PURPOSE To determine whether nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is activated in human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells in response to interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), or interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) alone or in combination and if so, whether expression of proinflammatory genes induced by these agents can be blocked by a proteasome inhibi...

This paper investigates the wideband channel characteristics obtained in a classroom and hall indoor scenarios at 2-4, 9-11 27-29GHz. A virtual uniform circular array (UCA) based sounding system was utilized to capture spatial characteristics. The propagation parameters of multipath components (MPCs) were estimated by using high resolution parameter estimation (HRPE) algorithm. MPCs are further...

Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) caused by Acidovorax citrulli is a worldwide threat to watermelon and melon production. The type III secretion system (T3SS) plays an important role in the virulence of A. its host plants induce hypersensitive response (HR) non-host plants. Little known, however, about contribution T3SS biofilm formation . We mutated two T3SS-related genes hrcJ hrpE , respectively, ...

PURPOSE Photobiomodulation is the treatment with light in the far-red to near-infrared region of the spectrum and has been reported to have beneficial effects in various animal models of disease, including an age-related macular degeneration (AMD) mouse model. Previous reports have suggested that phagocytosis is reduced by age-related increased oxidative stress in AMD. Therefore, we investigate...