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Neurotransmitter Metabolism by Monoamine Oxidase in Porcine Heart Differs by Location and is Increased with Obesity/Metabolic Syndrome
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Monoamine Oxidase (MAO), an outer mitochondrial enzyme, catalyzes the oxidative deamination of catecholamines and other biological amines, and in the process, produces a reactive aldehyde and H2O2. Our lab has recently ...
The Tumor Suppressive Effects of T Cell Death-Associated Gene 8 in Blood Cancers
(East Carolina University, 2017-03-16)
In the early twentieth century Otto Warburg recognized a metabolic phenomenon that transpired in cancer cells, currently known as the Warburg Effect. Warburg discovered cancer cells favor glycolysis rather than oxidative ...
The Influence of Diet-Induced Obesity and N-3 Fatty Acids on the Cardiac Mitochondrial Phospholipidome and Respiratory Activity
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-16)
Cardiac mitochondrial phospholipids, notably cardiolipin (CL), regulate inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) organization and protein function, particularly the enzymes associated with respiration. In a range of metabolic ...
Selection and stabilization of CD25high FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in vitro as a basis for adoptive antigen-specific immunotherapy
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-16)
Autoimmune disease affects an estimated 50 million people in the United States. Autoimmune disease arises when immune tolerance is abrogated and host immune cells mount an attack against self-tissues. For example, in ...
Structural and functional analysis of the Vaccinia virus O1 virulence protein
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-26)
Poxviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses capable of causing disfiguring and deadly disease in a wide range of hosts, from insects to mammals. Orthopoxviruses (OPXV) encode many proteins that are not essential for viral ...
Targeting Kremen1 Downregulation with RVG-9R/siRNA Complexes in the Triple-Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-19)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive disease characterized by cognitive decline and memory loss. Memory loss observed in AD results from the loss of neurons and synapses which may be caused by the disruption of the ...
Notch 3 Affects Chemoresistance in Colorectal Cancer via DNA Base Excision Repair Enzymes
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-28)
Approximately 1.2 million cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) arise each year, and 40-50% of CRC patients will reach metastasis. The Notch pathway is known to be dysregulated in CRC, and its relationship with DNA repair ...
THE ROLE OF N6-METHYLADENOSINE IN HYPOXIA AND CELLULAR TRANSFORMATION
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-29)
Cancer is a prevalent disease that affects millions of people each year across the globe. In an effort to find therapies to the many types of cancers, regulation of protein expression through transcription and translation ...
SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF 15-DEOXY-Δ12,14-PROSTAMIDE J2 AS A NOVEL ANTI-SKIN CANCER AGENT
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-16)
Skin cancers including non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and melanoma are the most common form of cancer in the United States and thus represent a substantial burden to the health care system. Current chemotherapeutic ...