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Impact of a national beta-thalassemia carrier screening program on the birth rate of thalassemia major
Draft toxicological profile for JP-5, JP-8, and jet A fuels
A Toxicological Profile for JP-5 and JP-8 was released in 1998. This present edition supersedes any previously released draft or final profile.Chemical manager(s)/author(s): John Risher, Obaid Faroon, ATSDR, Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Atlanta, GA; Fernando Llados, Lisa Ingerman, Mario Citra, SRC, Inc., North Syracuse, NY
Vascular endothelial growth factor restores delayed tumor progression in tumors depleted of macrophages
Genetic depletion of macrophages in Polyoma Middle T oncoprotein (PyMT)-induced mammary tumors in mice delayed the angiogenic switch and the progression to malignancy. To determine whether vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) produced by tumor-associated macrophages regulated the onset of the angiogenic switch, a genetic approach was used to restore expression of VEGF-A into tumors at the benign stages. This stimulated formation of a high-density vessel network and in macrophage-depleted mice, was followed by accelerated tumor progression. The expression of VEGF-A led to a massive infiltration into the tumor of leukocytes that were mostly macrophages. This study suggests that macrophage-produced VEGF regulates malignant progression through stimulating tumor angiogenesis, leukocytic infiltration and tumor cell invasion
Asymmetrical terminal limb defects in a hydropic infant with homozygous alpha-thalassemia-1
Down-regulation of thymidyalte synthase expression and its steady-state messenger RNA by oxaliplatin in colon cancer cells.
Shock tube study of JP-10 ignition delay time
JP-10 (exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene, C10H16) ignition delay times were measured in a preheated shock tube. The vapor pressures of the JP-10 were measured directly by using a high-precision vacuum gauge, to remedy the difficulty in determining the gaseous concentrations of heavy hydrocarbon fuel arising from the adsorption on the wall in shock tube experiments. The whole variation of pressure and emission of the OH or CH radicals were observed in the ignition process by a pressure transducer and a photomultiplier with a monochromator. The emission of the OH or CH radicals was used to identify the time to ignition. Experiments were performed over the pressure range of 151-556 kPa, temperature range of 1000-2100 K, fuel concentrations of 0.1%-0.55% mole fraction, and stoichiometric ratios of 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0. The experimental results show that for the lower and higher temperature ranges, there are different dependency relationships of the ignition time on the temperature and the concentrations of JP-10 and oxygen
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