Immune response in virus model structured by cell infection-age by Cameron Browne

“…Recent experimental studies have demonstrated that certain CTL variants can recognize HIV infected cells early in the infected cell lifecycle before viral production, while other CTLs only detect viral proteins (epitopes) presented on the surface of infected cells after viral production. …”
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DEHIDRINELE PLANTELOR. CARACTERISTICA GENERALĂ ȘI FUNCȚII IPOTETICE by USM ADMIN

“… Proteinele de stres - dehidrinele sunt o familie de proteine caracterizate prin hidrofilitate ridicată și stabilitate termică. …”
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How Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Become Visible by Nicole de Buhr, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede

“…NETs are characterized as released nuclear DNA associated with histones and granule proteins, which form an extracellular web-like structure that is able to entrap and occasionally kill certain microbes. …”
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Sulfated Glycans and Related Digestive Enzymes in the Zika Virus Infectivity: Potential Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interaction and Perspectives in Drug Discovery by Vitor H. Pomin

“…In this report, the possible mechanisms of action played by glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) displayed at the surface proteoglycans of host cells, and likely in charge of interactions with surface proteins of the ZIKV, are highlighted. As is common for the most viruses, these sulfated glycans serve as receptors for virus attachment onto the host cells and consequential entry during infection. …”
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Analytical Methods to Characterize and Purify Polymeric Nanoparticles by Cristina Fornaguera, Conxita Solans

“…., size and surface charge), characterization of nanomaterials interactions with biological components (e.g., proteins from the blood), and analytical characterization and purification methods. …”
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Contribution of Lung Macrophages to the Inflammatory Responses Induced by Exposure to Air Pollutants by Kunihiko Hiraiwa, Stephan F. van Eeden

“…The systemic response results in an increase in the release of leukocytes from the bone marrow and an increased production of acute phase proteins from the liver, with both factors impacting blood vessels and leading to destabilization of existing atherosclerotic plaques. …”
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Intestinal Barrier, Permeability and Nonspecific Inflammation in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by A. L. Kovaleva, E. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin

“…For instance, FD patients exhibit variant expression of cell junction proteins (claudin-1, zonula occludens, occludin, E-cadherin, β-catenin and desmoglein-2), and IBS patients — overexpression of claudin-2. …”
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Insulin/IGF-I and Related Signaling Pathways Regulate Aging in Nondividing Cells: from Yeast to the Mammalian Brain by Edoardo Parrella, Valter D. Longo

“…We will focus on the role of yeast signal transduction proteins Ras, Tor, Sch9, Sir2, their homologs in higher organisms, and their association to oxidative stress and protective systems. …”
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Cissus quadrangularis: A comprehensive review as an emerging biomaterial for periodontal regeneration by H Nilofer Farjana, G. Mohan Valiathan

“…It contains phytoconstituents such as carbohydrates, phytosterols, flavonoids, triterpenoids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, proteins, Vitamin C, alkaloids, and calcium. The alveolar bone is the tooth-supporting apparatus comprising the alveolar bone proper, cortical bone, crestal alveolar bone, and trabecular bone. …”
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A mathematical model of mechanotransduction by Bradley J. Roth

“… This article reviews the mechanical bidomain model, a mathematical description of how the extracellular matrix and intracellular cytoskeleton of cardiac tissue are coupled by integrin membrane proteins. The fundamental hypothesis is that the difference between the intracellular and extracellular displacements drives mechanotransduction. …”
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Hypoxia Inducible Factor Pathway and Physiological Adaptation: A Cell Survival Pathway? by Hemant Kumar, Dong-Kug Choi

“…These transcription factors regulate cellular adaptation to hypoxia and protect cells by responding acutely and inducing production of endogenous metabolites and proteins to promptly regulate metabolic pathways. Here, we review the role of the HIF pathway as a metabolic adaptation pathway and how this pathway plays a role in cell survival. …”
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HCV and Lymphoproliferation by Anna Linda Zignego, Carlo Giannini, Laura Gragnani

“…These hypotheses have variously emphasized the important role played by sustained stimulation of the immune system by HCV, infection of the lymphatic cells, viral proteins, chromosomal aberrations, cytokines, or microRNA molecules. …”
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Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells towards lens epithelial stem cells based on three-dimensional bio-printed matrix by Yufan Liu, Zuowei Wang, Tianju Ma, Yi Gao, Wenqian Chen, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…Loaded MSCs in the matrix were consistently upregulated in the expression of proteins and genes involved in phenotypes and development signaling pathways of LESCs, as detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the support of biochemical cues. …”
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Nutrition and Helicobacter pylori: Host Diet and Nutritional Immunity Influence Bacterial Virulence and Disease Outcome by Kathryn P. Haley, Jennifer A. Gaddy

“…In this review we will discuss how H. pylori is able to create a replicative niche within the hostile host environment by subverting and modifying the host-generated immune response as well as successfully competing for limited nutrients such as transition metals by deploying an arsenal of metal acquisition proteins and virulence factors. Lastly, we will discuss how micronutrient availability or alterations in the gastric microbiome may exacerbate negative disease outcomes associated with H. pylori colonization.…”
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Respiratory pathology in the mdx/utrn -/- mouse: A murine model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). by Marán Y Hernández Rodríguez, Debolina D Biswas, Aoife D Slyne, Jane Lee, Evelyn Scarrow, Sarra M Abdelbarr, Heather Daniels, Ken D O'Halloran, Leonardo F Ferreira, Charles A Gersbach, Mai K ElMallah

“…The most studied DMD mouse model- the mdx mouse- has a milder respiratory phenotype compared to humans, likely due to compensatory overexpression of utrophin. mdx/utrn-/- mice lack both dystrophin and utrophin proteins. These mice have an early onset of muscular dystrophy, severe muscle weakness, and premature death, but the respiratory pathophysiology is unclear. …”
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A Lifetime of Catalytic Micro-/Nanomotors by Tao He, Yonghui Yang, Xuebo Chen

“…These devices draw inspiration from natural biomolecular motor proteins, and in recent years, synthetic micro-/nanomotors have attracted significant attention. …”
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Phosphate, Calcification in Blood, and Mineral Stress: The Physiologic Blood Mineral Buffering System and Its Association with Cardiovascular Risk by Andreas Pasch, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, Edward R. Smith

“…Calciprotein particles (CPP), self-assembling complexes of calcium phosphate and serum proteins, are the nanomorphological correlates of this system. …”
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Preservation techniques and their effect on nutritional values and microbial population of brewer’s spent grain: a review by Geberemariyam Terefe

“…Second, the abundance of proteins and polysaccharides in BSG promotes microbial development and deterioration. …”
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Trophic Factors from Tissue Stem Cells for Renal Regeneration by Kenji Tsuji, Shinji Kitamura

“…In addition, it is reported that stem cells have the ability to communicate with nearby cells via microvesicle-related RNA and proteins. Taken together from many reports, many secreted factors from stem cells were needed for renal regeneration orchestrally with harmony. …”
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Plant Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Main Families and Roles: A Review of the Literature by Samuel Salomão Silva de Oliveira, Milena Bellei Cherene, Gabriel Bonan Taveira, Érica de Oliveira Mello, André de Oliveira Carvalho, Valdirene Moreira Gomes

“…Herein, we describe a mini-review of the principal AMP families, such as defensins, lipid transfer proteins (LTPs), thionins, heveins, and cyclotides. …”
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