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F-actin involvement in guinea pig sperm motility . Sperm motility is a must for natural fertilization to occur . During their travel through the epididymis , mammalian spermatozoa gradually acquire the ability to move . This is accomplished through a sliding movement of the outer doublet microtubules of the axoneme which is energized by the dynein ATPase . Within its complex structure , the mammalian sperm flagellum contains F-actin and thus , we decided to test in the guinea pig sperm flagellum the role of F-actin in motility . During maturation , capacitation , and the acrosome reaction , a gradual decrease of the relative concentration of F-actin was observed . Motility increased as spermatozoa became able to fertilize . P06396 , phalloidin , and KI inhibited sperm motility . P06396 canceled sperm motility within 20 min of treatment while 0.6 M KI had immediate effects . Phalloidin diminished hyperactive sperm motility slightly . All three compounds significantly increased the relative concentration of F-actin . Latrunculins are conventional drugs that destabilize the F-actin cytoskeleton . DB02621 ( O43561 A ) did not affect sperm motility ; but significantly increased F-actin relative concentration . The results suggested that in guinea pig spermatozoa , randomly severing F-actin filaments inhibits flagellar motility ; while end filament alteration does not . Thus , specific filament regions seem to be important for sperm motility . P35222 and cyclin D1 in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of variable histologic grades . OBJECTIVE : To analyze the expression of beta-catenin and cyclin D1 in mucoepidermoid carcinoma ( Q9NRJ3 ) of variable histologic grades to establish a correlation between the expression of these proteins and the different histopathologic grades of this neoplasia . DESIGN : Immunohistochemical analysis of Q9NRJ3 . SETTING : Pathological Anatomy Service , Discipline of Oral Pathology , Department of Dentistry , Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte , Natal , Brazil . PATIENTS : Fifteen cases of Q9NRJ3 , graded and categorized according to criteria reported in the literature into 5 tumors with a low grade of malignancy , 4 with an intermediate grade , and 6 with a high grade . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES : Labeling patterns of beta-catenin and cyclin D1 . RESULTS : No significant difference in beta-catenin labeling patterns was observed between low- and intermediate-grade tumors or between low- and high-grade tumors ( P = .60 and P = .06 , respectively ; Fisher exact test ) , despite a strong tendency toward a difference in the latter . In contrast , a significant difference was noted between intermediate- and high-grade tumors ( P = .03 ) . For cyclin D1 , no labeling was observed in any high-grade cases , and only 3 cases showed overexpression of this protein . Comparison of the labeling patterns among the different histologic grades revealed no significant difference . CONCLUSIONS : The reduced expression of beta-catenin observed in all high-grade MECs is probably due to the loss of its adhesion function , which confers a greater invasive potential to these tumors . The overexpression of cyclin D1 observed in only 3 Q9NRJ3 cases suggests that this protein does not participate in the etiopathogenesis of these tumors , which implies that other genes are likely responsible . Synthesis , biological activity and HPLC validation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors . The synthesis and biochemical evaluation of new hybrids of tacrine ( DB00382 ) and 4-fluorobenzoic acid ( 4-FBA ) possessing activity towards acetylcholinesterase ( P22303 ) and butyrylcholinesterase ( BuChE ) inhibition are presented . The compounds of interest were obtained from the reaction of activated 4-FBA and diamino derivatives of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine . The compounds P13671 -2KW/HCl , P13671 -4KW/HCl and P13671 -3KW/HCl have four-fold higher antiacetylcholinesterase activity than DB00382 . All of the acquired compounds present higher selectivity towards P22303 than DB00382 and lower selectivity towards BuChE . In addition , a rapid , selective and stability-indicating HPLC method was developed and validated for the determination of P13671 -2KW/HCl , P13671 -3KW/HCl and P13671 -4KW/HCl . DB00382 and 4-FBA were found to be the main impurities . Chromatographic separation was achieved isocratically on a Waters Symmetry C18 150 × 3.9 mm , 4 μm column with a mobile phase of acetonitrile/buffer ( 17 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate and 8.3 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate , 50:50 v/v ) ( overall pH 4 ) . A 1.5 ml/min flow rate and a 247 nm wavelength were chosen for this method . P13671 -2KW/HCl , P13671 -3KW/HCl and P13671 -4KW/HCl were subjected to acidic and basic hydrolysis , chemical oxidation , thermal exposition at 60 °C and intense UV light . The limits of detection ( LOD ) and quantification ( LOQ ) were less than 2 μg/ml and 6 μg/ml for P13671 -2KW/HCl , P13671 -3KW/HCl and P13671 -4KW/HCl , 0.04 μg/ml and 0.12 μg/ml for DB00382 , 0.42 μg/ml and 1.41 μg/ml for 4-FBA , respectively . P06401 modulator DB05366 down-regulates vascular endothelial growth factor , adrenomedullin and their receptors and modulates progesterone receptor content in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells . BACKGROUND : This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of graded concentrations ( 10(-8) , 10(-7) and 10(-6) M ) of progesterone receptor ( PR ) modulator DB05366 on the protein contents of PR , of vascular endothelial growth factor ( P15692 ) , adrenomedullin ( P35318 ) and their receptors in cultured human uterine leiomyoma and matching myometrial cells . METHODS : PR-A , PR-B , P15692 , P49765 , P15692 receptor ( VEGFR ) -1 , P35968 , P35318 and P35318 receptor ( O15218 ) contents were assessed by Western blot analysis . RESULTS : Treatment with 100 ng/ml progesterone increased P15692 , P49765 and P35318 contents in cultured leiomyoma cells and normal myometrial cells . The concomitant treatment with 10(-6) M DB05366 significantly decreased the progesterone-induced P15692 , P49765 and P35318 contents in cultured leiomyoma cells but not in normal myometrial cells . DB05366 treatment alone decreased P17948 , P35968 and O15218 contents in cultured leiomyoma cells but not in normal myometrial cells . DB05366 treatment increased PR-A and decreased PR-B contents in cultured leiomyoma cells in a dose-dependent manner compared with untreated cultures , whereas no significant changes in PR isoform contents were observed in normal myometrial cells . CONCLUSIONS : These results suggest that DB05366 down-regulates P15692 , P35318 and their receptor contents and modulates PR isoform contents in cultured leiomyoma cells in a cell-type-specific manner . Homology modeling , molecular dynamic simulation and docking studies of cyclin dependent kinase 1 . In order to develop promising cyclin dependent kinase 1 inhibitors , homology modeling , docking and molecular dynamic simulation techniques were applied to get insight into the functional and structural properties of cyclin dependent kinase 1 ( P06493 ) . Since there is no reported P06493 crystal structural data , the three dimensional structure of P06493 was constructed based on homology modeling . An extensive dynamic simulation was also performed on a DB03496 - P06493 complex for probing the binding pattern of DB03496 in the active site of P06493 . The binding modes of other inhibitors to P06493 were also proposed by molecular docking . The structural requirement for developing more potent P06493 inhibitors was obtained by the above-mentioned molecular simulations and pharmacophore modeling . The relationship of in vivo central P21554 receptor occupancy to changes in cortical monoamine release and feeding elicited by P21554 receptor antagonists in rats . RATIONALE : Cannabinoid type 1 ( CB(1) ) receptor antagonists are reportedly effective in reducing food intake both preclinically and clinically . This may be due in part to their effects on monoamine release in the brain . The level of central CB(1) receptor occupancy underlying these neurobiological effects is unclear . OBJECTIVES : We explored the relationship between in vivo CB(1) receptor occupancy in the frontal cortex and changes in both monoamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex ( mPFC ) and feeding behavior in rats in response to two orally administered CB(1) receptor antagonists presently in clinical trials , SR141716A ( rimonabant ) and DB05077 . METHODS : CB(1) receptor occupancy was measured using [ (3)H ] SR141716A , and these occupancies were related to potencies to mediate increases in dopamine ( DA ) and norepinephrine ( NE ) release measured with microdialysis and decreases in consumption of a highly palatable diet ( HP ) . RESULTS : High receptor occupancy levels ( > 65 % ) were required to detect increases in monoamine release that were achieved with 3 and 10 mg/kg of SR141716A and 10 mg/kg of DB05077 for DA and 10 mg/kg of SR141716A for NE . Decreases in HP consumption were seen at occupancies higher than 65 % for SR141716A that were achieved with 3 and 10 mg/kg . In contrast , decreases in HP consumption were seen at relatively low CB(1) receptor occupancies ( 11 % ) for DB05077 . CONCLUSIONS : The occupancy method described here is an effective tool for interrelating central CB(1) receptor occupancy with neurobiological actions of CB(1) receptor antagonists and for furthering our understanding of the role of CB(1) receptors in central nervous system physiology and pathology . Increased susceptibility of small intestine to NSAID-provoked ulceration in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis : involvement of enhanced expression of O00206 . NSAIDs damage the small intestine as well as the stomach as adverse effects . We previously reported that the gastric ulcerogenic response to NSAIDs was markedly increased in arthritic rats . The present study was designed to examine the intestinal ulcerogenic property of indomethacin in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats in comparison with normal animals . Arthritis was induced in male Dark Agouti rats by injection of Freund 's complete adjuvant into the right hindfoot . Two weeks later , indomethacin was given orally and the intestine was examined for lesions at several time points after indomethacin . Indomethacin produced intestinal lesions in both normal and arthritic rats , but in the latter , the ulcerogenic response occurred much earlier and the severity was markedly enhanced . DB02533 , an inhibitor of P35228 , significantly suppressed the damage , yet the efficacy differed in normal and arthritic rats , depending on the dose schedule ; the effect of post-administration ( 6 h after ) was greater than that of pre-administration ( 0.5 h before ) in normal rats , whereas that of post-administration was less than that of pre-administration in arthritic rats . The expression of P35228 and O00206 in the intestine was enhanced in arthritic rats as compared with normal rats . These results suggest that the intestinal ulcerogenic response to indomethacin is markedly aggravated in arthritic rats . Notably , the onset of the ulceration was much earlier in arthritic rats than normal rats . These phenomena may be accounted for by the upregulation of P35228 /NO through the increased expression of O00206 in the small intestine of arthritic rats . Amelioration of scopolamine induced cognitive dysfunction and oxidative stress by Inonotus obliquus - a medicinal mushroom . The present study was aimed to investigate the cognitive enhancing and anti-oxidant activities of Inonotus obliquus ( Chaga ) against scopolamine-induced experimental amnesia . Methanolic extract of Chaga ( Q9NRJ3 ) at 50 and 100 mg kg (-1)doses were administered orally for 7 days to amnesic mice . Learning and memory was assessed by passive avoidance task ( PAT ) and Morris water maze ( MWM ) test . Tacrine ( DB00382 , 10 mg kg ( -1 ) , orally ( p.o ) ) used as a reference drug . To elucidate the mechanism of the cognitive enhancing activity of Q9NRJ3 , the activities of acetylcholinesterase ( P22303 ) , anti-oxidant enzymes , the levels of acetylcholine ( ACh ) and nitrite of mice brain homogenates were evaluated . Q9NRJ3 treatment for 7 days significantly improved the learning and memory as measured by PAT and MWM paradigms . Further , Q9NRJ3 significantly reduced the oxidative-nitritive stress , as evidenced by a decrease in malondialdehyde and nitrite levels and restored the glutathione and superoxide dismutase levels in a dose dependent manner . In addition , Q9NRJ3 treatment significantly decreased the P22303 activity in both the salt and detergent-soluble fraction of brain homogenates . Further , treatment with Q9NRJ3 restored the levels of ACh as did DB00382 . Thus , the significant cognitive enhancement observed in mice after Q9NRJ3 administration is closely related to higher brain anti-oxidant properties and inhibition of P22303 activity . These findings stress the critical impact of Chaga , a medicinal mushroom , on the higher brain functions like learning and memory . Involvement of Rho-kinase in tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced interleukin-6 release from P13671 glioma cells . P01375 ( P01375 ) -alpha stimulated interleukin ( IL ) -6 release and induced the phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase targeting subunit ( MYPT ) -1 , a Rho-kinase substrate . The P05231 release was significantly suppressed by Y-27632 and fasudil , Rho-kinase inhibitors . Although IkappaB inhibitor suppressed the P01375 -induced P05231 release , the Rho-kinase inhibitors did not affect the P01375 -induced IkappaB phosphorylation . P01375 induced the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein ( Q96HU1 ) kinase , stress-activated protein kinase ( SAPK ) /c-Jun N-terminal kinase ( JNK ) , and Q8TCB0 / Q8NFH3 Q96HU1 kinase . The P01375 -induced P05231 release was suppressed by SB203580 , a p38 MAPK inhibitor , or SP600125 , a SAPK/JNK inhibitor , but not by PD98059 , a Q96HU1 kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase inhibitor . The Rho-kinase inhibitors attenuated the P01375 -induced phosphorylation of both p38 Q96HU1 kinase and SAPK/JNK . Rho-kinase , which has been used for the clinical treatment of cerebral vasospasms , may be involved in other central nervous system ( CNS ) disorders such as traumatic injury , stroke , neurodegenerative disease and neuropathic pain . P01375 , a proinflammatory cytokine that affects the CNS through cytokines , such as P05231 , release from neurons , astrocytes and microglia . Therefore , we investigated the involvement of Rho-kinase in the P01375 -induced P05231 release from rat P13671 glioma cells . These results strongly suggest that Rho-kinase regulates the P01375 -induced P05231 release at a point upstream from p38 MAPK and SAPK/JNK in P13671 glioma cells . Therefore , Rho-kinase inhibitor may be considered to be a new clinical candidate for the treatment of CNS disorders in addition to cerebral vasospasms . House dust mite major allergen Der f 1 enhances proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine gene expression in a cell line of canine epidermal keratinocytes . House dust mite ( HDM ) allergens are the most common allergens involved in the induction of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity . Recently , epicutaneous sensitization with HDM allergens has been emphasized in the development of atopic dermatitis ( AD ) ; however , direct stimulation of canine keratinocytes by mite allergens has not been well investigated . In the present study , we investigated the effects of Der f 1 , a major allergen of Dermatophagoides farinae , on cytokine and chemokine gene expression in a canine keratinocyte cell line , CPEK . CPEK constitutively expressed mRNA for P01375 , IL-12p35 , Q14116 , GM- P04141 , TGF-beta , P10145 / P10145 , Q92583 / Q92583 , Q9Y4X3 / Q9Y4X3 and Q9NRJ3 / Q9NRJ3 . Of all the cytokines and chemokines investigated in CPEK , transcription levels of GM- P04141 , P10145 / P10145 and P01375 mRNA were significantly enhanced by stimulation with Der f 1 . The present results suggest that Der f 1 can directly augment inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production from keratinocytes , and may initiate allergic inflammation independently of Type-I hypersensitivity . Selective expression of the large neutral amino acid transporter at the blood-brain barrier . Amino acid supply in brain is regulated by the activity of the large neutral amino acid transporter ( O43561 ) at the brain capillary endothelial cell , which forms the blood-brain barrier ( BBB ) in vivo . Bovine BBB poly(A)(+) RNA was isolated from 2.0 kg of fresh bovine brain and size fractionated on a sucrose density gradient , and a size-fractionated bovine BBB cDNA library in the pSPORT vector was prepared . The full-length cDNA encoding the bovine BBB O43561 was isolated from this library , and the predicted amino acid sequence was 89-92 % identical to the Q01650 isoform . The bovine BBB Q01650 mRNA produced a 10-fold enhancement in tryptophan transport into frog oocytes coinjected with bovine BBB Q01650 mRNA and the mRNA for P08195 , which encodes the heavy chain of the heterodimer . DB00150 transport into the mRNA-injected oocytes was sodium independent and was specifically inhibited by other large neutral amino acids , and the K(m) of tryptophan transport was 31.5 +/- 5.5 microM . Northern blotting with the bovine BBB Q01650 cDNA showed that the Q01650 mRNA is 100-fold higher in isolated bovine brain capillaries compared with P13671 rat glioma cells or rat brain , and the Q01650 mRNA was not detected in rat liver , heart , lung , or kidney . These studies show that the Q01650 transcript is selectively expressed at the BBB compared with other tissues , and the abundance of the Q01650 mRNA at the BBB is manyfold higher than that of transcripts such as the P08195 antigen , actin , or the Glut1 glucose transporter . Q14703 lyase in thymic perivascular spaces promotes egress of mature thymocytes via up-regulation of P21453 . DB03203 1-phosphate ( Q14703 ) and P21453 ( P21453 ) play an important role in the egress of mature P01730 or CD8 single-positive ( SP ) thymocytes from the thymus . DB08868 hydrochloride ( FTY720 ) , an P21453 functional antagonist , induced significant accumulation of CD62L(high) Q07108 (low) mature SP thymocytes in the thymic medulla . Immunohistochemical staining using anti- P21453 antibody revealed that P21453 is predominantly expressed on thymocytes in the thymic medulla and is strongly down-regulated even at 3h after FTY720 administration . 2-Acetyl-4-tetrahydroxybutylimidazole ( THI ) , an Q14703 lyase inhibitor , also induced accumulation of mature SP thymocytes in the thymic medulla with an enlargement of the perivascular spaces ( P15151 ) . At 6h after THI administration , P21453 -expressing thymocytes reduced partially as if to form clusters and hardly existed in the proximity of CD31-expressing blood vessels in the thymic medulla , suggesting Q14703 lyase expression in the cells constructing thymic medullary P15151 . To determine the cells expressing Q14703 lyase in the thymus , we newly established a mAb ( YK19-2 ) specific for mouse Q14703 lyase . Immunohistochemical staining with YK19-2 revealed that Q14703 lyase is predominantly expressed in non-lymphoid thymic stromal cells in the thymic medulla . In the thymic medullary P15151 , Q14703 lyase was expressed in ER-TR7-positive cells ( reticular fibroblasts and pericytes ) and CD31-positive vascular endothelial cells . Our findings suggest that Q14703 lyase expressed in the thymic medullary P15151 keeps the tissue Q14703 concentration low around the vessels and promotes thymic egress via up-regulation of P21453 . Opposing control of cannabinoid receptor stimulation on amyloid-beta-induced reactive gliosis : in vitro and in vivo evidence . Beside cytotoxic mechanisms impacting on neurons , amyloid beta ( A beta ) -induced astroglial activation is operative in Alzheimer 's disease brain , suggesting that persistent inflammatory response may have a role in the illness and that positive results may be achieved by curbing the astroglial reaction . Because the role of the endocannabinoid system could represent a promising field of research , the present study conducted in vitro and in vivo experiments to assess this system . P13671 rat astroglioma cells were challenged with 1 microg/ml A beta 1-42 in the presence or absence of selective agonists and antagonists of cannabinoid (CB)1 and CB2 receptors . Furthermore , rats were inoculated into the frontal cortex with 30 ng of A beta 1-42 and were i.p. administered with 5 mg/kg of the same substances . Immunohistochemical and biochemical findings revealed that selective agonism at P21554 and antagonism at CB2 receptors was able to blunt A beta-induced reactive astrogliosis with subsequent overexpression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and P04271 protein . Moreover , A beta provoked down-regulation of P21554 receptors together with a reduction of anandamide concentration , whereas CB2 receptors were up-regulated and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol concentration was increased . Finally , to our knowledge , the current study is the first showing that interactions at cannabinoid receptors result in a dual regulation of A beta-induced reactive astrogliosis . The data support the assumption that compounds able to selectively block CB2 receptors may have therapeutic potential in controlling A beta-related pathology , due to their beneficial effects devoid of psychotropic consequences . Wnt/beta-catenin and 3',5'-cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate/protein kinase A signaling pathways alterations and somatic beta-catenin gene mutations in the progression of adrenocortical tumors . BACKGROUND : The Wnt/beta-catenin and DB02527 signaling pathways play an important role in adrenal cortex tumorigenesis . Somatic activating mutations of the beta-catenin gene ( P35222 ) are the most frequent genetic defects identified both in adrenocortical adenomas ( ACAs ) and adrenocortical cancers ( ACCs ) . P10644 mutations leading to DB02527 pathway dysregulation are observed in primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical diseases ( PPNADs ) and some sporadic ACAs . OBJECTIVE : The objective of the investigation was to study Wnt/beta-catenin dysregulation in adrenocortical tumors ( ACTs ) with DB02527 pathway genetic alteration and search for secondary P35222 somatic mutations in heterogeneous tumors . PATIENTS AND METHODS : Nine PPNADs , including five with macronodules , three ACAs with P10644 somatic mutations , and one heterogeneous tumor with ACC developed within an ACA , were studied by immunohistochemistry and DNA sequencing . RESULTS : beta-Catenin accumulation was observed in all PPNADs , ACAs with P10644 mutations , and the ACC component of the heterogeneous tumor . P35222 somatic activating mutations were found in the macronodule of two of the five macronodular PPNADs , in one ACA with a P10644 somatic mutation , and in the malignant part of the heterogeneous ACT . CONCLUSIONS : The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway is activated in PPNADs and ACAs with P10644 mutations , suggesting a cross talk between the DB02527 and Wnt/beta-catenin pathways in ACT development . In addition , the occurrence as an additional hit of a P35222 somatic mutation is associated with larger or more aggressive ACTs . This underlines the importance of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in adrenal cortex tumorigenesis and the importance of genetic accumulation in the progression of ACTs . Regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activity by ceramide . P12004 -dependent kinases have been implicated in the inactivation of retinoblastoma ( Rb ) protein and cell cycle progression . Recent studies have demonstrated that the lipid molecule ceramide is able to induce Rb hypophosphorylation leading to growth arrest and cellular senescence . In this study , we examined the underlying mechanisms of Rb hypophosphorylation and cell cycle progression utilizing the antiproliferative molecule ceramide . P13671 -Ceramide induced a G0/ P55008 arrest of the cell cycle in WI38 human diploid fibroblasts . Employing immunoprecipitation kinase assays , we found that ceramide specifically inhibited cyclin-dependent kinase P24941 , with a mild effect on P06493 and significantly less effect on P11802 . The effect of ceramide was specific such that P13671 -dihydroceramide was not effective . Ceramide did not directly inhibit P24941 in vitro but caused activation of P38936 , a major class of CDK-inhibitory proteins , and led to a greater association of P38936 to P24941 . Using purified protein phosphatases , we showed that ceramide activated both protein phosphatase 1 and protein phosphatase 2A activities specific for P24941 in vitro . Further , calyculin A and okadaic acid , both potent protein phosphatase inhibitors , together almost completely reversed the effects of ceramide on P24941 inhibition . Taken together , these results demonstrate a dual mechanism by which ceramide inhibits the cell cycle . Ceramide causes an increase in P38936 association with P24941 and through activation of protein phosphatases selectively regulates P24941 . These events may lead to activation of Rb protein and subsequent cell cycle arrest . Argon-helium cryosurgery for treatment of P13671 gliomas in rats and its effect on cellular immunity . Argon-helium cryosurgery has shown encouraging therapeutic effects on some solid tumors , but its application in the treatment of gliomas remains poorly documented . To explore the cell apoptosis at the glioma foci and the cellullar immunity changes following argon-helium cryosurgery , we established Wistar rat models bearing subcutaneous P13671 glioma and divided the rats into the normal control ( 20 rats ) , sham-operated ( 32 rats ) , surgical resection ( 20 rats ) , and cryosurgery ( 32 rats ) groups with corresponding treatments . The postoperative changes in the findings by magnetic resonance imaging ( Q9BWK5 ) and tumor cell morphology were observed , and the cell apoptosis at the tumor foci was assessed with TUNEL assay . Flow cytometry was performed for analysis of the T lymphocyte subset changes following the cryosurgery . The results showed that cryosurgery induced not only destruction of the tumor cells but also cell apoptosis around the cryablation foci . Compared with surgical resction that caused significant reduction in CD3+ and P01730 + cell percentages , cryosurgery resulted in significantly increased percentages of CD3+ and P01730 + cells ( P < 0.05 ) with a relative increase of the P01730 +/CD8+ cell ratio 14 days after the operation . These results demonstrate that in addition to tumor cell destruction , cryosurgy also results in enhanced cellular immunity and antitumor immune response of the P13671 glioma-bearing rats , suggesting the great potential of argon-helium cryosurgery in clinical management of gliomas . Molecular basis for the immunostimulatory activity of guanine nucleoside analogs : activation of Q9NYK1 . Certain Q99618 -substituted and N7 , Q99618 -disubstituted guanine ribonucleosides comprise a class of small molecules with immunostimulatory activity . In a variety of animal models , these agents stimulate both humoral and cellular immune responses . The antiviral actions of these guanosine analogs have been attributed to their ability to induce type I IFNs . However , the molecular mechanisms by which the guanosine analogs potentiate immune responses are not known . Here , we report that several guanosine analogs activate Q9NYK1 ( Q9NYK1 ) . DB04860 , 7-deazaguanosine , and related guanosine analogs activated mouse immune cells in a manner analogous to known TLR ligands , inducing cytokine production in mouse splenocytes ( P05231 and IL-12 , type I and II IFNs ) , bone marrow-derived macrophages ( P05231 and IL-12 ) , and in human peripheral blood leukocytes ( type I IFNs , tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-12 ) . The guanosine congeners also up-regulated costimulatory molecules and MHC I/II in dendritic cells . Genetic complementation studies in human embryonic kidney 293 cells confirmed that the guanosine analogs activate cells exclusively via Q9NYK1 . The stimulation of Q9NYK1 by the guanosine analogs in human cells appears to require endosomal maturation because inhibition of this process with chloroquine significantly reduced the downstream activation of NF-kappaB . However , Q9NR97 activation by R-848 and O60603 activation by [ S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)-(2-RS)-propyl]-N-palmitoyl-R- DB00151 -S- DB00133 -Lys4-OH , trihydrochloride ) ] were not inhibited by chloroquine , whereas Q9NR96 activation by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides was abolished . In summary , we present evidence that guanosine analogs activate immune cells via Q9NYK1 by a pathway that requires endosomal maturation . Thus , the B cell-stimulating and antiviral activities of the guanosine analogs may be explained by their Q9NYK1 -activating capacity . DB00741 is a suppressor of apoptosis in bovine corpus luteum . Glucocorticoid ( GC ) acts as a modulator of physiological functions in several organs . In the present study , we examined whether GC suppresses luteolysis in bovine corpus luteum ( CL ) . DB00741 ( an active GC ) reduced the mRNA expression of caspase 8 ( Q14790 ) and caspase 3 ( P42574 ) and reduced the enzymatic activity of P42574 and cell death induced by tumor necrosis factor ( P01375 ) and interferon gamma ( P01579 ) in cultured bovine luteal cells . mRNAs and proteins of GC receptor ( P04150 ) , 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 ( P28845 ) , and P80365 were expressed in CL throughout the estrous cycle . Moreover , the protein expression and the enzymatic activity of P28845 were high at the early and the midluteal stages compared to the regressed luteal stage . These results suggest that cortisol suppresses P01375 - P01579 -induced apoptosis in vitro by reducing apoptosis signals via Q14790 and P42574 in bovine CL and that the local increase in cortisol production resulting from increased P28845 at the early and midluteal stages helps to maintain CL function by suppressing apoptosis of luteal cells . Effect of currently approved carriers and adjuvants on the pre-clinical efficacy of a conjugate vaccine against oxycodone in mice and rats . Vaccination against the highly abused prescription opioid oxycodone has shown pre-clinical efficacy for blocking oxycodone effects . The current study further evaluated a candidate vaccine composed of oxycodone derivatized at the P13671 position ( 6OXY ) conjugated to the native DB05299 ( nKLH ) carrier protein . To provide an oxycodone vaccine formulation suitable for human studies , we studied the effect of alternative carriers and adjuvants on the generation of oxycodone-specific serum antibody and B cell responses , and the effect of immunization on oxycodone distribution and oxycodone-induced antinociception in mice and rats . 6OXY conjugated to tetanus toxoid ( TT ) or a GMP grade KLH dimer ( dKLH ) was as effective as 6OXY conjugated to the nKLH decamer in mice and rats , while the 6OXY hapten conjugated to a TT-derived peptide was not effective in preventing oxycodone-induced antinociception in mice . Immunization with 6OXY-TT s.c. absorbed on alum adjuvant provided similar protection to 6OXY-TT administered i.p. with Freund 's adjuvant in rats . The toll-like receptor 4 ( O00206 ) agonist monophosphoryl lipid A ( MPLA ) adjuvant , alone or in combination with alum , offered no advantage over alum alone for generating oxycodone-specific serum antibodies or 6OXY-specific antibody secreting B cells in mice vaccinated with 6OXY-nKLH or 6OXY-TT . The immunogenicity of oxycodone vaccines may be modulated by O00206 signaling since responses to 6OXY-nKLH in alum were decreased in O00206 -deficient mice . These data suggest that TT , nKLH and dKLH carriers provide consistent 6OXY conjugate vaccine immunogenicity across species , strains and via different routes of administration , while adjuvant formulations may need to be tailored to individual immunogens or patient populations . Corticospinal tract conduction block results in the prolongation of central motor conduction time in compressive cervical myelopathy . OBJECTIVE : The objective of this study was to analyze corticospinal function in patients with compressive cervical myelopathy and to elucidate the mechanism underlying its prolonged central motor conduction time ( CMCT ) . METHODS : Motor evoked potentials following transcranial magnetic stimulation ( TMS ) and peripheral conduction time in the ulnar and tibial nerves following electrical stimulation were measured from the abductor digiti minimi ( P35318 ) and abductor hallucis ( AH ) muscles in 24 patients with compressive cervical myelopathy and used to calculate CMCT . Spinal cord evoked potentials ( SCEPs ) following transcranial electric stimulation were recorded intraoperatively from the P06681 -3 to P13671 -7 intervertebral levels . Correlations between prolonged CMCT and SCEP values were then estimated . RESULTS : The shorter/longer CMCT between the patients ' right and left P35318 and AH were 8.5+/-2.9/11.5+/-3.3 and 16.2+/-3.1/18.4+/-3.3 ms , respectively ( mean+/-SD ) . The SCEPs amplitude at P13671 -7 , compared to P06681 -3 , was 25.7+/-21.0 % . The attenuation of SCEP amplitude , but not latency , at P13671 -7 correlated significantly with CMCT prolongation . CONCLUSIONS : Our data support the view that CMCT prolongation is primarily due to corticospinal conduction block , rather than conduction delay . SIGNIFICANCE : Insight was provided into the mechanism of corticospinal dysfunction in compressive cervical myelopathy .