Curcumin Sensitizes 4T1 Murine Breast Cancer Cells to Cisplatin Through PAR4 Secretion.

Background/aim: Prostate apoptosis response 4 (PAR4), a tumour-suppressor protein, selectively induces apoptosis of cancer cells without affecting normal cells. Its soluble form is induced by secretagogues (e.g.

Distribution of M1 and M2 macrophages in cerebral granulomas caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi.

Encephalitozoon cuniculi spores cause severe granulomatous inflammation in the brain where mononuclear cells and macrophages infiltrate. Here, we orally infected New Zealand white rabbits with 1 × 10E. cuniculi viable spores to study the recruitment and localization of macrophages in brain granulomas.

Mixed Pneumoconiosis Associated with Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification in Wild Coyotes (Canis latrans).

Mixed pneumoconiosis is a pulmonary disease associated with several inhaled mineral irritants. Dust was found in the alveolar macrophages, alveolar and bronchial walls and pulmonary interstitial tissue of two female coyotes (Canis latrans). The dust contained large amounts of silica, coal, iron and copper particles, which were associated with severe pulmonary disease.

Cytotoxic Effect In Vitro of Extracts over Human Tumor Cell Lines.

is a plant that is used in traditional medicine as a cancer treatment; however, its effect has not been validated. In this study, the potential cytotoxic effects and morphological changes of were evaluated in human tumor cell lines. The aqueous (AE), methanolic (ME), and hexane (HE) extracts were obtained, and flavonoid-type phenolic compounds were detected, which indicates an antineoplastic effect.

Analysis of the Anti-Inflammatory Capacity of Bone Broth in a Murine Model of Ulcerative Colitis.

Nutritional deficiencies are one of the main triggers for the development of gastrointestinal diseases, such as ulcerative colitis (UC). Therefore, the objective of the present work consisted of determining the nutrients present in the bone broth (BB) and evaluating their anti-inflammatory properties in a murine model of UC, induced by intrarectal administration of 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS), and acetic acid (AcOH). The BB was prepared from the femur of bovine cattle and cooked in distilled water for 8 h at 100 ± 2 °C.