Two murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] and Western blot [immunoblot]) were produced by using a modification of standard hybridization protocols, with cyclophosphamide included as an immunomodulator to abolish responses to highly cross-reactive immunodominant epitopes. MAbs PS14 and PS15 are tw...

Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive multisystem disorder characterized by steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, immunodeficiency, and spondyloepiphy-seal dysplasia. Mutations in SWI/SNF2 related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a-like 1 (SMARCAL1) gene are responsible for the disease. The present report describes, for the f...

NG2 is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan previously found to be expressed by glial progenitor cells of the O2A lineage. We have examined the expression of NG2 in the developing rat limb by immunohistochemistry and northern blot analysis. Staining of embryonic day 14 (E14) rat limb bud sections with polyclonal and monoclonal anti-NG2 antibodies reveals reactivity in the precartilaginous mesench...

The thermal stability and IgE binding of raw and boiled shrimp extracts and the tropomyosins (TM) have not been reported. In this study, we compare the stability of raw and boiled shrimp TM of Litopenaeus vannamei and evaluate how boiling may alter the allergenicity of L. vannamei. Extracts were prepared from raw and boiled shrimp and analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electr...

We have characterized the proteins and mRNAs of bovine respiratory syncytial (BRS) virus strain 391-2 and constructed cDNA clones corresponding to 9 of the 10 BRS virus mRNAs. The proteins of BRS virus-infected cells were compared with the proteins from human respiratory syncytial (HRS) virus-infected cells. Nine proteins specific to BRS virus-infected cells, corresponding to nine HRS virus pro...

Abstract Background Rezafungin (RZF) once weekly (QWk) is a next-generation echinocandin in development for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (IC) prevention fungal disease caused by Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocystis spp. BMT. Objectives The Phase 3 ReSTORE trial (NCT03667690) demonstrated RZF QWk noninferiority to caspofungin (CAS) QD. This sub-analysis evaluated efficacy safe...

Peroxinectin, a cell-adhesive peroxidase (homologous to human myeloperoxidase), from the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus, was shown by immuno-fluorescence to bind to the surface of crayfish blood cells (haemocytes). In order to identify a cell surface receptor for peroxinectin, labelled peroxinectin was incubated with a blot of haemocyte membrane proteins. It was found to specifically bind tw...