... Microtitre plate-based antibacterial assay incorporating resazurin as an indicator of cell growth, and its application inthein 24 Antimicrobial Agents vitro antibacterial screening of phytochemicals ... tuberculosis The most impressive biological activity of any ofthe munumbicins was that of munumbicin D against the parasite Plasmodium falciparum However, in 2006, they reported that some ofthe munumbicins ... extracts as potential antibacterialagentsThe screening of plant extracts has been of great interest to scientists for the discovery of new compound effective inthe treatment of bacterial infection...
... animals and inthe distal part ofthe vein inofthe animals Edema (Grades 1-3) was found inthe proximal part ofthe vein inofthe animals and inthe distal part ofthe vein inofthe animals ... venous endothelial cells (Grade 1) inthe proximal part ofthe vein in out of animals In addition, there was inflammatory cell infiltration (Grades 1-3) inthe proximal part ofthe vein in all animals ... phlebitis induced by intravenous infusion of antineoplastic agents reduces the completion of chemotherapy The causative factors of phlebitis include the pH and osmotic pressure ofthe solution, the...
... the Info Agent, is used asthe interface between the system and theThe a so called Interface Agent for handling the user The Info Agent, in its turn, uses Info Agent communication with the user ... maintained by the Interface Agent Refinement of this profile takes place according to how the user manages the data that the agent finds for and/or proposes him Using the user's profile, the Interface ... part ofthe system that can quite easily be changed In a nutshell the Interface Agent has the following crucial system tasks: • Assisting the user in performing requests and compiling his profile...
... cm) ofthe 0.2 M HCl eluate from cation-exchange chromatography The ¯ow rate was mLámin)1 and fractions of mL were collected The dashed line indicates the gradient of acetonitrile containing ... fragment in low energy CID reactions predominantly at amide bonds to give b ions with the charge residing on the N-terminus ofthe peptide, and y ions with the charge residing on the C-terminus ofthe ... rare [19] Inthe present study the interpretation ofthe CID spectra was greatly facilitated by the tendency ofthe protein to fragment at amide bonds N-terminal to proline, giving intense y-type...
... several areas of engineering science and technology Inthe area of biotechnology nano materials have been used increasingly in biomedical analysis, fabrication of biosensors/biointerface, clinical ... Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Enterococcus, and Pneumococcus The extensive useofthe penicillin since the Second World War promoted the appearance ofthe first strains of penicillin-resistant Gram-positive ... above fact, absorption spectra of supernatant of Ag nanoparticles were recorded Surprisingly, a decrease inthe intensity of X band with slight increase inthe intensity of Y and Z bands were observed...
... that the crown is made of porcelain or acrylic Inthe diagram ofthe tooth, draw an outline ofthe restoration Indicate inthe REMARKS section that the crown is made of porcelain or acrylic Inthe ... triangle on the root ofthe tooth involved, apex away from the crown, the base line to show the approximate level ofthe root amputation Inthe diagram ofthe tooth, draw an outline ofthe restoration ... that the facing or pontic is made of porcelain or acrylic Inthe diagram ofthe tooth, draw an outline ofthe restoration; outline approximate size and position ofthe post or posts Indicate in the...
... component was pipetted into a culture tube containing 50 µl ofthe E coli stock suspension The lacking volume up to ml was filled up with NaCl solution to get the following final concentrations ofthe ... hydrogencarbonat was used The flow was 0.25 ml ⋅ min-1 For data analyzing the software Chromeleon (Dionex) was used Results and Discussion Direct plasma treatment of ml E coli suspension resulted in inactivation ... resulted in a reduction of viable microorganisms (see Fig 1) [2] These results lead to the assumption that the inactivating effect ofthe plasma treatment is mainly mediated by the liquid phase But...
... plasma is generated in front ofthe end ofthe quartz tube, along the nozzle, and inthe surrounding air The length ofthe plasma plume can reach as long as cm with helium as working gas To investigate ... concluded that with plasma off, the flowing of He/ N2͑3%͒ gas has no effect on the growth ofthe bacteria Since the plasma plume stops at the thin wire, it is reasonable to assume that there are no significant ... an adjustable distance x2 from the thin wire Since the diameter ofthe thin wire is much smaller than that ofthe nozzle, thein uence ofthe thin wire on the gas flow dynamic is expected to be...
... autophagy assays, participated inthe experimental design ofthe study MR: carried out the mitotic index and the calceine AM staining assays, participated inthe experimental design ofthe study AS: ... encouraging their usein clinical protocols Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions AL: carried out the JC1 staining assays, the apoptosis ... up-regulated in cancer cells, such asthe TSPO and ANT proteins [15-18], thus reinforcing the cancer selective action ofthe therapy Agents reported to induce MPT targeting the MPTP, are able to induce...
... one pathway of DNA repair A striking example is emerging inthe treatment of patients with BRCA-1 mutations [51-53] It is worth noting the increasing value of RNA interference (RNAi) in discovery ... vinblastine, dacarbazine, interleukin-2, and interferon alfa-2b with cisplatin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine alone in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma (E3695): a trial coordinated by the ... and non-overlapping toxicity Individual agents used in combination have generally been tested in phase trials to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) and in phase studies at the highest tolerated...
... work inthe specific clinic before the year when they reported having started to use a specific method Inthe same way; we ascertained that the person was still working inthe same clinic after the ... ended, the year theuseof Dentomat started, and the year theuseofthe Dentomat ended The concordance is given asthe mean difference between the pairs for the year of starting or ending the two ... year they reported having ended using the specific method Thus, the methods used inthe same clinic at the same time, and the year for the start and end oftheuseof a method should have been the...
... around the nanoparticles The diffusion constant ofthe nanoparticles in water was 9.7265 × 10−9 cm2/s The bonding status of carbon on the surfaces ofthe nanoparticles was checked using the wavelength-dependent ... during the scan is related to the magnetic relaxation processes ofthe nuclear spins ofthe protons inthe water molecules inthe area of interest Under a given external magnetic field (B), the ... mechanisms: the spin-lattice relaxation process (T1), or in other words, the recovery ofthe magnetization along the B direction, and the spin-spin relaxation process (T2), i.e., the loss of signal in the...
... several areas of engineering science and technology Inthe area of biotechnology nano materials have been used increasingly in biomedical analysis, fabrication of biosensors/biointerface, clinical ... Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Enterococcus, and Pneumococcus The extensive useofthe penicillin since the Second World War promoted the appearance ofthe first strains of penicillin-resistant Gram-positive ... above fact, absorption spectra of supernatant of Ag nanoparticles were recorded Surprisingly, a decrease inthe intensity of X band with slight increase inthe intensity of Y and Z bands were observed...
... 3.8-fold increase inthe dentate gyrus (DG) ofthe hippocampus Ten days after the last injection there were still increased numbers of TUNEL+ cells in all regions examined, and this increase was maintained ... therapies and discovering means of achieving selective protection or targeted killing In light ofthe ease ofuseof these in vitro and in vivo assays, applying them early inthe drug-discovery process ... cisplatin and BCNU was associated with profound changes inthe number of BrdU-incorporating cells inthe lateral SVZ, the DG and the CC Animals were treated as described in Figure The graphs show the...
... norfloxacine (28 mm and CV = %) Among them, enrofloxacine induced the est inhibition zone (36 mm) with a CV = 3% For danofloxacine, difloxacine, ciprofloxacine, oxolinic acid and flumequine, the ... is the inhibition ofthe synthesis ofthe dihydrofolic acid inthe biosynthesis of folic acid in prokaryote cells (Rang & Dale 1994) During the synthesis of folic acid, there is a competition ... while the other quinolones as well asthe tetracyclines produced the same inhibition zones at 50 - 62.5 ng/disk Meanwhile, sulfonamide induced inhibition zones mm on the disk only with the minimal...
... was selected asthe best source of response rate data for ziprasidone because the duration of this trial matched that ofthe paliperidone ER studies and the average dose of ziprasidone used in ... answers were included inthe analysis The team of health economists validated the method used, coordinated the consensus meeting, indicated the type of costs taken into account and conducted the economic ... of adverse events (EPS and weight gain), but did not affect the number of stable days Paliperidone ER proved to be the dominant strategy in all tests except inthe case of a 10% increase in the...
... has come to our attention that there was an error with the values listed for Ziprasidone and Aripiprazole in Table Ten Table Ten should therefore appear as shown in this correction (Table 1) References ... M, Athanasakis K, Papanicolaou S, Kyriopoulos I: Costs and effects of paliperidone extended release compared with alternative oral antipsychotic agentsin patients with schizophrenia in Greece: ... acceptance cited in PubMed and archived on PubMed Central yours — you keep the copyright BioMedcentral Submit your manuscript here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/publishing_adv.asp Page of (page...
... a minimal impact of C-reactive protein on clinical disease activity measures The introduction of anti-TNFα marked the beginning of a new era inthe treatment of RA Nonetheless, the efficacy of ... ofthe paper was not restricted References ofthe studies were analyzed to find any study that was not included inthe electronic databases A study was included inthe systematic extraction of ... way of treating all poor responders (not reaching low disease activity or DAS remission) In fact, in terms of major outcomes such as DAS remission and ACR70, the results are less convincing Not...