... resolving cysteine (Cys-SR) In typical 2-Cys, Sp at the N terminus and SR at the C terminus of the protein belong to different subunits and condense to form an intersubunit disulfide bond; in atypical ... the N terminus and SR at the C terminus belong to different subunits and condense to form an intersubunit disulfide bond; in atypical 2-Cys, Sp at the N terminus and SR at C terminus, originate from ... or protein instability caused by oxidative stress conditions, are important in determining the level of Bcp2 protein Similar results are observed for genes and related proteins involved in oxidative...
... insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins, which contain the IGFBP motif, modulate the actions of the insulin-like growthfactorsin endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine systems [51] Insulin-like growth ... other known cysteine-containing chitin-binding domains [14], such as plant chitin-binding proteins and horseshoe crab antimicrobial peptides with chitin-binding affinity [15–17] Rebers and Willis reported ... chitin-binding proteins in T tridentatus Amino acid compositions of high molecular mass (HMM) chitin-binding proteins HMM chitin-binding proteins resolved by 2D SDS ⁄ PAGE were categorized into...
... formation, indicating that Sec14p and the two homologues act as inhibitors of Plb1p in vivo This observation explains at least in part the low Plb1p activity in wild-type cells Interestingly, the inhibitory ... strain containing the integrative version of the SFH2-yEGFP using primers F(SFH2-EGFP) and R(SFH2-EGFP) This 2778 bp PCR fragment was cut with NsiI and BglII restriction enzymes and inserted into ... microinjection into fetal bovine heart endothelial cells, PITP-a was predominantly present in the nucleus andin the cytoplasm [48] Ó FEBS 2003 Fig Phosphatidylcholine turnover in strains overexpressing...
... cm) and very low values in November and January for seedlings maintained in mild and cold temperature regimes Conversely, our growth chamber RGP mean values in that variable for November and ... evaluated in needles and starch and soluble sugars in the whole shoot N = 25 seedlings in a composite sample A.D del Campo et al Nursery (seedling stocklot) RGP and field performance in Aleppo pine ... containing 30 seedlings per stocklot in a row plot (n = 90 seedlings per stocklot and per site) Site preparation (removal of preexisting natural vegetation and 30 × 30 × 30 cm hole openings) and...
... Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial 2.57 2.65 2.50 2.51 Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial 267.0 285.8 197.9 206.5 Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial ... continued for 70 days Concentration of glucose and enzyme activities in plasma The preprandial and postprandial concentration of glucose and the activities of alkaline phosphatase and GPT in the ... offset, at least in part, the anabolic effect of insulin and contained further increase in their body weight The higher intake of Cr and other trace elements from the basal diet in the Cr supplemented...
... decrease, indicating that Q macrocarpa could not utilize rain water in the upper soil layers and Knapp, 1986) The ability to increase root growth into and to increase root proliferation within enriched ... leaf growth, thus maintaining a balance between shoot and root growthand permitting a shift of carbon allocation to roots for continual growth The mechanisms that control leaf expansion in response ... conflicting problem of maintaining some degree of photosynthesis while minimizing water loss Stomatal control in response to varying moisture stress is the first and perhaps the most important step in...
... Ivani-Chalian C and Robindon M Self-esteem and its sources: stability and change in later life Aging and Society 1993, 13:171-192 Brandtstadter J and Greve W Explaining the resilience of the aging self: reply ... difference between self-esteem of males and females are inherent The observed difference has been explained in several ways, including the way parents and teachers train and Page of (page number not for ... RE and Dain BJ Work and nonvocational domains of functioning in persons with severe mental illness: a longitudinal analysis J Nerv Ment Dis 1997, 185:419-26 Warr P and Jackson P Self-esteem and...
... multifactorial theory, a combination of any of Figure Marjolin’s ulcer with sinuses extending into the thigh and labia majora One sinus was found in the anus, and another in the vagina Note benign appearance ... prognostic factors, with a view to applying these to spina bifida patients This understanding would aid the healthcare worker in developing programs suited to a growing population of spina bifida ... multiple sinuses that communicated with the ulcer The areas with the ulcers and the sinuses were indurated, and on digital pressure exuded discharge both from the ulcer and sinuses The margins of...
... receptors as determined in the SF cells are depicted in Table and outlined in detail by scatter plots in Figure (ligands) and Figure (receptors) As for the transcripts encoding the ligands, BDNF revealed ... four neurotrophins (nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived growth factor (BDNF), and neurotrophin (NT)-3, NT-4) and their corresponding receptors (high-affinity receptors tyrosine kinase (trk)A, ... mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway involving the c-jun N-terminal, the p38, and the extracellular-regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2) all of which have been identified in arthritis as well Interestingly,...
... were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde/phosphate-buffered saline and processed into paraffin wax Five-micron sections from the tissue blocks were cut and stained with haematoxylin and eosin, and the ... [8-11] and more recently ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) families [12-16] In particular, we have shown that MMP-1, -3, -7, -9 and -13 are involved in matrix ... obtained following surgery for LBP This enabled us to investigate any differences in gene and protein expression between degenerate NP obtained from individuals who were asymptomatic and those individuals...
... (phospholipids and cholesterol) Finally, since it seemed that growth curves were different, both lines were also compared from this point of view Materials and Methods Three hundred chicks from both lines ... hatching to wk on a starter diet containing 3,040 kcal of metabolisable energy (AMEn) and 221 g crude protein per kg From to wk of age, they were given a diet containing 2,980 kcal AMEn and 190 ... of age and thereafter significant differences were found between lines in both sexes Last, linear regressions between abdominal triglycerides and extra-abdominal triglycerides are given in Table...
... implementation of CPGs International consensus on the importance of patient and public involvementin CPGs International experience of patient and public involvementin CPGs has been accumulating in the past ... patients and the public in a more meaningful and effective way The Canadian Medical Association, in its 2007 handbook on clinical practice guidelines, notes that patient and public involvement is 'increasingly ... framework: Patients and public involvement programs in clinical practice guidelines development and implementaFigure tion Conceptual framework: Patients and public involvement programs in clinical practice...
... Provider factors, including experience, attitudes regarding QI in general and depression in particular, and job satisfaction, can influence patient outcomes [31,48,49] Patient factors influence ... capability Formal screening method for depression Clinical reminders for depression care Performance Incentives Types of financial and non-financial incentives used in general and for depression care ... Microsystems in health care: Part Learning from high-performing front-line clinical units Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 2002, 28:472-493 Pincus HA, Zarin DA, West JC: Peering into the...
... and vascular risk factors The final model, Model 4, included demographic variables, vascular risk factorsand a measure of psychological distress Finally, based on sound statistical results and ... the national depression initiative; Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW; and UnitingCare Ageing Dr Paradise, A/Prof Naismith and Prof Hickie and are funded by an NHMRC ... 1):2620-2622 Kivipelto M, Helkala EL, Hanninen T, Laakso MP, Hallikainen M, Alhainen K, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A: Midlife vascular risk factorsand late-life mild cognitive impairment:...
... implementation of CPGs International consensus on the importance of patient and public involvementin CPGs International experience of patient and public involvementin CPGs has been accumulating in the past ... patients and the public in a more meaningful and effective way The Canadian Medical Association, in its 2007 handbook on clinical practice guidelines, notes that patient and public involvement is 'increasingly ... framework: Patients and public involvement programs in clinical practice guidelines development and implementaFigure tion Conceptual framework: Patients and public involvement programs in clinical practice...
... Provider factors, including experience, attitudes regarding QI in general and depression in particular, and job satisfaction, can influence patient outcomes [31,48,49] Patient factors influence ... capability Formal screening method for depression Clinical reminders for depression care Performance Incentives Types of financial and non-financial incentives used in general and for depression care ... Microsystems in health care: Part Learning from high-performing front-line clinical units Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 2002, 28:472-493 Pincus HA, Zarin DA, West JC: Peering into the...
... HIF-1 Hexokinase-1 HIF-1 Hexokinase-2 HIF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) HIF-1 IGF-binding protein-1 HIF-1 IGF-binding protein-2 HIF-1 IGF-binding protein-3 HIF-1 Interleukin-6 NF-IL6 ... cytokine with anti-inflammatory properties, it might counteract the effects of proinflammatory cytokines For example, the expression of IL-1 and IL-8 are also induced in hypoxic ECs [4,5] and ... subunits in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells J Clin Invest 1997, 100:2347–2353 Author’s affiliation: Institute of Genetic Medicine and Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins...
... respondent pain may eventually evolve into operant and persisting pain if the environment offers pain contingent reinforcement Pain behaviour may also be learned by observing "pain models" i.e., individuals ... the areas of screening for, intervening inand predicting those at risk of developing into a chronic and disabling situation [15,16,33] The recent New Zealand Government review into LBP, its subsequent ... central and dominant influencing psychological factorsin the assessment for identification and intervention strategies Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests...
... angiogenesis and neuronal signaling in the brain and are implicated in aging-induced cognitive deficits in SAMP8 Considering a role of the VEGFVEGFR2 signaling systems in cognitive function, we, in this ... neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease [5,39,40] and ROS are accumulated in the blood and brain in the aging process, leading to the learning and memory deficits observed in SAMP8 [40] Therefore, ... structural proteins, signaling enzymes or neurotrophic /growth factors including BDNF [5] In the present study, we analyzed these factorsin the cortex since the cortex plays an important role in object...
... J, Blum R, Feinstein D, Pratt S: Crew resource management and team training Anesthesiol Clin 2007, 25:283-300 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Page ... BH: Interdisciplinary communication in the intensive care unit Br J Anaesth 2007, 98:347-352 Reader T, Flin R, Cuthbertson BH Communication skills and error in the intensive care unit Curr Opin ... teamwork in the operating theatre J Interprof Care 2006, 20:485-495 Sevdalis N, Forrest D, Undre S, Darzi A, Vincent CA: Annoyances, disruptions and interruptions in surgery The Disruptions in Surgery...