Intraocular inoculation of antigens induces anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID), which is mediated by development of regulatory T cells in response to antigen-presenting cells (APC) pre-conditioned by intraocular transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In this study, we examined the involvement of T-cell co-stimulatory molecules in this process. To mimic the intraocular APC...

The cortical projections to the caudal part of the superior parietal lobule (area PEc) were studied in 6 cynomolgus monkeys using fluorescence tracers. Significant numbers of labeled cells were found in a restricted network of parietal, mesial, and frontal areas. Quantitative analysis demonstrated that approximately 30% of the total projection neurons originated in the adjacent areas of the dor...

Corrosion has an important effect on the structural integrity of aging aircraft components, and an automatic and effective method of corrosion detection and classification can help to ensure the safe operation of a transportation system. Pulsed eddy current (PEC) has been shown to effectively characterize hidden corrosion in aircraft fuselage lap joints. However, two noise sources in the form o...

INTRODUCTION Pharmaceutical residues and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWC) have been shown to survive conventional water-treatment processes and persist in potable water supplies. OBJECTIVE To estimate the geographical distribution of the Predicted Environmental Concentration (PEC) of selected drugs prescribed by office based physicians in the United States (US), after non-metaboliz...

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) were prepared by structural uniform and strongly charged cationic and anionic modified alternating maleic anhydride copolymers. The hydrophobicity of the polyelectrolytes was changed by the comonomers (ethylene, isobutylene and styrene). Additionally, the n−/n+ ratio of the molar charges of the polyelectrolytes and the procedure of formation were varied. The col...

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the design of biomaterials for cartilage tissue engineering. This type of materials must meet several requirements. In this study, we apply ultrasound to prepare a compatibilized blend of polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan (CHI), in order to improve stability and mechanical properties thro...

The cortical representation of visual perception requires the integration of several-signal processing distributed across many cortical areas, but the neural substrates of such perception are largely unknown. The type of firing pattern exhibited by single neurons is an important indicator of dynamic circuitry within or across cortical areas. Neurons in area PEc are involved in the spatial mappi...

Pectinolytic bacteria are responsible for significant economic losses by causing diseases on numerous plants. New methods are required to control and limit their spread. One possibility is the application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) that exhibit well-established antibacterial properties. Here, we synthesized AgNPs, stabilized by pectins (PEC) or sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), using a direct...

In this work, we demonstrate a facile successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction process accompanied by hydrothermal method to synthesize CdS nanoparticle-modified α-Fe2O3/TiO2 nanorod array for efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. By integrating CdS/α-Fe2O3/TiO2 ternary system, light absorption ability of the photoanode can be effectively improved with an obviously broaden...

This study evaluated the possible contribution of gap junctions to the nitric oxide (NO)- and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated responses elicited by bradykinin in bovine pulmonary supernumerary arteries. In artery rings with an intact endothelium and treated with the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor indomethacin (10 microM), bradykinin (100 pM-1 microM) produced a concentrati...