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In our former work our interest was
2021-07-19
In our former work, our interest was in discovery of novel VEGFR-2 inhibitors as anti-angiogenesis agents. Along this line, with natural alkaloid taspine as the lead compound, rounds of structure optimization were performed to develop novel VEGFR-2 inhibitors [[13], [14], [15]]. Among them, BPS-7, b
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br Materials and methods br Results and discussion br
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Materials and methods Results and discussion Concluding remarks Enzymatic production of bioactive 9-cis-11-trans-conjugated linoleic Concanamycin A is part of a detoxification mechanism against linoleic acid which is a toxic and stress factor for many lactic bacteria such as Lactobacillus
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In conclusion using human liver microsomes supersomes
2021-07-19
In conclusion, using human liver microsomes, supersomes from baculovirus-transformed insect cells expressing different human CYP450 isoforms, and V79MZh3A4 cells, MB2 and MB4 were formed from TRB and MC from TRC. The amounts of MB2, MB4, and MC formed were related to the 6β-testosterone hydroxylase
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The potential existence of ER stress was
2021-07-17
The potential existence of ER stress was first examined in EVTs in placental bed biopsy specimens obtained from pregnancies complicated by early-onset preeclampsia. It was then tested whether ER stress can modulate MMP-2 activity before elucidating the role of proinflammatory cytokines in the induct
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What would be the possible off target effects of
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What would be the possible off-target effects of enhancing Ndfip1 to control T cell responses? Increasing Ndfip1 activity could limit cytokine production in macrophages, where it has been shown to function in mouse BMDMs to degrade Tak1 and downregulate NFκB signaling [108]. Whether Ndfip1 regulates
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br Acknowledgment This work was supported
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Acknowledgment This work was supported by the Estonian Science Foundation (Grant ETF8862). Introduction In higher eukaryotes ionizing-radiation (IR) induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) are primarily repaired by the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway [1]. Ku, a heterodimeric protein
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The first example of a broadly
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The first example of a broadly-acting antiviral drug is ribavirin, a nucleoside analogue that was proposed to act directly at the level of the viral polymerase, although an indirect effect via inhibition of the host-cell IMP dehydrogenase and depletion of the GTP pool seems more plausible [9]. Anoth
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The DDR gene located on chromosome region
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The DDR1 gene, located on chromosome region 6p21.33, encodes a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor involved in melanocyte anchoring through binding to collagen IV (Silva de Castro et al., 2010). So far, only three studies have been conducted on the association between DDR1 polymorphism and the ri
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The aberrant methylation of genes
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The aberrant methylation of genes that suppress tumorigenesis appears to occur early in tumor development and increase progressively, eventually leading to the malignant phenotype [35]. Genes involved in every step of tumorigenesis can be silenced by this epigenetic mechanism. Hypermethylation of pr
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CaneCPI showed strong inhibitory activity against recombinan
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CaneCPI-4 showed strong inhibitory activity against recombinant falcipain-2 and falcipain-3, with IC values of 11.9±0.4nM and 42.3±0.8nM, respectively (Table 1, Supplementary material). Falcipains are involved in hemoglobin cleavage, with generation of two fractions: the heme and the globin. The hem
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Although elevated production of cysLTs is characteristic of
2021-07-17
Although elevated production of cysLTs is characteristic of rhinosinusitis of diverse etiology, patients with aspirin-sensitive rhinosinusitis show even higher levels of cysLTs in the nasal mucosa, which are further enhanced by aspirin challenge., Elevated production of cysLTs in these patients may
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We then explored the potential roles of vigilin along with
2021-07-17
We then explored the potential roles of vigilin, along with other proteins which have affinity for the 69 nt CSF-1R element, in breast cancer cells. The sequestration of these proteins by excess 69 nt pyrimidine-rich element increases CSF-1R levels (Figures 2 and 4), and as a result, increases the d
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The pyrrolo benzodiazepines PBDs are
2021-07-17
The pyrrolo[2,1-][1,4]benzodiazepines (PBDs) are a family of antitumour antibiotics that includes the natural products anthramycin and DC-81. They exert their cytotoxicity by covalently bonding to the exocyclic C2–NH group of guanine residues in the minor groove of DNA through their N10–C11 imine fu
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Given a disruption of membrane internalization and an increa
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Given a disruption of membrane internalization and an increase in synaptic glutamate receptors in CPG2 knockdown neurons, one might expect an increase in dendritic spine size as membrane continues to be inserted into the spines during receptor exocytosis. However, we observed the opposite phenotype,
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br Introduction br Literature review and hypothesis developm
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Introduction Literature review and c-met inhibitor development CPA exam performance-related research has been of interest to academics for the past few decades. These studies have ranged from investigating the impact of the 150-hour requirement on pass rates (Allen & Woodland, 2006) to examin