• br Conclusion In conclusion DNA methylation is a

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  Conclusion In conclusion, DNA methylation is a major epigenetic mark, which regulates temporal and spatial expression of the testicular genes required for normal spermatogenesis process. There are two types of methylation, maintenance and de novo methylation, which are catalysed by DNMT1, DNMT3A

• The biological significance of DNA ligases is

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  The biological significance of DNA ligases is attributed to their function in DNA replication, recombination and/or DNA repair [1], [2]. In vertebrates, three different DNA ligases I, III and IV are recognized. DNA ligase I is essential for the Okazaki fragments’ ligation during lagging-strand DNA

• Another important new result that has

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  Another important new result that has expanded the range of functions of iPLA2-VIA in physiology and pathophysiology is its implication in macrophage polarization under stimulation conditions. Ashley et al. [129] described in peritoneal macrophages from Pla2g6−/− mice that the absence of iPLA2-VIA f

• Initially we ascertained that if

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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

• Our research has demonstrated that the absolute bioavailabil

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  Our research has demonstrated that the absolute bioavailability of oxymatrine, having a similar structure with OSC, was only 6.79±2.52%. About 50% of OSC was converted to its active metabolite SC in vivo; hence, the absolute bioavailability of OSC was speculated to be poor as well [24]. Understandin

• Proinflammatory cytokines induce ER stress in

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  Proinflammatory cytokines induce ER stress in many mammalian cell systems.32, 33, 34 Our results demonstrate that these cytokines also trigger ER stress in trophoblast JEG-3 cells. However, the severity of stress is likely low grade because only the PERK-EIF2A arm of the UPRER pathway was activated.

• Against this backdrop we set out to identify

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  Against this backdrop, we set out to identify synthetic and endogenous ligands that bind directly to and regulate the activity of Nurr1. Owing to the pivotal role Nurr1 plays in producing and processing dopamine, and the need for neurons to tightly regulate dopamine levels, we postulated that the re

• Taken together our results demonstrate that the changes of s

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  Taken together, our results demonstrate that the changes of striatal dopamine release and locomotor activity observed following chronic nicotine treatment and consequent acute withdrawal are mediated by CRF1, but not CRF2. Previous studies have already indicated that blocking CRF1 would prevent some

• br Conclusion br Introduction Interleukin IL is a member

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  Conclusion Introduction Interleukin (IL)-18 [1] is a member of the IL-1 cytokine family activating corner stones of inflammatory signaling, among others nuclear factor (NF)-κB and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Striking similarities exist between IL-1β and IL-18 including processing by

• Through the process of alternative splicing

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  Through the process of alternative splicing, the IKZF1 gene is capable of encoding a large number of Ikaros isoforms (Molnar et al., 1996). Some of these isoforms were shown to have distinct functions (Li et al., 2011, Ronni et al., 2007). Ikaros protein contains four zinc fingers at the N-terminus

• Nowadays it is possible to detect the AChE inhibitors

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  Nowadays it is possible to detect the AChE inhibitors by several methods such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [11], ion mobility spectrometry [12] and lab-on-chip devices [13,14]. However, almost all instrumental detection techniques that are able to conclusively determine the presence of th

• Early VL diagnosis makes it possible to

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  Early VL diagnosis makes it possible to formulate a quicker and more effective treatment against the disease, which could increase the possibility of a cure for the patients, as well as reduce the toxicity of the drugs (Coelho et al., 2009); however, conventional and molecular parasitological method

• improve br Introduction Proteins therapeutic can be

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  Introduction Proteins therapeutic can be defined as proteins that are either naturally produced in the body or created in the laboratory and introduced into the patient with the aim of improving or curing a pathological condition. They are usually acquired from either microbial improve or by gen

• Since OH PGE is a moderately selective EP

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  Since 1-OH-PGE2 is a moderately selective EP4 agonist which could bind to mouse EP3 and EP4 with a relatively similar affinity (Kiriyama et al., 1997), we have used a highly selective EP4 agonist CAY10580 to evaluate the involvement of EP4 activation in PGE2-facilitated EP4 internalization and recyc

• The synthesis of the required

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  The synthesis of the required substrates is shown in (see for experimental details). Treatment of heterocycle with T7 High Yield Cy3 RNA australia under basic conditions afforded a mixture of the mono-substituted product (22%) and the di-substituted compound (38%) which were separated by column chro

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