Glutamic acid-553 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (ETA), identified previously as an active-site residue, was deleted by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis of the cloned toxin gene in Escherichia coli. The purified mutant toxin was stable, fully immunoreactive, and capable of blocking toxin receptors. ADP-ribosyltransferase and cytotoxic activities were at least 10(6)-fold lower than tho...

A measurement of two-particle correlations with a high transverse momentum trigger particle (p(T)(trig) > 2.5 GeV/c) is presented for Au+Au collisions at square root(s(NN)) = 200 GeV over the uniquely broad longitudinal acceptance of the PHOBOS detector (-4 < Delta eta < 2). A broadening of the away-side azimuthal correlation compared to elementary collisions is observed at all Delta eta. As in...

We investigated the alterations of major fatty acid components in epidermis by natural aging and photoaging processes, and by acute ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in human skin. Interestingly, we found that 11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid (ETA), which is one of the omega-3 polyunsaturated acids, was significantly increased in photoaged human epidermis in vivo and also in the acutely UV-irradiated hu...

Reactions of copper(I) halides with imidazolidine-2-thione and 1-methyl-1,3-imidazoline-2-thione in dmso involved C-S rupture in aerobic conditions and yielded a sulfate bridged polymer, [Cu(II){eta(2)-N,N-(N(2)C(3)H(5))(2)S}(mu-O,OSO(2))(eta(1)-OH(2))](n) 1 and a sulfate chelated monomer, [Cu(II){eta(2)-N,N-(N(2)C(4)H(5))(2)S}(eta(2)-O,OSO(2))(eta(1)-OH(2))] 2 {N,N-(N(2)C(3)H(5))(2)S = 2,2'-th...

We study copper corrosion inhibition by ethanolamine (ETA)with (0, 0.2 ,0.3,0.4,0.5) vol.% concentrations in 100 ppm NaCl solution. This work is carried out by potentiodynamic measurements and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The substrates' surface morphologies are examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (...

Background: Recent research has provided evidences indicating the importance of endothelin axis in carcinogenesis. According to our knowledge, there are little information about endothelin A receptor (ETA) expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). So, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of ETA in OSCC and normal oral mucosa (...

Lycium barbarum, a traditional Chinese anti-aging herb, has been shown to protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model. Here, we investigated the expression of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a strong vasoconstrictor, and its receptors, ETA and ETB, in the COH model and assessed the effects of Lycium barbarum on the ET-1 axis. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) w...

Protein kinase C (PKC) plays a crucial role(s) in regulation of growth and differentiation of cells. In the present study, we examined possible roles of the alpha, delta, eta, and zeta isoforms of PKC in squamous differentiation by overexpressing these genes in normal human keratinocytes. Because of the difficulty of introducing foreign genes into keratinocytes, we used an adenovirus vector sys...

1. In the present study, we have pharmacologically characterized two novel mixed endothelin ETA/ETB receptor antagonists, namely BQ-928 and BQ-238, in ETA and ETB preparations, the rabbit carotid artery (RbCA) and the rabbit pulmonary artery (RbPA), respectively. These two antagonists were compared to established ETA (BQ-123 and BMS 182874), ETB (BQ-788) and mixed ETA/ETB (SB 209670) receptor a...