Differentiation and activation of lymphocytes are documented to result in changes in glycosylation associated with biologically important consequences. In this report, we have systematically examined global changes in N-linked glycosylation following activation of murine CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells, and B cells by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry profiling, and investigated the molecular basis for thos...

Cadmium (Cd) is an important industrial and environmental toxicant with many industrial applications. Cd emissions to the atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial environment have increased during the last century. Since Cd is not degraded in the environment, the risk of human exposure is constantly increased due to Cd also enters to the food chain [1]. Humans are generally exposed to Cd by two ma...

In the title compound, {[Cd(C(10)H(8)O(4))(H(2)O)(3)]·2H(2)O}(n), penta-gonal-bipyramidally coordinated Cd(II) ions on a twofold rotation axis are linked by tethering 1,4-phenyl-enediacetate (1,4-phda) ligands into [Cd(1,4-phda)(H(2)O)(3)](n) coordination polymer chains. The chain motifs are oriented parallel to the c-axis direction. Individual chains are connected into a supra-molecular networ...

In the title complex, [Cd(C(2)O(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))](n), the Cd(II) atom has a distorted octa-hedral coordination, defined by four O atoms from two symmetry-related oxalate ligands and by two N atoms from a bidentate 1,10-phenanthroline ligand. Each oxalate ligand bridges two Cd(II) atoms, generating a zigzag chain structure propagating along [100]. The packing of the structure is consolidated b...

The study aimed to investigate the effects of oral Lactobacillus plantarum (Lp) administration on some serum/tissue (uterus) antioxidant and cytokine levels as well histopathologic changes in female rats exposed chronically Cd. For this purpose, were separated into four groups including control (C, n = 8), cadmium (Cd, Lp (n Cd + 8). (dissolved water at a dose 2.04 mg/mL) was orally administere...

In many cases, induction of CD8 1 CTL responses requires CD4 1 T cell help. Recently, it has been shown that a dominant pathway of CD4 1 help is via antigen-presenting cell (APC) activation through engagement of CD40 by CD40 ligand on CD4 1 T cells. To further study this three cell interaction, we established an in vitro system using dendritic cells (DCs) as APCs and influenza hemagglutinin (HA...

Thymocyte maturation is governed by antigen–T cell receptor (TCR) affinity and the extent of TCR aggregation. Signals provided by coactivating molecules such as CD4 and CD28 also influence the fate of immature thymocytes. The mechanism by which differences in antigen–TCR avidity encode unique maturational responses of lymphocytes and the influence of coactivating molecules on these signaling pr...

Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections in the dystonic muscles is the preferred treatment for Cervical Dystonia (CD), but the proper identification of the dystonic muscles remains a challenge. Previous studies showed decreased 8-14 Hz autospectral power in the electromyography (EMG) of splenius muscles in CD patients. Cumulative distribution functions (CDF's) of dystonic muscles showed increased CDF...

The title compound, [Cd(C(8)H(4)O(5))(H(2)O)(3)](n), a one-dimensional chain complex of 5-hy-droxy-isophthalate with Cd(II), was prepared by a hydro-thermal reaction. The Cd(II) ion is coordinated by three water O atoms and three carboxyl-ate O atoms of two different 5-hy-droxy-isophthalate ligands, which act as bidentate and monodentate ligands. The crystal structure is stabilized by O-H⋯O hyd...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(C(10)H(8)N(2))(3)](ClO(4))(2)·0.5H(2)O, consists of one complex [Cd(bpy)(3)](2+) cation (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), two perchlorate anions and one water molecule with half-occupancy. The central cadmium(II) ion is bound to six N atoms from three bpy ligands in a distorted octa-hedral coordination, with Cd-N bond distances ranging from 2.304 (3) to 2.3...