BACKGROUND The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), one of several venomous lizard species in the world, is found within the United States and Mexico and is recognized as an iconic symbol of the American Southwest. Thus, Gila monsters are of growing interest in the captive reptile trade and within zoological and educational institutions. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to determine resu...

Continuous tissue culture lines derived from the bone marrow or peripheral blood of normal humans or patients with leukemia frequently show Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen (EBNA) and surface immunoglobulins (SIg), characteristics of transformed B lymphocytes. A survey of myeloid cell-associated enzymes produced by 18 EBNA-positive lines revealed leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP), myeloide...

dendritic cells function as the main cellular population responsible for professional antigen presentation and hence for induction of primary immune responses. although they are present in virtually every tissue, nevertheless their number is usually so low that it makes their isolation for studies very difficult. in this study, we purified dendritic cells from mouse spleen by a three-step enric...

BACKGROUND C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) has been shown to have beneficial effects in patients with sepsis. However, the microcirculatory effects of C1-INH during sepsis are unknown. This study investigated the influence of C1-INH on leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion, vascular leakage, and venular microhemodynamics in postcapillary venules of rat mesentery during endotoxemia. METHODS Thirt...

IJMDS ● www.ijmds.org ● January 2016; 5(1) 965 Original Article Assessment of rapid dipstick test for diagnosis of urinary tract infection in asymptomatic pregnant female Khanna A, Khanna M ABSTRACT Background: Bacteriuria during pregnancy has been known to cause many complications like low birth weight and premature delivery. Objective: This study was done to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy o...

N a previous paper, we described three different esterases determined by starch I gel electrophoresis in inbred strains of mice (Mus musculus). Two of these esterases were unequivocably controlled by unlinked autosomal loci ( RUDDLE and RODERICK 1965). One locus, Es-3, controlled the formation of an esterase which was named esterase A, and which has been subsequently renamed esterase IV-40 acco...

Influenza C virus possesses specific neuraminate-O-acetylesterase as a receptor-destroying function. This enzymatic activity of the viral glycoprotein HEF (Hemagglutinin, esterase activity and fusion factor) can be visualized in situ by the use of distinct color substrates. Hereby the localization, as well as the quantity of synthesized HEF protein is detectable. We further developed the estera...