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Ex vivo pretreatment of bone marrow mononuclear cells with endothelial NO synthase enhancer AVE9488 enhances their functional activity for cell therapy (2006)

Bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMC) from patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICMP) show a reduced neovascularization capacity in vivo. NO plays an important role in neovascularization, and NO bioavailability is typically reduced in patients with ICMP. We investigated whether the impaired neovascularization capacity of ICMP patient-derived progenitor cells can be restored by pretreatment with the novel endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) transcription enhancer AVE9488 (AVE). Ex vivo pretreatment of BMC from patients with ICMP with AVE significantly increased eNOS mRNA expression by 2.1-fold (P < 0.05) and eNOS activity as assessed by ESR by >3-fold (P < 0.05). The increased eNOS expression was associated with an enhanced migratory capacity in vitro (P < 0.01) and improved neovascularization capacity of the infused BMC in an ischemic hind limb model in vivo (P < 0.001). The improvement in ischemic limb perfusion after infusion of AVE-pretreated BMC resulted in an increase in swimming time (P < 0.05). The enhancement of limb perfusion by AVE-treated BMC was abrogated by ex vivo pretreatment with the eNOS inhibitor N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester. Consistently, AVE showed no effect on the impaired migratory capacity of BMC derived from eNOS-deficient mice, documenting the specific involvement of NO. The reduced neovascularization capacity of BMC from patients with ICMP may limit their therapeutic potential in cell therapy studies. Here, we show that pharmacological enhancement of eNOS expression with AVE at least partially reverses the impaired functional activity of BMC from ICMP patients, highlighting the critical role of NO for progenitor cell function.
Performance and design of SIC receiver for downlink NOMA with open-loop SU-MIMO (2015)

This paper investigates the performance and design of successive interference cancellation (SIC) receiver for downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) combined with 2-by-2 open-loop single-user (SU)-MIMO. Compared to NOMA with 1-by-2 SIMO (Single Input Multiple Output), for NOMA with 2-by-2 SU-MIMO we have to deal with both inter-user and interstream interference at the receiver of each user. Therefore, we introduce different weight generation schemes for both before SIC and after SIC according to the transmission rank combination between the user equipment (UEs), while taking into account inter-user interference. In addition, we compare the performance of different SIC receivers; specifically, codeword level SIC (CWIC), symbol level SIC (SLIC), and ideal SIC. Assuming LTE (Long Term Evolution) Transmission Mode 3 (TM3), link-level simulations are conducted under different allocated transmit powers, rank combinations, and modulation and coding schemes (MCS). The link-level simulation results showed that the CWIC receiver achieves higher performance compared to SLIC and achieves almost the same performance compared to ideal SIC when the power ratio of cell-center UE is below 0.35, and the MCS of cell-center UE and cell-edge UE are 16QAM (R = 0.49) and QPSK (R = 0.49), respectively.
MicroRNA Silencing in Primates: Towards Development of Novel Therapeutics (2009)

MicroRNAs (miRNA) comprise an abundant class of small noncoding RNAs that act as important posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. Accumulating evidence showing that aberrantly expressed miRNAs play important roles in human cancers underscores them as potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Recent reports on efficient miRNA silencing in rodents and nonhuman primates using high-affinity targeting by chemically modified antisense oligonucleotides highlight the utility of such compounds in the development of miRNA-based cancer therapeutics.
Novel packages of viral and self-antigens are generated during apoptosis. (1995)

Immune context is an essential determinant of the host response to potential autoantigens. The clustering of the autoantigens targeted in systemic lupus erythematosus within surface blebs of apoptotic cells generates high concentrations of autoantigen within discrete subcellular packages. We demonstrate here that when apoptosis is induced by Sindbis virus infection, viral antigens and autoantigens cocluster exclusively in small surface blebs of apoptotic cells. The surface of these blebs is rich in viral glycoproteins, and virions can be seen blebbing from their surface. We propose that these blebs of mixed foreign and self-origin define a novel immune context that may challenge self-tolerance.
PAMAM dendrimers for efficient siRNA delivery and potent gene silencing (2006)

Genuine, nondegraded PAMAM dendrimers self-assemble with siRNA into nanoscale particles that are efficient for siRNA delivery and induce potent endogenous gene silencing.
Direct Formation of Ge−C Bonds from GeO2 (2002)

Germanium dioxide in the presence of 5% KOH reacted with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) at 250 degrees C to give (MeO)(4)Ge. The reaction of GeO(2) and DMC is similar to that reported for SiO(2); however, the rate of reaction for germanium is much higher than that of the corresponding silicon reaction. In a side-by-side experiment using SiO(2) and GeO(2) where the surface area of the silicon dioxide was 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of the GeO(2), the base-catalyzed reaction with DMC was about an order of magnitude higher for the germanium dioxide. When GeO(2) and 5% KOH were reacted with DMC at 350 degrees C, two products formed: (MeO)(4)Ge (70%) and MeGe(OMe)(3) (30%). Confirmation of the identity of MeGe(OMe)(3) was by GCMS, (1)H and (13)C NMR, and comparison to an authentic sample made by reaction of MeGeCl(3) with NaOMe. Experiments to determine the mechanism of the direct formation of Ge-C from GeO(2) ruled out participation from CO, H(2), or carbon. The KOH-catalyzed reaction of other metal oxides was explored including B(2)O(3), Ga(2)O(3), TiO(2), Sb(2)O(3), SnO(2), and SnO. Boron reacted to give unknown volatile products. Antimony reacted to give a solid which analyzed as Sb(OMe)(3). SnO reacted with DMC to give a mixture that included (MeO)(4)Sn and possibly Me(3)Sn(OMe).
Primary structure of an extracellular matrix proteoglycan core protein deduced from cloned cDNA. (1986)

The core protein of a small chondroitin/dermatan sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human fibroblasts and present in extracellular matrices in association with collagen has been cloned from a lambda gt11 fibroblast cDNA library. cDNA clones were isolated by use of antibodies specific for the intact proteoglycan and antibodies against a peptide synthesized on the basis of the amino-terminal sequence of the core protein. A 1.8-kilobase cDNA was found to code for a prepro core protein composed of a signal peptide, a propeptide, and a mature core protein of 329 amino acids. The amino-terminal amino acid sequence deduced from the cDNA sequence was identical to that previously obtained by protein sequencing. The core protein contains three Ser-Gly dipeptide sequences, of which one is substituted with glycosaminoglycan. A protein data base homology search established the core protein sequence is a unique sequence distinct from published amino acid sequences. RNA blot hybridizations, performed using the cloned cDNA as a probe, revealed two related transcripts of 1.6 and 1.9 kilobases in RNA from both human fibroblast and placental tissue. Hybridization of genomic DNA restriction fragments suggested that there is one gene for the core protein of this proteoglycan and possibly one other closely related gene. Availability of the cloned cDNA for the proteoglycan now makes it possible to apply methods of molecular biology to study the collagen-binding and cell attachment-inhibiting properties of this proteoglycan.
Characterization of self-cleaving RNA sequences on the genome and antigenome of human hepatitis delta virus (1988)

Recently we reported that in vitro RNA transcripts complementary to the genome of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) contain a unique site at which self-cleavage can occur. Subsequent studies showed that a similar self-cleavage site was present on in vitro RNA transcripts of genomic HDV RNA. The same self-cleavage reactions were also found to occur on HDV RNAs from the livers of infected chimpanzees. Using the in vitro RNA it was also possible to determine that the minimum length of contiguous sequence needed for self-cleavage of genomic RNA was 30 bases 5' and 74 bases 3' of the cleavage site. This sequence was not compatible with the "hammerhead" structure hypothesized to be important in the self-cleavage reactions of other RNAs.
Synthesis and reactivity toward acyl chlorides and enones of the new highly functionalized copper reagents RCu(CN)ZnI (1988)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTSynthesis and reactivity toward acyl chlorides and enones of the new highly functionalized copper reagents RCu(CN)ZnIPaul Knochel, Ming Chang P. Yeh, Scott C. Berk, and Jason TalbertCite this: J. Org. Chem. 1988, 53, 10, 2390–2392Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1988Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1988https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo00245a057https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00245a057research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views9646Altmetric-Citations641LEARN 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-AlertscloseSupporting Info (1)»Supporting Information Supporting Information Get e-Alerts
Misalignment-Robust Receiving Scheme for UCA-Based OAM Communication Systems (2017)

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) provides extra degrees of freedom to improve spectrum efficiency. However, the harsh requirement that transmit antenna(s) and receive antenna(s) need aligning throws out a great challenge to its application. To investigate the reason of performance degradation caused by misalignment, we first consider uniform circular array (UCA) based OAM system and set up two free space channel models respectively for two misalignment case, i.e., non- parallel and off-axis. Then, the capacities of single- mode and multi-mode OAM system are analyzed and compared under different oblique angles and axis deviations. Analysis and simulation results show that OAM transmission especially the multi-mode OAM is quite sensitive to the misalignment between transmitter and receiver. At last, we propose a misalignment-robust receiving method through extracting the phases of channel state information (CSI) and implementing joint phase compensation and signal detection. Simulation results show that proposed receiving scheme is more robust to misalignment than conventional receiving scheme.
Properties of a respiratory syncytial virus isolated from a sheep with rhinitis. (1985)

A virus isolated from a yearling cross-bred ewe was identified as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by indirect immunofluorescence and by virus neutralization with bovine RSV antisera. The virus caused a mild conjunctivitis in 3-month-old lambs when inoculated alone. Although clinical signs of pneumonia were not observed, there was gross and microscopic evidence of pulmonary inflammation in the lungs of lambs inoculated with either the sheep RSV isolate alone or in conjunction with Pasteurella haemolytica. Lung lesions in the dual infection were more severe, with approximately 10% of the total lung mass affected. Lavage fluids from lambs inoculated with virus and bacteria contained approximately 3 times more inflammatory cells than from control lambs or lambs inoculated with virus only. The sheep RSV isolate was classified as a mild respiratory pathogen in lambs of this age. Speculations on the potential importance of this virus in interspecies transmission to cattle and goats were discussed.
Lipoprotein lipase enhances the binding of chylomicrons to low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein. (1991)

Chylomicron catabolism is known to be initiated by the enzyme lipoprotein lipase (triacylglycero-protein acylhydrolase, EC 3.1.1.34). Chylomicron remnants, produced by lipolysis, are rapidly taken up by the liver via an apolipoprotein E (apoE)-mediated, receptor-dependent process. The low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein (LRP) has been suggested as the potential apoE receptor. We have analyzed the binding of human chylomicrons to HepG2 cells in the absence and presence of lipoprotein lipase. Bovine and human lipoprotein lipases were able to increase the specific binding of the chylomicrons by up to 30-fold. This effect was not dependent on lipolysis but appeared to be due to the lipase protein itself. It was not found when a structurally unrelated, bacterial lipase was used. Using beta-migrating very low density lipoproteins (beta-VLDLs), known as a good ligand for LRP, binding studies were performed on LDL receptor-negative human fibroblasts. The binding was increased 40-fold by addition of lipoprotein lipase. Crosslinking experiments on cells with 125I-labeled apoE liposomes or lipoprotein lipase showed that both proteins were able to bind to LRP on the cell surface. The binding of apoE to LRP was highly increased by the addition of lipase. We conclude that lipoprotein lipase strongly enhances the binding of apoE-containing lipoproteins to LRP and therefore might play an important role in chylomicron catabolism not only because of its lipolytic activity but also because of its structural properties.
Clinical utility of indium 111‐capromab pendetide immunoscintigraphy in the detection of early, recurrent prostate carcinoma after radical prostatectomy (2002)

BACKGROUND Despite the ability of radical prostatectomy to eradicate prostate carcinoma, biochemical evidence of recurrent prostate carcinoma may be seen in approximately 40% of patients 15 years after they undergo surgery. Localization of recurrent disease after radical prostatectomy is difficult and may greatly influence subsequent clinical management. The authors examined the utility of indium 111 (111In)-capromab pendetide immunoscintigraphy to detect recurrent prostate carcinoma radiographically in men with early biochemical evidence of failure (serum prostate specific antigen [PSA] ≤ 4.0 ng/mL) and assessed the minimum serum PSA level necessary for imaging recurrent disease. METHODS Between May 1987 and August 1995, 255 hormone-naïve men with a mean (± standard deviation) age of 65 years ± 7 years who underwent radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate carcinoma were followed without adjuvant therapy until early PSA recurrence in this multicenter study. Preoperatively, all patients had negative bone scans and pathologically negative lymph nodes, and they did not undergo hormonal ablation, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy preoperatively or postoperatively until the 111In-capromab pendetide scan was performed. All men in this study had postoperative serum PSA levels ≤ 4.0 ng/mL at the time of radionuclide imaging. All men underwent imaging with the capromab pendetide scan to localize recurrent disease, and charts were reviewed to document clinical evidence of recurrence. RESULTS Pathologic findings included mean Gleason scores of 6.7 ± 1.2; pathologic tumors classified as pT2a (18%), pT2b (26%), pT3a (38%), pT3b (16%), and pT4a (2%); a pathologic lymph node status of pN0 (100%); positive surgical margins (44%); and perineural invasion (42%). Capromab pendetide uptake was seen in 72% of 255 men throughout a range of patients' postoperative serum PSA levels (0.1–4.0 ng/mL), with 31% of men having local uptake (prostatic fossa) only. Of 151 men who underwent additional imaging studies, 16 of 139 men (12%) and 15 of 92 men (16%) showed evidence of recurrent disease by bone scintigraphy and computed tomography scans, respectively. Gleason score, pathologic stage, perineural invasion, and margin status were not correlated significantly with the 111In-capromab pendetide scan. CONCLUSIONS Capromab pendetide imaging can localize early PSA recurrence and may guide appropriate treatment after patients undergo radical prostatectomy. No minimum serum PSA value was needed to potentially detect radiographic disease after surgery. Further confirmatory studies and long-term follow-up of this cohort documenting response to salvage therapy are needed to validate these imaging findings. Cancer 2002;94:987–96. © 2002 American Cancer Society. DOI 10.1002/cncr.10337
Clinical management of infected root canal dentin. (1996)

Several hundred different species of bacteria are present in the human intraoral environment. Bacterial penetration of root canal dentin occurs when bacteria invade the root canal system. These bacteria may constitute a reservoir from which root canal reinfection may occur during or after endodontic treatment. The learning objective of this article is to review endodontic microbiology, update readers on the role of bacteria in pulp and periapical disease, and discuss the principles of management of infected root canal dentin. Complete debridement, removal of microorganisms and affected dentin, and chemomechanical cleansing of the root canal are suggested as being the cornerstones of successful endodontic therapy, followed by intracanal medication to remove residual bacteria, when required.
Prostacyclin and Thromboxane Changes Predating Clinical Onset of Preeclampsia (1999)

Our results show that reduced PGI2 production, but not increased TxA2 production, occurs many months before clinical onset of preeclampsia. Aspirin trials may have failed because an increase in thromboxane production is not the initial anomaly. Future interventions should make correcting prostacyclin deficiency a major part of the strategy to balance the abnormal vasoconstrictor-vasodilator ratio present in preeclampsia.
A comparison of the efficacy of fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray and loratadine, alone and in combination, for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis. (1998)

Clinician- and patient-rated total and individual nasal symptom scores after 7 and 14 days of therapy and overall evaluations were significantly lower (P < .001) in the FP ANS and FP ANS plus loratadine groups compared with the loratadine only and placebo groups. Loratadine was not statistically different from placebo in clinician and patient symptom score ratings nor in overall clinician and patient evaluations. FP ANS plus loratadine and FP ANS monotherapy were comparable in efficacy in almost all evaluations; for some patient-rated symptoms the combination was found superior. Mean score changes in the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire from baseline to day 14 showed significantly greater improvement (P < .001) in quality of life in the FP ANS group than in the group of patients receiving loratadine only or placebo and no significant benefit was demonstrated in the FP ANS plus loratadine group over the FP ANS monotherapy group. No serious or unusual drug-related adverse events were reported. Combining loratadine with FP ANS did not alter the adverse events profile or frequency.
Purification and some properties of colony-stimulating factor from normal human urine (1978)

A colony-stimulating factor (CSF) that stimulated human and mouse bone marrow cells to proliferate in vitro and form pure granuloid colonies was purified about 4000-fold from normal human urine. Purification procedures included concentration with polyethyleneglycol, ammonium sulfate precipitation, two chromatographic separations on DEAE-cellulose columns, gel filtration, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight of the purified factor was estimated to be about 85,000 daltons by gel filtration, and the specific activity was found to be 10(6) or 6.7 X 10(5) colonies/mg protein using mouse or human bone marrow cells, respectively. A urinary colony-inhibiting factor was separated from the CSF on the first DEAE-cellulose column. This inhibitor suppressed the formation of pure granuloid colonies of human and mouse bone marrow cells when employed in conjunction with the purified urinary CSF.
Complexation Thermodynamics of Cyclodextrins (1998)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTComplexation Thermodynamics of CyclodextrinsMikhail V. Rekharsky and Yoshihisa InoueView Author Information Inoue Photochirogenesis Project, ERATO, JST, 4-6-3 Kamishinden, Toyonaka 565-0085, Japan, and Department of Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan Cite this: Chem. Rev. 1998, 98, 5, 1875–1918Publication Date (Web):July 14, 1998Publication History Received3 November 1997Revised20 May 1998Published online14 July 1998Published inissue 30 July 1998https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr970015ohttps://doi.org/10.1021/cr970015oresearch-articleACS PublicationsCopyright © 1998 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views16376Altmetric-Citations2770LEARN 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 SUBJECTS:Aromatic compounds,Complexation,Macrocyclic compounds,Oligosaccharides,Thermodynamics Get e-Alerts
Treatment of Psoriasis With Alefacept (2003)

One or 2 courses of intravenous alefacept reduced circulating memory T-cell counts while sparing the naïve T-cell population. The reductions in memory T-cell counts were related to all measures of disease activity evaluated and the duration of response to therapy, suggesting that prolonged remissions of psoriasis can be attained with reduction of the pathogenic T-cell count.