Tight junctions: molecular structure meets function.

abstract：:Gluten sensitivity is an autoimmune disease that usually causes intestinal atrophy resulting in a malabsorption syndrome known as celiac disease. However, gluten sensitivity may involve several organs and is often associated with extraintestinal manifestations. Typically, patients with celiac disease have circulating ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Boscolo S,Sarich A,Lorenzon A,Passoni M,Rui V,Stebel M,Sblattero D,Marzari R,Hadjivassiliou M,Tongiorgi E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E is essential for normal neurological function. It is the major lipid-soluble, chain-breaking antioxidant in the body, protecting the integrity of membranes by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. Mostly on the basis of symptoms of primary vitamin E deficiency, it has been demonstrated that vitamin E has a central ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sen CK,Khanna S,Roy S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic tolerance depends on induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in immature thymocytes by antigen/MHC complexes on dendritic cells (and possibly other bone marrow-derived APCs). Interactions with antigen/MHC complexes on thymic epithelial cells promote maturation of double-positive thymocytes to single-posi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Owen JJ,Jenkinson EJ

更新日期：1992-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:As insulin is a major autoantigen in autoimmune diabetes and because the insulin gene region locus in humans has been linked to diabetes risk, we have bred insulin gene knockouts onto the NOD mouse. Mice differ from humans in terms that they express two nonallelic genes of insulin. Insulin 2 is the murine homologue of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Paronen J,Moriyama H,Abiru N,Sikora K,Melanitou E,Babu S,Bao F,Liu E,Miao D,Eisenbarth GS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much is known about the pleiotropic effects mediated by relaxin, the exact signaling pathways involved remain relatively elusive. This study examines LGR7 and LGR8 signaling using reporter gene technology. The greatest response was observed at the CRE reporter (indicates activation of cAMP-PKA and p38/JNK pat...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Halls ML,Bathgate RA,Roche PJ,Summers RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary theories suggest that the expression of extended longevity depends on the organism's ability to shift energy from reproduction to somatic maintenance. New data led us to reexamine our older data and integrate the two into a larger picture of the genetic and metabolic alterations required if the animal is ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Arking R,Buck S,Hwangbo DS,Lane M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:After long periods of status epilepticus, selective neuronal necrosis is incurred in the neocortex (layer III-IV), in the hippocampus (CA1 and CA4), and in the thalamus (VPL-VPM). In these areas the cerebral metabolic rate for glucose is increased to between 200-300% of control, indicating a correlation betw...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ingvar M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular genetic basis of adaptive change in phenotype is a major outstanding issue in evolutionary biology. Evolutionary change in coat and plumage color is a promising system for making progress in this field. Most notably, recent work on the molecular genetic basis of hair and feather color has identified seve...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mundy NI,Kelly J,Theron E,Hawkins K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have recently been made in understanding the regulation of Ca(2+)-ATPase by phospholamban and in modeling their structures. However, these insights would be furthered by determining the 3-D structure of both proteins within the membrane, thus revealing the structural basis for their interaction. T...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Young HS,Reddy LG,Jones LR,Stokes DL

更新日期：1998-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In amphibians, alpha-MSH secreted by the pars intermedia of the pituitary plays a pivotal role in the process of skin color adaptation. Reciprocally, the skin of amphibians contains a number of regulatory peptides, some of which have been found to regulate the activity of pituitary melanotrope cells. In particular, th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vaudry H,Chartrel N,Desrues L,Galas L,Kikuyama S,Mor A,Nicolas P,Tonon MC

更新日期：1999-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Compelling evidence now exists for estrogen's involvement in the regulation of mood and cognitive functions. Serum estrogen levels have been shown to play an important role in the expression of psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. We have characterized the distribution of the estrogen receptors,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ostlund H,Keller E,Hurd YL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megadose haploidentical transplants, mismatched at three HLA loci, engraft rapidly and durably without induction of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In vitro studies suggest that veto cells, contained in the population of hematopoietic progenitors, facilitate this favorable outcome. Cytotoxic T cells, not reactive ag...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reisner Y

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citizen soldiers (National Guard and Reserves) represent approximately 40% of the two million armed forces deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Twenty-five to forty percent of them develop PTSD, clinical depression, sleep disturbances, or suicidal thoughts. Upon returning home, many encounter additional stresses and hurd...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Greden JF,Valenstein M,Spinner J,Blow A,Gorman LA,Dalack GW,Marcus S,Kees M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration is the outcome of the interaction between genetic variation and environmental factors, including nutritional status, sex, age, and altitude. Genetic diversity influencing this protein is complex and varies widely across populations. Variants related to abnormal Hb or altered characteristi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Barrera-Reyes PK,Tejero ME

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I(2) site-selective compounds are known to interact with and inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO), but it remains unclear as to whether this interaction occurs through an allosteric or competitive interaction. This study used the new selective, irreversible I(2) ligand BU99006, to clarify the relationship between MAO and t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Paterson LM,Tyacke RJ,Nutt DJ,Hudson AL

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:We present our achievements in the synthesis and application of multifunctionalized, cross-linked, polystyrene microspheres, which remarkably and quite generally are taken up by all cell types studied to date. Importantly, the nature of these synthetic beads allows multistep solid-phase chemistry and the ability to bi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sánchez-Martín RM,Alexander L,Bradley M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderated by Lisa Miller from Newsweek, evolutionary biologist Kenneth Miller (Brown University) and theologians John Haught (Georgetown University) and Nancey Murphy (Fuller Theological Seminary) discuss the questions Are we immortal? Do our souls exist beyond our bodies? and What scientific evidence is there for mys...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Miller L,Miller K,Haught J,Murphy N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), antiproteinase 3 (PR3) autoantibodies (PR3-ANCA) are crucial in the development of generalized vasculitis. Wegener's pathognomonic lesion, a granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract, contains abundant lymphocytes and macrophages. Lymphocyte clusters in germi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Voswinkel J,Müller A,Lamprecht P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza A virus infections result in approximately 500,000 human deaths per year and many more sublethal infections. Wild birds are recognized as the ancestral host of influenza A viruses, and avian viruses have contributed genetic material to most human viruses, including subtypes H5N1 and H1N1. Thus, influenza vir...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vandegrift KJ,Sokolow SH,Daszak P,Kilpatrick AM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep deprivation severely compromises the ability of human beings to respond to stimuli in a timely fashion. These deficits have been attributed in large part to failures of vigilant attention, which many theorists believe forms the bedrock of the other more complex components of cognition. One of the leading paradig...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lim J,Dinges DF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much work has been done in the field of circulating DNA, no definitive information on sequencing data of total circulating DNA is available. Characterization of total circulating DNA by sequence analysis may give valuable information about the origin and function of these nucleic acid molecules. Circulating D...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： van der Vaart M,Pretorius PJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A new Biorex molecule, BRX-220, has been shown to be effective in animal models of diabetic neuro- and retinopathy. Recent in vitro studies showed that it might also have an insulin-sensitizing action. Therefore, the effect of BRX-220 on insulin sensitivity was compared with the action of pioglitazone (PGZ) ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Seböková E,Kürthy M,Mogyorosi T,Nagy K,Demcáková E,Ukropec J,Koranyi L,Klimes I

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This publication provides a brief summary of a presentation given at the NICHD Anniversary Symposium that was designed to describe the research progress of the O'Malley laboratory over the past 30 years of its NICHD funding. It highlights a few of the lab's major discoveries during the course of the pursuit of its lon...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： O'Malley BW

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief review is designed to highlight the limitations of our knowledge given the difficulties in simulating the in vivo condition in models established in vitro and ex vivo. Despite this uncertainty, mounting evidence indicates that the GPIIb-IIIa receptor mediates crucial platelet functions and that control over...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Coller BS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography allows for the study of human brain physiology and chemistry including cerebral blood flow, oxygen or glucose metabolism. We applied PET to study glucose metabolism using aphasia as a model of neurobehavior. The most striking observation was that the extent of cerebral glucose metabolic ch...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Metter EJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the linear coupling between the Marangoni and Cowley-Rosensweig instabilities for a thin layer of ferrofluid subjected to a temperature gradient and a magnetic field. Both are perpendicular to the reference horizontal boundaries, one of which is a rigid plate, while the other is a free surface remaining flat ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hennenberg M,Slavtchev S,Weyssow B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world. This is partially attributed to the inability of cardiomyocytes to divide in a significant manner, and therefore the heart responds to injury through scar formation. One of the challenges of modern medicine is to develop novel therapeutic strateg...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bolli P,Chaudhry HW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of a growing number of glycation and advanced glycation end products has been elucidated. Measuring these products can be used to assess cumulative glycemic and glycoxidative damage in diabetes and other chronic conditions. The predictive power of a given glycation product can be tested in large prospect...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Monnier VM,Sell DR,Genuth S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically potent skeletal muscle relaxants are used primarily for their effects on the central nervous system. But they also have direct effects on muscle contraction that possibly involve Ca2+ channels. We compared the effects of dantrolene, an agent known to have a direct action on vertebrate skeletal muscle, with ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Helland LA,Lopez JR,Taylor SR,Trube G,Wanek LA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00