Search Results - "Ostrow, J Donald"
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Bilirubin chemistry and metabolism; harmful and protective aspects
Published in Current pharmaceutical design (01-09-2009)“…Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), the principal mammalian bile pigment, is the end product of heme catabolism. Both belong to the superfamily of tetrapyrrolic…”
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Modulation of Mrp1 (ABCc1) and Pgp (ABCb1) by bilirubin at the blood-CSF and blood-brain barriers in the Gunn rat
Published in PloS one (31-01-2011)“…Accumulation of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) in the brain causes bilirubin encephalopathy. Pgp (ABCb1) and Mrp1 (ABCc1), highly expressed in the blood-brain…”
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Unbound (Free) Bilirubin: Improving the Paradigm for Evaluating Neonatal Jaundice
Published in Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) (01-07-2009)“…The serum or plasma total bilirubin concentration (B(T)) has long been the standard clinical laboratory test for evaluating neonatal jaundice, despite studies…”
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Differential expression of the multidrug resistance-related proteins ABCb1 and ABCc1 between blood-brain interfaces
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (10-10-2008)“…Cerebral homeostasis results from the presence of the protective blood‐brain and blood‐cerebrospinal fluid barriers located respectively at the brain capillary…”
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Kinetics and Specificity of Feline Leukemia Virus Subgroup C Receptor (FLVCR) Export Function and Its Dependence on Hemopexin
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (10-09-2010)“…The feline leukemia virus subgroup C receptor (FLVCR) is a heme export protein that is required for proerythroblast survival and facilitates macrophage heme…”
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Physico-chemical characterization of bilirubin-10-sulfonate and comparison of its acid–base behavior with unconjugated bilirubin
Published in Scientific reports (18-06-2021)“…Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is the end-product of heme catabolism in the intravascular compartment. Although beneficial for human health when mildly elevated…”
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Highly sensitive method for quantitative determination of bilirubin in biological fluids and tissues
Published in Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences (01-05-2008)“…Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) exhibits potent antioxidant and cytoprotective properties, but causes apoptosis and cytotoxicity at pathologically elevated…”
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The cytotoxic effect of unconjugated bilirubin in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells is modulated by the expression level of MRP1 but not MDR1
Published in Biochemical journal (01-01-2009)“…In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that UCB (unconjugated bilirubin) is neurotoxic. Although previous studies suggested that both MRP1 (multidrug…”
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The human multidrug-resistance-associated protein MRP1 mediates ATP-dependent transport of unconjugated bilirubin
Published in Biochemical journal (15-10-2004)“…Results of previous studies have suggested that UCB (unconjugated bilirubin) may be transported by MRP1/Mrp1 (multidrug-resistance-associated protein 1). To…”
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Bilirubin Protects Astrocytes from Its Own Toxicity by Inducing Up-Regulation and Translocation of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 1 (Mrp1)
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-02-2004)“…Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) causes encephalopathy in severely jaundiced neonates by damaging astrocytes and neurons. Astrocytes, which help defend the brain…”
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Reassessment of the unbound concentrations of unconjugated bilirubin in relation to neurotoxicity in vitro
Published in Pediatric research (01-07-2003)“…Most studies of the cellular toxicity of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) have been performed at concentrations of unbound UCB (BF) that exceed those in the plasma…”
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Mortality outcomes after busulfan-containing conditioning treatment and haemopoietic cell transplantation in patients with Gilbert's syndrome: a retrospective cohort study
Published in The Lancet. Haematology (01-11-2016)“…Summary Background Gilbert's syndrome is a common inherited disorder of bilirubin metabolism, characterised by mild, unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. However,…”
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Bilirubin and the risk of common non-hepatic diseases
Published in Trends in molecular medicine (01-06-2005)“…Bilirubin is a potent antioxidant but can be toxic at high concentrations. This article critically reviews the reported relationships of plasma bilirubin…”
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Effect of bilirubin on cytochrome c oxidase activity of mitochondria from mouse brain and liver
Published in BMC research notes (09-06-2010)“…The unbound, free concentration (Bf) of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), and not the total UCB level, has been shown to correlate with bilirubin cytotoxicity, but…”
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Mechanisms of bilirubin neurotoxicity
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Vagaries of impaired transporter function in PFIC 2 and 3
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Molecular basis of bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity
Published in Trends in molecular medicine (01-02-2004)“…Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), at slightly elevated unbound concentrations, is toxic to astrocytes and neurons, damaging mitochondria (causing impaired energy…”
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The molecular basis of bilirubin encephalopathy and toxicity: Report of an EASL Single Topic Conference, Trieste, Italy, 1–2 October, 2004
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Cytotoxicity is predicted by unbound and not total bilirubin concentration
Published in Pediatric research (01-11-2007)“…Although it has been suggested that the unbound, free, (B(f)) rather than total (B(T)) bilirubin level correlates with cell toxicity, direct experimental…”
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Intestinal flora and bilirubin
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