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Regulation of apoptosis in uterine epithelial cells and ovarian cancer cells by the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling pathway.

Chan Siu Lan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-181). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Chinese Abstract (摘要) --- p.v / Acknowledgements --- p.viii / Publications --- p.x / Table of contents --- p.xii / List of Figures --- p.xvi / List of Table and Diagram --- p.xx / Abbreviations --- p.xxi / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Major objectives and long-term significance --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Biological significance of apoptosis --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Importance of apoptosis in the study of the female reproductive system --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Specific aims of the present project --- p.3 / Chapter 1.5 --- Experimental approaches --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.1 --- General experimental methods --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Culture of cells --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Culture of rabbit immortalized uterine epithelial cells --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Culture of primary mouse uterine epithelial cells --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.1.3 --- Culture of human ovarian epithelial cancer cells --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Assessment of apoptotic DNA fragmentation --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- DNA extraction --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Assessment of apoptotic DNA --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Assessment of apoptotic DNA by CE-LIF --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.2.4 --- Assessment of apoptosis by Nuclear Hoechst 33248 Staining / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Assessement of protein content --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- Protein extraction and western blot analysis --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Adenoviral infection of A2780s cells --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2 --- Preparation of solutions --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Animals and cell lines --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Literature Review / Chapter 3.1 --- Morphological analysis of physiological cell death --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Characteristics of apoptosis --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods of detecting apoptosis --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3 --- Molecules controlling apoptosis --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Caspases --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- The Bcl-2 family proteins --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Apoptosis signalling --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- The death receptor-dependent pathway --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- The mitochondria-dependent pathway --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- The endoplasmic-reticulum-dependent pathway --- p.39 / Chapter 3.5 --- Importance of apoptosis in the female reproductive system --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Apoptosis in uterus epithelial cells --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells --- p.42 / Chapter 3.6 --- Regulation of apoptosis by nitric oxide/cGMP/protein kinase G --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Regulation of apoptosis by nitric oxide --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Regulation of apoptosis by cGMP --- p.48 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Regulation of apoptosis by soluble guanyly cyclase activator --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- "Apoptotic DNA fragmentation caused by sodium nitroprusside, a nitric oxide donor, in uterine epithelial cells: ultrasensitive quantitation using the new capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence (CE-LIF) technology" / Chapter 4.1 --- Abstract --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2 --- Introduction --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.57 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.61 / Chapter 4.5 --- Figures of Chapter 4 --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Guanylyl-cyclase inhibitors NS2028 and ODQ and protein-kinase-G inhibitor KT5823 trigger apoptotic DNA fragmentation in an immortalized uterine epithelial cell line: anti-apoptotic effects of basal cGMP/PKG / Chapter 5.1 --- Abstract --- p.74 / Chapter 5.2 --- Introduction --- p.75 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.80 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.83 / Chapter 5.5 --- Figures of Chapter 5 --- p.89 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- "Direct, prolonged activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase by YC-1 or protein kinase G by cGMP analogs enhances the level of apoptosis in an immortalized uterine epithelial cell line, HRE-H9 cells" / Chapter 6.1 --- Abstract --- p.100 / Chapter 6.2 --- Introduction --- p.101 / Chapter 6.3 --- Results --- p.105 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.107 / Chapter 6.5 --- Figures of Chapter 6 --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- "ODQ,an inhibitor of soluble guanylyl cyclase, down-regulates XIAP expression and induces apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells" / Chapter 7.1 --- Abstract --- p.124 / Chapter 7.2 --- Introduction --- p.125 / Chapter 7.3 --- Results --- p.129 / Chapter 7.4 --- Discussion --- p.132 / Chapter 7.5 --- Figures of Chapter 7 --- p.138 / Chapter Chapter 8: --- Overall Conclusion --- p.145 / Chapter Chapter 9: --- References --- p.149

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324508
Date January 2003
ContributorsChan, Siu Lan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physiology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xxii, 181 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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