• This variant has also been related to a better treatment

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  This variant has also been related to a better treatment response in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer subjected to irinotecan-based chemotherapy (Kweekel et al., 2008). Inheritance of this metabolic variability has also been stated to influence better treatment outcomes in breast cancer pa

• Introduction Epigenetic alterations play an important role i

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  Introduction Epigenetic alterations play an important role in carcinogenesis. Aberrant promoter CpG island hypermethylation causes transcriptional gene silencing [1], and has been documented for a number of genes in prostate cancer (PCA) [2]. Histone modifications are also important regulators of t

• Two different genes encode GSK isoforms and

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  Two different genes encode GSK-3 isoforms α and β that have very similar catalytic domains but significantly differ in their N- and C-termini. The α and β isoforms split from a common precursor approximately at the emergence of vertebrates, suggesting that at least one of the isoforms took on a new

• Calcium mobilization FLIPR assay CHO K cells expressing

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  Calcium mobilization (FLIPR) assay: CHO-K1 cells expressing an NFAT-β-lactamase reporter and the promiscuous Gα-subunit Gqi5 were stably transfected with either empty vector (pCDNA3.1, Invitrogen) or vector expressing HA-GPR81, GPR109A or GPR109B. Cells were seeded at 10,000cells/well in 384-well cu

• br Niacin has long been used for the

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  Niacin () () has long been used for the treatment of lipid disorders and for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S., as a result of its ability to raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. Recent mechanistic investigations have shown that niacin may exe

• br Experimental methods br Acknowledgments We thank

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  Experimental methods Acknowledgments We thank all members of the Hermanson lab, especially Ana Teixeira, Shirin Ilkhanizadeh and Karolina Wallenborg, for assistance and discussions, Peter Löw for anti-synaptotagmin antibody, and Lars Björklund, Ole Isacson, Christer Höög, Claes Wahlestedt and

• As glucagon stimulated hepatic glucose production is a key

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  As glucagon-stimulated hepatic Pergolide mesylate production is a key component of the normal response to hypoglycemia, the potential of a GCGr antagonist to delay or prevent recovery from a hypoglycemic state is a critical safety issue that must be addressed. Studies of the effects on time to recov

• br Results br Discussion In this study

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  Results Discussion In this study, we investigated the role of galanin and GAL2 receptors on anxiety-like behaviours mediated by the dorsal hippocampus of rats. We showed that locally administered galanin (1 nmol) decreased exploration of the open arms in the EPM, suggesting an anxiogenic-like

• Receptor activator of NF B ligand

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  Receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) stimulate the generation of osteoclast bafilomycin a1 autophagy receptor [10], [11], [12], [13]. In response to sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signaling, osteoclasts then attach to regions of bone undergoing r

• br STAR Methods br Acknowledgments The authors would like

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  STAR★Methods Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge Genentech DNA Sequencing, Biologics Resource, Oligo, FACS, and Bioinformatics groups for their help with the project. Our thanks to Craig Cumming and Sophia Maund for facilitating our access to large-scale mutation data. We als

• The relationship between increased GPR expression in

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  The relationship between increased GPR120 expression in the EDL skeletal muscle and systemic glucose control is yet to be investigated. However, if the increased expression of GPR120 correlates with enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, particularly the EDL muscle, this migh

• We did however observe that niacin treatment

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  We did, however, observe that niacin treatment impaired DC accumulation in skin-draining lymph nodes (Fig. 2). Attenuated adaptive immunity, assessed using a contact hypersensitivity assay (Fig. 4), was observed, as would be expected from impaired DC accumulation in lymph nodes, though other mechani

• The rat model was validated with another agonist of GPR

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  The rat model was validated with another agonist of GPR109A, acipimox. Acipimox has been shown to induce vasodilatation in man, by a mechanism dependent on the release of vasodilator prostaglandins (Edlund et al., 1990, Pontiroli et al., 1992). Acipimox is a weaker agonist of the GPR109A receptor (L

• Methods br Results br Discussion The current study is

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  Methods Results Discussion The current study is the first to specifically investigate the role of hepatic GPR109A and GPR109B on HDL metabolism and response to niacin therapy. While niacin raises HDL-C levels in humans, it has been reported by others [20], [36] and confirmed by us here that n

• Hesperidin is an abundant and

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  Hesperidin is an abundant and inexpensive plant flavonoid, largely derived from citrus species including sweet orange and lemon. Hesperetin (Hst) is the aglycone of hesperidin. Hesperidin and hesperetin have been reported to show a battery of pharmacological properties, including anti-hyperlipidemic

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