Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been shown to act as a second messenger that activates chemokine expression. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying this cellular regulation in the murine macrophage cell line B10R. We report that H2O2 increases mRNA expression of various chemokines, macrophage-inflammatory protein (MIP)-1 /CC chemokine ligand (CCL)3, MIP-1 /CCL4, MIP-2/CXC ...

BACKGROUND INFORMATION MIPs (major intrinsic proteins) form channels across biological membranes that control recruitment of water and small solutes such as glycerol and urea in all living organisms. Because of their widespread occurrence and large number, MIPs are a sound model system to understand evolutionary mechanisms underlying the generation of protein structural and functional diversity...

PURPOSE To investigate the functional significance of MIP/AQP0 phosphorylation at serine(235). METHODS MIP/AQP0 expression and cellular localization was studied in rat lens epithelia explants induced to differentiate by FGF-2. MIP wild type (WT) and MIP (S235A) mutant expression plasmids were constructed and transiently expressed in RK13 cells. Subcellular localization of endogenous MIP in di...

In this paper, the performance of MIP at different moving speeds is evaluated on an emulation testbed. The emulation result shows that current MIP protocol is not suitable for rapid moving environments. This paper depicts the relationship between the performance and the moving speed and breaks down the handoff latency of MIP. A speed adaptive MIP protocol extension is proposed and implemented o...

Macrophage inflammatory protein-1a (MIP-1a) is a member of the chemokine family of proinflammatory mediators. In addition to its inflammatory roles, MIP-1a has been shown to be active as an inhibitor of primitive hemopoietic cell proliferation. Indeed, a dysfunction in this inhibitory process has been postulated to contribute to leukemogenesis. Research has been aimed at characterizing the rece...

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of a hybrid molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) membrane for removal of methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous environment. MB-MIP powders were hybridized into a polymer membrane (cellulose acetate (CA) and polysulfone (PSf)) after it was ground and sieved (using 90 µm sieve). MB-MIP membranes were prepared using a phase inversion process. The MB-...

A precise and simple in-situ voltammetric measurement of promethazine, based on the nano sized molecularly imprinted polymer (nano-MIP) was introduced. The nano-MIP was synthesized utilizing vinyl benzene and Divinylbenzene as the functional monomer and cross-linker respectively, and via the micro-emulsion polymerization method in silicon oil. The MIP particles were then embedded in a carbon pa...

In  the  current  study,  a  new  technique  was  developed  for  quantification  and  qualification  of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (PSE) in a real sample, which was based on electrochemical sensors and  molecular  imprinted  polymer  (MIP).  The  carbon  paste  electrode  (CPE)  was  modified  and optimized by a different ratio of MIP. MIP/CPE was used as the extraction and working electrod...

Monocyte dysfunction in filarial infection has been proposed as one mechanism underlying the diminished antigen-specific T-cell response seen in patent lymphatic filariasis. Cytokine/chemokine production and gene expression in monocytes from filaria-infected patients and uninfected healthy donors were assessed unstimulated and in response to stimulation with Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I bacter...