Antitumor effects of concanavalin A and Sophora flavescens lectin in vitro and in vivo
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2013 Aim:Proteins with legume lectin domains are known to possess a wide range of biological functions. Here, the antitumor effects of two representative legume lectins, concanavalin A (ConA) and Sophora flavescens lectin (SFL), on human breast carcinoma ...
Zheng Shi +7 more
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Effect of β-hydroxybutyric acid, parity, and body condition score on phenotype and proliferative capacity of colostral mononuclear leukocytes of high-yielding dairy cows [PDF]
, 2015 In neonatal calves, the ingestion of colostrum is imperative for preventing infectious diseases. Investigations into the transfer of passive immunity of cattle have primarily focused on the importance of colostral immunoglobulins, with a recent increase ...
Cox, Eric +7 more
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Preventive Effect of Halofuginone on Concanavalin A-Induced Liver Fibrosis
PLoS ONE, 2013 Halofuginone (HF) is an active component of extracts derived from the plant alkaloid febrifugine and has shown therapeutic promise in animal models of fibrotic disease.
Jie Liang +7 more
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Platelet-collagen adhesion: evidence for participation of antigenically distinct entities. [PDF]
, 1984 Univalent antibody fragments prepared from a rabbit antiserum raised against whole human platelets completely inhibited adhesion of platelets to immobilized trimeric collagen in a defined, Mg2+-dependent, adhesion assay.
Barondes, SH, Shadle, PJ
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Immune mechanisms of Concanavalin A model of autoimmune hepatitis.
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 As a chronic inflammatory disease of the liver, the pathogenic mechanisms of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) have not yet been elucidated, with prognosis and diagnosis remaining unsatisfied.
Haixia Wang +8 more
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A Novel Method for the Quantification of White Wine Mannoproteins by a Competitive Indirect Enzyme-Linked Lectin Sorbent Assay (CI-ELLSA) [PDF]
, 2018 Mannoproteins (MPs) are cell wall proteoglycans released in wine by yeast during fermentation and ageing on lees, a procedure used for the production of several wines to enrich them in these components with consequences from both a technological and ...
Curioni, Andrea +5 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 The Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale (C. psl.) complex is the best characterized charophycean alga with respect to the processes of sexual reproduction.
Jun Abe +4 more
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Niosomes and polymeric chitosan based vesicles bearing transferrin and glucose ligands for drug targeting [PDF]
, 2000 PURPOSE: To prepare polymeric vesicles and niosomes bearing glucose or transferrin ligands for drug targeting. METHODS: A glucose-palmitoyl glycol chitosan (PGC) conjugate was synthesised and glucose-PGC polymeric vesicles prepared by sonication of ...
Couet, W. +7 more
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In Vivo Toxicity of Concanavalin A
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1974 SummaryCon A administered intravenously in doses of 200-800 μg produced atrophy of lymphoid tissues, vascular endothelial damage and focal hepatic necrosis. At the highest dose given, up to 30% of the mice died within two days of what appeared to be acute hepatic failure. The injection of up to 2000 μg Con A ip produced only local inflammatory changes.
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 Background: Pterygium is one of the most common conjunctival diseases among ophthalmic pathologies. The frequency of recurrences is high, either after surgical treatment or after treatment combined with mitomycin C or beta-radiation therapy. Aims: The
Diaz-Gonzalez Juan +6 more
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