Research in pharmaceutical sciences, 14(2), 107-114 (2019-10-18)
Diabetes incidence showed ascending trends in recent years indicating urgent need for new therapeutic agents. Extracellular adenosine signaling showed promising results. However, role of its A3 receptor in pancreatic β-cells proliferation and insulin secretion is not well established. Thus, we
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 437, 161-175 (2008-03-29)
Drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle for the development of effective treatments of many central nervous system disorders. Sophisticated cell culture models of the BBB have helped us to identify, characterize, and validate a novel
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 237, 39-53 (2003-09-23)
This chapter outlines methods to purify soluble adenylyl cyclase (AC7) expressed in an Escherichia coli (E. coli) heterologous expression system. Guidelines are provided for constructing the expression plasmids, optimizing expression, culturing, and purifying the proteins. Purification requires two chromatographic steps.
Frontiers in neuroscience, 15, 702817-702817 (2021-09-21)
Gliomas are the most common and aggressive primary tumors in the central nervous system. The nucleoside adenosine is considered to be one major constituent within the tumor microenvironment. The adenosine level mainly depends on two enzymatic activities: 5'-nucleotidase (5'NT or
The post-menopausal state in women is associated with increased cancer incidence, the reasons for which remain obscure. Curiously, increased circulating levels of beta-hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) (a hormonal subunit linked with tumors of several lineages) are also often observed post-menopause.