• To further investigate the role of cholesterol in

  2023-11-02

  

  To further investigate the role of cholesterol in the Rh2-induced cytotoxicity, we then focused on the U937 cell line, which is cholesterol auxotroph and considered as a valuable model to study the importance of cholesterol in membrane structure and function (Billheimer et al., 1987), and used the e

• It remains unclear to what extent UCP and UCP

  2023-11-02

  

  It remains unclear to what extent UCP2 and UCP3 are subject to the same acute molecular regulation as UCP1 (and the extent to which they share the same mechanism of uncoupling). Although they lack sequence homology in a matrix-localised region reportedly critical for fatty GDC0449 synthesis activat

• br Results and discussion This paper reports

  2023-11-02

  

  Results and discussion This paper reports the synthesis of methoxy and 4-thio derivatives of quercetin and luteolin, which includes two new derivatives (4 and 12) and explores how subtle variations in the chemical structure of flavonoids affect their biological activity, particularly in relation

• br Natriuretic peptides and neprilysin

  2023-11-02

  

  Natriuretic peptides and neprilysin Left ventricular systolic function, most commonly due to myocardial damage as a consequence of coronary artery disease, hypertension or both, and leading to sustained, pathological activation of the renin angiotensin BMS-509744 system (RAAS) and sympathetic ne

• br Material and methods br Results br Discussion

  2023-11-02

  

  Material and methods Results Discussion Aminopeptidase N is a transmembrane protease present in a wide variety of human tissues and cell types (endothelial, epithelial, fibroblast, leukocyte). APN expression is dysregulated in inflammatory diseases as well as in solid and hematologic tumors

• br Discussion Elevated blood BCAA levels are

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  Discussion Elevated blood BCAA levels are a common feature of a developed pathophysiological state characterized by obesity and IR [4]. It has been suggested that this profile is part of a panel of biomarkers able to predict the onset of more severe complications like diabetes in humans [14]. In

• br Experimental br Acknowledgment br

  2023-11-01

  

  Experimental Acknowledgment Introduction The NADPH-dependent reduction of d-glucose catalyzed by aldose reductase (E.C.1.1.1.21) (AR) is considered as one of the phenomena leading to the onset of long term diabetic complications [as review see: [1], [2]. In fact, the reduction of the sugar,

• COPD is almost unheard of

  2023-11-01

  

  COPD is almost unheard of in individuals less than 40 years of age (even among heavy smokers), 1 in 10 lifetime never-smokers and 1 in 3 develop COPD by age 75 [26], unquestionably, COPD is an age-related disorder. This notion of accelerated ageing of COPD is supported by animal models, which demons

• Liver plays a pivotal role in metabolism of xenobiotic

  2023-11-01

  

  Liver plays a pivotal role in metabolism of xenobiotic compounds, such as environmental contaminants and drugs. Some of these compounds generate hepatic damage and impair its function. It was well-known that 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) could induce pathological changes in mouse and ra

• The decreased AR mediated response has been attributed

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  The decreased βAR-mediated response has been attributed to different mechanisms, including an attenuation of PKA activation, an impaired generation of cyclic AMP, a reduced receptor density, and a less efficient coupling to adenylyl-cyclase [10]. However, currently there is no single molecular or ce

• An important observation in our study is the lack of

  2023-11-01

  

  An important observation in our study is the lack of effect of paroxetine pretreatment alone on β2AR membrane expression, which suggests that paroxetine, and pharmacologic inhibition of GRK2 in general, does not directly induce changes in receptor dynamics. Rather, the decreased ligand-induced β-arr

• In our previous study adiponectin

  2023-11-01

  

  In our previous study, adiponectin system (genes and proteins) expression in the porcine endometrium and myometrium was observed on Days 2 to 3, 10 to 12, 14 to 16, and 17 to 19 of the estrous cycle [23]. Adiponectin receptors expression (mRNA) in the porcine endometrium was described by Lord et al.

• br A novel therapeutic strategy based on the

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  A novel therapeutic strategy based on the APN and obesity paradoxes As shown above, the relationship of the serum APN concentration with health and disease states shows an inverted-U correlation, suggesting that moderate concentrations of serum APN are beneficial (Fig. 3). Given that both hypo- a

• A decrease in lactate concentration in the incubation medium

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  A decrease in lactate concentration in the incubation medium was observed in samples treated with heparin and 2′,5′-dideoxyadenosine compared with the control (0.05; Fig. 2B). Discussion In the present study we compared the oxidative metabolism and intracellular signals of heparin, the glycosami

• Adenosine receptors are proposed to play proangiogenic role

  2023-11-01

  

  Adenosine receptors are proposed to play proangiogenic role in vascular and immune selective estrogen receptor modulators within microenvironment of hypoxic tissues to maintain tissue oxygenation in chronic ischemic condition [9]. Adenosine also stimulates the production of angiopoetin-1, VEGF and

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