• The manner in which various residue side chains are

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  The manner in which various residue side chains are oriented in the active site of HsHxKIV was a driving factor for why glucosamine analogues could not bind, as we previously proposed [16]. These compounds would have difficulty managing access into the active site based on residue P153 in addition t

• Glucagon was described as an insulin secretagogue as early a

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  Glucagon was described as an insulin secretagogue as early as 1965 (Samols et al., 1965). Our studies extend these findings by demonstrating that this is a direct effect mediated by distinct receptors in the mouse pancreas. Previous experiments on isolated β nkh synthesis clearly show that glucagon

• Recent studies suggest that the

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  Recent studies suggest that the biological importance of endogenous ghrelin becomes accentuated during exposure to more metabolically-constrained and stressful environments. Indeed, mice lacking either ghrelin or GHSR demonstrate impaired ability to adapt metabolically and/or behaviorally to caloric

• br Results and discussion br Conclusion In summary we design

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  Results and discussion Conclusion In summary, we designed and discovered a series of novel GPR40 agonists containing 3,5-dimethylisoxazole with improved tPSA and ideal cLog P. Most of these compounds were confirmed as excellent GPR40 agonists in vitro. Especially, compound 11k exhibited robust

• Hardy et al had demonstrated the

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  Hardy et al. had demonstrated the role of GPR40 in mediating the proliferative effect of the FFA oleate's in breast cancer cells, and found that such effect can be reversed by silencing of GPR40 [14]. Similarly we have observed that inhibition of GPR40 function by its antagonist GW1100 inhibited cel

• It is well known that

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  It is well known that TNF-α plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of RA. TNF-α influences diverse pathologic processes including joint destruction as well as inflammatory responses [16]. While TNF-α significantly increases the levels of sFas and mFas expression from FLS, IL-1β and IL-17 have mini

• It is well known that

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  It is well known that TNF-α plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of RA. TNF-α influences diverse pathologic processes including joint destruction as well as inflammatory responses [16]. While TNF-α significantly increases the levels of sFas and mFas expression from FLS, IL-1β and IL-17 have mini

• br Hydroxyfarnesyl diphosphate was synthesised in three step

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  12-Hydroxyfarnesyl diphosphate (6) was synthesised in three steps starting from commercially available (E,E)-farnesol (10) (Scheme 5). Chlorination of 10 gave farnesyl chloride (11) in a quantitative yield, which was carried forward without purification. The following step was a selenium dioxide-c

• br Conflict of interests br Acknowledgements This work was s

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  Conflict of interests Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grants HD058577 and ES01678 to Kirill Kiselyov. We thank Sreeram Ravi for technical support. We also thank Mike Myers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Flow Cytometry Facility.

• The first phase of insulin secretion

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  The first phase of insulin secretion is due to calcium signaling because of glucose sensing, increased cytoplasmic ATP levels, cellular depolarization, calcium influx and activation of calcium sensing molecules that eventually causes the fusion of the insulin granules to plasma membrane (exocytosis)

• Biliary tract cancers BTC are

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  Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are categorized into intrahepatic, perihilar, extrahepatic BTC (or cholangiocarcinoma) as well as gallbladder cancer (GBC). Although the incidence of BTC is low in developed countries (3% of gastrointestinal cancers), BTC is the second most common primary liver tumor afte

• Mammals have three known Gli proteins

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  Mammals have three known Gli proteins: Gli-1, -2 and -3. Gli-1 does not undergo proteosomal degradation and hence, remains untruncated and always acts as a transcription promoter. Gli-1 is an important target gene for Gli-2. Full-length Gli-2 accumulates when Smo is activated because activated Smo p

• HCC is one of the most prevalent malignant

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  HCC is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors and a leading cause of cancer-related death, globally [[11], [12], [13]]. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is closely related to the development of liver diseases [[14], [15], [16], [17]]. More than 350 million people are chronically infected with H

• Introduction In the s nitric oxide NO

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  Introduction In the 1980s, nitric oxide (NO) was first characterized as critical to both innate immunity and endogenous signaling in animals [[1], [2], [3], [4], [5]]. NO was the first gaseous signaling molecule synthesized by animals to have its biochemical signaling pathway fully described [2]. P

• The beta catenin TCF complex is an important target in

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  The beta-catenin/TCF complex is an important target in the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. This complex has proven challenging to target. However, natural inhibitors of this complex have been identified. One group of inhibitors is called the inhibitors of Wnt response (IWR-1/2). IWR-1/2 targets Axin and s

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