... general brain morphology followingTBI 57 3.1.1.2 EffectsofpHLonmorphologicalterationsinthehippocampusfollowingTBI 59 3.1.1.3 EffectsofpHLon neuronal loss, ... GPx and GST inthe cortex followingTBI 78 3.3.2 Comparing the anti-apoptotic effectsofpHL and Leo 79 3.3.2.1 Comparison oftheeffectsofpHL and Leo onthe expression of apoptosis-related ... 3.2.1.1 Effectsof Leo onthe activities of SOD, CAT, GPx and GST inthe cortex followingTBI 71 3.2.1.2 Effectsof Leo treatment on neuronal apoptosis followingTBI 73 3.3: Investigating...
... Osteoarthritis, of these 30 ofthe 48 had radiographic Grade (bone on bone) arthritis, the remaining 18 had grade OA Ofthe 48 patients, four had undergone revision, four had died since implantation and ... Each prosthesis was then scored radiographically by summing the degree of deviation ofthe implant from perfect alignment in two planes, and adding the overhang in mm and the presence of posterior ... could be done by extending our indications and ignoring the presence of patellofemoral arthritis (if not clinically symptomatic) as suggested inthe new guidelines by the Oxford group The vast...
... PRPP binds first, inducing a conformation change, then allowing the purine base to bind in accordance with the mechanism of human HPRT [19,25] This conclusion can be made based onthe lack of thermal ... crystallization solutions The ligand bound was interpreted as GMP because the N2 ofthe base makes a hydrogen bond to a main chain carbonyl Binding of a xanthine base from XMP inthe same position, would ... (Fig 1C) The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydrogen bonded to the main chain and the side chain of Asp142 (Fig 1C) Both hydroxyl groups ofthe ribose are involved in coordinating a putative Ca2+ ion This...
... sub-stoichiometric iron content of iron–sulfur proteins is generally due to the impaired incorporation ofthe cluster into the protein during overexpression in E coli and ⁄ or loss during purification when conditions ... coordination sites are the likely cause of minor variations inthe electronic properties, which were reflected in their absorption spectra The brownish appearance ofthe protein purified inthe ... disintegration ofthe iron–sulfur cluster in each ofthe WhiB proteins (Fig 3C,D) Therefore, disassembly ofthe iron–sulfur cluster under oxidizing conditions and its stability under reducing conditions...
... represent the N-terminal and C-terminal domains ofthe corresponding subunits D230, which is involved in crucial interactions that may be responsible for domain swapping, is shown at the top ofthe ... The other interactions of D234 in Aa SurE correspond to the interactions of D230 in St SurE A different set of interactions appears to promote a rigid structure leading to domain swapping in Tt ... form The shift inthe position ofthe loop away from the metal ion leads to the formation of two interprotomer active sites where the Oe of E37 from one subunit coordinates with the metal ion bound...
... of new therapies and ⁄ or vaccines, or the improvement of existing ones, necessary to control this disease The identification and characterization ofthe proteins involved inthe interaction of ... and clinical isolate strains, as well as the characterization ofthe high-activity binding peptide (HABP) involved inthe binding to and invasion of monocytes (U937) and type II alveolar epithelial ... proteins present onthe membrane for which no role in M tuberculosis invasion ofthe host cell has yet been determined [12,13] The infection of epithelial cells inthe alveoli requires the interaction...
... of this hypothesis are meager Inthe head-to-tail orientation, the catalytic site inthe N-terminal domain of one subunit and the substrate recognition site inthe C-terminal domain ofthe other ... forms of LPL reveal interesting features of LPL structure, including the conformational change inthe active center, the critical sites for heparin binding, and the orientation of dimerization Investigation ... ofthe LPL C-terminal domain A cDNA segment corresponding to the C-terminal domain of LPL was placed under the control ofthe T7 promoter inthe pET4 vector (Novagen Inc., Madison, WI, USA) In...
... in strong ionic interactions mediated by Mg2+ [2,19] Changes inthe residues involved inthe interactions between subunits could explain the unusual oligomeric states found for some photosynthetic ... assay conditions) The reaction was started by the addition of enzyme, and the PPi released after 10 was determined When the efficiencies of other divalent metal cations as cofactors were tested, the ... and DNA manipulation The reaction mixture for PCR amplification ofthe ppa gene from Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 (50 lL) contained 50 pmol of each ofthefollowing two pairs of oligonucleotide primers:...
... PG: Effectsof active immunization of sheep against an amino terminal peptide ofthe inhibin αC subunit on intrafollicular levels of activin A, inhibin A and follistatin Journal of Endocrinology ... LH-induced increase was attenuated by inhibition of Erk and completely blocked by inhibition ofthe Akt pathway Conversely, progesterone production increased in response to inhibition ofthe ... Erk signalling pathways in mediating theeffectsofthe gonadotropins and IGF on follicle cell function and on follicular development The stimulation of inhibin-A, activin-A, follistatin, oestradiol,...
... supraspinatus muscle which is only an abductor attracts all the axons and reduces the potential of reinnervation ofthe external rotators The other explanation is, the antagonistic muscle- for instance, ... months (range 1/2 months to months) Figures 3, 4, show clinical photograph of patient with good recovery of flexion at the elbow The details ofthe patients and the final grading of their elbow and ... with the transfer of a motor branch ofthe triceps muscle to teres minor it resulted in good recovery of external rotation with average of 75% ofthe normal range They felt that increasing the...
... irreversible Among survivors the absence of CMAPs on electrophysiological examination could suggest prolonged functional disability Because ofthe lack of sensitivity of clinical examination in such ... in all of these patients to determine the cause of limb weakness and diaphragm dysfunction The medical committee ofthe hospital approved the study, and informed consent was obtained from the relatives ... use of electromyography and clinical examination without obtaining neuromuscular biopsy findings may lead to some patients being diagnosed as having CIP only [2,11] Therefore, such examinations...
... by shortcomings during the informed-consent process for planned procedures [9] Consent to neurointensive care measures the individual’s satisfaction with being alive Other studies of nonneurologic ... this discussion Consent to neurocritical care declines with increasing disability However, in patients who died inthe course ofthe disease, increased rates of consent were presumed by the families ... delays the decision to limit treatment until severe complications occur during the course ofthe disease [22,31,32] The finding that patients consent to neurocritical care mainly if the functional...
... and inter-ROI connections inthe frontal networks are associated with improved response inhibition and memory functions during early childhood These findings show the importance of frontal regions ... brain is the center ofthe human nervous system and the cerebrum, as the largest and most prominent part ofthe human brain, is the control center of it It is 85% ofthe weight of a human brain ... regions of interest (ROIs) need to be chosen and the relationship of them to the rest of brain is then defined by correlation or regression It is applied inthe 16 2.3 Resting State Functional...
... ascertain the exact position of each atom inthe asymmetric unit ofthe crystal Calculation of electron density is dependent on two main factors; the amplitude and the phase ofthe diffracted beam These ... the production of amplified products during each cycle ofthe PCR reaction It is one ofthe technologies ofthe genomic age and has become the method of choice for detection of gene expression ... study the transcription of viral IE genes, viral infection is induced inthe presence of a protein synthesis inhibitor, usually cycloheximide (CHX), which prevents de novo protein synthesis by inhibiting...
... (Frithz-Lindsten et al., 1997) One ofthe hallmarks of Pseudomonas infection is epithelial injury in infected lungs Lung pathology in murine infection models requires a functional cytotoxin, ExoU, ... protein to the sec machinery at the inner membrane Once the protein reaches the periplasm with the help ofthe sec system, the N-terminal signal sequence gets cleaved off Upon contact with the ... Most ofthe E coli strains are harmless and are found inthe intestines of mammals The harmless strains are part ofthe normal flora ofthe gut, and can help their hosts by producing vitamin K2,...
... because ofthe complications they had developed during their hospitalization: (1) Diagnosis ofthe medical complication/s (2) Date of medical complication/s The information onthefollowing variables ... are continent 89 Urinary incontinence on admission is associated with poorer functional outcome.91 29 Stroke patients with urinary incontinence have more chances of mortality than the continent ... before the stroke onset They had assessed dementia inthe patients onthe basis of 19 clinical examination using DSM-IV criteria In their research study they found that the significant correlates of...
... effectsof aging onthe N2b component and, thus, upon selective information processing as a whole In one oddball detection study involving theeffectsof color deviation on N2b elicitation in subjects ... deviated from the standard inthe intensity ofthe first component and the glide direction ofthe second constituent The number of distinct MMN components elicited by this double deviation was found ... presentations This suggests the contingency ofthe N2b amplitude not upon the recognition ofthe actual deviant targets but instead upon the plausibility of target differentiation [27] In visual...
... informant was present, assessment ofthe informant ofthe health status ofthe elderly person was obtained Results The non-response rate for the study was only 1.7% In response to the question ... Using this index, the proportion "feeling healthy" was 43% which is low when compared with similar observations made in other countries inthe region: 56% in Myanmar, 84% in Indonesia and 62% in ... 6) Informants were present in 1167 (97%) ofthe interviews Comparison ofthe physical health rating made by the informant with 'selfiassessment' indicate that the elders rate their level of health...
... to the PIN domain, was removed from the entire coding sequence ofthe MCPIP gene The coding sequence lacking the PIN domain was obtained in two steps First, the fragment of 423 bp situated in ... or its conversion into translationally active forms by the action of strong stimulants, such as endotoxin (LPS) One ofthe regulatory sequences involved in determining mRNA half life are the AREs, ... fragment was cloned into pcDNA3 containing the first fragment at the BsaI ⁄ EcoRI restriction sites A genetic construct with mutation of two conserved amino acids residues within the PIN domain (D141A...