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In the Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV
2021-09-26
In 2011 the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) distributed the Open-Access Malaria Box to accelerate antimalarial drug discovery (Spangenberg et al., 2013). The Malaria Box consists of 400 structurally diverse compounds, curated from >20,000 hits generated from large-scale screens, that inhibit the
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br Learning from our ancestors As mentioned earlier homologu
2021-09-26
Learning from our ancestors As mentioned earlier, homologues of all γ-secretase components have been identified in plants and protozoans, some of which have emerged as model systems for the study of γ-secretase independent functions of the presenilins [27]. The moss P. patens was the first plant
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Two excellent GSMs with clear pharmacological
2021-09-26
Two excellent GSMs with clear pharmacological effect across rats, dogs, monkeys, and human subjects are BMS-932481 and BMS-986133 with IC50 at 6.6 and 3.5 nM to reduce Aβ42, respectively. Both GSMs exhibit dose- and time-dependent activity in vivo by decreasing Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40 levels while increas
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br Acknowledgements Research was funded by
2021-09-26
Acknowledgements Research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) (Grant #210290) SGF. The funding body played no role in the design or execution of the study. The authors declare no conflict of interest. Introduction HBO2 therapy is the use of 100% oxygen
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FPR activation stimulates multiple signal transduction pathw
2021-09-26
FPR1 activation stimulates multiple signal transduction pathways responsible for various neutrophil functions, such as adhesion, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, angiotensin ii receptor blockers of secretory granules, and superoxide anion radical (O2) production, which contribute to the physiological infl
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Distribution of histamine receptors in the intestines
2021-09-26
Distribution of histamine receptors in the intestines varies among species, but our findings are similar to those previously reported in humans and guinea pigs (Thurmond, 2010, Thurmond, 2015). H1 receptors were located mainly in the gastric mucosa, smooth muscle, and lymphoid tissue, corresponding
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br STAR Methods br Acknowledgments We thank Prof Y Tomari
2021-09-24
STAR★Methods Acknowledgments We thank Prof. Y. Tomari at the University of Tokyo for experimental advice and K. Hanada for technical assistance. This research was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Nascent Chain Biology” (JP15H01548 and JP17H05677 to T.I. a
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In order to elucidate the mechanisms behind the observed
2021-09-24
In order to elucidate the mechanisms behind the observed changes in metabolic activity in the cardiomyoblasts we investigated changes in gene and protein expression subsequent to treatment with PSN632408 with or without concurrent exposure to palmitate. Activating GPR119 in basal and high palmitate
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As part of our discovery
2021-09-24
As part of our discovery efforts searching for small molecule GPR119 agonists, we analyzed active pharmacophores of known agonists from the literature, and found that -methylsulfonylphenyl and substituted 4-hydroxyl piperidine are common fragments. In our initial efforts, we linked these two fragmen
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Adenosine triphosphate ATP is thought to be
2021-09-24
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is thought to be a crucial molecule in acute pain signaling in the DRG, as well as in the development and maintenance of chronic pain (Burnstock, 2009, Burnstock, 2013, Burnstock, 2014, Chizh and Illes, 2001). Extracellular ATP activates the ionotropic P2X receptors (Bur
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Some studies show that testosterone may
2021-09-24
Some studies show that testosterone may be involved in regulating cell proliferation and its stimulating effect has been proved in castrated rats (Wainwright et al., 2011), but not in mice and meadow voles (Ormerod and Galea, 2003; Benice and Raber, 2010). However, the seasonal difference in cell pr
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salinomycin As early as glucagon was shown to increase energ
2021-09-24
As early as 1957, glucagon was shown to increase salinomycin expenditure in rodents in both pair-feeding studies and through directly increasing oxygen consumption [23], [24]. This has more recently been confirmed in man, through indirect calorimetry during glucagon infusions [25], [26], [27]. This
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In fact changes in mitochondrial
2021-09-24
In fact, changes in mitochondrial dynamics directly affects many things including cellular metabolism [127], mitochondrial mass and turnover [128], mitochondrial transport, and calcium buffering [129]. Nigrostriatal DA neurons seem to have a preferential susceptibility to loss of Mfn2 when compared
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Following these discoveries the term
2021-09-24
Following these discoveries, the term ferroptosis was coined in 2012 [25], to describe this iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form cell death induced by erastin and RSL3. This discovery was accompanied by the development of the first small molecule ferroptosis inhibitor, termed ferrostatin-1, and the de
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Glucose induced nuclear translocation of several enzymes
2021-09-24
Glucose-induced nuclear translocation of several enzymes, including GK, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), muscle GS, aldolase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) is a well-known phenomenon. Additional functions have been proposed for these enzymes in the nu