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The biological activity at GPR a
2022-01-15
The biological activity at GPR109a of each of the 4-functionalized-5-alkyl-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids (–) was measured using a cAMP whole cell Dynamic2 Homogenous Time-Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF) assay (). Twelve compounds were found to exhibit an EC below 1μM, and of these seven exhibited EC valu
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We next compared the enhancing effects of nM zinc
2022-01-15
We next compared the enhancing effects of 100nM zinc on currents produced by a low concentration of glycine with zinc effects on the same currents produced by the partial agonist taurine. In this experiment, zinc was co-applied with concentrations of glycine or taurine producing 5–10% of the maximal
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br Declaration of interest br
2022-01-15
Declaration of interest Acknowledgments This work was supported by grants from the Polish National Science Centre (PRELUDIUM grant no. 2013/11/N/NZ5/00270) and the European Commission FP7 Project Beta-JUDO (grant number 279 153), European Union EIT Health project DeTecT2D, Swedish Diabetes A
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The simple carrier model for GLUT
2022-01-15
The simple carrier model for GLUT1 transport activity proposes that the transporter alternates between an outward facing glucose binding site and an inward, cytoplasmic, facing glucose binding site. Cytochalasin B is an endofacial inhibitor and appears to preferentially bind to the open, inward faci
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br Materials and methods br Results br Discussion The glucos
2022-01-15
Materials and methods Results Discussion The glucose transporter GLUT1 can be acutely activated or inhibited in L929 fibroblast SB-715992 by a wide variety of reagents or nutrient conditions [[9], [10], [11], [12],36,50]. This abrupt change in the activity of GLUT1 occurs within minutes an
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Glucagon regulates the transition from hepatic glucose utili
2022-01-15
Glucagon regulates the transition from hepatic glucose utilisation in the absorptive state to glucagon production in the post-absorptive state by acute stimulation of glycogenolysis and inhibition of glycolysis [1]. An important component of this response is the phosphorylation of liver PFK2/FBPase2
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The relationship between estrogen and the Hedgehog pathway
2022-01-15
The relationship between estrogen and the Hedgehog pathway as well as the associated mechanism have already been investigated in many tissues, especially in breast cancer (Chang et al., 2012, Katayama et al., 2006, Ramaswamy et al., 2012). Hitherto, even though we have proved that HH-Gli pathway pro
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br Neural circuits that control hunger br Ghrelin
2022-01-15
Neural circuits that control hunger Ghrelin & cognitive control of feeding Ghrelin is a 28 amino Anisodamine orexigenic peptide that stimulates food intake in rodents and patients (Andrews, 2011, Cummings, 2006, Horvath et al., 2001, Müller et al., 2015, Nakazato et al., 2001, Tschöp et al.,
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Aurora kinase B AURKB and haploid cell specific protein kina
2022-01-14
Aurora kinase B (AURKB) and haploid cell-specific protein kinase (Haspin) are two well-known participants in N-terminal histone H3 phosphorylations during mitosis. A related role played by these kinases relates to the fact that AURKB is activated by Haspin promoted phosphorylation at T3. Irrespectiv
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Urinary As species monomethylated MMAV percentage might incr
2022-01-14
Urinary As species monomethylated (MMAV) percentage might increase and As species dimethylated (DMAV) percentage might decrease with increasing As exposure dosage (Lindberg et al., 2008). The limited methylation capacity associated with increased of As exposure dosage might probably explained throug
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full article The relaxant response to carperitide was
2022-01-14
The relaxant response to carperitide was influenced neither by the removal of the endothelium nor by treatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor or nitric oxide scavenger. This result was to be expected as previous studies showing that the vasodilator action of atrial natriuretic peptide is e
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Studies of human and mouse GPR
2022-01-14
Studies of human and mouse GPR84, as ascertained by mRNA levels in various tissues, have determined that GPR84 is highly expressed on bone marrow cells, splenic T and B cells, and circulating granulocytes/monocytes/macrophages. In the latter cells, mRNA expression of is up-regulated only under infl
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Pregnancy per AI results at days post
2022-01-14
Pregnancy per AI results at 32 days post TAI tended to differ among GnRH products and was greater for FER and CYS than FAC according to the Tukey-grouping analysis statistical approach (Table 1). In addition, P/AI was greater for cows treated with gonadorelin diacetate products than for cows treated
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HSOR belonging to the aldoketo reductase superfamily
2022-01-14
3α-HSOR, belonging to the aldoketo reductase superfamily, is a rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of 3α-reduced steroids, such as allopregnanolone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone. 3α-HSOR was extensively expressed in the spinal dorsal horn and was upregulated following peripheral nerve injury,
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Molecular dynamics studies have proved
2022-01-14
Molecular dynamics studies have proved an effective means of characterising transition state pathways between the inward- and outward-facing states, and providing the relative propensity for each state. For example, long-timescale simulations of the membrane-embedded LeuT dimer, totalling ∼21 μs, ha