• Maintaining the normal vaginal fluid acidity is important fo

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  Maintaining the normal vaginal fluid acidity is important for vaginal functions (Wagner and Levin 1984). Estrogen has been shown essential in maintaining the acidity of vaginal fluid, in which its deficiency could cause vaginal fluid pH to increase (Gorodeski et al. 2005). After menopause, low estro

• br Oxidative microbe killing and V

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  Oxidative microbe killing and V-ATPase Oxidative killing of phagocytosed microorganisms is predominately achieved through the uptake of large quantities of molecular oxygen by the infected cell and the activity particularly of the NADPH oxidase complex on phagosomes (Savina et al., 2006) and the

• While high fat diet models of insulin resistance are accepta

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  While high-fat diet models of insulin resistance are acceptable approaches for the study of pre-diabetes in humans, they are not suitable for modeling progression towards established type2 diabetes. The pattern of activation of the lipoxygenase pathway in pre-clinical models of type2 diabetes has no

• br Conflicts of interest br Financial support This work

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  Conflicts of interest Financial support This work was supported by grants from the Fondazione Cariplo [Grant number 2011-0463] (Carini); and by Funds for Original Research of the Università del Piemonte Orientale (2016, Project: Carini-Boldorini). The sponsors had no involvement in study desig

• Optical coherence tomography angiography is another promisin

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  Optical coherence tomography angiography is another promising method for the assessment of corneal neovascularization. This relatively new modality is not yet widely used in part because of current limitations in the definition of images produced, lack of functional information, and inability to det

• The renin angiotensin system RAS is a hormonal system

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  The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a hormonal system which plays a role in the regulation of blood pressure and body fluid Darifenacin HBr [14]. The main bioactive peptide of RAS is angiotensin II (Ang II) whose biological functions are interposed through angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) and a

• Recently the FDA approved the first blood based test

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  Recently, the FDA approved the first blood-based test for the detection of EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer patients (http://www.fda.gov) (Voelker, 2016). This allows detection of specific, recurrent mutations, which can help the selection of the patients that could benefit from Erlotini

• Our research group has been involved by many

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  Our research group has been involved by many years in the synthesis of new 2,3-benzodiazepin-4-ones (e.g. 1, Fig. 1) and in the characterization of their mechanism of action.15, 16, 17 Within the development of these compounds, we demonstrated that an improvement of AMPAR antagonism by 2,3-benzodiaz

• The expanding catalog of glutamate receptor auxiliary subuni

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  The expanding catalog of glutamate receptor auxiliary subunits and associated transmembrane proteins underscores the importance and complexity of the receptor complexes. Whereas the interactions described here specifically control AMPARs, distinct auxiliary subunits, Neto-1/2, modulate neuronal kain

• A number of interesting anti inflammatory molecules have als

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  A number of interesting anti-inflammatory molecules have also been identified that are derived from AA or ω−3 fatty acids, including the lipoxins (for “lipoxygenase interaction products”), resolvins, and protectins [18], [19] (Fig. 1). The lipoxins are synthesized from AA by 5-, 12-, and 15-LOX, as

• AF 12198 Compelling evidence now indicates that DR is a mult

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  Compelling evidence now indicates that DR is a multifactorial disease that involves chronic inflammation at every stage, from initiation to progression and eventually to ischemia and NV [6,7]. Data from animal studies suggest that leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion and entrapment (leukostasis) are

• Based on our findings in this work

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  Based on our findings in this work as well as the previous published data in the experimental mice model of RSV infection, we suggest that modulation of 12/15 LOX expression and/or blocking of LOX products such as 12(S)-HETE may represent potential pharmacological approaches to prevent or treat vira

• Targeted disruption of the Akt gene in mice

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  Targeted disruption of the Akt1 gene in mice induces a growth retardation phenotype [4,19]. Akt2 KO mice reveal mild growth retardation and insulin resistance [4,20,21]. Akt1/2 double KO (DKO) mice display severe growth deficiency and die shortly after birth. These mice exhibit impaired bone and ski

• To further clarify the vascular cell types expressing AR sub

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  To further clarify the vascular cell types expressing AR subtypes, double immunofluorescence staining for ARs and vascular endothelial Go 6983 or vascular smooth muscles was performed. As shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, overlay images show the expression of all ARs subtypes that we examined in vascular en

• br Adiponectin receptors in colorectal cancer development

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  Adiponectin receptors in colorectal cancer development APN receptors expressed in CRC tissue may mediate its effects on cell expansion and cell death (Byeon et al., 2010). It was observed that the expression of AdipoR1 and 2 is higher in CRC tissue than in counterpart healthy tissues (Williams et

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