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Localization of neuropeptide Y Y1 receptors in cerebral blood vessels
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424. ; 94:23, s. 12661-12666
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The localization of neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y1 receptor (R) -like immunoreactivity (LI) has been studied in cerebral arteries and arterioles of the rat by immunohistochemistry using fluorescence, confocal, and electron microscopy. High levels of Y1-R-LI were observed in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the small arterioles of the pial arterial network, especially on the basal surface of the brain, and low levels in the major basal cerebral arteries. The levels of Y1-R-LI varied strongly between adjacent SMCs. Y1-R-LI was associated with small endocytosis vesicles, mainly on the outer surface of the SMCs, but also on their endothelial side and often laterally at the interface between two SMCs. NPY-immunoreactive (Ir) nerve fibers could not be detected in association with the Y1-R-rich small arterioles but only around arteries with low Y1-R levels. A dense network of central NPY-Ir nerve fibers in the superficial layers of the brain was lying close to the strongly Y1-R-Ir small arterioles. The results indicate that NPY has a profound effect on small arterioles of the brain acting on Y1-Rs, both on the peripheral and luminal side of the SMCs. However, the source of the endogenous ligand, NPY, remains unclear. NPY released from central neurons may play a role, in addition to blood-borne NPY.
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- Håkansson, Lena, et al.
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Effects on in vivo administration of G-CSF on neutrophil and eosinophil adhesion
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Ingår i: British Journal of Haematology. - : Wiley. - 0007-1048 .- 1365-2141. ; 98:3, s. 603-611
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effect in vivo of G-CSF on neutrophil and eosinophil adhesion was studied after subcutaneous administration to six healthy individuals of human recombinant glycosylated G-CSF (lenograstim) (3 micrograms/kg) for 6 consecutive days. Basal adhesion and adhesion to E-selectin. VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 of neutrophil and eosinophil granulocytes were measured selectively. During G-CSF administration neutrophil basal adhesion increased from 7.4 +/- 3.9% (mean +/- SD) to 55.8 +/- 12.9% and 23.2 +/- 4.4%, 4 and 7 d, respectively, after start of the administration. At the same time points eosinophil basal adhesion increased from 7.1 +/- 2.4% to 37.7 +/- 6.1% and 13.1 +/- 5.3%, respectively. When adhesion was measured in the presence of Mn2+, which increases the functional activity of integrins, an even higher increase of neutrophil and eosinophil basal adhesion was noted 4 and 7 d, respectively, after start of G-CSF administration. In parallel with the enhanced basal adhesion neutrophil adhesion to E-selectin and ICAM-1 and eosinophil adhesion to E-selectin. VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were significantly (P < 0.05) increased after 4 d of G-CSF administration as was neutrophil cell surface expression of CD11b and CD18. In vitro G-CSF induced minimal changes of granulocyte basal adhesion and inhibition of the adhesion to E-selectin. 10 ng/ml TNF alpha significantly increased neutrophil and eosinophil basal adhesion and adhesion to VCAM-1 and ICAM-1. In summary, administration of G-CSF to healthy subjects induced enhanced adhesion of neutrophil and eosinophil granulocytes, probably mediated by an increase of the functional capacity of beta 1- and beta 2-integrins. The induction of increased levels of TNF alpha might be one mechanism behind the in vivo effect of G-CSF administration.
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- Kou, Shao Quan, et al.
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Numerical simulation of the cutting of inhomogeneous rocks
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Ingår i: International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences. - 1365-1609 .- 1873-4545. ; 36:5, s. 711-717
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, the possible modes of crack initiation and propagation leading to chip formation in rock cutting are studied numerically by using a rock failure process analysis code referred to as RFPA. By using this approach, additional information is obtained on the tool-rock interaction and the failure mechanisms of rock under mechanical tools.
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