Paul O'Connor,
Jerry S Wolinsky,
Christian Confavreux,
Giancarlo Comi,
Ludwig Kappos,
Tomas P Olsson,
Hadj Benzerdjeb,
Philippe Truffinet,
Lin Wang,
Aaron Miller,
Mark S Freedman and
TEMSO Trial Group
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We concluded a randomized trial involving 1088 patients with multiple sclerosis, 18 to 55 years of age, with a score of 0 to 5.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale and at least one relapse in the previous year or at least two relapses in the previous 2 years. Patients were randomly assigned (in...
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PMID: 21991951
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Luca Richeldi,
Ulrich Costabel,
Moises Selman,
Dong Soon Kim,
David M Hansell,
Andrew G Nicholson,
Kevin K Brown,
Kevin R Flaherty,
Paul W Noble,
Ganesh Raghu,
Michèle Brun,
Abhya Gupta,
Nolwenn Juhel,
Matthias Klüglich and
Roland M du Bois
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A total of 432 patients underwent randomization to receive one of four doses of BIBF 1120 (50 mg once a day, 50 mg twice a day, 100 mg twice a day, or 150 mg twice a day) or placebo. In the group receiving 150 mg of BIBF 1120 twice a day, FVC declined by 0.06 liters per year, as compared with 0.19 l...
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PMID: 21992121
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We report that rat cardiac allograft ischemia/reperfusion injury resulted in profound microvascular dysfunction that was prevented by donor treatment with peroral single-dose simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and Rho GTPase inhibitor, 2 hours before graft procurement. Du...
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PMID: 21844074
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We show that two PARP1 inhibitors, PJ-34 and 3-AB, attenuate AKT phosphorylation at serine 473 (S473) independent of DNA repair impairment. These inhibitors decrease the AKT-associated phosphorylation of FOXO3A, enhance the nuclear retention of FOXO3A, and activate its transcriptional activity. We f...
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PMID: 21821012
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We present a data mining approach that enables the identification of alternative analog series with different core structures, corresponding substitution patterns, and comparable potency progression. Scaffolds can be exchanged between these series and new analogs suggested that incorporate preferred...
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PMID: 21774471
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the mechanisms of arterial distensibility and intravascular pressure stability in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats. The experiments were performed on the anesthetized male Wistar, Wistar-Kyoto (WKY...
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PMID: 21961305
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We investigated the effects of Tan IIA on cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in two-kidney, two-clip (2K2C) hypertensive rats and by which, if any, mechanisms. Administration of 2K2C hypertensive rats with Tan IIA attenuated cardiac dysfunction and fibrosis. However Tan IIA treatment had no effects on...
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PMID: 21812327
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Cytochrome bd is a respiratory quinol:O(2) oxidoreductase found in many prokaryotes, including a number of pathogens. The main bioenergetic function of the enzyme is the production of a proton motive force by the vectorial charge transfer of protons. The sequences of cytochromes bd are not homologous...
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PMID: 21756872
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Tumor resistance remains a major clinical challenge. Numerous pathways are under investigation to determine how best to target therapies to specific mutations in tumor biology and circumvent resistance. Agents in development include inhibitors of the poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-...
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PMID: 21600381
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The cancer preventive activities of tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceae) have been demonstrated in animal models for cancers at different organ sites and suggested by some epidemiological studies. Many mechanisms for cancer prevention have been proposed based on studies in cell lines, w...
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PMID: 21538856
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The effect of costunolide on the function of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells was studied. Costunolide significantly increased the growth of MC3T3-E1 cells and caused a significant elevation of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, collagen content, and mineralization in the cells (P<0.05)...
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PMID: 21296696
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We will cover the results obtained with targeted therapies such as "tyrosin kinase inhibitors" (TKI), as well as those obtained with a monoclonal antibody directed against the CTLA-4 receptor of lymphocytes....
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PMID: 21721201
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PARP inhibitors are novel drugs under development in oncology, particularly against breast and ovarian cancer. They act on the DNA repair mechanisms in synergy with the loss of BRCA function of the tumor cells, thereby inducing a genetic instability that leads to cell death. The clin...
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PMID: 21721203
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J Chad Brenner,
Bushra Ateeq,
Yong Li,
Anastasia K Yocum,
Qi Cao,
Irfan A Asangani,
Sonam Patel,
Xiaoju Wang,
Hallie Liang,
Jindan Yu,
Nallasivam Palanisamy,
Javed Siddiqui,
Wei Yan,
Xuhong Cao,
Rohit Mehra,
Aaron Sabolch,
Venkatesha Basrur,
Robert J Lonigro,
Jun Yang,
Scott A Tomlins,
Christopher A Maher,
Kojo S J Elenitoba-Johnson,
Maha Hussain,
Nora M Navone,
Kenneth J Pienta,
Sooryanarayana Varambally,
Felix Y Feng and
Arul M Chinnaiyan
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We investigate the mechanisms by which ETS fusions mediate their effects, and find that the product of the predominant ETS gene fusion, TMPRSS2:ERG, interacts in a DNA-independent manner with the enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and the catalytic subunit of DNA protein kinase (DNA-PKcs)...
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PMID: 21575865
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We focus on two sphingolipid signaling molecules, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and ceramide, as they are involved in cell fate decisions (survival vs. apoptosis) and in a wide range of pathophysiological processes. For S1P, we will discuss sphingosine kinases and S1P lyase as the enzymes which are...
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PMID: 18751924
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We recently showed that isolated replication complexes are able to synthesize two species of nascent viral RNA, one double stranded and the other single stranded. NS5B nucleoside inhibitors block synthesis of both species, whereas nonnucleoside inhibitors inhibit mostly single- tranded RNA synthesis...
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PMID: 19009261
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We have performed QSAR, pharmacophore mapping and molecular docking studies of cycloguanil derivatives as Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase thymidylate synthase (PfDHFR-TS) inhibitors to explore essential features required for the antimalarial activity and important interaction patterns...
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PMID: 21486210
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We have studied the mechanism of this defective expression of PVR. We demonstrated that the characterization of NK-insensitive cell lines was of low expression of PVR in both mRNA and surface levels, and that PVR of RAJI cells able to resist NK cells has hypermethylated promoter-associated CpG islan...
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PMID: 21499126
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We show that the saturated fatty acid palmitate, but not unsaturated oleate, induces the activation of the NLRP3-ASC inflammasome, causing caspase-1, IL-1β and IL-18 production. This pathway involves mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and the AMP-activated protein kinase and unc-51-like kinase-1...
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PMID: 21478880
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We developed a new method utilizing an epoxide of arachidonic acid (14(15)-EpETrE) as substrate. Incubation samples were directly injected without purification into an online solid phase extraction (SPE) liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS-MS) setup allo...
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PMID: 21479549
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We show in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons that the NR2B to NR2A switch driven acutely by activity requires activation of NMDARs and mGluR5, involves PLC, Ca(2+) release from IP(3)R-dependent stores, and PKC activity. In mGluR5 knockout mice the developmental NR2B-NR2A switch in CA1 is deficient....
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PMID: 21521618
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the colorless gas with the smell of rotten eggs, has been regarded as a novel gaseous signaling molecule. Although H2S has been proved been involved into the cardiovascular functions, the cardiovascular functions of H2S within the nucleus tractus solitarii (NT...
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PMID: 21612157
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We have previously shown that the foreign body reaction (FBR) against crosslinked collagen type I (Col-I) differs between subcutaneous and epicardial implantation sites; Col-I was quickly degraded epicardially, whereas degradation was attenuated subcutaneously. The current study set out to dissect t...
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PMID: 20661871
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We will summarize the PI3K signaling network and discuss current strategies for pathway inhibition. We will also explore the importance and emerging relevance of Akt-independent PI3K signaling pathways and discuss attempts being made to harness these pathways by inhibiting the binding of a product o...
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PMID: 21526896
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We will summarize the PI3K signaling network and discuss current strategies for pathway inhibition. We will also explore the importance and emerging relevance of Akt-independent PI3K signaling pathways and discuss attempts being made to harness these pathways by inhibiting the binding of a product o...
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PMID: 21526896
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Marie C Zipser,
Ossia M Eichhoff,
Daniel S Widmer,
Natalie C Schlegel,
Nicola L Schoenewolf,
Darrin Stuart,
Weihua Liu,
Humphrey Gardner,
Paul D Smith,
Paolo Nuciforo,
Reinhard Dummer and
Keith S Hoek
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We investigated the effects of two different inhibitors of MAPK signaling in proliferative and invasive melanoma cell cultures with various mutations in the MAPK pathway. Proliferative melanoma cells were more susceptible to pathway inhibition than invasive phenotype cells, irrespective of BRAF muta...
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PMID: 21176117
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We have conducted studies on the drug resistance through docking and binding analysis supported by time-scale (∼ 1000 ps) and unrestrained all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of wild and mutant MtBKatG. The study showed conformational changes of binding residues. Mutant (S315T) showed high doc...
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PMID: 20593210
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We have established an RNA interference (RNAi) screen to identify genes whose depletion selectively inhibits the growth of cells lacking BRCA2, and then studied the effects of the genetic depletion or pharmacologic inhibition of 1 candidate, the checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1), in the context of pancreat...
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PMID: 21289082
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We investigated the mechanism that enables paullones to selectively inhibit GSK-3 rather than cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) using sequence alignment, molecular dynamics simulations, free-energy calculations and free-energy decomposition analysis. The results indicate that the interaction between...
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PMID: 20559856
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We investigated the mechanism that enables paullones to selectively inhibit GSK-3 rather than cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) using sequence alignment, molecular dynamics simulations, free-energy calculations and free-energy decomposition analysis. The results indicate that the interaction between...
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PMID: 20559856
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A major hurdle for harnessing small interfering RNA (siRNA) for therapeutic application is an effective and safe delivery of siRNA to target tissues and cells via systemic administration. While lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) composed of a cationic lipid, poly-(ethylene glycol) lipid and...
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PMID: 21179008
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In patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite therapy with DMARDS, treatment with a spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor has achieved similar response rates to those achieved in clinical trials of other drugs, including biologic agents. Where might these agents fit in the current...
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PMID: 21304505
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We review recent advances in validation of SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex as an attractive anti-cancer target and discuss how MLN4924, a small molecule inhibitor of NEDD8-activating enzyme, can be developed as a novel class of anticancer agents by inhibiting SCF E3 ligase complex via removal of cul...
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PMID: 21247385
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Anemia is an important complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent data suggest that hepcidin is a major mediator of anemia with a central role in iron homeostasis and metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of hepcidin and its prohormone, proh...
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PMID: 21285884
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We report that the Notch ligand Jagged1 is a clinically and functionally important mediator of bone metastasis by activating the Notch pathway in bone cells. Jagged1 promotes tumor growth by stimulating IL-6 release from osteoblasts and directly activates osteoclast differentiation. Furthermore, Jag...
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PMID: 21295524
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We report that the Notch ligand Jagged1 is a clinically and functionally important mediator of bone metastasis by activating the Notch pathway in bone cells. Jagged1 promotes tumor growth by stimulating IL-6 release from osteoblasts and directly activates osteoclast differentiation. Furthermore, Jag...
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PMID: 21295524
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We report here a proteomic analysis of bean seeds by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). Three different protein extraction methods (TCA-acetone, phenol and the commercial clean-up kit) were used taking into account that the extractome can have a determinant impact on the level of quality of dow...
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PMID: 20971221
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Our findings indicate that there were no differences in the primary end point between the R788 and placebo groups. Differences were observed between the R788 and placebo groups in secondary end points, particularly in those patients who entered the study with an elevated CRP level.
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PMID: 21279990
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We previously found that some catechins, such as epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), inhibit the activities of eukaryotic DNA polymerases (pols) (Y. Mizushina et al.: Structural analysis of catechin derivatives as mammalian DNA polymerase inhibitors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 333, 101-109 (2005))....
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PMID: 21622140
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Adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylation is a protein posttranslational modification that is catalyzed by ADP-ribosyltransferases (ARTs), using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) as a substrate. Mono-ribosylation can be extended into polymers of ADP-ribose (PAR). Poly(ADP-...
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PMID: 21610250
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This review summarizes current knowledge of adenosine analogues and conjugates with promising therapeutic properties. Adenosine is a signaling molecule that triggers numerous physiological responses. It acts through the adenosine receptors (ARs), belonging to the family of G-protein-...
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PMID: 21857072
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Organophosphate (OP) nerve agents such as sarin, soman, tabun, and O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl] methylphosphonothioate (VX) do not react solely with acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Evidence suggests that cholinergic-independent pathways over a wide range are also targeted, inc...
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PMID: 21120745
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We reviewed preclinical data and clinical development of MDM2 (murine double minute 2), ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) and PARP (poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase) inhibitors. MDM2 binds to p53, and promotes degradation of p53 through ubiquitin-proteasome degradation. JNJ-26854165 and RO5045337 are 2 s...
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PMID: 21504625
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We investigated the potential of Jak2 inhibition to counteract Nox-dependent O(2)(•-) formation in atherogenesis in hypercholesterolemic apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice. Male ApoE(-/-) mice fed a high-fat, cholesterol-rich diet were treated for 5 weeks with either vehicle or tyrphostin...
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PMID: 21457788
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We tested gene expression of PI3K, AKT1, JUN, CASP3 and DDIT3 in K562, BaF3P210(BCR-ABL) and BaF3 P210(BCR-ABLT315I) cell line treated for 6- and 12- hours with NPB001-05 and imatinib. The data indicates that NPB001-05 mediated cell death in K562 affects the function of ER stress. NPB001-05 shows an...
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PMID: 21622141
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We exploited the PI3K/Akt dependent cytoprotective effect of Tat-expressing CHME5 cells. We screened a collection of compounds known to modulate inflammation, and identified three novel compounds: Lancemaside A, Compound K and Arctigenin that abolished the cytoprotective phenotype of Tat-expressing...
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PMID: 21765914
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We studied the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on expression and function of NF-κB and p38 MAPK in whole neonatal cord and adult blood.
Th1/Th2 cytokine concentrations and phosphorylation of NF-κB and p38 MAPK were determined by flow-cytometric analysis.
Tumor n...
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PMID: 20798552
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T cells are known for their contribution to the inflammatory element of atherosclerosis. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the Th17 derived cytokine IL-17 is involved in the pro-inflammatory response of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The aim of the present study was to examine whether re...
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PMID: 20606471
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Structure-based library design employs both structure-based drug design (SBDD) and combinatorial library design. Combinatorial library design concepts have evolved over the past decade, and this chapter covers several novel aspects of structure-based library design together with successful case stud...
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PMID: 20981524
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We tested whether hypoxic vasodilation and hyperoxic vasoconstriction in arterioles in striated muscle are being propagated upstream, and whether the endothelium and smooth muscle cell layers are necessary components in the signaling pathway.
The study was performed in mouse cremaster muscle superfu...
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PMID: 20639650
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Multiproperty lead optimization that satisfies multiple biological endpoints remains a challenge in the pursuit of viable drug candidates. Optimization of a given lead compound to one having a desired set of molecular attributes often involves a lengthy iterative process that utilizes existing infor...
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PMID: 20981525
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Mammalian paraoxonases (PONs) are a unique, highly conserved family of calcium-dependent esterases consisting of PON1, PON2, and PON3. The PONs can hydrolyze the lactone ring of a range of N-acyl-L: -homoserine lactone (AHL) quorum sensing signaling molecules, rendering them inactive. This chapter d...
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PMID: 21031320
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We observed lactonase activity in serum from Pon1-/- mice. However, 6-12 carbon fatty acid γ- and δ-lactones were not hydrolyzed in serum from Pon1-/- mice. Serum from both wild-type and Pon1-/- mice contained a lactonase activity towards 5-HETEL and 3-oxo-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone that was re...
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PMID: 21044894
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We have developed a rapid visual in vitro assay to detect toxicity mediated by individual WA particles in cultured L6-C11 rat muscle cells. Using a variety of techniques (histology, comet assay, caspase-3 activity, oxidation of 2'7'-dichlorofluorescin to measure the production of reactive oxygen spe...
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PMID: 20934443
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