, Bldg 538, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA. buzardg@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 529 EP - 540 VL - 125 IS - 10 SN - 0171-5216, 0171-5216 KW - Alkylating Agents KW - 0 KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - Mutagens KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 KW - EC 2.7.10.1 KW - Ethylnitrosourea KW - P8M1T4190R KW - Index Medicus KW - Receptor, ErbB-2 -- genetics KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Animals KW - Transfection KW - Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length KW - Blotting, Southern KW - Placenta KW - Mesocricetus KW - Incidence KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- analysis KW - Cricetinae KW - Fetal Diseases -- genetics KW - Neurilemmoma -- chemically induced KW - Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Melanoma -- chemically induced KW - Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms -- genetics KW - Genes, erbB-2 -- genetics KW - Ethylnitrosourea -- adverse effects KW - Neurilemmoma -- genetics KW - Genes, erbB-2 -- drug effects KW - Alleles KW - Melanoma -- genetics KW - Mutagens -- adverse effects KW - Alkylating Agents -- adverse effects KW - Mutation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70028008?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+cancer+research+and+clinical+oncology&rft.atitle=neu+mutation+in+schwannomas+induced+transplacentally+in+Syrian+golden+hamsters+by+N-nitrosoethylurea%3A+high+incidence+but+low+allelic+representation.&rft.au=Buzard%2C+G+S%3BEnomoto%2C+T%3BHongyo%2C+T%3BPerantoni%2C+A+O%3BDiwan%2C+B+A%3BDevor%2C+D+E%3BReed%2C+C+D%3BDove%2C+L+F%3BRice%2C+J+M&rft.aulast=Buzard&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=529&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+cancer+research+and+clinical+oncology&rft.issn=01715216&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-28 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibition of P-glycoprotein activity and reversal of multidrug resistance in vitro by rosemary extract. AN - 69432736; 10673984 AB - The transmembrane transport pump P-glycoprotein (Pgp) causes the efflux of chemotherapeutic agents from cells and is believed to be an important mechanism in multidrug resistance (MDR) in mammary tumours. In the present study we demonstrate that an extract of the common dietary herb rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis Labiatae), increases the intracellular accumulation of commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, including doxorubicin (DOX) and vinblastine (VIN), in drug-resistant MCF-7 human breast cancer cells which express Pgp. Rosemary extract (RE) inhibits the efflux of DOX and VIN, which are known to be substrates of Pgp, but does not affect accumulation or efflux of DOX in wild type MCF-7 cells, which lack Pgp. Treatment of drug-resistant cells with RE increases their sensitivity to DOX, which is consistent with an increased intracellular accumulation of the drug. RE blocks the binding of the VIN analogue azidopine to Pgp. Thus, it appears that RE directly inhibits Pgp activity by inhibiting the binding of drugs to Pgp. JF - European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) AU - Plouzek, C A AU - Ciolino, H P AU - Clarke, R AU - Yeh, G C AD - Cellular Defense and Carcinogenesis Section, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, National Institutes of Health, Maryland 21701, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 1541 EP - 1545 VL - 35 IS - 10 SN - 0959-8049, 0959-8049 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - P-Glycoproteins KW - Plant Extracts KW - Doxorubicin KW - 80168379AG KW - Index Medicus KW - Plant Extracts -- pharmacology KW - Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor KW - Humans KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm KW - Drug Resistance, Multiple KW - Breast Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Lamiaceae -- chemistry KW - Breast Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Doxorubicin -- therapeutic use KW - P-Glycoproteins -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69432736?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=European+journal+of+cancer+%28Oxford%2C+England+%3A+1990%29&rft.atitle=Inhibition+of+P-glycoprotein+activity+and+reversal+of+multidrug+resistance+in+vitro+by+rosemary+extract.&rft.au=Plouzek%2C+C+A%3BCiolino%2C+H+P%3BClarke%2C+R%3BYeh%2C+G+C&rft.aulast=Plouzek&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1541&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=European+journal+of+cancer+%28Oxford%2C+England+%3A+1990%29&rft.issn=09598049&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-03-02 N1 - Date created - 2000-03-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tamoxifen and fenretinide in women with metastatic breast cancer. AN - 69382320; 10617304 AB - Tamoxifen and fenretinide combination therapy has been shown to be an active treatment regimen in metastatic breast cancer patients. This pilot study sought to determine whether the addition of fenretinide to tamoxifen would be associated with antitumor activity in metastatic breast cancer patients who had been previously treated with tamoxifen or who had hormone receptor negative disease. The effect of this therapy on circulating plasma transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) levels and serum lipids was also examined. Thirty-one patients were treated with tamoxifen (20 mg p.o. daily), and fenretinide (400 mg p.o. daily with a 3-day drug holiday each month). Plasma TGF-beta testing was performed using isoform specific sandwich ELISA. Twenty four of the 31 patients were evaluable for an antitumor response including 14 estrogen receptor (ER) positive patients who had failed prior tamoxifen therapy, seven ER-negative patients, and three hormone therapy naive ER-positive patients. There were no objective antitumor responses; three patients had stable disease for 8, 8, and 24 months. Five patients (16%) discontinued therapy for toxicity (one for grade 3 skin rash and four for abnormal dark adaptation). There was a statistically significant decrease in total cholesterol (median change per patient of -13.5 mg/dl; p = 0.049, a 6.5% decrease), and an increase in HDL levels (median change per patient of +18 mg/dl, p = 0.0001, a 35% increase) with tamoxifen and fenretinide therapy. TGF-beta1 plasma levels were normal in 26 of 28 patients, and no changes in these levels post-treatment were demonstrated. Tamoxifen and fenretinide therapy is not an active combination in ER negative metastatic breast cancer or in patients whose disease has progressed on tamoxifen. This combination had a beneficial effect on total serum cholesterol and HDL levels with no associated rise in serum triglyceride levels. The 400 mg dose of fenretinide was associated with symptomatic nyctalopia in one-third of patients making it an unsuitable dose for use in breast cancer prevention studies. JF - Breast cancer research and treatment AU - Zujewski, J AU - Pai, L AU - Wakefield, L AU - Giusti, R AU - Dorr, F A AU - Flanders, C AU - Caruso, R AU - Kaiser, M AU - Goodman, L AU - Merino, M AU - Gossard, M AU - Noone, M A AU - Denicoff, A AU - Venzon, D AU - Cowan, K H AU - O'Shaughnessy, J A AD - Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda 20892, MD, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 277 EP - 283 VL - 57 IS - 3 SN - 0167-6806, 0167-6806 KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal KW - 0 KW - Lipids KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Tamoxifen KW - 094ZI81Y45 KW - Fenretinide KW - 187EJ7QEXL KW - Index Medicus KW - Lipids -- blood KW - Humans KW - Disease Progression KW - Aged KW - Fenretinide -- administration & dosage KW - Pilot Projects KW - Tamoxifen -- administration & dosage KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- analysis KW - Adult KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal -- administration & dosage KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Middle Aged KW - Female KW - Breast Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Breast Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69382320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Breast+cancer+research+and+treatment&rft.atitle=Tamoxifen+and+fenretinide+in+women+with+metastatic+breast+cancer.&rft.au=Zujewski%2C+J%3BPai%2C+L%3BWakefield%2C+L%3BGiusti%2C+R%3BDorr%2C+F+A%3BFlanders%2C+C%3BCaruso%2C+R%3BKaiser%2C+M%3BGoodman%2C+L%3BMerino%2C+M%3BGossard%2C+M%3BNoone%2C+M+A%3BDenicoff%2C+A%3BVenzon%2C+D%3BCowan%2C+K+H%3BO%27Shaughnessy%2C+J+A&rft.aulast=Zujewski&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=277&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breast+cancer+research+and+treatment&rft.issn=01676806&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date created - 2000-01-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Capillary electrophoresis of natural products-II. AN - 69349200; 10596825 AB - Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) were used for the separation of widely different compounds from natural materials including compounds from tea, acids from different matrices, flavonoids and alkaloids, toxins and toxicological compounds, proteins and polypeptides, biogenic amines, phenolic compounds in alcoholic beverages, Chinese medicinal drugs, compounds in cells and cell extracts, and miscellaneous other applications. A section dealing with recent reviews related to natural products is also included. JF - Electrophoresis AU - Issaq, H J AD - SAIC Frederick, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702, USA. issaqh@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 3190 EP - 3202 VL - 20 IS - 15-16 SN - 0173-0835, 0173-0835 KW - Alkaloids KW - 0 KW - Biogenic Amines KW - Biological Products KW - Flavonoids KW - Peptides KW - Proteins KW - Tea KW - Toxins, Biological KW - Index Medicus KW - Flavonoids -- analysis KW - Humans KW - Medicine, Chinese Traditional KW - Peptides -- analysis KW - Tea -- chemistry KW - Proteins -- analysis KW - Toxins, Biological -- analysis KW - Biogenic Amines -- analysis KW - Alkaloids -- analysis KW - Biological Products -- analysis KW - Electrophoresis, Capillary -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69349200?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Electrophoresis&rft.atitle=Capillary+electrophoresis+of+natural+products-II.&rft.au=Issaq%2C+H+J&rft.aulast=Issaq&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=15-16&rft.spage=3190&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Electrophoresis&rft.issn=01730835&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isolated organ perfusion does not result in systemic microembolization of tumor cells. AN - 69271031; 10560851 AB - Isolated organ perfusion with hyperthermia and melphalan with or without tumor necrosis factor-alpha has been effectively used to treat regionally confined, unresectable malignancies of both the limb and liver. Many patients, however, will eventually relapse at distant sites. We used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine whether significant tumor microembolization occurs in patients undergoing isolated limb perfusion (ILP), isolated hepatic perfusion (IHP), or hepatic resection. Primers specific for the human tyrosinase gene or carcinoembryonic antigen gene were designed for RT-PCR to screen melanoma or colon adenocarcinoma, respectively. RNA from human melanoma lines (Pmel and 1286) and human colon adenocarcinoma lines (H508 and HT29) were used to generate positive control cDNA. Normal human blood was inoculated with tumor cells at concentrations that ranged from 10(-2) to 10(5) tumor cells/ml of blood to define the sensitivity. Systemic and perfusate blood samples were drawn from 15 patients (8 patients underwent IHP, 5 patients underwent ILP, and 2 patients underwent resection) before the start of the operation, immediately before and during the perfusion, and postoperatively. Mononuclear cell fractions were separated from the blood samples and RNA was extracted for the RT-PCR assay. Standard primers for human beta-actin were used to confirm that cDNA was generated after the RT reaction. RT-PCR assay sensitivity was determined to be 10 tumor cells/ml of whole blood. Of the 8 IHP patients, 6 had colon metastases and 2 had ocular melanoma metastases to the liver. All 5 ILP patients had in transit melanoma of the extremity. Two patients with colon metastases to the liver were found to have resectable disease. There were no detectable circulating tumor cells in the systemic circulation either preoperatively or postoperatively in all 15 patients that were screened. RT-PCR is a highly sensitive method of detecting tumor cells in perfusate or blood. Manipulation of the limb or liver followed by resection or isolated hyperthermic perfusion does not cause detectable release of circulating tumor cells. The late development of distant metastases observed in many of these patients does not correlate with the ability to measure circulating tumor cells during regional therapy. JF - Annals of surgical oncology AU - Wu, P C AU - McCart, A AU - Hewitt, S M AU - Turner, E AU - Libutti, S K AU - Bartlett, D L AU - Alexander, H R AD - Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 658 EP - 663 VL - 6 IS - 7 SN - 1068-9265, 1068-9265 KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating KW - 0 KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - Melphalan KW - Q41OR9510P KW - Index Medicus KW - Extremities KW - Melanoma -- pathology KW - Melphalan -- administration & dosage KW - Humans KW - Hyperthermia, Induced KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating -- administration & dosage KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Neoplastic Cells, Circulating -- pathology KW - Liver Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Adenocarcinoma -- secondary KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- analysis KW - Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion -- adverse effects KW - Liver Neoplasms -- secondary KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Adenocarcinoma -- drug therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69271031?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+surgical+oncology&rft.atitle=Isolated+organ+perfusion+does+not+result+in+systemic+microembolization+of+tumor+cells.&rft.au=Wu%2C+P+C%3BMcCart%2C+A%3BHewitt%2C+S+M%3BTurner%2C+E%3BLibutti%2C+S+K%3BBartlett%2C+D+L%3BAlexander%2C+H+R&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=658&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+surgical+oncology&rft.issn=10689265&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: Ann Surg Oncol. 1999 Oct-Nov;6(7):631-2 [10560846] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Principles of chemoradiation: theoretical and practical considerations. AN - 69235373; 10550823 AB - Chemotherapy agents known to enhance the effects of radiation in preclinical studies have been used concurrently with radiotherapy in numerous clinical trials with the prospect of further enhancing radiation-induced local tumor control. While some success in several tumor histologies has been achieved using this approach, a major concern has been enhancement in normal tissue toxicity. This brief review addresses both theoretical and practical issues with respect to chemoradiation clinical trials. Recommendations for clinical trials are provided that, if implemented, can increase our understanding of basic mechanisms (in patients) and provide a more rational approach for future trials. JF - Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) AU - Herscher, L L AU - Cook, J A AU - Pacelli, R AU - Pass, H I AU - Russo, A AU - Mitchell, J B AD - Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 11 EP - 22 VL - 13 IS - 10 Suppl 5 SN - 0890-9091, 0890-9091 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Radiation-Protective Agents KW - Radiation-Sensitizing Agents KW - Paclitaxel KW - P88XT4IS4D KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Combined Modality Therapy KW - Humans KW - Paclitaxel -- pharmacology KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm KW - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte KW - Clinical Trials as Topic -- methods KW - DNA Repair -- drug effects KW - DNA Damage -- drug effects KW - DNA Repair -- radiation effects KW - Clinical Trials as Topic -- trends KW - DNA Damage -- radiation effects KW - Cell Cycle -- radiation effects KW - Cell Cycle -- drug effects KW - Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Radiation-Sensitizing Agents -- pharmacology KW - Radiation-Protective Agents -- pharmacology KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69235373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oncology+%28Williston+Park%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.atitle=Principles+of+chemoradiation%3A+theoretical+and+practical+considerations.&rft.au=Herscher%2C+L+L%3BCook%2C+J+A%3BPacelli%2C+R%3BPass%2C+H+I%3BRusso%2C+A%3BMitchell%2C+J+B&rft.aulast=Herscher&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=10+Suppl+5&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oncology+%28Williston+Park%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.issn=08909091&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lack of p53-mediated G1 arrest in response to an environmental carcinogen. AN - 69232975; 10545796 AB - The environmental carcinogen, 5-methylchrysene, is a component of cigarette smoke. Its reactive metabolite, anti-5-methylchrysene-1, 2-dihydrodiol-3,4-epoxide (5-MeCDE) mainly reacts with the N(2)-position of guanine residues in the DNA molecule. In this study, we demonstrate that the tumor suppressor protein p53 is stabilized in response to DNA damage by 5-MeCDE but fails to induce the cells' protective mechanism of G1 arrest in the human breast carcinoma cell line, MCF-7. In contrast, actinomycin D treatment of these cells did lead to G1 arrest. Western analyses revealed that, though both actinomycin D and 5-MeCDE treatment stabilized p53, only trace levels of p21(waf1/cip1) were seen in the latter case. This lack of p21(waf1/cip1) expression in 5-MeCDE-treated cells is attributed to a stealth characteristic of this environmental carcinogen that allows it to damage DNA and still escape the p53-mediated cellular defense mechanism of G1 arrest. JF - Oncology AU - Khan, Q A AU - Vousden, K H AU - Dipple, A AD - Chemistry of Carcinogenesis Laboratory, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Md., USA. Khanq@ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - October 1999 SP - 258 EP - 264 VL - 57 IS - 3 SN - 0030-2414, 0030-2414 KW - Carcinogens KW - 0 KW - Chrysenes KW - DNA, Neoplasm KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - 1,2-dihydroxy-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-methylchrysene KW - 81851-68-5 KW - 5-methylchrysene KW - O66195MC8L KW - Index Medicus KW - DNA, Neoplasm -- drug effects KW - Blotting, Western KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Humans KW - Smoking -- adverse effects KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Breast Neoplasms -- genetics KW - DNA Damage KW - Breast Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - G1 Phase -- drug effects KW - Breast Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- metabolism KW - Chrysenes -- adverse effects KW - Carcinogens -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69232975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oncology&rft.atitle=Lack+of+p53-mediated+G1+arrest+in+response+to+an+environmental+carcinogen.&rft.au=Khan%2C+Q+A%3BVousden%2C+K+H%3BDipple%2C+A&rft.aulast=Khan&rft.aufirst=Q&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=258&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oncology&rft.issn=00302414&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mutation of human mu opioid receptor extracellular "disulfide cysteine" residues alters ligand binding but does not prevent receptor targeting to the cell plasma membrane. AN - 69207984; 10529478 AB - The mu opioid receptor, a primary site of action in the brain for opioid neuropeptides and opiate drugs of abuse, is a member of the seven transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. Two cysteine residues, one in each of the first two of three extracellular loops (ECLs), are highly conserved among GPCRs, and there is direct or circumstantial evidence that the residues form a disulfide bond in many of these receptors. Such a bond would dramatically govern the topology of the ECLs, and possibly affect the position of the membrane-spanning domains. Recent findings from several laboratories indicate the importance of the ECLs for opioid ligand selectivity. These conserved cysteine residues in the mu opioid receptor were studied using site-directed mutagenesis. Little or no specific binding of radiolabled opiate alkaloid or opioid peptide agonists or antagonists was observed for receptors mutated at either "disulfide cysteine" residue. Each mutant mu opioid receptor was expressed in both transiently- and stably-transfected cells, in some cases at levels comparable to the wild type receptor. The two point mutants possessing serine-for-cysteine substitutions were also observed to successfully reach the cell plasma membrane, as evidenced by electron microscopy. Consistent with related work with other GPCRs, the mu opioid receptor apparently also employs the extracellular disulfide bond. This information now permits accurate molecular modeling of extracellular aspects of the receptor, including plausible scenarios of mu receptor docking of opioid ligands known to require specific extracellular loop features for high affinity binding. JF - Brain research. Molecular brain research AU - Zhang, P AU - Johnson, P S AU - Zöllner, C AU - Wang, W AU - Wang, Z AU - Montes, A E AU - Seidleck, B K AU - Blaschak, C J AU - Surratt, C K AD - Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 195 EP - 204 VL - 72 IS - 2 SN - 0169-328X, 0169-328X KW - Ligands KW - 0 KW - Narcotic Antagonists KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins KW - Peptides KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu KW - Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- KW - 100929-53-1 KW - Naloxone KW - 36B82AMQ7N KW - Cystine KW - 48TCX9A1VT KW - connective tissue-activating peptide KW - 69344-77-0 KW - Morphine KW - 76I7G6D29C KW - Cysteine KW - K848JZ4886 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Naloxone -- metabolism KW - COS Cells KW - Cricetulus KW - Humans KW - Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- -- metabolism KW - Peptides -- metabolism KW - Radioligand Assay KW - Morphine -- metabolism KW - Protein Binding KW - Structure-Activity Relationship KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Cystine -- chemistry KW - Transfection KW - Cercopithecus aethiops KW - Point Mutation KW - CHO Cells KW - Narcotic Antagonists -- metabolism KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Cricetinae KW - Cysteine -- chemistry KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- chemistry KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- metabolism KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- genetics KW - Nerve Tissue Proteins -- chemistry KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69207984?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brain+research.+Molecular+brain+research&rft.atitle=Mutation+of+human+mu+opioid+receptor+extracellular+%22disulfide+cysteine%22+residues+alters+ligand+binding+but+does+not+prevent+receptor+targeting+to+the+cell+plasma+membrane.&rft.au=Zhang%2C+P%3BJohnson%2C+P+S%3BZ%C3%B6llner%2C+C%3BWang%2C+W%3BWang%2C+Z%3BMontes%2C+A+E%3BSeidleck%2C+B+K%3BBlaschak%2C+C+J%3BSurratt%2C+C+K&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=195&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Brain+research.+Molecular+brain+research&rft.issn=0169328X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-06 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of doxycycline treatment on the development of protective immunity in a murine model of chlamydial genital infection AN - 18306571; 5352539 AB - Chlamydia trachomatis is a major cause of sexually transmitted disease (STD) worldwide. Antibiotics are effective in treating infection; however, reinfection is common. This observation has led to the conclusion that infection fails to elicit a protective antichlamydial immune response. It was postulated that high reinfection rates might be due to early eradication of organisms from genital tissue after antibiotic intervention, which could negatively influence the development of naturally acquired protective immunity. This hypothesis was tested by use of a murine model of female genital infection. The findings show that doxycycline intervention of infection, although very effective in eradicating chlamydiae from genital tissue and preventing upper genital tract disease, significantly inhibits the development of protective immunity. If antibiotic intervention of human chlamydial genital infection has a similar effect on protective immunity, it could have important implications in the understanding of immunity to infection and future public health efforts to control chlamydial STD. JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases AU - Su, H AU - Morrison, R AU - Messer, R AU - Whitmire, W AU - Hughes, S AU - Caldwell, H D AD - Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana, USA Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 1252 EP - 1258 VL - 180 IS - 4 SN - 0022-1899, 0022-1899 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Sexually-transmitted diseases KW - Animal models KW - Chlamydia trachomatis KW - Genital tract KW - Immune response KW - Doxycycline KW - J 02855:Human Bacteriology: Others UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18306571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Infectious+Diseases&rft.atitle=The+effect+of+doxycycline+treatment+on+the+development+of+protective+immunity+in+a+murine+model+of+chlamydial+genital+infection&rft.au=Su%2C+H%3BMorrison%2C+R%3BMesser%2C+R%3BWhitmire%2C+W%3BHughes%2C+S%3BCaldwell%2C+H+D&rft.aulast=Su&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=180&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1252&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Infectious+Diseases&rft.issn=00221899&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlamydia trachomatis; Sexually-transmitted diseases; Genital tract; Doxycycline; Immune response; Animal models ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Breast cancer risk in young women and history of selected medical conditions AN - 18160073; 4660197 AB - Background. Several common medical conditions are associated with altered hormone levels, and may thus plausibly influence breast cancer risk. Few studies have examined such relationships, and we utilized a population-based case-control study of young women in the US to examine breast cancer risk following a history of various medical conditions. Relationships between breast cancer and each medical condition examined are biologically plausible, and relevant in terms of public health. Method. The study included 2173 breast cancer cases and 1990 population-based controls from three areas of the US, under 55 years, who were administered a questionnaire including details of physician-diagnosed medical conditions. Results. No significantly increased or decreased breast cancer risk was associated with a history of thyroid disease, gallbladder disease, colorectal polyps, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or surgery for endometriosis. There was some evidence of an increased breast cancer risk associated with ovarian cysts among women who did not receive an oophorectomy (relative risk [RR] = 1.94, 95% CI:1.0-3.9). Non-significant increases in breast cancer risk were observed following diagnoses of several other cancers, including thyroid cancer, basal cell carcinoma, Hodgkin's disease and malignant melanoma. Conclusion. To conclude, our generally null results from this large, population-based study support results from previous studies in providing reassurance that women with a history of several common medical conditions do not appear to be at an increased risk of breast cancer at a young age. JF - International Journal of Epidemiology AU - Weiss, HA AU - Brinton, LA AU - Potischman, NA AU - Brogan, D AU - Coates, R J AU - Gammon, MD AU - Malone, KE AU - Schoenberg, J B AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza South Rm 7068, 6120 Exec. Blvd. MSC 7234 Bethesda, MD 20892-7234, USA Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 816 EP - 823 VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0300-5771, 0300-5771 KW - blood pressure KW - diabetes mellitus KW - endometriosis KW - probability KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Breast cancer KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18160073?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.atitle=Breast+cancer+risk+in+young+women+and+history+of+selected+medical+conditions&rft.au=Weiss%2C+HA%3BBrinton%2C+LA%3BPotischman%2C+NA%3BBrogan%2C+D%3BCoates%2C+R+J%3BGammon%2C+MD%3BMalone%2C+KE%3BSchoenberg%2C+J+B&rft.aulast=Weiss&rft.aufirst=HA&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=816&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.issn=03005771&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Breast cancer ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica and Autoimmune Disease AN - 17587112; 4677017 AB - Occupational exposure to silica dust has been examined as a possible risk factor with respect to several systemic autoimmune diseases, including scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and some of the small vessel vasculitidies with renal involvement (e.g., Wegener granulomatosis). Crystalline silica, or quartz, is an abundant mineral found in sand, rock, and soil. High-level exposure to respirable silica dust can cause chronic inflammation and fibrosis in the lung and other organs. Studies of specific occupational groups with high-level silica exposure (e.g., miners) have shown increased rates of autoimmune diseases compared to the expected rates in the general population. However, some clinic- and population-based studies have not demonstrated an association between silica exposure and risk of autoimmune diseases. This lack of effect may be due to the limited statistical power of these studies to examine this association or because the lower- or moderate-level exposures that may be more common in the general population were not considered. Experimental studies demonstrate that silica can act as an adjuvant to nonspecifically enhance the immune response. This is one mechanism by which silica might be involved in the development of autoimmune diseases. Given that several different autoimmune diseases may be associated with silica dust exposure, silica dust may act to promote or accelerate disease development, requiring some other factor to break immune tolerance or initiate autoimmunity. The specific manifestation of this effect may depend on underlying differences in genetic susceptibility or other environmental exposures. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Parks, C G AU - Conrad, K AU - Cooper, G S AD - Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, MD A3-05, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA, parks@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 793 EP - 802 VL - 107 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - immunology KW - genetic factors KW - silicon dioxide KW - man KW - autoimmune diseases KW - rheumatoid arthritis KW - silica KW - Risk Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Autoimmune diseases KW - Wegener's granulomatosis KW - Environmental factors KW - Dust KW - Quartz KW - Scleroderma KW - Systemic lupus erythematosus KW - Occupational exposure KW - Immunology KW - Rheumatoid arthritis KW - Silica KW - Reviews KW - R2 23080:Industrial and labor KW - F 06874:General KW - X 24164:Pathology KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17587112?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.atitle=Occupational+Exposure+to+Crystalline+Silica+and+Autoimmune+Disease&rft.au=Parks%2C+C+G%3BConrad%2C+K%3BCooper%2C+G+S&rft.aulast=Parks&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=&rft.spage=793&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Special Issue: Linking Environmental Agents to Autoimmune Diseases. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Dust; Occupational exposure; Immunology; Autoimmune diseases; Wegener's granulomatosis; Environmental factors; Reviews; Scleroderma; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Silica; Quartz ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Formation of Deaminated Products in Styrene Oxide Reactions with Deoxycytidine AN - 17503846; 4692258 AB - The reaction of racemic styrene oxide with deoxycytidine under aqueous conditions was studied. The four principal products isolated were a pair of diastereomeric N super(4)-(2-hydroxy-1-phenylethyl)deoxycytidines ( similar to 20% of the products) and a pair of diastereomeric 3-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)deoxyuridines ( similar to 80% of the products). Reactions with optically active styrene oxides allowed the configurations of the 3-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)deoxyuridines to be assigned, and these structures were confirmed by an independent synthesis from deoxyuridine. Also, it was possible to tentatively assign the configurations of the N super(4)-(2-hydroxy-1-phenylethyl)deoxycytidines that had undergone some racemization during the reaction (the ratio of the retained to inverted configuration of the products was similar to 1:7). JF - Chemical Research in Toxicology AU - Barlow, T AU - Dipple, A AD - Chemistry of Carcinogenesis Laboratory, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, P.O. Box B, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 883 EP - 886 VL - 12 IS - 10 SN - 0893-228X, 0893-228X KW - reaction products KW - deoxycytidine KW - styrene oxide KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - X 24155:Biochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17503846?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+Research+in+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Formation+of+Deaminated+Products+in+Styrene+Oxide+Reactions+with+Deoxycytidine&rft.au=Barlow%2C+T%3BDipple%2C+A&rft.aulast=Barlow&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=883&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+Research+in+Toxicology&rft.issn=0893228X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drug testing with alternative matrices II. Mechanisms of cocaine and codeine deposition in hair AN - 17455324; 4659282 AB - A 10-week inpatient study was performed to evaluate cocaine, codeine, and metabolite disposition in biological matrices collected from volunteers. An initial report described drug disposition in plasma, sebum, and stratum corneum collected from five African-American males. This report focuses on drug disposition in hair and sweat collected from the same five subjects. Following a three-week washout period, three doses of cocaine HCl (75 mg/70 kg, subcutaneous) and three doses of codeine SO sub(4) (60 mg/70 kg, oral) were administered on alternating days in week 4 (low-dose week). The same dosing sequence was repeated in week 8 with doubled doses (high-dose week). Hair was collected by shaving the entire scalp once each week. Hair from the anterior vertex was divided into two portions. One portion was washed with isopropanol and phosphate buffer; the other portion was not washed. Hair was enzymatically digested, samples were centrifuged, and the supernatant was collected. Sweat was collected periodically by placing PharmChek sweat patches on the torso. Drugs were extracted from sweat patches with methanol/0.2M sodium acetate buffer (75:25, v/v). Supernatants from hair digests, hair washes, and sweat patch extracts were processed by solid-phase extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis for cocaine, codeine, 6-acetylmorphine, and metabolites. Cocaine and codeine were the primary analytes identified in sweat patches and hair. Drugs were detected in sweat within 8 h after dosing, and drug secretion primarily occurred within 24 h after dosing. No clear relationship was observed between dose and drug concentrations in sweat. Drug incorporation into hair appeared to be dose-dependent. Drugs were detected in hair within 1-3 days after the last drug administration; peak drug concentrations generally occurred in the following 1-2 weeks; thereafter, drug concentrations decreased. Solvent washes removed 50-55% of cocaine and codeine from hair collected 1-3 days after the last drug dose. These data may reflect removal of drug that was deposited by sweat shortly after dosing. Drug removed by washing hair collected 1-3 weeks after the last dose was minimal for cocaine but variable for codeine. Drug in these specimens was likely transferred from blood to germinative hair cells followed by emergence of drug in growing hair. These findings suggest that drug deposition in hair occurs by multiple mechanisms. JF - Journal of Analytical Toxicology AU - Joseph, RE Jr AU - Hoeld, K M AU - Wilkins, D G AU - Rollins, DE AU - Cone, E J AD - Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 396 EP - 408 VL - 23 IS - 6 SN - 0146-4760, 0146-4760 KW - man KW - deposition KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Drug abuse KW - Cocaine KW - Hair KW - Codeine KW - X 24180:Social poisons & drug abuse UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17455324?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Analytical+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Drug+testing+with+alternative+matrices+II.+Mechanisms+of+cocaine+and+codeine+deposition+in+hair&rft.au=Joseph%2C+RE+Jr%3BHoeld%2C+K+M%3BWilkins%2C+D+G%3BRollins%2C+DE%3BCone%2C+E+J&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=RE&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=396&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Analytical+Toxicology&rft.issn=01464760&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Special issue: Society of Forensic Toxico logists, Inc. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cocaine; Codeine; Drug abuse; Hair ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pregnancy recency and risk of ovarian cancer AN - 17448361; 4657692 AB - A recent analysis suggested that ovarian cancer risk increased with time since last birth, possibly because of some aspect of pregnancy that affects the clearance of cells that have undergone malignant transformation. We analyzed data from four case-control studies pertaining to ovarian cancer risk in relation to age at first pregnancy, age at last pregnancy, and years since last pregnancy: 628 cases and 3432 neighborhood or population controls, ages 18-79, were included. We used logistic regression to analyze associations between ovarian cancer risk, controlling for study, age (at diagnosis or corresponding reference age for controls), race, parity, oral contraceptive use, tubal ligation, family history of ovarian or breast cancer, and excluding women with a history of infertility. An early age at first pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer (odds ratio 1.4, 95% confidence interval (1.1-1.8) for ages less than or equal to 19 compared to greater than or equal to 25). Years since last pregnancy was also associated with increased ovarian cancer risk, with odds ratios of 1.4, 1.4, 1.8, and 2.1 for 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, and greater than or equal to 25 years compared to 0-9 years (trend test p = 0.004), respectively. These observations support the results from the previous study, and raise additional questions about the role of pregnancy in the etiology of ovarian cancer. JF - Cancer Causes & Control AU - Cooper, G S AU - Schildkraut, J M AU - Whittemore, A S AU - Marchbanks, P A AD - Epidemiology Branch A3-05, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA, cooper1@niehs.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 397 EP - 402 VL - 10 IS - 5 SN - 0957-5243, 0957-5243 KW - ovarian carcinoma KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Age KW - Cancer KW - Pregnancy KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17448361?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+Causes+%26+Control&rft.atitle=Pregnancy+recency+and+risk+of+ovarian+cancer&rft.au=Cooper%2C+G+S%3BSchildkraut%2C+J+M%3BWhittemore%2C+A+S%3BMarchbanks%2C+P+A&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=397&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+Causes+%26+Control&rft.issn=09575243&rft_id=info:doi/10.1023%2FA%3A1008960520316 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cancer; Age; Pregnancy DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008960520316 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Growth Inhibition of Cervical Tumor Cells by Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides Directed to the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 Gene AN - 17445145; 4652564 AB - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) is the HPV type most frequently associated with cervical carcinomas. Based on our previous research with anti-HPV ribozymes, we developed a 16-nucleotide antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AntiE6) able to direct RNase H activity on full-length HPV-16 E6/E7 mRNA. Although the precise mechanism is not completely understood, addition of 50 mu M AntiE6 oligodeoxynucleotide in sterile water caused a significant decrease in the growth rate of CaSki and QGU cervical tumor cell lines. In contrast, addition of a mismatched mutant oligodeoxynucleotide (M7) did not affect cell growth after 72 hours. Treatment with AntiE6 resulted in down-regulation of E6/E7 mRNA and an increase in p53 levels in QGU cells. AntiE6 was also able to (>70%) inhibit significantly growth of transplanted cervical tumors in nude mice after 2 weeks treatment using constant delivery by osmotic pumps. These results indicate that the AntiE6 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides can act as a therapeutic agent against cervical carcinomas. JF - Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development AU - Alvarez-Salas, L M AU - Arpawong, TE AU - Dipaolo, JA AD - Department of Health & Human Services, NCI/NIH, Laboratory of Biology, Building 37, Room 2A19, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, dipaoloj@dc37a.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 441 EP - 450 VL - 9 IS - 5 SN - 1087-2906, 1087-2906 KW - man KW - nude mice KW - Human papillomavirus 16 KW - double prime E6 gene KW - oligodeoxynucleotides KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids KW - E6 gene KW - ^AE6 gene KW - Cervical carcinoma KW - Antisense KW - Cervix KW - Tumor cells KW - N 14250:Biological properties KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33380:Antisense UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17445145?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Antisense+and+Nucleic+Acid+Drug+Development&rft.atitle=Growth+Inhibition+of+Cervical+Tumor+Cells+by+Antisense+Oligodeoxynucleotides+Directed+to+the+Human+Papillomavirus+Type+16+E6+Gene&rft.au=Alvarez-Salas%2C+L+M%3BArpawong%2C+TE%3BDipaolo%2C+JA&rft.aulast=Alvarez-Salas&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=441&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Antisense+and+Nucleic+Acid+Drug+Development&rft.issn=10872906&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human papillomavirus 16; Antisense; Tumor cells; Cervix; Cervical carcinoma ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Complete molecular remissions induced by patient-specific vaccination plus granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor against lymphoma AN - 17419269; 4636506 AB - Lymphomas express a tumor-specific antigen which can be targeted by cancer vaccination. We evaluated the ability of a new idiotype protein vaccine formulation to eradicate residual t(14; 18)+ lymphoma cells in 20 patients in a homogeneous, chemotherapy-induced first clinical complete remission. All 11 patients with detectable translocations in their primary tumors had cells from the malignant clone detectable in their blood by PCR both at diagnosis and after chemotherapy, despite being in complete remission. However, 8 of 11 patients converted to lacking cells in their blood from the malignant clone detectable by PCR after vaccination and sustained their molecular remissions. Tumor-specific cytotoxic CD8 super(+) and CD4 super(+) T cells were uniformly found (19 of 20 patients), whereas antibodies were detected, but apparently were not required for molecular remission. Vaccination was thus associated with clearance of residual tumor cells from blood and long-term disease-free survival. The demonstration of molecular remissions, analysis of cytotoxic T lymphocytes against autologous tumor targets, and addition of granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor to the vaccine formulation provide principles relevant to the design of future clinical trials of other cancer vaccines administered in a minimal residual disease setting. JF - Nature Medicine AU - Bendandi, M AU - Gocke, C D AU - Kobrin, C B AU - Benko, F A AU - Sternas, LA AU - Pennington, R AU - Watson, T M AU - Reynolds, C W AU - Gause, B L AU - Duffey, P L AU - Jaffe, E S AU - Creekmore, S P AU - Longo, D L AU - Kwak, L W AD - Department of Experimental Transplantation and Immunology, Medicine Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, kwak@mail.ncifcrf.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 1171 EP - 1178 VL - 5 IS - 10 SN - 1078-8956, 1078-8956 KW - man KW - immunology KW - cancer vaccines KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Antigen (tumor-associated) KW - Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor KW - Vaccines KW - Lymphoma KW - F 06867:Lymphoma KW - W3 33350:Cancer vaccines KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17419269?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+Medicine&rft.atitle=Complete+molecular+remissions+induced+by+patient-specific+vaccination+plus+granulocyte-monocyte+colony-stimulating+factor+against+lymphoma&rft.au=Bendandi%2C+M%3BGocke%2C+C+D%3BKobrin%2C+C+B%3BBenko%2C+F+A%3BSternas%2C+LA%3BPennington%2C+R%3BWatson%2C+T+M%3BReynolds%2C+C+W%3BGause%2C+B+L%3BDuffey%2C+P+L%3BJaffe%2C+E+S%3BCreekmore%2C+S+P%3BLongo%2C+D+L%3BKwak%2C+L+W&rft.aulast=Bendandi&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1171&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+Medicine&rft.issn=10788956&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2F13928 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Vaccines; Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; Lymphoma; Antigen (tumor-associated) DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/13928 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Enzyme Prodrug Gene Therapy: Synergistic Use of the Herpes Simplex Virus-Cellular Thymidine Kinase/Ganciclovir System and Thymidylate Synthase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Colon Cancer AN - 17404211; 4637169 AB - The goal of this study was to improve the therapeutic index of the herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV) system by the addition of thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitors. For this, we assessed the potential of GCV to synergistically interact with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), ZD1694 (Tomudex), and (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine in HSV-tk-expressing murine MC38 STK and human HT-29 STK colon carcinoma cell lines. Synergistic cell killing was observed in a clonogenic assay over most of the cytotoxic dose range by the median-effect principle of Chou and Talalay. In a s.c. HT-29 STK xenograft tumor' model, we demonstrated that the combination of GCV and 5-FU resulted in statistically significant enhanced animal survival over single-agent treatment. Furthermore, we showed that the combination of GCV and ZD1694 in association with the HSV-tk/GCV system was at least as effective as GCV/5-FU in vitro and in vivo. The mechanism for the observed synergy is most likely attributable to the increased GCV phosphorylation in the presence of the tested TS inhibitors. Our data suggest that the HSV-tk/GCV metabolic suicide gene transfer system could serve as an adjuvant of the presently used TS inhibitors, thus potentially improving the efficacy of present cancer gene therapy approaches. JF - Cancer Research AU - Wildner, O AU - Blaese, R M AU - Candotti, F AD - NIH, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 10C103, Bethesda, MD 20892-1851, USA, owildner@nhgri.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 5233 EP - 5238 VL - 59 IS - 20 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - mice KW - man KW - HSV KW - (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine KW - 5-fluorouracil KW - Herpes simplex virus KW - ZD1694 KW - ganciclovir KW - tk gene KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Gene therapy KW - Thymidine kinase KW - Tumors KW - Thymidylate synthase KW - W3 33181:Gene therapy vectors KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17404211?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+Research&rft.atitle=Enzyme+Prodrug+Gene+Therapy%3A+Synergistic+Use+of+the+Herpes+Simplex+Virus-Cellular+Thymidine+Kinase%2FGanciclovir+System+and+Thymidylate+Synthase+Inhibitors+for+the+Treatment+of+Colon+Cancer&rft.au=Wildner%2C+O%3BBlaese%2C+R+M%3BCandotti%2C+F&rft.aulast=Wildner&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=5233&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+Research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Herpes simplex virus; Gene therapy; Thymidine kinase; Thymidylate synthase; Tumors ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative Studies of a Retrovirus versus a Poxvirus Vector in whole Tumor-Cell Vaccines AN - 17403803; 4637173 AB - A number of experimental and clinical studies have used retroviral vectors to express transgenes in whole tumor-cell vaccines. Recently, poxvirus vectors such as vaccinia or avipox have been used toward this goal. The studies reported here compare for the first time the use of a retroviral vector versus a poxvirus vector (vaccinia) in whole tumor-cell vaccines. The transgene used was the T-cell costimulatory molecule B7-1, and the tumor was the weakly or nonimmunogenic MC38 murine colon adenocarcinoma. Recombinant retrovirus (R-B7) and the recombinant vaccinia (V-B7) induced equivalent expression of B7 on the surface of the carcinoma cell. Using live whole-tumor cells as vaccine, cells transduced via recombinant retrovirus (MC38/R-B7) and recombinant vaccinia (MC38/V-B7) equally induced protection against challenge by native MC38 cells 14 days later. Upon rechallenge with native MC38 cells 40 days later, however, the MC38/R-B7 vaccine was shown to be less effective than the MC38/V-B7 vaccine. Similar results were obtained when the tumor cells were irradiated prior to administration. When comparative studies were conducted in which X-irradiated tumor-cell vaccines were given to mice bearing experimental lung metastases, the MC38/V-B7 vaccine was shown to be significantly (P = 0.0351) more effective than the MC38/R-B7 vaccine. Additional studies were carried out in mice that had received vaccinia virus previously. Again, the X-irradiated MC38/V-B7 vaccine was statistically (P = 0.024) more effective than the MC38/R-B7 vaccine in the elimination of metastases. When the naive and vaccinia-immune mice for each vaccination group were combined for meta-analysis (n = 16), the MC38/V-B7 was significantly more effective than the MC38/R-B7 in the treatment of pulmonary metastases (P = 0.0014) in this model. These studies thus demonstrate for the first time that a whole tumor-cell vaccine (either live or X-irradiated) containing a vaccinia transgene is at least as efficient, and sometimes more efficient, in inducing antitumor effects compared with the same vaccine using a retrovirus to express the transgene. The implications for the clinical applications of such approaches are discussed. JF - Cancer Research AU - Hodge, J W AU - Schlom, J AD - Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 10 Center Drive, Room 8B07, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, js141c@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 5106 EP - 5111 VL - 59 IS - 20 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - mice KW - Poxvirus KW - Retrovirus KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Expression vectors KW - Vaccines KW - Tumor cells KW - Carcinoma KW - W3 33350:Cancer vaccines KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17403803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+Research&rft.atitle=Comparative+Studies+of+a+Retrovirus+versus+a+Poxvirus+Vector+in+whole+Tumor-Cell+Vaccines&rft.au=Hodge%2C+J+W%3BSchlom%2C+J&rft.aulast=Hodge&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=5106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+Research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Tumor cells; Vaccines; Expression vectors; Carcinoma ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In vitro induction of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants resistant to phosphoralaninate prodrugs of Z-methylenecyclopropane nucleoside analogues AN - 17400060; 4615662 AB - Two methylenecyclopropane nucleoside analogues with a phenylphosphoralaninate moiety, QYL-685 and QYL-609, exert potent and specific activities against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strain LAI (HIV-1 sub(LAI)) and HIV-2 in vitro. In this study, we induced HIV-1 variants resistant to QYL-685 by exposing HIV-1 sub(LAI) to increasing concentrations of QYL-685. After 16 passages, the virus (HIV-1 sub(P16)) was less sensitive to QYL-685 (104-fold), QYL-609 (> 41-fold), and (-)- beta -2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine (3TC) (> 1,100-fold) than was HIV-1 sub(LAI) and contained an M184I mutation. Two infectious clones, HIV-1 sub(M184I) and HIV-1 sub(M184V), were resistant to QYL-685, QYL-609, and 3TC, confirming that the M184I mutation was responsible for the observed resistance. Viral-fitness analyses (competitive HIV-1 replication assays) revealed that in the absence of drugs, M184I and M184V conferred a replication disadvantage on the virus compared to the replication efficiency of the wild-type infectious clone (HIV-1 sub(wt)). However, in the presence of QYL-685 (4 mu M), HIV-1 sub(M184I) and HIV-1 sub(M184V) showed greater fitness than HIV-1 sub(wt). These data may provide structural and virological relevance with regard to the emergence of M184I and M184V substitutions in HIV-1. JF - Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy AU - Yoshimura, K AU - Feldman, R AU - Kodama, E AU - Kavlick, M F AU - Qiu, Y-L AU - Zemlicka, J AU - Mitsuya, H AD - Experimental Retrovirology Section, Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bldg. 10, Room 5A11, 9000 Rockville Pk., Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, hmitsuya@helix.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 2479 EP - 2483 VL - 43 IS - 10 SN - 0066-4804, 0066-4804 KW - QYL-609 KW - QYL-685 KW - Human immunodeficiency virus 1 KW - Methylenecyclopropane KW - methylenecyclopropane KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Antiviral agents KW - Drug resistance KW - Mutation KW - V 22002:AIDS: Molecular and in vitro aspects KW - A 01064:Microbial resistance KW - W3 33372:Antiviral agents KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17400060?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Antimicrobial+Agents+%26+Chemotherapy&rft.atitle=In+vitro+induction+of+human+immunodeficiency+virus+type+1+variants+resistant+to+phosphoralaninate+prodrugs+of+Z-methylenecyclopropane+nucleoside+analogues&rft.au=Yoshimura%2C+K%3BFeldman%2C+R%3BKodama%2C+E%3BKavlick%2C+M+F%3BQiu%2C+Y-L%3BZemlicka%2C+J%3BMitsuya%2C+H&rft.aulast=Yoshimura&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=2479&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Antimicrobial+Agents+%26+Chemotherapy&rft.issn=00664804&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human immunodeficiency virus 1; Antiviral agents; Drug resistance; Mutation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genetic strategies to inhibit HIV AN - 17396304; 4622024 AB - The worldwide incidence of HIV infection continues to rise despite more than a decade of intense research aimed at developing effective intervention strategies. Because the mechanisms of action of the essential HIV gene products are now known, these have become potential targets for intervention. Some of these targets are attractive candidates for intervention by gene therapy. This review will focus on the recent progress in gene therapy strategies, including approaches approved for clinical trials. The efficacy of these various anti-HIV strategies, as well as the advantages and drawbacks of the different existing gene delivery systems, will be discussed. JF - Molecular Medicine Today AU - Morgan, R A AD - Gene Transfer Technology Section, Clinical Gene Therapy Branch/National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1851, USA, rmorgan@nhgri.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 454 EP - 458 VL - 5 IS - 10 SN - 1357-4310, 1357-4310 KW - clinical trials KW - man KW - HIV KW - human immunodeficiency virus KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Gene therapy KW - Gene transfer KW - Human immunodeficiency virus KW - Reviews KW - Clinical trials KW - V 22002:AIDS: Molecular and in vitro aspects KW - G 07313:Viruses KW - W3 33000:General topics and reviews KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33180:Gene based (protocols, clinical trials, and animal models) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17396304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+Medicine+Today&rft.atitle=Genetic+strategies+to+inhibit+HIV&rft.au=Morgan%2C+R+A&rft.aulast=Morgan&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=454&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+Medicine+Today&rft.issn=13574310&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS1357-4310%2899%2901542-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human immunodeficiency virus; Clinical trials; Gene therapy; Reviews; Gene transfer DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1357-4310(99)01542-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Outer membrane proteins as a carrier for detoxified lipooligosaccharide conjugate vaccines for nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae AN - 17343449; 4615075 AB - Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a common cause of otitis media and respiratory tract infections. Outer membrane proteins (OMP) and lipooligosaccharide (LOS) are major surface antigens of NTHi and potential vaccine candidates. De-O-acylated LOS (dLOS) or oligosaccharide (OS) was coupled to total OMP to form dLOS-OMP and OS-OMP conjugates, while a dLOS-tetanus toxoid (TT) was synthesized for comparison. These conjugates were evaluated in mice and rabbits for immunogenicity. dLOS-OMP elicited a better boostable antibody response against LOS than did dLOS-TT, while OS-OMP was not immunogenic. Formulation of the conjugates with Ribi adjuvant significantly enhanced the immunogenicity of dLOS-OMP and dLOS-TT but not that of OS-OMP. In addition, rabbit antisera elicited by dLOS-OMP but not dLOS-TT (or OMP alone) demonstrated bactericidal activity against 40% of the NTHi strains tested. These results indicate that dLOS is a better derivative of LOS than OS and that OMP is a good carrier for NTHi LOS-based conjugate vaccines. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Wu, T-H AU - Gu, X-X AD - NIDCD, NIH, 5 Research Court, 2A31, Rockville, MD 20850, USA, guxx@nidcd.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 5508 EP - 5513 VL - 67 IS - 10 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - Haemophilus influenzae KW - Lipooligosaccharides KW - Omp protein KW - immunology KW - lipooligosaccharides KW - mice KW - oligosaccharides KW - rabbits KW - respiratory tract infection KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Immunology Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Cell surface KW - Bactericidal activity KW - Antibody response KW - Otitis media KW - Proteins KW - Vaccines KW - Conjugates KW - W3 33365:Vaccines (other) KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - F 06807:Active immunization KW - A 01099:Bacteria and fungi KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17343449?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Outer+membrane+proteins+as+a+carrier+for+detoxified+lipooligosaccharide+conjugate+vaccines+for+nontypeable+Haemophilus+influenzae&rft.au=Wu%2C+T-H%3BGu%2C+X-X&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=T-H&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=5508&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Haemophilus influenzae; Otitis media; Proteins; Vaccines; Conjugates; Antibody response; Cell surface; Bactericidal activity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment with succinic anhydride improves the immunogenicity of Shigella flexneri type 2a O-specific polysaccharide-protein conjugates in mice AN - 17341090; 4615109 AB - Seroepidemiological data and a clinical trial with a Shigella sonnei O-specific polysaccharide (O-SP)-Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant exoprotein A (rEPA) conjugate provide evidence that a critical level of immunoglobulin G (IgG) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antibodies in serum confers protection against shigellosis. We evaluated the immunogenicity of conjugates whose carrier proteins and O-SPs were treated with succinic anhydride (SA), which reacts with amino groups at neutral pH to form amide-linked carboxyls (succinylation). Conjugates were synthesized with either of two genetically inactivated medically useful toxins, the diphtheria protein CRM9 or rEPA, bound to the O-SP of Shigella flexneri type 2a. Conjugates composed of the succinylated protein, succinylated O-SP, or both succinylated components were administered to mice by a clinically relevant scheme, and their levels of serum IgG anti-LPS and anti-proteins were assayed 7 days after the second and third injections. CRM9 served as a more immunogenic carrier than rEPA. Conjugates composed of succinylated components were more immunogenic than the conjugates composed of the native components. SA treatment of both the carrier protein and the O-SP did not confer an advantage over the succinylated protein alone. Conjugates prepared with native proteins, in general, elicited slightly higher levels of IgG protein antibodies than conjugates composed of the SA-treated proteins. JF - Infection and Immunity AU - Pavliakova, D AU - Chu, Ch AU - Bystricky, S AU - Tolson, N W AU - Shiloach, J AU - Kaufman, J B AU - Bryla, DA AU - Robbins, J B AU - Schneerson, R AD - National Institutes of Health, Building 6, Room 424, Bethesda, MD 20892-2720, USA Y1 - 1999/10// PY - 1999 DA - Oct 1999 SP - 5526 EP - 5529 VL - 67 IS - 10 SN - 0019-9567, 0019-9567 KW - Polysaccharides KW - Succinic anhydride KW - double prime O antigen KW - conjugates KW - mice KW - rEPA protein KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Antibody response KW - Toxins KW - Immunogenicity KW - Shigella flexneri KW - Vaccines KW - Conjugates KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - J 02834:Vaccination and immunization KW - A 01099:Bacteria and fungi UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17341090?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.atitle=Treatment+with+succinic+anhydride+improves+the+immunogenicity+of+Shigella+flexneri+type+2a+O-specific+polysaccharide-protein+conjugates+in+mice&rft.au=Pavliakova%2C+D%3BChu%2C+Ch%3BBystricky%2C+S%3BTolson%2C+N+W%3BShiloach%2C+J%3BKaufman%2C+J+B%3BBryla%2C+DA%3BRobbins%2C+J+B%3BSchneerson%2C+R&rft.aulast=Pavliakova&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=5526&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Infection+and+Immunity&rft.issn=00199567&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Shigella flexneri; Toxins; Vaccines; Immunogenicity; Conjugates; Antibody response ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibition of Bacterial Cell Wall-Induced Leukocyte Recruitment and Hepatic Granuloma Formation by TGF- beta Gene Transfer AN - 17336595; 4610767 AB - Intraperitoneal injection of streptococcal cell walls (SCW) into Lewis rats results in dissemination of SCW to the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and peripheral joints. The uptake of SCW by Kupffer cells in the liver initiates a chain of events largely mediated by T lymphocytes and macrophages. Local synthesis and secretion of cytokines and growth factors in response to the persistent SCW lead to the evolution and maintenance of a chronic T cell-dependent granulomatous response and result in granuloma formation and irreversible hepatic fibrosis. In an attempt to impede the development of the chronic granulomatous lesions in the liver, we injected a plasmid DNA encoding TGF- beta 1 i.m. to the SCW animals to determine the effect of TGF- beta 1 gene transfer on the course of liver inflammation and fibrosis. A single injection of plasmid DNA encoding TGF- beta 1 resulted in virtual abolition of the development of the SCW-induced hepatic granuloma formation and matrix expansion. TGF- beta 1 DNA not only reduced key proinflammatory cytokines including TNF- alpha , IL-1 beta , IFN- gamma , and IL-18, but also inhibited both CXC and CC chemokine production, thereby blocking inflammatory cell recruitment and accumulation in the liver. Moreover, TGF- beta 1 gene delivery inhibited its own expression in the liver tissue, which is otherwise up-regulated in SCW-injected animals. Our study suggests that TGF- beta 1 gene transfer suppresses hepatic granuloma formation by blocking the recruitment of inflammatory cells to the liver, and thus may provide a new approach to the control of hepatic granulomatous and fibrotic diseases. JF - Journal of Immunology AU - Song, Xiao-yu AU - Zeng, Li AU - Pilo, C M AU - Zagorski, J AU - Wahl, S M AD - Building 30, Room 332, 30 Convent Drive, MSC 4352, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4352, USA, smwahl@dir.nidcr.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/10/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Oct 01 SP - 4020 EP - 4026 VL - 163 IS - 7 SN - 0022-1767, 0022-1767 KW - Lewis rats KW - Streptococcus KW - immunology KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Immunology Abstracts KW - Chemokines KW - Fibrosis KW - Cytokines KW - Leukocytes KW - Granuloma KW - Kupffer cells KW - Gene transfer KW - Liver KW - Cell walls KW - F 06774:Other cytokines (TNF, GM-CSF) KW - W3 33056:Animal models of human disease KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17336595?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.atitle=Inhibition+of+Bacterial+Cell+Wall-Induced+Leukocyte+Recruitment+and+Hepatic+Granuloma+Formation+by+TGF-+beta+Gene+Transfer&rft.au=Song%2C+Xiao-yu%3BZeng%2C+Li%3BPilo%2C+C+M%3BZagorski%2C+J%3BWahl%2C+S+M&rft.aulast=Song&rft.aufirst=Xiao-yu&rft.date=1999-10-01&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=4020&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immunology&rft.issn=00221767&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cytokines; Leukocytes; Liver; Cell walls; Gene transfer; Fibrosis; Granuloma; Kupffer cells; Chemokines ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The AIDS epidemic: Considerations for the 21st century AN - 17409789; 4627326 AB - Humankind has been besieged throughout its evolution by microorganisms that pose a continual challenge to the survival of the species. Although such ancient killers as tuberculosis and malaria persistently take a toll of millions of lives per year, occasionally the emergence or reemergence of a microbe results in an unexpected, catastrophic pandemic with global public health consequences. As we prepare to leave the 20th century, it is worth reflecting on the fact that within the framework of an enormous but constant burden of a variety of infectious diseases, as well as a number of mini-epidemics, this century has witnessed two such unexpected cataclysmic events. One, the influenza A pandemic of 1918, was due to an old, but reemerging microbe. Influenza had been a problem for centuries, but in that one winter of 1918-1919, it was responsible for the deaths of approximately 25 million people worldwide and 550,000 people in the United States. The other pandemic, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is due to a newly recognized microbe, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The world first became aware of this new disease in the summer of 1981, and it has exploded in successive waves in various regions of the world. Still, as we enter the 21st century, the catastrophic potential of the pandemic may still not have been fully realized. As we prepare to enter the new millennium, it is appropriate to reflect on the origins of this epidemic, what has occurred over the past 18 years, what has been accomplished from a scientific and public health perspective, and what the prospects are for the future. JF - New England Journal of Medicine AU - Fauci, A S AD - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, afauci@niaid.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/30/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 30 SP - 1046 EP - 1050 VL - 341 IS - 14 SN - 0028-4793, 0028-4793 KW - man KW - HIV KW - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome KW - Epidemics KW - Human immunodeficiency virus KW - Public health KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma KW - V 22005:AIDS: Epidemiological aspects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17409789?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.atitle=The+AIDS+epidemic%3A+Considerations+for+the+21st+century&rft.au=Fauci%2C+A+S&rft.aulast=Fauci&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-09-30&rft.volume=341&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=1046&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.issn=00284793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human immunodeficiency virus; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Public health; Epidemics ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Slow transport of unpolymerized tubulin and polymerized neurofilament in the squid giant axon. AN - 70793503; 10500221 AB - A major issue in the slow transport of cytoskeletal proteins is the form in which they are transported. We have investigated the possibility that unpolymerized as well as polymerized cytoskeletal proteins can be actively transported in axons. We report the active transport of highly diffusible tubulin oligomers, as well as transport of the less diffusible neurofilament polymers. After injection into the squid giant axon, tubulin was transported in an anterograde direction at an average rate of 2.3 mm/day, whereas neurofilament was moved at 1.1 mm/day. Addition of the metabolic poisons cyanide or dinitrophenol reduced the active transport of both proteins to less than 10% of control values, whereas disruption of microtubules by treatment of the axon with cold in the presence of nocodazole reduced transport of both proteins to approximately 20% of control levels. Passive diffusion of these proteins occurred in parallel with transport. The diffusion coefficient of the moving tubulin in axoplasm was 8.6 micrometer(2)/s compared with only 0.43 micrometer(2)/s for neurofilament. These results suggest that the tubulin was transported in the unpolymerized state and that the neurofilament was transported in the polymerized state by an energy-dependent nocodazole/cold-sensitive transport mechanism. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America AU - Galbraith, J A AU - Reese, T S AU - Schlief, M L AU - Gallant, P E AD - Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4062, USA. jgalbrai@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/28/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 28 SP - 11589 EP - 11594 VL - 96 IS - 20 SN - 0027-8424, 0027-8424 KW - Neurofilament Proteins KW - 0 KW - Polymers KW - Tubulin KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Polymers -- metabolism KW - Diffusion KW - Decapodiformes KW - Biological Transport, Active KW - Axons -- metabolism KW - Tubulin -- metabolism KW - Neurofilament Proteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70793503?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.atitle=Slow+transport+of+unpolymerized+tubulin+and+polymerized+neurofilament+in+the+squid+giant+axon.&rft.au=Galbraith%2C+J+A%3BReese%2C+T+S%3BSchlief%2C+M+L%3BGallant%2C+P+E&rft.aulast=Galbraith&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-09-28&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=11589&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+of+the+United+States+of+America&rft.issn=00278424&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Physiol. 1976 Dec;263(2):115-37 [65468] J Cell Biol. 1975 Aug;66(2):351-66 [49355] J Cell Biol. 1996 Jun;133(6):1347-53 [8682869] Science. 1996 Aug 9;273(5276):784-8 [8670416] J Neurotrauma. 1997 Nov;14(11):811-22 [9421453] J Neurosci. 1998 Feb 1;18(3):821-9 [9437004] Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1998 Feb;10(1):87-92 [9484599] J Cell Biol. 1998 Oct 5;143(1):147-57 [9763427] J Cell Biol. 1999 Feb 8;144(3):447-58 [9971740] J Cell Biol. 1980 Aug;86(2):616-23 [6156946] Physiol Rev. 1980 Oct;60(4):1167-283 [6159657] J Cell Biol. 1982 Jan;92(1):192-8 [7199050] J Cell Biol. 1984 Jul;99(1 Pt 1):188-98 [6736127] J Cell Biol. 1984 Jul;99(1 Pt 2):212s-221s [6378920] J Cell Biol. 1984 Nov;99(5):1716-24 [6490717] Cell. 1985 Feb;40(2):455-62 [2578325] J Cell Biol. 1986 Sep;103(3):917-27 [3745275] Science. 1987 Jan 16;235(4786):337-9 [2432662] J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1987 Jul;242(1):277-83 [2441026] J Cell Sci Suppl. 1986;5:161-79 [2443517] Brain Res. 1988 Feb 1;466(2):275-85 [2452001] J Neurosci. 1988 May;8(5):1479-84 [3130467] J Cell Biol. 1988 Aug;107(2):651-64 [3047145] Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 1988;10(1-2):285-95 [3180248] Nature. 1990 Feb 1;343(6257):479-82 [1689016] Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1989 Feb;1(1):91-7 [2483519] J Neurosci. 1992 Jan;12(1):77-85 [1370324] J Cell Biol. 1992 Apr;117(1):105-20 [1556148] J Cell Biol. 1993 Mar;120(5):1177-86 [7679673] J Cell Biol. 1993 Apr;121(2):375-86 [8468352] Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 1993;25(4):345-57 [8402955] Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1994 Feb;6(1):3-9 [8167023] J Cell Biol. 1994 Oct;127(1):173-85 [7929561] J Cell Sci. 1994 Aug;107 ( Pt 8):2291-8 [7527056] Neuron. 1995 Jun;14(6):1247-56 [7541635] J Cell Biol. 1995 Dec;131(5):1315-26 [8522592] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Dec 5;92(25):11500-3 [8524791] J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1979 Mar;208(3):411-7 [85702] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Saccharomyces cerevisiae HCR1 gene encoding a homologue of the p35 subunit of human translation initiation factor 3 (eIF3) is a high copy suppressor of a temperature-sensitive mutation in the Rpg1p subunit of yeast eIF3. AN - 70048103; 10488093 AB - The complex eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) was shown to promote the formation of the 43 S preinitiation complex by dissociating 40 S and 60 S ribosomal subunits, stabilizing the ternary complex, and aiding mRNA binding to 40 S ribosomal subunits. Recently, we described the identification of RPG1 (TIF32), the p110 subunit of the eIF3 core complex in yeast. In a screen for Saccharomyces cerevisiae multicopy suppressors of the rpg1-1 temperature-sensitive mutant, an unknown gene corresponding to the open reading frame YLR192C was identified. When overexpressed, the 30-kDa gene product, named Hcr1p, was able to support, under restrictive conditions, growth of the rpg1-1 temperature-sensitive mutant, but not of a Rpg1p-depleted mutant. An hcr1 null mutant was viable, but showed slight reduction of growth when compared with the wild-type strain. Physical interaction between the Hcr1 and Rpg1 proteins was shown by co-immunoprecipitation analysis. The combination of Deltahcr1 and rpg1-1 mutations resulted in a synthetic enhancement of the slow growth phenotype at a semipermissive temperature. In a computer search, a significant homology to the human p35 subunit of the eIF3 complex was found. We assume that the yeast Hcr1 protein participates in translation initiation likely as a protein associated with the eIF3 complex. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Valásek, L AU - Hasek, J AU - Trachsel, H AU - Imre, E M AU - Ruis, H AD - Vienna Biocenter, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. lvalasek@aghmac1.nichd.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/24/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 24 SP - 27567 EP - 27572 VL - 274 IS - 39 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Cell Cycle Proteins KW - 0 KW - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-3 KW - Fungal Proteins KW - HCR1 protein, S cerevisiae KW - Macromolecular Substances KW - Peptide Initiation Factors KW - Prokaryotic Initiation Factor-3 KW - RNA, Messenger KW - RPG1 protein, S cerevisiae KW - Repressor Proteins KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins KW - Index Medicus KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal KW - Ribosomes -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Temperature KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Mutagenesis KW - Phenotype KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic KW - Sequence Alignment KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Kinetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- genetics KW - Fungal Proteins -- chemistry KW - Peptide Initiation Factors -- genetics KW - Fungal Proteins -- metabolism KW - Cell Cycle Proteins -- genetics KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- growth & development KW - Repressor Proteins -- metabolism KW - Peptide Initiation Factors -- chemistry KW - Fungal Proteins -- genetics KW - Repressor Proteins -- genetics KW - Cell Cycle Proteins -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70048103?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=The+Saccharomyces+cerevisiae+HCR1+gene+encoding+a+homologue+of+the+p35+subunit+of+human+translation+initiation+factor+3+%28eIF3%29+is+a+high+copy+suppressor+of+a+temperature-sensitive+mutation+in+the+Rpg1p+subunit+of+yeast+eIF3.&rft.au=Val%C3%A1sek%2C+L%3BHasek%2C+J%3BTrachsel%2C+H%3BImre%2C+E+M%3BRuis%2C+H&rft.aulast=Val%C3%A1sek&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-09-24&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=39&rft.spage=27567&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of the cysteine residues in the amino-terminal extracellular domain of the human Ca(2+) receptor critical for dimerization. Implications for function of monomeric Ca(2+) receptor. AN - 70043784; 10488104 AB - We analyzed the effect of substituting serine for each of the 19 cysteine residues within the amino-terminal extracellular domain of the human Ca(2+) receptor on cell surface expression and receptor dimerization. C129S, C131S, C437S, C449S, and C482S were similar to wild type receptor; the other 14 cysteine to serine mutants were retained intracellularly. Four of these, C60S, C101S, C358S and C395S, were unable to dimerize. A C129S/C131S double mutant failed to dimerize but was unique in that the monomeric form expressed at the cell surface. Substitution of a cysteine for serine 132 within the C129S/C131S mutant restored receptor dimerization. Mutation of residues Cys-129, Cys-131, and Ser-132, singly and in various combinations caused a left shift in Ca(2+) response compared with wild type receptor. These results identify cysteines 129 and 131 as critical in formation of intermolecular disulfide bond(s) responsible for receptor dimerization. In a "venus flytrap" model of the receptor extracellular domain, Cys-129 and Cys-131 are located within a region protruding from one lobe of the flytrap. We suggest that this region represents a dimer interface for the receptor and that mutation of residues within the interface causes important changes in Ca(2+) response of the receptor. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Ray, K AU - Hauschild, B C AU - Steinbach, P J AU - Goldsmith, P K AU - Hauache, O AU - Spiegel, A M AD - Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/24/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 24 SP - 27642 EP - 27650 VL - 274 IS - 39 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Calcium-Binding Proteins KW - 0 KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Cysteine KW - K848JZ4886 KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Immunoblotting KW - Protein Structure, Secondary KW - Models, Molecular KW - Dimerization KW - Humans KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Biotinylation KW - Rats KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Transfection KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Kinetics KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Recombinant Proteins -- chemistry KW - Cell Membrane -- metabolism KW - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Cell Line KW - Calcium-Binding Proteins -- genetics KW - Calcium-Binding Proteins -- metabolism KW - Calcium-Binding Proteins -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70043784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Identification+of+the+cysteine+residues+in+the+amino-terminal+extracellular+domain+of+the+human+Ca%282%2B%29+receptor+critical+for+dimerization.+Implications+for+function+of+monomeric+Ca%282%2B%29+receptor.&rft.au=Ray%2C+K%3BHauschild%2C+B+C%3BSteinbach%2C+P+J%3BGoldsmith%2C+P+K%3BHauache%2C+O%3BSpiegel%2C+A+M&rft.aulast=Ray&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-09-24&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=39&rft.spage=27642&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Heterotopic endochondrial ossification with mixed tumor formation in C3(1)/Tag transgenic mice is associated with elevated TGF-beta1 and BMP-2 expression. AN - 70782001; 10498897 AB - Transgenic mice which express the simian virus 40 large T-antigen (Tag) under the regulatory control of the hormone responsive rat C3(1) gene develop unusual lesions of heterotopic bone growth associated with mixed tumor formation arising from eccrine sweat glands found only in the foot pads of mice, ischiocavernosus muscle adjacent to bulbourethral glands and occasionally the salivary and mammary glands. These lesions are very similar to mixed tumors arising in several types of human cancers. Based upon electron microscopic examination and immunocytochemical analyses of cellular differentiation markers, the mixed proliferative lesions in this transgenic mouse model begin with the Tag-induced proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells. The proliferation of these two types of cells results in hyperplasia and adenomatous transformation of the epithelial component, whereas the proliferating myoepithelial cells undergo metaplasia to form chondrocytes which deposit extracellular matrix, including collagen fibers. Cartilage develops focally between areas of epithelial proliferation and subsequently ossifies through a process of endochondrial bone formation. The metaplasia of myoepithelial cells to chondrocytes appears to require the inductive interaction of factors produced by the closely associated proliferating epithelial cells, including members of the TGF-beta superfamily. We demonstrate that TGF-beta1 protein accumulates in the extracellular matrix of the lesions, whereas RNA in situ hybridization reveals that BMP-2, another strong inducer of heterotopic bone formation, is overexpressed by the proliferating epithelial cells during the development of ectopic bone. The formation of sarcomatous tumors within the mixed tumors appears to be androgen-dependent and more frequent in mice lacking a normal allele of p53. This process of cartilage and bone induction may mimic epithelial-mesenchymal interactions which occur during embryonic bone formation. These transgenic mice may provide new insights into the processes of ectopic endochondrial bone formation associated with mixed tumor formation and serve as a useful model for human heterotopic bone disease. JF - Oncogene AU - Maroulakou, I G AU - Shibata, M A AU - Anver, M AU - Jorcyk, C L AU - Liu, M l AU - Roche, N AU - Roberts, A B AU - Tsarfaty, I AU - Reseau, J AU - Ward, J AU - Green, J E AD - Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/23/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 23 SP - 5435 EP - 5447 VL - 18 IS - 39 SN - 0950-9232, 0950-9232 KW - Actins KW - 0 KW - Androgen-Binding Protein KW - Antigens, Viral, Tumor KW - BMP2 protein, human KW - Bmp2 protein, mouse KW - Bmp2 protein, rat KW - Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 KW - Bone Morphogenetic Proteins KW - EDA protein, human KW - Ectodysplasins KW - Eda protein, mouse KW - Gonadal Steroid Hormones KW - Membrane Proteins KW - PEBP1 protein, human KW - Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein KW - Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen KW - Prostatein KW - Psbpc1 protein, rat KW - Psbpc2 protein, rat KW - Scgb2a2 protein, rat KW - Secretoglobins KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 KW - Vimentin KW - Tolonium Chloride KW - 15XUH0X66N KW - Keratins KW - 68238-35-7 KW - Uteroglobin KW - 9060-09-7 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- physiology KW - Foot Diseases -- genetics KW - Antigens, Viral, Tumor -- analysis KW - Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen -- analysis KW - Membrane Proteins -- genetics KW - Mice, Transgenic KW - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 -- analysis KW - In Situ Hybridization KW - Male KW - Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed -- physiopathology KW - Foot Diseases -- etiology KW - Antigens, Viral, Tumor -- genetics KW - Mice KW - Foot Diseases -- pathology KW - Keratins -- analysis KW - Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed -- genetics KW - Vimentin -- analysis KW - Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed -- ultrastructure KW - Gonadal Steroid Hormones -- physiology KW - Androgen-Binding Protein -- genetics KW - Actins -- analysis KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - Mutation KW - Female KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- biosynthesis KW - Ossification, Heterotopic -- genetics KW - Ossification, Heterotopic -- physiopathology KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta -- physiology KW - Ossification, Heterotopic -- pathology KW - Bone Morphogenetic Proteins -- physiology KW - Bone Morphogenetic Proteins -- biosynthesis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70782001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oncogene&rft.atitle=Heterotopic+endochondrial+ossification+with+mixed+tumor+formation+in+C3%281%29%2FTag+transgenic+mice+is+associated+with+elevated+TGF-beta1+and+BMP-2+expression.&rft.au=Maroulakou%2C+I+G%3BShibata%2C+M+A%3BAnver%2C+M%3BJorcyk%2C+C+L%3BLiu%2C+M+l%3BRoche%2C+N%3BRoberts%2C+A+B%3BTsarfaty%2C+I%3BReseau%2C+J%3BWard%2C+J%3BGreen%2C+J+E&rft.aulast=Maroulakou&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=1999-09-23&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=39&rft.spage=5435&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oncogene&rft.issn=09509232&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-29 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-29 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Engraftment of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Transduced with the Fanconi Anemia Group C Gene (FANCC) AN - 17390946; 4620022 AB - Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that leads to aplastic anemia. Mutations in the FANCC gene account for 10-15% of cases. FA cells are abnormally sensitive to DNA-damaging agents such as mitomycin C (MMC). Transfection of normal FANCC into mutant cells corrects this hypersensitivity and improves their viability in vitro. Four FA patients, representing the three major FANCC mutation subgroups, were entered into a clinical trial of gene transduction aimed at correction of the hematopoietic defect. Three patients received three or four cycles of gene transfer, each consisting of one or two infusions of autologous hematopoietic progenitor cells that had been transduced ex vivo with a retroviral vector carrying the normal FANCC gene. Prior to infusion, the FANCC transgene was demonstrated in transduced CD34-enriched progenitor cells. After infusion, FANCC was also present transiently in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) cells. Function of the normal FANCC transgene was suggested by a marked increase in hematopoietic colonies measured by in vitro cultures, including colonies grown in the presence of MMC, after successive gene therapy cycles in all patients. Transient improvement in BM cellularity coincided with this expansion of hematopoietic progenitors. A fourth patient, who received a single infusion of transduced CD34-enriched BM cells, was given radiation therapy for a concurrent gynecologic malignancy. The FANCC transgene was detected in her PB and BM cells only after recovery from radiation-induced aplasia, suggesting that FANCC gene transduction confers a selective engraftment advantage. These experiments highlight both the potential and difficulties in applying gene therapy to FA. JF - Human Gene Therapy AU - Liu, J M AU - Kim, S AU - Read, E J AU - Futaki, M AU - Dokal, I AU - Carter, C S AU - Leitman, S F AU - Pensiero, M AU - Young, N S AU - Walsh, CE AD - Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bldg. 10, Rm. 7C103, ACRF, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, LiuJ@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/20/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 20 SP - 2337 EP - 2346 VL - 10 IS - 14 SN - 1043-0342, 1043-0342 KW - man KW - clinical trials KW - CD34 antigen KW - FANCC gene KW - mitomycin C KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts; Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts KW - Radiation KW - Gene therapy KW - Gene transfer KW - Fanconi syndrome KW - Hemopoiesis KW - G 07443:Gene therapy KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W3 33180:Gene based (protocols, clinical trials, and animal models) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17390946?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.atitle=Engraftment+of+Hematopoietic+Progenitor+Cells+Transduced+with+the+Fanconi+Anemia+Group+C+Gene+%28FANCC%29&rft.au=Liu%2C+J+M%3BKim%2C+S%3BRead%2C+E+J%3BFutaki%2C+M%3BDokal%2C+I%3BCarter%2C+C+S%3BLeitman%2C+S+F%3BPensiero%2C+M%3BYoung%2C+N+S%3BWalsh%2C+CE&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-09-20&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=2337&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+Gene+Therapy&rft.issn=10430342&rft_id=info:doi/10.1089%2F10430349950016988 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Gene therapy; Fanconi syndrome; Gene transfer; Hemopoiesis; Radiation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/10430349950016988 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clostridium septicum alpha toxin uses glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein receptors. AN - 70026424; 10480947 AB - The alpha toxin produced by Clostridium septicum is a channel-forming protein that is an important contributor to the virulence of the organism. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are sensitive to low concentrations of the toxin, indicating that they contain toxin receptors. Using retroviral mutagenesis, a mutant CHO line (BAG15) was generated that is resistant to alpha toxin. FACS analysis showed that the mutant cells have lost the ability to bind the toxin, indicating that they lack an alpha toxin receptor. The mutant cells are also resistant to aerolysin, a channel-forming protein secreted by Aeromonas spp., which is structurally and functionally related to alpha toxin and which is known to bind to glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins, such as Thy-1. We obtained evidence that the BAG15 cells lack N-acetylglucosaminyl-phosphatidylinositol deacetylase-L, needed for the second step in GPI anchor biosynthesis. Several lymphocyte cell lines lacking GPI-anchored proteins were also shown to be less sensitive to alpha toxin. On the other hand, the sensitivity of CHO cells to alpha toxin was increased when the cells were transfected with the GPI-anchored folate receptor. We conclude that alpha toxin, like aerolysin, binds to GPI-anchored protein receptors. Evidence is also presented that the two toxins bind to different subsets of GPI-anchored proteins. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Gordon, V M AU - Nelson, K L AU - Buckley, J T AU - Stevens, V L AU - Tweten, R K AU - Elwood, P C AU - Leppla, S H AD - Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/17/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 17 SP - 27274 EP - 27280 VL - 274 IS - 38 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - Bacterial Toxins KW - 0 KW - Carrier Proteins KW - Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored KW - Glycosylphosphatidylinositols KW - Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins KW - Receptors, Cell Surface KW - aerolysin KW - 53126-24-2 KW - Type C Phospholipases KW - EC 3.1.4.- KW - Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase KW - EC 4.6.1.13 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Carrier Proteins -- metabolism KW - Bacterial Toxins -- metabolism KW - Retroviridae KW - CHO Cells KW - Models, Chemical KW - Mutagenesis KW - Cricetinae KW - Clostridium -- metabolism KW - Glycosylphosphatidylinositols -- metabolism KW - Type C Phospholipases -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70026424?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Clostridium+septicum+alpha+toxin+uses+glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored+protein+receptors.&rft.au=Gordon%2C+V+M%3BNelson%2C+K+L%3BBuckley%2C+J+T%3BStevens%2C+V+L%3BTweten%2C+R+K%3BElwood%2C+P+C%3BLeppla%2C+S+H&rft.aulast=Gordon&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=1999-09-17&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=38&rft.spage=27274&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-13 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential in vitro association of vinca alkaloid-induced tubulin spiral filaments into aggregated spirals. AN - 70787744; 10509748 AB - Vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine, the four vinca alkaloids used in cancer therapy, differ in their antitumoral spectra and toxicities, but not in their inhibitory effects on microtubule assembly in vitro. At higher drug concentrations, vinca alkaloids induce the assembly of spiral filaments of tubulin, which, in turn, can interact laterally and form paracrystals. Using methods that distinguish spiral filaments and paracrystals (aggregated spirals), we found that spiral filament formation was largely independent of the incubation temperature, of the alkaloid used, and of the presence or absence of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). In contrast, the formation of aggregated spirals was markedly dependent on the alkaloid used, on the incubation temperature, and on the absence or presence of MAPs. Aggregated spirals failed to assemble in the presence of high concentrations of MAP-1A or MAP-1B, whereas they assembled readily with tau and MAP-2. Differences in patterns of turbidity development using pure tubulin allowed the classification of thirteen cytotoxic vinca alkaloids into five distinct groups, with centrifugal recovery of aggregated spirals in close agreement with the various turbidity patterns. With microtubule protein, i.e. tubulin preparations containing MAPs, only four groups were defined by turbidity patterns, and centrifugal protein recovery was more divergent. Vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine fell into distinct groups under both reaction conditions, and thus they appear to have qualitatively distinguishable in vitro interactions with tubulin. These differential effects on spiral filament and aggregated spiral assembly revealed that the four drugs induce different constraints on the tubulin molecule. JF - Biochemical pharmacology AU - Verdier-Pinard, P AU - Garès, M AU - Wright, M AD - Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, C.N.R.S. Toulouse, France. verdierp@dc37a.nci.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 959 EP - 971 VL - 58 IS - 6 SN - 0006-2952, 0006-2952 KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic KW - 0 KW - Microtubule Proteins KW - Microtubule-Associated Proteins KW - Tubulin KW - Vinca Alkaloids KW - S 12363 KW - 123286-01-1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Microtubule Proteins -- metabolism KW - Centrifugation KW - Animals KW - Microtubule-Associated Proteins -- metabolism KW - Sheep KW - Temperature KW - Tubulin -- drug effects KW - Vinca Alkaloids -- pharmacology KW - Tubulin -- chemistry KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70787744?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biochemical+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Differential+in+vitro+association+of+vinca+alkaloid-induced+tubulin+spiral+filaments+into+aggregated+spirals.&rft.au=Verdier-Pinard%2C+P%3BGar%C3%A8s%2C+M%3BWright%2C+M&rft.aulast=Verdier-Pinard&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=959&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biochemical+pharmacology&rft.issn=00062952&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sensitization of tumor necrosis factor alpha-resistant human melanoma by tumor-specific in vivo transfer of the gene encoding endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II using recombinant vaccinia virus. AN - 70061252; 10493523 AB - Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine with potent experimental antitumor activity. Its clinical use in cancer treatment is severely limited by its considerable toxicity after systemic administration, and it is currently confined to isolated limb and organ perfusion settings. In this report, we introduce a novel concept of TNF-alpha-based gene therapy using the TNF-sensitizing properties of endothelial cell monocyte-activating polypeptide II (EMAP-II). We hypothesized that transfer of the EMAP-II gene into established TNF-resistant human melanomas would render these tumors sensitive to subsequent systemic TNF-alpha treatment. To achieve tumor selective gene delivery, we constructed a recombinant vaccinia virus encoding the human EMAP-II gene (vvEMAP). In vitro transfection of human melanoma cells led to the production of EMAP-II by these cells. Supernatants of vvEMAP-transfected tumor cells mediated the induction of tissue factor in endothelial cells. We characterized the pattern of gene expression after systemic administration of a recombinant vaccinia virus encoding a reporter gene in a murine in vivo model of s.c. human melanoma. Gene expression in tumor tissue was increased 100-fold as compared with normal tissue, providing evidence for tumor-selective gene delivery. Finally, human melanomas in nude mice were sensitized in vivo by transferring the EMAP-II gene using vvEMAP. Subsequent systemic administration of TNF-alpha led to tumor regression and growth inhibition of these previously TNF-resistant tumors (P < 0.05). This approach using gene therapy to sensitize primarily unresponsive tumors toward TNF-alpha may enhance the usefulness of TNF-alpha in clinical treatment strategies by increasing the window for the therapeutic application of the cytokine, thus reducing the dose necessary for antitumor responses and subsequently reduce toxicity. JF - Cancer research AU - Gnant, M F AU - Berger, A C AU - Huang, J AU - Puhlmann, M AU - Wu, P C AU - Merino, M J AU - Bartlett, D L AU - Alexander, H R AU - Libutti, S K AD - Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 4668 EP - 4674 VL - 59 IS - 18 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Culture Media, Conditioned KW - 0 KW - Cytokines KW - Growth Inhibitors KW - Neoplasm Proteins KW - RNA-Binding Proteins KW - Recombinant Proteins KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - small inducible cytokine subfamily E, member 1 KW - Thromboplastin KW - 9035-58-9 KW - Luciferases KW - EC 1.13.12.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Growth Inhibitors -- genetics KW - Humans KW - Mice, Nude KW - Mice KW - Endothelium, Vascular -- physiology KW - Vaccinia virus KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Transfection KW - Recombinant Proteins -- metabolism KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Genes, Reporter KW - Thromboplastin -- genetics KW - Luciferases -- genetics KW - Growth Inhibitors -- physiology KW - Cell Line KW - Female KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha -- toxicity KW - Melanoma -- pathology KW - RNA-Binding Proteins -- genetics KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- physiology KW - Neoplasm Proteins -- genetics KW - RNA-Binding Proteins -- physiology KW - Skin Neoplasms -- therapy KW - Genetic Therapy KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm KW - Melanoma -- therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70061252?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Sensitization+of+tumor+necrosis+factor+alpha-resistant+human+melanoma+by+tumor-specific+in+vivo+transfer+of+the+gene+encoding+endothelial+monocyte-activating+polypeptide+II+using+recombinant+vaccinia+virus.&rft.au=Gnant%2C+M+F%3BBerger%2C+A+C%3BHuang%2C+J%3BPuhlmann%2C+M%3BWu%2C+P+C%3BMerino%2C+M+J%3BBartlett%2C+D+L%3BAlexander%2C+H+R%3BLibutti%2C+S+K&rft.aulast=Gnant&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=18&rft.spage=4668&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - HTR2C Cys23Ser polymorphism in relation to CSF monoamine metabolite concentrations and DSM-III-R psychiatric diagnoses. AN - 70052082; 10494451 AB - Heritable variation in brain monoaminergic activity has been suggested to lead to interindividual differences in vulnerability to alcoholism, and many other behavioral disorders. We evaluated if a functional Cys23Ser polymorphism in the 5-HT2C receptor gene, the principal serotonin receptor in the brain, contributes to variation in serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine activity, as indexed by their major metabolite concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Genotype-monoamine metabolite concentration associations were subsequently correlated to risk for alcoholism. The study sample consisted of unrelated Finnish males, including 214 alcoholic, violent offenders and 222 population controls who were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, blind rated for psychiatric diagnoses and typed for the HTR2C Cys23Ser polymorphism. CSF concentrations of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), the major metabolite of serotonin, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (MHPG), the major metabolite of norepinephrine, and homovanillic acid (HVA), the major metabolite of dopamine were available from 195 individuals. The major finding in this study was that HTR2C CysSer23 significantly contributed to CSF MHPG concentrations (p = .012). Higher concentrations of CSF MHPG were observed both in alcoholic violent offenders and population controls with HTR2C Ser23 genotype. Despite the association of Cys23Ser to CSF MHPG, HTR2C genotype was not associated with alcoholism, nor with other psychiatric disorders present in this sample. We conclude that a functional HTR2C Cys23Ser polymorphism contributes to the interindividual genetic variation of CSF MHPG explaining 3% of the total variance. This finding suggests that 5-HT2C receptors are involved in the regulation of norepinephrine turnover in humans; however, HTR2C Cys23Ser does not appear to contribute to the risk of alcoholism, or its contribution to this complex and heterogenous disorder is too small to be detected by a sample of this size and structure. JF - Biological psychiatry AU - Lappalainen, J AU - Long, J C AU - Virkkunen, M AU - Ozaki, N AU - Goldman, D AU - Linnoila, M AD - Section of Population Genetics and Linkage, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 821 EP - 826 VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0006-3223, 0006-3223 KW - Biogenic Monoamines KW - 0 KW - Receptors, Serotonin KW - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol KW - 534-82-7 KW - Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid KW - 54-16-0 KW - Dopamine KW - VTD58H1Z2X KW - Norepinephrine KW - X4W3ENH1CV KW - Homovanillic Acid KW - X77S6GMS36 KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Dopamine -- metabolism KW - Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Brain -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- metabolism KW - Alcoholism -- genetics KW - Genotype KW - Homovanillic Acid -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales KW - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Norepinephrine -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Serotonin -- genetics KW - Male KW - Biogenic Monoamines -- cerebrospinal fluid KW - Mental Disorders -- diagnosis KW - Polymorphism, Genetic -- genetics KW - Genes -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70052082?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biological+psychiatry&rft.atitle=HTR2C+Cys23Ser+polymorphism+in+relation+to+CSF+monoamine+metabolite+concentrations+and+DSM-III-R+psychiatric+diagnoses.&rft.au=Lappalainen%2C+J%3BLong%2C+J+C%3BVirkkunen%2C+M%3BOzaki%2C+N%3BGoldman%2C+D%3BLinnoila%2C+M&rft.aulast=Lappalainen&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=821&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biological+psychiatry&rft.issn=00063223&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-29 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-29 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Down-regulation of cyclin D1 by transcriptional repression in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells induced by flavopiridol. AN - 70051661; 10493518 AB - Flavopiridol is a novel flavonoid that induces cell cycle arrest at different stages of the cell cycle because of the inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks). In previous studies from our laboratory, (B. A. Carlson et al., Cancer Res., 56: 2973-2978, 1996), we observed that exposure of the MCF-7 breast carcinoma cell line to flavopiridol resulted in G1-S arrest, which was associated with the loss of cdk4 and cdk2 activity by 24 h of exposure. Along with this inhibition, flavopiridol decreased total cyclin-D protein levels in this cell line. In this work, we demonstrate that using isoform-specific antibodies, flavopiridol induces an early (by 6 h) decrease in cyclin D1 protein levels. This decline is followed by a decline in cyclin D3 with no effect on cyclin D2 or cyclin E levels by 10 h. Furthermore, at early time points (up to 8 h), the activity of cdk4 and the expression of endogenous phosphorylated retinoblastoma species from intact cells exposed to flavopiridol are unchanged. Thus, the decline in cdk4 activity and the induction of retinoblastoma hypophosphorylation follows cyclin D1 decline. Turnover studies demonstrate that the half-life of cyclin D1 (approximately 30 min) is not shortened in flavopiridol-exposed cells, and that the turnover of cdk4-bound cyclin D1 is unaltered. However, steady-state levels of cyclin D1 mRNA display a significant decrease by 4 h of flavopiridol treatment, with total disappearance by 8 h. This mRNA decline is not abrogated by the presence of cycloheximide. Furthermore, we have found that flavopiridol specifically represses the activity of the full-length cyclin D1 promoter linked to a luciferase reporter gene. In summary, we have found that the flavopiridol-induced decline in cyclin D1 is an early event, specific and, at least in part, due to the transcriptional repression of the cyclin D1 promoter. These results extend our understanding of flavopiridol's action to include regulation of cyclin D1 transcription. JF - Cancer research AU - Carlson, B AU - Lahusen, T AU - Singh, S AU - Loaiza-Perez, A AU - Worland, P J AU - Pestell, R AU - Albanese, C AU - Sausville, E A AU - Senderowicz, A M AD - Developmental Therapeutics Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 4634 EP - 4641 VL - 59 IS - 18 SN - 0008-5472, 0008-5472 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Flavonoids KW - Piperidines KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Cyclin D1 KW - 136601-57-5 KW - alvocidib KW - 45AD6X575G KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.1 KW - CDC2-CDC28 Kinases KW - EC 2.7.11.22 KW - CDK2 protein, human KW - CDK4 protein, human KW - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 KW - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 KW - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases KW - Index Medicus KW - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases -- metabolism KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Breast Neoplasms KW - S Phase KW - RNA, Messenger -- genetics KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured KW - Half-Life KW - Kinetics KW - G1 Phase KW - Female KW - Transcription, Genetic -- drug effects KW - Cyclin D1 -- metabolism KW - Piperidines -- toxicity KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- toxicity KW - Cyclin D1 -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic -- drug effects KW - Cell Cycle -- drug effects KW - Flavonoids -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70051661?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+research&rft.atitle=Down-regulation+of+cyclin+D1+by+transcriptional+repression+in+MCF-7+human+breast+carcinoma+cells+induced+by+flavopiridol.&rft.au=Carlson%2C+B%3BLahusen%2C+T%3BSingh%2C+S%3BLoaiza-Perez%2C+A%3BWorland%2C+P+J%3BPestell%2C+R%3BAlbanese%2C+C%3BSausville%2C+E+A%3BSenderowicz%2C+A+M&rft.aulast=Carlson&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=18&rft.spage=4634&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+research&rft.issn=00085472&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The future of organ and tissue transplantation: can T-cell costimulatory pathway modifiers revolutionize the prevention of graft rejection? AN - 70048466; 10493208 AB - Transplantation therapies have revolutionized care for patients with endstage organ (kidney, liver, heart, lung, and pancreatic beta-cell) failure, yet significant problems persist with treatments designed to prevent graft rejection. Antirejection therapies are not always effective, must be taken daily, and are both expensive and associated with well-known toxic effects. Recent advances have suggested that the immune system has more self-regulatory capability than previously appreciated. In this review, we discuss immune system function and new therapeutic agents that modify so-called costimulatory receptor signaling to support transplant function without generally suppressing the immune system. JF - JAMA AU - Harlan, D M AU - Kirk, A D AD - Navy Medical Research Center, NIDDK/Navy Transplantation and Autoimmunity Branch, and the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 1076 EP - 1082 VL - 282 IS - 11 SN - 0098-7484, 0098-7484 KW - Antigens, CD KW - 0 KW - Ligands KW - Membrane Glycoproteins KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - Lymphocyte Activation KW - Transplantation Immunology KW - Antigen Presentation KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Tissue Transplantation -- adverse effects KW - T-Lymphocytes -- physiology KW - Graft Rejection -- immunology KW - Organ Transplantation -- trends KW - Organ Transplantation -- adverse effects KW - Graft Rejection -- prevention & control KW - Tissue Transplantation -- trends UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70048466?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=JAMA&rft.atitle=The+future+of+organ+and+tissue+transplantation%3A+can+T-cell+costimulatory+pathway+modifiers+revolutionize+the+prevention+of+graft+rejection%3F&rft.au=Harlan%2C+D+M%3BKirk%2C+A+D&rft.aulast=Harlan&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=282&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1076&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=JAMA&rft.issn=00987484&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-09-29 N1 - Date created - 1999-09-29 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gastrulation in zebrafish: what mutants teach us. AN - 70039384; 10479444 AB - A major approach to the study of development is to compare the phenotypes of normal and mutant individuals for a given genetic locus. Understanding the development of a complex metazoan therefore requires examination of many mutants. Relatively few organisms are being studied this way, and zebrafish is currently the best example of a vertebrate for which large-scale mutagenesis screens have successfully been carried out. The number of genes mutated in zebrafish that have been cloned expands rapidly, bringing new insights into a number of developmental pathways operating in vertebrates. Here, we discuss work on zebrafish mutants affecting gastrulation and patterning of the early embryo. Gastrulation is orchestrated by the dorsal organizer, which forms in a region where maternally derived beta-catenin signaling is active. Mutation in the zygotic homeobox gene bozozok disrupts the organizer genetic program and leads to severe axial deficiencies, indicating that this gene is a functional target of beta-catenin signaling. Once established, the organizer releases inhibitors of ventralizing signals, such as BMPs, and promotes dorsoanterior fates within all germ layers. In zebrafish, several mutations affecting dorsal-ventral (D/V) patterning inactivate genes functioning in the BMP pathway, stressing the central role of this pathway in the gastrula embryo. Cells derived from the organizer differentiate into several axial structures, such as notochord and prechordal mesoderm, which are thought to induce various fates in adjacent tissues, such as the floor plate, after the completion of gastrulation. Studies with mutants in nodal-related genes, in one-eyed pinhead, which is required for nodal signaling, and in the Notch pathway reveal that midline cell fate specification is, in fact, initiated during gastrulation. Furthermore, the organizer coordinates morphogenetic movements, and zebrafish mutants in T-box mesoderm-specific genes help clarify the mechanism of convergence movements required for the formation of axial and paraxial mesoderm. Copyright 1999 Academic Press. JF - Developmental biology AU - Kodjabachian, L AU - Dawid, I B AU - Toyama, R AD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Building 6B/Room 420, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA. kodja@nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 231 EP - 245 VL - 213 IS - 2 SN - 0012-1606, 0012-1606 KW - Index Medicus KW - Genes, Homeobox KW - Animals KW - Mutation KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental KW - Gastrula KW - Zebrafish -- genetics KW - Zebrafish -- embryology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70039384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Developmental+biology&rft.atitle=Gastrulation+in+zebrafish%3A+what+mutants+teach+us.&rft.au=Kodjabachian%2C+L%3BDawid%2C+I+B%3BToyama%2C+R&rft.aulast=Kodjabachian&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=213&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=231&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Developmental+biology&rft.issn=00121606&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of dexamethasone on elevated cytokine mRNA levels in chemical-induced hippocampal injury. AN - 70008264; 10467263 AB - An acute administration of the hippocampal toxicant trimethyltin (TMT) produced a specific pattern of neuronal necrosis in dentate granule cells with accompanying astrogliosis and initiation of a cytokine response within 24 hours. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the anti-inflammatory agent, dexamethasone (DEX), on the pattern of cytokine expression and neuronal degeneration occurring after an acute TMT injection. Dexamethasone (0.2 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg) was administered to 21-day-old male mice 1 hour prior to an injection of TMT hydroxide (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.). Mice receiving 0.2 mg/kg DEX received a second injection 6 hours after TMT. Twenty-four hours later, neuronal necrosis and astrogliosis were assessed and found to be similar in animals treated with TMT, either in the presence or absence of dexamethasone. Pretreatment with dexamethasone failed to prevent the neurodegeneration and astrogliosis. The TMT-induced injury response was represented in elevations of mRNA levels for the injury-associated host response genes glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), EB22/5.3, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). The combination of DEX and TMT produced increased elevation in mRNA levels for EB22/5.3 and ICAM, while GFAP levels remained the same as with TMT alone. The injury response from TMT was accompanied by elevations in mRNA levels for the cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, TNFbeta, and interleukin (IL)-1alpha. Treatment with dexamethasone prior to TMT resulted in significantly elevated levels of TNFalpha, TNFbeta, and IL-1alpha as compared to TMT alone. These data represent the inability of glucocorticoids to downregulate the injury response in rat hippocampus following a systemic injection of TMT and suggest a stimulation and "priming" of hippocampal cells by dexamethasone. JF - Journal of neuroscience research AU - Bruccoleri, A AU - Pennypacker, K R AU - Harry, G J AD - Neurotoxicology Group, Laboratory of Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 916 EP - 926 VL - 57 IS - 6 SN - 0360-4012, 0360-4012 KW - Anti-Inflammatory Agents KW - 0 KW - Cytokines KW - Neurotoxins KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Transcription Factor AP-1 KW - Trimethyltin Compounds KW - trimethyltin KW - 1631-73-8 KW - Dexamethasone KW - 7S5I7G3JQL KW - Ribonucleases KW - EC 3.1.- KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Gliosis -- metabolism KW - Analysis of Variance KW - Transcription Factor AP-1 -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Trimethyltin Compounds -- toxicity KW - Neurotoxins -- toxicity KW - Gliosis -- pathology KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Necrosis KW - Gliosis -- chemically induced KW - Male KW - Nerve Degeneration KW - Cytokines -- genetics KW - RNA, Messenger -- metabolism KW - Dexamethasone -- pharmacology KW - Hippocampus -- metabolism KW - Hippocampus -- pathology KW - Hippocampus -- drug effects KW - Anti-Inflammatory Agents -- pharmacology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70008264?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+neuroscience+research&rft.atitle=Effect+of+dexamethasone+on+elevated+cytokine+mRNA+levels+in+chemical-induced+hippocampal+injury.&rft.au=Bruccoleri%2C+A%3BPennypacker%2C+K+R%3BHarry%2C+G+J&rft.aulast=Bruccoleri&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=916&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+neuroscience+research&rft.issn=03604012&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Opiate receptor avidity is reduced bilaterally in rhesus monkeys unilaterally lesioned with MPTP. AN - 69914996; 10421709 AB - Opiate receptor avidity (unoccupied receptor density / the receptor dissociation constant), was measured in four animals with unilateral parkinsonian symptoms following MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3, 6-tetrahydropyridine) infusions into the internal carotid of one side, and nine normal controls with positron emission tomography (PET) and 6-deoxy-6-beta-[(18)F]fluoronaltrexone (cyclofoxy, CF), a mu- and kappa-opiate receptor antagonist. PET studies of 6-[(18)F]-L-fluoro-L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine ([(18)F]-DOPA) in these parkinsonian animals, although documenting the primarily unilateral nature of the lesion, also demonstrated a milder loss of dopaminergic on the side opposite the infusion. Opiate receptor avidity was found to be reduced by 20-34% in the caudate, anterior putamen, thalamus, and amygdala of these primarily unilaterally MPTP-exposed animals, bilaterally with no statistically significant differences between the two sides. The affected regions are the same as those previously demonstrated to have a 30-35% loss in clinically recovered bilaterally MPTP-lesioned animals. These findings confirm that the opiate pathway can change in response to modest decreases in basal ganglia dopamine innervation. Thus, opiate pathway adaptation is likely to contribute to the dynamic changes in basal ganglia circuits that forestall the initial clinical manifestations of Parkinson's disease. In addition, opiate pathway(s) may contribute to the treatment responsiveness and progression of the disease either directly through effects on basal ganglia function or indirectly through effects on basal ganglia plasticity. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - Synapse (New York, N.Y.) AU - Cohen, R M AU - Carson, R E AU - Wyatt, R J AU - Doudet, D J AD - Laboratory of Cerebral Metabolism, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4030, USA. bob@shiloh.nimb.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 282 EP - 288 VL - 33 IS - 4 SN - 0887-4476, 0887-4476 KW - Fluorine Radioisotopes KW - 0 KW - Narcotic Antagonists KW - Receptors, Opioid KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu KW - fluorodopa F 18 KW - 2C598205QX KW - Naltrexone KW - 5S6W795CQM KW - Dihydroxyphenylalanine KW - 63-84-3 KW - 6-deoxy-6-fluoronaltrexone KW - 669I3FR8VF KW - 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine KW - 9P21XSP91P KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Limbic System -- physiology KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa -- metabolism KW - Organ Specificity KW - Basal Ganglia -- physiology KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- metabolism KW - Infusions, Parenteral KW - Cerebellum -- physiology KW - Dihydroxyphenylalanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Narcotic Antagonists -- pharmacokinetics KW - Cerebral Cortex -- physiology KW - Receptors, Opioid, mu -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Receptors, Opioid, kappa -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Tomography, Emission-Computed KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Dihydroxyphenylalanine -- pharmacokinetics KW - Functional Laterality KW - Receptors, Opioid -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Opioid -- drug effects KW - Brain -- drug effects KW - Naltrexone -- analogs & derivatives KW - 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine -- pharmacology KW - Naltrexone -- pharmacokinetics KW - Brain -- physiology KW - Brain -- diagnostic imaging KW - 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69914996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Synapse+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.atitle=Opiate+receptor+avidity+is+reduced+bilaterally+in+rhesus+monkeys+unilaterally+lesioned+with+MPTP.&rft.au=Cohen%2C+R+M%3BCarson%2C+R+E%3BWyatt%2C+R+J%3BDoudet%2C+D+J&rft.aulast=Cohen&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=282&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Synapse+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.issn=08874476&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-08-30 N1 - Date created - 1999-08-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal supplemental and dietary zinc intake and the occurrence of neural tube defects in California AN - 17576416; 4610923 AB - The authors investigated the association between maternal preconceptional supplemental and dietary zinc intake and risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in a population-based case-control study conducted between 1989 and 1991 in California. Cases were 430 NTD-affected fetuses/infants, and controls were 429 randomly selected non-malformed infants. Mothers reported their preconceptional use of vitamin, mineral, and food supplements, and completed a 98-item food frequency questionnaire. Increased total preconceptional zinc intake was associated with a reduced risk for NTDs (quintile 5 vs. quintile 1, odds ratio (OR) = 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.43, 0.99). Phytate intake, a constituent of the diet known to impede zinc absorption, appeared to modify the zinc - NTD association. In addition, increased servings of animal products, the most bioavailable food source of zinc, was associated with a reduced risk for NTDs (quintile 5 vs. quintile 1, OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.32, 0.76). Risk estimates for zinc intake were changed little after controlling for multiple sociodemographic factors and total folate intake, but were attenuated after controlling for nutrients highly correlated with dietary sources of zinc, such as protein. In sum, the analyses indicate that risk of NTDs in infants and fetuses decreased with increasing maternal preconceptional zinc intake. However, it remains unclear whether increased zinc intake, or another nutrient or combination of nutrients highly correlated with zinc intake in the diet, is causally associated with reduced NTD risk. JF - American Journal of Epidemiology AU - Velie, E M AU - Block, G AU - Shaw, G M AU - Samuels, S J AU - Schaffer, D M AU - Kulldorff, M AD - National Cancer Institute, Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Building EPS, Room 7026, 6120 Executive Plaza Blvd., MSC 232, Bethesda, MD 20892-7232, USA Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 605 EP - 616 VL - 150 IS - 6 SN - 0002-9262, 0002-9262 KW - man KW - USA, California KW - neural tube defects KW - Risk Abstracts; CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Diets KW - Maternal effects KW - Dietary intake KW - Nutrition KW - Neural tube defects KW - Pregnancy KW - Zinc KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - N3 11045:Primates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17576416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.atitle=Maternal+supplemental+and+dietary+zinc+intake+and+the+occurrence+of+neural+tube+defects+in+California&rft.au=Velie%2C+E+M%3BBlock%2C+G%3BShaw%2C+G+M%3BSamuels%2C+S+J%3BSchaffer%2C+D+M%3BKulldorff%2C+M&rft.aulast=Velie&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=150&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=605&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.issn=00029262&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Zinc; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Maternal effects; Neural tube defects; Dietary intake ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drinking water source and chlorination byproducts in Iowa. III. Risk of brain cancer AN - 17028445; 4610917 AB - The authors conducted a population-based case-control study in Iowa of 375 brain cancer patients and 2,434 controls. A postal questionnaire was used to gather information on lifetime residential history, sources of drinking water, beverage intake, and other potential risk factors. Exposure to chlorination byproducts in drinking water was estimated by combining questionnaire data with historical information from water utilities and trihalomethane levels in recent samples. The analysis included 291 cases (77.6%) and 1,983 controls (81.5%), for whom water quality information was available for at least 70% of lifetime years. Proxies represented 74.4% of cases. The mean number and mean duration of places of residence were comparable between direct and proxy respondents, suggesting little contribution to bias. After multivariate adjustment, odds ratios for brain cancer were 1.0, 1.1, 1.6, and 1.3 for exposure to chlorinated surface water of 0, 1-19, 20-39, and greater than or equal to 40 years (p trend = 0.1). Among men, odds ratios were 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, and 2.5 (p trend = 0.04), and among women, 1.0, 1.0, 1.6, and 0.7 (p trend = 0.7)). Similar findings were found with estimates of average lifetime level of trihalomethanes. The association was stronger among men with above-median tap water consumption. These observations deserve further attention, especially in view of increasing glioma rates. JF - American Journal of Epidemiology AU - Cantor, K P AU - Lynch, C F AU - Hildesheim, ME AU - Dosemeci, M AU - Lubin, J AU - Alavanja, M AU - Craun, G AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS 8106, Bethesda, MD 20892-7240, USA Y1 - 1999/09/15/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 15 SP - 552 EP - 560 VL - 150 IS - 6 SN - 0002-9262, 0002-9262 KW - man KW - USA, Iowa KW - trihalomethanes KW - Water Resources Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Public health KW - Trihalomethane KW - Glioma KW - Brain KW - Surveys KW - Epidemiology KW - Byproducts KW - Public Health KW - Drinking Water KW - Water treatment KW - Multivariate analysis KW - Water Treatment KW - Water pollution KW - Cancer KW - Brain tumors KW - Risk KW - Trihalomethanes KW - Carcinogenesis KW - Chlorination KW - Drinking water KW - X 24120:Food, additives & contaminants KW - H 3000:Environment and Ecology KW - N3 11129:Neural and glial oncology KW - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17028445?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.atitle=Drinking+water+source+and+chlorination+byproducts+in+Iowa.+III.+Risk+of+brain+cancer&rft.au=Cantor%2C+K+P%3BLynch%2C+C+F%3BHildesheim%2C+ME%3BDosemeci%2C+M%3BLubin%2C+J%3BAlavanja%2C+M%3BCraun%2C+G&rft.aulast=Cantor&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-09-15&rft.volume=150&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=552&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Epidemiology&rft.issn=00029262&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Drinking Water; Chlorination; Byproducts; Epidemiology; Trihalomethanes; Surveys; Risk; Water Treatment; Public Health; Drinking water; Water treatment; Brain; Cancer; Public health; Carcinogenesis; Water pollution; Multivariate analysis; Glioma; Trihalomethane; Brain tumors ER - TY - JOUR T1 - X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and connexin32. AN - 69340047; 10586227 AB - X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is caused by mutations in the gene for the gap junction protein connexin32. This protein is expressed in peripheral nerve and present in noncompacted myelin, where it likely forms channels around and across the myelin sheath. Studies in cell culture and in transgenic mice show that connexin32 mutations can cause a loss of channel function or a gain of toxic effects on myelinating Schwann cells or both, with resulting peripheral nerve degeneration. JF - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences AU - Fischbeck, K H AU - Abel, A AU - Lin, G S AU - Scherer, S S AD - Neurogenetics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. kf@codon.nih.gov Y1 - 1999/09/14/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 14 SP - 36 EP - 41 VL - 883 SN - 0077-8923, 0077-8923 KW - Connexins KW - 0 KW - connexin 32 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Gap Junctions -- physiology KW - Humans KW - Mice KW - Gap Junctions -- genetics KW - Mice, Transgenic KW - Chromosome Mapping KW - Schwann Cells -- pathology KW - Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease -- physiopathology KW - X Chromosome KW - Mutation KW - Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease -- genetics KW - Connexins -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69340047?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+the+New+York+Academy+of+Sciences&rft.atitle=X-linked+Charcot-Marie-Tooth+disease+and+connexin32.&rft.au=Fischbeck%2C+K+H%3BAbel%2C+A%3BLin%2C+G+S%3BScherer%2C+S+S&rft.aulast=Fischbeck&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1999-09-14&rft.volume=883&rft.issue=&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+the+New+York+Academy+of+Sciences&rft.issn=00778923&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regulation of the Dlx3 homeobox gene upon differentiation of mouse keratinocytes. AN - 70009237; 10473625 AB - The Distal-less Dlx3 homeodomain gene is expressed in terminally differentiated murine epidermal cells, and there is evidence to support an essential role as a transcriptional regulator of the terminal differentiation process in these cells. In an attempt to determine the factors that induce Dlx3 gene expression, we have cloned the 1.2-kilobase pair proximal region of murine gene and analyzed its cis-regulatory elements and potential trans-acting factors. The proximal region of the Dlx3 gene has a canonical TATA box and CCAAT box, and the transcription start site was located 205 base pairs upstream from the initiation of translation site. Serial deletion analysis showed that the region between -84 and -34 confers the maximal promoter activity both in undifferentiated and differentiated primary mouse keratinocytes. Gel retardation assays and mutational analysis demonstrated that the transcriptional regulator NF-Y (also referred to as CBF) binds to a CCAAT box motif within this region and is responsible for the majority of the Dlx3 promoter activity. In addition, an Sp1-binding site was located immediately upstream of transcription start site that acts as a positive regulatory element of the Dlx3 promoter, independent of the CCAAT box motif. Importantly, elements residing between +30 to +60 of the Dlx3 gene are responsible for the Ca(2+)-dependent induction of Dlx3 during keratinocyte differentiation. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Park, G T AU - Morasso, M I AD - Laboratory of Skin Biology, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 10 SP - 26599 EP - 26608 VL - 274 IS - 37 SN - 0021-9258, 0021-9258 KW - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins KW - 0 KW - DNA-Binding Proteins KW - Distal-less homeobox proteins KW - Homeodomain Proteins KW - Sp1 Transcription Factor KW - Transcription Factors KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - Calcium KW - SY7Q814VUP KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Mice KW - Protein Binding KW - Cloning, Molecular KW - Calcium -- metabolism KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Base Sequence KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Sp1 Transcription Factor -- metabolism KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Sequence Deletion KW - DNA-Binding Proteins -- metabolism KW - Genes, Homeobox KW - Homeodomain Proteins -- genetics KW - Transcription Factors -- metabolism KW - Homeodomain Proteins -- metabolism KW - Keratinocytes -- cytology KW - Cell Differentiation -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation KW - Transcription Factors -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70009237?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Regulation+of+the+Dlx3+homeobox+gene+upon+differentiation+of+mouse+keratinocytes.&rft.au=Park%2C+G+T%3BMorasso%2C+M+I&rft.aulast=Park&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1999-09-10&rft.volume=274&rft.issue=37&rft.spage=26599&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=00219258&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-10-07 N1 - Date created - 1999-10-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Genetic sequence - AF167581; 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AN - 69311960; 10580842 AB - Steroid-induced changes in receptor protein conformation constitute a logical means of translating the variations in steroid structures into the observed array of whole cell biological activities. One conformational change in the rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR) can be readily discerned by following the ability of trypsin digestion to afford a 16-kDa fragment. This fragment is seen after proteolysis of steroid-free receptors but disappears in digests of either glucocorticoid- or antiglucocorticoid-bound receptors. The location of this cleavage site has now been located unambiguously as R651, in helix 6 of the ligand binding domain, by a combination of point mutagenesis, arginine specific protease digestion, and radiochemical sequencing. This 16-kDa species, corresponding to amino acids 652-795, was non-covalently associated with another, approximately 17-kDa species that was determined to be amino acids 518-651 after a comparison of co-immunoprecipitated fragments from wild type and two chimeric receptors. These assignments revise our earlier report of amino acids 537-673 being the 16-kDa fragment and suggest that sequences of the entire ligand binding domain are required for high affinity and specificity binding. This was supported by the observation that trypsin digestion of the steroid-free R651A mutant GR gave rise to the 30-kDa meroreceptor (amino acids 518-795), which displayed wild type affinity. This 30-kDa species is thus the smallest non-associated fragment of GR possessing wild type steroid binding affinity. This suggests that other GR regions do not influence steroid binding affinity. The above results are reminiscent of those observed for the estrogen receptor. However, unlike the estrogen receptor or the more closely related progesterone receptor, the precise proteolytic cleavage points of both the steroid-free and -bound GR fall within regions that are predicted, on the basis of X-ray crystal structures of related receptors, to be alpha-helical and resistant to proteolysis. Thus, the tertiary structure of the GR ligand binding domain may be distinctly different from that of estrogen and progesterone receptors. JF - Molecular and cellular endocrinology AU - Xu, M AU - Modarress, K J AU - Meeker, J E AU - Simons, S S AD - Steroid Hormones Section, NIDDK/LMCB, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/10/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 10 SP - 85 EP - 100 VL - 155 IS - 1-2 SN - 0303-7207, 0303-7207 KW - Ligands KW - 0 KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins KW - Dexamethasone KW - 7S5I7G3JQL KW - Trypsin KW - EC 3.4.21.4 KW - Index Medicus KW - Protein Biosynthesis KW - Animals KW - COS Cells KW - Models, Molecular KW - Dexamethasone -- pharmacology KW - Humans KW - Transcription, Genetic KW - Mice KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- chemistry KW - Binding Sites KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- metabolism KW - Rats KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Protein Structure, Secondary -- drug effects KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins -- drug effects KW - Peptide Fragments -- chemistry KW - Transfection KW - Dexamethasone -- pharmacokinetics KW - Kinetics KW - Peptide Fragments -- drug effects KW - Amino Acid Substitution KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- chemistry KW - Trypsin -- metabolism KW - Protein Conformation -- drug effects KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- metabolism KW - Receptors, Glucocorticoid -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69311960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Molecular+and+cellular+endocrinology&rft.atitle=Steroid-induced+conformational+changes+of+rat+glucocorticoid+receptor+cause+altered+trypsin+cleavage+of+the+putative+helix+6+in+the+ligand+binding+domain.&rft.au=Xu%2C+M%3BModarress%2C+K+J%3BMeeker%2C+J+E%3BSimons%2C+S+S&rft.aulast=Xu&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-09-10&rft.volume=155&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=85&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Molecular+and+cellular+endocrinology&rft.issn=03037207&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-12-17 N1 - Date created - 1999-12-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 2-[18F]F-A-85380: a PET radioligand for alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. AN - 70814592; 10511429 AB - 2-[18F]fluoro-3-(2(S)-azetidinylmethoxy)pyridine (2-[18F]F-A-85380), a ligand for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) was evaluated in an in vitro binding assay with membranes of rat brain and in vivo by PET in Rhesus monkey brain. The ligand has high affinity for alpha4beta2 nAChRs (K(D)=50 pM), crosses the blood-brain barrier, and distributes in the monkey brain in a pattern consistent with that of alpha4beta2 nAChRs. The specific/non-specific binding ratio increased steadily, reaching a value of 3.3 in the thalamus at 4 h. The specific binding of 2-[18F]F-A-85380 was reversed by cytisine. These results, in combination with the data demonstrating low toxicity of 2-[18F]F-A-85380, indicate that this ligand shows promise for use with PET in human subjects. JF - Neuroreport AU - Chefer, S I AU - Horti, A G AU - Koren, A O AU - Gündisch, D AU - Links, J M AU - Kurian, V AU - Dannals, R F AU - Mukhin, A G AU - London, E D AD - Brain Imaging Center, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/09/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 09 SP - 2715 EP - 2721 VL - 10 IS - 13 SN - 0959-4965, 0959-4965 KW - 2-fluoro-3-(2-azetidinylmethoxy)pyridine KW - 0 KW - Alkaloids KW - Azetidines KW - Azocines KW - Ligands KW - Pyridines KW - Quinolizines KW - Radiopharmaceuticals KW - Receptors, Nicotinic KW - cytisine KW - 53S5U404NU KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Thalamus -- metabolism KW - Cerebral Cortex -- metabolism KW - Alkaloids -- pharmacology KW - Macaca mulatta KW - Time Factors KW - Cerebellum -- metabolism KW - Azetidines -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Radiopharmaceuticals -- pharmacokinetics KW - Azetidines -- pharmacokinetics KW - Receptors, Nicotinic -- metabolism KW - Radiopharmaceuticals -- metabolism KW - Pyridines -- pharmacokinetics KW - Azetidines -- metabolism KW - Radiopharmaceuticals -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Tomography, Emission-Computed KW - Pyridines -- antagonists & inhibitors KW - Pyridines -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70814592?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Neuroreport&rft.atitle=2-%5B18F%5DF-A-85380%3A+a+PET+radioligand+for+alpha4beta2+nicotinic+acetylcholine+receptors.&rft.au=Chefer%2C+S+I%3BHorti%2C+A+G%3BKoren%2C+A+O%3BG%C3%BCndisch%2C+D%3BLinks%2C+J+M%3BKurian%2C+V%3BDannals%2C+R+F%3BMukhin%2C+A+G%3BLondon%2C+E+D&rft.aulast=Chefer&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-09-09&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=13&rft.spage=2715&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Neuroreport&rft.issn=09594965&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-02 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cancer risk following radiotherapy for infertility or menstrual disorders. AN - 69965456; 10446443 AB - A cohort of 968 Israeli women treated with radiotherapy for infertility was followed up for cancer incidence. The majority of the subjects were irradiated to both the ovaries and the pituitary gland. Mean doses to the brain, colon, ovary and bone marrow were 0. 8, 0.6, 1.0 and 0.4 Gy, respectively. More than 10 years after radiation treatment, 60 cancers were observed compared with 74.5 expected based on national cancer incidence rates (standardized incidence ratio 0.81, 95% confidence interval 0.61-1.04). No statistically significant excess or deficit was seen for any individual type of cancer; however, a non-significant 60% increased risk of colon cancer was observed. Risk of colon cancer was higher among women with 2 or more treatments and increased with length of follow-up. A decreased risk of breast cancer was suggested. Neither age at exposure nor attained age modified subsequent cancer risk. No clear excess of any cancer site was observed among women at organ doses above the median compared with subjects at doses below the median, except a slight increase in colon cancer. No significant excess incidence of cancer was demonstrated in this small cohort of patients treated with radiotherapy for infertility. Our results are consistent with those from an earlier study of cancer mortality among women receiving radiotherapy for infertility conducted in New York City. Int. J. Cancer 82:795-798, 1999. Published 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - International journal of cancer AU - Ron, E AU - Auvinen, A AU - Alfandary, E AU - Stovall, M AU - Modan, B AU - Werner, A AD - National Cancer Institute, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD, USA. rone@epndce.nci.nihi.gov Y1 - 1999/09/09/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 09 SP - 795 EP - 798 VL - 82 IS - 6 SN - 0020-7136, 0020-7136 KW - Index Medicus KW - Israel -- epidemiology KW - Colon -- radiation effects KW - Brain -- radiation effects KW - Humans KW - Breast Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Pituitary Gland -- radiation effects KW - Risk Assessment KW - Ovary -- radiation effects KW - Colonic Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Genital Neoplasms, Female -- epidemiology KW - Risk Factors KW - Adult KW - Cohort Studies KW - Confidence Intervals KW - Incidence KW - Female KW - Amenorrhea -- radiotherapy KW - Neoplasms -- epidemiology KW - Menstruation Disturbances -- radiotherapy KW - Infertility, Female -- radiotherapy KW - Radiotherapy -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69965456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+cancer&rft.atitle=Cancer+risk+following+radiotherapy+for+infertility+or+menstrual+disorders.&rft.au=Ron%2C+E%3BAuvinen%2C+A%3BAlfandary%2C+E%3BStovall%2C+M%3BModan%2C+B%3BWerner%2C+A&rft.aulast=Ron&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-09-09&rft.volume=82&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=795&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+cancer&rft.issn=00207136&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-09-10 N1 - Date created - 1999-09-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Epidural resiniferatoxin induced prolonged regional analgesia to pain. AN - 70828663; 10517956 AB - Adequate treatment of cancer pain remains a significant clinical problem. To reduce side effects of treatment, intrathecal and epidural routes of administration have been used where appropriate to reduce the total dose of agent administered while achieving regional control. Resiniferatoxin (RTX), an ultrapotent capsaicin analog, gives long-term desensitization of nociception via C-fiber sensory neurons. We evaluate here the analgesic effect on rats of epidurally administered RTX, using latency of response to a thermal stimulus in unrestrained animals. Results were compared with those for systemically administered RTX. Vehicle or graded doses of RTX were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) or through an indwelling lumbar (L4) epidural catheter as a single dose. Both routes of application of RTX produced profound thermal analgesia, reaching a plateau within 4-6 h and showing no restoration of pain sensitivity over 7 days. Vehicle was without effect. For the epidural route, the effect was selective as expected for the targeted spinal cord region, whereas the subcutaneous administration of RTX had a generalized analgesic effect. At doses yielding a tripling of back paw withdrawal latency, epidural treatment was 25-fold more effective than the subcutaneous route of application. Consistent with the regional selectivity of the lumbar epidural route, the front paws showed no more effect than by systemic RTX treatment. Binding experiments with [3H]RTX provided further evidence of the segmental desensitization induced by epidural RTX. We conclude that epidural administration of RTX at the lumbar spinal level produces profound, long-lasting, segmental analgesia to C-fiber mediated pain in the rat. JF - Brain research AU - Szabo, T AU - Olah, Z AU - Iadarola, M J AU - Blumberg, P M AD - Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bldg 37, Rm 3A01 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/04/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 04 SP - 92 EP - 98 VL - 840 IS - 1-2 SN - 0006-8993, 0006-8993 KW - Diterpenes KW - 0 KW - resiniferatoxin KW - A5O6P1UL4I KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Hot Temperature KW - Animals KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Lumbosacral Region KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Injections, Subcutaneous KW - Pain Measurement KW - Time Factors KW - Male KW - Injections, Epidural KW - Reaction Time KW - Pain -- physiopathology KW - Diterpenes -- administration & dosage KW - Analgesia, Epidural KW - Diterpenes -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70828663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brain+research&rft.atitle=Epidural+resiniferatoxin+induced+prolonged+regional+analgesia+to+pain.&rft.au=Szabo%2C+T%3BOlah%2C+Z%3BIadarola%2C+M+J%3BBlumberg%2C+P+M&rft.aulast=Szabo&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-09-04&rft.volume=840&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=92&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Brain+research&rft.issn=00068993&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-22 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Unconventional myosins and the genetics of hearing loss. AN - 85279645; pmid-10704189 AB - Mutations of the unconventional myosins genes encoding myosin VI, myosin VIIA and myosin XV cause hearing loss and thus these motor proteins perform fundamental functions in the auditory system. A null mutation in myosin VI in the congenitally deaf Snell's waltzer mice (Myo6(sv)) results in fusion of stereocilia and subsequent progressive loss of hair cells, beginning soon after birth, thus reinforcing the vital role of cytoskeletal proteins in inner ear hair cells. To date, there are no human families segregating hereditary hearing loss that show linkage to MYO6 on chromosome 6q13. The discovery that the mouse shaker1 (Myo7(ash1)) locus encodes myosin VIIA led immediately to the identification of mutations in this gene in Usher syndrome type 1B; subsequently, mutations in this gene were also found associated with recessive and dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss (DFNB2 and DFNA11). Stereocilla of sh1 mice are severely disorganized, and eventually degenerate as well. Myosin VIIA has been implicated in membrane trafficking and/or endocytosis in the inner ear. Mutant alleles of a third unconventional myosin, myosin XV, are associated with nonsyndromic, recessive, congenital deafness DFNB3 on human chromosome 17p11.2 and deafness in shaker2 (Myo15(sh2)) mice. In outer and inner hair cells, myosin XV protein is detectable in the cell body and stereocilia. Hair cells are present in homozygous sh2 mutant mice, but the stereocilia are approximately 1/10 of the normal length. This review focuses on what we know about the molecular genetics and biochemistry of myosins VI, VIIA and XV as relates to hereditary hearing loss. Am. J. Med. Genet. (Semin. Med. Genet.) 89:147-157, 1999. Published 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc. JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics AU - Friedman, Thomas B AU - Sellers, J R AU - Avraham, K B AD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders PY - 1999 SP - 147 EP - 157 VL - 89 IS - 3 SN - 0148-7299, 0148-7299 KW - Deafness KW - Human KW - Myosins KW - Animal KW - Support, Non-U.S. Gov't KW - Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. KW - Mice KW - Mutation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85279645?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Medical+Genetics&rft.atitle=Unconventional+myosins+and+the+genetics+of+hearing+loss.&rft.au=Friedman%2C+Thomas+B%3BSellers%2C+J+R%3BAvraham%2C+K+B&rft.aulast=Friedman&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=89&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=147&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Medical+Genetics&rft.issn=01487299&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An international survey of cancer pain characteristics and syndromes. IASP Task Force on Cancer Pain. International Association for the Study of Pain. AN - 85261749; pmid-10488677 AB - The optimal assessment of cancer pain includes a detailed description of pain characteristics and classification by both syndrome and likely mechanisms. In the clinical setting, the interpretation of this information is aided by knowledge of the available clinical experiences on these aspects of the pain. Unfortunately, existing data are limited. There have been few large surveys of cancer pain characteristics and syndromes, and comparative data from patients in different parts of the world are entirely lacking. To better define the characteristics of cancer pain syndromes the Task Force on Cancer Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) conducted a prospective, cross-sectional, international, multicenter survey of pain specialists and their patients. From a total of 100 clinicians who described themselves as cancer pain practitioners in the IASP membership directory, 51 agreed to participate in the survey and a total of 58 provided data. These clinicians resided in 24 countries and evaluated a total of 1095 patients with severe cancer pain mostly requiring opioid medication, using a combination of patient-rated and observer-rated measures. The patient-rated scales comprised a pain intensity measure chosen from the brief pain inventory. The observer-rated information included demographic and tumor-related data, and responses on checklists of pain syndromes and pathophysiologies. Patients were heterogeneous in terms of demographics and tumor-related information. More than 76% had a Kamofsky performance status score or = 7 on a 10-point numeric scale. The factors that were univariately associated with higher pain intensity included the presence of breakthrough pain, somatic pain or neuropathic pain, age younger than 60 years, and lower performance status score. A multivariate model suggested that the presence of breakthrough pain, somatic pain, and lower performance status were the most important predictors of intense pain. Pains that were inferred by the treating clinician to be nociceptive and due to somatic injury occurred in 71.6% of the patients. Pains labeled nociceptive visceral were noted in 34.7% and pains inferred to have neuropathic mechanisms occurred in 39.7%. In a broad classification, the major pain syndromes comprised bone or joint lesions (41.7% of patients), visceral lesions (28.1%), soft tissue infiltration (28.3%), and peripheral nerve injuries (27.8%). Twenty-two types of pain syndromes were most prevalent. Large differences in the diagnosis of breakthrough pain by clinicians of different countries suggest that this phenomenon is either defined or recognized differently across countries. These data confirm, in segment of the cancer population experiencing severe pain, in different parts of the world, that cancer pain characteristics, syndromes and pathophysiologies are very heterogeneous. Predictors of worsening pain can be identified. The data provide a useful context for the interpretation of pain-related information acquired in both clinical and research settings. They suggest the need for future studies and the potential usefulness of a written checklist for cancer pain syndromes and pathophysiologies. JF - Pain AU - Caraceni, A AU - Portenoy, R K AD - Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Division, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy. PY - 1999 SP - 263 EP - 274 VL - 82 IS - 3 SN - 0304-3959, 0304-3959 KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Neoplasms KW - Questionnaires KW - Human KW - Syndrome KW - Middle Age KW - Support, Non-U.S. Gov't KW - Female KW - Male KW - International Cooperation KW - Health Surveys KW - Pain Measurement UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85261749?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pain&rft.atitle=An+international+survey+of+cancer+pain+characteristics+and+syndromes.+IASP+Task+Force+on+Cancer+Pain.+International+Association+for+the+Study+of+Pain.&rft.au=Caraceni%2C+A%3BPortenoy%2C+R+K&rft.aulast=Caraceni&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=82&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=263&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Pain&rft.issn=03043959&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assistance from family members, friends, paid care givers, and volunteers in the care of terminally ill patients. AN - 85250919; pmid-10498492 AB - BACKGROUND: In addition to medical care, dying patients often need many types of assistance, including help with transportation, nursing care, homemaking services, and personal care. We interviewed terminally ill adults and their care givers in six randomly selected areas of the United States (five metropolitan areas and one rural county) to determine how their needs for assistance were met and the frequency with which they received such assistance from family members and paid and volunteer care givers. METHODS: The patients, whose physicians estimated them to have less than six months to live and who had clinically significant illness other than human immunodeficiency virus infection or the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, were referred to the study by their physicians. Of the 1131 eligible patients, 988 (87.4 percent) consented to a detailed in-person interview conducted in English, as did 893 of the 915 eligible primary care givers (97.6 percent). RESULTS: Of the 988 terminally ill patients, 59.4 percent were over the age of 65 years, and 51.5 percent were women. The most frequent terminal illness was cancer (in 51.8 percent of the patients), followed by heart disease (18.0 percent) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (10.9 percent). Four percent of the patients were in an institution, such as a nursing home, residential hospice, or hospital; the rest were living in a private residence. A need for assistance was reported by 86.8 percent of the patients; they required help with transportation (reported by 62.0 percent), homemaking services (55.2 percent), nursing care (28.7 percent), and personal care (26.0 percent). Of the care givers, 72.1 percent were women. Primary care givers were family members in 96.0 percent of cases; only 4.0 percent were unrelated. Most patients relied completely on family members and friends for assistance. A total of 15.5 percent of patients relied only on paid assistance for more than half of the types of care that they needed. Volunteers (that is, unpaid helpers who were not family members or friends) provided less than 3 percent of all care. CONCLUSIONS: In our survey of terminally ill patients, family members, usually women, provided the majority of assistance with nonmedical care. Although many people received assistance from paid care givers, very few had assistance from volunteers. JF - The New England Journal of Medicine AU - Emanuel, E J AU - Fairclough, D L AU - Slutsman, J AU - Alpert, H AU - Baldwin, D AU - Emanuel, L L AD - Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 956 EP - 963 VL - 341 IS - 13 SN - 0028-4793, 0028-4793 KW - United States KW - Human KW - Terminally Ill KW - Home Care Services KW - Interpersonal Relations KW - Aged KW - Homemaker Services KW - Terminal Care KW - Caregivers KW - Family KW - Middle Age KW - Support, Non-U.S. Gov't KW - Data Collection KW - Voluntary Workers KW - Male KW - Female KW - Friends UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85250919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.atitle=Assistance+from+family+members%2C+friends%2C+paid+care+givers%2C+and+volunteers+in+the+care+of+terminally+ill+patients.&rft.au=Emanuel%2C+E+J%3BFairclough%2C+D+L%3BSlutsman%2C+J%3BAlpert%2C+H%3BBaldwin%2C+D%3BEmanuel%2C+L+L&rft.aulast=Emanuel&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=341&rft.issue=13&rft.spage=956&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+New+England+Journal+of+Medicine&rft.issn=00284793&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hearing impairment data. AN - 85250073; pmid-10590758 JF - Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) AU - Battey, James F AD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 VL - 114 IS - 5 SN - 0033-3549, 0033-3549 KW - United States KW - Deafness KW - Human KW - Adult KW - Health Surveys KW - Aged KW - Middle Age KW - National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) KW - Prevalence UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/85250073?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Health+Reports+%28Washington%2C+D.C.+%3A+1974%29&rft.atitle=Hearing+impairment+data.&rft.au=Battey%2C+James+F&rft.aulast=Battey&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Health+Reports+%28Washington%2C+D.C.+%3A+1974%29&rft.issn=00333549&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - eng DB - ComDisDome N1 - Last updated - 2010-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Examination of Low-Incidence Brain Tumor Responses in F344 Rats Following Chemical Exposures in National Toxicology Program Carcinogenicity Studies AN - 755137425; 13645994 AB - Neoplasms in the brain are uncommon in control Fischer 344 (F344) rats; they occur at a rate of less than 1% in 2-yr toxicity/ carcinogenicity studies. Furthermore, only 10 of nearly 500 studies conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) showed any evidence of chemically related neoplastic effects in the brain. Generally, the brain tumor responses were considered equivocal, because the characteristics of potential neurocarcinogenic agents (such as statistically significant increased incidences, decreased latency and/or survival, and demonstration of dose-response relationships) were not observed. A thorough examination, including comparisons with a well-established historical database, is often critical in evaluating rare brain tumors. Chemicals that gave equivocal evidence of brain tumor responses were generally associated with carcinogenicity at other sites, and many chemicals were mutagenic when incubated with metabolic activating enzymes. Other factors that were supportive of the theory that marginal increases in brain tumor incidence were related to chemical exposure were that (a) some of the tumors were malignant, (b).no brain neoplasms were observed in concurrent controls from some studies, and/or (c) brain tumors were also seen following exposure to structurally related chemicals. In 2-yr studies in F344 rats (studies conducted by the NTP), equivocal evidence of carcinogenicity was observed for the following 9 chemicals: isoprene, bromoethane, chloroethane, 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine dihydrochloride, 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine dihydrochloride, furosemide, C.I. direct blue 15, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, and 1-H-benzotriazole. Glycidol was the only chemical evaluated by the NTP with which there was clear evidence of brain tumor induction in F344 rats. Clarification of the potential neurocarcinogenic risks of chemicals that produce equivocal evidence of a brain tumor response in conventional 2-yr rodent studies may be aided by the use of transgenic mouse models that exhibit genetic alterations that reflect those present in human brain tumors as well as by the use of in utero exposures. JF - Toxicologic Pathology AU - Sills, Robert C AU - Hailey, James R AU - Neal, Jennifer AU - Boorman, Gary A AU - Haseman, Joseph K AU - Melnick, Ronald L AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - Sep 1999 SP - 589 EP - 599 PB - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU UK VL - 27 IS - 5 SN - 0192-6233, 0192-6233 KW - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/755137425?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicologic+Pathology&rft.atitle=Examination+of+Low-Incidence+Brain+Tumor+Responses+in+F344+Rats+Following+Chemical+Exposures+in+National+Toxicology+Program+Carcinogenicity+Studies&rft.au=Sills%2C+Robert+C%3BHailey%2C+James+R%3BNeal%2C+Jennifer%3BBoorman%2C+Gary+A%3BHaseman%2C+Joseph+K%3BMelnick%2C+Ronald+L&rft.aulast=Sills&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=589&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicologic+Pathology&rft.issn=01926233&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F019262339902700513 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019262339902700513 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The role of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy regimens consisting of different combinations of drugs in the treatment of advanced oral cancer. AN - 70864930; 10523800 AB - We performed a retrospective analysis on the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with three cycles of methotrexate (100 mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (90 mg/m2 on day 1) and bleomycin (20mg/m2 on day 1-5) with 21 d gap between each cycle in 44 patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the cheek, lip and tongue followed by surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin (90 mg/m2 on day 1), Mitomycin C (6 mg/m2 on day 1) and 5-fluorouracil (1000 mg/m2 120 h continuous infusion from day 1) repeated every 3 weeks for three cycles. Following induction chemotherapy, complete response was observed in 11 out of 44 patients (25%), and a partial response in a further 28 patients (64%). The overall median survival of all patients was 29 months and those in stage III and stage IV were 30 and 15 months respectively (P< 0.001). The median duration of the time to relapse in patients who responded to adjuvant chemotherapy was 28 months. The main toxic effect was vomiting followed by hematological toxicity. No treatment-related deaths occurred. The regimen showed a significant response, encouraging median survival and a good tolerability profile. JF - Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) AU - Basu, S AU - Khanra, M AU - Dash, B AU - Majumdar, J AU - Biswas, J AU - Chaudhuri, P AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Calcutta, India. Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 SP - 199 EP - 203 VL - 16 IS - 3 SN - 1357-0560, 1357-0560 KW - Index Medicus KW - Survival Rate KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Secondary Prevention KW - Male KW - Female KW - Neoadjuvant Therapy -- methods KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- mortality KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- mortality KW - Chemotherapy, Adjuvant -- methods KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols -- therapeutic use KW - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell -- drug therapy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70864930?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Medical+oncology+%28Northwood%2C+London%2C+England%29&rft.atitle=The+role+of+neoadjuvant+and+adjuvant+chemotherapy+regimens+consisting+of+different+combinations+of+drugs+in+the+treatment+of+advanced+oral+cancer.&rft.au=Basu%2C+S%3BKhanra%2C+M%3BDash%2C+B%3BMajumdar%2C+J%3BBiswas%2C+J%3BChaudhuri%2C+P&rft.aulast=Basu&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=199&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Medical+oncology+%28Northwood%2C+London%2C+England%29&rft.issn=13570560&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Emerging harmful algal blooms and human health: Pfiesteria and related organisms. AN - 70840600; 10528637 JF - Toxicologic pathology AU - Fleming, L E AU - Easom, J AU - Baden, D AU - Rowan, A AU - Levin, B AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Marine and Biomedical Sciences Center, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Florida 33136, USA. lfleming@mednet.med.miami.edu PY - 1999 SP - 573 EP - 581 VL - 27 IS - 5 SN - 0192-6233, 0192-6233 KW - Index Medicus KW - Protozoan Infections -- parasitology KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Plankton -- growth & development KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Fish Diseases -- parasitology KW - Pfiesteria piscicida KW - Eukaryota -- growth & development KW - Public Health -- standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70840600?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicologic+pathology&rft.atitle=Emerging+harmful+algal+blooms+and+human+health%3A+Pfiesteria+and+related+organisms.&rft.au=Fleming%2C+L+E%3BEasom%2C+J%3BBaden%2C+D%3BRowan%2C+A%3BLevin%2C+B&rft.aulast=Fleming&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=573&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicologic+pathology&rft.issn=01926233&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-17 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges of thalidomide distribution in a hospital setting. AN - 70826458; 10512502 AB - The various physician, patient, and pharmacy requirements for participation in the System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety (S.T.E.P.S.) program and procedures that institutions may implement in order to comply with these requirements are described. In 1998, FDA approved the marketing of thalidomide (Thalomid, Celgene). Because of the drug's known teratogenic effects, FDA tightly controls the distribution of thalidomide in the United States. To comply with FDA requirements, Celgene developed the S.T.E.P.S. oversight program, which includes registration of thalidomide prescribers and pharmacies that dispense thalidomide, extensive patient education about the risks associated with thalidomide, and a registry of all patients receiving thalidomide. The S.T.E.P.S. program is considered part of the product label. The pharmacy requirements of the program were developed with a focus on a retail pharmacy practice model, which does not adequately reflect current hospital practice. The pharmacy department of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center developed a model that adapts the S.T.E.P.S. program requirements to inpatient and outpatient institutional pharmacy practice. Procedures for registering patients and prescribers and dispensing thalidomide in the hospital setting were developed; the procedures were designed to meet the needs of both the inpatient and outpatient pharmacies and to comply with the requirements of the S.T.E.P.S. program. JF - American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists AU - Keravich, D P AU - Daniels, C E AD - Pharmacy Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Y1 - 1999/09/01/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 Sep 01 SP - 1721 EP - 1725 VL - 56 IS - 17 SN - 1079-2082, 1079-2082 KW - Anti-Infective Agents KW - 0 KW - Teratogens KW - Thalidomide KW - 4Z8R6ORS6L KW - Index Medicus KW - AIDS/HIV KW - United States KW - Humans KW - Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- standards KW - Immune System Diseases -- drug therapy KW - United States Food and Drug Administration -- legislation & jurisprudence KW - Male KW - Female KW - Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Erythema Nodosum -- drug therapy KW - Drug Prescriptions -- standards KW - Guidelines as Topic KW - Thalidomide -- therapeutic use UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/70826458?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+journal+of+health-system+pharmacy+%3A+AJHP+%3A+official+journal+of+the+American+Society+of+Health-System+Pharmacists&rft.atitle=Challenges+of+thalidomide+distribution+in+a+hospital+setting.&rft.au=Keravich%2C+D+P%3BDaniels%2C+C+E&rft.aulast=Keravich&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=17&rft.spage=1721&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+journal+of+health-system+pharmacy+%3A+AJHP+%3A+official+journal+of+the+American+Society+of+Health-System+Pharmacists&rft.issn=10792082&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-11-10 N1 - Date created - 1999-11-10 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ocular thrombosis and retinal degeneration induced in female F344 rats by 2-butoxyethanol. AN - 70824075; 10523872 AB - 2-butoxyethanol, used extensively for domestic and industrial purposes, was tested in our experiments for its potential to cause damage to female rat ocular tissues. Female rats were previously found to be particularly sensitive to 2-butoxyethanol. A group of eight female F344 rats (2 - 3 months old) were exposed by gavage to 250 mg of 2-butoxyethanol/kg b.w. per day for 3 consecutive days and sacrificed 24 h after the last dose. Eight female rats received the dosing vehicle (water) and served as controls. At necropsy, petechial hemorrhages were noted on the sclera. Microscopic examination revealed treatment-related effects in the eyes, in addition to other known effects of BE exposure such as disseminated thrombosis and necrosis and infarction in various organs. The spectrum of histopathological changes noted in the eyes included hemorrhages localized in the posterior layers of the retina, leading to photoreceptor degeneration. Thrombi were identified in ciliary processes and limbal blood vessels. Histological changes suggestive of the retinal ischemic-infarctive process were also noted. Possible pathogenic mechanisms of 2-butoxyethanol-induced retinopathy are discussed. JF - Human & experimental toxicology AU - Nyska, A AU - Maronpot, R R AU - Ghanayem, B I AD - National Institute of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, NC 27709, USA. Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 SP - 577 EP - 582 VL - 18 IS - 9 SN - 0960-3271, 0960-3271 KW - Ethylene Glycols KW - 0 KW - n-butoxyethanol KW - I0P9XEZ9WV KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Limbus Corneae -- blood supply KW - Animals KW - Rats, Inbred F344 KW - Retinal Hemorrhage -- pathology KW - Ciliary Body -- pathology KW - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation -- pathology KW - Ciliary Body -- blood supply KW - Retinal Hemorrhage -- chemically induced KW - Limbus Corneae -- pathology KW - Female KW