Keratinocytes as depository of ammonium-inducible glutamine synthetase: age- and anatomy-dependent distribution in human and rat skin.

In inner organs, glutamine contributes to proliferation, detoxification and establishment of a mechanical barrier, i.e., functions essential for skin, as well.

Use of the Porcine Intestinal Epithelium (PIE)-Assay to analyze early stages of colonization by the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans.

Virulence of C. albicans strains can be tested using a mouse model of haematogenously disseminated Candida cells. Initial steps of host-pathogen contact such as adhesion and colonization are not taken into account due to the injection of Candida cells into the blood stream.

[Comparison of conventional and real-time RT-PCR for the quantitation of jun protooncogene mRNA and analysis of junB mRNA expression in synovial membranes and isolated synovial fibroblasts from rheumatoid arthritis patients].

AP-1 dependent genes, e.g., matrix-metallo-proteinases, are involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).