... host of T. gondii; they are the only animals that pass oocysts in their feces. They become infected by eating infected rodents, birds, or other small animals. Once oocysts are shed, they re-quire ... for other zoonoses, veterinarians play an important role in the education of the human population regarding the risk of infection. Knowledge of the parasite’s biological chara...
... (PLP)-dependent enzyme which catalyses the b,c-
hydrolytic cleavage of the amino acids
L
-kynurenine (1 )and
L
-3-hydroxykynurenine (2)togive
L
-alanine (3) and either
anthranilic acid (4) or 3-hydroxyanthranilic ... regulation of
enzyme activity in vivo and consequent channeling of
substrate 3-hydroxykynurenine down the tryptophan–
kynurenine metabolic pathway.
The purifica...
... diagnosis of general medical conditions may bedelayed. As the physician with the most (and often theonly) contact with these patients, psychiatrists need to bevigilant in detecting early signs and symptoms ... cen-trally between the thorax and pelvis and is associated withincreased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia,hypertension, stroke, ischemic heart disease an...
... of the cystatin F gene and promoter. The structures of the human cystatin F (CST7)andcystatinC(CST3) genes are illustrated
schematically at the top. In the upstream region of the CST7 gene, the ... band (lane 3,
band a)withM
r
approximately 3200 Da higher than the
diglycosylated cystatin F species. The nature of this band is
presently unknown and is discussed bel...
... indicated. The arro ws indicate the
positions of fully glycosylated (78 kDa) and completely u nglycosylated
(64 kDa) HCII, respectiv ely.
Ó FEBS 2002 Heparin cofactor II: N-glycans and sulfation ... liberated by PNGase F. After reduction
and permethylation of the total glycan mixtures, the
MALDI-TOF spectra depicted in Fig. 4 revealed the
presence of a mainly diantennary...
... folding
reaction. Therefore, the middle band probably corresponds
to folded b-T1 in complex with Cof A. The slightly lower
mobility of the b-T1/Cof A complex as compared to that of
the b5/Cof A complex ... recent analysis
of the interaction between CCT and b-tubulin by cryoelec-
tron microscopy allowed the identification of three regions
from the N-terminal, and five f...
... located in the portion of body or tail of the pancreas. For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body of the pancreas, resection of the mid-portion of the pancreas and the mass with preserving the ... the uncertainty of the strategy for its treatment. While further delineati n g the clinicopathological and radiological features, and summarizing th...
... made over the years in understanding the behavior and clinical course of the disease; however, the natural history of HBV is complex and we still have much to explore and learn. KKeeyy wwoorrddss ... In the EUROHEP cohort study, the 5-year cumulative incidence of hepatic decompensation was 16%, the incidence per 100 person years was 3.3 and the mean interval betw...
... petrol, petroleum, tryelin, acids and so on must be avoided. Lyme disease does not necessarily follow when someone is bitten by a tick: only 3-10% of ticks are infected and the risk of catching the ... weeks of antibiotics However, there is no acquired immunity after the recovery and there is no current useful vaccine available. In Italy the vaccine for Lyme disease was wi...
... survey of the evolutionary his-
tory of c-crystallins in vertebrates, including a large
analysis of crystallin gene expression in zebrafish lens,
and the discovery of a new member of the family, ... the control of
malignancy in melanoma in man [8,9]. In the verteb-
rate lens, the b and c crystallins together account for
the majority of the soluble proteins (th...