• We next determined the selectivity

  2021-09-10

  

  We next determined the selectivity profile of the most potent GPR40 agonists (4k–n) against other free fatty calcium sensing receptor receptors (FFA3/GPR41, FFA2/GPR43 and FFA4/GPR120). FFA2 and FFA3 agonists have a preference in binding short-chain fatty acids while FFA1 and FFA4 have a higher aff

• We detected the FFAR protein

  2021-09-10

  

  We detected the FFAR2 protein with a molecular mass of about 50 kDa, which is comparable to the main band detected in pigs (Li et al., 2014) but different from the calculated size based on the sequence (Wang et al., 2009). The size difference can be explained, at least in part, by glycosylation site

• Last we demonstrate that the role of EZH

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  Last, we demonstrate that the role of EZH2 as a transcriptional activator, with AR being a key target, coexists with its conventional catalytic role in gene repression and plays important oncogenic functions in AR-driven PCa (Figure 7F). Enzymatic EZH2 inhibitors such as EPZ and GSK126, although eff

• Based on the inhibitory potency

  2021-09-10

  

  Based on the inhibitory potency of C646 for HDAC6, we monitored α-tubulin acetylation; an HDAC6 substrate. C646 treatment provided pronounced inhibition of α-tubulin acetylation after both 6 and 20h of incubation, which argues against HDAC6 inhibition by C646 in RAW264.7 cells. The observed effect o

• MAP Ks act at the

  2021-09-10

  

  MAP4Ks act at the level of MST1/2 to phosphorylate LATS1/2 and regulate the Hippo pathway (Box 1). Of particular interest is the involvement of MAP4K4, a key metabolic regulator [88] and common polymorphisms in the MAP4K4 locus are associated with T2D and insulin resistance [89] in adipogenesis. In

• The relaxant response to carperitide was influenced neither

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  The relaxant response to carperitide was influenced neither by the removal of the endothelium nor by treatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor or nitric oxide scavenger. This result was to be expected as previous studies showing that the vasodilator action of atrial natriuretic peptide is e

• We first set out to identify the minimum pharmacophore

  2021-09-10

  

  We first set out to identify the minimum pharmacophore. Early structure activity relationships (SAR) indicated that the chloro substituents were not required and that the benzisoxazole moiety could be replaced by a number of other groups. A broad survey of “left-hand” hydrophobic moieties was conduc

• br Acknowledgements Support provided by projects PTDC SAU MI

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  Acknowledgements Support provided by projects PTDC/SAU-MIC/115178/2009 and PEst-OE/QUI/UI0612/2011 from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal. Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, multisystem metabolic disorder caused by a combination of environmental and genetic f

• br Discussion The GlyR is responsible

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  Discussion The GlyR is responsible for mediating much of the neuronal inhibition in the brainstem and spinal cord, although these receptors are also found in a number of higher brain regions (Baer et al., 2009, Jonsson et al., 2012, Jonsson et al., 2009, Lynch, 2004). A variety of structurally-di

• To further investigate if GPR

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  To further investigate if GPR40 was the functional target of these phenylpropiolic Boc-Phe-Osu analogs, GW-1100, a selective antagonist of GPR40-mediated Ca2+ elevations in HEK293 cells with an IC50 value equal to 1 μM, was used to inhibit agonist-induced intracellular calcium flux [15]. HEK293-GPR

• As our earlier study investigated glut mRNA levels

  2021-09-09

  

  As our earlier study investigated glut mRNA levels in response to a protein load contained in a meal and the studies that used glucose and insulin injections did not examine GLUT expression, this study sought to investigate the effects of hyperglycaemia and insulin on mRNA levels in the spiny dogfis

• Next we asked how a common activation marker of fibroblasts

  2021-09-09

  

  Next, we asked how a common activation marker of fibroblasts, Acta2, defined gene expression signatures in alveolar airspaces by using Acta2-mKO1 reporter mice (Fig. 2A). In the lungs of Acta2-mKO1 mice, mKO1 was expressed in smooth muscle cells and mesenchymal cells in ampk (Fig. 2B). By sorting m

• br Conclusion and future directions GS is

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  Conclusion and future directions GS is an important therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Its structure and function have been studied during the last years to understand the substrate cleavage mechanism to modulate the Aβ42 peptide production. The recent elucidation of GS

• Retinal GAL receptor distribution suggests an intrinsic neur

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  Retinal GAL receptor distribution suggests an intrinsic neuronal control since retina lacks an autonomic innervation, and a signal modulation seems most likely here, acting via GALR1 while GALR2 and GALR3 seem to play a rather minor role in this signal transduction. While sources acting on these ret

• C prevents the glutamate and erastin induced ROS accumulatio

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  C16 prevents the glutamate- and erastin-induced ROS accumulation but does not affect the decrease in GSH, indicating that prevention of ROS accumulation by C16 is not due to the restoration of GSH levels. Instead, C16 itself possessed superoxide anion scavenging activity in vitro at similar concentr

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