Aggregation of sponge cells. A novel mechanism of controlled intercellular adhesion, basing on the interrelation between glycosyltransferases and glycosidases.

Cell adhesion in sponges: potentiation by a cell surface 68 kDa proteoglycan-binding protein.

Constitutive, stable intercellular adhesion is one of the distinguishing properties of metazoans, of which the sponges (Phylum Porifera) are the most primitive representatives. In sponges, intercellular adhesion is mediated by the large proteoglycan-like cell agglutinating molecule 'aggregation factor', which binds to cell surfaces via an oligosaccharide moiety. Previous studies indicated that ...

Effect of one Bout Continuous Versus Intermittent Aerobic Exercise on Plasma Levels of Intercellular Adhesion Molecules 1 and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecules 1 in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Introduction: Adhesion molecules play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and the type of training may affect the response to these indicators. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a continuous versus interval aerobic training session on plasma levels of intercellular adhesion molecules 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecules ...

اثر تخم شنبلیله بر فاکتورهای متابولیکی سرم و سطوحIntercellular adhesion molecule1))ICAM-1 در بیماران دیابتی نوع 2

Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) especially type2 is one of the main causes of morbidity in developing countries such as Iran. Recently, fenugreek seeds as medical plant have been considered for treatment of diabetes. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the effects of fenugreek seeds on serum metabolic factors and ICAM-1 levels in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials ...

A Comparative Study of Serum Level of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1(ICAM-1) and High Sensitive C - reactive protein (hs-CRP) in Normal and Pre-eclamptic Pregnancies

Electrochemical Synthesis of Novel 1,3-Indandione Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antiplatelet Aggregation Activities

Electrochemical oxidation of some selected catechol derivatives, using cyclic voltammetry, in the presence of different 2-aryl-1,3-indandiones as nucleophiles, resulted in electrochemical synthesis of new 1,3- indandione derivatives in an undivided cell in good yield and purity. A Michael addition mechanism was proposed for the formation of the analogs based on the reaction conditions which wer...