Autologous stem-cell transplantation has become a widely used therapy in Hodgkin's disease (HD). To appreciate the early and late risks associated with this procedure, its lethal toxicity and effects on the incidence of secondary cancers were studied. Data related to 467 French patients grafted from 1982 to 1995 for primary sensitive disease (PSD, 22%), primary refractory disease (PRD, 18%), fi...

Compelling evidence suggests that transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) from multiple sources ameliorates motor deficits after stroke. However, it is currently unknown to what extent the electrophysiological activity of grafted NSC progeny participates in the improvement of motor deficits and whether excitatory phenotypes of the grafted cells are beneficial or deleterious to sensorimotor ...

In vitro cell adhesion and neurite growth on dextran-coated Benzocyclobutene (BCB) films, covalently grafted with bioactive peptides are investigated. For cell/tissue adhesive surfaces, synthetic peptide GRGDSP was employed. GRADSP was used as an inactive control for nonspecific peptide-induced cell adhesion. For surface coatings with neurite growth-promoting activity, the laminin-based peptide...

With the aim to clarifying the role of the ABA/H2O2 signaling cascade in the regulating the antioxidant capacity of grafted cucumber plants in response to Ca(NO3)2 stress, we investigated the relationship between ABA-mediated H2O2 production and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in the leaves of pumpkin-grafted cucumber seedlings. The results showed that both ABA and H2O2 were detected in p...

Grafted seedlings are used commonly in commercial vegetable culture in countries such as Korea and Japan, where land use is intensive. Lee (1994) has reviewed the physiological aspects of grafting. The percentage of cultivated area of grafted seedlings in outdoor commercial vegetable culture amounts to 81% in Korea and 54% in Japan (Table 2 in Lee, 1994). In greenhouse cultivation, the percenta...

Wound-dressing sheet biomaterials can cover wound sites and enhance wound healing. In this study, a detailed evaluation of the factors affecting both the PEG modification percentage (PMP) in poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-grafted chitosan synthesis and the gelation properties of PEG-grafted chitosan was presented for constructing our novel hybrid hydrogel sheet consisting of PEG-grafted chitosan (...

The advancements in nanoscience have brought attention to the potential of utilizing nanoparticles as carriers for oral insulin administration. This study aims investigate effectiveness synthesized polymeric mesoporous silica (MSN) and their interactions with IR through in-silico docking. Diabetic rats were treated various MSN samples, including pure MSN, Amin-grafted MSN/PEG/Insulin (AMPI), Al...

In order to improve the performance of allyl starch-g-poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylate) sizes, effect of molecular structure of the acrylate monomers grafted onto allyl starch has been studied. A series of acrylates including methyl acrylate (MA), ethyl acrylate (EA), butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) have been grafted onto allyl starch with the same degree of substitution throug...

Fluctuations of winter and summer and day and night temperatures strongly influence shoot and root growth, as well as the whole plant tolerance to extreme soil temperatures. We compared the response of a commercial pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) hybrid (Romance, Rijk Zwaan) to a range of soil temperatures when grafted to a new rootstock hybrid (S101, Syngenta), self-grafted, or ungrafted. The new ...

The UV radiation method is a suitable method for grafting processes. Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide was successfully grafted onto a polystyrene surface with benzophenone initiator under UV radiation. In this study, grafted polystyrene was exposed to microwave plasma treatment with oxygen gas. The ATR-FTIR analysis showed the existence of the graft poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) on the surface...