... cellsandthe emission spectra of these particles peaked at 650 nm, thus confirming the identity and presence of QDs inthecellsThe labeling efficiency of QDs in whole BMCs (79.9 ± 3.4%) and Lin- ... these Lin- PCs migrated into the airspaces (approximately 3.1% of all thecells remaining inthe lung), therefore approximately 14.6% ofthe initially infused Lin- PCs homed to lung tissues and ... as well as the participation ofprogenitorcellsinthe repair response ofthe lung [18-21] We propose that during infectious inflammation ofthe lung, these BM-derived progenitorcells could...
... used inthe present study Generally, neural stemcells were grown to form as neurospheres in vitro The ability ofstemcells to form neurospheres is one ofthe indicators for proliferation of neural ... Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) into growing (DNA-synthesizing) S phase cells is more accurate in determining phase fractions We further used BrdU incorporation to determine whether hypoxia affects the DNA synthesis ... 1%, rather than arresting the growth of most kinds of cells, promote the proliferation of some types ofcells There is increasing evidence that mild hypoxia acts as a potent regulator of various...
... part inthe intercellular network through the presence on their cell membrane andinthe intracellular space of different types of receptors (receptors for E series of prostaglandins, insulinlike ... source of primary intestinal cellsIn this study, for the first time, we describe a suitable technique to obtain long-standing primary human FB cultures from endoscopic biopsiesInthe absence of ... Institutes of Health (Bethesda, USA) Before the analysis, an automated threshold process was performed on the images to minimize the influence of light variation inthe microscope field andinthe operator...
... background, was in charge ofthe recruitment of patients and participated in design and drafting ofthe manuscript MH participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript ... analysis and drafting ofthe manuscript KL was in charge ofthe recruitment of patients and their demography and performed the ELISA measurements XS participated inthe culturing PBMNCs and functionality ... domain Caspase 8L binds to the Fas-associating protein with death domain (FADD) and blocks the binding of caspase to FADD by competiive inhibition [39] Indeed, in hematopoietic stemcells and...
... generation of induced pluripotent stemcells (iPS) [11-13] We and others have determined that Sall4 exists as two isoforms (Sall4A and Sall4B), and they have unique and overlapping functions [14-16] Interestingly, ... Interestingly, Sall4 is one ofthe few genes that are also involved inadult tissue stemcells [17,18], and its protein expression is always correlated with the presence ofstemandprogenitor ... not convert cells to cytokine independence Inthe combination of cytokines, the Sall4A or Sall4B transduced cells exhibited a ~2 fold increase inthe rate of proliferation relative to the GFP control...
... [5,22] It is therefore possible that the initial expansionof MPCs for weeks inthe present study led to a relative increase ofthecellsand an overestimation ofthe percentage of MPCs in native ... within the cartilage matrix Besides quantifying the relative percentage of CD166+ chondrocytes by immunofluorescence, analyzing the zonal distribution of these cells within the matrix of normal and ... and colleagues [21] (see Materials and methods) Interestingly, the distribution ofthe CD166+ cellsin OA and normal samples was not uniform but was clearly zonal (Figures and 7) In both OA and...
... not investigate the correlation between the number and capacity of EPCs andthe other factors of MODS inthe present study The mechanisms for the decrease inthe number and function of EPCs inthe ... prior to the occurrence of MODS, so the sharp decrease inthe number and function of EPCs inthe progression of MODS may be one ofthe main pathogenic factors of MODS Inthe present study, the migratory, ... function of EPCs in peripheral circulation andinthe bone marrow in MODS, and found that the number and function of EPCs would decrease inthe progression of MODS and may be one ofthe main pathogenic...
... 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 ... traps inthe Menai Strait, UK, and maintained in a recirculating seawater system under ambient conditions MIH and CHH were purified from sinus gland extracts by HPLC and quantified by amino acid ... of MIH and CHH on the target tissue, receptor binding, a second messenger pathway, MIH and CHH peptide and transcript levels inthe XO with reference to the moult stage ofthe crustacean During...
... [37] Mindful of (a) the well-established ligand profile of ANT, (b) the modulatory role of ANT inthe mammalian PTP, and (c) the absence of a Ca2+-induced PTP in mitochondria fromthe embryos of ... absence ofthe ANT inhibitory ligand cATR, andofthe F0F1ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin The results are shown in Fig In Fig 1A, ADP was present prior to the addition of mitochondria in all ... smaller inthe latter case (see Fig 5B); however, the effect of alamethicin in mitochondria treated with ADP was not as great as the effect ofthe peptide inthe absence ofthe nucleotide, and therefore...
... numbers and + + percentage of CD3 CD16 CD56 NK cells detected in patients with PTB in this study may therefore indicate the contribution of NK cellsinthe host immune response against MTB infection ... experiments in mice have unveiled the role of B cellsinthe optimal host response against MTB by increasing the infection inoculum (Vordermeier et al., 1996; Maglione et al., 2007) In addition the protection ... associated CD4 + lymphopenia observed inthe present study andin other studies require further investigation to gain a better understanding ofthe mechanism(s) and factors involved REFERENCES Aktas E,...
... VASA-positive cells (arrows) inthe ovarian surface epithelium and cortex (A, B) Smaller cells with diameters of to μm inthe epithelium (C-F) Bigger cells with diameters of 10 μm inthe epithelium ... oocyte-like cells were released from their “chambers” inthe ovarian surface epithelium and started to change into hypertrophic/necrotic cells (Figures and 6) and further into autofluorescent ... oocyte-like cellsintheadulthuman ovarian surface epithelium as related to epithelial ovarian cancer These cells resembled primitive oocytes inthe ovarian surface epithelium of fetal ovaries, and...
... 1998), insulinimmunoreactive cells were found inthe central regions ofthe principal pancreatic islets of both species inthe present study Glucagon is synthesized inthe A cellsofthe pancreas and ... study ofthe endocrine cells within the pancreas, intestine, and stomach ofthe gar Gen Comp Endocrinol 1997, 106, 1-16 Guyot, E., Diaz, J P., Romestand, B and Connes, R Insulin during the early ... isolated fromthe hypothalamus of sheep, and exists in straight and cyclic forms (Brazeau et al., 1973) This substance inhibits the secretion ofthe gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, glucagon, insulin,...
... whether the CD4+CD25– T cells capable of differentiating into TR cells following activation are derived from a separate lineage of CD4+ T cells, and whether their induction is a result ofthe initial ... involution, and antigen exposures, the development of CD4+CD25+ TR cells may occur inthe periphery in man Induction of CD4+CD25+ TR cellsinthe periphery The induction of TR cells that resemble the ... T cells through coengagement of CD3 andthe complement regulator CD46 inthe presence of IL-2 These conditions resulted in IL-10producing cells capable of inhibiting the activation of bystander...
... great insights into the origins of DC subsets [6,7] and their modulation by distinct cytokines of neighboring cells [8,9] Progenitors of DCs in bone marrow migrate via the blood stream and home ... antigen-specific B cells [29] T- and B-cell interaction results inthe clonal expansionof B cells, which takes place inthe plasma foci ofthe T cell rich area [30] andinthe germinal centers [31] T- and ... immunogen inthe intestine DCs inthe mucosal site will then capture the immunogen via DC-binding peptide motifs They internalize the immunogen, process and present it to T cells inducing specific...
... manuscript BT was involved inthe coordination ofthe study and commented on drafts of paper MS was involved inthe interpretation of data AD participated inthe coordination ofthe study PM commented ... drafts of paper AP was involved inthe conception ofthe study RH was involved inthe conception ofthe study and assisted in writing the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final ... where Yi is the response of individual i, fage and fBMI are smooth functions, and xiTb is a linear predictor including the binary and categorical covariates ofthe model As inthe linear model,...
... Bleomycin promotes the accumulation of prominin-1+ progenitors inthe injured lung Inflammation mobilizes and activates local or exogenous stemandprogenitorcells We therefore investigated whether ... cells (A, right) Further, prominin-1positive cells were isolated using magnetic cell sorting and cultured inthe presence of different cytokines and growth factors Prominin1+ cells cultured in ... bleomycin instillation promotes the accumulation of bone marrow-derived prominin-1+ progenitors inthe lung So far, we have identified two distinct populations of prominin-1 expressing cellsin the...
... cytokine for Tregs, and plays a key role inthe control of self-antigen-reactive T cellsin vivo [38] The upregulation of IL-10 is in line with the induction of Tregs in vitro andin vivo in our ... both inflammation and tissue damage One ofthe critical mediators of inflammation in RA is the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 Interestingly, the UC-MSCs could downregulate the IL-6 production inthe ... profound inhibitory effect on FLSs and T cellsfrom RA patients They could suppress proliferation, the invasive behavior and inflammatory responses of FLSs, inhibit activation of T cellsand induce...
... fat-storing cells or perisinusoidal lining cells Debate exists regarding the origin of portal and interface MF and HSC They may have a common origin inthe primitive mesenchyme ofthe embryonal septum ... staining inthe perisinusoidal spaces throughout the parenchyma b) HSC stain positive, producing a thin irregular positive band lining the sinusoids c) HSC stain positive A positive cell containing ... insight in normal baseline variation Inthe formalin fixed paraffin embedded normal canine liver vimentin staining did not differentiate between fibroblasts and MF inthe portal area andthe perivenous...
... infected cells CD8 T -cells recognizing such cells would then release cytotoxic granules resulting inthe killing of 39 Chapter 1: Introduction these infected cells Under these circumstances, the dying ... T cells (Steinman and Cohn, 1974) These cells are now known as the primary instigators ofthe adaptive immunity as they are vital for detecting, alerting and priming the adaptive immune system ... perforin and granule enzymes granzyme A and B (Berke, 1995) They then induce cytolysis of infected cells either by the granule exocytosis pathway through co-ordinated delivery of perforin and granzymes...