Results: Magnesium increased adhesion of human synovial MSCs to collagen, and this effect was inhibited by neutralizing antibodies for integrin alpha 3 and beta 1. Magnesium also promoted synthesis of cartilage matrix during
in vitro chondrogenesis of synovial MSCs, which was diminished by neutralizing antibodies for integrin beta 1 but not for integrin alpha 3. Ex vivo analyses demonstrated that magnesium enhanced adherence of human synovial MSCs to osteochondral defects. In vivo studies in rabbits showed that magnesium promoted adherence at 1 day and cartilage formation of synovial MSCs at 2 weeks.
Conclusion: Magnesium enhanced adherence of synovial MSCs through integrins, which promoted synthesis of cartilage matrix at an early Stem Cell Compound Library clinical trial phase. (C) 2010 Osteoarthritis Research Society
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“Host range factors, expressed by the poxvirus family, determine the host tropism of species, tissue, and cell specificity. C7L family members exist in the genomes of most sequenced mammalian poxviruses, suggesting an evolutionarily conserved effort adapting to the hosts. In general, C7L orthologs influence the host tropism in mammalian cell culture, and Tipifarnib cell line for some poxviruses it is essential for the complete viral life cycle in vitro and in vivo. The C7L family members lack obvious sequence homology with any other known viral or cellular proteins. Here we review recent findings from an evolutionary perspective and summarize recent progress that broadens our view
on the role of C7L family members in mediating poxvirus host range and antagonizing the host defense system.”
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Aim of this study was to determine the intrauterine activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2 and -9 after cessation of the local effect of progesterone. For this purpose, pregnancy was terminated in 10 bitches at mid-gestation with the progesterone receptor antagonist aglepristone (10 mg/kg body weight, sc, Alizine (R); Virbac, France) at two subsequent days (group IRA = induced resorption/abortion). The IRA group was divided into two subgroups (Group I, n = 5, days 25-35 of pregnancy; group II, n = 5, days 36-45). Five further bitches were introduced with beginning abortion HSP inhibitor review (group SRA = spontaneous resorption/abortion). Seven healthy bitches between day 25 and 45 of gestation served as controls. After ovariohysterectomy at the end of abortion and between days 25 and 45 of gestation, respectively, the distribution and activity of collagenases were investigated by immunohistochemistry and gelatin zymography. At placental sites, MMP-2 activity in the endometrium was significantly lower in IRA groups than in the SRA group (33.7 +/- 11.8% and 39.3 +/- 5.4% vs 52.2 +/- 10.2%, p < 0.05); however, MMP-2 expression was lowest in the control group (control: 21.4 +/- 6.3%; p < 0.01) and similarly in the myometrium (controls: 13.1 +/- 2.5%; p < 0.05).