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- Henriksson, Jan, et al.
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Chromosome specific markers reveal conserved linkage groups in spite of extensive chromosomal size variation in Trypanosoma cruzi
- 1995
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Ingår i: Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print). - 0166-6851 .- 1872-9428. ; 73:1-2, s. 63-74
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The karyotypes of three cloned stocks, CL Brener (CL), CA I/72 (CA) and Sylvio X10/7 (X10), of Trypanosoma cruzi were studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis followed by ethidium bromide staining and hybridization with 35 different probes, 30 of which identified single chromosomes. The chromosome-specific probes identified between 26 and 31 chromosomal bands in the three cloned stocks, corresponding to 20 unique chromosomes in CL and 19 in CA and X10. Considering the DNA content of the parasite, it was predicted that the markers recognise at least half of all T. cruzi chromosomes. A majority of identified chromosomes showed large differences in size among different strains, in some cases by up to 50%. Interestingly, CL had in general larger chromosomes than the two other studied cloned stocks. Several of the markers showed linkage and nine different linkage groups were identified, each comprising 2-4 markers. The linkage between the markers was maintained in 8 of the 9 linkage groups when a panel comprising 26 different T. cruzi strains representing major T. cruzi populations was tested. One linkage group was found to be maintained in some strains but not in others. This result shows that chromosomal rearrangements occur in the T. cruzi genome, albeit with a low frequency. Repetitive DNA, both non-coding and in one case coding, was more abundant in the cloned stock CL Brener than in CA and X10. The information presented will make it possible to select chromosomes for the construction of physical chromosomal maps required for the T. cruzi genome project.
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- RAICES, M, et al.
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Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a cellobiose dehydrogenase from the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
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Ingår i: FEBS Letters. - : Wiley. - 0014-5793 .- 1873-3468. ; 369:2-3, s. 233-238
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The cDNA of cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium has been cloned and sequenced. The 5′ end was obtained by PCR amplification. The cDNA contains 2310 translated bases excluding the poly(A) tail. The deduced mature protein contains 770 amino acid residues and is preceded by a 18 residue long signal peptide. The regions of the amino acid sequence corresponding to the heme and FAD domains of CDH were identified as well as the nucleotide-binding motif, the disulfide pairing and a methionine residue chelating the heme iron. No homologous sequences were found for the heme domain, however, the FAD domain appears to be distantly related to the GMC oxidoreductase family.
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- Hanke, J, et al.
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Mapping the Trypanosoma cruzi genome : Analyses of representative cosmid libraries
- 1996
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Ingår i: BioTechniques. - 0736-6205 .- 1940-9818. ; 21:4, s. 686-688
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In order to generate contiguous cosmid coverage of the genome of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi for large-scale sequence analysis, a cosmid library of 36864 individual, primary clones was generated. Total genomic DNA of the reference strain CL Brener was fragmented both by partial digestion with MboI and by physical shearing. For cloning, a modified cosmid vector was used that simplifies analyses such as restriction mapping. The library's representation is about 25 genome equivalents, assuming a size of 55 Mb per haploid genome. No chimerism of inserts in the clones could be detected. The colinearity between cosmid inserts and genomic DNA was verified. Also, hybridizations to the gel-separated karyotype of the organism were carried out as a quality check. Gridded onto two nylon filters, the library was analyzed with a variety of probes. Apart from being used for combined physical and transcriptional mapping of the genome, library filters and clones are also available to interested parties.
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- Henriksson, Anders E., et al.
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Influence of haemorrhage and blood transfusion on haemostasis. An experimental study in rabbits.
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Ingår i: Vox Sanguinis. - 0042-9007 .- 1423-0410. ; 68:2, s. 100-4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The influence of haemorrhage and blood transfusion on primary haemostasis, coagulation and fibrinolysis was investigated in rabbits. Acute loss of 20% of the blood volume gave a significantly shortened coagulation time (Lee-White method) but no detectable change in fibrinolysis (euglobulin clot lysis time) and primary haemostasis (primary haemostatic plug formation time in transected arterioles in rabbit mesenteric microcirculation). Acute loss of 20% of blood volume followed by blood transfusion resulted in a prolonged coagulation time and also in a prolonged primary haemostatic plug formation time, but no change in fibrinolysis. It could be concluded that the haemorrhage did not affect the platelet-dependent primary haemostasis but resulted in a shortened coagulation time. Blood transfusion seemed to affect adversely both the primary haemostasis and the shortened coagulation time induced by haemorrhage.
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- Henriksson, F, et al.
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Samhällsekonomiska studier av diabetes behövs. Ger underlag för beslutsfattande och för internationella jämförelser
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Ingår i: Läkartidningen. - 0023-7205. ; 96:37, s. 9-3915
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cost-of-illness studies have shown diabetes to be associated with substantial direct and indirect costs, accounting for 5-6 percent of total health care expenditure. In a Swedish study, where total costs were divided into costs due to management of diabetes and costs due to complications, the total annual cost to the community was estimated to be SEK 5.7 billion in 1994, costs due to complications being the major item, accounting for over 75 per cent of the total. There have been few other Swedish studies of costs for diabetes or diabetes-related complications. The most widely studied category of complications is diabetes-related foot ulcers, with an estimated annual cost of SEK 1-2 billion. However, earlier studies were marred by shortcomings: costs estimated for the main diagnosis only, without breakdown into categories or distinction between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, sources of data other than official data-bases ignored, etc. Diabetes care in Sweden is of high quality, and substantial clinical, epidemiological and health economics research has been carried out. It is important that Sweden contributes to international research on health economics aspects of diabetes.
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- Henriksson, Gunnar, et al.
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Substrate specificity of cellobiose dehydrogenase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. - 0006-3002 .- 1878-2434. ; 1383:1, s. 48-54
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Substrate structural mapping suggests that the catalytic site of cellobiose dehydrogenase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium forms a narrow cave with two hexose binding subsites, Kinetic data also show that beta-di or oligosaccharides are favored electron donors with respect to both KM and kcat. Surprisingly, thiocellobiose showed an even higher kcat than cellobiose, although the KM value was somewhat higher. The CDH was purified using an updated protocol.
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- Henriksson, T-G, et al.
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Ansiktstraumatologi
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- Hickner, R C, et al.
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Muscle blood flow in cats: comparison of microdialysis ethanol technique with direct measurement
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 1522-1601 .- 8750-7587. ; 79:2, s. 638-647
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A quantitative validation of the microdialysis ethanol technique was performed in cat gastrocnemius muscle. Six to eight microdialysis probes were inserted into the isolated muscle preparation and perfused (0.5-10.0 microliters/min) with Krebs-Henseleit buffer containing between 5 and 1,000 mmol/l ethanol. Skeletal muscle blood flow was held constant in the range of 4-99 ml.100 g-1.min-1 by a servo-controlled roller pump and was determined with the microdialysis ethanol technique as well as by timed collection of venous outflow. The ethanol concentration outflow-to-inflow ratio ([ethanol]collected dialysate/[ethanol]infused perfusion medium) decreased in a nonlinear fashion when microdialysis perfusion flow rates of 0.5 and 1.0 microliter/min were employed. However, a linear decrease was found between 4 and approximately 45 ml.100 g-1.min-1 (r = -0.92 to -0.99). The lower outflow-to-inflow ratio was at 4 ml.100 g-1.min-1 (i.e., due to a low probe perfusion flow rate or a large dialysis membrane), the greater the sensitivity of the method was. It is concluded that this nonradioactive technique provides a simple and valid method for determining nutritive blood flow in skeletal muscle.
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- Jonsson, O E, et al.
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Perivascular cell protection in vivo and increased cell survival in vitro by the antihypertensive agent carvedilol following radiation
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Ingår i: European Journal of Cancer. - 1879-0852. ; 35:8, s. 1268-1273
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carvedilol, an antihypertensive drug with activity on adrenoceptors as well as on calcium channel activity, has recently been introduced. In the present study we investigated whether carvedilol interacts with the cytotoxicity induced by irradiation in vitro as well as in vivo. A daily injection of carvedilol in clinically relevant concentrations (3 mg/kg subcutaneously), 4 days before and 3 days after a single radiation dose of 20 Gy significantly decreased the inflammatory reaction in the rat lung, evaluated as number of inflammatory cells in the perivascular area. The density of mast cells was also slightly reduced. In vitro studies revealed that carvedilol caused different radio-protective effects, dependent on dose (1-7 Gy) used and cell line studied. The effects were especially pronounced in a malignant mesothelioma cell line (P-31), and somewhat less evident in a prostatic carcinoma cell line (PC-3). No significant effect was seen in a highly radiosensitive small cell lung cancer cell line (U-1690). Thus, carvedilol may under some circumstances interact with radiation-induced tissue reactions, most probably by a direct interaction at the cellular level. The specific explanation to the differences in sensitivity to carvedilol remains to be evaluated, but the known antioxidative properties and/or scavenging of free radicals of carvedilol may be a plausible mechanism of action. Secondary induced alterations in inflammatory response may also be considered. It is suggested that a potential interaction between drugs such as carvedilol and irradiation should be considered for clinical practice.
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- Krook, A, et al.
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Uncoupling protein 3 is reduced in skeletal muscle of NIDDM patients
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Ingår i: Diabetes. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0012-1797 .- 1939-327X. ; 47:9, s. 1528-1531
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two recently described proteins in the mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) family, UCP-2 and UCP-3, have been linked to phenotypes of obesity and NIDDM. We determined the mRNA levels of UCP-2 and UCP-3 in skeletal muscle of NIDDM patients and of healthy control subjects. No difference in the mRNA levels or in the protein expression of UCP-2 was observed between the two groups. In contrast, mRNA levels of UCP-3 were significantly reduced in skeletal muscle of NIDDM patients compared with control subjects. In the NIDDM patients, a positive correlation between UCP-3 expression and whole-body insulin-mediated glucose utilization rate was also noted. These results suggest that UCP-3 regulation may be altered in states of insulin resistance.
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- Sarabi, Mahziar, et al.
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Endothelin plays an important role in the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the human forearm
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5513 .- 1502-7686. ; 59:1, s. 17-22
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- Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation (EDV) in humans has been evaluated mainly by local infusion of a muscarinic-receptor agonists in the forearm. It has been postulated that the function of the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO) can be evaluated with this technique. However, the role of the vasoconstrictor endothelin in this model has not been investigated. METHODS: Ten male hypertensive and seven male normotensive subjects were subjected to measurements of forearm blood flow (FBF) by venous occlusion plethysmography during local intra-arterial infusion of metacholine (4 microg/min) or nitroprusside (10 microg/min). In parallel, forearm venous plasma endothelin (ir-ET) was determined. RESULTS: Metacholine and nitroprusside increased FBF 2.3 and 2.2 times the baseline level (6.6+/-2.8 SD ml/min/100 ml tissue) in hypertensive subjects and 5.1 times the baseline level (2.7+/-3.0 ml/min/100 ml tissue) for both drugs in the normotensive subjects. None of the drugs induced any significant changes in ir-ET levels in any of the groups (baseline 1.5+/-0.4 pmol/l in hypertensive and 1.1+/-1.2 pmol/l in normotensive subjects). However, in the hypertensive subjects, the individual change in venous ir-ET levels during infusion with metacholine, but not with nitroprusside, was inversely related to the degree of vasodilatation induced by this agent (r = -0.71, p < 0.02). A similar correlation coefficient (r=-0.69) was found in healthy subjects. CONCLUSION: Muscarinic-receptor-agonist-stimulated vasodilatation in the human forearm, thought mainly to reflect NO synthesis, was inversely related to the change in endothelin levels, suggesting an important role for this endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor in this model of EDV.
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