We investigated the ability of Fischer rat T9 glioblastoma cells transduced with cDNA genes for the secreted (s) or membrane-associated (m) isoform of M-CSF to elicit an antitumor response when implanted into syngeneic animals. Intracranial (i.c.) implantation of 1 x 10(5) T9 cells expressing mM-CSF (T9/mM-CSF) resulted in 80% tumor rejection. Electron microscopy of the T9/mM-CSF tumor site, 2-...

The quality characteristics of selected black gram varieties viz., T9, VBN 5, CO 6, ADT 3 and VBN 7 were evaluated for their suitability to prepare idli. The foaming stability and foaming capacity was found to be maximum in VBN 5 and T9. The arabinogalactan was also found to be high in VBN 5 (80.9 mg/g) and T9 (73.6 mg/g). The physico-chemical properties of idli batter for the selected varietie...

The antimycobacterial activities of a new rifampin (RIF) derivative, 3-(4-cinnamylpiperazinyl iminomethyl) rifamycin SV (To), against 20 susceptible and multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 20 Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) strains were investigated. The radiometric MICs of T9 for M. tuberculosis were significantly lower than those of RIF. The MICs of T9 and RIF at w...

This study compared the growth inhibitory effects of pure conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers [cis(c)9,c11-CLA, c9,trans(t)11-CLA, t9,t11-CLA, and t10,c12-CLA] on human colon cancer cell lines (Caco-2, HT-29 and DLD-1). When Caco-2 cells were incubated up to 72 h with 200 microM, each isomer, even in the presence of 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), cell proliferation was inhibited by all CLA is...

Chlorpheniramine, a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, was assayed for in vitro antimalarial activity against multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum K1 strain and chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum T9/94 clone, by measuring the 3H-hypoxanthine incorporation. Chlorphenirame inhibited P. falciparum K1 and T9/94 growth with IC50 values of 136.0+/-40.2 microM and 102.0+/-22.6 microM respectively...

A case of extramedullary spinal root hemangioblastoma is described. A 44-year-old male presented with gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a round enhanced mass at the level of T8. Spinal angiography showed a vascular tumor fed by the posterior spinal artery via the left T9 intercostal artery. A laminectomy of T8-T9 was performed, and a reddish brown-colored soft tumor ori...

BACKGROUND trans Palmitoleic acid (t-16:1n-7, or 16:1 t9 in the δ nomenclature usually applied to trans fatty acids and used herein) arouses great scientific interest because it has been suggested to serve as a biomarker for lower risks of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE Although 16:1 t9 has been assumed to derive from dietary sources, we examined the hypothesis that 16...

Low-frequency skin conductance is used within several clinical applications and is mainly sensitive to sweating and the moisture content of the stratum corneum, but also how electrodes introduce changes in the electrical properties. Four electrode gels were investigated with regard to sorption characteristics and electrical properties. Skin conductance time series were collected from 18 test su...