Effect of Boron on Sympathetic Skin Response in Rats.

Background: Boron effects on reproduction and growth have been extensively studied in animals. Electrodermal activity (EDA) reflects the activity of eccrine sweat glands stimulated by the release of acetylcholine from sympathetic nerves.

Aim: In the presen study, it was aimed to examine the effect of boron, which was turned into cream, on sweat glands.

Chemical Chaperone PBA Attenuates ER Stress and Upregulates SOCS3 Expression as a Regulator of Leptin Signaling.

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is very sensitive to the nutritional and energy states of the cells. Disruption of ER homeostasis leads to the accumulation of unfolded/misfolded proteins in the ER lumen, which is defined as ER stress. ER stress triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR).

Co-culture of rat luteal cells with islet cells enhances islet viability and revascularization.

Islet cell transplantation is a major treatment strategy for type I diabetes, and has proven to be effective for maintaining glucose homeostasis. However, this treatment requires an extended period of immunosuppression to prevent rejection and recurrent transplantation to maintain function. Thus, to enhance the properties of transplanted islet cells, we examined the effect of the co-culture of luteal cells, which secrete progesterone, on islet cell viability, functionality, and revascularization.

Pancreatic β-Cell-Derived IP-10/CXCL10 Isletokine Mediates Early Loss of Graft Function in Islet Cell Transplantation.

Pancreatic islets produce and secrete cytokines and chemokines in response to inflammatory and metabolic stress. The physiological role of these "isletokines" in health and disease is largely unknown. We observed that islets release multiple inflammatory mediators in patients undergoing islet transplants within hours of infusion.

Treatment efficacy with bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and minocycline in rats after cerebral ischemic injury.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), minocycline, and these two therapies combined on functional and histological improvement in cerebral ischemic injury created rats.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight Sprague Dawley female rats, weighing 250-300 g, were included in the study. Two male rats with similar properties were sacrificed for bone marrow derived MSC production.