• The importance of insulin in controlling lipolysis

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  The importance of insulin in controlling lipolysis and fat mass is further emphasized by mouse models with alterations in the insulin signaling pathway of adipocytes. For example, mice with a tamoxifen-inducible knockout of the insulin receptor in mature adipocytes reveal a substantial decrease of a

• To better understand the pathophysiology of ASDs we would ne

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  To better understand the pathophysiology of ASDs, we would need comprehensive information on a) the functions of ASD-associated proteins in the brain, b) how mutations affect the expression level and function of these proteins, c) how mutations affect their function in neurons, and d) how changed ne

• br Introduction Myasthenia gravis MG is an autoimmune diseas

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  Introduction Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterised by failure of transmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). In 80–85% of myasthenia gravis patients, the disease is mediated by antibodies to the nicotinic lomitapide receptor (AChR; (Lindstrom et al., 1976). Many inv

• We have expressed the ECDs of

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  We have expressed the ECDs of the human α1, β1, γ and ɛ AChR subunits in the past using the methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris as soluble glycosylated proteins [15], [16]. Further work with the γ subunit ECD revealed a marked improvement of the solubility and yield following the mutation of hydroph

• Finasteride was the first steroidal reductase inhibitor

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  Finasteride (13) was the first steroidal 5α-reductase inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992 for treatment of BPH. In fact, long term clinical studies with this drug demonstrated a sustained reduction of the prostatic specific antigen and an overall improvement in BH

• The relative stereochemistry of both the

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  The relative stereochemistry of both the major and minor diastereoisomer of (±)-2-(hydroxymethyl)blebbistatin (±)- (and thus (±)-2-(allyloxymethyl)blebbistatin (±)-) was determined with 1D-NOESY experiments (), as crystallization efforts failed. These experiments revealed an interaction between H an

• Starting with commercially available or nitropyrazole carbox

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  Starting with commercially available 4- or 5-nitropyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, anilides containing nitro, amino or methylsulfonamido were synthesized. Here, manipulation of the substituents on the pyrazole ring was conducted after the anilide formation (). The Pam3CSK4 Biotin mg of the nitro group w

• br COPD As in asthma also

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  COPD As in asthma, also in COPD, increased expression of arginase has been reported, and tobacco smoke may increase expression of arginase in human subjects [46, 47]. Increased ADMA levels have also been reported in COPD, and both the increased expression of arginase and ADMA contribute to remode

• Although the gene that encodes DHFR has been strongly conser

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  Although the gene that encodes DHFR has been strongly conserved during evolution, subtle differences in the active sites of bacterial, human and parasite pritelivir have been exploited to develop DHFR inhibitors specific to particular pathogens 1, 3. For example, pyrimethamine and cycloguanil bind

• Use of RASB is associated

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  Use of RASB is associated with potential concerns about side effects such as acute kidney injury or hyperkalemia, and clinicians are reluctant to prescribe RASB in patients with severe renal dysfunction (estimated GFR survival in patients with severe renal dysfunction [26], [27]. In accordance with

• The androgen receptor gene AR

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  The androgen receptor gene (AR) is located on the X-chromosome and consists of eight exons in humans (Brown et al., 1989; Kuiper et al., 1989). The similar gene structure in mice, monotremes and marsupials indicates AR is highly conserved in mammals (Choong et al., 1998; Faber et al., 1991; He et al

• Introduction The burden of cardiovascular disease CVD is und

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  Introduction The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is undisputed, accounting for approximately a third of global deaths (17.5 million people in 2012) (WHO, 2012). Atherosclerosis leads to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) which accounts for more than 40% of these deaths (WHO, 201

• Hyperactivity of the hypothalamus pituitary adrenal HPA axis

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  Hyperactivity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is well described in MDD (Pariante and Lightman, 2008, Marques et al., 2009), is also observed in AD and results in increased glucocorticoid (GC, cortisol in primates) levels in blood and CSF (Davis et al., 1986, Martignoni et al.

• Activation of AhR is also known to

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  Activation of AhR is also known to upregulate the expression of AhRR (AhR repressor), an inhibitor protein of AhR [29]. However, the exact mechanism by which AhRR represses AhR signaling is not well understood. The initial study by Mimura and colleagues suggested that AhRR is capable of directly com

• br Expression of ADK in the normal brain In adult

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  Expression of ADK in the normal brain In adult brain, ADK is primarily expressed in astrocytes. Immunocytochemical analysis of adult rat and mouse bms-690514 revealed predominant astrocytic expression throughout the hippocampus and cortex. Two isoforms of ADK have been identified in mammals, a l

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