Recently added articles from Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology:
Investigation of microencapsulated BSH active Lactobacillus in the simulated human GI tract.(Research Article)(bile salt hydrolase, gastrointestinal)(Clinical report)
Jan 01, 2007; ... This study investigated the use of microencapsulated bile salt hydrolase (BSH) overproducing Lactobacillus plantarum 80 cells for oral delivery applications using a dynamic computer-controlled model simulating the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Bile salt deconjugation rates for ...
Distinction between pore assembly by staphylococcal [alpha]-toxin versus leukotoxins.(Research Article)(Report)
Jan 01, 2007; ... The staphylococcal bipartite leukotoxins and the homoheptameric [alpha]-toxin belong to the same family of [beta]-barrel pore-forming toxins despite slight differences. In the [alpha]-toxin pore, the N-terminal extremity of each protomer interacts as a deployed latch with two consecutive ...
The many facets of SDF-1 [alpha], CXCR4 agonists and antagonists on hematopoietic progenitor cells.(Research Article)(stromal cell-derived factor)(Report)
Jan 01, 2007; ... Stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1[alpha]) has pleiotropic effects on hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). We have monitored podia formation, migration, proliferation, and cell-cell adhesion of human HPC under the influence of SDF-1[alpha], a peptide agonist of CXCR4 (CTCE-0214), ...
Bioengineering of improved biomaterials coatings for extracorporeal circulation requires extended observation of blood-biomaterial interaction under flow.(Research Article)(Report)
Jan 01, 2007; ... Extended use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) systems is often hampered by thrombus formation and infection. Part of these problems relates to imperfect hemocompatibility of the CPB circuitry. The engineering of biomaterial surfaces with genuine long-term hemocompatibility is essentially ...
A bioreactor model of mouse tumor progression.(Research Article)(Report)
Jan 01, 2007; ... The present study represents an investigation of a novel stirred bioreactor for culture of a transformed cell line under defined hydrodynamic conditions in vitro. Cell colonies of the EL-4 mouse lymphoma cell line grown for the first time in a rotating disc bioreactor (RDB), were observed ...