Female protein (FP), a serum protein present in normal female hamsters was found to be similar to acute-phase reactant, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) in the following ways: (a) hamster FP complexed with phosphorylcholine (PC) in a Ca++-dependent fashion as shown by its isolation from serum by affinity chromatography with PC-Sepharose and selective elution with fre...

The effects of grazing rest on rangelands are different in different climates and knowledge of these effects is necessary to apply correct management. For this purpose, this study was carried out on the percent vegetation cover (PVC) and forage production (FP) of range species at the Nir Range Research Station in Yazd province as a model of steppe rangelands of Iran. In the study area, differen...

The promoter region of the human prostaglandin F2alpha receptor (FP) gene was isolated, sequenced, and characterized. The 5'-flanking region has minimal homology to the bovine, mouse, and rat FP promoters with the exception of a 100-bp region. The human promoter similarly lacks a canonical TATA-box and a CAAT-box. Potential binding sites for SP-1, GATA-1, STAT-1, and AP-1 are present in the 5'-...

BACKGROUND Infection by dengue virus (DENV) is a major public health concern in hundreds of tropical and subtropical countries. French Polynesia (FP) regularly experiences epidemics that initiate, or are consecutive to, DENV circulation in other South Pacific Island Countries (SPICs). In January 2009, after a decade of serotype 1 (DENV-1) circulation, the first cases of DENV-4 infection were re...

Floor plate (FP) cells, the ventral midline cells of the developing neural tube, have long been thought to be non-neurogenic organizer cells that control neuronal patterning and axonal guidance. Recent studies have revealed that mesencephalic FP (mesFP) cells have neurogenic activity and generate dopaminergic neurons. However, the mechanisms underlying the control of neurogenic potential in FP ...

OBJECTIVE Intestinal proteases carry out a variety of functions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Studies have reported that elevated enteric proteases in patients with GI disease can alter intestinal physiology, however the origin (human vs. microbial) of elevated proteases in patients with GI disease is unclear. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the association between protease...

Polymorphisms in the TAS2R38 gene provide insight to phenotypes long associated 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and phenylthiocarbamide bitterness. We tested relationships between TAS2R38 genotype, taste phenotype, and fungiform papillae (FP) number in 139 females and 59 males (age range 21-60 years), primarily of European ancestry. DNA was analyzed for 3 polymorphic sites, identifying common (alan...

Increased expression of Bcl-2 protein has been demonstrated in various cancerous and precancerous lesions. The B-cell lymphoma-2 gene is a proto-oncogene that inhibits apoptosis, therefore keeping the cell alive. Mutations leads to an overexpression products leading apoptosis impairment resulting neoplastic changes as consequence. Hence, objective study was investigate fibro epithelial polyp (F...

Collection of wheat landraces (WLR) was conducted in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey 2010–2014. A representative subset this collection used the current study included 45 bread from Turkey, 19 20 Afghanistan. This material supplemented by 73 modern cultivars breeding lines adapted to semiarid conditions irrigated conditions. Overall, 157 genotypes were tested 2018 2019 Afghanistan Iran under rain...