20 articles in this issue
Ilker Büyük,Sümer Aras
According to most recent findings, growth regulating factors (GRFs) are plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) that play important roles in many processes, including abiotic and biotic stress response mechanisms. Completion of the common bean (Phaseol... see more
Marina Savin,Edvin Hadžibulic,Tatjana Damnjanovic,Veljko Santric,Sanja Stankovic
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-gene polymorphism is a possible predisposing factor of erythropoietin response under hypoxic conditions. However, it is not completely clear whether the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) genotype has an impact on anemia in p... see more
Bojan S. Ilic,Bojan M. Mitic,Slobodan E. Makarov
Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) is one of the largest European millipedes and an endemic species of the Balkan Peninsula. We present data on sexual dimorphism in size and body proportions obtained from 179 adult specimens of this species from four c... see more
Min Kook Kang,Aera Bang,Hwa Ok Choi,Seung Jin Han
CDC25B phosphatase plays a pivotal role in the cell cycle process by dephosphorylating and activating the CDC2 kinase of maturation-promoting factor (MPF). In mice, two transcripts of Cdc25B are generated by the alternative splicing of one gene. We compar... see more
Tanzhou Chen,Bin Lv
This study aims to investigate the potential protective effects of berberine on ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury in rats. Thirty male rats were randomly divided into three experimental groups as follows: the sham group, the IR group and the berberine+... see more
Antonia Teona Deftu,Alexandru Florian Deftu,Violeta Ristoiu
CXCL1 and CXCL2 are homologous chemokines that can be upregulated in different pathological conditions, affecting among other targets, neuronal ionic channels or receptors. TRPV1 is a polymodal nociceptor expressed in both dorsal root and trigeminal gangl... see more
Xinran Li,Mingjuan Yang,Yuehua Ke,Mingyuan Liu,Yufei Wang,Shiwei Liu,Bo Liu,Zeliang Chen
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), is an opportunistic pathogen raising significant public health concerns owing to its multi-drug resistance. Hfq, one of the main RNA-binding proteins, is a key post-transcriptional regulator. This protein is closely ... see more
Qian Xu,Dong-zhi Yuan,Sheng Zhang,Ting Qu,Shi-mao Zhang,Lin-lin Yu,Jin-hu Zhang,Li-min Yue
Uterine stromal cell decidualization is a dynamic physiological process in which cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis are orchestrated and occur in a temporal and cell-specific manner. This process is important for successful embryo implantat... see more
Hui-Fang Chiu,Chang-Shyue Yang,Hsien-I Chi,Yi-Chun Han,You-Cheng Shen,Kamesh Venkatakrishnan,Chin-Kun Wang
Oral cancer accounts for 3-5% of all cancers worldwide. The present study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and various grades of oral cancer, and to ascertain the inhibitory effect of propoli... see more
Zexiong Chen,Juan Lou
Light is the source of energy for plants. Light wavelengths, densities and irradiation periods act as signals directing morphological and physiological characteristics during plant growth and development. To evaluate the effects of light wavelengths on to... see more
Asli Semiz,Gurbet Celik Turgut,Serdar Karakurt,Hakan Akca,Sevki Arslan,Orhan Adali,Alaattin Sen
In the last decade, hydroxycinnamic acids (HCA) have gained increasing attention from researchers due to their antioxidant potential. The aim of this study was to examine in detail the impact of dietary HCA on particular types of P450 and also selected ph... see more
Branislava Batos,Danijela Miljkovic
The variability of viability (germination rate and the length of pollen tubes) of fresh pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) pollen grains was studied in vitro on a medium containing 15% sucrose. Spatial variability was studied by sampling fresh pollen grai... see more
Lydia Shtereva,Elisaveta Stoimenova,Marina Drumeva-Yoncheva,Bistra Michailova,Tania Kartzeva,Roumiana Vassilevska-Ivanova
The effect of prolonged water deficit on four Virginia (flue-cured) tobacco genotypes, Line 842, Oxford 207, RG11 and Virgin D, was analyzed in whole plants. Drought stress was induced by withholding irrigation and subjecting plants to low, moderate and s... see more
Vlastimir Vlatkovic,Jasna Trbojevic-Stankovic,Dejan M Nešic,Biljana Stojimirovic
Target dialysis dose to ensure the best patient outcome is still a matter of debate. Traditional models have a number of limitations and do not comprehensively reflect all factors involved. In this study we present a new complex model of dialysis adequacy... see more
Farnaz Alasvandyari,Batool Mahdavi,Shahab Madah Hosseini
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an important oilseed crop, usually grown on a small scale and in salt-affected soils. Salinity stress can cause oxidative damage to plants. Upregulation of the antioxidant defense system induced by glycine betaine (G... see more
Liang-Song Song,Zhi-Xin Zhang,Yang Wang,Yang Liu,Rui Zhang,Lai-jin Lu
Tocopherols and tocotrienols are two groups of compounds in the vitamin E family, of which the tocopherols are widely used as antioxidant dietary supplements. Recent studies have shown mixed observations for tocopherol functions in bone homeostasis. We ha... see more
Sava Vrbnicanin,Eleonora Onc-Jovanovic,Dragana Božic,Marija Saric-Krsmanovic,Danijela Pavlovic,Goran Malidža,Snežana Jaric
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik.) is an invasive alien species in many countries and one of the major weeds in summer row crops worldwide. Weed-management techniques that reduce weed production need to be investigated to provide new approaches. The... see more
Snežana B. Simic,Nevena B. Ðordevic
This paper describes the morphology,distribution and ecology of 15 populations of Paralemanea collected from 2004 to 2011 in 12 rivers in Serbia. On the basis of morphological and reproductive characteristics, two species were identified: P. annulata (12 ... see more
Jadranka V. Odovic,Jovana B. Trbojevic,Jasna B. Trbojevic-Stankovic,Dejan M. Nešic,Ratomir M. Jelic
In this study we investigated the relationship between the calcium channel blockers (CCBs), amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine, verapamil and diltiazem, and their calculated molecular descriptors: polar su... see more
Yong Peng,Huiqin Ma,Shangwu Chen
Lycium ruthenicum Murr., which belongs to the family Solanaceae, is a resource plant for Chinese traditional medicine and nutraceutical foods. In this study, RNA sequencing was applied to obtain raw reads of L. ruthenicum fruit at different stages o... see more