background: the aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of crocin against tissue damages and leukocyte infiltration induced by renal ischemia/reperfusion. methods: in this experimental study, 35 male wister rats weighing 250-300 g were randomly divided into 5 groups; 1. operated controls, but no vessel occlusion was considered and passed during equivalent reperfusion period ...

Objective: This study aimed to observe the cell growth status and multidirectional differentiation ability in a 3D-bioprinted tissue model of self-assembled nanopeptides human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Ad-MSCs). Methods: Primary Ad-MSCs were isolated, cultured, identified by flow cytometry. Tissue models printed via 3D bioprinting technology using “biological ink” consisting mixed...

Apoptosis of distal lung epithelial cells plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury. In this context, proteinases, either circulating or leukocyte-derived, may contribute to epithelial apoptosis and lung injury. We hypothesized that apoptosis of lung epithelial cells induced by leukocyte elastase is mediated via the proteinase activated receptor (PAR)-1. Leukocyte elastase, ...

Exogenously applied caveolin-1 scaffolding domain (CAV) has been shown to inhibit inflammatory mediator-induced nitric oxide (NO) production and NO-mediated increases in microvessel permeability. However, the effect of CAV on endothelial basal NO that prevents leukocyte adhesion remains unknown. This study aims to investigate the roles of exogenously applied CAV in endothelial basal NO producti...

Activated platelets express P-selectin and release leukocyte chemoattractants; however, they have not been known to express integrin ligands important in the stabilization of leukocyte interactions with the vasculature. We now demonstrate the presence of intercellular adhesion molecular-2 (ICAM-2) (CD102), and lack of expression of other beta 2-integrin ligands, ICAM-1 (CD54) and ICAM-3 (CD50),...

Neutrophil accumulation at sites of inflammation is mediated by specific groups of cell adhesion molecules including the b2 (CD18) integrins on leukocytes and the selectins (Pand E-selectin on the endothelium and L-selectin on the leukocyte). This is supported by studies of patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency syndromes whose leukocytes are genetically deficient in the expression of b2 i...

Neutrophil accumulation at sites of inflammation is mediated by specific groups of cell adhesion molecules including the beta2 (CD18) integrins on leukocytes and the selectins (P- and E-selectin on the endothelium and L-selectin on the leukocyte). This is supported by studies of patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency syndromes whose leukocytes are genetically deficient in the expression of...

Zeng, Min, Hong Zhang, Clifford Lowell, and Pingnian He. Tumor necrosis factor-induced leukocyte adhesion and microvessel permeability. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H2420–H2430, 2002. First published August 8, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00787.2001.—The objective of this study was to investigate whether leukocyte adhesion and/or emigration are critical steps in increased microvessel permeabi...

introduction: the novel development of the (hba) sperm- hyaluronan binding assay has now been routinely used in some laboratories worldwide to predict sperm maturity and functionality. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between hba score and histone deficiency, protamine content and dna fragmentation. methods: during april- march 2012 patients who were enrolled at shiraz-...

Spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of pregnancy. Several lines of evidence indicate that immunologic effector cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic repetitive abortions. Leukocytes form a substantial proportion of stromal cells in decidua and the endometrial granulated lymphocytes (eGL) is the predominant decidual leukocyte population in the first trimester o...