• Adiponectin belongs to the CTRP C

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  Adiponectin belongs to the CTRP (C1q/TNF-related protein) superfamily. Except for adiponectin, 15 additional members have been identified (CTRP1-15) (Schaffler and Buechler, 2012). Of all the CTRPs, CTRP9 has the highest identity to adiponectin in globular domain (Wong et al., 2009). The structure o

• Adenosine receptors activate a number of

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  Adenosine receptors activate a number of signalling pathways involved in tissue survival including several mitogen-activated protein kinases (Fredholm et al., 2001). The common feature of all adenosine receptors is the positive coupling to ERK1/2, whilst A2B and A3 receptors can also activate the st

• It is well accepted that PKA is a key

  2024-03-07

  

  It is well accepted that PKA is a key enzyme activated at the beginning of the capacitation process [69]. As mentioned above phosphorylation/inactivation of cofilin in sperm is a PKA dependent process [58]. We could not see any change in cofilin phosphorylation level by adding the PKA activator 8Br-

• br Conclusion br Conflicts of interest

  2024-03-07

  

  Conclusion Conflicts of interest Introduction RNA interference is a specific post-transcriptional gene silencing mechanism within a cell via the transfection of microRNAs (miRNA), exogenous small interfering RNAs (siRNA) or small hairpin RNAs (shRNA) [1–3]. Transfection of shRNA can be done

• In the mammalian brain synapse formation is followed by

  2024-03-07

  

  In the mammalian brain, synapse formation is followed by a period of synapse refinement, and autophagy has been shown to play an important role in this process. For example, Tang and colleagues found that autophagy is required for the developmental pruning of dendritic spines, and that this pruning

• Although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood

  2024-03-06

  

  Although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood, IGF-1 is tightly linked with ER and estrogen actions and a crosstalk occurs between these two systems in breast cancer. To illustrate this close relationship, studies have identified a synergy between IGF-1 and estrogen in motilin receptor agon

• On the other hand key enzymes also

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  On the other hand, key Carmofur australia also involved in NO metabolism are nNOS and eNOS. Apparently, during acute ischemia, eNOS activity and NO concentration surge for a short period of time (Schulz et al., 2004) but eventually the expression and activity of the synthase and consequently NO con

• Similar to other MADS box proteins MEF factors associate

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  Similar to other MADS box proteins, MEF2 factors associate with a variety of transcriptional cofactors to control specific sets of downstream target genes. Some of the cofactors such as MyoD, GATA4, NFAT, TH receptor, p300, 14.3.3 and ERK5 stimulate MEF2 activity, whereas others, such as HDACs4-5-7-

• Since ARBs strongly reduce inflammation

  2024-03-06

  

  Since ARBs strongly reduce inflammation, it was hypothesized that the protective effects on cognition were the result of reduction of inflammation and amelioration of neurogenic decrease. However, ARB treatment did not normalize increased inflammation and neurogenic loss. For this reason, the protec

• Recently two distinct small molecule inhibitors of PHGDH

  2024-03-06

  

  Recently, two distinct small-molecule inhibitors of PHGDH were identified using high-throughput screens, both of which inhibit de novo serine biosynthesis and show selective toxicity to cancer kasugamycin with high SSP flux [50,51]. The inhibitor NCT-503, which has an IC50 of 2.5μM, reduces the gro

• AHR mediated MMP upregulation has been

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  AHR-mediated MMP1 upregulation has been shown in response to tobacco smoke [32]. Tobacco smoke contains various AHR ligands such as benzo[a]pyrene. Both benzo[a]pyrene [15] and FICZ [13] are high-affinity ligands for AHR and upregulate CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. FICZ is rapidly degraded by CYP1A1 [20], [33]

• Ozone induced innate inflammatory responses in the

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  Ozone-induced innate inflammatory responses in the lung involve neutrophil extravasation through enhanced trans-endothelial migration (Krishna et al., 1997). Catecholamines and glucocorticoids, which are increased by ozone inhalation (Bass et al., 2013, Miller et al., 2015, Miller et al., 2016a, Mil

• Serum soluble sCD is a shedding product from the

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  Serum soluble sCD21 is a shedding product from the ectodomain of membrane CD21 after B cell activation (Masilamani et al., 2003, Masilamani et al., 2004a, Masilamani et al., 2004b, Grottenthaler et al., 2006, Hoefer et al., 2008), which resembles the ligand-binding capacity of intact CD21 (Wu et al.

• The present study showed for the first time

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  The present study showed, for the first time, that hirsutine, hirsuteine, rhynchophylline, isorhynchophylline, corynoxeine, and isocorynoxeine in yokukansan can inhibit the 5-HT3 receptor current. These data indicate that part of the effect of yokukansan against the behavioral and psychological symp

• Tumor tissues often experience hypoxia

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  Tumor tissues often experience hypoxia owing to accelerated growth rates of malignant cells, accumulation of metabolic products, disorganization of tumor blood vessels, and high interstitial fluid pressures (Makino et al., 2001). In response to AAD treatment, tumor vascular density often decreases t

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