... intensities with minimum (< 1% spots) intensity saturation Microarray data analysis The resulting gene expression data files were uploaded tothe mAdb database and further analyzed using BRBArrayTools developed ... Baccini A: CCA: An R Package to Extend CanonicalCorrelation Analysis Journal of Statistical Software 2008, 23(12):1-14 Takakura S, Mitsutake N, Nakashima M, Namba H, Saenko VA, Rogounovitch TI, Nakazawa ... T, Kimata M, Tachikawa K, Koshimizu T, Okada T, IharaWatanabe M, Sakai N, Kogo M, Ozono K, Michigami T: Involvement of nuclear factor I transcription/replication factor inthe early stage of chondrocytic...
... neuroendocrine cells and might bypass AR signalling for survival and proliferation PCSCs progeny differentiated into basal-intermediate and intermediate-luminal cells Since our data had indicated that ... Figure 2F to 2J), in contrast tothe normal slim and flat basal cells (indicated by arrows inthe magnified areas of Figure 2A to 2E) These data strongly suggest that the prostate cancer cells are ... (d) of panel C CaP: prostate cancer; HE: hematoxylin-eosin stain; PIN: prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia; HGPIN: high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia basement membrane ofthe vehicle...
... bones and interstitial spaces of cancellous bones The metabolic functions of bone are storage of minerals, growth factor and fat, acid-base balance, detoxification and as an endocrine organ Minerals, ... vascular endothelial damage leads tothe initiation ofthe complement cascade, platelet aggregation and release of its α-granule contents Hematoma accumulates within the medullary canal between the ... Secondary fracture healing can be divided into three main phases: the inflammatory, reparative and remodeling phase These phases overlap one another, effectively forminga continuous healing process...
... Statistical analysis Statistical analyses were carried out using Stat View software (SAS institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina, USA) Plasma and cell-associated viral load as well as SIV-RNA, total ... killed at the end of treatment Inthe blood, the treatment induced a decrease ofthe plasma viral load (a) , but a weak impact on the cell associated viral load (b) In tissue, total SIV DNA and 2LTR ... Figure Viral dynamics in SIV-infected macaques receiving a short- term HAART just after the viremia peak Among animals infected since 14 days, animals received the AZT/3TC/IDV combination (HAART d14-d28:...
... grazing animals, the pasture in each paddock was sampled on the first and last day ofthe grazing period and the larvae were extracted and counted [16] At the same time, grass availability was ... with an average annual rainfall of 740 mm), pasture, left ungrazed for a year, was sown with fescue and rye grass inthe preceding autumn to remove any remaining population of gastrointestinal infective ... cages This estimate gave acceptable data in 1990, but not in 1992, when the estimated feed availability was too high The dead material inthe pasture in 1992 was not taken into account, leading...
... another 12 months after the therapy had been terminated A scheme ofthe therapeutic approach and the course ofthe disease are summarized in Figure Identical tothe protocol ofthe clinical phase ... perforin and granzyme B provided insight into the lytic activityof infiltrating T and NK cellsInthe primary tumor and inthe anastomotic relapse there was a strong infiltration of CD3+/CD4+ T cells, ... carcinoma A B Anastomotic relapse C Figure A- Photomicrograph view ofthe patient-derived cell line ofthe anastomotic relapse A- Photomicrograph view ofthe patient-derived cell line ofthe anastomotic...
... prepared the ovarian tissue sections to be analyzed, performed a classical histological analysis, and diagnosed the ovarian cancer All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests ... epithelium of fetal ovaries, and might have been involved inthe manifestation of serous papillary adenocarcinoma in this patient They expressed the analyzed markers of pluripotency SSEA-4 and ... common among ovarian cancers Ovarian cancers account for percent of all cancers among women according tothe American Cancer Society The five-year survival rate in women with advanced ovarian cancer...
... Sakaguchi S, Sakaguchi N, Asano M, Itoh M, Toda M: Immunologic self-tolerance maintained by activated T cells expressing IL-2 receptor-chains (CD25) Breakdown ofa single mechanism of self-tolerance ... the predominant TGF-β effect on T cellsin this fraction is the generation of ‘professional’ regulatory T cells remains to be determined Our finding that both IL-2 and TGF-β are critical inthe ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/4/4/241 pathway that a naive T cell will take following activation These include the antigen concentration and route of administration, the cytokine milieu, and the pattern of...
... was obtained from an indwelling arterial or venous catheter Plasma was separated from the blood samples at the time of blood draw and frozen at 70°C until assayed Measurement was done ina blinded ... modification tothe initial description increased the precision and dynamic (i.e signal to noise ratio) ofthe assay, and allowed measurement of pro-ANP in serum and plasma (with EDTA, heparin, ... manner as a batch analysis Mid-regional pro-ANP (epitopes covering amino acids 53–90) was detected in EDTA plasma from all patients with a new sandwich immunoassay (BRAHMS Seristra® LIA; BRAHMS...
... assumption that the missing data are similar tothe nonmissing data, but rather the less strict assumption that the missing values are similar to nonmissing values for patients ofthe same age, treatment ... participated in patient enrolment, and participated in writing and revising ofthe manuscript AGD provided statistical analysis of results and interpretation, and participated inthe writing and ... decision maker Contact information for both the patient and next of kin was obtained To avoid an imbalance between APC and standard care patients from each site, each participating site enrolled in...
... just a few such uses Peggy Curtin took this photo ofa miniature St Paul's Cathedral while leading a tour of Prince Edward Island in Canada There is a grand tradition of photographing on the street, ... with these kinds of cameras rather than traditional film-based cameras Photographers who don't accept digital cameras generally base their arguments on the fact that the images are not as good as ... linear sensors Area-array Sensors Most cameras use area-array sensors with photosites arranged ina grid because they can cover the entire image area and capture an entire image all at once Area...
... the Playback button to return tothe camera settings screen JuMPinG in PLaYBaCk In single image playback mode, it takes time to navigate through images when there are many of them on a card To ... pixels Each photosite captures a single pixel inthe photograph to be An image sensor against a background enlargement of its square pixels, each capable of capturing one pixel inthe inal image the ... press the shutter button halfway down and then release it to activate metering Pointer icons on the monitor indicate you can turn the Main Dial to adjust settings Turn the Main Dial to select an aperture...
... set of proteins involved inthe effector phase of apoptosis [74–77] A rigorous test of whether a PT takes place in intact cells, organs and living organisms remains a major challenge This is caused ... variability of dose and timing reflects the basic uncertainty of whether the PTP is actually inhibited after the administration of CsA in vivo, and of whether more than a single dose is necessary ... as a survival-signaling molecule acting on target(s) other than the PTP [185] This dual function could lead toa balance ofthe pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptic effects ofthe protein in animals...
... Mediator and GTFs Purification ofthe Gal4 DNA binding domain, Gal4-AP2, Gal4-VP16 and GAL4-CTF The gene that encodes the Gal4-AP2 transcriptional activator, which contains the Gal4 DNA binding ... (lane 11), indicating that the Mediator is involved in activated transcription Neither the inclusion of human recombinant TFIIA nor the Gal4 DNA binding domain had an effect on activated transcription ... described in Materials and methods with 50 ng ofthe Ad-MLP promoter and the amounts of RNAPII holoenzyme, RNAPII, activators, and GTFs indicated at the bottom of each panel (A) Analysis ofthe amount...
... various stages of preclinical and clinical trial testing A limitation of this assay is that an increase inthe mean percentage of PBMCs displaying p-STAT-3 was not detected in all cases of malignant ... growth and increased malignancy In many malignancies, the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT-3) plays an integral role in modulating oncogenesis, inhibiting apoptosis, and suppressing ... GNF, and ABH participated in data collection, and WH, YW, WQ, CR-O, JW, GFN and ABH participated inthe data analysis and the interpretation of results WH, YW and ABH contributed tothe writing of...
... tothe manuscript MdeW contributed tothe quality of data management and the manuscript NZ coordinated the assessments inthe diabetes outpatient clinic and data management FJS conceived ofthe ... study was to evaluate the validity ofthe PRIMS-RII as a measure of suffering in people with diabetes Although the concept of suffering is abstract, the vast majority of patients was able to complete ... ofthe illness itself, but rather by the perceived threat it poses tothe intactness ofthe self, i.e the impact and meaning a disease has for a patient In addition, personality factors are assumed...
... pro and anti-inflammatory stimuli during the culture Next, we wanted to see if either proinflammatory histone deacetylase inhibitor TSA or anti-inflammatory NF-κB inhibitor helenalin could influence ... understanding of innate and adaptive immune interactions and responses Downstream, a well known family of transcription factors, the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), is one ofthe key players inthe ... proinflammatory stimuli ina similar manner as they later on Also, based on the data from the temporal profile of LPS response, we conclude that NF-κBmediated inflammatory markers can be measured...