• In the past few years

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  In the past few years, several experimental findings have demonstrated a pivotal involvement of adenosine also in driving the phenotypic switch of macrophages. In particular, the stimulation of A2A and A2B receptors seems to play a critical role in switching macrophages from M1 to M2 phenotype [37,6

• In the presence of detrimental conditions such

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  In the presence of detrimental conditions, such as inflammation, hypoxia, ischemia trauma or neoplastic milieu, the extracellular levels of adenosine increase massively, reaching micromolar range [51,52]. In these pathological contexts, adenosine accumulation stems from increased extracellular depho

• G actin has a molecular weight of kD

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  G-actin has a molecular weight of 42 kD and dimensions about 55 × 55 × 35 Å3. It consists of 375 amino acids arranged into two individual domains (Alberts et al., 2014). A central cleft bisects the protein into two aforementioned domains which surround a deep cleft containing ATP or ADP and a tightl

• Osteocytes the most abundant cells in an

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  Osteocytes, the most abundant cells in an adult skeleton, are essentially mature osteoblasts that are surrounded by the products they secreted (Noble and Reeve, 2000). Osteocytes serve as mechanosensors that direct bone remodeling and that regulate the activities of osteoblasts and osteoclasts (Bone

• br Methods br Results br Discussion Autotaxin has

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  Methods Results Discussion Autotaxin has been shown to have effects on major cell types implicated in OA, notably chondrocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and synoviocytes, through its enzymatic product LPA [20]. However, a paucity of research exists on the involvement of autotaxin in OA. Fi

• In agreement with the role

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  In agreement with the role of ACLY in induced macrophage, we observe a drastically reduction of PGE2 levels when ACLY activity is inhibited. This is possible because PGE2 production requires arachidonic acid, which in turn is synthesized by elongation of dietary linoleic 5 03 with acetyl-CoA provide

• Loss of virulence in ACL mutants may

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  Loss of virulence in ACL mutants may be caused by defect in vegetative growth and conidial germination, and reduced trichothecene production. However, supplement of potassium acetate restored the defects in germination rate and vegetative growth, but not virulence in wheat heads (Table 2, Fig. 2B),

• The evidence points toward a

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  The evidence points toward a role for 12/15-LO activity in WAT in modulating chronic local inflammation and subsequent systemic metabolic decline in the obese state. However, little is known as to the role of 12- and 15-LOs in BAT. Indeed, in addition to WAT, platelet- and leukocyte-type 12-LO are e

• Overall the expression of both components ligand and

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  Overall, the expression of both components (ligand and receptor) of the apelin signaling system allows for analysis of the direct role of apelin in CL function, and specifically P4 production. Although the CL secretes many different hormones, P4 is of predominant importance because it is necessary f

• br Antioxidant polymers conjugates Natural antioxidants are

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  Antioxidant-polymers conjugates Natural antioxidants are usually used as a substitute for synthetics but some degradation phenomena could influence their applications. For example, ascorbic Cy3 TSA Fluorescence System Kit as a natural antioxidant undergoes yellowish coloration as a result of oxid

• We report here the case of a patient with

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  We report here the case of a patient with probable genetic prion disease with a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease-like phenotype associated with a rare PRNP E196K mutation who initially exhibited atypical clinical manifestations principally characterized by behavioral abnormalities. Case report An 80-ye

• Although many factors influence the

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  Although many factors influence the effects of medications, during recent years it has become evident that genetic factors could explain the differences between individuals in drug response. These differences are due to variants in genes encoding drug targets [8]. The challenge for pharmacogenetics

• C527 br Conflict of interest br Financial

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  Conflict of interest Financial Support The work is supported by research grants from Clinical Key Specialty Project of China and Clinical Medical Center of Suzhou, China (Szzx201502) and Jiangsu Province Special Program of Medical Science, China (BE2016672). Introduction Recently, function

• br Current therapies for metabolic diseases Inborn errors of

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  Current therapies for metabolic diseases Inborn errors of metabolism caused by deficiency of particular enzymes due to loss of function mutations or deletions have been treated by decreasing the intake of the enzymatic substrate, supplementation with an essential cofactor or vitamin, increasing m

• The numbers and types of molecules needing

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  The numbers and types of molecules needing to be transported across membranes are very large, and there is a corresponding very large and diverse number of transporters expressed throughout the body. Hundreds of proteins that have been assigned as having transporter function are broadly divided into

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