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 | Single molecule in vivo analysis of toll-like receptor 9 and CpG DNA interaction. | pone-0017991-g005: Stoichiometry of TLR9-ligand complex in vivo.Binding stoichiometry of TLR9-GFP with CpG-Cy5 and non CpG-Cy5 calculated from the two-dimensional PCH analysis of fluorescence fluctuation data. Data is expressed as the mean with standard deviation (n = 10).Bottom Line: However, the mechanism of how TLR9 interacts with nucleic acid and becomes activated in live cells is not well understood.Our findings show that i) TLR9 predominantly forms homodimers (80%) before binding to a ligand and further addition of CpG or non CpG DNA... | Chen J, Nag S, Vidi PA, Irudayaraj J - PLoS ONE (2011) |
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 | Immunoglobulin E-independent major histocompatibility complex-restricted T cell peptide epitope-induced... | Figure 3: Induction of isolated LARs by intradermal injection of peptides derived from FC1P. The mean percent changes in FEV1 after intradermal administration of FC1P (•) and during a control day (○) of 9 responders (left) and 31 nonresponders (right). AUC...Bottom Line: To confirm major histocompatibility complex restriction, fibroblast cell lines transfected with HLA-DR molecules were used to present FC1Ps to cat allergen-specific T cell lines derived from subjects before peptide injection.T cells from a DR1(+) responder... | Haselden BM, Kay AB, Larché M - J. Exp. Med. (1999) |
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 | Copy number variants in patients with severe oligozoospermia and Sertoli-cell-only syndrome. | pone-0019426-g005: Significant negative correlation (r = −0.270, P<0.05) of total sperm count with number of deletions in 78 normozoospermic men analysed by 244A array.P-value calculated on log-transformed total sperm counts.Bottom Line: CNVs found several times in all groups were analysed in a case-control design and four additional candidate genes and two regions without known genes were associated with SCOS (P<1×10(-3)).In conclusion, by applying array-CGH to study male infertility for... | Tüttelmann F, Simoni M, Kliesch S, Ledig S, et al. - PLoS ONE (2011) |
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 | Se-methylselenocysteine inhibits phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity of mouse mammary epithelial tumor... | Figure 1: General scheme for synchronization and treatment of TM6 cells with Se-methylselenocysteine (MSC) including the collection times. The TM6 cells were plated at a density of 6.6 × 103 cells/cm2 in either 100 mm dishes or six-well plates. After 48 hours of growth...Bottom Line: Immunoblotting and a kinase assay were used to examine the molecules of the survival pathway.PI3-K activity was inhibited by MSC followed by dephosphorylation of Akt.The phosphorylation of p38 MAPK was also downregulated after these cells were treated with... | Unni E, Koul D, Yung WK, Sinha R - Breast Cancer Res. (2005) |
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 | Safety and efficacy of cilostazol in the management of intermittent claudication. | f2-vhrm-4-1197: Mean percent change in maximal walking distance over time among intermittent claudication patients randomized to cilostazol 100 mg 2×/day (n = 227), pentoxifylline 400 mg 3×/day (n = 232), or placebo (n = 239) for 24 weeks. MWD = maximal walking distance....Bottom Line: Besides surgical and endovascular interventions to improve limb-specific outcomes, pharmacotherapy is an effective tool in the treatment of IC.Cilostazol, a Federal Drug Administration-approved medication for the treatment of IC, has demonstrated consistent... | Chi YW, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, White CJ - Vasc Health Risk Manag (2008) |
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 | 6-Iodo-2-methyl-1,3-benzothia-zole. | Fap1: Molecular structure of the title compound with the atom labeling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms are drawn at the 50% probability level.Bottom Line: The title compound, C(8)H(6)INS, is essentially planar, the largest deviation from the mean plane being for the I atom [0.075 (3) Å].The crystal structure is mainly stabilized by inter-molecular C-I⋯N halogen bonds, forming zigzag supra-molecular chains... | Daković M, Cičak H - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2011) |
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 | 4-Ethyl-3-(3-pyrid-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione 0.095-hydrate. | Fap1: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) drawing of (I) with displacement ellipsoids plotted at 50% probability level.Bottom Line: The title compound, C(9)H(10)N(4)S·0.095H(2)O, consists of discrete 4-ethyl-3-(3-pyrid-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione mol-ecules and a disordered mol-ecule of water of hydration with partial occupancy, lying on a twofold rotation axis.The dihedral angle... | Zareef M, Arfan M, Iqbal R, Parvez M - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2008) |
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 | 4,4,5,5-Tetra-methyl-1,3,2λ-dioxa-phospho-lan-2-one. | Fap1: The molecular structure and atom numbering scheme of the title compound. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level and H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii.Bottom Line: The five-membered ring in the title compound, C(6)H(13)O(3)P, exists in an envelope conformation with one of the ring C atoms at the flap position.The coordination geometry around the P atom is a distorted tetra-hedron.The crystal structure is stabilized by... | Skarżyńska A, Trzeciak AM, Gniewek A - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2011) |
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 | 4-(1H-Tetra-zol-5-yl)benzoic acid monohydrate. | Fap1: The molecular structure of I, with 30% probability displacement ellipsoids.Bottom Line: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(6)N(4)O(2)·H(2)O, consists of one 4-(1H-tetra-zol-5-yl)benzoic acid mol-ecule and one water mol-ecule.Hydrogen-bonding and π-π stacking (centroid-centroid distance between tetra-zole and benzene rings = 3.78 Å)... | Li GQ, Wu AQ, Li Y, Zheng FK, Guo GC - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2008) |
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 | Hypercholesterolemia impaired sperm functionality in rabbits. | pone-0013457-g001: Rabbits fed with fat-rich diet increased plasma cholesterol.Plasma cholesterol concentration from NCR (•) and HCR (□) during the 11 experimental months. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Arrowhead indicates fat intake start in HCR, and arrow indicates...Bottom Line: We also found a reduction of protein tyrosine phosphorylation in sperm incubated under capacitating conditions from HCR.Finally, it was also reported a significant decrease in the percentage of reacted sperm in the presence of progesterone.In conclusion, our... | Saez Lancellotti TE, Boarelli PV, Monclus MA, et al. - PLoS ONE (2010) |
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 | Eph receptors and ephrin signaling pathways: a role in bone homeostasis. | Figure 1: Domain structure of Eph receptors and ephrinA and ephrinB ligands. Eph receptors have an extracellular region an ephrin-binding domain and two fibronectin type III repeats, and an intracellular region containing a tyrosine kinase domain, a SAM domain and a...Bottom Line: A range of pathologic diseases, including osteoporosis and cancer-induced bone disease, disrupt this coupling and cause subsequent alterations in bone homeostasis.Eph receptors and their associated ligands, ephrins, play critical roles in a number of cellular... | Edwards CM, Mundy GR - Int J Med Sci (2008) |
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 | CD4+ T cell-mediated granulomatous pathology in schistosomiasis is downregulated by a B cell-dependent... | Figure 2: Enhanced mortality in S. mansoni–infected μMT mice. Groups (n = 10) of WT and KO mice were infected percutaneously with 30 cercariae and animal survival was monitored. The hatched line indicates the 50% survival time point for B cell KO animals. As indicated,...Bottom Line: Unexpectedly, B cell deficiency did not significantly alter T cell proliferative response or cause a shift in the Th1/Th2 balance.Since schistosome-infected Fc receptor-deficient (FcR gamma chain knockout) mice display the same exacerbated egg pathology as... | Jankovic D, Cheever AW, Kullberg MC, Wynn TA, et al. - J. Exp. Med. (1998) |
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 | Novel model for end-neuroma formation in the amputated rabbit forelimb. | Figure 6: The number of myelinated fibers quantified in the median, radial and ulnar nerves pre-amputation and at 6 weeks post-amputation. (P-values provided in parentheses.)Bottom Line: During this initial surgery, the median, radial and ulnar nerves were transected 1.6-2.5 (mean 2.0) cm distal to the brachial plexus, transposed onto the anterior chest wall and preserved at length.Six weeks subsequent to the amputation, the distal 5 mm of... | Kim PS, Ko J, O'Shaughnessy KK, Kuiken TA, et al. - J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj (2010) |
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![ORTEP-3 view (Farrugia, 1997) of the regular [CrIIIF6]3- octahedron and of the "independent" fluoride ion F1 connected to Pb1 and Pb2 completing the Pb2F(CrF6) formula (ellipsoids at the 50% probability level).](/imgs/rescaled137/2979219_e-66-00i32-fig1.png) | Dilead(II) chromium(III) hepta-fluoride. | Fap1: ORTEP-3 view (Farrugia, 1997) of the regular [CrIIIF6]3- octahedron and of the "independent" fluoride ion F1 connected to Pb1 and Pb2 completing the Pb2F(CrF6) formula (ellipsoids at the 50% probability level).Bottom Line: Single crystals of the title compound, Pb(2)CrF(7), were obtained by solid-state reaction.The monoclinic structure is isotypic with Pb(2)RhF(7) and is built up of CrF(6) (3-) octa-hedra isolated from each other, inserted in a fluorite-related matrix of PbF(6)... | Le Bail A - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2010) |
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 | Oral and tympanic membrane temperatures are inaccurate to identify Fever in emergency department adults. | wjem-12-04-31w-f01: Bland–Altman plot of oral and rectal temperatures. To display the relationships between rectal (reference) and oral temperatures, the difference between the rectal and oral measurements (see vertical axis) was plotted as a function of the mean of the 2 measurements...Bottom Line: Comparative findings differed even at temperatures considered in the normal range; among patients with an oral temperature of 98.0 to 98.9, 38% (25/65) were found to have a rectal temperature of 100.4 or higher, while among patients with a TM of 98.0 to 98.9,... | Barnett BJ, Nunberg S, Tai J, Lesser ML, Fridman V, et al. - West J Emerg Med (2011) |
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 | Interleukin 15 induces endothelial hyaluronan expression in vitro and promotes activated T cell extravasation... | Figure 1: Induction of bPG staining on ECs in response to cytokine treatment. (A) Levels of cell surface HA increase following treatment of SVEC4-10 cells with TNF-α or IL-15. Cells were incubated for 4 h with TNF-α (10 ng/ml), IL-15 (50 ng/ml), IL-2 (50 ng/ml), or...Bottom Line: Here, we examine the effect of IL-15 on hyaluronan expression by endothelial cells, and investigate its role in vivo in promoting the extravasation of antigen-activated T cells through a CD44-dependent pathway.The results suggest that IL-15 can regulate endothelial... | Estess P, Nandi A, Mohamadzadeh M, Siegelman MH - J. Exp. Med. (1999) |
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 | 5-(2-Bromo-phen-yl)-1,3,4-thia-diazol-2-amine. | Fap1: The molecular structure of the title molecule, with the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level.Bottom Line: In the title compound, C(8)H(6)BrN(3)S, the thia-diazole ring is oriented at a dihedral angle of 48.35 (3)° with respect to the bromo-phenyl ring.In the crystal structure, inter-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules. | Yin LH, Wan R, Wang Y, Han F, Wang JT - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2008) |
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 | 8-Bromo-2-methyl-quinoline. | Fap1: Molecular structure showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids.Bottom Line: In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(10)H(8)BrN, the dihedral angle between the two six-membered rings of the quinoline system is 0.49 (16)°.The mol-ecules are packed in a face-to-face arrangement fashion, with a centroid-centroid distance of... | Yang LT, Shen F, Ye J, Wu TQ, Hu AX - Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online (2009) |
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 | In situ and in vivo study of nasal absorption of paeonol in rats. | f1-ijms-11-04882: Concentration of paeonol in plasma (n = 6, mean ± S.D.) following a single i.v. (♦), i.n. (▪), or i.g. (▴) administration; calculated dosage of 4 mg·kg−1 of paeonol in rats.Bottom Line: In vivo studies of paeonol absorption were carried out in rats and the pharmacokinetics parameters of intranasal (i.n.) and intragastric (i.g.) administration were compared with intravenous (i.v.) administration.MRT (Mean Residence Time) were 23.19 ± 6.46... | Chen X, Lu Y, Du S, Xu B, Wang S, Zhai Y, et al. - Int J Mol Sci (2010) |
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