• br Prostaglandin D PGD is derived from the

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  Prostaglandin D (PGD) is derived from the metabolism of arachidonic jw products by cyclooxygenases and downstream PGD synthases. In the immune system, PGD is mainly produced by mast cells but also although at lower levels, by macrophages and Th2 lymphocytes. PGD binds to three different receptors

• PyBOP br Author contribution br Acknowledgements QNRF grant

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  Author contribution Acknowledgements QNRF grant number NPRP6-065-3-012, Qatar National Research Fund, Doha Qatar for funding this work with grant number NPRP No.: NPRP6-065-3-012. Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) affects 3–5 % of pregnancies worldwide and is one of the leading causes of mate

• COMT protein expression was investigated as a

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  COMT protein isethionate was investigated as a potential mechanism by which tolcapone may differentially affect male and female P and Wistar rats. COMT protein levels in the PFC were lower in P rats compared to Wistars but female P rats expressed greater levels of COMT in the PFC relative to males.

• Phenylbenzofurans are a very important molecule skeleton

  2020-11-17

  

  Phenylbenzofurans are a very important molecule skeleton due to their synthetic versatility and their proved pharmacological properties [2]. They are synthetic compounds in which an additional phenyl ring is present in any position of the benzofuran nucleus. This could be easily obtained possible by

• Besides having a remarkable progestogenic effect an

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  Besides having a remarkable progestogenic effect, an additional characteristic of DRSP is its strong antimineralocorticoid effect and antiandrogenic action [11]. DRSP is characterized by an antimineralocorticoid effect that is stronger when compared to progesterone. The decreasing synthesis of proge

• The selective estrogen receptor modulators

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  The selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are another type of estrogen receptor ligands. The main difference between SERMs and xenoestrogens relies on the fact that SERMs present functional duality and are able to act both as agonists and antagonists of the estrogen receptors in different t

• It has previously been shown that

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  It has previously been shown that human melanocytes are responsive to a multiplicity of hormonal triggers [10], particularly to pituitary or ovarian hormones [11]. Studies concerning the effects of Cl-Amidine trifluoroacetate salt on human melanocytes led to inconsistent data [12], [13]. Im et al.

• The role of Epac in the

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  The role of Epac in the regulation of intracellular Ca homeostasis and contractility is still matter of debate. In rat adult cardiomyocytes, acute Epac stimulation decreased the amplitude of Ca transients [6], [9], [10] with either no changes [6] or increments [9] in cell shortening, suggesting an e

• In mammals neutrophil elastase is a

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  In mammals, neutrophil elastase is a trypsin-like serine protease stored in the azurophilic granules of naïve neutrophils [15], [16]. The catalytic activity of neutrophil elastase relies on a His57–Asp102–Ser195 triad (chymotrypsin numbering system) that functions by transfer of electrons from the c

• Cyclosporine NEORAL Oral Solution Novartis is an

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  Cyclosporine (NEORAL® Oral Solution, Novartis) is an immunosuppressant widely used in organ transplantation and many other clinical conditions [12]. It undergoes extensive hepatic and intestinal biotransformation mainly via the metabolizing enzyme, CYP3A4 [[12], [13], [14], [15]]. Considering the na

• Immunomodulation effects of certain oxysterols were previous

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  Immunomodulation effects of certain oxysterols were previously shown to depend on activation of oxysterol-binding liver X receptors (LXRs). Recent work from our labs as well as from others has shown additional receptors linking oxysterols and immunity. For example, we found that 7α,25-dihydroxychole

• Generally glycines and other small residues such as alanine

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  Generally, glycines (and other small residues such as alanine) present in a helical GxxxG-motif that are facing the same side of the helix form a uniform surface that enables direct contact with a second helix. Crystal structures of multipass membrane proteins have demonstrated that GxxxG-motifs are

• The Inhibitor of APoptosis IAP proteins were first identifie

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  The Inhibitor of APoptosis (IAP) proteins were first identified as gene products of baculovirus that inhibited apoptosis of infected insect buy flumazenil synthesis (Clem et al., 1991, Crook et al., 1993). Subsequently, the mammalian IAP family was identified (Rothe et al., 1995, Uren et al., 1996)

• The first hint that GLP might not

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  The first hint that GLP-1 might not be completely stable came from a meeting abstract in 1992, reporting that GLP-1 could be degraded in plasma incubations [16], although the enzyme(s) involved was not identified. A year later, Mentlein and colleagues [17], in a search for peptide substrates of the

• Compounds that interact with MDR

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  Compounds that interact with MDR1 can do so by different mechanisms. Verapamil is known to modulate drug resistance by acting as a competitive MDR1 substrate [36]. Interestingly, NU7441 has similar growth inhibitory activity in the sensitive and resistant Calyculin A and there was no observed reduc

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