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Effects of Benzo(e)pyrene on Reactive Oxygen/Nitrogen Species and Inflammatory Cytokines Induction in Human RPE Cells and Attenuation by Mitochondrial-involved Mechanism.

Journal of ophthalmic & vision research

Estrago-Franco MF, Moustafa MT, Riazi-Esfahani M, Sapkal AU, Piche-Lopez R, Patil AJ, Sharma A, Falatoonzadeh P, Chwa M, Luczy-Bachman G, Kuppermann BD, Kenney MC.
PMID: 27994808
J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2016 Oct-Dec;11(4):385-393. doi: 10.4103/2008-322X.194091.

PURPOSE: To identify inhibitors that could effectively lower reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), complement and inflammatory cytokine levels induced by Benzo(e)pyrene [B(e)p], an element of cigarette smoke, in human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) METHODS: ARPE-19 cells were treated for...

Photoacoustic clutter reduction by inversion of a linear scatter model using plane wave ultrasound measurements.

Biomedical optics express

Schwab HM, Beckmann MF, Schmitz G.
PMID: 27446669
Biomed Opt Express. 2016 Mar 24;7(4):1468-78. doi: 10.1364/BOE.7.001468. eCollection 2016 Apr 01.

Photoacoustic imaging aims to visualize light absorption properties of biological tissue by receiving a sound wave that is generated inside the observed object as a result of the photoacoustic effect. In clinical applications, the strong light absorption in human...

The effect of social stress on hippocampal gene expression.

Molecular and cellular neurosciences

Chao HM, Blanchard DC, Blanchard RJ, McEwen BS, Sakai RR.
PMID: 19912962
Mol Cell Neurosci. 1993 Dec;4(6):543-8. doi: 10.1006/mcne.1993.1067.

The housing of male and female rats in a visible burrow system in which a dominance hierarchy is established and interactions between animals can be monitored provides an effective method by which the behavioral and neuroendocrine effects of social...

Corneal Oxidative Damage in Keratoconus Cells due to Decreased Oxidant Elimination from Modified Expression Levels of SOD Enzymes, PRDX6, SCARA3, CPSF3, and FOXM1.

Journal of ophthalmic & vision research

Atilano SR, Lee DH, Fukuhara PS, Chwa M, Nesburn AB, Udar N, Kenney MC.
PMID: 30820289
J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2019 Jan-Mar;14(1):62-70. doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_80_18.

PURPOSE: To compare the levels of gene expression for enzymes involved in production and elimination of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) in normal human corneal cells (NL cells) with those in human corneal cells with keratoconus (KC cells) METHODS: Primary...

Advances in Methylmercury Toxicology and Risk Assessment.

Toxics

Chan HM.
PMID: 30939776
Toxics. 2019 Apr 01;7(2). doi: 10.3390/toxics7020020.

Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects the health of both humans and ecosystems [...].

Development of Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Using Vapour Induced Phase Separation Method for Produced Water Treatment.

Membranes

Mat Nawi NI, Chean HM, Shamsuddin N, Bilad MR, Narkkun T, Faungnawakij K, Khan AL.
PMID: 32560031
Membranes (Basel). 2020 Jun 16;10(6). doi: 10.3390/membranes10060121.

During the production of oil and gas, a large amount of oily wastewater is generated, which would pollute the environment if discharged without proper treatment. As one of the most promising treatment options, membrane material used for oily wastewater...

Effects of fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines on mitochondria of human retinal MIO-M1 cells.

Experimental eye research

Salimiaghdam N, Singh L, Schneider K, Chwa M, Atilano SR, Nalbandian A, Limb GA, Kenney MC.
PMID: 34856207
Exp Eye Res. 2021 Nov 29;214:108857. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108857. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Our goal was to explore the detrimental impacts of ciprofloxacin (CPFX) and tetracycline (TETRA) on human retinal Müller (MIO-M1) cells in vitro. Cells were exposed to 30, 60 and 120 μg/ml of CPFX and TETRA. The cellular metabolism was...

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Transmitochondrial Cybrids Protected from Cellular Damage and Death by Human Retinal Progenitor Cells (hRPCs).

Stem cells international

Yu JJ, Azzam DB, Chwa M, Schneider K, Cho JH, Hsiang C, Klassen H, Kenney MC, Yang J.
PMID: 33628267
Stem Cells Int. 2021 Feb 09;2021:6655372. doi: 10.1155/2021/6655372. eCollection 2021.

PURPOSE: One of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disorder leading to retinal degeneration. While several treatment options exist for the exudative form of AMD, there are currently no FDA-approved treatments...

Systematic pan-cancer characterization of nuclear receptors identifies potential cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

Cancer research

Jiang J, Yuan J, Hu Z, Xu M, Zhang Y, Long M, Fan Y, Montone K, Tanyi JL, Tavana O, Chan HM, Zhang L, Hu X.
PMID: 34750098
Cancer Res. 2021 Nov 08; doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-3458. Epub 2021 Nov 08.

The nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily is one of the major druggable gene families, representing targets of approximately 13.5% of approved drugs. Certain NRs, such as estrogen receptor and androgen receptor, have been well demonstrated to be functionally involved in...

Protective Effects of 17β-Estradiol on Benzo(e) pyrene[B(e)P]-induced Toxicity in ARPE-19 cells.

Journal of ophthalmic & vision research

Sapkal AU, Nashine S, Mansoor S, Sharma VR, Ramirez CA, Migon RZ, Gupta NK, Chwa M, Kuppermann BD, Kenney MC.
PMID: 30479711
J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2018 Oct-Dec;13(4):419-425. doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_16_18.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of 17β-estradiol on Benzo(e)pyrene [B(e)P]-induced toxicity in ARPE-19 cells.METHODS: We pretreated ARPE-19 cells with 20 nM and 40 nM 17β-estradiol for 6 hours, followed by addition of 300...

Potential adverse effects of ciprofloxacin and tetracycline on ARPE-19 cell lines.

BMJ open ophthalmology

Salimiaghdam N, Singh L, Schneider K, Nalbandian A, Chwa M, Atilano SR, Bao A, Kenney MC.
PMID: 32724857
BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020 Jul 21;5(1):e000458. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000458. eCollection 2020.

BACKGROUND: We aim to determine the possible adverse effects of ciprofloxacin (CPFX) and tetracycline (TETRA), as examples of bactericidal and bacteriostatic agents, respectively, on cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19).METHODS: Cells were treated with 30, 60 and 120...

N-Acetyl-l-cysteine capped quantum dots offer neuronal cell protection by inhibiting beta (1-40) amyloid fibrillation.

Biomaterials science

Ng OTW, Wong Y, Chan HM, Cheng J, Qi X, Chan WH, Yung KKL, Li HW.
PMID: 32481833
Biomater Sci. 2013 Jun 07;1(6):577-580. doi: 10.1039/c3bm60029g. Epub 2013 Apr 17.

This is the first work that revealed the neuro-protective effect of functionalized quantum dots against the cytotoxicity induced by beta-amyloid peptides. This study gives insight into the future treatment of Alzheimer's disease. It opens many avenues for the development...

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