Publications by authors named "Pozek K"
Profound and transient thrombocytopenia of functional platelets without bleeding was observed in patients envenomed by (). This condition was rapidly reversed by administration of F(ab) fragments of immunoglobulin G targeting the whole venom, leaving platelets fully functional. To investigate the potential role of snake venom C-type lectin-like proteins (snaclecs) in this process, -snaclecs were isolated from the crude venom using different liquid chromatographies.
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- Disintegrin-like/cysteine-rich proteins (DC proteins) are typically seen as products of snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs), but new findings show that VaaMPIII-3 from the nose-horned viper is actually derived from a P-III SVMP-like gene with deletions in its catalytic domain.
- The study involves purifying VaaMPIII-3 from venom, revealing that it contains an unpaired cysteine residue that plays a regulatory role due to its ability to engage in thiol-disulfide exchanges.
- VaaMPIII-3 is a 21-kDa acidic glycoprotein with multiple glycoforms and has been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation induced by
This study examines the effect of a training program on long-term-care (LTC) surveyors' knowledge of factors affecting oral health and their behavior in citing oral health deficiencies of LTC residents. Twenty surveyors were recruited for the experimental group, along with a non-equivalent comparison group of 31 surveyors. The experimental group participated in a three-hour interactive, case-based training program.
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