Rotational jumps are crucial techniques in sports competitions. Estimating ground reaction forces (GRFs), a constituting component of jumps, through a biomechanical model-based approach allows for analysis, even in environments where force plates or machine learning training data would be impossible. In this study, rotational jump movements involving twists on land were measured using inertial measurement units (IMUs), and GRFs and body loads were estimated using a 3D forward dynamics model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model for multiple sclerosis in humans. EAE can be passively transferred into naive syngeneic animals by administration of MOG-specific T cell clones. Lymphocytes isolated from green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transgenic (Tg) mice can light up by emitting green fluorescence, thus making it feasible to use such animals in a passive transfer model for EAE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe reinforced the bronchial stump with fascia lata and Gelatin Resorcin Formalin (GRF) glue in a right pneumonectomy. This method was found to be simple and useful. We describe our case and the method herein.
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May 1999
Background: The role of CD8(+) T cells in IgE synthesis remains unclear.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate IL-4 production and CD40 ligand expression by human CD8(+) T cells.
Methods: We conducted functional and phenotypic analyses of human T cells in peritoneal washings from severe combined immunodeficiency mice reconstituted with PBMCs from normal and atopic human donors.
It has been reported that the immunosuppressant mizoribine (MZR) inhibits T cell proliferation by depleting intracellular guanine nucleotides via competitive inhibition of inosine 5'-monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase in the purine metabolism pathway. This study was performed to determine if the mechanism by which MZR suppresses the proliferation of mouse B cells and antibody production by these cells is dependent on the depletion of intracellular guanine nucleotides. Stimulation of purified splenic B cells of mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a mitogen to B cells, increased both proliferation and antibody production.
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