when pooled immunoglobulin g (igg) from patients with multiple sclerosis (ms) was used to probe a human fetal spinal cord λgt 11 cdna library, the igg was found to bind to a predicted epitope of human mitochondrial nd4 sequence. to investigate the involvement of the nd4 as an autoantigen in ms, we determined the presence of specific antibody in the serum of ms patients and serum samples of some...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: exposure to some environmental agent such as different nutrition and contact with allergens may have a role in developing multiple sclerosis (ms). the present study was aimed to evaluate the cow’s milk allergy (cma) in ms patients compared to healthy controls. materials and methods: between march 2012 and july 2012, 48 ms patients were s...

An efficient in vitro direct shoot regeneration system has been described for Lycium chinense Miller using leaf explants. Influence of various parameters such as growth regulator concentration, explant type, effect basal salt Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium (MS), Schenk Hildebrandt (1972) (SH), Gamborg et al. (1968) (B5), carbon sources (sucrose, maltose, fructose) on the regenerating shoots ...

neurodegeneration is the pathophysiological basis for permanent neurological disabilities in multiple sclerosis (ms); thus neuroprotection is emerging as a therapeutic approach in ms research. modulation of excitotoxicity by inhibition of nmdars has been suggested for neuroprotection, but selective antagonisation of the nr2b subtype of these receptors, a subtype believed to play a more pivotal ...

Electromyographic recordings were carried out on 36 patients with neuropathies and neuromuscular disorders with a selectivity permitting identification of single motor unit potentials during maximal voluntary effort and after supramaximal nerve stimulation. The axonal conduction velocity and refractory period of 117 motor units were determined and the findings were compared to those in previous...

ABSTRACT The genus Melocactus (“cabeça-de-frade”) comprises 32 species in Brazil, of which M. glaucescens and paucispinus are threatened with extinction. present work evaluated the effects different concentrations Murashige & Skoog (MS, MS/2 MS/4) culture medium sucrose (15 g L-1 30 L-1) on vitro seed germination plant growth efficiency sterilization sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) when using s...

BACKGROUND The impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on skeletal muscle characteristics, such as muscle fiber cross sectional area (CSA), fiber type proportion, muscle strength and whole muscle mass, remains conflicting. METHODS In this cross sectional study, body composition and muscle strength of the quadriceps were assessed in 34 MS (EDSS: 2.5±0.19) patients and 18 matched healthy controls (HC...