To explore the function of curcumin on cartilage cells, cell proliferation and apoptosis by transforming growth factor-beta/suppressor mothers against decapentaplegic/a disintegrin metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-7 axis was objective study. The viability detected counting kit-8. expression factor-beta, suppressor decapentaplegic protein, a motifs-7, caspase-9, B-cell lymphoma 2, Bc...

Beta 2 glycoprotein I (β2GPI) is a single chain 50 kDa highly glycosylated glycoprotein at an approximate concentration of 4 μM in cells. The abundance of this protein in plasma and its high state of preservation indicate the important role of this protein in mammalian. In addition, β2GPI has a particular structure in the fifth domain, and is categorized as the major antigen recognized by autoa...

Trace detection of the conformational transition of beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) from a predominantly alpha-helical structure to beta-sheet could have a large impact in understanding and diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. We demonstrate how a novel nanofluidic biosensor using a controlled, reproducible surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy active site was developed to observe Abeta in different conf...

In molecular neurobiology, perhaps no molecule has been as thoroughly examined as Alzheimer's beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP). In the ten years since the cDNA encoding betaAPP was cloned, the protein has been the subject of unparalleled scrutiny on all levels. From molecular genetics and cellular biology to neuroanatomy and epidemiology, no scientific discipline has been left unexplore...

Beta-amyloid precursor protein cleavage enzyme 1 (BACE1) and beta-amyloid precursor protein cleavage enzyme 2 (BACE2), members of aspartyl protease family, are close homologues and have high similarity in their protein crystal structures. However, their enzymatic properties differ leading to disparate clinical consequences. In order to identify the residues that are responsible for such differe...

BACKGROUND Data regarding the impact of cigarette smoking on trace elements are scarce and inconsistent. In this study, we evaluated the effect of smoking on serum concentrations of trace elements among adult males with heart disease. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 100 adults hospitalized with heart disease in Bangladesh. The major variables of interest included mean serum concen...

OBJECTIVE To test the effect of some trace elements, on protein and lipoprotein glycosylation and their impact on the severity of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A case control study was conducted in 42 diabetic patients (14 without retinopathy [DC]; 14 with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy [NPDR]; 14 with proliferative diabetic retinopathy [PDR]) at Ebin Al-Haitham Specialized Hospital, ...

We point attention to the fact that in SO(10) models with non–canonical (type II) see–saw mechanism and exact b − τ unification the trace of the neutrino mass matrix is very small, in fact practically zero. This has the advantage of being a basis independent feature. Taking a vanishing trace as input, immediate phenomenological consequences for the values of the neutrino masses, the CP phases o...

Nucleation-dependent protein aggregation ("seeding") and amyloid fibril-free formation of soluble SDS-resistant oligomers ("oligomerization") by hydrophobic interaction is an in vitro model thought to propagate beta-amyloid (Abeta) deposition, accumulation, and incur neurotoxicity and synaptotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other amyloid-associated neurodegenerative diseases. However, ...