Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite and the causative agent of amoebiasis, which is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Although anti-amoebic drugs such as metronidazole, emetine, chloroquine and nitazoxanide are generally effective, there is always potential for development of drug resistance. In order to find novel targets to control E. histoly...

BACKGROUND The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) G308A gene polymorphism has been implicated in susceptibility to essential hypertension (EH), but study results are still controversial. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS The present meta-analysis is performed to investigate the relationship between the TNFα G308A gene polymorphism and EH. Electronic databases were searched and seven separate studies on t...

Objective. This study aimed at describing the mechanism of hearing loss in low frequency and the different dynamic behavior of the umbo, the stapes head, and the round window membrane (RWM) between normal guinea pigs and those with endolymphatic hydrops (EH), using a laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV). Methods. Cochlear sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) to evaluate the hydropic ...

Epoxide hydrolases (EC 3.3.2.3) (EH) are hydrolytic enzymes which may play an important role in the activation and detoxification of mammary carcinogens. In this study, microsomal, cytosolic, and cholesterol epoxide hydrolases along with glutathione S-transferase were characterized in liver and mammary gland from nulliparous and lactating BALB/c mice and from mice transplanted with preneoplasti...

BACKGROUND Essential hypertension (EH) and cardiovascular disease are common, multifactorial disorders likely to be influenced by multiple genes of modest effect. The C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism is related to MTHFR enzyme activity and to plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentration. This study was designed to investigate an association of this polymorphism wit...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to quantify 36 inorganic chemical elements in aerosols from disposable electronic cigarettes (ECs) and electronic hookahs (EHs), examine the effect of puffing topography on elements in aerosols, and identify the source of the elements. METHODS Thirty-six inorganic chemical elements and their concentrations in EC/EH aerosols were determined using inductively coupled p...

The M-band is a transverse structure in the center of the sarcomere, which is thought to stabilize the thick filament lattice. It was shown recently that the constitutive vertebrate M-band component myomesin can form antiparallel dimers, which might cross-link the neighboring thick filaments. Myomesin consists mainly of immunoglobulin-like (Ig) and fibronectin type III (Fn) domains, while sever...

PURPOSE The G-protein β3-subunit gene C825T polymorphism (GNB3-C825T) has been reported to be associated with essential hypertension (EH), but results from previous studies are conflicting. The present study aimed at investigating the association between this polymorphism and risk of EH using a meta-analysis on the published studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS PubMed, Embase, CBM (China Biological...

Human tumour astrocytes (118MG) were exposed in vitro to the Engelbreth-Holm strain of Rous sarcoma virus at a multiplicity of infection of one. Morphological transformation of the cells in 60-mm plates was complete in 9-11 weeks after viral exposure. The transformed cells {EH-i 18MG) grew as a monolayer, upon which nests of rounded cells developed. From these nests, rounded cells shed into the...

Energy harvesting (EH) and spectrum (SH) are two promising useful green communication networking mechanisms for the next-generation wireless networks. While former techniques exploit ambient energy sources to scavenge energy, latter unused or moderately used electromagnetic spectrum. With advent of cyber-physical systems Internet-of-Things (IoT), presence tens billions low power sensor devices ...