Surface parameterizations have been widely applied to digital geometry processing. In this paper, we propose an efficient conformal energy minimization (CEM) algorithm for computing conformal parameterizations of simply-connected open surfaces with a very small angular distortion and a highly improved computational efficiency. In addition, we generalize the proposed CEM algorithm to computing c...

To understand the mechanism of cellular resistance to the nucleoside analogue cytarabine (1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, AraC), two resistant derivatives of the human leukemic line CCRF-CEM were obtained by stepwise selection in different concentrations of AraC. CEM/4xAraC cells showed low AraC resistance, whereas CEM/20xAraC cells showed high resistance. Both cell lines showed similar patt...

This study describes the synergistic interaction of two biochemical modulators, cyclosporin A (CyA) and verapamil (Vp), in multidrug-resistant cells, the highly resistant and moderately resistant variants (CEM/VLB 1000 and CEM/VLB 100) of the parental drug-sensitive T-cell leukemia cell line CEM/CCRF. In the absence of either modulator, the 50% inhibitory concentration for Adriamycin in these c...

Inputs about the conditioned (CS) and unconditioned (US) stimuli converge in the lateral amygdala (LA) during classical fear conditioning (FC). This leads to potentiation of CS inputs to LA neurons, and consequent increases in the firing of central medial amygdala (CeM) cells. In turn, CeM cells drive conditioned fear responses via their projections to fear effector neurons. However, transmissi...

Nuclear factor (NF)-YB, a subunit of the transcription factor nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) complex, binds and activates CCAAT-containing promoters. Our previous work suggested that NF-YB may be a mediator of topoisomerase IIα (Top2α), working through the Top2α promoter. DNA topoisomerase II (Top2) is an essential nuclear enzyme and the primary target for several clinically important anticancer drugs...

We have evaluated whether selection of a human tumor leukemic line for resistance to vinblastine (Velban; VLB) alters its tumorigenicity. To address this question, CEM and CEM/VLB100 cells [which express the multiple drug-resistant (MDR) phenotype via amplification of the P-glycoprotein gene] were characterized by several techniques including chromosome banding, in situ hybridization, Southern ...

Determinants of methotrexate (MTX) resistance in cell lines resistant to short, but not continuous, MTX exposure were investigated since such lines may have relevance to clinical resistance. CCRF-CEM R30dm (R30dm), cloned from CCRF-CEM R30/6 (a MTX-resistant subline of the CCRF-CEM human leukemia cell line), had growth characteristics similar to CCRF-CEM. R30dm was resistant to a 24-h exposure ...