Biphasic effect of the dietary phytochemical linalool on angiogenesis and metastasis

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Pal ◽  
Samarjit Jana ◽  
Ipsita Biswas ◽  
Deba Prasad Mandal ◽  
Shamee Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Biphasic Effect

In-vitro- und In-vivo-Wirkung von Schilddrüsenhormon auf das Wachstum von Neuroblastomzellen

1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (03) ◽  
pp. 120-124
Author(s):  
R. P. Baum ◽  
E. Rohrbach ◽  
G. Hör ◽  
B. Kornhuber ◽  
E. Busse
Keyword(s):  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Neuroblastoma Cells ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Initial Rise ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Contrast Microscopy ◽  
Morphological Sign

The effect of triiodothyronine (T3) on the differentiation of cultured neuroblastoma (NB) cells was studied after 9 days of treatment with a dose of 10-4 M/106 cells per day. Using phase contrast microscopy, 30-50% of NB cells showed formation of neurites as a morphological sign of cellular differentiation. The initial rise of the mitosis rate was followed by a plateau. Changes in cyclic nucleotide content, in the triphosphates and in the activity of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) were assessed in 2 human and 2 murine cell lines to serve as biochemical parameters of the cell differentiation induced by T3. Whereas the cAMP level increased significantly (3 to 7 fold compared with its initial value), the cGMP value dropped to 30 to 50% of that of the control group. ATP and GTP increased about 200%, the ODC showed a decrease of about 50%. The present studies show a biphasic effect of T3 on neuroblastoma cells: the initial rise of mitotic activity is followed by increased cell differentiation starting from day 4 of the treatment.

ADRENERGIC INPUTS TO THE AMYGDALA AND THE CONTROL OF GONADOTROPHIN RELEASE

1979 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Borrell ◽  
Flavio Piva ◽  
Luciano Martini
Keyword(s):  
Brain Stem ◽  
Dopamine Receptor ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Receptor Blocker ◽  
Dopaminergic Drug ◽  
Gonadotrophin Secretion ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Adrenergic Blocker ◽  
The Brain

ABSTRACT Drugs able to mimic or to antagonize the action of catecholamines have been implanted bilaterally into the basomedial region of the amygdala of adult castrated female rats. The animals were killed at different intervals after the implantation of the different drugs, and serum levels of LH and FSH were measured by radioimmunoassay. The results have shown that the intra-amygdalar implantation of the alpha-adrenergic blocker phenoxybenzamine induces a significant increase of the release both of LH and FSH. The implantation of the beta-adrenergic blocker propranolol brings about a rise of LH only. The dopamine receptor blocker pimozide stimulates the release of LH and exerts a biphasic effect (stimulation followed by inhibition) of FSH secretion. The alpha-receptor stimulant clonidine and the dopaminergic drug 2-Br-alpha-ergocryptine were without significant effects. From these observations it is suggested that the adrenergic signals reaching the basomedial area of the amygdala (possibly from the brain stem) may be involved in the modulation of gonadotrophin secretion.

scholarly journals Generation of superoxide anion by the NADH dehydrogenase of bovine heart mitochondria

1980 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
J F Turrens ◽  
A Boveris
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Nadh Dehydrogenase ◽  
Submitochondrial Particles ◽  
Bovine Heart ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Carbonyl Cyanide ◽  
Autocatalytic Process ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Energy Dependent ◽  
O2 Production

Submitochondrial particles from bovine heart in which NADH dehydrogenase is reduced by either addition of NADH and rotenone or by reversed electron transfer generate 0.9 +/- 0.1 nmol of O2-/min per mg of protein at pH 7.4 and at 30 degrees C. When NADH is used as substrate, rotenone, antimycin and cyanide increase O2- production. In NADH- and antimycin-supplemented submitochondrial particles, rotenone has a biphasic effect: it increases O2- production at the NADH dehydrogenase and it inhibits O2- production at the ubiquinone-cytochrome b site. The generation of O2- by the rotenone, the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide rho-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone and oligomycin at concentrations similar to those required to inhibit energy-dependent succinate-NAD reductase. Cyanide did not affect O2- generation at the NADH dehydrogenase, but inhibited O2- production at the ubiquinone-cytochrome b site. Production of O2- at the NADH dehydrogenase is about 50% of the O2- generation but the ubiquinone-cytochrome b area at pH 7.4. Additivity of the two mitochondrial sites of O2- generation was observed over the pH range from 7.0 to 8.8. AN O2–dependent autocatalytic process that requires NADH, submitochondrial particles and adrenaline is described.

scholarly journals Biphasic effect of acute ethanol administration on rat liver tyrosine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity

1980 ◽  
Vol 186 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
A A B Badawy ◽  
B M Snape ◽  
M Evans
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Actinomycin D ◽  
Tyrosine Aminotransferase ◽  
Ethanol Metabolism ◽  
Ethanol Administration ◽  
Aminotransferase Activity ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Initial Decrease ◽  
Acute Ethanol

1. Acute ethanol administration causes a biphasic change in rat liver tyrosine aminotransferase activity. 2. The initial decrease is significant with a 200 mg/kg dose of ethanol, is prevented by adrenoceptor-blocking agnets and by reserpine, but not by inhibitors of ethanol metabolism, and exhibits many of the characteristics of the inhibition caused by noradrenaline. 3. The subsequent enhancement of the enzyme activity by ethanol is not associated with stabilization of the enzyme, but is sensitive to actinomycin D and cycloheximide. 4. It is suggested that the initial decrease in aminotransferase activity is caused by the release of catecholamines, whereas the subsequent enhancement may be related to the release of glucocorticoids.

scholarly journals The ethyl acetate fraction of a methanolic extract of unripe noni (Morinda citrifolia Linn.) fruit exhibits a biphasic effect on the dopaminergic system in mice

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayapandi Pandy ◽  
Megala Narasingam ◽  
Kamini Vijeepallam ◽  
Syam Mohan ◽  
Vasudevan Mani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Dopaminergic System ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Ethyl Acetate Fraction ◽  
Morinda Citrifolia ◽  
Biphasic Effect

Arachidonic acid mediates dual effect of TNF-α on Ca2+ transients and contraction of adult rat cardiomyocytes

2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (6) ◽  
pp. C1339-C1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aïssata Amadou ◽  
Artur Nawrocki ◽  
Martin Best-Belpomme ◽  
Catherine Pavoine ◽  
Françoise Pecker
Keyword(s):  
Arachidonic Acid ◽  
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Dual Effect ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Biphasic Effect

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α has a biphasic effect on heart contractility and stimulates phospholipase A2 (PLA2) in cardiomyocytes. Because arachidonic acid (AA) exerts a dual effect on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) transients, we investigated the possible role of AA as a mediator of TNF-α on [Ca2+]i transients and contraction with electrically stimulated adult rat cardiac myocytes. At a low concentration (10 ng/ml) TNF-α produced a 40% increase in the amplitude of both [Ca2+]i transients and contraction within 40 min. At a high concentration (50 ng/ml) TNF-α evoked a biphasic effect comprising an initial positive effect peaking at 5 min, followed by a sustained negative effect leading to 50–40% decreases in [Ca2+]i transients and contraction after 30 min. Both the positive and negative effects of TNF-α were reproduced by AA and blocked by arachidonyltrifluoromethyl ketone (AACOCF3), an inhibitor of cytosolic PLA2. Lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors reproduced the high-dose effects of TNF-α and AA. The negative effects of TNF-α and AA were also reproduced by sphingosine and were abrogated by the ceramidase inhibitor n-oleoylethanolamine. These results point out the key role of the cytosolic PLA2/AA pathway in mediating the contractile effects of TNF-α.

scholarly journals Regulation of the Putative TRPV1t Salt Taste Receptor by Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-Bisphosphate

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 1337-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Lyall ◽  
Tam-Hao T. Phan ◽  
ZuoJun Ren ◽  
Shobha Mummalaneni ◽  
Pamela Melone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Taste Receptor ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Chorda Tympani ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Salt Taste ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Enhanced Ct ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 4

Regulation of the putative amiloride and benzamil (Bz)-insensitive TRPV1t salt taste receptor by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) was studied by monitoring chorda tympani (CT) taste nerve responses to 0.1 M NaCl solutions containing Bz (5 × 10−6 M; a specific ENaC blocker) and resiniferatoxin (RTX; 0–10 × 10−6 M; a specific TRPV1 agonist) in Sprague-Dawley rats and in wildtype (WT) and TRPV1 knockout (KO) mice. In rats and WT mice, RTX elicited a biphasic effect on the NaCl + Bz CT response, increasing the CT response between 0.25 × 10−6 and 1 × 10−6 M. At concentrations >1 × 10−6 M, RTX inhibited the CT response. An increase in PIP2 by topical lingual application of U73122 (a phospholipase C blocker) or diC8-PIP2 (a short chain synthetic PIP2) inhibited the control NaCl + Bz CT response and decreased its sensitivity to RTX. A decrease in PIP2 by topical lingual application of phenylarsine oxide (a phosphoinositide 4 kinase blocker) enhanced the control NaCl + Bz CT response, increased its sensitivity to RTX stimulation, and inhibited the desensitization of the CT response at RTX concentrations >1 × 10−6 M. The ENaC-dependent NaCl CT responses were not altered by changes in PIP2. An increase in PIP2 enhanced CT responses to sweet (0.3 M sucrose) and bitter (0.01 M quinine) stimuli. RTX produced the same increase in the Bz-insensitive Na+response when present in salt solutions containing 0.1 M NaCl + Bz, 0.1 M monosodium glutamate + Bz, 0.1 M NaCl + Bz + 0.005 M SC45647, or 0.1 M NaCl + Bz + 0.01 M quinine. No effect of RTX was observed on CT responses in WT mice and rats in the presence of the TRPV1 blocker N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-4-chlorocinnamide (1 × 10−6 M) or in TRPV1 KO mice. We conclude that PIP2 is a common intracellular effector for sweet, bitter, umami, and TRPV1t-dependent salt taste, although in the last case, PIP2 seems to directly regulate the taste receptor protein itself, i.e., the TRPV1 ion channel or its taste receptor variant, TRPV1t.

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