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br Oxysterols as Key Players in
2019-10-22
Oxysterols as Key Players in Metabolic Syndrome? Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are on the rise and pose serious threats to people\'s health and wellbeing. Obesity is often associated with other pathologies and is one of the criteria included in the definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) (see G
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Additional derivatives were synthesised using
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Additional derivatives were synthesised using a modified approach (). Commercially available 4-bromo-2-methoxyaniline () was converted into the boronic ester , followed by a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling with chromenone triflate to afford the corresponding arylamine . Acylation of with chloroacetyl
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Acidic substituents showed moderate biochemical activity but
2019-10-22
Acidic substituents () showed moderate biochemical activity, but these compounds showed reduced cellular potency. Additional compounds bearing a carboxylic MAPK Inhibitor Library were also prepared and tested (data not shown). All of acidic compounds showed low cellular potency regardless of their
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ICV injection of UCN or
2019-10-22
ICV injection of UCN2 or UCN 3 performed in the morning of the 8th day (12h after the last IP administration) seems to increase further the time spent in the open arms of mice exposed to saline or nicotine treatment. Interestingly, in mice exposed to saline treatment ICV injection of UCN 2 or UCN 3
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As plants can only take up P in an
2019-10-22
As plants can only take up P in an inorganic orthophosphate form, it was expected that the proportion of orthophosphate P in the OA would be a good indication of the availability of the P in the OA. While the P speciation of the COMP sample could not be determined by deconvolution due to the broadne
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The nuclear receptor NR superfamily of
2019-10-22
The nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily of ligand regulated transcription factors has proven to be a rich source of targets for the development of therapeutics for a wide range of human diseases. The NR3B subfamily known as the estrogen-related receptor (ERRα[NR3B1], ERRβ[NR3B2] and ERRγ[NR3B3]) regul
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Many studies have documented that enolase acts as
2019-10-22
Many studies have documented that enolase acts as a plasminogen-binding protein and this interaction is involved in the tissue invasion and pathogenicity of the causative agents (Almeida et al., 2004; Avilan et al., 2000; Marcilla et al., 2007; Mundodi et al., 2008; Vanegas et al., 2007). Furthermor
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Altogether the results of this study demonstrate
2019-10-22
Altogether, the results of this study demonstrate that peripheral blockade of both ETA and ETB receptors reduces tumor-induced facial heat hyperalgesia and increased spontaneous grooming, without modifying ongoing nociception. It is possible to suggest that bosentan is acting upon both receptors pre
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The first hint that GLP might not be completely
2019-10-22
The first hint that GLP-1 might not be completely stable came from a meeting abstract in 1992, reporting that GLP-1 could be degraded in plasma incubations [16], although the enzyme(s) involved was not identified. A year later, Mentlein and colleagues [17], in a search for peptide substrates of the
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In general the DNMT encompass three different structural
2019-10-21
In general, the DNMT encompass three different structural regions: N-terminal regulatory domain, C-terminal catalytic domain and a central linker region (). The N-terminal regulatory domain is particularly implicated in determining subcellular localization of the DNMT and in allocating unmethylated
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These cytokines except for TGF can also increase
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These cytokines, except for TGF-β can also increase CysLT1R mRNA expression. We further demonstrated that TGF-β and IL-13 were able to increase the proliferation of human BSMC in response to LTD4. BSMC proliferation was CysLT1R-dependent, given that Montelukast ablated this effect. Taken together, o
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Each of the CYP enzymes alluded to
2019-10-21
Each of the CYP450 enzymes alluded to above are highly selective catalysts, in that, the three aryl coupling reactions en route the biosynthesis of 1 are catalyzed by three different CYP450 enzymes in a sequential manner (Fig. 1). In sharp Tazobactam sodium salt receptor is the recently described m
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The enzymatic activity of recombinant
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The enzymatic activity of recombinant sponge P4H was assayed in vitro both at 37°C, the standard enzymatic kinetics temperature, and at 15°C, the typical sea temperature of C. reniformis marine environment (Fig. 2C). Surprisingly the data obtained indicate that the sponge enzyme has a lower activity
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In addition to carbamates organophosphates are classic inhib
2019-10-21
In addition to carbamates, organophosphates are classic inhibitors of cholinesterases. Previous studies with aquatic organisms have demonstrated their sensitivity to such chemicals. For example, individuals of the freshwater fish Colossoma macropomum exposed to the organophosphate dichlorvos, chlorp
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Previous research has suggested that the
2019-10-21
Previous research has suggested that the acetylcholine-gated chloride channels (ACCs) in Caenorhabditis elegans (Putrenko et al., 2005) exhibit the characteristics of promising drug targets. The genes that encode the various subunits of this family are present across the nematode phylum and appear t