Archive for May, 2008
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Stable transformation of an episomal protein-tagging shuttle vector in the piscine diplomonad Spironucleus vortens.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diplomonads are common free-living inhabitants of anoxic aquatic environments and are also found as intestinal commensals or parasites of a wide variety of animals. Spironucleus vortens is a putatively commensal ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Specific detection of fungal pathogens by 18S rRNA gene PCR in microbial keratitis.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The sensitivity and specificity of 18S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the detection of fungal aetiology of microbial keratitis was determined in thirty patients with clinical diagnosis of microbial keratitis. ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Whole tumor antigen vaccination using dendritic cells: Comparison of RNA electroporation and pulsing with UV-irradiated tumor cells.
ABSTRACT: Because of the lack of full characterization of tumor associated antigens for solid tumors, whole antigen use is a convenient approach to tumor vaccination. Tumor RNA and apoptotic ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma: a case report.
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is a very rare finding. Its presentation is similar to that of a benign cyst, which is a relatively common developmental abnormality that may manifest as a midline neck mass. ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Validity and reliability of a home environment inventory for physical activity and media equipment.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Little is known about how the home environmental supports physical activity and screen media usage. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Effectiveness of computer-tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary Care (ESCAPE): a Randomised Trial.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Smoking remains a major public health problem; developing effective interventions to encourage more quit attempts, and to improve the success rate of self-quit attempts, is essential to reduce the numbers of ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2540c DNA sequence encodes a bifunctional chorismate synthase.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The emergence of multi- and extensively-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has created an urgent need for new agents to treat tuberculosis (TB). The enzymes of shikimate pathway are attractive targets to the development ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Expression profile of the entire family of Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors in mouse and rat.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane-bound receptors with long N termini. This family has 33 members in humans. Several Adhesion GPCRs are known to have important physiological ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Simultaneous determination of eight major bioactive compounds in Dachengqi Tang (DT) by high-performance liquid chromatography.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Dachengqi Tang (DT) is a common traditional Chinese medicine formula for expelling neire (\'internal heat\') in the stomach and intestines. There was no reliable analytical method available for the ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Evaluation of biological pathways involved in chemotherapy response in breast cancer.
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Our goal was to examine the association between biological pathways and response to chemotherapy in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and ER-negative breast cancers separately. METHODS: Gene set enrichment analysis including 852 predefined gene sets, ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Polymorphism at the Apical Membrane Antigen-1 locus Reflects the World Population History of Plasmodium vivax.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In malaria parasites (genus Plasmodium), ama-1 is a highly polymorphic locus encoding the Apical Membrane Protein-1, and there is evidence that the polymorphism at this locus is selectively maintained. ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
14-3-3 theta binding to cell cycle regulatory factors is enhanced by HIV-1 Vpr.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Despite continuing advances in our understanding of AIDS pathogenesis, the mechanism of CD4+ T cell depletion in HIV-1-infected individuals remains unclear. The HIV-1 Vpr accessory protein causes cell death, likely through ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Lsa21, a novel leptospiral protein binding adhesive matrix molecules and present during human infection.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: It has been well documented over past decades that interaction of pathogens with the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a primary role in host cell attachment and invasion. Adherence to host ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
A GATA4/WT1 cooperation regulates transcription of genes required for mammalian sex determination and differentiation.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In mammals, sex determination is genetically controlled. The SRY gene, located on Y chromosome, functions as a dominant genetic switch for testis development. The SRY gene is specifically expressed in ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Altered gene expression in the superior temporal gyrus in schizophrenia.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The superior temporal gyrus (STG), which encompasses the primary auditory cortex, is believed to be a major anatomical substrate for speech, language and communication. The STG connects to the limbic system (hippocampus and amygdala), ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Highly accurate sigmoidal fitting of real-time PCR data by introducing a parameter for asymmetry.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Fitting four-parameter sigmoidal models is one of the methods established in the analysis of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) data. We had observed that these models are not optimal in the ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Similarity of DMD gene deletion and duplication in the Chinese patients compared to global populations.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: DNA deletion and duplication were determined as the major mutation underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). METHOD: Applying multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), we have ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
A high sensitivity assay for the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein employing acoustic biosensing.
ABSTRACT: C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant routinely used as a biomarker to assess either infection or inflammatory processes such as autoimmune diseases. CRP also has demonstrated utility as a predictive ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Lack of c-kit receptor promotes mammary tumors in N-nitrosomethylurea-treated Ws/Ws rats.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: c-kit is expressed in various cell types during development and it has been linked to the promotion of cellular migration, proliferation and/or survival of melanoblasts, hematopoietic progenitors and primordial germ cells. Several reports ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Knock-down resistance (kdr) to DDT and pyrethroids in the major Afrotropical vector species, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, is associated with two alternative point mutations at amino acid position 1014 ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease in Landhi Dairy Colony, Pakistan, the world largest Buffalo colony.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Pakistan and causes huge economic losses. This work focus on the Landhi Dairy Colony (LDC), located in the suburbs of Karachi. LDC is the ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Large asymptomatic Left Atrial Myxoma with ossification: case report.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. They are usually small or moderate in size by the time of the diagnosis, exhibiting non specific cardiac or systemic symptoms, and are most frequently soft ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Do quality of life, participation and environment of older adults differ according to level of activity?
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Activity limitation is one of the most frequent geriatric clinical syndromes that have significant individual and societal impacts. People living with activity limitations might have fewer opportunities to ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Clinical research without consent in adults in the emergency setting: a review of patient and public views.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In emergency research, obtaining informed consent can be problematic. Research to develop and improve treatments for patients admitted to hospital with life-threatening and debilitating conditions is much ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Proteomic analysis of differential proteins in pancreatic carcinomas: effects of MBD1 knock-down by stable RNA interference.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 1 (MBD1), a suppressor of gene transcription, may be involved in inactivation of tumor suppressor genes during tumorigenesis. Over-expression of MBD1 has been reported ...
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