• br Introduction The Ras superfamily of small

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  Introduction The Ras superfamily of small GTPases is composed of more than 150 protein members involved in a wide variety of biological processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, cytoskeletal organization, and protein trafficking [1]. The Ras superfamily proteins act as molecular switches

• Chronic exposure of cells to cytotoxic drugs

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  Chronic exposure of cells to cytotoxic drugs can result in the selection of multiple phenotypic and genetic changes. Thus, the use of MCF7/VP cells, which were selected for resistance to VP-16, was potentially problematic. However, a thorough characterization of MCF7/VP cells demonstrated that they

• br S NO signalling during the plant immune response Redox

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  (S)NO signalling during the plant immune response Redox signalling molecules must exhibit specificity for their target substrate. Moreover, a given redox-based modification must be reversible to ensure transient signalling. Oxidative cysteine (Cys) modifications are integral to a variety of redox

• Berberine KYNA has been shown to

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  KYNA has been shown to regulate iNKT cytokine release (Fallarini et al., 2010) and at high concentrations to reduce LPS-induced TNFα release from cultured peripheral blood mononuclear Berberine (Wang et al., 2006). Our results show that elevating KYNA to “exercised” levels is sufficient to promote

• In order to elucidate the mechanisms behind the

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  In order to elucidate the mechanisms behind the observed changes in metabolic activity in the cardiomyoblasts we investigated changes in gene and protein expression subsequent to treatment with PSN632408 with or without concurrent exposure to palmitate. Activating GPR119 in basal and high palmitate

• After the synthesis of methylsulfonyl or tetrazole surrogate

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  After the synthesis of methylsulfonyl or tetrazole surrogate derivatives, compounds synthesized by introducing hydrogen, fluoro, and methyl groups into the head group of GPR119 agonists were synthesized. Compounds – were synthesized by reacting hydroxybenzaldehyde with fluorine, hydrogen, or a methy

• br Animal models of NASH The human

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  Animal models of NASH The human NAS system (see above) is largely reproducible in NAFLD mouse models [37] and, therefore, has been increasingly applied in the preclinical assessment of liver histological responses to test compounds. In general, the NAS system is well suited for this purpose, alth

• To this end we evaluated novel D analogs

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  To this end, we evaluated novel D22 analogs for selectivity to inhibit substrate transport in OCT2, OCT3, and PMAT heterologous cell MHY1485 systems, and in mouse hippocampal and striatal preparations. Chosen analogs were based upon availability of essential chemical precursors (e.g. 6-substituted-2

• Genetic disruption or pharmacologic inhibition of the hepati

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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

• By using pharmacological treatment with CBX or transgenic

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  By using pharmacological treatment with CBX or transgenic animals lacking the two major astroglial Cxs, the Double KO mouse, we demonstrated that the gap-FRAP technique was able to detect the total inhibition of GJC with a reduction of about 39% and 38% compared to control, respectively. The residua

• The secretase complex comprises four core subunits presenili

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  The γ-secretase complex comprises four core subunits: presenilin (PS), nicastrin (NCT), anterior pharynx-defective 1 (Aph1), and presenilin enhancer 2 (Pen2) [7], [8]. PS is the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, and many PS mutations associated with familial AD result in a high Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio [5].

• In summary metagenome sequencing of paddy

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  In summary, metagenome sequencing of paddy soil was performed with 55.68 Gb sequences, and subsequent data mining was performed for functional profiles and metabolic pathways. Several GH family proteins, such as amylases, cellulases, xylanases, and galactosidases, were explored in the paddy soil met

• A way to identify what subunit interfaces contribute to the

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  A way to identify what subunit interfaces contribute to the pharmacology of agents is to utilise binary GABAARs as tool receptors to ascertain possible binding sites for particular ligands. These receptors can help identify subunits and subunit interfaces that contribute to receptor pharmacology. In

• As a part of our

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  As a part of our continuing efforts towards discovery of new class of compounds against different therapeutic areas and based on the literature reports, we designed a dual pharmacophore which possess a long aliphatic chain of free fatty acids and a phenyl propanoid part of known GPR40 agonists. Here

• Several transgenic and knockout congenic mouse

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  Several transgenic and knockout/congenic mouse models have been generated in order to assess the role of FFAR1 for proper insulin secretion and maintenance of glucose homeostasis. The results obtained with three different receptor knockout mouse models were not consistent. The protection against hig

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