Hypofibrinogenemia associated with a heterozygous C-->T nucleotide substitution at position -1138 BP of the 5'-flanking region of the fibrinogen A alpha-chain gene.

abstract：:Previous studies reported that constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) does not transactivate phenobarbital responsive unit (PBRU)2C1luciferase reporter gene in COS cells in which endogenous CYP2B1 gene is not induced with PB. In order to understand molecular mechanism(s) whereby PBRU is transactivated, this article de...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Min G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interleukin (IL)-2 receptor has proved an attractive target for T cell-directed therapies. Agents including monoclonal antibodies, single-chain antibody immunoconjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, and, most recently, ligand fusion toxins have demonstrated activity in vitro and in clinical trials in both hematologic m...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Foss FM

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：: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：:The development of an integrated system for the continuous, automated production of pure cell culture derived proteins is discussed. The system comprises a cell culture subunit for the continuous culture of mammalian cells and a purification subunit linked on-line to the cell culture subunit. The cells are compartment...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Grandics P,Szathmary S,Szathmary Z,O'Neill T

更新日期：1991-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A complete amino acid sequence for rat testis P-450 17 alpha was deduced from nucleotide analysis of a cDNA clone isolated from a rat Leydig cell library. This cDNA expressed in COS-1 cells both 17 alpha-hydroxylase and 17,20 lyase activities. Rat P-450 17 alpha exhibited significant similarity to the nucleotide and d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dufau ML,Minegishi T,Buczko E,Kitamura M,Delgado C,Namiki M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary reports indicate the influence of oxidative stress and interleukins, particularly TGF-beta1, in maintenance of bone mass. This study was designed to determine any possible variations of cellular lipid peroxidation, the total antioxidant power, and concentration of TGF-beta1 in blood and saliva of osteoporo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yousefzadeh G,Larijani B,Mohammadirad A,Heshmat R,Dehghan G,Rahimi R,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase cytochrome P450, the key enzyme of estrogen biosynthesis from androgens, is encoded by CYP19. Its structure shows some peculiarities: exons II to X encode the protein, while multiple alternative exons I encode unique 5'-untranslated regions of the aromatase mRNA transcripts. Immunohistochemistry studies in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Galmiche G,Corvaisier S,Kottler ML

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors which modify the relationship between body temperature and skin blood flow during exercise in heat were studied. Direct measurement of right atrial pressure during exercise in heat showed that the leveling off of forearm blood flow took place when blood temperature exceeded 38 degrees C and central venous pres...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nagashima K,Yoshida T,Nose H,Takamata A,Morimoto T

更新日期：1997-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a model for signaling events induced by fluid shear stress that incorporates many of the features discussed in this paper (FIG. 4). First, heterotrimeric G-proteins, as well as a small G-proteins, are activated by flow. Indeed, a G protein appears to be required for ERK1/2 activation by flow because ERK1/2 ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ishida T,Takahashi M,Corson MA,Berk BC

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The finding of an association between the epsilon 4 allele of the APOE locus and the early expression of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is robust. However, the estimates of the proportion of AD cases carrying one or more copies of the epsilon 4 allele vary dramatically between studies (highest estimates being 180...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mullan M,Scibelli P,Duara R,Fallin D,Gold M,Schinka J,Hoyne J,Osborne A,Sevush S,Crawford F

更新日期：1996-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have established several tumor T cell lines, both from the skin and from the blood of a patient with an MHC class II-/class I+, CD4+ cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL). These cell lines, like the initial tumor cells, had a CD3+CD4+CD8- phenotype. We also isolated two cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones from the tumor site ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bagot M,Nikolova M,Schirm-Chabanette F,Wechsler J,Boumsell L,Bensussan A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the ability of the EPR spin trap DEPMPO to detect both superoxide and hydroxyl radicals produced by systems in vitro and in vivo are presented. Experiments using free radical-generating systems confirmed the suitability of the EPR spin trapping technique but also revealed the existence of an undesirable con...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mojović M,Vuletić M,Bacić GG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasticity is a fundamental property of the neural system controlling breathing. One frequently studied model of respiratory plasticity is long-term facilitation of phrenic motor output (pLTF) following acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH). pLTF arises from spinal plasticity, increasing respiratory motor output through a ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dale-Nagle EA,Hoffman MS,MacFarlane PM,Satriotomo I,Lovett-Barr MR,Vinit S,Mitchell GS

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:It is known that red wines have antioxidant properties owing to the presence of polyphenols and hydroxycinnamates. It has been reported that these compounds are efficient scavengers of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)). We assayed the ONOO(-)-scavenging activity of plant polyphenols, hydroxycinnamates, and red wines using a flu...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Valdez LB,Actis-Goretta L,Boveris A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of evidence just reviewed, the hormonal requirements during IVM of mammalian oocytes for fertilization and developmental competence may be summarized as follows: 1. Nuclear maturation occurs "spontaneously," without follicular factors or hormones, in all mammalian species. 2. Cumulus cells are necessary d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Armstrong DT,Zhang X,Vanderhyden BC,Khamsi F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy for beta-globinopathies, particularly beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, hold much promise for the future, as a one time cure for these common and debilitating disorders. Correction of the beta-globinopathies using lentivirus vectors (LV) carrying the beta- or gamma-globin genes and elements of the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Perumbeti A,Malik P

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow cells of various animal species and the human produce a group of bioregulatory peptides called myelopeptides (MPs). A highly purified myelopeptide (MP) fraction and some individual molecules have been isolated from the supernatant of the porcine bone marrow cell culture by successive gel chromatography and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Petrov RV

更新日期：1993-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:G3139 is an 18mer phosphorothioate oligonucleotide targeted to the initiation codon region of the Bcl-2 mRNA. Because of the ability of this antisense construct to downregulate the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA and protein, it has entered phase III clinical trials in a number of human cancers, including advanced melanoma. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Benimetskaya L,Lai JC,Khvorova A,Wu S,Miller P,Stein CA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our studies have indicated that normal human placental cytosol contains a complex mixture of nucleoside kinase enzymes, some of which conform to previously characterized activities. Deoxyadenosine is phosphorylated by deoxycytidine kinase, adenosine kinase, and two as yet uncharacterized activities. Deoxyguanosine pho...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hurley MC,Fox IH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and proenkephalin (PE) are synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum and transported to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) where they are sorted and packaged into dense-core granules of the regulated secretory pathway (RSP). The mechanism of sorting POMC and PE to the RSP in neuroendocrine cells w...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Loh YP,Maldonado A,Zhang C,Tam WH,Cawley N

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for tumor markers suitable for use in diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer has met with limited success because each available marker lacks sufficient sensitivity and specificity. We have begun a collaborative study to evaluate multiple simultaneous serum markers to determine whether there ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McIntire KR,Radovich BT,Gail MH,Go VL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the late sixties, several new antifungal drugs have become available. Initially, they were all intended for topical use, and, consequently, animal and human pharmacology always primarily aimed at confirming therapeutic efficacy. With the new tendency for the development of orally active antifungal drugs, human a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cauwenbergh G,Van Cutsem J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies of in vivo and in vitro reactivities to Kveim preparations have been carried out in 45 sarcoid and 30 normal subjects. Lymphocytes of 14 of 45 sarcoids and 4 of 30 normals proliferated significantly in response to at least 1 of the 4 Kveim suspensions used for in vitro studies. The prevalence of po...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zweiman B,Israel HL

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have established that methanolic extracts of bovine brain and lung possess CDS activity with an agonist-like profile at alpha(2)-adrenoceptor binding sites (i.e., greater potency against [(3)H]-clonidine sites than against [(3)H]-RX-821001 sites). Following prolonged reflux in ethylacetate, monovalent...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pinthong D,Kendall DA,Wilson VG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a common and serious disease. Most studies have shown that basic public knowledge about what a stroke is, symptoms of a stroke, and the proper reaction to a stroke is quite deficient. The fact that a stroke affects cognitive, communicative, and motor functions may partially explain the poor reaction to acute...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Alberts MJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease increases in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is due to a number of different triggers including traditional and disease-related factors. Among established risk factors for CV disease, smoking may exert a more dangerous effect on arterial wall in RA than in the gene...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gerli R,Sherer Y,Bocci EB,Vaudo G,Moscatelli S,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the two first cases of human ehrlichiosis described in Italy. One patient presented symptoms indicative of ehrlichiosis, such as fever, conjunctivitis, and increase of hepatic enzymes; HGE was confirmed by fourfold seroconversion for HGE antigen. The second patient, a forest worker, was affected by Lyme...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ruscio M,Cinco M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tocopherols, which exist in alpha, beta, gamma, and delta forms, are antioxidative nutrients also known as vitamin E. Although alpha-tocopherol (alpha-T) is the major form of vitamin E found in the blood and tissues, gamma- and delta-T have been suggested to have stronger anti-inflammatory activities. In the present s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yang CS,Lu G,Ju J,Li GX

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00