Spirometry was performed as recommended by the American Thoracic Society, using Vmax22 (SensorMedics, Yorba Linda, CA, USA). Absolute Values of FVC and FEV1 were obtained and the percentage of predicted values (% pred) for FEV1 and FVC were calculated from the following equations obtained in a...
We further challenged BLADE and other deconvolution algorithms using the standard bulk RNA-seq data of PBMC immune cell mixtures for which the composition of eight immune cell types was determined by flow cytometry28(Fig.6a). Of these eight cell types, neutrophils were not identified in our PBMC...
Repagermanium, also known as Ge-132, is a water-soluble organogermanium compound and a polymer of 3-(trihydroxygermyl) propanoic acid (THGP; (HO)3GeCH2CH2COOH), and its safety has been confirmed by several toxicological studies1,2,3,4,5. In fact, repagermanium has recently been used as...
Sandra Amor3, Bart J. L. Eggen1† and Susanne M. Kooistra1*† Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system that is characterized by inflammation and focal areas of demyelination, ultimately resulting in axonal degradation and neurona...
(p < 05), while the total white blood cell count, and differential percentage neutrophils count were noted to be elevated among the eclamptic women (9.8 ± 4.9 × 109/L;70.3 ± 12.0%) compared to PC (6.9 ± 3.6 × 109/L;64.6 ± 8.1%) and NPC (5.6 ± 2.0 × 109/L;48.5 ± ...
Although the cellularity of gp130Y757F/Y757F femoral bone marrow was normal, analysis of the cellular composition of gp130Y757F/Y757F bone marrow revealed a 1.7-fold excess of neutrophils and myeloid precursors, which was accompanied by a 39% and 34% reduction in the frequency of nucleated...
Degenerative damage to or sloughing of surface epithelium, intraepithelial neutrophils and congestion, focal intramucosal hemorrhage Laxative-induced changes Lamina propria edema and neutrophilic infiltration, flattening or sloughing of mucosal surface epithelium, decreased goblet cell numbers Air-drying ...
This conclusion is based on the effects of 35 days of treatment on the circulating white blood cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes and platelets and on the hematocrit and reticulocyte percentages of inhibitor-treated compared with vehicle-treated mice (Figure 5). Bone marrow histopathology after 35 days...
Wounding induced the expected early influx of CD11b+Gr-1+ polymorphonuclear neutrophils and CD11b+F4/80+ monocytes/macrophages (Supplementary Fig. 2a,b). The percentage of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages was determined by CD206 marker expression; in alignment with previously published studies, the ...
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