Department of Biomedicine: Recent submissions
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in adults. Clinical characteristics and pre- and perinatal risk factors
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-28)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is currently a prevalent diagnosis in child psychiatry, typically affecting 2-5 % of school-aged children world-wide. The recent and increasing awareness that ADHD may persist ... -
Subcellular distribution of nuclear import-defective isoforms of the promyelocytic leukemia protein
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-21)Background The promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein participates in a number of cellular processes, including transcription regulation, apoptosis, differentiation, virus defense and genome maintenance. This protein is ... -
Compomics-utilities: an open-source Java library for computational proteomics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-08)Background The growing interest in the field of proteomics has increased the demand for software tools and applications that process and analyze the resulting data. And even though the purpose of these tools can vary ... -
The apoptosis-inducing activity towards leukemia and lymphoma cells in a cyanobacterial culture collection is not associated with mouse bioassay toxicity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-06)Cyanobacteria (83 strains and seven natural populations) were screened for content of apoptosis (cell death)-inducing activity towards neoplastic cells of the immune (jurkat acute T-cell lymphoma) and hematopoetic (acute ... -
Roles of Myosin Va and Rab3D in Membrane Remodeling of Immature Secretory Granules
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-22)Neuroendocrine secretory granules (SGs) are formed at the trans-Golgi network (TGN) as immature intermediates. In PC12 cells, these immature SGs (ISGs) are transported within seconds to the cell cortex, where they move ... -
Remote postconditioning by humoral factors in effluent from ischemic preconditioned rat hearts is mediated via PI3K/Akt-dependent cell-survival signaling at reperfusion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-29)Short non-lethal ischemic episodes administered to hearts prior to (ischemic preconditioning, IPC) or directly after (ischemic postconditioning, IPost) ischemic events facilitate myocardial protection. Transferring coronary ... -
Catestatin, an endogenous Chromogranin A-derived peptide, inhibits in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-23)Catestatin, an endogenous peptide derived from bovine chromogranin A, and its active domain cateslytin display powerful antimicrobial activities. We have tested the activities of catestatin and other related peptides on ... -
The Arc of synaptic memory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)The immediate early gene Arc is emerging as a versatile, Wnely tuned system capable of coupling changes in neuronal activity patterns to synaptic plasticity, thereby optimizing information storage in the nervous system. ... -
Regulatory Peptides from Chromogranin A and Secretogranin II
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)This commentary is focusing on novel aspects on the secreted CgA- and SgII-derived peptides, vasostatin-I (bovine and human CgA1–76, VS-I), WE-14 (CgA316–329), catestatin (bovine CgA344–366, human CgA352–372, Cts) and the ... -
The Roles of EXT-Like Proteins in Heparan Sulphate Biosynthesis
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-11)Heparan sulphate (HS) proteoglycans, composed of a core protein and one or more negatively charged HS chains, are a major component of extracellular matrices and are located on the plasma membrane of all animal cells. The ... -
Filamin A binds to CCR2B and regulates its internalization
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-17)The chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2B (CCR2B) is one of the two isoforms of the receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2), the major chemoattractant for monocytes, involved in an array of chronic inflammatory ... -
UCP1 induction during recruitment of Brown Adipocytes in White Adipose tissue is dependent on Cyclooxygenase activity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06-30)Background The uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is a hallmark of brown adipocytes and pivotal for cold- and diet-induced thermogenesis. Methodology/Principal Findings Here we report that cyclooxygenase (COX) activity and ... -
HAMLET interacts with lipid membranes and perturbs their structure and integrity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-01-23)Background Cell membrane interactions rely on lipid bilayer constituents and molecules inserted within the membrane, including specific receptors. HAMLET (human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) is a tumoricidal ... -
A randomized double blind comparison of short-term duodenally administrated whale and seal blubber oils in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and joint pain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Compared with soy oil, 10 days treatment with seal oil (SO), 10 mL×3 daily, self-administrated through a nasoduodenal feeding tube, relieves joint pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This randomized, ... -
Improved Quantification of Prostaglandins in Biological Samples by Optimizing Simultaneously the Relationship Eicosanoid/Internal-Standard and Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-07)Although a wide variety of articles on quantification of eicosanoids by using internal standards are published every year, little has been done on how much internal standard should be added. This article demonstrates that ... -
Reduced Joint Pain after Short-term Duodenal Administration of Seal Oil in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Comparison with Soy Oil
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004)Background: Rheumatic joint pain is a common extraintestinal complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Because the high ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids (FAs) of the Western diet might promote rheumatic disorders, ... -
Translational regulation in the adult brain: mediated by BDNF signalling, stress, and chronic antidepressant treatment
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-01)One of the most amazing features of the brain is its plasticity. This is a fundamental process by which the brain acquires information and makes the appropriate adaptive changes, a process that makes us able to think, feel, ... -
Function and regulation of phenylalanine and tyrosine hydroxylases from human and Caenorhabditis elegans. With focus in evolutionary aspects and development of new therapies
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-06-11)The family of the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases (AAAH) is well studied in mammals. It includes four members, i.e. phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and the tryptophan hydroxylases (TPH1 and 2). ... -
Camptothecin and khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) induced distinct cell death phenotypes involving modulation of c-FLIPL, Mcl-1, procaspase-8 and mitochondrial function in acute myeloid leukemia cell lines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-13)Background: An organic extract of the recreational herb khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) triggers cell death in various leukemia cell lines in vitro. The chemotherapeutics camptothecin, a plant alkaloid topoisomerase I inhibitor, ... -
New tools to enhance the detection of post-translational modifications: Development and application of a mass spectrometry-based proteomic software and of specific antibodies detecting propionylated lysines
(Master thesis, 2009-08-02)Mass spectrometry based proteomics has evolved into a powerful tool in characterising proteins and their respective function in the cell. A proteins cellular localisation, concentration and activity is regulated by several ...