... isolation and characterization of MSCs; MSC stimulation, quantitative PCR, and Bio-Plex; CIA induction and evaluation; humoral and cellular responses; analysis of T-cell proliferation; design of ... study; and manuscript preparation TM and HK contributed to MSC stimulation, quantitative PCR, and Bio-Plex; CIA induction and evaluation; humoral and cellular responses; and analysis of T-cell proliferation ... proliferation LG contributed to CIA induction and evaluation and to analysis of T-cell proliferation PM contributed to the design of the study and to manuscript preparation All authors contributed...
... percentage photoconversion in response to one, two, and four saturating flashes of white light (B) Variation of the wavelength of the absorption maximum of PChlide with NADPH concentration Ó FEBS 2002 ... dependence of the photoconversion of PLB at pH 6.5 Plots of the extent of photoconversion in response to a single saturating flash, and to a series of such flashes separated by a dark time of 30 s, ... essentially nonphotoconvertible in the absence of excess NADPH and the redshift, if one exists at all, is negligibly small Comparison with the effectsof ageing A similar, but much slower, conversion of...
... buffered solution of native protein was unfolded by a : 10 dilution to yield final concentrations of GdmCl near or above the midpoint of the equilibrium unfolding transition (concentrations of GdmCl ... We have explored the context-dependent effectsof proline on ubiquitin stability by introducing a number of substitutions at positions P37 and P38 The equilibrium stability of the mutants was determined ... perturbations and the pattern of NOEs in the vicinity of the mutation sites Deviations of Ha signals from random coil chemical shifts provide a sensitive probe of local perturbations to secondary...
... following conditions: reverse transcription (20 at 61 °C), one cycle of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, and PCR of 45 cycles with denaturation (15 s at 95 °C), annealing (30 s at 58 °C) and elongation ... concentrations of each polyphenol were used in combination with increasing concentrations of etoposide to determine the effectsof the polyphenols on IC50 values and relative resistance (Table 3) Silymarin, ... expression This, in turn, could influence bioavailability, distribution and transport of various dietary toxins and chemotherapeutics handled by these transporters Understanding the interactions of...
... ii Abstract The Effectsof Land Use on the Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare Workers, and the Effectsof Care on Client Mobility: Findings from Contra Costa, California ... needs of consumers and providers, and the extent of care consumers received The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ... that relationships between consumers and providers often extended beyond the purely instrumental and paid ones Approximately 55% of consumers and providers say they have a family relationship with...
... the absence of troponin as a function of tropomyosin concentration, and in the presence of troponin and Ca2+ concentration varying from 10)6 to 10)3 M Inorganic Ó FEBS 2004 4134 E Hilario et al ... main effectsof mutations A63V, K70T and E180G are mainly related to the overall stability of the protein as a whole, rather than on the position of the mutation in the polypeptide chain, as demonstrated ... varying the concentration of Tm in the presence of constant concentration of F-actin and myosin S1 In this condition, Tm inhibits the ATPase activity as its concentration increases [33] Figure...
... direction of magnetic moment of A ions and magnetic moment of B1 and B2 ions Comparing MSt and MSe from Tab 2, we could determine the canting angle between magnetic moments of B1 and B2 ions in ... values of magnetization at Ti and Ti+1, respectively, under magnetic field variation of ∆H The |∆Sm|(T) curve of ferrite Ni0.3Zn0.7Fe2O4 is illustrated in Fig b and |∆Sm| reached a maximum value of ... expression [1,2]: E / kT ρ = ρ 0e ρ (5) From Fig we could calculate activation energy Eρ of Ni0.3Zn0.7Fe2O4 ferrite and the result showed to be 0.15 eV which corresponds to electron conductivity of...
... Neurodevelopmental and behavioural effects 162 Conclusions 182 Annex 1: List of contributors 184 ABSTRACT Concerns about the adverse effectsof air pollution on children’s health and development ... credibility of such impact assessment and allow its broader application in support of policies and actions REFERENCES Declaration, Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, London, ... brief discussion of the vulnerability and susceptibility of children to air pollution Owing to the scope of the systematic review project, the focus of this monograph is on the most common outdoor...
... Concentration of macro element NH4NO3 KNO3 Determination and analyses Extraction and determination of ginsenoside production were determined as reported previously [8,9] MgSO4 Determination of ... Liu, Q.S Li, J.T Yu, J.J Zhong, Combined effectsof initial sucrose concentration and inoculum size on cell growth and ginseng saponin production by suspension cultures of P ginseng Process Biochem ... level of secondary metabolism [10,11] demonstrated the effect of phosphate limitations on the accumulation of cinnamoyl putrescines in tobacco cultures, while [12] concluded that the lack of phosphate...
... addition of 10 nM SF 6847 (B) Reconstructed time courses of extramitochondrial [ATP] appearing in the medium upon addition of ADP (where indicated) in Artemia mitochondria, and effect of mitochondrial ... addition of ADP in the absence of oligomycin to the suspension caused Artemia mitochondria to show ‘shrinkage’ upon addition of CaCl2 (Fig 2B), which is known to occur because of complexation of ... indicated (C) Reconstructed time courses of extramitochondrial [ATP] appearing in the medium upon addition of ADP (where indicated) in rat liver mitochondria, and effect of mitochondrial inhibitors...
... Looking at the label and beyond: the effectsof calorie labels, health consciousness, and demographics on caloric intake in restaurants International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ... menu options Major menu categories included soups and salads, burgers and sandwiches, pasta, vegetarian items, and prime and choice steaks Additionally, diners had the option of a daily special, ... levels of health consciousness, (3) frequency ofand reasons for dining at the restaurant, (4) method of item selection (i.e., was selection based on taste, price, healthfulness, etc.), and (5)...
... scale ×proportion of corresponding fruit within each class) 2.3 Assays of contents of anthocyanin, total phenolics, and fla6onoids Contents of anthocyanins, total phenolics, and flavonoids were measured ... Desiccation also prompts the breakdown of vacuoles and leakage of anthocyanin and destroys the compartmentation of browning-related enzymes and their substrates (Chen and Hong, 1992; Underhill and ... anthocyanin and flavonoid contents between chitosan treatments Changes in total phenolics content of the peel of fruits coated with 1.0 and 2.0% chitosan and in Table Effectsof chitosan coating on browning...
... immunomodulatory effects are mostly due to its regulation of cytokine production and phagocytic activities of monocytes/macrophages and dendritic cells, as well as activation of T- and B- lymphocytes ... 4B, CXCL-11 and CCL-3 in U937 cells In contrast, PGSE enhanced the transcription of IL- 8 with TNF-α, but it did not affect the transcription of CXCL-2, CCL-2, IL- 18 receptor, IL- 1β and TNF-α-induced ... aureus and such effect was associated with suppression of proinflammatory cytokines production including TNF-α, IL- 1β, IL- 6, IL- 12, IL- 18and IFN-γ [9] Moreover, 20(S)-Protopanaxatriol, one of the...
... cells Resveratrol inhibits adhesion- and proliferationstimulating effectsof IL- 18onmetastaticmelanomacells Because IL- 18 promotes the adhesion of B16 melanomacells to the hepatic microvascular ... augmentation of IL- 18 concentration in B16-CM-treated HSE cells, while it did not affect basal IL- 18 concentrations in the supernatant of untreated primary cultured HSE cells Salado et al Journal of ... because IL- 18 regulates melanoma metastasis occurrence via VLA-4-dependent B16M cell adhesion to HSE, the effectsof RVL on IL- 18 secretion and VCAM-1 expression by hepatic sinusoidal cells, and on...
... with a reduction in subjective perceptions of fatigue and with the numbers of days taken off work due to illness We observed a reduction of approximately onequarter in both MFIS scores and in a VAS ... Latif Z, Zak I: Long-Term Study of Brain (1)H-MRS Study in Multiple Sclerosis: Effect of Glatiramer Acetate Therapy on Axonal Metabolic Function and Feasibility of Long-Term (1)H-MRS Monitoring in ... honoraria and financial compensation by Bayer Healthcare, Biogen Idec, SanofiAventis and Teva Research Projects of TZ and SK were funded by the Roland-Ernst-Foundation, Robert-PflegerFoundation, Sanofi-Aventis/TEVA...
... The effectsof moderate fatigue on dynamic balance control and attentional demands J Neuroeng Rehabil 2006, 3:22 54 Emery CF, Honn VJ, Frid DJ, Lebowitz KR, Diaz PT: Acute effectsof exercise on ... for single and dual-task conditions Evaluation of the performance of the cognitive interference task was done by taking the total number of subtractions minus the number of subtraction mistakes ... dual-task conditions Granacher et al Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2010, 7:56 http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/7/1/56 Page of 12 Table Effectsof muscle fatigue on gait characteristics...
... the notch filter implemented Figure demonstrates a comparison of the MUNIX calculation from paretic and contralateral muscles of one stroke subject, with notch filtering function onand off For ... wave 18 amplitude and the absolute values of MUNIX for all the examined muscles On the other hand, the notch filter function onand off resulted in similar reduction ratios of both M wave and ... MUNIX value of 113 (notch filter on) and 130 (notch filter off) for the paretic FDI muscle, much lower than the MUNIX value of 221 (notch filter on) and 273 (notch filter off) for the contralateral...
... effectsof blurring vision in the elderly Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004, 45:2122-2128 Perry SD, Santos LC, Patla AE: Contribution of vision and cutaneous sensation to the control of centre of ... workstation for analysis using software that extracts the initial and end contact time of each stride and determines stride and swing times To focus on the assessment of the dynamics of continuous, ... correlated Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2005, 2:27 http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/2/1/27 Table 3: Effectsof lighting on gait...
... competing interests 15 Authors' contributions YK and MT have made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of the data MK has been involved ... performed and Scheffe's multiple comparison test was conducted Results Fiber concentration and weight concentration in exposure chamber In the lung magnetometric evaluation, the arithmetic mean (standard ... magnetization as B0 and the decay constant as λ, the remnant magnetic field after t seconds of termination of external magnetization can be represented by the formula B = B0e-λt, and thus the decay constant...