Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), as an abundant and bioactive component of breast milk, work in many ways to promote the health of breast fed infants. The expression of HMOs has been shown to vary in accordance with Lewis blood type and secretor status, as women of different blood types differ in the expression of α1,2 fucosyltransferase (FUT2) and α1,3/4 fucosyltransferase (FUT3). In this s...

The Lewis lung carcinoma is a transplantable metastatic tumor of the C57BL mouse strain. When cells derived from this tumor are inoculated onto the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of 9- to 11-day-old chick embryos, large tumors are produced. Although most of these tumors contain mouse cells, they can no longer be transplanted either in C57BL mice or on the CAM. Cloned cells obtained from Lewis l...

To investigate whether platelet ABO antigens are intrinsic to platelets or adsorbed from plasma. the amount of A-antigen on washed platelets was determined and related to the Lewis and secretor phenotypes, as these genes control the amount A, B. or H antigen present in plasma. The A-antigen on platelets was quantitated using a platelet-erythrocyte mixed agglutination assay in 28 A1 individuals ...

The Lewis lung carcinoma is a transplantable metastatic tumor of the C57BL mouse strain. When cells derived from this tumor are inoculated onto the Chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of 9to 11-day-old chick embryos, large tumors are produced. Although most of these tumors contain mouse cells, they can no longer be transplanted either in C57BL mice or on the CAM. Cloned cells obtained from Lewis lun...

Immunoneuroendocrinology studies have identified conserved communicational paths in birds and mammals, e.g. the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis with anti-inflammatory activity mediated by glucocorticoids. Immune neuroendocrine phenotypes (INPs) have been proposed for mammals implying the categorization of a population in subgroups underlying divergent immune-neuroendocrine interactions. The...

OBJECTIVE We here report the first study on the distribution of red cell antigens and phenotype frequencies of various blood group systems in Maldives. METHOD Randomly selected 123 regular blood donors of O group were phenotyped for seven blood group systems by direct tube agglutination and or indirect antiglobulin tests. Blood group systems studied were Rh, Kidd, Duffy, Lewis, Kell, P and MN...

the features of helicobacter pylori adhesins, their interactions with their host counterparts, regulated and selective gene expressions are amongst the many clever strategies this microorganism undertakes to survive the otherwise sterile gastric milieu. the ingenious crafting of these interactions and the respective host reactions govern, in part, an array of consequences ranging from asymptoma...

The Lewis (FUT3) and Secretor (FUT2) genes, corresponding to secretion of Lewis ABO (H) histo-blood group antigen CA19-9, are highly polymorphic with differences between populations. In this study, the FUT3 and FUT2 genes in 316 Chinese participants were sequenced to detect polymorphisms, and the associated CA19-9 antigen secretion was also measured. In total, 14 genotypes of FUT3 and 10 genoty...

Dahl salt-sensitive rats show increased Na(+) entry into the brain on high salt intake and increased sympathetic and pressor responses to central Na(+). We examined C10QTL2 and C17QTL to test whether they contribute to these phenotypes. In Dahl salt-sensitive, Lewis, and C10S.L16, and C17S.L2 congenic rats on a high salt diet for 8 to 10 days, blood pressure and heart rate were higher in Dahl s...