Bacterial superantigens induce peripheral unresponsiveness in CD4 1 T cell populations that express appropriate V b chains. We have used V b 3/V a 11 T cell receptor transgenic (Tg) mice and the V b 3-specific superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) to further investigate the mechanisms that contribute to such unresponsiveness. As in other models, in vivo exposure to SEA rendered the Tg...

The title compound, (EtMe(3)N)(2)[Cd(Se(4))(2)], which has been prepared by reaction of CdI(2), K(2)Se(4) and EtMe(3)NI in dimethyl-formamide, is the first example of a [Cd(Se(4))(2)](2-) anion stabilized by alkyl-ammonium counter-ions. The Cd atom in the complex [Cd(Se(4))(2)](2-) anion is tetra-hedrally coordinated by two chelating tetra-selenide ligands, and both CdSe(4) rings exhibit an env...

Proportional changes of lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood were monitored by two-color flow-cytometry in seven leukemia patients who had received allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Lymphocyte counts, and proportions of T and B-cells returned to normal ranges between the 2nd and 12th months after BMT. Activated T-cells prominently increased after BMT, and the values gradually r...

We present four patients with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) derived from a novel T-cell subset (CD4-, CD8[doublenegative, DN], T-cell receptor [TCR] &). In the ATL cells of these patients, neither gene nor surface expression of CD4 and CD8 antigens was detected. Clinical and laboratory data showed no difference between DN-ATL and CD4+ATL patients. In contrast to typical CD4+ATL cells, DN-ATL cell...

A randomized complete block (RCBD) study was designed to investigate the effects of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) on the growth, bioaccumulation of the two heavy metals, metabolite content and antibacterial activities in Gyanura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. Nine treatments including (1) control (no Cd and Cu); (2) Cd 2 = cadmium 2 mg/L; (3) Cd 4 = cadmium 4 mg/L; (4) Cu 70 = copper 70 mg/L; (5) Cu 1...

Let Cd,k be the largest number of vertices in a Cayley graph of degree d and diameter k. We show that Cd,3 ≥ 3 16(d − 3) 3 and Cd,5 ≥ 25(d−7 4 ) 5 for any d ≥ 8, and Cd,4 ≥ 32(d−8 5 ) 4 for any d ≥ 10. For sufficiently large d our graphs are the largest known Cayley graphs of degree d and diameters 3, 4 and 5.

Although both the CD4 and CD8 molecules enhance antigen responsiveness mediated by the T cell receptor (TCR), it is not known whether CD4 and CD8 initiate similar or different intraceUular signals when they act as coreceptors. To characterize the early signals transmitted by CD4 and CDS, both CD4 and CDSo~ were expressed in the same murine T cell hybridoma. In the double positive transfectants,...