Background and Aims: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a preferred cell source for the generation of hepatocyte-like cells in regenerative medicine. They can be isolated from different sources, including adipose tissues. The Raman spectroscopy approach was evaluated for quick and efficient identification of MSCs differentiation status and a broader perspective on cell differentiation. Material...

Abstract In this paper, we studied the inhibitory effect of oleanolic acid (OA) on non-enzymatic glycosylation and improvement glycometabolism in insulin resistant (IR) human liver tumour (HepG2) cells. The anti-glycosylation activity OA was determined by bovine serum albumin (BSA) fructose model. results showed that moderately inhibited formation intermediates glycosylation, fructosamine ?-dic...

Here for the first time, we investigated the cytotoxic effects of the chitosan extracted from the Persian Gulf Chiton shell (Acanthopleura vaillantii) on liver cancer cell line (HepG2). Chitosan extraction was implemented following this method: chitin was produced by demineralization and deproteinization procedure, and the extracted chitin was converted into soluble chitosan using deacetylation...

MicroRNAs has been shown to regulate lipogenesis in liver. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the effects of resveratrol (RSV) on lipogenesis is associated with the changes in the expression of two miRNAs (miR-107 and miR-10b) that regulate lipogenic pathways. 30 wild type C57BL/6j male mice were randomly fed three diets: a standard chow diet (ND), a high fat diet (HFD, 60%...

Low molecular weight polysaccharides can be isolated from Sargassum thunbergii (LMPST) and in vitro experiments were conducted to evaluate the inhibitory effects on lipids. Two natures of LMPST attained from Sargassum appraised their palmitic acid induced lipid accretion HepG2, 3T3-L1 cells. treatment lessened deposition intracellular free fatty triglyceride intensities PA-treated ...

lovastatin as a member of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a (hmg-coa) reductase inhibitors is used as a lipid-lowering agent. it can also inhibit the formation of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion and finally leads to decline in oxidative stress processes. here, we evaluated whether lovastatin can increase dna damage resistance of hepg2 cells against genotoxicity of the anticancer drug...

background the hepatitis b virus x (hbx) protein has long been recognized as an important transcriptional transactivator of several genes. human aldo-keto reductase family 1, member c1 (akr1c1), a member of the family of akr1cs, is significantly increased in hbx-expressed cells. objectives this study aimed to investigate the possible mechanism of hbx in regulating akr1c1 expression in hepg2.2.1...

Paclitaxel-resistant HepG2 (PR-HepG2) cells were established by long-term exposure of HepG2 cells to paclitaxel and expression and function of efflux (P-glycoprotein, MRP2) and influx (OATP1B3) transporters for paclitaxel were examined to understand the mechanisms underlying the resistance. mRNA expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) increased in PR-HepG2 more than in HepG2 cells, while that of MR...

Background: Aldo-keto oxidoreductase (AKR) inhibitors could reverse the resistance of several cancer cells to cis-platin, but their role in remains unclear.Methods: We verified difference AKR1Cs expression by Western blot, RNA sequencing and qRT-PCR. The differences were analyzed inferred. Use Assay NADH NAD+ content verify inference. Docking experience was used affinity between MPA, MCFLA, MLS...