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- 1Alrabeeah, Abdollah A. M.
- 1Bourrie, Benjamin
- 1Causton, Norman D.
- 1Chung, Jiyun
- 1Deng, Shijun
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Spring 2015
Cholesterol is well known for its adverse cardiovascular effects, however it has crucial cellular roles. For instance, cholesterol is a key component of eukaryotic cell membranes and constitutes the principle steroid hormone precursor in most animals. Cellular cholesterol concentrations have to...
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Effect of Cholesterol Accumulation on the Metabolism of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in Cultured N2a Cells
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder believed to be triggered by the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides derived from the proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP). Accumulated evidence has shown that alterations in the levels and/or subcellular...
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Establishing the anti-cancer effects of unsaturated fatty acids and a novel oil on human breast cancer cells
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N-3 and n-6 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic (CLA) acid have been known to inhibit breast cancer cell growth, however, effects on normal cells and of single and mixtures of n-3 and n-6 pathway intermediates have not been thoroughly investigated. The objective of this thesis was to determine...
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Spring 2014
Mandatory folate fortification polices in North America have resulted in high levels of circulating folate in the population. At the same time, a trend toward increased energy intake and reduced energy expenditure has lead to an increased prevalence of obesity, characterized by an accumulation of...
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Fluorogenic and fluorescent bioorthogonal labelling strategies for examining glycoproteins and phospholipids
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Traditional genetically-encoded imaging strategies are problematic for use in analysing cell surface interactions due to the heterogeneous nature of the cell surface, and the high level of post-translational modifications. Small molecule fluorophores can provide dynamic information on cell...
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Glial Expression of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and its Processing Enzymes in the ANPC Mouse Model
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex and progressive neurodegenerative disorder believed to be triggered by the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides derived from the proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP). The regions primarily affected in AD brains are the hippocampus and...
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Spring 2013
Egg yolk contains approximately 10% (w/w) phospholipids (PL), of which about 70% is phosphatidylcholine (PC). Conventional methods of PL extraction from egg yolk involve using hazardous organic solvents. Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2), as a "green" solvent, had been applied for the...
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Influence of lipids (arachidonic acid and cholesterol) on calcium signalling in rodent pancreatic beta cells
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Ca2+ is an important mediator of stimulus-secretion coupling in beta cells of the pancreatic islets, which secrete insulin in response to elevation in plasma glucose concentration. I studied the actions of two lipids, arachidonic acid (AA) and cholesterol, on enzymatically-dissociated single...
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Insights into Membrane Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase cleavage of the Low-density Lipoprotein Receptor
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The Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mediated cellular uptake of LDL is the main pathway for plasma LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) clearance. However, the LDLR can be proteolytically cleaved to release its soluble ectodomain (sLDLR) into the extracellular milieu and as such reducing its LDL-C...