conclusions the mir-155 appeared to be suppressed during hbv infection. the significantly higher mir-155 levels in alt-elevated patients infected with hbv suggest that mir-155 levels in pbmcs correlate with the immune state of patients with chronic hbv infection. results in the hbv-infected patients, the mir-155 levels were significantly lower than in the healthy controls (p = 0.001). chronic h...

objective(s): although low-dose radiotherapy (rt) that involves low collateral damage is more suitable for hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) than traditional high-dose rt, but to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effect with low-dose rt, it is necessary to sensitize hcc cells to irradiation. this study was aimed to determine whether radiosensitivity of hcc cells can be enhanced using mir-26b by tar...

Specifically accessible chromatin sites, detected as DNase I hypersensitive sites (DNase I HSs), have been found at promoters of most genes in yeast, human as well as in Arabidopsis chromatin. The DNase I HSs are constitutively present at promoters of most genes both at inactive and activated states. On the other hand, appearance and disappearance of DNase I HSs have been observed at several de...

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 382 Awards available 382 Letters 382 Liver biopsy in ragwort poisoning (C. S. Lombardo de Barros and others) 382 Serological Classification of Pasteurella multocida (G. R. Carter) 382 Paratuberculosis in dairy cattle (M. J. Prince) 383 A new coccidial stage (M. W. Gregory and others) 383 Statistics and common sense (M. Hugh-Jones) (A. J. Proud) 383 When to s...

Introduction . . . . 373 Histo logy of the Epi the l ium of the Gut 374 a. (Esophagus . . . 374 b. S t o m a c h . . . . 3 7 4 c. M i d G u t . . . . 3 7 6 d. Hind-Gut . . . . 3 7 7 The Digestive Enzymes . . 378 a. The Digestion of Carbohydrates . . . 379 3. The Digestive Enzymes—contd. b. The Digestion of Fats c. The Digestion of Proteins d. Other Enzymes 4. Assimilation a. Absorption b. Perme...