Download or read book Apoptosis Methods and Protocols written by Hugh J. M. Brady and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most fundamental question facing each and every cell within an org- ism is to survive or to die. Cell death is required for normal function; some estimates suggest that as many as one million cells undergo cell death every second in the adult human body. Almost all cells undergoing physiological, or programmed, cell death, independent of cell type, manifest a stereotypic p- tern of morphological changes termed apoptosis. Typically, apoptotic cells d- play shrinkage, membrane blebbing, chromatin condensation, and nuclear fragmentation. The integrity of the cell membrane is not lost during apoptosis and so avoids eliciting the inflammatory response that would have been caused by the spillage of the cell’s contents. This is quite in contrast to the loss of cell contents typical of necrosis. The caspases, the family of intracellular cysteine proteases associated with apoptosis, are responsible for the stereotypical m- phological changes. Caspases cleave various substrate proteins that act on DNA fragmentation, nuclear envelope integrity, the cytoskeleton, and cell volume regulation. Apoptotic cells are cleared in vivo by the process of phagocytosis, in which specific “phagocytes” move to the site of apoptosis, engulf the dying cells and digest them. Apoptosis has a central role in many physiological processes, for example, in the immune system. Autoreactive cells are deleted via apoptosis to prevent autoimmunity. At the end of an immune response, activated lymphocytes are removed to maintain homeostasis within the immune system.
Download or read book Apoptosis and Cancer written by Gil Mor and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of Apoptosis and Cancer is to describe the performance of contemporary techniques for studying the biology of apoptosis and its role in cancer. The protocols described will aid both the academic laboratory interested in further characterizing the mechanisms of apoptosis, as well as the industry laboratory, aimed at identifying new target molecules or screening for new compounds with potential clinical use.
Download or read book Apoptosis Techniques and Protocols written by Andréa C. LeBlanc and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and expanded second edition, seasoned experts describe in step-by-step detail their best state-of-the-art techniques for studying neuronal cell death. These readily reproducible methods solve a wide variety of research problems, including the detection of the key proteins involved in neuronal apoptosis.
Download or read book Apoptosis written by P. Erhard and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to detect and quantify apoptosis, to understand its biochemistry, and to identify its regulatory genes and proteins is crucial to biomedical research. In Apoptosis: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition, expert researchers describe the techniques to best investigate the critical steps involved in the apoptotic process. Presented from several different research perspectives, the volume contains sections covering detection of apoptosis, detection of non-apoptotic cell death, modifications of apoptotic proteins during apoptosis, the analysis of its major regulators, as well as analysis of apoptosis in different organs and in model organisms. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Apoptosis: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition constitutes a key technical reference to the significant methodologies used in the field, and offers beginners and experienced researchers powerful tools to illuminate the phenomena of programmed cell death.
Download or read book Apoptosis Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology written by Myrtle A. Davis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-26 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Myrtle A. Davis has assembled a panel of cutting-edge scientists to describe their best methods for detecting, illuminating, and quantifying apoptotic mechanisms in a way that is useful for the design of toxicology and pharmacology studies. These state-of-the-art techniques include flow cytometric, fluorometric, and laser scanning methods for quantifying and characterizing apoptosis, as well as protocols for the use of DNA microarray technology, high throughput screens, and ELISA. Immunocytochemical methods for measuring biochemical and molecular endpoints in tissue sections will be highly useful for those carrying out studies in whole animal models as opposed to cell culture systems.
Download or read book Techniques in Apoptosis written by Thomas G. Cotter and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the latest techniques for researching the role of cell death in physiological and pathological mechanisms, a topic that is currently both of high interest and rapidly changing. Includes step-by-step protocols for identifying apoptotic cells from plants through fruit flies to humans; describes the common procedures for assessing apoptosis by morphology, vital-dye and DNA-fragmentation assays, and plasma membrane changes; and explores a variety of systems used to study the biochemistry and genetic regulation of apoptosis. The flat wire binding allows the pages to lie flat on the laboratory bench. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Programmed Cell Death Methods and Protocols written by Hamsa Puthalakath and published by Methods in Molecular Biology. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proteases in Apoptosis Pathways Protocols and Translational Advances written by Kakoli Bose and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the proteases involved in programmed cell death. It presents a focused yet extensive discussion on proteolytic enzymes such as caspases, HtrAs, granzymes, calpains and cathepsins as well as laboratory protocols related to enzymology and apoptosis. Mouse model systems and non-invasive imaging techniques in apoptosis-related diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration are also covered in this book. While slowly unravelling the complexities of apoptosis in chapter one, the next three chapters individually elaborate on different classes of proteases that play key roles in the initiation, progression and execution of programmed cell death. The last two chapters complete this discussion by describing different laboratory methodologies and therapeutic advances involving apoptotic proteases. Protocols portraying in vitro and ex vivo colorimetric and fluorescence-based enzyme kinetic studies as well as cell death assays are explained in the fifth chapter. Preclinical in vivo models and non-invasive imaging in apoptosis to understand the complexities of disease progression and their contribution toward therapeutics is recounted in the last chapter. The book spans topics related to both fundamental and applied biology. It would therefore be equally appealing and informative to scientists working in the field of apoptosis and those who are investigating mechanisms of proteases and enzymes in general. The protocols would certainly benefit both graduate and undergraduate students working in the related fields and provide useful leads for drug design to translational biologists involved in neurodegeneration and cancer research.
Download or read book Apoptosis written by George Studzinski and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is designed to provide conceptual outlines and detailed procedures for basic and advanced studies of cell death by apoptosis. Chapters on the recognition of apoptosis as distinguished from necrosis and nonspecific cell DNA damage, are followed by a systematic examination of the established and the principal novel methodologies utilized by some leading laboratories conducting research on apoptosis. The organization is on the lines of signalling for apoptosis, the apoptotic cascade, and the execution of apoptosis. A wide variety of procedures are provided which will enable the reader to participate in cutting-edge research.
Download or read book Apoptosis Detection and Assay Methods written by Li Zhu and published by Eaton Publishing Company/Biotechniques Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Neuronal Cell Death written by Laura Lossi and published by Humana. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents a valuable and readily reproducible collection of established and emerging techniques for neuronal cell death research. Conveniently divided into four parts, sections cover a series of techniques for the molecular, structural, functional and genomic characterization of dying neurons, a number of protocols that are of primary interest in neuropathology and in experimental neuropathology, a series of gene engineering techniques to obtain and manipulate neuronal stem cells and progenitors, to prepare HSV-1 vectors for the gene therapy, and to CNS transplantation of bone marrow stem cells, and finally, some very interesting protocols for the study of cell death in non-mammalian models. Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and easily accessible, Neuronal Cell Death: Methods and Protocols seeks to serve a large audience of scientists that are currently active in the field or are willing to enter such an exciting and still expanding area of neurobiology.
Download or read book Detection of Cell Death Mechanisms written by Ayesha B. Alvero and published by Humana. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides detailed protocols for the performance, analysis, and troubleshooting of in vitro and in vivo experiments related to programmed cell death. Chapters compile conventional techniques such as western blot and qPCR and state-of-the art transmission electron microscopy and real-time multiplexed imaging assays. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, application details for both the expert and non-expert reader, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and accessible, Detection of Cell Death Mechanisms: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure seamless execution of protocols on specific cell death type.
Download or read book Cell Growth and Apoptosis written by George P. Studzinski and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides up-to-date procedures for studying the growth of cell populations. The practical instructions are accompanied by explanatory material which allows readers to choose which particular protocol is best for their purposes. Methods range from simple techniques to flow cytometry.
Download or read book DNA Damage Detection In Situ Ex Vivo and In Vivo written by Vladimir V. Didenko and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in organic chemistry, fluorescent microscopy, and materials science have created an entirely new range of techniques and probes for imaging DNA damage in molecular and cellular biology. In DNA Damage Detection In Situ, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore the latest advances in the area, covering both recent and established techniques to detect and quantify DNA damage at scales ranging from subcellular to the level of a whole live organism. Chapters present all major assays used in molecular and cellular biology for the labeling of DNA damage in situ, ex vivo, and in vivo. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and current, DNA Damage Detection In Situ, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo: Methods and Protocols is an essential handbook for novice and experienced researchers in a variety of fields, including molecular and cellular biology, experimental and clinical pathology, toxicology, radiobiology, oncology, embryology, experimental pharmacology, drug design, and environmental science.
Download or read book Cancer Cell Culture written by Simon P. Langdon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culture of cancer cells is routinely practiced in many academic research centers, biotechnology companies, and hospital laboratories. Cancer Cell Culture: Methods and Protocols describes easy-to-follow methods to guide both novice and more experienced researchers seeking to use new techniques in their laboratories. Our present understanding of the cell and molecular biology of cancer has been derived mainly from the use of cultured cancer cells and we cover a number of the most widely used assays to study function in current use. Part I introduces the basic concept of cancer cell culture and this is followed by a description of the general techniques used in many cell culture facilities. The importance of cell line characterization is now widely recognized and methods to characterize and authenticate cell lines are described in Part II. Part III covers the isolation and development of specific cancer cell types and provides valuable tips for those wishing to derive new cell line models. A wide range of procedures encompassing many of the key functional features of cancer cells are described in Part IV including assays to evaluate clonogenicity, cell proliferation, apoptosis, adhesion, migration, invasion, senescence, angiogenesis, and cell cycle parameters. Methods to modify cancer cells are described in Part V, including protocols for transfection, development of drug-resistance, immortalization, and transfer in vivo. In Part VI methods of coculture of different cell types and contamination of cell lines are covered.
Download or read book Clinical Perspectives and Targeted Therapies in Apoptosis written by Rupinder K. Sodhi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Perspectives and Targeted Therapies in Apoptosis: Drug Discovery, Drug Delivery, and Disease Prevention provides comprehensive coverage, from basic cell biology, to modern assessment techniques for apoptosis in all major disease areas. Chapters provide an introduction to the fundamentals of cell biology, biochemical mechanisms, and the pathophysiological consequences of apoptosis. In addition, the book covers the tools and techniques used to quantify apoptosis and the significance of apoptosis in drug discovery, drug delivery, and its applications in disease prevention. Finally, the book provides a comprehensive compilation of the apoptosis targeting drugs that recently underwent clinical trials. This combination of fundamentals, along with applications in drug discovery, drug delivery, and clinical research make this book a useful resource for those in both academia and industry who are engaged in pharmaceutical, biomedical and biotechnology research.
Download or read book Flow Cytometry Protocols written by Teresa S. Hawley and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
