Human endothelial as well as epithelial cells were shown to respond to lipopolysaccharides (LPSs). However, the expression and release of CD14 by these so-called CD14-negative cells have not been studied in detail. We investigated three human intestinal epithelial cell lines (ECLs), SW-480, HT-29, and Caco-2, for their expression of CD14 and CD11c/CD18 as well as their responsiveness to endotox...

The 17-4PH alloy is a martensitic stainless steel with 3–5 wt% Cu, strengthened by the precipitation hardening. Due to excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and ease of heat treatment, this alloy has unique applications in nuclear power plants and marine constructions. In this paper, the influence of ageing heat treatment, solution annealing followed by ageing at 480, 550 and 62...

Adherence of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites to colonic mucin, epithelium, and other target cells is mediated by the amebic Gal/GalNAc lectin. We constructed in vitro expression vectors containing full-length (residues 1 to 1280), cysteine-poor (1 to 353 and 1 to 480), and cysteine-rich (356 to 1143 and 480 to 900) fragments of the gene encoding the heavy subunit of the adherence lectin, hgl...

Glibenclamide is an oral hypoglycemic drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, whose anti-tumor activity has been recently described in several human cancer cells. The mutagenic potential of such an antidiabetic drug and its recombinogenic activity in eukaryotic cells were evaluated, the latter for the first time. The mutagenic potential of glibenclamide in therap...

The aim of the current study is to determine impacts leachate recirculation on degradation three compositions municipal solid waste in anaerobic bioreactors. was completed by using six columns with equal volume (0.042m3) containing different densities and waste, order follow over a limited time. Three were studied: simulated fresh standard composition, fermentable actual aged waste. Measurement...

We show how the simultaneous presence of a strong quasi periodic oscillation (QPO) of period ∼10 seconds in the optical and X-ray lightcurves of the X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 can be used to obtain information about the nature of the accretion flow around the source. The unusually high optical-to-X-ray flux ratio and the QPO observed simultaneously in both energy bands suggest that a signifi...

Michael Krypuy1, Tomasz K. Wojdacz2, and Alexander Dobrovic1,3 1Molecular Pathology Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; 2Institute of Human Genetics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia *Corresponding authors: [email protected], ...