... References Databases and < /b> database management Development and < /b> maintenance of < /b> the sea urchin web application was done on a < /b> dual core 64 bit computer running a < /b> Linux operating system using an Apache webserver ... embryos (pink bars) Data are presented in a < /b> logarithmic style Bars above indicate upregulation and < /b> bars below indicate downregulation The numbers given on top or < /b> bottom of < /b> bars are the number of < /b> ... made in rabbits and < /b> obtained from Sigma (Munich, Bavaria, Germany) (product < /b> number S5545) As secondary antibodies we used anti-Rabbit (IgG)-Alexa594 (red) from Molecular Probes (product < /b> number...
... and < /b> oxidation 75 Tabner BJ, Turnbull S, El-Agnaf OM & Allsop D (2002) Formation of < /b> hydrogen peroxide and < /b> hydroxyl radicals from A(< /b> beta) and < /b> alpha-synuclein as a < /b> possible mechanism of < /b> cell death ... lysates was then analyzed according to the manufacturer’s instructions Absorbance was read on a < /b> Dynatech MR5000 microplate reader (Dynatech, Chantilly, VA, USA) at 540 nm witha < /b> reference wavelength ... Japan) Images were recorded witha < /b> MegaviewII numeric camera, and < /b> analysis software (Soft Imaging System GmbH, Munster, Germany) ¨ was used to analyze the images Determination of < /b> intracellular...
... TCAAGACCTGCTCTTCCGCT, with probe AACCTGGAAATCAAAGATTGGGAACTAGTGGA The endogenous and < /b> adenovirus-produced pirin primers were: forward CACGCTGAGATGCCTTGCT and < /b> reverse ACCATCTTCTCTGAGCTCCTCAA with probe CAGCCCATGGCCTACAACTGTGGGTTATA ... [44] 1All up-regulated genes were evaluated for an association with apoptosis by reviewing published information about each gene available in public databases Genes that had experimental evidence ... AdPirin (pu) Evaluation of < /b> BEAS- 2B bronchial epithelial cells exposed to varying concentrations of < /b> cigarette smoke extract, AdPirin and < /b> Figure AdNull Evaluation of < /b> BEAS- 2B bronchial epithelial...
... osteoprotegerin and < /b> soluble receptor activator of < /b> nuclear factor kappa B ligand in serum of < /b> rheumatoid arthritis patients and < /b> their normalization after anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment Arthritis ... rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Res Ther 2006, 8:R132 Yoshihara Y, Nakamura H, Obata K, Yamada H, Hayakawa T, Fujikawa K, Okada Y: Matrix metalloproteinases and < /b> tissue inhibitors of < /b> metalloproteinases ... MAPK, STAT3, IBa, and < /b> c-Jun in RA synovial fibroblasts The activated forms of < /b> Akt, p38 MAPK, STAT3, IBa, and < /b> c-Jun were detected by western blot analysis in RA synovial fibroblasts stimulated...
... publicly available data sets: the leukemia data of < /b> Golub et al [6], and < /b> the apoAI knockout mice data of < /b> Callow et al [4] METHODS 2.1 Leukemia data The advantage of < /b> the leukemia data of < /b> Golub ... In order to obtain again a < /b> test and < /b> a < /b> control data set, the data were arbitrarily split into two sub sets called: DATA1 and < /b> DATA2 Each sub set consisted of < /b> of the knockout mouse arrays and < /b> of < /b> ... the apoAI data, TRAIN is replaced by DATA1 and < /b> INDEPEND by DATA2 False discovery rates in microarray data 195 2.4 Methods of < /b> analyses The t-test statistic is obtained by applying equation (1) and...
... following additional data are available with the online version of < /b> this paper Additional data file is a < /b> description of < /b> dataset Additional data file is a < /b> description of < /b> dataset Additional data file ... and < /b> duplicated genes of < /b> subclasses according to Arabidopsis thaliana of < /b> duplication (see Materials The duplicated genes of < /b> Arabidopsis thaliana were divided into six different subclasses according ... regulatory genes in Arabidopsis, Duarte et al [33] performed an analysis of < /b> variance (ANOVA) and < /b> showed that 85% of < /b> the 280 paralogs exhibit a < /b> significant gene by organ interaction effect, indicative...
... microarray expression < /b> data (grey bars) are compared to qRT-PCR data (black bars) for (a)< /b> L infantum MTX20.5 and < /b> (b) L major MTX60.4 The microarray data are the average of < /b> four biological replicates ... Peacock CS, Worthey EA, Murphy L, Aggarwal G, Berriman M, Sisk E, Rajandream MA, Adlem E, Aert R, Anupama A,< /b> Apostolou Z, Attipoe P, Bason N, Bauser C, Beck A,< /b> Beverley SM, Bianchettin G, Borzym ... authors read and < /b> approved the final manuscript 10 11 12 13 Additional data files The following additional data are available with the online version of < /b> this paper Additional data file contains Table...
... acid or < /b> an amino-alcohol [11] In contrast, MAAs are UV absorbing metabolites of < /b> algae that contain an aminocyclohexenimine ring system, with UV absorption maxima between 310 and < /b> 360 nm To date, ... cyanobacteria Cells with high concentrations of < /b> MAAs are approximately 25% more resistant to UV radiation centered at 320 nm than those with no or < /b> low concentrations of < /b> MAAs [25] MAAs have been ... defence mechanisms developed by ancient photosynthetic organisms such as lichens, fungi, cyanobacteria, corals and < /b> other marine organisms are much more advanced than those of < /b> mammals because photosynthetic...
... sequence of < /b> rat TLR4 (GenBank accession NM_019178) were: 5’-CUACCAACAGAGAGGAUAU-3” (siRNA1), 5’-GUCUCAGAUAUCUAGAUCU-3’ (siRNA2), 5’-GAGCCGGAAAGUUAUUGUG-3’ (siRNA3) All siRNAs were chemically synthesized ... Spinal cord RNA extraction and < /b> real time PCR Total RNA was extracted from L4–L5 spinal cord tissues Extracted RNA was pretreated with DNaseⅠ at 37 for 30 minutes before reverse transcription reaction ... reagent (Neuromics, Edina, MN, USA) was administered intrathecally once daily for days, starting from day before CCI surgery Evaluation of < /b> tactile allodynia and < /b> thermal hyperalgesia The paw withdrawal...
... demonstrate that calendate production is initiated by an energetically difficult and < /b> hence isotopically sensitive hydrogen abstraction at C11 and < /b> completed by a < /b> second facile and < /b> kinetically unimportant ... strain DTY-1 0a2< /b> and < /b> Michele Loewen and < /b> Robert Sasata for reviewing the manuscript REFERENCES Shanklin, J & Cahoon, E .B (1998) Desaturation and < /b> related modifications of < /b> fatty acids Annu Rev Plant ... recently, it was suggested that C8 might be the site of < /b> initial oxidation for this process based on a < /b> comparison with the putative site of < /b> initial attack catalyzed by a < /b> soluble plant D9 desaturase [37]...
... exchange method described by Orr & Blanchard to be particularly reliable and < /b> robust for our purposes [6] Inclusion of < /b> AMP as an internal standard increased precision and < /b> accuracy, and < /b> replacement ... were withdrawn, AMP was added as internal standard, and < /b> samples were analyzed by ion exchange chromatography as described above The amount of < /b> NADPO was determined on the basis of < /b> peak integration ... mm ammonium formate, and < /b> chromatographed by a < /b> modification of < /b> the high-performance ion exchange proce¨ dure described in Orr & Blanchard [6] Using an AKTA FPLC apparatus (GE Healthcare), samples...
... form a < /b> complex between TVA II and < /b> a < /b> pullulan model substrate by using partial hydrolyates of < /b> pullulan and < /b> an inactive TVA II mutant, D325N A < /b> hexasaccharide containing two panose units, 43 -a-< /b> panosylpanose ... 120 lL) was added to 480 lL of < /b> various concentrated substrates (soluble starch was purchased from Merck, Germany; pullulan was obtained from Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Japan) in 100 ... Shimada, J., Handa, S., Takada, T., Umeyama, H & Okada, S (1996) Controlling substrate preference and < /b> transglycosylation activity of < /b> neopullulanase by manipulating steric constraint and < /b> hydrophobicity...
... genome by PCR into pBluescript II KS+ (Stratagene) 5'-AGGGCGGGGGCATCGGGCACCGGGATGGCCGCCGCGACGGCCGACGATG AGAAGTTCCTATTCTCTAGAAAGTATAGGAACTTCGACAGCAAGCGAACCGGAAT-3' GAAGTTCCTATACTTTCTAGAGAATAGGAACTTCCGGAAATGTTGAATACTCA ... (5'-gcccgaagcactgactcaa-3') for UL6; UL8-f (5'-cttgctggacgcagagcacta-3') and < /b> UL8-r (5'gatttcgcgcaggtgatgag-3') for UL8; and < /b> 18S rRNA-f (5'-actcaacacgggaaacctca-3') and < /b> 18S rRNA-r (5'-aaccagacaaatcgctccac-3') for ... generated by PCR from pCR2.1 (Invitrogen) using the following primers: Materials and < /b> methods and < /b> 5'-CGCATCCGTCGGGAGGCCACAGAAACAAAACCGGGTTTATTTCCTAAAAT Cells and < /b> viruses Vero, rabbit skin, and...
... the outer leaflet of < /b> the plasma membrane, which is reversible if stimulation is brief (and < /b> thus independent of < /b> cell death) As PS and < /b> associated proteins are major targets of < /b> autoantibodies in SLE ... further adding to the cycle of < /b> ATP release and < /b> destruction Release of < /b> autoantigens within P2X7-stimulated aponecrotic debris may also contribute to a < /b> breakdown in self-tolerance and < /b> initiation of < /b> autoimmunity ... Dickinson) or < /b> Flowjo (Tree Star, Ashland, OR,< /b> USA) software Baseline fluorescence was established for approximately prior to addition of < /b> 150 µM (unless otherwise stated) 2'-3'-O-(4benzoylbenzoyl)-adenosine...
... cardiovascular and < /b> neurological examinations were unremarkable Initial laboratory investigations (Table 1) revealed anemia, leukopenia, elevated blood urea nitrogen and < /b> elevated serum creatinine ... negative On day four of < /b> admission, she developed acute inflammatory arthritis of < /b> the elbows and < /b> knees A < /b> serological workup revealed high anti-nuclear antibody, anti-double-stranded DNA antibody ... the association between type RTA and < /b> SLE in patients with high SLEDAI scores They found that the degree of < /b> hyperkalemia was correlated witha < /b> high SLEDAI score and < /b> that these patients had a < /b> poor...
... Ministry of < /b> University and < /b> Scientific Research and < /b> the Fondazione Cariparma (Cassa di Risparmio di Parma, Italy) for funding contributions to the project Author details Department of < /b> Human Anatomy and < /b> ... University of < /b> Padova, Italy Department of < /b> Neuroscience, University of < /b> Padova, Italy 3Department of < /b> Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of < /b> Parma, Italy 4Department of < /b> Animal Health, University of < /b> Parma, ... isolated from the spinal cord of < /b> a < /b> cow with astasia Archives of < /b> virology 2000, 145(11):2363-2370 Redaelli M, Cavaggioni A,< /b> Mucignat-Caretta C, Cavirani S, Caretta A,< /b> Donofrio G: Transduction of...
... derivatives of < /b> 4-HPR (1 1a,< /b> 11c, and < /b> 11d) may be more stable and < /b> may 13 have the potential to traverse the blood-brain barrier because of < /b> the substitution of < /b> the alkene backbone witha < /b> lipophilic ... was used to elaborate data Analysis of < /b> cell death was performed by gating for the sub-G1 population during FACS as previously described [7] Statistical analysis Statistical analysis of < /b> the data ... stability and < /b> bioavailability in vivo [27, 28] In particular, the peptidomimetic derivatives are more lipophilic, which increases bioavailability and < /b> possibly facilitates crossing the bloodbrain-barrier...
... = bupivacaine withor < /b> without Sarapin Group II = bupivacaine and < /b> steroids withor < /b> without Sarapin WC = Workers compensation MVA = Motor vehicle injury Analysis of < /b> Data Numbers Analyzed Data were ... groups One-way analysis of < /b> variance was used for comparison of < /b> means among groups Initially, categories withor < /b> without Sarapin in each group were analyzed by comparing them to each other Subsequently, ... if there was 80% pain relief of < /b> at least hours for lidocaine and < /b> hours for bupivacaine and < /b> greater than the duration of < /b> relief with lidocaine, and < /b> the ability to perform multiple maneuvers which...
... commercially available PG and < /b> TA 3.6 Correlation coefficients We analyzed the correlation of < /b> levels of < /b> antipeptidoglycan and < /b> teichoic acid antibodies in sera from patients with deep-seated and < /b> superficial ... Figure Correlation plots of < /b> antibodies to PG and < /b> TA Antibody levels against peptidoglycan and < /b> teichoic acid in patients with superficial (A)< /b> and < /b> those with deep-seated (B) as measured by ELISA were ... deep-seated (A)< /b> and < /b> superficial staphylococcal infection (B) The crude protein extracts were separated by SDS–PAGE and < /b> stained with Coomassie blue Lane M; molecular weight marker; Lane A;< /b> standard...