791. Ecotoxicologically relevant cyclic peptides from cyanobacterial bloom (Planktothrix rubecens) - a threat to human and environmental healthBojan Sedmak, Tina Eleršek, Olga Grach-Pogrebinsky, Shmuel Carmeli, Nataša Sever, Tamara Lah Turnšek, 2008, original scientific article Abstract: Background. The information of the overall production of major cyanobacterial cyclic peptides in a water body is essential for risk assessment and for the prediction of future development of the bloom. A procedure that gives a reviewof both toxic and non-hepatotoxic hydrophilic cyclic peptide production is important to evaluate the ecological conditions in the water environment and to predict the release of dangerous toxic and tumour promoting substances.Methods. The cyclic peptides were identified on the basis of their retention times, characteristic spectra, molecular masses and biological activity. The non-hepatotoxic cyclic peptides were characterised by their inhibition of porcine pancreatic elastase, while cytotoxicity to mammalian cells was tested with the MTT test on B16 cell line. Conclusions. The method presented gives a rapid, simultaneous assessment, preliminary identification and estimation of bioactive cyclic peptides. The synthesis of non-hepatotoxic cyclic peptides can mediate the release various toxic and otherwise biologically active substances that induce systemic genotoxicity in mammals.
Keywords: tumor promoters, microcystin, anabaenopeptin, planktopeptin, toxic cyanobacterial blooms, environmental health
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794. DNA quadruplex structure with a unique cation dependencyMartin Gajarský, Petr Stadlbauer, Jiří Šponer, Anne Cucchiarini, Michaela Dobrovolna, Vaclav Brazda, Jean-Louis Mergny, Lukáš Trantírek, Martina Lenarčič Živković, 2024, original scientific article Published in DiRROS: 07.03.2024; Views: 370; Downloads: 272
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797. Targeted gene therapy in radiotherapyUrška Kamenšek, Gregor Serša, 2008, review article Abstract: The dramatic pace in development of gene therapy over the past decades has made it a realistic alternative for the treatment of cancer. Radiotherapy, on the other hand, is one of the most commonly used and well established cancer treatment modalities. The latest improvements in the physical targeting ability of radiotherapy and understanding of the molecular mechanism involved in the cellular response to ionizing radiation have presented an opportunity to combine radiotherapy with gene therapy. This review article will focus on gene therapy strategies that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy, with an emphasis on transcriptional targeting approaches.
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800. Značilnosti in gospodarjenje z gozdovi plemenitih listavcev - habitatni tip Javorovi gozdovi (Natura 2000) : spletni seminar ZGS, Ljubljana, 15. februar 2024Valerija Babij, Lado Kutnar, Janez Kermavnar, Anže Martin Pintar, 2024, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: vegetacija, rastišče, ekologija gozda, gozdovi plemenitih listavcev, gospodarjenje z gozdovi, Natura 2000
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