• Ozone induced innate inflammatory responses in the lung invo

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  Ozone-induced innate inflammatory responses in the lung involve neutrophil extravasation through enhanced trans-endothelial migration (Krishna et al., 1997). Catecholamines and glucocorticoids, which are increased by ozone inhalation (Bass et al., 2013, Miller et al., 2015, Miller et al., 2016a, Mil

• QS 11 Introduction Diabetic nephropathy is a rapidly

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  Introduction Diabetic nephropathy is a rapidly growing cause of end-stage renal disease [1]. Glomerular, tubular and vascular toxicity resulting from hyperglycemia (glucotoxicity) have been evaluated extensively at the molecular level as contributing factors for diabetic nephropathy [[1], [2], [3]]

• Previous studies suggest that TGF

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  Previous studies suggest that TGF-β contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetic renal injury [47]. TGF-β stimulates matrix production and prevents matrix degradation, which leads to increase collagen deposition and glomerulosclerosis [48]. In the current study ABT702 significantly reduced renal coll

• As noted earlier the PfkB family of carbohydrate

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  As noted earlier, the PfkB family of carbohydrate kinases can phosphorylate the hydroxymethyl group of a wide variety of sugar moieties [1], [3]. Recent searches of the Swiss-Prot database with the two conserved sequence motifs found in these proteins (Accession nos. PS00583 and PS00584) identified

• The rapidity of this specific immunosuppressive therapy sugg

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  The rapidity of this specific immunosuppressive therapy suggests that it inhibits or apoptoses plasma cells. Most serum autoantibodies to AChR are produced by long-lived plasma cells residing in spleen and bone marrow. These terminally differentiated cells are resistant to most non-specific immunosu

• Nevertheless though the LO pathway dictates the production

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  Nevertheless, though the 5-LO pathway dictates the production of lipid mediators with opposite roles in the immune reactions, like LTs and LXA4 [32], our results seemed to corroborate others that pointed to LTB4 as an outstanding mediator involved in persistent and chronic inflammatory skin diseases

• Congruously our findings of voltage electrode

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  Congruously, our findings of voltage-electrode-clamping assays indicate that hipN851K mutation mediates partial loss of Na+/K+-ATPase pump currents, also confirming our thesis that hipN851K mutation acts as a hypomorph. As demonstrated here by our external electrical stimulation studies and ECG reco

• Levcromakalim From an historical perspective ligands for GPC

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  From an historical perspective, ligands for GPCRs (adrenaline, serotonin, Levcromakalim or morphine, to name a few) have been identified before their receptor counterparts, at a time when the concept of receptor itself was controversial [15]. Although many cognate receptors for endogenous ligands w

• br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion I/R injury is characterized by myocardial damage triggered by the ischemic insult followed by reperfusion injury. While the primary insult depends mainly on the severity and duration of blood flow restriction and the breakdown of ATP-dependent Rottle

• br The role of apelin in respiratory diseases At present

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  The role of apelin in respiratory diseases At present, several scientific studies have suggested that the apelin/APJ system may play an important role in the development of pulmonary diseases (Table 4). For example, in an experiment on rats suffering from acute lung injury, apelin-13 decreases th

• urat1 inhibitor br Results A total of

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  Results A total of 126 respondents completed the survey (68.5% response rate), with at least 65% response rate from each of the four represented sectors (denominators represent the total constituent body of the organization or the total attendees of the meeting): PUC 24 out of 37 (65%), SPUNZA 33

• The lack of benefit in terms of overall survival for

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  The lack of benefit in terms of overall survival for antiangiogenic treatment was similar when antiangiogenic drug was used both as first and second-line therapy, and both in association with cytotoxic treatment or alone. Noteworthy, a trend for an inferior outcome was observed in the group of patie

• br Acknowledgements br Introduction The angiogenic ocular

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  Acknowledgements Introduction The angiogenic ocular conditions represent the most common cause of blindness in developed countries [1]. It can affect all ages, for example, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in infants [2], [3], diabetic retinopathy (DR) [4] in working age adults and age-related

• Finally impaired endothelial integrity culminates in an incr

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  Finally, impaired endothelial integrity culminates in an increased plasma protein concentration in the interstitial space, and thus accumulation of fluid in the ECM, favoring the swelling of the face and limbs [2] mainly. Concurrently with this systemic change, there is intense activation of coagula

• br Natriuretic peptides and neprilysin Left ventricular syst

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  Natriuretic peptides and neprilysin Left ventricular systolic function, most commonly due to myocardial damage as a consequence of coronary artery disease, hypertension or both, and leading to sustained, pathological activation of the renin angiotensin 961 system (RAAS) and sympathetic nervous sy

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