• The biological function of NPRA is demonstrated primarily th

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  The biological function of NPRA is demonstrated primarily through the ANP/BNP-dependent GC catalytic activity of the receptor and the production of cGMP, which is regulated by several factors, including hormones, growth factors, physiological milieu, and the ligand itself [26,34,[36], [37], [38], [3

• In the present study we showed that reduced neuron formation

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  In the present study, we showed that reduced neuron formation in vitro induced by IL-1β was ameliorated by activation of GPR55 in both human and mouse cultures of NSCs. Pre-treatment with GPR55 agonists also blocked upregulation of inflammatory cytokine receptor mRNA (IL-1R1, IL-6st) while increasin

• To verify DNA glycosylase AP lyase activity we have employed

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  To verify DNA glycosylase/AP lyase activity we have employed a simple and efficient method to investigate based on fluorescein-labeled duplex oligonucleotides read on an automated sequencer (Allgayer et al., 2013, Lopes et al., 2007, Lopes et al., 2008). This approach using purified CpMutY proteins

• br Involvement of gap junctions and Panx

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  Involvement of gap junctions and Panx1 in spinal cord processing of pain information Several studies indicated that GJs in the CNS contribute to pain. A common finding in such studies is that intrathecal administration of GJ blocker attenuates pain behavior. For example, intrathecal CBX attenuate

• br Conclusions br Acknowledgement Work

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  Conclusions Acknowledgement Work in the authors’ labs was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (OGP0194652 and OGP0041653) and Diabète Québec. Introduction Fifty years ago, Sydney Brenner proposed Caenorhabditis elegans as a useful model for the study of an

• Current studies have identified five orphan G protein couple

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  Current studies have identified five orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that can be activated by free fatty acids (FFAs), GPR40, GPR41, GPR43, GPR84, and GPR120. Short-chain fatty acids (FAs) are specific agonists of GPR41 and GPR43 [21] and middle-chain FAs agonize GPR84 [22]. Long-chain FAs

• BI6727 One may ask whether induced loss through chemical

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  One may ask whether induced loss, through chemical or genetic perturbation for example, of an essential cellular factor represents regulated cell death or simple loss of the homeostasis needed for life. For example, deletion of the Mdm2 gene, or inhibition of the MDM2 protein, results in cell death

• Cell cell junction proteins were the first upstream

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  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

• Several studies have also shown

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  Several studies have also shown that HK2 may be an important downstream Clarithromycin australia of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and may contribute to the development of cancer [15]. In our previous study, we found AKT2 expression was positively correlated with HK2 expression in primary colon

• br Synthetic Antagonists for FFA To date only

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  Synthetic Antagonists for FFA4 To date, only compounds from a single chemical series have been reported as FFA4 ‘antagonists’ (Table 1). ‘Compound 39’ (4-methyl-N-9H-xanthen-9-yl-benzenesulfonamide), now available from commercial vendors as AH-7614, was initially reported as an antagonist at this

• P gps expressed in cells and

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  P-gps, expressed in PU-WS13 and tissues of human and animals, play an active role in cellular protection against multiple toxicants by transporting them out of a cell. Thus, improving transport activity of P-gp may contribute to removing Cd from living oysters. Cd accumulation in the cultured cells

• Gap junction channels exhibit different types of gating

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  Gap junction channels exhibit different types of gating properties. One alternative mechanism that should be mentioned is loop gating in which the extracellular loop of connexin assumes a configuration to form a narrow pathway for closure of unopposed hemichannels [53] and docked junction channels [

• It has also been demonstrated that PS is

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  It has also been demonstrated that PS1 is ubiquitinated by Caenorhabditis elegans SEL-10 [52], Fbw7 the mammalian homologue of SEL-10 [38], and more recently by tumour necrosis factor Galanthamine associated factor 6 (TRAF6), which facilitates Lysine-63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitination of PS1 [50],

• However protection against kainic acid induced

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  However, protection against kainic acid-induced injury was not found by Lin et al. (2003) in the rats with AAV-GAL vector-mediated galanin overexpression, even though these animals, as mentioned earlier, exhibited attenuated of seizure severity. Although the reason for the controversy between the st

• uPAR another newly discovered ligand has

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  uPAR, another newly discovered ligand, has implicated FPRL1 as a potential link between the fibrinolytic cascade and inflammation. uPA is a serine protease best known for its ability to regulate fibrinolysis and for its importance in tissue remodeling and tumor invasion [49]. However, uPA also induc

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