BACKGROUND A large number of artificial tears is widely used to treat dry eye symptoms. To test the efficacy of these drugs independent of individual parameters in vitro models are required. As described previously, we employed a reproducible in vitro cell culture system to evaluate the desiccation protection capability of some artificial tears. In THE PRESENT PAPER DATA IS PRESENTED OF ANOTHER...

Background: A human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-based lentiviral vector (LV) pseudotyped by a variant of rabies envelope glycoprotein, FUG-B2, has previously been prepared and used in transfection of hippocampal CA1 ("Cornu Ammonis" area 1) neurons. This study aimed to verify reactive gliosis and neuronal damage after injection of the vector into the rat hippocampus. Methods: HEK 293T...

Carica papaya L. (family: Caricaceae), also known as ‘papaya,’ is a tropical American fruit tree. Due to the bioactive components (carpaines, BITC, benzyl glucosinolates, latex, papain, zeaxanthin, choline, etc.) in its seeds, leaves, and fruits, it revered for excellent antioxidant, digestive, nutraceutical benefits. Papayas are high vitamins A, B, C, E, K, folate, pantothenic acid, lycopene, ...

in this paper, we are going to improve the energy efficiency of an industrial c 3 mr base load lng plant by changing its refrigerant components and its mole fractions in liquefaction and subcooling cycles based on the cooling curves generated in the main liquefaction and subcooling heat exchangers. later on, selection features of the elements will be discussed. first, non-optimized c 3 mr plant...

El virus de la mancha anular del papayo es un factor limitante para producción papaya en Michoacán, México. Se evaluó el efecto aspersión semanal los aceites minerales citrolina y Saf-T-Side® sobre incidencia visual serológica papayo, una plantación cv. Maradol roja Antúnez, Michoacán. No se registraron diferencias significativas ocasionadas por las aplicaciones respecto al testigo. Sin embargo...

Papaya leaf distortion mosaic virus (PLDMV) is becoming a threat to papaya and transgenic papaya resistant to the related pathogen, papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). The generation of infectious viral clones is an essential step for reverse-genetics studies of viral gene function and cross-protection. In this study, a sequence- and ligation-independent cloning system, the In-Fusion(®) Cloning Kit (...

Triphenylethylene anti-oestrogens. such as tamoxifen, are thought to reverse oestrogen stimulated events by a mechanism which involves their occupying the oestrogen receptor. However. there is evidence to suggest tamoxifen may have other effects such as inhibiting calmodulin-mediated events (Lam, 1984). We have investigated the effect of tamoxifen on thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) inductio...