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Cell cell junction proteins were the first upstream modules
2022-05-17
Cell-cell junction proteins were the first upstream modules to be characterized as contact sensors through the Hippo pathway. These junctions may be divided in 2 categories: adherens and epithelial polarity junctions. The establishment of intercellular contacts involves the cadherin proteins present
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br Introduction Adenosine triphosphate ATP
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Introduction Adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) is an organic molecule (nucleoside triphosphate) which consists of adenine, ribose, and three phosphoric ABT residues. ATP serves as a temporary carrier of energy in all living cells, so it is a common substance in any organism. In the cells, new ATP
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Anti apoptotic Bcl proteins have become
2022-05-17
Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins have become attractive targets for anti-cancer agents development, because they are associated with progression of a wide variety of human cancers., , The small-molecular Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax (ABT-199) () has been approved recently for the treatment of patients w
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Strengths The primary feature of GPR agonists resides in the
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Strengths The primary feature of GPR119 agonists resides in their dual mechanism of action in regulating blood glucose 1, 2, 3, 15. GPR119 agonists stimulate GLP-1 release from intestinal L Rapalink-1 as well as glucose-dependent insulin secretion and insulin promoter activity enhancement in pancre
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Thus synthesized thienopyrimidine derivatives were evaluated
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Thus synthesized thienopyrimidine derivatives were evaluated in vitro for GPR119 agonistic activity, and the results are summarized in , , . First, we fixed the 4-methylsulfonylphenyl substituent at the R position on the thienopyrimidine ring, and derivatized at the R position. As shown in , and s
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The spatial effects of Ebi involve
2022-05-17
The spatial effects of Ebi2 involve the creation of a moderate bias in CD4+ T cell distribution toward the LN periphery. Is this modest effect meaningful in an evolutionary sense? In this regard, we think the following considerations are relevant. First, asymmetric CD4+ T cell positioning is highly
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br Concluding Remarks br Outstanding Questions br Acknowledg
2022-05-16
Concluding Remarks Outstanding Questions Acknowledgments Research on DNA glycosylases in our laboratory is supported by the National Science Foundation (MCB-1517695). A.A.R. and N.P.B. are supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (DGE-1445197). In
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It is becoming increasingly apparent that membrane lipids
2022-05-16
It is becoming increasingly apparent that membrane lipids play a critical role in modulating and regulating protein function. For example, embedding the homologous SLC1 transporter GltPh in a POPE bilayer allowed a third Na+ binding site to be identified from MD simulations [42], and the binding ene
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br Declaration of interest br Acknowledgments br This
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Declaration of interest Acknowledgments This work was supported by grants from the Polish National Science Centre (PRELUDIUM grant no. 2013/11/N/NZ5/00270) and the European Commission FP7 Project Beta-JUDO (grant number 279 153), European Union EIT Health project DeTecT2D, Swedish Diabetes A
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flunixin meglumine Acarbose and voglibose the classic glucos
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Acarbose and voglibose, the classic α-glucosidase inhibitors, were clinically used to inhibit α-glucosidase activity for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, the intake of these drugs may cause some undesirable gastrointestinal side effects and weight gain (Xu et al., 2015). The synthetic drug
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In conclusion we have shown that AKR
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In conclusion, we have shown that AKR1D1 regulates glucocorticoid availability and GR activation and therefore represents a key pre-receptor regulator of hormonal action in human liver. However, there are additional questions that need to be addressed including dissecting the broader role of AKR1D1
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Inflammatory pain is very common in the clinic A
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Inflammatory pain is very common in the clinic. A study demonstrated that galanin was upregulated after nerve injury or inflammation (Ma and Bisby, 1997). It has been reported that galanin plays an important role in the transmission of nociceptive information in the spinal cord of rats with inflamma
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PF-06447475 br Acute host defense Inflammation
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Acute host defense Inflammation, the host response to infection and tissue injury, is crucial for survival and restoration of tissue structure and function. This acute response is mediated and governed by a variety of pro-inflammatory circuits to ensure recognition of invading pathogens, coordina
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Several small molecules such as erastin and RSL are reported
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Several small molecules, such as erastin and RSL3, are reported to induce ferroptosis in both normal and cancer TH-302 [21,22]. We confirmed that erastin-induced growth inhibition is an ideal ferroptosis model for cardiomyocytes. The erastin inhibits the growth of H9c2 cells in a Fe-dependent manner
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br Ethics statements br Introduction Hepatocellular carcinom
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Ethics statements Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignant tumor and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with rapidly-increasing incidence in recent years [1,2]. Mounting evidence shows that viral hepatitis, toxin exposure, non-a