A cytoplasmic glycoprotein, originally identified by the monoclonal antibody 465.12S in melanoma tumors, is significantly increased in epithelial cells of different histotype following transformation. In the present study we show that the cytoplasmic melanoma associated antigen (cyt-MAA) is drastically enhanced in lymphoid cells by polyclonal and allogeneic stimulation, as well as by transforma...

This review summarizes the microbiology, and antimicrobial management of mycotic aneurysm of the aorta (MAA) due to anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria are an uncommon but important cause of MAA. Most cases of anaerobic MAA are caused anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (mostly B. fragilis group), Clostridium spp. (mostly Clostridium septicum, and Propionobacterium spp. (mostly P. acnes). Clostr...

BXFL (bagasse xylem ferulate)-g-AM (acrylamide)/MAA (methyl methacrylate) was synthesized based on bagasse xylan(BX)-g-AM/MAA in 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim] Cl) ion solution with Ferulic Acid (FL) as esterification agent. The various factors that were investigated influenced carboxylic acid ester substitution degree (DSC) of BXFL-g-AM/MAA. The structures of BXFL-...

The gene that encodes the membrane-bound Mr 100,000 human melanoma-associated antigen (MAA) defined by mouse mAb 376.96, a leukocyte and fibroblast interferon-modulated glycoprotein having preferential distribution on melanoma and carcinoma cells, has been transfected into the mouse melanoma cell line B78H1 as a step toward molecular cloning and characterization of the MAA. Primary, secondary, ...

The reactivity of 12 surgically removed uveal melanoma lesions with monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) to 14 membrane-bound and 2 cytoplasmic cutaneous melanoma-associated antigens (MAA), to the 2 subunits of HLA Class I antigens and to the gene products of the HLA-D region was compared with that of cutaneous melanoma lesions and correlated with their histiotype. The membrane-bound determinants defin...

A method for achieving quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) based upon corrections derived from x-ray computed tomography (CT) data is presented. A CT-derived attenuation map is used to perform transmission-dependent scatter correction (TDSC) in conjunction with non-uniform attenuation correction. The original CT data are also utilized to correct for partial volume ef...

OBJECTIVES To examine the correlation between airborne 2-methoxy ethanol (ME) exposures and the urinary 2-methoxy acetic acid (MAA) and to recommend a biological exposure index (BEI) for ME. METHODS 8 Hour time weighted average (TWA) personal breathing zone samples and urine samples before and after the shift were collected from Monday to Saturday for 27 workers exposed to ME and on Friday fo...

Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) 225.28, 657.9, and 902.5 recognizing distinct epitopes of the human high molecular weight melanoma associ ated antigen (HMW-MAA) were used to investigate the molecular and cellular heterogeneity of the HMW-MAA synthesized by human mela noma cells. Sequential immunodepletion and immunoprecipitation exper iments showed that not all HMW-MAA molecules synthesized by a ...

Radioembolization (RE) with Yttrium-90 ((90)Y) microspheres is an effective treatment for unresectable liver tumors. The activity of the microspheres to be administered should be calculated based on the type of microspheres. Technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is a reliable assessment before RE to ensure ...