gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Synthesen biskationischer, trypanocider 1‐Benzofuran‐Verbindungen (1982)

Abstract 2‐Phenyl‐1‐benzofurane mit den Substituenten Br, NO 2 sowie CN und ‐NH 2 , ‐NH‐C(=NH)‐NH 2 , ‐C(=NH)‐NH 2 sowie ‐C=N‐CH 2 ‐CH 2 ‐NH in 4′,5‐Stellung wurden synthetisiert. — Für arylierte Formamidin‐Derivate [Ar‐N=CH‐(CH 3 ) 2 ] fand sich in der Umsetzung von Aminhydrochloriden mit Dimethylformamid in Gegenwart von Cyanamid ein einfaches, neues Herstellungsverfahren. — Auf der Basis von 5‐ oder 6‐Cyan‐1‐benzofuran‐2‐carbonsäureester konnte eine Serie von α,ω‐Bis(1‐benzofuran‐2‐yl)‐Derivaten mit Cyan‐ oder Amidino‐ oder Imidazolinyl‐Gruppen in 5‐ oder 6‐Stellung dargestellt werden.
The Panfrico I resolutions. (1987)

The following were the objectives of the First African Conference on the Integrated Family Planning, Nutrition, and Parasite Control Project, held in Arusha during March 1987: to review the proposed recommendations of the 1985 UN Fund for Population Activities/JOICEP Workshop on the Integrated Family Planning, Nutrition, and Parasite Control Project for Africa held in Tokyo, Japan; to discuss the concept, philosophy, and future operational strategies of the Integrated Project in light of recent experiences in Africa; and to discuss possibilities of initiating the Integrated Project in the participating countries considering the status of health, population, and family planning policies and program in the respective countries. The Conference is satisfied that the 3 objectives have been realized and includes the following among its recommendations: the Conference reaffirms the validity of the recommendations of the 1985 Tokyo UNFPA/JOICFP Workshop on Integrated Projects in Africa and resolves that since these recommendations continue to be applicable they be adopted by this Conference; the African Conference be held annually; the next conference be held in Zambia; and a deliberate effort be made by African countries to include women in future conference; and increased support on the part of the government of alternative family planning service delivery approaches.
Taxane-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies: Measurement of Taxol, Baccatin III, and "Total Taxanes" in Taxus brevifolia Extracts by Enzyme Immunoassay (1995)

Three monoclonal antibodies with either specificity to taxol or baccatin III, or cross-reactivity with several common taxanes have been prepared and used to develop sensitive competitive-inhibition enzyme immunoassays. The hybridomas producing these monoclonal antibodies were obtained by fusing P3X63Ag8.653 plasmacytoma cells and splenocytes from mice hyperimmunized with keyhole limpet hemocyanin-7-succinyltaxol or -7-succinylbaccatin III conjugates. Direct and indirect competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassays were developed with these monoclonal antibodies and microtiter plates coated with bovine serum albumin conjugates of the complementary hapten. Detection limits for the direct competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassays, conducted in buffer containing 10% MeOH, were 0.6 nM taxol for 3C6 (anti-taxol); 1.1 nM baccatin III for 3H5 (anti-baccatin III); and 0.6 nM taxol or baccatin III for 8A10 (anti-taxane). The immunoassays accurately detected taxol, baccatin III, and "total taxanes" in crude MeOH extracts of Taxus brevifolia bark and in hplc fractions of these extracts.
Highly cis-Selective Cyclopropanations with Ethyl Diazoacetate Using a Novel Rh(I) Catalyst with a Chelating N-Heterocyclic Iminocarbene Ligand (2008)

A structurally characterized Rh(I) iminocarbene complex (N,C)Rh(CO)Cl is activated with AgOTf to act as a highly cis-selective catalyst for the cyclopropanation of substituted styrenes and other alkenes with ethyl diazoacetate (11 examples, 10-99% yield, up to >99% cis-selectivity).
A 182 bp fragment of the mouse proα1(II) collagen gene is sufficient to direct chondrocyte expression in transgenic mice (1995)

Type II collagen is a major chondrocyte-specific component of the cartilage extracellular matrix and it represents a typical differentiation marker of mature chondrocytes. In order to delineate cis-acting elements of the mouse pro alpha 1(II) collagen gene that control chondrocyte-specific expression in intact mouse embryos, we generated transgenic mice harboring chimeric constructions in which varying lengths of the promoter and intron 1 sequences were linked to a beta-galactosidase reporter gene. A construction containing a 3,000 bp promoter and a 3,020 bp intron 1 fragment directed high levels of beta-galactosidase expression specifically to chondrocytes. Expression of the transgene coincided with the temporal expression of the endogenous gene at all stages of embryonic development. Successive deletions of intron 1 delineated a 182 bp fragment which targeted beta-galactosidase expression to chondrocytes with the same specificity as the larger intron 1 fragment. Transgenic mice harboring a 309 bp Col2a1 promoter lacking intron 1 tester sequences showed no beta-galactosidase expression in chondrocytes. Reduction of the 182 bp fragment to a 73 bp subfragment surrounding a decamer sequence previously reported to be involved in chondrocyte specificity, resulted in loss of transgene expression in chondrocytes. When the Col2a1 promoter was replaced with a minimal beta-globin promoter, the 182 bp intron 1 sequence was still able to target expression of the transgene to chondrocytes. We conclude that a 182 bp intron 1 DNA segment of the mouse Col2a1 gene contains the necessary information to confer high-level, temporally correct, chondrocyte expression on a reporter gene in intact mouse embryos and that Col2a1 promoter sequences are dispensable for chondrocyte expression.
Alleviation of lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury in Propionibacterium acnes-primed IFN-gamma-deficient mice by a concomitant reduction of TNF-alpha, IL-12, and IL-18 production. (1999)

The present study was designed to investigate the role of IFN-gamma in LPS-induced liver injury following priming with Propionibacterium acnes. At 1 week after priming BALB/c mice with P. acnes, a large number of macrophages (Mphi) and lymphocytes predominantly infiltrated the portal area, resulting in the intrahepatic formation of granulomas consisting of epithelioid and lymphoid cells. In comparison, in IFN-gamma gene-disrupted BALB/c mice (IFN-gamma knockout mice), the number of infiltrated Mphi was decreased, with a significant reduction in the number and size of granulomas. Subsequent elicitation with a low dose of LPS induced massive hepatic necrosis in wild-type BALB/c mice, with a marked increase in the serum levels of TNF-alpha, IL-12, and IL-18 and subsequently of alanine transferase. In contrast, IFN-gamma knockout mice developed scattered focal necrosis of the liver with significantly lower levels of serum alanine transferase as well as drastic decreases in TNF-alpha, IL-12, and IL-18 production. The administration of an anti-IFN-gamma neutralizing mAb at the eliciting phase significantly alleviated liver injury and reduced serum IL-12 and IL-18 levels. Thus, endogenously produced IFN-gamma is involved in the pathogenesis of this liver injury model by regulating Mphi infiltration and granuloma formation in the priming phase as well as cytokine production in the eliciting phase.
C-scan imaging by radiation force stimulated acoustic emission method (2002)

A novel C-scan imaging method is presented. This method utilizes the radiation force to stimulate an acoustic emission by the object at low frequencies. The radiation force, which is highly localized, is produced employing two intersecting focused ultrasound beams driven by two CW sources at slightly different frequencies. The acoustic emission is generated at the difference, or the beat, frequency. This field is nondirective and is detected by a hydrophone. It is shown that the amplitude of the acoustic field is linearly proportional to the peak instantaneous ultrasound power. This has been verified experimentally using a pinhead object and two identical transducers in a water tank. C-scan images are obtained by displaying the amplitude of the acoustic field versus beam position while the object is raster scanned.
Tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism at the human tyrosine hydroxylase gene (TH) (1991)

The polymorphic (TCAT)n repeat begins at base pair 1170 in intron 1 of the human tyrosine hydroxylase gene on chromosome I lpl5.5-pl5 (1). The polymorphism can be typed using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as described previously (2). The predicted length of the amplified sequence was 254 bp. Primer Sequences: CAGCTGCCCTAGTCAGCAC (TCAT strand); GCTTCCGAGTGCAGGTCACA (AGTA strand). Frequency: Estimated from 70 chromosomes of unrelated individuals. Heterozygosity index = 78%. PIC = 0.75. Allele (bp) Frequency KI 260 0.21 K2 256 0.26 K3 252 0.13 K4 248 0.14 KS 244 0.26 Mendelian Inheritance: Co-dominant segregation was observed in two informative families.
Quality-adjusted Life Years, Utility Theory, and Healthy-years Equivalents (1989)

Decisions about medical treatments and the settings of health programs are not purely technical, but also involve issues of value such as the evaluation of trade-offs between quality of life (morbidity) and quantity of life (mortality). The most commonly used measure of outcome in such cases is the quality-adjusted life year (QALY). The authors show that QALYs, being a health status index, do not stem directly from the individual's utility function and thus only partly reflect the individual's true preferences. This might lead to the choice of the nonpreferred alternative due to the misrepresentation of the individual's preferences. Two examples illustrate this claim. An alternative measure of outcome, the healthy-years equivalent (HYE), is described. This measure stems directly from the individual's utility function and thus fully reflects his/her preferences. It combines outcomes of both morbidity and mortality and thus can serve as common unit of measure for all programs, allowing comparisons across programs. Different ways of measuring the HYE are discussed.
Design of metal ion binding peptides (1995)

Two cyclic and branched peptides (PLA and AZU) were synthesized with the aim of reproducing the active site of the blue copper proteins plastocyanin and azurin. Both peptides, designed on the basis of the x-ray structures of Poplar plastocyanin and Alcaligenes denitrificans azurin, contain the same coordinating residues of the parent native proteins. The visible spectra of PLA in the presence of equimolar amount of Cu(II) strongly support the interaction between the peptide and copper(II) ion. The CD titration of AZU with the Hg(II) ion indicates for the formation of two species, [AZUHg]+ and [AZUHg2]3+ having binding constants (Keq) of 3.10(6) and 2.10(4) M-1, respectively.
Anti-adhesive therapeutics: A new class of anti-inflammatory agents (1994)

AbstractIntercellular adhesion plays a discrete part in a co-ordinated sequence of events which lead to the pathology of inflammatory disease. The last decade has seen an explosion of information aimed at providing more detail on the mechanism of cell adhesion which essentially involves a number of signal transductions resulting in the migration of white blood cells to the site of infection. Over-recruitment of these cells can cause injury to the normal tissues as observed in the case of septic shock-reperfusion injury. Cell-cell interaction also takes place in metastasis - the migration and adherence of malignant tumour cells. Inhibition or control of these pathophysiological disorders is possible by introducing therapeutics that would block or modulate the adhesion process.
Th1/Th2-Regulated Expression of Arginase Isoforms in Murine Macrophages and Dendritic Cells (1999)

Activated murine macrophages metabolize arginine by two alternative pathways involving the enzymes inducible NO synthase (iNOS) or arginase. The balance between the two enzymes is competitively regulated by Th1 and Th2 T helper cells via their secreted cytokines: Th1 cells induce iNOS, whereas Th2 cells induce arginase. Whereas the role of macrophages expressing iNOS as inflammatory cells is well established, the functional competence of macrophages expressing arginase remains a matter of speculation. Two isoforms of mammalian arginases exist, hepatic arginase I and extrahepatic arginase II. We investigated the regulation of arginase isoforms in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMPhi) in the context of Th1 and Th2 stimulation. Surprisingly, in the presence of either Th2 cytokines or Th2 cells, we observe a specific induction of the hepatic isoform arginase I in BMMPhi. Induction of arginase I was shown on the mRNA and protein levels and obeyed the recently demonstrated synergism among the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-10. Arginase II was detectable in unstimulated BMMPhi and was not significantly modulated by Th1 or Th2 stimulation. Similar to murine BMMPhi, murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells, as well as a dendritic cell line, up-regulated arginase I expression and arginase activity upon Th2 stimulation, whereas arginase II was never detected. In addition to revealing the unexpected expression of arginase I in the macrophage/monocyte lineage, these results uncover a further intriguing parallelism between iNOS and arginase: both have a constitutive and an inducible isoform, the latter regulated by the Th1/Th2 balance.
Accumulation of hRad9 protein in the nuclei of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma cells (2004)

The findings made in the current study suggest that Rad9 expression may play an important role in cell cycle control in NSCLC cells and may influence NSCLC cell phenotype.
iPS Cells: A More Critical Review (2008)

Over the past 20 months, reports claiming the generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells with characteristics identical to those of embryonic stem (ES) cells from nonembryonic tissue have captured great attention in both the scientific community and the general public. In the light of the continuing controversy over the use of ES cells, these reports have profound ramifications. This review calls into question the validity of many claims made in these reports--claims that have led to the rapid and premature acceptance of using iPS cells as a viable alternative to using normal stem cells for regenerative therapy. How convincing is the evidence supporting the various claims made for the iPS cells? Are there other more plausible explanations for the same observations? What are these iPS cells? Are they really safe for therapeutic use? Should the iPS technique be considered, in the absence of any direct evidence for induction and reprogramming, as a realistic alternative for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) to generate ES-like cells? This review attempts to encourage reflections on and offer alternative views for key aspects of iPS cells and studies.
A Novel DRAM Memory Cell with Inclined-Channel Transistor and Ring-like Structure Produced through Self-Aligned Storage Contact Process (1991)

In this paper, in order to solve these major problems, two new technologies called Inclined-Channel-Transistor (ICT) and RIng-line structure produced through Self-Aligned storage Contact process (RISAC), are proposed. Application of these to 64MbDRAM will achieve not only a large cell capacitance of 30fF in a small cell area of 1.28μm2 but also a small Cb1 of 130fF in spite of the COB structure.
Imaging Seismic Deformation Induced by Hydraulic Fracture Complexity (2006)

Abstract Microseismic mapping is extensively utilized in the Barnett Shale, to map hydraulic fracture complexity associated with interactions of the stimulation with pre-existing fractures. Previous studies have indicated a fair correlation between the well performance and extent of the seismically active volume. However, in addition to this measure of the extent of the stimulated fracture network, the characteristics of this fracture network is also expected to impact the well performance. In particular, the fracture spacing is believed to be important factor controlling the potential gas flow. In this paper, we utilize the density of the total seismic moment release (a robust measure of the microseism strength) as an indication of the seismic deformation that may correlate to the fracture density. The study uses a set of microseismic maps of hydraulic fracture stimulations, including cases where the stimulated reservoir volume measured by the extent of the seismically active region poorly correlated with the well performance. Incorporating the seismic moment density to assess the fracture density with the network extent, an improved correlation with the well performance was observed.
High-Resolution Crossover Maps for Each Bivalent of Zea mays Using Recombination Nodules (2003)

Recombination nodules (RNs) are closely correlated with crossing over, and, because they are observed by electron microscopy of synaptonemal complexes (SCs) in extended pachytene chromosomes, RNs provide the highest-resolution cytological marker currently available for defining the frequency and distribution of crossovers along the length of chromosomes. Using the maize inbred line KYS, we prepared an SC karyotype in which each SC was identified by relative length and arm ratio and related to the proper linkage group using inversion heterozygotes. We mapped 4267 RNs on 2080 identified SCs to produce high-resolution maps of RN frequency and distribution on each bivalent. RN frequencies are closely correlated with both chiasma frequencies and SC length. The total length of the RN recombination map is about twofold shorter than that of most maize linkage maps, but there is good correspondence between the relative lengths of the different maps when individual bivalents are considered. Each bivalent has a unique distribution of crossing over, but all bivalents share a high frequency of distal RNs and a severe reduction of RNs at and near kinetochores. The frequency of RNs at knobs is either similar to or higher than the average frequency of RNs along the SCs. These RN maps represent an independent measure of crossing over along maize bivalents.
Tumor and lymphoid cell lines from a patient with carcinoma of the colon for a cytotoxicity model. (1978)

Three tumor cell lines (COLO 201, COLO 205, and COLO 206) have been established from ascites fluid obtained from a male patient with adenocarcinoma of the colon. In addition to the tumor lines, two lymphoid lines (COLO 197 and COLO 200) have been established from the same patient, with one line from the original biopsy and one from peripheral blood. Characterization of the tumor cell lines revealed four cell types that differ from most colon cell lines reported by others. Chromosome markers were identical in COLO 201 and COLO 205. A long-arm isochromosome 5 observed in COLO 201 and COLO 205 was absent in COLO 206. Statistical analysis of autosomal polysomy revealed that these cell lines were stable and indicated that there may be a cytogenetic basis for the three predominant types of cell morphology. The lymphoid cell line derived from the peripheral blood had a normal male karyotype. The lymphoid cell line derived from a biopsy specimen had a mode of 46 and a deleted chromosome 7 marker. Both lymphoid cell lines had B-cell characteristics. These autochthonous cell lines have been used for immunological studies in cytotoxicity assays and immunoglobulin characterization.
Clinical research on the therapeutic effect of the electro‐acupuncture treatment in patients with depression (1998)

Electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation has been found to influence the brain (norepinephrine metabolism in experimental animals). Preliminary clinical research has shown that EA treatment is as effective as amitriptyline for patients with depression. In this study, two consecutive clinical studies on the treatment of depression with EA are conducted. The first study was double blind placebo controlled, in which 29 depressed inpatients were recruited. Patients were randomly divided into three groups: EA + placebo; amitriptyline; and EA + amitriptyline. They received EA and/or amitriptyline treatment for 6 weeks. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Clinical Global Impression and ASBERG scales for the side effect of antidepressants were used to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and side effects. Based on the results and research protocol of the first study, a multi-centered collaborative study was conducted, in which 241 inpatients with depression were recruited. Patients were randomly divided into two treatment groups: the EA + placebo and the amitriptyline groups. The results from both studies showed that the therapeutic efficacy of EA was equal to that of amitriptyline for depressive disorders (P > 0.05). Electro-acupuncture had a better therapeutic effect for anxiety somatization and cognitive process disturbance of depressed patients than amitriptyline (P < 0.05). Moreover, the side effects of EA were much less than that of amitriptyline (P < 0.001). The article suggested that EA treatment was an effective therapeutic method for depressive disorders. Particularly, it was a treatment of choice for depressed patients who were unable to comply with the classic tricyclic antidepressants because of their anticholinergic side effects. The possible mechanism of EA treatment is discussed.
The human thyrotropin receptor: a heptahelical receptor capable of stimulating members of all four G protein families. (1996)

Thyrotropin is the primary hormone that, via one heptahelical receptor, regulates thyroid cell functions such as secretion, specific gene expression, and growth. In human thyroid, thyrotropin receptor activation leads to stimulation of the adenylyl cyclase and phospholipase C cascades. However, the G proteins involved in thyrotropin receptor action have been only partially defined. In membranes of human thyroid gland, we immunologically identified alpha subunits of the G proteins Gs short, Gs long, Gi1, Gi2, Gi3, G(o) (Go2 and another form of Go, presumably Go1), Gq, G11, G12, and G13. Activation of the thyrotropin (TSH) receptor by bovine TSH led to increased incorporation of the photoreactive GTP analogue [alpha-32P]GTP azidoanilide into immunoprecipitated alpha subunits of all G proteins detected in thyroid membranes. This effect was receptor-dependent and not due to direct G protein stimulation because it was mimicked by TSH receptor-stimulating antibodies of patients suffering from Grave disease and was abolished by a receptor-blocking antiserum from a patient with autoimmune hypothyroidism. The TSH-induced activation of individual G proteins occurred with EC50 values of 5-50 milliunits/ml, indicating that the activated TSH receptor coupled with similar potency to different G proteins. When human thyroid slices were pretreated with pertussis toxin, the TSH receptor-mediated accumulation of cAMP increased by approximately 35% with TSH at 1 milliunits/ml, indicating that the TSH receptor coupled to Gs and G(i). Taken together, these findings show that, at least in human thyroid membranes, in which the protein is expressed at its physiological levels, the TSH receptor resembles a naturally occurring example of a general G protein-activating receptor.