Lupus glomerulonephritis (GN) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune complex-deposition, complement activation and glomerular inflammation. In lupus-prone NZM2328 mice, the occurrence of lupus GN was accompanied by a decrease in Treg cells and an increase in proinflammatory cytokine-pr...

PurposeStudies of negative ionotropic effects of IL-2 create the basis for possible IL-2 impact on nonselective conductance (GNS), which potentially makes these effects useful in elucidation of the pathways affected by IL-2.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver carcinoma and has one of the highest mortality rates of all cancers. The γδ T cells could infiltrate HCC and have demonstrated potent tumor-killing capacity. Here, we found that in peripheral blood, the vast majority of γδ T cel...

Regulatory T cells (Treg) constitute a major inhibitory cell population which suppresses immune responses. Thus, Treg have proven to be key players in the induction of transplantation tolerance, protection from autoimmune disease and prevention of the development of effective anti-tumor immune r...

In pigs, given the type of epitheliochorial and non-invasive placenta, the trophoblast is in intimate contact with maternal tissues. The dialogue established between the conceptus and the endometrium involves, among others, the immune system, which minimizes the chances of rejection of the embry...

Interleukin (IL)-22, a member of the IL-10 family, plays a role in antiviral immune responses to a number of viral infections. However, it is unclear whether IL-22 is involved in the mucosal immunity against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) infection in the female reproductive tract (FRT). In this...

Ontak® is a FDA-approved diphtheria toxin-based recombinant fusion toxin for treatment of human CD25+ cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL). However, it has been discontinued clinically due to the production issue related to the bacterial expression system with difficult purification. Recently we hav...

Cercospora beticola, causal agent of Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) of sugar beet, is primarily controlled by fungicides. Benzimidazole and demethylation inhibiting fungicides, including carbendazim and flutriafol, have been widely used in Serbia. Since these fungicide groups have a site-specific mo...

Studies have shown that hemoglobin (Hb) level is a prognostic factor for outcomes following definitive radiotherapy in patients with a variety of tumors. We conducted a retrospective study on patients with carcinoma of the cervix to evaluate the relationships among Hb level, response to radiatio...

Objectives. To determine if there is an association of hemoglobin level before or during concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy (RT) with disease outcome in women with locally advanced cervical cancer, and to assess if the association is particularly significant at a specific interval or time dur...

ObjectivesWe sought to identify the gap in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) screening by means of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in our tertiary care clinic. Our second aim was to identify the glycated hemoglobin level (A1C) threshold that optimizes sensitivity and specificity for ...

Alkaline anion-exchange membranes (AAEMs) for solid alkaline fuel cells (SAFC) application were successfully prepared by radiation induced grafting of Vinyl benzyl chloride onto ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powder (UHMWPE), followed by film fabrication by melt pressing and quaterniza...

Inhibition of the biosynthesis of complex N-glycans in the Golgi apparatus is one of alternative ways to suppress growth of tumor tissue. Eight N-benzyl substituted 1,4-imino-l-lyxitols with basic functional groups (amine, amidine, guanidine), hydroxyl and fluoro groups were prepared, optimized ...

Lignocellulosic biomass was decomposed to produce crude bio-oil in water and ethanol using hydrated cerium (III) chloride as a catalyst. Use of the catalyst affected not only the yield of crude bio-oil but also the composition of bio-crude for both water and ethanol. The catalyst had a detriment...

Diphenylamine (DPA) was polymerized by electrochemical and chemical methods in 3 M methane sulfonic acid (MeSA). Cyclic voltammetry was used for simultaneous synthesis and characterization of poly(diphenylamine), PDPA. In-situ spectroelectrochemical study on polymerization of DPA was made to ide...

Water-soluble sulfonated poly(diphenylamine) (SPDPA) was synthesized and applied as a hole injection layer (HIL). It was characterized in terms of 1H NMR, 13C NMR, elemental analysis (EA), UV–vis, Raman, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopies (UPS) and TGA thermal stability measurement. The h...

The electroactive copolymer of diphenylamine (DPA) and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DADPS) was synthesized electrochemically in 4 M H2SO4 and ethanol medium. Both electrochemical synthesis and characterization of the copolymer deposited on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) were carried out using...

The electropolymerization of diphenylamine (DPA) dissolved in 2 mol dm−3 H2SO4 has been studied on a gold electrode by cyclic electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements. Similar experiments have been accomplished with DPA microcrystals attached to a gold electrode, in the presence ...

A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with multi-walled carbon nanotube–cetyltrimethylammonium bromide–poly(diphenylamine) (MWCNT–CTAB–PDPA) composite film was constructed and used to determine chloramphenicol (CAP) levels in biological samples. Diphenylamine (DPA) was successfully electr...

The effects of varying the oxidantmonomer ratio in the polymerization of aniline, N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine and N,N′-diphenylbenzidine in a hydrochloric acid solution of (NH4)2S2O8 were investigated. With the first two monomers, increasing the oxidantmonomer ratio from 0·3 to 3 results in a ...