• Adenosine is a ubiquitous homeostatic substance

  2023-01-28

  

  Adenosine is a ubiquitous homeostatic substance released from most cells, including neurons and glias. Endogenous adenosine acts at four principal G-protein-associated receptor subtypes: A1, A2a, A2b and A3 (Ralevic and Burnstock, 1998). The stimulation of adenosine receptors by extracellular adenos

• We further analyzed selected hit compounds for their

  2023-01-28

  

  We further analyzed selected hit compounds for their ability to inhibit human AdK in intact cells. Human 1321N1 astrocytoma a-MSH, amide were utilized which were found to express AdK. The whole cell assay was performed using a 96-well format. The standard AdK inhibitor 5-iodotubercidin was employed

• br Discussion Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is

  2023-01-28

  

  Discussion Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a main threat to mankind, with one third of the world population being infected. [9] Over nine million new cases of tuberculosis and two million deaths from this disease occur yearly worldwide. [10] The rising incidence of tuberculosis over the l

• br Thymic expression of AChR

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  Thymic expression of AChR Both linear unfolded epitopes of AChR subunits and the intact AChR are avidly expressed in thymus, particularly by thymic epithelial cells and myoid cells [17], [18], [19]. AChR-antibody positive MG patients often show thymic hyperplasia, characterized by lymphoid follic

• br Introduction In myasthenia gravis

  2023-01-28

  

  Introduction In myasthenia gravis (MG), autoantibodies against the native AChR conformation cause loss of AChR at the neuromuscular junction and fatigable muscle weakness (Newsom-Davis et al., 1993). The AChR is a pentameric transmembrane protein, with two splice forms of the α-subunit, P3A− and

• REM sleep is proposed to create an environment to facilitate

  2023-01-28

  

  REM sleep is proposed to create an environment to facilitate plasticity processes that create a generalized downregulation of synaptic strength (Grosmark et al., 2012; Tononi and Cirelli, 2014), while synapses are upregulated specifically by the reactivation of neuronal firing sequences experienced

• Another open question is whether GABA and

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  Another open question is whether GABA and ACh are released from the same synaptic vesicles, or even the same presynaptic terminals. Multi-transmitter neurons may either function through co-release, in which multiple neurotransmitters are packaged into the same presynaptic terminal and are therefore

• In this paper we describe

  2023-01-28

  

  In this paper, we describe the formation of a structure-based pharmacophore which lead to the discovery of several hydrophobic, yet non-lipid inhibitors of ATX. These compounds docked within the same volume occupied by the initial non-lipid inhibitors of ATX used to build the pharmacophore. Violatio

• Serum concentrations of acute phase proteins APP

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  Serum concentrations of acute phase proteins (APP) and of antioxidants have proved to be clinically useful biomarkers of pyometra in different species, including bitches, cows and mares [[11], [12], [13], [14], [15]]. Acute phase proteins are being increasingly used in both human and veterinary medi

• Formation of SAHFs in human cells is a

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  Formation of SAHFs in human N-acetyl D-galactosamine is a dynamic and multifaceted process that is largely dependent on the p16/pRB ras-induced senescence pathway [108]. Many details remain to be elucidated but formation appears to be driven by a complex of histone chaperones (HIRA and ASF1a), a pR

• Pathological angiogenesis occurs when an imbalance

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  Pathological angiogenesis occurs when an imbalance of endogenous proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors occurs. Although the focus of angiogenesis-related drug development has been geared to the discovery of antiangiogenic compounds for use in pathologies where excessive angiogenesis occurs (cance

• Given that the FST protocol for mice does

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  Given that the FST protocol for mice does not engage the exposure to a previous stressful session, posits that Agtr1a levels could be kept higher by basal glutamatergic transmission rather than by stressful stimuli as postulated before. To address this possibility, we used the EMBL-EBI Expression At

• The findings from our previous study indicate

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  The findings from our previous study indicate that mitochondrial biogenesis of astrocytes is increased under experimental septic condition [25]. Recent studies have shown that IL-6 can activate AMPK by increasing the concentration of AMP [26], while AMPK regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and autoph

• br Animal models of NAFLD Human research has greatly

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  Animal models of NAFLD Human research has greatly shaped our understanding of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but several limitations exist in studying the disease processes in humans, such as variations in environmental exposure, pre-existing genetic risk factors, racial and ethnic difference

• The results of cell culture models

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  The results of cell culture models were further supported by in vivo studies in mice treated with PXR and/or AhR agonists, PCN and β-NF. In these mice, AhR-regulated cyp1a1, and cyp1a2 were suppressed by PXR activation as determined by real time Q-PCR (Fig. 3). The level of PXR mRNA was not changed

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