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Dr AR Holmes RD Cannon HF Jenkinson 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》1995,15(3):208-213
The yeastCandida albicans coaggregates with a variety of streptococcal species, an interaction that may promote oral colonization by yeast cells.C. albicans andCandida tropicalis are the yeasts most frequently isolated from the human oral cavity and our data demonstrate that both these species bind toStreptococcus gordonii NCTC 7869 while two otherCandida species (Candida krusei andCandida kefyr) do not. Adherence ofC. albicans was greatest when the yeast had been grown at 30° C to mid-exponential growth phase. For 21 strains ofC. albicans there was a positive correlation between the ability to adhere toS. gordonii and adherence to experimental salivary pellicle. Whole saliva either stimulated or slightly inhibited adherence ofC. albicans toS. gordonii depending on the streptococcal growth conditions. The results suggest that the major salivary adhesins and coaggregation adhesins ofC. albicans are co-expressed. 相似文献
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Characteristics and functions of the cardiac swelling-activated Cl current (ICl,swell) are considered in physiologic and pathophysiologic settings. ICl,swell is broadly distributed throughout the heart and is stimulated not only by osmotic and hydrostatic increases in cell volume, but also by agents that alter membrane tension and direct mechanical stretch. The current is outwardly rectifying, reverses between the plateau and resting potentials (Em), and is time-independent over the physiologic voltage range. Consequently, ICl,swell shortens action potential duration, depolarizes Em, and acts to decrease cell volume. Because it is activated by stimuli that also activate cation stretch-activated channels, ICl,swell should be considered as a potential effector of mechanoelectrical feedback. ICl,swell is activated in ischemic and non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathies and perhaps during ischemia and reperfusion. ICl,swell plays a role in arrhythmogenesis, myocardial injury, preconditioning, and apoptosis of myocytes. As a result, ICl,swell potentially is a novel therapeutic target. 相似文献
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Dagmar Waberski Anke Döhring Florencia Ardón Nadine Ritter Holm Zerbe Hans-Joachim Schuberth Marion Hewicker-Trautwein Karl Fritz Weitze Ronald HF Hunter 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2006,48(1):13-8
Whole boar semen or seminal plasma has been demonstrated to advance the time of ovulation in gilts. As a means of clarifying
this influence, the contribution of uterine lymphatics and their white cell populations has been examined. After duct visualisation
with Evan's blue, lymph was sampled from a mesometrial vessel in eight pre-ovulatory gilts whose uterine lumen was infused
simultaneously with whole semen in one ligated horn and saline in the contralateral ligated horn. Lymph was collected from
cannulated vessels for periods of up to four hours under general anaesthesia. Thereafter, mesometrial lymph nodes, utero-tubal
junction and uterine wall tissues were sampled. The proportion of nucleated cells in the sampled lymph increased towards the
end of the collection period, but erythrocytes were found in all instances preventing a meaningful differentiation and identification
of leukocytes. Prominent uterine lymph nodes were present in the mesometrium on both sides of the reproductive tract in 7
of 10 gilts. Differences in cellular contents were demonstrated between the side of the tract infused with semen and that
infused with saline control. Two of 4 gilts had lower values for CD4 (Cluster Differentiation) and 3 of 6 gilts higher values
for MHC II (Major Histocompatibility Complex) markers on the side challenged with semen. In contrast, values remained constant
for CD8 but ranged widely for CD18. Immunohistochemical analysis of uterine tissue samples for MHC II+ cells revealed significant
differences (P < 0.05) between the control and semen-treated ligated portions of the horns, as well as between the tissue
sample of uterine wall and that from the utero-tubal junction, but there were no significant differences for CD4+ cells. It
therefore remains plausible that semen-induced cytokines in the uterine lymph undergo counter-current transfer to the ipsilateral
ovary and accelerate the final maturation of pre-ovulatory Graafian follicles. 相似文献
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Caldwell Ray A.; Clemo Henry F.; Baumgarten Clive M. 《American journal of physiology. Cell physiology》1998,275(2):C619
Gadolinium (Gd3+) blockscation-selective stretch-activated ion channels (SACs) and therebyinhibits a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes.Gd3+ sensitivity has become asimple and widely used method for detecting the involvement of SACs,and, conversely, Gd3+insensitivity has been used to infer that processes are not dependent on SACs. The limitations of this approach are not adequatelyappreciated, however. Avid binding ofGd3+ to anions commonly present inphysiological salt solutions and culture media, including phosphate-and bicarbonate-buffered solutions and EGTA in intracellular solutions,often is not taken into account. Failure to detect an effect ofGd3+ in such solutions may reflectthe vanishingly low concentrations of freeGd3+ rather than the lack of arole for SACs. Moreover, certain SACs are insensitive toGd3+, andGd3+ also blocks other ionchannels. Gd3+ remains a usefultool for studying SACs, but appropriate care must be taken inexperimental design and interpretation to avoid both false negative andfalse positive conclusions. 相似文献
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Marcia Berrêdo-Pinho Dario E Kalume Paloma R Correa Leonardo HF Gomes Melissa P Pereira Renata F da Silva Luiz RR Castello-Branco Wim M Degrave Leila Mendonça-Lima 《BMC microbiology》2011,11(1):80
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Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is currently the only available vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and comprises a heterogeneous family of sub-strains with genotypic and phenotypic differences. The World Health Organization (WHO) affirms that the characterization of BCG sub-strains, both on genomic and proteomic levels, is crucial for a better comprehension of the vaccine. In addition, these studies can contribute in the development of a more efficient vaccine against TB. Here, we combine two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and mass spectrometry to analyse the proteomic profile of culture filtrate proteins (CFPs) from M. bovis BCG Moreau, the Brazilian vaccine strain, comparing it to that of BCG Pasteur. CFPs are considered of great importance given their dominant immunogenicity and role in pathogenesis, being available for interaction with host cells since early infection. 相似文献8.
Anton?C?van de Vusse Suzanne?GM?Stomp-van den Berg Alfons?HF?Kessels Wim?EJ?WeberEmail author 《BMC neurology》2004,4(1):13
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type one (CRPS I) or formerly Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a disabling syndrome, in which a painful limb is accompanied by varying symptoms. Neuropathic pain is a prominent feature of CRPS I, and is often refractory to treatment. Since gabapentin is an anticonvulsant with a proven analgesic effect in various neuropathic pain syndromes, we sought to study the efficacy of the anticonvulsant gabapentin as treatment for pain in patients with CRPS I. 相似文献9.
Thomas M Wishart Stephen HF MacDonald Philip E Chen Michael J Shipston Michael P Coleman Thomas H Gillingwater Richard R Ribchester 《Molecular neurodegeneration》2007,2(1):1-6
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The strain of MeCP2tm1.1Bird mice is a broadly used model for Rett syndrome. Because males carrying the invalidated MeCP2 locus are sterile, this strain has to be maintained in a heterozygous state. All animals therefore have to be genotyped at every generation to discriminate those carrying the invalidated allele (+/- females and y/- males) from those that do not. This is conveniently carried out by PCR on tail genomic DNA but because the primer pairs described initially for this purpose yield very similar size DNA bands on the WT and the KO alleles, this requires to carry out two independent PCR reactions on tail DNA preparations from all animals.Results
After cloning and sequencing the PCR fragment amplified on the KO allele, we tested several sets of primers that were designed to yield PCR fragments of different sizes on the KO and WT alleles.Conclusion
We have thus identified a set of three primers that allows for efficient genotyping of the animals by a single PCR reaction. Furthermore, using of this set of primers also resolves a recurrent problem related to the tendency of one of the initial primers to give rise to a non specific band because of its capacity to anneal at both ends of a repeated genomic element which we have identified as MurvyLTR. 相似文献10.
Liu XS Jiang M Zhang M Tang D Clemo HF Higgins RS Tseng GN 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2007,292(1):H560-H571
The nature of electrical remodeling in a canine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM; induced by repetitive intracoronary microembolizations) that exhibits spontaneous ventricular tachycardia is not entirely clear. We used the patch-clamp technique to record action potentials and ionic currents of left ventricular myocytes isolated from the region affected by microembolizations. We also used the immunoblot technique to examine channel subunit expression in adjacent affected tissue. Ventricular myocytes and tissue isolated from the corresponding region of normal hearts served as control. ICM myocytes had prolonged action potential duration (APD) and more pronounced APD dispersion. Slow delayed rectifier current (I(Ks)) was reduced at voltages positive to 0 mV, along with a negative shift in its voltage dependence of activation. Immunoblots showed that there was no change in KCNQ1.1 (I(Ks) pore-forming or alpha-subunit), but KCNE1 (I(Ks) auxiliary or beta-subunit) was reduced, and KCNQ1.2 (a truncated KCNQ1 splice variant with a dominant-negative effect on I(Ks)) was increased. Transient outward current (I(to)) was reduced, along with an acceleration of the slow phase of recovery from inactivation. Immunoblots showed that there was no change in Kv4.3 (alpha-subunit of fast-recovering I(to) component), but KChIP2 (beta-subunit of fast-recovering component) and Kv1.4 (alpha-subunit of slow-recovering component) were reduced. Inward rectifier current was reduced. L-type Ca current was unaltered. The immunoblot data provide mechanistic insights into the observed changes in current amplitude and gating kinetics of I(Ks) and I(to). We suggest that these changes, along with the decrease in inward rectifier current, contribute to APD prolongation in ICM hearts. 相似文献