• The association of male gender with increased atherosclerosi

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  The association of male gender with increased atherosclerosis has stimulated interest in the role of androgen signalling in this condition. Androgens act (Fig. 2) by direct activation of androgen receptor (AR), a nuclear receptor that acts as a ligand-regulated transcription factor (Gao et al., 2005

• br Functional repercussions of each trimming pathway

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  Functional repercussions of each trimming pathway A main difference between the two pathways presented in Fig. 1 lies in enzyme kinetics and selectivity. In pathway #1, the substrate for ERAP1 is free peptide, and so both kinetics and selectivity are determined by interactions between the peptide

• S-Adenosylhomocysteine br Methods br Results br Discussion

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  Methods Results Discussion Agitation in dementia has recently been defined as a syndrome characterized by inferred or observed evidence of emotional distress associated with at least one behavioral component, i.e. excessive motor activity, verbal or physical aggression (Cummings et al., 201

• Very recently Niessen et al have described the

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  Very recently, Niessen et al. have described the resensitizing effect of MB327 on nAChR performing solid-supported membrane (SSM)-based electrophysiological experiments (Niessen et al., 2016) using plasma membrane preparations obtained from Torpedo californica. These findings validated and underline

• Normally the activity of the lyase increases

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  Normally, the activity of the 17,20-lyase increases with the onset of adrenarche [7], [8], [15]. Adrenarche has previously been perceived as a relatively sudden event, occurring physiologically between 6 and 8years of age. However, results from our laboratory clearly indicated that adrenarche is a c

• br Results br Discussion Our finding that AXL

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  Results Discussion Our finding that AXL overexpression is significantly associated with poor survival in patients with high-grade serous OC is consistent with previous reports indicating that AXL regulates tumor growth in some cancers, as well as reports showing that AXL activity is involved i

• br ATX LPA pathway in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis

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  ATX–LPA pathway in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis Several animal models have been used to characterize the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of arthritis and to test new therapeutic strategies. The collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model (Courtenay et al., 1980, Luross and Williams, 2

• Among the most important Ca regulatory mechanisms are

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  Among the most important Ca regulatory mechanisms are the Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase (PMCA) and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase (SERCA). These pumps belong to the family of P-ATPases, which share the formation of an acid-stable phosphorylated intermediate as part of their reaction cycle. P

• Acknowledgments br Introduction Prostate cancer is

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  Acknowledgments Introduction Prostate cancer is the first leading cause of cancer-related deaths among males in the UK and the second in the US. Despite recent advances in surgery, radiation, medical management and screening, prostate cancer patients suffer high morbidity and mortality and signi

• It has been shown that ACLY

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  It has been shown that ACLY is localized to not only the cytoplasm but also the nucleus. Nuclear ACLY may supply acetyl-CoA for histone acetylation, leading to global regulation of the gene expression [16], [18]. We previously reported that AZ2 is also localized to both the cytoplasm and nucleus whe

• Fig summarizes the oxidative metabolism of arachidonic acid

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  Fig. 1 summarizes the oxidative metabolism of arachidonic 9-Phenanthrol by lipoxygenases cyclooxygenases and cytochrome P450. Lipoxygenases in humans are expressed in a tissue-specific fashion: 5-LOX is mainly expressed in leukocytes, 12-LOX in platelets, and 15-LOX-1 in reticulocytes, eosinophils

• Placental cells also express P aromatase CYP A encoded

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  Placental cells also express P450 aromatase (CYP19A1, encoded by CYP19A1). In the placenta, this enzyme requires an external source of androgens, provided by the adrenal gland of the fetus, to form estrogen. The fetal adrenal gland produces dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) [9] and, in the placenta, it

• Plasma apelin levels predict the major cardiovascular event

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  Plasma apelin levels predict the major cardiovascular event after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and adverse events are higher in patients with lower plasma apelin levels [75]. Apelin and its receptor are markedly upregulated in the he

• br STAR Methods br Acknowledgments We thank Simcere Pharmace

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  STAR★Methods Acknowledgments We thank Simcere Pharmaceuticals, Nanjing, China, for providing a rabbit anti-VEGF neutralizing monoclonal antibody. We thank Dr. Schlisio in the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Karolinska Institute, for assistance with hypoxia assay. Y.C.’s laboratory is sup

• Previous studies have thus demonstrated that AR activation g

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  Previous studies have thus demonstrated that AR activation generally correlates with the promotion of urothelial carcinogenesis and cancer growth. In this article, we review available data suggesting their modulation through the AR pathway as well as correlations of AR signals with sensitivity to co

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