Volume 60 (2014) No. 6
Original Article
A Low-Molecular-Weight Dialysable Leukocyte Extract Selectively Enhances Development of CD4+RORγt+ T Cells and IL-17 Production
(cytokine production / IL-17 / low-molecular weight leukocyte extract / RORgt / Th17 cells)
A. Zajícová1, E. Javorková1,2, P. Trošan1,2, M. Chudíčková1,2, M. Krulová1,2, V. Holáň1,2
1Department of Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, AS CR, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Pages: 253 - 260 (PDF)
Corresponding author: Vladimír Holáň, Department of Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 241 063 226; Fax: (+420) 224 432 699; e-mail: holan@biomed.cas.cz
Original Article
Protein and mRNA Levels of YKL-40 in High-Grade Glioma
(YK-40 / malignant glioma / biomarker)
M. H. KAZAKOVA1, D. N. STANEVA5, I. G. KOEV2, D. G. STAIKOV3, N. MATEVA4, P. T. TIMONOV3, G. A. MILOSHEV5, V. S. SARAFIAN1
1Department of Medical Biology, 2Department of Neurosurgery, 3Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 4Department of Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and e-Learning, Medical Faculty, Faculty od Public Health Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
5Laboratory of Yeast Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology “Acad. Roumen Tsanev”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Pages: 261 - 267 (PDF)
Corresponding author: Victoria S. Sarafian, D epartment of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, 15a V. Aprilov Blvd., Plovdiv-4002, Bulgaria. Phone: (+359) 888 13 73 86; e-mail:sarafian@abv.bg
Original Article
Non-Invasive Screening of Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency in Children Using a Dipstick Immunocapture Assay
(immunocapture assay / SURF1 / Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency / Leigh syndrome / non-invasive diagnostics)
M. RODINOVÁ, E. TREFILOVÁ, T. HONZÍK, M. TESAŘOVÁ, J. ZEMAN, H. HANSÍKOVÁ
Laboratory for the Study of Mitochondrial Disorders, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
Pages: 268 - 274 (PDF)
Corresponding author: Hana Hansíková, D epartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 2, 128 08 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 967 733; e-mail: hana.hansikova@lf1.cuni.cz
Original Article
Sodium Metabisulphite, a Preservative Agent, Decreases the Heart Capillary Volume and Length, and Curcumin, the Main Component of Curcuma Longa, Cannot Protect It
(curcumin / heart / rat / stereology / sulphite)
A. Noorafshan1,2, R. Asadi-Golshan1, S. Monjezi3, S. Karbalay-Doust1, 2
1Histomorphometry and Stereology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Pages: 275 - 280 (PDF)
Corresponding author:Saied Karbalay-Doust, Histomorphometry and Stereology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Ave., Shiraz, Iran, Postal code: 71348-45794. Phone and Fax: (+98) 711-2304372; e-mail: karbalas@sums.ac.ir
Short Communication
Prolactin Increases Expression of Cytoskeletal Proteins in SK-N-SH Cells
(prolactin / nestin / microtubule-associated protein 2)
T. Havránek1, Z. Bačová1,2, V. Štrbák1,2, Z. Lešťanová1, J. Bakoš1,3
1Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
2Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Slovakia
3Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Pages: 281 - 285 (PDF)
Corresponding author: Ján Bakoš, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlárska 3, Bratislava, Slovakia. Phone: (+421) 2-54772800; Fax: (+421) 2-54774908; e-mail: j.bakos@savba.sk
Short Communication
Podoplanin (D2-40) is a Reliable Marker of Urinary Bladder Myofibroblasts (Telocytes)
(urinary bladder myofibroblasts / telocytes / immunohistochemistry / podoplanin (D2-40) positivity / interstitial cystitis)
C. POVÝŠIL1, M. KAŇA1, L. ZÁMEČNÍK2, Z. VAĽOVÁ2, T. HANUŠ2
1Institute of Pathology, ²Department of Urology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
Pages: 286 - 289 (PDF)
Corresponding author: Ctibor Povýšil, Institute of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Studničkova 2, 128 52 Prague 2, Czech Republic. E-mail: ctibor.povysil@1f1.cuni.cz
