• The effect of ET activity on

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  The effect of ET-1 activity on the development of experimental pulmonary fibrosis has also been examined by other investigators. One study found that repeated administration of Bosentan, an ERA used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), significantly decreased bleomycin-induced pulmonary f

• Our previous work has demonstrated that

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  Our previous work has demonstrated that two glutamate residues (Glu-305 and Glu-331 in murine and human TPP II) in the active site are important for exopeptidase activity in mTPP II [17]. At least one of these, Glu-331, seems to form a salt bridge to the N-terminal amino group of the substrate, posi

• In principle in vitro techniques for assessing enzyme

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  In principle, in vitro techniques for assessing enzyme induction might include the use of cultured hepatocytes, precision-cut liver slices, immortalized ripasudil lines (such as those derived from hepatomas) and reporter gene constructs (where appropriate cells are transfected with recombinant DNA e

• br EBV BILF A Virus Encoded TM Receptor

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  EBV-BILF1—A Virus-Encoded 7TM Receptor with Immune Evasive Functions The EBV-encoded BILF1 receptor (EBV-BILF1) is thought to be implicated in the immune evasion strategy of EBV.56, 61, 62 This orphan 7TM receptor is expressed at significant levels during the early lytic phase of the virus infect

• Given the widespread occurrence of oncogene induced RS and

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  Given the widespread occurrence of oncogene-induced RS and the increasing clinical interest in small molecule inhibitors that further exacerbate RS in human cancers (such as ATR inhibitors), our findings point to a protective role for RAD52 in the maintenance of cancer cell viability. As such, RAD52

• ethionamide receptor Confirmation of the presence of H

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  Confirmation of the presence of H+-PPase genes in the genomes of the different protists tested was obtained by Southern blot analyses using the PCR-amplified DNA fragments as probes (Fig. 3). In the trypanosomatids L. major and T. cruzi and the euglenoid A. longa, a single band appeared in the filte

• Introduction The term myeloproliferative disorders was first

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  Introduction The term “myeloproliferative disorders” was first proposed by William Dameshek in 1951. With the discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome, myeloproliferative disorders were classified into two groups: BCR-ABL positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and BCR-ABL negative chronic myelopro

• Employing distinct genetic and pharmacological approaches Di

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  Employing distinct genetic and pharmacological approaches, Divakaruni et al. now demonstrate that macrophages still acquire their IL-4-elicited phenotype in the absence of CPT1a (considered the main isoform in leukocytes) or CPT2, and highlight that the increased LC-FAO in M(IL-4) cells is less cruc

• Neutrophils produce high amounts of ROS which act

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  Neutrophils produce high amounts of ROS, which act as antimicrobial agents, signaling molecules or initiators during PMA-induced NET formation. Of the intravenous anesthetics used in this study, propofol was the best at decreasing PMA-induced ROS levels (Fig. 3A and B). Our previous study also demon

• In conclusion the data suggest that doses of COX

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  In conclusion, the data suggest that doses of COX-2 inhibitors and EP1 receptor antagonists which have previously been reported to exert disease modulating or antiepileptic drug potentiating effects do not negatively affect seizure control in temporal lobe epilepsy. The contrasting impact of the EP1

• The first ones class A receptors found

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  The first ones class A receptors found as heterodimers were reported by Gomes et al. (2000), who identified a heteromer constituted by two subtypes of opioid receptors (μ and δ) in heterologous cells. The same year, Ginés et al. (2000) showed the first heteromer composed of two different receptors,

• To further explore whether it

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  To further explore whether it GKT137831 is the bisulfite conversion or the HRM amplification that limited the efficiency of amplification of DNA of DNA levels below 1 ng, we performed serial dilutions of bisulfite-modified samples prepared with 1 ng of input genomic DNA. Four different quantities o

• Except for S adenosylmethionine SAM

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  Except for S-adenosylmethionine (SAM, Fig. 1), sources of endogenous DNA alkylation are not well defined. Other possible sources include nitroso compounds related to the well known mutagen methylnitrosourea which are generated in vitro by nitrosation of cellular amines including amino acids, protein

• br Introduction Although not fully understood the molecular

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  Introduction Although not fully understood, the molecular toxicology of sulfur mustard (bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide, SM; CAS–Nr. 505-60-2), an alkylating warfare agent, has been attributed to DNA alkylation [1], [2], [3]. The same principle holds true for other alkylating compounds such as nitrogen

• DDR expression is upregulated in the

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  DDR1 expression is upregulated in the glomeruli and tubules of injured kidneys [7], [8], [19]; however, what role this receptor plays in kidney resident how to calculate dilutions is unclear. A plausible hypothesis is that DDR1 might contribute to kidney injury by directly exerting a pro-fibrotic a

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