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Commentary
Mimicking microbial ‘education’ of the immune system: a
strategy to revert the epidemic trend of atopy and allergic
asthma?
Paolo Maria Matricardi*
†
and ... Immunoprophylaxis of atopy: light at the end of the
tunnel? Immunol Today 1994, 15:484–489.
Authors’ affiliations: DASRS, RMAS, Labora...
... our
findingsmaybeduetothefactthatPomeroyandcol-
leagues assessed functional capacity of the alternative
complement activation pathway exclusively, while our
study focused on complement activation via the classical
pathway (CH50) and ... Serum
levels of C3, Factor B and D, hemolytic activity of the
alternative pathway, and the inhibitors H and I were
found to be low in...
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majority of the laboratory work and analysis, and drafted the
manuscript. AJF participated in the design of the study and
interpretation of data. JAH conceived the study, secured ... CCT ACC ACG AAA GCA GAT
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... data, as described
above, and the use of paper to provide relevant data – are not
surprising in that they address the issues of access to data
and a need to stimulate multidisciplinary interaction ... detailed
data on particular aspects of a patient's condition and treatment – are accessible via tabs displayed across the top of the summary screen. Patient...
... with a Kratos Compact
MALDI I (Shimadzu Europe, D uisburg, Germany) and
a- cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid as matrix. Purity of the
HPLC purified peptides were also confirmed by analytical
HPLC analyses. ... & Saudek, V. (1991) Solution
structure of salmon calcitonin. Biopolymers 31, 233–241.
18. K atahira, R., Doi, M., Kyogoku, Y. , Yamada-Nosaka, A. ,
Yamasaki, K., Takai, M. &am...
... induction of adjuvant arthritis (AA). The mean body
weight is depicted as the percentage of the body weight at the time of AA induction. Data shown are percentage body weight ± standard error of
the ... old at the start of each experiment. This study
was approved by the Dutch Committee of Animal
Experiments.
Induction and clinical evaluation of AA
AA was induced...
... Research
Laboratory 4, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Research Laboratory 1, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Rheumatology ... Cruz
Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA). The images of
autoradiograms were captured and analyzed using a Typhoon
9410 digital variable mode imager (Amersham Biot...
... factors favoring
the catabolic side is very likely involved in the pathological fea-
tures of OA.
Currently, many attempts are being made to repair the carti-
lage that has been damaged in OA. ... maintenance and
appears to be a good candidate for cartilage repair. TGF-β is
a stimulator of extracellular matrix production, like collagen
type II and proteoglycan (PG), in c...
... immunoassays
[24]. The reported intra-assay variation was <4%, and the
inter-assay variation was <6%.
Statistical analysis
All data were entered into a computer database and analyzed
using ... purified
from human costal cartilage [20]. The intra-assay variation was
<3%, and the inter-assay variation was <4%.
Measurement of HA by ELISA
Hyaluronan in SF was quantif...
... primary biliary chirrho-
sis, and Sjogren's syndrome, which are characterized by lym-
phocyte infiltration into organs such as the kidneys, liver and
salivary glands [6].
In contrast, the parent-into-F1 ... E, Hamano T, Kataoka Y, Seto Y, Iwata N,
Kaneda Y, Matsumoto K, Nakamura T, Ueki T, et al.: Hepatocyte
growth factor ameliorates acute graft-versus-host disease
and promo...