Monoclonal antibody-mediated detection of CTX-M β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria.

Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) that express CTX-M β-lactamases have become a serious threat to the clinical management of GNB infections. While antibody-based platforms have been successfully used in research settings to study and detect other β-lactamases-including SHV, CMY, and TEM enzymes-there is currently a lack of antibody-based tools to detect the CTX-M enzymes. Here we describe the development of an anti-CTX-M sandwich ELISA based on a pair of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)-mAb 6101-33 and mAb 6101-19-used as the capture and detection antibody, respectively.

Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress Reduces Proliferation in Embryonic Stem Cells via FOXO3A/β-Catenin-Dependent Transcription of p21(cip1).

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which are derived from a peri-implantation embryo, are routinely cultured in medium containing diabetic glucose (Glc) concentrations. While pregnancy in women with pre-existing diabetes may result in small embryos, whether such high Glc levels affect ESC growth remains uncovered. We show here that long-term exposure of ESCs to diabetic Glc inhibits their proliferation, thereby mimicking in vivo findings.