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Hemocyanins, as opposed to QS-21, had no cytotoxic effect on either oral cancer cell line cultured in vitro, supporting the idea that the antitumor effects of hemocyanins are associated with their modulation of the immune response. Therefore, hemocyanin utilization would allow a lower QS-21 dosage to achieve therapeutic results. Overall, our study opens a new door to further investigation of the use of hemocyanins plus adjuvants for the development of immunotherapies against oral 6453. Presse Med (1893). 1951 Nov 24;59(75):1567-9.[Induced gentisuria as possible method for collagen investigation].

Effects of lipophilic emulsifiers on the oral administration of lovastatin from nanostructured lipid carriers: physicochemical characterization and Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) made from mixtures of Precirol and squalene were prepared to investigate whether the bioavailability of lovastatin can be improved by oral delivery. The size, zeta potential, drug-loading capacity, and release properties of the NLCs were compared with those of lipid nanoparticles containing pure Precirol (solid lipid nanoparticles, SLNs) and squalene (lipid emulsions, LEs). Stable nanoparticles with a mean size range of 180-290 nm and zeta potential range of -3 to -35 mV were developed. More than 70% lovastatin was entrapped in the NLCs and LEs, which was significantly higher compared to the SLNs. The in vitro release kinetics demonstrated that lovastatin release could be reduced by up to 60% with lipid nanoparticles containing Myverol as the lipophilic emulsifier, which showed a decreasing order of NLCs>LEs>SLNs. Drug release was further decreased by soybean phosphatidylcholine (SPC) incorporation, with NLCs and SLNs showing the slowest delivery. The oral lovastatin bioavailability was enhanced from 4% to 24% and 13% when the drug was administered from NLCs containing Myverol and SPC, respectively.

The in vivo real-time bioluminescence imaging indicated superior stability of the Myverol system over the SPC system in the gastric environment.( Seebio ergothioneine mushroom ) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Characterization of recombinant type II collagen: arthritogenicity and Helaakoski T, Nokelainen M, Pihlajaniemi T, Kivirikko K, Yang CL, Ala-Kokko L, Prockop DJ, Notbohm H, Fietzek P, Stuart JM, Kang AH.Recombinant human type II collagen (rhCII) was produced using both the HT1080 mammalian cell expression system (rhCIIht) and a baculovirus expression system (rhCIIbac). The biosynthesis of CII requires extensive post-translational modifications, such as the hydroxylation of prolyl and lysyl residues and glycosylation of hydroxylysyl residues.

Amino acid analyses indicated that the rhCIIbac was adequately hydroxylated at prolyl residues but underhydroxylated at lysyl residues and underglycosylated compared with tissue-derived hCII, while rhCIIht was hyperhydroxylated and hyperglycosylated at lysyl residues. When the murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model was used to investigate the immunological properties of the two forms of recombinant CII, each induced a high incidence of arthritis following immunization of susceptible mice when emulsified with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). However, the severity of the arthritis, as assessed by the number of affected limbs, was significantly higher in mice immunized with rhCIIht than in mice immunized with rhCIIbac. These data indicate that the degree of hydroxylysine glycosylation may play a role in the induction of the arthritogenic response to CII. Each of the recombinant collagens was comparable to tissue-derived hCII in their ability to induce tolerance and suppress arthritis when given as intravenous or oral tolerogens. Taken together, our data suggest that recombinant CII can be prepared in adequate amounts for therapeutic uses and that the material is immunologically comparable to tissue-derived hCII when used to induce tolerance.Bioactivity-Guided Fractionation and Identification of Antidiabetic Compound of Syzygium polyanthum (Wight.

)'s Leaf Extract in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia.Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.(Wight.) leaf methanol extract identified squalene as the major chemical compound. The present study was conducted to assess the hypoglycemic effect of fractions and subfractions of the methanol extract of S. polyanthum compared to extract was fractionated using the liquid−liquid fractionation method. Streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rat was used to study the hypoglycemic (p < 05) lowered blood glucose levels of diabetic rats as compared to the control.

Further fractionation of chloroform fraction yielded subfraction-1 and -2, whereby subfraction-1 exhibited a higher blood-glucose-lowering effect. The lipid profile test showed that the total cholesterol level of subfraction-1 and squalene-treated groups decreased significantly (p < 05). l-ergothioneine side effects revealed that none of the treatments regenerated pancreatic β-cells. Gas chromatography−mass spectrophotometer analysis identified the presence of squalene in the active methanol extract, chloroform fraction, and subfraction-1.