... periods of time (Fig 3) As shown, the addition of stressors tothe cultures inhibits growth without killing the cells The hybridizing band in the northern analysis showed the expected size of about ... role in the detoxification processes In this study we examined the role of Bcp2 in order to increase the knowledge ofthe enzymatic activity involved in the oxidative stress in S solfataricus To detect ... examined the involvement ofthe peroxiredoxin Bcp2 in oxidative stress in the hyperthermophilic aerobic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Furthermore, we report the cloning, the expression and the...
... examined the physiological responses ofthe release and expression of these two CHHs under stressful conditions, especially severe hypoxia, hypothermia and hyperthermia, in an attempt to define their ... functions To address these questions, we cloned the fulllength cDNA of PO-CHH and identified the presence ofthe neuropeptide forms in the ES and PO For the first time in crustaceans, the expression ... revealing the presence of a long 3¢-UTR ( 1.5 kbp) The amplicon (132 bp) produced from the nested PCR of 5¢-RACE cDNA contained a 5¢-UTR and the remaining sequence ofthe 5¢-end of PO-CHH The complete...
... Like (2), these refer tothe intrinsic qualities ofthe music itself, but they differ in that they describe qualities ofthe music as a whole 16 rather than specific, technical elements of it (e.g ... first describe the development ofthe system of content analysis, and then deal with its applicatio:1 tothe experimental data Development ofthe Content Analysis Musicians and aestheticians have ... unlikely to produce a large number ofthe other three types, especially Objective-Analytic ones; these subjects, moreover, are likely to be amongst the less musically experienced The results of the...
... due to two key reasons: theoretical aspect (the greater the number of variables in the model, the less the degree of parsimony ofthe model), and practical aspect (the greater the number of variables ... assumed that the strength ofthe impact ofthe change was inherently expressed in the perceptions ofthe employees, it was not necessary to separately explore the effects ofthe change on the employees, ... rate) The focus of this dissertation is strictly limited tothe examination ofthe relationships between perceptions and attitudes on the one hand and reactionsto change on the other hand at the...
... cells prolonged exposure to hypertonicity induces apoptosis because of a lack of or the dysfunction ofthe component(s) needed for the adaptive response of these cells tostress For example, it ... loss of E-cadherin or other protein(s) in the hDlg complex under stressful conditions, and the cortical cytoskeleton is therefore disrupted and hDlg released into the cytoplasm The lack of effect ... from the cytoskeleton into the cytoplasm [3] Our aim in this study was to gain a better understanding ofthe role of hDlg phosphorylation by p38c when cells are exposed to hyperosmotic stress...
... published in the PhD thesis of J Darragh, University of Dundee) The effect of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication on bile acid levels was also investigated The total bile acid concentrations of patients ... (Fig 3I) The control inactive version ofthe inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide V (Bis-V) was unable to block the apoptosis (Fig 3J), demonstrating the selectivity in the response Because the PKC pathway ... rather than p53, is a primary mediator ofthe differential apoptotic response ofthe two cell lines Gastric fluid contains a mixture of different bile acids in addition to DCA (as in Fig 2B) These...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum ofthe 10 items ofthe DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... diagnosis, and the area under the curve (AUC) calculated by the trapezoid method and its significance level were estimated The 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) ofthe estimators ofthe cut-off ... related to reliability ofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire Our data support the reliability ofthe instrument both in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α of Page of 10 (page...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum ofthe 10 items ofthe DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... diagnosis, and the area under the curve (AUC) calculated by the trapezoid method and its significance level were estimated The 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) ofthe estimators ofthe cut-off ... related to reliability ofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire Our data support the reliability ofthe instrument both in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α of Page of 10 (page...
... seedlings The morphology of stressed seedlings grown on the BLF medium differs from that ofthe Ingestad seedlings (control) The stressed seedlings exhibited a lower rate of shoot growth, tended to ... roots These seedlings produced a great number of lateral roots Further characteristics ofthe BLF seedlings were a reduced length ofthe primary root and an increased ratio ofthe root to shoot ... added tothe BLF medium in form of AlCl (0.8 mM) The compo3 sition ofthe nutrient media Ingestad (control) and BLF (stress) was taken from Junga (1984) The nutrient media were changed weekly The...
... antibodies [12] The objective of this study was to measure the presence of anti-α-fodrin antibodies in the sera of a cohort of patients with well-defined SjS at the Department of Rheumatology ofthe University ... In our hands, the use of apoptotic extracts (to increase the amount of antigenic fodrin cleavage product) did not improve the suitability of these techniques for the detection of anti-α-fodrin ... false-positive results because ofthe presence ofthe GST moiety in the α-fodrin–GST product that was used as the antigen, the ELISA was also performed in the presence of a 10-fold excess of purified carrier...
... by the area under the curve ofthe receiver-operating characteristic analysis (see Figure 1) After adjusting the cutoff value ofthe SmD1 immunoassay to 100 IU/ml to achieve 100% specificity, the ... in the ELISA according tothe instructions for use ofthe respective kit Statistical evaluation of results The results obtained from the comparative study were evaluated using the Analyse-it Software ... decision about thediagnosisofthe patient and commence inappropriate therapy In a second independent cohort of patients (panel III), the newly defined cut-off limit (100 units) ofthe SmD1 ELISA...
... this study were taken from the public release ofthe FDA’s AERS database, which covers the period from the first quarter of 2004 through the end of 2009 The data structure of AERS is in compliance ... investigated and the number of cooccurrences of HSRs would be important factors In this study, we tried to evaluate the demographic effect on the susceptibility to severe HSRs The ratio of male/female/unknown ... using the IC is done using the IC025 metric, a criterion indicating the lower bound ofthe 95% two-sided CI ofthe IC, and a signal is detected with the IC025 value exceeds [10] Finally, the EB05...
... development ofthe intervention The Faculty of Old Age Psychiatrists ofthe Royal College of Psychiatrists has agreed to appoint a member to liaise with us in regard tothe design and conduct ofthe ... distribution to members of local old age MHTs; when members of old age MHTs receive the letters, they can decide whether to opt in tothe survey and return their names and preferred contact details to ... sample the 60 MHTs in the North of England and Yorkshire, and another 60 randomly selected from the rest ofthe UK The former will be subsequently approached for recruitment tothe RCT; the latter...
... bowel can lead to intussusception [10,11] Nonetheless, thediagnosis is particularly difficult in this population of patients due tothe non-specific nature ofthe symptoms as well as the depressed ... abdominal tomography at the level ofthe umbilicus showing a characteristic 'target mass' (arrows) in the right abdomen Contrast Contrast enhanced abdominal tomography at the level ofthe umbilicus ... (arrows) in the right abdomen Discussion Bowel obstruction is one ofthe most common complaints driving patients to our emergency department In the vast majority of cases, a history of previous...
... through the bed-nucleus ofthe stria terminalis tothe hypothalamus [8], which projects tothe lateral hypothalamus to mediate the activation of sympathetic component ofthe ANS [36]; projections to ... the ANS [36]; projections tothe dorsal motor nucleus ofthe vagus are involved in the activation ofthe parasympathetic component ofthe ANS [37]; projections tothe NLC and ventral tegmental ... inflammatory stress, interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a major role ofthe endocrine cytokines in the immune stimulation ofthe HPA axis [73] Chronic activation ofthestress response has been found to impair...
... nuclei 30 10 30 cytosol Figure 3.4E Phosphorylation of FOXO3a at Thr32 induced by H O involved ERKs activation H O treatment led to translocation of FOXO3a from the nucleus tothe cytoplasm Cells ... H2O2 for different periods of time, harvested, and separated tothe nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions The levels of FOXO3a, TopBP1 (nucleus control), and p66shcA (cytoplasm control) were determined ... Phosphorylation of p66shcA on Ser36 was determined by Western blot analysis (D) Coexpression ofthe constitutively active MEK1 (MEK1 ) led to massive phosphorylation of p66shcA on Ser36 The mutant form of...
... expressed both p52 and p46 Shc due tothe use of two start codons Bottom panel: quantitation data from B The value of co-immunoprecipitated p52Shc or p46Shc in the absence of H2O2was set at -95- C IP: ... analysis of phosphorylation sites on ShcA Tandem mass spectrum showing the sequence of a peptide of m/z 611.7891 which was eluted from the reversed phase column at 37.15 The y-ion series shows the ... p46ShcA with PKC δ The experiment was done as Fig 2A, except that this p52ShcA construct did not express p46 due to a point mutation Bottom panel: quantitation data from C The value of co-immunoprecipitated...
... since none of them alone is useful for the majority ofthe BC and none of them is specific for cancer or breast tissues No biomarker has been suggested to date for the early diagnosisof BC (24) ... method to evaluate the actual performance of these markers Jinang Li, from the John Hopkins Hospital, is the first to explore proteomics in early diagnosisof BC, who also enabled the advance of ... response rather than malignancy Another study by Mathelin et al included a total of 89 patients Bc1a and Bc1b defined by the authors corresponded tothe Bc1 and Bc3a and Bc3b corresponded to Bc3 of Li...
... (SENSE factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue On the other hand, in sarcomas the ADC ... in thediagnosisof intracranial epidermoid cyst [50] Detecting the keratinoid substance by means of DWI and the ADC value may be useful and serve as an adjunctive tool to ensure the accuracy of ... pulse, the low ADC values ofthe cystic component of mature cystic teratomas have been attributed to artifacts caused by coexisting fat within the tumor [21, 22] Furthermore, mature cystic teratoma...
... effort for developing new tools to diagnose tuberculosis1 The use of a molecular technique like PCR for the laboratory detection of Mycobacteria in respiratory and other tissue samples from tuberculosis ... of six months after being diagnosed as not having tuberculosis, the PCR profile ofthe individual had changed markedly, suggesting an increase in the bacterial load in the sputum Only seven of ... clinical follow up Ofthe 144 samples, 48 were confirmed on the basis of culture and response to ATT, while 23 culture negative samples were confirmed on the basis of response to ATT, microbiological...