PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine cell-to-cell metabolite transfer and connexin distribution in the rabbit corneal epithelium, in the stationary state, and during wound healing. METHODS Rabbit corneas were wounded with a surgical tool, producing a 3-mm-wide elongated debridement. Corneas were allowed to heal in vivo for up to 45 hours. Monoclonal antibodies against connexins Cx 26,...

Mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are important vectors of several disease-causing pathogens, including West Nile virus. In North America, the complex consists of Cx. pipiens pipiens form pipiens, Cx. pipiens pipiens form molestus, Cx. pipiens quinquefasciatus, and their hybrids that exhibit substantial diversity in physiology, behavior, and geographic range. Hybridization among these mos...

There is very little information about the mosquito fauna of Mahshahr district. The present study gives an overview of data on the species composition and distribution of mosquitoes in the Mahshahr district, Khuzestan province, southwest of Iran. In order to study the mosquito fauna, the samples were collected from May to November 2012 using dipping and total catch methods from seven villages (...

Introduction: Coronary artery anomalies are rare clinical entities reported in 0.6% to 5.6% of diagnostic coronary angiographies. Anomalous origins of coronary arteries from distal segments are rarely reported. Presented herein is a coronary anomaly in which the circumflex artery (CX) originated as a continuation of the posterolateral branch of the right coronary artery (RCA) w...

Cx (connexin) proteins are components of gap junctions which are aqueous pores that allow intercellular exchange of ions and small molecules. Mutations in Cx genes are linked to a range of human disorders. In the present review we discuss mutations in β-Cx genes encoding Cx26, Cx30, Cx30.3 and Cx31 which lead to skin disease and deafness. Functional studies with Cx proteins have given insights ...

Abstract The purpose of this research is to report a unique manipulation producing carbon nanotubes/carbon xerogel (CNTs/CX) hybrid loaded with bimetallic catalysts Fe–Ni via one-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) camphor. Active were formed during carbonization resorcinol–formaldehyde at 800 °C form (CX); meanwhile, the gas was librated from camphor 220 for 45 min. CX and CNTs/CX samples ana...

In this work, the best adsorption targeted zones of metal cations Ag2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ at surfaces or inside, outside cavity calix[6] (CX[6]), calix[8]arene (CX[8]), NUBMOM (NUB-.) LAYKUR (LAY-.) have been discussed. For X2+=Ag, Cu Hg adsorbed onto surface CX[6,8], NUB-., LAY-. morphologies these complexes explained, specific chosen structure has interfacial chemical properties to facilitate sta...

The Culex pipiens complex in Asia includes a temperate subspecies, Culex pipiens pallens, of uncertain taxonomic status. The shape of the male genitalia suggests it is a hybrid between Cx. pipiens and Cx. quinquefasciatus. We studied populations of Cx. p. pallens in Japan, Korea, and China and compared them to local populations of Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. p. pipiens. We examined variation i...

Connexin (CX) proteins participate in growth, differentiation, and tissue remodeling. Relaxin-stimulated reproductive tissue growth and remodeling may be facilitated by enhanced intracellular communication. This study was an examination of the effects of relaxin in vivo on expression of CX-26, CX-32, and CX-43 in the cervix and uterus of prepubertal pigs. In addition, expression of these protei...

The chemokine fractalkine (CX(3)CL1) is constitutively expressed by central neurons, regulating microglial responses including chemotaxis, activation, and toxicity. Through the activation of its own specific receptor, CX(3)CR1, CX(3)CL1 exerts both neuroprotection against glutamate (Glu) toxicity and neuromodulation of the glutamatergic synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons. Using cultur...