• PBIT In summary we suggest that both cofilin and gelsolin ar

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  In summary, we suggest that both cofilin and gelsolin are essential factors that regulate sperm capacitation and the acrosomal exocytosis by modulating actin. The relationships between activation/inactivation of cofilin and gelsolin suggest that inhibition of cofilin is important for allowing F-acti

• Until now five muscarinic receptor M genes have been cloned

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  Until now, five muscarinic receptor (M1-5) genes have been cloned, but, M1-3 receptors are functionally recognized in the lungs. Smooth muscle contraction is mainly mediated by M3. M2 may also participate in the contraction via Gi protein which leads to a decrease in cAMP. On the other hand, M2 is l

• Autotaxin has been linked to chemoresistance through its

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  Autotaxin has been linked to chemoresistance through its ability to inhibit apoptosis induced by paclitaxel in breast cancer fludarabine [15] and LPA can inhibit cell death induced by cisplatin [40]. Autotaxin was included in the present study because it was identified as being over-expressed in pa

• br The Molecular Machinery of Autophagy and Regulation by Sp

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  The Molecular Machinery of Autophagy and Regulation by Sphingolipids Sphingolipid-Mediated Autophagy in Cancer: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved stress response that typically promotes survival and antagonizes apoptosis. However, excessive autophagy was found to

• br Structure of V ATPase V ATPase

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  Structure of V-ATPase V-ATPase is a highly conserved multi-subunit enzyme that uses energy from ATP hydrolysis to transport protons across membranes [2], [3], [4]. It consists of two major functional domains, V1 and V0 (Fig. 1). The former has eight different subunits (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H)

• The co crystal structure of blebbistatin

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  The co-crystal structure of ()-blebbistatin ()- bound to myosin II (PDB: ) was used to scout for possible favorable interactions with the residues lining the binding pocket. Looking at A, we hypothesized that -oriented hydrophilic moieties (e.g. hydroxymethyl) on C of the blebbistatin scaffold migh

• To evaluate the ability of both sets of compounds to

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  To evaluate the ability of both sets of compounds to inhibit the activity of 15-LOX an initial screen was performed, whose results are shown in . The comparison of inhibition values would seem to indicate that, in the HYD series, an electron donor group at the position increases and an electron at

• br Current limitations and future

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  Current limitations and future directions There are several limitations associated with PET imaging of aromatase using carbon-11 labeled aromatase inhibitors. Due to the very short half-life of carbon 11 (20min), PET studies with currently available, validated tracers can only be performed in med

• br Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators SARMs The AR

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  Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) The AR and its endogenous ligands, androgens, are important for development and maintenance of muscle and bone, secondary sexual organs, and development of other tissues (Mooradian et al., 1987). Although androgens are important for normal developmen

• br Introduction AMP activated protein kinase AMPK

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  Introduction AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has been found to be a key character against cardiovascular diseases and cellular stress. When activated by certain stress, AMPK regulates sugars and fatty acids that are good or detrimental to the heart. For example, targeting AMPK phosphorylation

• MSG model is well characterized and widely used because

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  MSG model is well characterized and widely used because it is not influenced by dietary components and because it mimics a lesion in the arcuate nucleus and lateral hypothalamus that can occur in chronic obese patients (Moraes et al., 2009, Purkayasta and Cai, 2013). High fat fed diet is amongst the

• The binding of TQ to hsALDH changes the

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  The binding of TQ to hsALDH changes the characteristic VKGILS-NH2 spectrum of the enzyme. Therefore, TQ forms a complex with hsALDH and changes its absorption properties [39]. Ksv and Kb values indicate that the binding of TQ to hsALDH is very strong and of the order of static binding (complex forma

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs are abundant environme

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  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are abundant environmental contaminants that are produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter, combustion engines, residential heating, Sephin 1 burning, and industrial activities (Gelboin, 1980; Phillips, 1999, Phillips, 2002). Some PAHs have been

• AMPK is an essential player in adiponectin signaling pathway

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  AMPK is an essential player in adiponectin signaling pathway that regulates energy metabolism. The fact that suppression of AMPK activity by compound C largely diminished candesartan-mediated inhibition of NFκB via blocking AT1 also suggests that the AT1-mediated effect is at least partly resulted f

• Phosphodiesterase inhibition increases the intracellular lev

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  Phosphodiesterase inhibition increases the intracellular levels of cAMP to restore spontaneous contraction (Essayan, 2001, Qi and Kwan, 1996), acting downstream of adenylyl cyclase. Therefore, cardiac arrest induced by decreased intracellular cAMP levels could be reversed by phosphodiesterase inhibi

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