BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Coinfection of neurocysticercosis (NCC) and Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been advocated as more than a chance occurrence resulting in poor outcome. We undertook this study to determine whether the association of the 2 infections is more than a chance occurrence, to define the imaging characteristics of coinfections, and to explore the synergistic effect of NCC in JE. ...

It has been well established that blood pressure and renal function undergo circadian fluctuations. We have demonstrated that the circadian protein Per1 regulates multiple genes involved in sodium transport in the collecting duct of the kidney. However, the role of Per1 in other parts of the nephron has not been investigated. The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) plays a critical role in renal sod...

We have identified six protein kinases that belong to the family of cdc2-related kinases in Caenorhabditis elegans. Results from RNA interference experiments indicate that at least one of these kinases is required for cell-cycle progression during meiosis and mitosis. This kinase, encoded by the ncc-1 gene, is closely related to human Cdk1/Cdc2, Cdk2 and Cdk3 and yeast CDC28/cdc2(+). We address...

In this work, a sustainable and green process to prepare nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) from bleached hardwood pulp was demonstrated. Rod-like nanocrystalline cellulose with the size of 15-40 nm in width and hundreds of nanometers in length was obtained through H3PW12O40 (HPW)-catalyzed hydrolysis of bleached pulp fibers under the mild reaction conditions. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed t...

In cold extracts of senescent leaves of the Lime tree (Tilia cordata), two colorless nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites (NCCs) were identified, named Tc-NCC-1 and Tc-NCC-2, as well as a polar yellow chlorophyll catabolite (YCC), named Tc-YCC. The constitution of the two NCCs was determined by spectroscopic means. In addition, a tentative structure was derived for Tc-YCC. The three chlorophy...

THE RENAL THIAZIDE-SENSITIVE Na -Cl cotransporter (NCC) is the major salt reabsorption pathway in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT), a region of the nephron that is located beyond the macula densa. Because of this location, salt reabsorption in DCT is not subjected to the tubular-glomerular balance mechanism, affecting the final concentration of salt in urine and, thus, arterial blood pressure...

The thiazide-sensitive Na/Cl cotransporter NCC mediates NaCl reabsorption by the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) playing an important role in Na homeostasis and blood pressure regulation. In addition, the DCT is involved in maintaining K homeostasis by controlling the amount of K secreted into the lumen through the apical channel ROMK (renal outer medulla K channel). NH 2 -terminal NCC phosphory...

The thiazide-sensitive Na/Cl cotransporter NCC mediates NaCl reabsorption by the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) playing an important role in Na homeostasis and blood pressure regulation. In addition, the DCT is involved in maintaining K homeostasis by controlling the amount of K secreted into the lumen through the apical channel ROMK (renal outer medulla K channel). NH 2 -terminal NCC phosphory...

BACKGROUND The difference in epilepsy burden existing among populations in tropical regions has been attributed to many factors, including the distribution of infectious diseases with neurologic sequels. To define the burden of epilepsy in Latin American Countries (LAC) and to investigate the strength of association with neurocysticercosis (NCC), considered one of the leading causes of epilepsy...

BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the human central nervous system, the most common form of which involves infection of the brain parenchyma with the larval form of the Taenia solium tapeworm. A causal relationship between such an NCC infection and the development of epilepsy in infected individuals is acknowledged, in part supported by high levels of comorbidity i...