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... a subset of NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen, flurbiprofen, indomethacin) reduced brain inflammation and Aβ levels in addition to the dep- osition of Aβ in brain [13,14]. Despite this evidence, and the ... that a full dose of indomethacin alone despite a significant reduction in brain inflammation had only a marginal effect on brain oxidative stress in the Tg2576 mice [16]. This finding sug- gests ... implicating both oxidative stress and inflammatory mechanisms in AD pathogenesis. Effect of indomethacin plus vitamin E supplementation on sol-uble Aβ levelsFigure 3 Effect of indomethacin plus...

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... imposing a continuous load of calcium to the neuron. The turning point upon which the cell looses the ability to buffer the incoming calcium resulting in an abrupt, sustained and irreversible increase ... by proteins resi- ding in both the inner and outer mitochondrial membrane, that is activated by mitochondrial Ca 2+ overloading and other factors including oxidative stress [88,89]. In neurons ... for a role of Trp proteins in the oxidative stress- induced membrane conductances of porcine aortic endothelial cells. Cardiovasc Res 42, 543– 549. 236 Wehage E, Eisfeld J, Heiner I, Jungling E,...

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... CD40 ligand, interleukin 1, or interleukin 6 [10]. Oxi- dative stress also promotes angiogenesis [13]. The link between oxidative stress and angiogenesis is emphasised in SSc by the baseline correlation ... injury, oxidative stress, and impaired angiogenesis are prominent features of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We compared serum markers of these phenomena at baseline and after treatment with nifedipine in ... have acute and sustained beneficial effects on oxidative markers of damage in SSc patients [17]. The aim of our study was, first, to investigate serum endothelial cell markers of adhesion (sVCAM-1) and...

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... synthase. The increased activities of argininosuccinate synthetase and argininosuccinate lyase suggest the increased and effective recycling of citrulline to arginine in anoxia, making nitric ... findings of NO involvement in pathophysiol- ogy of hypobaric hypoxia in brain (42-43). In this study the increased activity of NOS in anoxia may represent predominantly the nNOS form. In inflam- matory ... reperfusion damage in brain. The increased activities of AS and AL indicate the effective recycling of citrulline to arginine and suggest a functional role to citrulline –NO cycle enzymes in anoxia....

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... recruiting large enterprises with tax breaks, financial incentives, and other induce- ments. Instead, they are relying on building businesses from the ground up and supporting the growth of existing ... growth from the second quarter of 2000 into job classes using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period, and end size of firm. If the beginning size of the firm is used to classify firms, ... efficient at innovation. Small firms are the great innovators in some industries, while large firms are the great innovators in others. Moreover, small and large businesses interact in innovative...

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... & Lynch, K. (1999).Offeringa hand to pragmatic understanding: The role of speech and gesture in comprehension and memory. Journal of Memory and Language, 40, 577–592. Lansing, C. R., & McConkie, ... area of an image for speech information. Following a speech- reading experiment using eye-tracking equipment with native speakers of English, Lansing and McConkie (1999) suggested that in terms of ... pottery and involved description and gesture use. Materials recording and editing. Two video-recording ses- sions using the same lecture outline were scheduled, each last- ing approximately 20 min....

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... value to existing infrastructure. Data and evidence on the role of savings and retail banks in access to finance WSBI has conducted research into the role of savings banks in providing access ... use of their front and back of ce systems for disbursing of loans and collecting loan repayments. Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance ... microfinance institutions by specialising  in wholesale lending to microfinance institutions for lending to their micro borrowers. Savings banks could refinance well-functioning microfinance institutions...

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... 2',7'- dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. Results Basal and IL-1β-induced 2-DG uptake, including the affinity (1.066 ± 0.284 and 1.49 ± 0.59 mM) and maximal velocity (0.27 ± 0.08 and 0.33 ± 0.08 nmol/μg protein/hour), and ... Differential roles of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide in mediating IL-1- induced NF-κB activation and iNOS expression in bovine artic- ular chondrocytes. J Cell Biochem 2003, 88:783-793. 22. Henrotin ... concentration is identical to and reflects that in the plasma, both under normal conditions and in noninflammatory and inflammatory types of arthritis, excluding those associated with infections [12]. To our...

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... significant insights into the roles and mechan- isms of PM 2.5 -associated physiology and pathology. In summary, our data demonstrate the important effects of PM 2.5 exposure on oxidative stress and ... and function in T2DM. Previous studies have shown that fine particulate air pollution inhalation leads to insulin resistan ce, oxidative stress, alteration of vasomotor tone, vascular and visceral inflammation, ... blot.A.RepresentativebandsofFAandPM 2.5 on UCP1 protein level in iBAT by Western blotting. B. Quantitative results of Western blotting of UCP1. n = 8. *P<0.05 vs. FA. Xu et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology...

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... A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Anal Biochem 72, 248–254. CYP2E1 causes apoptosis of cardiomyocytes ... College, Beijing, China 2 Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical ... overexpression of CYP2E1 both in vivo and in vitro is associated with several cellular markers of oxidative stress, including products of lipid peroxi- dation (e.g. 4-hydroxynonenal and malondialdehyde), as...

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... C, Becker S. Cytotoxicity and induction of proinflammatory cytokines from human monocytes exposed to fine(PM 2.5 ) and coarse particles(PM 10 - 2.5 ) in outdoor and indoor air. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ... PM10 suggesting that PM2.5 induced more oxidative stress than PM10. In the single strand breakage assay using pBR322 DNA, the ratio of changed form II/total plasmid DNA (form F ig. 10. RT-PCR analysis of ... 11–18 Comparative study of PM2.5 - and PM10 - induced oxidative stress in rat lung epithelial cells Jin-Hyuk Choi, Jun-Sung Kim, Young-Chul Kim 1 , Yoon-Shin Kim 2 , Nam-Hyun Chung 3 and Myung-Haing Cho* Laboratory...

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... flush, consisting of preformed leaves and the second flush as neoformed flush consisting of neoformed leaves as described by Gregory [18]. 2.1.2. Harvesting of seedlings Seedlings were randomly harvested ... tubes for 5 min in boiling water. The colorimetric determination of NO 2 − was done by mixing 0.25 mL of incubation medium with 0.25 mL 0.02% N-(1-Naphtyl) ethylenediamine and 0.25 mL of sul- fanilamide. ... processes. However, after 85 days, the NR activity in the seedlings was lower and decreased with increasing O 3 . At that time in the season and with increasing oxidative stress, NH 3 may have been provided...

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