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Intracellular cAMP Measurements in Candida albicans Biofilms

Authors: Liuliu Jiang, Shengyan Chen, Kairui Sun, Peng Zhou and Xin Wei, date: 12/05/2019, view: 103, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Candida albicans is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide. Infection by C. albicans is closely associated with its ability to form a biofilm, closely packed communities of cells attached to the surfaces of human tissues and implanted devices, in or on the host. When tested for susceptibility to antifungals, such as ...

Amplex Red Assay for Measuring Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Caenorhabditis elegans

Authors: Ozgur Karakuzu, Melissa R. Cruz, Yi Liu and Danielle A. Garsin, date: 11/05/2019, view: 325, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Reagents such as Amplex^® Red have been developed for detecting hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and are used to measure the release of H₂O₂ from biological samples such as mammalian leukocytes undergoing the oxidative burst. Caenorhabditis elegans is commonly used as a model host in the study ...

Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Ginger-derived Nanoparticles (GDNPs) from Ginger, Rhizome of Zingiber officinale

Authors: Junsik Sung, Chunhua Yang, Emilie Viennois, Mingzhen Zhang and Didier Merlin, date: 10/05/2019, view: 632, Q&A: 1

[Abstract] Factors implicated in the pathophysiology of intestinal inflammation include defects in intestinal epithelial barrier function, abnormal immune responses, and activities of the gut microbiota. Current agents used to treat human Inflammatory Bowels Disease (IBD), chronic inflammation of digestive tract, have serious side effects. In addition, most ...

Photoaffinity Labeling of Respiratory Complex I in Bovine Heart Submitochondrial Particles by Photoreactive [¹²⁵I] amilorides

Authors: Masatoshi Murai and Hideto Miyoshi, date: 09/05/2019, view: 413, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] The architecture of quinone/inhibitor-access channel in proton-translocating NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (respiratory complex I) was modeled by X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, however, it remains debatable whether the channel model reflects the physiologically relevant state present throughout the catalytic cycle. Using photoreactive [¹²⁵ ...

Quantification of Prostaglandin E₂ Concentration in Interstitial Fluid from the Hypothalamic Region of Free-moving Mice

Authors: Yoshinobu Nakamura, Takatoshi Sakaguchi, Ikumi Tamai and Takeo Nakanishi, date: 08/05/2019, view: 570, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) is a well-established chemical mediator for the generation of the fever at the hypothalamus of the brain. PGE₂ mediates fever generation via PGE receptor 3 (i.e., EP3) on neurons in the preoptic area. The role of PGE₂ has been analyzed by measuring PGE₂ ...

Oxygen Consumption Measurements in Caenorhabditis elegans Using the Seahorse XF24

Authors: Suraiya Haroon and Marc Vermulst, date: 07/05/2019, view: 862, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Mitochondria generate 90% of the energy required to sustain life. As a result, loss of mitochondrial function compromises almost every facet of human physiology. Accordingly, most mitochondrial diseases tend to present themselves as complex, multi-systemic disorders that can be difficult to diagnose. Depending on the severity of the mitochondrial ...

Simple Method to Determine Protein Redox State in Arabidopsis thaliana

Authors: Keisuke Yoshida and Toru Hisabori, date: 06/05/2019, view: 1563, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Thiol-based redox regulation is a posttranslational protein modification that plays a key role in many biological aspects. To understand its regulatory functions, we need a method to directly assess protein redox state in vivo. Here we present a simple procedure to determine protein redox state in a model plant Arabidopsis thaliana ...

Hypochlorous Acid Staining with R19-S in the Drosophila Intestine upon Ingestion of Opportunistic Bacteria

Authors: Salma Hachfi, Olivia Benguettat and Armel Gallet, date: 05/20/2019, view: 1185, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] The intestine is endowed with an innate immune system that is required to fight any exogenous bacteria that are swallowed along with the food. The first line of defense that is mounted by the gut epithelium is the release of immune Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl), into the lumen. HOCl is produced within 1.5 h of ...

An Adjustable Protocol to Analyze Chemical Profiles of Non-sterile Rhizosphere Soil

Authors: Alex Williams, Jurriaan Ton and Pierre Pétriacq, date: 05/20/2019, view: 1651, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] The analysis of chemical diversity in non-sterile rhizosphere soil has been a pressing methodological challenge for years. Rhizosphere-enriched chemicals (i.e., rhizochemicals) include root exudation chemicals, (microbial) breakdown products thereof, and de novo produced metabolites by rhizosphere-inhabiting microbes, all of ...

An Improved Bioassay to Study Arabidopsis Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) Against Bacterial Pathogens and Insect Pests

Authors: Nicolás M. Cecchini, Yi Song, Suruchi Roychoudhry, Jean T. Greenberg and Cara H. Haney, date: 05/20/2019, view: 2007, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] The plant immune system is essential for plants to perceive and defend against bacterial, fungal and insect pests and pathogens. Induced systemic resistance (ISR) is a systemic immune response that occurs upon root colonization by beneficial microbes. A well-studied model for ISR is the association of specific beneficial strains of Pseudomonas ...

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