• By contrast pentameric glycine receptors GlyR in humans have

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  By contrast, pentameric glycine receptors (GlyR) in humans have four functional subunits, α1− α3 and β (Lynch, 2004) whereas the retina of other mammals have an additional α4 subunit (Harvey et al., 2000), and in humans the α4 subunit is considered a pseudogene as it lacks the 4th transmembrane doma

• PBI is an agonist of GPR

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  PBI-4050 is an agonist of GPR40 and acts as an antagonist or inverse agonist of GPR84. It cannot be excluded that other targets besides GPR40 and GPR84 could be implicated in the mechanism of action of PBI-4050 and could be explored in future studies. However, the present study, and in particular th

• The biological actions of ghrelin are mainly due

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  The biological actions of ghrelin are mainly due to its interaction with GHSR-1a (Howard et al., 1996). The pharmacological properties of D-Lys3-GHRP-6, a selective antagonist of GHSR-1a, have been extensively studied (Beck et al., 2004, Benso et al., 2007, Sibilia et al., 2006). To study the recept

• However ghrelin has a short

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  However, ghrelin has a short half-life of 15–20 min, because it is a natural peptide containing 28-amino acids, its clinical usefulness as a therapeutic agent may be limited (Mosińska et al., 2017; Vestergaard et al., 2007). Hence, many efforts have been made to elucidate the smallest segment of ghr

• br Conflict of interest br Transparency

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  Conflict of interest Transparency document Acknowledgements We acknowledge our funding sources from the American Heart Association (13EIA4480016) and the National Institute of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (RO1 HL094414). We are very grateful to Dr. Shaohua Xiao and Dr. S

• br GSMs Secretase cleavage of APP generates a number of

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  GSMs γ-Secretase cleavage of APP generates a number of Aβ peptides [32], [137]. In most cells Aβ1–37, 38, 39, and 42 are produced at low levels (typically each represents 5–20% of total Aβ detected) and the major species generated is Aβ1–40 (typically over 50% of total Aβ). Other Aβ peptides can

• G quadruplex DNA structures may exist in either positive or

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  G-quadruplex DNA structures may exist in either positive or negative strand of a promoter to regulate gene expression. The positive strand of the HOXC10 promoter is overall C-rich in the 1000 bp upstream of the TSS (36.6% of C versus 24.1% of G) and contains many C-runs; thus, G-quadruplex structure

• br Discussion and concluding remarks FPR is considered

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  Discussion and concluding remarks FPR1 is considered to be a promising drug target for treating inflammatory and immunological diseases. Thus, natural compounds that could block and/or regulate FPR1 activity may be an important source of novel therapeutics for modulating inflammatory processes. H

• The membrane metalloendopeptidase MME gene is located

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  The membrane metalloendopeptidase (MME) gene is located at human chromosome 3q21-27. It encodes a 100-kD type II transmembrane glycoprotein, a widely expressed membrane metalloendopeptidase that degrades a number of substrates. The active site of the enzyme faces the extracellular space. MME is wide

• DZNep is a PRC inhibitor that inhibits S

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  DZNep is a PRC2 inhibitor that inhibits S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, resulting in cellular accumulation of S-adenosylhomocysteine. S-adenosylhomocysteine is a competitive inhibitor of methyl donor for methyltransferases [38]. DZNep targets EZH2 by reduction in the level of the enzyme H3K27me3 a

• Fig summarizes the results for M

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  Fig. 1 summarizes the results for 500 μM concentration of the drugs. Action of histamine is presented for comparison. Both 1-methylhistamine and Nα-methylhistamine strongly potentiated ASIC1a responses. The concentration-dependence of action of Nα-methylhistamine was measured (Fig. 1B). Fitting by H

• On the other hand imidazolylcyclopropane derivatives and

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  On the other hand, imidazolylcyclopropane derivatives and having a 2-substituted benzimidazolyl group showed moderate binding affinities for both the HR and HR. Replacement of 4-chlororbenzylamino group of with a benzimidazolyl group () led to increase the affinity for the HR more than 5-fold ( =

• While a role for YAP TAZ signaling in oligodendrocytes

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  While a role for YAP/TAZ signaling in oligodendrocytes has not been described, these AST 487 sale are also responsive to mechanical stimuli. OPC proliferation and migration can be altered by plating on substrates of varying stiffness [20], resulting in differentiation in a density-dependent manner.

• It is interesting to note that the long and short

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  It is interesting to note that the long and short forms of GPR120 exist at different basal levels of phosphorylation, with the short form demonstrating a greater degree of constitutive activity [12]. Importantly, Burns and Moniri [12] showed that, upon activation, the long and short isoforms of GPR1

• It may seem counterintuitive that a lymphocyte which is unab

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  It may seem counterintuitive that a lymphocyte which is unable to proliferate could have neoplastic potential since the very definition of neoplasia is one of autonomous clonal expansion of a cell. The lack of co-stimulatory molecules CD27 and CD28 can potentially be overcome by activating NK cell r

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