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Activation of the extra cellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) pathway is involved in both proliferation and growth arrest of cells depending on intensity and duration of stimuli. In this study,...
Oxidative stress has been implicated in mediation of vascular disorders. Earlier study showed that the exposure of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) to pervanadate (hydrogen peroxide plus orthovanadate) resulted in...
Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), which evidences important functions as a molecular chaperone and anti-apoptotic molecule, is substantially induced in cells exposed to a variety of stresses, including hypertonic stress,...
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) secreted from macrophages plays an important role in tissue destruction and inflammation through degradation of matrix proteins and proteolytic activation of cytokines/chemokines. Whereas the MEK-ERK and PI3K-Akt...
Curcumin (from the rhizome of Curcuma longa) is well documented for its medicinal properties in Indian and Chinese systems of medicine where it is widely used for the treatment of...
Gaucher disease is a glycosphingolipid storage disease caused by deficiency of glucocerebrosidase, resulting in the accumulation of glucosylceramide in lysosomes. The neuronopathic forms of this disease are associated with neuronal...