Month: July 2014

Expression of orphan receptor GPR15/BOB up-regulated in systemic lupus erythematous/crosstalk with pro-inflammatory cytokines

[Limited Access]      HTML         Full Text-PDF American Journal of BioMedicine  Volume 2, Issue 7, pages 870-886, July 2014 Johannes Granter; Michael B. Calvin; John G. Westover; Ye Wu; Ting Lee; Li Kim; Philip Frugier Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that has protean manifestations and follows a relapsing and remitting course. More […]

The functionality of cell mediated immunity in the pathogenesis of Schistosoma japonicum

[Limited Access]      HTML         Full Text-PDF American Journal of BioMedicine  Volume 2, Issue 7, pages 855-869, July 2014 Wen-jian Chen; Xuefeng Xie; Hao Sakaguchi; Minjun Gao; Men-Bao Joyce; Hong-mei Lei; Jingwei Huang Abstract Schistosomiasis japonica is a serious disease caused by the parasitic worm Schistosoma japonicum. The induction of granulomas that form around the eggs in […]

Critical role of farnesyltransferase inhibitor in protective myocardial function after endotoxemia in rat model

  doi: 10.18081/2333-5106/014-07/827-839 American Journal of BioMedicine Volume 2, Issue 7, pages 827-839 Published: July 26, 2014 Richard Durum; John F. Memon; Thomas N. Mackall; Catherine A. Mencacci; Ronald J. Venet; Kevin Deback; Terry H. Peterson; Michel Herndon Abstract Farnesyltransferase (FTase) is one of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group that catalyzes most prenylation […]

Using a 980 nm, 7w/cm2 Diode Laser in Oral Surgeries

Shady A. M. Negm*     Abstract At this paper, we discussed the use of laser in oral surgeries. The aim of this discussion and study were to verify the reliability and efficacy of one of these compact portable diode instruments, emitting a maximum power density of 7W/cm2 not requiring pre-warming or controlling, and delivering a […]