Ments). (TIF) Figure S5 Masson-Goldner stained cryosections of MCF-7 (L) xenografts. A: Control tumor C2, grown in nude mice substituted with estradiol. B: Tumor T2 from tamoxifen treated nude mice. (TIF)DedicationDedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Wiegrebe, Regensburg, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.Supporting InformationFigure S1 Specific binding of [ H]-UR-MK114 in dpm after varying washing conditions. (A) twice 20, 40, 60 and 90 s and (B) 26, 36, 46and 5620 s; means 6 S.E.M, n = 6. The experiments were performed to check for the dissociation of [3H]UR-MK114 under the washing conditions applied in the radioligand binding assay. Basically, the experiments were conducted as already described in this paper and in [19]. Total binding was assessed with 12 nM of [3H]-UR-MK114, unspecific binding with radioligand (12 nM) plus a 300-fold excess of pNPY, all after an incubation time of 20 min at room temperature. A standard washing procedure of twice 20 s with ice cold buffer was set as reference. Then, conditions were varied in time and cycles, i.e. washing occurred at twice 40, 60 and 90 s as well as 3 times, 4 times and 5 times 20 s, all with n = 6. Under all washing conditions the specific binding was stable and only a negligible drop was observed with the longest period or the highest cycles. (TIF)AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to Dr. Thilo Spruss for the preparation of the cryosections, to Elvira Schreiber, Susanne Bollwein, Petra Pistor and Franz Wiesenmeyer for expert technical assistance, to Dr. Chiara Cabrele (ParisLodron-University, Salzburg, Austria) for the synthesis of pNPY and to Dr. Hauke Lilie (University of Halle, Germany) for providing the MCF-7 (M) breast cancer cell variant.Author ContributionsConceived and designed the experiments: GB EvA AB. Performed the experiments: MM MK NP ML GB. Analyzed the data: MM MK GB EvA AB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK ML NP. Wrote the paper: MM MK GB AB.
Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae, and DENV infection remains a global public health problem due to a lack of effective treatment or vaccine [1?]. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 2.5 billion people are at risk of contracting dengue and the number of infections worldwide may reach 10 million cases per year [4]. Most infected patients experience dengue fever, but 2 to 20 of all cases manifest as dengue hemorrhagic fever, a severe and often lethal illness [5]. Although, DENV has been demonstrated to inhibit interferon (IFN) signaling in cells, this inhibition is attributed to several DENV proteins and pre-existing enhancing antibodies [6?]. Type I IFN plays an MedChemExpress Lecirelin important role in the pathogenesis of DENV infection. Mice with deficiencies in the type I IFNs production or JAK-STAT signaling pathway are susceptible to DENV infection [9?1]. Clinically, low levels of the IFN-a/b producing AKT inhibitor 2 site plasmacytoid dendritic cells have been observed in dengue hemorrhagic fever patients [12,13]. Secretion of type I interferon by dendritic cells and mast cells contributes to the generation of antiviral innate and adaptive immune responses [14?6]. IFNs can alter the expression of hundreds of cellular genes [17]. Our group and others have previously demonstrated that the expression of IFN-inducible proteins, such as Viperin, IFITM2, IFITM3, double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR),and interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)-20, in HEK293 cells was able to inhibit DENV [18?1]. Most recen.Ments). (TIF) Figure S5 Masson-Goldner stained cryosections of MCF-7 (L) xenografts. A: Control tumor C2, grown in nude mice substituted with estradiol. B: Tumor T2 from tamoxifen treated nude mice. (TIF)DedicationDedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Wiegrebe, Regensburg, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.Supporting InformationFigure S1 Specific binding of [ H]-UR-MK114 in dpm after varying washing conditions. (A) twice 20, 40, 60 and 90 s and (B) 26, 36, 46and 5620 s; means 6 S.E.M, n = 6. The experiments were performed to check for the dissociation of [3H]UR-MK114 under the washing conditions applied in the radioligand binding assay. Basically, the experiments were conducted as already described in this paper and in [19]. Total binding was assessed with 12 nM of [3H]-UR-MK114, unspecific binding with radioligand (12 nM) plus a 300-fold excess of pNPY, all after an incubation time of 20 min at room temperature. A standard washing procedure of twice 20 s with ice cold buffer was set as reference. Then, conditions were varied in time and cycles, i.e. washing occurred at twice 40, 60 and 90 s as well as 3 times, 4 times and 5 times 20 s, all with n = 6. Under all washing conditions the specific binding was stable and only a negligible drop was observed with the longest period or the highest cycles. (TIF)AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to Dr. Thilo Spruss for the preparation of the cryosections, to Elvira Schreiber, Susanne Bollwein, Petra Pistor and Franz Wiesenmeyer for expert technical assistance, to Dr. Chiara Cabrele (ParisLodron-University, Salzburg, Austria) for the synthesis of pNPY and to Dr. Hauke Lilie (University of Halle, Germany) for providing the MCF-7 (M) breast cancer cell variant.Author ContributionsConceived and designed the experiments: GB EvA AB. Performed the experiments: MM MK NP ML GB. Analyzed the data: MM MK GB EvA AB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK ML NP. Wrote the paper: MM MK GB AB.
Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae, and DENV infection remains a global public health problem due to a lack of effective treatment or vaccine [1?]. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 2.5 billion people are at risk of contracting dengue and the number of infections worldwide may reach 10 million cases per year [4]. Most infected patients experience dengue fever, but 2 to 20 of all cases manifest as dengue hemorrhagic fever, a severe and often lethal illness [5]. Although, DENV has been demonstrated to inhibit interferon (IFN) signaling in cells, this inhibition is attributed to several DENV proteins and pre-existing enhancing antibodies [6?]. Type I IFN plays an important role in the pathogenesis of DENV infection. Mice with deficiencies in the type I IFNs production or JAK-STAT signaling pathway are susceptible to DENV infection [9?1]. Clinically, low levels of the IFN-a/b producing plasmacytoid dendritic cells have been observed in dengue hemorrhagic fever patients [12,13]. Secretion of type I interferon by dendritic cells and mast cells contributes to the generation of antiviral innate and adaptive immune responses [14?6]. IFNs can alter the expression of hundreds of cellular genes [17]. Our group and others have previously demonstrated that the expression of IFN-inducible proteins, such as Viperin, IFITM2, IFITM3, double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR),and interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)-20, in HEK293 cells was able to inhibit DENV [18?1]. Most recen.