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... 2009) Caveolin-1 inhibits eNOS through protein-protein interaction, but it also facilitates the increase in intracellular Ca2+ HSP90 binds to eNOS away from caveolin-1 in Ca2+calmodulin-depedent ... medium containing EGF and low-ChS Integrin β3 is seen delineating the margin of some cells and organized into linear streaks and a punctuate pattern at the leading edge of the migrating cells Scale ... potent endogenous inhibitor of fibrinolysis, is produced by several cells including EC ROS has been shown to have a significant role in cytokine-induced increase in PAI-1 expression Increased levels...

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... remodeling upon bringing them back to normoxia [22,23] Activated MCs produce several mediators including the biogenic amine serotonin, the cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-13, and the serine ... after MCT-injection The rats in healthy group received saline injection instead of MCT Double immunostaining for von Willebrand factor and a-smooth muscle actin, and elastica staining were performed ... population of interest, was prevalent in MCT-rats (p < 0.05 versus healthy rats) Interestingly, there was about 9-fold increase in the number of MCs around the intra-acinar vessels (20-50 μm in diameter),...

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... became INO-dependent and required phosphodiesterase inhibitor (dipyridamole) to wean them from INO Tolazoline was unsuccessfully attempted in two neonates in the referring hospitals Methemoglobin ... the administration of exogenous nitric oxide [15] In addition INO may increase the concentration of phosphodiesterase, which then degrades cyclic GMP when INO is discontinued, resulting in vasoconstriction ... and nitrogen dioxide were maintained below 5% during INO therapy The average age when INO was started was 2.6 days (range 1–11 days) The mean duration of INO used in all neonates was 4.6 days...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... not result in detectable fungal infection In contrast to our experimental standardised setup, patients in the clinical setting often undergo repeated interventional procedures including central ... embedded in paraffin Coronal sections were made in the plane of the flattened pancreas and stained with H&E Morphometric documentation included evaluation of oedema, inflammation and acinar necrosis ... completely understood [36] However, our findings are in agreement with the hypothesis that intra-abdominal spread by lymphatics is the pathway most likely to be involved in this process [37] Discussion...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... maintained during the entire procedure using an infrared heating lamp A 7.5-Fr central venous catheter was inserted into the femoral vein A 16-G arterial catheter was advanced into the descending ... the following time points: baseline, and 1, 5, 10 and 30 minutes after stopping iloprost/placebo inhalation In the PHT group, measurements at minute after stopping iloprost/ placebo inhalation ... underwent inhalation of placebo (5 ml isotonic saline solution) In a subsequent study, including 10 pigs, the effects of inhaled iloprost (Ilomedin®; Schering Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany;...

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... applied by classifying individuals into particular health states on the basis of their responses to the CAMPHOR For example, an individual who indicates that they can join in activities with ... 6:65 Table 2: Sample health states defined by CAMPHOR I can join in activities with my family and friends Travelling distances is not a problem I feel very dependent I never find speaking too much ... cdr_submission_Guidelines_2007-Oct1_e.pdf] Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing [http://health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ pbacguidelines-index~pbacguidelines-part2] National Institute...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... ulcer healing, is expected to report later this year Other medications that may combine vasodilator and antiproliferative activity include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor ... inhibitors [5] The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in SScl to prevent scleroderma renal crisis is well established [11] Studies in animal models have suggested that angiotensin-converting ... renin–angiotensin system may prove effective in RP A pilot study of the angiotensin receptor blocker losartan is encouraging In a 12-week randomised trial of losartan versus nifedipine in 25 patients...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... chymostatin administration significantly reduced the smokeinduced increase in chymase activity but had no effect on ACE activity, suggesting that chymostatin was mainly acting through the inhibition ... reactions for each sample were divided into three groups, each containing enzyme preparation and ng Ang I as in group one, while 50 μM lisinopril was added in group two and 20 μM aprotinin, 20 mM EDTA ... determined using the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA) The serine protease inhibitor aprotinin (Sigma) and the ACE inhibitor lisinopril (Sigma) were used to inhibit proteases...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:21

... involve decreasing induction of erythropoietin [20], inhibiting endothelin-1 expression [21], initiating nitride oxide synthesis [22], activating prostacyclin synthesis [23], and downregulating ... regulated by kinds of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and their specific regulatory cyclins The cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitors include INK4 family and cip family which can inhibit the activity ... placed in neutral buffer (pH 7.4) containing 10% formalin The remained lungs were frozen in -80°C freezer for subsequent experiments Morphological investigation After soaked in 10% formalin for...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... that inhibition of systemic CXCR4 through administration of AMD3100 will inhibit hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling in rats and that specific inhibition of the CXCR4 in ... Systems, Inc Minneapolis, MN) and anti-rat CD45 (BioLegend, San Diego, CA) Following incubation for 30 minutes and washing with PBS, the cells were incubated with secondary antibody for 30 minutes ... V: CXC chemokine receptor regulates neuronal migration and axonal pathfinding in the developing nervous system: implications for neuronal regeneration in the adult brain J Mol Endocrinol 2007,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... saline, fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 24 h, and embedded in paraffin Sections of μm were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) for light microscopy Determination of TNF-a and IL-6 levels in ... hydrogen-rich saline one week after MCT administration was included in our study, in order to avoid having the antioxidant activity of hydrogen-rich saline interfere with the transformation of MCT in the ... Chemical Industries, Ltd.(Osaka Japan) Malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) assay reagents were obtained from Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute (Nanjing, China) Tumor...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... Induction of lung injury by bleomycin Mice received a single intratracheal instillation of saline (0.9% w/v) or saline containing bleomycin sulphate (1 mg/kg body weight) at end-expiration in a volume ... (w/v) Triton X-100 in PBS for 20 Non-specific adsorption was minimized by incubating the section in 2% (v/v) normal goat serum in PBS for 20 Endogenous biotin or avidin binding sites were blocked ... demonstrated positive staining for TNF-a (Figure 2B) and IL-1b (Figure 2F) mainly localized in the infiltrated inflammatory cells in damaged tissues In BLM mice treated with AM, the staining for TNF-a (Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... monocrotaline (MCT)-placebo and C MCT-TBC3711) Additional file 3: Figure S3 Representative photomicrographs from elastica staining and immunostainings (a) elastica staining and (b) double immunostaining ... determination of oxygenation index (paO2/FiO2) [36] Page of 13 RVs were stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated wheat germ agglutinin (Sigma Aldrich, Steinheim, Germany) Nuclei were stained ... on monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary vascular remodelling The rat lung sections were stained with elastica staining for medial wall thickness determination of pulmonary vessels in all experimental...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... immunohistochemical staining G), Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) staining; H), Single staining for a-SMA; I), Single staining for CD31; J), Double staining for CD31 and a-SMA; the magnification was 200× ... PEA samples obtained from a total of six patients undergoing PEA were examined in this study Human pulmonary microvascular ECs were obtained from Lonza Inc (Allendale, NJ, USA) The following antibodies ... standard hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) staining was performed The CD31 antibody was used to stain endarterectomized tissue, together with aSMA to stain transitional cells aSMA staining (blue) was...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... circulating levels and pulmonary expression of various inflammatory cytokines and chemokines including interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP-1), RANTES, and fractalkine ... for paraffin embedding Sections μm in thickness were cut and stained with hematoxylin-phloxine-saffron for examination by light microscopy In each mouse, a total of 20 to 30 intraacinar vessels ... hydrogen peroxide Finally, the sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin F4/80 Western Blotting After determination of the protein concentration in total lung homogenates using the Bradford...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... similar (A) Intensity2of staining forage eNOS, (B) iNOS and (C) nNOS in lungs from infants with pulmonary hypertension and from conIntensity of staining for (A) eNOS, (B) iNOS and (C) nNOS in lungs ... trypsin antigen retrieval) Bound antibody was detected using goat anti-mouse IgG conjugated with horseradish peroxidase using a streptavidin-biotin link, and visualized with diaminobenzidine In ... accumulation in endothelial cells, including hypoxia inducible factor [15] and phosphorylated cyclic -AMP response element binding protein (pCREB) [16] Others have shown decreased expression of eNOS during...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... tolerance induction with collagen V In an autoimmunity model such as SSc presenting a severe fibrotic involvement of organs, the decrease in TGF-beta is interesting, since this cytokine is fibrogenic ... 1:100) according to the labeled Streptavidin-Biotin Complex method used previously in others works [21] To quantify stained cells, a point-counting stereologic method [19] was employed using a reticulum ... collagenous fibers in peribronchovascular and septal pulmonary interstitium, Massons trichrome was used to stain the collagen-containing fibers in blue Also, the Picrosirius staining method [19]...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20