Protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) and integrins play an important role in thrombin-mediated tumor cell invasion. However, the role of PAR1 and integrin ανβ5 and the relationship between the two receptors in thrombin-induced lung cancer invasion remains unknown. Moreover, the mechanisms through which immobilized thrombin facilitates tumor invasi...

The efficacy of activation methods and coupling were studied in the context of performance in batch and fixed bed binding experiments utilizing cell culture fluids or blood plasma as feedstock. Conclusions were drawn regarding selection of solid phase according to pore size, rigidity, pH stability, Chemistry of derivation and activation, and gross concentration of immobilized ligand require...

Human interleukin-10 (IL-10) inhibits T-cell proliferation and cytokine production in the presence of monocytes. In this study, we have investigated whether IL-10 can directly inhibit T cells. Highly purified peripheral blood T cells containing less than 0.1% CD14+ cells and unresponsive to phytohemagglutinin (PHA), were growth-inhibited by IL-10 when stimulated with immobilized OKT3 monoclonal...

Lipase enzyme producing bacteria, Pseudomonas sp., have been grown at varying oil concentrations to make it adaptive for high oil concentrations and it was found to show the maximum growth and maximum lipase activity when 40- and 30-vol% of oil respectively was used as a source of carbon in growth medium. Bacteria was immobilized with sodium alginate and used as whole cell catalyst for the tran...

The aim of this study was to characterize the biological and rheological stability of continuous immobilized cell fermentation for the production of mixed-strain mesophilic starters. Three strains of Lactococcus were immobilized separately in kappa-carrageenan-locust bean gum gel beads. Continuous fermentation was carried out in a 1 L pH-controlled stirred tank reactor, operated at 30 degrees C...

aacel9a [β-1,4-endoglucanase, (e.c:3.2.1.4)], was immobilized onto glutaraldehyde activated chitosan macrosphere by covalent attachment. the properties of the immobilized aacel9a were investigated by determining the optimum ph and optimum temperature for activity, thermal stability, and kinetic parameters. the immobilization process shifted the enzyme’s optimum temperature from 65 °c for the fr...

Cancer immunotherapy (passive or active) involves treatments which promote the ability of the immune system to fight tumor cells. Several types of immunotherapeutic agents, such as monoclonal antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, non-specific immunomodulatory agents, and cancer vaccines are currently under intensive investigation in preclinical and clinical trials. Cancer vaccines induce pe...

OBJECTIVE Ibrutinib is an irreversible Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for treatment of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and mantle cell lymphoma that increases the risk of bleeding among patients. Platelets from ibrutinib-treated patients exhibit deficiencies in collagen-evoked signaling in suspension; however, the significance of this observation and how ...