Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) generate matrix, which in turn may also regulate HSCs function during liver fibrosis. We hypothesized that HSCs may endocytose matrix proteins to sense and respond to changes in microenvironment. Primary human HSCs, LX2, or mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) [wild-type; c-abl(-/-); or Yes, Src, and Fyn knockout mice (YSF(-/-))] were incubated with fluorescent-label...

let and be a sequence with non-negative entries. if , denote by the infimum of those satisfying the following inequality: whenever . the purpose of this paper is to give an upper bound for the norm of operator t on weighted sequence spaces d(w,p) and lp(w) and also e(w,?). we considered this problem for certain matrix operators such as norlund, weighted mean, ceasaro and copson matrices. th...

objective(s): the aim of this study was to investigate the methylation status and mrna expression levels of p15, death-associated protein kinase (dapk), and suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (socs1) genes in multiple myeloma (mm). materials and methods: the bone marrow samples of 54 mm patients were collected and the methylation status of the p15, dapk, and socs1 gene promoter regions was dete...

The dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein gene has been mapped to human chromosome 4q21 and mouse chromosome 5q21. Expression studies have implicated a role for this gene in the mineralization of dentin. In the current investigation, a cDNA encoding bovine dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein has been cloned and sequenced. A comparison of the bovine gene with its rat counterpart has indicated that...

Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a multifactorial disease influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Matrix metallo proteinase-3 (MMPs) plays a pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis and MI. Objective: The objective of the present study was designed to investigate the association of matrix metallo proteinase3 -1612 promoter 5A/6A gene polymorphism. Methods: In the p...