gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Level of complement activity predicts cardiac dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. (2009)

High plasma MBL and low plasma sC5b-9 are independently associated with increased risk of cardiac dysfunction in STEMI patients treated with pPCI, probably due to increased complement activity during the ischemic and reperfusion process. The predictive value of low peripheral plasma sC5b-9 may be explained by an accumulation and activation of sC5b-9 in the infarcted myocardium.
Diagnostic evaluation of dyspnea. (1998)

Dyspnea is a common symptom and, in most cases, can be effectively managed in the office by the family physician. The differential diagnosis is composed of four general categories: cardiac, pulmonary, mixed cardiac or pulmonary, and noncardiac or nonpulmonary. Most cases of dyspnea are due to cardiac or pulmonary disease, which is readily identified with a careful history and physical examination. Chest radiographs, electrocardiograph and screening spirometry are easily performed diagnostic tests that can provide valuable information. In selected cases where the test results are inconclusive or require clarification, complete pulmonary function testing, arterial blood gas measurement, echocardiography and standard exercise treadmill testing or complete cardiopulmonary exercise testing may be useful. A consultation with a pulmonologist or cardiologist may be helpful to guide the selection and interpretation of second-line testing.
Antigen‐specific immunotherapy for murine lung metastatic tumors expressing human papillomavirus type 16 E7 oncoprotein (1998)

An important goal of cancer immunotherapy is to prevent and treat tumor metastasis. We have previously reported a recombinant vaccinia-based vaccine (Sig/E7/LAMP-1) that demonstrated significant anti-tumor effect in a subcutaneous tumor challenge model. In this study, we investigated the potency of the Sig/E7/LAMP-1 vaccine in preventing and treating metastatic tumors. A tumor metastasis model was generated by injecting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E6/E7 expressing tumor cells, designated TC-1, into the tail vein of syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. All the naive mice injected with 1 × 106 TC-1 cells developed tumors confined exclusively to the lungs within 1 month. For in vivo tumor prevention experiments, mice were vaccinated with Sig/E7/LAMP-1 followed by tumor challenge. While tumor growth was observed in all of the mice (10/10) in the control groups, 8 of 10 vaccinated mice (80%) remained tumor-free 2 months post-tumor challenge. For in vivo treatment experiments, mice were first inoculated with TC-1 cells and then vaccinated with Sig/E7/LAMP-1. Treatment with Sig/E7/LAMP-1 was effective in eliminating preexisting tumor cells in 4 of 5 vaccinated mice. Most importantly, treatment with Sig/E7/LAMP-1 resulted in regression of fully established lung tumors in 50% (5/10) of vaccinated mice. Our data suggest that the Sig/E7/LAMP-1 vaccine is effective in controlling the hematogenous spread of TC-1 tumor cells. In addition, the TC-1 lung metastasis model can be used to test the efficacy of various E6/E7-specific vaccines and immunotherapeutic strategies. Int. J. Cancer 78:41–45, 1998.© 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Estimation of human body composition by electrical impedance methods: a comparative study (1985)

This study 1) further validated the relationship between total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) and densitometrically determined lean body mass (LBMd) and 2) compared with existing body composition techniques (densitometry, total body water, total body potassium, and anthropometry) two new electrical methods for the estimation of LBM: TOBEC, a uniform current induction method, and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), a localized current injection method. In a sample of 75 male and female subjects ranging from 4.9 to 54.9% body fat the correlation between LBMd and LBM predicted from TOBEC by use of a previously developed regression equation was extremely strong (r = 0.962), thus confirming the validity of the TOBEC method. LBM predicted from BIA by use of prediction equations provided with the instrument also correlated with LBMd (r = 0.912) but overestimated LBM compared with LBMd in obese subjects. However, no such systematic error was apparent when new prediction equations derived from this heterogeneous sample of subjects were applied. Thus the TOBEC and BIA methods, which are based on the differing electrical properties of lean tissue and fat and which are convenient, rapid, and safe, correlate well with more cumbersome human body composition techniques.
Isolation and characterization of sheep <i>α</i>1-proteinase inhibitor (1991)

Sheep plasma proteinase inhibitor, analogous to human alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1 PI), was isolated to homogeneity. Purification was achieved by using (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, concanavalin A-Sepharose chromatography, Mono Q ion-exchange chromatography and PAGE. Sheep alpha 1 PI had an Mr of 56,000, inhibited human leucocyte elastase, pig pancreatic elastase and bovine trypsin on a 1:1 molar basis and had a plasma concentration of 1.6 +/- 0.21 g/l (mean +/- S.D.). Amino acid/carbohydrate composition (15% glycosylated) was similar to that of human alpha 1 PI (16% glycosylated); N-terminal analysis to 31 residues revealed 48-52% identity between the human and sheep proteins. Sheep alpha 1 PI was susceptible to oxidative inactivation by chloramine-T. Re-activation with the use of methionine sulphoxide peptide reductase and dithiothreitol indicated the presence of a methionine residue at the active site. These results establish that sheep alpha 1 PI has functional and structural characteristics close to those of human alpha 1 PI.
Specificity and Sensitivity of a Human Olfactory Receptor Functionally Expressed in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells and<i>Xenopus Laevis</i>Oocytes (1999)

Here, we provide the first evidence for functional expression of a human olfactory receptor protein (OR17-40) and show that recombinant olfactory receptors can be functionally expressed in heterologous systems. A mixture of 100 different odorants (Henkel 100) elicited a transient increase in intracellular [Ca(2+)] in human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells stably or transiently transfected with the plasmid pOR17-40. By subdividing the odorant mixture into progressively smaller groups, we identified a single component that represented the only effective substance: helional. Only the structurally closely related molecule heliotroplyacetone also activated the receptor. Other compounds, including piperonal, safrole, and vanillin, were completely ineffective. Mock-transfected cells and cells transfected with other receptors showed no change in intracellular [Ca(2+)] in response to odor stimulation. We were also able to functionally express OR17-40 in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Coexpression of a "reporter" channel allowed measurement of the response of oocytes injected with the cRNA of the human receptor to the odor mixture Henkel 100. The effective substances were the same (helional, heliotropylacetone) as those identified by functionally expressing the receptor in HEK293 cells and were active at the same, lower micromolar concentration. These findings open the possibility of now characterizing the sensitivity and specificity of many, if not all, of the hundreds of different human olfactory receptors.
Analytics on historical data using a clustered insert-only in-memory column database (2009)

In the field of OLAP and data warehousing, column stores and compressed main-memory data storage technology have successfully been implemented in products that enable a significant speed improvement of analytical queries with special performance requirements. We could soon see the majority of analytical workloads move to such main-memory based systems. Having one specialized OLAP DBMS explicitly aimed at performing ad-hoc queries on an ever-growing database requires the capability of an in-memory database to retain historical states so that applications can calculate consistent values based on previous states of the database, a requirement often found in financial and production planning analytical applications. This paper describes Rock, an in-memory analytics cluster based on a column store database, and proposes an architecture for historical query support as well as the prototypical implementation in Rock.
Significance of Serum Cytokeratin-18 in Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis C Infected Egyptian Patients (2015)

CK18 is a sensitive indicator of the severity of liver disease. Patients with CHCV infection can be followed up by measurement of its serum level which can predict the development of HCC. The combination of AFP and CK18 increased the sensitivity of detection for HCC.
Second step algorithms in the Burrows–Wheeler compression algorithm (2001)

Abstract In this paper we focus our attention on the second step algorithms of the Burrows–Wheeler compression algorithm, which in the original version is the Move To Front transform. We discuss many of its replacements presented so far, and compare compression results obtained using these replacements. Then we propose a new algorithm that yields a better compression ratio than the previous algorithms. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.
Modulation by bradykinin of angiotensin type 1 receptor-evoked RhoA activation of connective tissue growth factor expression in human lung fibroblasts (2006)

The mechanisms regulating the opposing physiological actions of bradykinin (BK) and angiotensin II (AngII) are not well understood. Here we investigate signaling interactions between these two effectors. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in IMR-90, human lung fibroblasts, is used as the endpoint target. In these cells the BK B2 receptor (BKB2R) is expressed constitutively, while no binding of AngII is detected. An inducible expression system is used to insert AngII receptor 1 (AT1R) and to obtain a signal level in response to AngII at the magnitude of BK. AngII and BK activate G protein-coupled targets, arachidonate release from cellular phospholipid stores, and intracellular phosphatidylinositol turnover equally. Both activate ERK, JNK, and p38 equally. However, AngII activates, whereas BK inactivates, RhoA. AngII induces a rapid (1 h) CTGF mRNA expression. RhoA siRNA and RhoA activation inhibitor, Y-27632, markedly reduce the AngII effect. Simultaneous treatment with BK and AngII attenuates the AT1R action. Additionally, BK in the absence of AngII lowers CTGF mRNA expression below basal levels over a span of 4 h. An AT1R/BKB2R chimera lacking heterotrimeric G protein coupling continues to activate MAP kinases to the same extent as wild-type (WT) AT1R and BKB2R. However, the increase of CTGF mRNA expression by this mutant is low, almost identical with that obtained by the simultaneous treatment of the WT AT1R-expressing cells with BK and AngII. In this context the chimeric receptor displays the characteristics of both receptors. These data demonstrate that, in human lung fibroblasts, BK modulates the action of AngII through the small G protein RhoA, but in a Galphai/Galphaq-independent manner.
Endothelium-Mediated Hepatocyte Recruitment in the Establishment of Liver-like Tissue <i>In Vitro</i> (2006)

A major goal of liver tissue engineering is to understand how the constituent cell types interact to achieve liver-specific structure and function. Here we show that hepatocytes migrate toward and adhere to endothelial vascular structures formed on Matrigel in vitro, and that hepatocyte recruitment is dependent on endothelium-derived hepatocyte growth factor. The hepatocyte-decorated endothelial vascular structures resemble In vivo sinusoids containing plate-like structures, bile canaliculi, and a lumen. The sinusoid-like structures retained cytochrome P450 expression and activity, in addition to stable albumin expression and secretion rate for over 2 months in vitro. The stability of the sinusoid-like structures was dependent on the presence of vimentin-positive fibroblasts in culture. The sinusoid-like structures formed by hepatocytes and pure populations of endothelial cells collapsed after 10 days in culture. In contrast, culture of hepatocytes with fibroblast-contaminated human dermal microvascular endothelial cells or a combination of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and normal human dermal fibroblasts resulted in stable sinusoid-like structures surrounded by a fibroblastic capsule that maintained liver specific functions for several months in vitro. These results demonstrate that specification of endothelial cell position ultimately determines hepatocyte position in vitro, suggesting that similar interactions might occur In vivo. The novelty of the culture's sinusoid-like organization and long-term function suggest a new model for the study of liver toxicity, ischemia/reperfusion injury, and fibrosis.
Adhesion Molecules Involved in the Microvascular Inflammatory Response (1992)

Accumulation of leukocytes in tissues is essential for effective host defense. To fulfill this role the cell must interact with and penetrate the vessel wall and migrate in the tissue. It is now clear that cell adhesion molecules play a crucial role in orchestrating these processes. A number of families of such adhesion molecules that mediate the interaction of circulating leukocytes and vascular endothelial cells have been identified. These include the leukocyte integrins, the selectins, members of the immunoglobulin family, and certain carbohydrates. Studies in vitro have elucidated which of these adhesion molecules are important in the interaction of different leukocyte classes with the endothelium under both basal and stimulated conditions. With the aid of monoclonal antibodies, the role that these molecules play in the interaction of inflammatory cells in the microvasculature in vivo is being assessed. Studies to date have demonstrated the key role of cell adhesion molecules in inflammation.
Royal Jelly Acid, 10-Hydroxy-trans-2-Decenoic Acid, as a Modulator of the Innate Immune Responses (2012)

Royal jelly is a food for queen and larvae honeybees. 10-Hydroxy-trans-2-decenoic acid (10H2DA; "royal jelly acid") is the principal lipid component in royal jelly. Several pharmacological activities of 10H2DA have been reported: anti-tumor, anti-biotic, immunomodulatory, estrogenic and neurogenic. We recently revealed an inhibitory effect of 10H2DA in innate immune signals. Despite appreciable advances in studies on innate immune signals after the identification of Toll-like receptors as innate immune receptors, few studies have reported the effect of 10H2DA on innate immune signals. In this review, we focus on recent advances in the evaluation of the biological activities of 10H2DA (especially immunomodulatory activities). We also discuss the molecular mechanisms underpinning these biological activities, which could lead to new therapeutic targets for the treatment of immune disorders.
Crystal structure of trilanthanum manganese aluminum heptaselenide, La3Mn0.73AlSe7 (2005)

Article Crystal structure of trilanthanum manganese aluminum heptaselenide, La3Mn0.73AlSe7 was published on April 1, 2005 in the journal Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures (volume 220, issue 1-4).
Biomass Gasification in Supercritical Water (2000)

Biomass feedstocks, including corn- and potato-starch gels, wood sawdust suspended in a cornstarch gel, and potato wastes, were delivered to three different tubular flow reactors by means of a “cement” pump. When rapidly heated to temperatures above 650 °C at pressures above the critical pressure of water (22 MPa), the organic content of these feedstocks vaporized. A packed bed of carbon within the reactor catalyzed the gasification of these organic vapors in the water; consequently, the water effluent of the reactor was clean. The gas was composed of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide, and traces of ethane. Its composition was strongly influenced by the peak temperature of the reactor and the condition of the reactor's wall. Extraordinary yields (>2 L/g) of gas with a high content of hydrogen (57 mol %) were realized at the highest temperatures employed in this work. Irrespective of the reactor geometry and method of heating, all three reactors plugged after 1−2 h of use with feedstocks that contained 15 wt % organic material. Lower loadings of organics lengthened the time before plugging occurred. The plug resulted from accumulations of ash and small amounts of char formed by coking reactions involving the biomass vapors. A method for removing plugs from the reactor was developed and employed during an 8-h gasification run involving potato wastes. Extensive corrosion of each reactor's inner wall occurred during these tests. Nickel and other metals were leached from the reactor and deposited in the carbon catalyst. Nickel alloy tubes are not suitable for use in this application.
An Unnatural Biopolymer (1993)

A highly efficient method has been developed for the solid-phase synthesis of an "unnatural biopolymer" consisting of chiral aminocarbonate monomers linked via a carbamate backbone. Oligocarbamates were synthesized from N-protected p-nitrophenyl carbonate monomers, substituted with a variety of side chains, with greater than 99 percent overall coupling efficiencies per step. A spatially defined library of oligocarbamates was generated by using photochemical methods and screened for binding affinity to a monoclonal antibody. A number of high-affinity ligands were then synthesized and analyzed in solution with respect to their inhibition concentration values, water/octanol partitioning coefficients, and proteolytic stability. These and other unnatural polymers may provide new frameworks for drug development and for testing theories of protein and peptide folding and structure.
Mice Lacking T and B Lymphocytes Develop Transient Colitis and Crypt Hyperplasia yet Suffer Impaired Bacterial Clearance during <i>Citrobacter rodentium</i> Infection (2002)

The bacterial pathogen Citrobacter rodentium belongs to a family of gastrointestinal pathogens that includes enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and is the causative agent of transmissible colonic hyperplasia in mice. The molecular mechanisms used by these pathogens to colonize host epithelial surfaces and form attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions have undergone intense study. In contrast, little is known about the host's immune response to these infections and its importance in tissue pathology and bacterial clearance. To address these issues, wild-type mice and mice lacking T and B lymphocytes (RAG1 knockout [KO]) were infected with C. rodentium. By day 10 postinfection (p.i.), both wild-type and RAG1 KO mice developed colitis and crypt hyperplasia, and these responses became more exaggerated in wild-type mice over the next 2 weeks, as they cleared the infection. By day 24 p.i., bacterial clearance was complete, and the colitis had subsided; however, crypt heights remained increased. In contrast, inflammatory and crypt hyperplastic responses in the RAG1 KO mice were transient, subsiding after 2 weeks. By day 24 p.i., RAG1 KO mice showed no signs of bacterial clearance and infection was often fatal. Surprisingly, despite remaining heavily infected, tissues from RAG1 KO mice surviving the acute colitis showed few signs of disease. These results thus emphasize the important contribution of the host immune response during infection by A/E bacterial pathogens. While T and/or B lymphocytes are essential for host defense against C. rodentium, they also mediate much of the tissue pathology and disease symptoms that occur during infection.
New horizons in understanding early tooth development (1999)

Information on the mechanism that governs tooth shape, size, and location in the developing jaw is sparse. One hypothesis holds that exogenous signals from the ectomesenchyme and epithelium of the embryonic jaw induce a specific pattern of cellular development that leads to tooth formation. A second hypothesis is that a specific tooth type develops from select clones of cells. The objective of this review is to consider these ideas in light of recent studies on genes that regulate embryonic patterning. Special attention is directed at the notion that there is restricted expression of specialized genes. These genes are expressed in overlapping domains along the jaw axis. Genes expressed within a region provide a unique homeobox code that serves to specify a tooth type and ultimately determines tooth form and position in the developing jaw. Expression of this genetic 'bar code' is carefully controlled by the dental epithelium, neural crest-derived cells, and growth factors. The latter agents also probably serve as epithelial signals that activate events that lead to odontogenic differentiation and morphogenesis.
Protein Adsorption on Oligo(ethylene glycol)-Terminated Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers:  The Molecular Basis for Nonfouling Behavior (2005)

A study of protein resistance of oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG), HS(CH2)11(OCH2CH2)nOH (n = 2, 4, and 6), self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) surfaces is presented here. Hydroxyl-terminated OEG-SAMs are chosen to avoid the hydrophobic effect observed with methyl-terminated OEG-SAMs, particularly at high packing densities. The structure of the OEG-SAM surfaces is controlled by adjusting the assembly solvent. These SAMs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Protein adsorption on these surfaces was investigated by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). OEG-SAMs assembled from mixed ethanol and water solutions show higher packing density on gold than those from pure ethanol solution. For EG2OH- and EG4OH-SAMs, proteins (i.e., fibrinogen and lysozyme) adsorb more on the densely packed SAMs prepared from mixed ethanol and water solutions, while EG6OH-SAMs generally resist protein adsorption regardless of the assembly solvent used.
Specificity of autoantibodies against oxidized LDL as an additional marker for atherosclerotic risk (1993)

These data demonstrate that the occurrence of anti-oxidized LDL autoantibodies could be specifically related to the promotion and progression of atherosclerosis and is not a simple epiphenomenon of any oxidative process occurring in vivo.
Detection of in Vivo Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity Using Microdialysis Sampling and Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (2009)

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endoproteases that break down extracellular matrix and whose upregulation contributes to several diseases. A liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was developed to quantify MMP-1 and MMP-9 substrates and their N-terminal peptide products in samples obtained from implanted microdialysis sampling probes. In vitro studies with purified human MMP-1 and MMP-9 were used to optimize the assay and determine the effectiveness of the local delivery of a broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor, GM 6001. Localized delivery of GM 6001 at 10 microM was sufficient to completely inhibit product formation in vitro. In vivo studies in male Sprague-Dawley rats were performed with microdialysis probes implanted into the subcutaneous tissue. Directly after microdialysis probe implantation, infusions of the MMP-1 and MMP-9 substrates (50 microM each) resulted in recovered product concentrations of approximately 2 microM. During a 50 microM GM 6001 coinfusion with the substrates, a 30% and 25% reduction in product formation for the MMP-1 and MMP-9 substrates was obtained, respectively. Blank dialysates were negative for enzymatic activity that could cleave the MMP substrates. This method allowed for the activity of different MMPs surrounding the microdialysis probe to be observed during in vivo sampling.