Background Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has emerged as a leading cause of cirrhosis in the U.S. and across the world. To understand the role of apoptotic pathways in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, we studied the mRNA and protein expression patterns of ...
Albertoni Guilherme +11 more
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Compartmentalized megakaryocyte death generates functional platelets committed to caspase-independent death [PDF]
Caspase-directed apoptosis usually fragments cells, releasing nonfunctional, prothrombogenic, membrane-bound apoptotic bodies marked for rapid engulfment by macrophages.
Jones, David B. +9 more
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Effect of Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. on the histopathology of the diabetic pancreas via caspase family expression [PDF]
Context: Diabetes is a prominent cause of mortality globally, particularly in Indonesia. Elevated glucose levels stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells. A variety of drugs, including oral treatments and synthetic insulin, have been developed
Putri Cahaya Situmorang +4 more
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Regulation of the Apaf-1/Caspase-9 Apoptosome by Caspase-3 and XIAP [PDF]
The apoptosome is a multiprotein complex comprising Apaf-1, cytochrome c, and caspase-9 that functions to activate caspase-3 downstream of mitochondria in response to apoptotic signals. Binding of cytochrome c and dATP to Apaf-1 in the cytosol leads to the assembly of a heptameric complex in which each Apaf-1 subunit is bound noncovalently to a ...
Hua, Zou +8 more
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Effect of chlorpyrifos on the level of hippocampal caspase 9 in male rats: Short Commuincation
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is an organophosphate pesticide that can damage the nervous system of insects by causing neurotoxicity. Although the molecular mechanisms related to it are not fully understood, some studies have suggested that apoptotic processes are ...
Sina Nikbin +3 more
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Apoptosis and autophagy: Regulation of caspase‐9 by phosphorylation [PDF]
Cell death by the process of apoptosis plays important roles in development, tissue homeostasis, diseases and drug responses. The cysteine aspartyl protease caspase‐9 plays a central role in the mitochondrial or intrinsic apoptotic pathway that is engaged in response to many apoptotic stimuli.
Allan, Lindsey A., Clarke, Paul R.
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Caspase 9 Promoter Polymorphisms (-1263G>A, -905T>G, -712C>T) in Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]
Introduction: Apoptosis has been involved in a number of pathological conditions including Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Caspases are important regulators and executioners in both extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways.
KISHORE KUMAR GUNDAPANENI +6 more
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Caspase-9, caspase-3 and caspase-7 have distinct roles during intrinsic apoptosis [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundApoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is regulated by the Bcl-2 family and caspase family of proteins. The caspase cascade responsible for executing cell death following cytochromecrelease is well described; however the distinct roles of caspases-9, -3 and -7 during this process are not completely defined.ResultsHere we ...
Brentnall, Matthew +4 more
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Caspase-Dependent and Caspase-Independent Pathways Are Involved in Cadmium-Induced Apoptosis in Primary Rat Proximal Tubular Cell Culture. [PDF]
We designed this study to investigate whether cadmium induces caspase-independent apoptosis and to investigate the relationship between the caspase-dependent and caspase-independent apoptotic pathways.
Xuezhong Liu +23 more
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Persistent cell shrinkage is a major hallmark of apoptotic cell death. The early-phase shrinkage, which starts within 30−120 min after apoptotic stimulation and is called apoptotic volume decrease (AVD), is known to be accomplished by activation of K ...
Takeshi Tsubata +2 more
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