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The important role of miRNAs
2020-05-30
The important role of miRNAs in cellular differentiation has been proposed recently. Previous studies had suggested roles for different miRNAs during osteogenesis [20]. Certain miRNAs could promote osteoblast differentiation, such as miR-194 [20], whereas others could inhibit the cell differentiatio
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br Materials and methods br Results
2020-05-29
Materials and methods Results Discussion In this study, we confirmed the activation of Akt by udenafil in 3T3-L1 cells. To elucidate the underlying mechanism of udenafil, we focused on the mitochondria. Our findings demonstrated that udenafil improved mitochondrial function and expression o
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ERK and p MAPK signaling pathways play critical role
2020-05-29
ERK and p38 MAPK signaling pathways play critical role in genesis and metastasis of melanoma (Tang et al., 2018). >50% of melanoma Imipenem (Abildgaard and Guldberg, 2015) show abnormal activity of BRAF-RAS-RAF to activate MEK signal that drives the growth-promoting extracellular signal-regulated k
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Interestingly genome wide association studies
2020-05-29
Interestingly, genome-wide association studies have linked the chromosomal region harboring RDHE2 (SDR16C5) and seven other genes to stature and growth in cattle, humans, and pigs [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], and beak deformity in chickens [38]. The most recent study specifically
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br Electron transfer pathway Intramolecular or
2020-05-29
Electron transfer pathway Intramolecular (or inter-domain) electron transfer (IET) in CDH has been studied in much depth [], and similar IET occurs in CcPDH, from the PQQ cofactor in the AA12 domain to the heme b in the AA8 domain. When two kinds of electron acceptors are used for measuring enzym
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br Introduction Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer
2020-05-29
Introduction Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, accounting for more than 1.5 million deaths in 2012. Non–small-cell lung cancers represent approximately 85% of lung neoplasms; among these, squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) account for approximately 30% of cases. The
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One strategy which is different from the above is to
2020-05-29
One strategy which is different from the above is to isolate a similar enzyme to the one under study which will not be recognized by the antibody of the original protein. This approach will lead to prolonging an enzyme’s activity. For example, a novel variant of Carboxypeptidase G2 (CPG2), which has
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In the current study we monitored different groups at
2020-05-29
In the current study, we monitored different groups at risk for CMV reactivation. Similar to the findings from other groups, we observed CMV-reactivations with high-level viremia mostly during the first three months after alloHSCT only in the (D−/R+) and (D+/R+) group [[23], [24]]. Increasing IFN‐γ
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br Discussion Cytomegalovirus CMV is
2020-05-29
Discussion Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a herpes virus that causes primary infection in normal hosts and re-activation infection in compromised hosts with impaired CMI, e.g., organ transplants. Following primary infection, which may be severe, CMV becomes latent in lymphocytes. Reactivation may occur
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Besides the regulation of the stress responses CRF and
2020-05-28
Besides the regulation of the stress responses, CRF and the urocortins have been implicated in drug addiction (Bruijnzeel and Gold, 2005, Sarnyai et al., 2001). For instance nicotine, the addictive substance of tobacco, can activate the HPA axis, just like any other stressor may do, although its imp
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Although many neurotransmitters e g catecholamines
2020-05-28
Although many neurotransmitters (e.g., catecholamines, serotonin, and excitatory/inhibitory amino acids) have been implicated in the modulation of anxiety-like responses (Carobrez et al., 2001, Molchanov and Guimaraes, 2002, Vianna et al., 2001), the so-called atypical neurotransmitters, endocannabi
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Almost all previously published haplotype association studie
2020-05-28
Almost all previously published haplotype association studies have demonstrated the importance of haplotype reconstruction because the combinations of SNPs exert synergistic effects on protein function. Even synonymous polymorphisms within haplotypes can have functional consequences that are drastic
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Rat pheochromocytoma PC cells have been widely used as
2020-05-28
Rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells have been widely used as a cell system to study intracellular signaling leading to neurite outgrowth. The advantages of using PC12 cells in the CHK studies are the fact that they naturally express the rat form of CHK and the observation that down-regulation of CHK fun
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The proliferation of CCA cell lines
2020-05-28
The proliferation of CCA cell lines can be stimulated by estrogen and other growth factors (Alvaro et al., 2006; DeMorrow, 2009; Mancino et al., 2009). It has also been reported that estrogen positively modulates cholangiocyte proliferation, which is associated with cholangiopathies found in humans
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Further modifications on the position
2020-05-28
Further modifications on the 8-position of compound led to compound 4 (8-pCPT-2′--Me-cAMP, a.k.a. 007, ), which is a potent (half-maximal activation of EPAC1 at 2.2µM) and selective (about 100-fold EPAC/PKA selectivity) EPAC agonist. Since the discovery of compound , it has been widely used as a po