USP14 inhibition regulates tumorigenesis by inducing apoptosis in gastric cancer.

Deubiquitinases (DUBs) are an essential component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). They trim ubiquitin from substrate proteins, thereby preventing them from degradation, and modulate different cellular processes. Ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (USP14) is a DUB that has mainly been studied for its role in tumorigenesis in several cancers.

Sulforaphane inhibits PDGF-induced proliferation of rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cell by up-regulation of p53 leading to G1/S cell cycle arrest.

Vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and restenosis artery angioplasty are associated with vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and intimal thickening arterial walls. In the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of sulforaphane, an isothiocyanate produced in cruciferous vegetables, on VSMC proliferation and neointimal formation in a rat carotid artery injury model. Sulforaphane at the concentrations of 0.

Anti-platelet activity of diacetylated obovatol through regulating cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase activities.

Obovatol has been reported biological activities such as muscle relaxative, anti-gastric ulcer, anti-allergic and anti-bacterial activities. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of diacetylated obovatol, an obovatol derivative, on rabbit platelet aggregation, and their possible molecular mechanisms. Effects of diacetylated obovatol on platelet activation including aggregation and serotonin secretion were examined.

JJK694, a synthesized obovatol derivative, inhibits platelet activation by suppressing cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase activities.

Obovatol has various biological activities, including anti-proliferative, neurotrophic, anti-fibrillogenic, anti-platelet, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, we investigated the effects of JJK694, a synthesized obovatol derivative, on rabbit platelet activation and its molecular mechanisms. JJK694 significantly inhibited washed rabbit platelet aggregation and serotonin secretion induced by collagen and arachidonic acid, but had little effect on thrombin- or U46619-induced aggregation.

Inhibitory effects of OD 78 [3-(4-bromo-phenoxy)-4,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid-methyl ester] on the proliferation and migration of TNF-α-induced rat aortic smooth muscle cells.

The proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play important roles in the formation and progression of intimal thickening in early-phase atherosclerosis and in restenosis after vascular injury. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is released from macrophages in atherosclerotic lesions and from neointimal vascular smooth muscle cells after balloon-injury. Obovatol, a major biphenolic component isolated from the Magnolia obovata leaf, is known to have anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities.

Antiplatelet activity of J78 (2-Chloro-3-[2'-bromo, 4'-fluoro-phenyl]-amino-8-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone), an antithrombotic agent, is mediated by thromboxane (TX) A2 receptor blockade with TXA2 synthase inhibition and suppression of cytosolic Ca2+ mobilization.

We previously reported that J78 (2-chloro-3-[2'-bromo, 4'-fluoro-phenyl]-amino-8-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone), a newly synthesized 1,4-naphthoquinone derivative, exhibited a potent antithrombotic effect, which might be due to antiplatelet rather than anticoagulation activity. In the present study, possible anti-platelet mechanism of J78 was investigated. J78 concentration-dependently inhibited rabbit platelet aggregation induced by collagen (10 microg/ml), thrombin (0.