Human dermal fibroblasts (FBs) express mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-specific cell surface markers and differentiate into several cell types under appropriate conditions. Molecular mechanisms controlling the early stages of differentiation of dermal FBs and MSCs isolated from different sources have not been well studied. Here, we have analyzed the cell type-specific changes of adipose tissue-deri...

Objective(s): Pyocyanin is a blue-greenish redox-active pigment, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with a wide range of biological and biotechnological applications. Pyocyanin biosynthesis is regulated by the quorum-sensing (QS) system in which the expression of QS genes and QS-controlled virulence genes may be affected by serum as a complex medium. In the current study, effects of adult bovi...

objectives: inflammation is a common complication in patients treated with hemodialysis and increasing in inflammatory factors such as c-reactive protein (crp) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in these patients. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral l- carnitine supplementation on serum crp concentration and fasting blood sugar (fbs) in...

BACKGROUND Foreign bodies (Fbs) in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) are common presentations in healthcare settings worldwide. AIM This study was carried out to review the modes of presentation, management, and outcome of inserted Fbs in our setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A 5-year retrospective study of cases of ENT Fbs managed at two referral hospitals in Abuja Nigeria. The analysis was done...

The complete model included Innovativeness as the strategic orientation of the firm, firm size, industry, and business strategy (See Figure 2). For a complete description of all the variables measured in this study the reader is referred to an earlier research brief. Results The anticipated relationships were supported by our analyses. Business strategy was not found to impact the relationship ...

cryopreservation is the method of choice for long term storage of human pbmcs. this study was designed to compare the different combinations of variables affecting the cryopreservation of pbmcs samples. the viability of pbmcs separated from 2×5 ml peripheral blood samples obtained from 16 healthy adult volunteers, were measured using trypan blue dye exclusion method just before freezing with di...

Fetal bovine serum (FBS) has been reported to affect chondrocyte biosynthesis in monolayer culture. Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium (ITS) was investigated as a partial replacement for FBS during in vitro culture of rabbit articular chondrocytes in three-dimensional alginate scaffold. Chondrocyte-seeded alginate hydrogels were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium plus 10% FBS, 1% ITS plus...