• Initially we ascertained that if the dose

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  Initially, we ascertained that if the dose of elastase was sufficient to cause pulmonary emphysema, then pulmonary emphysema could be maintained throughout the study. We found that elastase at 3U was sufficient to cause emphysema that remained over 35 days. In this experimental design of lung diseas

• The present work shows that normal

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  The present work shows that normal climatic conditions are not critical for the long time survival of DNA in untreated blood stains. This information may be useful for laboratories who wish to store reference blood samples in a simple way, while saving the costs of commercial substrates that are tre

• Tamoxifen is included in the treatment protocol

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  Tamoxifen is included in the treatment protocol of ER+ breast carcinoma patients routinely. Although tamoxifen improves patients\' survival, unfortunately a large number of ER+ patients don\'t response to tamoxifen treatment (Yager and Davidson, 2006). Detection of molecular markers which could take

• br Introduction Lycium barbarum also known

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  Introduction Lycium barbarum, also known as wolfberry, belongs to the plant family Solanaceae. Red-coloured fruits of L. barbarum are used as traditional Chinese herbal medicine to promote health and longevity and as a food supplement for thousands of years [1]. They possess many biological activ

• Introduction Globally lung cancer has the

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  Introduction Globally, lung cancer has the highest morbidity and mortality rates of all types of cancer, with 1.5 million patients newly diagnosed annually [1]. Approximately 85% of lung cancer cases are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [2]. The first-line treatment for NSCLC is surgical resectio

• Unlike the CRF receptor the CRF a

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  Unlike the CRF1 receptor, the CRF2(a) receptor binds and is activated by agonists with a broad range of potencies. Therefore, we assessed the ability of strong and weak ligands to desensitize retinoblastoma CRF2(a) receptors. Although stresscopin\'s N-terminus is two 20187 longer than the N-terminu

• The current study showed that the tested nonselective COX

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  The current study showed that the tested nonselective COX inhibitors potentiated the neuronal (EFS) and endothelial (ACh)-dependent relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum. Indomethacin was the most effective among them in potentiating EFS-induced relaxation. Diclofenac was the most effective in potenti

• Notably HSP expression is under control of the tetrameric

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  Notably, HSP27 expression is under control of the tetrameric form of CK2 holoenzyme, as knockout or knockdown of the β regulatory subunit alone reproduces the same effects of targeting the α/α′ catalytic subunits. This observation discloses the possibility to use more specific drugs that affects onl

• Several cholinesterase inhibitors have also been

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  Several cholinesterase inhibitors have also been radiolabelled with 11C as potential cholinesterase imaging agents. These include 11C-donepezil, 11C-methyltacrine, and 11C-physostigmine, which also have had limited success in demonstrating the known histochemically defined cholinesterase distributio

• Low estrogen levels in young women irrespective of etiology

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  Low GSK2606414 levels in young women, irrespective of etiology, might have harmful effects on cardiovascular physiology. Indeed, a study in premenopausal women with low estrogen levels owing to hypothalamic hypogonadism showed an increased incidence of angiographic CAD in these women compared with p

• Repulsive interactions towards undesirable substrates

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  Repulsive interactions towards undesirable substrates are arguably a very efficient means to implement specificity [8]. In particular, it could be assumed that discrimination against a substrate that is larger than the cognate substrate may be achieved easily by restricting the active site and explo

• br Funding br Disclosure of interest

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  Funding Disclosure of interest Acknowledgments Introduction Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic disease characterized by extensive deposits of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that can impair the architecture and function of the lungs (Cavazza et al., 2010). Imbalance between the prolifer

• Moreover Hypericum perforatum L was also included

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  Moreover, Hypericum perforatum L. was also included in the initial screening, showing only a weak percentage of inhibition on both enzymes. In fact, it was not selected among the most active plants. The phytochemical profiles of these three Hypericum species were already reported to be significantly

• Some natural products such as curcumin resveratrol and sulfo

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  Some natural products, such as curcumin, resveratrol, and sulforaphane, are known to activate Nrf2 in both in vivo and in vitro experimental models where Nrf2-mediated gene Indoximod plays a crucial protective role [8]. Under basal conditions, Nrf2 binds to Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap

• br Multi subunit RINGs There are RING type E s

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  Multi-subunit RINGs There are RING-type E3s that exist as multi-subunit assemblies (see Fig. 3B). A striking example is the Cullin RING Ligase (CRL) superfamily [35], which exhibits enormous plasticity in substrate specificity. Each CRL subfamily is characterized by a cullin protein (Cul-1, 2, 3,

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