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Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins are secreted to the outer surface by default

Schulze, Ryan (2006-06-29)

Borrelia spirochetes are unique among diderm bacteria in their abundance of surface-displayed lipoproteins, some of which play important roles in the athogenesis of Lyme disease and relapsing fever. To identify the ...
Therapeutic approaches to bacillus anthracis toxins

Oberhelman, Sara (2006-06-29)

Bacillus anthracis has three types of infection routes: pulmonary, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal. Naturally occurring infection occurs in all three forms, but there is significant concern with the use of this agent ...
Human papillomavirus testing is not necessary in the triage of women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on Papanicolaou smears

Jennings, Kate (2006-06-29)

Background: High-risk human papilloma virus (HR-HPV) is a recognized cause of cervical carcinoma and its precursors. HPV testing is recommended to triage the follow up for women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined ...
Differential binding to the Ah receptor and CYP1A1 induction in support of drug development

Fried, Kristian (2006-06-29)

Although the perception of dioxins is predominantly negative, they have also been shown to exert beneficial effects in animal models, such as immunostimulation, reduced cancer rates and prolongation of life at sufficiently ...
Effects of cocaine on SHIV replication in monocyte-derived macrophages

Gadgil, Milind (2006-06-29)

Intravenous drug use and HIV infections are two linked global health crises since needle-sharing is a well recognized mode of HIV transmission. While HIV infection is the leading cause of infectious death among Americans ...
Dynamic tension between opposing elements: the lived experience of CNAs in nursing homes

Leiker, Tona (2006-06-29)

The turnover rate of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) within the nursing home setting is greater than 100% in Kansas. Understanding turnover is vital to the recruitment and retention of CNAs. The purpose of this study ...
Nonhormonal, nonsteroidal male contraceptive agent

White, Andrew (2006-06-29)

Each year there are tens of millions of unplanned pregnancies and subsequent abortions worldwide. The WHO, NIH and IOM have identified the need for the development of an effective reversible male contraceptive agent. ...
The lived experience of certified nursing assistants in a nursing home viewed through a social constructionist lens.

Quenstedt-Moe, Gretchen (2006-06-29)

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are frontline caregivers for the elderly with chronic physical and cognitive disabilities in nursing homes (NHs). The pool of CNAs available to deliver this complex care in NHs is ...
Oleanolic acid and the synthetic triterpenoids CDDO, CDDO-Me, and CDDO-Im induce antioxidant processes

Reisman, Scott (2006-06-30)

Oleanolic acid (OA) is a triterpenoid compound, which is a natural ingredient in some Chinese herbal medicines used for the treatment of hepatitis. OA has previously been shown in our laboratory to diminish the hepatotoxicity ...
VEGF-Receptor-2 associates to neurons in discrete motor areas following an M1 hand infarct

Sensarma, Anirban (2006-06-30)

Background: Angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels, is one of the body’s mechanisms to compensate for cerebral ischemia, and has been observed in the peri-infarct region following stroke. Vascular Endothelial ...
Temporal and spatial rho activation in thrombomodulin mutant mice after spinal cord injury

Resch, Thomas (2006-06-30)

Activation of the G-protein Rho has been implicated in signaling pathways that can induce neuronal apoptosis in the central nervous system (CNS). One of the most potent activators of Rho is the protease thrombin that ...
The role of estrogen in trigeminal hypersensitivity

Liverman, Christopher (2006-06-30)

Migraine and temporomandibular disease are three times more common in women than in men and temporally related to the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle. We examined mechanical sensitivity of the temporomandibular ...
Expression of estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in sympathetic ganglia is regulated by estradiol and targets of neuron projection

Tague, Sarah (2006-06-30)

Estradiol affects many aspects of the nervous system, including learning, memory, pain perception, mood, and neural plasticity. Estradiol signaling is highly complex, with multiple receptors initiating signaling cascades ...
Negative impacts of altered gravity models on male mammalian reproductive capacity

Beard, Ryan (2006-06-30)

The hypothesis of this project was that extended exposure to microgravity has a negative impact on the ability of the male mammalian species to reproduce. Previous research showed that simulated microgravity using hindlimb ...
Conditional inactivation of FGF8 signaling in the frontonasal ectoderm results in dysmorphology of the frontonasal prominence and severe craniofacial defects

Crane, Jennifer (2006-06-30)

Cranial neural crest cells are a multipotent migratory cell population that gives rise to the majority of the developing head and face, including bones, cartilage, connective tissue, cranial nerves and pigment cells. ...
Distribution of activated src family kinases and phospho-tyrosine containing proteins in mouse eggs from meoisis through second polar body extrusion

McGinnis, Lynda (2006-06-30)

Multiple signaling pathways are initiated during egg activation and fertilization in mammals. In this project we sought to determine the dynamics of active src family kinases (SFK). The relative distribution of SFK ...
Assessment of large fiber proprioceptive deficits and spindle innervation in diabetic mice

Jones, Karra (2006-05-23)

Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a common complication of both diabetes mellitus type I and II. DN has traditionally been described as a “dying-back” neuropathy, where the distal ends of sensory axons degenerate and denervate ...
Post-transcriptional gene regulation in ovarian granulosa cells

Carletti, Martha (2006-06-30)

High throughput gene expression analysis before and after the LH surge has provided insight into the diversity of ovarian genes involved in oocyte maturation, ovulation, and luteinization. However, steady state gene ...
A microarray strategy: searching for new cyclic genes during somitogenesis

Dequeant, Mary-Lee (2006-06-30)

The vertebrate body plan is characterized by a segmented organization, which is clearly visible at the level of the vertebral column, its associated muscles and the peripheral nervous system. This basic organization is ...
Regulation of trophoblast differentiation by the PI3-K/Akt signaling pathway

Canham, Lindsey (2006-06-30)

Trophoblast cells are essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. In rodents, trophoblast giant cells are located at the maternal-embryonic interface and represent one of the major endocrine cell types ...