Τμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών / Department of Biological Sciences: Recent submissions
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Induction of caspase-independent programmed cell death by vitamin E natural homologs and synthetic derivatives.
(2009)Current observations in the literature suggest that vitamin E may be a suitable candidate for cancer chemotherapy. To investigate this further, we examined the ability of the vitamin E natural homologs [alpha-, beta-, ...
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Commitment to erythroid differentiation in mouse erythroleukemia cells is controlled by alterations in topoisomerase IIα phosphorylation
(1996)To explore the program of cell differentiation in Friend murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells, we used three clonal variants: phorbol 12- myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-hypersensitive TS-19-101, PMA-resistant TR19-9, and ...
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Induction of DNA damage and caspase-independent programmed cell death by vitamin e
(2012)Vitamin E comprises 8 functionally unique isoforms and may be a suitable candidate for the adjuvant treatment of prostate cancer. In this study, we examined the ability of 2 vitamin E isoforms [α-tocotrienol (γ-TT) and ...
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Vitamin E and cancer: An insight into the anticancer activities of vitamin E isomers and analogs
(2008)Current observations in the literature suggest that vitamin E may be a suitable candidate for the adjuvant treatment of cancer. Even though historically most research focused on α-tocopherol, more recent evidence suggests ...
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Soy protein isolate prevents chemically-induced rat mammary tumors
(2002)purified daidzein at 200 mg/kg diet
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Inhibition of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary tumors in rats by the soybean isoflavones
(1996)Soy-based diets, rich in the isoflavones genistein and daidzein, are thought to protect against breast and prostate cancer. Soy-based diets, rich in the isoflavones genistein and daidzein, are thought to protect against ...
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The phosphoform of the regulatory subunit RII of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase possesses intrinsic topoisomerase activity
(1985)The phosphoform of the type II regulatory subunit (phospho-RII-cAMP) of cAMP-dependent protein kinase from rat liver was found to possess intrinsic topoisomerase activity towards several DNA substrates such as φX174, pBR322, ...
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Application of topoisomerase assays in the evaluation of natural products as antitumor agents
(1999)Initially, DNA topoisomerase (topo) inhibitors found clinical applications as antibiotics and cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Recently, we demonstrated that plant flavonoids that inhibit mammalian topo I or topo II might ...
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Pharmaceutical biology: Preface
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Flavonoids as DNA topoisomerase antagonists and poisons: Structure-activity relationships
(1995)Selected flavonoids were tested for their ability to inhibit the catalytic activity of DNA topoisomerase (topo) I and II. Myricetin, quercetin, fisetin, and morin were found to inhibit both enzymes, while phloretin, ...
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Phenoxodiol (2H-1-benzopyran-7-0,1,3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)), a novel isoflavone derivative, inhibits DNA topoisomerase II by stabilizing the cleavable complex
(2002)Cancer therapeutic drugs that inhibit DNA topoisomerase (topo) II by stabilizing the cleavable complex are collectively known as topo II poisons. Phenoxodiol is a synthetic derivative of the plant isoflavone daidzein and ...
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Genistein inactivates bcl-2, delays the G2/M phase of the cell cycle, and induces apoptosis of human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells
(1998)The aim of this study was to identify the molecular mechanism of action of the isoflavone, genistein. Genistein at 0.15 mM caused MCF-7 apoptotic cell death, which was accompanied by cell cycle delay in the G2/M phase. ...
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Induction of Differentiation and DNA Strand Breakage in Human HL-60 and K-562 Leukemia Cells by Genistein
(1990)Genistein, an in vitro inhibitor of topoisomerase II and tyrosine kinases, suppressed growth and induced differentiation in HL-205 cells, a clonal population of the human promyelocytic HL-60 leukemia cells, and in K-562-J ...
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The Dietary Anticancer Agent Ellagic Acid is a Potent Inhibitor of DNA Topoisomerases in Vitro
(1995)Ellagic acid and 12 related agents have been tested for their ability to inhibit the activities of human DNA topoisomerase (topo) I and IL Using specific in vitro assays, we found ellagic acid and flavellagic acid to be ...
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Chemopreventive effects of soy protein and purified soy isoflavones on DMBA-induced mammary tumors in female Sprague-Dawley rats
(2001)There are conflicting reports on the effect of soy and its components on mammary carcinogenesis in adult female rats, mainly because of different rodent models that are used in chemoprevention studies. The present study ...
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Phenoxodiol, a novel isoflavone derivative, inhibits dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary carcinogenesis in female Sprague-Dawley rats
(2003)The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential cancer chemopreventive effects of novel synthetic derivatives of isoflavones. Initially these agents were tested in a mouse mammary organ culture (MMOC) model. ...
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Genistein induces maturation of cultured human breast cancer cells and prevents tumor growth in nude mice
(1998)Results of recent studies in animal models of mammary carcinogenesis showed that the soybean isoflavone genistein is a chemopreventive agent. The objective of the present study was to determine whether soybean isoflavones ...
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Novobiocin- and Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced Differentiation of Human Leukemia Cells Associated with a Reduction in Topoisomerase II Activity
(1989)Studies were conducted to determine the possible involvement of DNA topoisomerase II (Topo II) in the induction of differentiation in two human promyelocytic HL-60 leukemia cell variants that are either susceptible or ...
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Genistein as an Inducer of Tumor Cell Differentiation: Possible Mechanisms of Action
(1995)Decreased activity of either topoisomerases or tyrosine kinases has been implicated in the differentiation of a number of cell types. It is therefore conceivable that genistein, because of its reported ability to inhibit ...
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Acoustic localization of antbirds in a Mexican rainforest using a wireless sensor network
(2010)Acoustic localization is a promising method to passively observe vocal animal species, but remains difficult and time consuming to employ. To reduce the labor intensity and impact of deployment, an acoustic localization ...