Proliferation of airway smooth muscle results from persistent inflammatory cytokine and growth factor stimulation and is a critical component of airway luminal narrowing in chronic asthma. Using primary cultures of bovine tracheal smooth muscle (BTSM) cells to examine the signaling basis of cell proliferation, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB and thrombin (which act through distinct rec...

The original online version of this article (Guo, R., Wang, X., Zhang, R., Shi, H., Qiao, Y., Yun, W., Ge, Lin, Y. and Lei, J. (2015) Response Subcutaneous Xenografts of Endometrial Cancer in Nude Mice to Inhibitors Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathways: An Effective Therapeutic Strategy for Endometrial Cancer. Journal Therapy, 6, 1083-1092. htt...

Objective(s):Several investigations have revealed that caspase-14 is responsible for the epidermal differentiation and cornification, as well as the regulation of moisturizing effect. However, the precise regulation mechanism is still not clear. This study was aimed to investigate the expression of caspase-14 in filaggrin-deficient normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs) and to explore the...

p53-mediated apoptosis is antagonized by growth factor stimulation. Here, we show that p53-dependent cell death induced by DNA damage was effectively prevented by mitogen activation. The levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Bax were not altered by cisplatin treatment and mitogen rescue. Instead, the protection against p53-regulated apoptosis was mediated by at least three distinct signaling pathways. E...

The basis for the age-associated defect in the response of lymphocytes to plant lectins has been studied. Using three independent assays we have shown that the number of mitogen-responsive cells is markedly reduced in lymphocyte preparations from old persons. In addition, studies using colchicine bloock and thymidine pulse techniques have revealed a failure of mitogen-responsive cells from old ...

HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells undergo myeloid differentiation and G1/0 specific growth arrest in response to an activity produced by pokeweed mitogen stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Elaboration of this myeloid differentiation inducing activity does not require lymphocytic proliferation or pokeweed mitogen induced B-lymphocyte differentiation. The activity is a product ...

Purpose: To present a case of chemotherapy regimen combining fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitor leading to serous retinopathy. Methods: A retrospective chart review single was performed. Results: 67-year-old man with pancreatic prostate cancer developed bilateral multifocal pockets subretinal fluid while on an experimental MEK (trametin...