... response inplants 10 Abiotic StressinPlants – Mechanisms and Adaptations subjected to ozone or inoculated with P setosa Indeed, in ozonated leaves fluorescence yield was lower in leaf veins ... are in fact several genes controlling salinity tolerance in the different species whose effect interacts strongly with environmental conditions Thus, genetic variation can only be demonstrated indirectly, ... stress conditions in singularity or in combination requires a set of specific acclimation response, tailored to the definite needs of the plant, and that a combination of two or more different stresses...
... may contribute to NO donation by serving as an arginine analog [6] In contrast, decreased NO concentrations, as well as decreased ∙O2 production, 30 d after L-NAME injection suggests a longterm ... by neurons when ONOO directly contributes to the initiation of the neurodegenerative process [40] In our experiments, AlCl3 injection resulted in increased ∙O2 production after h in the contralateral ... Discussion The injection of AlCl3 into the CA1 sector of the rat hippocampus resulted in significant increases in nitrite levels, ∙O2 production, MDA concentrations and GSH contents in the forebrain...
... expression patterns of Akt within A549 cells was examined TET treatment induced apoptosis and resulted in a decrease in Akt and ERK expression PI3K inhibition had no clear synergistic effect on tetradrine -induced ... ERK inhibition on tetrandrine -induced apoptosis in A549 human lung carcinoma cells 25 Fig Flowcytometric detection of apoptosis of A549 cells treated with tetrandrine (TET) Cells were incubated ... 10-14% in the USA [11] Therefore, it is clear that Synergistic effect of ERK inhibition on tetrandrine -induced apoptosis in A549 human lung carcinoma cells Fig The effects of a PI3K/Akt inhibitor...
... the saikosaponins alone Similar trend and more striking extent of H2O2 induction by SSa or SSd, alone or in combination with cisplatin were observed Figure Saikosaponins and cisplatin co-treatment ... described in (A) induced by saikosaponin and cisplatin co-treatment, we first detect morphological changes in saikosaponin and cisplatin-cotreated HeLa cells by acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining ... involved in the potentiation of cytotoxicity caused by saikosaponins and cisplatin co-treatment Saikosaponins induce intracellular ROS accumulation in cancer cells ROS such as superoxide anion...
... of phenanthrene Plants were grown in long days for 14 d Seedlings were stained for 15 h for GUS activity in staining buffer containing mM 5bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-b-D-glucuronide Scale bars ... (Additional File 1), and is also inducedin the O3, ultraviolet, and some biotic stress datasets Finally, several SA early-response transcripts were inducedon the phenanthrene and SA microarrays, including ... shows reporter gene expression in both lines when grown in long days in the presence of phenanthrene In both lines, the reporter expression occurred in scattered patches on the leaf blades These...
... infusion on day 11 Intravenous infusion was continued steadily until the cow went involuntarily recumbent Whole blood free calcium was monitored cow side during spontaneous recovery from the induced ... was not significant, indicating that we were successful in maintaining repeatable experimental conditions during each pair of cows Lack of variation among cows in time to involuntary recumbency ... it lies in its effect on the conversion of vitamin D to its active hormonal metabolite 1,25(OH)2D3, a key component stimulating intestinal absorption of dietary calcium, bone resorption and renal...
... non-parametric data Results Figure increasesdifferent cytokine genes on methacholine- induced Effect of2 in airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) Effect of different cytokine genes on methacholineinduced ... Time line representation of the OVA protocol used and the intratracheal injection of cytokine plasmid i.p., intraperitoneal; i.t., intra-tracheal at a final volume of 15 µl in PBS The expression ... fixed in 10% neutral- buffered formalin, routinely processed, and embedded in paraffin wax Five-micrometer sections were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) Eotaxin level in bronchoalveolar...
... expression shows that fucoidan inhibits IFN-γ -induced iNOS expression in C6 cells via inhibition of JAK/STAT and p38 activation In contrast, in Raw264.7, fucoidan increases IFN-γ -induced iNOS via increase ... effect of fucoidan on systemic inflammation and neuro-inflammation, I found the effect of fucoidan only on IFN-γ -induced iNOS/NO production but not on TNF- induced iNOS/NO production in both C6 and ... affects only IFN-γ -induced iNOS expression but not TNF-α -induced iNOS expression in both C6 glioma cells and Raw264.7 cells Elucidating mechanism underlying the effects of fucoidan on IFN- induced iNOS...
... Bose-Einstein condensate GLSE Ginzburg–Landau–Schr¨dinger equation o GLE Ginburg–Landau equation NLSE Nonlinear Schr¨dinger equation o CGLE complex Ginburg–Landau equation GPE Gross–Pitaevskii equation ... Ketterle in 2001 for their decisive contributions to BoseEinstein condensation and to Ginzburg, Abrikosov and Leggett in 2003 for their pioneering contributions to superfluidity and superconductivity ... numerically in the whole space This thesis mainly contains two parts The first part is to investigate vortex dynamics and their interaction in GLSE on bounded domain We begin with the stationary vortex...
... and disordered carbon 20 I.7.1.2 Oxide Anodes based on intercalation/de-intercalation 23 I.7.1.2.1 Li4Ti5O12 I.7.2 Anodes based on metals undergoing alloying/ de-alloying reaction 23 26 I.7.2.1 ... discharge cycling The extraction and deposition of Li during the electrochemical cycling causes roughness of the electrode and dendrite formation During long term cycling, continuous deposition of Li ... discussed in detail in various books and reviews [1-10] I.3 Principle of operation of LIBs The LIB operates on the principle of Li+ insertion/de-insertion to the electrodes via an electronically insulating...
... suggested replacing Li metal by a non -metal compound capable of storing and exchanging Li In conjunction with another non-metallic Li-accepting compound as cathode, the electrochemical cycling process ... described in various books and papers [3-6, 9-14] 1.3 Principle of Operation The operation of LIB is based on the principle of insertion/de-insertion of Liions in electrode materials via an ionically ... structural instabilities occur in Li1-xCoO2 which cause phase 12 transitions from hexagonal (H1)–to-monoclinic (M)-to-hexagonal (H1)-hexagonal H1-3)-to- hexagonal (O1) with increasing x and increasing...
... a conforming item is observed as nonconforming e2 Probability that a nonconforming item is observed as conforming w Number of nonconforming items classified as nonconforming w′ Number of conforming ... nonconforming items in a lot n Sample size y Number of nonconforming items in a sample z Number of observed nonconforming items in a sample zm Number of items in a sample classified as nonconforming ... present in inspection schemes, namely, Type I and Type II inspection errors, where Type I inspection error refers to the situation in which a conforming item is incorrectly classified as nonconforming...
... present study investigates effects of RBC aggregation on WSS with special reference to non-aggregating condition, normal aggregating condition and disease (elevated) aggregating condition 2.2 Hematocrit ... environment [20] Formation of RBC aggregation at low shear rates leads to an increase in the blood viscosity, contributing to the shear-thinning property of blood [21] Aggregation phenomenon can ... AGGREGATION, HEMATOCRIT AND TUBE DIAMETER ON WALL SHEAR STRESSIN MICROTUBES YANG SHIHONG (B.Eng (Hons.), NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING DIVISION OF BIOENGINENEERING...
... neuropathy in db/db mice Further investigations will be needed, and may include more processing of the bone marrow populations in order to obtain purer stem cell populations In conclusion, our study ... Illustration of an actual tracing obtained in tail motor nerve conduction study 28 Figure 2A Electrode positions in sciatic motor nerve conduction study 29 Figure 2B Illustration of an actual tracing ... axon loss, indicates the conduction function weakness which is directly related to the interruption of impulses to motor nerves resulting in incomplete depolarization of muscle fibers (Levin...
... protease inhibitor tablet, prior to lysis by sonication Following centrifugation (13000rpm, 20min, 4°C), the insoluble fraction (containing inclusion bodies) was washed (by stirring for 20min at RT in ... Following inoculations all mosquitoes were contained within a holding carton, mesh cage, and stored within an environmental chamber for the duration of the extrinsic incubation period Infected ... virus (1 in 10 dilution), starting from 10-3 dilution was added onto the respective wells containing the confluent cell monolayer upon aspiration of the medium Each dilution was performed in triplicates...
... haematoxylin and eosin stain HRP horseradish peroxidase ICE interleukin-1β-converting enzyme IFN interferon IL interleukin INF infected IRF interferon-regulatory factor kb kilo-basepair kDa kiloDaltons ... to early chemokine production following infection and/or inflammation 10 (Herold, von Wulffen et al 2006; Wareing, Lyon et al 2007) During a primary influenza virus infection, the innate immune ... nucleotide-binding domain-leucinerich repeat-containing molecules (NLRs) TLRs are transmembrane proteins with an extramembranous domain comprising leucine-rich repeats involved in ligand recognition either...
... variation in the protective effect of iloprost Chronobio Int 1997; 14: 575-583 Waisman Y, Dinari G, Marcus H, et al Naloxone is protective against indomethacin -induced intestinal ulceration in the ... conditions, continuous release of prostaglandins usually contributes to certain physiological functions in both humans and animals These include inhibition of gastric acid secretion, regulation ... the stress -induced ulcers are believed to result from an increase in the formation of free radicals [45,46], an increase in gastric acid secretion [45,47], reduction in gastric glutathione content...
... containing mM dithioerythritol The column was developed with the same buffer Fractions were combined and concentrated using a Centriprep-10 concentrator (Amicon) The final protein concentration ... corresponding scrambling within nonstarter C5-units derived from IPP in the elongation process has been observed in the mevalonate q FEBS 2001 independent biosynthesis of carotenoids in cell ... could be due to long range coupling involving vicinal isoprenoid moieties Due to the line broadening, the precision of signal integration is substantially reduced However, within the experimental...