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Interference of sodium azide with bilirubin estimation was studied at different concentrations of sodium azide. At an azide concentration (0.08% or 12.3 mM), 99% inhibition of the color reaction was observed. Similar results were obtained when the effect of sodium azide was studied by fixing bilirubin concentration and increasing the azide concentration. The decrease in color reaction can be explained on the basis of competition of the two compounds, i.e., bilirubin and sodium azide for diazosulfanilic acid. The method was modified to measure the concentration of bilirubin in various serum samples containing different amounts of sodium azide.
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Expression of the Kluyveromyces lactis KlDLD gene, encoding the mitochondrial enzyme D-lactate ferricytochrome c oxidoreductase (D-LCR), is subject to two metabolic controls at the transcriptional level: induction by lactate, the substrate of the D-LCR enzyme, and repression by glucose. By Northern analysis we determined the kinetics of the two regulatory processes and, by measurement of the expression of LacZ gene fused to the KlDLD promoter, we identified cis-elements involved in glucose repression and lactate induction. The effect of trans-acting factors on the transcription of KlDLD has been analyzed. The KlDLD gene is controlled by the products of the FOG1 and FOG2 genes, previously identified as involved in glucose de-repression. Moreover, the KlDLD gene is regulated by the product of KlHAP2, homologous to the HAP2 gene which in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for the induction of genes encoding mitochondrial components, upon shifting from a fermentable to a non-fermentable carbon source. We have demonstated that the KlHAP2 gene is necessary both for the lactate induction of KlDLD mRNA synthesis and for growth on this oxidative carbon source.
The frequency of cerebral palsy increases with decreasing gestational age affecting approximately 7% of survivors with birth weights less than 1500 g (very low birth weight, VLBW) [7]. In addition, low birth weight (birth weight less than 2500 g, LBW) and VLBW children without cerebral palsy or other major neurohandicaps have an increased frequency of "new morbidities" including learning disabilities, behavioural problems, lower mean IQ, and motor clumsiness compared to normal birth weight peers [15, 16, 20]. However, understanding is still lacking regarding the nature and frequency of such problems, predisposing risk factors, and the relationship of such problems with parental factors, including socio-economic status. A fundamental concept for understanding the large and often confusing literature on LBW and later neurobehavioral development is that LBW may have many different aetiologies, with varying relative frequency in different populations, which probably have different degrees of associated risk for impairment of later development.
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When the internal market was introduced, the National Health Service Management Executive envisaged purchasing as a process by which contracts would be developed from information concerning current services, modified in the light of strategic purchasing objectives, epidemiological needs assessment and indicators of comparative performance and efficiency. Our concern in this paper is with the promotion of efficiency. We distinguish between three levels and, in particular, discuss how the programme budgeting and marginal analysis framework can be used in the promotion of efficiency at 'top-level' decision making. PB/MA can be used to give a focus to needs assessment and forge explicit links between individual contracts within a well defined health strategy. The objectives of the current research and development ongoing within Newcastle and North Tyneside Health Authority are outlined. The intention is to achieve programme budgeting which is more responsive to decision makers' needs and is consistent with the contracting cycle. However, a number of constraints are expected to impede development. They include transferability of national and international information; absence of local information on epidemiology, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness; limitations on the accuracy and precision of programme budgets; and whether purchasers make strategic decisions based on macro budgets. The contribution of each of these constraints is explored.
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Immunoreceptor signalling leads to Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, which is followed by the entry of external Ca2+ into the cell through mysterious store-operated Ca2+ (SOC) channels. Recent studies have identified stromal interaction molecules (STIMs) as having an essential role in SOC influx. Remarkably, Ca2+ store depletion induces a rapid redistribution of the endoplasmic reticulum STIM1 into puncta that accumulate near the plasma membrane. The combined data suggest that STIM1 functions as a Ca2+ sensor in the signalling pathways connecting Ca2+ store depletion to SOC entry.
The src homology 2 (SH2) domain containing tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 (also referred to as SHP-2) is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and has been shown to be essential for embryonic development, haematopoiesis and signalling downstream of a variety of growth factors. Dysregulation of SHP2 function or expression has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of human diseases involving haematopoietic cell lineages. New findings also demonstrate the involvement of SHP2 in the regulation of immune responses through its effects on cytokine and inhibitory receptor signalling pathways, and novel transgenic models are providing valuable insights into the role of SHP2 in T cells.
An investigation was conducted to determine the impact of acute doses of gamma radiation on the microbial community structure of a Holcus lanatus dominated grassland soil. Mesocosms containing soil and established grass were irradiated using a sealed (137)Cs source (7.0 Gy min(-1)). Doses ranged from 5 to 160 Gy, analyses were conducted on the day of irradiation, then 7 and 30 days later. Plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation of roots were reduced by irradiation. Gram-negative bacteria, and microbial metabolic capacity were also negatively affected by treatment. Microbial biomass measured by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, showed an increase at doses above 20 Gy, 7 and 30 days after treatment. Proportions of Gram-positive bacterial and fungal PLFAs fluctuated inversely to each other, in response to both sampling time and radiation dose. We hypothesise that many of the observed soil microbial responses are indirect effects mediated by the influence of ionising radiation on the plants in this system.
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