Chorioamnionitis is a major risk factor for preterm birth and an independent postnatal morbidity which currently successful therapies are lacking. Emerging evidence indicates that the timing duration of intra-amniotic infections crucial determinants stage developmental injury at birth. Insight into dynamical changes organ after onset chorioamnionitis revealed novel therapeutic windows opportuni...

The effect of chlorpyrifos (O, O'-diethyl-3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothionate, CPF) exposure on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, lipid peroxidation and different ATPases activities was studied in rats. CPF caused significant inhibition of synaptosomal AChE activity in different regions of brain (fore, mid and hind) and inhibition ranged from 36 to 82% in rats receiving 20-100 mg ...

Listronotus maculicollis Kirby is a highly destructive pest of low mown, cool-season turfgrasses in the northeastern United States and Canada. Behavioral and electrophysiological assays were conducted to identify compounds thatmaybeuseful in developingnovelmonitoring techniques. In Y-tube assays, males and females responded differently to volatiles from intact and clipped annual bluegrass (Poa ...

activity. This may lead to some error when calculating K,. Secondly, the potassium salt of the herbicide may produce some ion pairs. The calculation of Tz using line width is not very accurate and thus T2 measurements using the spinecho method may be preferred. The line-width changes in 2,4,5-T resonance peaks at a fixed BSA concentration in solutions of different pH are shown in Figure 4. The ...

Aldehydes represent an important class of cytotoxic products derived from free radical-induced lipid peroxidation which may contribute to reperfusion injury following myocardial infarct. Metabolism of aldehydes in the heart has not been well characterized aside from conjugation of unsaturated aldehydes with glutathione. However, aliphatic aldehydes like hexanal do not form stable glutathione co...

The detection and recognition of metabolically derived aldehydes, which have been identified as important products of oxidative stress and biomarkers of cancers; are considered as an effective approach for early cancer detection as well as health status monitoring. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor arrays based on molecularly imprinted sol-gel (MISG) materials were developed in this work...

The survival and foraging of Coptotermesformosanus Shiraki in a microbe-rich environment reflect the adaptation of an extraordinary, sophisticated defense mechanism by the nest-mates. We aimed to explore the host pathogen interaction by studying caste-specific volatile chemistry and genes encoding the antioxidant defense of winged imagoes, nymphs, soldiers and workers of Formosan subterranean t...