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Introduction The physiological significance of hypoxia is
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Introduction The physiological significance of hypoxia is undisputed, although largely over looked in the cancer therapeutics field focused on DNA-damage induced by ionizing radiation or drug treatment. Regions of hypoxia occur during a range of diverse biological situations including embryogenesis
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DDR although normally expressed in cells with mesenchymal fe
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DDR2, although normally expressed in p2x receptors with mesenchymal features, has also been reported to enhance EMT. In A549 lung cancer cells, TGFβ1 increases the expression of type I collagen and DDR2. Knocking-down COL1A1 or DDR2 with siRNA is sufficient to inhibit EMT and cell migration induced
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Fisetin WNV a member of the genus Flavivirus within
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WNV, a member of the genus Flavivirus within the family Flaviviridae, was first isolated in 1937 from a febrile woman in the West Nile region of Uganda (Brinton, 2002). Until 1999, WNV was mainly confined to Southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, West and Central Asia, Indonesia and Australia. In
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The inhibition of mRFP Ub E
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The inhibition of mRFP-Ub–E1 formation by ginsenosides Re was not in time-dependent in vitro (Fig. 4B). Fifty micrometres ginsenoside Rg1 decreased E1 activity to 0.24- to 0.36-fold over 30min. This finding suggests that ginsenoside Rg1 may irreversibly inhibit mRFP-Ub–E1 formation or a tight-bindin
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Recently naphthoquinone derivatives have shown promising res
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Recently, naphthoquinone derivatives have shown promising results as antiparasitic lead compounds [28]. Conjugated hybrid compounds could be an effective path to discovery of new drugs by associating two different pharmacophore groups with different mechanisms of action in a single molecule [29,30],
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Indeed the alkyl group is not seen in the original
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Indeed, the -alkyl group is not seen in the original crystallographic electron density omit map prior to positioning either inhibitor in DHODH, nor can it be found in the final maps. Rather, the electron density maps are consistent with hydrolysis of the amide to the acid. Once the scaffold was clea
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It was demonstrated that the addition of fold
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It was demonstrated that the addition of 10-fold excess of α-synuclein without modifications (with respect to the molar concentration of tetrameric GAPDH) leads to partial inactivation of GAPDH after 1-h incubation by 20% (Fig. 4, curve 2) in MK-8776 synthesis to insignificant decrease of the speci
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Studies also provide evidence that cytokines
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Studies also provide evidence that cytokines such as TGF-β, a TH3-type cytokine, may also play a role in airway remodeling. Data obtained by Cohen et al suggest that TGF-β1 can induce human BSMC proliferation by increasing the expression of IGFBP-3. Hence, the mitogenic action of TGF-β1 could be rel
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DGK deficiency caused a significant increase in the
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DGKδ deficiency caused a significant increase in the SERT protein level, but its mRNA level was not affected (Fig. 1). These results suggest that SERT protein stability is directly reduced by interaction with the DGKδ protein. In contrast, DGKδ deficiency regulated both TPH-2 and MAO-A protein and m
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br Allosteric inhibitors In general
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Allosteric inhibitors In general, candidate drugs that bind to a GPCR at a site that is distinct (allosteric site) from the binding site of the endogenous agonist (orthosteric site) are attracting increasing attention 39, 42, 58. Allosteric modulators display saturability of their effect, probe d
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br Introduction Oral contraceptives OCs are the most commonl
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Introduction Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most commonly used medication for contraception all over the world and are also used in the treatment of menstrual disturbances and hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [1]. The impact of OC steroids on cardiovascular pathophysiol
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(R,S)-Anatabine br Experimental Procedures br Acknowledgment
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Experimental Procedures Acknowledgments Bisphenol A (BPA) has been recognized as one of the most potent endocrine disruptors, functioning even at very low doses. Although it is anticipated that (R,S)-Anatabine receptor (ER) would mediate these effects of low-dose BPA, studies revealed that B
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There are five phosphorylated serines
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There are five phosphorylated serines in β-casein. However, only phosphorylated Ser35 was identified in the samples hydrolysed with GE at 37 and 50 °C, i.e., f32-42 and f32-44 of β-casein. The identification indicates that phosphorylated peptides were less detectable from the non-phosphorylated pept
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br Material and methods br Results br Discussion
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Material and methods Results Discussion The results show for the first time that DDRs may be involved in the pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. We found that DDR1 and DDR2 levels are up-regulated in post-mortem AD and PD brains, suggesting that these receptors play a role
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br Genes involved in oxysterol metabolism The main enzymes
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Genes involved in oxysterol metabolism The main enzymes that participate in the metabolism of oxysterols generally belong into one of two groups: transferases or oxidoreductases [22]. The following chapter describes those genes of oxysterol metabolism whose polymorphisms have been associated with