... Kok FJ: The role of hepatitis B andhepatitisC viral infections in incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Sudan Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001, 95:487-491 ... usually practiced in Nyala Teaching Hospital blood bank as a preliminary screening test and thereby the risk of transfusing infected bloodand establishment of new foci of infection exist In this ... that include direct blood contact might contribute the transmission of these viruses Conclusion The study concluded that the seroprevalence of HBV (6.25%) and HCV (0.65%) was in an intermediate and...
... normal colon tissue of CRC patients and colon carcinoma tissue were analyzed Fourteen samples (three from peripheral blood, five samples of unaffected colon, and six samples originating from carcinoma ... (healthy controls and carcinoma patients) compared to tissuesamples (unaffected colon and carcinoma tissue, ** p < 0.0001) (B) HAC/PBGD was higher inbloodsamples of healthy controls than insamples ... of carcinoma patients, unaffected colonic mucosa, carcinoma tissue) one has to keep in mind the differences in sample sizes and applied tests The highly significant difference in CD between blood...
... two infections, which could influence the evolution of these diseases [11,12] Parallel and overlapping HIV andblood borne hepatitis epidemics in Africa and Influence of maternal (HIV) co-infection ... Journal 2007, 4:104 http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/104 mangers and health planners, so as to initiate the relevant vaccine and screening packages in the antenatal care clinics While, much ... prevalence of Anti-HCV Authors' contributions RME and AAD carried out the clinical study and participated in the statistical analysis and procedures, MAE participated in the analysis, IA coordinated...
... two infections, which could influence the evolution of these diseases [11,12] Parallel and overlapping HIV andblood borne hepatitis epidemics in Africa and Influence of maternal (HIV) co-infection ... Journal 2007, 4:104 http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/104 mangers and health planners, so as to initiate the relevant vaccine and screening packages in the antenatal care clinics While, much ... prevalence of Anti-HCV Authors' contributions RME and AAD carried out the clinical study and participated in the statistical analysis and procedures, MAE participated in the analysis, IA coordinated...
... polar amino acids in all samples Among polar amino acids positively charged amino acids were greater than negatively charged amino acid thus making it a basic stretch that might be involved in interacting ... Predictors of the efficacy of interferon therapy in chronic hepatitisC virus infection Tokyo-Chiba Hepatitis Research Group 1997, 113:558-66 Kaufman RJ: The Double-stranded RNA- activated Protein ... acids in sustained responders [11] In our local 3a strains, substitutions in rapid responder were found in hydrophilic amino acid histidine which was replaced by a neutral amino acid glutamine...
... vaccination against hepatitisC virus (HCV): effect of expressing different forms of HCV E2 protein and use of CpGoptimized vectors in mice Vaccine 2002, 20:3263-3271 Lechmann M, Liang TJ: Vaccine ... needle injection andblood product hygiene Thus, development of a vaccine capable of preventing chronic HCV infection, if not preventing infection altogether, is essential for the control of HCV ... purified Caprine anti-HCV mono-specific IgG Following a washing step, using 0.05% (v/v) PBS-T20 (pH 7.2), and non specific binding sites was blocked by incubation with 0.2% Bovine serum albumin in...
... cryptogenic cirrhosis JAMA 2003;289(22):3000-4 Scheen AJ, Luyckx FH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and insulin resistance: interface between gastroenterologists and endocrinologists Acta Clin Belg ... the hepatitisC virus, inand of itself, can directly induce cytoplasmic lipid accumulation Further studies examining the genotype virus are warranted to further recognize the process involved in ... non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and certainly in our patients with HCV and metabolic steatosis HCV-Induced Steatosis The presence of steatosis on liver biopsy in patients with hepatitisC is more...
... found in rice, chicken, fish and soil, after acid digestion of raw samplesand determination by HG-AFS, and the percentage of total arsenic in each extract The total arsenic in each extract was ... Analytica Chimica Acta 495 (2003) 85–98 Fig HPLC–ICP-MS chromatograms for chicken: (a) anionic column and (b) cationic column (as As) is given as a percentage of the total arsenic in the extract ... using M phosphoric acid as an extractant [14] No significant differences among species extraction were found for both soils as had occurred in the rice, chicken and fish samples Fig HPLC–ICP-MS chromatogram...
... sequences used for CEA identification were: 5’-CCTGAAATGAAGAAACTACACCAGGGC-fluorescein and 5’-LC-Red 640-GCTATATCAGAGCAACCCCAACCAGCphosphate Real-time PCR monitoring was achieved by measuring the ... sequences used for GAPDH identification were: 5’-TCAACAGCGACACCCACTCCTfluorescein and 5’-LC-Red 640-CACCTTTGACGCT GGGGCT-phosphate Determination of CEA in serum samples Pre-operative serum samples ... http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/107 Cell lines To prepare for CEA-specific RT-PCR, two cell lines, SW-480 (colon cancer cell line) and SC-7901 (gastric cancer cell line) were used Lymphocytes were collected...
... TTCACGCAGAAAGCGTCTAGCCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGA TTCACGCAGAAAGCGTCTAGCCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTACAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGA GCCATAGTGGTCTGCGGAACCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGATCAACCCG GCCATAGTGGTCTGCGGAACCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGATCAACCCG ... gccagcccccuguugggggcgacacuccaccauagaucacuccccugugaggaacuacugucuucacgcagaaag domain I g g domain II 100 150 cgucuagccauggcguuaguaugagugucgugcagccuccaggaccccccccucccgggagagccauaguggucu g u domain ... GCCATAGTGGTCTGCGGAACCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGATCAACCCG CTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGTGCCCCCGCGAGACTGCTAGCCGAGTAGTGTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTT CTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGTGCCCCCGCAAGATCGCTAGCCGAGTAGTGTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTT...
... marrow in response to paracrine signals generated by ischemic tissueand tumor cells including GM-CSF and VEGF, which play a critical role in mobilization of EPCs to ischemic tissues and tumors ... revascularization of ischemic and tumor tissues [7] Indeed previous clinical correlations have reported an increase in EPC circulation in breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer patients with a positive correlation ... progression In tumors and ischemic tissues EPCs have a direct structural role of differentiating into mature endothelial cells and an indirect paracrine effect by secreting angiogenic factors Hypoxia in...
... detectable serum HCV -RNA The clinical relevance of this phenomenon is unclear Chemotherapy has been shown to increase serum transaminase concentrations in HCVRNA positive patients, an increase thought ... NH, Gerlach JT, Jung MC, Diepolder HM, Schirren CA, Schraut WW, Hoffmann R, Zachoval R, Santantonio T, Cucchiarini M, Cerny A, Pape GR: Association of hepatitisC virus-specific CD8+ T cells with ... abbreviations HCV: HepatitisC virus: RNA: Ribonucleic acid: ALT: Alanine aminotransferase: AST: Aspartate aminotransferase: ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Table 1: Selected blood...
... IL28B gene that encodes interferon lambda predicts both spontaneous clearance of HCV and response to interferon and ribavirin treatment in geno type hepatitisC infection Clearance and response to ... results were seen in those infected with viral genotype 1, which accounts for 65% of US cases of hepatitisC including the bulk of Caucasian and the vast majority of American Black patients [8] ... resemble the cytokine-releasing consequences of cancer chemotherapy, and the hemolytic anemia induced by ribavirin weakens patients still further American patients with genotype continue to respond...
... blockade of the g-aminobutyric acid-gated chlorine channels, inducing convulsions in insects 1.5.2.2 Inhibitors of Cholinesterase The target for many insecticides is an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase ... Name IUPAC Name Aldrin C1 2H8Cl6 p,p0 -DDT C1 4H9Cl5 Dieldrin C1 2H8Cl6O Dicofol C1 4H9Cl5O Endosulfan C9 H6Cl6O3S g-HCH C6 H6Cl6 Methoxychlor C1 6H15Cl3O2 Tetradifon C1 2H6Cl4O2S 1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-exo1,4-endo-5,8-dimethanonaphthalene ... Agrotecnicas S.L., 1997 a 25 8C 1.3.3 ORGANOCHLORINES Cl Cl O Cl Cl SO O Cl Cl CH CCl3 Cl Endosulfan ß 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC p,pЈ-DDT Cl These insecticides are characterized by three kinds...
... CH3OH CH3OH CH3 H CH3 Cl N C O O + Cl N O C N CH3 O Cl CO2 + CH3OH O H O H CH3 N Cl H O H Supercritical fluid H H O O H O H O CH3 + Cl N C CH3 N O Cl H H H O O O CH3 CH3 CH3 FIGURE 2.3 Mechanisms ... LLC accessible Its main drawback is its apolar character, limiting its applicability to the extraction of hydrophobic compounds In order to overcome, at least to a certain extent, this drawback, ... hydrophobic interactions, but the presence of aromatic rings within the polymeric network leads to strong p–p* interactions with the aromatic rings present in the chemical structure of many pesticides...
... methods in microarrays employ various techniques including fluorescence, luminescence, visible, electrochemical, Raman scattering, ß 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC SPR, and electrochemiluminescence, ... information such as assay precision, accuracy, detection limit, as well as overall method precision (including sample preparation and= or cleanup), accuracy, and detection limit when evaluating and interpreting ... reagents As the speci c species is captured, the mass on the chip surface increases and changes the speci c reflection angle In this technique, a herbicide such as atrazine may be detected in several...
... assurance program, which must also include the staff training, * Co-operation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry y International Standard Organisation z International Electrotechnical ... (analytical sample) may be incorrectly selected Sample processing Decomposition of analyte during sample processing, cross-contamination of the samples Extraction=cleanup Incomplete recovery of ... providing clear instructions for the actual sampling operation including packing and shipping of samples The sampling method depends on the objectives of the analysis, and hence the sampling plan and...