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Nutritional and supranutritional levels of selenate differentially suppress prostate tumor growth in adult but not young nude mice by Holmstrom, Alexandra, Wu, Ryan, T.Y, Zeng, Huawei, Lei, K.Y, Cheng, Wen-Hsing

“…The inhibitory effect of oral methylseleninic acid or methylselenocysteine administration on cancer cell xenograft development in nude mice is well…”
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Resveratrol differentially modulates immune responses in human THP-1 monocytes and macrophages by Feng, Li, Yasmeen, Rumana, Schoene, Norberta W., Lei, K.Y., Wang, Thomas T.Y.

“…Resveratrol (Res), a natural polyphenol compound found in grapes and red wine, has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic…”
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Bone metabolism markers are associated with neck circumference in adult Arab women by Albassam, R.S., Sabico, S., Alnaami, A.M., Khattak, M.N.K., Lei, K.Y., Al-Daghri, N.M., Reginster, J.-Y., Alokail, M.S.

“…Summary The study aimed to determine whether neck circumference is associated with bone metabolism markers among adult Arab women and found modest but…”
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Effect of dietary selenium on T cell immunity and cancer xenograft in nude mice by Holmstrom, Alexandra, Li, Xiangdong, Wu, Ryan T.Y., Xiao, Zhengguo, Zeng, Huawei, Lei, K.Y., Cheng, Wen‐Hsing

“…Selenium is known to regulate carcinogenesis and immunity at nutritional and supranutritional levels. Because the immune system provides one of the main body…”
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High-density lipoprotein cholesteryl ester and protein catabolism in hypercholesterolemic rats induced by copper deficiency by Carr, T P, Lei, K Y

“…High-density lipoprotein (HDL) catabolism induced by copper deficiency was examined in vivo in hypercholesterolemic Sprague-Dawley rats. Doubly labeled HDL was…”
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Methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism analysis of Verticillium wilt-stressed cotton (Gossypium) by Wang, W, Zhang, M, Chen, H D, Cai, X X, Xu, M L, Lei, K Y, Niu, J H, Deng, L, Liu, J, Ge, Z J, Yu, S X, Wang, B H

“…In this study, a methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism analysis system was used to analyze DNA methylation level in three cotton accessions. Two…”
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Oxidation, excretion, and tissue distribution of [26-14C] cholesterol in copper-deficient rats by Lei, K Y

“…The effect of copper deficiency on in vivo catabolism and excretion of [26-14C] cholesterol was studied in male rats. The study involved four treatments,…”
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Copper uptake and retention in liver parenchymal cells isolated from nutritionally copper-deficient rats by Van den Berg, G J, de Goeij, J J, Bock, I, Gijbels, M J, Brouwer, A, Lei, K Y, Hendriks, H F

“…Copper uptake and retention were studied in primary cultures of liver parenchymal cells isolated from copper-deficient rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed…”
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Elevated blood pressure accelerates white matter brain aging among late middle-aged women: a Mendelian Randomization study in the UK Biobank by Feng, Li, Ye, Zhenyao, Mo, Chen, Wang, Jingtao, Liu, Song, Gao, Si, Ke, Hongjie, Canida, Travis A, Pan, Yezhi, Greevenbroek, Marleen M J van, Houben, Alfons J H M, Wang, Kai, Hatch, Kathryn S, Ma, Yizhou, Lei, David K Y, Chen, Chixiang, Mitchell, Braxton D, Hong, L Elliot, Kochunov, Peter, Chen, Shuo, Ma, Tianzhou

“…Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a modifiable risk factor associated with cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular diseases. However, the causal effect of BP on…”
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Alterations in lipid composition and fluidity of liver plasma membranes in copper-deficient rats by Lei, K Y, Rosenstein, F, Shi, F, Hassel, C A, Carr, T P, Zhang, J

“…In view of the importance of membrane fluidity on cell functions, the influence of phospholipid acyl groups on membrane fluidity, and the changes in lipid…”
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Suppression of Gadd45 alleviates the G2/M blockage and the enhanced phosphorylation of p53 and p38 in zinc supplemented normal human bronchial epithelial cells by Shih, Rita S M, Wong, Stephen H K, Schoene, Norberta W, Lei, Kai Y

“…An adequate zinc status is essential for optimal cellular functions and growth. Yet, excessive zinc supplementation can be cytotoxic and can impair cell…”
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Hesperetin induces an apoptosis-triggered extrinsic pathway and a p53- independent pathway in human lung cancer H522 cells by Elango, Ramesh, Athinarayanan, Jegan, Subbarayan, Vaiyapuri Periasamy, Lei, David K.Y., Alshatwi, Ali A.

“…We studied the chemoprevention property of hesperetin on H522 cells using MTT, an apoptosis assay, an analysis of cell cycle progression, and the mitochondrial…”
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Dietary cellulose, zinc and copper: effects on tissue levels of trace minerals in the rat by Tsai, R C, Lei, K Y

“…This study was designed to examine the effect of graded levels of cellulose, zinc and copper on tissue mineral levels. Tissue mineral levels were assayed by…”
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Induction of apoptosis in HeLa cells by chloroform fraction of seed extracts of Nigella sativa by Shafi, Gowhar, Munshi, Anjana, Hasan, Tarique N, Alshatwi, Ali A, Jyothy, A, Lei, David K Y

“…Cancer remains one of the most dreaded diseases causing an astonishingly high death rate, second only to cardiac arrest. The fact that conventional and newly…”
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Apolipoprotein A-I gene expression is regulated by cellular zinc status in Hep G2 cells by Wu, J.Y.J, Wu, Y, Reaves, S.K, Wang, Y.R, Lei, P.P, Lei, K.Y

“…The influence of Zn on the expression of the apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) gene in Hep G2 cells was examined. Zn depletion was achieved with a low-Zn (ZD) medium…”
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Zinc deficiency decreases plasma level and hepatic mRNA abundance of apolipoprotein A-I in rats and hamsters by Wu, J.Y.J, Reaves, S.K, Wang, Y.R, Wu, Y, Lei, P.P, Lei, K.Y

“…The influence of Zn deficiency on the plasma level as well as the hepatic and intestinal gene expression of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I was examined in rats and…”
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Copper deficiency increases in vivo hepatic synthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerols, and phospholipids in rats by al-Othman, A A, Rosenstein, F, Lei, K Y

“…This study examined the influence of dietary copper status on the in vivo hepatic fatty acid synthesis and the incorporation of nascent fatty acids into…”
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Copper deficiency alters plasma pool size, percent composition and concentration of lipoprotein components in rats by al-Othman, A A, Rosenstein, F, Lei, K Y

“…Forty weanling male Sprague rats were randomly assigned to two dietary treatments, copper-deficient (9.0 mumol/kg diet) and copper-adequate (102.2 mumol/kg…”
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Dexamethasone and Interleukin-1 Potently Synergize to Stimulate the Production of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Differentiated THP-1 Cells by Wang, Y., Zhang, J.J., Lei, K.Y., Pike, J.W.

“…The human monocytic leukemic cell line, THP-1, which differentiates toward macrophages in response to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) was investigated…”
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Regulation of apolipoprotein A-I gene expression in Hep G2 cells depleted of Cu by cupruretic tetramine by Wu, J.Y.J, Zhang, J.J, Wang, Y, Reaves, S.K, Wang, Y.R, Lei, P.P, Lei, K.Y

“…Studies were designed to examine the regulation of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I gene expression in Cu-depleted Hep G2 cells. The cupruretic chelator…”
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