• There has been some debate about which types of liver

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  There has been some debate about which types of liver cells might be able to activate canonical Hh signalling during liver injury. These uncertainties reflect technical challenges imposed by imperfect and inconsistent reagent specificity and the nature of the signalling process itself, which is quit

• br Biochemical properties and post

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  Biochemical properties and post-translational modification of GCAPs GCAPs are hydrophobic proteins that are likely permanently bound to their GC target under physiological conditions [5]. They interact with the photoreceptor GCs through the intracellular domains (reviewed in [17]). GCAP1 has bee

• The frequency of GSTM and GSTT null genotypes vary

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  The frequency of GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes vary in different populations. For example, Hiragi et al. (2007) reported a frequency of 17–35% for the GSTM1 null genotype and 22–44% for the GSTT1 null genotype in Brazilians of African descent (Hiragi et al., 2007). Chen, Liu, and Relling (1996) rep

• Chronic exposure of cells to

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  Chronic exposure of cells to cytotoxic drugs can result in the selection of multiple phenotypic and genetic changes. Thus, the use of MCF7/VP cells, which were selected for resistance to VP-16, was potentially problematic. However, a thorough characterization of MCF7/VP cells demonstrated that they

• In three independent groups identified GPR A HM

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  In 2003, three independent groups identified GPR109A (HM74A) and GPR109B (HM74), two GPCRs, as the receptors for niacin., , GPR109A, which is present in all species, is a high affinity receptor for niacin., GPR109B, which is only present in human and chimpanzee, is a low affinity receptor for niac

• CF patients can suffer from a

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  CF patients can suffer from a multitude of hepatobiliary problems including gall stones, hepatitis, steatosis and cirrhosis. Hepatobiliary problems are common in pediatric CF patients with reported prevalence rates up to 25% [12,13]. Cystic fibrosis related liver disease (CFLD) was thought to develo

• br Treatment KD is currently the treatment of choice for

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  Treatment KD is currently the treatment of choice for GLUT1-DS. It is a high-fat, carbohydrate-restricted diet that mimics the metabolic state of fasting; so, the KD relies an exogenous rather than body fat for ketone production, thus maintaining ketosis without weight loss. As the developing br

• br Preclinical development of GIP agonists Since the action

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  Preclinical development of GIP agonists Since the action of DPP IV is not limited to GIP, the most specific pharmacological approach for GIP would be modification at the N-terminus to disrupt DPP IV-mediated degradation. Indeed, it has been shown that GIP analogues with N-terminal modifications a

• Amongst oxidants that we have studied

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  Amongst oxidants that we have studied, PMS is unique in having a greater effect in deoxygenated cells. The resulting phenotype shows some similarities with the increased cation permeability shown by deoxygenated sickle lcz696 [27]. It is interesting to consider why PMS has this effect. PMS function

• br Results br Discussion Immune mediated chronic

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  Results Discussion Immune-mediated chronic inflammatory diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease) are characterized by a dysregulated migration of leukocytes from blood vessels into inflamed tissues. To date, several new targets and inh

• br Introduction Isoprenoid structures play an essential role

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  Introduction Isoprenoid structures play an essential role in biology and over 30,000 natural products of this class are known (Greenhagen et al., 2003). Like other animals, insects require these compounds for many disparate processes, including electron transport (e.g., ubiquinones), protein glyc

• Acetylation of histones by histone acetyltransferases

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  Acetylation of histones by histone acetyltransferases stimulates gene expression by relaxing BW 723C86 hydrochloride structure, allowing access of transcription factors to DNA, whereas deacetylation of histones by histone deacetylases promotes chromatin condensation and transcriptional repression. R

• Glutathione S transferases constitute a

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  Glutathione-S-transferases constitute a family of enzymes involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics, signalling cascades and serving as ligandins or/and catalyzing the conjugation of various chemicals and drugs [53]. The present finding indicates significant increase in GST activity in the brain

• br Introduction High dose niacin or nicotinic

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  Introduction High dose niacin, or nicotinic acid, has been used as an athero-protective drug for more than 50 years (Carlson, 2005, Offermanns, 2006). When taken in pharmacological doses (>1g/day), the nicotinic AMN107 sale form of niacin modulates plasma lipid profiles including decreasing circ

• br Discovery of GPR A The murine niacin receptor

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  Discovery of GPR109A The murine niacin receptor, protein upregulated in macrophages by interferon-γ (PUMA-G), was identified as a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) expressed in adipocytes and spleen [22], [23]. This finding suggested a role of this receptor in macrophage function [24]. In 2003, t

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