Time-efficient etching of LR-115 SSNTD film for indoor radon, thoron quantification.

LR-115 Solid State Nuclear Track Detector (SSNTD) is commonly utilized for quantifying indoor radon-thoron levels, by tallying the tracks formed in the films by exposure to these gases. Conventionally, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used to etch LR-115 films for 90 min at 60°C. However, this study suggests a time-efficient alternative approach utilizing potassium hydroxide (KOH) as the etchant.

Designing a Multi-Epitope Subunit Vaccine against VP1 Major Coat Protein of JC Polyomavirus.

The JC polyomavirus virus (JCPyV) affects more than 80% of the human population in their early life stage. It mainly affects immunocompromised individuals where virus replication in oligodendrocytes and astrocytes may lead to fatal progressive multifocal encephalopathy (PML). Virus protein 1 (VP1) is one of the major structural proteins of the viral capsid, responsible for keeping the virus alive in the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts.

FSAP Protects against Histone-Mediated Increase in Endothelial Permeability In Vitro.

Factor-VII-activating protease (FSAP) is involved in the regulation of hemostasis and inflammation. Extracellular histones play a role in inflammation and the conversion of latent pro-FSAP into active FSAP. FSAP has been shown to regulate endothelial permeability, but the mechanisms are not clear.

Development of a Factor VII Activating Protease (FSAP) generation assay and its application in studying FSAP in venous thrombosis.

Human genetic studies based on the Marburg I polymorphism in the factor VII activating protease (FSAP) encoding gene, analysis of FSAP activity in plasma and biochemical characterization of FSAP substrates indicate a possible causal link between FSAP activity and venous thrombosis. We hypothesized that a direct standardized assay to measure FSAP activity in plasma could provide convincing arguments for or against such a potential link. Using Ac-Pro-DTyr-Lys-Arg-AMC as a highly specific and sensitive substrate, histones as a trigger to activate pro-FSAP and plasma-purified active FSAP as a calibrator, we have developed a fluorogenic kinetic assay that reveals the FSAP generating potential in human plasma in real time.