• Introduction The COMT gene is located on

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  Introduction The COMT gene is located on chromosomal band 22q11.2, extends over 28 kb, contains six exons, and encodes for catechol-O-methyl-transferase (Weinshilboum and Raymond, 1977; Grossman et al., 1992; Lundström et al., 1995; Bearden et al., 2005). This enzyme plays a major role in regulatio

• The two SNPs rs rs presented above are part of

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  The two SNPs rs4818-rs4680 presented above are part of the haploblock (rs6269, rs4633, rs4818, rs4680) presenting the 3 major haplotypes which influence the enzymatic activity of COMT. This activity is inversely related to the sensitivity of pain in a chronic pain syndrome; so the haplotype (GCGG) h

• br Next let s recall some definitions and notations from

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  Next, let's recall some definitions and notations from [14] which are necessary to obtain the proof of Theorem 1. Let denote the CMV matrix whose Verblunsky coefficients replaced by , that is The corresponding extended CMV matrix is Recall the definition of in the proof of Theorem 2, replace

• To date little is known about mode

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  To date, little is known about mode of action or the underlying genetic basis of DEET repellency for human-biting ticks. To begin to unveil these mechanisms, we carried out behavioral assays to confirm the effectiveness of DEET as a deterrent for D. variabilis. RNA sequencing was then used to build

• Exon encodes a section of the extracellular ligand binding

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  Exon 3 encodes a section of the extracellular ligand-binding domain and two variants in the 5′ region were first identified in Drosophila melanogaster (Semenov and Pak, 1999). These variants were initially termed modules 1 and 2 and correspond to exons 3a and 3b, respectively. To date, exon 3 altern

• Adding MPA or NETA we found no

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  Adding MPA or NETA we found no impact on the estradiol-induced downregulation of serum-stimulated endothelin synthesis in vitro [40]. Progesterone was also able to inhibit the angiotensin II-induced increase in endothelin production [41]. Several clinical studies on the effect of oral or transdermal

• In silico modelling studies might

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  In silico modelling studies might aid our understanding of the functionality and potential biological activity of food and, in the long-term they might underpin the development of personalised diets to reduce health risks and help us to better understand pharmaceutical/food interactions. Acknowle

• br Benefits and risks of traditional combined oestrogen prog

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  Benefits and risks of traditional combined oestrogen–progestogen HRT regimens Combined oestrogen–progestogen regimens were developed to reproduce the short- and long-term benefits of oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and to simultaneously provide appropriate protection against oestrogen-related

• Apoptosis type I programmed cell death

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  Apoptosis, type I programmed cell death, is considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases, such as autoimmune hepatitis [[5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]] and hepatocellular carcinoma [11,12]. Apoptosis is activated by a variety of extrinsic or intrinsic pathways factors. Prev

• Several recent reviews have appeared covering different aspe

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  Several recent reviews have appeared covering different aspects of the sPLA2 family of enzymes, including sPLA2-V, and the interested reader is kindly directed to these for specific details [34,[135], [136], [137]]. It is important to remark here, however, that recent studies on sPLA2-V suggest that

• The generation of ROS in addition to eliciting oxidative str

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  The generation of ROS, in addition to eliciting oxidative stress, is an important proapoptotic signal (Ott et al., 2007). Apoptosis is clearly associated with the production of ROS, since ROS generation occurs in the mitochondrial respiratory chain and disturbs mitochondrial homeostasis, which plays

• In general cellular senescence is considered a

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  In general, cellular senescence is considered a programmed response to stress that can be activated by oxidative stress, irradiation or action of substances or drugs. These stressors cause DNA damage and, through the action of specific proteins (p53 and p21), lead to cell senescence (di Fagagna, 200

• Cdc which is involved in filopodium formation and Rac

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  Cdc42, which is involved in filopodium formation, and Rac1, which is involved in lamellipodium formation, engage in cross-talk with one another [25,26,30,31]. In general, filopodium formation precedes lamellipodium formation, and filopodium formation (Cdc42 activity) suppresses lamellipodium formati

• Citrus plants are of great interest because they contain

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  Citrus plants are of great interest because they contain large amounts of flavonoids, and citrus fruits and their juices are consumed in large quantities around the world [18]. The flavonoid contents and profiles of citrus juices vary greatly with the type of fruit. It has been determined that citru

• We and others have previously

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  We and others have previously found that supplementation of old rats with ALCAR remediates the age-related decay in mitochondrial bioenergetics in liver (Hagen et al., 1998a, Hagen et al., 1998b), heart (Paradies et al., 1994, Paradies et al., 1999), muscle (Pesce et al., 2010) and chenodeoxycholic

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