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Human neutrophil elastase HNE is a serine protease
2021-01-21
Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is a serine protease central to the pathology in a wide range of diseases including chronic wounds, cystic fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (Owen, 2008). Although neutrophil proteases are necessary for completion of wound healing, HNE is secreted in h
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2021-01-20
Conflict of Interest Acknowledgements Marques F. was supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal, Grant UMINHO/BI/35/2012. This work was supported by FCT by the Project PTDC/AGR-AAM/70418/2006. Introduction β-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) exposure has long been as
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Diacylglycerol kinases DGK and are lipid kinases
2021-01-20
Diacylglycerol kinases (DGK) α and ζ are lipid kinases that limit diacylglycerol (DAG)-dependent activation pathways downstream of the TCR (Merida et al., 2015). Their upregulation in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has been linked to generation of hyporesponsive states that contribute to immun
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Among prostaglandins PG PGD remained the
2021-01-20
Among prostaglandins (PG), PGD2 remained the most elusive species for a long time and was initially regarded as having negligible biological activity [1]. In 1974 its inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation was discovered by Smith et al. [2] and Mills & McFarlain [3], and both pressor and depresso
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Our results indicate that C
2021-01-20
Our results indicate that C75-CoA is formed in the hypothalamus following stereotaxic injection of C75. Inhibition of hypothalamic CPT1 by C75-CoA in vivo, as seen in our experiments, is independent of the putative inhibition by malonyl-CoA, which may be formed after the action of C75 either on FAS
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br Acknowledgements br Introduction In Arabidopsis thaliana
2021-01-20
Acknowledgements Introduction In Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh, there are at least four copies of the caseine kinase-like gene Ck1, which is involved in peptide phosphorylation in mammals [1]. These genes are distributed on insulin receptor inhibitor 1, 2, 4, and 5. A similar number of copi
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br Introduction The development of non melanoma skin cancer
2021-01-20
Introduction The development of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a complex process characterized by the acquisition of altered proliferation and invasiveness. These changes are classically defined as occurring in stages, i.e., initiation, promotion, and progression. In the two-stage model of in
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Introduction Excessive exposure to ultraviolet
2021-01-20
Introduction Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation from the sun injures human skin, which might lead to premature aging and skin pathologies [1], [2]. Chronic exposure to UV (especially ultraviolet-B, UVB) irradiation could profoundly affect the skin epidermis, interfering with the ker
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Although CCR expression clearly identifies
2021-01-20
Although CCR6 expression clearly identifies MBC precursors within the GC, we found that the expression of this chemokine receptor by responding 51 8 was not required for MBC differentiation and had no detectable impact on the GC subsets analyzed in this study. Although this is in agreement with stud
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Recent studies support the concept that dietary metabolites
2021-01-19
Recent studies support the concept that dietary metabolites, such as retinoids and AHR ligands, regulate ILC3 function. These metabolites act through intracellular nuclear receptors that function as transcription factors, thereby controlling ILC activity through the stimulation of specific transcrip
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There is a functional ubiquitin association UBA domain at
2021-01-19
There is a functional ubiquitin association (UBA) domain at the N terminus of MCPIP1. Liang et al. have discovered that MCPIP1 may be a deubiquitinase and defined a novel DUB domain of MCPIP1 [22]. Ubiquitin and deubiquitin modification emerge as the key mechanisms that regulate the virus-induced ty
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nitric oxide synthase inhibitors However there are still som
2021-01-19
However, there are still some issues that remain poorly understood. For instance, how TGF-β modulates DDR2 expression and whether Smads participate in the regulation. How does DDR2 regulate the expression of PTHrP via Runx2? Is there any other kinase downstream of DDR2 participating in PTHrP regulat
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The study reported here had
2021-01-19
The study reported here had the primary goal to compare the methylation of HPV late genes with methylation of the DAPK promoter, and with histological or cytological diagnoses among high-risk patients that were referred to a colposcopy clinic based on abnormal cervical cytology. Based on the literat
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In summary in the present study we found that CysLT
2021-01-19
In summary, in the present study we found that CysLT1 receptor attenuates while CysLT2 receptor facilitates OGD-induced PC12 cell death as confirmed by receptor over-expression and antagonism. However, we cannot explain why their roles are distinct and why the cell size is increased in the CysLT2 re
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In the present study we did not examine whether the
2021-01-19
In the present study, we did not examine whether the CpG site-specific COMT methylation are associated with any genetic variants in response to E2, GEN or SFN. Some studies suggest that oxidative DNA damage causes genetic variation which may induce epigenetic changes that lead to gene silencing (Kho