INTRODUCTION Enterococcus faecalis is commonly detected in persistent apical periodontitis characterized by unimproved periradicular bone resorption. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a major virulence factor of E. faecalis, on apoptosis of osteoblasts. METHODS Human osteoblast-like MG63 cells were treated with LTA from E. faecalis at a series ...

PURPOSE To examine the capacity of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) to induce intraocular inflammation in the rat. METHODS LTA obtained from Staphylococcus aureus and three different streptococcal species were suspended in saline solution in various concentrations and were injected into one footpad of female Lewis rats. The uveitic changes were assessed by conventional clinical and histopathologic pro...

Staphylococcus aureus infections are known triggers for skin inflammation and can modulate immune responses. The present studies used model systems consisting of platelet-activating factor receptor-positive and -negative (PAF-R-positive and -negative) cells and PAF-R-deficient mice to demonstrate that staphylococcal lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a constituent of Gram-positive bacteria cell walls, ac...

Lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a glycerol phosphate polymer, is a component of the envelope of Gram-positive bacteria that has hitherto not been identified in Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax. LTA synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus and other microbes is catalyzed by the product of the ltaS gene, a membrane protein that polymerizes polyglycerol phosphate from phosphatidyl glycerol. H...

An alumino-silicate zeolite, Linde Type-A (LTA) has been prepared from aluminium powder and sodium metasilicate by hydrothermal process. The zeolite was characterized by FTIR and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and by measuring the surface acidity using KOH as adsorbate. The surface acidity of LTA zeolite varied greatly with varying synthesized conditions such as crystallization temperature, c...

Background. Laparoscopic lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (LTA) has been the standard method for resecting benign adrenal gland tumors. Recently, however, laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA) has been more popular as an alternative method. This systematic review evaluates current evidence on adrenalectomy techniques, comparing laparoscopic LTA with PRA and laparoscopi...

Gastric aspiration increases the risks for developing secondary bacterial pneumonia. Cytokine elaboration through pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) is an important mechanism in initiating innate immune host response. Effects of low pH stress, a critical component of aspiration pathogenesis, on the PRR pathways were examined, specifically toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2) and TLR4, using isolated ...

Hypersensitivity syndrome reactions (HSR) to antiepileptic drugs (AED) are associated with severe clinical cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR). We aimed (1) to assess HSRs to AEDs using the in vitro lymphocyte toxicity assay (LTA) in patients who manifested HSRs clinically; (2) to correlate LTA results with the clinical syndrome; (3) to correlate LTA results with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA...

Monte Carlo simulations were employed to gain insight on HCN adsorption mechanism on LTA zeolites with different alkali metal cations, Li, Na, and K. Adsorption isotherms were calculated at four different temperatures at and above the normal boiling point of HCN. Results show that adsorption capacity depends on the type of the extraframework cation and Li-LTA showed the highest HCN adsorption c...

The purpose of this study is to find out the language assessment literacy (LAL) teachers who teach English at state elementary, middle, and high schools in Turkey. 101 working various cities participated study. A mixed-methods research design was employed study, so data were collected through both quantitative (questionnaires) qualitative (interviews) instruments. for part by means “Teachers Qu...