Browsing by Author "Bower, Joseph F."
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Racial difference in Acylation Stimulating Protein (ASP) correlates to triglyceride in non-obese and obese African American and Caucasian women
Scantlebury-Manning, Thea; Bower, Joseph F.; Cianflone, Katherine; Barakat, Hisham A. (East Carolina University, 2009-04-17)Background: Acylation Stimulating Protein (ASP) has been shown to influence adipose tissue triglyceride (TG) storage. The aim was to examine ethnic differences in ASP and leptin levels in relation to lipid profiles and ... -
Unique V3 Loop Sequence Derived from the R2 Strain of HIV-Type 1 Elicits Broad Neutralizing Antibodies
Young, Kelly R.; Teal, Benjamin E.; Brooks, Yvonne; Green, Thomas D.; Bower, Joseph F.; Ross, Ted M. (East Carolina University, 2004-11)DNA vaccines expressing the envelope (Env) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been relatively ineffective at generating high-titer, long-lasting, neutralizing antibodies. In this study, DNA vaccines ...