... differ significantly in their mechanisms of action Inhibition by DRBT was dramatically increased when it was preincubated with the enzyme in the absence of the DNA substrate Preincubation for ... inhibition of its ATPase activity Aliquots of the enzyme were incubated in the presence of increasing concentrations of DRBT, or in its absence, for 15 (.), 30 (d), 45 (j), 60 (m) and 90 (r) Ó FEBS ... use of a DNA substrate Helicase activity was determined as a function of increasing concentrations of the compounds in the presence of ATP adjusted to 9.5 lM, 105 lM, 235 lM and 4.2 lM for WNV,...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 02:20
... subset A recent publication by Sarvetnick and her group now offers a distinct facet to the concept of controlling the emergence of autoreactive T cells in the periphery [18] The authors observed ... Guillain-Barré syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and myasthenia gravis [24,25], have been documented following autologous BMT, the incidence of such cases is rather low In contrast, ... NOD mice from developing diabetes, indicating a correlation between increased T-cell numbers and disease protection In accordance with this hypothesis, the injection of excess CD4 T cells from...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23
Báo cáo y học: "β Transforming growth factor-β-induced regulatory T cells referee inflammatory and autoimmune diseases" potx
... function of TGF-β [12,66] In contrast to strong suspicions, few data yet exist as to whether the uncontrolled T and B cell activation and pathogenesis in SLE can be attributed to a deficiency ... immunosuppressive The absence of Treg results in the breakdown of tolerance and the development of autoimmune diseases [28] Our understanding of the functional domain of these cells has rapidly advanced through ... the target cell [41] Smad2/3 are anchored to the plasma membrane through the Smad anchor for receptor activation (SARA), which probably increases the efficiency of activation by the TGFβ-receptor...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo y học: "Development and management of systemic lupus erythematosus in an HIV-infected man with hepatitis C and B co-infection following interferon therapy: a case report" doc
... Introduction Co-infection with hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a common problem of increasing clinical significance Interferon (INF) therapy is the mainstay of HCV treatment ... 12-64) and ALP 209 U/L (NR
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21
autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases
... comparison of the incidence of the autoimmune disease in patients with a given HLA type with the incidence of the autoimmune disease in patients without this HLA type ROLE OF TH1/TH2 balance Original ... lymphocytes Nečas et al., 2000 Causes for loss of self-tolerance Genetic predisposition Imbalance of suppressor-helper T cell function Apoptosis Modification of antigen (via drugs, microorganisms) ... thymus Clonal anergy - irreversible loss of function of lymphocytes induced by long-term enconter of antigens T-cell activation requires to signals Absence of second signal (from antigen presenting...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:37
Báo cáo y học: "Weight loss, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia associated with sustained virologic response to Hepatitis C treatmen"
... literatures may have occurred from differences in our demographic population Our study had less African Americans (only patient), and a lower prevalence of HCV genotype and HIV co –infection ... treatment among Asian Americans patients compared to Caucasians, Hispanics and African Americans, respectively (19) In our study, the patients with SVR had significant weight loss compared to ... identify independent predictors for SVR Statistical significance was considered with P value of 0.05 Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was reported in categorical data All statistical...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39
Báo cáo y học: "Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and Hepatic Steatosis"
... degree of insulin resistance Diabetes was once thought to be an ailment secondary to the lack of insulin production but is now recognized as an illness of insulin resistance and resultant hyperinsulinemia ... trigger severe advancement of fibrosis in patients with genotype infections [32] Overall, steatosis, whether metabolic or HCV induced, worsens the sequence of events leading to advanced fibrosis in ... insulin resistance syndrome Hepatology 2002; 35:373 Willner IR, Waters B, Patil SR, et al Ninety patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Insulin resistance, familial tendency, and severity...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 09:51
Báo cáo y học: "Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection"
... full-length HCV core protein suppressed the HBV enhancer up to 11-fold, the enhancer 3-4-fold Suppression of HBV enhancer by HCV core from genotype 1b was stronger than by HCV core of genotypes 3a or ... Paterlini P, Driss F, Nalpas B, Pisi E, Franco D, Berthelot P, Brechot C Persistence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral genomes in primary liver cancers from HBsAg-negative patients: a study ... related to concurrent HBV 58 chronic infection The incidence of FHF in patients with underlying chronic HBV infection was 23.1% (9/39), which is significantly higher than in those without (2.9% or 2/70)...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 09:51
Báo cáo y học: "Hepatitis C Virus Serologic and Virologic Tests and Clinical Diagnosis of HCVRelated Liver Disease"
... less [1] Four marker profiles can be observed according to the presence or absence of either marker The presence of HCV RNA in the absence of anti-HCV antibodies is strongly indicative of acute ... needed In clinical practice, HCV genotype can be determined by various commercial kits, using direct sequence analysis of the 5’ noncoding region (Trugene® 5 'NC HCV Genotyping Kit, Bayer HealthCare, ... reference method for HCV genotype determination is direct sequencing of the NS5B or E1 regions of HCV genome by means of “in-house” techniques, followed by sequence alignment with prototype sequences...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 09:56
Báo cáo y học: "Incidence of Ocular Zoonoses referred to the Inflammatory and Autoimmune Ocular Diseases Service of the University of Parma - Italy"
... the specific section Figure 1: Geographical location of the province of Parma (Italy) References Mora P, Vecchi M, Barbera L, Toscani M, Orsoni JG Use of systemic cyclosporin A in a case of severe...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:11
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Template requirements and binding of hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase during in vitro RNA synthesis from the 3¢-end of virus minus-strand RNA docx
... a concentration of 200 lgÆmL)1 (220 times heparin molar excess with respect to the enzyme) reduced RNA synthesis by 72% Incubation with a higher concentration (400 lgÆmL)1) did not significantly ... of the 122 nt RNA fragment was unmodified compared to wild-type RNA This discrepancy can be explained by differences between the sensitivity of the assays used in the two 3876 studies Finally, ... the products did not increase, indicating that the elongation step was achieved (data not shown) We then compared the total level of RNA synthesized in the presence or absence of heparin at 200...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 01:20
Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C ppt
... they have been infected until symptoms of advanced liver disease appear Advanced liver cancer has a 5-year survival rate of below 5% (American Cancer Society, 2009) Although much progress has ... .12 INTRODUCTION 15 Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C WorldWide 17 Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in the United States ... Surveillance 54 Core Surveillance 55 PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOF ix Copyright © National Academy of Sciences All rights reserved Hepatitis and Liver Cancer:...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20
Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C doc
... they have been infected until symptoms of advanced liver disease appear Advanced liver cancer has a 5-year survival rate of below 5% (American Cancer Society, 2009) Although much progress has ... surveillance, including serologic testing, to monitor incidence and prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in populations not fully captured by core surveillance • • ... federal government Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20
Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Hepatitis C: An Update docx
... interferon-based treatment once the acute process has subsided (Class IIa, Level C) Treatment of African Americans The prevalence in the U.S of anti-HCV is higher in African Americans (3%) than in non-Hispanic ... neutropenia is a more common finding in African Americans than Caucasians and may be a safety concern In spite of this, African Americans not appear to be at increased risk for serious infections or ... marked difference in response rates between African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites are unclear; in the NIH-sponsored study, the low response rate was independent of BMI, the presence of diabetes,...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20
Autoimmune Diseases – Contributing Factors, Specific Cases of Autoimmune Diseases, and Stem Cell and Other Therapies pdf
... higher incidence in the European and North American than the Asian and south American countries The current global increase in incidence of 3% per year is well reported This rapid rise strongly ... data indicate that the incidence of Type (DM) has increased in population groups who have moved from a low-incidence region to a high-incidence area, emphasizing the influence of environmental conditions ... Europe—for example, in Finland, the incidence has increased 4.5-fold from the early 1950s (Gale 2002) Such an increase cannot be the consequence only of enhanced genetic disease susceptibility...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 21:20
Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C pdf
... departments to support core surveillance for acute and chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and conduct targeted active surveillance to monitor incidence and prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis ... Populations Considered At-Risk: For foreign-born populations: The CDC, in conjunction with other federal agencies and state agencies, should provide resources for the expansion of community-based programs ... guidance to perinatal hepatitis B prevention program coordinators to expand and enhance the capacity to identify chronically infected pregnant women and provide case-management services, including...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20
Báo cáo sinh học: " Reduced expression of Jak-1 and Tyk-2 proteins leads to interferon resistance in Hepatitis C virus " docx
... work was supported by NIH grant CA89121 (SD) and partial support from the Tulane Cancer Center and Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC) We thank Drs Gus Kausolas and Tim Foster, School ... scientist can read your work free of charge "BioMed Central will be the most significant development for disseminating the results of biomedical researc h in our lifetime." Sir Paul Nurse, Cancer ... gene encoding for neomycin phosphotransferase (conferring resistance to G-418) downstream of the HCV IRES The second cistron in the same http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/89 RNA contains encephalomyocarditis...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20
Báo cáo sinh học: " Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in pregnant Sudanese women" pot
... pregnancy in other African countries [9-13], no proper published data are available in Sudan, which is the largest country in Africa Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the prevalence ... remembered Thirdly, the difference in prevalence and interactions of HBV and HCV and HIV might explain the results Yet, we have recently, documented HIV prevalence in 1% of Sudanese pregnant ... charge "BioMed Central will be the most significant development for disseminating the results of biomedical researc h in our lifetime." Sir Paul Nurse, Cancer Research UK Your research papers will...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20