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    The d' dibaryon in the quark-delocalization, color-screening model

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    We study the questions of the existence and mass of the proposed d′(IJP=00−)d' (IJ^P=00^-) dibaryon in the quark-delocalization, color-screening model (QDCSM). The transformation between physical and symmetry bases has been extended to the cases beyond the SU(2) orbital symmetry. Using parameters fixed by baryon properties and NNNN scattering, we find a mild attraction in the IJP=00−IJ^P=00^- channel, but it is not strong enough to form a deeply bound state as proposed for the d′d' state. Nor does the (isospin) I=2 NΔ\Delta configuration have a deeply bound state. These results show that if a narrow dibaryon d′d' state does exist, it must have a more complicated structure.Comment: 12 pp. latex, no figs., 2 tables, additional refs., Report-no was adde

    Historia de la milagrosa imagen de Ntra. Sra de las Viñas, patrona de la villa de Aranda de Duero

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    Copia digital. Valladolid : Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, 2012-2013Sign.: A-L8, M

    Zika virus impairs the development of blood vessels in a mouse model of congenital infection

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    Zika virus (ZIKV) is associated with brain development abnormalities such as primary microcephaly, a severe reduction in brain growth. Here we demonstrated in vivo the impact of congenital ZIKV infection in blood vessel development, a crucial step in organogenesis. ZIKV was injected intravenously in the pregnant type 2 interferon (IFN)-deficient mouse at embryonic day (E) 12.5. The embryos were collected at E15.5 and postnatal day (P)2. Immunohistochemistry for cortical progenitors and neuronal markers at E15.5 showed the reduction of both populations as a result of ZIKV infection. Using confocal 3D imaging, we found that ZIKV infected brain sections displayed a reduction in the vasculature density and vessel branching compared to mocks at E15.5; altogether, cortical vessels presented a comparatively immature pattern in the infected tissue. These impaired vascular patterns were also apparent in the placenta and retina. Moreover, proteomic analysis has shown that angiogenesis proteins are deregulated in the infected brains compared to controls. At P2, the cortical size and brain weight were reduced in comparison to mock-infected animals. In sum, our results indicate that ZIKV impairs angiogenesis in addition to neurogenesis during development. The vasculature defects represent a limitation for general brain growth but also could regulate neurogenesis directly

    Simvastatin inhibits TLR8 signaling in primary human monocytes and spontaneous TNF production from rheumatoid synovial membrane cultures

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    Simvastatin has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects that are independent of its serum cholesterol lowering action, but the mechanisms by which these anti-inflammatory effects are mediated have not been elucidated. To explore the mechanism involved, the effect of simvastatin on Toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling in primary human monocytes was investigated. A short pre-treatment with simvastatin dose-dependently inhibited the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) in response to TLR8 (but not TLRs 2, 4, or 5) activation. Statins are known inhibitors of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, but intriguingly TLR8 inhibition could not be reversed by addition of mevalonate or geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate; downstream products of cholesterol biosynthesis. TLR8 signalling was examined in HEK 293 cells stably expressing TLR8, where simvastatin inhibited IKKα/β phosphorylation and subsequent NF-κB activation without affecting the pathway to AP-1. Since simvastatin has been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects in RA patients and TLR8 signalling contributes to TNF production in human RA synovial tissue in culture, simvastatin was tested in these cultures. Simvastatin significantly inhibited the spontaneous release of TNF in this model which was not reversed by mevalonate. Together, these results demonstrate a hitherto unrecognized mechanism of simvastatin inhibition of TLR8 signalling that may in part explain its beneficial anti-inflammatory effects

    CCR5Δ32 Genotype Leads to a Th2 Type Directed Immune Response in ESRD Patients

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    BACKGROUND: In patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) we observed protection from inflammation-associated mortality in CCR5Δ32 carriers, leading to CCR5 deficiency, suggesting impact of CCR5Δ32 on inflammatory processes. Animal studies have shown that CCR5 deficiency is associated with a more pronounced Th2 type immune response, suggesting that in human CCR5Δ32 carriers the immune response may be more Th2 type directed. So, in the present study we determined the Th1-Th2 type directed immune response in ESRD patients carrying and not carrying the CCR5Δ32 genetic variant after stimulation. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We tested this hypothesis by determining the levels of IFN-γ and IL-4 and the distribution of Th1, Th2 and Th17 directed circulating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and regulatory T cells (Tregs) after stimulation in ESRD patients with (n = 10) and without (n = 9) the CCR5Δ32 genotype. The extracellular levels of IFN-γ and IL-4 did not differ between CCR5Δ32 carriers and non carriers. However, based on their intracellular cytokine profile the percentages IL-4 secreting CD4+ and CD8+ T cells carrying the CCR5Δ32 genotype were significantly increased (p = 0.02, respectively p = 0.02) compared to non carriers, indicating a more Th2 type directed response. Based on their intracellular cytokine profile the percentages IFN-γ and IL-17 secreting T cells did not differ between carriers and non-carriers nor did the percentage Tregs, indicating that the Th1, Th17 and T regulatory response was not affected by the CCR5Δ32 genotype. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This first, functional human study shows a more pronounced Th2 type immune response in CCR5Δ32 carriers compared to non carriers. These differences may be involved in the previously observed protection from inflammation-associated mortality in ESRD patients carrying CCR5Δ32

    Elenco moral de Castro Palao : compuesto segun el methodo del obispado de Calahorra y la Calzada

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    Sign. : []2, A-Z4, 2A-2S4, [calderón]4Error de pág., de p. 256 pasa a 275.Texto a dos col.Port. orlada

    MEDITERRANEO (Mar). Oriental. Cartas náuticas. 1825. 1:2222222

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    Comprende además la costa nororiental de Africa y la Occidental de Turquia, Libano y SiriaEscala hallada a partir de un grado de latitud [= 5 cm ]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Cádiz (E 27°00'--E 47°22'/N 41°32'--N 30°30').Red geográfica de 1° en 1°. Orientado con lisOrografía por normalesIndica sondas batimétricas expresadas en brazas de 6 pies de Burgos, veriles, fondeaderos y bajosToponimia costera de los principales accidentes geográficosEn el margen derecho : "Numero 3"Inserta : "Plano geometrico de puerto Mandri en la Grecia : Levantado en 1803". Escala [ca.1:21000], 1 milla maritima [= 8,9 cm]; "Plano geometrico del puerto de San Nicolas : situado en la parte N.O. de la Isla de Zea : levantado en 1790". Escala [ca.1:20300], media milla maritima [= 9,1 cm]. Orientados con media lis en nudo de cuatro rumbo
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