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... phosphory- lation of the C-terminal SSXS-motif of the R-Smad. Based on the diverse mechanism of Smad activation by either TGF-b1 or NGF, specific subsets of target genes might be induced. The potential of NGF ... activate the Smad pathway independently of TGF-b might be of special importance in regulating the expression of genes that are essential for the development and function of neuronal cells or other NGF-sensitive ... 33342 for 2 min and the cells were analysed by confocal microscopy. The projection of multiple sections is seen on the left for each panel to visualize the morphology of the cells. The middle row...

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... achieved. Determination of the structure of 8K-BLP MALDI-TOF MS analysis of the purified material from the final HPLC yielded a monoisotopic mass of 7409.2 ([M + H] + ) (Fig. 3A). Amino acid sequence analysis of the ... days of cultivation, the number of the disk cells was approxi- mately 30% larger than in the control (Fig. 6M). Con- sidering the BrdU incorporation in specific areas of the disks (Fig. 6E), the ... Although the staining intensity of the cells increased during adult development, the number of fat body cells decreased dramatically from mid-adult development onwards, due to their disruption. These...

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... the assessment of the SeP mRNA expression and the measurement of luciferase activity exist. For example, whereas in the first case the species assessed is the mRNA (i.e. the respective cDNA) of ... margin of the known SeP promoter sequence, the 5 0 flanking bases do not represent the context of the genomic promoter but the sequence of the pBluescriptSKII 1 plasmid. Hence, we deemed the second ... TGF-b-responsive element in the promoter of the SeP gene. In addition, we found the expression of SeP mRNA being attenuated by overexpression of Smad 3 and 4 which mimics activation of the TbR by TGF-b....

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... 3B). These results indicate that the region spanning amino acids 600–1099 of MAP2 (i.e. around the middle part of the CD) interacts with the endogenous v-KIND in mouse cerebellum. To verify whether ... under- stood, the data obtained in the present study indicate that the 43 residues (amino acids 702–744 in mice) that reside in the middle region of the CD act as the v-KIND binding core. The v-KIND-binding ... that the core sequence critical for the specific MAP2 binding resides within the 32 residues (amino acids 456–487) of the v-KIND KIND2 domain. To examine whether the MAP2 binding core site of v-KIND...

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... homology 1 domain of all Smads binds to importin-b in the case of Smad3 and importin-a in the case of Smad4, while mutation of the NLS blocks the ability of these proteins to enter the nucleus [95–98]. ... complexity and depth of understanding of TGFb signaling increase, a most critical aspect of the whole signaling pathway remains the sequence of specific steps and the establishment of the complete time-lapse ... [108]. The role of Ran in mediating the export of proteins from the nucleus follows the inverse biochemical steps used for import of proteins to the nucleus [100,102]. Ran–GTP promotes the association...

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... anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-a via the induction of FXR1 is the focus of this article. TGF-b1, a member of the large transforming growth factor-b ... expected, the control of TNF-a induction is not solely transcriptional. Addition of TGF-b1 induces the expression of factors that target the TNF-a 3Â-UTR Most cytokines contain an ARE in the 3Â-UTR of their ... LPS. The specific role of FXR1 in this process was shown by inhibition by siRNA on the one hand, and stable overexpression of FXR1 on the other. These results are consistent with the phenotype of...

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... draft- ing the manuscript. GT conceived of the research, was the main investigator and the coordinator of the study, made the statistics and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the ... this entity are the same ones that determine the more severe form. The key process in the progression of NAFLD from the very beginning to the end is fibrosis. An animal model of "fibrosing ... verify whether both the forms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were really dissimilar, evaluating the serum profile of two key parameters, indexes of severity. Methods: A total of 123 patients...

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... irregardless of the intensity of Mac-1 expression. The microglia were clearly activated (60% of all cells) at 2 months of age, the earliest time analyzed (Fig 2B). The extent of activation was ... independent of inflammation. The possible therapeutic relevance of this phenomenon lies in the nature of the Aβ measured that is: i) endogenous, ii) wild type, and iii) soluble, for the ani- mals ... degradation of Aβ42. Also ibuprofen has been shown to reduce plaque-associated and soluble Aβ42 in mice over-expressing the Swedish mutation of human APP [15,16]. The lack of effect of ibu- profen in...

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... evalua te the effect of stocking biomass of the two sizes of M. lyrata on growth performance and survival to enhance the production and profit of cultivation. The other parameters within the culture ... evaluation The estimation of the economic benefit of clam cultured in the intertidal areas is showed in table 7. The net profit is calculated based on the output cost and input cost and price of the ... Sout h of Vietnam. Due to high consumption demand, the intertidal areas are being used for the cultivation of M. lyrata and these practices expanded to the northern CARD 027/05 VIE – Development of...

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... dose of the luciferase virus. (B) The naïve rabbit left knee with a low dose of the Ad.TGF-β1 virus and the right knee with a low dose of the luciferase virus. These images were taken when the ... doses of adenovirus or the severe inflammation occurring in the AIA model, the levels of white blood leukocytic infiltrate in the synovial lavage fluids were deter- mined (Fig. 4). The joints of ... received the indicated dose of TGF-β1 virus in one knee and the same amount of the adenoviral vector expressing luciferase (Ad.Luc) virus in the opposite knee as the control. To lavage the rabbit...

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... and selected the cartilage. The computer then measured the amount of blue light passing through the selected area. The higher the amount of light passing through, the lower the amount of PGs in ... resulted in a total block of the increased PG synthesis, thereby reducing the intrinsic repair capacity of the cartilage. The reduced PG synthesis resulted in an aggrava- tion of the IL-1-induced PG ... judged by the observer were selected. The computer program determined the number of positive cells in the cartilage for the different antigens. For each knee joint, the expression of the different antigens...

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... incision was made on the skull via the posterior temporal route. The occipital squama was cut off and the posterior edge of the fo- ramen magnum and posterior arch of the atlas were then fully decompressed, ... excised due to the tight adhesion of the anterior wall of the cyst to the cervical spinal cord. A suture wound clo- sure of the dura mater was performed using artificial mesh repair. The postoperative ... compared to pre-surgery. The results of pathological examination showed that the wall of the cyst was composed of fibrous tissue but without epi- thelial cells; the diagnosis of arachnoid cyst was...

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