Essay

1. Briefly define the following (i.e., Is it a receptor? If so what type of receptor? etc.) and provide a one sentence description of the biological function or role in the study.
a.     AhR
b.     ApoE-/-
c.     CH223191
d.     CSF
e.     CXCR2
f.      CYP1A1
g.     IL-8
h.     INCB3344
i.      MCP-1
j.      MMP-12
k.     MNF
l.      SB225002
m.   TCDD
n.     U937
o.     VEGF

Why was the above data set included in the paper?
What does it demonstrate?
What is scramble?

Briefly define the following (i.e., Is it a receptor? If so what type of receptor? etc.) and provide a one sentence description of the biological function or role in the study.
a.     Bay 11-7082
b.     CCR2
c.     CXCR3
d.     ERK
e.     IL-6
f.      IL-8
g.     Infliximab
h.     MMP3
i.      NFkappaB
j.      alpha-NP
k.     TNF-alpha
l.      U0126

Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the data in the figure?

Question 4 options:
MMP-9 and MMP-2 are inhibited by the AhR.
IL-1B induces MMP-9 and MMP-2 in an AhR-dependent manner.
Inhibition of the AhR significantly inhibits basal MMP-9 and MMP-2 activity.
The effects of GNF351 are concentration dependent.

What did you find most challenging or most interesting?

In this essay you will be comparing 3 aspects or traits of the Natives and the Europeans. You should focus on how these aspects or traits are similar and different and analyze why they are significant. For example, for one comparison you may choose to compare the religious beliefs of Europeans and Native Americans and see how these differences in religion impacted their view of each other.

This should be around 5 substantial paragraphs including: 1. Introduction with your argument/thesis underlined. 2. At least 3 body paragraphs with specific evidence/examples from the resources in the textbook and folders from chapters 1-2 to back up and support your thesis. 3. A conclusion.