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Insulin signaling, mitochondrial DNA copy number regulation and aging in Caenorhabditis elegans
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is considered as a key mechanism of aging but little is known about the impact of mitochondrial biogenesis. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number control is an important aspect of mitochondrial biogenesis and is highly regulated in eukaryotic organisms. By studying mtDNA...
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Investigation of transcriptional and translational regulation of the Neurospora crassa alternative oxidase
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Mitochondria are organelles found in most eukaryotes and supply the cell with the majority of its energy needs in the form of ATP. Most of the proteins needed for mitochondrial function are nuclear encoded. Therefore, mitochondria communicate their functional status to the nucleus, resulting in...
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Mechanisms by Which Arachidonic acid Metabolite, Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid Elicit Cardioprotection Against Ischemic Reperfusion Injury
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are cytochrome P450 epoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid that have cardioprotective properties but the exact mechanism(s) remains unknown. Evidence suggests phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and plasma membraneATP-sensitive potassium channels (pmKATP) are...
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Fall 2011
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Canadian women. In these patients, mortality is due to metastasis of cancer cells from the breast to distant organs, resulting in impairment of function. To metastasize, cells must move through the stroma of the breast, enter the...
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Fall 2015
Ischemic heart Disease (IHD) remains a major cause of illness and death worldwide. Therefore, therapeutic agents to protect against myocardial ischemia are needed. Arachidonic acid (AA) is metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) epoxygenase into the biologically active epoxyeicosatrienoic acids...
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Spring 2013
The success of cellular cryopreservation is indicated by the state of post-thawed cells. Using human umbilical vein endothelial cells as a model, the cryobiological response to interrupted cooling protocols was evaluated with a combination of fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry....
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Microtubules and Energy Metabolism: Targets for Standard, Combination, and Novel Therapeutic Interventions and Monitoring of Cancer
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The challenge of understanding and treating cancer has proven to be exceedingly complex. At this juncture, understanding cancer from the perspective of a breakdown of a complex cooperative system using a biophysical analysis may aid in improved treatments and prevention of this disease. In any...
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Spring 2013
Mitochondria generate reactive oxygen species (mROS) and metabolic substrates like alpha-ketogluterate (αKG), in proportion to oxygen, which target extra-mitochondrial effectors to coordinate a cellular response. For example, acute hypoxia decreases mROS, resulting in pulmonary artery smooth...
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Fall 2014
Infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) leads to the rapid and complete loss of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and mitochondrial messenger RNA (mt-mRNA), effectively eliminating gene expression within mitochondria. Previous work determined that a unique 3’ co-terminal transcript arising...