SKY has been applied to various tumor groups including hematological malignancies, sarcomas, carcinomas and brain tumors, with the intent of identifying specific chromosomal abnormalities that may provide insight to the genes involved in the disease process as well as identifying recurrent cytogenetic markers for clinical diagnosis and prognostic assessment. - [Read Applications of SKY in Cancer Cytogenetics]
A silver stain to demonstrate neurofibrillary tangles, nerve fibers and senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease. The nerve fibers are sensitized with a silver solution. The sections are treated with ammoniacal silver, and then reduced to a visible metallic silver. - [Read Bielschowsky Technique for Senile Plaques Protocol]
Information on the diseases of Xenopus tropicalis. Includes: PREMETAMORPHS: Bacterial Infection of Embryos; Protozoal Infestation of Tadpoles; POSTMETAMORPHS: Mycobacteriosis; Chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). - [Read Diseases of Xenopus tropicalis]
Forward genetics is used to identify genes that are involved in particular biological processes. For example, genes required for disease resistance can be found by identifying mutants with reduced or increased disease resistance, genes that control flower development can be identified by searching for mutants with altered flower morphology, and genes encoding enzymes for tryptophan biosynthesis can be identified by searching for mutants that require exogenous tryptophan for growth. - [Read Forward Genetics in Arabidopsis: Finding Mutations that Cause Particular Phenotypes Protocol]
Acidocalcisomes, the dense acidic calcium-storing organelles, which were originally identified in Trypanosoma cruzi, have no parallels in mammalian cells. They thus represent a unique functional characteristic, not shared by the host and hence offer an important potential target for chemotherapy of Chagas disease. - [Read Fractionation of Acidocalcisomes and Other Organelles from Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Chlamydomonas]
Peyer’s Patch, and Lamina Propria Cells lymphocyte populations should be analyzed when studying the immunological status of the intestine, for example in oral immunization or in intestinal disease (including infectious disease and tumors). This protocol details techniques for isolation of IEL, PP cells, and LP cells from the small intestine of the mouse. - [Read Isolation of Mouse Small Intestinal Intraepithelial Lymphocytes Protocol]
During incubation period and the course of disease, SARS virus replicates and releases from cells. The level of virus varies greatly from sample to sample. At early stage of incubation period or during the late convalescent phase, the concentration of virus is very low in all kinds of samples. Virus is also detected at extremely low concentrations in plasma during... - [Read Kit for Rapid Enrichment of SARS Virus]
A method for ameliorating autoimmune disease by passive transfer of IVIg-primed leukocytes. Developed a method for ‘priming’ specific leukocyte populations with IVIg to study their potential role in ameliorating ITP upon passive transfer, which we describe herein. Using this technique, found that splenic CD11c+ dendritic cells reacted with IVIg, or several IVIg mimetic regimes, were primed to ameliorate ITP upon transfer to thrombocytopenic mice. - [Read Method for Ameliorating Autoimmune Disease by Passive Transfer of IVIg-Primed Leukocytes]
Paraffin Embedding Protocol for molecular profiling. This Paraffin Embedding Protocol describes the processing of the tissues into sections following ethanol fixation. Molecular profiling (MP) is a technique that is used to visualize the global patterns of RNA expression or protein expression in various cell types and disease processes.