• The concentration of rapamycin that gave

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  The concentration of rapamycin that gave half-maximal induction of the expression of HO-1 and Prx-1 mRNA in normal hepatocytes was 0.05 μM, with maximal induction at about 0.1 μM rapamycin. While, at rapamycin concentrations higher than 0.1 μM, the degree of enzyme induction decreased, elevated expr

• br Acknowledgments This review is based in part on research

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  Acknowledgments This review is based in part on research conducted with financial support from the General Research Fund (17112914) of the Hong Kong Research Grant Council and from the Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research by University Research Committee of the University of Hong Kong (20151

• It is extremely difficult to

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  It is extremely difficult to predict a plausible conformer of hsGCαβ heterodimer with right orientation of multiple domains. Even though the template identities in case of dimeric domains were not high enough but still we modelled the entire heterodimeric structure of hsGCαβ with a reasonable and ju

• The identity of organelles is defined by a

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  The identity of organelles is defined by a particular set of molecules present on their surface. Most organelles in the endomembrane system (i.e., endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, endosomes, and lysosomes) carry Rab GTPases (hereafter referred to as Rabs), which serve as binding platforms for

• Etoposide VP a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin derivative agen

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  Etoposide (VP-16), a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin derivative agent, is widely used as a chemotherapic treatment for many cancers (Hande, 1998). VP-16 has been known that its activity is mediated by the interaction with topoisomerase II (an ATP-dependent nuclear enzyme) which regulates DNA topology

• Two distinct mechanisms have been

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  Two distinct mechanisms have been described for niacin’s macrophage-based actions [21,22]. First, niacin blocks recruitment of macrophages to atherosclerotic lesions. Second, niacin upregulates macrophage ABCA1 and ABCG1, transporters involved in reverse cholesterol transport. Upregulation of choles

• In summary our findings support the hypothesis

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  In summary, our findings support the hypothesis that activation of GPR55 protects against deficits in neurogenesis induced by inflammatory insult both in vitro and in vivo through direct targeting of NSCs. Better understanding of the mechanisms by which GPR55 provides neuroprotection is critically n

• All HFD fed groups in our study

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  All HFD fed groups in our study, having significantly higher levels of EE (heat production) is consistent with previous studies [91], where a significant increase in EE was observed within just one week of HFD feeding [81]. It is hypothesized that this phenomenon is due to the increased body mass an

• One of the possible disadvantages of this methodology

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  One of the possible disadvantages of this methodology is a possible cytotoxic effect resulting from either adenoviral vector injection or to Cre recombinase expression. Adenovirus has previously been used to efficiently mediate transgene expression in mouse 72 9 (Thomas et al., 2000, Xia et al., 20

• Several studies have shown that the levels of

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  Several studies have shown that the levels of reactive dicarbonyls are higher in patients with diabetes as a result of hyperglycemia.49, 50, 51 Consequently, reactive dicarbonyl-derived AGEs are elevated in plasma and accumulate in tissues prone to secondary complications, including the lens, retina

• Up to now many UDG assays have been reported

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  Up to now, many UDG assays have been reported based on the design of dU-containing substrate DNA, which can be roughly divided into two categories according to the sensing mechanisms. One type of UDG assays are simply based on the physical or chemical property changes of the substrate accompanied wi

• Ning et al showed that LPC appeared to increase insulin

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  Ning et al. showed that LPC 18:1 appeared to increase insulin release through both GPR119-dependent and -independent mechanisms (Ning et al., 2008). In our study, we have shown that not only GPR119 but also GPR40 and GPR55 participate in LPC-stimulated insulin secretion (Fig. 4, Fig. 5) and target p

• Ghsr may have therapeutic value in disorders

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  Ghsr may have therapeutic value in disorders associated with impairments in AHN. As anxiety disorders and enhanced fear responses observed in PTSD are linked with overgeneralization of similar but distinct memories (i.e poor discrimination), we suggest that acyl-ghrelin’s anti-anxiety effect (Lutter

• ETV plays an important role

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  ETV5 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and metastasis. For example, chromosomal rearrangement of ETV5 which results in increased ETV5 level is believed as a common event driving human prostate cancer (Helgeson et al., 2008; Huang and Waknitz, 2009). Ghrelin/acyl-ghrelin also plays an importan

• In the present study we also found that specificity

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  In the present study, we also found that specificity concerns persist for antibody-based tools, like ELISAs. Measuring the same human plasma sample with four different commercial galanin ELISA kits produced four widely different galanin concentrations. No recovery of synthetic galanin peptide added

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