Báo cáo y học: "Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on HIV-1-specific T-cell responses, thymic output and proviral DNA in patients on HAART: 48-week follow-up" ppt

... having beneficial effects on the immune system such as inducing thymocyte differentiation, improving function of lym- phocytes, increasing thymic mass and directly affecting the thymic epithelium [46-49]. It ... at inducing virus-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T-cell responses, in chronic HIV-1 infection [1]. Here we assessed the effects of rhGH therapy on the immune sys- tem...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... of action of interferon as well as the con- sequences of varying dosages of interferon [14]. The high turnover rates of HCV explain the rapid generation of viral diversity and the opportunity ... The sensitivity and line- arity of the assay were validated for all the genotypes [27]. Genotypes were determined by sequence and phyloge- netic analysis of the 5' non-codi...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... studies of disease-related abnormalities in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation. Keywords: human, fibroblast, kynurenine pathway, gene expression, cytokine Introduction The kynurenine ... 8:25 http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/8/1/25 Page 7 of 7 RESEARCH Open Access Effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in hu...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... abnormalities in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation. Keywords: human, fibroblast, kynurenine pathway, gene expression, cytokine Introduction The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the main route of ... Access Effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in human dermal fibroblasts Linnéa Asp 1 , Anne-Sofie Johansson 1 , Amandeep Mann...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:23

... leading to expression of proinflammatory cytokines. An additional consideration is the effects of particles on the cytoskeleton of the cell. Impaired cellular motility and phagocytic abil- ity ... to expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Impaired motility and phagocytic ability as shown by changes in the F-actin cytoskeleton is likely to play a key role in particle clear...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... role in allergic inflammation. TNF-α is a pro-inflammatory cytokine synthesized by many inflam- matory and structural cells. We previously demonstrated that mast cell-derived TNF-α induced eosinophil ... survival by autocrine production of GM-CSF [1]. TNF-α is also involved in eosinophil adhesion to endothelial cells and induces eosinophil activation, degranulation, and cytokines...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... adenovirus type 5 was generated using the AdEasy system [12] and was kindly provided by Robert Anderson, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK. Infection of Ad.Flexi-12 can be tracked using GFP ... expression analysis in human lymphoma cell lines by using an ELISA assayFigure 2 IL-2 gene expression analysis in human lymphoma cell lines by using an ELISA assay. (A)...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 19:22

... 4. Erlund I, Meririnne E, Alfthan G, et al. Plasma kinetics and urinary excretion of the flavonones naringenin and hesperetin in humans after ingestion of orange juice and grapefruit juice. ... effects on heart rate or blood pressure were observed in response to p-synephrine or p-synephrine in combination with naringin and hes- peridin (Table 2). p-Synephrine differs f...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:04

... Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey; 2. Microbiology Laboratory, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey  Corresponding author: ... proteins. Proinflammatory cy- tokines induce not only a local inflammation at the site of injury, but also systemic responses such as tachycardia, tachypnea, leukocytosis, and pyrexia (1...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:10

... Beyer EC, Saffitz JE. Effects of angiotensin II on expression of gap junction channel protein connexin43 in neonatal rat ventricular myo- cytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 1998; 32: 800-7. 15. Polontchouk ... blocks were rinsed for 1 h with PBS and dehy- drated through a series of increasing concentrations of ethanol. After dehydration, these tissues were cleaned with chloroform...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39