This study is to investigate whether structures and electrostatic potentials of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 molecules are relative to the outcomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Totally 230 subjects were categorized into the recovered HBV infection group (RH, n = 86) and the chronic HBV infection group (CH, n = 144). Genotypes and amino acid sequences of HLA-DRB1 were obtained. St...

Strains of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) are divided into two subgroups, TO and GDVII. TMEV strains show subgroup-specific virus growth and cell tropism and induce subgroup-specific diseases. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we demonstrated that the amino acid at position 57 of the leader protein (L(57)), which is located at the most N-terminal part of the polyprotein, regulat...

Whereas the inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) or monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), the respective major hydrolytic enzymes of N-arachidonoyl ethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), elicits no or partial substitution for Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in drug-discrimination procedures, combined inhibition of both enzymes fully substitutes for THC, as well as produces a...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The introduction of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) to this laboratory has highlighted discrepancies in albumin measured on an Abbott Aeroset by bromocresol green (BCG) and that calculated by CZE on the basis of total protein measured by Biuret. METHODS This study examined differences in albumin estimation by CZE, Abbott Aeroset BCG, and Aeroset bromocresol purple (BCP), ...

The coupling of the breathing and rotational modes of the skyrmionskyrmion system leads to a nucleon-nucleon spin-orbit interaction of short range, as well as to spin-orbit potentials for the transitionsNN → N(1440)N , NN → NN(1440) and NN → N(1440)N(1440). The longest range behaviour of these spin-orbit potentials is calculated in closed form. Preprint HU-TFT-96-57

Universal traversal sequences for cycles require length (n 1:43), improving the previous bound of (n 1:33). For d 3, universal traversal sequences for d-regular graphs require length (d 0:57 n 2:43). For constant d, the best previous bound was (n 2:33).

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of intravenous magnesium sulfate on the prevention of pain during the injection of microemulsion propofol. Magnesium is a known calcium channel blocker and a physiological N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist. Methods: American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II adults (n= 114) undergoing general anesthesia for surgery were ...

ABST RACT This study was carried out in order to investigate the presence of Neospora caninum antibodies in local cattle breeds in the Nigde province. The animals used in this study consisted of cattle of at least one year of age slaughtered at a local abattoir in Nigde province of Turkey. Blood samples were obtained from 264 cattle (207 male, 57 female) and serum samples were tested for antibo...

Background: Therapeutic utilities of doxorubicin (DOX), an anticancer anthracycline antibiotic, are limited by its serious dosedependent toxicity to non-target tissues such as testis. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the potential of simvastatin (SIM), a lipid lowering agent with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, to attenuate DOX-induced spermatotoxicity in male mice. M...

This study was conducted to determine the characteristics of GPP flares and current treatment landscape among patients with in CEE region. Eligible cases (N=57) that met diagnosis criteria (centre excellence or ERASPEN) had follow-up/treatment last 10 years were collected from centres. Case report forms used collect patient demographics; most severe flares; outcomes. Median age at disease onset...