Cyclooxygenase (COX) is involved in modulating inflammatory response through the synthesis of prostaglandins. The inducible isoform of the enzyme, COX-2, is overexpressed in some malignant and premalignant lesions. Several preclinical and clinical studies have reported COX-2 inhibition as an effective strategy for chemoprevention. Nonsteroidal anitinflammatory drugs (NASIDs) such as celecoxib, ...

Engineered nucleases such as zinc finger nucleases (ZFN) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) are one of the most promising tools for modifying genomes. These site-specific enzymes cause double-strand breaks that allow gene disruption or gene insertion, thereby facilitating genetic manipulation. The major problem associated with this approach is the labor-intensive proced...

Methods HIV-1 Tat exon 1 and Vpr were amplified from the DNA isolated from blood of HIV infected patients and cloned. Clones were got sequenced and aligned against reference sequences using CLUSTAL W. Sim plot analysis was done for recombinants. Their expression was accessed by transfection of HEK 293T cells with myc fusion clones of variants and western blotting using anti-myc antibody. The va...

We have screened 11 isoquinoline derivatives and α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthi-azol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) cytotoxicity assay in HeLa and HEK-293T cells. Compound 2 was identified as potential anticancer agent. To further improve its therapeutic potential, this agent was incorporated into transferrin (Tf)-conjugated liposomes (LPs) for targeted d...

background: micropatterning is becoming a powerful tool for studying cells in vitro. this method not only uses very small amount of material but also mimic the microenvironment structure present in living tissues better than flask culturing techniques. in previous studies using micropatterning of extracellular matrix proteins on glass surfaces, the rate of protein detachment from the surface wa...

Ephrin-B1,-B2 and -B3 proteins share a high degree of sequence similarity. Investigation these as putative prognostic markers in human cancers including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been limited by challenges generating specific antibodies against them. The current study examined the reactivity polyclonal anti-human ephrin-B2 antibody (HPA008999) ephrin-B investigated significance im...