• Although several studies indicate that ALDH

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  Although several studies indicate that ALDH2 protects the heart from injury and maladaptive remodeling (reviewed in [11], [12], [13]), accumulating evidence indicates that deficiency of the enzyme could be protective as well. For example, mice expressing the defective Aldh2*2 mutation show lower ald

• Regarding A Rs and A ARs basal

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  Regarding A1Rs and A2ARs, basal conditions generate a low tone of endogenous adenosine and cause A1R activation, in contrast to situations of increased adenosine where A2AR activation becomes dominant. When adenosine concentrations rise, e.g. during hypoxia, also time appears likely important in reg

• br Results br Discussion The present study uncovers a

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  Results Discussion The present study uncovers a role of calpain, a family of calcium-dependent protease, in regulating postsynaptic differentiation at the NMJ. Cholinergic activation stimulates calpain, whose inhibition stabilizes AChR clusters in cultured muscle peroxidative and in agrin mut

• Knowledge about adipose tissue has

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  Knowledge about adipose tissue has evolved considerably over the last two decades. Always been described as an inert tissue having the function of stocking lipids, adipose tissue is now recognized as a real organ with both metabolic and endocrine functions secreting various factors into the blood to

• The protein kinase CK mediated phosphorylation of HMGN was

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  The protein kinase CK2-mediated phosphorylation of HMGN1 was implicated to be involved in age-associated amnesia in rats [31]. It was shown that the decreased level of HMGN1 phosphorylation due to the down-regulation of CK2 activity could cause amnesia in aged rats, whereas the treatment with protei

• To the best of our knowledge this is the first

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  To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study documenting the SCC modulatory effect at central and kidney level on the shift in the vasoconstrictor-vasodilator ratio of mRNA expression of angiotensin receptors toward vasoconstriction in XY-SCC and/or vasodilation in XX-SCC mice. From these r

• The control group participants of the current

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  The control group participants of the current study were very similar in age to those of Puertas et al. There was no significant correlation between age and enzyme activity over the short age span studied although age-related changes in the activity of ApA and aspartyl aminopeptidase, typically incr

• br Conclusions br Introduction During numerous physiological

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  Conclusions Introduction During numerous physiological processes, aldehydes are generated from a variety of endogenous and exogenous precursors including amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids [1]. Most aldehydes are highly reactive and cytotoxic due to the strong electrophilic nature of the t

• Some alterations in the integrity

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  Some alterations in the integrity of cell membranes caused by toxic agents can be determined by measuring certain enzymes released by damaged cells [8]. The cholinesterases, for example, catalyze the hydrolysis of GDC-0623 (ACh) in choline and acetic acid. Theses enzymes are divided into two types:

• br Perspectives Given the complexity of

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  Perspectives Given the complexity of the cellular interactome and of protein scaffolding, further progress in revealing how individual membrane proteins, including APP and AChE, interact with each other at various levels, from cell-surface shedding to gene regulation, will clarify some intrinsic

• Mistletoe is universal name for various species of

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  Mistletoe is universal name for various species of parasitic plant which grows attached to and within the branches of host trees such as apple, elm, oak and pine. Mistletoe extract prepared from Viscum album, a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, is generally known as European mistletoe

• To help ensure the fidelity of mitosis and cytokinesis cells

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  To help ensure the fidelity of mitosis and cytokinesis cells monitor these processes and delay cell cycle progression in response to certain defects. The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a surveillance system which delays si cid receptor onset until a bipolar spindle has been correctly assemble

• Maintaining the normal vaginal fluid acidity is

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  Maintaining the normal vaginal fluid acidity is important for vaginal functions (Wagner and Levin 1984). Estrogen has been shown essential in maintaining the acidity of vaginal fluid, in which its deficiency could cause vaginal fluid pH to increase (Gorodeski et al. 2005). After menopause, low estro

• Lower LDL C mediated by variants in

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  Lower LDL-C mediated by variants in the ACL gene is causally associated with the risk of cardiovascular events. Because, genetic variants that mimic the effect of an ACL inhibitor have the same effect on the risk of cardiovascular events per unit change in LDL-C as variants that mimic the effect of

• Our outcrossing data confirmed that ACL and ACL have importa

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  Our outcrossing data confirmed that ACL1 and ACL2 have important temporal and spatial functions in ascospore delimitation in G. zeae. When each ACL deletion mutant was used as male for outcrossing, nuclear division and spore delimitation were not properly progressed in most asci. Ascospores that con

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