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glycemic control. Strength training is the most effective lifestyle intervention to increase muscle mass but limited data is available in older adults with diabetes. We determined the influence of strength training on muscle quality (strength per unit of muscle mass), skeletal muscle fiber hypertrop[r]
is the second most common cause of death from cancer [1]. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains carrying the cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) gene are strongly associated with increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma [2]. However, only some of those infected developed H. pylori-related di[r]
change in muscle strength (r=0.73, P=0.001). Group assignment was be the only independent predictor of hSGLT3 transcript levels, explaining 68% of its variability (P=0.01). Our data show that hSGLT3, but not GLTU4, expression was enhanced in skeletal muscle after 16 weeks of resistance training. Thi[r]
. The cells were grown to 80% confluence. After 2 days of cell culture, the cells were harvested with 0.05% trypsin / 0.02% EDTA (Gibco) and seeded in 6-well plates (Falcon) at concentrations of 1x105/ml. Six sets of experiments were performed. Each set consist of two groups as follow: group 1
Corresponding address: Jin Zhong Li, D.V.M. Ph.D., Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, P. O. Box 800212, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA Received: 2006.05.02; Accepted: 2006.05.31; Published: 2006.06.01 Osteogenic potentials of some recombinant human bone m[r]
PPARγ, and PPARδ. While PPARα is mainly expressed in liver, muscle, kidney and heart, PPARγ is most abundant in adipocytes, intestinal cells and macrophages and PPARδ is expressed in many tissues [2-4]. Each subgroup is activated by a certain variety of fatty acids and their derivatives and by speci[r]
3-2. XPA G23A polymorphism and lung cancer risk The heterotrimeric replication protein A (RPA) is required for NER and may play an important role in the damage recognition process. The XPA protein is required for NER and is involved in the DNA damage recognition process. Both RPA and XPA preferentia[r]
and persisted for more than 24 hr. This information provided a novel insight into the mechanisms of action of ethanol (1mM) in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Key words: Ethanol, HepG2 cells, protein kinases, signal transduction, transcription factors, gene expression 1. Introduc[r]
based regimens were unfavorable, leading to concern for the safety of such an approach. Crippin and colleagues randomized end-stage liver disease patients on the transplant waiting list to three dose regimens: interferon alfa-2b, 1 million units (MU) daily, interferon alfa-2b 3MU t.i.w., and[r]
associated with a higher risk of type 2 DM [17]. To our knowledge there are no other reports of a direct link between poultry consumption and risk of diabetes or of interactions between poultry consumption and BMI and the risk of type 2 DM. Red meat consumption was associated with a modest increase[r]
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protein as a repressor of HBV production. They found a moderate 2-4 fold reduction of HBV mRNA and HBV antigen expression in the presence of HCV structure genes and a stronger up to 20 fold suppression of HBV particle secretion. Furthermore, the target structure of HCV core protein was identified in[r]
severe with occasional lymphoid aggregates (Figure 2) [4,11]. Actively proliferating bile ductiles are often seen. Risk factors for severe recurrent HCV include advanced donor age, HCV genotype 1, high HCV RNA levels before and after transplant, early histological recurrence of HCV, concomita[r]
based regimens were unfavorable, leading to concern for the safety of such an approach. Crippin and colleagues randomized end-stage liver disease patients on the transplant waiting list to three dose regimens: interferon alfa-2b, 1 million units (MU) daily, interferon alfa-2b 3MU t.i.w., and[r]
the MTT assay. The results showed that hESC survivability after exposure to 25oC and 4oC for 24h was 77.3 ± 4.8 % and 64.4 ± 4.4 % respectively (significantly different, P < 0.05). The corresponding survival rates after 48h exposure to 25oC and 4oC was 71.0 ± 0.5 % and 69.0 ± 2.3 % respective[r]