Cell Biology

Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013

  • Effect of Silencing SLPI Gene Expression on Differentiation of BeWo Cells

    Neelima P. Sidarthan, Vijayakumar Govindaraj, Mary Nirmala Sarkar, A. J. Rao.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: 17 April 2013
    Published: 2 May 2013
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    Abstract: In our previous studies which involved genomic profiling by DD-RTPCR and microarray during forskolin induced differentiation of uninucleated cytotrophoblasts into multinucleated syncytiotrophoblasts using BeWo chorionic carcinoma cells as a model, the expression of one of the transcripts namely, Secretory Leucocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) was fo... Show More
  • Involvement of Pro-Apoptotic and Pro-Autophagic Proteins in Granulosa Cell Death

    Escobar M. L., Echeverría O .M., Casasa A .S., García G., Aguilar S. J., Vázquez-Nin G.H.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
    Pages: 9-17
    Received: 3 May 2013
    Published: 20 May 2013
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    Abstract: Follicular atresia is a process present in all mammals studied. It involves the oocyte and granulosa cells. The apoptotic cell death has been implicated in follicular atresia. Now it is known that the autophagy is a programmed cell death. In this work, atretic follicles of Wistar rats’ ovaries were analyzed, to evaluate the routes of granulosa cell... Show More