Darmstadt, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2005. / Dateien im PDF-Format

Darmstadt, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2002. / Dateien im PDF-Format

Tierärztl. Hochsch., Diss., 2003--Hannover.

Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 2003--Aachen.

Wounds heal better in skin with terminal hair follicles (large and pigmented) as opposed to those with vellus hair follicles (small and unpigmented), while dermal fibroblasts from different anatomical regions also exhibit phenotypical differences. Tissue repair requires a tight control of cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis, and recent studies have shown the importance of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), which are proteins that prevent the process of apoptosis via their interaction with caspase molecules in wound healing. Oestrogens improve the rate and quality of wound healing, but their relationship with IAPs in human skin has not been studied. Therefore, terminal (scalp) and vellus (facial) hair bearing skin from the same donor was compared in situ and matching primary cultures of dermal fibroblasts were established from terminal (DF(T)) and vellus (DF(V)) hair bearing skin. Using immunofluorescent staining, the expression of IAPs and their antagonists was compared at different stages of the hair cycle following depilation using a murine model and then in terminal and vellus hair bearing human skin. The size and granularity of matching DF(T) and DF(V) cultures was compared by FACS analysis and mRNA and protein expression of Apollon, cIAP2, NAIP and XIAP and their antagonists DIABLO and Xaf1 analysed by qRT-PCR and immunocytochemistry in unwounded and mechanically wounded fibroblast cultures. Differences in proliferation, migration, viability and caspase 3 activity in the presence of 17β-oestradiol and changes in mRNA expression of the oestrogen receptors (GPR30, ERα and ERβ) were compared between the two cell types. IAP protein expression was generally found higher during mid anagen of the hair cycle in murine skin and hair follicles. Overall, expression was slightly higher in human terminal hair bearing skin compared to corresponding vellus hair bearing skin. IAP protein expression was similar in unwounded DF(T) and DF(V) cells with the exception of Apollon which was higher in DF(V) cells. With the exception of XIAP and its direct antagonist Xaf1, mRNA expression was higher in DF(V) cells compared to corresponding DF(T) cells. FACS analysis demonstrated that DF(V) cells were more granular than matching DF(T) cells and proliferated faster. 17β-oestradiol accelerated migration of DF(T) cells only. Mechanical wounding decreased XIAP mRNA in DF(T) and increased it in DF(V) cells, while simultaneously decreasing Xaf1 expression. In unwounded cells, 17β-oestradiol stimulated the expression of XIAP mRNA in both DF(T) and DF(V) cells, but in scratched monolayers, while it also increased expression in DF(T) cells it decreased it in DF(V) cells. A XIAP inhibitor reduced cell viability in both DF(T) and DF(V) cells, which was rescued by 17β-oestradiol in unwounded and mechanically wounded DF(T) cells, but only in unwounded DF(V) cells. 17β-oestradiol decreased caspase 3 activity in the presence of a XIAP inhibitor only in DF(T) cells. These results demonstrate significant differences between dermal fibroblasts cultured from terminal and vellus hair bearing skin of the same individual. The correlation between an increase in XIAP in response to 17β-oestradiol and a higher number of viable cells, along with a reduction in caspase 3 activity suggests that the protective effect of 17β-oestradiol may be modulated via the regulation of XIAP. Further elucidation of these different signalling pathways in dermal fibroblasts from hair bearing skin may lead to improved therapies for chronic non-healing wounds, particularly in postmenopausal females.

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DNA provides the instructions and regulation of cell growth and survival. Mutations in DNA can cause uncontrolled and unregulated cell proliferation, resulting in cancer. Treatment of cancer involves physical removal of these cells through surgery or inducing cell death by causing irreversible damage to DNA through chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, natural DNA repair mechanisms may interfere with therapy and may even be increased in cases of therapy resistant cancer. The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy leads to increased recruitment of DNA repair proteins while aggressive, therapy resistant cancers show overexpression of DNA repair proteins. Rad51 is a protein involved in the homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair process. Rad51 is recruited to sites of DNA damage caused by double stranded breaks, often generated by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It is expected that inhibition of Rad51 will impair the HR repair process while enhancing the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiotherapy compared to conventional means. As a result, this literature review aims to identify and examine the drug inhibitors of Rad51 in order to demonstrate the potential viability of this novel treatment in a variety of cancers.

This thesis examined the effectsof applied stabilized fertilizers with nitrogen and sulphur content of mineral nitrogen and sulfurin the soil at two experimental sites. Further, the effect of each variant of fertilizers on yield and oil content of winter oilseed rape. The problem was solid by form of small-plot field trial at the experimental sites Žabčice and Vatínin the marketing year 2012/2013. The experiment included the following variants of fertilization: 1. unfertilized, 2. ENSIN 100 % of the dose, 3. ENSIN 80 % of the dose, 4. ENTEC 26 100 % of the dose, 5. ENTEC 26 to 80 % of the dose, 6. DASA+DASA, 7. LAD (ammonium nitrate with dolomite) + ENSIN. Fertilizers ENSIN and ENTEC 26 containing DASA (ammonium nitrate and amonium sulphate) and nitrification inhibitor. For variants 2 and 4 was applied once the total dose of nitrogen (194 kg / ha) and variants 3 and 5 was applied, only 80 % of the dose (155 kg / ha) as a stage tillering fertilization. Variant 6 was fertilised by DASA without a nitrification inhibitor. DASA was applied (78 kg / ha of nitrogen) as a regenerative fertilization, as well as the of fertilization I. (58 kg /ha of nitrogen). For the production of fertilization II. was used fertilizer DAM-390 (150 kg /ha of nitrogen). Seventh variant combines Ammonium nitrate (78 kg / ha of nitrogen) is applied as a restorative fertilization and stabilized fertilizer ENSIN (116 kg / ha of nitrogen), which was applied as fertilizer production I. The experimental area was Žabčice Nmi content and Lead in soil at the beginning of stem elongation highest in the variant fertilized fertilizer ENTEC 26 100 % dose. The seed yield of winter oilseed rape had different variants of fertilization statistically significant effect. Oiliness was statistically lower in the variant ENSIN 100 %, ENTEC 26 % 80 and DASA + DASA. The greatest economic efficiency, option fertilization LAD + ENSIN. This variant 1 crown costs fertilization produces 3.63 crowns in seed yield. The experimental area Vatín the highest content of Nmin in the soil at the beginning of stem elongationon the variant fertilizing ENTEC 26 100 % dose. The seed yield of winter oilseed rape is statistically different only from the other variant fertilized variant, which was applied fertilizer. The oil content of the parameter is statistically different each variant of fertilization. After evaluating various options coefficient of efficiency was the most effective fertilizer ENSIN 80 % of the dose. This variant 1 crown fertilizer cosi creates seed yield 7.39 CZK.

This diploma thesis deals with the influence of fertilizer with urease inhibitor on filed and quality of potatoes on table potato varieties. Varieties selected for field trials were selected according to the different length of the growing season. In a field experiment was used variety Karin, which is among the early varieties and Red Anna, which is among the semi-early variety. The results were from a two-year field trial, which were established in 2013 and 2014 on the experimental field of station school farm of Mendel university in Žabčice.

BEZERRA, Lady Clarissa Brito da Rocha. Purificação, caracterização bioquímica e potencial quimiopreventivo de um novo inibidor de quimotripsina de sementes de Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong. 2014. 110 f. Tese (Doutorado em bioquímica)- Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, 2014. / Submitted by Elineudson Ribeiro (elineudsonr@gmail.com) on 2016-09-02T12:04:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_lcbrbezerra.pdf: 2595573 bytes, checksum: 6f4356b55ad7ccae8f05a1adf548f991 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jairo Viana (jairo@ufc.br) on 2016-09-05T20:31:04Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_lcbrbezerra.pdf: 2595573 bytes, checksum: 6f4356b55ad7ccae8f05a1adf548f991 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-05T20:31:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_lcbrbezerra.pdf: 2595573 bytes, checksum: 6f4356b55ad7ccae8f05a1adf548f991 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Protease inhibitors are proteins with the intrinsic ability to inhibit catalytic activity of enzymes and are very common in plant seeds. Proteases play a major role in development of several diseases. The control of their activity by protease inhibitors have increased interest on these molecules as chemopreventive agents, specially for cancer. The anticarcinogenic effects of legume seeds present in human diet as well as those of underexploited plant species have been extensively investigated. This study aimed to purify, perform biochemical characterization and evaluate the in vitro chemopreventive potential of protease inhibitors from Enterolobium contortisiliquum seeds upon human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. Two protease inhibitors were purified and named EcCI and EcTI. By means of N-terminal sequence analysis, EcCI was identified as a Kunitz type inhibitor. EcTI was identified, by means of peptide mass fingerprinting and N-terminal sequence analyses, as the same EcTI purified previously (NCBI Protein BLAST; access number: sp|P86451.1|ITRY_ENTCO). The molecular masses of the two inhibitors determined by means of SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry are, respectively, 18.5 kDa and 19,710.4 Da (EcCI); 20.2 kDa and 19,813.22 Da (EcTI). Both inhibitors consist of two polypeptide chains and have several isoforms with acidic pIs, ranging from 5 to 6. Towards chymotrypsin, EcCI is a non competitive inhibitor and shows ki of 8 x 10-8 M, while EcTI is a competitive inhibitor with ki of 48 x 10-8 M. Towards trypsin, EcTI shows non competitive inhibition and ki of 2.8 x 10-8 M. EcCI and EcTI show high (93%) and moderate (38%) chymotrypsin inhibition and EcTI was also able to strongly inhibit trypsin (100%). EcCI and EcTI showed high leukocyte elastase inhibition (85 and 75%), respectively, and inhibited pancreatic elastase weakly (about 10%). Neither of them was able to inhibit papain nor bromelain. Both inhibitors are functionally stable under wide temperature range (from 37 to 70 °C – EcCI; from 37 to 60 °C – EcTI), pH (from 2 to 12) and DTT concentration (from 1 to 10 mM – EcCI; from 1 to 100 mM – EcTI). Both EcCI and EcTI were able to inhibit HT29 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells with IC50 of 35.5 and 20.4 x 10-6 M, respectively. These results clearly indicate that these are molecules with interesting biotechnological features and very promising tools as chemopreventive agents. / Inibidores de proteases são proteínas que inibem a atividade catalítica de enzimas, sendo bastante comuns em sementes de plantas. As proteases desempenham papéis centrais no desenvolvimento de muitas doenças. O controle de sua atividade realizado por inibidores de proteases despertou o interesse sobre estas moléculas como agentes quimiopreventivos, especialmente sobre o câncer. Os efeitos anticarcinogênicos das sementes de leguminosas presentes comumente na dieta, bem como de espécies vegetais subexploradas, têm sido extensivamente investigados. O objetivo deste trabalho foi purificar, caracterizar bioquimicamente e avaliar o potencial quimiopreventivo in vitro de inibidores de proteases de sementes de Enterolobium contortisiliquum, utilizando como modelo células de adenocarcinoma colorretal humano. Foram purificados dois inibidores de proteases denominados EcCI e EcTI. Através da sequência N-terminal, EcCI foi identificado como um inibidor da família Kunitz. EcTI foi identificado, por meio de peptide mass fingerprinting e por análise da sequência N-terminal, como aquele descrito previamente na literatura (NCBI Protein BLAST; número de acesso: sp|P86451.1|ITRY_ENTCO). Suas massas moleculares determinadas por SDS-PAGE e espectrometria de massas são, respectivamente, 18,5 kDa e 19.710,4 Da (EcCI); 20,2 kDa e 19.813,22 Da (EcTI). Ambos os inibidores são formados de duas subunidades proteicas e apresentam isoformas cujos pI’s são ácidos, entre 5 e 6. Frente a quimotripsina, EcCI é um inibidor não competitivo e apresenta ki de 8 x 10-8 M, enquanto EcTI é inibidor competitivo com ki de 48 x 10-8 M. Frente à tripsina, EcTI apresenta inibição não competitiva e ki de 2,8 x 10-8 M. EcCI e EcTI apresentam atividade inibitória de quimotripsina alta (93%) e moderada (38%), respectivamente. Apenas EcTI foi capaz de inibir a tripsina (100%). EcCI e EcTI apresentam alta atividade inibitória de elastase neutrofílica (85 e 75%, respectivamente). Os dois inibidores inibiram sutilmente a elastase pancreática (ca. de 10%) e nenhum foi capaz de inibir papaína e bromelaína. Os dois inibidores apresentam alta estabilidade à variação de temperatura (de 37 a 70 °C para EcCI e de 37 a 60 °C para EcTI), pH (2 a 12) e concentração de DTT (de 1 a 10 mM para EcCI e de 1 a 100 mM para EcTI). EcCI e EcTI inibiram a proliferação de células de adenocarcinoma colorretal humano da linhagem HT29 com CI50 de 35,5 e 20,4 x 10-6 M, respectivamente, indicando que esses inibidores apresentam bom potencial quimiopreventivo e, portanto, são moléculas bastante interessantes do ponto de vista biotecnológico.