• From an historical perspective ligands for GPCRs

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  From an historical perspective, ligands for GPCRs (adrenaline, serotonin, Pyr3 or morphine, to name a few) have been identified before their receptor counterparts, at a time when the concept of receptor itself was controversial [15]. Although many cognate receptors for endogenous ligands were rapid

• Apelin induced G i activation has been demonstrated as a

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  Apelin induced Gαi activation has been demonstrated as a benefiting effect on cardiac contractility [12], [38], [39], and a vasodilator activity that protects against angiotensin-II-induced cardiovascular fibrosis and atheroma [40], [41]. In contrast, stretch causes hypertrophy through diminishing G

• br Experimental section br Acknowledgements This work

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  Experimental section Acknowledgements This work was funded by the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC IG18590 to A.A.), by “Fondi di Ateneo-University of Pisa” years 2009 and 2010 (E. N., S. N., E. O., and A. R.) and partially by the Unipi project P.R.A.2016_27 (E. N., E.O. and A. R.

• Insulin is the central hormone involved in the control of

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  Insulin is the central hormone involved in the control of glucose and lipid metabolism. Other nonmetabolic effects of insulin are intensively studied as well. Activation of insulin receptor not only promotes glucose uptake, protein synthesis, and inhibits lipid metabolism, but also is crucial for re

• br Androgen interference with the action

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  Androgen interference with the action of arachidonic BI-7273 metabolites’ actions; the other side of the coin Arachidonic acid, being a polyunsaturated fatty acid present in the phospholipids of the membrane of cells, is highly abundant within the organism. It is mainly involved in cellular signa

• Pathogen infected macrophages release exosomes associating

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  Pathogen-infected (S)-(-)-Propranolol hydrochloride release exosomes associating with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) such as LPS and lipoprotein derived from microorganisms [29,30]. Exosomes released by bacterially infected, but not uninfected, macrophages stimulate macrophages to r

• br Perspective AA LA and other PUFAs

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  Perspective AA, LA and other PUFAs and their lipid metabolites play an important role in human diseases. 12/15-LOX which is the metabolic enzyme of them plays an important role in the pathogenesis-related diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, neurological diseases and other path

• To examine whether the interaction

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  To examine whether the interaction between mGlu7 and α1-adrenergic receptors could be confirmed at a behavioural level, we performed the FST in mice. This test has value in predicting the antidepressant-like effect of drugs or environmental manipulations (Krishnan and Nestler, 2008, Krishnan and Nes

• The total IgG concentration decreased from

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  The total IgG concentration decreased from a mean of 997 mg/100 ml before treatment to a mean of 696 after treatment in the MuSK+MG patients, and from a mean of 1736 mg/100 ml to a mean of 802 mg/100 ml in the AChR+MG patients (normal values 723–1685 mg/100 ml). This decrement was also statistically

• Compounds were profiled for their inhibitory activity agains

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  Compounds – were profiled for their inhibitory activity against dipeptidyl peptidase-IV Activity and/or Structure Homologues (DASH) [e.g. DPP2, DPP8 and DPP9] and non-DASH [eg. post-proline cleaving enzyme (PPCE), neutral endopeptidase (NEP), aminopeptidase P (APP), aminopeptidase N (APN)] enzymes.

• In the current study we provide evidence that enhanced ATX

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  In the current study, we provide evidence that enhanced ATX activity correlates well with increased ATX protein concentration during cholestasis and pregnancy (Fig. 1). Hereby we have ruled out the possibility of ATX enzyme activation in these conditions, e.g. by circulating cholephiles. ATX clearan

• br Contemporary understanding for alcoholic cardiomyopathy U

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  Contemporary understanding for alcoholic cardiomyopathy Up-to-date, a number of theories are postulated for alcoholic cardiomyopathy including generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress, neurohormonal overactivation (catecholamines and angiotensin II), apoptosis a

• Glucose Uptake Fluorometric Assay Kit NOXA a member of the p

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  NOXA, a member of the pro-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family, plays a vital role in regulating mitochondrial or inherent apoptotic pathways [7,8]. NOXA binds to MCL-1 with high affinity and interacts with A1 (known as BCL2A1), resulting in BIM release to trigger subsequent apoptosis [9]. In

• ATP citrate lyase ACLY is a cytosolic enzyme

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  ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the generation of acetyl-CoA from citrate [15]. Acetyl-CoA is the building block for the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, and also serves as a substrate of the acetylation reaction of various molecules, including histones and

• Human leukemic blasts from both

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  Human leukemic blasts from both AML and ALL patients demonstrated 5-, 12-, and 15-LOX expression [54]; however, using quantitative PCR, 5-LOX was much more prevalent than 15-LOX. When 15-HETE, 12-HETE, and LTB4 were tested for a direct effect on leukemic blasts, none induced apoptosis [54]. In contr

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