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  1. Book ; Thesis: The role of beta-catenin/WNT signaling in Schwann cell development and myelination

    Grigoryan, Tamara

    2011  

    Author's details von Tamara Grigoryan
    Keywords Mikroform
    Subject Fiche ; Mikrofiche ; Mikrofilm ; Microform ; Mikrobild ; Mikrodokumentation ; Mikrokopie ; Mikroformen
    Language English
    Edition [Mikrofiche-Ausg.]
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Book ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Berlin, Humboldt-Univ., Diss., 2011
    HBZ-ID HT016962763
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  2. Article ; Online: Histological and cytochemical analysis of the brain under conditions of hypobaric hypoxia-induced oxygen deficiency in albino rats.

    Shushanyan, Ruzanna / Grigoryan, Anna / Abgaryan, Tamara / Karapetyan, Anna

    Acta histochemica

    2023  Volume 125, Issue 8, Page(s) 152114

    Abstract: High altitude sickness is a life-threatening disease that occurs among acclimatized individuals working or living at a high altitude accompanied by hypobaric hypoxia exposure. The prolonged influence of hypobaric hypoxia on the brain may trigger neuronal ...

    Abstract High altitude sickness is a life-threatening disease that occurs among acclimatized individuals working or living at a high altitude accompanied by hypobaric hypoxia exposure. The prolonged influence of hypobaric hypoxia on the brain may trigger neuronal damage and cell death due to an oxygen deficiency. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the histomorphological changes in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, cerebellar cortex, and striatum of the rat's brain following chronic hypobaric hypoxia. Fourteen albino rats were used for this investigation. The animals were exposed to chronic hypobaric hypoxia in the special decompression chamber at an altitude of 7000 m for 7 days. The histological analysis was conducted via toluidine staining and silver impregnation. DNA damage and cell apoptosis were assessed via Feulgen staining. The histochemical assessment revealed increased dark neurons in the hippocampus with cell swelling. Silver impregnation showed increased argyrophilic neurons in the cerebellar cortex, striatum, CA1 subfield of the hippocampus, and cerebral cortex. The cytochemical analysis determined the increased apoptotic cells with hyperchromatic condensation and pyknosis in the hippocampus subfields and cerebral cortex. In addition, it has been observed that hypoxia has resulted in small hemorrhages and perivascular edema within the cerebellar and cerebral cortex. The results indicate brain injury observed in the various parts of the brain towards hypobaric hypoxia, however, the hippocampus showed greater vulnerability against hypoxic exposure in comparison to the striatum, cerebellum, and cerebral cortex. These changes support our insights regarding brain intolerance under conditions of hypoxia-induced oxygen deficiency and its histomorphological manifestations.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Silver/metabolism ; Hypoxia/metabolism ; Cerebral Cortex/metabolism ; Cerebral Cortex/pathology ; Hippocampus/metabolism ; Brain/pathology
    Chemical Substances Silver (3M4G523W1G)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-17
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 77-2
    ISSN 1618-0372 ; 0065-1281
    ISSN (online) 1618-0372
    ISSN 0065-1281
    DOI 10.1016/j.acthis.2023.152114
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  3. Article: Morphological abnormalities of peripheral blood cells among patients with COVID-19 disease.

    Karapetyan, Anna / Niazyan, Lyudmila / Shushanyan, Ruzanna / Abgaryan, Tamara / Iritsyan, Sevan / Galechyan, Tehmine / Sargsyan, Knarik / Grigoryan, Anna

    Heliyon

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 2, Page(s) e24527

    Abstract: Purpose: The hematological changes in COVID-19 patients continue to receive great attention, especially in the field of public health. To our knowledge, coronavirus disease may be identified based on the severity of illness, and the study of peripheral ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The hematological changes in COVID-19 patients continue to receive great attention, especially in the field of public health. To our knowledge, coronavirus disease may be identified based on the severity of illness, and the study of peripheral blood smears may offer important information to facilitate the identification. Thus, we evaluated the morphological abnormalities (atypical and immature lymphocytes, lymphocytes with micronuclei, various nuclear abnormalities among erythrocytes) and quantitative changes in peripheral blood cells among 48 individuals with COVID-19 disease.
    Methods: The present study is a retrospective analysis of 48 individuals, including 24 hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease. The blood smears of all patients were subjected to a hematological examination to identify various morphological abnormalities in white and red blood cells. In addition, a micronucleus test was conducted to assess the incidence of chromosomal damage in lymphocytes. Furthermore, the complete blood count (CBC) was performed to evaluate changes in peripheral blood cells, particularly the differential total leukocyte count, which could indicate the immune response against viral infection in COVID-19 patients.
    Results: The findings of the hematological study conducted on patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease revealed neutrophilia, eosinophilia, mild monocytosis, decreased hematocrit level, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and immature leukocytes. It was observed that patients who were infected with coronavirus demonstrated mild thrombocytopenia. Furthermore, the micronucleus test indicated the presence of immature cells with micronuclei among lymphocytes and numerous nuclear abnormalities in red blood cells. These results help to shed light on the hematological changes that occur in COVID-19 patients, and could potentially contribute to the development of more effective treatments for the disease.
    Conclusions: The examination of complete blood counts (CBCs) in conjunction with peripheral blood smears offers a potential means of identifying the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the hematopoietic and immune systems, thereby providing early indications of inflammation. Based on a study, it has been suggested that SARS-CoV-2 may affect red and white blood cells causing morphological alterations thereby establishing a corresponding relationship with disease severity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24527
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  4. Article ; Online: Morphological abnormalities of peripheral blood cells among patients with COVID-19 disease

    Anna Karapetyan / Lyudmila Niazyan / Ruzanna Shushanyan / Tamara Abgaryan / Sevan Iritsyan / Tehmine Galechyan / Knarik Sargsyan / Anna Grigoryan

    Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp e24527- (2024)

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: The hematological changes in COVID-19 patients continue to receive great attention, especially in the field of public health. To our knowledge, coronavirus disease may be identified based on the severity of illness, and the study of peripheral ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The hematological changes in COVID-19 patients continue to receive great attention, especially in the field of public health. To our knowledge, coronavirus disease may be identified based on the severity of illness, and the study of peripheral blood smears may offer important information to facilitate the identification. Thus, we evaluated the morphological abnormalities (atypical and immature lymphocytes, lymphocytes with micronuclei, various nuclear abnormalities among erythrocytes) and quantitative changes in peripheral blood cells among 48 individuals with COVID-19 disease. Methods: The present study is a retrospective analysis of 48 individuals, including 24 hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease. The blood smears of all patients were subjected to a hematological examination to identify various morphological abnormalities in white and red blood cells. In addition, a micronucleus test was conducted to assess the incidence of chromosomal damage in lymphocytes. Furthermore, the complete blood count (CBC) was performed to evaluate changes in peripheral blood cells, particularly the differential total leukocyte count, which could indicate the immune response against viral infection in COVID-19 patients. Results: The findings of the hematological study conducted on patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease revealed neutrophilia, eosinophilia, mild monocytosis, decreased hematocrit level, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and immature leukocytes. It was observed that patients who were infected with coronavirus demonstrated mild thrombocytopenia. Furthermore, the micronucleus test indicated the presence of immature cells with micronuclei among lymphocytes and numerous nuclear abnormalities in red blood cells. These results help to shed light on the hematological changes that occur in COVID-19 patients, and could potentially contribute to the development of more effective treatments for the disease. Conclusions: The examination of complete blood counts (CBCs) in conjunction with ...
    Keywords Coronavirus ; Hematological abnormalities ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Hematopoesis ; Lymphocytes ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Molecular signaling mechanisms of axon-glia communication in the peripheral nervous system.

    Grigoryan, Tamara / Birchmeier, Walter

    BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology

    2015  Volume 37, Issue 5, Page(s) 502–513

    Abstract: In this article we discuss the molecular signaling mechanisms that coordinate interactions between Schwann cells and the neurons of the peripheral nervous system. Such interactions take place perpetually during development and in adulthood, and are ... ...

    Abstract In this article we discuss the molecular signaling mechanisms that coordinate interactions between Schwann cells and the neurons of the peripheral nervous system. Such interactions take place perpetually during development and in adulthood, and are critical for the homeostasis of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Neurons provide essential signals to control Schwann cell functions, whereas Schwann cells promote neuronal survival and allow efficient transduction of action potentials. Deregulation of neuron-Schwann cell interactions often results in developmental abnormalities and diseases. Recent investigations have shown that during development, neuronally provided signals, such as Neuregulin, Jagged, and Wnt interact to fine-tune the Schwann cell lineage progression. In adult, the signal exchange between neurons and Schwann cells ensures proper nerve function and regeneration. Identification of the mechanisms of neuron-Schwann cell interactions is therefore essential for our understanding of the development, function and pathology of the peripheral nervous system as a whole.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Axons/metabolism ; Humans ; Neuroglia/cytology ; Neuroglia/metabolism ; Peripheral Nervous System/cytology ; Peripheral Nervous System/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/physiology ; Wnt Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Wnt Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 50140-2
    ISSN 1521-1878 ; 0265-9247
    ISSN (online) 1521-1878
    ISSN 0265-9247
    DOI 10.1002/bies.201400172
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  6. Article ; Online: Prevalence of Pretreatment HIV-1 Drug Resistance in Armenia in 2017-2018 and 2020-2021 following a WHO Survey.

    Kirichenko, Alina / Kireev, Dmitry / Lapovok, Ilya / Shlykova, Anastasia / Lopatukhin, Alexey / Pokrovskaya, Anastasia / Ladnaya, Natalya / Grigoryan, Trdat / Petrosyan, Arshak / Sarhatyan, Tatevik / Sargsyants, Narina / Hovsepyan, Tamara / Ghazaryan, Hovsep / Hovakimyan, Hermine / Martoyan, Siranush / Pokrovsky, Vadim

    Viruses

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 11

    Abstract: The increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage of patients in the absence of routine genotyping tests and in the context of active labor migration highlight the importance of HIV-1 drug resistance (DR) surveillance in Armenia. We conducted a two- ... ...

    Abstract The increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage of patients in the absence of routine genotyping tests and in the context of active labor migration highlight the importance of HIV-1 drug resistance (DR) surveillance in Armenia. We conducted a two-phase pretreatment DR (PDR) study in 2017-2018 (phase I; 120 patients) and 2020-2021 (phase II; 133 patients) according to the WHO-approved protocol. The analysis of HIV-1 genetic variants showed high degrees of viral diversity, with the predominance of A6. The prevalence of any PDR was 9.2% in phase I and 7.5% in phase II. PDR to protease inhibitors was found only in 0.8% in phase II. PDR to efavirenz and nevirapine was found among 5.0% and 6.7% of patients in phase I, and 6.0% and 6.8% of patients in phase II, respectively. The prevalence of PDR to nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors decreased from 5.0% in phase I to 0.8% in phase II. In addition, we identified risk factors associated with the emergence of DR-male, MSM, subtype B, and residence in or around the capital of Armenia-and showed the active spread of HIV-1 among MSM in transmission clusters, i.e., harboring DR, which requires the immediate attention of public health policymakers for the prevention of HIV-1 DR spread in the country.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Pregnancy ; Female ; HIV-1/genetics ; Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology ; Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use ; Drug Resistance, Viral/genetics ; Prevalence ; Homosexuality, Male ; Armenia/epidemiology ; Sexual and Gender Minorities ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; HIV Seropositivity ; World Health Organization ; Genotype ; Mutation
    Chemical Substances Anti-HIV Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14112320
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  7. Article ; Online: [No title information]

    Simonyan, Tamara / Papyan, Ruzanna / Danielyan, Samvel / Sargsyan, Lilit / Grigoryan, Varduhi / Topchyan, Hakob / Azaryan, Arpina / Tananyan, Armen / Muradyan, Armen / Tamamyan, Gevorg

    Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

    2019  Volume 20, Issue 4, Page(s) 991–994

    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/supply & distribution ; Armenia ; Child ; Developing Countries ; Drugs, Essential/supply & distribution ; Follow-Up Studies ; Health Services Accessibility ; Humans ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Pharmacies/statistics & numerical data ; Prognosis ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Drugs, Essential
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-29
    Publishing country Thailand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2218955-5
    ISSN 2476-762X ; 1513-7368
    ISSN (online) 2476-762X
    ISSN 1513-7368
    DOI 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.4.991
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  8. Article: Flavonoid Library Screening Reveals Kaempferol as a Potential Antiviral Agent Against African Swine Fever Virus.

    Arabyan, Erik / Hakobyan, Astghik / Hakobyan, Tamara / Grigoryan, Rafaella / Izmailyan, Roza / Avetisyan, Aida / Karalyan, Zaven / Jackman, Joshua A / Ferreira, Fernando / Elrod, Charles C / Zakaryan, Hovakim

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 736780

    Abstract: Naturally occurring plant flavonoids are a promising class of antiviral agents to inhibit African swine fever virus (ASFV), which causes highly fatal disease in pigs and is a major threat to the swine industry. Currently known flavonoids with anti-ASFV ... ...

    Abstract Naturally occurring plant flavonoids are a promising class of antiviral agents to inhibit African swine fever virus (ASFV), which causes highly fatal disease in pigs and is a major threat to the swine industry. Currently known flavonoids with anti-ASFV activity demonstrate a wide range of antiviral mechanisms, which motivates exploration of new antiviral candidates within this class. The objective of this study was to determine whether other flavonoids may significantly inhibit ASFV infection
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2021.736780
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  9. Article: Deciphering the function of canonical Wnt signals in development and disease: conditional loss- and gain-of-function mutations of beta-catenin in mice.

    Grigoryan, Tamara / Wend, Peter / Klaus, Alexandra / Birchmeier, Walter

    Genes & development

    2008  Volume 22, Issue 17, Page(s) 2308–2341

    Abstract: Wnt signaling is one of a handful of powerful signaling pathways that play crucial roles in the animal life by controlling the genetic programs of embryonic development and adult homeostasis. When disrupted, these signaling pathways cause developmental ... ...

    Abstract Wnt signaling is one of a handful of powerful signaling pathways that play crucial roles in the animal life by controlling the genetic programs of embryonic development and adult homeostasis. When disrupted, these signaling pathways cause developmental defects, or diseases, among them cancer. The gateway of the canonical Wnt pathway, which contains >100 genes, is an essential molecule called beta-catenin (Armadillo in Drosophila). Conditional loss- and gain-of-function mutations of beta-catenin in mice provided powerful tools for the functional analysis of canonical Wnt signaling in many tissues and organs. Such studies revealed roles of Wnt signaling that were previously not accessible to genetic analysis due to the early embryonic lethality of conventional beta-catenin knockout mice, as well as the redundancy of Wnt ligands, receptors, and transcription factors. Analysis of conditional beta-catenin loss- and gain-of-function mutant mice demonstrated that canonical Wnt signals control progenitor cell expansion and lineage decisions both in the early embryo and in many organs. Canonical Wnt signaling also plays important roles in the maintenance of various embryonic or adult stem cells, and as recent findings demonstrated, in cancer stem cell types. This has opened new opportunities to model numerous human diseases, which have been associated with deregulated Wnt signaling. Our review summarizes what has been learned from genetic studies of the Wnt pathway by the analysis of conditional beta-catenin loss- and gain-of-function mice.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bone and Bones/embryology ; Bone and Bones/metabolism ; Central Nervous System/embryology ; Central Nervous System/metabolism ; Extremities/embryology ; Gastrointestinal Tract/embryology ; Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism ; Heart/embryology ; Hematopoiesis/physiology ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Mutant Strains ; Models, Animal ; Mutation ; Neural Crest/embryology ; Neural Crest/metabolism ; Organ Specificity ; Sense Organs/embryology ; Sense Organs/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Skin/embryology ; Skin/metabolism ; Wnt Proteins/genetics ; Wnt Proteins/physiology ; beta Catenin/genetics ; beta Catenin/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Wnt Proteins ; beta Catenin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-09-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 806684-x
    ISSN 1549-5477 ; 0890-9369
    ISSN (online) 1549-5477
    ISSN 0890-9369
    DOI 10.1101/gad.1686208
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  10. Article ; Online: E-cadherin is crucial for embryonic stem cell pluripotency and can replace OCT4 during somatic cell reprogramming.

    Redmer, Torben / Diecke, Sebastian / Grigoryan, Tamara / Quiroga-Negreira, Angel / Birchmeier, Walter / Besser, Daniel

    EMBO reports

    2011  Volume 12, Issue 7, Page(s) 720–726

    Abstract: We report new functions of the cell-adhesion molecule E-cadherin in murine pluripotent cells. E-cadherin is highly expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells, and interference with E-cadherin causes differentiation. During cellular reprogramming of mouse ... ...

    Abstract We report new functions of the cell-adhesion molecule E-cadherin in murine pluripotent cells. E-cadherin is highly expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells, and interference with E-cadherin causes differentiation. During cellular reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts by OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and c-MYC, fully reprogrammed cells were exclusively observed in the E-cadherin-positive cell population and could not be obtained in the absence of E-cadherin. Moreover, reprogrammed cells could be established by viral E-cadherin in the absence of exogenous OCT4. Thus, reprogramming requires spatial cues that cross-talk with essential transcription factors. The cell-adhesion molecule E-cadherin has important functions in pluripotency and reprogramming.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cadherins/genetics ; Cadherins/metabolism ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cell Line ; Cellular Reprogramming/genetics ; Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism ; Gene Deletion ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Mice ; Mice, 129 Strain ; Mice, Inbred NOD ; Mice, SCID ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3/genetics ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3/metabolism ; Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology ; Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cadherins ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3 ; Pou5f1 protein, mouse ; RNA, Messenger
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-07-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2020896-0
    ISSN 1469-3178 ; 1469-221X
    ISSN (online) 1469-3178
    ISSN 1469-221X
    DOI 10.1038/embor.2011.88
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