62 research outputs found

    Perencanaan Struktur Apartemen 7 Lantai Ditambah 1 Semi Basement di Sukoharjo Menggunakan Sistem Rangka Pemikul Momen Menengah (SRPMM)

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    Sukoharjo is an area that is clean up especially in the field of economy, infrastructure, tourism and so forth. So people will tend to take economic or investment actions, resulting in an increase in population in the Sukoharjo region. Therefore, it will be planned an apartment with medium moment framework for bearer system (SRPMM) that is in line with the latest SNI , namely SNI 2847: 2013, SNI 1727: 2013, SNI 1726: 2012 and SNI 1729: 2002. At the location of the plan obtained classification of land sites that have the value of SD1 and SDS of 0.37 and 0.599. Portal modeling in this planning using 3D portal with the help of SAP 2000 software to know the inner forces that occur. The quality required for this scheme uses f'c = 25 MPa, f y = 390 MPa, f yt = 240MPa and for roof frames using BJ 41. In the structural design results, the design uses 300/550 master beams and 480/480 columns, with thickness of floor plate 12 cm and roof plate 10 cm. As for the lower structure, foundation driven piles used is the number of driven of 4 pile for the foundation

    Zeb2 regulates myogenic differentiation in pluripotent stem cells

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    Skeletal muscle differentiation is triggered by a unique family of myogenic basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, including MyoD, MRF-4, Myf-5, and Myogenin. These transcription factors bind promoters and distant regulatory regions, including E-box elements, of genes whose expression is restricted to muscle cells. Other E-box binding zinc finger proteins target the same DNA response elements, however, their function in muscle development and regeneration is still unknown. Here, we show that the transcription factor zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 (Zeb2, Sip-1, Zfhx1b) is present in skeletal muscle tissues. We investigate the role of Zeb2 in skeletal muscle differentiation using genetic tools and transgenic mouse embryonic stem cells, together with single-cell RNA-sequencing and in vivo muscle engraftment capability. We show that Zeb2 over-expression has a positive impact on skeletal muscle differentiation in pluripotent stem cells and adult myogenic progenitors. We therefore propose that Zeb2 is a novel myogenic regulator and a possible target for improving skeletal muscle regeneration. The non-neural roles of Zeb2 are poorly understood

    Vitamin D and VDR in cancer cachexia and muscle regeneration

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    Low circulating levels of vitamin D were associated with decreased muscle strength and physical performance. Along this line, the present study was aimed to investigate: i) the therapeutic potential of vitamin D in cancer-induced muscle wasting; ii) the mechanisms by which vitamin D affects muscle phenotype in tumor-bearing animals.Rats bearing the AH130 hepatoma showed decreased circulating vitamin D compared to control rats, while muscle vitamin D receptor (VDR) mRNA was up-regulated. Both circulating vitamin D and muscle VDR expression increased after vitamin D administration, without exerting appreciable effects on body weight and muscle mass.The effects of vitamin D on muscle cells were studied in C2C12 myocytes. Vitamin D-treated myoblasts did not differentiate properly, fusing only partially and forming multinucleated structures with aberrant shape and low myosin heavy chain content. Vitamin D treatment resulted in VDR overexpression and myogenin down-regulation. Silencing VDR expression in C2C12 cultures abrogated the inhibition of differentiation exerted by vitamin D treatment.These data suggest that VDR overexpression in tumor-bearing animals contributes to muscle wasting by impairing muscle regenerative program. In this regard, attention should be paid when considering vitamin D supplementation to patients affected by chronic pathologies where muscle regeneration may be involved

    Substance P autocrine signaling contributes to persistent HER2 activation that drives malignant progression and drug resistance in breast cancer.

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    ERBB receptor transmodulation by heterologous G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) generates functional diversity in signal transduction. Tachykinins are neuropeptides and proinflammatory cytokines that promote cell survival and cancer progression by activating several GPCRs. In this work, we found that the pain-associated tachykinin Substance P (SP) contributes to persistent transmodulation of the ERBB receptors, EGFR and HER2, in breast cancer, acting to enhance malignancy and therapeutic resistance. SP and its high-affinity receptor NK-1R were highly expressed in HER2(+) primary breast tumors (relative to the luminal and triple-negative subtypes) and were overall correlated with poor prognosis factors. In breast cancer cell lines and primary cultures derived from breast cancer samples, we found that SP could activate HER2. Conversely, RNA interference-mediated attenuation of NK-1R, or its chemical inhibition, or suppression of overall GPCR-mediated signaling, all strongly decreased steady-state expression of EGFR and HER2, establishing that their basal activity relied upon transdirectional activation by GPCR. Thus, SP exposure affected cellular responses to anti-ERBB therapies. Our work reveals an important oncogenic cooperation between NK-1R and HER2, thereby adding a novel link between inflammation and cancer progression that may be targetable by SP antagonists that have been clinically explored

    Anti-cytokine strategies for the treatment of cancer-related anorexia and cachexia

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    IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Cachexia is a syndrome characterized by body weight loss and metabolic abnormalities. It is a frequent feature of patients affected by chronic pathologies, including cancer. Neoplastic patients with cachexia show increased morbidity and mortality rates, benefit less from antineoplastic therapies, and have a poorer quality of life. Among the general mechanisms proposed to account for cachexia, anorexia and altered homeostasis of hormones and cytokines appear to play a major role. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW: The present review will focus on anti-inflammatory drugs useful for the treatment of cancer-related anorexia and cachexia. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN: Molecules able to block cytokine production or biological activity are currently under evaluation. At present, none of them has been authorized for the clinical treatment of cancer-related anorexia and cachexia, since the few published clinical trials lead to contrasting results, and others are still pending. TAKE HOME MESSAGE: Considering the multifactorial pathogenesis of cancer-related anorexia and cachexia, combination protocols are probably the better choice. In this regard, anti-cytokine strategies should be pursued and included in the treatment of neoplastic patients, although cytokines modulate a number of processes.status: publishe

    Glutamine prevents myostatin hyperexpression and protein hypercatabolism induced in C2C12 myotubes by tumor necrosis factor-alpha

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    Depletion of skeletal muscle protein mainly results from enhanced protein breakdown, caused by activation of proteolytic systems such as the Ca2+-dependent and the ATP-ubiquitin-dependent ones. In the last few years, enhanced expression and bioactivity of myostatin have been reported in several pathologies characterized by marked skeletal muscle depletion. More recently, high myostatin levels have been associated with glucocorticoid-induced hypercatabolism. The search for therapeutical strategies aimed at preventing/correcting protein hypercatabolism has been directed to inhibit humoral mediators known for their pro-catabolic action, such as TNFα. The present study has been aimed to investigate the involvement of TNFα in the regulation of both myostatin expression and intracellular protein catabolism, and the possibility to interfere with such modulations by means of amino acid supplementation. For this purpose, C2C12 myotubes exposed to TNFα in the presence or in the absence of amino acid (glutamine or leucine) supplementation have been used. Myotube treatment with TNFα leads to both hyperexpression of the muscle-specific ubiquitin ligase atrogin-1, and enhanced activity of the Ca(2+)-dependent proteolytic system. These changes are associated with increased myostatin expression. Glutamine supplementation effectively prevents TNFα-induced muscle protein loss and restores normal myostatin levels. The results shown in the present study indicate a direct involvement of TNFα in the onset of myotube protein loss and in the perturbation of myostatin-dependent signaling. In addition, the protective effect exerted by glutamine suggests that amino acid supplementation could represent a possible strategy to improve muscle mass.status: publishe
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