Glutathione S- transferase M1 a ...
Stroke is a multifactorial disease caused by the interaction of several genetic and environmental factors and a variety of risk factors such as blood ...
Evidence of association of a co ...
Genetic variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) could influence individual susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) with or witho ...
A New Human Somatic Stem Cell f ...
Here a new, intrinsically pluripotent, CD45-negative population from human cord blood, termed unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSCs) is described. T ...
EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS/INDUCED PL ...
Human pluripotent stem cells from embryonic origins and those generated from reprogrammed somatic cells share many characteristics, including indefi ...
Different populations and sourc ...
The mesenchymal stroma harbors an important population of cells that possess stem cell-like characteristics including self renewal and differentiatio ...
Induction of Pluripotent Stem C ...
Successful reprogramming of differentiated human somatic cells into a pluripotent state would allow creation of patient- and disease-specific stem ...
In vitro derivation of function ...
The capacity for self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem (ES) cells makes them a potential source for generation of pancreatic beta ...
Functional Module Analysis Reve ...
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) found in bone marrow (BM)-MSCs are an attractive source for the regeneration of damaged tissues. Alternative postnatal, ...
Constitutive Gs activation usin ...
Introduction: The controlled expression of many genes, including G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), is important for delineating gene functions in ...
Lentiviral vector mediated modi ...
Introduction: A combination of gene and cell therapies has the potential to significantly enhance the therapeutic value of mesenchymal stem cells (MS ...
Efficient co-expression of bici ...
Introduction: Local synthesis of interferon within B16 tumors mediates anti-tumor effects. Based on reports that stem cells are recruited to tumors, ...
Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal ...
Introduction: Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSC) derived from umbilical cord blood are an attractive alternative to human embryonic stem cells (h ...
Gene expression changes with di ...
Introduction Owing to wide availability, low cost and avoidance of ethical concerns, umbilical cord blood (UCB) provides an attractive source of ste ...
Human multipotent stromal cells ...
Introduction: Multipotent stromal cells (MSCs) are currently in clinical trials for a number of inflammatory diseases. Recent studies have demonstrat ...
Cloning, Expression, Purificati ...
Through alternative promoter usage, human retinoblastoma protein-interacting zinc finger gene RIZ encodes two different protein products, RIZ1 and RI ...
Stem Cell Research & Therap ...
Just over a year ago we launched Stem Cell Research & Th erapy with the aim of it becoming the major forum for translational research into stem cell ...
MDM2 antagonist Nutlin-3a poten ...
Background: Frequent failure and severe side effects of current sarcoma therapy warrants new therapeutic approaches. The small-molecule MDM2 antagon ...
Cell-free synthesis of a functi ...
Background: G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the largest family of membrane proteins in the human genome and the richest source of targe ...
Future of cord blood for non-on ...
For the last 5 years cord blood (CB) has been under intense experimental investigation in in vitro differentiation models and in preclinical animal ...
A visual method for direct sele ...
Background: The methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris, offers the possibility to generate a high amount of recombinant proteins in a fast and easy wa ...
Improved mycobacterial protein ...
Background: The non-pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis is widely used as a near-native expression host for the purification of Mycobacteriu ...
Supramolecular assemblies of ri ...
Background: Cationic bilayers based on the inexpensive synthetic lipid dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) have been useful as carriers for d ...
Construction of high quality Ga ...
Background Monocots, especially the temperate grasses, represent some of the most agriculturally important crops for both current food needs and fut ...
Defective Interfering Virus Pro ...
Background. We have identified and characterised a defective-interfering (DI) influenza A virus particles containing a highly deleted segment 1 RNA t ...
Direct antiglobulin test (Coomb ...
Primary Epstein-Barr virus infection in children is usually asymptomatic, but some children or young adults manifest infectious mononucleosis with ty ...