A possible role of prostaglandin E2 in reproduction of the male water frog, Rana esculenta. In vivo and in vitro studies

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gobbetti ◽  
M. Zerani ◽  
L. Bellini Cardellini
Blood ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 2513-2517 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hamamura ◽  
H Matsuda ◽  
Y Takeuchi ◽  
S Habu ◽  
H Yagita ◽  
...  

Hematopoiesis requires specific interactions with the microenvironments, and VLA-4 has been implicated in these interactions based on in vitro studies. To study the role of VLA-4 in hematopoiesis in vivo, we performed in utero treatment of mice with an anti-VLA-4 monoclonal antibody. Although all hematopoietic cells in fetal liver expressed VLA-4, the treatment specifically induced anemia. It had no effect on the development of nonerythroid lineage cells, including lymphoids and myeloids. In the treated liver almost no erythroblast was detected, whereas the erythroid progenitors, which give rise to erythroid colonies in vitro, were present. These results indicate that VLA-4 plays a critical role in erythropoiesis, while it is not critical in lymphopoiesis in vivo.


2009 ◽  
Vol 186 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Mérino ◽  
Maybelline Giam ◽  
Peter D. Hughes ◽  
Owen M. Siggs ◽  
Klaus Heger ◽  
...  

Proteins of the Bcl-2 family are critical regulators of apoptosis, but how its BH3-only members activate the essential effectors Bax and Bak remains controversial. The indirect activation model suggests that they simply must neutralize all of the prosurvival Bcl-2 family members, whereas the direct activation model proposes that Bim and Bid must activate Bax and Bak directly. As numerous in vitro studies have not resolved this issue, we have investigated Bim's activity in vivo by a genetic approach. Because the BH3 domain determines binding specificity for Bcl-2 relatives, we generated mice having the Bim BH3 domain replaced by that of Bad, Noxa, or Puma. The mutants bound the expected subsets of prosurvival relatives but lost interaction with Bax. Analysis of the mice showed that Bim's proapoptotic activity is not solely caused by its ability to engage its prosurvival relatives or solely to its binding to Bax. Thus, initiation of apoptosis in vivo appears to require features of both models.


2000 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. A732-A733
Author(s):  
Gerardo Nardone ◽  
Eileen Holicky ◽  
Jim R. Uhl ◽  
Vittorio Colantuoni ◽  
Lina Sabatino ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo ◽  
Jessica Fiolin

Background: The therapeutic value of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is attributable in part to paracrine pathways triggered by several secreted factors secreted into culture media. The secreted factor here is known as the conditioned medium (CM) or secretome. Objectives: This review is aimed to investigate and summarise the in-vitro, pre-clinical in-vivo studies regarding the role of CM-MSC in bone regeneration from 2007 until 2018 Data Sources: A systematic literature search on PubMed, MEDLINE, OVID, Scopus and Cochrane library was carried out by using search terms: Secretome, conditioned medium, mesenchymal stem cell, bone healing, osteogenic, osteogenesis. Methods: A total of 611 articles were reviewed. Ten articles were identified as relevant for this systematic literature review. Results: Three tables of studies were constructed for in vitro studies and in-vivo studies. Conclusion: All of the included in-vitro studies and in-vivo studies have shown a promoting effect of bone regeneration at various stages. Although there are no clinical studies regarding the use of CM-MSC in the human bone regeneration that have been conducted, transplantation of secretome has shown a promising result in the acceleration of bone healing process.


2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darijana Horvat ◽  
Kelsey Kelso ◽  
Steven Allen ◽  
Russell Fothergill ◽  
David Zawieja ◽  
...  
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1981 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vanholder ◽  
M. De Paepe ◽  
N.A. Hoenich ◽  
S. Ringoir ◽  
A. De Cubber ◽  
...  

Single needle dialysis is used as a method of vascular access in many European dialysis centres. However, recirculation has been incriminated as a disadvantage of this procedure. According to in vitro studies, recirculation should be limited to a minimum when using double lumen needles. The present study makes an in vivo comparison between single and double lumen needles in unipuncture (single needle) dialysis of the type double headpump (Bellco, BL 760) and studies the role of recirculation in dialysis performance. Although recirculation is significantly reduced with the double lumen needle, compared to the single lumen needle, the clearance of small molecules is not significantly different for both needle types.


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