The surfactant protein (SP-A) receptor SP-R210 has been shown to increase phagocytosis of SP-A-bound pathogens and to modulate cytokine secretion by immune cells. SP-A plays an important role in pulmonary immunity by enhancing opsonization and clearance of pathogens and by modulating macrophage inflammatory responses. Alternative splicing of the Myo18A gene results in two isoforms: SP-R210S and...

  Objective(s):   The ongoing increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges faced by global public health. The perennial need for new antimicrobials against a background of increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms obliges the scientific community to constantly develop new drugs and antimicrobial agents. Lichens are known pro...

s:3115:"Background: During reproductive life, the human endometrium undergoes around 500 cycles of growth, breakdown and regeneration. This outstanding regenerative capability is the basis for cyclic endometrial preparation and its dysfunction is involved in pathological disorders. Endometrial regeneration is mediated by the existence of a specialized endometrial stem cell (SC) population recen...

Background: Cutaneous manifestations are commonly observed in the neonatal period. It is important to differentiate physiologic skin lesions from pathologic ones to avoid parents’ concerns. Regarding this, the current study aimed to investigate the frequency and localization of salmon patch (SP) and Mongolian spot (MS) in Iranian newborns to assess the potential relationship between the neonata...

Eight species are described from Ecuador (Napo Prov.) as new on the basis of specimens reared from their larvae. These are: Xoser astonyx n. sp., Orthocomotis parandina n. sp., Anacrusis yanayacana n. sp., Anacrusis guttula n. sp., Sisurcana sanguinoventer n. sp., Sisurcana cirrhochroma n. sp., Sparganothina hermosa n. sp., Lypothora roseochraon n. sp.

abstract in this study a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the role of acc deaminase enzyme on alleviation of salinity stress of canola plant. canola plants were exposed to pseudomonas fluorescens strain p12 which contains a rhizobacter capable of producing pseudomonas fluorescens in comparison with plants exposed to mutant pm12 unable to produce the required enzyme. the mutant wa...

background: many members of the genus satureja l. (lamiaceae) have interesting pharmacological and biological properties. objective: in this research, major essential oil (eo) compositions, rosmarinic acid (ra) content, and antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the leaf extracts of nine satureja species (s. bachtiarica, s. mutica, s. sahandica, s. macrantha, s. atropatana, s. edmondi, s. ...

background: much of the environment is affected by petroleum contamination. it imposes serious health problems for humans as well as serious environmental impact. bioremediation is an important consideration for removing environmental pollutants because, compared with other technologies, it incurrs lower costs and is environmentally compatible. methods: crude oil degrading bacteria were isolate...