This study examined the antitumor properties of blood monocytes isolated from patients undergoing a phase I trial with liposomes containing muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (L-MTP-PE). Peripheral blood monocytes were isolated from 28 patients receiving twice weekly i.v. injections of escalating doses of L-MTP-PE. Monocytes were harvested before therapy and at various times during the...

More than 170 million people worldwide are affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The disease has been described as a "silent epidemic" and "a serious global health crisis". HCV infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis, carcinoma, or liver failure. The current pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy is effective in only 50% of patients. Its modera...

Abstract. Band selectivity to address specific resonances in a spectrum enables one encode individual settings for diffusion experiments. In single experiment, this could include different gradient strengths (enabling coverage of larger range constants), delays, or directions anisotropic measurement). report, selective variant the bipolar pulsed eddy current delay (BPP-LED) enabling encoding th...