01) and squamous cell carcinoma (p value = 0.02) tissues. Proteins associated with cancer and cell cycle were significantly altered in cultured cells. Curcumin may have antitumor effect in cervical cancer. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
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development of a rapid and sensitive system for detecting influenza TNF-alpha inhibitor viruses is a high priority for controlling future epidemics and pandemics. Quantitative real-time PCR is often used for detecting various kinds of viruses; however, it requires more than 2 h per run. Detection assays were performed with super high-speed RT-PCR (SHRT-PCR) developed according to a newly designed heating system. The new method uses a high-speed reaction (18 s/cycle; 40 cycles in less than 20 min) for typing influenza viruses. The detection limit of SHRT-PCR was 1 copy/reaction and 10(-1) plaque-forming unit/reaction for viruses in culture supernatants during 20 min. Using 8-Bromo-cAMP concentration SHRT-PCR, 86

strains of influenza viruses isolated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health were tested; the results showed 100% sensitivity and specificity for each influenza A and B virus, and swine-origin influenza virus. Twenty-seven swabs collected from the pharyngeal mucosa of outpatients were also tested, showing positive signs for influenza virus on an immunochromatographic assay; the results between SHRT-PCR and immunochromatography exhibited 100% agreement for both positive and negative results. The rapid reaction time and high sensitivity of SHRT-PCR makes this technique well suited for monitoring epidemics and pre-pandemic influenza outbreaks. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.”
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advances in cell reprogramming have permitted the development of different stem cell lines and specific differentiated cell types using distinct technologies. Cell reprogramming is largely mediated by DNA and RNA. In this review, we explore the RNA-mediated cell reprogramming to induce specific target cell generation including stem cells, brain cells and cardiac cells. The ability of RNA populations Tryptophan synthase to produce direct cell to cell phenotypic conversion is called Transcriptome Induced Phenotype Remodeling (TIPeR). The theory and utility of RNA use for cellular reprogramming is explored in this review.”
“H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV), has become a serious epizootic threat to the poultry population in Asia. In addition, significant numbers of human cases of HPAIV infection have been reported to date. To prevent the spread of HPAIV among humans and to allow for timely medical intervention, a rapid and high sensitive method is needed to detect and subtype the causative HPAIVs. In the present study, a silver amplification technique used in photographic development was combined with immunochromatography technologies and a highly sensitive and rapid diagnostic test to detect the hemagglutinin of H5 influenza viruses was developed.