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Veterinary Medical Specialization: Bridging Science and Medicine Volume 39 doc
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29/03/2014, 15:20
... immunological and infectious challenge (Shoenfeld and Cohen, 1987; Tomer and Davies, 1993), but also to better understand the earlier and current increases in adverse reactions to vaccines in both human and ... in applying molecular techniques and genetic engineering to correcting many animal and human diseases The present volume reviews the historical, current, and future needs for specialization in ... C Health Surveys and Genetic Screening D Nutrition and the Immune System E Medical and Legal Aspects of Clinical Trials III Recommendations for the Future A Integrating Basic and Clinical Research...
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Autoimmune Diseases – Contributing Factors, Specific Cases of Autoimmune Diseases, and Stem Cell and Other Therapies pdf
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16/03/2014, 21:20
... strong Current Theories for Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Treatment and consistent association between the HLA-DRB5*0101, HLA-DRB1*1501, HLA-DQA1*0102 and HLA-DQB1*0602 extended haplotype and ... and Stem Cell and Other Therapies disease initiation method, with a single and defined myelin peptide allows for the observation and measurement of changing T cell specificities over time (Vanderlugt ... Diseases, and Stem Cell and Other Therapies Vetsika, E K and Callan, M (2004) Infectious mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr virus Expert Rev Mol Med 6, 1-16 Vukusic, S., Van Bockstael, V., Gosselin, S and...
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Báo cáo y học: "Autoantibody profiling for the study and treatment of autoimmune disease" docx
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09/08/2014, 06:22
... using alternative surface chemistries, and linkers to orient and to serve as spacers between antigens and the surface, particle, or tag Bead and tag systems are currently limited by the relatively ... against Ro52 (upper center box) and doublestranded DNA (dsDNA, lower right box) Antibodies against Candida skin test antigens (lower center box) are also detected, and serve as a positive control ... contact printing, and in situ synthesis Commonly used solid supports include: nitrocellulose, nylon and polyvinylidene difluoride membranes; poly-L-lysine-coated, silane-treated, and other derivatized...
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Báo cáo y học: "Amplification of autoimmune disease by infection" potx
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09/08/2014, 06:22
... T, Tanioka H, Fujita S: Detection of human herpesvirus and human herpesvirus in the submandibular gland, parotid gland, and lip salivary gland by PCR J Clin Microbiol 1996, 34:2320-2321 Lautenschlager ... Luca D, Mirandola P, Ravaioli T, Dolcetti R, Frigatti A, Bovenzi P, Sighinolfi L, Monini P, Cassai E: Human herpesviruses and in salivary glands and shedding in saliva of healthy and human immunodeficiency ... Vol No Posnett and Yarilin antigens such as keratin and IgG, the target of typical rheumatoid factors; and apoptosis-related proteins such as annexin V, calpastatin, vimentin and filaggrin [107–115]...
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Báo cáo y học: "Epitope spreading to citrullinated antigens in mouse models of autoimmune arthritis and demyelination" pot
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09/08/2014, 13:22
... Array production and assay Synovial and myelin antigen arrays were produced using a robotic arrayer The arrayer printed peptides and proteins representing candidate antigens in RA and MS on the ... encephalomyelitis (EAE) using myelin and myelin and synovial antigen arrays (a, b) Synovial and (d, e) myelin arrays were produced by printing synovial and myelin peptides and proteins in ordered arrays ... important future direction will be characterisation of the isotypes (IgM, IgG and IgG subclasses) of the initial and expanding autoantibody responses in rodent models, as well as human RA and MS...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Animal models of amyloid-b-related pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease docx
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16/02/2014, 09:20
... leading to hemorrhage and perivascular microgliosis and astrocytosis The Dutch and Iowa mutations both reduce the negative charge of Ab and stimulate the formation of amyloid fibrils and attachment to ... cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma of young transgenic mice and healthy human Measures in PDAPP refer to Ab 1–x, in Tg2576, APP23 and humans to the sum of Ab1–40 and Ab1–42, and in tgArcSwe they ... that metal ions like Zn2+ and Cu2+ play a role in Ab biology, and possibly in AD pathogenesis Both ions bind APP and Ab with high affinity, and stimulate Ab aggregation and oxidizing effects of...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Gait dynamics in mouse models of Parkinson''''s disease and Huntington''''s disease" doc
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19/06/2014, 10:20
... pharmacology and physiology, data interpretation, and manuscript review TGH designed the study, and participated in the collection and analyses of data, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation and ... between the major axes of the left and right paw images during peak stance Gait data were collected and pooled from both the left and right forelimbs, and the left and right hind limbs Measures of ... light: 12-hour dark schedule with ad libitum access to food and water Handling and care of mice were consistent with federal guidelines and approved institutional protocols Experimental groups MPTP...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Inflammatory cytokine levels correlate with amyloid load in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer''''s disease" potx
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19/06/2014, 22:20
... patient brain and show an increased production of inflammatory markers such as COX-2, PGE2 and also increased levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IFN-γ and IL-12, TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-6 ... 15 fold more Aβ1–40, and 20 fold more 1– 42) but there was considerable slice-to-slice variation in soluble and insoluble Aβ levels within and between genotypes The TgAPPsw and PS1/APPsw mice express ... 31:657-60 Tarkowski E, Wallin A, Regland B, Blennow K, Tarkowski A: Local and systemic GM-CSF increase in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia Acta Neurol Scand 2001, 103:166-74 Lim GP, Yang...
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Báo cáo y học: "The retinoic acid binding protein CRABP2 is increased in murine models of degenerative joint disease" pot
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09/08/2014, 01:22
... dedifferentiation and DJD [21] More recently, antagonists of the retinoic acid receptors have been tested in a rheumatoid arthritis model in mice and rats and found to improve histological scores, and this ... that PMX and MTX surgeries lead to a slowly progressing arthrosis in mice and that Crabp2 represents an early and sustained marker of DJD Crabp2 expression is regulated by retinoic acid and its ... retinoic acid receptor activity by sequestering ligands and also as a vehicle to deliver ligands to the retinoic acid receptors, thereby enhancing ligand-mediated retinoic acid receptor transcriptional...
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Báo cáo y học: " Multiple functions for CD28 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 during different phases of T cell responses: implications for arthritis and autoimmune disease" pot
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09/08/2014, 01:23
... seems to act as a negative regulator of CTLA-4 function and dissociates from CTLA-4 upon ligand binding The ligands are the dimeric CD80 and the monomeric CD86 Binding of CD80 to the divalent ... CD28 and CTLA-4 CD28 and CTLA-4 have distinct functions during T cell activation Triggering of CD28 enhances raft accumulation and the accumulation of transcription factors, such as AP-1 and nuclear ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases 50 The human CD28 and CTLA-4 genes map to chromosome 2q33 and are separated by about 60 kilobases The homologies between CD28 and CTLA-4 strongly...
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Báo cáo y học: "Role of RUNX in autoimmune diseases linking rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and lupus" pptx
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09/08/2014, 01:23
... during embryogenesis and later found to have functions in sex determination and neurogenesis [12] A second member, named lozenge, is required for cell patterning in the eye and for hematopoiesis ... bone malformation and boneless mice; RUNX2 is therefore of Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/6/4/169 major importance in skeletal development and in osteoblast and chondrocyte ... involved in skeletal development [27] and has been found expressed in the skin and other epithelial tissues [27] Mice made deficient for RUNX3 develop gastric cancer, and these studies have also shown...
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Báo cáo y học: "The current status of targeting BAFF/BLyS for autoimmune diseases" pps
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09/08/2014, 01:24
... transmembrane activator and calcium modulator ligand interactor; TWE-PRIL, a fusion protein of TWEAK (TNFSF12) and APRIL proliferative response to lipopolysaccharide or anti-CD40L stimulation and an increase ... BAFF and APRIL levels are increased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [17] and correlate with titers of autoantibodies [31] and disease activity scores [32] Both BAFF and APRIL ... onset and death by 4–5 months when given before the emergence of nephritis in NZB/W F1 mice, and the combination of TACIIg and CTLA4Ig can even reverse established nephritis in this model ([26] and...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Multi-locus models of genetic risk of disease" pptx
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11/08/2014, 12:20
... + cov(X,R)/K with cov(X,R) the genetic covariance between the proband, X , and a relative, R For individuals X and R we Wray and Goddard Genome Medicine 2010, 2:10 http://genomemedicine.com/content/2/2/10 ... locus is biallelic and is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium so that the frequency of wild type, carrier and homozygous risk genotypes in the population are (1 – p)2, 2p(1 – p) and p2 and x is distributed ... generations, we calculate λMZ, λSib, λOP and the recurrence risk of disease in grandchildren of affected grandparents, λOG From these we calculate H 01 (using equation 1) and H 01 ≈ 4(λOG – 1)K/(1 – K),...
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Báo cáo y học: " Coxiella burnetii as a possible cause of autoimmune liver disease: a case report" pps
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11/08/2014, 14:20
... clinical signs and symptoms, but with persistently elevated liver enzymes Blood cultures remained sterile, and serology was negative for leptospirosis, rickettsiosis, HIV and hepatitis A, B and C Q-fever ... first draft of the manuscript All authors contributed to patient care and all corrected and improved the manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript References 10 11 Chazouilleres O, ... cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus as disease triggers [9] Several features suggest a causal relationship between PBC and infection, such as case clustering within well-demarcated geographical areas and...
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Báo cáo y học: "B-lymphocyte stimulator/a proliferation-inducing ligand heterotrimers are elevated in the sera of patients with autoimmune disease and are neutralized by atacicept and B-cell maturation antigen-immunoglobulin" pdf
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12/08/2014, 12:20
... (BAFF) -and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family and are important regulators of B-cell maturation, survival, and function [1,2] The TNF ligands ... analyses and correlation studies for the BLyS, APRIL, and heterotrimer serum levels in patients with SLE and RA, and co-wrote the manuscript JLE helped design the heterotrimer assay and assisted ... interests SRD, TRB, NBH, MM, and SP are current employees and stockholders of ZymoGenetics, Inc MDM, BH, KBL, HL, MML, CMK, JLE, and JAG are ZymoGenetics, Inc., stockholders and former employees ZymoGenetics,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibition in the treatment of autoimmune, allergic and autoinflammatory diseases'''' pps
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12/08/2014, 15:22
... protein Syk includes two tandem SH2 domains and a tyrosine kinase domain Interdomain A is between the two SH2 domains, and interdomain B is between the tyrosine kinase domain and C-terminal SH2 domain ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA), FLSs expand in numbers, acquire immune cell features, produce proinflammatory cytokines and enzymes, and contribute to the inflammatory process and the eventual destruction ... 57%), and ACR70 (33, 40%) responses Also, significant reductions in serum IL-6 and MMP-3 levels were noted within the first week of treatment Diarrhea and other gastrointestinal adverse Pamuk and...
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Báo cáo y học: " Models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" pps
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12/08/2014, 18:21
... enlargement and an enhanced compliance and mucus cell metaplasia [75] with activation of MMP-2, -9, -12, -13, and -14 and cathepsins B, S, L, H, and K in this model Parallel to protease-based and extracellular ... subepithelial fibrosis and mucus metaplasia combined with an eosinophil-, lymphocyte-, and macrophage-rich inflammation and increased hyperresponsiveness [73] Since asthma and COPD pathogenesis ... to guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs, and also rats and mice have been used Guinea pigs have been reported to be a very susceptible species They develop COPD-like lesions and emphysema-like airspace...
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Báo cáo y học: "Animal models of copper-associated liver disease" doc
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13/08/2014, 13:20
... 0.7 nm, lamp current 17 mA Standards used are 3, and 12 ppm prepared from 1000 ppm stock standard in 0.2 M HNO3 Peak area is read with a read delay of s, and a read time of s Standard reference ... transport, and hepatic metabolism of copper and zinc: special reference to metallothionein and ceruloplasmin Physiol Rev 1985, 65:238-309 DiDonato M and Sarkar B Copper transport and its alterations ... and the second case had centrilobular degeneration and necrosis In both ferrets, liver copper concentration was markedly elevated and special staining revealed copper pigment in hepatocytes and...
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Báo cáo y học: " A mechanistic model of infection: why duration and intensity of contacts should be included in models of disease spread" ppt
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13/08/2014, 16:20
... period of one day and basic reproduction numbers R0 = 1.5, 3.0, 4.5, and 6.0 With these assumptions, the contact intensity and the shedding rate can be Table 2: Time categories and translation ... differing contact situations: Alexandersen et al [16] and Sørensen et al [17], for example, show that basing large scale simulation models on quantities, such as intensity and duration of an exposure ... the ingested dose and the infection risk as derived in Haas et al [18] and used in several other publications [22-24] Details describing how the following assumptions 1, 3, and translate into...
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Báo cáo y học: "Relationships between free radical levels during carotid endarterectomy and markers of arteriosclerotic disease"
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26/10/2012, 10:03
... production and concentrations of MCP-1, ICAM-1, MMP-9 and oxLDL, mean values for all the OXANO concentrations measured during clamping and reperfusion and for the markers sampled before, during and ... regression coefficients All PCA and PLS models, as well as graphics and standard error estimates, were generated using the Simca-P 8.0 Software (Umetrics, Inc.) Anova and paired T-test were used ... I and RP OXANO levels at baseline, clamp and reperfusion respectively MCP11, MCP15, MCP19; MCP levels before, during and after clamping, ICAM11, ICAM15, ICAM19; ICAM levels before, during and...
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