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Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Allergy and Immunology
Intravenous Inoculation Of Silver-Haired Bat Rabies Virus, But Not Of A Canine Strain, Elicits Lethal Encephalophathy In Mice By Fast Brain Invasion Via Neurosecretory Hypothalamic Fibers, Mirjam Ar Preuss, Marie-Luise Faber, Gene S. Tan, Bernhard Dietzschold, Matthias J. Schnell, Eberhard Weihe
Intravenous Inoculation Of Silver-Haired Bat Rabies Virus, But Not Of A Canine Strain, Elicits Lethal Encephalophathy In Mice By Fast Brain Invasion Via Neurosecretory Hypothalamic Fibers, Mirjam Ar Preuss, Marie-Luise Faber, Gene S. Tan, Bernhard Dietzschold, Matthias J. Schnell, Eberhard Weihe
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers
No abstract provided.
Use Of Ultraviolet Light Irradiated Multiple Myeloma Cells As Immunogens To Generate Tumor Specific Cytolytic T Lymphocytes, Charles A. Gullo Phd, William Y.K. Hwang, Chye K. Poh, Melvin Au, Geraline Cow, Gerrard Teoh
Use Of Ultraviolet Light Irradiated Multiple Myeloma Cells As Immunogens To Generate Tumor Specific Cytolytic T Lymphocytes, Charles A. Gullo Phd, William Y.K. Hwang, Chye K. Poh, Melvin Au, Geraline Cow, Gerrard Teoh
Biochemistry and Microbiology
Background:
As the eradication of tumor cells in vivo is most efficiently performed by cytolytic Tlymphocytes (CTL), various methods for priming tumor-reactive lymphocytes have been developed. In this study, a method of priming CTLs with ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated tumor cells, which results in termination of tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, as well as upregulation of heat shock proteins (HSP) expression is described.
Methods:
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were primed weekly with UV-irradiated or mitomycin-treated RPMI 8226 multiple myeloma cells. Following three rounds of stimulation over 21 days, the lymphocytes from the mixed culture conditions were analyzed for anti-MM cell reactivity.
Results: …
A Program To Change The Approach To Care Of Children With Asthma In The Primary Care Setting Did Not Reduce Rates Of Hospital Admissions: Lessons Learned From A Descriptive Study, Sheniz Moonie, Robert C. Strunk, Mario Castro
A Program To Change The Approach To Care Of Children With Asthma In The Primary Care Setting Did Not Reduce Rates Of Hospital Admissions: Lessons Learned From A Descriptive Study, Sheniz Moonie, Robert C. Strunk, Mario Castro
Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research
Asthma is a critical global health issue. It affects people of all ages in countries throughout the world. The prevalence of asthma is increasing in most countries among young children who also represent the greatest proportion of health care utilization. Outpatient asthma-treatment programs managed by chest physicians or allergists have reduced hospitalizations, yet programs in pediatric offices have not successfully impacted hospitalizations. The Community Asthma Program (CAP) was designed to support pediatrician use of clinical guidelines in their everyday office practice. The goal was to reduce asthma hospitalizations by 15 percent from selected pediatric practices. A study was done in …
One-Year Treatment With Mometasone Furoate In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter M.A. Calverley, Stephen I. Rennard, Harold S. Nelson, Jill P. Karpel, Eduardo H. Abbate, Paul Stryszak, Heribert Staudinger
One-Year Treatment With Mometasone Furoate In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter M.A. Calverley, Stephen I. Rennard, Harold S. Nelson, Jill P. Karpel, Eduardo H. Abbate, Paul Stryszak, Heribert Staudinger
Journal Articles: Pulmonary & Critical Care Med
Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are treated with twice daily (BID) inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). This study evaluated whether daily PM mometasone furoate administered via a dry powder inhaler (MF-DPI) was equally effective compared to twice daily dosing.In a 52-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 911 subjects with moderate-to-severe COPD managed without ICS received MF-DPI 800 microg QD PM, MF-DPI 400 microg BID, or placebo. The change from baseline in postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), total COPD symptom scores, and health status as well as the percentage of subjects with a COPD exacerbation were assessed. Adverse …
In-Vivo Delivery Of Dna Vaccines Using Metallo-Lipid Nanoparticles, Clarissa Sara Gomez
In-Vivo Delivery Of Dna Vaccines Using Metallo-Lipid Nanoparticles, Clarissa Sara Gomez
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
There has been a rapidly growing area of research in the design and synthesis of molecules that self-organize in water to form functional nanosystems and due to the high interest in the area metal ligand complexes were tested as drug delivery systems with a Leishmania vaccine. Herein, we present the design, synthesis and functional activity of Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes that self-assemble in water to form spherical nanoscale structures that exhibit an affinity to bind DNA and deliver it into eukaryotic cells with a high percent efficiency in-vitro. In order to assess the effectiveness of these nanoparticles to deliver DNA …