Blood Weekly articles from July 2004

Blood Weekly archives from July 2004

Mammography technique reveals more hemoglobin in tumors than healthy tissue.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using time-domain optical mammography, researchers in Germany found higher hemoglobin concentrations and blood oxygen saturation in breast cancer tumors than in healthy tissue. D. Grosenick and...

Antimicrobial impregnated catheters demonstrate efficacy and cost effectiveness.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antimicrobial impregnated catheters demonstrate efficacy and cost effectiveness. According to a study from the United States, "The antimicrobial impregnated central venous catheter (CVC) has been...

Myoblasts converted to physiologically active neuronal phenotype.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myoblasts were converted to a physiologically active neuronal phenotype. "Repressor element 1 (RE1)-silencing transcription factor (REST)/neuron-restrictive silencer factor (NRSF) can repress...

BM stem cells populate CNS into fully differentiated parenchymal microglia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bone marrow stem cells populate the entire central nervous system into fully differentiated parenchymal microglia. "Pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into a variety of cell types during...

Lower doses of lymphocytes increase survival in myeloid leukemia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lower doses of lymphocytes increase survival in myeloid leukemia. According to a study from Mexico, "Between December 1993 and November 2001, 30 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who relapsed...

Millennium, partner begin trial with INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MLNM) and Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) announced the initiation of a multicenter, phase IIIb, clinical trial to evaluate the benefit of INTEGRILIN when administered...

Family having hematopoietic cancers poses slight risk of offspring getting ALL.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that a history of hematopoietic malignancies (but not other types of malignancies) in family members slightly increases the risk of their children developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance. According to recent research from the United States, "chemoresistance is a common cause of treatment failure in patients with...

Nanocrystalline silver cream potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanocrystalline silver cream is potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations. "The anti-inflammatory activity of topical nanocrystalline silver cream was assessed and compared with the effects of...

Special protocol assessment agreed on for approval-enabling study of Ranexa.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reached written agreement on a protocol for a clinical trial of Ranexa (ranolazine), which,...

c-FLIP mediates resistance of HRS cells to death receptor-induced apoptosis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- c-FLIP mediates resistance of HRS cells to death receptor-induced apoptosis. According to recent research from Germany, "Resistance to death receptor-mediated apoptosis is supposed to be important...

ProSpecT EIA sensitive and specific for Shiga toxin I and 2 detection in stool.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ProSpecT enzyme immunoassay is sensitive and specific for Shiga toxins I and 2 detection in stool. According to recent research from the United States, "Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli...

Four pH-dependent formation constants for free PSA elucidated.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four pH-dependent formation constants for free PSA was elucidated. "Both the free and total PSA had been reported to be pH- and temperature-labile. We have introduced two submodels to describe the...

Annual summer blood shortage came early this year for Missouri.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nation's blood supply drops every summer like clockwork, as vacations and warm-weather activities lull regular donors out of their routine. But in Missouri, this year, the shortage came early. ...

Company announces new intravenous gene-delivery method.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mirus Bio Corp. announced the development of Pathway IV gene delivery, a new method to efficiently deliver therapeutic genes to muscle via the blood stream. According to Mirus, this technique...

Survivin, Bcl-2, p53 and bax expression increased in breast carcinoma.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Survivin, Bcl-2, p53 and bax expression are increased in breast carcinoma. According to published research from Turkey, "Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that...

Calcitonin gene hypermethylation marks the progress of leukemia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calcitonin gene hypermethylation marks the progress of leukemia. According to a study from Byelarus, "methylation of the 5'-region of the calcitonin gene was investigated in bone marrow and...

Genetic shifts emerge during hepatitis C virus-linked carcinogenesis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic shifts emerge during hepatitis C virus-linked carcinogenesis. "Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in the world. The...

Tumor cells can be removed from blood salvaged during cancer surgery.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study shows that tumor cells can be cleared from salvaged blood by irradiation and leucocyte depletion. According to a study from Brazil, "Intraoperative autologous blood recovery offers many...

Bcl-2 expression decreases in endometrial carcinomas.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bcl-2 expression decreases in endometrial carcinomas. "Our aim was to compare the results of bcl-2 expression in endometrial carcinoma with clinicopathological prognostic factors along with p53...

Haemonetics extends partnership for body-warming systems in Japan.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haemonetics Corp. (HAE) has extended its exclusive marketing agreement with Augustine Medical International Corp. for another 3 years. Under the agreement, Haemonetics will continue to market the...

Joint venture to target cardiac repair.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) and Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) announced they have formed a joint venture to accelerate the development of new treatments for some of the most intractable forms of cardiovascular...

Alternative genetic pathway to human colorectal cancer found.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An alternative genetic pathway to human colorectal cancer has been found. "At least two forms of genomic instability have been described in colorectal cancers (CRCs): microsatellite instability...

Salicin derivatives from H. cochinchinensis have antiviral activity.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salicin derivatives from Homalium cochinchinensis have antiviral activity According to recent research published in the Journal of Natural Products, "The chemical constituents of Homalium...

Cancer research foundation offers advice on freezing and saving cord blood.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several companies advocate the saving and freezing of cord blood for future family use, but the question for expectant parents remains, when does it make sense to save and store cord blood and at what...

U.S. Patent Office requested to re-examine cord blood stem cell patent.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thermogenesis Corp. (KOOL) has requested that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) re-examine patent No. 5,004,681 issued to PharmaStem Corporation, relating to the collection and preservation of...

Pre-op IgG therapy facilitates off-pump CABG in ITP patient.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preoperative IgG therapy can facilitate coronary artery bypass surgery in ITP patients. Surgeons in New Zealand "performed an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) procedure on a...

CMV viral load can guide clinical management of transplant recipients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The CMV viral load can guide the clinical management of transplant recipients. "Successful preemptive cytomegalovirus (CMV) therapy in transplant patients depends on the availability of sensitive,...

Attenuated p53 response in preneoplastic lesions growth advantage under stress.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Attenuated p53 response in preneoplastic lesions gives a growth advantage under stress. According to published research from Sweden, "In the present study p53(+/-) and p53(+/+) C57BL/6 female mice...

Studies: Expanded population of stem cells successfully reverses diabetes.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gamida-Cell announced preclinical studies show an injection of an expanded population of cord blood-derived AC133 cells directly into the pancreas reversed diabetes in mice. The preclinical data...

Ticlopidine beneficial for hypercoagulability in diabetic patients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ticlopidine is beneficial for hypercoagulability in diabetic patients. "Platelet-derived microparticles, activated platelets, and monocyte-derived microparticles were measured in 73 patients with...

Fixed-trypomastigote EIA may be a suitable candidate for blood bank screening.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fixed-trypomastigote enzyme immunoassay may be a suitable candidate for blood bank screening. According to recent research from Canada, "Three enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for diagnosis of Chagas'...

De novo liver cancer in liver transplant candidates warrants list advancement.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- De novo liver cancer in liver transplant candidates warrants list advancement. "Chronic end-stage liver disease is the most frequent indication for liver transplantation. Individuals with end stage...

Plasma D-dimer identifies lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasma D-dimer identifies lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients. "Fibrin formation and removal is continuous during the development of malignancy. Plasma D-dimer is indicative of ongoing...

Transfusion company announces 3-for-2 stock split and stock repurchase program.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor, Inc., (BLUD), a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, announced its board of directors has approved a 3-for-2 stock split, which will be effected...

SEAL-ON launched; designed to stop bleeding fast.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alltracel Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical research and development company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced the U.S. launch of its new SEAL-ON line of consumer first aid products that stop...

Voriconazole may prevent fungal relapse during at-risk periods of leukemia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Voriconazole may prevent fungal relapse during at-risk periods in leukemia patients. "Although the efficacy and safety of voriconazole to treat invasive fungal infections have been demonstrated in...

Hematech develops way to use cow's blood to fight disease.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at a Sioux Falls, Iowa, laboratory have developed a way to harvest disease-fighting human antibodies from a cow's blood. What was once a 1 in 1000 chance of getting human antibodies from...

Pharmacogenomic profiling of PI3K/PTEN-AKT-mTOR pathway in tumors elucidated.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacogenomic profiling of the PI3K/PTEN-AKT-mTOR pathway in common tumors has been elucidated. "The protein synthetic machinery is activated by a variety of genetic alterations during tumor...

Plasmid-based hormone therapy could improve disease or age-induced wasting.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasmid-based hormone therapy could improve disease or age-induced wasting. According to a study from the United States, "geriatric and cancer-afflicted patients often experience decreased quality...

EBV may play role in pathogenesis of head and neck cancers in HIV infection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epstein-Barr virus may play a role in the pathogenesis of head and neck cancers in HIV infection. According to recent research published in the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, "Head and neck...

Prevalence of lung cancer increased in HIV-infected patients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of lung cancer is increased in HIV-infected patients. "HIV-infected individuals have an increased risk of malignancy, especially non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma....

Co-administration of lopinavir decreases amprenavir concentration.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Co-administration of lopinavir decreases amprenavir concentration in HIV-infected patients. According to recent research from Germany, "In a controlled, prospective study, the efficacy of ritonavir...

HIV-1 variant in patient with low viral load exhibits RNA dimerization defect.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A HIV-1 variant in a patient with low viral load exhibits an in vitro RNA dimerization defect. "We investigated the in vitro RNA dimerization properties of the untranslated leader RNA derived from...

RNAi is gene-specific therapeutic option to control HIV-1 replication.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNAi is gene-specific therapeutic option to control HIV-1 replication. "Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have been shown to direct sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression in mammalian cells....

Multiple viral genes contribute to HIV-associated neuropathy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple viral genes contribute to HIV-associated neuropathy. "Clinical and morphologic features of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), such as proteinuria,...

Mutations at position 184 of HIV-1 RT affect virus titer and viral DNA synthesis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutations at position 184 of HIV-1 RT affect virus titer and viral DNA synthesis "Methionine at position 184 of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) was changed to...

Random genetic drift influences HIV-I env evolution during chronic infection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Random genetic drift influences HIV-I env evolution during chronic infection. According to published research from the United States, "Human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) has high...

Atazanavir and tipranavir quantified in plasma by HPLC plus MS/MS.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atazanavir and tipranavir are quantified in plasma by HPLC plus electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. According to recent research from Netherlands, "We have developed and validated an assay,...

CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell CDR3 clonotype expansion do not correlate with SIV viremia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell CDR3 clonotype expansion does not correlate with SIV viremia. "The total number of circulating CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells undergoing clonal expansions following SIVmac251 infection...

Conserved bulky hydrophobic residues help stabilize HIV gp120-gp41 complex.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conserved bulky hydrophobic residues help stabilize the HIV gp120-gp41 complex. "The interaction between the gp120 and gp41 subunits of the human immunodeficiency virus envelope glycoprotein serves...

Dendrites cross-present HIV antigens from live and apoptotic infected CD4+ cells.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dendrites cross-present HIV antigens from live and apoptotic infected CD4+ cells. "A better understanding of the antigen presentation pathways that lead to CD8+ T cell recognition of HIV epitopes in...

Fas and FasL polymorphisms and haplotypes do not correlate with AIDS progression.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fas and FasL polymorphisms and haplotypes do not correlate with AIDS progression. According to a study from France, "Apoptosis has been suggested as a major mechanism for the CD4+ T-lymphocyte...

HIV-1 virions induce apoptosis through a CXCR4- or CCR5-dependent pathway.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 virions induce apoptosis through a CXCR4- or CCR5-dependent pathway. "Apoptosis of uninfected bystander CD4+ T cells contributes to T-cell depletion during human immunodeficiency virus type 1...

Interaction between HIV-1 RT and dNTP substrate contributes to viral mutagenesis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The interaction between HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and dNTP substrate contributes to viral mutagenesis. According to published research from the University of Rochester, "HIV-1 reverse...

SHIVKU-2 infects brain early after infection and persists until the AIDS stage.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SHIVKU-2 infects the brain early after infection and persists until the AIDS stage. According to published research from Japan, "To detect the major sites of viral replication in immunodeficiency...

Unusual ''senseless'' 2',5'-oligoribonucleotide has potent anti-HIV activity.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An unusual ''senseless'' 2',5'-oligoribonucleotide has potent anti-HIV activity. According to recent research from the United States, "A new 32-mer 2',5'-oligoribonucleotide of...

Drug interactions occur between opioids and antiretroviral medications.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug interactions occur between opioids and antiretroviral medications. According to a study published in the American Journal on Addictions, "Understanding drug interactions between...

Vif-resistant mutant APOBEC3G may provide gene therapy approach to HIV infection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The vif-resistant mutant APOBEC3G may provide a gene therapy approach to HIV infection. "HIV-1 and other retroviruses occasionally undergo hypermutation, characterized by a high rate of G-to-A...

Virologic failure in HIV patients associated with poor adherence to NNRTIs.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virologic failure in HIV patients is associated with poor adherence to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious...

Bivalirudin superior to heparin for thrombosis prevention.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bivalirudin is superior to heparin for prevention of thrombotic events during heart surgery. "To assess the efficacy of the direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin relative to heparin during...

1,8-Anilinonaphthalene sulfonate binds to central cavity of human hemoglobin.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 1,8-Anilinonaphthalene sulfonate binds to the central cavity of human hemoglobin. "Binding of 1.8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (1,8-ANS) to main (HbA[subscript]1) and glycosylated...

Low-molecular-weight heparins may interfere with tumor growth and metastasis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-molecular-weight heparins may interfere with tumor growth and metastasis. "Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a recognized complication of malignant disease and multiple risk factors contribute to...

Split-signal FISH detect chromosome aberrations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Split-signal FISH detect chromosome aberrations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. According to a study from Netherlands, "Chromosome aberrations are frequently observed in precursor-B-acute...

Immunosuppressive therapy can rapidly resolve acquired postpartum hemophilia.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunosuppressive therapy can rapidly resolve acquired postpartum hemophilia. According to recent research from Croatia, a "25-year-old woman was diagnosed with acquired hemophilia caused by factor...

West Nile virus trial expands to include additional lethal viruses.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenoMed, Inc., (GMED) announced the expansion of its antiviral trials to include viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Dr. Alfonso J. Rodriguez will be directing the use of GenoMed's patent-pending...

Low-level viremia of hepatitis B found in antibody-positive blood donor.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found low-level viremia of hepatitis B virus in an anti-HBc- and anti-HBs-positive blood donor. "In many countries, screening of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in blood donors is limited...

Cigarette smoking is not associated with a risk of developing Hodgkin disease.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report that their study concurs with others, that cigarette smoking is not connected to the development of Hodgkin disease. "The role of cigarette smoking on the risk of Hodgkin's...

ITP study finds Gamunex safe and efficacious for patients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer HealthCare, LLC, biological products division (Bayer BP), announced that recently published data surrounding its GIV, Gamunex, Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography...

Aberrant MHC class II expression not sufficient to induce thyroid autoimmunity.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aberrant MHC class II expression alone is not sufficient to induce thyroid autoimmunity. According to a study from Japan, "The expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules...

Anti-human olig2 antibody useful marker of normal oligodendrocytes and gliomas.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-human olig2 antibody is a useful marker of normal oligodendrocytes and gliomas. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Pathology, "Olig2 is a recently identified...

CXCL12 mediates CCR7-independent homing of central memory cells.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CXCL12 mediates CCR7-independent homing of central memory cells. According to published research from the United States, "Central memory CD8+ T cells (T-CM) confer superior protective immunity...

Cytosolic phospholipase A[subscript]2alpha targets the phagosome membrane.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytosolic phospholipase A[subscript]2alpha targets the phagosome membrane. "Resident tissue macrophages mediate early innate immune responses to microbial infection. Cytosolic phospholipase...

HLA antigen expression in autoimmune endocrinopathies predicts clinical course.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HLA antigen expression in autoimmune endocrinopathies predicts the clinical course. According to recent research published in the journal Physiological Research, "The HLA allelic frequency was...

Hepatitis C virus clears despite immunosuppression after liver transplantation.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C virus clears despite immunosuppression after liver transplantation. According to a study from Spain, "recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation is universal...

Immunohistochemistry with INI1 Ab assesses INI1 loss in pediatric CNS neoplasms.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunohistochemistry with INI1 antibody assesses INI1 loss in pediatric CNS neoplasms. According to recent research from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, "Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor...

Impaired IL-18 release activated with protein I/II.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Impaired IL-18 release from fibroblast-like synoviocytes was activated with protein I/II. According to a study from France, "Proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha,...

Long-term effects seen after exposure to TCDD contamination.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term effects were seen after exposure to TCDD contamination. "Approximately 20 years after the Seveso, Italy accident, we conducted a population-based study to evaluate the impact of...

Maternal FA ingestion may effect immunological tolerance in offspring.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal essential fatty acid ingestion may effect immunological tolerance in offspring. According to published research from Sweden, "The present study examines whether dietary essential fatty acid...

Maternal IgG appears phenotypically in offspring as non-genetic inheritance.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal IgG appears phenotypically in offspring as anon-genetic inheritance. "Maternal antibodies provide offspring with passive immunity and exert various active immunostimulatory functions, such...

Naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal increases thalamic mast cells.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal increases the number of thalamic mast cells. According to a study from the United States, "Naloxone-induced jumping in morphine-dependent mice is inhibited by...

Phagocyte immunodeficiencies and their infections are elucidated.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phagocyte immunodeficiencies and their infections are elucidated. "Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) primarily affecting the phagocytes (neutrophils and macrophages) typically predispose patients...

Promoter polymorphisms in MIF promoter region are risk factors for atopy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Promoter polymorphisms in the MIF promoter region are risk factors for atopy. "Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotrophic lymphocyte and macrophage cytokine; it is likely to play...

StcE may protect E. coli O157:H7 and host cell from complement-mediated lysis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- StcE may protect E. coli O157:H7 and the host cell from complement-mediated lysis. "The complement system is an essential component of host defense against pathogens. Previous research in our...