• br Introduction O Dowd et al identified a gene

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  Introduction O’Dowd et al. identified a gene very similar to angiotensin type-1 receptor in 1993 (O’Dowd et al., 1993). The specific selective ligand of this receptor called APJ receptor was determined by Tatemoto et al. in 1998 as apelin (Tatemoto et al., 1998). The high expression of apelin and

• AT signaling is distinct to

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  AT2 signaling is distinct to that of AT1 (Kaschina and Unger, 2003). As shown here, opposite to the stimulating effect of AT1 signaling, it inhibits apelin secretion. Activation of AT2 receptor, which is also G-protein coupled, is known to decrease cAMP and cGMP levels by inhibiting adenylyl cyclase

• Patients with cardiovascular disorders typically have lower

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  Patients with cardiovascular disorders typically have lower plasma apelin levels than matched healthy controls. For example, plasma apelin levels are reduced in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and among CAD patients with unstable angina or acute myocardial infraction there is a further

• Another interesting aspect of neutralizing AP is the inhibit

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  Another interesting aspect of neutralizing AP-1 is the inhibition of interactions between AP-1 and Smad proteins, which synergize to activate the TGF-β1-responsive genes involved in hypertrophic growth of the heart muscle and in the development of cardiac fibrosis. Through preventing AP-1 activation

• br Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives The

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  Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives The collective evidence from studies detailing the functions of AMPK in the neuromuscular system, combined with those in DMD, SMA, and DM1 surveyed in the present review, strongly suggests that AMPK is a central mediator of neuromuscular determination, m

• Epidermal growth factor EGF has been shown to increase

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  Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been shown to increase the 12S-lipoxygenase mRNA level by about two-fold in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells [71]. This enzyme was shown to be of the platelet-type and associated with the microsomal fraction of the cells [71], [72]. A requirement for EGF recept

• In summary our data have shown that

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  In summary, our data have shown that one mechanism by which glucose may mediate monocyte–endothelial cell interaction in the retinal endothelial cells is via the 12/15-LO pathway Furthermore, our current and previously published data [20,22] indicate a differential role of endothelial 12/15-LO versu

• br Conclusion br Conflict of interest

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  Conclusion Conflict of interest Acknowledgments We thank Nancy Kerkvliet for helpful advice. The research in the lab of CE and THS is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (grants ES103/7-1 and 9-1, HA7346/2-1). We apologize to all authors whose work could not be cited due to lim

• br Methods br Results br Discussion First the cells isolated

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  Methods Results Discussion First, the alk5 isolated from non-PD TA tissue and PD plaque tissue were characterized. The results showed that both cell groups were positive for vimentin and negative for desmin suggesting that these cells were fibroblasts. It was also observed that treatment w

• br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results Bilateral microinjections (n = 6) of 10 mM ACh (300–500 pmol) and 5 mM physostigmine (150–250 pmol) at the two selected caudal NTS sites caused within 1 min significant increases in respiratory frequency (from 54.5 ± 1.7 to 70.9 ± 4.1 breaths/min; +30.8 ± 7.0%; P 

• Our analysis has devoted limited attention

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  Our analysis has devoted limited attention to the standard corporate tax scheme with deductibility for interest payments that is in place in most countries. A conventional corporate tax scheme offers partial deduction of capital costs, and can be interpreted as a change in the degree of capital cost

• 78 2 Derivatives of M that possess either

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  Derivatives of (+)-M100907 that possess either an alkyne or an azide have been synthesized. The most active enantiomer was obtained by resolution of a relatively early intermediate in the synthesis. The ability of these 78 2 to maintain 5-HTR antagonist properties as (+)-M100907 was demonstrated tog

• br Mechanisms of GPCR internalization Like

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  Mechanisms of GPCR internalization Like for other types of receptors, prolonged agonist stimulation often leads to GPCR internalization, which can occur via different pathways ∗[2], [20], [21], [22], [23]. Of these pathways, clathrin-mediated alk pathway (CME) is the best characterized and argua

• br Experimental section br Acknowledgements br Introduction

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  Experimental section Acknowledgements Introduction DJ-1 is a highly conserved, homodimeric protein that was originally cloned as an oncogene capable of transforming Fosinopril sodium australia in cooperation with activated ras[1]. DJ-1 is over-expressed in multiple tumor types and is posit

• AP was originally described as a

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  AP-1 was originally described as a heterodimer of the bZIP proteins c-Jun and c-Fos. The experiments described here showed that stimulation of TRPV1 channels induced the expression of both of these classical constituents of AP-1. The essential role of both proteins was analyzed in a series of experi

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