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Measurement of antioxidant markers at children with malignant tumours
Hořavová, Lenka ; Masařík, Michal (referee) ; Provazník, Ivo (advisor)
Tumour disease belongs to one of the most serious health problems of our time. Finding of new indicators to recognise the beginning of the illness is the key role for today‘s research. Oxidative stress is known to be related to the disharmony between the prooxidant concentration and antioxidant mechanisms. Moreover, it is shown that these changes are very important for patients. Further it appears that these changes are very significant with path physiologically critically ill patients. Direct measuring of the reactive oxygen radicals or oxidative stress’ markers is still very hard in clinical medicine. The oxidative stress’ level is watched as the change of the antioxidant activity or alternatively as the antioxidant status. Work is focused on the spectrophotometric fixing of the antioxidant activity and markers signalising the damage of organism. The automated photometric analyzer is going to be used to gain the experimental data. Data will be processed statically.
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Analysis of the cytosol of thyroid gland and its contribution in the differential diagnosis of nodular lesions
Pikner, Richard ; Topolčan, Ondřej (advisor) ; Fínek, Jindřich (referee) ; Třeška, Vladislav (referee)
Thyroid nodules represent the most frequent endocrine lession in our population and it is neccessary to differentiate malignant lessions from them. The aim of the study was to validate determination of selected angiogenic, proliferative, and appptotic markers in cytosol tissue extracts. We analysed 166 tissue samples (85 goitres, benign adenomas and 10 malignat tumours in which VEGF, bFGF, Endostatin, Thymidinkinase ans TPS were determined. Main limitation of cytosolic analysis is tissue sample volume, that must be about 1cm3 and interindividual variability caused by tissue sample heterogeneity. Best way is to compare normal with pathological tissue samples from one patient. We fund significant differences amog histological groups in VEGF, bFGF, Endostatin and maily Tymidinkinase and TPS. These differences are not sufficiently huge to distinguish goitres and benign lessions . We also did not find any correlation between cytosolic markers and iminuhistochemistry markers . Cytosol analysis is not able to measure local expression and its differences in anylysed tissue, but it is able to quantitatively determine mean levels of selected markers.
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Cattle Candidate Genes for Meat Production Traits
BLÁHOVÁ, Alice
The objective of this study was to compile a summary of the most important candidate genes for meat production. The studied genes were: GH, GHR, MSTN, MyoD family, leptin, IGF, TG5, SCD, DGAT and STAT5A. Growth hormone (GH) is involved in physiological processes of growth and metabolism. Growth hormone receptor (GHR) has been proposed as a candidate gene for meat production in cattle. Myostatin is a significant marker. It affects the amount of muscle, reduces marbling and elevate meat tenderness. MyoD family are proteins that play a role in regulating muscle differentiation. MyoD family include the genes: MYF3, MYF4, MYF5 and MYF6. Leptin is in association with the storage of fat, food intake and energy balance. The thyroglobulin gene (TG5) is the precursor for thyroid hormones. These hormones have important role in formation and differentitation of cells. Product of the SCD genes is stearoyl? CoA denaturase. This enzym is responsible for conversion of saturated fatty acids into monoinsaturated fatty acids. DGAT1 genes is a candidate gene for marbling of meat and fat in milk. STAT5A gene is a group of transcription factors and is very important intracellular mediator of prolactin.
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Adenylate-cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis as a marker for the study of the complement receptor CD11b/CD18 endocytosis.
Chvojková, Věra ; Bumba, Ladislav (advisor) ; Černý, Jan (referee)
Bordetella pertussis is an important human pathogen that causes an infection disease called whooping cough. This gram-negative bacterium produces an adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) that recognizes an integrin receptor CD11b/CD18 present on the surface of myeloid phagocytes and delivers an adenylate cyclase (AC) domain into the cell cytosol. This thesis deals with the endocytic machinery of CyaA and its potential use as a specific marker for endocytosis of the CD11b/CD18 receptor molecule. Detoxified mutant of CyaA, CyaA-AC- , that has the capacity to promote calcium influx as well the potassium efflux, was shown to trigger activation of the integrin receptor CD11b/CD18 followed with endocytic uptake by clathrin-dependent pathway. On the other side, the inactive mutant CyaA-KP-AC- that is unable to provoke integrin activation was endocytosed by clathrin-independent pathway. These results suggest that the various endocytic pathways of the CD11b/CD18 are determined by different conformational states of the receptor molecule.
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Expression of cholinergic gene locus in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
Zimčík, Pavel
(anglický jazyk) The most common senile dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), is characterized by a decline of memory and high cognitive functions. Typical post-mortem brain lesions are extracellular amyloid deposits, intracellular neurofibrilary tangles and ruined cholinergic and other neurotransmitters systems. Connection between damaged central cholinergic system and beta-amyloid accumulation remains obscure. We examined parietal cortex of young adult (7- month-old) female APPswe/PS1dE9 double transgenic mice which develope beta-amyloid fragments at high rate. Cholinergic synapses of these mice demonstrate functional presynaptic (stimulated acetylcholine release) as well as postsynaptic (muscarinic receptor-induced Gprotein activation) deficits and reduction of cholinergic markers. The mRNA levels of choline acetyltransferase, vesicular acetylcholine transporter and M1 to M4 subtypes of muscarinic receptors were determined in transgenic and littermate controls using qPCR. Obtained experimental data does not show any changes in measured mRNA levels. These observations indicate that reduction of cholinergic synaptic markers and function is due to posttranscriptional events.
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Biological properties of non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
Česák, Tomáš ; Náhlovský, Jiří (advisor) ; Smrčka, Martin (referee) ; Paleček, Tomáš (referee)
Introduction: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are regarded as benign, slowly growing tumours of the sella turcica region. Their growth is generally constantly exponential; however, rapid and aggressive proliferation is not the exception, especially in young patients. Treatment involves surgical removal. In literature, the role of postoperative irradiation of the residual tumour is controversial. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the natural growth patterns of NFPAs and attempt to identify the factors affecting their growth potential. As part of the study, nuclear marker Ki-67 was tested as a possible reliable indicator of adenoma proliferation, as well as it's role as a potential marker of postoperative remnant's growth potential. This would enable the identification of serious rapid growth in cases of tumour recurrence. Material: Our study is based on 105 patients operated for NFPAs between years 2000-2007. The fixed inclusion criteria of the study (a postoperative residue detected by 2 graphic examinations, absence of adjuvant therapy and the imunohistochemical determination of the proliferation marker) were fulfilled by 29 patients (22 men, 3 women). The average age of the patient group was 62.9 years. By large, the tumours were afunctional macroadenomas with gonadotrophin...
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Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer
Šefrhansová, Lucie ; Fínek, Jindřich (advisor) ; Pešek, Miloš (referee) ; Tesařová, Petra (referee) ; Nekulová, Miroslava (referee)
of dissertation thesis Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer The mRNA Expression of Selected Genes in Normal and Tumor Breast Tissue Samples and Theirs Clinical Value in Breast Cancer L.Šefrhansová Background: The aim of this work was to describe and to evaluate possibilities of prognosis and prediction in breast cancer. Within the framework of this study-work we carry out a prospective clinical study. The aim of this prospective study was to detect mRNA MMP-7, p53 and TIMP-1 expression in normal and tumor breast tissue samples and to determine the clinical and prognostic significance of our results. Prognosis and prediction: The tumor size, lymph node status, presence of distant metastasis, differentiation of the tumor, perivascular invasion, mitotic activity, expression of ER, PR and HER2 receptors are the basic prognostic factors in breast cancer. Age under/above 35 years was included among independent prognostic breast cancer factors in 2005. It is approved to use uPA/PAI to assess prognosis in node negative breast cancer patients. The hormone receptor status and HER-2 receptor status are the only two predictive markers associated with the target therapy. OncotypeDX analysis could be use to predict the disease recurrence interval of patients with estrogen positive and node negative...
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The Study of Atorvastatin Effect on the Expression of TGF - B1 Cascade Marker
Dvořáček, Jan ; Nachtigal, Petr (advisor) ; Kudláčková, Zděnka (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Candidate: Mgr. Jan Dvořáček Consultant: Doc. PharmDr. Petr Nachtigal, PhD Title of Thesis: The study of atorvastatin effect on the expression of TGF-β1 cascade marker. Background: The aim of this thesis was to establish and describe the expression of phosphorylated form of Smad2 in the atherosclerotic lesions in apoE/LDLr-deficient mice. Moreover we evaluated the effect of atorvastatin on p-Smad-2 expression beyond its lipid lowering effects. Methods: Using female mice C57BL/6J strain with a double deficit of apolipoprotein E and LDL-receptor was performed biochemical analysis of blood specimens, histological staining with oil red for detection of lipids and immunohistochemical analysis of aortic siinus. Avidin-biotin method with DAB visualization was used to detect expression of p- Smad2. Results: Using biochemical analysis we confirmed increased levels of cholesterol in mice fed standard diet with addition of atorvastatin as compared with mice on standard diet. Histological staining with oil red showed significant decrease in atherosclerotic lesion size in mice treated by atorvastatin as compared with untreated group. We demonstrated expression of p-Smad2 in atherosclerotic plaques by...
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