The expression of KiSS-1, MMP-9 and MMP-2 mRNAs and proteins was studied in placentas of women with preeclampsia (PE, n=47) and women of normal pregnancy (NP; n=30). In addition, KiSS-1 mRNA expression as well as cell growth, proliferation and invasion were examined in JAR cells (human trophoblast cell line) transfected with pcDNA3-KiSS-1vector. Expression of KiSS-1 mRNA and protein was higher ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the invasiveness of first trimester trophoblasts according to the secretion profile of MMP-2 and -9 at different gestational stages, and to test the similarity between primary trophoblast cell-culture and the JAR choriocarcinoma cell-line. METHODS First trimester trophoblasts were divided into two groups: 6-8 weeks (early) and 9-12 w (late) of g...

We aimed to test the associative effects among forages, and between forage concentrates on in vitro digestibility of dry matter neutral detergent fibre using an artificial ruminal fermentation system. The study consisted two assays, which were evaluated three sugarcane, maize silage, Tifton 85 hay under incubation conditions (single feed or all feeds together a jar), sugarcane soybean meal and/...

This paper describes how to resign Jar files. Jar files (Java archives) are used by technologies (like Java Web Start) to deploy applications that are run with increased privileges. The Jar files are signed with certificates that generally expire after a year. The annual resigning of the files is therefore an event that occurs after the signer has forgotten how resigning is done. Manual resigni...

Java Archive (JAR) file is a popular way to aggregate Java class files and resources into one package for distributing applications and/or libraries. JAR file format is developed based on the popular ZIP file format, while providing a convenient way to organize Java byte code for distribution in the open source community, JAR added extra layer of encapsulation and made it more difficult to tell...

Testing of a 3D bluff body with and without end plate tabs was performed in the California Polytechnic State University 3x4 ft low speed wind tunnel. The CP values were obtained for the test case with no end plate tabs for speeds of 10, 15, 20, and 30 m/s. It was observed that stronger vortex shedding ocured at the higher speed test cases. The model was shimmed to be at approximately 5° angle o...

Animals using active sensing systems such as echolocation or electrolocation may experience interference from the signals of neighbouring conspecifics, which can be offset by a jamming avoidance response (JAR). Here, we report JAR in one echolocating bat (Tadarida teniotis: Molossidae) but not in another (Taphozous perforatus: Emballonuridae) when both flew and foraged with conspecifics. In T. ...

Trichosanthin (TCS) is a ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) which can inhibit the growth of human choriocarcinoma (JAR) cells. There are no clear mechanisms to discover the interaction pathway and cytotoxicity of TCS in JAR cells. In this paper, we showed the distribution and transport of endogenously expressed TCS in JAR cells. Enhanced Green Fluorescence Protein (EGFP), fused with TCS, was a...