... array reader, and data were analysed with the Bio-Plex Manager software program in the Rheumatic Disease Research Core Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Memphis, TN, USA) Statistical analysis ... the manuscript AHK participated in study design and data interpretation AEP participated in study design, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation All authors read and approved the final ... plates at a concentration of × 106/2 ml medium per well in a 37°C, 5% CO2 incubator CI was added tothe cell culture at a final concentration of 10 µg/ml, and β1,2 chain was added in a separate...
... contributions JA carried out gastric fluid aspirations, assisted with analysisof cytokine levels, and histology data, and helped to prepare the manuscript SML helped with analysisof cytokine data and assisted ... IL-1alpha and IL-1beta by endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages can be profibrotic and not only exacerbates the inflammatory response, but also activates and stimulates proliferation of ... bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens was centrifuged and the supernatant stored at -80°C for cytokine analysisThe remainder ofthe BAL specimens was utilized for FACS analysis Histology Lung tissue was...
... base in a way that allows observation and analysisof virtual cellular behavior This agent-based approach allows a dynamic analysisof leukocyte interactions during an immuneresponseto challenge ... file 3) The adjustable parameters and their initial values are provided in additional file The agents and spaces are extensions of Java classes in the RepastJ software library The behavioral rules ... diagrams for of all ofthe agents contain the details of their behavioral rules with literature citations, representing them as finite state automata Agent behaviors are listed, categorized, and...
... peaks is analyzed numerically along with the effect ofthe radius ofthe NSOM probe aperture The calculations are then expanded to consider the properties ofa real metal, aluminum Numerical analysis ... topography ofa sample In many applications the spectral responseofthe nanoscale specimen is of interest The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how NSOM measurements can reveal the spectral ... Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency We also greatly appreciate the assistance of Hjalti Sigmarsson and Dr William Chappell in learning and understanding the HFSS software...
... ofthe arthritis Ofthe many mediators of inflammation, mactinin is the first example ofa fragment ofa cytoskeletal component that might be released during leukocyte influx into inflammatory ... concentrations of mactinin in the upper and lower compartments of chemotactic chambers define the ‘checkerboard’ analysisof mactinin as a chemotactic or chemokinetic factor Results (means ± SEM) are the average ... factors, and enzymes by the synovial lining macrophages is important for the onset, propagation, and flare of arthritic inflammation [9] The finding that the number of synovial tissue macrophages...
... in the drafting ofthe manuscript LRCB conceived the study, data analysis, coordination, the draft and finalisation ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements ... tissue at distant sites in gastrointestinal, respiratory, genitourinary and other mucosa-associated regions [17] In this context, the objective of this study was to analyse humoral and cellular immune ... organised cellular infiltrates suggesting their importance in the formation of protective granulomas [1] In addition, these cells appear to have an important role in protection against reactivation...
... Jakarta and West Java (two ofthe main provinces of Indonesia) is to lead theresponse and use the infrastructure ofthe health system to scale theresponsetothe level ofthe epidemic The expansion ... and Lamivudine Indonesia has also made available other ARVs by import: Efavirenz; Stavudine and lopinavir + ritonavir - Kaletra [14] and gradually is increasing the choices ARV is free of charge ... in 10 major cities in Indonesia, Jakarta 2004 National Narcotic Board Republic of Indonesia: Annual Report 2005, Jakarta 2005 Australian National Council on Drugs: Situational Analysisof Illicit...
... was illustrated usinga Bland-Altman-type plot [23] and calculated usingthe method of Chinn [24] In brief, the standard deviation ofa single measurement was calculated by dividing the standard ... Medical Group, CA; Ricardo Tan, California Allergy and Asthma, Palmdale, CA; Steven Weinstein, Allergy and Asthma Specialists, Medical Group and Research Center, CA; Robert Ziering, Allergy and ... 2050, Australia 6Asthma Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco CA 90089, USA 7Department of Medicine, Allergy and Asthma Clinical Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison,...
... leading to mTORC1 activation In the second pathway, presence of amino acids leads tothe Rag-GTPases-Ragulator dependent translocation of mTORC1 tothe lysosomal surface, where mTORC1 is activated ... dependent on the presence of growth factors Growth factor dependent activation of cellular signaling leads tothe inhibition of an important negative upstream regulator ofthe mTORC1 pathway, the tuberous ... translocation tothe lysosomal surface where mTORC1 is activated by Rheb (Sancak et al., 2010) Figure The mTORC1 pathway mTORC1 is a sensor of various stress signals and the mTORC1 pathway regulates translation...
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... Reverse ACGCCAGTCTGACGAAGGTCCA COX-2 Forward CAGACAACATAAACTGCGCCTT Reverse GATACACCTCTCCACCAATGACC IL- 1a Forward TACTCGTCGGGAGGAGACGACTCT 107 bp NM_010554.4 interleukin alpha Reverse TCCTTCAGCAACACGGGCTGGT ... GCATGTGCGTTCCAGGCTAGCA Forward CAAGGGACAAGGCTGCCCCG 109 bp NM_013693.2 tumor necrosis factor alpha Reverse AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA IL-12 P35 Forward GCATGCTGGTGGCCATCGATGA Reverse GCGTGAAGCAGGATGCAGAGCT ... Interestingly, the abundance of IL- 1a and COX-2 mRNA revealed a similar pattern tothe chemokines suggesting these inflammatory mediators could have a common regulatory mechanism that is distinct among these...
... Southern Africa Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Namibia Rwanda Seychelles Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe East African Cooperation Kenya Tanzania Uganda Eurasian Economic ... fort tothe creation ofthe GTAP database has made quantitative analyses and assessments of RTAs and countryspecific trade policies easier Adams (1998), for example, making use ofthe GTAP database ... effect as of January 31, 2002) 17 Table4: Acronym Definitions and abbreviations Name Participating Countries AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar...
... Additional data file is a table of RMA values (in log scale) for all probe sets from all hybridizations Additional table is a figure ofthe RT-PCR validation ofthe microarray results Additional data ... reciprocal best hits were obtained using two-way blastp [44] searches of Additional data files The following additional data are available with the online version of this paper Additional data file ... region probe-sets Analysisof (in log RT-PCR validation scale) for methods RMA and all materials andectopically study valuesfor theofthe microarray results CalculationdataOR overlap allmethods Click...
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... Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network; Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 6Department of Health Care and ... writing of subsequent manuscripts Author details Departments of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 2Department of Family Medicine, Université de Laval ... what context and identify explicit and implicit theories relevant to interventions These data will be used to expand the conceptual framework and to create a separate taxonomy of patient-mediated...
... research 2.1 Aims of research Study theimmuneresponseof orange-spotted grouper to Vibrio parahaemolyticus 2.2 Contents of research Study on characteristics of V parahaemolyticus causing the ... parahaemolyticus Morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics Isolate and study the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics ofthe bacteria according to ... spread of pathogens also lead to reduced or no use of antibiotics and chemicals and will thus promote sustainable and ecologically acceptable environment in farming areas 2 Aims and contents of...
... raw data, prepared graphics, and participated in the interpretation of data as well as writing ofthe manuscript KDM participated in the planning of experiments, data analysis, interpretation of ... For each rat, a histological section of either the left or the right hind paw was examined and the results are presented as median (interquartile range) Preparation and characterization ofthe ... tothe disease-regulating changes in theimmuneresponseto Bhsp65, the beneficial effect of Celastrus in AA was also related to inhibition ofthe production ofa well known mediator of inflammation,...