Unlabelled: The cellular junctional architecture remodeling by adhesion protein-heat shock protein 60 (LAP-Hsp60) interaction for () passage through the epithelial barrier is incompletely understood. Here, using the gerbil model, permissive to internalin (Inl) A/B-mediated pathways like in humans, we demonstrate that crosses the intestinal villi at 48 h post-infection. In contrast, the single isogenic ( or Δ) or double (Δ) mutant strains show significant defects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Breast cancer cell lines consist of bulk tumor cells and a small proportion of stem-like cells. While the bulk cells are known to express a distinct combination of Eph receptors and ephrin ligands, the transcript profiles of stem-like cells in these cell lines have not been adequately characterized. The aim of this study was to determine Eph receptor/ephrin ligand profiles of cancer stem cells specific to a triple negative breast carcinoma cell line.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of nanomaterials in biomedicine has increased over the past 10 years, with many different nanoparticle systems being utilised within the clinical setting. With limited emerging success in clinical trials, polymeric, metallic, and lipid based nanoparticles have all found a place in medicine, with these generally providing enhanced drug efficacy or therapeutic effect compared to the standard drug treatments. Although there is great anticipation surrounding the field of nanomedicine and its influence on the pharmaceutical industry, there is currently very little regulatory guidance in this area, despite repeated calls from the research community, something that is critical to provide legal certainty to manufacturers, policymakers, healthcare providers and the general public.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSome novel substituted azetidin-2-ones (5-8) were synthesized via [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of imines and ketenes and evaluated for their ability to prevent diet and diabetes induced hypercholesterolemia. The test compounds 5a and 7a significantly (p < 0.01) inhibited the rise in serum total cholesterol induced by peanut oil (5.
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September 2003
A secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture is required for voice restoration post-laryngectomy either for reasons of closure of the primary fistula or as a planned secondary procedure. A method of doing this safely is described using an endotracheal tube and a flexible nasopharyngoscope in especially difficult cases.
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