Temporal and spatial differences in extracellular matrix play critical roles in cell proliferation, differentiation and migration. Different migratory stimuli use different substrates and receptors to achieve cell migration. To understand the mechanism of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5)-induced migration in mesangial cells, the roles of integrins and substrates were exami...

laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to evaluate the joint action toxicity and biochemicaleffects of sublethal concentrations of forcados light crude oil (flco) and three dispersants against clariasgariepinus over a period of 28 days. the derived 96hrlc50 values revealed that the dispersant, ds/tt/066(0.03ml/l) was the most toxic, followed by dispersant, oc/tt/osi (0.19ml/l), flco (5.06m...

Laminins are a family of multifunctional extracellular matrix glycoproteins that play important roles in the development and maintenance of tissue organization via their interactions with cells and other extracellular matrix proteins. To understand the structural basis of laminins' functions, we examined the motion of laminin-1 (Ln-1) in physiological buffers using atomic force microscopy. Whil...

Synergistic enhancement of the extraction of lanthanoid(III) (Ln) with 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (Htta) in benzene has been found by the addition of tris(4-isopropyltropolonato)cobalt(III) (Co(ipt)3). The synergistic effect of Co(ipt)3 was ascribed to the formation of a 1:1 adduct of Ln(tta)3 with Co(ipt)3, i.e., a binuclear complex, in the organic phase. The adduct formation constant (beta s,1...

Various lanthanide aryloxide complexes supported by bridged bis(amidinate) ligand L, LLnOAr(DME) (L = Me3SiNC(Ph)N(CH2)3NC(Ph)NSiMe3, DME = dimethoxyethane, Ln = Y, Ar = 2,6-(Me)2C6H3 (1), 2,6-((i)Pr)2C6H3 (2), 2,6-((t)Bu)2-4-(Me)C6H2 (3); Ar = 2,6-((t)Bu)2-4-(Me)C6H2, Ln = Nd (4), Sm (5), Yb (6)) were synthesized, and complexes 1, 2 and 4–6 were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffractio...

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Background The response to CSF tap test (TT) has been considered an indicator of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and a predictor shunt effectiveness. Although the effects TT are thought be transient, duration those not studied in detail. Method We performed retrospective analysis 32 consecutive patients with NPH who underwent quantitative gait before, immediately after, 1 month after TT. Re...

The influence of temperature and relative air humidity on the stability of ceftriaxone disodium (CTN) in Biotrakson and Tartriakson was investigated. At RH = 0%, the degradation of ceftriaxone was the first-order reaction, while at RH from 50.9% to 76.4% it was an autocatalytic first-order reaction relative to the substrate concentration. The influence of temperature on the stability of CTN was...

The hydrothermal synthesis of two new inorganic-organic hybrid materials in which PDA (PDA = 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylate) is connected to a well-defined Keggin-type polyoxometalate anion (POM) and a Ln(III) cation (POM = [SiW12O40]4−; Ln = Eu3+ (1), Er3+ (2)), are reported. These hybrids are characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Single-c...

PURPOSE To assess the association between preoperative serum total testosterone (tT), 17β-estradiol (E(2)), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and tT-E(2) ratio values with high-risk prostate cancer (as defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network practice guidelines) at radical prostatectomy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Serum E(2), tT, and SHBG were dosed the day before surgery (7:00-11:00...