• In the present study promoting bile acid synthesis

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  In the present study, promoting bile gpr120 agonist synthesis by activating EP4 receptors was shown to exert protection against hepatic steatosis. This finding may be relevant for treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a major cause of liver disease and prominent indication for liver trans

• Many studies have documented that enolase acts

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  Many studies have documented that enolase acts as a plasminogen-binding protein and this interaction is involved in the tissue invasion and pathogenicity of the causative agents (Almeida et al., 2004; Avilan et al., 2000; Marcilla et al., 2007; Mundodi et al., 2008; Vanegas et al., 2007). Furthermor

• ikk The elastase induced injury model

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  The elastase-induced injury model has been shown to produce airspace enlargement, and increases in lung volume and compliance that are similar to those observed in human patients (Hantos et al., 2008, Hamakawa et al., 2011). Thus, this model, which has been used to study emphysema, should be adequat

• Initially we ascertained that if the dose

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  Initially, we ascertained that if the dose of elastase was sufficient to cause pulmonary emphysema, then pulmonary emphysema could be maintained throughout the study. We found that elastase at 3U was sufficient to cause emphysema that remained over 35 days. In this experimental design of lung diseas

• br Genes involved in oxysterol metabolism

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  Genes involved in oxysterol metabolism The main enzymes that participate in the metabolism of oxysterols generally belong into one of two groups: transferases or oxidoreductases [22]. The following chapter describes those genes of oxysterol metabolism whose polymorphisms have been associated with

• As small non coding RNAs

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  As small non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) can control gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by binding to the 3′-untranslated regions (3′-UTR) of messenger RNAs (mRNA) [15], [16]. miRNAs have been anticipated to regulate virtually all cellular mechanisms [17] and to play an important

• br Discussion Previous studies have

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  Discussion Previous studies have reported conflicting association results between the functional variant DBH −1021C>T and PD [8], [9]. Our findings would suggest that DBH −1021C>T does not dramatically decrease the risk of disease although it may marginally affect symptomatic AAO. However, whethe

• Transcription can also be impaired by lesions

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  Transcription can also be impaired by lesions in the template DNA strand, which may lead to stalling of RNA polymerase (RNAP) or to transcriptional mutagenesis, thus producing mutant RNAs and proteins [[3], [4], [5], [6], [7]]. At the same time, RNAP can act as a sensor for DNA lesions, by attractin

• br Introduction Pattern separation is the

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  Introduction Pattern separation is the ability to make distinct representations from highly overlapping information, a process which is important for memory encoding (Clelland et al., 2009). For correct pattern separation, old information needs to be retrieved and compared to new information. If

• br MCADD review br Funding None br Introduction

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  MCADD review Funding None. Introduction Bacteroides species are obligate anaerobes, Gram-negative, and non-spore-forming bacteria and 21 species of this genus are found particularly in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract in vertebrates [1,2]. B. fragilis is the most common 81 5 pat

• br Introduction Localized degenerative and progressive

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  Introduction Localized, degenerative and progressive enlargement of the aortic diameter involves all layers of the vessel wall may ultimately rupture creating a catastrophic cardiovascular event [1,2]. An aneurysm may be located in the thoracic or abdominal aortic wall with different clinical app

• br Acknowledgments This work was funded by

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  Acknowledgments This work was funded by the EU ERDF and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) under Project TIN2013-41576-R, and the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (MECD) under a FPU grant (AP2010-3259), and the Andalusian Regional Government (Spain) under

• PI K is a lipid kinase

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  PI3K is a lipid kinase and generates phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5)-trisphosphate, which is a second messenger critical for the translocation of Akt to the cytoplasmic membrane. The phosphorylation of Ser473 Akt is important in the cell survival by regulating the eNOS among other targets (Dimmeler et

• For most enolases fluoride acts as an inhibitor while

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  For most enolases, fluoride acts as an inhibitor, while Mg2+ is the most important metal activator. In yeast systems, metal cations and fluoride bind to enolase at the active center of the enzyme, forming a complex. The complex blocks the binding of substrates to the enzyme in yeast systems, thereby

• br Materials and methods br Results br Discussion Plg plays

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion Plg plays important roles in various physiological processes, such as fibrinolysis, proteolysis, cell migration, differentiation, tissue remodeling, and inflammation [6], [7], [8]. We herein found that Plg deficiency enhanced insulin secretion, and w

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