• The ETA receptor has a higher

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  The ETA receptor has a higher affinity for endothelin-1 than the two other agonists, with an affinity order of endothelin-1>endothelin-2>endothelin-3, while the ETB receptor exhibits similar affinities for all three isopeptides (Arai et al., 1990b, Sakurai et al., 1990). Earlier studies of the selec

• This study appears to provide an additional example albeit a

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  This study appears to provide an additional example, albeit an unanticipated one, of the importance of renal ETB receptor function in the normal control of blood pressure and salt and water homeostasis. ETB receptor-deficient rats, collecting duct-specific ETB receptor knockout mice, and rats chroni

• br Conclusion In conclusion our

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  Conclusion In conclusion, our results demonstrate that incubation of both LAD and SCA rat coronary arteries rapidly increases the ETB receptor-mediated contraction as well as upregulation of ETB receptor protein levels. These findings may have important experimental implications in tissue bath ex

• all trans retinoic acid Although we showed that RBL

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  Although we showed that RBL-2H3 Sc98 all trans retinoic acid took up histamine from the microenvironment, it was unclear which transporter mediated its passage across the plasma membrane. Other biogenic amines have selective transporters that belong to the neurotransmitter sodium symporter family,

• Importantly recent in vivo results demonstrated that

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  Importantly, recent in vivo results demonstrated that combining an HDACi and a IKK inhibitor significantly reduced ovarian tumor growth compared with either inhibitor alone [26]. The slowest tumor growth in the HDACi/IKK inhibition combination group was associated with the lowest CXCL8 tumor and pla

• br Future perspectives sGC signaling is important in the

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  Future perspectives sGC signaling is important in the maintenance of multiple physiological functions. sGC is localized to cell membranes with both sGC Cys modifications and heme regulation identified as the crucial components in regulating sGC activity. Specifically, S-nitrosation of several com

• Enzyme parameters obtained for GC E variants can

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  Enzyme parameters obtained for GC-E variants can further be introduced in kinetic models of phototransduction using computational approaches. A similar approach has been successfully applied in the investigation of disease causing mutations of GCAP1 to simulate rod and cone photoresponses under dise

• Another important question is what ligand s bind to

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  Another important question is what ligand(s) bind to GPR84 in vivo? Previous studies have identified medium-chain FFAs of 9 to 14 carbons in length and two other organic molecules (6-n-octylaminouracil and 3,3′-diindolylmethane) as agonists of GPR84 in vitro (Wang et al., 2006, Suzuki et al., 2013).

• Migratory properties of Treg are extremely important for

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  Migratory properties of Treg are extremely important for the potential in vivo application. Therefore, the observed expression of CXCR3 on almost all obtained insulin-specific Treg is crucial for directing Murine into the inflamed tissue (in this case pancreatic islets). CXCR3 responds to CXCL9, CX

• br Acknowledgements This work is supported by

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  Acknowledgements This work is supported by the Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council of Iran (CSTC, Grant No. 95P31), the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. The authors wish to thank Dr. Ayat Kaeidi for his

• br Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for funding pro

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  Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for funding provided by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. Introduction Glucose is the most important energy carrier of the brain. Glucose transporter type 1 (Glut1) is located at the blood–brain barrier and assures the energy-independent, f

• br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion In this study, we demonstrated, for the first time, that manipulation of AKR1D1 expression and activity is able to regulate glucocorticoid availability in liver and non-liver cell lines. AKR1D1 over-expression leads to increased glucocorticoid cleara

• In a meta analysis of genome

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  In a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies, a variant (rs10423928) in the GIPR gene has been found to be associated with elevated postprandial glucose and insulin (Saxena et al., 2010) as well as lean body composition including decreased BMI, lean mass and waist circumference (Lyssenko et

• br Conflicts of interests br Acknowledgements We thank

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  Conflicts of interests Acknowledgements We thank Drs. T. Tomita and T. Iwatsubo (Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-presenilin 1-CTF antiserum, Dr. A. Takashima (Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-Pen-2 antiserum and the laboratory members for helpful comments and discussion. M

• corticotropin-releasing factor br Chronic obstructive pulmon

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  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive obstruction of airflow, not fully reversible, which is accompanied by a chronic inflammatory response, induced by deleterious particles or gases, in airways and lung parenchyma. The most important risk factor for COPD is

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