Comparison of transfection agents in forming complexes with ferumoxides, cell labeling efficiency, and cellular viability

AS Arbab, GT Yocum, LB Wilson… - Molecular …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
By complexing ferumoxides or superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) to transfection agents
(TAs), it is possible to magnetically label mammalian cells. There has been no systematic …

Methylglyoxal induces oxidative stress-dependent cell injury and up-regulation of interleukin-1β and nerve growth factor in cultured hippocampal neuronal cells

S Di Loreto, V Caracciolo, S Colafarina, P Sebastiani… - Brain research, 2004 - Elsevier
Methylglyoxal (MG) is one of the most powerful glycating agents of proteins and other
important cellular components and has been shown to be toxic to cultured cells. Under …

Anthraquinones sensitize tumor cells to arsenic cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo via reactive oxygen species-mediated dual regulation of apoptosis

J Yang, H Li, YY Chen, XJ Wang, GY Shi, QS Hu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Cellular oxidation/reduction state affects the cytotoxicity of a number of chemotherapeutic
agents, including arsenic trioxide. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), the major intracellular …

Methotrexate inhibits the glyoxalase system in vivo in children with acute lymphoid leukaemia

K Bartyik, S Turi, F Orosz, E Karg - European Journal of Cancer, 2004 - Elsevier
The inhibition of glyoxalase I leads to antitumour activity through the accumulation of
methylglyoxal. Our earlier observations suggested that methotrexate (MTX) may affect the …

Effects of antioxidants on X-ray-or hyperthermia-induced apoptosis in human lymphoma U937 cells

ZG Cui, T Kondo, LB Feril, K Waki, O Inanami… - Apoptosis, 2004 - Springer
Hydroxyl radicals (· OH) and superoxide anion radicals (O 2·−) are known to play cardinal
roles in cell killing and various types of cell damage. In order to elucidate the mechanism of …

The role of glycation and glycoxidation of low-density lipoproteins in foam cell formation.

BE Brown - 2004 - ses.library.usyd.edu.au
People with diabetes suffer from an increased incidence of atherosclerosis, possibly due to
the hyperglycaemia associated with this disease. Glucose may covalently modify proteins …