Publications by authors named "Urszula Mazurek"

Transcriptional analyses such as microarray data have contributed to the progress in the diagnostics and therapy of colorectal cancer (CRC). The need for such research is still present because of the disease being common in both men and women with a high second position in cancer rankings. Little is known about the relations between the histaminergic system and inflammation in the large intestine and CRC.

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Objectives: The circadian clock is an autonomous oscillator that controls key aspects of cell physiology, including metabolism, transcriptional state, and cell signaling. Disturbances of circadian rhythms lead to disruption of cell and tissue homeostasis, which promotes carcinogenesis. The aim of the study was to determine the expression of circadian rhythm-related genes in endometrial cancer and to select miRNAs involved in the regulation of their expression.

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Intrauterine development is a key period in human life. The foetal progress largely depends on the function of the placenta, whose responsibility is transportation and biosynthesis of fatty acids. Desaturation enzymes play a key role in placental fatty acid metabolism.

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The inhibitor of apoptosis family proteins (IAPs) plays a crucial role in the process of carcinogenesis by regulating apoptosis and maintaining the tissue balance.In this study, a transcriptomic analysis of IAP-encoding genes in colon cancer was performed using oligonucleotide microarrays.Adenocarcinoma and healthy colon tissue samples were collected from 32 patients (16 females and 16 males) who underwent surgery due to colon cancer.

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Background: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a molecular reprogramming that leads to an increased ability to migrate, which can promote invasion and metastasis. EMT can be initiated in response to the activity of signaling pathways such as Wnt as well as miRNAs.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the expression profile of EMT-related genes involved in signal transduction via the Wnt pathway and cadherins and to assess which miRNAs can participate in the regulation of their expression.

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Background: Understanding the interactions between the microRNA (miRNA) and mRNA of genes encoding restriction factors (RFs) can lead to the development of new antiretroviral strategies aimed at providing the resistance and reducing susceptibility of human cells to potential PERV infection. Among RFs TRIM family play an important role in shaping the immune response during various stages of infection. The aim of the study was to evaluate in vitro the transcriptional profile of TRIM family genes and identify complementary miRNAs in NHDF cells infected with PERVs and induced by gram negative lipopolysacharide (LPS).

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Background: Adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) are clinically widely used somatic stem cells obtained from white adipose tissue. They are characterized by ability to differentiate e.g.

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Background: Ustekinumab is a monoclonal antibody that shows the ability to bind to subunit p40, common for interleukin 12 (IL-12) and IL-23, which prevents the activation of the JAK STAT signaling pathway.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of therapy that uses anti-IL-12/23 medicine in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, based on the disease clinical progression indices (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Body Surface Area (BSA)) and to determine the possibilities of using changes in the expression profiles of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR1) and TNFR2 as molecular markers showing the response to ustekinumab therapy.

Material And Methods: The group under study was composed of 14 patients (10 men and 4 women, aged 49.

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Endometrial cancer develops as a result of abnormal cell growth associated with uncontrolled cell proliferation, excessive activation of signaling pathways and miRNA activity. The aim of this study was to determine the expression profile of genes associated with cell proliferation and to assess which miRNAs can participate in the regulation of their expression. The study enrolled 40 patients with endometrial cancer and 10 patients without neoplastic changes.

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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are objects of interest in regenerative medicine. They are used for various therapies such as for the regeneration of bone, chondrocytes and other tissues. Adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) inter alia are particularly easy to access, they are relatively abundant in fat tissue.

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Unlabelled: It remains unclear whether electrical currents can affect biological factors that determine chronic wound healing in humans.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether anodal and cathodal high-voltage monophasic pulsed currents (HVMPC) provided to the area of a pressure injury (PI) change the blood level of cytokines (interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) and growth factors (insulin-like growth factor [IGF]-1 and transforming growth factor [TGF]-β1) in patients with neurological injuries and whether the level of circulatory cytokines and growth factors correlates with PI healing progression.

Methods: This study was part of a randomized clinical trial on the effects of HVMPC on PI healing.

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Background: Xenotransplantation of porcine tissues raises concerns, especially in the context of the potential interspecies transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). To date, the possibility of PERV infections of various human cells has been confirmed in vitro. PERVs infect cells coupling viral Env protein with adequate functional receptor on the surface of the host cell.

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Background: Changes in expression of genes associated with proteins or organelles degradation system in the cell may be a cause or signal to carcinogenesis. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the profile of gene expression linked to the degradation systems of proteins or organelles in histo-pathologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma in relation to normal colon tissue.

Methods: Using oligonucleotide microarrays and GeneSpring 13.

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  • - The study aimed to determine how different concentrations and exposure times of IL-12 impact the gene expression of TNF-α and IFN-γ in Normal Human Dermal Fibroblast (NHDF) cells.
  • - Researchers exposed NHDF cells to varying levels of IL-12 and assessed the resulting gene expressions using RTqPCR, finding that changes in one gene's expression often led to the opposite change in the other gene.
  • - The findings suggest that monitoring TNF-α and IFN-γ expression could provide insights into the inflammatory response and help evaluate anti-cytokine therapies in treating inflammation.
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Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, immunologic, multi-factor inflammatory skin disease, strongly associated with a higher level of a number of cytokines, such as isoforms of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β1-3) and its receptors (TGF-βRI-III). One of the most popular and important drugs used to treat this disease is cyclosporin A (CsA).

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of genes encoding the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β isoforms and receptors of the cytokine TGF-βRs in psoriatic patients during an 84-day long observation of the effects of cyclosporin A therapy.

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Background: Psoriasis course involves increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, among others, a beta transforming growth factor (TGFβs) and its receptors. Cyclosporine A (CsA), an immunosuppressive medicine with the molecular mechanism of operation connected with the properties of cell cycle suppression, is often used in the treatment of severe forms of psoriasis. The efficacy of therapy is assessed based on the disease clinical progression indexes - Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), body surface area (BSA), and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).

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Autophagy is a highly conserved mechanism of self-digestion that removes damaged organelles and proteins from cells. Depending on the way the protein is delivered to the lysosome, four basic types of autophagy can be distinguished: macroautophagy, selective autophagy, chaperone-mediated autophagy and microautophagy. Macroautophagy involves formation of autophagosomes and is controlled by specific autophagy-related genes.

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  • Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin condition that can cause discomfort and social withdrawal, and is treated with various therapies, including adalimumab, an anti-TNF antibody introduced in 2008.
  • The research involved testing adalimumab on normal human dermal fibroblasts to study its effects on caspase genes and regulatory micro-RNAs over different time intervals, followed by ex-vivo studies on psoriatic patients' blood.
  • Results showed that adalimumab changed the activity of caspase-related genes and micro-RNAs in vitro, but did not significantly alter the expression of caspase-6 in patients’ blood after treatment.
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Introduction: Tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α) is one of the main cytokines participating in inflammation and immune response. Biological effects of the cytokine action, mediated by two receptors: TNFRSF1A and TNFRSF1B involve activation of many signal paths, thus change the transcription activity of many genes. The mechanism of action of an anti-TNF medicine consists in blocking TNF-α though preventing activation of signal paths.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of adalimumab on the expression pattern of genes associated with JAK/STAT signaling pathway in Normal Human Dermal Fibroblast (NHDF) cells stimulated with 8 µg/ml of adalimumab and the identification of miRNAs regulating these genes' expression.

Method: NHDFs were cultured with or without the presence of adalimumab for 2, 8, and 24h. The microarray technology was used to determine expression profile of mRNAs and miRNAs.

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Effect of cyclosporin A (CsA) in a therapeutic concentration, on the expression of cytochrome P450 genes (), was investigated in normal human dermal fibroblast cells. The expression of 57 genes, encoding cytochrome P450 isoforms, was estimated using the microarray method. Amongst 396 normalized fluorescence signals related to cytochrome P450 activity, only 91 were strictly connected to and were analyzed using two methods: a self-organizing feature map of artificial neural networks and typical statistical analysis with significance level at ≤ 0.

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  • * There's a specific worry about porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) possibly infecting human cells, even though no actual infections have been reported so far.
  • * Understanding how PERVs are structured and how they replicate is essential for assessing infection risks and creating detection methods for these viruses.
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Backgrounds: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in economically developed countries. Molecular studies and, in particular, gene expression have contributed to advances in the diagnosis and treatment of many cancers. Genes can be molecular and therapeutic markers, but because of the large molecular diversity in colorectal cancer the knowledge is not yet fully established.

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  • * NHDFs were tested with and without adalimumab at different time intervals (2, 8, and 24 hours), using microarray technology to analyze gene and miRNA expression.
  • * Results showed that specific mRNAs and miRNAs were influenced by adalimumab treatment over time, indicating the potential of these genes and miRNAs as markers for treatment sensitivity.
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Adipose tissue is a promising source of mesenchymal stem cells. Their potential to differentiate and regenerate other types of tissues may be affected by several factors. This may be due to in vitro cell-culture conditions, especially the supplementation with antibiotics.

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