Proteomic analysis of mare follicular fluid during late follicle development [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Follicular fluid accumulates into the antrum of follicle from the early stage of follicle development. Studies on its components may contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying follicular development and oocyte quality ...
Jean-Louis Dacheux +4 more
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Zinc-induced self-association of complement C3b and Factor H: implications for inflammation and age-related macular degeneration. [PDF]
, 2013 The sub-retinal pigment epithelial deposits (sRPEds) that are a hallmark of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) contain both C3b and mM levels of zinc.
Gor, J +6 more
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Pathogenesis of Foreign Body Infection: Description and Characteristics of an Animal Model [PDF]
, 2017 An animal model involving the subcutaneous implantation of tissue cages into guinea pigs and subsequent infection with Staphylococcus aureus was used to study factors pertinent to foreign body infection.
Nydegger, Urs E. +3 more
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Complement Split Product C5a Mediates the Lipopolysaccharide‐Induced Mobilization of Cfu‐S and Haemopoietic Progenitor Cells, But Not the Mobilization Induced By Proteolytic Enzymes [PDF]
, 1986 . Intravenous (i.v.) injection of mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the proteolytic enzymes trypsin and proteinase, mobilizes pluripotent haemopoietic stem cells (CFU‐s) as well as granulocyte‐macrophage progenitor cells (GM‐CFU) and the early ...
Benner R. +25 more
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Factor H gene variants in Japanese: Its relation to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Mutations and polymorphisms of factor H gene (FH1) are known to be closely involved in the developmentof atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Several groups have identified disease risk mutations andpolymorphisms of FH1 for the development of aHUS,
Fujihara Noriko +10 more
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Functional and antigenic properties of complement receptor type 2, CR2
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1987 This is the first report demonstrating that C3d receptor (CR2) has functional activity in regulating complement cascade. Purified CR2 was examined for its cofactor activity in factor I-mediated cleavage of membrane-bound iC3b. CR2 plus C3b inactivator (I)
K. Mitomo, T. Fujita, Kyoko Ida
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Inactivation of the particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) in Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) by acetylene [PDF]
, 2015 Acetylene (HCCH) has a long history as a mechanism-based enzyme inhibitor and is considered an active-site probe of the particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO).
Chan, Sunney I. +11 more
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Yersinia pestis targets neutrophils via complement receptor 3 [PDF]
, 2014 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111208/1/cmi12391 ...
Bohman, Lesley +5 more
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The pathophysiology of the complement system in leprosy [PDF]
, 1991 The complement system, which consists of a group of proteins and glycoproteins, generally serves to amplify the effects of the interaction of antigen with antibody.
Ramanathan, V D
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Prevalence, Biogenesis, and Functionality of the Serine Protease Autotransporter EspP
, 2013 Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) causes severe diseases in humans worldwide. One of its virulence factors is EspP, which belongs to the serine protease autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae (SPATE) family. In this review we recapitulate the current data
Brockmeyer, J. (Jens) +1 more
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