Granulocyte colony—stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been shown to affect the biochemical
markers of bone metabolism, including serum bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP), serum …

Although only 5% of steady-state peripheral blood (PB) CD34+ cells were found to express
chemokine receptor CXCR4, 45% of the cells became CXCR4+ after incubation at 37° C for …

Determining the critical structural features a ligand must possess in order to bind to its
receptor is of key importance to the understanding of vital biological processes and to the …

It has been previously reported that insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) decreases in AIDS
patients with wasting, a condition that is partially prevented by combined IGF I growth …

We assessed the incidence of circulating blasts occurring post-chemotherapy in 1000
consecutive pediatric blood samples. Blasts with myeloid morphology (< 1-3%) were present …

In the decidua maternal Natural Killer (NK) cells, characterized by lack of CD16, are found in
direct contact with the fetal extravillous trophoblasts (EVT). It is yet unknown which factors …

Human leukocyte elastase (HLE) interacts with HIV-1 gp41 suggesting a nonenzymatic
receptor function for HLE in the context of HIV-1. HLE is found localized to the cell surface …

The chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) is expressed by bone marrow (BM)
stromal cells and plays key roles in BM cell migration. Modulation of its expression could …

The transmigration of neutrophils from the systemic circulation into the intraalveolar space is
essential for the effective clearance of bacteria that invade the lung. Much of this process is …

BACKGROUND: It is well known that harmonious interactions among adhesion molecules
and stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)-mediated chemoattraction signalling via CXCR4 …