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Title: GLYCOGEN ENHANCEMENT AUGMENTS OVERLOAD-INDUCED PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, GROWTH, AND MYOGENESIS IN AGED SKELETAL MUSCLE
Author: Lawrence, Marcus
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Kinesiology, Physiology
Description: ABSTRACTMARCUS MICHAEL LAWRENCE. Glycogen Enhancement Augments Overload-Induced Protein Synthesis, Growth, and Myogenesis in Aged Skeletal Muscle. (Under the direction of DR. SCOTT E. GORDON)Age-related skeletal muscle (SkM) wasting is associated ...

Title: Genetic Structure and Gene Expression Profile of Plasmodium vivax in East Africa
Author: Kepple, Daniel
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Molecular biology, Cytology
Description: Plasmodium vivax malaria is a neglected tropical disease, despite being more geographically widespread than any other form of malaria. P. vivax was previously thought to be rare or absent in Africa because people of African descent often lack the ...

Title: Genetic and metabolomic characterization of wild soybean in response to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycine)
Author: Mittal, Neha
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics, Agriculture
Description: Crops harvesting ensure human survival on earth. However, sustainable crop production is challenging because of continuous biotic stresses caused by different pests (e.g., nematodes, bacteria, fungi, viruses, and insects). Soybean (Glycine max) is...

Title: Genomic Dissection of Complex Trait Variation in Wild Soybean, Glycine soja
Author: Kofsky, Janice
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Bioinformatics, Plant diseases
Description: There is a considerable demand for crop improvement, especially considering the growing population, continuing climatic fluctuations, and rapidly evolving plant pests and pathogens. Crop wild relatives hold great potential in providing beneficial ...

Title: HOST FACTORS CONTROLLING VIRUS INFECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANTIVIRALS AND VIROTHERAPY
Author: Shah, Nirav
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Virology, Oncology
Description: Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites rely heavily on host components and pathways for their replication. Studying different cellular factors affecting viral infection can enable us to identify novel drug targets, improve current antiviral ...

Title: Hepatic Stellate Cell Transdifferentiation: Pro-fibrogenic Effectors
Author: Lakner, Ashley
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Biology
Description: Hepatic fibrosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and can be described as exacerbated wound-healing marked by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, predominantly type I collagen. Chronic injury stimula...

Title: Hydrogen Sulfide Modulates Hepatic Oxygen Availability and Microcirculation during Sepsis
Author: Norris, Eric
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Physiology
Description: A mismatch between O_{2_{supply and demand leads to the development of tissue hypoxia which contributes to hepatic dysfunction and injury during sepsis. Previously, we reported that hepatic microcirculatory failure is a major contributor to hypoxia a...}}

Title: IDENTIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN TUMOR SPECIFIC APTAMERS THAT BIND AND INTERNALIZE INTO TARGET CELLS
Author: Benedetto, Gregory
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Chemistry, Biology
Description: New clinical tools that aid in the early diagnosis of ovarian malignancies will significantly help reduce mortality and improve current long-term survival rates. The objective of the work presented here was to identify ovarian tumor specific singl...

Title: INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON PHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE BIVALVES
Author: Matoo, Omera
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Ecology
Description: The continuing increase of carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere leads to increase in sea-surface temperature and causes ocean acidification altering seawater carbonate chemistry. Estuarine and shallow coastal areas, which are hotspots for...

Title: INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGICAL, PATHOGENIC, AND DORMANT LIFESTYLES OF THE ESTUARINE BACTERIUM, VIBRIO VULNIFICUS
Author: Williams, Tiffany
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Description: Vibrio vulnificus is ubiquitous in estuarine and coastal waters worldwide and associates naturally with a variety of aquatic organisms. Notably, it is a highly invasive human pathogen capable of causing septicemia and multi-organ failure in person...

Title: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF NEWLY DESCRIBED CYTOSOLIC PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTORS IN PROTECTIVE HOST RESPONSES TO NEUROTROPIC VIRUSES
Author: Crill, Emma
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Immunology, Virology
Description: The importance of the effector functions performed by glial cells, the resident cells of the CNS possessing immune functions, in abrogating potentially fatal neurotropic viral infections have only recently begun to gain appreciation. These effecto...

Title: Inflammasome-driven IL-1ß and IL-18 cytokine signaling between macrophages and cancer cells within the breast tumor microenvironment
Author: Suryaprakash, Deepika
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Oncology
Description: Breast cancer especially triple-negative breast cancer remains deadly, despite detection, monitoring and therapeutic advances. Indeed, aggressive breast cancers metastasize to tissues including the brain, bones, and lungs. Metastasis is favored by...

Title: Inflammation, NLRP3 Inflammasomes, Macrophages and Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Holtzman , Katherine
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Immunology, Oncology
Description: One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and while breast cancer mortality has declined since the 1980s, it remains the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Standard of care is determined by anatomic...

Title: Insights Into Plasmodium Genetic Changes Related To Malaria Interventions
Author: Dieng, Cheikh
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Parasitology, Genetics
Description: Over 80% of all malaria deaths occur in children under 5 years of age. Malaria controlstrategies have been progressively shifted to specific populations and/or areas to maximize effectiveness. Malaria is a significant public health problem in Ghan...

Title: Interaction between hydrogen sulfide and endothelin-1 in hepatic perfusion and mitochondrial dynamics in endotoxemia
Author: Pennington, Samantha
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Physiology, Cytology
Description: A mismatch between oxygen supply and metabolic tissue demand leads to the development of hypoxia, which contributes to hepatic dysfunction and liver injury during sepsis. Recent evidence shows that hepatic H2S levels are increased during sepsis an...

Title: Intracellular pattern recognition receptors underlie inflammatory responses of glial cells to central nervous system pathogens
Author: Sterka, David
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Cytology
Description: There is growing appreciation that the resident glial cells of the CNS, in particular microglia and astrocytes, are important participants in the generation of inflammation during brain infection. However, the mechanisms by which these cell types ...

Title: Investigating the Genetic Basis and Selection of Diverse Plant Specialized Metabolites in Wild Soybean, Glycine soja.
Author: Yasmin, Farida
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Botany, Genetics, Biochemistry
Description: Plant-specialized metabolites, such as glyceollins and soyasaponins, play vital roles in adapting to dynamic environments and promoting human health. Glyceollins, induced phytoalexins derived from the isoflavonoid branch of the phenylpropanoid pat...

Title: Long-term study of changes in microbiota in a Cystic Fibrosis patient
Author: Stokell, Joshua
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Microbiology
Description: Application of culture-independent techniques have revealed the presence of more types of bacteria than were previously thought, which led to the current description of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) being a polymicrobial disease. We know this polymicrobial...

Title: MACROPHAGES EXPRESSING NEUROPILIN-1 AND BREAST TUMOR PROGRESSION
Author: Helms, Rachel
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Human breast carcinoma is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the United States with patient mortality primarily resulting from metastasis of breast cancer cells to distant organs. Immune cells, including macrophages, are involved in ca...

Title: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA CELLS TO ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS
Author: Felt, Sebastien
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Virology, Cytology
Description: Oncolytic virus (OV) therapy is an anticancer therapy using replication-competent viruses selectively infecting, replicating in and killing cancer cells. Human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines are highly heterogeneous in their pe...