DEC-205 is a type I transmembrane multilectin receptor that is predominantly expressed on dendritic cells (DCs). Therefore, previous studies primarily focused on processing of DEC-205–targeted antigens by this potent antigen presenting cell type. Here we show that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transformed lymphoblastoid B-cell lines (LCLs) not only express DEC-205 at similar levels to DCs, but also ...

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) represents an elusive target, since they are not easily distinguished from fecal coliforms. To clarify if DEC are prevalent among sporadic cases of diarrheal illness in Osaka City, Japan, diarrheal specimens were examined for E. coli that were enterohemorrhagic (EHEC), enteropathogenic (EPEC), enterotoxigenic (ETEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC), or enteroaggregati...

We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of docetaxel, EMP, and carboplatin (DEC) as second-line chemotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients previously treated with docetaxel-prednisolone (DP). Nineteen patients pretreated with DP received a DEC regimen which consisted of a 28-day cycle of docetaxel [60 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) on day 1)], carboplatin (IV to an area unde...

The Drosophila dec-1 gene encodes multiple proteins that are required for female fertility and proper eggshell morphogenesis. Genetic and immunolocalization data suggest that the different DEC-1 proteins are functionally distinct. To identify regions within the proteins with potential biological significance, we cloned and sequenced the D. yakuba and D. virilis dec-1 homologs. Interspecies comp...

PURPOSE Thickness changes of corneal sub-layers after phacoemulsification were investigated by spectral domain ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR-OCT). METHODS The corneas (n = 26) of 26 age-related cataract surgery patients were studied. UHR-OCT was used to evaluate the thickness of Descemet's Endothelium Complex (DEC), stroma, Bowman's layer, epithelium, and full cornea...

Let C(x) and K(x) denote plain and prefix Kolmogorov complexity, respectively, and let RC and RK denote the sets of strings that are “random” according to these measures; both RK and RC are undecidable. Earlier work has shown that every set in NEXP is in NP relative to both RK and RC , and that every set in BPP is polynomial-time truth-table reducible to both RK and RC [ABK06a, BFKL10]. (All of...