DNA methyltransferase inhibitors increase NOD-like receptor activity and expression in a monocytic cell line

Author(s):  
Claire L. Feerick ◽  
Declan P. McKernan
2002 ◽  
Vol 294 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Delgado ◽  
Soledad M. Fernández-Alfonso ◽  
José Fuentes

Toxicology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 247 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Kocbach ◽  
Ellen Namork ◽  
Per E. Schwarze

10.1251/bpo92 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neora Pick ◽  
Scott Cameron ◽  
Dorit Arad ◽  
Yossef Av-Gay

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 3179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Xiao-Long Yuan ◽  
Yong-Mei Du ◽  
Bin-Gui Wang ◽  
...  

An endophytic fungus Arthrinium arundinis TE-3 was isolated and purified from the fresh leaves of cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Chemical investigation on this fungal strain afforded three new prenylated diphenyl ethers (1−3) as well as three known analogues (4−6). Structure elucidation of the isolated compounds was carried out by analysis of 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (HRESIMS) spectra, as well as by comparison of those data with literature data. The absolute configuration of the stereogenic center at C-8 in 1 was assigned by comparison of the experimental and calculated ECD spectra. Compounds 1 and 2 showed selective antifungal activity against Mucor hiemalis with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 8 and 4 μg/mL, respectively. Compounds 5 and 6 exhibited inhibitory activity against Alteraria alternata with an MIC value of 8 μg/mL. In the cytotoxic assay, 2, 5, and 6 displayed moderate in vitro cytotoxicity against the human monocytic cell line (THP-1 cell line), with IC50 values of 40.2, 28.3, and 25.9 μM, respectively. This study indicated that endophytic fungi possess great potential for exploring new bioactive secondary metabolites.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Neves-Costa ◽  
Dora Pedroso ◽  
Luis F Moita

Abstract This protocol details the experimental procedure for performing the comet assay, a very sensitive DNA break assay based on single cell gel electrophoresis.The analysis of DNA strand breaks, both single- and double-strand breaks (SSBs and DSBs, respectively), was performed in immune responsive cells. The cell line used was the human monocytic cell line THP-1, an adherent cell type with many known applications in in vitro studies of innate immunity. The comet assay is a robust procedure that allows the accurate and reproducible quantification of DNA damage. Here we describe not only the comet assay step-by-step protocol, but also some important aspects related to troubleshooting.


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