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... taste receptors TCR T cell receptor TEMED Tetramethylethylenediamine TGF-β Transforming growth factor β TH T-helper TLR Toll-like receptor TMB Tetramethylbenzidine TNF Tumor necrosis factor Treg ... Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin EGF Epidermal growth factor EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor EMSA Electrophoretic mobility shift essay Eos Eosinophil EP2 Prostaglandin E2 receptor EPO Eosinophil peroxidase ... Summary Asthma is an inflammatory lung disorder that accounts for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide Corticosteroid remains the first-line of treatment of this disease However, such...

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... plateletderived growth factor; PG, prostaglandin; RANTES, regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted; SCF, stem cell factor; TGF, transforming growth factor; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; ... 2003; Thorburn and Hansbro, 2010) Finally, Treg ameliorate effector responses by competing with effector cells for essential growth factor — IL-2, which is essential for both Treg and effector cell ... consist of two subsets: effector memory T-cells or resident memory T cells and central memory T cells The effector memory T cells have reduced expression of lymph node homing receptor cluster of differentiation...

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... GI :133 892368 Mouse TSLP GI:283945612 Mouse VCAM-1 GI:145386540 Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Forward ... - cells layer deep) of inflammatory cells; 4: most of bronchi or vessels surrounded by a thicker layer (more than cells layer deep) of inflammatory cells Periodic acid-fluorescence Schiff staining ... inflammatory cells; 1: occasional cuffing with few inflammatory cells; 2: most bronchi or vessels surrounded by a thin layer of inflammatory cells; 3: most bronchi or vessels surrounded by a thick...

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... mucous; 1, 75% of airway covered with mucous Scoring of inflammatory cells ... et al reported that by using mice overexpressing GFP, intratracheal administration of GFP resulted in reduced fluorescence intensity in the lungs More importantly, no reduction inflorescence ... control siRNA 131 5.1.3 Effect of RPS-3 siRNA on TNF-α-induced inflammatory cytokines and mediators To determine the effect of RPS-3 siRNA on TNF-α-induced inflammatory cytokines and mediators in lung...

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... plotted for known concentrations of MPTP and MPP+ The authors are grateful to Department of Biotechnology (Govt of India) for partial financial support The authors thank Dinesh Kumar for recording ... reported to form amyloid-type aggregates [3,25], measurement of ThT fluorescence would be an important probe for characterization of the nature of the aggregates Characteristic sigmoidal curves of ... bands corresponded to aggregates of a-synuclein formed in the presence of MPTP (Fig 5C) and MPP+ (Fig 5D) The aggregates formed are SDS-insoluble, as reported earlier in the case of fibrillation of...

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... given h before the ischemic insult, 4468 resulted in a significant reduction of brain infarct volume produced by h of MCAo followed by 22 h of reperfusion The neuroprotection afforded by E2 was ... groups) or anova (for more than two experimental groups), as indicated Experimental data were elaborated by means of the instat program or the prism program (GraphPAD Software for Science, San Diego, ... shown) Fig Endogenous levels of AEA (A) and activity of FAAH (B) and NAPE-PLD (C) in the ischemic striatum and cortex of rats subjected to h of MCAo, with or without h of reperfusion Sham rats were...

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... Binding of the TGF-β isoforms to the TGF-β receptors (TGF-βRs) results in the recruitment and phosphorylation of R-Smads by type I TGF-βR (also known as activin receptorlike kinase-5, or ALK-5) ... transforming growth factor- beta signaling in cartilage of old mice: role in impaired repair capacity Arthritis Res Ther 2005, 7:R1338-R1347 β ten Dijike P, Hill CS: New insights into TGF-β–Smad signaling ... receptor It is noteworthy that the number of cells expressing phosphorylated Smad decreased in old mice In addition, blockade of TGF-β signaling by the latencyassociated protein (LAP) delivered by...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... treated for hours with to 20 µM ALP The activation of the luciferase reporter gene was induced by 10 ng/ml IL-1β for hours and monitored by the application of a commercial luciferase reporter assay ... Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Figure by ALP Inhibition of IL-1β-induced upregulation of E-selectin in glEND.2 cells by ALP (a) Inhibition of IL-1β-induced upregulation of E-selectin ... for the constitutively active transcription factor Oct-1 served as an internal standard for normalization of the nuclear extracts (c) An additional specificity control for the NF-κB EMSA Before...

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... examining each forepaw and hindpaw and scoring them on a scale of to as described previously [10] Scoring was conducted by two examiners, one of whom was unaware of the identity of the treatment ... scored thrice weekly beginning three weeks post immunization and continuing for eight weeks The incidence of arthritis (number of animals with one or more arthritic limbs) and mean severity score ... CII in vivo and attenuated the development of arthritis Mechanism of suppression We have reported that a major component of the mechanism of action for the synthetic peptide analog A9 is its ability...

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... development include Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF), Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) These peptide growth factors signal through cognate ... non-Smad signaling pathways provide potential sites for crosstalk with other signaling pathways Developmental modulation of growth factor signaling by adapter proteins The substrates of growth factor ... as inducible negative regulators of FGF signaling in lung development The role of inhibitory regulators in the formation of FGFR activated signaling complexes during respiratory organogenesis...

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... rate of transport is often directly proportional to the gradient Transport of solute by passive diffusion is not usually saturable or inhibited by other drugs unless the physical properties of ... involvement of transporters in the intestinal absorption of weak organic acids Such transporters include members of the organic anion transporter (OAT) family, organic anion transporting polypeptide ... (5) absorption limited by P-gp and /or other efflux transporters; (6) intestinal first-pass metabolism followed by absorption of parent and metabolite; and (7) receptor-mediated transport 1.2...

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... and the result of the ß-lactamase test, which usually took additional days Milk samples were cultured for bacteriological diagnosis in the laboratory of the Ambulatory Clinic by use of routine methods ... into ß-lactamase positive and negative by use of a ß-lactamase test (Myllys 1995) A total of 127 isolates proved to be in vitro ß-lactamase negative, and 39 positive ß-lactamase positive isolates ... partum or >14 days post partum) and severity of mastitis on the day of diagnosis, measured by NAGase activity, CMT score or score of the clinical signs (mild or moderate/severe) Cows from the same...

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... [12] Growth factors that can stimulate VEGF production include epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and insulin like growth factor ... sites for growth factor regulated transcription factors [12] The presence of these regulatory sequences suggest the synergistic effect of boyh hypoxia and growth factors at the level of transcription ... Interdependence of VEGF with other angiogenic factors Vascular development is the result of collaboration between three different families of growth factors: VEGFs, angiopoietins and ephrins [13] Incorporation...

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... Epidermal growth factor regulates p21ras through the formation of a complex of receptor, Grb2 adapter protein, and Sos nucleotide exchange factor Cell 73, 611–620 12 Schlessinger, J (1993) How receptor ... serum-starved for days and then stimulated for either or 60 with EGF or PMA in the absence or presence of the PKC inhibitor Bisindolylmaleimide I (5 lM; h preincubation) or the cPLA2 inhibitor ATK (10 ... complexes for activation of Raf-1 by protein kinase C Science 280, 109–112 53 Bowen, S., Stanley, K., Selva, E & Davis, R.J (1991) Constitutive phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 16:20

... Pretreatment with EPA or DHA increased the amount of ERK1/2 protein, whereas the incorporation of AA did not (Fig 6B) Discussion Several lines of evidence suggest that the incorporation of n-3 PUFA causes ... substrates of MAPK [12,43,44], the inhibition of MAPK by the incorporation of n-3 PUFAs could alter the phosphorylation of these transcription factors, affecting their binding to DNA and trans-activation ... treated or not treated (–) with 50 lM PUFA (AA, EPA or DHA) for 24 h and then stimulated with IL-1b or 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum for h (C) Analysis, by mutagenesis, of the function of Egr-1...

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... neuroinflammatory insults are often dependent for their survival on target derived neurotrophic factors such as nerve growth factor (NGF), brainderived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or glia-derived ... independent signaling of both types of NGF receptors [79] or recruitment of intracellular signalling elements uniquely driven by the simultaneous activation of both NGF receptors' signaling Thus, ... Inhibition of the cellular actions of nerve growth factor by staurosporine and K252A results from the attenuation of the activity of the trk tyrosine kinase Biochemistry 1992, 31:4034-9 Pappas TC, Decorti...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... Such a coordinated relationship between the cytokine interleukin -13 (IL -13) and the growth factor, transforming growth factor- α (TGFα), was demonstrated previously by our laboratory in normal human ... inhibitors of ADAM17, IL -13 or IL -13 plus inhibitors for hr a) NHBE cells were exposed to either control media (no inhibitor), TIMP-1 or TIMP-3 (both at μg/ml) for 30 prior to treatment with IL -13 ... inhibitor of metalloproteinase http://respiratory-research.com/content/8/1/51 North Carolina Portions of this work were performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor...

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... Roles of epidermal growth factor family in the regulation of postnatal somatic growth Endocr Rev 28, 284–296 Henson ES & Gibson SB (2006) Surviving cell death through epidermal growth factor (EGF) ... work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant 288238 to AA AA is supported by a FQRNT young investigator award We thank D Du Pasquier for ... Azakir BA & Angers A (2009) Reciprocal regulation of the ubiquitin ligase Itch and the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling Cell Signal 21, 132 6 133 6 Gao M, Labuda T, Xia Y, Gallagher E, Fang...

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... Wakeling A, Korsmeyer SJ & Streuli CH (2002) Activation of BAD by therapeutic inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor and transactivation by insulin-like growth factor receptor J Biol Chem ... determine the phosphorylation of MKK4 and MKK7 by immunoblotting (Fig 4A) No phosphorylated MKK4 or MKK7 was observed in the presence of AG1478, although phosphorylation of both JNK kinases in ... used for all of the experiments PC-9 cells were plated 24 h before transfection and co-transfected with 8.5 lg of pcDL-SRa 296JNK2(VPF) or pcMKP-1 and 1.5 lg of pBabePuro by using the Lipofectamine...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 13:20

... mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, and overexpression of oncogenes [9,10] In addition, several studies indicate that growth factors such as nerve growth factor, insulin-like growth factor, ... factor, insulin-like growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor (EGF), and hepatocyte growth factor can suppress apoptosis of target cell populations; although the mechanisms ... Phosphorylated Bad is sequestered in the cytoplasm, preventing it from exerting its proapoptotic effect on mitochondria Nerve growth factor, insulin-like growth factor, and fibroblast growth factor...

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