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COMT expression protein level and activity are down
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COMT expression, protein level and activity are down regulated by E2. Using estrogen receptor (ER) positive MCF-7 cells, Xie et al. demonstrated an E2 dose dependent (1, 10 and 100 nM) decrease in S-COMT 1.3 kb mRNA that was maximum after 48 h (Xie et al., 1999). A similar decrease was not observed
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ISO-1 Endothelial dysfunction has been associated with most
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Endothelial dysfunction has been associated with most of the established cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, a positive history of premature CAD and elevated ISO-1 homocysteine 4, 26, 27. Endothelial dysfunction is present in the precl
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DAPK is involved in the p dependent
2019-09-10
DAPK-1 is involved in the p53 dependent apoptotic pathway and it is a mediator of γ-interferon induced apoptosis. DAPK-1 is also involved in other death signaling pathways (tumor necrosis factor-α, CD95 and transforming growth factor-β) and it blocks tumor metastasis in vivo. The loss of DAPK mRNA o
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Moreover recent structural studies of VEEV nsP pro in comple
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Moreover, recent structural studies of VEEV nsP2pro in complex with E-64d revealed an important molecular interaction at the interface of two subdomains. In this structure, Asn475 which is in polar contact with carbonyl oxygen of Asp507 of the protease subdomain makes an H-bond with Arg662 of the MT
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venlafaxine hcl Orange spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides
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Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) is a coral reef fish with a high commercial value in China and Southeast Asian countries. However, in recent years, various outbreaks of viral diseases have affected the grouper aquaculture industry (Wei et al., 2010). Specifically, Singapore grouper iri
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Caspi et al first identified that the COMT polymorphism mode
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Caspi et al. (2005) first identified that the COMT polymorphism moderated the influence of adolescent cannabis use on developing adult psychosis (Caspi et al., 2005). In particular, compared to Met carriers, subjects with the Val/Val genotype were most likely to exhibit psychotic symptoms and to dev
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br Methods br Results br Discussion
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Methods Results Discussion There are two particularly important facets of the present ERK findings relevant to drug conditioning. One is the strong ERK signal observed in the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens during the immediate post-trial interval following the final cond
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br Material and methods br Results and discussion br
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Material and methods Results and discussion Conclusions Prostanoid-E receptor selective antagonists that inhibit EP2 or EP4 receptor activities may be used as a pharmacological strategy to limit cyst formation and ADPKD progression. Our study follows on from our previous observations of the
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br Clinical potential of ET receptor
2019-09-10
Clinical potential of ET receptor biased ligands Is there a clinical need for ET receptor biased ligands? Evidence is strongest from research in epithelial ovarian cancer demonstrating that ET-1 stimulated ETA-mediated β-arrestin signalling leads to activation of the oncogenic mediator NF-κB [21]
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br Introduction Schistosomiasis one of the major parasitic d
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Introduction Schistosomiasis, one of the major parasitic diseases that affect humans in tropical and subtropical countries, is an acute and chronic condition caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma (World Health Organization, 2014). Schistosomiasis infects over 240 milli
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In general cellular senescence is considered a programmed
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In general, cellular senescence is considered a programmed response to stress that can be activated by oxidative stress, irradiation or action of substances or drugs. These stressors cause DNA damage and, through the action of specific proteins (p53 and p21), lead to cell senescence (di Fagagna, 200
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concentration equation br Results br Discussion This study a
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Results Discussion This study assesses impacts of HLA-DPB1 and CMV reactivation on GVHD, relapse, and OS after allo-HSCT. Here we demonstrate that HLA-DPB1 and CMV reactivation both increase aGVHD risk independently. Consistent with reported data, we show that HLA-DPB1 mismatching is associate
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br Cholesterol handling in the
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Cholesterol handling in the arterial wall cells Foam cell formation in the arterial intima is a major hallmark of early-stage atherosclerotic lesions, which is attributed to uncontrolled uptake of modified lipoproteins, excess cholesterol esterification and impaired cholesterol release [44]. As a
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Analysis of DNA fragmentation We followed a modified Hirt
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Analysis of DNA fragmentation. We followed a modified Hirt extraction procedure for analysis of DNA fragmentation. Cells were suspended in TNE buffer (1M NaCl, 20mM Tris–HCl, pH 7.4, 2mM EDTA, and 0.6% SDS) at a density of 106 cells/ml and incubated overnight on ice. The next day, cellular debris w
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We can think of two ways
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We can think of two ways in which collagen binding could activate DDR (Figure 8). A single collagen triple helix could interact with both DS domains in the DDR dimer (“composite binding site”) and thereby activate the receptor, similar to the situation exemplified by the growth hormone-growth hormon