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Tumour necrosis factor-α blockade reduces synovial expression of CCL2 and CXCL8 and reduces inflammatory cell migration into RA joints [ 9 ] . In addition, these chemokines, produced by RA synovial stromal cells, have been shown to stimulate monocyte migration [ 10 ] . The functional importance of chemokines in joint inflammation has also been established in animal models of RA where antibodies to these mediators significantly reduce both the number of leukocytes recruited and the severity of disease.
The NYT and WP report that Chinese Embassy officials and visiting military advisers and scholars have hinted that the Chinese government is considering a blockade of some small Taiwan-controlled islands, a small air battle, or perhaps an incursion into Taiwanese waters to punish the nation for its recent talk of independence.
Had Kennedy not opted for the blockade, it's clear that the first combat use of nuclear weapons since Nagasaki could have prompted a terrifying cycle of escalation.
Within the Elapidae family in Trinidad there are two poisonous coral snakes ( Micrurus lemniscatus , Micrurus circinalis ) which rarely bite dogs or humans since they are small, rare, and have retracted fangs [ 7 ] . Micrurus venom has moderate effects on blood coagulation and tissue integrity however victims rarely survive because the potent neurotoxin in the venom causes a postsynaptic blockade of neuromuscular transmission [ 6 ] . The neurotoxin can cause cranial nerve paralysis leading to neurotoxic facies or respiratory paralysis and death [ 6 ] .
The orientation of CTAP revealed that if extended to generate the larger CAP molecule, blockade of the coreceptor binding site (indicated in gray in Fig.
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