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Fixed dried red blood cells and method of use
(2005-04-26)
Fixed-dried red blood cells (RBCs), and processes for preparing the same are disclosed. The red blood cells, upon reconstitution with distilled water or appropriate buffer: bind oxygen with native affinities, have partial ...
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE INHIBITS NEOINTIMA FORMATION IN BALLOON INJURED RAT CAROTID ARTERIES
(2005)
Recent studies indicate that systemic induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which oxidatively degrades heme into iron, biliverdin, and carbon monoxide (CO), or adenoviral-mediated gene transfer of HO-1 inhibits neointima ...
Genetic and Structural Analysis of the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTn341
(East Carolina University, 2005-04)
The genetic structure and functional organization of a Bacteroides conjugative transposon (CTn), CTn341, were determined. CTn341 was originally isolated from a tetracycline-resistant clinical isolate of Bacteroides vulgatus. ...
Outpatient Colonoscopy by Rural Family Physicians
(East Carolina University, 2005-03)
PURPOSE Five percent of family physicians offer colonoscopy services, either in the office or the hospital, often in rural areas that have no gastroenterologist. Two previous large series have shown the quality and safety ...
Effect of testosterone replacement or duration of castration on baroreflex bradycardia in conscious rats
(East Carolina University, 2005-03-30)
Background: In this study, we tested the hypothesis that 17β-estradiol contributes to testosterone-mediated restoration of baroreflex-mediated bradycardia in short-term (3 weeks) castrated rats. Further, a reported increase ...
The UHS Nutrition Initiative: Enhancing the ability of patients, employees and the community to "Eat Smart and Move More"
(2005)
This article describes the obesity problem in eastern North Carolina and the responses that the Pitt County Memorial Hospital is taking locally to change policies and environments.
The Brucella abortus Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase Is Required for Optimal Resistance to Oxidative Killing by Murine Macrophages and Wild-Type Virulence in Experimentally Infected Mice
(East Carolina University, 2005-05)
Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic analysis of cell lysates from Brucella abortus 2308 and the isogenic hfq mutant Hfq3 revealed that the RNA binding protein Hfq (also known as host factor I or HF-I) is required for the ...
Solubility and Bioactivity of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Are Increased by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Produced Surfactant
(East Carolina University, 2005-02)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative bacterium that causes serious infections in immunocompromised individuals and cystic fibrosis patients. This opportunistic pathogen controls many of its virulence factors and ...
Regulation of Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(East Carolina University, 2005-07)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients and is a major source of nosocomial infections. This bacterium controls many virulence factors by using ...
Adaptations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Environment Can Include Deregulation of zwf, Encoding Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
(East Carolina University, 2005-11)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are highly susceptible to chronic pulmonary disease caused by mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that overproduce the exopolysaccharide alginate. We showed here that a mutation in zwf, ...