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... (slopes of –3.37 and –3.48, respectively) However, the efficiency using the PBMC template was considerably lower with a slope of –3.90 The magnitude ofthe difference in the C(t) between PBMC andthe ... aliquot of PBMC was assayed for GAPDH on each day and either the raw C(t) was recorded or the amount was correlated to the standard curve generated on the same day The CV was then calculated for the ... standards Data analysis Results are expressed as the mean ± standard error ofthe CE or the RE, unless otherwise indicated The withintissue coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated as the...
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... peak ofthe correct Tm in dissociation or melting curve analysis plots The accurate estimation ofthe quantity of HSV was expressed as viral copies/ml of CVL The lower limit of quantitation ofthe ... monitoring the effectiveness of any current intervention, determining the efficacy of drugs, assessing drug resistance and are useful research tools in the study ofthe epidemiology of transmission The ... Amplification ofthe target DNA, and hybridization to a fluorogenic probe are conducted in a single PCR and therefore the chances of possible contamination are minimised The main advantage of real-time...
... region of known HPVs and should allow for detection of any of these types The second qPCR assay targets the coding region ofthe hypervariable loop V ofthe L1 gene of HPV6, 11, 16 and 18 These ... types of HPV represented in an FDA approved vaccine, types 6,11,16, and 18 Page 16 of 17 The ability ofthe assay to distinguish between these types of HPV in a complex mixture of DNA and in the ... contained a mixture of × 105 copies of HPV6 L1, × 104 copies of HPV11 L1, × 103 copies of HPV16 L1 and × 102 copies of HPV18 L1 The assay was performed in the presence or absence of 100 ng of DG-75 DNA...
... infiltration of muscular and connective tissues ofthe retroorbital space is a histological hallmark of Graves’ ophthalmopathy The pathogenesis of Graves’ ophthalmopathy and whether it is the result of ... the inhibition of one dye caused by another without emission of a proton The reporter dye is found on the 5’ end ofthe probe andthe quencher at the 3’ end Figure 18 TaqMan® probe The red circle ... away from the quencher and to emit its energy, which is then quantified by the instrument (Figure 19) The greater the number of cycles of PCR takes place, the higher the incidence of Taqman®...
... throughout the year, andthe abundance ratio ofthe microcystin-degrading bacteria increased to approximately 0.005% ofthe total bacteria The number of cells increased in fall, andthe number of microcystin-degrading ... in the biofilm ofthe biological treatment facility were quantified The bacteria were present in the biofilm throughout the year, suggesting that the biofilm ofthe biological treatment facility ... 0.005% ofthe total bacteria present in the biofilm, and their cell number increased during fall (Fig 3) Fig - Seasonal changes in the abundance ratio of microcystin-degrading bacteria in the biofilm...
... most ofthe experiments QZ drafted the manuscript AC and MW strictly revised the manuscript andthe experiment design CX, DZ, RJ, QL, YZ, ZC and XC assisted with the experiments All ofthe authors ... in the x-axis, whereas the corresponding Ct values are presented on the y-axis The correlation coefficient andthe slope value ofthe regression curve were calculated and indicated while the ... specificity, repeatability and reproducibility The sensitivity ofthe assay was used as the limit extent of detection when testing 10-fold diluted DNA standards in triplicate The dilution of plasmid pcDNA3.1-gC...
... RAB25, and CDH1 PC3 was negatively correlated with the expression of RAB25 and AMY2A, and positively correlated with TGM2, MALL, and IGSF3 Gene networks and gene pathways To further understand the ... (AD and SQ) and negative PC2 values (LC and SC) Because PC2 was positively correlated with the expression of CDH1, S100P, and RAB25, these genes may be significant in the classification ofthe ... data andthe Kim et al data together, the remarkable and specific upregulation of S100P in AD cells suggests that this is a candidate marker for distinguishing the AD subtype Although the Kim and...
... addition to the loss of cell–cell adhesion, involves degradation ofthe extracellular matrix and release of cells from the constraints of cell–cell and cell–matrix interaction MMPs and urokinase-type ... suppressed the disruption of cell–cell adhesion, the scattered phenotype ofthe cells andthe redistribution of E-cadherin into the cytoplasm (Fig 5C) C a b c d e f g h i j k l B Fig Involvement of Src ... disruption of E-cadherin-dependent cell–cell-adhesion andthe expression of uPA are causally involved in tumor progression, the understanding of these underlying intracellular events is of importance...
... designing the qRT-PCR strategy GCS provided funding and helped designing the study and writing the paper PZ designed the qRT-PCR strategy, evaluated the gene expression data and wrote the paper ... reverse transcribed and amplified in the presence of primers and probes specific for β- actin house keeping gene and genes encoding different cytokines Expression of IFN-γ and IL-2 genes was significantly ... In line with these data, the extent ofthe increased expression of these genes was strictly dependent on the number of spiked gp100280–288 specific CTL Most importantly, these results indicate...
... variety of reference gene candidates The inconsistent data regarding to the Bestkeeper calculation ofthe coefficient of correlation andthe corresponding p-values may be a result ofthe Pearson ... participated in the design ofthe study AN carried out the CAMP experiments, participated in design and coordination ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... Quantification of viral RNA was performed to proof and monitor infection Thereafter the candidate reference genes were evaluated by the BestKeeper tool [6], the GeNorm tool [7] andthe algorithm...
... variety of reference gene candidates The inconsistent data regarding to the Bestkeeper calculation ofthe coefficient of correlation andthe corresponding p-values may be a result ofthe Pearson ... participated in the design ofthe study AN carried out the CAMP experiments, participated in design and coordination ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... Quantification of viral RNA was performed to proof and monitor infection Thereafter the candidate reference genes were evaluated by the BestKeeper tool [6], the GeNorm tool [7] andthe algorithm...
... phenol or TCDD at the concentrations shown The columns represent the means of triplicate cultures, andthe bar on the columns represent the means±SD of triplicate cultures Effects of Benzo[a]pyrene, ... were apparent between the pollutant-treated andthe vehicle-treated groups (Fig 2) Next, we addressed the question as to whether the administration of each pollutant at the reference dosage caused ... which were attributed to the model systems used for the experiments, these varied from the enhancement of induction to no change [1, 7, 16-18] In terms ofthe effects on IL-6 and TNFα production,...
... contributed to the writing ofthe manuscript SMB conceived ofthe study, participated in its design and analysis, and prepared and revised the manuscript Both authors read and approved the final manuscript ... density of cells and prevalence of filamentous actin throughout the monolayer precluded any further quantitative analysis (data not shown) Effects of TNF-α and EGF on levels of aggrecan and type ... to the addition of EGF for the remainder ofthe 24 hours resulted in comparable decreases in levels of aggrecan and type II collagen mRNA (89 ± 2% and 81 ± 7%, respectively; data not shown) The...
... expression of E-cadherin, α-, β- and γcatenin may persist into the later stages of breast carcinoma Siitonen et al and Oka et al found a correlation between loss of E-cadherin andthe presence of nodal ... contributed to the conduct ofthe study, REM contributed to clinical follow ups and helped in editing the manuscript, WGJ contributed to the conduct ofthe study, design of primers and statistical ... difference in the expression of Ecahderin, α-, β- and γ-catenin between tumour and normal breast tissue Furthermore, measurement of expression of these molecules is not of prognostic value in predicting...
... infection, there were 2-5 folds increase in the expression of TNF-a and CCL-5/RANTES At hours post-H5N1/2004 infection, there were marked increase in the expression of CXCL-10/IP-10 and CCL-5/ ... in the stimulation of B lymphocytes for antibody production TNF-a together with IL-6 may boost proliferation and differentiation of B cells, and proliferation of T cells As a result, all these ... to the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the influenza infected respiratory tract Our results showed that H5N1 was a potent inducer of CXCL-10/IP-10 and CCL-5/RANTES The induction of these...
... CPS and CZhu carried out the molecular probe studies, and drafted the manuscript CZha participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis SC conceived ofthe study, and ... copies/μL The sensitivity ofthe real-time PCR was compared with conventional PCR (Yue et al., 2009) Specificity ofthe real-time PCR To determine the specificity ofthe real-time PCR, the standard ... mix of 25 μL: 16.0 μL sterilized water, 2.5 μL of 10× buffer, 3.0 μL of dNTP, μL of each primer (NS1-FP and NS1-RP), μL of BQ strain DNA, and 0.5 μL of Ex Taq™ DNA Polymerase (Ex taq) The thermal...
... on the geometric mean ofthe expression values ofthe set ofthe control genes tested The lower the M value, the more stably expressed the gene is Also, the program enables the exclusion ofthe ... value of all the other genes and also a change in the M values ofthe unstable genes, BbrizGDP and BbrizUBI (Figure 3b) To check if the Figure Box-whisker showing the Ct variation of each candidate ... BbrizUBCE and BbrizTUB were again the more stable andthe least stable genes respectively, while there was a slight difference in the order of stability ofthe other genes The second and third...