While the role of C2-ceramide in the induction of programmed cell death (PCD) in animal systems has been well documented, little is known of its role in plant cells...
Keywords: Apoptosis, calcium signalling, reactive oxygen species
02/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterVascular injury triggers endothelial exocytosis of granules, releasing pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic mediators into the blood...
Keywords: endothelial cell, Hydrogen Peroxide, nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, Platelet, reactive oxygen species, superoxide, Weibel-Palade bodies
10/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyterp66Shc promotes apoptosis and controls the intracellular redox balance...
Keywords: Apoptosis, mitochondria, reactive oxygen species
10/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterHepatocellular cancer is the fifth most frequent cancer in men and the eighth in women worldwide...
Keywords: Acetaldehyde, cytochrome P4502E1, hepatitis, methyl group transfer, reactive oxygen species, retinoids
04/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterKeywords: erythrocytes, glutathione, lipid peroxidation, outcome, reactive oxygen species
05/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterMitochondrial cytochrome P450 systems are an indispensable component of mammalian steroid biosynthesis; they catalyze regio- and stereo-specific steroid hydroxylations and consist of three protein entities: adrenodoxin reductase (AdR), adrenodoxin (Adx), and a mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme, e.g., CYP11A1 (P450 side chain cleavage, P450scc)...
Keywords: adrenodoxin, Apoptosis, CYP11A1, cytochrome P450, electron transfer chain, mitochondria, reactive oxygen species, steroid hydroxylation
05/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterNumerous epidemiological studies have associated exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) with pulmonary and cardiovascular health effects...
Keywords: cyclooxygenase-2, incinerator fly ash, macrophages, oxidative stress, particulate matter, reactive oxygen species
10/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter