Biomedical sciences publications
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Gender-Stratified Gene and Gene-Treatment Interactions in Smoking Cessation
We conducted gender-stratified analyses on a systems-based candidate gene study of regions involved in nicotinic response and the brain—reward pathway in two randomized clinical trials of smoking cessation treatments (placebo,…
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The DRD4 Exon III VNTR, Bupropion, and Associations with Prospective Abstinence
We used univariate, multivariate, and longitudinal logistic regression to evaluate effects on point prevalence and continuous abstinence at end of treatment in European ancestry participants in a trial randomizing participants…
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Catalytic Detoxification of Nerve Agent and Pesticide Organophosphates by Butyrylcholinesterase Assisted with Non-Pyridinium Oximes
In the present paper we show a comprehensive study on hydrolytic detoxification of nerve agent and pesticide OPs catalysed by purified hBChE in combination with novel non-pyridinium oxime reactivators.
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Discovery and Pharmacological Evaluation of a Diphenethylamine Derivative (HS665), a Highly Potent and Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist
Here we report on the design, synthesis, and biological characterization of novel κ opioid (KOP) receptor ligands of diphenethylamines.
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Modern Carbohydrate Microarray Biochip Technologies
This article intends to summarize the methods that are currently used for the construction of glycochips.
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Proteolytic Fingerprinting of Complex Biological Samples Using Combinatorial Libraries of Fluorogenic Probes
This unit describes a protocol to map the global proteolytic substrate specificities of complex biological samples using a concise combinatorial library of internally quenched fluorogenic peptide probes (IQFPs).
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High Interleukin 17 Expression is Correlated with Better Cardiac Function in Human Chagas Disease
This study was designed to investigate whether the expression of interleukin 17 (IL-17) is associated with the indeterminate or cardiac clinical forms of Chagas disease and whether IL-17 expression can…
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Vector Competence of Aedes Albopictus from Virginia and Georgia for Chikungunya Virus Isolated in the Comoros Islands
We evaluated recently colonized samples from Virginia and Georgia (USA) of Aedes albopictus, an important vector of chikungunya virus to determine whether they became infected with and transmitted COM125, a…
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Current Understanding of Immunity to Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection and Pathogenesis of Chagas Disease
The pathogenesis of Chagas disease is complex and multifactorial involving many interactive pathways. The significance of innate immunity, including the contributions of cytokines, chemokines, reactive oxygen species, and oxidative stress,…
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Efficacy of the GluK1/AMPA Receptor Antagonist LY293558 Against Seizures and Neuropathology in a Soman-Exposure Model without Pretreatment and its Pharmacokinetics After Intramuscular Administration
To determine if control of seizures and survival are still possible without pretreatment or immediate pharmacologic intervention, we studied the anticonvulsant efficacy of the GluK1 receptor antagonist.
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Differential Contribution of Lipoxygenase Isozymes to Nigrostriatal Vulnerability
To determine whether the isozymes contribute differently to nigrostriatal vulnerability, the effects of 5- and 12/15-LOX deficiency on dopaminergic tone under naïve and toxicant-challenged conditions were tested.
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Differential Effect of Alcoholism and HIV Infection on Visuomotor Procedural Learning and Retention
We examined component processes of visuomotor learning and retention on the rotary pursuit task in 29 ALC, 23 HIV, 28 ALC + HIV, and 20 control subjects.