Arteriogenesis is a complicated process induced by increased local shear-and radial wall-stress, leading to an increase in arterial diameter. This process is enhanced by growth factors secreted by both inflammatory and endothelial cells in response to physical stress. Although therapeutic promotion of arteriogenesis is of great interest for ischaemic diseases, little is known about the modulati...

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Background: Aflatoxin B1 is a secondary toxic metabolite produced by several aspergillus species. This study was conducted to determine the presence of aflatoxin in tomato paste samples. Methods: A total of 30 tomato pastes were analyzed for Aflatoxin B1 contamination via HPLC-FLD. Analyte extraction was done by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction. Results: The limit of detection (LOD) and...

miR-132 and miR-212 are two closely related miRNAs encoded in the same intron of a small non-coding gene, which have been suggested to play roles in both immune and neuronal function. We describe here the generation and initial characterisation of a miR-132/212 double knockout mouse. These mice were viable and fertile with no overt adverse phenotype. Analysis of innate immune responses, includi...

We studied the influence of acidosis on the positive inotropic effect of UD-CG 212 Cl (4,5-dihydro-6-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-yl]-5-methyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone), an active metabolite of pimobendan, in canine ventricular trabeculae loaded with aequorin. The positive inotropic effect of UD-CG 212 Cl was markedly suppressed under acidotic conditions. The maximal contractile response t...

This study examines the proteolysis of the carboxy terminal domain of the full-length (alpha 1(212)) and truncated (alpha 1(190)) forms of the rabbit skeletal muscle L-type calcium channel alpha 1 subunit by calpain I and calpain II. Although both forms of the alpha 1 subunit show little sensitivity to proteolysis by calpain II, alpha 1(212) is relatively more sensitive than alpha 1(190) to dig...

&&&s: A new instnunent has bee” developed, in order to increase the information about the mechanisms involved, which performs spectral analysis of the fluorescence light. This instlwnentation is though to be capable of doiig in viva (lens and anterior chamber) and in vifro measurements. The experimental system consist basically of: a modified slit lamp, with four different excitation wavelength...