gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Dengue virus NS1 cytokine-independent vascular leak is dependent on endothelial glycocalyx components (2017)

Dengue virus (DENV) is the most prevalent, medically important mosquito-borne virus. Disease ranges from uncomplicated dengue to life-threatening disease, characterized by endothelial dysfunction and vascular leakage. Previously, we demonstrated that DENV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) induces endothelial hyperpermeability in a systemic mouse model and human pulmonary endothelial cells, where NS1 disrupts the endothelial glycocalyx-like layer. NS1 also triggers release of inflammatory cytokines from PBMCs via TLR4. Here, we examined the relative contributions of inflammatory mediators and endothelial cell-intrinsic pathways. In vivo, we demonstrated that DENV NS1 but not the closely-related West Nile virus NS1 triggers localized vascular leak in the dorsal dermis of wild-type C57BL/6 mice. In vitro, we showed that human dermal endothelial cells exposed to DENV NS1 do not produce inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8) and that blocking these cytokines does not affect DENV NS1-induced endothelial hyperpermeability. Further, we demonstrated that DENV NS1 induces vascular leak in TLR4- or TNF-α receptor-deficient mice at similar levels to wild-type animals. Finally, we blocked DENV NS1-induced vascular leak in vivo using inhibitors targeting molecules involved in glycocalyx disruption. Taken together, these data indicate that DENV NS1-induced endothelial cell-intrinsic vascular leak is independent of inflammatory cytokines but dependent on endothelial glycocalyx components.
PGP Message Exchange Formats (1996)

This document describes the format of PGP files, i.e., messages that
have been encrypted and/or signed with PGP. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
Insulin‐like growth factor 1 is essential for normal dendritic growth (2003)

This study evaluated somatic and dendritic growth of neurons in the frontoparietal cortex of Igf1-/- brains. Pyramidal neuron density was increased by approximately 25% (P =.005) and soma size reduced by approximately 10% (P <.001). Golgi staining revealed that cortical layer II-III neurons exhibited a significant reduction in dendritic length and complexity in Igf1 null mice. Dendritic spine density and presumably synaptic contacts were reduced by 16% (P =.002). Similar findings were obtained for cortical layer V and piriform cortex pyramids. Supporting a reduction in synapses, synaptotagmin levels were reduced by 30% (P <.02) in the Igf1 null brain. Investigation of factors critically involved in dendritic growth and synaptogenesis showed an approximately 50% reduction in cortical CDC42 protein expression (P <.001) and an approximately 10% reduction in brain cholesterol levels (P <.01) in Igf1 null mice. Evidence is presented that Igf1 deletion causes disruptions in lipid and microtubule metabolism, leading to impaired neuronal somatic and dendritic growth. Published 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Nuclease-Resistant Composite 2‘,5‘-Oligoadenylate−3‘,5‘-Oligonucleotides for the Targeted Destruction of RNA:  2−5A-Iso-antisense (1998)

A new modification of 2-5A-antisense, 2-5A-iso-antisense, has been developed based on a reversal of the direction of the polarity of the antisense domain of a 2-5A-antisense composite nucleic acid. This modification was able to anneal with its target RNA as well as the parental 2-5A-antisense chimera. The 2-5A-iso-antisense oligonucleotide displayed enhanced resistance to degradation by 3'-exonuclease enzyme activity such as that represented by snake venom phosphodiesterase and by that found in human serum. 2-5A-Iso-antisense was able to effect the degradation of a synthetic nontargeted substrate, [5'-32P]pC11U2C7, and two targeted RNAs, PKR and BCR mRNAs, in a cell-free system containing purified recombinant human 2-5A-dependent RNase L. These results demonstrated that the novel structural modification represented by 2-5A-iso-antisense provided a stabilized biologically active formulation of the 2-5A-antisense strategy.
Effects of decision ambiguity level on optical receiver sensitivity (1995)

We describe the effect of a finite-decision ambiguity level on optical receiver sensitivity. A new analytic expression for the receiver sensitivity including the effect of the decision ambiguity level is obtained by modifying the well-known expression assuming an ideal decision circuit. Also obtained is a requirement for linear channel transimpedance gain or decision ambiguity level for less than 1-dB power penalty of receiver sensitivity.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Control code obfuscation by abstract interpretation (2005)

Control code obfuscation is intended to prevent malicious reverse engineering of software by masking the program control flow. These obfuscating transformations often rely on the existence of opaque predicates, that support the design of transformations that break up the program control flow. We prove that an algorithm for control obfuscation by opaque predicate insertion can be systematically derived as an abstraction of a suitable semantic transformation. In this framework, deobfuscation is interpreted as an attacker which can observe the computational behaviour of programs up to a given precision degree. Both obfuscation and deobfuscation can therefore be interpreted as approximations of program semantics, where approximation is formalized using abstract interpretation theory. In particular we prove that abstract interpretation provides the adequate setting to measure the potency of an obfuscation algorithm by comparing the degree of abstraction of the most abstract domains which are able to disclose opaque predicates.
A Review of Rituximab, the First Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody used in the Treatment of B Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas (2015)

Rituximab is a type I anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, which stabilizes CD20 on lipid rafts, promoting antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity activities. It is the first targeted therapy used in B-cell malignancies and has revolutionized their treatment, without excess of toxicity. In combination with chemotherapy, it has significantly improved response rates and progression-free survival and, for some of them, overall survival of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma. Moreover, it has been shown to improve progression-free survival in maintenance in follicular lymphoma as well as mantle cell lymphoma. Improvement of its efficacy includes exploration of resistance mechanisms, pharmacokinetics parameters, role of vitamin D and evaluation of subcutaneous route, among others.
MicroRNA-29a regulates intestinal membrane permeability in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (2009)

The results support the conclusion that GLUL regulates intestinal membrane permeability and miR-29a regulates both GLUL and intestinal membrane permeability. The data suggests that miR-29a effects on intestinal membrane permeability may be due to its regulation of GLUL. Targeting this signalling pathway could lead to a new therapeutic approach to the treatment of patients with IBS, especially because small molecules that mimic or inhibit miRNA-based mechanisms are readily available.
Enzymes, Baking, Bread Making (1999)

Introduction Fungal α-Amylases for Bread Making Maltogenic α-Amylase for Antistaling Xylanases and Pentosanases as Dough Conditioners Lipase for Dough Conditioning Oxidases for Bread Making: Replacing Chemical Oxidants Synergistic Effects of Enzymes Enzymes for Dough Conditioning Enzymes for Extending Shelf Life and Improving Crumb Softness and Elasticity Enzymes for Dough Strengthening Bibliography
The Application of Vacuum Liquid Chromatography to the Separation of Terpene Mixtures (1986)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTThe Application of Vacuum Liquid Chromatography to the Separation of Terpene MixturesJohn C. Coll and Bruce F. BowdenCite this: J. Nat. Prod. 1986, 49, 5, 934–936Publication Date (Print):September 1, 1986Publication History Published online1 July 2004Published inissue 1 September 1986https://doi.org/10.1021/np50047a033Request reuse permissionsArticle Views1657Altmetric-Citations206LEARN 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 InReddit PDF (191 KB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Dorsomorphin, a Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor of BMP Signaling, Promotes Cardiomyogenesis in Embryonic Stem Cells (2008)

Administration of a selective small molecule BMP inhibitor during the initial stages of ES cell differentiation substantially promotes the differentiation of primitive pluripotent cells toward the cardiomyocytic lineage, apparently at the expense of other mesodermal lineages. Small molecule modulators of developmental pathways like dorsomorphin could become versatile pharmacological tools for stem cell research and regenerative medicine.
The treatment of influenza with antiviral drugs. (2003)

Influenza vaccination with current inactivated vaccines homologous to the prevalent wild-type virus can reduce influenza illness in 75%–80% of healthy adults. Vaccine is recommended for all individuals with chronic underlying diseases and for those aged 65 years or older. Although influenza vaccination is still advocated for patients with blunted immunity, protection rates are not as high, running at 40% for frail institutionalized elderly people. The influenza antiviral agents amantadine or rimantadine, zanamivir and oseltamivir can modify the severity of illness and reduce the duration of illness by about 1.5–2.5 days. Amantadine inhibits only influenza A. Resistant virus may emerge in up to 33% of amantadine-treated patients in the first 5 days of treatment and be transmitted to susceptible close contacts. Side effects are usually mild in short courses of treatment. The neuraminidase inhibitor drugs zanamivir and oseltamivir act on both influenza A and B. Treatment is most effective when given within 30–36 hours after the onset of illness, and the earlier the better. Influenza should be treated with antiviral drugs in unvaccinated and vaccinated high-risk patients, as well as immunosuppressed patients with influenza-like illness, in periods of confirmed influenza prevalence. These drugs may be of great value in the event of a major viral antigenic shift that causes pandemic influenza, if an adequate supply can be sustained.
Mechanical environment alters tissue formation patterns during fracture repair (2004)

Fracture repair has previously been shown to be sensitive to mechanical environment, yet the specific relationship between strain character, magnitude and frequency, as well as other mechanical parameters, and tissue formation is not well understood. This study aimed to correlate strain distribution within the healing fracture gap with patterns of tissue formation using a rat model of a healing osteotomy subject to mechanical stimulation in bending. Finite element models based on realistic tissue distributions were used to estimate both the magnitude and spatial distribution of strains within the fracture gap. The spatial distribution of regenerating tissue was determined by microcomputed tomography and histology, and was confirmed using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results suggest that tensile strains suppress chondrogenesis during the mechanical stimulation period. After stimulation ends, however, tensile strains increased chondrogenesis followed by rapid bone formation. In contrast, in compressive environments, bone is formed primarily via intramembranous ossification. Taken together, these results suggest that intermittent tensile strains during fracture repair stimulate endochondral ossification and promote eventual bone healing compared to intermittent compressive strains and unstimulated fractures. Further understanding of these relationships may allow proposal of optimal therapeutic strategies for improvement of the fracture repair process.
Multiple molecular recognition and catalysis. A multifunctional anion receptor bearing an anion binding site, an intercalating group, and a catalytic site for nucleotide binding and hydrolysis (1990)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMultiple molecular recognition and catalysis. A multifunctional anion receptor bearing an anion binding site, an intercalating group, and a catalytic site for nucleotide binding and hydrolysisMir Wais Hosseini, A. John Blacker, and Jean Marie LehnCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 10, 3896–3904Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1990Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1990https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00166a025https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00166a025research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views1073Altmetric-Citations240LEARN 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
Antioxidant and Prooxidant Actions of Prenylated and Nonprenylated Chalcones and Flavanones in Vitro (2000)

Prenylated flavonoids found in hops and beer, i.e., prenylchalcones and prenylflavanones, were examined for their ability to inhibit in vitro oxidation of human low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The oxidation of LDL was assessed by the formation of conjugated dienes and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and the loss of tryptophan fluorescence. At concentrations of 5 and 25 microM, all of the prenylchalcones tested inhibited the oxidation of LDL (50 microg protein/ml) induced by 2 microM copper sulfate. The prenylflavanones showed less antioxidant activity than the prenylchalcones, both at 5 and 25 microM. At 25 microM, the nonprenylated chalcone, chalconaringenin (CN), and the nonprenylated flavanone, naringenin (NG), exerted prooxidant effects on LDL oxidation, based on TBARS formation. Xanthohumol (XN), the major prenylchalcone in hops and beer, showed high antioxidant activity in inhibiting LDL oxidation, higher than alpha-tocopherol and the isoflavone genistein but lower than the flavonol quercetin. When combined, XN and alpha-tocopherol completely inhibited copper-mediated LDL oxidation. These findings suggest that prenylchalcones and prenylflavanones found in hops and beer protect human LDL from oxidation and that prenylation antagonizes the prooxidant effects of the chalcone, CN, and the flavanone, NG.
Methylated cyclodextrins: an efficient protective agent in water for zerovalent ruthenium nanoparticles and a supramolecular shuttle in alkene and arene hydrogenation reactions (2007)

Zerovalent ruthenium(0) nanoparticles in the size range of 2.5 nm were easily prepared by chemical reduction of ruthenium salt with an excess amount of sodium borohydride and were efficiently stabilized by methylated cyclodextrins. The optimization of the catalytic system has been carried out in terms of stability and catalytic activity, considering the hydrogenation of olefinic compounds under biphasic liquid-liquid conditions. Efficient and controlled chemoselectivities were obtained in the hydrogenation of arene derivatives by the relevant choice of cavity and methylation degree of the cyclodextrins. Finally, the hydrogenation of alpha- and beta-pinenes leads to the major formation of cis-pinanes, interesting synthons for fine chemistry, with high diastereoisomeric excesses.
Serum levels of angiogenin (ANG) in invasive cervical cancer and in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). (2001)

Our data indicate the important role of ANG in tumor angiogenesis in invasive cervical cancer as ANG serum levels were significantly elevated in these patients. However, elevated ANG serum levels seem to occur only after the transformation from pre-invasive to invasive lesions.
A low polymorphic mouse H-2 class I gene from the Tla complex is expressed in a broad variety of cell types. (1987)

We have previously described the isolation of pH-2d-37, a cDNA clone that encodes a so far unknown, poorly polymorphic, class I surface molecule. We report here the isolation of the corresponding gene, its nucleotide sequence, and its localization in the Tla region of the murine MHC. Using a RNase mapping assay, we have confirmed that the second domain coding region of the 37 gene displays very limited polymorphism, and that the gene is transcribed in a broad variety of cell types, in contrast to the genes encoding the known Qa and TL antigens. Possible functions are discussed.
[Basic research for interferon gene therapy against malignant glioma]. (1992)

In order to establish new interferon therapy against malignant glioma by selective transfection of its gene, we developed a novel transfection system using liposomes bearing positive charges on their surface and entrapping plasmids containing the HuIFN- beta gene (pSV2IFN-beta). The liposomes were composed of N-(alpha -trimethylammonioacetyl) -didodecyl-D-glutamate chloride (TMAG), dilauroylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC), and dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) as a molar ratio of 1:2:3. The liposomes were not observed to have cytotoxicity for human glioma cells, when applied at a rate less than 15nmol/ml. This liposome-mediated transfection of the gene into the cultured glioma cells (U-251-MG) resulted in the secretion of HuIFN- beta into the medium. The HuIFN- beta level in the culture media of glioma cells reached 23 IU/ml after 96h of incubation. When the pSV2IFN-beta containing liposomes were coupled with a monoclonal antibody (G-22 MCA) against glioma-associated antigen (G-22), the level of HuIFN-beta in the medium was 181 IU/ml, resulting in a 7-fold increase. It was indicated that this transfection system was a safe and selective method in the case of TMAG/DLPC/DOPE liposomes.
Time-lapse confocal reflection microscopy of collagen fibrillogenesis and extracellular matrix assembly in vitro (2000)

The development of the next generation of biomaterials for restoration of tissues and organs (i.e., tissue engineering) requires a better understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and its interaction with cells. Extracellular matrix is a macromolecular assembly of natural biopolymers including collagens, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), proteoglycans (PGs), and glycoproteins. Interestingly, several ECM components have the ability to form three-dimensional (3D), supramolecular matrices (scaffolds) in vitro by a process of self-directed polymerization, "self-assembly". It has been shown previously that 3D matrices with distinct architectural and biological properties can be formed from either purified type I collagen or a complex mixture of interstitial ECM components derived from intestinal submucosa. Unfortunately, many of the imaging and analysis techniques available to study these matrices either are unable to provide insight into 3D preparations or demand efforts that are often prohibitory to observations of living, dynamic systems. This is the first report on the use of reflection imaging at rapid time intervals combined with laser-scanning confocal microscopy for analysis of structural properties and kinetics of collagen and ECM assembly in 3D. We compared time-lapse confocal reflection microscopy (TL-CRM) with a well-established spectrophotometric method for determining the self-assembly properties of both purified type I collagen and soluble interstitial ECM. While both TL-CRM and spectrophotometric techniques provided insight into the kinetics of the polymerization process, only TL-CRM allowed qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the structural parameters (e.g., fibril diameter) and 3D organization (e.g., fibril density) of component fibrils over time. Matrices formed from the complex mixture of soluble interstitial ECM components showed an increased rate of assembly, decreased opacity, decreased fibril diameter, and increased fibril density compared to that of purified type I collagen. These results suggested that the PG/GAG components of soluble interstitial ECM were affecting the polymerization of the component collagens. Therefore, the effects of purified and complex mixtures of PG/GAG components on the assembly properties of type I collagen and interstitial ECM were evaluated. The data confirmed that the presence of PG/GAG components altered the kinetics and the 3D fibril morphology of assembled matrices. In summary, TL-CRM was demonstrated to be a new and useful technique for analysis of the 3D assembly properties of collagen and other natural biopolymers which requires no specimen fixation and/or staining.
Augmented Videos and Panoramas for Pedestrian Navigation (2004)

CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): In order to support pedestrians in the tasks of orientation and wayfinding with mobile devices appropriate visualizations of their location, its surrounding, and background information are needed. In this paper we present two complementary concepts for the combination of realistic views and location specific information that can be implemented with current generation PDAs and next generation cellular phones. The first employs video clips that were taken along every path in a city which are augmented by location information. It is shown how multimedia clips consisting of videos and textual information can be stored and transferred using the SMIL standard from the W3C consortium. The second approach supports navigation by the overlay of virtual signposts in panoramic images taken for every decision point, i.e. street junctions, in a city. We argue that the location- and orientation-synchronized presentation of (previously recorded) realistic views in combination with location specific information is an intuitive complement to map based visualization on the one hand and less invasive and resource demanding than augmented reality systems with head mounted displays on the other hand.