Title: pH homeostasis and cell signalling pathway reflected in capacitance relaxation phenomena

Authors: T.K. Basak, T. Ramanujam, S. Halder, V. Cyrilraj, T. Ravi, Prachi Mohan Kulshrestha

Addresses: Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India. ' Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India. ' Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India. ' Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India. ' Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India. ' Krishna Engineering College 95, Loni Road, Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, Utterpradesh India

Abstract: In malignant cells, capacitance relaxation phenomena has been observed. This capacitance relaxation phenomena has been correlated with α dispersion and VEGF. It is interesting to note that, in the process of pH homeostasis, cell signalling pathway is modulated by NRF2 which reduces oxidative stress on cells. This reduction of oxidative stress reduces VEGF mRNA levels mediated through increase in intracellular GSH. These phenomena involving NRF2 signalling pathway and the status of VEGF which is correlated with the measurement of capacitance relaxation phenomena have been simulated in MATLAB 7.0.

Keywords: capacitance relaxation phenomena; VEGF; NRF2; pH homeostasis; modelling; cell signalling pathways; malignant cells; oxidative stress; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2008.019472

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2008 Vol.1 No.1, pp.85 - 90

Published online: 13 Jul 2008 *

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