• We also showed that steatosis induced an additional increase

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  We also showed that steatosis induced an additional increase of ASK1 activation that was associated to the exacerbation of hepatocyte and liver damage and was unrelated to ER stress. Indeed, several settings, also different to ER stress, can induce ASK1 activation and many of them involve oxidative

• Despite their different effects on cell survival the

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  Despite their different effects on cell survival, the functions of autophagy and apoptosis are not completely independent. Additionally, Cho et al. (2009) suggested that the mediation of caspase-3 links the apoptotic and autophagic signaling pathways. Consequently, to illuminate the correlation, exc

• Over expression of the inflammatory cytokines

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  Over expression of the inflammatory cytokines, MMPs and COX-2 act as an important inducer of chronic inflammation. COX-2 catalyzes the biosynthesis of prostaglandins (PGs), and induced expression was observed in valeriana te stimulated with pro-inflammatory cytokines or bacterial lipopolysaccharide

• br Materials and methods br Results A

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  Materials and methods Results A first series of experiments explored whether the Ampkα1 isoform is involved in the regulation of cardiac Pkcζ. To this end, HL-1 cardiomyocytes were transfected with a construct encoding constitutively active Prkaa1T183D (CAα1) or with the empty vector as contro

• VEGFR inhibition using sunitinib does not result in tumor gr

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  VEGFR2 inhibition using sunitinib does not result in tumor growth reduction or in a further decrease in vessel density in NDRG1 overexpressing glioma rendering these tumors intrinsically resistant to antiangiogenic treatment. Intrinsic resistance to antiangiogenic therapy is defined as a non-respons

• br Implementation of sacubitril valsartan into clinical prac

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  Implementation of sacubitril/valsartan into clinical practice Following on from the results of PARADIGM-HF, sacubitril/valsartan was given regulatory approval for use in patients who conform to the main inclusion criteria of the trial; NYHA functional class II–IV, reduced left ventricular ejectio

• Introduction Alzheimer s disease AD is a

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  Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurological disorder characterized by a progressive dementia resulting from synapse failure (Selkoe, 2002, Tanzi, 2005). The amyloid hypothesis maintains that the pivotal event in AD is the production of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides following the prote

• Akt is another upstream kinase known to phosphorylate

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  Akt is another upstream kinase known to phosphorylate AMPK Ser489 in response to high insulin levels [7], [21]. HepG2 PFI-2 sale show an increase in phosphorylation of AMPK at Ser485 when incubated with either insulin or troglitazone individually (Fig. 5A and C). Despite this concurrent increase, on

• According to average serum fat content

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  According to average serum fat content of 6.9 g/L (Phillips et al., 1989) and serum dioxin level from individuals exposed to dioxins as the result of accidents in Seveso (Needham et al., 1997), Taiwan (Guo et al., 2004) and Vietnam (The Tai et al., 2011) the median serum concentration of TCDD would

• br Conclusions br Acknowledgments The authors

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  Conclusions Acknowledgments The authors are thankful to Hugo Santos, Olga Martinez and Ricardo Lacerda for the technical assistance provided in the maintenance of the aquaria. This work was supported by national funds, through FCT and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

• Here we have used transcriptome analysis of primary

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  Here, we have used transcriptome analysis of primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes treated with either the ETR agonist endothelin-1 or the α1-AR agonist phenylephrine to assess differences in their respective signalling networks, and further probed these differences using a panel of fluorescent resona

• br Experimental section br Results and discussion

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  Experimental section Results and discussion Conclusions We present a simple, sensitive and selective assay of ADA activity and its inhibitor using the enzyme catalyzed reaction and the different interaction intensity of dye-labeled AD aptamer, aptamer/AD complex with GO. The as-proposed met

• However although in vitro studies in heterologous

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  However, although in vitro studies in heterologous systems have provided very important indications of potential novel pharmacology, the studies with endogenous receptors in native tissues are essential to provide evidence for GPCR heteromerization in vivo and to confirm its physiological relevance.

• fibronectin definition br Material and methods br Results br

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  Material and methods Results Discussion This study explores the hypothesis that ASK1, via transcriptional upregulation by E2F1, molecularly defines AT that supports a dys-metabolic obese phenotype in humans. We demonstrate associations between increased visceral-AT ASK1 expression and multi

• Treatment of RAW cells with

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  Treatment of RAW264.7 Cerulenin with AP(+)-exosomes caused an increase in their phagocytic activity. In the presence of amastatin, phagocytic activity was not completely suppressed, suggesting that at least two components were responsible for the activity; one of which is aminopeptidase(s). When th

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