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A pharmaceutical composition contains a nitric oxide donor and advantageously an optional corticosteroid and/or topical anaesthetic. The composition is useful in a method for treating anal disorders such as anal fissure, anal ulcer, hemorrhoidal disease, levator spasm, and so forth, by topical application to or proximate the affected area.
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A vector comprising a first DNA sequence which is complementary to at least part of an alphavirus RNA genome and having the complement of complete alphavirus DNA genome replication regions, a second DNA sequence encoding a paramyxovirus protein, particularly a respiratory syncytial virus fusion (RSV F) protein or an RSV F protein fragment that generates antibodies that specifically react with RSV F protein, the first and second DNA sequences being under the transcriptional control of a promoter is described. Such vector may be used to produce an RNA transcript which may be used to immunize a host, including a human host, to protect the host aginst disease caused by paramyxovirus, particularly respiratory syncytial virus, by administration to the host. The RNA transcript may be formed by linearization of the vector through cleavage at a unique restriction site in a plasmid vector and then transcribing the linear molecule.
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A device for dispensing water from a source of water under pressure to at least one water-using attachment, includes a basin and a water-dispensing adjustable diaphragm fill valve. The water-using attachments may have various configurations such as but not limited to garden planters and pots, terrariums, and farms, garden pot converters, underground springs, Christmas tree stands, animal waterers, animal waterer/feeders, bird baths, hummingbird feeders, amphibian habitats, animal cages, bird cages, pond filter/fountains, aquariums, air conditioners and water toys. The basin holds a volume of water and has a closed bottom, at least one side wall, and an open top and includes a water inlet port adapted to connect the basin to the source of water under pressure. A mounting rim is positioned adjacent to the open top for mounting the water-using attachments, and a seat is provided for readily accepting and releasing the fill valve within the basin below a selected water line. The adjustable diaphragm fill valve is mounted on the seat and maintains a volume of water in the basin at a predetermined level. The fill valve has at least one water outlet port for dispensing water from the fill valve into the basin.
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Prothymosin expression is up-regulated in endometriotic tissue. This invention provides methods of diagnosing endometriosis by detecting up-regulation of a prothymosin gene product, and methods of treating endometriosis by down-regulating expression of prothymosin in ectopic or eutopic endometriotic tissue.
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Systems and methods for detecting molecular binding events and other environmental effects using the unique dielectric properties of the bound molecular structure or structures are presented. A molecular binding layer is coupled along the surface of a signal path. A test signal is propagated along the signal path, whereby the test signal couples to the molecular binding layer, and in response, exhibits a signal response.
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A colony stimulating factor, CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in treating or preventing bacterial, viral or fungal infections, neoplasms, leukopenia, wounds, and in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein.
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Immunogenic compositions including vaccines are described that comprise an outer membrane antigen extract of a strain of Chlamydia and are effective in protection against disease caused by Chlamydia infection. The immunogenic compositions may comprise the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) of Chlamydia which may be in a homooligomeric form or complexed with at least one other antigen of Chlamydia. The immunogenic composition may include an immunostimulating complex (ISCOM) and the outer membrane antigen may be incorporated therein. The immunogenic compositions have utility as chlamydial vaccines and in diagnostic applications.
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A detection apparatus for determining a fluorescence pattern on a substrate and capable of discriminating an area exhibiting fluorescence of less than about 2.5x10 4 µm 2 , said apparatus comprising a light source for directing light at the substrate, means for detecting fluoresced light from the substrate, and means for determining the location of the fluorescent light.
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The invention provides methods of preventing acute rejection following renal or other solid organ transplantation. The methods entail administering, e.g., intravenously, to a transplant patient a monoclonal antibody which binds to the p55 subunit of the human interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor of human T lymphocytes. The monoclonal antibody is preferably a chimeric or humanized antibody that blocks binding of IL-2 to the IL-2 receptor. In some methods, a single dose of about 1 mg/kg of antibody is administered about every other week, commencing immediately prior to transplantation and continuing until 8 weeks after transplantation.
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This invention provides methods of screening compounds for their ability to alter the production of Aβ (x≥41) alone or in combination with Aβ (x≤40). The methods involve administering compounds to cells, specifically measuring the amounts of Aβ (x≤40) and Aβ (x≥41) produced by the cells, and comparing these amounts to that produced by the cells without administration of the compounds.