A selection of published journal articles from faculty members of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2000

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Human serum albumin enhances DNA transfection by lipoplexes and confers resistance to inhibition by serum, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Efficient gene transfer by transferrin lipoplexes in the presence of serum, Conchita Tros De Ilarduya and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 1999

Effects of Nd:YAG lasers on root canal walls: a light and scanning electron microscopic study., Fred Barbakow, Ove A. Peters, and L. Havranek

Chlamydia trachomatis, ennemi intérieur : de la biologie moléculaire aux modèles animaux, Patrik M. Bavoil, David M. Ojcius, Alice Dautry-Varsat, A. Souriau, F. Bernard, A. Rodolakis, and R.-C. Hsia

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Chlamydia infection or epithelial cells expressing dynamin and Eps15 mutants: clathrin-independent entry into cells and dynamin-dependent productive growth, Haralabia Boleti, Alexandre Benmerah, David M. Ojcius, Nadine Cerf-Bensussan, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

P2Z-P2X7 receptor-mediated apoptosis of dendritic cells, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Pedro M. Persechini, R. C. Bisaggio, Jean-Luc Perfettini, A. C. T. Sa Neto, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, I. Motta, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius

Science by consensus: Why the NIH grant review system must be changed, Nejat Düzgüneş

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Mechanisms and kinetics of liposome-cell interactions, Nejat Düzgüneş and Shlomo Nir

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Liposome-mediated delivery of antiviral agents to human immunodeficiency virus-infected cells, Nejat Düzgüneş, Elizabeth Pretzer, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Krystyna Konopka, Diana Flasher, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

[Procedural challenges in endodontics. Continuing education course (CEC) 6 May 98]., C. Eggert and Ove A. Peters

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Wear of nickel-titanium lightspeed instruments evaluated by scanning electron microscopy., C. Eggert, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

Enhancement of endocytosis due to aminophospholipid transport across the plasma membrane of living cells, E. Farge, David M. Ojcius, A. Subtil, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

Adhäsive Inlaybrücken aus glasfaserverstärktem Komposit-Resultate der Untersuchung nach 12 Monaten, Till N. Göhring, Ove A. Peters, and F. Lutz

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Anti-HIV activity of amphotericin B-cholesteryl sulfate colloidal dispersion in vitro, Krystyna Konopka, Luke S.S. Guo, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI): oxidation of SLPI does not explain its variable anti-HIV activity, Krystyna Konopka, N. Shine, Elizabeth Pretzer, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Caspase-dependent apoptosis during infection with Cryptosporidium parvum, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Alain Bonnin, and Fabrice Laurent

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Gene delivery mediated by cationic liposomes: From biophysical aspects to enhancement of transfection, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, Sérgio Simões, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Apical transportation revisited or 'where did the K-file go'?, Ove A. Peters and Fred Barbakow

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Interaction of cationic liposomes and their DNA complexes with monocytic leukemia cells, Pedro Pires, Sérgio Simões, Shlomo Nir, Rogério Gaspar, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

Cationic liposomes as gene transfer vectors: Barriers to successful application in gene therapy, Sérgio Simões, Pedro Pires, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

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Successful transfection of lymphocytes by ternary lipoplexes, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, R. Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Mechanisms of gene transfer mediated by lipoplexes associated with targeting ligands or pH-sensitive peptides, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Transfection of human macrophages by lipoplexes via the combined use of transferrin and pH-sensitive peptides, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Elizabeth Pretzer, Paul Dazin, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Zinc monoglycerolate (ZMG) and zinc salt cellular uptake profile in vitro determined by plasma mass spectrometry, Benjamin David Zeitlin and Kim D. Rainsford

Submissions from 1998

History lesson, Nejat Düzgüneş

Aufbereitung gekrümmter Wurzelkanäle mit der Lightspeed-Methode, C. Eggert, Ove A. Peters, E. Meyer, and Fred Barbakow

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Functional gene transfer from intracellular bacteria to mammalian host cells, Catherine Grillot-Courvalin, Sylvie Goussard, Francois Huetz, David M. Ojcius, and Patrice Courvalin

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Receptor ligand-facilitated cationic liposome delivery of anti-HIV-1 Rev-binding aptamer and ribozyme DNAs, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, John Rossi, and Nan Sook Lee

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Delivery of an anti-HIV-1 ribozyme into HIV-infected cells via cationic liposomes, Krystyna Konopka, John J. Rossi, Piotr Swiderski, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Internalization of Chlamydia by dendritic cells and stimulation of Chlamydia-specific T cells, David M. Ojcius, Yolanda Bravo de Alba, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, Ray A. Hawkins, Kathy A. Kelly, Roger G. Rank, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Enhancement of ATP levels and glucose metabolism during an infection by Chlamydia: NMR studies of living cells, David M. Ojcius, H. Degani, Joel Mispelter, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

Pore-forming proteins, David M. Ojcius, Chau-Ching Liu, and John Ding-E. Young

Apoptosis of epithelial cells and macrophages due to infection with the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia psittaci, David M. Ojcius, Philippe Souque, Jean-Luc Perfettini, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

[Endodontists--specialists in saving teeth. The AAE annual congress of 7 to 11 May 19977 in Seattle. American Association of Endodontists]., Ove A. Peters and C. Eggert

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Gene delivery by negatively charged ternary complexes of DNA, cationic liposomes and transferrin or fusigenic peptides, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, R. Caspar, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 1997

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Determinant selection for T-cell tolerance in HEL-transgenic mice: dissociation between immunogenicity and tolerogenicity, Laurent Gapin, Jean-Pierre Cabaniols, Ricardo Cibotti, David M. Ojcius, Philippe Kourilsky, and Jean M. Kanellopoulos

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Heparin-mediated inhibition of Chlamydia psittaci adherence to HeLa cells, Cesar Gutiérrez-Martín, David M. Ojcius, Ru-Ching Hsia, Raymond Hellio, Patrik M. Bavoil, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Cationic liposome-mediated expression of HIV-regulated luciferase and diphtheria toxin a genes in HeLa cells infected with or expressing HIV, Krystyna Konopka, Gail S. Harrison, Philip L. Felgner, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: A review and presentation of the first case with oral lesions, Nader A. Nadershahi, William B. Wescott, and Barbara Egbert

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Distribution of endosomal, lysosomal and MHC markers in a monocytic cell line infected with Chlamydia psittaci, David M. Ojcius, Raymond Hellio, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

Aufbereitung gekrümmter Wurzelkanäle mit der Lightspeed-Methode, Ove A. Peters, C. Eggert, and Fred Barbakow

Wurzelkanaloberflächen nach Lightspeed-Präparation im REM dargestellt-eine Pilotstudie, Ove A. Peters, C. Eggert, and Fred Barbakow

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Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 replication in macrophages and H9 cells by free or liposome-encapsulated L-689,502, an inhibitor of the viral protease, Elizabeth Pretzer, Diana L. Flasher, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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The anti-HIV-1 activity associated with saliva, Nancy R. Shine, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Effect of recombinant secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor on hiv infection in human macrophages, Nancy R. Shine, Krystyna Konppka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Enhancement of cationic liposome-mediated gene delivery by transferrin and fusogenic peptides, Sérgio Simoes, Vladimir Slepushkin, R. Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Transfection of human blood monocyte-derived macrophages by transferrin-cationic lipid-DNA complexes, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Elizabeth Pretzert, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Sterically stabilized pH-sensitive liposomes. Intracellular delivery of aqueous contents and prolonged circulation in vivo, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Sérgio Simões, Paul Dazin, Mary S. Newman, Luke S. Guo, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 1996

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Dynorphin-phospholipid membrane interactions: Role of phospholipid head-group and cholesterol, Dennis R. Alford, V. Renugopalakrishnan, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Cell suicide in health and disease, Richard C. Duke, David M. Ojcius, and John Ding-E. Young

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Treatment of intracellular Mycobacterium avium complex infection by free and liposome-encapsulated sparfloxacin, Nejat Düzgüneş, Diana L. Flasher, M. Venkata Reddy, Julieta Luna-Herrera, and Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam

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Introduction: novel specific immunity functioning alongside classical specific immunity, G. Gachelin, I. Apostolou, and David M. Ojcius

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Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection increases the sensitivity of macrophages and THP-1 cells to cytotoxicity by cationic liposomes, Krystyna Konopka, Elizabeth Pretzer, Philip L. Felgner, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Presentation of antigens derived from microorganisms residing in host-cell vacuoles, David M. Ojcius, Gabriel Gachelin, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Immunology and the confocal microscope, David M. Ojcius, F. Niedergang, A. Subtil, Raymond Hellio, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Targeting of liposomes to HIV-1-infected cells by peptides derived from the CD4 receptor, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Isam Ismail Salem, Sergei M. Andreev, Paul Dazin, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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High incidence of Coxiella burnetii markers in a rural population in France, Monique Thibon, Veronique Villiers, Philippe Souque, Alice Dautry-Varsat, Regis Duquesnel, and David M. Ojcius

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Interleukin-10 inhibits tumor metastasis through an NK-cell dependent mechanism, Li-Mou Zheng, David M. Ojcius, F. Garaud, C. Roth, E. Maxwell, Z. Li, H. Rong, J. Chen, X. Y. Wang, J. J. Catino, and I. King

Submissions from 1995

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Liposome-mediated therapy of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 and mycobacterium infections, Nejat Düzgüneş, Diana L. Flasher, Elizabeth Pretzer, Krystyna Konopka, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Gerhard Steffan, Isam I. Salem, M. Venkata Reddy, and Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam

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Therapy of Mycobacterium avium complex infections in beige mice with streptomycin encapsulated in sterically stabilized liposomes, Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam, D. R. Ashtekar, Diana L. Flasher, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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A monoclonal antibody to the gp120-CD4 complex has differential effects on HIV-induced syncytium formation and viral infectivity, Krystyna Konopka, Elizabeth Pretzer, F. Celada, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Differential effects of a hydrophobic tripeptide on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-induced syncytium formation and viral infectivity, Krystyna Konopka, Elizabeth Pretzer, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Les mille et une ruses des microbes intracellulaires, David M. Ojcius and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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pH and calcium dependence of hemolysis due to Rickettsia prowazekii: comparison with phospholipase activity, David M. Ojcius, M. Thibon, C. Mounier, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Target cell membrane sialic acid modulates both binding and fusion activity of influenza virus, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima, João Ramalho-Santos, Diana L. Flasher, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Shlomo Nir, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 1994

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Picosecond fluorescence spectroscopy of a single-chain class I major histocompatibility complex-encoded protein in its peptide loaded and unloaded states, Kerstin Dittes, D. Gakamsky, Elisha Haas, David M. Ojcius, Philippe Kourilsky, Israel Pecht, and Gilad Haran

Cytolysis mediated by ionophores and pore-forming agents: role of intracellular calcium in apoptosis, Richard C. Duke, R. Z. Witter, P. B. Nash, John Ding-E. Young, and David M. Ojcius

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Liposome targeting to human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells via recombinant soluble CD4 and CD4 immunoadhesin (CD4-IgG), Diana Flasher, Krystyna Konopka, Steven M. Chamow, Paul Dazin, Avi Ashkenazi, Elizabeth Pretzer, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Reflex patterns in postganglionic neurons supplying skin and skeletal muscle of the rat hindlimb., H. J. Häbler, W. Jänig, M. Krummel, and Ove A. Peters

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Role of the CDR1 of the TCR β chain in the binding to a MHC-peptide complex, Yu-Chun Lone, Maria Bellio, Ada Prochnicka-Chalufour, David M. Ojcius, Nicolas Boissel, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Richard D. Klausner, Jean-Pierre Abastado, and Philippe Kourilsky

Major contribution of the Vb chain to the antigen specificity of a TCR, Yu-Chun Lone, David M. Ojcius, M. Bellio, Philippe Kourilsky, and J.-P. Abastado

Monosynaptic excitation of preganglionic vasomotor neurons by subretrofacial neurons of the rostral ventrolateral medulla., R. M. McAllen, H. J. Häbler, M. Michaelis, Ove A. Peters, and W. Jänig

Major histocompatibility complex class I molecules and resistance to infection by intracellular pathogens, David M. Ojcius, Christiane Delarbre, Philippe Kourilsky, and Gabriel Gachelin

Is antigen processing guided by major histocompatibility complex molecules?, David M. Ojcius, L. Gapin, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, and Philippe Kourilsky

Role for MHC class I molecules in selecting and protecting high affinity peptides in the presence of proteases, David M. Ojcius, P. Langlade-Demoyen, Gabriel Gachelin, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Ly-49-independent inhibition of NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity by a soluble MHC class I molecule, Claude Roth, Philippe Kourilsky, and David M. Ojcius

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Separate metabolic pathways leading to DNA fragmentation and apoptotic nuclear chromatin condensation, D. Sun, Shibo Jiang, Li-Mou Zheng, David M. Ojcius, and John Ding-E. Young

Submissions from 1993

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A soluble, single-chain Kd molecule produced by yeast selects a peptide repertoire indistinguishable from that of cell-surface-associated Kd, Jean-Pierre Abastado, David M. Ojcius, Amanda Casrouge, Patrice Yeh, Ton N. M. Schumacher, Hidde L. Ploegh, and Philippe Kourilsky

Respiratory modulation of the activity in postganglionic neurons supplying skeletal muscle and skin of the rat hindlimb., H. J. Häbler, W. Jänig, M. Krummel, and Ove A. Peters

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Anionic liposomes inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectivity in CD4+ A3.01 and H9 cells, Krystyna Konopka, B. R. Davis, C. E. Larsen, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Long-Term Noncytopathic Productive Infection of the Human Monocytic Leukemia Cell Line THP-1 by Human Immunedeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1IIIB), Krystyna Konopka, Elizabeth Pretzer, Barbara Plowman, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) fusion with model membranes: kinetic analysis and the role of lipid composition, pH and divalent cations, Charles E. Larsen, Shlomo Nir, Dennis R. Alford, Myra Jennings, Kyung Dall Lee, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Dissociation of the peptide-MHC class I complex limits the binding rate of exogenous peptide, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Pierre Abastado, Amanda Casrouge, E. Mottez, L. Cabanie, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Binding of alanine-substituted peptides to the MHC class I protein Kd, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Pierre Abastado, F. Godeau, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Dissociation of the peptide/MHC class I complex: pH dependence and effect of endogenous peptides on the activation energy, David M. Ojcius, L. Gapin, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Real-time measurement of antigenic peptide binding to empty and preloaded single-chain MHC class I molecules, David M. Ojcius, Francois Godeau, Jean-Pierre Abastado, Jean-Laurent Casanova, and Philippe Kourilsky

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A Common Mechanism for Influenza Virus Fusion Activity and Inactivation, João Ramalho-Santos, Shlomo Nir, Nejat Düzgüneş, Arsélio Pato de Carvalho, and Maria Conceição Pedroso De Lima

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Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV(mac)251) membrane lipid mixing with human CD4+ and CD4- cell lines in vitro does not necessarily result in internalization of the viral core proteins and productive infection, L. Stamatatos and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Distribution of perforin-containing cells in normal and pregnant mice, Li-Mou Zheng, David M. Ojcius, and John Ding-E. Young

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Perforin-containing cells during spontaneous abortion, Li-Mou Zheng, David M. Ojcius, and John Ding-E. Young

Submissions from 1992

Targeted drug delivery., Nejat Düzgüneş

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Fusion activity and inactivation of influenza virus: Kinetics of low pH-induced fusion with cultured cells, Nejat Düzgüneş, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima, L. Stamatatos, D. Flasher, D. R. Alford, Daniel S. Friend, and S. Nir

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Membrane destabilization by N-terminal peptides of viral envelope proteins, Nejat Düzgüneş and Sergei A. Shavnin

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Purification and ligand binding of a soluble class I MHC molecule consisting of the first three domains of H-2Kd fused to b2-microglobulin expressed in the baculovirus/insect cell system, Francois Godeau, Immanuel F. Luescher, David M. Ojcius, Cecile Saucier, Estelle Mottez, Lucien Cabanie, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Efficacies of liposome-encapsulated streptomycin and ciprofloxacin against Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare complex infections in human peripheral blood monocyte/macrophages, S. Majumdar, Diana L. Flasher, Daniel S. Friend, P. Nassos, D. Yajko, W. K. Hadley, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Peptide binding to MHC class I proteins measured with a novel fluorescent technique, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Pierre Abastado, F. Godeau, and Philippe Kourilsky

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Channel forming activity of the perforin N-terminus and an a-helical region homologous with complement C9, P. M. Persechini, David M. Ojcius, S. C. Adeodato, Paulo C. Notaroberto, C. B. Daniel, and John Ding-E. Young

Submissions from 1991

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Activity of free and liposome encapsulated streptomycin against mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) inside peritoneal macrophages, D. Ashtekar, Nejat Düzgüneş, and P. R.J. Gangadharam

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Phospholipid studies of marine organisms: 26. Interactions of some marine sterols with 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine (SOPC) in model membranes, Meilleko C. Dai, Huong Bich Chiche, Nejat Düzgüneş, Eser Ayanoglu, and Carl Djerassi

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Chemotherapeutic potential of free and liposome encapsulated streptomycin against experimental mycobacterium avium complex infections in beige mice, Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam, Dilip A. Ashtekar, Naheed Ghori, Jayne A. Goldstein, Robert J. Debs, and Nejat Düzgüneş