Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) is a bioactive phospholipid, which exhibits a variety of biological activities and plays a significant role in all aspects of reproduction. In this work, a single intravenous injection of various concentrations of PAF shortly after Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) administration as well as 24 and 48 h before HCG administration was studied in NZB x NZW F1 hybrid mice. Optimum results were observed when PAF was injected just after the administration of HCG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIgG human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies were investigated retrospectively after transplantation in 264 primary renal graft recipients. All patients who developed de novo donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and non-DSA (NDSA) (n = 40, 15.1%) were divided into two groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the present study was to compare the function of fresh versus cryopreserved hepatocytes in an experimental bioartificial liver system (BAL), especially designed to reproduce clinical parameters. Our BAL consists of a pump, a plasma reservoir, a membrane oxygenator, and a hollow fiber module loaded with 5 x 10(9) isolated porcine hepatocytes, either fresh (n = 5) or cryopreserved (n = 5). In the present setting, the system was isolated and perfused for 6 hours with recirculating plasma obtained from pigs with ischemic liver failure (toxic plasma).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate whether IgG, non-donor-specific anti-HLA class I antibodies (HLAabI) detected after renal transplantation recognize immunogenic amino acid triplets expressed on the foreign graft. In addition, we sought to evaluate the effect of these antibodies as well as other posttransplant HLAabI on graft outcome. Posttransplant sera from 264 renal recipients were tested for the presence of IgG HLAabI and HLA class II-specific alloantibodies (HLAabII) by ELISA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProblem: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of valacyclovir treatment on natural killer (NK) cell concentration in the peripheral blood of infertile women.
Method Of Study: Peripheral blood NK cell concentration of 104 non-pregnant women with a history of infertility was determined by flow cytometry. The controls were 14 fertile non-pregnant women.
Nuclei from Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata larvae contain a major protein that shares most of the characteristics of vertebrate high mobility group (HMG) proteins. Proteins are extracted from nuclei with 0.35 M NaCl, are soluble in 5% perchloric acid, are relatively small (molecular weight in the range of 10-16 kDa), and have both a high basic and a high acidic amino acid content.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNuclei from Plodia interpunctella larvae contain four major proteins, which are extracted by 5% perchloric acid and 0.35 M NaCl. The proteins have been designated PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol
September 2002
We purified two proteins with molecular masses of approximately 50 kDa and 80 kDa with N-terminal sequences similar to those of alpha1-antitrypsin (a1AT) and transferrin indicating that they are identical to or highly homologous to these proteins. Proteins from human follicular fluid were purified after ammonium sulfate fractionation followed by water dialysis and High Performance Liquid Chromatography. The fraction of peak 3 showed a single band on electrophoresis and its N-terminal amino acid sequence was similar to that of human serum transferrin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe polymorphic sequence (AT)(X)T(Y) motif residing 0.5 kb 5' to the human -globin gene has been shown to be a binding site for a putative repressor protein, BP1, in K562 cells. The (AT)(X)T(Y) sequence is characterized by variable length and several configurations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol
September 2001
Protein P1, which is a nuclear protein resembling high mobility group proteins, has been studied in human breast adenocarcinomas and compared to those from control tissue. The presence of the protein was confirmed by in vitro phosphorylation by casein kinase II and immunoblotting, using antibodies raised in rabbits against rat liver P1. The protein has been isolated by reverse phase HPLC chromatography which provides a more rapid method of purification requiring smaller amounts of material.
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March 2001
We purified a glycoprotein of molecular weight 50 kDa that has an N-terminal sequence similar to that of apolipoprotein H indicating that it is identical to or highly homologous to apolipoprotein H. There are indications that apolipoprotein H or its homologue may be involved in the fertilization process. Sperm motion was assessed employing computer-assisted semen analysis.
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