EXAMINATION OF SARCOCYSTIS SPP. OF GIANT SNAKES FROM AUSTRALIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF A KNOWN PATHOGEN - SARCOCYSTIS NESBITTI.

Examination of Sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from Australia and Southeast Asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - Sarcocystis nesbitti.

We examined Sarcocystis spp.in giant snakes from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Australia using a combination of morphological (size of sporocyst) and molecular analyses.We amplified by PCR nuclear 18S rDNA from single sporocysts in order to detect mixed infections and unequivocally assign the retrieved sequences to the corresponding deroyal f

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Collagen XVI induces expression of MMP9 via modulation of AP-1 transcription factors and facilitates invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Collagen XVI belongs to the family of fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices (FACIT).It is overexpressed during the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).The present data show a strong collagen XVI-dependent induction of MMP9 and an increase in OSCC cell invasion.We found activated integrin-linked kinase (ILK) in a

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