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Functionally all members of the IL family have been annotate
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Functionally, all members of the IL-12 family have been annotated along major inflammatory signaling axes but their roles have often weighed on opposing sides of the immunological balance. For instance, IL-12 and IL-23 are classified as pro-inflammatory cytokines [10] as opposed to the rather protec
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In summary our findings show that LPS can
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In summary, our findings show that LPS can activate CysLT2R on microglial 2\'-O-Methyl-ATP pathway to induce microglial inflammation and microglia-dependent neuronal death. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition or knocking down of CysLT2R expression protects neurons against neurotoxicity via supp
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Based on the finding described above the present study was
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Based on the finding described above, the present study was designed to investigate the effects of specific CRF receptors, CRF1 and CRF2, in the BLA and CeA on the duration of TI in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). To this end, we evaluated whether administration of the CRF1 hpdp antagonist CP-376395
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In the particular case of
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In the particular case of metals, several authors showed that AChE inhibition is somewhat contradictory and even questionable (Frasco et al., 2005, Nunes et al., 2005, Sáenz et al., 2010). Uranium is a particular metal, and one that has been shown to complex with several biologically important prote
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br Conclusion br Declaration of interest
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Conclusion Declaration of interest Introduction Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] is the main active ingredient in one of the most widely used herbicides in the world. The commercially used concentrations of glyphosate range from 1% for domestic use to 41% for conventional agricultura
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On the other hand although the cardiovascular effects of Epa
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On the other hand, although the cardiovascular effects of Epac have been investigated more intensely in recent years [31], there are hardly any studies that suggest or discard a participation of Epac in endothelium-dependent cAMP-induced relaxation. Only our previous results in rat KPT-185 contract
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Yu et al also reported that extracting
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Yu et al. [24] also reported that extracting consortium of hydrolytic enzymes from sludge flocs performs better than costly single purified commercial enzyme. Thus, it is concluded from the above cited literature analysis that only few studies have been reported on extraction of enzymes from waste s
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Some antioxidants including N acetylcysteine and SOD
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Some antioxidants, including N-acetylcysteine and SOD, have been shown to decrease collagen deposition and protect the lungs in various animal models and even in clinical trials (Chan et al., 2013, Loomis-King et al., 2013, Rafii et al., 2013, Teixeira et al., 2008, Wang et al., 2013). Bleomycin-ind
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Proof of concept studies with disulfiram suggest the
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Proof-of-concept studies with disulfiram suggest the potential utility of DβH inhibitors for treatment of cocaine use disorder. In a study of 74 subjects stabilized on methadone and randomized into disulfiram and placebo groups for 10weeks, disulfiram treatment reduced cocaine-positive urines, and d
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The commonly used eDNA stains we evaluated were the intercal
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The commonly used eDNA stains we evaluated were the intercalating dye propidium iodide, the highly sensitive stain PicoGreen commonly used in DNA quantification, the cyanine monomer SYTOX® Green, and the dye 7-hydroxy-9H-(1,3-dichloro-9,9-dimethylacridin-2-one) (DDAO) not only sold as a standard for
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whatever br Conclusions In this paper
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Conclusions In this paper we describe the recombinant expression and characterization of ParI, a C5-DNA-MTase from P. arcticus 273–4. To our knowledge, this is the first characterization of an orphan C5-DNA-MTase from a psychrophilic bacterium. The C5-DNA-MTase could not be expressed in regular E
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Z-YVAD-FMK br Conclusions There is significant
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Conclusions There is significant interest in understanding the contribution of biological mechanisms to the non-linear/bilinear dose–response curves for DNA-reactive agents. Model monofunctional alkylating agents have datasets amenable to PoD determination for genotoxic effects in both in vitro a
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wee1 inhibitor The ability of minor groove
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The ability of minor groove binding agents to inhibit the activity of DNA helicases is not without precedence. Similar effective inhibition of the unwinding of DNA by the BLM and Werner\'s DNA helicases by the minor groove binder distamycin A has been observed. Further, and similar to RecBCD, interc
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br Conclusions br Acknowledgements br Introduction Liver can
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Conclusions Acknowledgements Introduction Liver cancer was the fifth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide [1]. Most of primary liver cancers (70–90%) occurring worldwide are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [2]. Persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) i
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We have previously reported DAPK inhibitors discovered
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We have previously reported DAPK inhibitors discovered through our structure-based virtual screening (SBVS) research program. In this paper, we describe the general protocol of our in silico approach, and the strategy used to develop hit compounds. In addition, the studies conducted on the structure