Cytokine secretion from human monocytes potentiated by P-selectin-mediated cell adhesion.

Background/aim: P-selectin is a carbohydrate-recognizing cell adhesion molecule expressed on activated platelets and endothelial cells. It plays a crucial role in the recruitment of leukocytes to inflammatory and hemorrhagic sites. Cell adhesion mediated by P-selectin induces leukocyte activation, such as the generation of reactive oxygen species and the expression of blood coagulation factors.

A novel rapid quantitative analysis of drug migration on tablets using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.

There have been few reports wherein drug migration from the interior to the surface of a tablet has been analyzed quantitatively until now. In this paper, we propose a novel, rapid, quantitative analysis of drug migration in tablets using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). To evaluate drug migration, model tablets containing nicardipine hydrochloride as active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) were prepared by a conventional wet granulation method.

Inhibition of P-selectin-mediated cell adhesion by a sulfated derivative of sialic acid.

P-selectin, a carbohydrate-binding cell adhesion molecule expressed on activated endothelial cells and platelets, plays a key role in the recruitment of leukocytes to inflammatory and hemorrhagic sites. It simultaneously recognizes a sialic acid-containing carbohydrate chain and the sulfated tyrosine residues of a specific counter-receptor expressed on the leukocyte surface. We examined the inhibitory effects of a synthetic sulfated derivative of sialic acid (NMSO3) on P-selectin-mediated cell adhesion and found the following: (1) P-selectin/IgG chimera bound to immobilized NMSO3.