... with media alone (control) and various concentrations of CSE; a) control, b) CSE (0.2%), c) CSE (0.5%), d) CSE (1.0%), e) CSE (2.5%), f) CSE (5.0%) for 24 hr CSE at higher concentrations was toxic ... little evidence of apoptosis in human lung cancer cells (H1299) Human lung cancer cells (H1299) were treated with media alone (control) and various concentrations of CSE; a) control, b) CSE (1.0%), ... Differential effectsof cigarette smoke onoxidativestressand proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and in a variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells...
... effect of CSE onoxidativestress (reduced glutathione and 4-hydroxy-2nonenal), cell toxicity (lactate dehydrogenase release, apoptosis and necrosis) and proinflammatory cytokine release (IL-6 and ... shrinkage, condensation and fragmentation of nuclear material Necrosis on the other hand, is a passive response characterized by cytoplasmic swelling, rapid loss of plasma membrane integrity, and eventually ... endogenous levels of glutathione status and the amount of 4-HNE is formed IL-8 and IL-6 are important in the recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells The induction of these proinflammatory...
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext of the neighborhood one lives in and the availability of basic educational and health ... educational levels of parents Once a convergence is reached on the net and correlation effectsof poverty on a variety of indicators, the task ahead is to decompose this effect further and to ... conflict, as well as conflict between parents and children over money (19) High levels of family conflict, anxiety, and concerns over the family financial situation decrease marital satisfaction and...
... the effect of NaCl concentration on the kinetic constants and thermodynamic stability of VsEndA and VcEndA was investigated In addition, the effectsof reciprocal mutations of two non-conserved ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effectsof salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters of the thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration ... [43] Expressionand purification The expressionand purification of recombinant VsEndA and VcEndA native enzymes and mutants were performed as described previously [11] with a few modifications Cells...
... overexpression of CYP2E1 both in vivo and in vitro is associated with several cellular markers ofoxidative stress, including products of lipid peroxidation (e.g 4-hydroxynonenal and malondialdehyde), ... Fig Expressionof CYP2E1 in mouse heart tissue and the generation of transgenic mice Protein translational levels of CYP2E1 in heart tissue from mice at embryonic age 16.5 days and at 1, 2, and ... transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of CYP2E1 expression Hepatology 35, 263–273 Raza H, Ahmed I, John A & Sharma AK (2000) Modulation of xenobiotic metabolism andoxidative stress...
... 2012) From the viewpoint of economic and social policy, it is important to obtain a better understanding of the short-term consequences ofdrought for health conditions and economic outcomes in highly ... which are considered a summary indicator for both the short-term (wasting) and long-term (stunting) effects of child malnutrition To assess the impact ofdroughton monetary consumption of the households, ... Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21(1):141–167 Burgess, R., Deschnes, O., Donaldson, D., and Greenstone, M (2011) Weather and Death in India London School of Economics Cole, S., Gin´, X., and Vickery,...
... temperature anddroughtstresseffectson survival of Pinus ponderosa seedlings, Tree Physiol 16 (1996) 665–672 [26] Kozlowski T.T., Pallardy S.G., Acclimatation and adaptative responses of woody ... duration and magnitude of post-fire changes for stand recovery seemed to be directly related to the environmental conditions prevailing at the time of the fire, after it, and to the specific conditions ... the fire, after it, and to the specific conditions of the site considered In burned areas, the consumption of biomass and reduction of vegetation cover by the actual fire increased soil temperatures...
... resin content Samples of non-inoculated phloem, as well as sapwood and shoot axes (phloem and xylem) of new growth were taken on December 21, 1988, March 20, 1989, andon the days of inoculation; ... (1954) and modified by Sauvard (1988) The defence reaction zone of the stressed significantly shorter than that of the control trees (May; 15 ± 4.7 trees was only once mm for the control and 5.6 ... defence reactions to be a consequence of variation of stored carbo- sibly a longer (table II) or a more = hydrates These conclusions agree with the results of Christiansen and Ericsson (1986) who...
... fluorophore on the reducing ter- Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2:25 http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/25 β-glucan1is one of the key components ... aqueous solution, β-glucans undergo conformational change into triple helix, single helix or random coils The immune functions of β-glucans are apparently dependent on their conformational complexity ... elimination half-life, volume of distribution and clearance [27] The low systemic blood level of β-glucans after ingestion does not reflect the full picture of the pharmacodynamics of β-glucans and...
... recognition and destruction of allogeneic tumor cells likely results from increased expressionof MHC antigens on the tumor cell surface, processing and presentation of tumor antigens, andexpression ... source of fuel Our experiments have demonstrated that the distribution and levels ofexpressionof Fas are altered in response to changing concentrations of glucose in many cell lines and in ... Figure Distribution and Level of Fas in L1210/0 and L1210/DDP Cells Distribution and Level of Fas in L1210/0 and L1210/DDP Cells Expressionof cell-surface Fas, leftmost panels, and intracellular...
... on the number of agenetic teeth, hypodontia, oligodontia and anodontia can be differentiated The maijority of persons with hypodontia suffers from only one or two missing teeth [1, 6] Oligodontia ... hypodontia, mandibular growth, missing teeth Introduction Congenital missing teeth are a common anomaly in the craniofacial skeleton The prevalence of dental agenesis varies dependent on continent, ... Effectsof hypodontia on craniofacial structures and mandibular growth pattern Amelia Kreczi 1, Peter Proff 2, Claudia Reicheneder and Andreas Faltermeier Amelia Kreczi,, Department of Orthodontics,...
... oxidation with a low rate of ATP production [6] Moreover, brown adipose geneexpression could be stimulated when mice are maintained at thermoneutrality and under conditions of cold acclimation [7,8] ... adipose depots in response to PM2.5 exposure The levels of down-regulation of both these genes were pronounced in iBAT and mBAT in comparison with the WAT depots The geneexpressionof Elovl3, which ... studies suggest alteration of brown adipose geneexpression in response to obesity and diabetes [36,37] In addition to modulation of BAT functionality, there has been considerable interest in...
... analyses on shoots of Picea abies and leaves of Coflea liberica at various tem- peratures Physiol Plant.70, 189-195 Gross K & Pham-Nguyen T (1987b) The influence of constant long-term water stresson ... 7-26 Larcher W (1960) Transpiration and photosynthesis of detached leaves and shoots of Quer cus pubescens and Q ilex during desiccation under standard conditions Bull Res Counc Isr Sect D 213-224 ... matal conductance (cf Larcher, 1960) Under conditions of good water supply, Douglas firs were more efficient than spruce trees (Figs and 4) ance Long-term water stress had no effect on supply of...
... inhibitory effect on inflammatory mediators including activity andexpressionof cyclooxygenase (COX) [4,5], generation of prostaglandins [6,7], and leukotrienes (LT) [4] andexpressionof proinflammatory ... duplicate and serial dilutions of standard (total RNA from LPS-treated mouse spleen) in triplicate No template control and no RT negative control reactions were also performed Reaction conditions were: ... spleen and liver mRNA expression Future examination of macrophage responses at other tissue sites and responses of other cell types is clearly warranted Parthenolide's in vitro effectson mediators...
... [18,19] We and others have reported that activation of PBLs and resting CD4+ T cells with PHA, a lectin mitogen, induces cell proliferation and the expressionof Cyclin T1 and CDK9, components of the ... variable effectsof prostratin in the absence of Tat when viral geneexpression is low The overall outcome of viral geneexpression observed in this study may represents the net result of different effects ... of elongation by this transcription factor [43] Thus, prostratin stimulation of NF-κB through the up-regulation of Cyclin T1/P-TEFb is also likely to contribute to stimulation of viral gene expression...
... resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammation and also increase insulin sensitivity Thus, future studies should emphasize longer periods of supplementation and larger doses in milder situations of neuropathy, ... position and vibration Joint position was assessed by moving the terminal phalanx of the great toes and coding the patient’s feeling of the joint position Vibration was assessed using a 128 diapason ... diabetic 253 neuropathy [13] andoxidativestress Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation onoxidativestress in a group of diabetic patients suffering...
... occurred in one patient in the flurbiprofen group Atelectasis occurred in one patient belonging to the control group and it was recovered by respiratory rehabilitation and bronchoscopic aspiration Gastrointestinal ... Nausea/vomiting Constipation Figure Changes in serum concentration of TNF-α before and after thoracotomy in the study groups Figure Changes in serum concentration of IL-6 before and after thoracotomy ... scores and additional analgesic consumption These findings may be related to the antiinflammatory effectsof flurbiprofen VAS scoring is a simple and often used method for evaluating variations...
... occur and keep the data consistent and comparable over time The specification of the profit finction and estimation of profit efficiency closely follow the procedures of Berger, Hancock, and Humphrey ... mergers In contrast, there have been no academic studies of the profit efficiency effectsof mergers and very little research on the market power effectsof bank mergers Studies of the effectsof mergers ... the effectsof market concentration and market share on prices and profits It should be borne in mind that there may be many differences between the dynamic effectsof mergers on performance and...
... 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 ... information removed All calculations by author 40 In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the Spanish version of the survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers ... 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...