Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2016 The antibacterial characteristics of orange pigment, which is one of the Monascus pigments, against Escherichia coli were investigated. Orange pigment exhibited strong antibacterial activity against E.
Guo-Ping Zhao +3 more
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Biological effects of cigarette smoke in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells. [PDF]
, 2012 The goal of the present study was to determine whether treatment with cigarette smoke extract (CSE) induces cell loss, cellular senescence, and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis in primary human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Primary cultured
Johannes Burger +8 more
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Cytochemical localization of H2O2 in pigment glands of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016 Programmed cell death (PCD) plays a critical role in the development of plant pigment glands, while H2O2, which is a kind of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by the aerobic metabolism of cells, acts as an important signal in this process.
Ling-li WANG +4 more
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Differences in macular pigment optical density across four ethnicities: a comparative study
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2020 Objective: The aim of this study is to compare macular pigment optical density levels across four different ethnicities and study its influence on ganglion cell layer and retinal nerve fibre layer thickness across these ethnicities.
Pinakin Gunvant Davey +2 more
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Scaffolds for retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation in age-related macular degeneration
Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2017 In several retinal degenerative diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, the retinal pigment epithelium, a highly functionalized cell monolayer, becomes dysfunctional.
Corina E White, Ronke M Olabisi
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Malaria impairs T cell clustering and immune priming despite normal signal 1 from dendritic cells [PDF]
, 2007 Interactions between antigen-presenting dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells are essential for the induction of an immune response. However, during malaria infection, DC function is compromised and immune responses against parasite and heterologous antigens
Owain R Millington +34 more
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Transgenic mouse models for tumors of melanocytes and retinal pigment epithelium
, 1999 Cutaneous and ocular melanomas are due to malignant transformation of neural crest-derived melanocytes. The rising incidence of this tumor in humans has stimulated experiments to devise suitable mouse models.
Hunziker, A., Beermann, F., Foletti, A.
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Medical images classification for skin cancer using quantitative image features with optical coherence tomography [PDF]
Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2016 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is employed in the diagnosis of skin cancer. Particularly, quantitative image features extracted from OCT images might be used as indicators to classify the skin tumors.
Wei Gao +5 more
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Molecules, 2020 The quantitative and qualitative impacts of anthocyanins on proanthocyanidin adsorption to grape-derived cell wall material were investigated in fifteen unique systems of varying temperatures, ethanol concentrations, and proanthocyanidin concentrations ...
Jordan W. Beaver +7 more
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Harnessing Hue: Advances and Applications of Fish Skin Pigmentation Genetics in Aquaculture
FishesFish exhibit a broad spectrum of colors and patterns facilitated by specialized cells known as chromatophores. The vibrant coloration of fish, controlled by complex genetic and environmental interactions, serves critical roles in ecological functions ...
Jialong Liu +4 more
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