Mechanical characterization of biopolymer and the effects of mechanical properties of extracellular matrix on cell behaviours

... Kinematic and dynamic gait compensations in a rat model of lumbar radiculopathy and the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonism Kyle D Allen1,2, Mohammed F Shamji1,3, Brian A Mata2, ... during the early phase of lumbar radiculopathy may distinguish a focal unilateral pathology of lumbar radiculopathy from the generalized pain syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosis and IVD degeneration ... is the first study to investigate gait dynamics associating with lumbar radiculopathy in a rat model Amongst measures of gait dynamics, vertical impulse appears to be strongly affected by lumbar...

... (BIS -Index, RE, SE, 60 sec mean values) and physiological parameters were recorded continuously, and were analyzed at 30 and minutes before the event (time points -30 and -2), and at 2, and 10 minutes ... but not influenced, by GE Healthcare Instrumentarium/Datex-Ohmeda was not involved in any way in collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in writing of the manuscript, or in the decision ... data analysis and revised the manuscript SJ conceived of the study, and contributed substantially to all parts of the study and manuscript preparation All authors gave final approval of the version...

... among asthma children between two districts The baseline asthma knowledge of the children was low and no difference between two districts Quality of life of the children was impaired and two districts ... practical and essential research Thus, we conducted the study "Epidemiological characteristics of asthma in 13-14-year-old children and the effects of educational intervention at two districts in Ha ... demonstrate the roles of education on asthma management and prevention CONCLUSIONS Upon the research Epidemiological characteristics of asthma in 13-14-year-old children and the effects of health education...

... declare that the PhD thesis entitled Na+, K+- ATPase in single skeletal muscle fibres and the effects of ageing, training and inactivity is no more than 100,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, ... isoforms in single skeletal muscle fibres to have a more complete understanding of the underlying molecular properties and adaptations of the NKA following training, inactivity and in ageing In ... and II fibres The use of whole muscle has been effective in detecting general adaptability of the [3H]ouabain binding site content and NKA isoforms following training, inactivity induced by injury...

... pair: 5¢-AATACCAAAGAAGCCTACAATG-3¢ and 5¢-GTACGAAGTGGAGGTATGTCATC-3¢ b Primer pair: 5¢-GCCATTT TAGGTGCTATTCTGG-3¢ and 5¢-TATTTTCTTTATCTGAGTTTA-3¢ c Primer pair: 5¢-CATCCATAGCAGATAACAGTC-3¢ and ... Ovarya Peripheral blood leukocytea Prostatea Small intestinea Spleena Testisa Thymusa Bone marrowa Fetal livera Lymph nodea Tonsila Breastb Lungb Milk cellsa Bovine Mammary glandc Mammary glandc ... degenerate primers Isolation of total RNA from the mammary gland of a lactating Danish Holstein cow was performed by means of an RNeasy kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) Synthesis of cDNA was performed...

... nanotribological characterization of GaN epilayers We investigated the pile-up-induced impairment of GaN epilayers on c- and a-axis sapphire substrates using a nanoscratch system and atomic force ... depths within GaN films on c- and a-axis sapphire substrates Sample Normal load (lN) Coefficient of friction Lateral force (lN) GaN C-plane 2,000 0.105 -91.3 GaN C-plane 4,000 0.105 -200.2 GaN A-plane ... ramped loads of 2,000 and 4,000 lN for GaN films on a c-axis and b a-axis sapphire substrates Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial...

... since subtle antigenic differences between virus strains and the preparation of the Mabs depend on the delineation of the sites Therefore, additional information about the antigenic sites on the ... morbillivirus common and one RPV-specific antigenic sites on the N protein of the RPV-L, and four RPV/PPRV common and two RPV-specific sites on the N protein of the RPV-RBOK, indicating that ... sequential while the site E was conformation Characterization of Antigenic Sites on the Rinderpest Virus N Protein Uusing Monoclonal Antibodies 63 F ig The reactivity of Mab-based blocking ELISA with...

... University Results Immunostaining Trip10 is differentially methylated in human cancer cell lines and primary tumor specimens Cells were fixed in 2% formaldehyde in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and ... Overexpression of Trip10 in IMR-32 cells caused Trip10 and huntingtin to colocalize and form perinuclear foci In contrast, while overexpression of Trip10 in CP70 cells also increased huntingtin levels, ... Trip10- overexpressing IMR-32 cells (Figure 4A) On the other hand, huntingtin increases cell death by promoting apoptosis Thus, high levels of huntingtin in Trip10overexpressing CP70 cells may lead to cell...