• br Funding This study was supported by

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  Funding This study was supported by grants-in-aid for scientific research from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (grant 16K186462 to Dr. Tomizawa, grant 16K19989 to Dr. Kobayashi, and grant 16H05433 to Dr. Mitsudomi) and a research grant from Boehringer-Ingelheim (to T. Mitsudomi). Co

• Among RASs observed in patients from group

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  Among RASs observed in patients from group 2, RAS T54S was identified in one patient infected with subtype 1b. This mutation had been shown to cause resistance to boceprevir and telaprevir, but not to simeprevir [36]. This was confirmed here since this patient achieved SVR after 12 weeks of treatmen

• Introduction Soluble guanylyl cyclase sGC is a

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  Introduction Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is a key protein in the regulation of multiple physiological functions in mammalian physiology [1,2]. Upon stimulation by nitric oxide (NO) [3], sGC generates cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) from guanosine-5′ triphosphate and activates protein kinas

• The NF B family of transcription factors is involved

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  The NF-κB family of transcription factors is involved in acquisition of resistance to anticancer drugs as well as to apoptosis. NF-κB-mediated mdr1 gene upregulation is part of the anti-apoptotic protection mechanism of proximal tubule (PT) L-161,982 receptor against cadmium-induced oxidative stres

• GSTP has an antiapoptotic activity that

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  GSTP1 has an antiapoptotic activity that is mediated by the inhibitory interaction with JNK1. Our data suggest that GSTP1 treatment is associated with a significant down-regulation of caspase expression. This might explain the reduction in infarct-related cardiomyocyte death and saving the cardiomyo

• br Acknowledgement br Introduction Malignant

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  Acknowledgement Introduction Malignant melanoma is an aggressive and highly metastatic cancer. The incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing all over the world, and the population of patients with advanced melanoma is growing [1], [2]. Malignant melanoma is often resistant to conventional

• Previously we reported that the

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  Previously, we reported that the inhibition of PKC-ζ and PKC-ε activity in hypertrophic adipocytes had deleterious effects on EPA-induced GPR120-mediated VEGF-A production [12]. However, the activation of PKC-θ, -ζ and -λ can also enhance the phosphorylation of IKK and p65, and facilitate the transl

• The activation of the ERK pathway

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  The activation of the ERK pathway participates in the transmission of pain signaling by sensitizing primary afferents (Ji et al., 2009, Lai et al., 2011). Thus, the blockade of ERK activation in the primary sensory fluorescent probes can reduce the mechanical hypersensitivity and the thermal hyperse

• Compared to methadone or morphine

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  Compared to methadone or morphine, buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid agonist, which shows high affinity for, and slow dissociation from, mu-opioid receptors. This maintenance of homeostasis may help to counter the development of an overt withdrawal syndrome, and may explain the lower risk of deve

• Mapping and separation of the

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  Mapping and separation of the anti-GlyT1C epitopes allowed us to verify the existence of calpain cleavage sites in isolated mouse synaptosomes. In order to allow calcium to enter the intrasynaptosomal compartment and activate endogenous calpain, we incubated synaptosomes in hypoosmotic high (200μM)

• To date glycine receptors have been found in

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  To date, glycine receptors have been found in five distinct transmembrane protein subunits (one β subunit and four α subunit (α1–α4)), combining to form two different types of functional receptors [4], [14], either α homomeric, the immature extrasynaptic glycine receptor subtype, or αβ heteromeric,

• Glucagon was described as an insulin secretagogue as early

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  Glucagon was described as an insulin secretagogue as early as 1965 (Samols et al., 1965). Our studies extend these findings by demonstrating that this is a direct effect mediated by distinct receptors in the mouse pancreas. Previous experiments on isolated β MCC950 sodium clearly show that glucagon

• Three main transport systems are

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  Three main transport systems are involved in solute loss and red cell dehydration (summarised in Fig. 1: Lew and Bookchin, 2005): the deoxygenation-induced cation conductance (sometimes termed Psickle), the Ca-activated K+ channel (or Gardos channel) and the KCl cotransporter (KCC). Psickle is activ

• br Conflicts of interests br Acknowledgements We thank Drs

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  Conflicts of interests Acknowledgements We thank Drs. T. Tomita and T. Iwatsubo (Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-presenilin 1-CTF antiserum, Dr. A. Takashima (Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-Pen-2 antiserum and the laboratory members for helpful comments and discussion. M

• Hypocotyl development is a crucial phase of early

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  Hypocotyl development is a crucial phase of early vegetative growth that influences seedling vigor contributing to fitness and productivity of a plant system (Stinchcombe and Schmitt, 2006; Luo et al., 2017). The development of a hypocotyl is characterized by an initial slow growth phase followed by

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