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Inflammatory action of certain cytokines
2020-04-06
Inflammatory action of certain cytokines can influence cell proliferative routes (Deshmane et al., 2009). When mTOR is inhibited, for instance by the action of Rapa, TGF-β1, which has an anti-inflammatory action, is increased. The relationship between high levels of TGF-β1 and hbv arrest has been a
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In light of the overall loss of activity and selectivity
2020-04-06
In light of the overall loss of activity and selectivity observed with this series of arylchromenone-4-ones bearing small -alkoxy substituents, we were pleased to identify a potent and relatively selective inhibitor , exhibiting IC values of 0.008μM and 0.07μM for DNA-PK and PI3Kα, respectively. The
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Electron transport via DHODH activity will allow
2020-04-06
Electron transport via DHODH activity will allow the generation of mitochondrial ROS without the consumption of α-ketoglutarate or NADH. Glutamine-dependent flux through the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation can also enable generation of mitochondrial ROS (Weinberg et al., 2010). The latter pr
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High throughput screening HTS of the AstraZeneca
2020-04-06
High throughput screening (HTS) of the AstraZeneca nitric oxide booster collection was conducted and identified oxadiazole amide () originating from a kinase directed screening library (although inactive against a panel of kinases). This compound had moderate potency as a DGAT-1 inhibitor (IC=0.52
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In this study EDC NHS
2020-04-06
In this study, EDC/NHS crosslinked collagen films were derivatised with VWFIIINle-containing THPs and the effect on VWF and DDR2 activity was examined. First, we investigated restoration of the binding of DDR2 and VWF A3. Cell behavior beyond simple binding was also investigated through DDR2 apramyc
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The positive correlation between ATG and DCTPP TCGA data
2020-04-06
The positive correlation between ATG7 and DCTPP1 (TCGA data) suggested our hypothesis that DCTPP1 may affect the phenotype of prostate tumor, or maybe other types of tumors as well, through its role in autophagy. To test this hypothesis, we carried out western-blot experiments in which the ratios of
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Initial investigations in the heart uncovered Epac as a posi
2020-04-06
Initial investigations in the heart uncovered Epac as a positive regulator of myocyte hypertrophy [8], [9]. Concomitantly, Epac has been shown to regulate cardiac Ca homeostasis [8], [10], [11], [12], [13]. Ca is an essential second messenger in the cardiac physiology because its rhythmic variations
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Collagen type is the most abundant extracellular matrix
2020-04-06
Collagen type 1 is the most abundant extracellular matrix (ECM) protein found in vertebrates. Collagen exerts its role as a load bearing structure and regulator of cell function, only after it has assembled into fibrils., The equilibrium between the synthesis and degradation of collagen fibrils and
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br Phenotypic responses alkylation induced cell death
2020-04-06
Phenotypic responses: alkylation-induced cell death and mutagenesis E. coli alkB mutants were isolated in a screen for strains specifically sensitive to the cytotoxicity of MMS but not UV-irradiation. This was the first indication that the AlkB protein is a primary cellular defence against alkyla
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br Introduction Benzanthrone BNZ is a dye intermediate used
2020-04-03
Introduction Benzanthrone (BNZ) is a dye intermediate used in the synthesis of number of polycyclic vat and disperse dyes. It has been detected as an environmental pollutant in urban ambient air particulates, originating from furnace effluents, municipal refuge, wood and coal combustion and autom
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The small GTPase Ran regulates karyopherin cargo interaction
2020-04-03
The small GTPase Ran regulates karyopherin–cargo interactions and the directionality of karyopherin-mediated transport. Like other Ras-family GTPases, Ran cycles between GTP- and GDP-bound states, and the two surface loops in Ran, referred to as the switch I and switch II loops, undergo significant
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Our results also showed that
2020-04-03
Our results also showed that the highest dose of Astressin2-B increased the rewarding effects of cocaine, since non-defeated animals treated with this dose developed CPP with a sub-threshold dose. We monitored the acute effects of 30 µg/kg of Astressin2-B and found an increase of anxiety in the open
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We note that there are
2020-04-03
We note that there are slight qualitative differences among the similar time-optimal protocols. We attribute this to the challenging nature of our PDE and ODE state constrained optimization problem. While our optimization algorithm was able to converge to local optima in each case, it is likely that
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Our primary research question is that of
2020-04-03
Our primary research question is that of the comparative efficacy of accelerated and traditional accounting programs as manifest by success on the CPA exam. We recognize that due to a number of personal and career decisions, not all of those qualified from any of our programs will attempt the CPA ex
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Recently Zhao et al have been carried out a study
2020-04-03
Recently, Zhao et al. have been carried out a study to investigate the relationship between eNOS-4b/a polymorphism and the risk of LCPD in a Chinese population. Their results demonstrated that eNOS polymorphisms may be involved in the etiology of LCPD. However, the number of studies conducted to exa