BACKGROUND The immune system may be compromised after menopause because of the effects of aging and diminishing concentrations of estrogen, an immune-modulating hormone. Isoflavones, plant-derived compounds with estrogenic and antioxidant properties, may offer immunologic benefits to women during this stage of life. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of soy isof...

(1) Program in Neuroscience, (2) Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of 5 Maryland School of Medicine, (3) Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative 6 Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, (4) Department of 7 Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD 21201. 8 9 10 Running head: Abnormal Activity of Somatosens...

Hydrogen sulfide: a novel gaseous signaling molecule and intracellular Ca regulator in 1 rat parotid acinar cells 2 3 Amira Moustafa1,2 and Yoshiaki Habara1 4 Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of 5 Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan; Department of 6 Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 4...

A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial involving 706 adults was conducted to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of different dosages of whole-virion or split-virion H1N1 influenza vaccines with or without aluminum adjuvant. A rapid and strong immune response was induced at day 14 after the first injection. The seroprotection rates ranged from 72.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 62.7%...

AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEIN (ATG) 8-FAMILY INTERACTING MOTIF IN ATG3 MEDIATES THE ATG3-ATG8 INTERACTION AND IS CRUCIAL FOR THE CYTOPLASM-TO-VACUOLE TARGETING PATHWAY* Masaya Yamaguchi, Nobuo N. Noda, Hitoshi Nakatogawa§, Hiroyuki Kumeta, Yoshinori Ohsumi, and Fuyuhiko Inagaki Department of Structural Biology, Graduate school of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Integ...

Dr. Chiasson's present address is Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1R7, Canada. Received for publication 5 September 1980 and in revised form 29 April 1981. 706 accumulation of hexose phosphates, which inhibit hexokinase.