... EnvironmentalStressElevatedatmospheric CO2 concentration leads to a higher CO2 concentration gradient between the outside air andthe intercellular spaces ofthe leaves, so that the diffusion of ... (Samarah 20 05) It can protect plant cells from environmental stress- induced oxidative stress (Samarah 20 05) TheEffectofElevatedAtmospheric CO2 ConcentrationonAntioxidantsandOsmolytesUnderEnvironmental ... al 20 02) Meyer et al (20 05) reported that levels of H2O2 are controlled by the action of glutathione Reduction of glutathione (GSH) and oxidation of glutathione (GSSG) are necessary for controlling...
... radiotherapy for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma Chin J Onco 20 07, 29 :197 -20 2 Liao et al Radiation Oncology 20 10, 5:98 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/98 Page of 21 Bonner ... inhibition can enhance theeffectof radiotherapy on gastric cancer cells in vitro through the downregulation of NFB and modulation of downstream COX -2, EGFR and VEGF gene expression Furthermore, there ... which concomitantly inhibited the expression of COX -2, EGFR and VEGF genes In this way, propranolol can enhance theeffectof radiotherapy on gastric cancer These findings, along with the present...
... for the control case, i.e radiation alone, and one for the drug-treated case; and δx – where "x" is any ofthe parameters above – is the variation on x between the control and case under study ... of PJ34 onthe linear component of cell killing in growth-arrested T98G cells may reflect a modest radioprotective effectofthe drug in this population Conventional analysis ofthe effects of ... radiation doses, (2) radiation-independent effects on survival and (3) the relative significance of these changes The main features ofthe method are the inclusion of an indicator term in the model...
... permeability andthe resulting ion fluxes mainly Ca2+ and H+ influx, and K+ and Cl- efflux, are among the most rapid responses of plant cells to elicitation [23 ,24 ] Among these ion fluxes, the influx of ... UV-B irradiation UV-B-induced H2O2 production and involvement of protein kinases in UV-B-induced H2O2 production The oxidative burst, a rapid consumption of oxygen and production of reactive oxygen ... blocked the UV-B responses (Figure 6a and 6b) The level ofthe Tdc and Str transcripts and catharanthine content in the UV-B irradiated cells also reduced gradually as the EGTA concentration increased...
... feasibility ofthe solar detoxification using TiO2 for degrading TCE contaminated water The effects of solar light intensity, TiO2 concentrationonthe degradation rate of TCE, andthe byproducts from the ... photolysis of TCE by solar radiation only in the absence of TiO2 Figure showed the degradation ratio of TCE as the function of exposed time for the control experiments (solar light alone and TiO2 alone) ... effectof control conditions (solar light only and TiO2 only), and photocatalytic condition onthe degradation of TCE and chloride production (as HCl) (Experimental conditions; 50 ppm TCE, pH...
... inhibition of growth being observed only at peptide concentrations of 1.0 2. 0 lM with complete growth inhibition occurring only at the highest peptide concentration tested (4.0 lM) Onthe other hand, ... (Pb¢) phase andthe main transition from the conversion ofthe Pb¢ to the La phase For a more detailed discussion ofthe thermotropic phase behavior of Myr2Gro-PGro and other members ofthe homologous ... enthalpy ofthe higher temperature DSC component is considerably greater andthe cooperativity of this component is considerably less in the GS14/Myr2Gro-PCho than in the GS10/Myr2GroPCho MLVs According...
... ðaO2 ; bO2 ÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ À ða; bO2 ÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ þ O2 ka À ðaO2 ; bO2 ÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ ! hv ð1Þ ðaO2 ; bO2 ÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ À ðaO2 ; bÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ þ O2 ! kb À ðaO2 ; bO2 ÞðaO2 ; bO2 Þ ! where (aO2, ... tetrameric HbA, the contribution of O2 rebinding with dimer to the total protein oxygenation must be taken into account andtheeffectof NaCl concentrationonthe rates of O2 binding to the a and b subunits ... 8.5, 7.4, and 6.8 The NaCl effects were carried out at concentrations of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and2. 0 m The solubility of O2 in water depends strongly on NaCl concentration Conversions from O2 partial...
... mm glucose concentration was 35% less than that recorded at a 25 mm glucose concentration, whereas ROS production at the lower glucose concentration was 80% less than that found at the high ... production by 43%, unlike the low glucose concentration, which decreased ROS production by 80% compared with the high glucose concentration (Fig 2B) Because oxidative stress can induce uncoupling ... (UCP2) expression at the expense of ATP synthe- MTT (% of control) A 120 100 * 80 * 60 40 20 0 20 mM 40 mM 60 mM 80 mM 100 mM ETOH B 120 100 MTT (% of control) have reported on deleterious effects...
... Poli V: The role of C/EBP isoforms in the control of inflammatory and native immunity functions J Biol Chem 1998, 27 3 :29 279 -29 2 82 18 Caivano M, Gorgoni B, Cohen P, Poli V: The induction of cyclooxygenase -2 ... the case ofthe effects of C/EBPb absence on NOS2 expression and neurotoxicity, the observed effects are clearly microglial, as shown by the microglial localization of NOS2 immunoreactivity and ... presence of C/EBPb in shifted complexes I Page of 15 to III (Figure 3A lanes 4-6) The specificity ofthe supershift is demonstrated by the lack of supershift elicited by the same concentrationof IgG...
... calcitonin family in the regulation of bone metabolism Bone 20 08, 43:813-818 22 Cornish J, Callon KE, Lin CQ, Xiao CL, Gamble GD, Cooper GJ, Reid IR: Comparison ofthe effects of calcitonin gene-related ... all concentrations of alpha-CGRP after 48 and 72 hours (P < 0.05) (Figure 1C) Theeffectof time on RANKL mRNA expression in cell particle ratio of 1:500 inhibited by different concentrations of ... cell-particle concentrations of 1:100 and 1:500 (Figure 1D) In cell-particle concentrations of 1:100 OPG mRNA-expression significantly increased after 72 hours (P < 0.05) In cell-particle concentrations of...
... calcitonin family in the regulation of bone metabolism Bone 20 08, 43:813-818 22 Cornish J, Callon KE, Lin CQ, Xiao CL, Gamble GD, Cooper GJ, Reid IR: Comparison ofthe effects of calcitonin gene-related ... all concentrations of alpha-CGRP after 48 and 72 hours (P < 0.05) (Figure 1C) Theeffectof time on RANKL mRNA expression in cell particle ratio of 1:500 inhibited by different concentrations of ... cell-particle concentrations of 1:100 and 1:500 (Figure 1D) In cell-particle concentrations of 1:100 OPG mRNA-expression significantly increased after 72 hours (P < 0.05) In cell-particle concentrations of...
... activity The method is based onthe discoloration ofthe yellowish color of a b-carotene solution due to the breaking of p-conjugation by the addition of lipid peroxyl radical (LOO•) generated from the ... concentrationof PVP and CD complexes of C60 and oxidized C60O Here, the rate (Rf) of discoloration of b-carotene by the LOO• radical is given by Eq [18], where kc and kf denote the second-order rate constants ... filter (0.45 and 0.1 lm) to give a clear purple solution Theconcentrationof solution andthe yield were estimated to be 1.40 mM and 31.7%, respectively, by the use ofthe molar absorption coefficient...
... Radiation Oncology 20 10, 5:108 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/108 responded only to high LY2940 02 concentrations Importantly, LY2940 02- treatment reduced the phosphorylation of Akt only in the ... subtoxic concentrations of ErPC3, the anti-neoplastic effects ofthe combined treatment were mainly due to the effects of ionizing radiation (Figure 5C) Only when using a toxic concentrationof ErPC3 ... experiments CB contributed to the design ofthe study VJ performed conception and design ofthe study and substantially contributed to interpretation of data, drafting and critical revision ofthe manuscript...
... of an association between t-TATI and s-TATI with s-CEA concentrations is also in line with previous findings [2] We are not aware of any other studies ontheeffectof RT on TATI concentrations ... performed the serum analyses and revised the manuscript IP assisted in the collection of tissue samples and data AB participated in the conception ofthe study, BN assisted with the TMA construction and ... revision ofthe manuscript, UHS participated in revision ofthe manuscript, BJ participated in the conception and design ofthe study, LBJ participated in the collection of tissue samples, data and...
... gain more information about the maturation stages ofthe B cell population, expression of CD24 and CD10 is usually added [14 -25 ] The exact subpopulation of B cells targeted and eliminated by rituximab ... were obtained [31] Teng and colleagues investigated theeffectof rituximab in BM and concluded that only of 25 patients with RA showed complete depletion of CD19+ B cells, and no phenotypic data ... Baseline months 20 .5 ± 12. 6 17.5 ± 6.5 24 .2 ± 15.9 6.8 ± 3.0 7.1 ± 3 .2 CD19+, % 5.6 ± 3.7 1.1 ± 0.9** 1.6 ± 1.3** 12. 2 ± 6.4 0*** CD3+, % 28 .3 ± 12. 7 36 .2 ± 14.3 22 .7 ± 6 .2 46.9 ± 16 .2 42. 8 ± 13.9...
... into consideration the supershift ofthe DNA-binding activities of NF-κB upon addition of anti-p50 antibody, andthe suppressive effectof DTT and glutathione on thiacremononeinduced inhibition of ... thiacremonone in a concentration- dependent manner As NO can induce COX -2 expression, and COX -2 is also an enzyme to regulate inflammation, the expression of COX -2 was investigated Consistent with the inhibitory ... (DTT) or glutathione for one Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/11/5/R145 Figure Effectof thiacremonone on LPS-induced NO generation, expression of iNOS and COX -2 and cell viability...
... peripheral B cells of both normals and subjects with RA, and CXCL 12 enhanced the expression of ICOSL on both normal and RA B cells In contrast, theeffectof CCL20, CCL19 and CCL21 was not significant ... in the presence of varchemokines ious concentrations of CCL20, CCL19, CCL21, or CXCL 12 for two hours The cells migrated through ECV304-coated transwells were stained with CD19 and CD27, andthe ... expression Finally, we examined the effects ofthe chemokines onthe expression ofthe cell surface molecules ICOSL, BAFF-R and TACI by peripheral blood B cells of normal donors and sub- Page of 11...