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Inhibition of nitric oxide and inflammatory cytokines in LPS-stimulated murine macrophages by resveratrol, a potent proteasome inhibitor
(2012-06-14)
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Background: Altered immune function during ageing results in increased production of nitric oxide (NO) and other inflammatory mediators. Recently, we have reported that NO production was inhibited ...
Comparative genome sequence analysis underscores mycoparasitism as the ancestral life style of Trichoderma
(2011-04-18)
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Background
Mycoparasitism, a lifestyle where one fungus is parasitic on another fungus, has special relevance when the prey is a plant pathogen, providing a strategy for biological control of pests for plant ...
ART adherence changes among patients in community substance use treatment: a preliminary analysis from MACH14
(2012-10-11)
Abstract
Background
Opiate substitution treatment has been associated with better adherence to lifesaving antiretroviral medications, but the impact of other substance abuse treatment on ...
Perceptions of neighborhood social environment and drug dependence among incarcerated women and men: a cross-sectional analysis
(2012-09-10)
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Background
Perception of neighborhood social environment can influence an individual’s susceptibility to drug dependence. However, this has never been examined with a jailed ...
RNA-seq analysis of synovial fibroblasts brings new insights into rheumatoid arthritis
(2012-12-21)
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Background
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune-disease of unknown origin that primarily affects the joints and ultimately leads to their destruction. Growing evidence ...
Investment into the future of microbial resources: culture collection funding models and BRC business plans for biological resource centres
(2014-02-12)
Through their long history of public service, diverse microbial Biological Resource Centres (mBRCs) have made myriad contributions to society and science. They have enabled the maintenance of specimens isolated before ...
TRIP-1 via AKT modulation drives lung fibroblast/myofibroblast trans-differentiation
(2014-02-15)
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Background
Myofibroblasts are the critical effector cells in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis which carries a high degree of morbidity and mortality. We have previously identified ...
CPP-ZFN: A potential DNA-targeting anti-malarial drug
(2010-09-16)
Abstract
Background
Multidrug-resistant Plasmodium is of major concern today. Effective vaccines or successful applications of RNAi-based strategies for the treatment of malaria are currently unavailable. An unexplored ...
Sex-dimorphic gene expression and ineffective dosage compensation of Z-linked genes in gastrulating chicken embryos
(2010-01-07)
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Background
Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of sex determination and dosage compensation mechanisms ...
Meta-analysis of molecular response of kidney to ischemia reperfusion injury for the identification of new candidate genes
(2013-10-24)
Abstract
Background
Accumulated to-date microarray data on ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) of kidney represent a powerful source for identifying new targets and mechanisms of kidney IRI. In ...
Prehospital intravenous access and fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis: an observational cohort study
(2014-09-27)
Abstract
Introduction
Prompt treatment of severe sepsis in the Emergency Department reduces deaths, but the role of prehospital ...
Meeting report: 2nd workshop of the United States culture collection network (May 19-21, 2014, State College, PA, USA)
(2014-12-29)
This report summarizes the activities and outcomes of the second workshop of the US Culture Collection Network, formally an activity of the US National Science Foundation sponsored Research Coordination Network for a ...
The index of tobacco treatment quality: development of a tool to assess evidence-based treatment in a national sample of drug treatment facilities
(2013-03-15)
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Background
Quitting smoking improves health and drug use outcomes among people in treatment for substance abuse. The twofold purpose of this study is to describe tobacco treatment ...
Global catalogue of microorganisms (gcm): a comprehensive database and information retrieval, analysis, and visualization system for microbial resources
(2013-12-30)
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Background
Throughout the long history of industrial and academic research, many microbes have been isolated, characterized and preserved (whenever possible) in culture collections. With ...