Archive for February, 2008

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

WNT is supressed by oxidative stress

“….To gain insight into the molecular mechanism by which oxidative stress exerts such adverse effects, we have tested the hypothesis that induction of the Forkhead box O (FoxO) transcription factors by reactive oxygen species may antagonize Wnt signaling, an essential stimulus for osteoblastogenesis. In support of this hypothesis, we report herein that the expression of FoxO target genes increases, whereas the expression of Wnt target genes decreases, with increasing age in C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, we show that in osteoblastic cell models, oxidative stress (exemplified by H2O2) promotes the association of FoxOs with -catenin, -catenin is required for the stimulation of FoxO target genes by H2O2, and H2O2 promotes FoxO-mediated transcription at the expense of Wnt-/T-cell factor-mediated transcription and osteoblast differentiation…”

Do google searches on WNT and TEMPOL  or TEMPO (a couple of our SOD-mimetic agents)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Go to hair loss treatment at the Proctor clinic.  Hair loss treatments for both men and women.

Dr Proctor