Browsing by Subject "Annexins"

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    Increase of annexin 1 immunoreactivity in spinal cord of newborn opossum (Monodelphis domestica) at the time when regeneration after injury stops being possible
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2007) Mladinic, M.; Del Bel, E.; Nicholls, J.
    Annexins constitute a family of proteins that associate reversibly with cell membranes in a calcium dependent manner. We have studied the distribution of annexin 1, which is known to mediate anti-inflammatory actions of glucocorticoids, and which is upregulated after spinal cord injury, in newborn and adult South American opossum (Monodelphis domestica) spinal cord. We show the increase in the annexin 1 immunoreactivity in spinal cords of neonatal opossums over the critical period when regeneration after injury ceases to be possible. We further show the restricted and specific sites at which it is detected in adult opossum cerebellum and hippocampus. Since the procedures used in immunochemistry of annexin in CNS have in the past yielded conflicting results, different procedures were tested and shown to be reliable. As a control, annexin 1 distribution was surveyed in kidney.
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    Localization of Annexins I, II, IV and VII in whole prostate sections from radical prostatectomy patients
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2005) Lehnigk, U.; Zimmermann, U.; Woenckhaus, C.; Giebel, J.
    Annexins (ANXs) represent a family of calcium and phospholipid binding proteins that are involved in several physiological processes e.g. signal transduction, cellular differentiation and proliferation. Since they are known to be dysregulated in a variety of cancers we investigated the immunolocalization of ANXs in whole prostate sections containing benign prostatic epithelium (BPE), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) and prostate cancer (PCa) in order to evaluate their possible role during tumorigenesis. Samples were obtained from 28 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Gross sections of whole prostates were examined immunohistochemically for the distribution of ANX I, II, IV and VII. In BPE all ANXs were localized to the cell membranes and the cytoplasm of all gland cells. In BPH the immunoreactivity of ANX I and II was restricted to the basal cells of glands and expression pattern of ANX IV and VII was similar to BPE. In PIN only basal cells expressed ANX II. In PCa ANX II immunoreactivity was absent and weak ANX I and ANX IV immunoreactivity was restricted to the cytoplasm of tumor cells. ANX VII immunoreactivity was seen in some but not all tumor cells. Since ANX IV and VII expression did not show significant changes in PCa compared to non-neoplastic tissue and PIN an essential role during prostate tumourigenesis seems unlikely. In contrast, as progression from PIN to PCa is characterized by a reduction of ANX I and II this suggests that downregulation of these proteins could represent an important event in prostate carcinogenesis.
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    Viability of maxillary bone harvesting by using different osteotomy techniques. A pilot study
    (F. Hernández y J.F. Madrid. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología., 2011) Atari, M.; Chatakun, P.; Ortíz, O.; Mañes, A.; Gil-Recio, C.; Fabregat Navarro, M.; Garcia-Fernández, D.A.; Caballé-Serrano, J.; Mareque, J.; Hernández-Alfaro, F.; Ferrés Padró, E.; Giner-Tarrida, L.
    The use of autogenous grafts is still considered in bone regeneration surgeries. However, the bone cell viability of such grafts after being harvested from donor sites remains a matter of debate. The aim of the present study is to evaluate particulated and block bone cell viability, in terms of presence or absence of apoptosis and necrosis, obtained from different maxillary intra-oral harvesting methods: bone scraper, rotary carbide burs and piezoelectric device. Five healthy patients were enrolled in the study. The patients required sinus augmentation by lateral window approach. The bone was harvested by the bone scraper, piezoelectric device and rotary surgical instrument. The samples were processed with the Annexin V/FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate stain) kit and were analyzed by means of Fluoresence-Activated Cell Sorted (FACS) technique. Within the limitations of this pilot study, the results indicated that autogenous bone chips collected from the three harvesting methods presented a large percentage of apoptotic cells, although large scale production of necrotic cells was not detected. In summary, although rotary surgical instrument and piezoelectric devices are frequently used instruments for oral osteotomy, fresh autogenous bone chips collected from them did not present a viable bone cell source.