• br Concluding remarks br Definition Prion

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  Concluding remarks Definition Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by an unconventional agent that is neither bacterial nor viral, but is in essence an infectious misfolded amyloidogenic protein, termed a prion (Prusiner, 1982). Once considered highly controvers

• It has been proposed that a PrP

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  It has been proposed that a PrP pathogenic mechanism is a toxic gain of function secondary to the misfolding of mutated PrP. However, such a mechanism might not apply to all mutant PrP species, since some mutations had little effect on the stability and folding kinetics of PrP (Swietnicki et al., 19

• An in vitro assay in which endothelial

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  An in vitro assay in which endothelial cells form 3D tube-like structures was used to investigate effects of dNK on vessel stability. The results indicate that dNK cells from women with high spiral artery resistance index had reduced ability to activate endothelial cells, since endothelial cells pre

• In large biopsies series from ALK

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  In large biopsies series from ALK+ NSCLC treated patients, the number of detected mutations increased after second generation ALKi (Gainor et al., 2016) and in one study were present in 56% of the entire cohort (Shaw et al., 2013b). For example, the rate of G1202R mutations increases from 2% in post

• Aberrant or a sustained activation of

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  Aberrant or a sustained activation of AhR signaling pathway, triggered by exogenous toxic ligands such as dioxins, PAHs or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), is a well-described biological process engaged during tumor initiation and/or promotion in various tissues (e.g. liver, lung, skin)(reviewed in

• The assay performance was estimated using Z factors

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  The assay performance was estimated using Z′-factors (plotted in Fig. 2A) according to Zhang et al. calculated for each plate comparing positive (in the absence of an inhibitor) and negative controls (in the presence of an AdK inhibitor). The mean Z′-factor±SD was determined to be 0.7±0.1, indicativ

• br Introduction Cell motility is fundamentally important in

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  Introduction Cell motility is fundamentally important in morphogenesis, wound healing, and the immune response. One of the best-studied basic types of cell movement is lamellipodial motility [1, 2], characterized by a thin (∼0.1–0.2 μm), broad (∼10–40 μm) motile appendage containing a dynamic LY2

• Introduction Cytochrome P CYP aromatase catalyzes

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  Introduction Cytochrome P450 19 (CYP19; aromatase) catalyzes the conversion of androgens to estrogens in a three-reaction sequence, where each step depends on NADPH and O2 [[1], [2], [3]]. The first two steps are accepted to be hydroxylations of the steroid C19 methyl group, whereas the final step

• br Consequences of central apelin APJ modulation

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  Consequences of central apelin/APJ modulation Regarding extra-hypothalamic actions, recent data demonstrate that the central apelin/APJ system could be a potential new target for the regulation of memory (Han et al., 2014). Then, intracerebroventricular (icv) apelin administration in mice impairs

• Tumor tissues often experience hypoxia owing to accelerated

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  Tumor tissues often experience hypoxia owing to accelerated growth rates of malignant cells, accumulation of metabolic products, disorganization of tumor blood vessels, and high interstitial fluid pressures (Makino et al., 2001). In response to AAD treatment, tumor vascular density often decreases t

• br AR signaling and urothelial cancer progression As

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  AR signaling and urothelial cancer progression As shown in other types of malignancies, such as prostate cancer cells, it has been documented that androgens induce AR expression and its nuclear translocation as well as ARE promoter activity in urothelial cancer cells (Chen et al., 2003, Izumi et 

• Recently two distinct small molecule

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  Recently, two distinct small-molecule inhibitors of PHGDH were identified using high-throughput screens, both of which inhibit de novo serine biosynthesis and show selective toxicity to cancer Prednisolone with high SSP flux [50,51]. The inhibitor NCT-503, which has an IC50 of 2.5μM, reduces the gro

• br Materials and methods br Results br Discussion Cdc has

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion Cdc42 has been implicated in mediating the entry of HCV into hepatocytes, but how Cdc42 affects the response of HCV patients to IFN therapy is unknown. This study therefore examined the genetic association between Cdc42-related genes and efficacy of

• It has been suggested that the suppression of

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  It has been suggested that the suppression of 5-LOX could promote apoptotic signaling pathways in cancers [6]. However, the role of 5-LOX in modulating apoptotic factors and neutrophil activation during ANP has not yet been evaluated. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the expression of 5-LOX in pa

• dpp-4 inhibitor Pyrimidine is the important pharmacology

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  Pyrimidine is the important pharmacology core in many Aurora inhibitors, such as VX-680, ENMD-2076, CYC-116 and ENMD-2076 [12]. To identify additional effective Aurora inhibitors, we designed a series of 2,4-diaminopyrimidine compounds, our modeling studies suggested that the dpp-4 inhibitor core as

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