The localization of peroxidase activity in different cell regions is used as a criterion for classifying the stage of maturity of mammalian mononuclear phagocytes, with a positive peroxidase reaction indicating the presence ...

Although the serum levels of SAA had been reported to be upregulated during inflammatory/infectious process, the role of this acute-phase protein has not been completely elucidated. In previous studies, we demonstrated ...

Introduction: over the last years, in Cuba and other countries, encouraging results have been obtained in different medical specialties in the field of tissue regeneration by implanting stem cells; it has motivated us to ...

Foram induzidas lesões no tendão flexor digital superficial (TFDS) de ambos os membros anteriores de seis equinos, seguidas de implante autólogo de células da fração mononuclear de medula óssea em apenas um membro de cada ...

The present work compared the local injection of mononuclear cells to the spinal cord lateral funiculus with the alternative approach of local delivery with fibrin sealant after ventral root avulsion (VRA) and reimplantation. ...

A microtechnique is described for inducing IL-1 activity in vitro from frozen human blood mononuclear cells (BMNC) using the lymphocyte-activating factor (LAF) method. When compared to the conventional culture system, this ...

Acute and chronic cellular responses to changes in copper availability are not clear when these changes are mild to moderate, as what often occur in human daily life. The aims of the study were to develop an in vitro copper ...