OBJECTIVE Recent proteomic studies have identified multiple proteins that coisolate with human HDL. We hypothesized that distinct clusters of protein components may distinguish between physicochemically-defined subpopulations of HDL particles, and that such clusters may exert specific biological function(s). METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated the distribution of proteins across 5 physicochem...

The underexpanded microjet emerging from a rectangular convergent nozzle with high aspect ratio at the exit is investigated numerically using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation Menter’s shear stress transport (SST) k-ω turbulence model. performed pressure of 5.0 to produce strong shock and it validated by comparison rainbow schlieren picture microjet. three-dimensional structure ...

OBJECTIVE We analyzed the role of caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in the cross-talk between NADPH oxidase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) signaling in endothelial caveolae. METHODS AND RESULTS In intact endothelial cells, angiotensin II (AII) concurrently increased NO and O(2)(-·) production (to 158±12% and 209±5% of control). NO production was sensitive to inhibition of NADPH oxidase and sma...

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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), purified from gram-negative bacteria, is well known to induce proinflammatory responses in monocytes and macrophages, and release of LPS from the microbial surface has been suggested to be an important initiating event in the sepsis syndrome. However, numerous studies have documented that a variety of constituents present in the outer cell membrane of gram-negative bac...

Following earlier studies on high-level intracellular production of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using recombinant Pichia pastoris, we present here in detail an enhanced method for the purification of recombinant HBsAg virus-like particles (VLPs). We have screened various detergents for their ability to promote the solubilization of recombinant intracellular HBsAg. In addition, we have a...

The nano-structured vaccine delivery system, containing tomatine, n-octyl-β-Dglucopyranoside (OGP), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), cholesterol, and ovalbumin (OVA), was examined in the present study. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fluorescence microscopy were carried out to examine the nano-structures of this complex vaccine delivery system and its interactions with the antigen-pres...

Amylose and amylopectin in corn and potato starches were fractionated by centrifugation at 124,000g for 3-72 h at 40 degrees C in a gradient media, Nycodenz, based on their sedimentation rate differences. The fractions were collected from a centrifuge tube, and then analyzed by the phenol-sulfuric acid method and iodine-binding test. Amylopectin, a large and highly branched starch molecule, mig...

hepatomegaly (Nievel, 1969). The animals were killed 18h after the last dose of phenobarbitone. The rate of protein synthesis was assessed in uivo in dual-labelled experiments with [3H]and [14C]-leucine as precursors. Liver subcellular fractions were obtained by zonal and isopycnic ultracentrifugation. Various plasma and liver proteins, fibrinogen and plasminogen were fractionated and purified ...