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Quantitative measurement of plasma gelsolin and its incorporation into fibrin clots. (1987)

Gelsolin is a newly recognized actin-binding protein of plasma that severs actin filaments. The concentration of plasma gelsolin was measured by three independent methods: an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and two functional assays based on the ability of gelsolin to accelerate the polymerization of actin (a "nucleating" assay) or to sever preformed actin filaments (a "cutting" assay). The gelsolin level in 56 samples of human plasma ranged between 100 and 330 micrograms/ml. The mean plasma concentrations measured by the different assays were ELISA, 207 micrograms/ml; nucleating assay, 233 micrograms/ml; cutting assay, 247 micrograms/ml. The mean serum level of gelsolin was found to be 24% lower than that of plasma when paired samples were examined (183 micrograms/ml). The difference between plasma and serum gelsolin concentrations can be accounted for by a direct interaction between gelsolin and fibrin as shown by the binding of radiolabeled gelsolin to clots made from purified fibrinogen. Further, unlabeled gelsolin inhibits the binding of the labeled species to fibrin, but hemoglobin and albumin do not. Fibrin oligomers, but not fibrinogen, alter the sedimentation characteristics of radiolabeled gelsolin in sucrose gradients. The amount of gelsolin incorporated into the clot is increased if the clots are made in the presence of actin filaments or fibronectin. Thus, serum levels of gelsolin are lower than plasma levels because of an interaction between gelsolin and fibrin clots.
Prinzipien der Demodulation (1996)

Im folgenden werden grundlegende Strukturen von Empfängern diskutiert, ohne daß zunächst auf die Frage einer optimalen Datenentscheidung unter Rauscheinfluß oder auch auf das Problem der Korrektur von Intersymbol-Interferenz eingegangen wird. Prinzipiell ist zwischen kohärenten und inkohärenten Demodulatoren zu unterscheiden. Kohärente Empfänger werden in Abschnitt 12.1 im Zusammenhang mit linearen Modulationsarten und einigen Sonderformen von CPM-Signalen betrachtet. Dabei wird den heute interessanten digitalen Realisierungskonzepten für Sender und Empfänger besondere Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Der kohärenten Demodulation nichtlinearer Modulationssignale liegt eine näherungsweise lineare Beschreibung zugrunde, die in Abschnitt 12.1.4 erläutert wird. In Abschnitt 12.2 folgt dann eine Diskussion der für kohärente Empfänger erforderlichen Trägerregelung. Demgegenüber besteht der Vorteil bei inkohärenter Demodulation darin, daß auf eine Trägerregelung verzichtet werden kann. In Abschnitt 12.3 werden gebräuchliche inkohärente Demodulationsverfahren für DPSK und einige Formen der CPM erläutert.
Design and synthesis of a system for enediyne formation by anthraquinone reductive activation (1992)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTDesign and synthesis of a system for enediyne formation by anthraquinone reductive activationAndrew G. Myers and Peter S. DragovichCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 14, 5859–5860Publication Date (Print):July 1, 1992Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 July 1992https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00040a057https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00040a057research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views445Altmetric-Citations62LEARN 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
Reliable Chemical Synthesis of Oligoribonucleotides (RNA) with 2′-O-[(Triisopropylsilyl)oxy]methyl(2′-O-tom)-Protected Phosphoramidites (2001)

A method for the introduction of the 2′-O-[(triisopropylsilyl)oxy]methyl (=tom) group into N-acetylated, 5′-O-dimethoxytritylated ribonucleosides is presented. The corresponding 2′-O-tom-protected phosphoramidite building blocks were obtained in pure form and were successfully employed for the routine synthesis of oligoribonucleotides on DNA synthesizers. Under DNA coupling conditions (2.5 min coupling time for a 1.5-μmol synthesis scale) and with 5-(benzylthio)-1H-tetrazole (BTT) as activator, 2′-O-tom-protected phosphoramidites exhibited average coupling yields >99.4%. The combination of N-acetyl and 2′-O-tom protecting groups allowed a reliable and complete two-step deprotection, first with MeNH2 in EtOH/H2O and then with Bu4NF in THF, without concomitant destruction of the product RNA sequences.
2D-3D pose estimation (2003)

A robust technique is described for solving the 3D-to-2D perspective projection pose estimation problem, given corresponding point sets. The technique has a considerable advantage over the least-squares (LS) technique in that with as many as 30% of the corresponding point pair matches completely incorrect the robust technique can determine the correct pose almost as accurately as the LS technique would if the LS technique were given only the correctly matched point pairs. The results of several hundred thousand experiments are reported that support the above conclusion.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Subband coding of color images with limited palette size (2002)

An approach for compression of color images using a sorted color palette and a subband source coder is presented. When the decoded image is to be displayed on an eight bit monitor this method significantly reduces the decoder computational complexity. To avoid requantization before displaying the decoded image, the encoding and decoding are performed on a pseudo greyscale image which represents the color space defined by a sorted palette. To sort the palette, a measure for color similarity is needed. Here an l/sub 2/ distance in the RGB and luminance-chrominance color space has been studied, and a new color correlation measure is proposed. For comparison a transform source coder (JPEG) is used to encode the pseudo greyscale image. Simulation results show that the subband source coder gives better results than the transform source coder. The quality of the decoded color images is surprisingly good.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Deposition of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon using a graphite filament in the hot wire chemical vapor deposition technique (2001)

The use of a graphite filament in the “hot wire” chemical vapor deposition technique is demonstrated to produce “state-of-the-art” intrinsic and doped (p- and n-) amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) material and microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si) materials. Preliminary p-i-n type solar cells have led to a conversion efficiency of &amp;gt;8.5%. The filament is found to be rugged and remains intact even after deposition of ∼500 μm in thickness. This is in contrast to the use of conventional filament materials, such as W or Ta, whose longevity is limited to less than a few microns of deposition. Unlike the case of a Ta filament, the deposition rate remains constant with the use of a graphite filament.
Local protective effects of nerve growth factor-secreting fibroblasts against excitotoxic lesions in the rat striatum (1993)

Neurotrophic factors, such as nerve growth factor (NGF), in addition to their role in neuronal development, have protective effects on neuronal survival. Intracerebral implantation of cells genetically altered to secrete high levels of NGF is also found to promote neuronal survival in experimental lesioning models of the brain. The range of activity for such biological delivery systems has not yet been well described either spatially or temporally. Therefore, the authors chose to study the local and distant protective effects of an NGF-secreting rat fibroblast cell line implanted in an excitotoxic lesion model of Huntington's disease. They found that preimplantation of NGF-secreting fibroblasts placed within the corpus callosum reduced the maximum cross-sectional area of a subsequent excitotoxic lesion in the ipsilateral striatum by 80% when compared to the effects of a non-NGF-secreting fibroblast graft, and by 83% when compared to excitotoxic lesions in ungrafted animals (p < 0.003). However, NGF-secreting cells placed in the contralateral corpus callosum failed to affect striatal lesion size significantly when compared to contralateral or ipsilateral non-NGF-secreting cell implants. Of note, fibroblasts were clearly visible within the graft site at 7 and 18 days after implantation; however, few cells within the grafts stained positively for NGF peptide or for the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encoding the transfected NGF gene-construct at either time point. These results show that biological delivery systems for NGF appear to have a profound but local effect on neuronal excitotoxicity, which will necessitate careful neurosurgical placement for maximum effect. Furthermore, the ability of this genetically altered cell line to synthesize NGF mRNA and peptide appears to decrease spontaneously in vivo, a characteristic that will need to be addressed before this method of biological delivery can be utilized as a treatment for chronic degenerative diseases.
EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus in adults (2009)

The objective of the current article was to review the literature and discuss the degree of evidence for various treatment strategies for status epilepticus (SE) in adults. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for relevant literature from 1966 to January 2005 and in the current updated version all pertinent publications from January 2005 to January 2009. Furthermore, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) was sought. Recommendations are based on this literature and on our judgement of the relevance of the references to the subject. Recommendations were reached by informative consensus approach. Where there was a lack of evidence but consensus was clear, we have stated our opinion as good practice points. The preferred treatment pathway for generalised convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is intravenous (i.v.) administration of 4-8 mg lorazepam or 10 mg diazepam directly followed by 18 mg/kg phenytoin. If seizures continue more than 10 min after first injection, another 4 mg lorazepam or 10 mg diazepam is recommended. Refractory GCSE is treated by anaesthetic doses of barbiturates, midazolam or propofol; the anaesthetics are titrated against an electroencephalogram burst suppression pattern for at least 24 h. The initial therapy of non-convulsive SE depends on type and cause. Complex partial SE is initially treated in the same manner as GCSE. However, if it turns out to be refractory, further non-anaesthetising i.v. substances such levetiracetam, phenobarbital or valproic acid should be given instead of anaesthetics. In subtle SE, in most patients, i.v. anaesthesia is required.
Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Pediatric Patients During and After Cardiac Surgery (2006)

Guardian RT real-time subcutaneous blood glucose measurement is safe and potentially useful for continuous glucose monitoring in critically ill children. Subcutaneous sensors performed well in the setting of hypothermia, inotrope use, and edema. These sensors facilitate identifying and following the effects of interventions to control blood glucose.
A Peripherally Acting Nav1.7 Sodium Channel Blocker Reverses Hyperalgesia and Allodynia on Rat Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain (2009)

These data suggest that a peripherally acting sodium channel blocker, preferentially acting through Na(v)1.7, could provide clinical relief of chronic pain without the CNS side effects typical of many existing pain treatments.
Pharmacologic indicators of antitumor efficacy for oncolytic virotherapy. (2003)

Central to the development of oncolytic virotherapies for cancer will be a better understanding of the parameters that influence the outcome of virotherapy to treat disseminated cancer by i.v. administration versus regional disease by local treatment. Intratumoral administration of 01/PEME, an oncolytic adenovirus, required approximately 1000-fold less dose than i.v. administration to induce similar tumor growth inhibition. Despite the short (<10 min) circulating half-life of the virus DNA, we could monitor virus distribution to the tumor site and observed virus replication by >1000-fold increase in virus DNA copies over time. There were doses of 01/PEME for which the virus DNA concentration in the tumor increased over time but did not result in antitumor efficacy. Oncolytic virus replication at a tumor site may not be a relevant indication of antitumor efficacy. Efficient distribution to the tumor site may be one of the most critical parameters for antitumor efficacy with oncolytic virotherapy.
Early history of the stereotactic apparatus in neurosurgery (2009)

Stereotactic neurosurgery has a rich history, beginning with the first stereotactic frame described by Horsley and Clarke in 1908. It is now widely used for delivery of radiation, surgical targeting of electrodes, and resection to treat tumors, epilepsy, vascular malformations, and pain syndromes. These treatments are now available due to the pioneering efforts of neurosurgeons and scientists in the beginning of the 20th century. Their efforts focused on the development of stereotactic instruments for accurate lesion targeting. In this paper, the authors review the history of the stereotactic apparatus in the early 20th century, with a focus on the fascinating people key to its development.
Selenium‐containing pancreatic imaging agents. Synthesis of β‐2‐ and β‐3‐selenienylalanine (1980)

Abstract Selenophene‐alanines, labelled with γ‐emitting selenium‐75, are potential diagnostic agents for disorders of the pancreas. Two of the positional isomers of selenienyl‐alanine were synthesized, namely 2‐selenienylalanine [2‐amino‐3‐(2‐selenienyl)propanoic acid] (88% yield) and 3‐selenienylalanine [2‐amino‐3‐(3‐selenienyl)propanoic acid] (65% yield). Both amino acids were prepared from the known chloromethyl selenophenes (2‐ and 3‐) by reaction with diethyl acetamidomalonate and subsequent hydrolysis. The method employed was found to be more productive than others which were tried.
Small intestinal T cells of celiac disease patients recognize a natural pepsin fragment of gliadin (1998)

Celiac disease is a common severe intestinal disease resulting from intolerance to dietary wheat gluten and related proteins. The large majority of patients expresses the HLA-DQ2 and/or DQ8 molecules, and gluten-specific HLA-DQ-restricted T cells have been found at the site of the lesion in the gut. The nature of peptides that are recognized by such T cells, however, has been unclear so far. We now report the identification of a gliadin-derived epitope that dominantly is recognized by intestinal gluten-specific HLA-DQ8-restricted T cells. The characterization of such epitopes is a key step toward the development of strategies to interfere in mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of celiac disease.
Therapeutic advantage of converting enzyme inhibitors in arresting progressive renal disease associated with systemic hypertension in the rat. (1986)

Micropuncture and morphologic studies were performed in six groups of male Munich-Wistar rats after removal of the right kidney and segmental infarction of two-thirds of the left kidney. Groups 1 and 4 received no specific therapy. Groups 2 and 5 were treated with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, enalapril, 50 mg/liter, in the drinking water. Groups 3 and 6 were treated with reserpine (5 mg/liter), hydralazine (80 mg/liter), and hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg/liter). All rats were fed standard chow. Groups 1-3 underwent micropuncture study 4 wk after renal ablation. Untreated group 1 rats exhibited systemic hypertension and elevation of the single nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) due to high average values for the mean glomerular transcapillary hydraulic pressure gradient (delta P) and glomerular plasma flow rate (QA). In group 2 rats, treatment with enalapril prevented systemic hypertension and maintained delta P at near-normal levels without significant reduction in SNGFR and QA. In contrast, triple drug therapy normalized systemic hypertension, but failed to lower delta P in group 3 rats. Groups 4-6 were followed for 12 wk after renal ablation. Untreated group 4 rats demonstrated continuous systemic hypertension, progressive proteinuria, and glomerular structural lesions, including mesangial expansion and frequent areas of segmental sclerosis. In group 5 rats, treatment with enalapril maintained systemic blood pressure at normal levels over the 12-wk period and dramatically limited the development of proteinuria and glomerular lesions. Despite equivalent systemic blood pressure control in group 6 rats, failure of triple drug therapy to control glomerular hypertension was associated with progressive proteinuria and glomerular lesions comparable to those seen in untreated group 4 rats. Thus, unless glomerular capillary hypertension is corrected, control of systemic blood pressure is insufficient to prevent progressive renal injury in rats with reduced renal mass.
RNA aptamer against a cancer stem cell marker epithelial cell adhesion molecule (2011)

The lack of a specific targeting strategy against cancer stem cells in current cancer treatment regimens is at least partly responsible for life-threatening cytotoxicity for patients undergoing traditional chemotherapy. An effective cancer stem cell targeting system is urgently required for the next generation of cancer medicine. Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is overexpressed in most solid cancers and it has recently been identified as a cancer stem cell marker. In this study, we isolated a 40-base RNA aptamer that binds to EpCAM from a random oligonucleotide library using systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment. The aptamer was further truncated to 19 bases. This 19-nt RNA aptamer interacts specifically with a number of live human cancer cells derived from breast, colorectal, and gastric cancers that express EpCAM, but not with those not expressing EpCAM, as analyzed using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. The binding affinity of the EpCAM RNA aptamer to human cancer cells is approximately 55 nM. Importantly, this EpCAM RNA aptamer is efficiently internalized after binding to cell surface EpCAM. To our knowledge, this is the first RNA aptamer against a cancer stem cell surface marker being developed. Such cancer stem cell aptamers will greatly facilitate the development of novel targeted nanomedicine and molecular imaging agents for cancer theranostics.
Direct measurement of the melting temperature of supported DNA by electrochemical method (2003)

The development of biosensors based on DNA hybridization requires a more precise knowledge of the thermodynamics of the hybridization at a solid interface. In particular, the selectivity of hybridization can be affected by a lot of parameters such as the single-strand (ss)DNA density, the pH, the ionic strength or the temperature. The melting temperature, T(m), is in part a function of the ionic strength and of the temperature and therefore provides a useful variable in the control of the selectivity and sensitivity of a DNA chip. The electrochemical technique has been used to determine the T(m) values when the probe is tethered by a DNA self-assembled monolayer (SAM). We have built a special thin layer cell, which allows the recording of the cyclic voltammogram under controlled temperature conditions. T(m) has been determined by recording the thermogram (current versus temperature) of a redox indicator on a double-stranded hybrid (dsDNA) modified electrode and comparison with the corresponding ssDNA response. T(m) of supported DNA varies linearly with the ionic strength. The stability of the SAMs has been considered and comparison between T(m) in solution and on a solid support has been discussed.
Next-generation mobile satellite networks (2002)

Due to the increasing demands of multimedia services supporting high bit rates and mobility, ATM, TCP/IP, and satellite technology are going to be associated to form the internetwork infrastructure of future global systems. In this scenario, distinctions between terrestrial and satellite communications systems, as well as between fixed networks and 3G mobile networks, will cease to exist in a global coverage wireless system. The European Action COST252 actively participated in developing the satellite component of UMTS.
Discovery of the Shortest Sequence Motif for High Level Mucin-type O-Glycosylation (1997)

The consensus primary amino acid sequence for mucin-type O-glycosylation sites has not been identified. To determine the shortest motif sequence required for high level mucin-type O-glycosylation, we prepared more than 100 synthetic peptides and assayed in vitro O-GalNAc transfer to serine or threonine in these peptides using a bovine colostrum UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase (O-GalNAcT). We chose the sequence PDAASAAP from human erythropoietin (hEPO) for further systematic substitutions because it accepted GalNAc and was a fairly simple sequence consisting only of four kinds of amino acids. Several substitutions showed that threonine is approximately 40-fold better than serine as the glycosylated amino acid and a proline at position +3 on the C-terminal side is very important. To define the effect of proline residues around the glycosylation site, we analyzed a series of peptides containing one to three proline residues in a parent peptide AAATAAA. The results clearly indicated that prolines at positions +1 and +3 had a positive effect. The O-GalNAc transfer level of AAATPAP was increased approximately 90-fold from AAATAAA. The deletion of amino acids from the N-terminal side of the glycosylation site suggested that five amino acids from position -1 to +3 were especially important for glycosylation. Moreover, the influence of all 20 amino acids at positions -1, +2, and +4 was analyzed. Uncharged amino acids were preferred at position -1, and small or positively charged amino acids were preferred at position +2. No preference was observed at position +4. We propose a mucin-type O-glycosylation motif, XTPXP, which may be suitable as a signal for protein O-glycosylation. The features observed in this study also appear to be very useful for prediction of mucin-type O-glycosylation sites in glycoproteins.