Humanized mice for the study of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Genetic and environmental factors contribute in this disease. There is evidence that MHC class I chain-related gene (MIC-A) plays a role in the susceptibility to this and other autoimmune diseases...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zake LN,Ghaderi M,Park YS,Babu S,Eisenbarth G,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether treatment with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which causes transient cellular immunity depression, influences tuberculin skin testing (TST) interpretation. The study was also aimed to assess the degree of cellular immunity depression following open heart surgery. Fifteen children from developing coun...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stein M,Sela-Razon B,Linder I,Somekh E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scant empirical attention has been devoted to understanding endings in youth mentoring relationships, despite the frequency with which they occur. This study examined data from a mixed-methods study of mentoring relationship endings in which youth mentees, the youth's parents or guardians, mentors, and program staff w...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Spencer R,Keller TE,Perry M,Drew AL,Clark-Shim H,Horn JP,Miranda-Díaz M,McCormack MJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the great strides made in understanding the basic biology of cancer and the multiple approaches to cancer therapy that have been utilized, cancer remains a major cause of death worldwide. The two properties that define the most successful tumors are low antigenicity, enabling cancer cells to escape immune syst...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Al-Ramadi BK,Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ,El-Hasasna H,Al-Salam S,Attoub S,Xu D,Chouaib S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I2-imidazoline receptors (I2-IR) are characterized by their high affinity for imidazolines and guanidines and medium affinity for imidazolidines. The differential recognition of I2-IR by amiloride led to subtype these sites as amiloride-sensitive (I2A-IR) and amiloride-insensitive (I2B-IR). I2-IR labeled with [3H]idaz...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Olmos G,Alemany R,Boronat MA,García-Sevilla JA

更新日期：1999-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranscriptional control of gene expression plays a key role in regulating gene expression in cells undergoing apoptosis. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a crucial enzyme in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin E2 (PGE(2)) and is significantly upregulated in many types of adenocarcinomas. COX-2 overexpre...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mukhopadhyay D,Jung J,Murmu N,Houchen CW,Dieckgraefe BK,Anant S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the complete genome sequences of the Nine Mile, K, and G isolates to improve our understanding of the unique virulence properties of C. burnetii and to provide important insight into the genome architecture and genetic diversity of this pathogen. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beare PA,Porcella SF,Seshadri R,Samuel JE,Heinzen RA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole body exposure of rabbits to microwave radiation causes a decrease in ascorbic acid in the lens. In our study, rabbit lenses maintained in culture medium (37 degrees C) were exposed to either pulsed or continuous wave S-band radiation for 10-15 min at power densities between 0 and 200 mW/cm-2. Total ascorbic acid...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Weiter JJ,Finch ED,Schulz W,Frattali V

更新日期：1975-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most frequent fatal malignant neoplasm in the United States and is expected to cause significant morbidity and mortality. The recent recall of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors from clinical trials highlights the need to develop other agents for cancer chemoprevention trials. Intervention stra...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nelson MA,Goulet AC,Jacobs ET,Lance P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) and the more recently discovered fructosamine-3-kinase-related protein (FN3KRP) appear to protect proteins from nonenzymatic glycation. To gain a better understanding of these enzymes we performed a series of investigations including (1) in silico comparisons of their promoters; (2) real-t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Conner JR,Beisswenger PJ,Szwergold BS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is a major neuroendocrine system involved in the regulation of numerous physiological processes and in adaptation to stress. A wide range of variability can be observed in all the components of the system, and the contribution of genetic factors has been shown in th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mormede P,Foury A,Barat P,Corcuff JB,Terenina E,Marissal-Arvy N,Moisan MP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular archaeology of the mutation spectra of tumor suppressor genes generates hypotheses concerning the etiology and molecular pathogenesis of human cancer. The spectrum of somatic mutations in the p53 gene implicates environmental carcinogens and both endogenous agents and processes in the etiology of human c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hussain SP,Hollstein MH,Harris CC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compare the evidence from human neuroimaging studies for and against two of the major hypotheses of how alterations in the brain's reward system underlie addiction. One of these, the impulsivity hypothesis, proposes that addiction is characterized by excessive sensitivity to reward combined with a failure of inhibi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hommer DW,Bjork JM,Gilman JM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) modulates all forms of inflammation by acting on peripheral inflammatory cells, glial inflammatory cells, and on CNS receptors that activate descending antiinflammatory neural pathways. The multiple actions of this ancient peptide suggest that there is no singular bioch...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lipton JM,Zhao H,Ichiyama T,Barsh GS,Catania A

更新日期：1999-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent studies in non-human primates have identified and characterized cerebro-ponto-cerebellar pathways involved in the control of vergence eye movements. Specifically, within the deep cerebellar nuclei and nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis, we have identified neurons that are related to either the near respons...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gamlin PD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species have been known to cause DNA damage and induce apoptosis. During DNA damage, DNA repair proteins Ku70 and Ku80 prevent cell death, but severe DNA damage beyond the repair capacity of the DNA repair proteins triggers necrosis or apoptosis. Recent reports have shown that NF-kappaB plays a critica...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Song JY,Lim JW,Kim H,Kim KH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Externally guided sensory-motor processes deteriorate with increasing age. Internally guided, for example, predictive, behavior usually helps to overcome sensory-motor delays. We studied whether predictive components of visuomotor transformation decline with age. We investigated smooth pursuit eye movements (SPEM) of ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sprenger A,Trillenberg P,Pohlmann J,Herold K,Lencer R,Helmchen C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated circulating levels of glucocorticoids are associated with psychiatric symptoms across several different conditions. It remains unknown if this hormonal abnormality is a cause or an effect of the psychiatric conditions. For example, the hypercortisolemia observed in a subset of patients with depression may hav...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wolkowitz OM,Burke H,Epel ES,Reus VI

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few years after the first description of free-circulating DNA in plasma and serum, the detection of tumor-associated overexpressed mRNA in plasma was also reported. This observation has been confirmed and it seems to be clear that the presence of free-circulating RNA is a ubiquitous phenomenon. In this short review ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fleischhacker M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified human urinary CSF-1 was used for production of polyclonal CSF antibodies in rabbits. The purified CSF was iodinated by a modified chloramine-T technique with retention of biologic activity. Dilutions of anti-CSF were reacted with 15,000 cpm of 125I-CSF in EDTA-phosphate buffer for 48 hr. Sheep antirabbit seru...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shadduck RK,Waheed A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the serum cytokine profile of a nonrandomized group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who are destined to be treated with infliximab following failure after failure of different disease-modifiying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Serial serum samples were colle...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Amital H,Barak V,Winkler RE,Rubinow A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the second synapse in the central gustatory pathway of the rodent, the parabrachial nucleus of the pons (PbN) receives information about taste stimuli directly from the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). Data show that NTS cells amplify taste responses before transmitting taste-related signals to the PbN. NTS cel...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Di Lorenzo PM,Platt D,Victor JD

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy for mitochondrial diseases is woefully inadequate. How-ever, lack of cure does not equate with lack of treatment. In this review, we consider sequentially several different therapeutic approaches. Palliative therapy is dictated by good medical practice and includes anticonvulsant medication, control of endocri...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dimauro S,Mancuso M,Naini A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smaller, more charge-intensive electrodes are needed for "safe" stimulation of the nervous system. In this paper we review critical concepts and the state of the art in electrodes. Control of charge density and charge balance are essential to avoid tissue electrolysis. Chemical criteria for "safe" stimulation are revi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brummer SB,Robblee LS,Hambrecht FT

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all patients and volunteers, the levels of immunoreactive SP measured in saliva were about 100 times higher than the levels measured in plasma. SP per mg protein was consistently lower in both plasma and saliva of chronic pain patients than in healthy volunteers. These findings suggest that a simple noninvasive obj...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Parris WC,Sastry BV,Kambam JR,Naukam RJ,Johnson BW

更新日期：1993-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The remarkable hemodynamic changes of normal pregnancy are briefly reviewed. In addition, new findings and current concepts related to the underlying hormonal and molecular mechanisms are presented. Finally, work that is in progress as well as future directions is briefly discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Conrad KP,Jeyabalan A,Danielson LA,Kerchner LJ,Novak J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first evidence for the role of the protein elongation factor eEF1A2 in tumorigenesis was reported by Anand and colleagues who demonstrated that eEF1A2 is overexpressed in about 30% of ovarian tumors and some established ovarian cancer cells. This abnormal expression correlates with a poor prognosis. Since this dis...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lee MH,Surh YJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we present (1) the scientific basis for the use of high-dose immunosuppression followed by autologous peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D); (2) an update of the clinical and laboratory outcome of 20 patients transplanted at the University Ho...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Voltarelli JC,Couri CE,Stracieri AB,Oliveira MC,Moraes DA,Pieroni F,Barros GM,Madeira MI,Malmegrim KC,Foss-Freitas MC,Simões BP,Foss MC,Squiers E,Burt RK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) dephosphorylates a number of substrates, including JAK-STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) signaling proteins, which are activated by interferon (IFN)-γ, a major proinflammatory cytokine involved in conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. A critica...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Krishnan M,McCole DF

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein crystallization has been studied in presence or absence of buoyancy-driven convection. Gravity-driven flow was created, or suppressed, in protein solutions by means of vertically directed density gradients that were caused by generating suitable temperature gradients. The presence of enhanced mixing was demons...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nanev CN,Penkova A,Chayen N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00