• br Author contributions br Conflict of interest br

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  Author contributions Conflict of interest Acknowledgments We appreciate technical support of the Research Support Center at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of the Kyushu University. This study was supported by the Uehara Memorial Foundation and a KAKENHI grant from the Ministry of E

• br Materials and methods br Results Aberrant A has been

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  Materials and methods Results Aberrant Aβ has been suggested to be an initiating factor for glutamate excitotoxicity in AD pathology. To investigate whether Aβ1-42 alters glutamate uptake in astrocytes, neurons, and astrocyte-neuron co-cultures, we used synthetic Aβ1-42 peptide. Aβ1-42 has fas

• br Disclosure br Ghrelin System The existence of the ghrelin

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  Disclosure Ghrelin System The existence of the ghrelin system has been demonstrated in many species through a variety of biochemical, anatomical, and genetic studies. It is a complex and intricate regulatory system comprised of several peptides, including mature ghrelin and its derivative des-

• Although exhibited high inhibitory activity was found to be

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  Although exhibited high inhibitory activity, was found to be metabolically unstable due to the hydrolysis of the phosphate group (data not shown), which prompted us to modify the phosphate moiety of . Comparison of the activities between three compounds bearing no or different spacer groups (, , a

• The ability to metastasize is the defining character of

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  The ability to metastasize is the defining character of a cancer and the leading cause for resultant mortality. It is hypothesized that a rare subset of cancer cells, often operationally referred to as “cancer stem cells” (CSCs), are responsible for sustaining cancer metastasis and recurrence [1]. T

• Potential platelet related mechanisms that might explain an

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  Potential platelet-related mechanisms that might explain an augmented risk of MI in dabigatran treated patients have been investigated: Enhanced platelet reactivity is known to be associated with the risk of MI (Mangiacapra et al., 2018) and catalytically active thrombin is a potent stimulus to indu

• As concerns TRPV assays benzylic amides and

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  As concerns TRPV1 assays, benzylic amides and benzylic reverse amides exhibited an overall superiority over their aryl counterparts and , and ureas and . A reversed trend was however observed with the 4-chlorostyryl and 4--butylphenyl moieties (compare compounds and ; , , and ; and ). The EC and IC

• HOs can be found in

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  HOs can be found in both plants and animals and they are evolutionarily conserved proteins [8]. There are two HO isoenzymes: inducible heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and constitutive heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2) encoded by different genes [9,10]. Biosynthesis of a stress-inducible HO-1 can be triggered by a var

• HDAC enzymes oppose the effects of HATs by reversing

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  HDAC enzymes oppose the effects of HATs by reversing lysine acetylation, an action that restores the positive charge of the lysine thus stabilizing the local chromatin structure. By removing acetyl groups from ε-amino lysines of proteins, HDACs not only alter transcription, but also promote either t

• Compound containing dimethylglutarimide P cap P

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  Compound containing, dimethylglutarimide P-cap, P propyl group, α-methylbenzyl urea resulted in inhibitor with much improved binding (=0.064μM) and EC=0.3μM. This was an aza-peptide analog with an EC comparable to our first generation clinical candidate . Analog was evaluated for its selectivity

• Priming phosphorylation can also generate a binding site for

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  Priming MK-4827 can also generate a binding site for some protein-interaction domains and adaptor proteins that recruit kinases to phosphorylate more distal sites [36]. Well-characterized phosphoprotein-interacting domains include pTyr-binding SH2 domains present in many nonreceptor TyrKs and the p

• Failure of antioxidant defenses to

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  Failure of antioxidant defenses to remove exogenous ROS produced by redox cycling chemicals either by being inhibited by those compounds or overwhelmed by an excess ROS, will disrupt the balance between antioxidant/prooxidant system within the organisms leading to oxidative damage (Livingstone, 2003

• Introduction Soluble guanylyl cyclase sGC is a key protein i

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  Introduction Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is a key protein in the regulation of multiple physiological functions in mammalian physiology [1,2]. Upon stimulation by nitric oxide (NO) [3], sGC generates cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) from guanosine-5′ triphosphate and activates protein kinas

• The NF B family of transcription factors is involved

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  The NF-κB family of transcription factors is involved in acquisition of resistance to anticancer drugs as well as to apoptosis. NF-κB-mediated mdr1 gene upregulation is part of the anti-apoptotic protection mechanism of proximal tubule (PT) cyclin dependent kinases against cadmium-induced oxidative

• br Pharmacology br Background to GPR function

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  Pharmacology Background to GPR35 function The emerging function of GPR35 in the nervous system Conclusions The role of GPR35 in the modulation of synaptic transmission, neurogenic and inflammatory pain, and potential signalling pathways involved in these processes are beginning to emerge

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