... suppression of respiration during hypoxia Inthe absence of differential regulation of a specific nuclear gene coding for the subunits of CytOX, changesinthe microenvironment ofthe cell may induce ... the effects of hypoxia on the steady state levels of nuclear genome encoded CytOX IV and Vb mRNAs There was no change inthe levels of these mRNAs in macrophages at h of hypoxia, the time point ... assayed in membrane fragments (SMP) by the method of Smith [20], wherein the rate of oxidation of ferrocytochrome c was measured by following the decrease in absorbency of its a band at 550 nm The...
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... exploit the separation of time scales inthe analysis of these (k + l)-dimensional models by splitting the system into the k-dimensional fast subsystem obtained inthe singular limit ε → of (1) ... fast variables, all the information needed to determine the criticality ofthe bifurcation is contained inthe fast subsystem but in other cases there is crucial information inthe slow dynamics ... bifurcation inthe full system will persist inthe singular limit as a Hopf bifurcation inthe layer problem It might be tempting to proceed by determining the nature ofthe Hopf bifurcation inthe layer...
... females inthe time of swarming; the swarming of females culminated at the time when the swarming of males was on the wane (Fig 13) In both cases, males significantly prevailed in samplings (2005: ... the intensity of cockchafer swarming and interpreted the trend of development ofthe abundance of cockchafer tribes inthe particular forest regions and then we estimated the assumed extent of ... fluctuations inthe intensity of swarming were due to low evening and night temperatures (rain) During the entire period of swarming the males outnumbered the females (Fig 3) Inthe subsequent...
... variance ofthe trait inthe i th line is V and ; , the mean and the variance ofthe distribution ofthe variances ofthe lines are V and V(1; ), respectively In each line, the phenotypic variance ... selection The response to one generation of divergent selection inthe i th line is R and the mean and the variance ofthe distribution ofthe responses ; , obtained in different independent lines ... likely the existence of blocks of genes affecting bristle number As a result, the disequilibrium generated during the period of inbreeding will decrease very slowly after the size ofthe lines...
... (B) The use of fenofibrate was related to significant decreases inthe expression in circulating leukocytes of CX3CL1 and CCR2 genes and a significant increase inthe expression of SDF-1 Page of ... disturbances with the addition of fenofibrate in patients with HIV, which is accompanied by significant changesinthe pattern of chemokine gene expression in circulating leukocytes The data suggest ... useful inthe attempt to decrease the risk of atherosclerosis and may act as modulators of systemic inflammation and the associated vascular response However, further studies in other type of populations...
... regardless ofthe low abundance ofthe TaVRN3 transcript, transcripts of TaVRN1 exhibited an increase over the time-course Inthe light ofthe evidence against TaVRN2 being a repressor of TaVRN1, the ... processes, and are thought to be involved in signaling, probably through the possession of a kinase domain residing within their C-terminal domain [13] Within the photoperiod pathway, it is believed ... levels of TaPHYA were initially much higher inthe crown tissue ofthe two winter varieties than in Paragon and increased across the time course There was also an increase in transcript abundance in...
... Identification of Induced Protein Spots Given that recombinant XacPNP causes rapid and sustained physiological changesinthe host, we were interested in investigating if these changes are also reflected in ... catalyzes the rate-limiting step in cytokinin biosynthesis, causes an elevation in cytokinindependent photorespiration, which can explain the protection of photosynthetic processes beneficial during ... which in turn down regulates tubulin a-chain and the b-tubulin encoding genes The latter two are up-regulated by the cytokinin hormone zeatin and down-regulated by the pathogen P syringae The stimulation...
... Page of 11 Figure The effect of smoking cessation on smoke-induced changesin cytokine and chemokine levels in BALF Levels ofthe proinflammatory cytokine IL-12 (A), the regulatory cytokine IL-10 ... after smoking cessation, suggesting that the Th1 skewing will diminish after smoking cessation Despite ofthe decrease in cell numbers and the reduction in cytokine and chemokine levels inthe BALF ... after smoking cessation [24,25] In contrast, other studies indicate that there is an ongoing airway inflammation in COPD patients who had stopped smoking [29-32] These findings indicate that inflammatory...
... (Model 49C; Thermo Environmental Instruments Inc., Franklin, Mass) The air-sampling probes were placed inthe breathing zone ofthe mice The mean chamber ozone concentration ( ± SEM) during the hr ... inducible form ofthe enzyme (iNOS) is involved in inflammatory disease ofthe airways and in host defense against infection [2,3] We previously demonstrated that NO metabolites were increased in tracheo-bronchial ... constriction increases the thoracic flow asynchronously with the nasal flow, resulting in an increase inthe box pressure signal Penh is an empiric parameter that reflects changesinthe waveform of the...
... the biotinylated tag at the C-terminus oftheIN protein, which can be detected in virions, becomes inaccessible for streptavidin binding after entry into the cell Biotinylation and capture of ... added a biotinylable tag at the C-terminus ofIN (IN- BAD) and showed that the protein remains fully active inthe context of a lentiviral vector The kinetics of viral DNA synthesis and integration ... amino-acid biotin acceptor domain (BAD) (Fig 1A) [16] was introduced inthe pCMVΔR8.74 [43] either at the C-terminus ofIN (pCMVΔR8.74 -IN- BAD) or inthe N-terminal region of MA For pCMVΔR8.74 -IN- BAD,...
... deformations were obtained from the Finnish rainbow trout breeding programme The broodstock fish were held at the fresh water breeding station located in Tervo, Central Finland The lifecycle ofthe fish is ... heritability estimates from these previous studies, the pattern found inthe Finnish data remained (Fig 1) Inthe regression model ofthe combined data (R2 = 79.2%, n = 12), both the linear (5.9 ± 1.08, ... within the breeding programme but also commonly in trout farms located across Finland Thus, it is likely that one common factor induced the deformations in these generations In contrast, during the...
... through the cultivation and the ratio ofthe increased amount of SS to the increased amount of Chl.a was higher than that ofthe algae Increased amount of SS were higher inthe cases of high ... collected at the middle parts ofthe grove from points Sampling points St.1 and St.2 are inthe same stream, and sampling point St.3 is inthe other stream The two streams flow together to be one ... periphery ofthe Seto Inland Sea The location ofthe research area and the distribution ofthe citrus groves in Matsuyama region are shown in Fig Matsuyama is situated in Shikoku Island inthe southwestern...
... we first investigated the biological activity of MIH and CHH during precisely timed stages ofthe moult cycle of Carcinus to determine changes in: (a) potency of these peptides in repressing ecdysteroid ... accumulation of peptides inthe SG, we quantified steadystate levels of peptides inthe SG during the moult cycle When levels of MIH in premoult SG were compared to those in intermoult, there was ... Levels of MIH and CHH inthe sinus gland during the moult cycle As individual SG from single crabs always contained almost identical profiles and quantities of peptides (preliminary experiments using...
... the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of palmitate, the precursor of FFAs The inhibition of signaling by trophic factors, removal of trophic factors or inhibition of fat synthesis result in ... HIF-1a is involved directly inthe accumulation of lipids triggered by QDs under the conditions of uncompromised cell survival inthe presence of serum On the basis ofthe results obtained in this ... signaling via the trk receptor in PC12 cells involves caveolin [51], and that caveolin associates with LDs [52] Therefore, NPs may induce the accumulation of lipids in PC12 cells by disturbing the...
... early evening hours when the sun is setting The decline inthe energy value is due to a combination of increased part-loading of CCGTs, increased displacement ofthe small amount of incumbent ... screening curves without operational constraints were applied Though they not include uncertainty in wind generation inthe analysis, they find that the inclusion of operational constraints in investment ... binding inthe RT, thus limiting the options for maintaining a balance in RT The combined-cycle vintage (CCGT) modeled in this analysis, for instance, is assumed to not be able to start within...
... induced in HDC by histidine and histidine-analogs involve alterations inthe environment ofthe aromatic amino acid residues ofthe protein Fig Thermal denaturation ofthe free HDC holoenzyme and the ... Unfolding ofthe protein can be deduced from changesinthe spectra observed with increasing temperatures (Fig 9), as well as from thechanges observed inthe ellipticity at 222 nm (Fig 10) Nevertheless, ... resistance ofthe a-FMH-treated protein to thermal denaturation would indicate that the covalent binding ofthe adduct to the catalytic center could fix some secondary structure inthe enzyme, suggesting...
... Sonny.As the story nears completion, a single event brings the narrator out ofthe second phase and intohis third phase It is in this final pahse that the narrator obtains a true understanding of Sonny ... freedom.Finally, during the third phase, the narrator finally started caring about Sonny instead of try tocare for Sonny He no longer saw him as just something to be taken care of, he finally began ... brother He became sensitive to what offended Sonny and took caution to avoid them He was willing tobe interested in what Sonny interested in Finally, he was willing to sit and listen to Sonny instead...