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Three-Component Photopolymers Based on Thermal Crosslinking and Acidolytic De-Crosslinking of Vinyl Ether Groups. Effects of Binder Polymers on Photopolymer Characteristics (1994)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTThree-Component Photopolymers Based on Thermal Crosslinking and Acidolytic De-Crosslinking of Vinyl Ether Groups. Effects of Binder Polymers on Photopolymer CharacteristicsSeongyun Moon, Koji Kamenosono, Syunichi Kondo, Akira Umehara, and Tsuguo YamaokaCite this: Chem. Mater. 1994, 6, 10, 1854–1860Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cm00046a047https://doi.org/10.1021/cm00046a047research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views409Altmetric-Citations20LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Comparison of PCR with other tests for early diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis (1994)

The purpose of the study was to compare the sensitivity of PCR with those of cell culture reisolation of Ehrlichia canis, the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA), and Western immunoblotting (WI) in the early diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis. Five German shepherd dogs were intravenously inoculated with 10(7) E. canis-infected DH82 cells. Blood was collected on alternate days during a 2-week postinoculation period. Mononuclear cell fractions were harvested and used for E. canis reisolation and DNA extraction for PCR. The plasma was used for assaying antibodies against E. canis. By PCR, the 16S rRNA gene of E. canis was detected in the mononuclear cell specimens collected as early as day 4 to 10 postexposure (PE). E. canis was reisolated from the blood starting on day 2 PE from all five dogs. The indirect fluorescent antibody test and Western immunoblotting could detect E. canis antibodies as early as 2 to 8 days PE. Cell culture reisolation proved to be the most sensitive and definitive for early diagnosis of ehrlichiosis, but it is not very convenient, since it takes a long time (14 to 34 days) to show up positive. The sensitivity of PCR is comparable to or slightly less than that of other established methods; however, the convenience, quickness, and direct nature of detecting E. canis DNA is expected to make PCR more useful for clinical diagnosis.
Dose-ranging study of the novel recombinant plasminogen activator BM 06.022 in healthy volunteers (1991)

The novel recombinant plasminogen activator BM 06.022 consists of the kringle 2 and protease domains of human tissue-type plasminogen activator and is unglycosylated because of its expression in Escherichia coli cells. Pharmacokinetics for activity and hemostatic effects of BM 06.022 were studied in 18 healthy male volunteers after an intravenous bolus injection over 2 minutes. BM 06.022 was administered successively at doses of 0.1125, 0.55, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, and 5.5 MU to three volunteers. Plasma fibrinogen was unchanged; effects of BM 06.022 were observed on plasminogen only at higher doses, and dose-dependent effects were seen on alpha 2-antiplasmin and fibrin D-dimers. The concentration of plasminogen and alpha 2-antiplasmin was 87% +/- 3% and 79% +/- 3%, respectively, of baseline 2 hours after injection of 5.5 MU of BM 06.022. Fibrin D-dimers were highest with 1147 +/- 380 ng/ml at 5.5 MU of BM 06.022. The area under the activity concentration-time curve (AUC) increased dose-dependently and linearly. At 5.5 MU of BM 06.022, the AUC was 313 +/- 47 IU.hr.ml-1, the total plasma clearance was 306 +/- 40 ml/min, and the half-life was 14.4 +/- 1.1 minutes.
Interactions of Human Rad54 Protein with Branched DNA Molecules (2007)

The Rad54 protein plays an important role during homologous recombination in eukaryotes. The protein belongs to the Swi2/Snf2 family of ATP-dependent DNA translocases. We previously showed that yeast and human Rad54 (hRad54) specifically bind to Holliday junctions and promote branch migration. Here we examined the minimal DNA structural requirements for optimal hRad54 ATPase and branch migration activity. Although a 12-bp double-stranded DNA region of branched DNA is sufficient to induce ATPase activity, the minimal substrate that gave rise to optimal stimulation of the ATP hydrolysis rate consisted of two short double-stranded DNA arms, 15 bp each, combined with a 45-nucleotide single-stranded DNA branch. We showed that hRad54 binds preferentially to the open and not to the stacked conformation of branched DNA. Stoichiometric titration of hRad54 revealed formation of two types of hRad54 complexes with branched DNA substrates. The first of them, a dimer, is responsible for the ATPase activity of the protein. However, branch migration activity requires a significantly higher stoichiometry of hRad54, approximately 10 +/- 2 protein monomers/DNA molecule. This pleomorphism of hRad54 in formation of oligomeric complexes with DNA may correspond to multiple functions of the protein in homologous recombination.
Epidermal growth factor receptors in human breast carcinoma cells: a potential selective target for transforming growth factor alpha-Pseudomonas exotoxin 40 fusion protein. (1994)

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors are expressed in high levels by some poor prognosis breast tumors. We have examined the cytotoxic effect of the tumor growth factor alpha (TGF alpha)-delta Cys-Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE40) recombinant fusion protein on normal and tumorigenic human breast epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. The MDA-468, MDA-231, BT-20, and MCF-7ADR estrogen receptor-negative, EGF receptor-rich breast cancer lines were exquisitely sensitive in vitro to TGF alpha-delta Cys-PE40 with a 50% inhibitory concentration of < or = 0.02 nM. The estrogen receptor-positive, low EGF receptor MCF-7, ZR75-1, and T47D cells were less sensitive to the fusion toxin with a 50% inhibitory concentration of > 0.2 nM. The nontumorigenic cell lines 184, 184A1, and 184B5 were relatively resistant to TGF alpha-delta Cys-PE40 despite exhibiting high levels of EGF receptors. Continuous i.p. administration of TGF alpha-delta Cys-PE40 via an osmotic minipump at a dose of 0.4 microgram/g/day over 7 days inhibited MDA-468, MA-231, and BT-20 but not MCF-7 tumor growth in female athymic mice. Host tissue toxicity was not observed with this dose of TGF alpha-delta Cys-PE40. Mixed MDA-468/MCF-7 tumors were established in nude mice after coinoculation of both cell types in estrogen-supplemented animals. EGF receptor immunohistochemistry and immunoblot procedures indicated that TGF alpha-PE40 eliminated the MDA-468 cells while sparing the adjacent MCF-7 cells. By immunoblot, EGF receptors were consistently more abundant in tumor tissue than in adjacent nontumor tissue from the same mastectomy specimen (n = 7). These data support the notion that EGF receptors can be selectively targeted in human breast cancer cells for the delivery of antitumor agents. Further clinical studies with TGF alpha-delta Cys-PE40 and other chimeric toxins using the same cellular target will address this possibility.
Using an integrated physician-nurse medical record. (1981)

Of all the issues surrounding collaborative practice, the integrated medical record perhaps is the most controversial one for physicians. This article explains how a patient record system that integrates the observations, judgements, and actions of both nurses and physicians can facilitate nurse-physician communication and contribute to the care of the patient. It also explains some problems encountered with implementation and some ongoing concerns.
Design, verification and failure diagnosis of wireless communication protocols for the AHS (2002)

The paper presents protocols for a design concerned with inter-platoon and intra-platoon communications in an automated highway system (AHS) framework. The protocols model vehicle manoeuvres in the form of communications, coordination and regulation environmental processes. An automatic verification tool, COSPAN, was used to verify the logical correctness of the discrete event system model as well as safety and liveness properties. The overall design is hybrid incorporating both discrete and continuous dynamics. The vehicles use a LAN for inter-platoon communications and a WAN for intra-platoon communications. Consequently, each vehicle is equipped with two RF radio modems. The automated vehicle operating on an AHS can develop various communication faults. The paper provides two examples illustrating a model-based failure diagnosis method which can be used for communication fault diagnosis.
Targeting Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) through the class II pathway restores immune recognition by EBNA1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes: evidence for HLA-DM-independent processing (1997)

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is the only viral protein consistently expressed in all malignancies associated with EBV and there is now convincing evidence to suggest that EBNA1 is not recognized by MHC class I-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The lack of recognition of EBNA1 has been attributed to a cis-acting inhibitory effect of glycine-alanine repetitive (G-Ar) sequences on the endogenous processing of this antigen through the class I pathway. In the present study we have explored the possibility of targeting EBNA1 through an alternative mechanism using the MHC class II pathway. Using purified EBNA1 protein, we demonstrate here that CD4+ CTL can efficiently recognize EBV-transformed B cells and Burkitt's lymphoma cells following exogenous sensitization with this antigen, and this immune recognition is not affected by the G-Ar domain within EBNA1. Analysis of the processing mechanism revealed that intracellular loading of class II molecules with an EBNA1 epitope occurs through an HLA-DM-independent pathway. These results highlight a novel mechanism for immune recognition of EBNA1 and also demonstrate that the G-Ar-mediated protection from processing can be overridden if this antigen is presented through the class II pathway.
Optimization of growth surface parameters in microcarrier cell culture (1979)

Abstract The microcarrier technique for the growth of anchorage‐dependent animal cells has been studied and significantly improved. Excellent cell growth (up to 5 × 10 6 cells/ml) has been obtained on a newly synthesized microcarrier optimized with respect to substitution with a positively charged exchange moiety. Various parameters of microcarrier culture were examined in order to identify the source of reported “toxicities” associated with this technique. The hypothesis that bead adsorption of nutrients is responsible for such “toxicities” was found to be inconsistent with our results, which suggest that microenvironmental effects are critical for cell propagation on microcarriers.
N-Glycans of Caenorhabditis elegans Are Specific to Developmental Stages (2005)

We have examined the N-glycans present during the developmental stages of Caenorhabditis elegans using two approaches, 1) a combination of permethylation followed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (MS) and 2) derivatization with 2-aminobenzamide followed by separation by high-performance liquid chromatography and analyses by MALDI-TOF MS, post source decay (PSD) MS, and MALDI-QoTOF MS/MS. The N-glycan profile of each developmental stage (Larva 1, Larva 2, Larva 3, Larva 4, and Dauer and adult) appears to be unique. The pattern of complex N-glycans was stage-specific with the general trend of number and abundance of glycans being Dauer approximately = L1 > adult approximately = L4 > L3 approximately = L2. Dauer larvae contained complex N-glycans with higher molecular masses than those seen in other stages. MALDI-QoTOF MS/MS of Hex4HexNAc4 showed an N-acetyllac-tosamine substitution not previously observed in C. elegans. Phosphorylcholine (Pc)-substituted glycans were also found to be stage-specific. Higher molecular weight Pc-containing glycans, including fucose-containing ones such as difucosyl Pc-glycan (Pc1dHex2Hex5HexNAc6) seen in Dauer larvae, have not been observed in any organism. Pc2Hex4HexNAc3, from Dauer larvae, when subjected to PSD MS analyses, showed Pc may substitute both core and terminally linked GlcNAc; no such structure has previously been reported in any organism. C. elegans-specific fucosyl and native methylated glycans were found in all developmental stages. Taken together, the above results demonstrate that in-depth investigation of the role of the above N-glycans during C. elegans development should lead to a better understanding of their significance and the ways that they may govern interactions, both within the organism during development and between the mobile nematode and its pathogens.
Irreversible inhibition of rat glutathione S-transferase 1-1 by quinones and their glutathione conjugates. Structure-activity relationship and mechanism (1991)

The irreversible inhibition of the rat glutathione S-transferase (GST) isoenzyme 1-1 by a series of halogenated 1,4-benzoquinones and their GSH conjugates was studied quantitatively by analysing the time course of enzyme inactivation. With increasing numbers of chlorine substituents, the rate of inhibition greatly increased. Incorporation of a GSH moiety in all cases increased the rate of inactivation compared with the non-substituted compound, and this was due to the increased affinity of the inhibitor for the active site. The ratio between the rates of inhibition for a given quinone with and without GSH substituent was largest for the three dichlorobenzoquinones, with the 2,6-isomer showing a 41-fold increase in rate of inhibition upon conjugation with GSH. The time courses of inhibition could be fitted either to a bi-exponential function (for the GSH conjugates and the higher chlorinated quinones) or to a mono-exponential function (all other quinones). It is concluded that the second component describes the affinity part of the reaction. GST 1-1 possesses two cysteine residues, with modification of one of these, probably located in the vicinity of the active site, having a major impact on the enzyme activity. Compounds with affinity towards the active site preferentially react with this residue. Non-specific quinones react equally with both cysteine residues. This was confirmed by the observation that complete inactivation of GST 1-1 by 2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone was achieved only after modification of two residues, whereas the corresponding GSH conjugate already completely inhibited the enzyme after modification of one residue.
Optimization of Gadolinium-Based Mri Contrast Agents for High Magnetic-Field Applications (2010)

The search for higher spatial resolution and better sensitivity stimulates the development of high-field (3 T) and ultrahigh field (>3 T) MRI scanners. Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents, commercial ones used in clinics, as well as recently developed more efficient ones, become less and less effective as the magnetic field is increased above 3 T and, therefore, special contrast agents for ultrahigh-field MRI have to be developed. As the relaxivity, defined as relaxation enhancement per Gd-ion, is rather limited, marked boosts in performance can only be achieved by creating systems transporting many paramagnetic centers to the desired site. To obtain maximum efficiency gadolinium chelates with more than one water molecule in the first coordination sphere must be used. The rotational correlation time should be in the range of 0.5-1 ns and the residence time of first sphere water molecules should be short (<10 ns).
Enhanced carrier lifetime and diffusion length in GaAs by strained-layer MOCVD (1986)

It is shown that by MOCVD growth of a single strained GaAs:In layer, the quality of epitaxial GaAs material can be remarkably enhanced. This is demonstrated with respect to lifetimes and diffusion lengths of minority carriers. This technique permits an improvement of the quality of electronic and optoelectronic bipolar devices.
CD4 and CD8 T cells with high intracellular glutathione levels are selectively lost as the HIV infection progresses (1991)

Maintenance of intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels has been implicated in blocking cytokine-stimulated HIV replication in vitro, in both acute and latent infection models. We demonstrate here that subsets of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells differ substantially in mean GSH levels, as measured on a cell-by-cell basis with the fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS): B cells have the lowest GSH levels; T cells are intermediate; and monocytes and macrophages have the highest levels. Furthermore, GSH levels subdivide the CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets into two classes each: high- and low-GSH cells, which cannot be distinguished by cell size or by currently known surface markers. Significantly, the high-GSH T cells are selectively depleted early during the HIV infection, and are effectively missing in all ARC and AIDS patients.
Comparison of stringmatching algorithms: an aid to information content security (2004)

We analyzed the core ideas of three basic string matching algorithms (KMP, BM, DFA), described the principles of five advanced online multi-pattern matching algorithms (AC, RAC, AQR, SBOM, Mgrep) and compared the matching efficiencies of the five algorithms by searching speed, preprocessing time and memory used on three web information string sets (Chinese phases, URL strings, Email address strings), especially focusing on the infection of pattern set size and min pattern length on the efficiency. From the comparison, we find that stringmatching on Chinese text and URL strings, AQR algorithm is rather efficient; while on Email address matching, SBOM does better. The skipping matching algorithms (such as Mgrep) are much more efficient for small pattern sets. So a combined algorithm of efficient matching algorithms seems to improve the performance and efficiency of information content security systems.
Subunit structure of a high-affinity receptor for type beta-transforming growth factor. Evidence for a disulfide-linked glycosylated receptor complex. (1985)

The structure of high-affinity receptors for type beta-transforming growth factor (beta TGF) has been examined by affinity labeling with 125I-beta TGF and disuccinimidyl suberate. The major receptor component labeled by 125I-beta TGF in mouse, rat, and chick fibroblasts migrated as a 280-290-kilodalton species on dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels in the presence of reductant, dithiothreitol. A larger (330-kilodalton) species was labeled in human fibroblasts, but comparative peptide mapping indicated a close structural relationship with receptors from mouse fibroblasts. In the absence of reductant, the affinity-labeled beta TGF receptor migrated in the gels as a larger disulfide-linked complex. The molecular mass calculated from the hydrodynamic properties of native nonreduced beta TGF receptors was 565 (mouse) or 615 kilodaltons (human). Other molecular parameters for the beta TGF receptor were: Stokes radius, 8.3-8.5 nm; sedimentation coefficient, 12.7-13.0 S; and frictional ratio, f/f0 = 1.4. The beta TGF receptor was solubilized under conditions in which the structural and ligand-binding properties of the native state were retained. beta TGF receptors solubilized from human, mouse, and chick cells interacted specifically with immobilized wheat germ agglutinin. These data suggest that the high affinity receptor for beta TGF in human, rodent, and avian fibroblasts is a disulfide-linked glycosylated 565-615-kilodalton complex with a 280-330-kilodalton subunit that contains the ligand-binding site. The oligomeric structure of the beta TGF receptor does not appear to be induced by receptor occupancy with the ligand.
Tumor Suppressor p53 Can Participate in Transcriptional Induction of the GADD45 Promoter in the Absence of Direct DNA Binding (1998)

The GADD45 gene is a growth arrest-associated gene that is induced by certain DNA-damaging agents and other stresses, such as starvation, in all mammalian cells. In addition to a strong p53-binding element in an intronic sequence, we have recently found that p53, while not required or sufficient alone, may contribute to the stress responsiveness of the promoter. Much of the responsiveness was localized to a GC-rich motif in the proximal promoter which contains multiple Egr1 sites and a larger WT1 site; this 20-bp WT1 motif is identical to the WT1-binding site in the PDGF-A gene. In extracts from a human breast carcinoma cell line expressing p53 and WT1, which is known to associate with p53 in vivo, evidence was obtained that these proteins are in a complex that binds this 20-bp element. A combination of p53 and WT1 expression vectors strongly induced a GADD45-reporter construct, while mutation of the WT1-Egr1 site in the promoter prevented this induction. Abrogation of p53 function by a dominant-negative vector or abrogation of WT1 function by an antisense vector markedly reduced the induction of this promoter. Since p53 does not bind directly to the promoter, these results indicate that p53 can contribute to the positive regulation of a promoter by protein-protein interactions.
Inhibition of coagulation, fibrinolysis, and endothelial cell activation by a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor during human endotoxemia (2003)

P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is an important component of intracellular signaling cascades that initiate various inflammatory cellular responses. To determine the role of p38 MAPK in the procoagulant response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), 24 healthy subjects were exposed to an intravenous dose of LPS (4 ng/kg), preceded 3 hours earlier by orally administered 600 or 50 mg BIRB 796 BS (a specific p38 MAPK inhibitor), or placebo. The 600-mg dose of BIRB 796 BS strongly inhibited LPS-induced coagulation activation, as measured by plasma concentrations of the prothrombin fragment F1 + 2. BIRB 796 BS also dose dependently attenuated the activation and subsequent inhibition of the fibrinolytic system (plasma tissue-type plasminogen activator, plasmin-alpha2-antiplasmin complexes, and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1) and endothelial cell activation (plasma soluble E-selectin and von Willebrand factor). Activation of p38 MAPK plays an important role in the procoagulant and endothelial cell response after in vivo exposure to LPS.