• LTD and LTC cause contraction in the rat

  2021-07-30

  

  LTD4 and LTC4 cause contraction in the rat stomach and these contractions are sensitive to CysLT1 receptor antagonists (Goldenberg and Subers, 1983, Miura et al., 1992, Miyata et al., 1995). However, effects of other leukotrienes in the gastric contraction and inhibitory effects of potent, selective

• Introduction Cysteinyl leukotrienes CysLTs LTC LTD and LTE a

  2021-07-30

  

  Introduction Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs), LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4, are 5-lipoxygenase pathway metabolites of arachidonic nfat receptor and deeply involved in bronchial asthma via activation of CysLT1 receptors [1], [2]. Specific CysLT1 receptor antagonists, including pranlukast [3], [4] and montel

• br CDKs as Direct Coactivators of Proinflammatory Transcript

  2021-07-30

  

  CDKs as Direct Coactivators of Proinflammatory Transcription Factors CDKs fuel inflammation by triggering the function of proinflammatory transcription factors such as NF-κB, STAT3, and AP-1. This is achieved at two levels because CDKs can affect gene expression by targeting global transcription

• br Prostaglandin D PGD is derived from the

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  Prostaglandin D (PGD) is derived from the metabolism of arachidonic K-252c by cyclooxygenases and downstream PGD synthases. In the immune system, PGD is mainly produced by mast cells but also although at lower levels, by macrophages and Th2 lymphocytes. PGD binds to three different receptors, the

• Injurious effects of cigarette smoke CS on human health

  2021-07-30

  

  Injurious effects of cigarette smoke (CS) on human health are progressively being acknowledged both in animal and human studies. CS is a highly complex mixture that contains substantive amounts of toxic oxidants, nitric oxide, organic compounds, free radicals and microbial cell components including

• Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in bone collagen

  2021-07-30

  

  Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in bone collagen and carbon isotope ratios in bone apatite data were obtained by the means of the techniques described in supplementary data (SD1). For collagen, standard indicators have been used to assess its preservation, such as collagen yield, carbon an

• More recently it was discovered that BChE hydrolyzes the

  2021-07-29

  

  More recently, it was discovered that BChE hydrolyzes the neuropeptide gut hormone, ghrelin [25], [26], [27], [28]. Nonetheless, because the enzyme reaction is very slow, those who first reported this finding were initially reluctant to attribute a real physiological role for that phenomenon. Our ow

• Although MMP might be a downstream target

  2021-07-29

  

  Although MMP-9 might be a downstream target of Src kinase signaling (Liu and Sharp, 2011), a direct connection has not been established. We showed for the first time that, in the collagenase-induced ICH model, Src kinase signaling regulates MMP-9 activity and mediates EP1R toxicity. Consistent with

• Plasminogen is composed of five N terminal kringle domains

  2021-07-29

  

  Plasminogen is composed of five N-terminal kringle domains and a C-terminal serine protease domain. The kringle domains have an affinity to lysine and binding of plasminogen with its receptors is dependent on its lysine interacting kringle domains [10], [28]. In the current report, we show that enol

• br Discussion The N terminal domain of DDRs

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  Discussion The N-terminal domain of DDRs has long been recognized as a member of the DS superfamily (Johnson et al., 1993, Karn et al., 1993), and its role in collagen binding is understood in atomic detail (Carafoli et al., 2009, Ichikawa et al., 2007). Our crystal structure shows that the secon

• In light of this our finding that UBTD

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  In light of this, our finding that UBTD1 interacts with ubiquitin conjugating enzymes is intriguing. Using two different screening approaches, we have demonstrated that UBTD1 interacts with the ubiquitin conjugating E2D family proteins. Using purified recombinant proteins and gel filtration chromato

• However one major challenge will be to

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  However, one major challenge will be to understand how the diverse actions of D2Rs in multipartite, dopamine-sensitive circuits are coordinated to produce specific behaviors across species. It is possible that emerging techniques for imaging neuronal activity in different neuronal population in beha

• br Mammalian DGKs current knowledge Despite our understandin

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  Mammalian DGKs: current knowledge Despite our understanding of prokaryotic DGKs, our limited understanding of the structure of mammalian DGKs is a major gap in our knowledge. Importantly, major differences exist between prokaryotic and mammalian enzymes often revealing the fact that structural fe

• In this context we initiated a program to develop new

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  In this context, we initiated a program to develop new antiviral chemotypes towards a host factor implicated in am630 replication: the host (human) dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) [21]. We recently identified this enzyme as the molecular target of 1-aryl-4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydrotriazines, structurall

• The focus of this review is on the diacylglycerol

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  The focus of this review is on the diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3.1.20) enzymes, DGAT1 and DGAT2, that catalyze the esterification of a fatty acyl moiety to a DAG molecule to produce TAG. These enzymes commit DAG to being stored as TAG rather than being diverted for the synthesis of ph

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