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We examined the possibility of antitumor activity by expressing LIGHT in cervical cancer (CC) model. A recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector was chosen for the transfer, based on its transfection efficiency and lack of detectable pathology. In vitro transfer of recombinant AAV vector expre...
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PMID: 21904218
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is the most abundant neutrophil enzyme and catalyzes predominantly the two-electron oxidation of ubiquitous chloride to generate the potent bleaching hypochlorous acid, thus contributing to pathogen killing as well as inflammatory diseases. Its catalytic properties are closely r...
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PMID: 21854003
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We made proline substitutions throughout the TMD of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, a type II membrane protease with a single TMD at its N-terminus. The proteins were expressed and their capacities for targeting and integrating into the membrane were measured in both mammalian cells and in vitro translatio...
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PMID: 21834515
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Androst-5-ene-3β,7β,17β-triol (βAET) is an anti-inflammatory metabolite of DHEA that is found naturally in humans, but in rodents only after exogenous DHEA administration. Unlike DHEA, C-7-oxidized DHEA metabolites cannot be metabolized into potent androgens or estrogens, and are not peroxisome p...
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PMID: 21570467
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We show that four recombinases derived from yeast--KD, B2, B3, and R--are highly active and nontoxic in Drosophila and that KD, B2, B3, and the widely used FLP recombinase have distinct target specificities. We also show that the KD and B3 recombinases are active in mice....
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PMID: 21831835
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We characterized the agonistic and antagonistic activities of available 100 OH-PCBs (39 ortho-, 24 meta-, and 37 para-OH compounds), including some congeners identified in humans, against human ERα/β, AR, and GR using in vitro reporter gene assays. In the ERα assay, 45 and 9 of the 100 OH-PCBs te...
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PMID: 21843587
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To construct and express an anti-VEGFR2/anti-CD3 bispecific single-chain antibody (bscVEGFR2×CD3)and to identify its binding specificities to CD3 and VEGFR2.
The gene encoding anti-VEGFR2/anti-CD3 bispecific single-chain antibody was designed and synthesized. Bispeci...
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PMID: 21806887
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A small molecule-assisted protein labeling strategy based on a mutant SNAP-Tag (mSNAP) and its FRET substrate pairs has been developed. Both one- and two-photon fluorescence microscopic experiments were successfully demonstrated in living cells.
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PMID: 21786765
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We set out to identify the cellular receptors or co-receptors required for the infectious entry of MCV. Although several previously studied polyomavirus species have been shown to bind to cell surface sialic acid residues associated with glycolipids or glycoproteins, we found that sialylated glycans...
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PMID: 21829355
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We report a new strategy in which the fluorophore is generated in situ through an intramolecular tetrazole-alkene cycloaddition reaction ("photoclick chemistry"). By conjugating a specific microtubule-binding taxoid core to the tetrazole/alkene pre-fluorophores, robust photoactivatable fluorescent p...
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PMID: 21736329
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Silver nanoparticle studded scaffolds were prepared by exploiting the Ag(+) ion reducing activity of sophorolipids--a class of 'glycolipids' that cap the ensuing nanoparticles as well. To achieve this, the porous polyethylene scaffolds are subjected to N(2) + H(2) plasma treatment, i...
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PMID: 21643585
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We developed a zwitterionic amino acid tethered amphiphilic molecule 1, which gave rise to a remarkably stiff hydrogel comparable with polymer-based agarose gel, retaining reversible thermal-responsive properties. In this study, we describe that rational accumulation of multiple and orthogonal nonco...
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PMID: 21721133
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We report the design and discovery of a novel APJ antagonist. By using a bivalent ligand approach, we have designed compounds with two 'affinity' motifs and a short series of linker groups with different conformational and non-bonded interaction properties. One of these, cyclo(1-6)CRPRLC-KH-cyclo(9-...
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PMID: 21560248
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We characterised, via a synthetic biology approach, a transcriptional positive feedback loop (PFL) by generating a clonal population of mammalian cells (CHO) carrying a stable integration of the construct. The PFL network consists of the Tetracycline-controlled transactivator (tTA), whose expression...
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PMID: 21765813
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We conclude that CCTα and lamins specifically cooperate to form the NR, but the overall structure of the nuclear envelope has a minimal impact on CCT activity and PC synthesis....
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PMID: 21504799
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The culture of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells to produce monoclonal antibodies (MAb) requires accurate measurement and control of pH. Unwanted pH drifts in cell culture can adversely affect process performance, product quality, and product yield. To measure and control pH througho...
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PMID: 21567988
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We apply a general capillary electrophoresis optimization strategy to separate functionally relevant fucosylated and afucosylated glycans on mononclonal antibody products in the presence of several high mannose oligosaccharides. The N-glycans chosen represent those most commonly reported on CHO cell...
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PMID: 21591710
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We describe the generation of a panel of 38 nanobodies, small HER2-binding fragments that are derived from heavy-chain-only antibodies raised in an immunized dromedary. In search of a lead compound, a subset of nanobodies was biochemically characterized in depth and preclinically tested for use as t...
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PMID: 21478264
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We previously prepared a SREB2-overexpressing transgenic mouse for functional analysis but were unable to confirm SREB2 protein expression level by immunochemical or biochemical methods. In this article, we report mass spectrometric identification and relative quantitative analysis of SREB2 in the f...
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PMID: 21395347
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One of the most important structural features of recombinant monoclonal antibodies produced in mammalian cells is the N-linked oligosaccharide profile. These profiles impact recombinant therapeutics in a multitude of ways affecting distribution, efficacy, and immunogenicity. High mannose, alpha-gal...
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PMID: 18373268
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The eukaryotic expression vector pCI-mCMV-gC-1-IRES-DHFR-L22R was constructed successfully. CHO-K1 cells stably expressing HSV-1 gC proteins were established and confirmed by Western blot. CONCLUSION: The HSV-1 gC proteins have been expressed successfully and have good bioactivity. The results make...
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PMID: 21557903
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The plasma phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) plays a key role in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. It has six potential N-glycosylation sites. To study the impact of these sites on PLTP secretion and activity, six variants containing serine to alanine point mutations were prepared by site-directed...
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PMID: 21515415
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Macrocyclic analogues of angiotensin IV (Ang IV, Val(1)-Tyr(2)-Ile(3)-His(4)-Pro(5)-Phe(6)) targeting the insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) have been designed, synthesized, and evaluated biologically. Replacement of His(4)-Pro(5)-Phe(6) by a 2-(aminomethyl)phenylacetic acid (AMPAA) moiety and o...
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PMID: 21476495
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To establish an human-mouse chimeric antibody against tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor 2 (death receptor 5, DR5) in an eukaryotic cell line and analyse its tumoricidal activity.
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PMID: 21481320
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We developed an approach based on high magnification imaging of F-actin in cells, followed by image reconstruction. Our results suggest that the actin cytoskeleton is reorganized in response to serotonin(1A) receptor signaling. In addition, we show that reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton is st...
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PMID: 21501584
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Top performing clones have failed at the manufacturing scale while the true best performer may have been rejected early in the screening process. Therefore, the ability to screen multiple clones in complex fed-batch processes using multiple process variations can be used to assess ro...
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PMID: 21448991
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To evaluate the effectiveness of a Chinese hamster ovary cell derived hepatitis B vaccine in a country community in Hebei Province, PR China.
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PMID: 21457729
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We here explore the use of plasma membrane vesicles (PMVs) derived from cultured mammalian cells as cell surface models in biophysical experiments. Further, we examine the relationship between affinity for PMVs and uptake into live cells using the CPP penetratin and two analogs enriched in arginines...
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PMID: 21447320
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We demonstrate that, by replacing the native Cys in this truncated relaxin-3 B-chain with Ser, a single-chain linear peptide of 23 amino acids that retains high-affinity antagonism for RXFP3 can be achieved. In vivo studies demonstrate that this peptide, R3 B1-22R, antagonized relaxin-3/RXFP3 induce...
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PMID: 21384867
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G protein-coupled receptors fused to a Gα-subunit are functionally similar to their unfused counterparts. They offer an intriguing view into the nature of the receptor-G protein complex, but their usefulness depends upon the stability of the fusion.
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PMID: 21397664
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We used immunohistochemistry to identify cells and pathologies where SOCS3 expression might influence acute and chronic inflammatory responses in human tissues. Epitope and GFP tagged SOCS3 fusion proteins were localised predominantly in the nucleus of transfected cells and a validated anti SOCS3 an...
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PMID: 21360047
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A protective effect of exogenous carbon monoxide (CO), generated by CO releasing molecule Ticarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer (CORM-2), on the bystander cells from the toxicity of radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) was revealed in our previous study. In the present work, a...
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PMID: 21376740
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We sought to retest the pharmacodynamic activities of the four individual active metabolite isomers in vitro, with the ultimate aim of determining the isomers responsible for clopidogrel activity in vivo. In vitro activity was evaluated by measuring binding of [³³P]-2-methylthio-ADP on P2Y₁₂-e...
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PMID: 21301779
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Our aim was to investigate the importance of cholesterol in the regulation of lysosomal membrane permeability and its potential impact on apoptosis. Treatment of normal human fibroblasts with U18666A, an amphiphilic drug that inhibits cholesterol transport and causes accumulation of cholesterol in l...
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PMID: 21281795
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U46619 (2.5 μM and 10 μM)-induced platelet aggregation was remarkably impaired in the proband and her father. Immunoblots showed that TXA(2) R expression levels in their platelets were approximately 50% of controls, and nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that they were heterozygous for a nove...
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PMID: 21342433
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Protein solubility is a critical attribute in monoclonal antibody (mAb) formulation development as insolubility issues can negatively impact drug stability, activity, bioavailability, and immunogenicity. A high-throughput adaptation of an experimental method previously established in the literature t...
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PMID: 21280052
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Bone tissue engineering often requires a well-defined scaffold that is highly porous. The multi-head deposition system (MHDS), a form of solid freeform fabrication, has raised great interest as a method for fabricating scaffolds, since it yields a highly porous inter-connective struc...
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PMID: 20870047
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We investigated the identity of the CT cross-reactive antigen from Campylobacter species previously and the results are reviewed here. Filtrates of C. jejuni grown in four different liquid media, reported to promote CTLT production, were tested by Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell elongation assay fo...
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PMID: 21415496
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We investigated the possible role of other viral capsid proteins on the FX/HSPG-mediated cellular uptake of HAdV5-based vectors. Using CAR- and CD46-negative CHO cells varying in HSPG expression, we confirmed that FX bound to serotype 5 hexon protein and to HAdV5 and HAdV5F35 virions via its Gla-dom...
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PMID: 21637339
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The control of glycosylation to satisfy regulatory requirements and quality consistency of recombinant proteins produced by different processes has become an important issue. With two N-glycosylation sites, γ-interferon (IFN-γ) can be seen as a prototype of a recombinant therapeuti...
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PMID: 21312365
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We found that zebrafish, but not human, Ngb can translocate into cells. Moreover, we demonstrated that a chimeric ZHHH Ngb protein, in which the module M1 of human Ngb is replaced by the corresponding region of zebrafish Ngb, can penetrate cell membranes and protect cells against oxidative stress-in...
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PMID: 21304818
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We show that Cdc42 interacts directly with the first three armadillo repeats of APC by yeast two-hybrid screens. We confirm the Cdc42-APC interaction using pulldown assays in vitro and FRET assays in vivo. Interestingly, Cdc42 interacts with APC at leading edge sites where F-actin is enriched. In co...
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PMID: 21311754
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We characterize CL40, a novel IgG monoclonal antibody. CL40 equaled or surpassed MECA-79 as a histochemical staining reagent for HEVs and HEV-like vessels in mouse and human. Using synthetic carbohydrates, we found that CL40 bound to 6-sulfo sLe(x) structures, on both core 2 and extended core 1 stru...
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PMID: 21224079
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We investigated by fluorescence and biochemical approaches the impact of a cellular microenvironment associated with chronic inflammation on the folding and pro-amyloidogenic processing of apoA-I. Results showed that mildly acidic pH promotes misfolding, aggregation, and increased binding of apoA-I...
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PMID: 21811627
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Determination of non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae toxin (CT) gene expression by using EIA, and biological effect of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae supernatant on cell cultures evaluation.
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PMID: 21604389
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We present evidence that ARFGAP1 not only serves as a GAP for ARF1, but also can affect the actin cytoskeleton.
As cells attach to a culture dish foci of actin appear prior to the cells flattening and spreading. We have observed that overexpression of a truncated ARFGAP1 that lacks c...
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PMID: 21483700
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We present the method for developing a custom CHO-HCP AMMP assay for bioprocess development. Developing AMMP assays or modifying existing assays into AMMP assays can provide better performance (reproducibility, sensitivity) in complex samples and reduced operator time. The protocol shows the steps f...
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PMID: 21339717
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We report a proteomic study of the mitotic spindle from Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Four different isolations of metaphase spindles were subjected to Multi-dimensional Protein Identification Technology (MudPIT) analysis and tandem mass spectrometry. We identified 1155 proteins and used Gene O...
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PMID: 21647379
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We provide a detailed protocol of the design of a mammalian cell-to-cell signaling device and its integration into a mammalian quorum-sensing system for cell density-induced expression product genes. Cell-to-cell signaling is based on a sender cell, metabolically engineered for expression of alcohol...
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PMID: 21031316
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Delayed ventricular repolarization, as measured by a prolongation of the QT interval on the electrocardiogram, is a major safety issue in the drug development process. It is now recognized that most cases of drug-induced QT prolongation arise from direct pharmacological inhibition of the human ether...
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PMID: 20972752
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We obtained expression strains of the methylotrophic beast Pichia pastoris producing single chain human catalytic antibody A17 (A.17scFv), Fab-fragment (A.17Fab) and full-size light chain (A.17Lch). These antibodies were characterized in terms of functional activity. The capacity to specifically bin...
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PMID: 21485500
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New 4-aminoquinoline-derived esters containing the redox-active ferrocene group brought in by either ferrocenyformic or 4-ferrocenylbutanoic acids were synthesized and tested in vitro for their antiplasmodial activity. The results revealed that only esters derived from ferrocenylformic acid were acti...
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PMID: 21827047
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We studied the incorporation profiles of four CLA isomers (trans-10 cis-12 (A), trans-9 trans-11 (B), cis-9 trans-11 (C), and cis-9 cis-11 (D)) in CHO and HepG2 cells. All four isomers were incorporated into cellular lipids as efficiently as linoleic acid (LA), with the majority of the incorporated...
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PMID: 20920595
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We designed and synthesized an amphiphilic copolymer with pendant hydrophobic decyl and hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) chains along a common poly(methacrylate) backbone. This macromolecular construct captures hydrophobic boron dipyrromethene fluorophores and hydrophobic spiropyran photochromes an...
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PMID: 21182323
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Polymeric micelles loaded with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), CDDP, (cisplatin micelles) enable higher accumulation in solid tumors and lower toxicities compared with CDDP alone. The combined use of cisplatin micelles with radiation is expected to enhance therapeutic effects and reduce side effect...
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PMID: 21187667
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We examined the host mevalonate pathway as a novel source of cholesterol for T. gondii and its effects on parasite growth in macrophages. Parasite growth did not significantly change in the absence of LDLR or when LDL was exogenously supplemented. Lovastatin and compactin, both inhibitors of hydroxy...
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PMID: 21187676
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Jalal Soubhye,
Martine Prévost,
Pierre Van Antwerpen,
Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia,
Alexandre Rousseau,
Paul G Furtmüller,
Christian Obinger,
Michel Vanhaeverbeek,
Jean Ducobu,
Jean Néve,
Michel Gelbcke and
Franc Ois Dufrasne
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I and II, and these inhibitors was also investigated. The most potent molecules possessed a 4- or 5-carbon aminoalkyl side chain and no substituent on the amino group. The mode of binding of these analogues and the mechanism of inhibition is discussed with respect to the structure of MPO and its hal...
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PMID: 21090682
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