The goal of an activity-directed isolation process is to isolate bioactive compounds which
may provide structural leads of therapeutic importance. Whereas the traditional process of …

Injury of the alveolar epithelium by cigarette smoke is presumed to be an important process
in the pathogenesis of smoking-related pulmonary diseases. We investigated the cytotoxic …

In the investigations of brain function and pathology in vivo by magnetic resonance
spectroscopy (MRS), a decrease in the relative concentration of N‐acetyl aspartate (NAA) …

The application of new gradient, high‐resolution, magic angle spinning (MAS) 1H nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to the study of intact undifferentiated and …

Therapeutic effects of anticancer medicines can be improved by targeting the specific
receptors on cancer cells. Folate receptor (FR) targeting with antibody (Ab) is an effective …

Evaluation of genotoxic effects of potassium chromate (K2CrO4) and cadmium chloride
(CdCl2) was carried out in human blood lymphocytes in vitro as measured by the electron …

Objective: Survival of periodontal ligament cells is crucial issue after tooth replantation. To
understand this matter, we introduced MTT assay, which can be used as a tool for …

Introduction: Much work has been carried out in an attempt to establish the optimum
cryopreservation of platelets. To estimate the surviving numbers of stored platelets, the …

Pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide (PS) vaccines induce type-specific immunoglobulin
M (IgM), IgG, and IgA. Type-specific IgG to the PS is sufficient to confer protection against the …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed that the mitochondrial permeability
transition pore (MPTP) plays a critical role in necrotic and apoptotic cell death. Given the …