Volume 65 (2019) No. 2

Review Article

Immune Cells and Immunosenescence

(immune aging / immunomodulation / immunosenescence)

J. BISCHOF1, F. GÄRTNER1, K. ZEISER1, R. KUNZ1, C. SCHREINER1, E. HOFFER1, T. BURSTER2, U. KNIPPSCHILD1, M. ZIMECKI3*

1Department of General Visceral Surgery, Surgery Center, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany

2Department of Biology, School of Science and Technology, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Republic

3Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Wroclaw, Poland

Pages: 53 - 63 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Michał Zimecki, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, R. Weigla str. 53-114, Wrocław, Poland. Phone: (+48) 71 3709953; e-mails: michal.zimecki@hirszfeld.pl; zimecki@iitd.pan.wroc.pl


Original Article

The CD34+ Cell Number Alone Predicts Retention of the Human Fat-Graft Volume in a Nude Mouse Model

(fat grafting / resorption / mouse model / human / CD34+)

V. HROMÁDKOVÁ1, P. FRANCOVÁ2, M. BÁJEČNÝ2, F. JONAS1, M. MOLITOR1, L. ŠEFC2, O. MĚŠŤÁK1

1Department of Plastic Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Na Bulovce Hospital,
Prague, Czech Republic

2Centre for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic

Pages: 64 - 69 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Ondřej Měšťák, Department of Plastic Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Na Bulovce Hospital, Budínova 2, 180 81 Prague 8, Czech Republic. E-mail: mestak@gmail.com. Luděk Šefc, Centre for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI,) First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovská 3, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic. E-mail: sefc@cesnet.cz


Original Article

Calcitriol and Punica Granatum Extract Concomitantly Attenuate Cardiomyopathy of Diabetic Mother Rats and Their Neonates via Activation of Raf/MEK/ERK Signalling and Mitigation of Apoptotic Pathways

(calcitriol / Punica granatum / diabetes / cardiomyopathy / MAPK pathway / apoptosis)

A. A. EL-MANSI1,2, M. A. AL-KAHTANI1

1Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Pages: 70 - 87 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Ahmed Elmansi, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 641, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia. Phone: (+96655) 1368647; Fax: (+96617) 241–820; e-mail address: aelmansi@kku.edu.eg, elmansi@mans.edu.eg


Original Article

C-Terminal Part of Glutamate-Ammonia-Ligase Adenyltransferase Gene Identified by RAPD-HRM with 3H Primer for E. Coli Screening

(E. coli / random-amplified-polymorphic-DNA / 3H primer / high-resolution melt / sequence characterized
amplified region)

Y. C. CHEN1,*, Y. S. LAI1,3*, D. J. H. SHYU1,*, Y. W. CHANG1, Z. R. CHEN1, Y. K. LIAO1, C. T. PANG1, K. T. CHANG1,2,3

1Department of Biological Science and Technology, 2Flow Cytometry Center, Precision Instruments Center,
Office of Research and Development, 3Research Center for Animal Biologics, National Pingtung University
of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan

Pages: 88 - 100 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Ko-Tung Chang, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan. Phone: +886-8-7703202, ext. 6362. E-mail: kotungc@mail.npust.edu.tw


Original Article

Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Regulates Th17/ Treg Immunity in Experimental IgA Nephropathy

(IgA nephropathy / IDO / Th17 / Treg / cytokine)

Y. YANG, K. LIU, Y. CHEN, Y. GONG, Y. LIANG

Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.

Pages: 101 - 108 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Yumei Liang, Department of Nephrology, Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang west road, Changsha, Hunan 410002, P. R. China. Phone: (+86) 731-83928097; e-mail: liangyumei1227@163.com