... induced in either tumor cell line, only theinteraction of MDA-MB231 with fibroblasts released a soluble factor into the medium capable of inducing an interferon response We speculated that the ... can induce the fibroblasts to express type I interferons, resulting, in turn, in induction of interferon-response genes inthe tumor cells and to a lesser extent inthe fibroblasts (Figure 5) In ... I interferon (IFNα and IFNβ) (2) They in turn induce the interferon response genes predominantly inthe tumor cells (3) persist through many passages of invitro cultivation, the source of the...
... study: The organizing marketing activities in automobile industry in generally, and especially in member of VAMA The main contents are including organizing the marketing activities and organizing ... plan in after, the thesis focus on analyze the main factors inthe marketing program through distinguish the marketing oriented organization and non-marketing oriented organization And then thesis ... Advantage and the Value Chain A firm may create a cost advantage either by reducing the cost of individual value chain activities or by reconfiguring the value chain Once the value chain is defined,...
... over the past five years, followed by nomination of the properties which they had stayed in They were then asked to indicate which of these hotels they considered they would stay at again inthe ... for the brand (Dick & Basu, 1994) Loyalty inthe hotel context Several studies have previously focused on the issue of loyalty specifically inthe hotel industry Knutson (1988) investigated the ... Relationship Marketing (Consumer) 82 general They would definitely switch to competitors if they had trouble with the hotel in question and they hold no firm intentions to more business with the hotel...
... used In general these data mining operations are used for characterizing the general properties of the database or performing inference on the current data in order 15 Data Mining Within the Product ... information found in electronic notebooks since 22 Data Mining Within the Product DevelopmentProcess Chapter it is captured as it is generated, thereby, capturing the design process They investigated ... numerous processes/activities involved in production 23 Data Mining Within the Product DevelopmentProcess Chapter Further, amongst the papers surveyed, it was found that the use of data mining is...
... are involved inthe development, they will also behave knowledgeably and willingly inthe delivery of the service Therefore the design processin service developmentThe product developmentprocess ... reduce the time for the project (Karlsson et al., 1998) Certainly the ingredient processor can be developing theprocess for the ingredient at the same time as the manufacturer is developing the ... service development With growth inthe service industries inthe 1980s and 1990s and the increasing need for new ‘products’, there grew an interest inthe method of developing new services In the...
... of the F2L region of VV Δ F2L-gfp The F2L gene in VV strain WR (shaded arrow inthe top line) was replaced with the gfp gene driven by the synthetic E/L promoter (black arrow inthe bottom line) ... A recombinant virus lacking only the dUTPase gene was constructed by homologous recombination inthe WR strain of VV In this virus, F2L was replaced with the gfp gene driven by the synthetic E/L ... recombinant plaques were plaque purified three times to eliminate any contaminating wild type (wt) parental virus The insertion of the gfp resulted inthe deletion of most of the F2L open reading...
... hepatic drugmetabolism These varying results are consistent with the findings of studies investigating the effects of CKD on drugmetabolism [11-13,15] When interpreting the findings presented in ... necessarily be the same Specifically, during glycerol-induced AKI in rats, there was a significant increase in CYP3A4 activity inthe intestine despite a significant decrease in CYP3A4 activity inthe liver ... hepatic CYP3A1 inthe liver, enzymes inthe intestine and/or kidneys may not be affected or may be inhibited Extrapolating the findings presented in Table to humans is complicated by the fact that...
... clotting proteins Differences inthe binding affinity of warfarin to the receptor site on the epoxide reductase and inthe amount of vitamin K1 inthe liver influence the sensitivity to warfarin ... mainly designed to investigate theinvitrodruginteraction between these two agents Theinvitrodruginteraction study was carried out using both rat and human liver microsomes Moreover, the ... Warfarin isomers have different binding affinities to their binding sites [46, 47] S-warfarin has higher binding affinity for the primary binding sites [50, 51] while R-warfarin has greater binding...
... 81 Mg2+-independent Neutral Sphingomyelinases 84 Alkaline Sphingomyelinase from the Intestinal Tract 85 Bacterial Sphingomyelinase-phospholipase C 85 Sphingomyelinase Mechanism 85 Binding of Magnesium ... Ions 85 Binding of Substrate 85 Mechanism of Catalysis 86 Sphingomyelinase Assay 88 Sphingomyelinase Inhibitors 89 Sphingomyelinase–Membrane Interactions 89 Lipid Effects on Sphingomyelinase Activity ... direction inthe column 1.5.1.1 Mobile Phase The mobile phase is the interstitial space inthe packed column The mass balance for a solute inthe mobile phase can be obtained from the continuity...
... Combinatorial Mixture Screening / 103 In Vivo Drug Screening / 106 Pharmacokinetics / 109 InVitroDrug Screening / 115 Metabolic Stability Screening / 118 Membrane Permeability / 119 Drug- DrugInteraction ... to accelerated development target the activities involved with converting (or eliminating) thedrug candidate through the various development stages within the pipeline Using the same 12-month ... that reaches thedevelopment stage Preclinical DevelopmentThe preclinical stage of drugdevelopment focuses on activities necessary for filing an IND/CTA The completed IND/CTA contains information...
... particles containing no Cu (left) The difference between the amount released at 48 h and that contained inthe original loading solution determined Cu loading, resulting in values ranging between ... functionalizing the nanoparticle with carboxylate ligands to bind Cu 2+ ; however, other metal/ligand/polymer combinations could be synthesized including those employing other polymers routinely used in ... change inthe water after the first 24 h The particle concentration after purification was determined by lyophilizing a known volume and then weighing the resulting solid, which resulted in a final...
... doxorubicin was contained inthe culture to maintain K562/AO2 cells’ drug resistance in its daily culture The inhibition of cell growth was measured by MTT (Microculture Tetrazolium) assay Initially, ... much higher intracellular drug concentration inthe target cells, resulting inthe remarkable enhancement of the intracellular fluorescence of drug- resistant leukemia cells (Shown in Figure 4b ... incorporated into the target system, PLA/Au nanocomposites have an apparent synergistic effect on thedrug uptake of DNR inthe respective cancer cells, where the intracellular fluorescence intensity...
... result from the design stage, particularly during thedrugdevelopmentprocess Consider thedrugdevelopment sequence from the perspective of the sponsor A promising agent is found Then, there are ... pharmacological studies, pharmacokinetic studies, animal studies, initial studiesin humans, dose ranging studies, toxicity studies, and others (Fig 1) Most potential medications fail to pass these hurdles ... accept the trial upon the pooled expectation for the RCT arms and not upon the value of any single arm The principle of ‘equal uncertainty between the arms of the RCT’ must be replaced with the principle...
... (FIC) index is the mathematical expression used to represent the interactions The FIC is determined for each drug by dividing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of each drug when used in ... drug A in combination/MIC of drug A alone, FIC of drug B = MIC of drug B in combination/MIC of drug B alone The FICI was defined as the FIC of drug A added to the FIC of drug B The definition of ... resulted inthe revival of the polymyxins, which are increasingly used as the last line of defence against such difficult-to-treat infections Inevitably, growing reports of polymyxin (often the last...
... single parameter is used For example, one study measured the binding affinities of 19 opioid drugs A ranking based on the magnitude of these binding affinities was done for developing labeling ... with lower invitro scores (e.g colchicine and silymarin) Furthermore, drugs with lower invitro scores generally have fewer in vivo publications than drugs with higher invitro scores Since anti-hepatofibrotic ... of thedrug effects in human trials The group of drugs with higher invitro scores (e.g pioglitazone and glycyrrhizin) gave more promising results in human clinical trials than the group of drugs...
... matrix These factors include temperature, initial drug loading, water content, the structure of the system as well as the physical properties of the incorporated drug These factors are critical in ... globular protein has same size as the dimensions of water channels inthe bicontinuous cubic phases Protein entrapment inthe cubic phase depends on the type of protein, its interaction with the lipid ... releases drugs in a controlled manner in response to changes in temperature The specific objectives of the project are: (a) investigate invitrodrug release mechanism from the liquid crystalline...
... combining incentives and requirements for the conduct of pediatric research into one process; • increasing transparency throughout the clinical research enterprise; • increasing training for the ... determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, ... other non-life-threatening disease.) • Needed information For what age groups is information needed? What studies are required to obtain the information? Are there other ways to obtain the information?...
... ‘below’ the Q119 guanidiniums of the four domains, holding the domains together and blocking the channel Adding charges (one proton per domain) breaks the plug, the side chains separate, and the ... vivo Furthermore, the two VRK2 isoforms interact by its N-terminal domain with JIP1 in vitro, binding the C-terminal region of JIP1 The kinase activity of VRK2 is not necessary for the interaction, ... mediates the suppression of the brain in ammation inthe LPSinduced experimental brain in ammation model in vivo PP-27 Transglutaminase inhibition promotes sensitivity to the chemotherapy in cancer...
... expanding at an extraordinarily rapid rate, yet the field is in its infancy There is great interest in using RNAi as a means of exploring gene function during embryonic development and inthe adult ... strategies inthe pre-clinical drug discovery process within the biotech and pharmaceutical industries We are now beginning to exploit the information gleaned from the genome sequencing projects ... Nirenberg RNA interference is a powerful tool that has been used to inhibit gene function either by increasing the destruction of mRNA corresponding to the gene, or in some cases, by inhibiting the transcription...
... for the binding of gastrin, and of the regions in gastrin required for theinteraction with transferrin, is obviously essential to a full understanding of theinteractionThe independent involvement ... crosslinking have been used to explore whether Ggly interacts with transferrin in vitro, to investigate whether iron is required for the Ggly–transferrin interaction, to define the domains ⁄ residues ... with the difference inthe circulating concentrations of Gamide and transferrin Inthe present study, we explored further theinteraction between Gamide and transferrin, and characterized the interaction...