• In insects structural cuticular proteins

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  In insects, structural cuticular proteins (CPs) play important roles in determining the diverse physical properties of the cuticle, depending on developmental stages, as well as different body regions, as a result of interactions with other CPs and the structural biopolymer chitin [4]. Many studies

• It is known that hypercapnia as well

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  It is known that hypercapnia, as well as hypoxia, can result in a decrease in body temperature, but the mechanisms involved are not very well known (Barros and Branco, 1998; Saiki and Mortola, 1996). One Simeprevir is that when there is an acute hypercapnic exposure, acidosis plays an inhibitory ro

• Our study has some limitations that

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  Our study has some limitations that should be considered when the results are interpreted. First, we did not measure the protein levels of Bax and Bcl2, due to time and budget limitations. Although simultaneous measurements of both mRNA and protein levels are complementary for a better understanding

• Therefore we investigated the acute

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  Therefore, we investigated the acute and delayed response of 92 human mono- and dizygous twins to an acute shift from low fat to high fat diet with respect to serum levels of VEGF and the expression of SLC2A1 in subcutaneous adipose tissue (AT). By comparing the degree of concordance of basal and di

• In conclusion enhanced glucagon action of the beta

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  In conclusion, enhanced glucagon action of the beta cell results in improved beta cell function after glucose stimulation, but simultaneously dissociated responses to both glucose-dependent and non-glucose secretagogues evolve. This shows that the glucagon receptor is complexly involved in beta cell

• In fact changes in mitochondrial dynamics directly affects m

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  In fact, changes in mitochondrial dynamics directly affects many things including cellular metabolism [127], mitochondrial mass and turnover [128], mitochondrial transport, and calcium buffering [129]. Nigrostriatal DA neurons seem to have a preferential susceptibility to loss of Mfn2 when compared

• br Acknowledgements We thank the following

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  Acknowledgements We thank the following individuals for notable contributions to this work: Dr. Ruth Wood, Dr. Alan Watts, Dr. Casey Donovan, Andrea Suarez, Emily Nakamoto, Allison Apfel, April Banayan, and Jonathan Cheung. This study was supported by the National Institute of Health grants, DK10

• br Presenilins and apoptosis Apoptosis also known

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  Presenilins and apoptosis Apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, has a critically important role in tissue homeostasis, development, normal ageing and the pathogenesis of several diseases, including cancer and neurological disorders. The presenilins were first linked to apoptosis when ce

• Active compounds and were further tested

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  Active compounds , , and were further tested and EC and pEC values were determined as shown in . Compound showed EC of 0.97μM (pEC 6.01) with 84.5% maximal response, which suggests that introduction of alkyl chain on aromatic nucleus of , resulted in improved GPR40 agonistic activity than that of (E

• In the current study we

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  In the current study, we report the properties of P. anserina mutants carrying mutations in a gene encoding the bi-functional enzyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (PFK-2/FBPase-2). This enzyme catalyzes two opposite reactions (Pilkis et al., 1995, Rider et al., 2004): synthesi

• The results of our analysis

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  The results of our analysis of Fas alleles, Fas 670 A>G, FasL alleles, and FasL IVS2nt 124 A>G for cases and controls are shown in Table 2. For Fas 670, we found statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding the AA calcitriol hormone (P=0.040) and GG/AG (P=0.040) as well as

• br Transportation from TGN toward plasma membrane The insuli

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  Transportation from TGN toward plasma membrane The insulin molecules are packaged along with other molecules such as C-peptides, amylin, Zn2+, ATP and GABA in synaptic-like macrovesicles (SLMVs, with the diameters of 50–100 nm) and large dense core vesicles (LDCVs, with the diameters of 200–500 n

• Signaling pathways such as BMP FGF

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  Signaling pathways such as BMP, FGF, and WNT are strongly involved in the process of endochondral ossification and Meckel's cartilage development [20]. Interestingly, absence of BMP antagonist, Noggin, in Meckel's cartilage, resulted in a phenotype, very similar to that of Setdb1 CKO [16]. To examin

• oxytocin receptor Tourette s syndrome TS is a neurobehaviora

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  Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by chronic motor and vocal tics. The histaminergic system appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of TS because H3R up-regulation has been observed in the striatum of HDC knock-out animal models (Rapanelli et al., 2017; Rap

• Mammals adapt to prolonged periods

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  Mammals adapt to prolonged periods of food scarcity by releasing FFAs from adipose tissue and transforming them into energy-rich ketone bodies that are used as fuel by brain, muscle, and other organs (Kersten, 2014, Grabacka et al., 2016). Ketogenesis occurs primarily in hepatocytes, but its rate is

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