• An important observation in our study

  2024-08-05

  

  An important observation in our study is the lack of effect of paroxetine pretreatment alone on β2AR membrane expression, which suggests that paroxetine, and pharmacologic inhibition of GRK2 in general, does not directly induce changes in receptor dynamics. Rather, the decreased ligand-induced β-arr

• br Experimental procedures Adk tg

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  Experimental procedures Adk-tg (Adktm1−/−:tg(UbiAdk) mice were created by breeding a loxP-flanked Adk transgene under the control of a human ubiquitin promoter into ADK knockout mice (Fedele et al., 2005,). Fb-Adk-def (Adktm1−/−:tg(UbiAdk):Emx1-Cre-tg3) mice were generated by pairing Emx1-Cre-tg3

• In order to investigate their effects in vitro therefore

  2024-08-03

  

  In order to investigate their effects in vitro, therefore, we first used TE671 cells, which have provided a useful source of human AChR for in vitro and radioimmunoassay studies. We found no marked effect of either MuSK-MG or SNMG sera on AChR numbers or on AChR subunit expression. This appears to c

• The gene SRD A encodes the reductase enzyme

  2024-08-03

  

  The gene SRD5A2 encodes the 5-α-reductase enzyme, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. Although dihydrotestosterone levels are considerably lower than testosterone, dihydrotestosterone has a five-fold stronger binding capacity to the androgen receptor and, thereby, a considerably mo

• br Funding br Introduction The

  2024-08-03

  

  Funding Introduction The interest in the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the aquatic environment continues to increase over the past decade, specifically those that act on steroidogenic pathways. EDCs that include synthetic androgenic and estrogenic compounds can severely a

• br Animals Female Sprague Dawley SD rats

  2024-08-03

  

  Animals Female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, aged 3 months with body weight between 180-210 g were housed in cages and acclimatized to standardized lab conditions (temperature 23 ± 2°C, humidity 50 ± 5% and 12 h light-dark cycles). The rats were fed with standard rodent food pellet (Harlan Diet, Ross

• By contrast with a plenty

  2024-08-03

  

  By Sweroside receptor with a plenty of our understanding on arginine metabolism in animals and higher plants, very little thus far is known on the specific function of arginase that acts as a key control point for keeping arginine balance in edible mushrooms and neither for its physiological role i

• Citral or dimethyl octadien al

  2024-08-03

  

  Citral or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al is a mixture of two stereoisomeric monoterpene aldehydes (the trans isomer geranial, citral A (40–62%)) and the cis isomer neral, citral B (25–38%) and serves one of the main constituent of essential oils of C. citratusis used in cosmetic, food, fungicides, p

• br Conflict of interest br

  2024-08-03

  

  Conflict of interest Acknowledgments This work was financially supported by the Fund Project of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education (16ZB0053), the Scientific Research Foundation of Sichuan Agricultural University (No. 06021400) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2015M58

• The Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial enrolled patients

  2024-08-03

  

  The Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial enrolled patients with type 2 diabetes, proteinuria of at least 0.9 g/24 h, BP >135/85 mmHg and moderate kidney impairment (creatinine 88 to 265 µmol/L in women or 106 to 265 µmol/L in men). Patients were randomized to receive irbesartan (titrated from 75 to

• Further validation for a role in LOX pathway

  2024-08-02

  

  Further validation for a role in 12/15-LOX pathway in mediating adipocyte function comes from studies revealing a regulatory role of lipocalin-2 on 12/15-LOX activity. Lipocalin-2, a glycoprotein member of the lipocalin superfamily, is a novel abundant adipokine implicated in obesity-mediated inflam

• In the current study adiponectin receptors expressions were

  2024-08-02

  

  In the current study, adiponectin receptors expressions were detected in both cell lines. AdipoR2 showed equal expression levels, whereas AdipoR1 possessed different expression levels in both cell lines. There was a significant increase in the AdipoR1 mRNA levels in cell lines according to AdipoR2 m

• br New AMPK activators Fenofibrate is a

  2024-08-02

  

  New AMPK activators Fenofibrate is a drug of the fibrate class used for the treatment of dyslipidemia [53] but is also an agent that could alleviate DN-induced alterations through AMPK activation (Fig. 2). Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with fenofibrate improved in not only renal fu

• Our previous work fails to show any

  2024-08-02

  

  Our previous work fails to show any maternal effect with blockade of 5-HT2A receptor, as acute and repeated treatment of MDL100907 does not alter maternal behavior at the behaviorally active doses (Chen et al., 2014). In the present study, MDL100907 pretreatment attenuated the maternal disruptive ef

• Despite functional studies demonstrating the role of HT in u

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  Despite functional studies demonstrating the role of 5-HT in ureteral contractility, the source of endogenous 5-HT in the ureter is unclear. Since 5-HT-containing enterochromaffin cells, which are present in the gastrointestinal tract, could not be found in the ureter (Nocito et al., 2007, Ripoche,

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