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 | Direct binding of three tight junction-associated MAGUKs, ZO-1, ZO-2, and ZO-3, with the COOH termini... | Figure 3: Association of N-ZO-1, N-ZO-2, and full-length ZO-3 with the cytoplasmic domain of claudin-1 in vitro. The GST fusion protein with the cytoplasmic domain of claudin-1 (GST-Cln-1) or GST protein (GST), which was bound to glutathione–Sepharose beads, was incubated...Bottom Line: When ZO-2 or ZO-3 were further transfected, both were recruited to the claudin-based networks together with endogenous ZO-1.Detailed analyses showed that ZO-2 and ZO-3 are recruited to the claudin-based networks through PDZ2 (ZO-2 or ZO-3)/PDZ2 (endogenous... | Itoh M, Furuse M, Morita K, Kubota K, Saitou M, et al. - J. Cell Biol. (1999) |
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 | Kitasato symposium 2009: new prospects for cytokine inhibition. | Figure 5: Properties of IL-21 and the IL-21 receptor. IL-21 plays a role in B-cell differentiation and T cell-B cell interactions, and is elevated in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus.Bottom Line: A keynote lecture delivered by Professor Jean-Michel Dayer provided an up-to-date overview of the interactions occurring between the immune system and acute phase proteins.Other speakers discussed the role of cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis, including their... | Burmester GR, Lipsky PE, Dörner T, Kitasato Meeting Facult - Arthritis Res. Ther. (2009) |
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 | When digits help digits: spatial-numerical associations point to finger counting as prime example of... | Figure 1: Cumulative number of publications found in Web of Knowledge on July 2, 2011, using as search terms (a) TS = (“embodied cognition”) or TS = (“embodied process*”); (b) TS = (“finger count*”); (c) TS = (“num* cognition” or “num*...Bottom Line: Spatial-numerical associations (SNAs) are prevalent yet their origin is poorly understood.As a promising alternative, we discuss behavioral, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological evidence in support of finger counting as the most likely initial determinant... | Fischer MH, Brugger P - Front Psychol (2011) |
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 | Propranolol potentiates the anti-angiogenic effects and anti-tumor efficacy of chemotherapy agents: implication... | Figure 3: In vitro drug combination study of propranolol and chemotherapy on cell proliferationHistogram representation of the combination index (CI) of propranolol in association with 5-fluorouracil (A) or paclitaxel (B) on a panel of human cell lines. Growth inhibition...Bottom Line: Using an orthotopic xenograft model of triple-negative breast cancer, based on s.c injection of luciferase-expressing MDA-MB-231 cells in the mammary fat pad of nude mice, we showed that propranolol, when used alone, induced only transient anti-tumor effects,... | Pasquier E, Ciccolini J, Carre M, Giacometti S, et al. - Oncotarget (2011) |
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 | Darbepoetin alpha in the treatment of cancer chemotherapy-induced anemia. | fig1: Mechanism(s) of anemia in cancer patients.Bottom Line: Currently the effort is focused on offering patients this effective treatment with reduced frequency of administration.The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of the hyperglycosylated protein darbepoetin alpha permit even longer inter vals between... | Grossi A, Balestri F, Santini S - Ther Clin Risk Manag (2007) |
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 | Mononuclear and Dinuclear Manganese(II) Complexes from the Use of Methyl(2-pyridyl)ketone Oxime. | fig2: The molecular structure of compound 2.Bottom Line: H(2)O and (py)C(Me)NOH in H(2)O lead to the dinuclear complex [Mn(2)(SO(4))(2){(py)C(Me)NOH}(4)] . (py)C(Me)NOH, 1 . (py)C(Me)NOH, while employment of NaOMe as base affords the compound [Mn(HCO(2))(2){(py)C(Me)NOH}(2)] (2).In both complexes, the organic ligand... | Efthymiou CG, Nastopoulos V, Raptopoulou C, et al. - Bioinorg Chem Appl (2010) |
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 | Effect of optical flow versus attentional strategy on gait in Parkinson's Disease: a study with... | Figure 1: Schematic drawing of the Optical Stimulating Glasses.Bottom Line: ABSTRACT:Several studies have demonstrated the capability of PD subjects to improve gait if appropriate visual cues are provided.Possible explanations referred to attentional factors and to the presence of optic flow on peripheral vision.The latter allowed... | Ferrarin M, Rabuffetti M, Tettamanti M, Pignatti R, et al. - J Neuroeng Rehabil (2008) |
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 | Borrelia outer membrane surface proteins and transmission through the tick. | fig1: Maturation of borreliae within the tick midgut. Unfed infected nymphs acquire infection from a previous feed during the tick larval stage. Midgut borreliae are quiescent and express group II stage lipoproteins, predominantly OspA and OspB. During a nymphal...Bottom Line: Not Available. | Templeton TJ - J. Exp. Med. (2004) |
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 | Induction of neurite outgrowth through contactin and Nr-CAM by extracellular regions of glial receptor... | Figure 4: Inhibition by anti– Nr-CAM antibodies of neurite extension induced by βCFS. Primary chick tectal cells were plated on dishes coated with βCFS fusion protein (80 ÎĽg/ml) and cultured for 48 h in the presence of Fab′ fragments (500 ÎĽg/ml) of nonimmune...Bottom Line: As a substrate, betaCFS was less effective in supporting cell adhesion, but it was a more effective promoter of neurite outgrowth than betaCF. betaS had no effect by itself, but it potentiated neurite growth when mixed with betaCF.Neurite outgrowth induced... | Sakurai T, Lustig M, Nativ M, Hemperly JJ, et al. - J. Cell Biol. (1997) |
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 | In vitro osteogenic induction of human gingival fibroblasts for bone regeneration. | Figure 2: Effect of Dex concentration on HGF cell growth rate. Each point represents the mean from six wells at each time point. There was no apparent effect of Dex on the cell growth pattern.Bottom Line: Longer cultures (week 4) also yielded positive osteogenic effect of Dex at 0.01 µM.Moreover, ALP activity was significantly stimulated at 0.1 and 0.5 µM Dex initially after one week, but ALP was subsequently reduced under Dex.Higher Dex concentrations caused... | Mostafa NZ, Uludağ H, Varkey M, Dederich DN, et al. - Open Dent J (2011) |
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![Relationship between the infectivity of recombinant viruses bearing envelope proteins from plasma viruses for MT4-R5 cells and U373-R5 cells. Recombinant reporter viruses were generated as described in Fig. 1 legend, and the ability of these viruses to infect MT4-R5 cells and U373-R5 cells was measured by evaluating luciferase expression in the target cells 44 hours after infection. For each of the 53 viruses with strict R5 tropism, the infectivity ratio (infectivity for U373-R5 cells/infectivity for MT4-R5 cells) is expressed as a function of the infectivity for MT4-R5 cells [(RLU/sec)/(ng p24/ml)]. A significant inverse correlation between these parameters was observed (Spearman r = -0.64, p < 0.0001).](/imgs/rescaled137/2270869_1742-4690-5-23-5.png) | Functional diversity of HIV-1 envelope proteins expressed by contemporaneous plasma viruses. | Figure 5: Relationship between the infectivity of recombinant viruses bearing envelope proteins from plasma viruses for MT4-R5 cells and U373-R5 cells. Recombinant reporter viruses were generated as described in Fig. 1 legend, and the ability of these viruses to infect...Bottom Line: Variable region haplotypes associated with high and low infectivity could be identified for one patient.In addition, clones carrying unique mutations in V3 often displayed low infectivity.Significant inter-patient differences, independent of infectivity, were... | Nora T, Bouchonnet F, Labrosse B, Charpentier C, et al. - Retrovirology (2008) |
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 | Shear-dependent eosinophil transmigration on interleukin 4-stimulated endothelial cells: a role for endothelium-associated... | fig2: Eosinophil transmigration across IL-4–stimulated HUVECs is shear dependent. HUVECs were stimulated with M199/A containing 20 ng/ml IL-4 for 24 h. Eosinophils (5 Ă— 105/ml) were allowed to interact with IL-4–stimulated HUVECs under static (0 dyn/cm2) or...Bottom Line: The effects of chemokines are mediated primarily through G(alpha)i, which is pertussis toxin sensitive.Using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blots, we found that IL-4-stimulated HUVECs produce both mRNA and protein for eotaxin-3.These... | Cuvelier SL, Patel KD - J. Exp. Med. (2001) |
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![CD62L phenotype (after B/I activation and expansion) of T cells mediating tumor regression. Mice with established 4T1 flank tumors were either untreated, treated with CYP alone (100 mg/kg i.p. on day 3) or CYP + AIT (on day 4) with 10 × 106 unsorted, CD62L+ or CD62- B/I activated tumor-sensitized lymphocytes. CD62L separation was performed after B/I activation and expansion for 7 days in culture, just prior to adoptive transfer. Mean tumor sizes ± SE are charted over time. Numbers to the right indicate the number of mice with complete tumor regression per total number of mice in each group. The AIT and CD62L- AIT groups were significantly different from the untreated group and the CD62L+ AIT groups [F(4,29) = 15.3889, P < 0.0001].](/imgs/rescaled137/2998465_1471-2172-11-54-4.png) | Phenotype, functions and fate of adoptively transferred tumor draining lymphocytes activated ex vivo... | Figure 4: CD62L phenotype (after B/I activation and expansion) of T cells mediating tumor regression. Mice with established 4T1 flank tumors were either untreated, treated with CYP alone (100 mg/kg i.p. on day 3) or CYP + AIT (on day 4) with 10 Ă— 106 unsorted, CD62L+...Bottom Line: CFSE-stained cells found in the tumor draining lymph nodes on day 3 were 30% CD8+, 72% CD4+, 95% CD44+, and 39% CD69+.These cells infiltrate 4T1 tumors, track preferentially to tumor draining lymph nodes, have an activated phenotype, and proliferate in vivo.Cyclophosphamide... | Miller CH, Graham L, Bear HD - BMC Immunol. (2010) |
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![Effect of basolateral Na-acetate pulse on TRC [Na+]i and pHi. (A) The relative changes in [Na+]i were monitored in polarized TRCs loaded with sodium green while they were initially perfused on both sides with control Ringer](/imgs/rescaled137/2229570_20028656f17.png) | Modulation of rat chorda tympani NaCl responses and intracellular Na+ activity in polarized taste receptor... | fig17: Effect of basolateral Na-acetate pulse on TRC [Na+]i and pHi. (A) The relative changes in [Na+]i were monitored in polarized TRCs loaded with sodium green while they were initially perfused on both sides with control Ringer's solution (pH 7.4). At the time...Bottom Line: At constant pH(o), perfusing the apical membrane with Ringer's solutions buffered with KA/AA or HCO(3)(-)/CO(2) decreased resting TRC pH(i), and MK-507 or MK-417 attenuated the decrease in pH(i) in TRCs perfused with HCO(3)(-)/CO(2) buffer.In parallel experiments,... | Lyall V, Alam RI, Phan TH, Russell OF, Malik SA, et al. - J. Gen. Physiol. (2002) |
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 | Functioning and robustness of a bacterial circadian clock. | f7: Cartoon of the KaiC phosphorylation cycle. Phosphorylated KaiC monomers are marked by filled circles. The relative amount of molecules involved in the transitions between the indicated states is indicated by the line thickness of the arrows. After incubation,...Bottom Line: In this work, we provide a mathematical approach to scan different hypothetical mechanisms for the primary circadian oscillator, starting from experimentally established molecular properties of the clock proteins.Although optimised for highest performance,... | Clodong S, DĂĽhring U, Kronk L, Wilde A, Axmann I, et al. - Mol. Syst. Biol. (2007) |
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![Study sites. Approximate locations of study sites (black filled circles) and native "control" sites (open circles) in California, USA. Dashed lines illustrate regions previously known to have some level of introgression [27]. Sites are: 1 – Bluestone, 2 – Sycamore, 3 – Toro, 4 – Melindy, 5 – Pond H, 6 – Ludwig, 7 – Olcott, 8 – Diablo, 9 – Vasco, 10 – Frick, 11 – Tesla, 12 – Hickman, 13 – Urrutia, 14 – Alta, and 15 – Black.](/imgs/rescaled137/2724412_1471-2148-9-176-1.png) | Rapid fixation of non-native alleles revealed by genome-wide SNP analysis of hybrid tiger salamanders. | Figure 1: Study sites. Approximate locations of study sites (black filled circles) and native "control" sites (open circles) in California, USA. Dashed lines illustrate regions previously known to have some level of introgression [27]. Sites are: 1 – Bluestone,...Bottom Line: Another marker (GNAT1) showed consistent heterozygote deficits in the wild, and this marker was associated with embryonic mortality in laboratory F2's.Other deviations from equilibrium expectations were idiosyncratic among breeding ponds, consistent with highly... | Fitzpatrick BM, Johnson JR, Kump DK, Shaffer HB, et al. - BMC Evol. Biol. (2009) |
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![Comparative DEET-elicited responses.DEET-induced excitatory responses from Drosophila pbA1 ORN showed lower threshold than those recorded from the DEET-sensitive mosquito ORNs from the Southern House mosquito, Cx. quinquefasciatus [20] and the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti [21], respectively. Error bars are standard error of the mean (SEM).](/imgs/rescaled137/3059203_pone.0017705.g006.png) | Generic insect repellent detector from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. | pone-0017705-g006: Comparative DEET-elicited responses.DEET-induced excitatory responses from Drosophila pbA1 ORN showed lower threshold than those recorded from the DEET-sensitive mosquito ORNs from the Southern House mosquito,...Bottom Line: There is growing demand for repellents outperforming DEET in cost and safety, but with the current technologies R&D of a new product takes almost 10 years, with a prohibitive cost of $30 million dollar in part due to the demand for large-scale synthesis of... | Syed Z, Pelletier J, Flounders E, Chitolina RF, et al. - PLoS ONE (2011) |
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![Maximum parsimony tree of mtDNA lineages M31 and M32 obtained by multiplexed genotyping, demonstrating the fine structure apportioned to these lineages [Ra = Rajbanshi; Lo = Lodha; La = Lambadi; Ch = Chenchu; GA = Greater Andamanese; On = Onge; J = Jarawa].The definitions of the Andaman-specific M31a1 and M32 lineages are revised to include additional control region SNPs resulting from the cloned sequences of the historic samples.The Indian variant found amongst the Lodha, Chenchu and Lambadi develops the inter-regional structure of M31 and allows for the settlement of the Andaman archipelago substantially after the last successful migrations Out of Africa by modern humans.These sequences contribute a deletion at np249 on the trunk of M31a1 and the motif of 143-195-207 on the stem of M32, contra to the tree of Thangaraj et al.[23], which did not report the deletion and the three M32 SNPs never occurred together in their five samples.The original data also reported a transition at np200 on all four of their M31 samples, but in the historic data it is only found in a single Onge sample.](/imgs/rescaled137/1766372_pone.0000081.g004.png) | Multiplexed SNP typing of ancient DNA clarifies the origin of Andaman mtDNA haplogroups amongst South... | pone-0000081-g004: Maximum parsimony tree of mtDNA lineages M31 and M32 obtained by multiplexed genotyping, demonstrating the fine structure apportioned to these lineages [Ra = Rajbanshi; Lo = Lodha; La = Lambadi; Ch = Chenchu; GA = Greater Andamanese; On = Onge;...Bottom Line: The genotype data from the historic samples significantly revise the topologies for the Andaman M31 and M32 mtDNA lineages by rectifying conflicts in published data sets.This genetic connection between the ancestors of the Andamanese and South Asian tribal... | Endicott P, Metspalu M, Stringer C, Macaulay V, et al. - PLoS ONE (2006) |
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 | Innate immunity and remodelling. | Fig2: A summary of the main discussion in the review; Innate immunity evident as cytokine release, Toll-like receptor activation, or nuclear factor kappa activation may lead to beneficial myocardial adaptation to ischaemia. Cardiac innate immunity increases acute...Bottom Line: Nuclear factor kappa B regulates gene programmes involved in inflammation as well as the resolution of inflammation.The impact of activation of cardiac innate immunity on the long-term outcome in in vivo models of hypertrophy and remodelling is less clear,... | Valen G - Heart Fail Rev (2011) |
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 | Identification of myotropic neuropeptides from the brain and corpus cardiacum-corpus allatum complex... | f02: Myograms displaying contractile activities of the Zophobas atratus heart and the effects of (A) physiological saline, (B) fraction 33 from the CC/CA and (C) fraction 36 from the brain. Addition of saline or test compounds is indicated by the arrows. High quality...Bottom Line: Analysis of HPLC fractions by MALDI-TOF MS identified seven mass ions that could be assigned to other known peptides: leucomyosuppressin (LMS), Tribolium castaneum pyrokinin 2, sulfakinin 1, myoinhibitory peptide 4, a truncated NVP-like peptide, Tenebrio molitor... | Marciniak P, Audsley N, Kuczer M, Rosinski G - J. Insect Sci. (2010) |
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