• We demonstrated that bilirubin the product of heme

  2022-05-17

  

  We demonstrated that bilirubin, the product of heme metabolism by HO-1, exerted a potent suppression of NADPH oxidase activity (Fig. 2B). Different from the down-regulation of NADPH oxidase subunit by HO-1 induction in macrophages [24], the protein levels of the NADPH oxidase subunits in vascular en

• It was speculated that could

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  It was speculated that could affect the protein translation or processing in the HCV replication cycle. The viral protein processing was thus investigated, to establish whether the HCV inhibition was determining an increased amount of unprocessed polyprotein, due to a block in the processing, or a r

• Previous reports have implicated the guanylin GC

  2022-05-17

  

  Previous reports have implicated the guanylin/GC-C signalling system as being important in osmoregulation in fish, especially in euryhaline species such as the eel which migrate between freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) environments at different stages of their life cycle (Comrie et al., 2001a, Comr

• Acknowledgments We would like to thank Dr Greg Morriello

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  Acknowledgments We would like to thank Dr. Greg Morriello, Mr. Lehua Chang, Mr. Chris Moyes and Mr. Nam Fung Kar for intermediate 3 syntheses. Cheng Zhu would like to thank Dr. Milana Maletic, Mr. Kake Zhao and Mrs. Wanying Sun for helpful discussions. Introduction Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-

• Glycogen synthase kinase GSK is currently considered to be a

  2022-05-16

  

  Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is currently considered to be a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase involved in a wide spectrum of cellular processes such as glycogen metabolism, cell proliferation, neuronal function, oncogenesis or embryonic development (for recent reviews see: Rayasam et al.

• With these cyclopropene glutamate derivatives in hand

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  With these cyclopropene-glutamate derivatives in hand, we tested their ability to ligate with popular bioorthogonal reagents (Fig 3). First, we tested their ability to ligate with a tetrazine (3,6-Di-2-pyridyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine) via an inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction by monitoring the c

• This data is in accordance with

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  This data is in accordance with our recent results on the influence of cholesterol-depleting agent methyl-β-cyclodextrin on platelets (Borisova et al., 2011a). Dissipation of the proton electrochemical gradient of secretory granules by methyl-β-cyclodextrin did not evoke the release of endogenous gl

• With the advent of genome sequencing

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  With the advent of genome sequencing, hexokinase gene sequences are now available from a far greater number of vertebrate species, as well as from diverse non-vertebrate animal species. As indicated above, searches of vertebrate genome sequences revealed the existence of a novel fifth member of the

• Analysis of genomic neighborhoods has helped resolve questio

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  Analysis of genomic neighborhoods has helped resolve questions concerning the orthology of receptors for peptides similar to glucagon (Ng et al., 2010, Irwin and Prentice, 2011, Wang et al., 2012, Hwang et al., 2013). Using a diverse array of species with available genome sequence (see Fig. 4) the g

• Genetic disruption or pharmacologic inhibition of the

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  Genetic disruption or pharmacologic inhibition of the hepatic glucagon pathway has invariably been shown to increase pancreatic α cell mass. This has been observed in glucagon receptor (GCGR) knockout (Gcgr−/−) mice (Gelling et al., 2003), glucagon knockout mice (Hayashi et al., 2009), prohormone co

• CSL is endowed with an intrinsic transcription

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  CSL is endowed with an intrinsic transcription-repressive function, and CAF-effector genes are induced as a consequence of CSL downmodulation (Hu et al., 2012, Procopio et al., 2015), as it can occur upon exposure to pro-carcinogenic stimuli such as UVA or smoke-derived compounds (Menietti et al., 2

• sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator The experiments i

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  The experiments indicate that a major component of the vasodilatation is due to antagonism of α 1-adrenoceptors. Evidence for α1-adrenoceptor antagonism is that vasodilatation was observed in sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator preconstricted with α1-adrenoceptor agonists, phenylephrine or m

• Introduction Parkinson s Disease PD is a

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  Introduction Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 5–6 million individuals worldwide [1]. This number is expected to escalate to ∼10 million by the year 2030 as the world's population rapidly ages [2]. In the United States, more than 1 million individuals h

• fura 2 am Sickle erythrocytes are known to have

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  Sickle erythrocytes are known to have an increased adhesion to endothelial fura 2 am (Hebbel et al., 1980, Hebbel et al., 1981a, Hebbel et al., 1981b, Wautier et al., 1985, Mohandas and Evans, 1987). Understanding the events associated with vaso-occlusion requires a detailed knowledge of the intera

• The regulation of gap junction connexin mediated activities

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  The regulation of gap junction-connexin-mediated activities may be achieved through action on the channel gating properties (membrane voltage, pH, interaction with junctional and cytoskeletal proteins, Ca2+ and K+ concentrations, etc) or on the trafficking, turnover and localization of connexins. Sh

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