• Henderson et al reported that allergen induced airway remode

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  Henderson et al. [20] reported that allergen-induced airway remodeling was blocked by the CysLT1 receptor antagonist montelukast. The development of epithelial thickening and mucus accumulation at relatively small bronchi was also suppressed by montelukast. The CysLT2 receptor antagonist BayCysLT2RA

• br Materials and methods br Results Metabolic stability of c

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  Materials and methods Results Metabolic stability of compounds was studied by incubation with pooled human liver microsomes. Piperine was the metabolically most stable compound, with a t1/2 of 141min (Fig. 2, and Table 1). SCT-29 and LAU 397 showed t1/2 of approx. 45min, whereas a t1/2 of only

• Although it is believed that CYP induction

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  Although it is believed that CYP induction is regulated in humans in principle in the same fashion as in animals, some species differences in CYP3A enzymes induction were observed. Rifampicin is known to be a potent inducer of CYP3A4 in human hepatocytes, whereas pregnenolone-16α-carbonitrile (PCN)

• The corticotropin releasing factor CRF also

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  The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) also referred to as corticotropin-releasing hormone, is a key mediator of mammalian endocrine, behavioral, autonomic, and immune responses to stress (Vale et al., 1981, Owens and Nemeroff, 1991, Bale and Vale, 2004). Within the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal

• br Conclusion In this study we have shown the construction

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  Conclusion In this study, we have shown the construction, expression and purification of CPG2 fused to the HIV-1 TAT peptide (TAT–CPG2). We have demonstrated for the first time that TAT-CPG2 in both native and denatured forms could be efficiently transduced into the HepG2 cells. Also, we have pro

• The majority of pro inflammatory cytokines are regulated by

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  The majority of pro-inflammatory cytokines are regulated by NFκB, and recently, it has been found that p38 MAPK partly regulates NFκB-driven gene ESI-09 by increasing the association of the basal transcriptional factor, TATA-binding protein, with the C terminus of p65 subunit of NFκB and increasing

• Phosphorylation of small GTPases has been also observed to

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  Phosphorylation of small GTPases has been also observed to affect binding affinity for the GDP/GTP cycle regulators notably GDP dissociation inhibitor (GDI) [10]. Indeed the EGF or cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of Cdc42 is associated with enhanced Cdc42–GDI interaction [8], [11]. RhoA inhibition by

• br Introduction To detect exposure to and

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  Introduction To detect exposure to and effects of neuroactive pesticides in aquatic organisms, one widely used biomarker is cholinesterase (ChE) activity, which, among other possible functions, catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter p16 (ACh) in the cholinergic synapses of the central

• br Non cyclic nucleotide EPAC regulators Despite the success

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  Non-cyclic nucleotide EPAC regulators Despite the success of 007 as a tool molecule, few studies to date have led to the identification of further EPAC-selective agonists. The most studied and controversial group of small-molecule EPAC regulators are the sulfonylurea (SU) family. SUs (Table 1) su

• Among the Ub interactions observed in the HOIP structure is

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  Among the ~Ub interactions observed in the HOIP structure is one that involves a RING2 domain (from the non-cognate HOIP) [47]. A similar binding interaction was defined between HHARI RING2 and the hydrophobic patch on Ub by NMR [54]. HHARI RING2 mutations that ablate the interaction inhibit format

• Cellular immune responses such as phagocytosis and apoptosis

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  Cellular immune responses, such as phagocytosis and apoptosis, are very important processes to eradicate the invading pathogens and reduce concomitant host damage. And all of these processes are fine-tuned by the ubiquitin system (Li et al., 2016). Phagocytosis is a major mechanism of cellular immun

• Because macrophages clear the injured tissue

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  Because macrophages clear the injured tissue of dead NKH 477 synthesis and matrix debris, macrophage infiltration is essential for normal tissue repair. In cardiac remodeling by MI, however, macrophages infiltrate excessively into not only the infarct area and marginal area of MI. Infiltrated macro

• Our previous studies have demonstrated that the

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  Our previous studies have demonstrated that the DDR2 discoidin domain fully contains the binding site(s) for the fibrillar collagens I and II (Leitinger, 2003, Leitinger et al., 2004). The binding site for collagen I was mapped to three spatially adjacent surface loops within the DDR2 discoidin doma

• Gene amplification PCR amplifications were

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  Gene amplification. PCR amplifications were performed using genomic DNA from the different organisms studied as template and two degenerate oligonucleotides (PP1 and PP2) as primersPP1 corresponded to the sense codons of the amino dihydrofolate reductase motif AGGI(A/S)EM, and PP2 to the antisense

• br Methods br Results br Discussion MEN is a

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  Methods Results Discussion MEN91507 is a potent and selective CysLT1 receptor antagonist. Guinea-pig lung membranes have been widely used for the detection and characterization of CysLT1 receptor antagonists: in this assay the high affinity (subnanomolar) binding of [3H[leukotriene D4 or [3

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