• Under most circumstances NO is a potent endogenous

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  Under most circumstances, NO is a potent endogenous vasodilator. Therefore, its involvement in an endothelium-dependent contraction seems paradoxical, to say the least. Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is the major downstream target of NO; its inhibition results in the lack of vasoconstrictor response

• In contrast to RhoA Rac and Rap

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  In contrast to RhoA, Rac1 and Rap1 which are stimulated by platelet activators and inhibited by NO/PKG, the GTPase ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) is regulated in the reverse way. Platelet agonists like thrombin, collagen, or ADP, reduce Arf6-GTP levels, whereas NO and PGI2 oppose this reduction [1

• In this study we demonstrated that while Cu I does

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  In this study, we demonstrated that while Cu(I) does not affect LPS induced iNOS Nutlin-3 it inhibits NO release from microglia. Cu(I)-induced GSNOR inhibition and GSNO depletion is more in line with alternative (non-inflammatory) polarization. These results extend our previous findings that Cu(I)

• Using RT PCR we demonstrated the expression

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  Using RT-PCR we demonstrated the expression of GPR55 receptor mRNA in the ileum and colon of mice, which is in good agreement with previous reports (Lin et al., 2011). The quantitative analysis showed the abundance of GPR55 mRNA in the mucosa of the ileum and colon. In contrast, in LMMP preparations

• Recently the novel fatty acid receptor GPR

  2022-05-17

  

  Recently, the novel fatty Z-FA-FMK receptor, GPR120 (also called FFAR4), has been shown to be implicated in diverse physiological homeostasis, such as insulin sensitization, anti-inflammation and regulation of appetite (Hirasawa et al., 2005, Oh et al., 2010). Notably, it is abundantly expressed in

• T lymphocytes play an important role

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  T lymphocytes play an important role in cellular and humoral immunity and immune responses (Shin and Iwasaki, 2013; Schenkel and Masopust, 2014). T G007-LK receptor mature after complex selection and differentiation in the thymus. They can express various membrane proteins, such as CD3, CD4, and CD

• GnRH ant have been designed to obtain pharmacological

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  GnRH-ant have been designed to obtain pharmacological compounds to block the pituitary–gonadal axis without the undesirable flare effect exerted by GnRH itself or by the GnRH-a (see Section 2.2). GnRH-ant competitively block the binding of GnRH to GnRHRs (Schally, 1999; Tan & Bukulmez, 2011); they p

• A major hurdle in purifying a

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  A major hurdle in purifying a membrane protein is finding a detergent that can preserve the protein, after releasing it from a given membrane, in a stable and non-aggregated state during purification steps [18,50]. The ability of various detergents used to solubilize and purify membrane proteins has

• Overnight mg dexamethasone suppression testing DST of

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  Overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression testing (DST) of the BclI polymorphism carriers found them to have lower cortisol levels, suggesting an increased sensitivity to GCs with respect to the transrepression effect of cortisol on the POMC gene of the corticotroph pituitary cells [28]. The exact me

• Regulation of pancreatic and cell mass has

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  Regulation of pancreatic α and β cell mass has been extensively studied and hotly debated, due to potential therapeutic implications. Early claims of Angptl8 as “betatrophin” and Angptl4 as a regulator of glucagon secretion and α cell proliferation (Yi et al., 2013, Ben-Zvi et al., 2015) have not st

• 92 3 br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion Our study demonstrates that human GIP(3-30)NH2 is a selective GIPR antagonist that inhibits both GIP-mediated cAMP signaling, β-arrestin recruitment, and GIPR internalization. Furthermore, we demonstrate that human GIP(3-30)NH2 binds with high affini

• Due to the versatility of the ghrelin

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  Due to the versatility of the ghrelin system and its multiple functions, dysregulation in some of the components of the ghrelin system, such as ghrelin, GOAT, and GHSR, might lead to pathogenesis of many endocrine-related diseases, including obesity, short stature, cancer, inflammatory, and cardiova

• Fig a and b illustrates a slow inhibition by PMA

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  Fig. 3a and b illustrates a slow inhibition by PMA in 2 μM Ca2+. Moreover, channel inhibition was reversed by addition of PKC19–31, a peptide inhibitor specific for PKC, as shown in Fig. 3c. In three experiments, Im was reduced to 14.5±0.6% of the control value by PMA to increase to 207.6±73.6% by a

• Studies regarding secretase nowadays aim at elucidating how

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  Studies regarding γ-secretase nowadays aim at elucidating how APP is recognized and recruited. It has been suggested based on coarse-grained molecular simulation that the recognition and recruitment of substrate can occur on an extended surface covering PS1's TM2/6/9 domains and PAL motif [15]. Tran

• Clinical trials of all GSIs have ended

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  Clinical trials of all GSIs have ended prematurely, raising the question on our understanding of their target, the γ-secretase/presenilin. Development of compounds to target γ-secretase and reduce Aβ production is complicated by the fact that γ-secretase/presenilin has critical biological function,

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