Glucocorticoid hormones influence manifold neuronal processes including learning, memory, and emotion via the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Catecholamines further modulate these functions, although the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we show that epinephrine and norepinephrine potentiate ligand-dependent GR transactivation in a hippocampal cell line (HT22) via b2-ad...

Liu et al. recently postulated the existence of a universal weak long-range attraction for proteins in solution [1]. This novel interaction was based on the observation of a so-called ''zero-Q peak'' in small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments. They explicitly addressed earlier studies with lysozyme where the existence of equilibrium clusters had been demonstrated [2]. They also found ...

From hatch to 18 d of age broilers were fed starter diets with (0.9 kg/ton) or without direct fed microbial (DFM). At 18 d, birds were weighed and, within DFM treatment (trt), randomly assigned to battery pens. In Exp 1, a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of nutrient density [control (C, 19.3% protein (CP), 0.84%, Ca 0.37% nonphytin P (nPP); and 17.1% CP, 0.8% Ca, and 0.3% nPP in the grower (Gr) and...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular calcification represents a marker of cardiovascular risk in chronic dialysis patients. In the general population, aortic arch calcification (AAC) can predict cardiovascular mortality. We conducted a prospective study to investigate factors associated with AAC in hemodialysis patients and examined its prognostic value in long-term outcome. METHODS A total of 712 hemod...

Let r(= r(n))!1 with 3 r n1 for an arbitrarily small constant > 0, and let Gr denote a graph chosen uniformly at random from the set of r-regular graphs with vertex set f1; 2; : : : ; ng. We prove that with probability tending to 1 as n!1, Gr has the following properties: the independence number of Gr is asymptotically 2n log r r and the chromatic number of Gr is asymptotically r 2 log r .

Lysozyme is a 1,4-β-N-acetylmuramidase that has antimicrobial properties. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of a purified granulated lysozyme, compared with antibiotics, on growth performance, small intestinal morphology, and Campylobacter shedding in 10-d-old pigs. Forty-eight pigs (n = 16 per treatment), with an initial BW of 4.0 ± 0.1 kg (P > 0.40), were weaned at ...

abstract: influence of both dietary and bath administration of eucalyptus globules labill was evaluated on some immunological variables of common carp (cyprinus carpio) under temperature less than optimum in order to determine stimulatory effect of the essential oils. fish weighing 30-35 g were bathed or fed with different doses of 30, 60 and 120 |m|l/l or mg/kg feed for a period of 8 days. ser...

Silicon (Si) is considered a promising anode active material to enhance energy density of lithium-ion batteries. Many studies have focused on new structures and the electrochemical performance, but only few investigated particulate properties in detail. Therefore, comprehensive study impact Si content (5, 10, 15 wt.%) particle size (120, 160, 250 nm) core–shell structured Si@Gr composites elect...

Spherules of Coccidioides immitis strain Silveira produced in vitro were treated with chitinase and lysozyme. The walls of merthiolate-killed mature endosporulating spherules were degraded by chitinase (500 mug/ml) and by lysozyme (100 and 500 mug/ml). Thus, as was visible through the light microscope, the spherule wall was reduced in thickness from 1 to 2 mum to less than 0.5 mum. The degradat...