... activation of caspase and cleavage of PARP There was a rise in the level ofthe proapoptotic Bax protein, but no rise in the level ofthe antiapoptotic Bcl-2, resulting in an increase ofthe Bax/ ... made in the trachea and one end of a tube (Tygon tube 020 ID 060 OD 10, Small Parts, Inc USA) was inserted into the trachea andthe other end drawn beneath the skin to open up at the back ofthe ... water through the side tube for sec Thereafter, the vacuum was turned off andthe guinea pig was further exposed to the accumulated smoke for another 40 sec The total duration of exposure to...
... biologists and wish became the father of thought andthe grandfather of observation: they claimed to see small but fully formed organisms in the sperm of men, horses, cocks and other animals and also ... distinct tissues come together, and here we will examine the generation ofthe neural tube in the newt andthe formation ofthe ducted submandibular glands ofthe mouse The latter example in particular ... development, the position of epithelial folding, the direction of spindle orientation and hence the direction of cell growth, the amount of sac contraction, andthe symmetry of epithelial drying...
... intoxication of PMT Little is known about thecellular uptake mechanismsof PMT Bacterial protein toxins are known to utilize a number of different entry routes, andthe nature ofthe receptor often ... In this review, we focus on PMT and our current understanding ofthe structure–function, mechanism of action andcellular consequences of this newest member ofthe G-protein-deamidating dermonecrotic ... Although the precise localization ofthe domains responsible for receptor binding and translocation activity remains unclear, these domains are located in the N-terminus of each of these toxins and...
... process of penetration begins The latter, depending on the host cell type andthe mode of entry [4,5], may require fusion ofthe virion envelope with the plasma membrane or with the membrane of an ... for the release ofthe viral nucleocapsid proximal to the nucleus the inoculation site; therefore, sores are most commonly found on the mouth or genital areas Medical professionals and others ... most ofthe tegument proteins are required for activation and modulation of viral gene expression and shut-off of host protein synthesis, some may participate in dynein-propelled transport of the...
... during pyrolysis • The extent of vapor dilution in the reactor • The time and temperature history ofthe vapors in the reactor • The time and temperature history ofthe vapors in the heated transfer ... volume” ofthe solute, solubility is predicted This is satisfied if the distance from the center ofthe solvent sphere to the center ofthe solute sphere (Rij) is smaller than the radius ofthe solute ... catalyze the polymerization of olefins andthe addition of mercaptans to olefins The organic acids andthe elements commonly found in the char can act as catalysts for many of these reactions...
... conceived the study, was leading the execution ofthe experiments, and participated in the writing ofthe manuscript K.S coordinated and supervised the study and was involved in the writing ofthe ... independent of genomic RNA [28,32] Furthermore, the efficiency of encapsidation of most ofthecellular RNAs seems to reflect their cellular abundance [28,32,33] One ofthe first cellular RNAs ... amounts of PCR products indicative ofthe presence of similar levels of these cellular RNAs in all three particle preparations These results suggest that packaging of these RNAs was independent of the...
... and exons and encoding the C-terminus with the ER retention signal andthe 3‟ UTR An illustration ofthe domain structures of Nogo-A, -B and -C is shown in Fig 1.2A Nogo-A is the longest ofthe ... structure and topology of Nogo (A) A schematic diagram ofthe three major splice isoforms of Nogo (Nogo-A, -B and -C) and their domain structures, with their aa sizes indicated Nogo-A and -B share the ... N-terminus of Nogo facing extracellularly came from the study ofthe topology of Nogo-B on the surface of endothelial cells (Acevedo et al., 2004) Nogo-A has also been postulated to adopt other topologies...
... reflects the willingness and commitment ofthe parties concerned by the development ofthe corridor and endorsed by them, including a memorandum of understanding, a convention, a treaty, or other ... July 1996, the Council of heads of states ofthe members ofthe Economic Community of Central African States (UDEAC) agreed on the legal framework of road transport of general cargo in the subregion ... March 2007 by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, this agreement extends the mandate and scope ofthe 1985 agreement, renews the protocols, and develops new ones...
... disappearance ofthe heavier inactive peak Furthermore, FPLC analysis ofthe recombinant wild-type cN-II showed the presence ofthe tetrameric active form irrespective ofthe presence of effectors ... determine the value of K50 for these compounds Under these experimental conditions, the accumulation of radiolabelled inosine (nucleotidase activity) represents the sum ofthe phosphatase andthe phosphotransferase ... considered as caused either by an alteration ofthe Km value for one ofthe two substrates or by a variation ofthe kcat value for one ofthe two activities When required, the rate of phosphate formation...
... regulating the activities of phosphotyrosine phosphatases [23] In the current study, we examined XAF1 mRNA and protein expression in four cell lines, and determined regulatory effects of somatostatin and ... Up-regulation of XAF1 mRNA and protein by somatostatin and Octreotide in prostate cancer cell lines To examine theregulatory effects of somatostatin and Octreotide on XAF1 mRNA and protein expression, ... Vapreotide, Seglitide and so on, are available for the treatment of several kinds of disorders Octreotide was the first developed analogue and is widely used for symptomatic treatment ofhormone secreting...
... available data; however, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard ofthe product, andthe use ofthe name by USDA implies no approval ofthe product to the exclusion of others that may also ... under-represented in the Photosynthesis pathways Thus, the expression ofthe genes in the photosynthesis pathways changed little in the other germination phases, andthe photosynthesis pathways were ... compared and displayed as Venn diagrams 10A compares GA and germination; 10B compares ABA and germination; and 10C shows the comparison of GA, ABA and germination The number of probe-sets and their...
... the interstitial and ventrolateral subdivision ofthe nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), the reticular formation (the medial part ofthe lateral tegmental field, andthe internal division ofthe ... the lower airway [30,31] and its stimulation causes cough-like response [32,33] The NTS is more heavily labeled by the µ-ligand than by the κ-ligand in guinea pigs and cats [29,34] Further, the ... very high doses Further studies are needed to clarify the pharmacology andmechanismsof antitussive effects of opiates, and to elucidate mechanismsof opiate-resistant coughs Furthermore, it is...
... to compare individual pairs of groups The stroke scores ofthe SHRsp groups were analyzed with Chisquare test andthe means ofthe time of survival after stroke ofthe SHRsp groups were analyzed ... (China) and was supported by the proposal ofthe Second Development of Pien Tze Huang ofthe National Ministry of Science and Technology Author details School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, ... vocabulary for describing the roles of genes and their products with respect to biological process, molecular function andcellular component ofthe genes’ products In the analysis, the background list...
... combination of various SPM techniques Finally, Chapter summarizes the contributions of this thesis and makes suggestions for future research to further understand the aging mechanismsof thin film ... behavior of thin film electrodes are still blank The main objective of this study was to investigate the degradation of interfacial reliability of thin film electrodes, and to analyze the aging mechanisms ... anode and cathode to investigate the mechanical failure in Chapters and 6, respectively Chapter discusses the effects of charge/discharge rate and depth of discharge (DOD) on the degradation of...
... Swaddiwudhipong and Dr Liu Zishun for their constant encouragement and guidance during the course of my study andthe preparation of this thesis Their guidance and advice have contributed immeasurably to the ... setup and specimen preparation, andthe inability to use for others materials, geometries and impact velocities outside the test range The analytical model is based on the development and use ofthe ... Application ofthe SFM for high velocity impact simulation of steel and aluminum alloy targets where the SPH method is used at the region of large deformation and damage, andthe FEM elsewhere Study of...
... (Renn and Winkler, 2009) osx transgenic expression was observed in advance of mineralization ofthe neural and hemal arches and at the edges but not the core ofthe chordal centrum Therefore, whether ... him and his family all the best for the future Thanks to all my dear lab mates for the support andthe help andthe wonderful atmosphere we had throughout the years I wish them good luck and ... such as cleithrum, operculum and pharyngeal teeth in the head, the fin rays ofthe caudal fin and in neural and hemal arches as well as the edges ofthe centra in the axial skeleton (Fig 3.C-E)...
... embryonic part ofthe blastocyst andthe other becomes the abembryonic part It also has been argued that the orientation ofthe first cleavage, implied to be marked by the position ofthe second ... generated independently of early cell cleavage but is related with the shape ofthe zona pellucida Andthe rotation ofthe embryo within the zona pellucida may help to explain the lack of correlation ... colocalized and their expression level appears to be random within the individual cells ofthe morula (Dietrich and Hiiragi, 2007; Plusa et al., 2008) These findings raise the possibility of a stochastic...
... Fischer E, et al.: Parathyroid hormone- related protein and its receptors: nuclear functions and roles in the renal and cardiovascular systems, the placental trophoblasts andthe pancreatic islets ... figure 5, the expression of tax did not correlate temporally with the expression of PTHrP HTLV-1 and HTLV-1 Rex up-regulated PTHrP expression In order to investigate the direct effect ofthe HTLV-1 ... The differences between the levels of PTHrP mRNA and protein expression were likely due to differences in translation efficiency, processing ofthe mature protein, and/ or its secretion from the...
... clinical disease Taken together, the results ofthe present study and from previous ones on the role of CCR1 and its ligand CCL3 in the pathogenesis of MS [39,40,42] and EAE [22,44,46], have provided ... crucial for the understanding of therapeutic modulation andthe validation of CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5 as feasible targets for therapeutic intervention in MS Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most ... from Finland, suggesting that the lack of CCR5 does not protect from MS, but rather it may predispose to the chronic course ofthe disease [69] This would further imply that in view ofthe redundancy...
... NON HANDLED NON HANDLED HANDLED B HANDLED NUMBER OF POSITIVE CELLS 35 30 25 20 15 10 CA4 Figure handling on BDNF immunoreactivity in the CA4 region ofthe hippocampus Effect of3 Effect of handling ... 200 150 NON-HANDLED 100 HANDLED 50 5-HT1A Figure Effects of handling on the density of 5-HT1A receptors in the hippocampus Effects of handling on the density of 5-HT1A receptors in the hippocampus ... R OF POSIT VE IVE CE L L S 45 NO N HANDLED HANDLED 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 C A2 C A2 Figure Effects of handling on MR and GR immunoreactivity in the CA2 region ofthe hippocampus Effects of handling...