PURPOSE To investigate the functional significance of MIP/AQP0 phosphorylation at serine(235). METHODS MIP/AQP0 expression and cellular localization was studied in rat lens epithelia explants induced to differentiate by FGF-2. MIP wild type (WT) and MIP (S235A) mutant expression plasmids were constructed and transiently expressed in RK13 cells. Subcellular localization of endogenous MIP in di...

In this paper, the performance of MIP at different moving speeds is evaluated on an emulation testbed. The emulation result shows that current MIP protocol is not suitable for rapid moving environments. This paper depicts the relationship between the performance and the moving speed and breaks down the handoff latency of MIP. A speed adaptive MIP protocol extension is proposed and implemented o...

Macrophage inflammatory protein-1a (MIP-1a) is a member of the chemokine family of proinflammatory mediators. In addition to its inflammatory roles, MIP-1a has been shown to be active as an inhibitor of primitive hemopoietic cell proliferation. Indeed, a dysfunction in this inhibitory process has been postulated to contribute to leukemogenesis. Research has been aimed at characterizing the rece...

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of a hybrid molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) membrane for removal of methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous environment. MB-MIP powders were hybridized into a polymer membrane (cellulose acetate (CA) and polysulfone (PSf)) after it was ground and sieved (using 90 µm sieve). MB-MIP membranes were prepared using a phase inversion process. The MB-...

A precise and simple in-situ voltammetric measurement of promethazine, based on the nano sized molecularly imprinted polymer (nano-MIP) was introduced. The nano-MIP was synthesized utilizing vinyl benzene and Divinylbenzene as the functional monomer and cross-linker respectively, and via the micro-emulsion polymerization method in silicon oil. The MIP particles were then embedded in a carbon pa...

In  the  current  study,  a  new  technique  was  developed  for  quantification  and  qualification  of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (PSE) in a real sample, which was based on electrochemical sensors and  molecular  imprinted  polymer  (MIP).  The  carbon  paste  electrode  (CPE)  was  modified  and optimized by a different ratio of MIP. MIP/CPE was used as the extraction and working electrod...

In this paper, the rapid mobility of MIP/WLAN is emulated on a test-bed. The performance of MIP/WLAN at different moving speeds is evaluated. The result shows that current MIP protocol is not suitable for rapid moving environments. This paper depicts the relationship between the performance and the moving speed and breaks down the handoff latency of MIP/WLAN. A Speed Adaptive MIP extension is p...

Two recently identified and purified murine macrophage inflammatory proteins MIP-1 and MIP-2 were tested in vitro both alone, and in combination with purified recombinant (r) murine (mu) GM-CSF, natural (n)muCSF-1, or rhuman (hu)G-CSF, for effects on mouse marrow CFU-GM, in combination with erythropoietin for effects on mouse marrow BFU-E, and in combination with rhuGM-CSF or rhuG-CSF for effec...