Cobalt oxide thin films were successfully grown directly on fluorine-doped tin glass substrates through a simple, green, and low-cost hydrothermal method. An investigation into the physicochemical characteristics photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of developed cobalt film was comprehensively performed. At various annealing temperatures, different morphologies crystal phases observed. Microfl...

Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) production by liver, spleen, lung, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNC), and peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) in experimental bacterial peritonitis was examined by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) (with an 18-gauge needle) of BALB/c mice. MNC of organs were cultured for 18 h, and cytokine levels...

A porcine enteric calicivirus (PEC), strain Cowden in the genus Sapovirus of the Caliciviridae family, can be propagated in a porcine kidney continuous cell line (LLC-PK) in the presence of bile acids in the cell culture medium. A full-length cDNA copy of the Cowden PEC genome was cloned into a plasmid vector directly downstream from the T7 RNA polymerase promoter, and capped RNA transcripts de...

Introduction: In the United States, sigmoid volvulus is frequently seen in the elderly and neurologically impaired, driving a search for less invasive but effective treatments that may obviate the need for resection. This case study describes a novel technique for sigmoidopexy: a modified endoscopic approach for percutaneous endoscopic colostomy (PEC) tube placement in combination with laparosc...

Parietal epithelial cells (PEC) of Bowman's capsules cover the inner aspect of Bowman's capsules and are believed to contribute to extracapillary lesions of glomerulonephritis such as crescent formation. In glomerular research including cell culture experiments and pathology, differentiation between PEC and podocytes has frequently been a major problem. Immunohistochemistry of the adult rat kid...

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of various amounts of treated sunflower meal (SFM) with extracted tannins from pistachio hulls on in vitro gas production and ruminal fermentation in ruminants. The SFM was treated with pistachio extract concentrate (PEC), which contained 111.40 g kg-1 total phenol and 71.30 g kg-1 total tannin per dry matter of extract, at six experimental tre...

Macrophages incubated with OVA in the presence of TGF-beta2 induce immune deviation in vivo (impaired delayed hypersensitivity and IgG2a Ab production) when injected into naive, syngeneic mice. OVA-specific TCR transgenic naive T cells (DO11.10 T cells) produce Th1-type cytokines when stimulated in vitro with OVA-pulsed peritoneal exudate cells (PEC), but if PEC are first treated with TGF-beta2...

The development of photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensors with novel principles is of significance in realizing sensitive and low-cost detection. This work uses CuO NPs labeled antibody to construct a simple and sensitive sandwich-type immunobiosensor for the detection of protein. The detection signal is produced by dissolving the CuO NPs to release copper ions, which are then added on a quantum do...

In this study, hybrid magnetofluorescent structures composed of organic moiety of poly(TMSMA-r-PEGMA) for biomolecules-resistant surfaces and methyl methacrylate for conjugation of europium complex inorganic moiety of magnetic nanoparticles are reported. Lanthanide complex of europium ion with 4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-(2-naphthyl)-1,3-butanedione (NTA) and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO)[Eu(NTA)3(TOPO)...