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Special Concerns through an early pregnancy journey
(2016-06)Nutrition and supplementation in the woman of reproductive age can have profound and lasting effects on her child’s health. Preconception planning for all women should include advice to begin folic acid supplementation at ... -
Specific antisense oligonucleotide composition & method for treatment of disorders associated with bronchoconstriction and lung inflammation
(2000-03-21)A DNA comprises an oligonucleotide antisense to mRNA encoding an adenosine A.sub.1 or A.sub.3 receptor. The oligo is provided as a composition, various formulations, a capsule, and cartridge and in the form of a kit. The ... -
SPINAL CORD REFLEXES IN A BRAIN-IRON DEFICIENT MODEL OF RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME: ROLE OF DOPAMINE AND ADENOSINE RECEPTORS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder that severely disrupts sleep. RLS patients regularly present with a condition known as Brain Iron Deficiency (BID), and BID is commonly associated with altered dopamine ... -
Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk) Regulates Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) T Cell Signaling
(2013)Engagement of the CD3/T cell receptor complex in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) T cells involves Syk rather than the zeta-associated protein. Because Syk is being considered as a therapeutic target we asked whether Syk ... -
Spontaneous Weight Change during Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment: Association with Virologic Response Rates
(2013)Objective: We examined weight changes during chronic hepatitis C (CHC) therapy and association with virologic response. Methods: Weight changes were compared between subjects achieving rapid, early, and sustained virologic ... -
Statins induce lethal effects in acute myeloblastic lymphoma cells within 72 hours
(East Carolina University, 2008-02)HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitors (statins) induce apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells in vitro; however, the concentrations associated with cell death in AML cells are higher than those clinically tolerated during ... -
Stay Healthy with holiday advice
(2020-12-02)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is navigating how to stay healthy throughout the holiday season. -
Steer children toward water and milk consumption
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Stimulation of glucose uptake by insulin-like growth factor II in human muscle is not mediated by the insulin-like growth factor II/mannose 6-phosphate receptor.
(East Carolina University, 1994-06-15)Although the growth-promoting effects of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) have been intensively studied, the acute actions of this hormone on glucose metabolism have been less well evaluated, especially in skeletal ... -
Stop wasting food and money by safely storing leftovers
(2022-01-05)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about how to make good use of leftovers without getting food poisoning. -
Strain-Dependent Variation in Acute Ischemic Muscle Injury
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Stress and burnout in nutrition and dietetics
(2018-03)Literature from across multiple health professions points to a budding crisis where current and future health professionals are experiencing stress and burnout at an alarming rate that threatens the vitality of our healthcare ... -
Structural and functional analysis of the Vaccinia virus O1 virulence protein
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-26)Poxviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses capable of causing disfiguring and deadly disease in a wide range of hosts, from insects to mammals. Orthopoxviruses (OPXV) encode many proteins that are not essential for viral ... -
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF A FAMILY OF BORRELIAL C1r INHIBITORS FROM LYME DISEASE AND RELAPSING FEVER SPIROCHETES
(East Carolina University, 2023-06-01)The complement system is an ancient part of the innate immune system consisting of fluid-phase proteins that contribute to inflammation, homeostasis, and pathogen clearance. A group of vector-borne spirochetal pathogens ... -
Subcellular fractionation method to study endosomal trafficking of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(2016-01)Background Virus entry involves multiple steps and is a highly orchestrated process on which successful infection collectively depends. Entry processes are commonly analyzed by monitoring internalized virus particles ...