Yoontae Lee,
John D Fryer,
Hyojin Kang,
Juan Crespo-Barreto,
Aaron B Bowman,
Yan Gao,
Juliette J Kahle,
Jeong Soo Hong,
Farrah Kheradmand,
Harry T Orr,
Milton J Finegold and
Huda Y Zoghbi
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We generated and characterized Atxn1L(-/-) and Atxn1(-/-); Atxn1L(-/-) mice. Atxn1L(-/-) mice have hydrocephalus, omphalocele, and lung alveolarization defects. These phenotypes are more penetrant and severe in Atxn1(-/-); Atxn1L(-/-) mice, suggesting that ATXN1 and ATXN1L are functionally redundan...
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PMID: 22014525
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We identified an alternative mode of cytokinin action that uses endocytic trafficking as a means to direct plant organogenesis. This activity occurs downstream of known cytokinin receptors but through a branch of the cytokinin signaling pathway that does not involve transcriptional regulation. We sh...
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PMID: 21962902
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We identify a previously unknown target of POA as the ribosomal protein S1 (RpsA), a vital protein involved in protein translation and the ribosome-sparing process of trans-translation. Three PZA-resistant clinical isolates without pncA mutation harbored RpsA mutations. RpsA overexpression conferred...
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PMID: 21835980
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We performed MS to identify excretory-secretory proteins from Strongyloides ratti. In the excretory-secretory proteins of the parasitic female stage, we detected, in addition to other peptides, peptides homologous with the Caenorhabditis elegans heat shock protein (HSP)-17, named Sra-HSP-17.1 (∼ 1...
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PMID: 21762402
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To study the characteristics of lymphocyte nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signal transduction kinase-related molecular mRNA differential expressions at various month age segments in aging process and the intervening effect of Epimedium flavonoids (EF) on it.
Sixty SD...
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PMID: 21910073
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We report data showing that TGF-β1 signals via IRS2 in kidney epithelial cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated targeting of IRS2 increased E-cadherin expression, although it did not alter TGF-β1-mediated E-cadherin repression. Phosphorylation of the downstream target of IRS2/Akt signalling...
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PMID: 21777391
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We report data showing that TGF-β1 signals via IRS2 in kidney epithelial cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated targeting of IRS2 increased E-cadherin expression, although it did not alter TGF-β1-mediated E-cadherin repression. Phosphorylation of the downstream target of IRS2/Akt signalling...
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PMID: 21777391
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We investigated the effect of EPA on the regression of atherosclerosis.
LDL-receptor-deficient mice were fed a high-cholesterol diet for 8 weeks to build up aortic sinus atherosclerotic lesions and then were fed a normal diet with or without 5% EPA for 4 weeks. Atherosclerotic lesion...
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PMID: 21817104
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We here studied the effects of ghrelin on unloading-induced muscle atrophy using a mouse model of hindlimb suspension (HS). Ghrelin administration during 2-week HS alleviated reductions of muscle mass in the fast-twitch fiber-rich plantaris muscle and the slow-twitch fiber-rich soleus muscle of the...
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PMID: 21820418
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common and multifactorial arterial disease that is mainly caused by atherosclerosis. Macrophages, lymphocytes and neutrophils have been implicated in atherosclerotic plaque development. Autophagy, a highly conserved cellular process for the removal...
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PMID: 21812771
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We find here that in a key dendritic RNA transport pathway (exemplified by BC1 RNA, a dendritic regulatory RNA, and protein kinase M ζ [PKMζ] mRNA, a dendritic mRNA), noncanonical purine•purine nucleotide interactions are functional determinants of RNA targeting motifs. These motifs are specific...
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PMID: 21807882
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Olivier Muller,
Leen Delrue,
Michalis Hamilos,
Steven Vercauteren,
Argyrios Ntalianis,
Catalina Trana,
Fabio Mangiacapra,
Karen Dierickx,
Bernard De Bruyne,
William Wijns,
Atta Behfar,
Emanuele Barbato,
Andre Terzic,
Marc Vanderheyden and
Jozef Bartunek
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We identified a set of whole blood transcripts induced at the site of coronary occlusion in the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Resolved genes indicate a predominant role for chemokines, cell-extracellular matrix, and lipoprotein alterations in the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarctio...
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PMID: 21764664
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Olivier Muller,
Leen Delrue,
Michalis Hamilos,
Steven Vercauteren,
Argyrios Ntalianis,
Catalina Trana,
Fabio Mangiacapra,
Karen Dierickx,
Bernard De Bruyne,
William Wijns,
Atta Behfar,
Emanuele Barbato,
Andre Terzic,
Marc Vanderheyden and
Jozef Bartunek
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We identified a set of whole blood transcripts induced at the site of coronary occlusion in the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Resolved genes indicate a predominant role for chemokines, cell-extracellular matrix, and lipoprotein alterations in the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarctio...
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PMID: 21764664
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We measured the insulin sensitivity index and determined the GLUT4 protein and mRNA contents of skeletal muscle by Western blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively, in normal people and liver cirrhosis patients. The results showed that the levels of glucose...
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PMID: 21796809
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We aimed at investigating (i) whether a daily dose of 300 mg resveratrol/kg body weight in healthy male Wistar rats for a period of 8 wk affects the selected parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism and (ii) whether the resulting plasma concentrations of resveratrol metabolites were effective...
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PMID: 21732533
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We show using a kinetic model that Hfq can efficiently and robustly achieve this difficult task by minimizing the sequestration of sRNAs and target mRNAs in Hfq complexes. This sequestration can be reduced by two non-mutually exclusive kinetic mechanisms. The first mechanism involves heterotropic co...
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PMID: 21876666
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Loss of pulp due to caries and pulpitis leads to loss of teeth and reduced quality of life. Thus, there is an unmet need for regeneration of pulp. A promising approach is stem cell therapy. Autologous pulp stem/progenitor (CD105(+)) cells were transplanted into a root canal with stro...
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PMID: 21417716
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The C57BL/6 mice were subjected to a chronic combined stress which resulted in the induction of a depressive-like state. The occurrence of a depressive-like state was defined by a decrease in sensitivity to the reward determined by the diminished preference of sweetened solutions ove...
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PMID: 21961309
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To explore the mechanisms of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) transplanting induced angiogenesis in rat brain after focal cerebral ischemia.
108 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups: sham-operated group, middle cerebral artery occlusio...
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PMID: 21806884
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We examine the effect of endotoxin-induced inflammation on Ox neuron biology and LMA in rats. Our results demonstrate a vital role for diminished Ox signaling in mediating inflammation-induced lethargy. This work defines a specific population of inflammation-sensitive, arousal-associated Ox neurons...
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PMID: 21813697
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I plants. In Type II plants, however, artemisinic acid and artemisinin level decreased dramatically under MeJA elicitation. Squalene and other sesquiterpenes, (e.g., caryophyllene, germacrene D), were stimulated by MeJA in both chemotypes. The effect of MeJA elicitation was also studied at the trans...
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PMID: 21267809
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Consumption of dietary grape seed procyanidins extract (GSPE) has improved the plasma lipid profile in humans and experimental animals. The effect of GSPE on the reduction of the postprandial plasma triglyceride (TG) levels has been attributed to the activation of the small heterodim...
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PMID: 21280207
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To investigate the in vitro effects and the primary mechanisms of Changweiqing (, CWQ) on antimetastasis and antiinvasion of hypoxic colon carcinoma cells. In addition, to provide experimental evidence for the Chinese medicinal theory of "strengthening the body's resistance to elimin...
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PMID: 21725877
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We show that hepatic glycogen accumulates H(2) after oral administration of H(2)-water, explaining why consumption of even a small amount of H(2) over a short span time efficiently improves various disease models. This finding was supported by an in vitro experiment in which glycogen solution mainta...
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PMID: 21293445
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We have generated a cell line, EB delta1, with multiple mtDNA deletions, that is respiration-defective and generates high levels of superoxide, a reactive oxygen species. Treatment of EB delta1 with tagged polycistronic (pc) RNAs, encoding parts of the mitochondrial proteome, bound to a multi-subuni...
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PMID: 21496501
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) generate multi-system disorders due to failure of ATP production. A cybrid containing a 1.9-kb mtDNA deletion from a patient with Kearns Sayre Syndrome is respiration-defective and grows glycolytically. When treated with a ribonucleoprotein (RNP...
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PMID: 21406250
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Sonja C Vernes,
Peter L Oliver,
Elizabeth Spiteri,
Helen E Lockstone,
Rathi Puliyadi,
Jennifer M Taylor,
Joses Ho,
Cedric Mombereau,
Ariel Brewer,
Ernesto Lowy,
Jérôme Nicod,
Matthias Groszer,
Dilair Baban,
Natasha Sahgal,
Jean-Baptiste Cazier,
Jiannis Ragoussis,
Kay E Davies,
Daniel H Geschwind and
Simon E Fisher
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We used an integrated functional genomics strategy to robustly define Foxp2-dependent pathways, both direct and indirect targets, in the embryonic brain. Specifically, we performed genome-wide in vivo ChIP-chip screens for Foxp2-binding and thereby identified a set of 264 high-confidence neural targ...
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PMID: 21765815
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We investigated the effect of GT on NF-ĸB signaling in HT-29 and HCT-116 human colon cancer cells. DNA binding assays revealed significant suppression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α)-induced NFĸB activation which correlated with the inhibition of IĸBα phosphorylation and degradation. Sequentia...
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PMID: 21532339
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The monosodium glutamate (MSG) neonatal administration in mice provides a model of obesity with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and insulin resistance. However, the inflammatory profile of cytokines produced from fat tissue and its relationship to the metabolic dysfunction induced b...
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PMID: 21205225
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We concurrently profiled the proteome of dorsal-lateral (DLP) and ventral (VP) prostate lobes of both TRAMP and littermate WT C57BL/6 mice of 18 wk by 2-D LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF with iTRAQ labeling. A total of 483 and 748 proteins were identified at critical false discovery rates of 1 and 5%. In WT mice...
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PMID: 21598396
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The understanding of physiology and pathology requires accurate quantification of intracellular concentrations of important molecules such as unique RNA species. Accurate quantification of highly homologous messenger RNAs (mRNAs) (1-3), alternatively spliced mRNAs (4), and the short microRNAs (miRNA...
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PMID: 18982299
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The induction and inhibition of human hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms by crystalline glucosamine sulfate (CGS) was investigated in vitro. Inhibition of CYP1A2, CYP2E1, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 by CGS was assessed using recombinant human enzymes incubated with CGS (up to 3 mM expres...
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PMID: 20408500
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We have studied the mechanism of this defective expression of PVR. We demonstrated that the characterization of NK-insensitive cell lines was of low expression of PVR in both mRNA and surface levels, and that PVR of RAJI cells able to resist NK cells has hypermethylated promoter-associated CpG islan...
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PMID: 21499126
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We report that knockdown of NPY expression in the DMH by adeno-associated virus-mediated RNAi reduced fat depots in rats fed regular chow and ameliorated high-fat diet-induced hyperphagia and obesity. DMH NPY knockdown resulted in development of brown adipocytes in inguinal white adipose tissue thro...
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PMID: 21531339
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Salvatore Petta,
Claudio Tripodo,
Stefania Grimaudo,
Daniela Cabibi,
Calogero Cammà,
Antonietta Di Cristina,
Vito Di Marco,
Gaetano Di Vita,
Sabrina Ingrao,
Alessandra Mazzola,
Giulio Marchesini,
Rosaria Pipitone and
Antonio Craxì
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To investigate the hepatic expression of retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients, and its association with biochemical and histological patterns of liver damage.
Sixty-six genotype 1 CHC and 32 NAS...
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PMID: 21324757
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We showed that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch negatively regulated the development and function of HSCs. Itch(-/-) mice had HSCs with enhanced frequency, competence and long-term repopulating activity. Itch-deficient HSCs showed accelerated proliferation rates and sustained progenitor properties, as w...
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PMID: 21478879
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Susanne M Rittig,
Maik Haentschel,
Katrin J Weimer,
Annkristin Heine,
Martin R Muller,
Wolfram Brugger,
Marius S Horger,
Olga Maksimovic,
Arnulf Stenzl,
Ingmar Hoerr,
Hans-Georg Rammensee,
Tobias A W Holderried,
Lothar Kanz,
Steve Pascolo and
Peter Brossart
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The aim of this phase I/II nonrandomized trial was to assess feasibility, safety as well as immunological and clinical responses of a mRNA-based vaccination in patients with stage IV renal cell cancer using granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as adjuvant. Intrad...
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PMID: 21189474
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Koji Okamoto,
Katsushi Tokunaga,
Kent Doi,
Toshiro Fujita,
Hodaka Suzuki,
Tetsuo Katoh,
Tsuyoshi Watanabe,
Nao Nishida,
Akihiko Mabuchi,
Atsushi Takahashi,
Michiaki Kubo,
Shiro Maeda,
Yusuke Nakamura and
Eisei Noiri
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We identify an association between variants in GPC5, encoding glypican-5, and acquired nephrotic syndrome through a genome-wide association study and replication analysis (P value under a recessive model (P(rec)) = 6.0 × 10(-11), odds ratio = 2.54). We show that GPC5 is expressed in podocytes and t...
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PMID: 21441931
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We studied early transcriptional changes of inflammatory mediators in the grafts during combined auxiliary liver-kidney transplantation using microarrays and real-time polymerase chain reaction. The results were correlated to clinical data.
Liver and kidney grafts both exhibited an u...
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PMID: 21494202
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Martin A Kohli,
Susanne Lucae,
Philipp G Saemann,
Mathias V Schmidt,
Ayse Demirkan,
Karin Hek,
Darina Czamara,
Michael Alexander,
Daria Salyakina,
Stephan Ripke,
David Hoehn,
Michael Specht,
Andreas Menke,
Johannes Hennings,
Angela Heck,
Christiane Wolf,
Marcus Ising,
Stefan Schreiber,
Michael Czisch,
Marianne B Müller,
Manfred Uhr,
Thomas Bettecken,
Albert Becker,
Johannes Schramm,
Marcella Rietschel,
Wolfgang Maier,
Bekh Bradley,
Kerry J Ressler,
Markus M Nöthen,
Sven Cichon,
Ian W Craig,
Gerome Breen,
Cathryn M Lewis,
Albert Hofman,
Henning Tiemeier,
Cornelia M van Duijn,
Florian Holsboer,
Bertram Müller-Myhsok and
Elisabeth B Binder
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We present data from a genome-wide association study revealing a neuron-specific neutral amino acid transporter (SLC6A15) as a susceptibility gene for MD. Risk allele carrier status in humans and chronic stress in mice were associated with a downregulation of the expression of this gene in the hippo...
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PMID: 21521612
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We review modern developments in genomics and systems biology that have revolutionized our understanding of the multiple means by which translation is regulated. We suggest new means to model the process of translation in a richer framework that will incorporate information about gene sequences, the...
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PMID: 21487400
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Anjaiah Srirangam,
Monica Milani,
Ranjana Mitra,
Zhijun Guo,
Mariangellys Rodriguez,
Hitesh Kathuria,
Seiji Fukuda,
Anthony Rizzardi,
Stephen Schmechel,
David G Skalnik,
Louis M Pelus and
David A Potter
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Ritonavir is a potential therapeutic agent in lung cancer, but its targets in lung adenocarcinoma are unknown, as are candidate biomarkers for its activity.
RNAi was used to identify genes whose expression affects ritonavir sensitivity. Synergy between ritonavir, gemc...
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PMID: 21270666
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To investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of using artemisinin (Art) combined with glucocorticoid (GC) to treat lupus nephritis (LN) mice.
Forty hybrid female mice were randomly and equally divided into four groups with the method of random number table: c...
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PMID: 21509671
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We hypothesize that the positive effects of adiponectin against atherosclerosis are explained in part by its interactions with EPCs. Cells were obtained from healthy volunteers' blood by mononuclear cell isolation and plating on collagen-coated dishes. Three sub-populations of EPCs were identified a...
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PMID: 20814418
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Detection of osteogenic differentiation is crucial for bone tissue engineering. Despite established standard end point assays, there is increasing demand for methods allowing noninvasive kinetic differentiation monitoring. Reporter gene assays employing tissue-specific promoters and...
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PMID: 21043997
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We analyzed proteome dynamics during plasma cell differentiation with combined 2-DE/MS. Thirty-two identified protein spots changed in relative abundance when lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated primary B cells differentiated into antibody-secreting plasma cells. A correlative analysis of protein an...
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PMID: 21319304
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With the advancement of age, skeletal muscle undergoes a progressive decline in mass, function, and regenerative capacity. Previously, our laboratory has reported an age-reduction in recovery and local induction of IGF-I gene expression with age following tourniquet (TK)-induced skel...
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PMID: 21094246
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We test our hypothesis that the Hypocretin system is regulated by TNF-α. Prepro-Hypocretin and Hypocretin receptor 2 (HcrtR2) can be detected at a very low level in rat B35 neuroblastoma cells. In response to TNF-α, Prepro-Hypocretin mRNA and protein levels are down-regulated, and also HcrtR2 prot...
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PMID: 21094253
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The ability to diagnose non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at an early stage may lead to improved survival. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed serum-based microRNAs (miRNAs) between patients with early-stage NSCLC and controls. These miRNAs may serve as bi...
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PMID: 21258252
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To test the hypothesis that combinatorial interference of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 is superior to isolated interference of TLR2 or TLR4 in stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques, lentiviruses carrying small interfering RNA of TLR2 or TLR4 were constructed and proved efficaci...
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PMID: 20132416
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We analyzed the B-cell response in a rat model of long-term cardiac allograft tolerance induced by a short-term immunosuppression. We observed that tolerated allografts are infiltrated by numerous B cells organized in germinal centers that are strongly regulated in their IgG alloantibody response. M...
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PMID: 21114655
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Hyperoxaluria is a major problem causing nephrolithiasis. Little is known about the regulation of oxalate transport from the liver, the main organ for oxalate synthesis, into the circulation. Since the sulfate anion transporter-1(sat-1) is present in the sinusoidal membrane of hepato...
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PMID: 21093948
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We report mutants of a novel Drosophila gene twenty-four (tyf) that show weak behavioural rhythms. Weak rhythms are accompanied by marked reductions in the levels of the clock protein Period (PER) as well as more modest effects on Timeless (TIM). Nonetheless, PER induction in pacemaker neurons can r...
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PMID: 21331043
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We show that hypoxia induces the expression of Snail via HIF. In silico analysis identified a potential hypoxia-response element (HRE) close to the minimal promoter of the human and mouse genome of the snail gene. Gel shift assays demonstrated that a specific hypoxia-inducible complex is formed with...
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PMID: 21257819
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Recently, it has been reported that, in several tumor cell lines, short double-stranded RNAs tailored for promoter regions of specific genes are able to activate their transcription. Such molecules (named RNA activators) act opposite to other double-stranded RNA molecules (named RNA...
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PMID: 21241187
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To investigate whether EphrinB2 (EfnB2) or EphB4 influence retinal angiogenesis under physiological or pathological conditions.
Using the mouse model of oxygen-induced proliferative retinopathy (OIR), the expression of EfnB2, EphB4, vascular endothelial growth factor...
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PMID: 19764912
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Our recent in vitro study demonstrated that endothelial cells (ECs) might influence the differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe this effect in vivo, using a rat calvarial bone defect model. BMSCs were isolated from femurs of two-donor Le...
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PMID: 21171154
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