• The methods used for cytokine analysis

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  The methods used for cytokine analysis, such as ELISA or multiplex systems could also influence the concentrations of cytokines analysed. It is therefore crucial to use the same lot of the multiplex analysis kit to make such a comparison [21]. In our study, we ensured that the analysis was performed

• Recently we have demonstrated that the synthesis of cysteiny

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  Recently we have demonstrated that the synthesis of cysteinyl-LTs from LTA4 by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) is directly associated with the activation of the CysLT2 receptor (CysLT2R) in a typical autocrine fashion, and that solely the CysLT2R is responsible for the increase in in

• We next examined the effects of substituents around the carb

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  We next examined the effects of substituents around the carboxylic Z-IETD-FMK moiety on CRTH2 binding (Table 4). The carboxylic acid moiety shared by the representative CRTH2 antagonists and is essential for the CRTH2 activity. Germinal dimethylation of the methylene moiety next to the carboxylic a

• Our structures also provide new

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  Our structures also provide new insights into CRTH2 drug development. The ligand binding pocket revealed by our structures comprises many aromatic residues and a few polar residues at the distal end. Correspondingly, most CRTH2 antagonists share a similar structural feature characterized by an aceta

• br Acknowledgements br Introduction Anxiety and depression a

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  Acknowledgements Introduction Anxiety and depression are major components of maintaining the cycle of addiction, and are responsible for the negative reinforcement of drug seeking behaviors (Sarnyai et al., 1995, Koob and Le Moal, 2008). Both rats and humans exhibit increased anxiety states du

• Magnified regions of the upregulated proteins identified by

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  Magnified regions of the upregulated proteins identified by MALDI-TOF are shown in Fig. 2. The identified proteins were phosphoglycerate kinase, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase class II, alcohol dehydrogenase, phosphoglyceromutase, 6-phosphogluconolactonase, malate dehydrogenase, alkyl hydroperoxide

• br Materials and methods br Results br

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion Persimmon tannin has been reported to have the bile acid binding ability in vitro (Matsumoto et al., 2011) and hypolipidaemic effects in animals (Matsumoto et al, 2008, Zou et al, 2012). Our previous study also proved that persimmon tannin promoted t

• Previous research has suggested that the acetylcholine

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  Previous research has suggested that the acetylcholine-gated chloride channels (ACCs) in Caenorhabditis elegans (Putrenko et al., 2005) exhibit the characteristics of promising drug targets. The genes that encode the various subunits of this family are present across the nematode phylum and appear t

• LY2784544 Selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type PDE

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  Selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5I) is commonly used for ED treatment. PDE5I exhibits its vasodilatory effect by inhibiting the degradation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), which relaxes the smooth muscle and allows increased blood flow for penile tumescence. Udenafil (D

• The purposes of this study are to investigate the

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  The purposes of this study are to investigate the molecular function of DDR2, especially in cellular proliferation in prechondrocytes, and to examine the relationship between the proliferation and differentiation of prechondrocytes through both in vitro and in vivo analysis. Materials and methods

• br Materials and methods br Results br Discussion In this

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion In this study we characterized in more detail the interrelationship between the expression levels of the B. malayi Bm-cpl-3 and Bm-cpl-6 cysteine proteases and the fitness of Wolbachia, and consequently that of the parasite. Our present in vitro data

• br Conflict of interest br Acknowledgments We

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  Conflict of interest Acknowledgments We thank Jianru Zuo (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China) for providing fbr11-1 seeds. We are grateful to Carol MacKintosh and the DSTT at the University of Dundee (UK) for anti-RD21 antibodies. This

• Therefore the relationship between ChEs activity and polymor

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  Therefore, the relationship between ChEs activity and polymorphisms in POT1, TERF1, TERT genes were explored in order to screen susceptible biomarkers in this study. Materials and methods Results Discussion However, genetic toxicity induced by OPs has not been fully investigated so far. Ca

• br Materials and methods br Results br Discussion We initial

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion We initially found that ISL, a natural product with a linear scaffold (2-propenone), is able to inhibit CK2 (IC50 = 17.3 μM). Then we have investigated the inhibitory potential of a novel series of compounds with linear scaffolds by combining fragmen

• After activation AKT phosphorylates target proteins

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  After activation, AKT phosphorylates target proteins involved in cell growth, metabolism and survival (Manning and Cantley, 2007). For example, AKT phosphorylates the pro-apoptotic protein BAD, preventing it from binding to and inactivating Bcl-xL in mitochondria (Datta et al., 1997). In turn, Bcl-x

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