• While high fat diet models of insulin resistance

  2024-02-20

  

  While high-fat diet models of insulin resistance are acceptable approaches for the study of pre-diabetes in humans, they are not suitable for modeling progression towards established type2 diabetes. The pattern of activation of the lipoxygenase pathway in pre-clinical models of type2 diabetes has no

• Modulating the ability of tumor cells to

  2024-02-20

  

  Modulating the ability of tumor GM 6001 to detoxify ROS is a key mechanism by which cysteine metabolism affects tumor cell survival. One study observed hypermethylation of cysteine dioxygenase (CDO1) in 60% of tested breast cancer samples, leading to increased ROS detoxification and tumor cell surv

• br Materials and methods br Results

  2024-02-20

  

  Materials and methods Results and discussion First, we examined whether hypothalamic Akt-mediated signaling pathways are regulated postprandially in chickens. Refeeding significantly (P plasma ABC294640 concentrations significantly increased in chicks after 1 h of refeeding (958 ± 245% of 24 

• It is well known that TCDD is the most

  2024-02-20

  

  It is well-known that TCDD is the most potent ligand of AhR and it regulates gene expression, such as CYP1A1, via activation of AhR (Mimura and Fujii-Kuriyama, 2003). Besides Tomblin et al. (2016) have recently shown that TCDD via AhR regulated L-type amino LY2606368 transporter 1 expression in MCF-

• br Conclusions br Acknowledgments The authors

  2024-02-20

  

  Conclusions Acknowledgments The authors are thankful to Hugo Santos, Olga Martinez and Ricardo Lacerda for the technical assistance provided in the maintenance of the aquaria. This work was supported by national funds, through FCT and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

• Given these findings above we hypothesized that hypernocicep

  2024-02-20

  

  Given these findings above, we hypothesized that hypernociception produced by intra-amygdala 8-OH-DPAT is result of hyperpolarization in this area. This neuronal inhibition of the amygdaloid complex might result in an inactivation of crucial neurotransmitter systems of the descending inhibitory pain

• In young animals the HT A receptor antagonist ketanserin

  2024-02-20

  

  In young animals, the 5-HT2A Micafungin antagonist ketanserin, at relatively low concentrations, shifted 5-HT concentration-response curves rightward, suggesting a role for 5-HT2A receptors in mediating 5-HT-induced contractions of the ureter. The slopes of the ketanserin Schild plots for the antag

• br Aberrantly enhanced adenosine signaling

  2024-02-20

  

  Aberrantly enhanced adenosine signaling in retina of oxygen-induced retinopathy Current therapeutic development of ROP focuses on directly targeting VEGF and HIF-1α signaling pathway (Cavallaro et al., 2014, Penn et al., 2008, Mintz-Hittner et al., 2011, Hartnett and Penn, 2012). However, cellula

• AdK as an important upstream regulator of adenosine

  2024-02-20

  

  AdK as an important upstream regulator of adenosine-based homeostasis represents a promising drug target since it leads to an increase in adenosine concentrations. Taking into account that the adenosine formation is only increased in affected tissues under stress with high adenosine levels, AdK inhi

• The first natural product described as LO inhibitor was the

  2024-02-20

  

  The first natural product described as 5-LO inhibitor was the polyphenol nordihydroguaiaretic Pexmetinib from the Mexican dessert plant Larrea divaricata in 1981 (Bokoch and Reed, 1981), short after the initial identification of 5-LO in 1979 (Borgeat and Samuelsson, 1979). Long time before mPGES-1 w

• br LOX in colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer CRC like other

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  5-LOX in colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC) like other malignancies exhibits an overexpression of 5-LOX. Ohd et al. (Ohd et al., 2003) revealed in a study that malignant colon tissues overexpress 5-LOX activity and retain elevated levels of inflammatory mediators, leukotrienes. Additionall

• Application of the broad acting

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  Application of the broad-acting 5-HTR antagonist methiothepin (Bard et al., 1996, Hoyer et al., 1994, Peroutka, 1990) converted the TBS-induced response of both thalamocortical and intracortical A1 synapses from LTP to LTD, an effect that was mimicked by the selective 5-HT2R antagonist ketanserin (L

• A rational approach for the design of new steroid

  2024-02-20

  

  A rational approach for the design of new steroid compounds as possible competitive inhibitors of CYP17 include chemical modification at C17 of the enzyme's natural substrates, pregnenolone (1) and progesterone (2), introducing groups with moderate to strong dipole properties at C20, such as oxime a

• br Autophagy and antiviral innate immunity signaling

  2024-02-20

  

  Autophagy and antiviral innate immunity signaling Viral manipulation of autophagy interfering with IFN-I synthesis We have seen that autophagy factors can down-regulate the production of IFN-I induced by RLR engagement during viral infection. In fibroblasts and epithelial cells, there exists c

• The identification of novel kinase inhibitor scaffolds is hi

  2024-02-20

  

  The identification of novel kinase inhibitor scaffolds is highly desirable in order to develop selective kinase inhibitors. Small-molecule inhibitors of Interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase (Itk) that are based on the 3-aminopyridin-2-one fragment 1 have been reported. Despite derivatisation of 1 y

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