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“Herein, we report the isolation and immunomodulatory activity of 11 phytoconstituents, viz. 7 flavonoids, 3 pentacyclic triterpenes and 1 phytosterol of an unexplored plant Actinocarya tibetica Benth. Three flavones, 5-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyflavone Selleck Batimastat (6), mosloflavone (7) and negletein (8), showed promising anti-inflammatory activity via inhibition of TNF-alpha and IL-1 with IC50 values of 0.22, 0.71, 16.4M and 10.8, 7.8, 6.4M, respectively. These flavones

also showed dose-dependent inhibition of TNF-alpha, IL-1 and iNOS levels in the supernatant of mouse macrophage cell line J774A. Molecular modelling studies revealed orientation and interactions of flavones 6-8 in the active site of TNF-alpha. These flavones can be used as a starting point to discover lead structures for treatment of inflammatory and immunomodulatory diseases.”
“Through comparison between the oxygen precipitation (OP) behaviors in heavily and lightly phosphorus (P)-doped Czochralski silicon (CZ-Si) crystals subjected to low-high two-step anneal of 600, 650, or 750 degrees C/8 h+ 1050 degrees C/16 h, we have found that in heavily P-doped CZ-Si, OP is much stronger in the case with the

nucleation anneal at 600 or 650 degrees C while it is to some extent suppressed in the case with the nucleation anneal at 750 degrees C in contrast to lightly doped CZ-Si where nucleation is enhanced at 750 degrees C. Transmission electron microscopy investigation reveals that silicon phosphide precipitates of face-centered-cubic www.selleckchem.com/products/H-89-dihydrochloride.html AZD8055 clinical trial SiP form during the nucleation anneal at temperatures 650 degrees C and below. The SiP precipitates act as the heterogeneous nuclei for OP during the subsequent high temperature anneal while the oxygen precipitate nuclei containing certain amounts of P atoms generate during the nucleation anneal at 750 degrees C. They are further coarsened to be larger oxygen precipitates during the subsequent high temperature

anneal. Of significance is that the oxygen precipitate nucleation mechanism operating at certain temperatures for heavily P-doped CZ-Si is found to be completely different from that of lightly P-doped CZ-Si. We believe that the present work provides a further insight into OP in CZ-Si. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3120943]“
“Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), whether de novo or arising from antecedent hematologic disorders in elderly patients, is less likely to be curable with standard chemotherapy regimens used for younger patients. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is currently the most efficient anti-leukemia treatment for AML and has shown a survival advantage in younger patients with intermediate-or poor-risk cytogenetics.

Methods: The authors review their experience as well as the published data regarding the role of reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allo-HCT in adults with AML.