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There are two ways to
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There are two ways to transport FFAs into cells. First by passive diffusion. Second as the putative long-chain fatty xanthine oxidase inhibitors transporters are proposed, CD36 the plasma membrane-associated fatty acid-binding protein (FABPpm) and fatty acid transport proteins (FATP) [11], where CD
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Regulation of pancreatic and cell mass
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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
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br Methods br Results br Discussion In this
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Methods Results Discussion In this series of studies we hypothesized that FHH-GHSRm1/Mcwi rats would, relative to their WT counterparts, exhibit a metabolic and behavioral phenotype reminiscent of GHSR−/− mice. Through the use of the GHSR−/− mouse, a great deal about the role of ghrelin sig
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As with the GSIs there are
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As with the GSIs, there are again major concerns that GSM therapy in patients with symptomatic AD is almost certain to fail, unless the compound has additional mechanism of action not linked to Aβ that prove to beneficial [52]. Although Aβ1–42 or other longer Aβ peptides are critical for initiating
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Introduction G quadruplexes are therapeutically important
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Introduction G-quadruplexes are therapeutically important non-canonical nucleic PNU 37883 hydrochloride receptor structures that are formed by a planar assembly of four guanines, termed G-tetrads (Fig. 1), in the guanine rich regions of genome [[1], [2], [3]]. As it is getting increasingly establi
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Fatty acids are also known to activate G
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Fatty acids are also known to activate G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). LCFAs activate the GPCRs for free fatty SR 49059 (FFA)1 and FFA4 (Briscoe et al., 2003; Hirasawa et al., 2005), whereas SCFAs activate FFA2 and FFA3 receptors, which are expressed in bovine neutrophils (Alarcon et al., 2018
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These observations are of particular interest in the
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These observations are of particular interest in the context of recent conceptual changes regarding the mechanisms by which different types of leukocytes contribute to atherogenesis. Over the last decade, the paradigm of the predominant circulatory origin of lesional macrophages has been challenged
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The current study aimed to understand the roles
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The current study aimed to understand the roles and the underlying mechanisms of XIST in LSCC, by focusing on the regulation by miR-124-3p, which was previously identified as a target of XIST [12]. We found that the XIST expression is positively correlated with the stages of LSCC in patients. Knockd
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Mammals have three known Gli proteins Gli and Gli
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Mammals have three known Gli proteins: Gli-1, -2 and -3. Gli-1 does not undergo proteosomal degradation and hence, remains untruncated and always acts as a transcription promoter. Gli-1 is an important target gene for Gli-2. Full-length Gli-2 accumulates when Smo is activated because activated Smo p
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The Hedgehog signaling pathway HH pathway hereafter is vital
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The Hedgehog signaling pathway (HH pathway hereafter) is vital for development and tissue homeostasis. [4] In recent years, studying the role of the HH pathway in carcinogenesis and cancer stemness has highlighted the HH inhibitors as putative cancer therapeutics [5]. However, clinical application o
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br Acknowledgements br Introduction The
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Acknowledgements Introduction The glutathione S-transferase (GST, EC 2.5.1.18) family of multifunctional enzymes plays a particularly important role in cellular detoxification [1]. Over-expression of the GSTP1 isoform characterizes many human tumor cell lines derived from stomach, brain and co
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Introduction Molecular imprinting technology is a
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Introduction Molecular imprinting technology is a method that combines the material chemistry, biochemistry, and polymer chemistry and has the ability to specifically identify target analytes on shape, size and functional groups. Molecular imprinting polymer (MIP) is developed based on molecular im
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br Materials and methods br Results and discussion
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Materials and methods Results and discussion Conclusion A new label-free targeted methodology using two-step fractionation coupled with conventional microflow LC-MS/MS was developed and validated to profile 54 selected clinically relevant human plasma glycoproteins. The developed method has
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berbamine br Results and discussion A
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Results and discussion A diverse set of compounds were synthesized to improve the PK and physicochemical properties of 2. Compounds' agonist effects on hGPR40 were assessed by calcium mobilization assay using hGPR40-HEK293 cell line which stably expressed human GPR40. Preliminary explorations fo
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br Presenilins and apoptosis Apoptosis
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Presenilins and apoptosis Apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, has a critically important role in tissue homeostasis, development, normal ageing and the pathogenesis of several diseases, including cancer and neurological disorders. The presenilins were first linked to apoptosis when ce