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Joel G Ray Loralie J Langman Marian J Vermeulen Jovan Evrovski Erik L Yeo David EC Cole 《Trials》2001,2(3):141-9
Background
Women may be at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with men. We studied the effects of genetic and biochemical markers of thrombophilia in women, in conjunction with other established risk factors for VTE. 相似文献22.
The agricultural sector, and particularly the horticultural production, has a singular importance in agriculture, considering that it ranks second on agricultural products, nationally and worldwide. Fungal diseases are one of the major causes of vegetable loss during storage, reducing their nutritional value, quality and sale price. Vegetables are usually exposed to diverse treatments with chemical products before storage; as a result, fungal populations develop an increased resistance over time becoming more difficult to control. Because of this, research efforts toward finding more suitable chemicals to control fungal diseases are needed. Natural extracts may be an alternative solve this problem. In the present investigation the fungicidal activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Agave scabra was evaluated on the growth of Botrytis cinerea, Mucor sp., Aspergillus niger, Fusarium sp. and Penicillium sp., whose strains were isolated from potato and tomato. To assess their effects, the agar-dilution and agar-well techniques were performed. The ethanol extract was more effective against Botrytis cinerea and Mucor sp. when the agar-well method was used. However, when using the agar-dilution method the ethanol extract of Agave scabra inhibited the growth of Botrytis cinerea, Mucor sp. and Penicillium sp. 相似文献
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Motoh Iwasa Yoshinao Kobayashi Rumi Mifuji-Moroka Nagisa Hara Hirohide Miyachi Ryosuke Sugimoto Hideaki Tanaka Naoki Fujita Esteban C. Gabazza Yoshiyuki Takei 《PloS one》2013,8(7)
Long-term supplementation with branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) is associated with prolonged survival and decreased frequency of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, the pharmaceutical mechanism underlying this association is still unclear. We investigated whether continuous BCAA supplementation increases survival rate of rats exposed to a fibrogenic agent and influences the iron accumulation, oxidative stress, fibrosis, and gluconeogenesis in the liver. Further, the effects of BCAA on gluconeogenesis in cultured cells were also investigated. A significant improvement in cumulative survival was observed in BCAA-supplemented rats with advanced cirrhosis compared to untreated rats with cirrhosis (P<0.05). The prolonged survival due to BCAA supplementation was associated with reduction of iron contents, reactive oxygen species production and attenuated fibrosis in the liver. In addition, BCAA ameliorated glucose metabolism by forkhead box protein O1 pathway in the liver. BCAA prolongs survival in cirrhotic rats and this was likely the consequences of reduced iron accumulation, oxidative stress and fibrosis and improved glucose metabolism in the liver. 相似文献
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Positive selection and sequence rearrangements generate extensive polymorphism in the gamete recognition protein bindin 总被引:27,自引:12,他引:15
Bindin is a gamete recognition protein of sea urchins that mediates
species-specific attachment of sperm to an egg-surface receptor during
fertilization. Sequences of bindin from closely related urchins show fixed
species-specific differences. Within species, highly polymorphic bindin
alleles result from point substitution, insertion/deletion, and
recombination. Since speciation, positive selection favoring allelic
variants has generated diversity in bindin polypeptides. Intraspecific
bindin variation can be tolerated by the egg receptor, which suggests
functional parallels between this system and other flexible recognition
systems, including immune recognition. These results show that polymorphism
in mate recognition loci required for rapid evolution of sexual isolation
can arise within natural populations.
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The molecular evolution of the alcohol dehydrogenase and alcohol dehydrogenase-related genes in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
The DNA sequences of the Adh genes of three members of the Drosophila
melanogaster species subgroup have been determined. This completes the Adh
sequences of the eight species of this subgroup. Two species, D. yakuba and
D. teissieri, possess processed Adh pseudogenes. In all of the species of
the subgroup, a gene of unknown function, Adhr, is located about 300 bp 3'
to Adh. Although this gene is experiencing a higher rate of synonymous
substitution than Adh, it is more constrained at the amino acid level.
Phylogenetic relationships between all eight members of the melanogaster
subgroup have been analyzed using a variety of methods. All analyses
suggested that the D. yakuba and D. teissieri pseudogenes have a single
common ancestor, rather than evolving independently in each species, and
that D. melanogaster is the sister species to D. simulans, D. sechellia,
and D. mauritiana. The evolutionary relationships of the latter three
species remain equivocal.
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L Alonso EC Souza MV Oliveira LFE do Nascimento PMS Dantas 《Biology of sport / Institute of Sport》2014,31(4):267-270
The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic and environmental contribution to variation in aerobic power in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. The sample consisted of 20 MZ individuals (12 females and 8 males) and 16 DZ individuals (12 females and 4 males), aged from 8 to 26 years, residents in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. The twins were assessed by a multistage fitness test. The rate of heritability found for aerobic power was 77%. Based on the results, the estimated heritability was largely responsible for the differences in aerobic power. This implies that such measures are under strong genetic influence. 相似文献
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Background
Endothelial permeability is involved in injury, inflammation, diabetes and cancer. It is partly regulated by the thrombin-, histamine-, and VEGF-mediated myosin-light-chain (MLC) activation pathways. While these pathways have been investigated, questions such as temporal effects and the dynamics of multi-mediator regulation remain to be fully studied. Mathematical modeling of these pathways facilitates such studies. Based on the published ordinary differential equation models of the pathway components, we developed an integrated model of thrombin-, histamine-, and VEGF-mediated MLC activation pathways.Results
Our model was validated against experimental data for calcium release and thrombin-, histamine-, and VEGF-mediated MLC activation. The simulated effects of PAR-1, Rho GTPase, ROCK, VEGF and VEGFR2 over-expression on MLC activation, and the collective modulation by thrombin and histamine are consistent with experimental findings. Our model was used to predict enhanced MLC activation by CPI-17 over-expression and by synergistic action of thrombin and VEGF at low mediator levels. These may have impact in endothelial permeability and metastasis in cancer patients with blood coagulation.Conclusion
Our model was validated against a number of experimental findings and the observed synergistic effects of low concentrations of thrombin and histamine in mediating the activation of MLC. It can be used to predict the effects of altered pathway components, collective actions of multiple mediators and the potential impact to various diseases. Similar to the published models of other pathways, our model can potentially be used to identify important disease genes through sensitivity analysis of signalling components. 相似文献29.
Glycosphingolipid expression in pig aorta: identification of possible target antigens for human natural antibodies 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
Total non-acid glycosphingolipids were isolated from the aortas of more
than 80 pigs. The glycolipids were separated by HPLC, analysed by thin-
layer chromatography, and tested for reactivity with monoclonal anti- blood
group antibodies. The fractions were structurally characterized by NMR
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Reactivity with both anti- blood group
A and H antibodies was seen. The major glycosphingolipid constituents were
globotri- and globotetraosylceramides and blood group H
pentaglycosylceramides based on type 1 and type 2 core saccharide chains.
Globopentaosylceramides, blood group H hexaglycosylceramides based on type
4 chain, and blood group A hexaglycosylceramides based on type 1 core chain
were also present. Two structures, that may be important targets for human
antibodies initiating hyperacute rejection following pig to human
xenotransplantation, were present as minor constituents compared to the
blood group components. These were Galalpha1,3neolactotetraosylceramide and
a Galalpha1, 3Lexstructure. A Leb/Y hexaglycosylceramide was also present.
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Tanaka Y Kobayashi Y Gabazza EC Higuchi K Kamisako T Kuroda M Takeuchi K Iwasa M Kaito M Adachi Y 《American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology》2002,282(4):G656-G662
Regulation of bilirubin glucuronide transporters during hyperbilirubinemia in hepatic and extrahepatic tissues is not completely clear. In the present study, we evaluated the regulation of the bilirubin glucuronide transporters, multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRP)2 and 3, in rats with obstructive jaundice. Bile duct ligation (BDL) or sham operation was performed in Wistar rats. Liver and kidneys were removed 1, 3, and 5 days after BDL (n = 4, in each group). Serum and urine were collected to measure bilirubin levels just before animal killing. MRP2 And MRP3 mRNA expressions were determined by real-time RT-PCR. Protein expression of MRP2 and MRP3 was determined by Western blotting. Renal MRP2 function was evaluated by para-aminohippurate (PAH) clearance. The effect of conjugated bilirubin, unconjugated bilirubin, human bile, and sulfate-conjugated bile acid on MRP2 gene expression was also evaluated in renal and hepatocyte cell lines. Serum bilirubin and urinary bilirubin excretion increased significantly after BDL. In the liver, the mRNA expression of MRP2 decreased 59, 86, and 82%, and its protein expression decreased 25, 74, and 93% compared with sham-operated animals after 24, 72, and 120 h of BDL, respectively. In contrast, the liver expression of MRP3 mRNA increased 138, 2,137, and 3,295%, and its protein expression increased 560, 634, and 612% compared with sham-operated animals after 24, 72, and 120 h of BDL, respectively. On the other hand, in the kidneys, the mRNA expression of MRP2 increased 162, 73, and 21%, and its protein expression increased 387, 558, and 472% compared with sham-operated animals after 24, 72, and 120 h of BDL, respectively. PAH clearance was significantly increased after BDL. The mRNA expression of MRP2 increased in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells after treatment with conjugated bilirubin, sulfate-conjugated bile acid or human bile. Upregulation of MRP2 in the kidneys and MRP3 in the liver may be a compensatory mechanism to improve bilirubin clearance during obstructive jaundice. 相似文献