melibiose/inflammation

A lectin was found in the ova of amago, a Japanese trout (Oncorhyncus rhodurus), which agglutinates rabbit, rat and human B-type erythrocytes. The hemagglutination was specifically inhibited by monosaccharides, L-rhamnose, D-galactose, and their C2 and C4 analogs, and

OBJECTIVE To understand the biochemical characteristics, virulence genes and pathogenicity of Shigella flexneri Xv isolated in Beijing. METHODS 61 strains of S. flexneri Xv isolated from diarrhea patients in Beijing were systematically determined through biochemical reactions and serological tests.

Carbohydrate-mediated molecular recognition is involved in many biological aspects such as cellular adhesion, immune response, blood coagulation, inflammation, and infection. Considering the crucial importance of such biological events in which proteins are normally involved, synthetic

The macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor (MNCF) is an alpha-galactoside-binding lectin, known to induce dexamethasone-insensitive neutrophil recruitment. We further characterized MNCF effects on neutrophils and showed that it shares with TNF-alpha the ability to delay apoptosis and to

An antibody reactive with the galactosyl(alpha 1-2)galactose [gal(alpha 1-2)gal] epitope was characterized in human sera by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, red blood cell (RBC) and laminin absorption, and oligosaccharide inhibition. This antibody was found evenly distributed between the IgG and

Human plasma lactose-binding immunoglobulin (LIg) isolated by affinity chromatography on lactose-Sepharose was largely IgG with significant IgA and IgM contents. LIg-mediated agglutination of desialylated human RBC was inhibited equally by the α- and β-anomers of methyl galactoside. Recognition of

To explore the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the perspective of metabolomics, gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF/MS) technology was used to observe changes in the metabolic profiles of urine output from rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA).

BACKGROUND Small intestinal function may be altered in decompensated chronic heart failure (CHF) and translocating LPS may contribute to systemic inflammation observed in CHF. METHODS We measured intestinal permeability (melibiose and rhamnose), active (3-O-methyl-d-glucose (3-OMG)) and passive