Do TUNEL and other apoptosis assays detect cell death in preclinical studies?

R Mirzayans, D Murray - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay
detects DNA breakage by labeling the free 3ʹ-hydroxyl termini. Given that genomic DNA …

The mystery of BCL2 family: Bcl-2 proteins and apoptosis: an update

WA Siddiqui, A Ahad, H Ahsan - Archives of toxicology, 2015 - Springer
Apoptosis is a critically important biological process that plays an essential role in cell fate
and homeostasis. An important component of the apoptotic pathway is the family of proteins …

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) and their role in diseases development–review

P Łukasik, M Załuski, I Gutowska - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are involved in many crucial processes, such as cell cycle
and transcription, as well as communication, metabolism, and apoptosis. The kinases are …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Eriobotrya japonica extract: a promising approach against cancer cells proliferation, inflammation, allergic disorders and …

MS Jabir, AA Hussien, GM Sulaiman… - Artificial cells …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) have biological activities like antibacterial, antifungal, drug delivery,
immunomodulation and antitumor activities. The aim of the current study was to investigate …

Age-related macular degeneration: role of oxidative stress and blood vessels

Y Ruan, S Jiang, A Gericke - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common irreversible ocular disease
characterized by vision impairment among older people. Many risk factors are related to …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-apoptosis and cell survival: a review

L Portt, G Norman, C Clapp, M Greenwood… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
Type I programmed cell death (PCD) or apoptosis is critical for cellular self-destruction for a
variety of processes such as development or the prevention of oncogenic transformation …

Bioavailability of hesperidin and its aglycone hesperetin—compounds found in citrus fruits as a parameter conditioning the pro-health potential (neuroprotective and …

K Wdowiak, J Walkowiak, R Pietrzak, A Bazan-Woźniak… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hesperidin and hesperetin are polyphenols that can be found predominantly in citrus fruits.
They possess a variety of pharmacological properties such as neuroprotective and …

Basic mechanisms of neurodegeneration: a critical update

KA Jellinger - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Protein aggregation‐'Toxic oligomer'hypothesis‐Protein (mis) folding‐
Proteostasis and molecular chaperones‐Protein misfolding and endoplasmic reticulum …

Direct activation of Bax protein for cancer therapy

Z Liu, Y Ding, N Ye, C Wild, H Chen… - Medicinal research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bax, a central cell death regulator, is an indispensable gateway to mitochondrial dysfunction
and a major proapoptotic member of the B‐cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‐2) family proteins that …

Oxidative stress and beta-cell dysfunction

G Drews, P Krippeit-Drews, M Düfer - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 (T1DM and T2DM) are complex multifactorial diseases. Loss
of beta-cell function caused by reduced secretory capacity and enhanced apoptosis is a key …