Search Results - "Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, B"

Glucosensing and glucose homeostasis: From fish to mammals by Polakof, Sergio, Mommsen, Thomas P., Soengas, José L.

“…This review is focused on two topics related to glucose in vertebrates. In a first section devoted to glucose homeostasis we describe how glucose levels…”
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The control of the balance between ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate by sphingosine kinase: Oxidative stress and the seesaw of cell survival and death by Van Brocklyn, James R., Williams, Joseph B.

“…Sphingolipids are components of all eukaryotic cells that play important roles in a wide variety of biological processes. Ceramides and sphingosine-1-phosphate…”
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Effect of fishmeal replacement by soy protein concentrate with taurine supplementation on hepatic intermediary metabolism and antioxidant status of totoaba juveniles (Totoaba macdonaldi) by Bañuelos-Vargas, Isaura, López, Lus M., Pérez-Jiménez, Amalia, Peres, Helena

“…The effect of dietary incorporation of soy protein concentrate (SPC) and the concomitant supplementation with taurine on hepatic intermediary metabolism and…”
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Caspases — An update by Chowdhury, Indrajit, Tharakan, Binu, Bhat, Ganapathy K.

“…Caspases belong to a family of highly conserved aspartate-specific cysteine proteases and are members of the interleukin-1β-converting enzyme family, present…”
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Transcriptional regulation of hypoxia inducible factors alpha (HIF-α) and their inhibiting factor (FIH-1) of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) under hypoxia by Geng, Xin, Feng, Jianbin, Liu, Shikai, Wang, Yaping, Arias, Covadonga, Liu, Zhanjiang

“…Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are considered to be the master switch of oxygen-dependent gene expression with mammalian species. In most cases, regulation…”
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A comparative study on innate immune parameters in the epidermal mucus of various fish species by Subramanian, Sangeetha, MacKinnon, Shawna L., Ross, Neil W.

“…Fish epidermal mucus and its components provide the first line of defense against pathogens. Little is known about the role of epidermal mucus enzymes in the…”
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The autophagy response during adipogenesis of primary cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) adipocytes by Riera-Heredia, Natàlia, Lutfi, Esmail, Balbuena-Pecino, Sara, Vélez, Emilio J., Dias, Karine, Beaumatin, Florian, Gutiérrez, Joaquim, Seiliez, Iban, Capilla, Encarnación, Navarro, Isabel

“…Adipogenesis is a tightly regulated process, and the involvement of autophagy has been recently proposed in mammalian models. In rainbow trout, two…”
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Glucose regulation in birds by Braun, Eldon J., Sweazea, Karen L.

“…Birds maintain higher plasma glucose concentrations ( P Glu) than other vertebrates of similar body mass and, in most cases, appear to store comparatively very…”
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Regulation of growth performance and lipid metabolism by dietary n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids in juvenile grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus by Ji, Hong, Li, Jie, Liu, Pin

“…To determine the effects of n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs) in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), a 75-day feeding experiment was conducted…”
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Activity of antioxidant enzymes and physiological responses in ark shell, Scapharca broughtonii, exposed to thermal and osmotic stress: Effects on hemolymph and biochemical parameters by An, Myung In, Choi, Cheol Young

“…Changes in water temperature and salinity are responsible for a variety of physiological stress responses in aquatic organisms. Stress induced by these factors…”
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Effects of probiotics on digestive enzymes of fish (finfish and shellfish); status and prospects: a mini review by Assan, Daniel, Kuebutornye, Felix Kofi Agbeko, Hlordzi, Vivian, Chen, Huapu, Mraz, Jan, Mustapha, Umar Farouk, Abarike, Emmanuel Delwin

“…Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive tract of animals which assist in the breakdown of larger food molecules into more easily absorbed particles that…”
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Global and gene specific DNA methylation changes during zebrafish development by Fang, Xiefan, Corrales, Jone, Thornton, Cammi, Scheffler, Brian E., Willett, Kristine L.

“…DNA methylation is dynamic through the life of an organism. Previous studies have primarily focused on DNA methylation changes during very early embryogenesis…”
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Molluscan shell evolution with review of shell calcification hypothesis by Furuhashi, Takeshi, Schwarzinger, Clemes, Miksik, Ivan, Smrz, Miloslav, Beran, Anton

“…Biomineralization research on mollusc shells has mostly focused on nacre formation. Chitin, silk fibroin protein, and acidic macromolecules are important…”
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Epigenetics in teleost fish: From molecular mechanisms to physiological phenotypes by Best, Carol, Ikert, Heather, Kostyniuk, Daniel J., Craig, Paul M., Navarro-Martin, Laia, Marandel, Lucie, Mennigen, Jan A.

“…While the field of epigenetics is increasingly recognized to contribute to the emergence of phenotypes in mammalian research models across different…”
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HIF-1α and -2α genes in a hypoxia-sensitive teleost species Megalobrama amblycephala: cDNA cloning, expression and different responses to hypoxia by Shen, Rui-Jie, Jiang, Xia-Yun, Pu, Jian-Wei, Zou, Shu-Ming

“…Transcriptional responses to hypoxia are primarily mediated by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) α subunits, i.e. HIF-1α, -2α and -3α. In fish, the molecular…”
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Mechanism, origin, and evolution of anoxia tolerance in animals by Hochachka, P.W., Lutz, P.L.

“…Organisms vary widely in their tolerance to conditions of limiting oxygen supply to their cells and tissues. A unifying framework of hypoxia tolerance is now…”
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Delta-8 desaturation activity varies among fatty acyl desaturases of teleost fish: High activity in delta-6 desaturases of marine species by Monroig, Óscar, Li, Yuanyou, Tocher, Douglas R.

“…The benefits of dietary fish and fish oil are derived from n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) that have beneficial effects in a range of…”
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Production of recombinant leptin and its effects on food intake in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Murashita, Koji, Uji, Susumu, Yamamoto, Takeshi, Rønnestad, Ivar, Kurokawa, Tadahide

“…Leptin is a key factor for the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis in mammals, but information regarding its role in teleosts is still limited…”
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The effects of dietary fatty acids on liver fatty acid composition and Delta(6)-desaturase expression differ with ambient salinities in Siganus canaliculatus by Li, Yuan-You, Hu, Chang-Bo, Zheng, Yi-Jun, Xia, Xiao-An, Xu, Wen-Ju, Wang, Shu-Qi, Chen, Wei-Zhou, Sun, Ze-Wei, Huang, Jun-Hui

“…Delta(6)-Desaturase (linoleoyl-CoA desaturase, EC 1.14.19.3) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA)…”
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Selenoproteins and maternal nutrition by Pappas, A.C., Zoidis, E., Surai, P.F., Zervas, G.

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element of fundamental importance to health due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive properties…”
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