However, these will be overshadowed by «functional medicine» which its focus on
restoring normal cell physiology with natural substances found in the human biochemical pathways.
One way that curcumin inhibits cancer is by
restoring normal cell - death signalling in a cancerous cell.
This increases production of the protective protein Annexin - A1, reduces production of inflammatory cytokines and
restores normal cell function.
Not exact matches
If we could but
restore or bring about the
normal functioning of brain
cells and nerve tissues, as well as their own subsidiary chemical activity in such cases, then mental life would come flooding back in fullness and richness.
In the early 1990s, in vitro tests on cancer
cells by Lane and his colleagues hinted that some compounds could
restore mutant p53's
normal function.
The goal of stem
cell therapy is to replace the damaged tissue with new heart
cells and
restore the failing heart to
normal function.
Restoring normal function to a mutated protein is more difficult than simply blocking a protein, the strategy used by most medical therapies, says Klas Wiman, a tumor
cell biologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
«Transplanted hematopoietic stem
cells reverse damage caused by neuro - muscular disorder: In mouse model of Friedreich's ataxia, a single infusion measurably
restored normal cellular functions.»
This question has been challenging to address experimentally because attempts to
restore function to lost or mutated genes in cancer
cells often trigger excess gene activity, causing other problems in
normal cells.
«It is currently impractical to directly
restore Apc function in patients with colorectal cancer, and past evidence suggests that completely blocking Wnt signaling would likely be severely toxic to
normal intestinal
cells,» Lowe says.
«The effect of the precursors that boost NAD is to counteract the decline that occurs with
normal aging, to reactivate SIRT1, and to
restore function in endothelial
cells to give rise to more blood vessels.»
However, cancer
cells may instead be coaxed to turn back into
normal tissue simply by reactivating a single gene, according to a study that found that
restoring normal levels of a human colorectal cancer gene in mice stopped tumor growth and re-established
normal intestinal function within only 4 days.
When the researchers pretreated the heart
cells with a derivative of the sedative drug benzodiazepine before subjecting them to conditions that mimic a heart attack, the
cells» mitochondria managed to regain
normal function quickly, in effect
restoring a steady supply of energy that prevented the
cells from misfiring.
Autophagy, Roepe explains, is the process by which
cells remove damaged parts of themselves to
restore normal function.
On the other hand, when the researchers blocked f - circRNA activity, the
cells»
normal behaviors were
restored.
The study of these creatures has the potential to be rather robust in implications for regenerative medicine, an area of treatment for repairing or replacing human
cells, tissues or organs on Earth to
restore normal function.
Treating these
cells with guanabenz prevented myelin loss and
restored cell survival to near
normal levels.
The researchers found that feeding the rodents one type of intestinal worm
restored their mucus - producing
cells to
normal.
The good news is that
restoring normal levels of nitric oxide can substantially reduce red blood
cell adhesion, said Dr. Tohru Ikuta, a molecular hematologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
Rather,
restoring normal nitric oxide levels appears the most efficient, effective way to reduce red blood
cell adhesion, the researchers write.
When they
restored normal nitric oxide levels by having mice breathe in the short - lived gas — as patients have done in clinical trials —
cell adhesion did not increase when oxygen levels decreased.
When transplanted into male rodents with hypogonadism, these so - called Leydig - like
cells survived and
restored normal testosterone levels.
Most importantly, when the team disabled the HIF - 1α cellular alarm, BMP signaling in human FOP bone progenitor
cells was
restored to levels comparable to
cells in
normal oxygen.
When transplanted into the testes of rats or mice with hypogonadism, these
cells survived and
restored normal testosterone levels.
«Importantly, by replenishing CoQ in mitochondria, either in
cells or in animals, we were able to
restore «
normal» mitochondrial oxidants and reverse insulin resistance.»
Moreover, they suggest, laboratory experiments with drugs designed to clear up these cellular «traffic jams»
restored normal transport in and out of the nucleus and saved the
cells.
A
cell that is in stress reduces its activity in order to survive with the goal of
restoring it to a
normal condition after the stress passes.
The drug
restored in the mice
normal levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter communicating messages between nerve
cells in the brain.
Thanks to the use of a chemical or a thermic treatment, we succeeded in «repairing» these
cells» clock and
restoring it to its
normal functioning.
When an enzyme that normally breaks down 2 - AG was blocked, and the supply of the endocannabinoid was
restored to
normal levels, these behaviors were reversed, the researchers reported on Nov. 26 in the online edition of the journal
Cell Reports.
However, the research showed that when lithium was administered to these
cells, their regulatory mechanisms were corrected,
restoring normal activity of CRMP2 and correcting the underlying cause of their disorder.
When proteasome inhibitors go into action, Nrf1 is spurred into overdrive to
restore the
cells»
normal activities and keep them alive.
Along with
restoring structure and function to the p53 mutant protein, this drug compound has the ability to to activate a program that selectively kills cancer
cells with this particular mutation while leaving
normal cells undisturbed.
The Wong lab will also determine whether there exists a window in time whereby
restoring intraocular pressure to
normal levels enables some
cells to recapture their original light response properties, or whether once challenged,
cells continue to lose visual sensitivity.
In mice containing transplanted human
cells carrying about 310 GAA repeats, the prosthesis
restored expression of a signaling protein to nearly
normal.
Treatment also
restored a more
normal size to anterior horn
cells, and increased both total muscle area and myofiber diameter.
The V Foundation funds will allow Deshpande's team to apply an advanced sequencing - based approach to identify and validate potential targets for drugs that
restore cancer
cells» epigenome to
normal.
A drug called Repoxygen delivers the EPO gene with some controls, so that when blood oxygen dips below
normal, the body makes enough red blood
cells to
restore normal oxygen.
(5 - azacytidine, Vidaza) A demethylating agent, this medicine interacts with DNA to
restore normal growth of blood
cells in the bone marrow.
(Dacogen) A demethylating agent, this drug interacts with DNA to
restore normal growth of blood
cells in the bone marrow.
It has been reported that human breast CSCs and
normal human mammary stem / progenitor
cells showed decreased expression of miR200c and other miR200 members and that
restoring miR200c in breast CSCs inhibits their ability to expand clonally and form tumors in vivo [38].
Regenerative medicine is dedicated to the study of repairing, replacing or regenerating damaged human
cells, tissues or organs to
restore or establish
normal function; and it has potential applications to treat a wide variety of conditions.
By reconstructing the structured order of the living machinery of our tissues, these rejuvenation biotechnologies will
restore the
normal functioning of the body's
cells and essential biomolecules, returning aging tissues to health and bringing back the body's youthful vigor.
We are focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of
cell based therapeutics that prevent, treat or cure disease by repairing and replacing damaged or aged tissue,
cells and organs and
restoring their
normal function.
It is well known that HDAC inhibitors are potent anticancer drugs in hematopoietic malignancies, including lymphoma.19 — 21 The aim of using HDAC inhibitors is to
restore normal histone modification patterns through inhibition of various components of the epigenetic machinery.22, 23 In B -
cell lymphoma, HDAC inhibitors can rescue deficits in histone acetylation induced by EP300 / CREBBP mutations, 24 rendering tumor
cells more sensitive to suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid.25 This can explain why chidamide also has favorable efficacy on PTCL - NOS patients bearing EP300 / CREBBP mutations.
Regenerative medicine aims to use adult or embryonic stem
cells to replace or regenerate human
cells, tissue, or organs and
restore normal function.
She and her team now want to determine whether the medial septum - to - hippocampus circuit can be targeted with therapies to protect DG stem
cells and
restore normal DG neurogenesis in cases where neurogenesis is abnormal.
5/31/2007 Human Stem
Cell Treatment
Restores Motor Function in Paralyzed Rats Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near
normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human spinal stem
cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine... More...
Treating human apoE4 neurons with a structure corrector eliminated the signs of Alzheimer's disease,
restored normal function to the
cells, and improved
cell survival.
According to Diaz - Meco, when the researchers used an investigational drug that targets MDMs, they were able to prevent cancer progression in mice, and even
restore normal pancreatic
cell identity.