scholarly journals Role of strain-dependent weakening memory on the style of mantle convection and plate boundary stability

2019 ◽  
Vol 218 (1) ◽  
pp. 601-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Fuchs ◽  
Thorsten W Becker
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Convection ◽  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Boundary Stability ◽  
Strain Dependent

scholarly journals Relative contribution of non-structural protein 1 in dengue pathogenesis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Xuan Lee ◽  
Donald Heng Rong Ting ◽  
Clement Peng Hee Boey ◽  
Eunice Tze Xin Tan ◽  
Janice Zuo Hui Chia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Structural Protein ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Structural Region ◽  
Strain Dependent ◽  
Pro Inflammatory Cytokines

AbstractDengue is a major public health concern in the tropical and sub-tropical world with no effective treatment. The controversial live attenuated virus vaccine Dengvaxia has boosted the pursuit of sub-unit vaccine approaches, and the non-structural protein 1 (NS1) has recently emerged as a promising candidate. However, we found that NS1 immunization or passive transfer of NS1 antibodies failed to confer protection in symptomatic dengue mouse models using two non mouse-adapted DENV2 strains from the Cosmopolitan genotype that currently circulates in South-East Asia. Furthermore, exogenous administration of purified NS1 did not worsen in vivo vascular leakage in sub-lethally infected mice, thereby supporting that NS1 does not play a critical role in the pathogenesis of these DENV2 strains. Virus chimerization approaches indicated that the prME structural region, but not NS1, plays a critical role in driving in vivo fitness and virulence of the virus, through induction of key pro-inflammatory cytokines. This work highlights that the pathogenic role of NS1 is DENV strain-dependent, which warrants re-evaluation of NS1 as a universal dengue vaccine candidate.

The role of the Polochic Fault as part of the North American and Caribbean Plate boundary: Insights from the infill of the Lake Izabal Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1347-1364
Author(s):  
Jonathan Obrist‐Farner ◽  
Andreas Eckert ◽  
Marek Locmelis ◽  
James L. Crowley ◽  
Byron Mota‐Vidaure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Caribbean Plate ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Relative contribution of nonstructural protein 1 in dengue pathogenesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 217 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Xuan Lee ◽  
Donald Heng Rong Ting ◽  
Clement Peng Hee Boey ◽  
Eunice Tze Xin Tan ◽  
Janice Zuo Hui Chia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nonstructural Protein ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Nonstructural Protein 1 ◽  
Structural Region ◽  
Strain Dependent ◽  
Highly Virulent

Dengue is a major public health concern in the tropical and subtropical world, with no effective treatment. The controversial live attenuated virus vaccine Dengvaxia has boosted the pursuit of subunit vaccine approaches, and nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) has recently emerged as a promising candidate. However, we found that NS1 immunization or passive transfer of NS1 antibodies failed to confer protection in symptomatic dengue mouse models using two non–mouse-adapted DENV2 strains that are highly virulent. Exogenous administration of purified NS1 also failed to worsen in vivo vascular leakage in sublethally infected mice. Neither method of NS1 immune neutralization changed the disease outcome of a chimeric strain expressing a vascular leak-potent NS1. Instead, virus chimerization involving the prME structural region indicated that these proteins play a critical role in driving in vivo fitness and virulence of the virus, through induction of key proinflammatory cytokines. This work highlights that the pathogenic role of NS1 is DENV strain dependent, which warrants reevaluation of NS1 as a universal dengue vaccine candidate.

scholarly journals Review of Iberia‐Eurasia plate‐boundary basins: Role of sedimentary burial and salt tectonics during rifting and continental breakup

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Saspiturry ◽  
Benoit Issautier ◽  
Philippe Razin ◽  
Thierry Baudin ◽  
Riccardo Asti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Salt Tectonics ◽  
Continental Breakup

scholarly journals Tensin2 is important for podocyte-glomerular basement membrane interaction and integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (6) ◽  
pp. F1520-F1530
Author(s):  
Kozue Uchio-Yamada ◽  
Keiko Yasuda ◽  
Yoko Monobe ◽  
Ken-ichi Akagi ◽  
Osamu Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Glomerular Filtration ◽  
Glomerular Basement Membrane ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Glomerular Filtration Barrier ◽  
Filtration Barrier ◽  
Gbm Thickening ◽  
Strain Dependent ◽  
Deficient Mice

Tensin2 (Tns2), an integrin-linked protein, is enriched in podocytes within the glomerulus. Previous studies have revealed that Tns2-deficient mice exhibit defects of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) soon after birth in a strain-dependent manner. However, the mechanisms for the onset of defects caused by Tns2 deficiency remains unidentified. Here, we aimed to determine the role of Tns2 using newborn Tns2-deficient mice and murine primary podocytes. Ultrastructural analysis revealed that developing glomeruli during postnatal nephrogenesis exhibited abnormal GBM processing due to ectopic laminin-α2 accumulation followed by GBM thickening. In addition, analysis of primary podocytes revealed that Tns2 deficiency led to impaired podocyte-GBM interaction and massive expression of laminin-α2 in podocytes. Our study suggests that weakened podocyte-GBM interaction due to Tns2 deficiency causes increased mechanical stress on podocytes by continuous daily filtration after birth, resulting in stressed podocytes ectopically producing laminin-α2, which interrupts GBM processing. We conclude that Tns2 plays important roles in the podocyte-GBM interaction and maintenance of the glomerular filtration barrier.

Adhesion of Selected Bifidobacterium Strains to Human Intestinal Mucus and the Role of Adhesion in Enteropathogen Exclusion

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2672-2678 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. CARMEN COLLADO ◽  
MIGUEL GUEIMONDE ◽  
MANUEL HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
YOLANDA SANZ ◽  
SEPPO SALMINEN
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Adhesion ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Enterobacter Sakazakii ◽  
Intestinal Mucus ◽  
Probiotic Strains ◽  
Strain Dependent ◽  
Better Than

The ability of potential probiotic strains to adhere to the intestinal mucosa and exclude and displace pathogens is of utmost importance for therapeutic manipulation of the enteric microbiota. The ability of seven selected human bifidobacterial strains and five human enteropathogenic strains to adhere to human intestinal mucus was analyzed and compared with that of four strains isolated from chicken intestines. The adhesion of the bifidobacterial strains ranged from 3 to 16% depending on the strain. Bifidobacterium strains of animal origin adhered significantly better than did strains of human origin. Of the pathogenic bacteria, Escherichia coli NCTC 8603 had the highest adhesion value (20%), Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 29631, Enterobacter sakazakii ATCC 29544, and Clostridium difficile ATCC 9689 had adhesion values ranging from 10 to 15%, and Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313 had the lowest adhesive value (3%). The ability of these bifidobacteria to inhibit pathogen adhesion and to displace pathogens previously adhering to mucus was also tested. The inhibition of pathogens adhesion by these bifidobacterial strains was variable and clearly strain dependent. In general, bifidobacterial strains of animal origin were better able to inhibit and displace pathogens than were human strains. Preliminary characterization of bacterial adhesion was accomplished using different pretreatments to explore adhesion mechanisms. The results indicate that different molecules are implicated in the adhesion of bifidobacteria to the human intestinal mucus, constituting a multifactorial process.

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