• In the final set of experiments the dependence of the

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  In the final set of experiments, the dependence of the reaction rate on viscosity was determined. The experimental protocol previously used to study the reaction of LOX with AA was used., Reactions of 5-LOX and AA were carried out at different relative viscosities in Tris buffer (25mM, pH 8.0) at 2

• Accumulating data suggest that ROS trigger autophagy but in

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  Accumulating data suggest that ROS trigger autophagy but, in turn, autophagy reduces ROS levels [23]. Our results are in agreement because 27-OH mediated autophagy induction interms of LC3 II formation and Beclin 1 protein expression was suppressed by treating the promonocytic cells with the antioxi

• Introduction Lipoxygenases LOXs are key enzymes that

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  Introduction Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are key enzymes that catalyze the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as arachidic 67 8 (AA), linoleic acid (LA) and others unsaturated fatty acids (Brash, 1999). LOXs are expressed in immune, neural, epithelial, tumor cells and other cells (Claesson, 2009).

• ASK has been identified as an ASK binding protein

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  ASK2 has been identified as an ASK1 binding protein (Wang et al., 1998). ASK1 supports the stability and active configuration of ASK2 in the heteromeric complex, while ASK2 has been found to activate ASK1 by direct phosphorylation (Takeda et al., 2007). Unlike ASK1, which is ubiquitously expressed i

• Recently competitive inhibitors of arginase have

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  Recently, competitive inhibitors of arginase have been developed which have greater specificity for the enzyme. Initial development of these compounds involved determination of the crystal structure of arginase. Christianson and colleagues found that a binuclear manganese cluster was required for ca

• The putative residue apelin proprotein proapelin or apelin

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  The putative 55-residue apelin proprotein (proapelin or apelin-55) is processed from a 77-residue preproprotein through removal of a 22-residue signal peptide (Table 1). Apelin-55 is further processed into bioactive isoforms of 36, 17, or 13 residues, likely through protease-mediated mechanisms. To

• br Future directions outlook Peptide based macrocycles are a

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  Future directions-outlook Peptide-based macrocycles are among the privileged scaffolds in antibiotic drug discovery. Many compounds were discovered by natural product screening and developed unchanged, or as semi-synthetic derivatizations. Since the golden age of antibiotic discovery (1940s-mid 1

• Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of mixtures

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  Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of mixtures of Aβ1–40 and Aβ1–42 suggest that interlaced fibrils might also form [40] where Aβ1–40 and Aβ1–42 is found within the same fibril. Considering the Aβ fold rather than the sequence, these observations imply two mechanisms that might lower the total

• To this the evidence of opposite effects of noradrenaline an

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  To this, the evidence of opposite effects of noradrenaline and adrenaline on the striatal firing initiation (Fig. 6, Fig. 7) should not be ignored, because the striatum is related to controlling action timing by regulating the firing increase rate (Tanaka and Kunimatsu, 2011). Although the ligand su

• Introduction Diabetic nephropathy is a rapidly growing cause

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  Introduction Diabetic nephropathy is a rapidly growing cause of end-stage renal disease [1]. Glomerular, tubular and vascular toxicity resulting from hyperglycemia (glucotoxicity) have been evaluated extensively at the molecular level as contributing factors for diabetic nephropathy [[1], [2], [3]]

• br Thymic expression of AChR Both linear

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  Thymic expression of AChR Both linear unfolded epitopes of AChR subunits and the intact AChR are avidly expressed in thymus, particularly by thymic epithelial cells and myoid cells [17], [18], [19]. AChR-antibody positive MG patients often show thymic hyperplasia, characterized by lymphoid follic

• br Acknowledgements MC and PD were funded

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  Acknowledgements MC and PD were funded by the Michael J Fox Foundation (Grant ID 9969). We would like to thank Pierluigi Saba, Francesco Traccis and Barbara Tuveri for their technical assistance. Introduction In the prostate, androgens play a crucial role in normal, BPH and cancerous growth b

• All scientific data over the

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  All scientific data over the years points that 5α-reductase inhibitors undoubtedly are an effective treatment for BPH and associated LUTS, having a favorable risk-benefit profile. In contrast, although some studies indicated positive results, there is still no consensus about their use in BPH or PC

• Receptor Subtypes and Their Function Critical Appraisal Larg

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  Receptor Subtypes and Their Function – Critical Appraisal Largely unselective ligands of the benzodiazepine binding site, such as diazepam, are known to elicit a wide range of in vivo effects including hypnosis, sedation, anxiolysis, and muscle relaxation. Genetically modified mice were introduced

• The levels of Mcl and FLIP are

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  The levels of Mcl-1 and FLIP are homeostatically controlled by transcriptional and posttranslational processes. Accumulating evidence suggested that intracellular signaling molecules such as Akt are crucial to the transcription of Mcl-1 and FLIP [30], [31]. The constitutive activation of Akt is dete

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