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Inhibitive and adsorption properties of Penicillin G, Amoxicillin and Penicillin V potassium were studied using gravimetric, gasometric and quantum chemical methods. The results obtained indicate that these
compounds are good adsorption inhibitors for the corrosion of mild steel in HCl solution. The adsorption of the inhibitors
on mild steel surface is spontaneous, exothermic and supports the mechanism of physical adsorption. From DFT results, the
sites for nucleophilic attacks in the inhibitors are the carboxylic acid functional group while the sites for electrophilic
attacks are in the phenyl ring. There was a strong correlation between theoretical and experimental inhibition efficiencies. 相似文献
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Verhoeven VJ Hysi PG Saw SM Vitart V Mirshahi A Guggenheim JA Cotch MF Yamashiro K Baird PN Mackey DA Wojciechowski R Ikram MK Hewitt AW Duggal P Janmahasatian S Khor CC Fan Q Zhou X Young TL Tai ES Goh LK Li YJ Aung T Vithana E Teo YY Tay W Sim X Rudan I Hayward C Wright AF Polasek O Campbell H Wilson JF Fleck BW Nakata I Yoshimura N Yamada R Matsuda F Ohno-Matsui K Nag A McMahon G Pourcain BS Lu Y Rahi JS Cumberland PM Bhattacharya S Simpson CL Atwood LD Li X Raffel LJ Murgia F Portas L 《Human genetics》2012,131(9):1467-1480
Myopia is a complex genetic disorder and a common cause of visual impairment among working age adults. Genome-wide association studies have identified susceptibility loci on chromosomes 15q14 and 15q25 in Caucasian populations of European ancestry. Here, we present a confirmation and meta-analysis study in which we assessed whether these two loci are also associated with myopia in other populations. The study population comprised 31 cohorts from the Consortium of Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) representing 4 different continents with 55,177 individuals; 42,845 Caucasians and 12,332 Asians. We performed a meta-analysis of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 15q14 and 5 SNPs on 15q25 using linear regression analysis with spherical equivalent as a quantitative outcome, adjusted for age and sex. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) of myopia versus hyperopia for carriers of the top-SNP alleles using a fixed effects meta-analysis. At locus 15q14, all SNPs were significantly replicated, with the lowest P value 3.87?×?10(-12) for SNP rs634990 in Caucasians, and 9.65?×?10(-4) for rs8032019 in Asians. The overall meta-analysis provided P value 9.20?×?10(-23) for the top SNP rs634990. The risk of myopia versus hyperopia was OR 1.88 (95?% CI 1.64, 2.16, P?0.001) for homozygous carriers of the risk allele at the top SNP rs634990, and OR 1.33 (95?% CI 1.19, 1.49, P?0.001) for heterozygous carriers. SNPs at locus 15q25 did not replicate significantly (P value 5.81?×?10(-2) for top SNP rs939661). We conclude that common variants at chromosome 15q14 influence susceptibility for myopia in Caucasian and Asian populations world-wide. 相似文献
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Eno E. Ekong Daniel N. Okenu Jayanti Mania-Pramanik Qing He Joseph U. Igietseme Godwin A. Ananaba Deborah Lyn Carolyn Black & Francis O. Eko 《FEMS immunology and medical microbiology》2009,55(2):280-291
The Vibrio cholerae ghost (rVCG) platform is an effective carrier and delivery system for designing efficacious Chlamydia vaccines. We investigated whether CTA2B, the nontoxic derivative of cholera toxin, can augment protective immunity conferred by an rVCG-based chlamydial vaccine and enhance cross-protection against heterologous chlamydial strains. An rVCG vaccine coexpressing chlamydial major outer membrane protein and CTA2B was genetically constructed and antigens were targeted to the inner membrane of V. cholerae before ghost production by gene E -mediated lysis. Effective immunomodulation by CTA2B was demonstrated by the ability of the vaccine construct to enhance the activation and maturation of dendritic cells in vitro . Also, C57BL/6 mice immunized via mucosal and systemic routes showed increased specific mucosal and systemic antibody and T-helper type-1 (Th1) responses, irrespective of the route. The enhanced production of IFN-γ, but not IL-4 by genital mucosal and splenic T cells, indicated a predominantly Th1 response. Clearance of the Chlamydia muridarum vaginal infection was significantly enhanced by codelivery of the vaccine with CTA2B, with the intravaginal route showing a moderate advantage. These results indicate that the rVCG-based vaccine is capable of inducing cross-protection against heterologous chlamydial serovars and that incorporation of mucosal adjuvants, such as CTA2B in the rVCG delivery platform, may enhance protective immunity. 相似文献
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Alice E. Davidson Sek-Shir Cheong Pirro G. Hysi Cristina Venturini Vincent Plagnol Jonathan B. Ruddle Hala Ali Nicole Carnt Jessica C. Gardner Hala Hassan Else Gade Lisa Kearns Anne Marie Jelsig Marie Restori Tom R. Webb David Laws Michael Cosgrove Jens M. Hertz Isabelle Russell-Eggitt Daniela T. Pilz Christopher J. Hammond Stephen J. Tuft Alison J. Hardcastle 《PloS one》2014,9(8)
We describe novel CHRDL1 mutations in ten families with X-linked megalocornea (MGC1). Our mutation-positive cohort enabled us to establish ultrasonography as a reliable clinical diagnostic tool to distinguish between MGC1 and primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). Megalocornea is also a feature of Neuhäuser or megalocornea-mental retardation (MMR) syndrome, a rare condition of unknown etiology. In a male patient diagnosed with MMR, we performed targeted and whole exome sequencing (WES) and identified a novel missense mutation in CHRDL1 that accounts for his MGC1 phenotype but not his non-ocular features. This finding suggests that MMR syndrome, in some cases, may be di- or multigenic. MGC1 patients have reduced central corneal thickness (CCT); however no X-linked loci have been associated with CCT, possibly because the majority of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) overlook the X-chromosome. We therefore explored whether variants on the X-chromosome are associated with CCT. We found rs149956316, in intron 6 of CHRDL1, to be the most significantly associated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (p = 6.81×10−6) on the X-chromosome. However, this association was not replicated in a smaller subset of whole genome sequenced samples. This study highlights the importance of including X-chromosome SNP data in GWAS to identify potential loci associated with quantitative traits or disease risk. 相似文献
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Fan Liu Mijke Visser David L. Duffy Pirro G. Hysi Leonie C. Jacobs Oscar Lao Kaiyin Zhong Susan Walsh Lakshmi Chaitanya Andreas Wollstein Gu Zhu Grant W. Montgomery Anjali K. Henders Massimo Mangino Daniel Glass Veronique Bataille Richard A. Sturm Fernando Rivadeneira Albert Hofman Wilfred F. J. van IJcken André G. Uitterlinden Robert-Jan T. S. Palstra Timothy D. Spector Nicholas G. Martin Tamar E. C. Nijsten Manfred Kayser 《Human genetics》2015,134(8):823-835
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Antisense Therapy for a Common Corneal Dystrophy Ameliorates TCF4 Repeat Expansion-Mediated Toxicity
Christina Zarouchlioti Beatriz Sanchez-Pintado Nathaniel J. Hafford Tear Pontus Klein Petra Liskova Kalyan Dulla Ma’ayan Semo Anthony A. Vugler Kirithika Muthusamy Lubica Dudakova Hannah J. Levis Pavlina Skalicka Pirro Hysi Michael E. Cheetham Stephen J. Tuft Peter Adamson Alison J. Hardcastle Alice E. Davidson 《American journal of human genetics》2018,102(4):528-539
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Diazanaphthalenes (DAPs) are a broad class of N-heteroaromatic compounds with several technological and biological applications. Some of these applications are attributed to the ability of DAP molecules to form associated dimers through non-covalent interactions. A study of the types and strength of the interactions involved is crucial for understanding the preferred geometries and energetics of the dimers. In this study, the dimers of five DAPs are investigated by means of Møller–Plesset second order perturbation theory, hybrid meta-GGA [density functional theory methods (DFT): DFT/MPWB1K, DFT/M05-2X and DFT/M06-2X] and DFT dispersion-corrected (DFT-D/ωB97XD) methods to elucidate their dimers' preferred geometries, relative energies and nature of the interactions between monomer units. The results indicate that the monomer units of the dimers are held by either intermolecular hydrogen bonds or π…π stacking interactions, and that the preferred dimers are those in which the monomer units interact through π…π stacking interactions. A comparison across structures suggests that the position of the N atom in the ring has significant role in determining the relative energy and binding strength of the dimers. A comparison among the different methods utilised for the study indicates that DFT/M06-2X method provides binding energies that are close to those of DFT-CCSD(T) correction scheme and could therefore be considered as the best method for describing the binding properties of DAP dimers. 相似文献
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Near-isogenic lines of maize varying in their genes for flavonoid biosynthesis were utilized to examine the effects of foliar
flavonoids and nutrient deficiency on maximum net photosynthetic rate (P
N) and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence (Fv/Fm) in response to ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. Plants with deficient (30 to 70 % lower N, K, Mn, Fe, and Zn) and sufficient
nutrients were exposed to four irradiation regimes: (1) no UV-B with solar photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), (2) two day shift to ambient artificial UV-B, 8.2–9.5 kJ m−2 d−1 (21–25 mmol m−2 d−1); (3) continuous ambient artificial UV-B; (4) continuous solar UV-B in Hawaii 12–18 kJ m−2 d−1 (32–47 mmol m−2 d−1). The natural ratio of UVB: PAR (0.25–0.40) was maintained in the UV-B treatments. In the adequately fertilized plants, lines
b and lc had higher contents of flavonoids and anthocyanins than did lines hi27 and dta. UV-B induced the accumulation of
foliar flavonoids in lines hi27 and b, but not in the low flavonoid line dta or in the high flavonoid line lc. In plants grown
on deficient relative to adequate nutrients, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents decreased by 30–40 and 40–50 %, respectively,
and Chl a and Chl b contents decreased by 30 and 70 %, respectively. The UV-B treatments did not significantly affect P
N and Fv/Fm in plants grown on sufficient nutrients, except in the low flavonoid lines dta and hi27 in which P
N and Fv/Fm decreased by ∼15 %. P
N, Fv/Fm, and stomatal conductance decreased markedly (20–30 %) in all lines exposed to UV-B when grown on low nutrients. The decrease
in Fv/Fm was 10 % less in higher flavonoid lines b and lc. The photosynthetic apparatus of maize readily tolerated ambient UV-B in
the tropics when plants were adequately fertilized. In contrast, ambient UV-B combined with nutrient deficiency significantly
reduced photosynthesis in this C4 plant. Nutrient deficiency increased the susceptibility of maize to UV-B-induced photoinhibition in part by decreasing the
contents of photoprotective compounds. 相似文献
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Ebong EE Kim S DePaola N 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2006,290(5):H2015-H2023
Direct cell-to-cell transfer of ions and small signaling molecules via gap junctions plays a key role in vessel wall homeostasis. Vascular endothelial gap junctional channels are formed by the connexin (Cx) proteins Cx37, Cx40, and Cx43. The mechanisms regulating connexin expression and assembly into functional channels have not been fully identified. We investigated the dynamic regulation of endothelial gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) by fluid flow and the participation of each vascular connexin in functional human endothelial gap junctions in vitro. Human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) were exposed for 5, 16, and 24 h to physiological flows in a parallel-plate flow chamber. Connexin protein expression and localization were evaluated by immunocytochemistry, and functional GJIC was evaluated by dye injection. Connexin-mimetic peptide inhibitors were used to assess the specific connexin composition of functional channels. HAEC monolayers in culture exhibited baseline functional communication at a striking low level despite abundant expression of Cx43 and Cx40 localized at cell-to-cell appositions. Upon exposure to flow, GJIC by dye spread demonstrated a significant time-dependent increase from baseline levels, reaching 7.5-fold in 24 h. Inhibition studies revealed that this response was mediated primarily by Cx40, with lesser contributions of the other two vascular connexins assembled into functional homotypic and/or heterotypic channels. This is the first study to demonstrate that flow simultaneously and differentially regulates expression of the Cx37, Cx40, and Cx43 proteins and their involvement in the augmentation of intercellular communication by dye transfer in human endothelial cells in vitro. 相似文献