... in these patients is probably multifactorial, because RBCs, WBCs, andthe endothelium could each contribute to their aberrant metabolism We review the role of each of these cell types in the ... expression of molecules such as VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and endothelin-1 The adhesion molecules VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 facilitate interaction between sickle RBCs and WBCs andthe endothelium, thereby promoting ... formation of oxidants within the vascular endothelium ofthe cremaster muscle Although endothelial production of oxidants is difficult to measure directly in human disease, these in vitro and in...
... Yudoh and colleagues [1] further analyzed the role of HIF-1 in chondrocytic energy generation, matrix synthesis and cell survival During hypoxic and normoxic conditions, functional inactivation of ... chondrocytes [11] Conclusion The results provided in the study by Yudoh and colleagues and previous reports by us and other groups strongly support the notion that HIF-1 is of pivotal importance in ... expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1a in articular chondrocytes: involvement of HIF1a in thepathogenesisof osteoarthritis Arthritis Res Ther 2005, 7:R904-R914 Silver IA: Measurement of pH and...
... stages of OA Materials and methods Sources of tissues Aborted human embryos were obtained according to the regulations ofthe Ethics Committee ofthe Medical Faculty ofthe University of Göttingen, ... to the OA grades (I – IV) proposed by Collins and McElligott [31] in the case ofthe 12 patients and classified as age-dependent healthy in the case ofthe control cartilage samples None ofthe ... B.Sc., for editing the manuscript andthe Medical Faculty ofthe University of Göttingen for grants to NM Parts ofthe work were taken from the doctoral theses of TSC and MK References Hedbom E, Antonsson...
... used to clone the gene encoding the mouse Flt3 ligand (FL) [13] The mouse FL cDNA was then used to clone the human FL gene [14] The mouse and human FL genes encode proteins of 231 and 235 amino ... improved by the development of effective chemotherapy in the 1970s and subsequently improved by the development of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation therapy in the 1980s However, the clinical ... through the phosphorylation of FOXO3a leading to suppression of its function, thereby promoting the survival and proliferation of AML cells [54] FLT3-ITD is also known to inhibit the expression and...
... that appear at the site of inflammation and have a central role in the clearance of infectious pathogens andthe innate immunity Therefore, they have been implicated in mediating the acute- phase ... The aims of this study were to investigate the regulatory effect of SP-NK-1R on the expression of CC and CXC chemokines during experimental acute pancreatitis andthe associated lung injury and ... performed to further confirm the attenuating effect of CP96,345 on the protein expression levels of MCP-1, MIP-1α, and MIP-2 in the pancreas and lungs and to localize these chemokines to their cellular...
... patients with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), and then classifying the patients according to the results of laboratory diagnostic tests AES is defined as theacute onset of fever and a change ... and 25 articles were finally chosen because they met the selection criteria and were representative ofthe spectrum of study type and disease incidence (Tables and 3) Studies were evaluated and ... of Taiwan [25,26] The study population was that of Taiwan itself and other offshore islands such as the Pescadores After patients were identified, blood and convalescent sera were obtained, and...
... input on some ofthe work done in this thesis and for taking the time to vet my thesis; A/Prof Chng Wee Joo and Prof Norio Asou for their kind assistance with the patient samples and A/Prof Motomi ... analysis ofthe molecular mechanism underlying the MCDL of N-CoR and its implication in the malignant growth and transformation of AML-M5 leukemic cells We also explored the potential ofthe MCDL of ... extracellular stimulus This results in the synthesis of PI-3,4,5-P3 and PI-3,4-P2 Binding of these phospholipids to the PH domain of Akt triggers the translocation of Akt to the plasma membrane where it...
... from the serum samples ofthe patients with acutecoronarysyndrome Furthermore, using combination of bacteriological and PCR-based methods we show herein that patients with acutecoronarysyndrome ... informed about the purpose ofthe study and have given written consent regarding participation in the study Initial observation has been done on the group of 18 patients with acutecoronarysyndrome ... cells and/ or macrophages residing in the atherosclerotic plaques However regardless ofthe origin, we can claim that the presence of virulent chlamydial particles in serum is an apparent sign of...
... concepts ofthepathogenesisoftheacutecoronary syndromes Circulation 2001; 104:365–372 78 Dollar AL, Kragel AH, Fernicola DJ, Waclawiw MA, Roberts WC Composition of atherosclerotic plaques in coronary ... acute myocardial infarction (25) ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC MECHANISMS OF CHOLESTEROL LOWERING The complexity ofthepathogenesisof atherosclerosis makes it difficult to understand what parts ofthe ... reminded that the early stages 662 Fang and Plutzky of atherosclerosis move in an abluminal direction, thereby preserving the dimensions ofthe lumen despite the presence of significant atherosclerosis...
... (exclusive of drug cost) (p ϭ 0.018) If the cost ofthe drug were less than $1270, then the strategy would be effective and cost saving The Randomized Efficacy Study of Tirofiban for Outcomes and Restenosis ... HOSPITAL ACUTECORONARYSYNDROME PATHWAYS An overview of our critical pathways for acutecoronary syndromes is shown in Fig There are two pathways for the different types of syndromes: two for acute ... streptokinase The major difference in the cost ofthe therapies was the cost ofthe drugs: $2750 for tPA and $320 for streptokinase The primary analysis assumed no increase in costs for the tPA group...
... proliferation and blocking apoptosis in thepathogenesisof RA Results GM-CSF induces the proliferation of MH7A cells andthe expression of MLN51 Our recent study has shown that GM-CSF is involved in the ... is upregulated in the FLSs of RA patients, and is enhanced days after GM-CSF treatment [7] In the present experiments, we assessed the dose and time kinetics ofthe effects of GM-CSF on MLN51 ... left untreated The cells were harvested and assessed by western blot analysis for the expression of MLN5 1and FLIP proliferation of RA FLSs through the upregulation of MLN51 [7] In the present study,...
... enhances activation of eosinophils in EoE specifically Page ofThe increased global expression of bFGF led to the investigation ofthe local expression bFGF ofthe esophageal biopsies ofthe subjects ... subsets and can be found in a variety of tissues, including epithelial and mesenchymal tissue [20] bFGF increases the half-life of cells and could possibly increase the overall lifetime ofthe eosinophil ... essential to the transcription of ERK [18] and ERK feeds into the eotaxin-3 pathway, potentially further activating the eosinophil and improving its sensitivity and migration towards eotaxin in the esophageal...
... high levels of C5a in SF [21] and correlation ofthe levels of C5a with the number of neutrophils present in the SF of patients with RA [22] More direct evidence for the role ofthe complement ... although the relative contributions andthe hierarchy of these two pathways in the manifestation of disease are still unclear In FcγR−/− mice, in which the surface expression of FcγRI and FcγRIII ... most striking characteristics ofthe K/B × N model is the extremely high titer of specific autoantibodies throughout the life ofthe diseased mice Titers in the order of 10 mg/ml specific anti-GPI...
... secretion of Simultaneous application of TNF-α and IFN-γ to endothelial cells causes an increase in NPY, upregulation ofthe Y5 receptor, and complete loss ofthe Y2 receptor, together with an ... maintained and exacerbated by the activity of DPPIV Nevertheless, in two mouse models of inflammatory arthritis, the severity of joint damage correlated directly with levels of SDF-1α where the efficacy ... measured This is complicated further by a lack of understanding ofthe breadth of substrate and inhibitor specificities for the DASH family This is illustrated well by the CD26-knockout mouse that...
... coordination andthe writing of this manuscript, and also for interpretation and discussion ofthe data JJ, YEC and YJ performed most ofthe studies and were responsible for the execution of most ofthe ... factors in the SFs are involved in the proliferation of RA FLSs, and whether the factors have a role in the expression of MLN51 We determined the growth kinetics of FLSs at different passages and SFtreated ... by radiography ofthe hand, and all satisfied the diagnostic criteria ofthe American College of Rheumatology (formerly the American Rheumatism Association) for the classification of RA [16] RA...
... the normal expression and function of MMPs There are reports of other staphylococcal virulence factors associated with thepathogenesisand severity of SA [43-45] Whether these virulence factors ... to augment the risk of infection in patients with RA The reasons for the predominance of S aureus in SA andthe mechanisms of pathogenecity are not yet fully understood The synovium of patients ... down the possible candidates to molecular-weight groups ofthe range of >30 to 50 based on our experiments using Centricon filtration ofthe culture supernatants Because the molecular weight of the...
... expression and protein levels ofthe MMPs are often found to be accompanied by increases in the levels of one or more ofthe TIMPs It is therefore not obvious what can be the net result of these opposing ... by TIMPs in the regulation of MMP activity has led to the hypothesis that shifts in the balance between these two families of proteins could distort the kinetics of membrane turnover and cause ... complex deposition and compromising the physical integrity ofthe membrane Central to thepathogenesisof lupus is continuous activation and proliferation of B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes with...
... degenerate NP cells as well as the effect of IL-1β and TNF-α on cytokine gene expression andthe expression ofthe associated receptors and endogenous antagonists There Page of 10 (page number not for ... carried out the remainder ofthe experimental work AJF helped to secure funding and contributed to the preparation ofthe final manuscript JAH conceived and designed the study, secured funding and co-wrote ... centrifugation andthe RNA was extracted using TRIzol™ and PureLink columns in accordance with the instructions ofthe manufacturer (Invitrogen Corporation) To prevent any DNA contamination ofthe RNA, the...
... CCL20, a ligand for CCR6, CCL19 and CCL21, ligands for CCR7, and CXCL12, a ligand for CXCR4 First, we analyzed the effects the chemokines on migration of peripheral blood B cells Each ofthe four ... peripheral B cells of both normals and subjects with RA, and CXCL12 enhanced the expression of ICOSL on both normal and RA B cells In contrast, the effect of CCL20, CCL19 and CCL21 was not significant ... migration of both CD27- and CD27+ B cells (Figure 3a) However, the migration induced by CCL21 was most prominent Comparison ofthe migratory effects ofthe chemokines on peripheral blood CD27- and...
... stress and TCRζ expression in RA T cells the possible role of NO Reduced GSH levels may contribute to the hyporesponsiveness of T cells from synovial fluid of RA patients [59,60] The expression ofthe ... [13] A central event in the antigen-specific interaction of T cells with antigen-presenting cells is the formation ofthe immunological synapse, in which the TCR complex andthe adhesion receptor ... Overexpression of eNOS was associated with increased phosphorylation ofthe CD3ζ chain, ZAP-70, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases, and increased IFN-γ synthesis, but reduced production of IL-2 These...