Source/Description of Clone: Clone pALP13-8 is a single copy 750 bp EcoRV fragment, 0.9 kb 3' of exon 4, subcloned from a 6.6 kb BamHI fragment containing the complete human c-fos oncogene (FOS) (1). Polymorphisms: are detected with TaqI (A alleles) and BstNI (B alleles) (see Figure). A) TaqI: Presence of a 1.6 kb fragment or its allele, a 0.6 kb fragment. B) BstNI: Presence of an 0.85 kb fragm...

BACKGROUND Recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) is usually administered by injection, and its oral administration in a clinical setting has been not yet reported. Here we demonstrate the bioavailability of orally administered rhGM-CSF in healthy volunteers. The rhGM-CSF was expressed in Bombyx mori expression system (BmrhGM-CSF). METHODS AND FINDINGS U...

Oncolytic virotherapy is an emerging immunotherapeutic modality for cancer treatment. Oncolytic viruses with genetic modifications can further enhance the oncolytic effects on tumor cells and stimulate antitumor immunity. The oncolytic vaccinia viruses JX-594-GFP+/hGM-CSF (JX-GFP) and TG6002 are genetically modified by secreting granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or trans...

Ž . A wide range of local, state, federal, and private programs are available to support the national USA policy of wetland ‘No Net Loss’. Implementation of programs, however, has resulted in the continued loss of natural wetlands on the premise that restored or created wetlands will replace the functions and values lost by destruction of natural wetlands. What are the ecological implications a...

Hepatocytes were grown in chemically defined hepatocyte growth medium (HGM) containing hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on collagen-coated polystyrene beads in roller bottle cultures, forming clusters of beads, and proliferating hepatocytes and nonparenchymal cells, including fenestrated endothelium-forming vascular structures. Desmin-positive cells surrounded he...

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) modulation of cytokine receptors (human IL-1 receptor [hIL-1R], human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [hG-CSFR], human granulocyte-macrophage CSF receptor [hGM-CSFR], and human tumor necrosis factor receptor [hTNFR]) on human neutrophils was studied both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, incubation of neutrophils with IL-1 at 37 degrees C for 0.5 or 8 hours caused a red...

We discovered the precise T-cell ligand of DC-HIL/Gpnmb to be a rare heparan sulfate (rHS) conserved between mice and human. created single-domain anti-rHS Ab (1A7) that inhibited melanoma growth in much more than anti-DC-HIL Ab. next compared 1A7 current industry standard for ICI, anti-PD1 (pembrolizumab), using vitro assays. Crosslinking rHS+ receptors on T cells by CD3-induced proliferation ...