2 4 a mosaic expression pattern in a cross section of the intestinal villi b c and d mosaic expression patterns of either side of an intestinal villus that is located at the margin of the donor embryo s and host embryo s derivatives
... Mosaic < /b> expression < /b> patternsof < /b> eithersideof < /b> anintestinal < /b> villusthatislocatedatthe < /b> marginof < /b> the < /b> donorembryosandhostembryosderivatives (C) The < /b> bottom of < /b> the < /b> intervillus (proliferation ... generate chimeric zebrafish embryos and understand intestinal < /b> epithelium renewal in < /b> zebrafish 2 Materials and Methods In < /b> this study, Tg(β-actin:mGFP) was used as the < /b> donor embryo, andthe < /b> host embryos ... and, Dr Kiyoshi Naruse, and Dr Nick Barker for gifting the < /b> fosmid and plasmid constructs To the < /b> staff and students in < /b> CBIS and MBI: Tong Yan, Dipanjan, Siew Ping, Keshma, Bee Ling, Hadisah, Al,...
... histograms show stained cells, and black lines represent cells incubated with isotype controls Wild-type MSCs were analyzed at passages 3, 4,< /b> and (a)< /b> and IFN-gR KO MSCs were analyzed at passages and 12 ... and adipogenesis were induced as described previously [29] and [30], respectively) Anti-CD3-induced cell proliferation CD4 + T cells and accessory cells (ACs) were isolated from DBA/1 mice and ... MSCs (data not shown) These data indicate that IFN-g acts synergistically with IL-17 to upregulate expression < /b> of < /b> PD-L1, iNOS, and COX-2 in < /b> MSCs, making these molecules candidate mediators of...
... and wrote the < /b> paper; TM and KA provided clinical samples and assembled clinical database YS and JY provided clinical samples and performed experiments KS performed experiments, analyzed and interpreted ... by an investigator who was not involved in < /b> the < /b> patients' clinical care, andthe < /b> neurologists who made the < /b> clinical evaluation did not have access to the < /b> laboratory data Statistical analysis The < /b> ... TGG AGA CTC CTC AA-3' and 5'-ATC CCG TGG AGA CTC CTC AA-3', andthe < /b> probe was 5'-TCC AAC ACC ATG GCC CAC TTC CC-3' The < /b> sequences of < /b> primers for HBZ mRNA detection were as follows: 5'-AGA ACG CGA...
... out the < /b> molecular genetic studies, assisted by MJ LK conceived of < /b> the < /b> study, and participated in < /b> its design and coordination All authors read and approved the < /b> final manuscript 18 19 Acknowledgements ... kit, Amersham Life Sciences) using goat anti-mouse or donkey anti-rabbit (Amersham Life Sciences) as a < /b> secondary antibody, and quantitated using UN-SCAN-IT gelTM automated digitizing system The < /b> sizes ... probed with anti-RT and antiCA are shown in < /b> panel B These data indicate that both full length GagPol andthe < /b> truncated GagPol are incorporated into the < /b> viruses with similar efficiencies As previously...
... and critical comments on the < /b> manuscript The < /b> assistance of < /b> Roland Jacob in < /b> preparation of < /b> the < /b> manuscript and Cornelia Gottschalk and Martina Hennicke in < /b> animal care is gratefully acknowledged ... acquired and GCV therapy was initiated (n = 7) GCV treatment did not cause any significant toxicity and treated mice displayed normal patternsof < /b> food intake and physical activity Control animals ... immunohistochemical studies NGR and AS designed the < /b> experiments and evaluated the < /b> data All authors have read and approved the < /b> manuscript Acknowledgements We thank Hans-Dieter S ling for continuous support and...
... Statistical analysis All data are presented as a < /b> mean value with its standard deviation indicated (mean ± SD) Statistical analysis was conducted using the < /b> Student s t-test Differences were considered ... stability of < /b> PANs was studied in < /b> the < /b> aqueous medium, andthe < /b> acute toxicity of < /b> PANs was evaluated in < /b> mice Morever, EPI was loaded into PANs and its pharmacokinetics was also assessed in < /b> rats ... medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100% When the < /b> standard consists of < /b> intravenously administered drug, this is known as relative bioavailability (BAR) The < /b> BAR of...
... helper plasmid pKD46 Transformants were incubated h at 37 Cand overnight at room temperature in < /b> SOC medium and then plated on Luria–Bertani agar plates containing kanamycin Kanamycin resistant (KmR) ... N-terminal sequencing The < /b> amino-acid sequences of < /b> proteins X and Y were identified in < /b> the < /b> Swiss-Prot databank as GatY and UP12, respectively GatY (D- tagatose-1,6-bis-phosphate aldolase of < /b> class II), is ... affected UspA expression < /b> also induced the < /b> synthesis of < /b> UP12 (CCCP and DNP) In < /b> contrast, other toxic compounds, such as H2O2 or CdCI2, at concentrations that affected synthesis of < /b> UspA [13] had...
... using the < /b> bicinchoninic acid assay (Pierce Chem Co.), with BSA as the < /b> standard Concentrations of < /b> KatA were determined by the < /b> combined use of < /b> quantitative amino acid analysis (performed atthe < /b> Department ... porphyrin-containing but metal-deprived (Cu-PPKatA, Mg-PP-KatA, and PP-KatA) catalases Fig Light absorption spectra of < /b> isolated normal and cofactorsubstituted catalases Porphyrins added to the < /b> growth ... purified iron-containing and gallium-containing catalases are presented in < /b> Fig 3A,< /b> B Fe-PP-KatA showed a < /b> Soret peak at 40< /b> 6 nm and weak absorption bands at 5 04,< /b> 541< /b> and 625 nm These features are characteristic...
... experiments Thus, steady-state analysis can be used as a < /b> tool to establish the < /b> actual mechanism prevalent inside the < /b> cell by eliminating infeasible mechanisms The < /b> response curve can be quantified by a < /b> ... procedures We consider four candidate models, Models I–IV, shown in < /b> Figs 1–3, to validate the < /b> mechanism of < /b> induction of < /b> GAL genes by galactose In < /b> each of < /b> the < /b> models, cytoplasmic Gal3p is activated ... switch in < /b> S cerevisiae to demonstrate such an approach towards identifying the < /b> in < /b> vivo mechanism from a < /b> pool of < /b> candidate models We validate the < /b> mechanism by comparing the < /b> response of < /b> the < /b> model...
... Statistical analyses Statistical comparisons were performed by analysis of < /b> means using unpaired Student s t-test (two-tailed) All values are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) P < 0.05 was ... were thereafter determined by the < /b> Bradford protein assay (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) using BSA as standard The < /b> distribution of < /b> radioactivity in < /b> the < /b> tissues was expressed as the < /b> ratio of < /b> c. p.m.Æmg ... lung Autoradiograms of < /b> separated liver and thoracic lymph node proteins revealed a < /b> radioactive band of < /b> 25 kDa in < /b> liver and bands of < /b> 30 and 56 kDa in < /b> thoracic lymph nodes (Fig 5C) No radioactive...
... humans suggest that high consumption of < /b> fruits and vegetables is associated with a < /b> reduced risk of < /b> chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease [30–33] Recently, it has been shown ... 5¢-ACAGCGATATCGAGACACTCA-3¢ (forward) and 5¢-GTGAGACACCAGAGTGCAAGA-3¢ (reverse); primers for p53: 5¢-CACAGTCGGATATGAGCATC-3¢ (forward) and 5¢-GTCGTCCAGATACTCAGCAT-3¢ (reverse) and primers for cyclin D1 : ... processed immediately Retinol and retinyl palmitate were measured in < /b> serum and tissues following the < /b> method described by Barua and Olson [16] Differential display analysis Liver RNA was isolated by...
... [ 24]< /b> Lipid analysis Methyl heptadecanoate was added as an internal standard andthe < /b> plasma membrane lipids were extracted as described [21] CLB-fatty acids were quantified by GC analysis An aliquot ... of < /b> octanoic acid [37] In < /b> this case, only Vmax was affected showing an increase that was accompanied by an increase in < /b> the < /b> presence of < /b> oleic acid in < /b> its plasma membrane lipids It must be noted ... data suggest that, although the < /b> particular fatty acid may be different for each species, activation of < /b> the < /b> plasma membrane H+-ATPase by increases in < /b> the < /b> unsaturation of < /b> the < /b> CLB-fatty acids is a...
... the < /b> increased interest in < /b> miRNAs, and concerns that miRNAs are known to play important roles in < /b> clinical diseases, have attracted many molecular researchers to study miRNAs associated with the < /b> biogenesis ... and mature miRNAswas observed in < /b> cancer samples, compared with the < /b> correlation in < /b> normal cells This information indicates thatthe < /b> maturation process is controlled by an unknown regulatory factor, ... have the < /b> advantages of < /b> low background noise and high sensitivity However, these optical systems remain a < /b> distant goal for clinical application because of < /b> the < /b> optical signal attenuation by a < /b> tissue...
... degradation of < /b> NOS and HSP90 by calpain M Averna et al Table Levels of < /b> native and 15 kDa calpastatin species in < /b> brain and aorta of < /b> NMS and HMS rats treated with HSD for weeks The < /b> data reported are ... electroblotting, and immunoblotting analysis was performed as described above The < /b> immunoreactive material was detected and quantified as described above Assay of < /b> NOS activity NOS activity was assayed ... antibody The < /b> bands were then scanned, andthe < /b> areas of < /b> the < /b> peaks obtained were used to create a < /b> calibration curve Immunoprecipitation Brain and thoracic aorta, excised from NMS rats, were lysed in...
... value less than 0.05 was considered to be significant All the < /b> statistical analysis andthe < /b> evaluation of < /b> data were performed using GraphPad Prism version 5.01 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, California, ... neutral-buffered formalin solution and then embedded in < /b> paraffin All tissues were cut in < /b> μm sections and slides were counterstained with a < /b> standard mixture of < /b> hematoxylin and eosin [4]< /b> Quantitative ... 0.05, ANOVA) Capillary density was assessed on the < /b> tibialis anterior muscle of < /b> the < /b> ischemic HL by means of < /b> lectin istochemistry VEGF165 and QK increased capillaries to muscle fibers ratio in < /b> comparison...
... ATT CAA TCA AGC TGC-3'(sense) and 3'-CCA GTG GAT CTT TTT CCA GAG -3'(antisense) and htid -S, 5'-CAG CCT CAG GAA GAA ACC ATC-3'(sense) und 5'-GGG ATC GTC ACG TTG ATC GTC-3' (antisense) according ... CAC TGG CAA AAC AAT GCA-3' (sense) and 5'GGT CCT TTT CAC CAG CAA GCT-3' (antisense) atan annealing temperature of < /b> 62 C Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis was performed using the < /b> ABI PRISM ... cases), random selected infiltrating ductal carcinomas (75 cases) and metastatic lesions (30 cases) Staining of < /b> these substrates with the < /b> affinity purified hTid antiserum [6,7,13] demonstrated...
... processing and data analysis HR supervised data analysis and interpretation, advised co-authors in < /b> preparation and revision of < /b> the < /b> manuscript GL designed experiment, supervised data analysis and ... used as a < /b> reference in < /b> each comparison Data analysis A < /b> Friedman 's test was used to statistically compare the < /b> differences between the < /b> lengths of < /b> the < /b> ligaments at each tested position of < /b> the < /b> AJC ... involved lateral ankle ligaments. [4]< /b> Numerous studies have investigated the < /b> mechanical properties and simulated injury mechanisms of < /b> the < /b> ATFL and CFL in-< /b> vitro and much has been learned regarding...
... measurements, processed and analysed the < /b> FRF data (supervised by GVdP and SJ) and drafted the < /b> figures andthe < /b> initial version of < /b> the < /b> manuscript GVdP and SJ conceived the < /b> principles of < /b> the < /b> vibration analysis ... the < /b> spatial distribution of < /b> contact areas was analyzed In < /b> a < /b> transient dynamic analysis [29] the < /b> successive steps in < /b> the < /b> insertion process were simulated in < /b> terms of < /b> contact areas and interface ... fracture may have been avoided in < /b> the < /b> case of < /b> an abnormal bone structure anda < /b> deformed endomedullary canal as the < /b> FRF analysis showed an abnormality andthe < /b> surgeon was alerted to the < /b> situation...