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Characterization of nerve growth factor-induced mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in rats by Mills, C.D., Nguyen, T., Tanga, F.Y., Zhong, C., Gauvin, D.M., Mikusa, J., Gomez, E.J., Salyers, A.K., Bannon, A.W.

“…Background Injection of nerve growth factor (NGF) produces mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in rodents and humans. Treatment with sequestering…”
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Repos, fire sales, and bankruptcy policy by Antinolfi, G., Carapella, F., Kahn, C., Martin, A., Mills, D.C., Nosal, E.

“…This paper studies the optimal bankruptcy policy for repurchase agreements (repos) with respect to their exemption from the automatic stay of bankruptcy. The…”
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Molecular basis of "suppressor" macrophages. Arginine metabolism via the nitric oxide synthetase pathway by Mills, CD

“…A molecular explanation for "suppressor" macrophage inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation is described. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (NGMMA), a specific inhibitor…”
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Differential regulation of macrophage arginine metabolism: a proposed role in wound healing by Shearer, J D, Richards, J R, Mills, C D, Caldwell, M D

“…Nitric oxide (NO) and ornithine, products of NO synthase or arginase, respectively, have opposing biological activities. The effect of mediators of leukocyte…”
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Macrophage arginine metabolism and the inhibition or stimulation of cancer by Mills, CD, Shearer, J, Evans, R, Caldwell, MD

“…The potential of the immune system to inhibit or stimulate tumor growth is a vivid example of the "two-edged sword" nature of immune responses. Our results…”
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Evaluation of a rapid and inexpensive dipstick assay for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria by MILLS, C. D, BURGESS, D. C. H, TAYLOR, H. J, KAIN, K. C

“…Rapid, accurate and affordable methods are needed for the diagnosis of malaria. Reported here is an evaluation of a new immunochromatographic strip, the PATH…”
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Comparison of the ParaSight ™-F test and the ICT Malaria Pf ™ test with the polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travellers by Pieroni, Peter, Mills, Caroline Dawn, Ohrt, Colin, Harrington, Mary Anne, Kain, Kevin C.

“…Rapid and accurate methods are needed for the diagnosis of imported malaria. The ParaSight ™-F test and the ICT Malaria Pf ™ test are commercially available…”
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Changes in Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Expression Following Spinal Cord Injury by Mills, Charles D., Fullwood, Steven D., Hulsebosch, Claire E.

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) initiates biochemical events that lead to an increase in extracellular excitatory amino acid concentrations, resulting in glutamate…”
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Temporal expression of different pathways of 1-arginine metabolism in healing wounds by Albina, JE, Mills, CD, Henry, WL, Jr, Caldwell, MD

“…Arginine can be metabolized by inflammatory cells through at least two pathways. One is an oxidative l-arginine deiminase (OAD) that results in the formation…”
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AIDA reduces glutamate release and attenuates mechanical allodynia after spinal cord injury by Mills, Charles D, Xu, Guo-Ying, Johnson, Kathia M, McAdoo, David J, Hulsebosch, Claire E

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to an increase in extracellular excitatory amino acid (EAA) concentrations, resulting in glutamate receptor-mediated…”
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M-1/M-2 Macrophages and the Th1/Th2 Paradigm by Mills, Charles D, Kincaid, Kristi, Alt, Jennifer M, Heilman, Michelle J, Hill, Annette M

“…Evidence is provided that macrophages can make M-1 or M-2 responses. The concept of M-1/M-2 fomented from observations that macrophages from prototypical Th1…”
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Regulation of macrophage functions by L-arginine by ALBINA, J. E, CALDWELL, M. D, HENRY, W. L, MILLS, C. D

“…Sites of inflammation with prominent macrophage infiltration, such as wounds and certain tumors, are uniquely deficient in free arginine. The effects of…”
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Arginine metabolism in wounds by Albina, J E, Mills, C D, Barbul, A, Thirkill, C E, Henry, Jr, W L, Mastrofrancesco, B, Caldwell, M D

“…Arginine metabolism in wounds was investigated in the rat in 1) lambda-carrageenan-wounded skeletal muscle, 2) Schilling chambers, and 3) subcutaneous…”
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Regulation of macrophage physiology by L-arginine: role of the oxidative L-arginine deiminase pathway by Albina, JE, Mills, CD, Henry, WL, Jr, Caldwell, MD

“…The L-arginine content of the extracellular fluid in sites of predominant macrophage infiltration is reduced below plasma levels due to the activity of…”
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Identification of a receptor for ADP on blood platelets by photoaffinity labelling by CRISTALLI, G, MILLS, D. C. B

“…The synthesis of a new analogue of ADP, 2-(p-azidophenyl)-ethythioadenosine 5'-diphosphate (AzPET-ADP), is described. This compound contains a photolabile…”
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ADP receptors on platelets by Mills, D C

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Assessing carrageenan-induced locomotor activity impairment in rats: Comparison with evoked endpoint of acute inflammatory pain by Zhu, C.Z., Mills, C.D., Hsieh, G.C., Zhong, C., Mikusa, J., Lewis, L.G., Gauvin, D., Lee, C-H., Decker, M.W., Bannon, A.W., Rueter, L.E., Joshi, S.K.

“…Background Most animal models currently used to evaluate antinociceptive efficacy of analgesics rely on the assessment of evoked pain behaviours as primary…”
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Insulin down-regulates the inducible nitric oxide synthase pathway: nitric oxide as cause and effect of diabetes? by Stevens, RB, Sutherland, DE, Ansite, JD, Saxena, M, Rossini, TJ, Levay-Young, BK, Hering, BJ, Mills, CD

“…Evidence in this paper indicates that insulin can down-regulate the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) pathway in vivo. The iNOS pathway is up-regulated in…”
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Macrophage arginine metabolism to ornithine/urea or nitric oxide/citrulline: a life or death issue by Mills, C D

“…Macrophages can metabolize arginine to nitric oxide in quantities that inhibit pathogens or nearby host cells. They can instead metabolize arginine to…”
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Blocking Caspase Activity Prevents Transsynaptic Neuronal Apoptosis and the Loss of Inhibition in Lamina II of the Dorsal Horn after Peripheral Nerve Injury by Scholz, Joachim, Broom, Daniel C, Youn, Dong-Ho, Mills, Charles D, Kohno, Tatsuro, Suter, Marc R, Moore, Kimberly A, Decosterd, Isabelle, Coggeshall, Richard E, Woolf, Clifford J

“…We show that transsynaptic apoptosis is induced in the superficial dorsal horn (laminas I-III) of the spinal cord by three distinct partial peripheral nerve…”
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