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S D Alcaine et al.
The Analyst, 140(22), 7629-7636 (2015-10-01)
Genetic engineering of bacteriophages allows for the development of rapid, highly specific, and easily manufactured probes for the detection of bacterial pathogens. A challenge for novel probes is the ease of their adoption in real world laboratories. We have engineered
Michael Zeisberg et al.
The American journal of pathology, 184(10), 2687-2698 (2014-08-12)
Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is a multifunctional matricellular protein known to promote progression of chronic kidney disease. To gain insight into the underlying mechanisms through which TSP1 accelerates chronic kidney disease, we compared disease progression in Col4a3 knockout (KO) mice, which develop
Chuanshan Zhang et al.
Parasitology research, 113(10), 3745-3757 (2014-07-21)
Smad family proteins are essential cellular mediators of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily. In the present study, we identified two members of the Smad proteins, Smad8 and Smad4 homologues (termed as EgSmadE and EgSmadD, respectively), from Echinococcus granulosus, the causative
Sethu Sankaranarayanan et al.
PloS one, 10(5), e0125614-e0125614 (2015-05-02)
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), an extensive accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques and intraneuronal tau tangles, along with neuronal loss, is evident in distinct brain regions. Staging of tau pathology by postmortem analysis of AD subjects suggests a sequence of initiation
Anna L Greenshields et al.
Cancer letters, 357(1), 129-140 (2014-12-03)
Piperine, an alkaloid from black pepper, is reported to have anticancer activities. In this study, we investigated the effect of piperine on the growth and motility of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells. Piperine inhibited the in vitro growth of TNBC
A M Shields et al.
Clinical and experimental immunology, 179(2), 210-219 (2014-09-18)
Summary Recombinant human binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP) has previously demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties in multiple models of inflammatory arthritis. We investigated whether these immunoregulatory properties could be exploited using gene therapy techniques. A single intraperitoneal injection of lentiviral vector containing the
Robin P Lazarus et al.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 93(5), 931-938 (2015-08-26)
Little is known about the type and longevity of the humoral response to cryptosporidial infections in developing countries. We evaluated serum antibody response to Cryptosporidium gp15 in 150 sets of maternal, preweaning and postinfection/end-of-follow-up sera from children followed up to
Vladimir L Voeikov et al.
Electromagnetic biology and medicine, 34(2), 160-166 (2015-06-23)
Hydrated fullerene (HyFnC60) is a highly hydrophilic supra-molecular complex consisting of unmodified С60 fullerene molecule enclosed into a hydrated shell. It has been shown in numerous experiments that aqueous solutions of HyFnC60 manifest a wide range of biological activities both
E Matuszczak et al.
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 40(5), 842-847 (2013-12-03)
To characterize burn-induced changes following burn in children by analyzing circulating proteasome (c-proteasome) activity in the plasma in correlation with total protein and c-reactive protein levels in the plasma, and the severity of the burn. Fifty consecutive children scalded by
Adisri Charoenpanich et al.
Tissue engineering. Part A, 20(1-2), 67-78 (2013-08-10)
We have shown that the uniaxial cyclic tensile strain of magnitude 10% promotes and enhances osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) and human adipose-derived stem cells (hASC) from normal, nonosteoporotic donors. In the present study, MSC from osteoporotic donors
Vittoria Locato et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 66(10), 2991-3000 (2015-04-22)
Ophiobolin A, a tetracyclic sesterpenoid produced by phytopathogenic fungi, is responsible for catastrophic losses in crop yield but its mechanism of action is not understood. The effects of ophiobolin A were therefore investigated on the growth and redox metabolism of
Dora Pinto et al.
Nature, 583(7815), 290-295 (2020-05-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerged coronavirus that is responsible for the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has resulted in more than 3.7 million infections and 260,000 deaths as of 6 May 20201,2. Vaccine and therapeutic
Nathaniel A Dyment et al.
Developmental biology, 405(1), 96-107 (2015-07-05)
The sequence of events that leads to the formation of a functionally graded enthesis is not clearly defined. The current study demonstrates that clonal expansion of Gdf5 progenitors contributes to linear growth of the enthesis. Prior to mineralization, Col1+ cells
Dongqing Yang et al.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 412, 140-147 (2015-06-10)
While vitamin D supplementation is common, the anabolic mechanisms that improve bone status are poorly understood. Under standard mineralising conditions including media ionised calcium of 1.1 mM, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D) enhanced differentiation and mineral deposition by the mature osteoblast/pre-osteocyte cell line
Erich V Scheller et al.
mBio, 6(3), e00500-e00515 (2015-05-28)
Bordetella fimbriae (FIM) are generally considered to function as adhesins despite a lack of experimental evidence supporting this conclusion for Bordetella pertussis and evidence against a requirement for FIM in adherence of Bordetella bronchiseptica to mammalian cell lines. Using B. bronchiseptica
Mathilde Delaval et al.
Particle and fibre toxicology, 12, 1-1 (2015-01-22)
The lung epithelium constitutes the first barrier against invading pathogens and also a major surface potentially exposed to nanoparticles. In order to ensure and preserve lung epithelial barrier function, the alveolar compartment possesses local defence mechanisms that are able to
Fabien Graziani et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 145(2), 372-382 (2015-03-15)
The intestinal epithelium possesses active immune functions including the production of proinflammatory cytokines and antimicrobial molecules such as nitric oxide (NO). As observed with immune cells, the production of NO by the intestinal epithelium is mainly due to the expression
Simone M R Camargo et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 351(1), 114-123 (2014-07-31)
Levodopa (L-DOPA) is the naturally occurring precursor amino acid for dopamine and the main therapeutic agent for neurologic disorders due to dopamine depletion, such as Parkinson's disease. l-DOPA absorption in small intestine has been suggested to be mediated by the
Li-Hui Zhang et al.
Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 29(3), 243-255 (2015-05-23)
The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been shown to exert cardioprotective effects in animals and patients. This study tests the hypothesis that preservation of GLP-1 by the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide or the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor linagliptin is associated with
Rubhana Raqib et al.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 15(6), 1326-1337 (2019-02-23)
Shigella sonnei live vaccine candidate, WRSS1, which was previously evaluated in US, Israeli and Thai volunteers, was administered orally to Bangladeshi adults and children to assess its safety, clinical tolerability and immunogenicity. In a randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation, age-descending study, 39
Oliver Koeberling et al.
Vaccine, 32(23), 2688-2695 (2014-04-08)
Neisseria meningitidis causes epidemics of meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. These have mainly been caused by capsular group A strains, but W and X strains are increasingly contributing to the burden of disease. Therefore, an affordable vaccine that provides broad protection
Yanli Zhang et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 456(3), 827-833 (2014-12-17)
Human tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (Tfpi-2) is an extracellular matrix-associated Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitor and plays an important role in various cellular processes. We have previously shown that zebrafish Tfpi-2 (zTfpi-2) mainly expressed in the brain and heart of zebrafish
Anne Frentzen et al.
PLoS pathogens, 7(4), e1002029-e1002029 (2011-05-10)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is hepatotropic and only infects humans and chimpanzees. Consequently, an immunocompetent small animal model is lacking. The restricted tropism of HCV likely reflects specific host factor requirements. We investigated if dominant restriction factors expressed in non-liver
Kohei Hashimoto et al.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 95(3), 283-295 (2015-01-13)
Neuroendocrine (NE) cells in prostate cancer have been shown to be associated with the progression of prostate cancer. However, little is known about the molecular basis of this association. We have previously demonstrated that NE cells promote metastasis of a
D M Muema et al.
Clinical and experimental immunology, 181(2), 297-305 (2015-04-08)
Memory B cells are long-lived and could contribute to persistence of humoral immunity by maintaining the plasma-cell pool or making recall responses upon re-exposure to an antigen. We determined the ability of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to induce anti-pneumococcal memory
Johannes Drees et al.
Odontology, 102(2), 154-159 (2013-07-10)
Dental stem cells, especially dental follicle cells (DFCs) as precursor cells for the periodontium have interesting prospects for regenerative dentistry. During periodontitis, butyrate as a bacterial metabolite and inflammatory agent is often found in millimolar concentrations in periodontal pockets. This
L A Aqrawi et al.
Clinical and experimental immunology, 177(1), 244-252 (2014-03-29)
Ro52 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase with a prominent regulatory role in inflammation. The protein is a common target of circulating autoantibodies in rheumatic autoimmune diseases, particularly Sjögren's syndrome (SS). In this study we aimed to investigate the expression of
Soonbong Baek et al.
ACS nano, 8(10), 10125-10138 (2014-09-24)
Life on Earth is constantly exposed to natural electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and it is generally accepted that EMFs may exert a variety of effects on biological systems. Particularly, extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EL-EMFs) affect biological processes such as cell development
Luca Vergano et al.
Journal of nephrology, 28(1), 51-58 (2014-04-24)
The benefits of tonsillectomy in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are still debated. Tonsillectomy may remove pathogen sources and reduce the mucosal associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), limiting degalactosylated IgA1 (deGal-IgA1) production, which is considered to be the initiating pathogenetic event leading to
Kihyuk Shin et al.
Nature communications, 6, 6196-6196 (2015-02-05)
Lymphatic vessels (LVs) are critical for immune surveillance and involved in the pathogenesis of diverse diseases. LV density is increased during inflammation; however, little is known about how the resolution of LVs is controlled in different inflammatory conditions. Here we
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