Xenogeneic organs transplanted to phylogenetically distant species are subject to rapid destruction mediated by complement. In humans, the complement activation is regulated by several proteins encode...
The effect of recombinant human growth factors: rhIL-6, rhGM-CSF and rhEPO on normal human hematopoietic progenitor cells was studied by using liquid and semisolid culture systems. The results showed ...
Explant and cell culture methodologies are frequently employed in the investigation of the mechanisms that mediate placental hormone production. Recent reports suggest the presence of unknown regulato...
Presence of human chromosome 1 with expression of human decay-accelerating factor (DAF) prevents lysis of mouse/human hybrid cells by human complement.
Wang MW, Wright LJ, Sims MJ, White DJ.
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Human-human hybridomas were generated using pokeweed mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes from the regional lymph nodes of cancer patients by fusion to the LICR-2 human myeloma cell line. A total of 35 fusi...
The identification of blood-borne viral infections is important in transfusion medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of human herpesvirus (HHV) [cytomegalovirus (CMV), HHV-6, ...
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), and human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) are common, important respiratory pathogens, but HRSV has a substantially greater i...